Pakistan's bowlers did their jobs so well that they end 1st day of 2nd Bank Alfalah test against South Africa riding on top.
After winning the toss Smith of SA elected to bat first and at the end of day they scored 259/6. SA lost wickets at regular intervals but managed to string together a few partnerships before bad light saw play called off seven overs before the scheduled close.
Most of the SA's batsman got runs but could not make it longer because of consistent bowling from Pakistan's bowlers. Jacques Kallis looked set for another big score when he went past 50 for the third consecutive time in the series. Driving the ball elegantly on either side of the wicket, Kallis once again frustrated the Pakistan attack with solid defence and accurate placement. He hit a huge six in Abdur Rehman's first over but was undone by a Kaneria googly as he shaped to play the ball towards midwicket and was trapped leg before.
After de Villiers fell, play was called off due to bad light. A much better performance by the Pakistan bowlers and also the fielders has South Africa now into their tail with Nel in at number 8. A crucial 1st hour awaits South Africa tomorrow morning. Pakistan will want to further the advantage on day two while South Africa will hope Boucher and the tail can take them past the 300-run mark on a pitch getting slower and better for batting.
Full scorecard:
South Africa in Pakistan Test Series - 2nd Test Pakistan v South Africa
2007/08 season
Played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on 8,9,10,11,12 October 2007 (5-day match)
South Africa 1st innings
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
HH Gibbs
c Misbah-ul-Haq b Umar Gul
13
36
30
1
0
43.33
GC Smith
b Danish Kaneria
46
90
4
0
51.11
HM Amla
b Mohammad Asif
10
31
1
0
32.25
JH Kallis
lbw b Danish Kaneria
59
115
8
1
51.30
AG Prince
b Abdur Rehman
63
132
5
0
47.72
AB de Villiers
run out (Mohammad Asif)
45
83
2
0
54.21
MV Boucher
not out
9
24
1
0
37.50
A Nel
not out
0
0
0
0
-
Extras
(w 2, nb 7, pen 5)
14
Total
(6 wickets; 83 overs)
259
(3.12 runs per over)
To batPL Harris,DW Steyn,M Ntini
Fall of wickets1-24 (Gibbs, 7.2 ov), 2-47 (Amla, 16.1 ov), 3-100 (Smith, 33.6 ov), 4-160 (Kallis, 53.1 ov), 5-243 (Prince, 75.2 ov), 6-259 (de Villiers, 82.4 ov)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
Mohammad Asif
23
5
55
1
2.39
Umar Gul
18
1
78
1
4.33
(6nb, 2w)
Danish Kaneria
27
4
73
2
2.70
Abdur Rehman
10
3
28
1
2.80
Shoaib Malik
5
0
20
0
4.00
(1nb)
Pakistan team
Toss South Africa, who chose to bat first
Player of the match--to be added--
UmpiresSJA Taufel (Australia) TV umpireNadeem Ghauri Match refereeAG Hurst (Australia) Reserve umpireIftikhar Malik
Close of play day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 259/6 (MV Boucher 9*, A Nel 0*, 83 ov)
Bank Alfalah Cup 07 - Pakistan vs South Africa - 2nd Test Day1 Duration: 05:59
Bank Alfalah Cup 07 - Pakistan vs South Africa - 2nd Test Day1 Duration: 05:58
South Africa Fall Of Wickets Pakistan v South Africa 2007 2nd Test, 1st Innings. Duration: 03:20
When MS Dhoni won the toss of 4th ODI against Australia at Chandigarh in India then Dhoni's face was shining to won the match and decided bat first to prove that. And that was the result India won by eight(8) runs after real hard contest against Australia.
India were come back in the game largely by their spinners, Kartik and Harbhajan Singh, balled with maintaining superb line and length as well as got some important wickets of Hayden, Clarke and Hodge. They built the pressure on Hodge by denying him singles which kept Symonds away from the strike. Irfan Pathan was also difficult to get away and RP Singh's return after a miserable start was superb.
Earlier India started their batting quite sensibly not to loosing any wickets early. Though the runs did not came flourishingly but it was the base to go as close as 300 runs. Ganguly finished with 41 and Tendulkar made 79 who was initially looking out of place as the fast men swung the ball at will. He just could not lay bat on ball - Lee was especially threatening - but despite two close lbw shouts and a possible inside edge that was turned down by the umpire, Tendulkar did not give up. And in later Dhoni and Robin Uthappa came home with a bang. Finally they scored 291/4 to through a challenge for Australia.
To chase the target of 291 Australia started with swing of bat to make good use of power play and the did it well enough to chase it and gave Australia a terrific start as they raced to 106 for 1 from 15 overs. Hayden and Symonds both clinched their third consecutive fifty with good knocks. Hayden had built a solid base with 92 at a run a ball but the pressure began to mount when he departed. But Symonds was handling it quite sensibly. When Symonds bowled out by a dream delivery of RP Sing then the game was tougher for Asutralia. Before that Ponting was stumped by a full in length delivery of Pathan, slanting away from Ponting who leans forward to drive. The bat comes outside the line and the ball threads the bat and pad gap. Dhoni gathers and whips the bails off in flash. The line belongs to the umpire and he was out. Ponting stood there for a long time, unhappy at the verdict even as he walked up the stairs to reach the dressing room. It was a decision made by the third umpire.
Thats way India alive in seven match series by trailing 2-1 in four. MS Dhoni was judged as man of the match for his quick, important 50* from just 35 balls. The fifth game at Vadodara on Thursday.
Australia in India ODI Series - 4th ODI India v Australia
2007/08 season
Played at Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh, on 8 October 2007 (50-over match)
Result India won by 8 runs
India innings (50 overs maximum)
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
SC Ganguly
c Gilchrist b Hopes
41
95
59
6
0
69.49
SR Tendulkar
run out (Lee)
79
184
119
7
0
66.38
Yuvraj Singh
c Ponting b Hopes
39
61
55
5
0
70.90
MS Dhoni
not out
50
59
35
5
1
142.85
R Dravid
b Bracken
13
15
14
2
0
92.85
RV Uthappa
not out
30
16
18
6
0
166.66
Extras
(b 1, lb 7, w 31)
39
Total
(4 wickets; 50 overs; 219 mins)
291
(5.82 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-91 (Ganguly, 19.6 ov), 2-174 (Yuvraj Singh, 35.6 ov), 3-221 (Tendulkar, 41.5 ov), 4-244 (Dravid, 45.5 ov)
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
B Lee
7
1
26
0
3.71
(3w)
NW Bracken
10
0
78
1
7.80
(4w)
MG Johnson
8
0
51
0
6.37
(3w)
JR Hopes
9
0
43
2
4.77
(1w)
A Symonds
7
0
39
0
5.57
(3w)
GB Hogg
9
0
46
0
5.11
(2w)
Australia innings (target: 292 runs from 50 overs)
