21 Jan 2015
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21 Jan 2015
MAN OF THE MATCH
Vernon Philander is the man of the match.
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De Villiers happy to win three in a row, he mentions that it simulates the knock-out stages of a World Cup.
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Holder mentioning senior players that have not stepped up in this series. He really looks shell-shocked, much like Sunday. Is it fair to make a youngster just making his way in international cricket the captain of an ODI team? I don't think so.
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SOUTH AFRICA TAKE AN UNASSAILABLE 3-0 LEAD IN THIS FIVE MATCH SERIES
South Africa score a crushing 9 wicket win over the West Indies who were pitiful with the bat and not much better in the field.
Tahir, Philander and Steyn stood out with the ball for South Africa while Amla and Du Plessis both scored half centuries.
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FOUR! Short and wide down the leg-side by Gayle and Amla whips him to the fine leg boundary for four.
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Chris Gayle into the attack now for the West Indies.
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HALF CENTURY TO DU PLESSIS
Not a chance less innings, but well played to Du Plessis.
He faced 69 balls and hit 5 boundaries.
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5 runs to win now, can Du Plessis get his half century? He needs one more run, it should be a doddle.
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FOUR! Brathwaite bowling too short here, he is punished again by Du Plessis who pulls him through mid-wicket.
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South Africa 108/1 after 22 overs.
Only 15 runs required now
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FOUR! Du Plessis hooks but skies it into the deep at square leg. Taylor runs around to take the catch but doesn't get anywhere near it and it trickles over the boundary.
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Amla has scored 2 half centuries and a century in this series.
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FOUR! A half-century to Amla as he plays a similar shot. Great innings from the South African opener.
It came off 55 balls and included 8 boundaries.
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FOUR! Amla goes the aerial route over extra-cover, with a great inside out shot off Benn.
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Only 29 more runs required for South Africa.
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Benn returns to the attack.
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DROPPED! Du Plessis mistimes an off-drive off Brathwaite, but Benn makes a complete hash of the catch. He tried to catch it with one hand. He complains afterwards that he could not pick the ball up. The batsmen run three runs.
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South Africa 84/1 after 19 overs
39 runs required to win the series
Amla 43* (51 balls, 6x4)
Du Plessis 29 (49 balls, 3x4)
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FOUR! Du Plessis pounces on a short ball from Taylor and helps it down to an unguarded fine leg area for a boundary. Nothing more than a short arm jab!
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Amla is averaging 262 for this series currently. The Might # indeed!
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FOUR! A slower ball from Taylor and Du Plessis has hit that through the covers, with one hand coming off the bat. Not a pretty shot, but effective!
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FOUR! Du Plessis advances and lofts Taylor straight back over his head for a boundary.
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South Africa 60/1 after after 16 overs.
They require another 63 runs to win.
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FOUR! The wrong line from the youngster as he bowls on Amla's legs and is flicked away through square left for a boundary.
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Carlos Brathwaite into the the attack for the West Indies.
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Another tight over from Russell with only a single coming off it.
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South Africa 53/1 after 14 overs
South Africa just approaching this target normally, prepared to bide their time and wait for bad balls.
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BEATEN! Holder goes past the end of Amla's bat. No mean feat that!
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Almost a wicket as Du Plessis pulls Holder to deep square leg and the ball drops just short of a diving Carter. Great effort by the youngster.
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50 UP
The first fifty has come up in 74 balls.
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Still very overcast at Buffalo Park, but the rain is staying away at this stage.
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South Africa 46/1 after 11 overs
Amla 32* (33)
Du Plessis 6* (19)
Required run-rate: 1.97
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A stifled appeal by Russell but it was going down leg. The rain seems to have gone away.
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FOUR! Amla begins after the break where he left off. Russell is too short and Amla stands tall as he drives square off the back foot. Glorious!
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A maiden over to start from Holder.
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Du Plessis very watchful at the moment.
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Jason Holder runs into Faf du Plessis...
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Play will continue while a slight drizzle comes down.
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WE ARE BACK UNDERWAY
There is some concern however, as rain is coming down around the ground.
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DINNER BREAK
That will be the dinner break at Buffalo Park. South Africa require another 85 runs to win and are currently 38/1 after 9 overs.
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South Africa 37/1 after 8 overs
They require 86 to win.
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Deonarine into the attack to bowl some off-spin for the West Indies.
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FOUR! Alma flicks through midwicket off his legs of Russel who has entered the attack. Great shot! Amla has adapted to the slower pitch extremely quickly.
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South Africa 28/1 after 6 overs
Run-rate: 5.20
Run-rate required: 2.15
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WICKET! Rossouw is out and he will be very unhappy with himself. Holder drops one in short, moving across Rossouw who tries to pull it over midwicket but only succeeds in hitting it straight in the air, to be caught by mid-off.
RR Rossouw c Deonarine b Holder 7 (14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
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