End of over 29 (12 runs) - South Africa 178/2 (RR: 6.13)
JH Kallis 75* (84b 8x4 1x6) LP van Troost 1-0-12-0
HH Gibbs 32* (30b 3x4 1x6) DLS van Bunge 3-0-20-0
29.1 van Bunge to Gibbs, SIX, Violence! Gibbs charged down the track and hoicked it over long on.
29.2 van Bunge to Gibbs, SIX, Murder! Floated on the leg and middle stump line and Gibbs sends it soaring over long-off.
29.3 van Bunge to Gibbs, SIX, Carnage! Flatter one this time but it makes no difference to Gibbs. He just stands there and delivers. This one also has been sucked over long off
29.4 van Bunge to Gibbs, SIX, Wah Wah! Low full toss and guess where this went Yep. A slap slog and it went over deep midwicket! He is going to go for 6 sixes in this over!
29.5 van Bunge to Gibbs, SIX, Short in length, on the off stump line and Gibbs rocks back and swat-pulls it over wide long off. SImply amazing. What a batsman. This is pure violence!
29.6 van Bunge to Gibbs, SIX, He has done it! One-day record. No one has hit six sixes in a row. GIbbs stands alone in that zone. And the minnow bashing continues! Full and outside off and bludgeoned over long off
End of over 30 (36 runs) - South Africa 214/2 (RR: 7.13)
HH Gibbs 68* (36b 3x4 7x6) DLS van Bunge 4-0-56-0
JH Kallis 75* (84b 8x4 1x6) LP van Troost 1-0-12-0
Friday, March 16, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Tie
Irish ties are smiling
The Bulletin by Martin Williamson
March 15, 2007
Zimbabwe 221 (Matsikenyeri 73*, Sibanda 67) tied with Ireland 221 for 9 (Bray 115*)
Scorecard
Jeremy Bray reaches his outstanding hundred ... but it was in a losing cause © Getty Images
Zimbabwe tied with Ireland in one of the greatest World Cup matches ever, the match at Sabina Park producing some of the most pulsating, enthralling cricket you could ever ask for. Zimbabwe will wonder how they threw away an almost certain victory, but while the points are shared, the day belonged to the Irish, and the body language as Ed Rainsford was run-out off the final ball going for the winning single could not have been more contrasting.
KJ O'Brien 2-1-8-1
S Matsikenyeri 66* (71b 9x4 1x6) AC Botha 10-2-32-1
Rainsford the No.11 for Zimbabwe, at the non-striker's end. White's back into the attack
49.1 White to Matsikenyeri, 2 runs, full toss, hammered through cover and long off has a chase to his left...and does well, saving four
49.2 White to Matsikenyeri, 2 runs, too short, square cut powerfully into the deep
49.3 White to Matsikenyeri, 1 run, full toss, spooned to midwicket - but no! Dropped? The man came in and appeared to just stop in his tracks, the ball dropping short!
But Matsikenyeri is now off strike
This is epic. 4 from 3
49.4 White to Rainsford, 1 run, driven past cover - and he gets the single! This gets Matsikenyeri back on strike - not a good ball from White. Not a good over.
49.5 White to Matsikenyeri, 2 runs, well what a mad ball. Short, wide, cut just behind backward point who made a brilliant attempt to catch it. They go for a single, in comes the throw - but the batsman appears to run in front of his stumps...and he's home safe! My word this is madness
Last ball
49.6 White to Matsikenyeri, OUT, drives, misses and it's a tie! What a match; what an incredible last 10 overs. Only the third tie in World Cup history - all three have involved an African nation - and Ireland jump in delight
The Bulletin by Martin Williamson
March 15, 2007
Zimbabwe 221 (Matsikenyeri 73*, Sibanda 67) tied with Ireland 221 for 9 (Bray 115*)
Scorecard
Jeremy Bray reaches his outstanding hundred ... but it was in a losing cause © Getty Images
Zimbabwe tied with Ireland in one of the greatest World Cup matches ever, the match at Sabina Park producing some of the most pulsating, enthralling cricket you could ever ask for. Zimbabwe will wonder how they threw away an almost certain victory, but while the points are shared, the day belonged to the Irish, and the body language as Ed Rainsford was run-out off the final ball going for the winning single could not have been more contrasting.
KJ O'Brien 2-1-8-1
S Matsikenyeri 66* (71b 9x4 1x6) AC Botha 10-2-32-1
Rainsford the No.11 for Zimbabwe, at the non-striker's end. White's back into the attack
49.1 White to Matsikenyeri, 2 runs, full toss, hammered through cover and long off has a chase to his left...and does well, saving four
49.2 White to Matsikenyeri, 2 runs, too short, square cut powerfully into the deep
49.3 White to Matsikenyeri, 1 run, full toss, spooned to midwicket - but no! Dropped? The man came in and appeared to just stop in his tracks, the ball dropping short!
But Matsikenyeri is now off strike
This is epic. 4 from 3
49.4 White to Rainsford, 1 run, driven past cover - and he gets the single! This gets Matsikenyeri back on strike - not a good ball from White. Not a good over.
49.5 White to Matsikenyeri, 2 runs, well what a mad ball. Short, wide, cut just behind backward point who made a brilliant attempt to catch it. They go for a single, in comes the throw - but the batsman appears to run in front of his stumps...and he's home safe! My word this is madness
Last ball
49.6 White to Matsikenyeri, OUT, drives, misses and it's a tie! What a match; what an incredible last 10 overs. Only the third tie in World Cup history - all three have involved an African nation - and Ireland jump in delight
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