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00:00:00The Indian skipper has done a tremendous job to get back there.
00:00:23Ridiculous running with two balls to go!
00:00:27What a joke!
00:00:30Good evening. South Africa are many people's favourites to win this World Cup and today their campaign got underway.
00:00:50Their first match was against the unpredictable West Indies.
00:00:54Could the Pro tier's latest addition give them the guile they need to win on the subcontinent?
00:01:01Or would the Windies have the winning formula?
00:01:06India are next up for England. We'll preview that match and see if Ravi Bapara can find an answer to this question.
00:01:12Who said this about you about a year ago?
00:01:16He looked promising, balanced, well organised and all he has to do is not think too much about the external factors, just try to focus on cricket and he has got a fantastic future.
00:01:26We'll also look ahead to Ireland's first match against Bangladesh.
00:01:37And we'll hear from Daniel Vittori on how New Zealand are trying to focus on the cricket despite tragedy in Christchurch.
00:01:44For a lot of guys I suppose coming to training has allowed them to take their mind off things so I think we've trained as well as we could and we're really looking forward to this game.
00:01:56Also making his first appearance of this World Cup is Dominic Cork and alongside him Mark Butcher.
00:02:04More from them later in the show of course but first to today's action.
00:02:09We're in India of course, in the capital city Delhi and we're at the Feroche Kotla Stadium for this third game in Group B.
00:02:19Now India started the day top of the group on net run rate with England in second place thanks to their narrow victory over the Netherlands.
00:02:28Team news, South Africa gave Imran Tahir his much awaited debut following qualification at the turn of the year.
00:02:35And obviously they'll be hoping his leg spin gives them the missing ingredient for World Cup success.
00:02:40Aside from that it was a familiar looking Pratia team with the pace of Steyn and Morkel to go along with their spin options.
00:02:46In Hashim Amla and A.B. de Villiers they boast the top two ranked batsmen in one day international cricket.
00:02:53The West Indies had pace of their own in Kemar Roach, a solitary quick in a side that used to be dominated by them.
00:03:00In Chris Gale they have a batsman that can win a match all by himself, backed up by the experience of Sarwan and Chandapal and the exciting talent of the Bravo brothers.
00:03:10Graham Smith won the toss, chose to bowl and here's what happened in the West Indies innings.
00:03:14In the West Indies innings.
00:03:21Here we go.
00:03:24Oh!
00:03:25Nice.
00:03:26It's time boys.
00:03:36Max say!
00:03:37Two is the Cole
00:03:41West Indies are off and running, two it is.
00:03:41now that's gone that is a mob looks success in the first over graham smith take some credit
00:03:58Johan Porter take some credit the dangerous Chris Gale is on his way very well planned and very well
00:04:07executed a lot of credit does have to go to the captain here making no mistake at slip was Jack
00:04:16Callas a lot of people now we can only have a review there's a chance about it
00:04:27no they go ten seconds yep they've gone for it
00:04:35the legal delivery yes it is so we can move on now to the other aspects of this decision review system
00:04:49it seems to have any bat involved
00:04:56and not out says Simon Toffle now and it was he under the impression that it might have struck
00:05:06him outside the line of the off stump got two straight
00:05:12very good balance and very good touch once again steam getting two straight and dealt with 14 for one after
00:05:29two likes the cut shot Devon Smith and gets this one away didn't seem to have the room
00:05:38hit very hard indeed flying away to extra cover for four
00:05:46staying testing out whether it really has got bounce and that was a wayward bouncer
00:05:55that's what Smith will be looking for
00:06:03over the top short
00:06:10we're in the power play the first power play so only two fielders can be outside the ring
00:06:16magnificent well even lara himself would be proud of that shot
00:06:26and he goes over the top just but he knows he's within the first power play and he can take that chance and gets a couple
00:06:39and that's a big one not out says the umpire now are they going to reveal this they've lost one already
00:06:47and they decide against it
00:06:49does it hit him in line is it going down because of the angle as well
00:06:58oh tell you what
00:07:00from up here i had my finger up
00:07:03oh boy nine overs gone 42 for one
00:07:13good short ball
00:07:20got away and will beat third man yeah beautiful timing
00:07:32pulled away another boundary in the 50 partnership
00:07:39there we go it was a risk the batsman had to take and he's taken it
00:07:50and slugged it over long on for four
00:07:54well it's a huge moment for him in a human for every anybody but
00:08:00to compounded oh by the fact that he's got to run up and bowl his leg spin in a batting power play
00:08:13oh yes first stop ball
00:08:20good control he's got very short run-up he has
00:08:24Imran Tahir and look at how far in front of the stumps
00:08:31oh yes there's the googly
00:08:35so good control the first three balls that we've seen
00:08:41driven down the ground there's a chase on here but uh in vain
00:08:47four more
00:08:52always trouble here there is trouble here i think he's made it
00:08:57yeah south africa do as well
00:09:01this is just an umpire review he's requested the assistance from the third
00:09:07umpire
00:09:09he will get the communication through that smith is home
00:09:15driven away does it beat mid off no good fielding
00:09:30that's not good
00:09:39right
00:09:40right
00:09:41right
00:09:42fast to proceed got up a little gingerly there but this is nothing gingerly about
00:09:46this hamler's the man who's going to have to cut it off and does
00:09:49and 50 for bravo his third and the 17th of the tournament already
00:10:02that's high in the air and long enough
00:10:08leg spinner under pressure
00:10:14nicely down the ground that will relieve the pressure on smith
00:10:18does it go all the way no just lands short much needed boundary for devon smith
00:10:23driven past extra cover but there is a sweeper at long off he'll cut that off should cut it off
00:10:34big morkel makes his time to get down does well 97 for one
00:10:38cut away
00:10:46singles off the last five deliveries brings up the 100 partnership
00:10:49in just 117 deliveries 102 for one
00:10:57this will be tight
00:11:00i think with a direct hit he was gone
00:11:02oh once two again and that's perfectly placed comfortable to
00:11:16oh
00:11:20should be two again they're running well these two
00:11:22just went on with the arm beautifully bold from around the wicket 113 for one
00:11:37close has to straighten yes given now will bravo review this it's very full
00:11:45i think he wants to he looks at the dressing room he's got to hurry up here
00:11:49yes he does
00:12:02no problem with delivery so this needs to be hitting the stumps pitches in line hits him in line
00:12:11and no wonder it was a shy referral from bravo i think he knew i think everyone knows what the
00:12:17outcome's going to be three reds is not a good sight for a batsman gone
00:12:24both has done it again bravo very cross he's played all round a straight one
00:12:29brings him into fabulous innings but he looks distraught
00:12:36bravo's gone for 73 and 82 deliveries it's 113 for two
00:12:41good test for sarwan
00:12:54tahir has a really good rungan
00:13:01catch that yes that's the variation turning back into the left-hander
00:13:06good captaincy again from smith the changes work big moment for tahir his work first world cup wicket
00:13:14west indies lose two wickets in a hurry
00:13:16what a moment for that man what a moment for him
00:13:26117 for three
00:13:44milag by
00:13:45big appeal for a leg before given by Tawhul now will they ask for the review tentative
00:13:59very tentative Sarwan they seem very confident West Indies have lost two wickets in quick
00:14:06succession and they've asked for the review on this one as they did for the one against Darren
00:14:12Bravo now for usually very very sound fair ball that's pretty close there's the confirmation so
00:14:34the West Indies from the seeming certainty and the recovery of 113 for one have now slipped to 120 for
00:14:44four he's put it down they're having real difficulty here with the new leg spinner Imran Tahir
00:14:56you're wide question just down the leg side just losing a bit of control stain
00:15:17tentative I think is is the way I'll describe the way that the West Indians have played Imran Tahir
00:15:23126 for four big shout it's going down the leg side it's a leg buys 129 for four
00:15:42in the air and gone all the way big one for Bravo long hop and he's putting away the first really bad
00:15:54delivery we've seen from Imran Tahir he was hit for six by by Bravo early on the other Bravo that is
00:16:01but that was good batting chip down to him this time he dropped in a long hop yeah just looking to rip it a
00:16:08bit more and get a bit more turd it's stuck in the fingers it happens with leg spinners and that's
00:16:14punished yeah you mentioned that the leg spinners the subcontinental leg spinners there's one Imran Tahir
00:16:25a 3d Steve Smith from Australia of course but they are using pace a lot of pace Graham Kramer from Zimbabwe
00:16:40you see if I gave you a few moments I knew you'd come up with names with a little bit of prompting
00:16:49actually played that timing from Tandapul good use of the feet as well I should have asked for two moments
00:16:56I should have asked for two moments
00:16:58had Collins or Buya in my in my mind as well but he's not bowling them anymore hold a few try to in their last game
00:17:13their last game
00:17:20has that come off the pad they've gone for one satisfied with it
00:17:25we would return leg by
00:17:28yeah that return quite interesting actually it's Robin Peterson who's
00:17:32run in from
00:17:34a good square leg and he's picked it up right-handed and thrown it in with his right hand the less accurate of the two
00:17:41good quick delivery from Tahir he he has variety no question about that
00:18:00meant security by by Chandapul but now a warning from umpire Simon Taufel about running on the pitch
00:18:08he's advised Graham Smith the captain advise the bowler
00:18:2031 over is gone the West Indies are 140 for four
00:18:29this is big this is big there's a man under it but
00:18:32it's over his head
00:18:39good use of the feet by
00:18:42Dwayne Bravo
00:18:44he didn't quite get to it though didn't hit it as well as he'd have liked the boundary short on that onside so going at it
00:18:51and he doesn't have to hit it too far to get it over the fence they did just enough
00:18:58sweep shot this time straight to the man just one brings a roar but uh was more the power of the stroke that excited the crowd than anything else
00:19:09a big shout here too I don't think South Africa will risk a review quite straight
00:19:28but that was in the I knew the umpire struck him outside the off stump
00:19:35oh
00:19:37wait wait indeed
00:19:40big shot down the ground is it big enough yes it is
00:19:49they're not big boundaries
00:19:52and the Dwayne Bravo can certainly hit them he's picked that one as the one
00:19:58they couldn't have two overs in a row the West Indies that went for a few runs
00:20:03so down the wicket to the pitch and bang for six
00:20:17so this West Indian innings belonging to the Bravos at the moment
00:20:21Darren and Dwayne
00:20:24just give me an opportunity he's saying and I'll take it
00:20:28and he did
00:20:30and he's hit that 85 meters it's 76 and 76 straight
00:20:42oh
00:20:43Robbie
00:20:44where's we going
00:20:46167 for four
00:20:48it's a nick best place to hit it
00:20:58an early four in the over bit of a slog but hey work for him
00:21:13helpful edge
00:21:14Bravo not looking to hit it down to third man he was looking to hit that over the moon or certainly over mid wicket shaping for a pull shot getting a top edge
00:21:24but he'll be just happy to get the four next to his name and the team's total
00:21:31and that brings up the 50 partnership between these two so again another good partnership in this innings we saw Smith and Darren Bravo the 100 partnership
00:21:46and now he's got a 50
00:22:01and now he's got a 50 back is about when to take the power play I'd agree I think now's the time to take it
00:22:05you know the ball is hard
00:22:07I've used the second new ball
00:22:09the change over the 34 over mark
00:22:11I'd have
00:22:13Kieran Pollard padded up ready to go
00:22:20and I think if any time it's going to be easy to hit boundaries it'll be now I think
00:22:26as the ball gets a little bit older and softer again and discolored it's harder to hit the ball cleanly off this surface
00:22:34So I think it's certainly a discussion that all the teams have had leading into this world cup and will continue to have on when's the best time
00:22:46I think that will depend on who you're playing against and the surface that you're playing on but
00:22:51what's the ball is
00:22:56tough wide call there by Simon Tytvoort
00:22:58it's
00:23:00short
00:23:01just tailing down leg side
00:23:03Bravo ducking underneath it
00:23:07where's it gone over Bravo though I'm
00:23:10sort of trying to be a bowler here
00:23:18just
00:23:21it's finished up down the leg side but i don't know where it looked like it went over his back
00:23:31yet i'd agree with you i think if bravo stood up to play that he'd worked that off his hip
00:23:37or off his off his ribs down to fine leg he opted to bail out and duck
00:23:43and there it goes right over the hip so if he stood up to play that he would have clipped
00:23:48that off his hip down to fine leg for one or if it was wider fine leg two
00:24:01that's happy for him to have one there and right on the edge of the midwick
00:24:14just picking up on your point about chander paul and his strike rate which is a currently sitting
00:24:1843 and he's done a good job he's got himself in now but if you're going to bat like that you've got
00:24:24a bat through the innings so he's the one that needs to really anchor this innings and let the bravo
00:24:29and pollards of the world come in and really lift and accelerate the run rate
00:24:36that was oh here's trouble here's trouble that was shocking that was just a run because he middled it
00:24:43went straight to the fielder and bravo sacrificed himself there and ran past chander paul i think i
00:24:51might have hung around my end what do you reckon tom yeah absolutely yep he's connected to that very
00:24:57well it's a good shot and that was the impetus for him to run he's not even looking at the non-striker
00:25:03bravo should have said no i'm not coming but he keeps going and he's well short of the mark a good shot
00:25:10but a costly shot it's created the run out of bravo who is really starting to hit his stride
00:25:16with 40 of 37 balls and now the west indies 178 for five
00:25:25no boys and i here now graham smith this is a good move from smith's
00:25:32new batsman get a leg spinner on neither would have seen each other it's not only that it's a new
00:25:41right-hander batsman and tahir seems to have a very good googly and uh he'll be looking to spin this
00:25:48into the right-hander and trap him in front
00:26:04that's the googly that tom moody's talking about
00:26:14yep set him up beautifully ball before the leg spinner this occasion
00:26:19getting the googly and very lucky not to chop that on
00:26:21it's wasted four balls there now chander pulls jobs to try and get back on strike
00:26:36he's a master at doing it mind you
00:26:38oh
00:26:59One more ball one run from the over so far
00:27:14Big appeal umpire taffle says no they'll get a leg by and it's 181 for five
00:27:29And Chandapur getting a bottom edge on that
00:27:36In the air someone's out there but not in the correct position because it's gone all the way
00:27:47Chandapur gets a six now will he decide to put the foot in the accelerator now that
00:27:55Bravo is gone a big shot by Chandapur
00:27:58He didn't quite get it i think he towed it but uh he certainly had the direction of the shot
00:28:07perfectly executed big gap through that straight mid wicket man of great experience shiver and
00:28:13Chandapur and uh he's calling upon it here this evening and the west indies certainly will need
00:28:19him we see a slight adjustment to the field the leg side deep field moves a little straighter and
00:28:25mid wicket goes in to a short fine leg
00:28:34i think in relation to pollard
00:28:37as we see the six from Chandapur
00:28:40he's an underestimated batsman he's because of the exploits for the ipl
00:28:45everyone feels he's just a big strong slugger who's hit sixes but he's got a pretty good first
00:28:51loss record he averages up to 38
00:28:53the eighth
00:29:05imran tahir in his eighth cover now
00:29:07Take an important wickets in his first one-day international.
00:29:15Now, second warning for running on the pitch.
00:29:19Graham, two.
00:29:22So he's warned him a second time now.
00:29:25Next time he has to come off.
00:29:27There he goes on the prohibited portion of the pitch.
00:29:31Dupi!
00:29:37Twice now.
00:29:39We've seen good saves, preventing a single.
00:29:42Puts more pressure on Chandapol, Duplessis in that position.
00:29:46He seems very good in that area.
00:29:49You tend to put your best fielders there.
00:29:53And with probably the best fielder in the side keeping wicket at the moment.
00:29:59You then put Duplessis instead.
00:30:07Delicate touch just back to the point.
00:30:10Beating the man at short third man and running away for four.
00:30:13Lovely touch by Thomas.
00:30:18205 for five.
00:30:20Nice little chip over extra cover.
00:30:26Could go all the way and does.
00:30:29Fine shot by Chandapol.
00:30:31Now the West Indies just begin to motor.
00:30:34Well something to notice here is how quickly that raced off the surface to go to the boundary.
00:30:41And I'm sure the South African bats want to be noting that.
00:30:45Just getting it through the infield.
00:30:47On this occasion just over the infield and it skids off and races to the boundary.
00:30:52Down the ground and could be a catch and is.
00:31:01Imran Tahir gets his third wicket.
00:31:03Chandapol goes for 31 just when he started to look to score quickly than he had.
00:31:09More quickly than he had been.
00:31:11Six down for 209.
00:31:13And now Kyron Pollard will come in.
00:31:16With another seven overs and four balls remaining.
00:31:20Can he do here what he does in the Indian Premier League?
00:31:25Yeah Chandapol looking to hit that over extra cover and just getting it two straight.
00:31:30And Peterson taking it very very comfortably.
00:31:33And that leaves him well short.
00:31:3631 or 51 balls.
00:31:38West Indies 209 for six.
00:31:48Big appeal down the leg side.
00:31:49Not out says the umpire.
00:31:50They'll go for a leg by.
00:31:53And they'll go for a view surely with Pollard.
00:31:56They're not going to waste it.
00:31:57If you've got a chance.
00:31:58Yeah.
00:31:59Big for Suleiman Benn.
00:32:00Use it on Pollard.
00:32:02My first thought was very very close.
00:32:06This has to be nailing the leg stump.
00:32:09Knocking it out of the ground.
00:32:11Not a no ball.
00:32:16Was there an inside edge?
00:32:18No I don't think so.
00:32:21Hits him in line.
00:32:23Oh no.
00:32:24Kieran look away.
00:32:25Three reds.
00:32:27Looked like it bounced a little bit more than that.
00:32:28But it looks like three reds.
00:32:30South Africa are going to be pleased with this.
00:32:33Correct to review.
00:32:35And I think it's going to get overruled.
00:32:36And now he's giving it out.
00:32:37So Pollard goes first ball.
00:32:38Leg before wicket.
00:32:39Stain comes back and does the business right away.
00:32:43Big set back for the West Indies.
00:32:44Now.
00:32:45We've only got Sammy Benn.
00:32:46And the Roach left with Thomas.
00:32:48Big build up for Pollard.
00:32:49But he's got a first ball duck.
00:32:50Catch it.
00:32:51It's in the air.
00:32:52Someone coming back.
00:32:53We'll take the catch.
00:32:54Oh.
00:32:55Well that's a waste.
00:32:56That really is a waste.
00:32:57What was Thomas thinking there?
00:32:58He had batted out the over.
00:32:59You could see what he was doing.
00:33:00Just wanted to ensure that Tahir didn't get another wicket.
00:33:01Last ball of Tahir's spell.
00:33:02His fourth wicket for 41.
00:33:03A big slough from Thomas.
00:33:04Just exposing his inexperience.
00:33:05And he's going to take the first ball duck.
00:33:06And he's going to take the first ball duck.
00:33:07Catch it.
00:33:08It's in the air.
00:33:09Someone coming back.
00:33:10We'll take the catch.
00:33:11Oh.
00:33:12Well that's a waste.
00:33:13That really is a waste.
00:33:15What was Thomas thinking there?
00:33:17He had batted out the over.
00:33:18You could see what he was doing.
00:33:20Just wanted to ensure that Tahir didn't get another wicket.
00:33:23Last ball of Tahir's spell.
00:33:25His fourth wicket for 41.
00:33:27A big slog from Thomas.
00:33:29Just exposing his inexperience.
00:33:31And he goes for 15.
00:33:34West Indies 8 down for 213.
00:33:36And still 5 overs to go.
00:33:38A little bit of the old West Indies cricket coming in here.
00:33:41They've been really good for large parts of this innings.
00:33:45But in the last half hour there's been some crazy batting.
00:33:48Last delivery of Tahir.
00:33:50It's a wild slog.
00:33:51Thomas gone for 15.
00:33:52213 for 8.
00:33:54And that's a leg before decision for Steyn.
00:34:05Umpire Sahiba gives it out.
00:34:07West Indies collapsing here.
00:34:09They've had two sessions.
00:34:11Two horrible sessions.
00:34:13One after the dismissal of Darren Bravo.
00:34:16And one following the dismissal of his brother.
00:34:20213 for 9.
00:34:22Three S's for Steyn.
00:34:23Short, skiddy and straight.
00:34:25It's a dangerous combination.
00:34:27The two big men from the West Indies trying to play across a straight delivery.
00:34:31What a comeback into the attack from Dale Steyn.
00:34:35No looseners.
00:34:36No freebies.
00:34:37Dead Eyed Dick has done it again.
00:34:39Sammy's gone for a duck.
00:34:41213 for 9.
00:34:52That's gone high.
00:34:53Monty Mockel is after it.
00:34:55And Monty Mockel takes it.
00:34:57And that's what I was talking about.
00:34:59Taking too many risks.
00:35:02That really was maybe one risk too much.
00:35:07It's a good catch by Mockel.
00:35:08He came towards it quite nicely.
00:35:10So the West Indies all out for 222.
00:35:13With two and a half overs left.
00:35:23South Africans catching has been excellent.
00:35:26There have not been easy chances that have gone up into the sky.
00:35:30But Ben's gone.
00:35:32The West Indies have gone.
00:35:33You feel 222 is not enough.
00:35:38With Chris Gale gone early, the West Indies needed to find a new star in Darren Bravo.
00:35:43They looked like they'd found one.
00:35:48Anyway, Bravo put on 111 for the second wicket alongside Devin Smith.
00:35:52A decent total seemed more than possible.
00:35:55Even after three quick wickets, it still seemed possible.
00:35:58But when Dwayne Bravo was run out with the score on 178, the last six wickets fell for 44 in under 10 overs.
00:36:05Leaving them about 50 short of where they wanted to be.
00:36:09The surprise tactic of using Johan Botha to open the bowling worked immediately.
00:36:13But it was Imran Tahir's spin that starred for the pro tiers.
00:36:16His debut performance was nothing short of startling.
00:36:19We're used to seeing Dale Steyn and Mornie Morkle overpowered batsmen.
00:36:23Could Tahir give Graham Smith another vital option through this tournament.
00:36:28So just 222 on the board for the West Indies.
00:36:31Smith's bowlers had done their job.
00:36:33After the break, we'll see if the captain could lead his team to an opening match victory.
00:36:38With Chris Gale gone early, the West Indies found a new star in Darren Bravo.
00:36:52But when he fell to Johan Botha, it was Imran Tahir that took control.
00:36:57Four wickets on his debut may have answered a lot of the questions asked of South Africa's spin options.
00:37:02After just one innings of their opening match, it was very early to judge.
00:37:08They still had to score 223 to get off to a winning start.
00:37:12More of a discussion here.
00:37:35Left-hander comes on strike.
00:37:36Where are we going to have our two men out?
00:37:38Now, Smith does like to have a slog sweep.
00:37:42And he likes to hit over wide mid-arm with that slightly closed bat face.
00:37:47And it looks like that's exactly where they're going to have their two men out.
00:37:55Need two catches as well.
00:37:57They're the two men out in the deep.
00:37:58With the sweep and the hit over mid-arm.
00:38:00Two catches, slip, and a short extra cover.
00:38:03Yeah.
00:38:05They're coming, boy new boys.
00:38:06Coming says, quarterback.
00:38:20ーヌ Streets, vertical at the top.
00:38:25What happens from the other end as he goes
00:38:42Just one off the over one over gone one without loss
00:38:50Roach full in length as so often he is maybe too full and sliding in the
00:38:54Angle towards midland leg stump
00:39:06So risky
00:39:08Work your way doesn't matter if you've got three men on the leg side
00:39:11Placements timing is always good
00:39:15Stump half folly the ideal star
00:39:17Looks nervous at the moment Roach has started with a full toss and a freebie for Amler
00:39:23He's off and running
00:39:24He's off and running
00:39:32Sliding down leg and the sahiba
00:39:36Was that as well
00:39:39Yeah, he'll also note the umpire that Roach is quite wide on the angle
00:39:43That one goes past Pollard no chance for him
00:39:54That one goes past Pollard no chance for him
00:39:58More bat on it and a better placement from Asim Amler
00:40:01And in the first over
00:40:03He has great hands Amler
00:40:04Fast hands
00:40:06Fast hands
00:40:08That's what got him out of trouble in the end with this shot
00:40:10He's very quick
00:40:12Was done for length
00:40:14It was a little bit fuller than he thought
00:40:15But those hands look at him
00:40:17Whack
00:40:19With Ben's pace and he has to get it past that man
00:40:21It will run away for four
00:40:22There is that taken brilliant catch by Devon Thomas
00:40:29That is an outstanding catch from the young man
00:40:34And the breakthrough for the West Indies
00:40:40Amler can't believe it
00:40:42He's hanging around
00:40:43I don't know why the umpires asked him to hang around
00:40:45Maybe to check the no ball
00:40:47Maybe to check if it carried
00:40:48I think it's to check the no ball
00:40:52It definitely carried
00:40:53It was an amazing catch
00:40:55Smith just informing him
00:40:56The umpires are going to check the front foot
00:40:59We've seen this before on a couple of occasions
00:41:04Oh
00:41:06It's where he lands
00:41:07It's not where he ends up
00:41:09It's where he lands
00:41:12Oh
00:41:13That is mighty tight
00:41:15Anything behind that line I'm not convinced
00:41:19Ian Bishop you're the bowler
00:41:21No ball or not
00:41:22I'm not the umpire
00:41:27It's hard
00:41:28That is very very very difficult indeed
00:41:30And Roach does have a history
00:41:32Previous history of no balls
00:41:34And you've got to be very careful as a common data
00:41:35How you call a wicket these days as well
00:41:37All right Amla's walking off so it would seem as though
00:41:48Empire is satisfied that there was something marginal behind the line
00:41:53Asha Mamla is gone
00:41:55Is gone 15 for one
00:42:04Is that gone? Yes
00:42:06Sami has taken a good low catch
00:42:08Well that's what we think initially
00:42:09Callis isn't moving
00:42:10He's not moving
00:42:12Umpires are going to get together
00:42:13And first of all discuss
00:42:15Yeah he's moving now
00:42:16And I think he asked the question as to whether it was taken cleanly
00:42:20And he's satisfied
00:42:21And that is good to see
00:42:24Yeah well Callis changed his mind at first he wasn't happy
00:42:27Shook his head
00:42:28I'm not convinced that carried
00:42:30And then he went to the old-fashioned way
00:42:33He went to the old-fashioned way
00:42:35He asked Sami did he catch it
00:42:38I think Sami gave him the right answer
00:42:41Yes I did
00:42:43Hands on knees right till the last second
00:42:46A late reaction
00:42:48And just above the ground
00:42:50He's a good catcher Sami
00:42:54And South Africa have lost their second wicket
00:42:56It's twenty for two
00:43:03That's a beauty of a shot
00:43:06Tucked away off the hip by Graeme Smith
00:43:08A favourite area for him
00:43:09And he gets four
00:43:11That perhaps can break the shackles a little bit
00:43:13For Graeme Smith
00:43:14He's been struggling to this point
00:43:21Just got the length
00:43:22Shortness of length
00:43:23And it was just a touch straight
00:43:26And he needs no second invitation
00:43:32Nicely played
00:43:33Just a push into the offside
00:43:35It's a fast outfield
00:43:36And I tell you what
00:43:37It's gone for four
00:43:39What a shot that is
00:43:40If anyone should know this ground
00:43:48Best out of these two teams
00:43:50It will be
00:43:52Maybe the Villiers
00:43:54Plays his IPL cricket as his home ground
00:43:57It's a very quick outfield
00:43:58Might be a relay pitch
00:44:00With value for shots here
00:44:01Might be a relay pitch
00:44:02With value for shots here
00:44:07Dwayne Bravo
00:44:08Only Bravo
00:44:09You've got to love that
00:44:15Lovely
00:44:17Crunching sound off the bat
00:44:19Off the bat
00:44:26Oh what a shot
00:44:29What a magnificent shot football
00:44:32Well the West Indies know very well
00:44:34That this fellow can back
00:44:35World cricket knows he can back
00:44:36World cricket knows he can back
00:44:38World cricket knows he can back
00:44:40And already from 15 deliveries
00:44:41He's on a 22
00:44:42He's had four fours
00:44:44And you can't play an extra cover drive better than that
00:44:46And you can't play an extra cover drive better than that
00:44:47I'll go for four. Threaded it between mid-off and extra cover. Overpitch outside the off-stop.
00:45:04We're in the second bowling far play, so not much protection in the outfield.
00:45:10Just three fielders outside the ring, and Smith puts it away for four.
00:45:14It was inviting, and Smith accepted gleefully, not had much he could put away Graeme Smith,
00:45:22so when he sees this, his eyes, well, they light up, and then he executes well, too, to get four.
00:45:29Third man there. Just one. Might just get Smith going, that shot.
00:45:45Yeah, boy, it's right. Well, he's gone over.
00:45:55Now, has he damaged something? His knee, left knee, seems to have been damaged in that fall.
00:46:02It may just be the jarring.
00:46:03Certainly painful.
00:46:08Absolutely. He just lost balance trying to change direction in his follow-through and twisted.
00:46:13Looks like he twisted his knee. At first, I thought it was he'd done something to his groin,
00:46:19pulled a groin muscle, but he's in pain.
00:46:22As you can see in his follow-through, there it is. Oh, dear. Oh, dear. That's nasty.
00:46:38It's never a good sight when an athlete is carried from the field.
00:46:42Oh! Beautiful. That's such a sweet shot, isn't it? It's just minimum of movement and pure timing.
00:46:54Yeah, I was going to say balance, and that's the key to batting,
00:46:58and if you're batting well, which de Villiers is and has been for some time,
00:47:01you're very balanced and composed of the crease,
00:47:05and this is a great example of how to play and execute a cover drive.
00:47:10He keeps piercing the field.
00:47:23Last minute.
00:47:27Graham Smith stopped Chris Gale.
00:47:31A little bit of banter.
00:47:33That's nice.
00:47:34Yeah, he's a character, Chris Gale.
00:47:36He's got a good sense of humour.
00:47:37Smith has been put off by some movement behind the bowler's arm,
00:47:41but this would be a no-ball, I would have thought.
00:47:51He's a good man.
00:47:57Big hit from de Villiers this time, and that is six.
00:48:00That brings up his 50, the South African 100.
00:48:04And what affluent innings it's been.
00:48:09105 for two.
00:48:10Runner ball 50 for de Villiers.
00:48:1254 from 54 deliveries.
00:48:16Five fours and a six.
00:48:22105 for two.
00:48:23Oh, that's four.
00:48:35Safest place to hit it.
00:48:38Although, it possibly wasn't intentional.
00:48:40I don't know whether that's gone right off the toe.
00:48:46We'll find out.
00:48:47Yeah, right down the bottom of the bat.
00:48:49Number and 14 for two.
00:49:03700 partnership between Smith and de Villiers in one of the internationals has come up.
00:49:10That's exactly what South Africa needed when they reduced to 20 for two.
00:49:15That's a nice shot.
00:49:41Talked about de Villiers, described him as having paper feet,
00:49:46he loves to come down the track, and I don't know if he got there, just lofted it.
00:49:51Yeah, it's a combination.
00:49:52We've spoken about the feet, but also the hands.
00:49:55Feet were the leg side of it, so his hands have to come into it.
00:49:59And he has such great hand-eye coordination.
00:50:02Gets it away.
00:50:05Superb player.
00:50:06Go, buddy, go, buddy.
00:50:07Go, boy.
00:50:08Well struck.
00:50:17Very well struck indeed.
00:50:20He's a superb player, and this is an outstanding innings here from Eby de Villiers.
00:50:25Well, I said maybe bring Suleman Ben on because it will tempt de Villiers to do something silly.
00:50:31Nothing silly about this.
00:50:32See ball, hit ball.
00:50:34Four through the offside.
00:50:36Six over long off.
00:50:38He wants to get back to his hotel, de Villiers.
00:50:40Yeah, he's got his man, Pollard.
00:51:00Went through the gate, and Timbo was down, and the West Indies needed that.
00:51:07They need a couple more on top of it.
00:51:10Yeah, he struggled throughout this innings.
00:51:12It was a slower ball.
00:51:12And he played for the spin because it was a cutter, and it didn't.
00:51:18It just kept coming in.
00:51:22Pollard, jubilant.
00:51:23They needed that wicket.
00:51:24They've got the wicket.
00:51:25The South African captain, Smith, has gone for 45.
00:51:28139 for three.
00:51:29Oh, my word.
00:51:40This bloke has just provided us with fantastic entertainment.
00:51:45The ball has just screamed off his bat for four.
00:51:49Wonderful cover drive this is.
00:51:53In fact, square drive.
00:51:59Amazing how it is that sometimes you watch a team bat out on the surface,
00:52:21and you would describe the surface as not an easy one, a difficult one to bat,
00:52:26and there's an innings that just stands out,
00:52:28and this one of A.B. de Villiers, you can't say that he's been troubled.
00:52:36Pollard continues.
00:52:38Really good shot.
00:52:39Oh, missed field.
00:52:40It's gone for four.
00:52:43J.P. Dumini gets a boundary away, and South Africa cross 150.
00:52:54Totally different when it's short deliveries at 145.
00:52:58Quite comfortably, Dumini getting that off the middle of the bat,
00:53:05and Aaron Bravo making a hash of it.
00:53:13No run there.
00:53:13Robin Jackman alongside me now.
00:53:1772 from 118 have still got a chance to have the West Indies,
00:53:22particularly with the new batsmen in, Jackers.
00:53:24Well, you made the point so well in as much as three down,
00:53:30and everybody talks about when South Africa play their three spinners,
00:53:34they're a batsman light.
00:53:35And this might just go for four as well.
00:53:40No, it won't.
00:53:40Glove softened it.
00:53:43And the next man in will be making his debut in an arena of this nature.
00:53:52He's obviously played for South Africa, but the World Cup's a whole brand new ball game,
00:53:59and Paftou Prissi will be, he'll have a butterfly or two in his tummy,
00:54:05so this is the time that the West Indies need to get him in.
00:54:09He called the no ball, he did him easy.
00:54:16Oh, boy.
00:54:17Don't you love it?
00:54:20Oh, man.
00:54:22What have you heard the call?
00:54:24I just didn't let it go.
00:54:31I don't know whether Polar is.
00:54:39And then the keeper behind the stumps is in a bit of strife as well.
00:54:45It looked like he was getting something out of...
00:54:49Oh, hello.
00:54:50It would have been miles over.
00:54:52It would have been miles over.
00:54:53No wonder he held on to it.
00:54:55Well, I was going to say, it's very clever to know that you're over,
00:54:58but not when you're that far over.
00:55:00It's a piece of cake.
00:55:04Oh, run.
00:55:05Doomini very quick, got two real quick men at the crease now.
00:55:09I've got to say that J.P. Doomini has done well here.
00:55:23Just walked in and very quickly forged a partnership with A.B. de Villiers.
00:55:29He's not put any undue pressure on de Villiers by being bogged down at one end.
00:55:34He's on 19 off 21.
00:55:36The partnership's 34 from 30 balls.
00:55:39So they've continued on their way, South Africa.
00:55:43If anything, they're going even better.
00:55:45Just underlining what I was saying, that he's in decent form.
00:56:03So look at where the seamers have gone at him and have not been successful,
00:56:07because he's been able to score runs.
00:56:11All short.
00:56:12Not much in a good length and a whole lot short of length.
00:56:17Four leg buys.
00:56:25They all count.
00:56:28Not against the bowler directly in his bowling figures,
00:56:31but he knows that it's not a good team ball there.
00:56:34Especially when he's the skipper, misdirected.
00:56:40It's just gone too straight at A.B. de Villiers.
00:56:43If he gets back on it, he may well hit it wide of long leg.
00:56:47And if he doesn't and it gets his pad, it goes really fine.
00:56:50And keeper's got, well, no chance, really.
00:56:56Motoring along, South Africa.
00:57:02Oh, hello.
00:57:04Suddenly ran down the wicket and clubbed it through the covers for a couple.
00:57:08It was a bit of a surprise.
00:57:10Did I say they were going along comfortably?
00:57:16Well, that's why I was surprised.
00:57:18I mean, there's going...
00:57:19Here we go.
00:57:20I'm the old white mare.
00:57:34Morning.
00:57:34Morning.
00:57:41Eight runs from that over then.
00:57:49He's hit that sweetly, but it'll only be two, because they're quick, these two.
00:57:58Well, it might have gone for four.
00:57:59193 for three.
00:58:11Another 100 for A.B. de Villiers.
00:58:14And a superbly fashioned innings by the right-hander.
00:58:19Beautifully done.
00:58:24Marked by his teammates.
00:58:26They've done that several times during his relatively brief career.
00:58:31There are many more to come, I'm sure.
00:58:33Perhaps even in this tournament.
00:58:34He's done.
00:58:39So he beats the record previously held by Jack Callis as the fastest 100 by a South African in the World Cup.
00:58:4698 deliveries, Callis took.
00:58:54205 for three.
00:58:55And that's it.
00:59:04South Africa home, uncomfortably home.
00:59:07223 for three.
00:59:08They win by seven wickets with as many as seven overs and one ball remaining.
00:59:16And principally due to that man.
00:59:20A.B. de Villiers.
00:59:20107 of 105 deliveries came in when two early wickets had gone, two big wickets as well.
00:59:31A.B. Amla and Callis victory for South Africa.
00:59:41For a team determined to throw off their reputation for choking, that was a highly efficient run chase from South Africa.
00:59:47It always helps when one of the top order gets a hundred.
00:59:51A.B. de Villiers' turn was his sixth in the last 12 months.
00:59:54He's a man in fantastic form.
00:59:57If the West Indies' bowling attack looked threadbare before the match,
01:00:01the loss of Dwayne Bravo left them with little, if any, potency.
01:00:05They will have to find some from somewhere if they are to progress into the latter stages of the tournament.
01:00:11So a winning start for South Africa, much to the delight of their captain, Graham Smith.
01:00:15A.B. I think winning the toss was nice and we started reasonably well.
01:00:20Darren Bravo played really well up front and we managed to peg him back through the middle period, which was good.
01:00:25A.B. That was the pegging back. Can we talk a little bit more about that?
01:00:29Because obviously clusters of wickets doesn't help the batting team, but the guys bowled really well in the middle there.
01:00:33A.B. No, we did. We tried to mix it up as much as possible, you know, we chopped and changed.
01:00:38The guys bowled really well, but we filled it well through that middle period or so.
01:00:42Once you picked up one record, we were able to create a lot of pressure on the new batter.
01:00:45And we picked up a few wickets in clusters, as you say, Jacka.
01:00:48So I'm very, very happy with today's performance.
01:00:51It was obviously, as you say, we haven't played in like nine, ten days.
01:00:54So today was always a big day for us.
01:00:55I'll tell you about everyone.
01:00:57A.B.
01:00:57I'll start pond again.
01:00:59So thanks, guys.
01:00:59Please tell me, guys.
01:01:00We'll have to pray.
01:01:01We'll perform a week.
01:01:02Yes, guys.
01:01:04So thanks, guys.
01:01:05I'll be warm.
01:01:06We'll be like, guys.
01:01:06Come on guys.
01:01:08Have fun.
01:01:09I'll stop you.
01:01:10I'll take next.
01:01:10I'll be whatever you want.
01:01:12We'll be medium to share.
01:01:13Maybe we'll return so meget.
01:01:14That's go, guys.
01:01:15Let me bring up a little bit.
01:01:16gravel for you.
01:01:20You're...
01:01:21You're going to stay.
01:01:22I'm waiting.
01:01:22You're going to stay.
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