South Africa had an easy outing against a struggling West Indies, beating by 7 wickets. South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first on a bowling friendly track.
West Indies who were bowled out for 222 runs, couldn't even complete there quota of 50 overs as they folded out in 47.3 overs. Darren Bravo batted sensibly for his 73 while Dwayne Bravo made a quick fire 43 which included 3 6's. For South Africa, Tahir was the most successful bowler claiming 4 wickets. West Indies batting order was shuffled without a clue around Chenderpaul, who was struggling all the way after Darren Bravo got out.
Chasing a moderate target on a good track, SA were 20 for 2 at one stage losing Kallis and Amla cheaply.
Ab de Villiers and Smith then steadied the ship with a 119 runs partnership, scoring at a good pace. Smith got out making 45 runs. AB batted brilliantly, showing why he is a class act, scored 107 runs off 105 deliveries which included some magnificent square and cover drives. AB along with Duminy guided SA home with ease in the end.
South Africa 223 for 3 (de Villiers 107*, Smith 45, Pollard 1-37) beat West Indies 222 all out (Bravo 73, Tahir 4-41, Botha 2-48) by 7 wickets
West Indies who were bowled out for 222 runs, couldn't even complete there quota of 50 overs as they folded out in 47.3 overs. Darren Bravo batted sensibly for his 73 while Dwayne Bravo made a quick fire 43 which included 3 6's. For South Africa, Tahir was the most successful bowler claiming 4 wickets. West Indies batting order was shuffled without a clue around Chenderpaul, who was struggling all the way after Darren Bravo got out.
Chasing a moderate target on a good track, SA were 20 for 2 at one stage losing Kallis and Amla cheaply.
Ab de Villiers and Smith then steadied the ship with a 119 runs partnership, scoring at a good pace. Smith got out making 45 runs. AB batted brilliantly, showing why he is a class act, scored 107 runs off 105 deliveries which included some magnificent square and cover drives. AB along with Duminy guided SA home with ease in the end.
South Africa 223 for 3 (de Villiers 107*, Smith 45, Pollard 1-37) beat West Indies 222 all out (Bravo 73, Tahir 4-41, Botha 2-48) by 7 wickets
Sure is.... But they are jinxed... So its difficult to win the Cup for them
ReplyDeletethey might get lucky this time.......i really hope they do .......if any team deserves to win the cup,its them...
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