India beat South Africa, through to Super 8
Sunday, May 2, 2010
10:17 AM
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India qualified for the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 cricket World Cup after defeating South Africa by 14 runs in a group C match at Beausejour stadium.
Suresh Raina became the first Indian batsman to hit a Twenty20 International hundred and powered the team to 186 for five against South Africa in Group C World Cup match here today.
Raina is only third batsman to score a hundred in T20 internationals with the first two centuries coming from Chris Gayle, WI and Brendon McCullum of New Zealand.
India had made 2 changes from the squad that played against Afghanistan yesterday. While, Gautam Gambhir had to sit out due to upset stomach, Zaheer Khan was rested for the match. India had a bad start as they lost in form Murali Vijay in first over itself. The team were in the woods at 32 for two in the sixth over, before Raina (101) and Yuvraj Singh (37) reconstructed the staggering innings.
An Indian surrender seemed imminent but Raina and Yuvraj rose to the challenge, smashing the ball around the park, occasionally scattering the crowd in the mid-wicket stands with huge sixes.
Diminutive Raina matched Yuvraj's power, clearing the boundary with effortless ease. He hit clean and hard and found the gaps in the outfield with uncanny precision.
The third-wicket pair had raised 88 runs when Yuvarj, who had struck three fours and two sixes in his 30-ball 37, was snared by Graeme Smith off Rory Kleinveldt.
Raina stepped on the gas pedal during his brief association with Yusuf Pathan, accounting for 18 of the 25 runs that Kleinvedlt conceded in the 18th over. He hit the Protea bowler for three fours and a six in that over.
He lofted Albie Morkel over mid-wicket to complete his superb century. He got out next ball trying to take the score further.
Skipper MS Dhoni finished the innings in style hitting six in the last ball.
Suresh Raina became the first Indian batsman to hit a Twenty20 International hundred and powered the team to 186 for five against South Africa in Group C World Cup match here today.
Raina is only third batsman to score a hundred in T20 internationals with the first two centuries coming from Chris Gayle, WI and Brendon McCullum of New Zealand.
India had made 2 changes from the squad that played against Afghanistan yesterday. While, Gautam Gambhir had to sit out due to upset stomach, Zaheer Khan was rested for the match. India had a bad start as they lost in form Murali Vijay in first over itself. The team were in the woods at 32 for two in the sixth over, before Raina (101) and Yuvraj Singh (37) reconstructed the staggering innings.
An Indian surrender seemed imminent but Raina and Yuvraj rose to the challenge, smashing the ball around the park, occasionally scattering the crowd in the mid-wicket stands with huge sixes.
Diminutive Raina matched Yuvraj's power, clearing the boundary with effortless ease. He hit clean and hard and found the gaps in the outfield with uncanny precision.
The third-wicket pair had raised 88 runs when Yuvarj, who had struck three fours and two sixes in his 30-ball 37, was snared by Graeme Smith off Rory Kleinveldt.
Raina stepped on the gas pedal during his brief association with Yusuf Pathan, accounting for 18 of the 25 runs that Kleinvedlt conceded in the 18th over. He hit the Protea bowler for three fours and a six in that over.
He lofted Albie Morkel over mid-wicket to complete his superb century. He got out next ball trying to take the score further.
Skipper MS Dhoni finished the innings in style hitting six in the last ball.
Proteas failed to build momentum in early part of their innings and never looked in hunt for the target. Infact, the score card doesn't give a correct picture as India never was threatened by South African batsmen. A late flurry of shots made sure that match result looked closer than it actually was.
Brief Scores:
India: 186 for five in 20 overs.(Suresh Raina 101, Yuvraj Singh 37; Rory Kleinveldt 2/48).
South Africa: 172 for five in 20 overs. (Jaques Kallis 73, Greame Smith 36; Yusuf Pathan 2/42).
Brief Scores:
India: 186 for five in 20 overs.(Suresh Raina 101, Yuvraj Singh 37; Rory Kleinveldt 2/48).
South Africa: 172 for five in 20 overs. (Jaques Kallis 73, Greame Smith 36; Yusuf Pathan 2/42).
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