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1.25pm So Scotland walk out for the anthems
followed by the South Africans and several kids dressed in white. JP Duminy
places his hand on his chest as the anthem plays. The South Africans in
their round-neck jerseys look like they’re out for a morning jog rather than
a cricket match.

Right to Scotland break away after the anthems for the
huddle, or something like it. The South Africans disperse to the dug out.
Bright sunshine at The Oval. Kallis and Smith walk out. Interesting to see
Kallis open.

Now for some Page 2 stuff. George Binoy

listens in as Sunil Gavaskar reveals why modern commentators talk too
much.

1.15pm Watching Scotland yesterday, I was quite
impressed. They have some able hitters there. If only they had bowled
better.

More from Miller, who’s safely tucked away at The Oval:
"Not a bad crowd for a low-key fixture - perhaps a third-full so far, which
bodes well for the evening fixture."

Expect more to queue up for the England game that’s up
later.

Toss Scotland have won the toss and they will
bowl. Smith said he would have bowled too.

Andrew Miller cuts the line: "Clouds? What clouds? It
was utterly hosing it down overnight, but the weather has been steamy all
morning, and we’re all set for a full game."

Thanks Miller. Guys, just forget what I wrote earlier.

Hang on for a couple of minutes. I just got the teams.

South Africa 1 Graeme Smith, 2 Jacques Kallis, 3
Herschelle Gibbs, 4 AB de Villiers, 5 JP Duminy, 6 Albie Morkel, 7 Mark
Boucher, 8 Roelof van der Merwe, 9 Johan Botha, 10 Wayne Parnell, 11 Dale
Steyn

Scotland 1 Gavin Hamilton, 2 Ryan Watson, 3
Navdeep Poonia, 4 Kyle Coetzer, 5 Colin Smith (wk), 6 Neil McCallum, 7 Jan
Stander, 8 Majid Haq, 9 Glenn Rogers, 10 Gordon Drummond, 11 Callum MacLeod

As you can see, Scotland have left out Fraser Watts and
Craig Wright. In come Majid Haq and Glenn Rogers.

This is South Africa’s opening game.

12.53pm Well it doesn’t look too bad right now.
Saw some shadows as the players trained. Doesn’t look like a seven-seven
yet. I’m still waiting to hear something concrete.

Apparently it’s brightening up a bit now in west London.
What’s it like down south?

Well the captains are out for the toss.

12.40pm A warm welcome to all of you for this
Sunday clash of the World Twenty20. I wish I could start off with good news
but unfortunately, we’re at the mercy of the elements again. Just a short
while back I saw live pictures and the covers were out. The dreaded rain.
Looked pretty gloomy too. How threatening is it? I really can’t tell at the
moment but I should be able to give you a clearer picture soon enough. But
of course, we need the clouds to cooperate.

Oops. While drowning my sorrows in the para above I
forgot to mention the match. Typical. It’s South Africa v Scotland at The
Oval. This is Kanishkaa, your companion for this game. England v Pakistan
will follow later.

0.1

MacLeod to Smith, no run, bang on target, just on the
offstump and Smith pushes it softly to the off side and tells Kallis to stay
put

0.2

MacLeod to Smith, no run, once again, cramps him for
room and he settles for a push down the pitch, claps resonate around The
Oval

0.3

MacLeod to Smith, no run, shuffles at his crease to try
something different but he only succeeds in tucking it back to him, the
bowler charges forward and under arms the ball on the stumps

Miller can’t resist a dig: "That’s how to hit the
stumps from two yards. Stuart Broad take note."

0.4

MacLeod to Smith, no run, appeal! wanders a bit across
the stumps and the ball may have pitched a fraction outside leg, it was a
skiddy full delivery, umpire Saheba shakes his head but it was a good shout

0.5

MacLeod to Smith, FOUR,
poor line and you cannot bowl there to Smith especially with the fine leg
up, he tucks a full delivery wide of the fielder, forget about chasing it

0.6

MacLeod to Smith, no run, much better, drops it a
fraction shorter and he gets across and taps it down the pitch

1.1

Drummond to Kallis, 1 run, the keeper is upto the
stumps, he opens the face and dabs it softly to third man

1.2

Drummond to Smith, no run, bowls stump to stump and
Smith can only steer it softly to backward point

1.3

Drummond to Smith, no run, waits for the ball to come
onto him before tucking it straight to midwicket, not much pace on the ball

1.4

Drummond to Smith, no run, tucks it off his hip to short
square leg and sets off initially and darts back

1.5

Drummond to Smith, 1 run, moves across his stumps and
forces it away to deep square-leg

1.6

Drummond to Kallis, 1 run, the bowler gets away a
little, it was wide and slightly short but Kallis chose to push that to
third man, he ought to have slammed that somewhere

2.1

MacLeod to Kallis, FOUR,
classical off drive, he leans into a half volley outside off, gets behind
the line and just pushes it past the big gap between mid-off and the covers

2.2

MacLeod to Kallis, FOUR,
not bowling to his field, he strays on the body and Kallis gets a slight
shuffle across and clips that past square leg, no sweeper out in the deep

2.3

MacLeod to Kallis, no run, stops on him a bit but he
checks his drive to mid-off

2.4

MacLeod to Kallis, 1 run, slightly shorter and cramps
him for room, he opens the face and softly dabs it to third man

2.5

MacLeod to Smith, no run, goes for an expansive drive
but mistimes it to mid-on

2.6

MacLeod to Smith, no run, bowls the slower ball and
drops it really short, Smith doesn’t pick it well and he swishes across the
line and misses it completely

3.1

Drummond to Kallis, FOUR,
lands it outside off and Kallis plays an ambitious off drive but the ball
catches the outside edge and zooms past the keeper, no slip

3.2

Drummond to Kallis, no run, gets behind the line and
pushes it back to the bowler

3.3

Drummond to Kallis, 2 runs, another outside edge and it
beats the keeper, third man is a lot finer this time

3.4

Drummond to Kallis, 1 run, grants him width and he
reaches out to angle it away to third man

3.5

Drummond to Smith, no run, nice stump to stump line
again, Smith settles for another soft push down the pitch

3.6

Drummond to Smith, FOUR,
drops it a bit too short, it’s too easy for Smith who swivels at the crease
and pulls high over square leg, no blue shirts there to cut it off

Speaking of Kallis, read this

piece by Firdose Moonda.

4.1

Stander to Kallis, (no ball)
FOUR, christmas comes early for Kallis, short and too wide from
the bowler, Kallis reaches out and scoops it over backward point and it’s a
front foot no-ball too

4.1

Stander to Kallis, no run, Free Hit Dropped by
the fielder at short extra cover but it doesn’t matter, he tries to cup it
over his head but spills the catch

4.2

Stander to Kallis, FOUR,
strays on the pads and he shuffles slightly and nudges it on its way to fine
leg, the keeper is up to the stumps

4.3

Stander to Kallis, FOUR,
drops it short and it’s wide too, he reaches out, rolls his wrists and cuts
past backward point, third man cannot cut it off

4.4

Stander to Kallis, FOUR,
he’s having a ball here, this one is fuller and he bends his knee and drives
hard past cover point, this was hit with more conviction

4.5

Stander to Kallis, FOUR,
oh boy and we have a mifield, Kallis drives hard to cover point but the ball
slips past the fielder, third man pulls it back before the rope but the ball
spins back and there’s yet another desperate attempt to pull it back

4.6

Stander to Kallis, no run, gets forward and defends back
to the bowler

5.1

MacLeod to Smith, FOUR,
lovely straight drive, he gets behind the line and pushes it past the bowler
and mid-on

5.2

MacLeod to Smith, 1 run, steers it square of the wicket
on the off side

5.3

MacLeod to Kallis, 1 run

5.4

MacLeod to Smith, 1 run, half hearted pull but he places
it just wide of mid-on

5.5

MacLeod to Kallis, no run, tries to cheekily dab it down
to third man but the ball kicks up a bit more and beats the outside edge

5.6

MacLeod to Kallis, no run, turns it towards midwicket
and they attempt a single but Smith rushes back to his end

Thilo: "I’m not sure if Smith is a good choice as an
opener in this format of the game. Get a big hitter like Gibbs first to put
pressure on the opponents and let Smith rather finish off the innings!

It’s been Kallis during the Powerplay. Here’s Rogers

6.1

Rogers to Smith, FOUR,
that’s very very sloppy! The bug’s spreading really fast, Smith harmlessly
pushes it down to mid-on and the ball slips right between Macleod’s legs and
runs away

6.2

Rogers to Smith, 2 runs, works it away behind square on
the on side

6.3

Rogers to Smith, FOUR,
gives it a bit of air and Smith chips it high and hard over wide midwicket,
his placement is so precise that both fielders patrolling the deep couldn’t
get to it

6.4

Rogers to Smith, FOUR,
beware of Smith! The arm ball is dished out wide outside off and Smith
fetches it and slogs him across the line and nearly sends it over the rope
at wide long-on

6.5

Rogers to Smith, no run, this one skids through and
beats the outside edge

6.6

Rogers to Smith, no run, cramps him for room and skids
through, nearly shaves the stumps

7.1

Haq to Kallis, no run, gets a bit of late turn, he gets
behind the line and defends

7.2

Haq to Kallis, no run, pushes it to the offside

7.3

Haq to Kallis, 1 run, floated on the pads and he gets on
his knee and plays a forceful sweep to deep square-leg

7.4

Haq to Smith, 1 run, gets on his knee early and sweeps
to the on side

7.5

Haq to Kallis, no run, goes for an expansive drive and
he gets a thick inside edge to his boot, Kallis is in a bit of pain

7.6

Haq to Kallis, 1 run, forces it down to midwicket

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8.1

Rogers to Kallis, 2 runs, floated on the pads and he
works it wide of midwicket

8.2

Rogers to Kallis, 1 run, Dropped Kallis gets a
leading edge to short extra cover and Hamilton actually hung on to it for a
few second when diving to his right but the ball slipped out as his elbow
hit the turf

8.3

Rogers to Smith, SIX,
just takes a few paces down the track and chips him high in the air with
minimum follow through but there was enough power to carry it over the deep
midwicket rope

8.4

Rogers to Smith, 1 run, makes a bit of room and taps it
square on the off side

8.5

Rogers to Kallis, 2 runs, clips him wide of square leg
and there’s another fumble at the deep

8.6

Rogers to Kallis, 1 run, gets nice turn from outside
leg, he stays back and clips it against the turn to the on side

9.1

Haq to Kallis, 1 run, comes down the pitch and forces it
down to wide mid-on

9.2

Haq to Smith, 1 run, slow through the air and shorter,
he makes room and slams it to sweeper cover

9.3

Haq to Kallis, OUT,
he gives it a lot of air outside off and tempts Kallis to go for the hoick
on his knees, a little too ambitious in the end as he gets a thick inside
edge onto his stumps, he looked set for a fifty but it’s been a quality
innings

b Haq 48 (41m 31b 8×4 0×6) SR: 154.83

9.4

Haq to Gibbs, 1 run, slow through the air, he clips it
down to square leg

9.5

Haq to Smith, no run, keeps it slow, Smith gets forward
and smothers the spin

9.6

Haq to Smith, OUT,
a double-wicket over! Smith attempts a shot very similar to his opening
partner, he gets on his knee for a slog sweep but gets a thick top edge and
the keeper Smith jogs to his right and takes the easiest of catches

c †Smith b Haq 38 (44m 29b 6×4 1×6) SR: 131.03

Had this been the IPL I would have said "at the stroke
of the strategy break"

10.1

Rogers to de Villiers, no run, gets a leading edge to
cover

10.2

Rogers to de Villiers, 1 run, makes room and he cuts to
backward point

10.3

Rogers to Gibbs, 1 run, lunges forward and softly steers
it to the packed off side field but still takes the single

10.4

Rogers to de Villiers, FOUR,
plays an exquisite extra cover drive and the ball darts quickly towards the
rope and MacLeod makes an excellent attempt at the rope, he gets hold of the
ball but the momentum pushes it towards the rope, the third umpire takes a
look

10.5

Rogers to de Villiers, no run, gives it a big toss up
and de Villiers decides to stay at the crease and force it back to the
bowler

10.6

Rogers to de Villiers, 1 run, turned towards mid-on

11.1

Haq to de Villiers, no run

11.2

Haq to de Villiers, SIX,
gives it a lot of air, he premeditates the shot by stepping down the pitch
and carting the ball just over wide long-on, flat six

11.3

Haq to de Villiers, 1 run, gets forward and drives to
long-on

11.4

Haq to Gibbs, 1 run, gets on his knee and slogs again
but he finds the fielder

11.5

Haq to de Villiers, 1 run, outside off and he softly
steers him down to backward point

11.6

Haq to Gibbs, 1 run, drops it short and he thumps it ton
deep square-leg

12.1

Watson to Gibbs, 2 runs, gets forward and drives to wide
long-on

12.2

Watson to Gibbs, 1 run, comes round the wicket and drops
it short on seeing Gibbs advance, he adjusts by checking his shot and
dabbing it to third man

12.3

Watson to de Villiers, no run, full on the pads and
clipped to the on side

12.4

Watson to de Villiers, 1 run, makes room and cuts to
point

12.5

Watson to Gibbs, 1 run, drops it short and he pummels it
past square leg, the fielder in the deep manages to intercept it

12.6

Watson to de Villiers, 2 runs, chips it high over
midwicket but it’s a safe shot

Read

Andrew Hughes on how Scotland picked Mrs Doubtfire and not Braveheart as
their model against New Zealand.

13.1

Haq to Gibbs, 2 runs, gets forward and drives to Poonia
at deep cover

13.2

Haq to Gibbs, no run, Haq suddenly stops at the crease,
waits for a second and then rolls his arm over, interesting tactic, the
batsman pushes it to mid-on

13.3

Haq to Gibbs, 1 run

13.4

Haq to de Villiers, 1 run, stops at the crease and de
Villiers thumps a low full toss down to long-off, the ball drops in front of
the fielder

13.5

Haq to Gibbs, 1 run

13.6

Haq to de Villiers, FOUR,
it’s a low full toss and he crashes it past backward point

14.1

Watson to Gibbs, 2 runs, drops it short and he swivels
and pulls to deep midwicket

14.2

Watson to Gibbs, 2 runs, chips down, checks his shot on
seeing the shorter length and pushes it down to sweeper cover

14.3

Watson to Gibbs, OUT,
another wicket falls to the offspinner, he gives it a lot of air and Gibbs
dances down the pitch and fails to get behind the line, easy stumping for
Smith, Watson was bowling round the wicket

st †Smith b Watson 16 (11m 14b 0×4 0×6) SR: 114.28

14.4

Watson to Morkel, 1 run, pushes a full delivery to the
off side

14.5

Watson to de Villiers, 1 run, tucks it close to the pads
to the spaces deep of square leg, Morkel doesn’t want the second

14.6

Watson to Morkel, 1 run, stays at the crease and clips
him to mid-on

15.1

Rogers to Morkel, 1 wide, too wide down the leg side and
he doesn’t offer a shot

15.1

Rogers to Morkel, 2 runs, thumps a short delivery and
Watson at mid-off tries his best to get down and stop it, that hurt his
fingers

15.2

Rogers to Morkel, 1 run, makes room and cuts to sweeper
cover

15.3

Rogers to de Villiers, 2 no balls, it’s a front foot no
ball, nice delivery all the same as the flight foxes the batsman, the ball
clips the pads and goes past the keeper

15.3

Rogers to Morkel, 1 run, Free Hit Fires it flat
and quick and Morkel goes for the slog too early and gets an inside edge to
his pads

15.4

Rogers to de Villiers, FOUR,
all grace, He makes a bit of room and scoops it nonchalantly over extra
cover, he didn’t try to get too much power on the shot

15.5

Rogers to de Villiers, 1 run, comes down the pitch and
clubs a full toss over midwicket

15.6

Rogers to Morkel, SIX,
flighted outside off, he chips down the track and lofts him through the line
over long-off

16.1

Watson to de Villiers, 1 run, squeezes it just wide of
mid-on and risks the single, the throw is just wide of the stumps at the
bowler’s end

16.2

Watson to Morkel, SIX,
take that! He gets on his knee to a flighted delivery and slogs him several
rows back over deep midwicket

16.3

Watson to Morkel, FOUR,
all brute force! He bowls it a bit flatter and quicker bit it doesn’t help
as he gets on his knee and whacks it past wide long-on

16.4

Watson to Morkel, 1 run, makes room and thumps it past
cover

16.5

Watson to de Villiers, SIX,
almost out of here! Takes a pace down the track, bends his knee and carts
him several miles over deep midwicket, the crowd better take cover

16.6

Watson to de Villiers, FOUR,
he bowls it fuller outside off but de Villiers gets a lot of power on the
shot as he squeezes it past backward point and beats sweeper cover

22 off that over!

17.1

Drummond to Morkel, 1 run

17.2

Drummond to de Villiers, SIX,
very costly full toss indeed! Comes close to the waist height and de
Villiers stays at the crease and clubs it over long-on, nice catch by the
spectator

17.3

Drummond to de Villiers, 1 run

17.4

Drummond to Morkel, OUT,
He bowls a low full toss but Morkel fails to get completely underneath it,
the ball spoons off the toe of the bat and lands down long-off’s throat

c Coetzer b Drummond 24 (14m 11b 1×4 2×6) SR: 218.18

17.5

Drummond to de Villiers, 1 run, makes room and squirts a
full delivery down to extra cover

17.6

Drummond to Boucher, 1 run, gets beside the line and
cuts just wide of cover point

SA are close to 200 here

18.1

MacLeod to Boucher, 1 run, full on the blockhole outside
off, he reaches out and squirts it to the off side

18.2

MacLeod to de Villiers, FOUR,
brings up his fifty in style! He drags his back leg across the crease, makes
room and crashes it past the bowler and mid-on

18.3

MacLeod to de Villiers, SIX,
stand and deliver! Gets underneath the bounce and scoops him very elegantly
over his head, long-off had no chance

18.4

MacLeod to de Villiers, 2 runs, mis-hits a pull but the
ball drops in the wide open spaces on the on side

18.5

MacLeod to de Villiers, 2 runs, full outside off and
squeezed past extra cover

18.6

MacLeod to de Villiers, 2 runs, fullish on the pads and
clipped wide of midwicket

19.1

Drummond to Boucher, OUT,
one of the most stunning catches you will ever see! Boucher makes room and
scoops him down to long-on and the ball appeared to be heading over the rope
but Coetzer leapt up, stuck his right hand out and pulled off a stunner
while falling backwards, he lands just before the rope, reminds me of
Vasbert Drakes’ catch in the 2003 World Cup

c Coetzer b Drummond 2 (2m 3b 0×4 0×6) SR: 66.66

19.2

Drummond to de Villiers, 2 runs

19.3

Drummond to de Villiers, SIX,
makes room and scoops a full delivery over long-on, makes batting look so
easy

19.4

Drummond to de Villiers, SIX,
drops it a fraction shorter but it doesn’t help as he gets on top of the
bounce and carts it over deep midwicket

19.5

Drummond to de Villiers, no run, nice yorker, squeezed
back to the bowler

19.6

Drummond to de Villiers, 2 runs, full on middle and leg
and he squeezes it past square leg, risks the second and he makes it before
Smith whips off the bails

This is SA’s highest score in T20 internationals.
They’ve shown why they are one of the favourites here. The late fireworks
from de Villiers, who scored 79 off 34 balls was very entertaining. So too
was Coetzer’s catch at long-on. Join us shortly for the chase.

Scotland walk out. Two slips in place. Here’s Steyn

0.1

Steyn to Hamilton, 1 run, skiddy delivery outside off
and he steers him down to third man

0.2

Steyn to Watson, no run, makes room for a flashy cut but
he withdraws from the shot

0.3

Steyn to Watson, 1 wide, fires it down the leg side and
Boucher does a brilliant job to glove it with one hand

0.3

Steyn to Watson, no run, makes a lot of room again but
Steyn’s pace is a little too quick, another miss outside the off stump

0.4

Steyn to Watson, FOUR,
effortless, Steyn pitches it up on the pads and Watson merely chips it with
minimum effort down to fine leg, the ball just lands in front of the rope

0.5

Steyn to Watson, OUT,
Watson exposes his stumps yet again to probably slam him over the off side
but he’s beaten for pace and the ball clips the top of the middle stump

b Steyn 4 (4m 4b 1×4 0×6) SR: 100.00

0.6

Steyn to Poonia, no run, clips it close to his pads down
to midwicket

Page 2 time. George Binoy

listens in as Sunil Gavaskar reveals why modern commentators talk too
much.

Here’s Wayne Parnell

1.1

Parnell to Hamilton, no run, the ball stops on him a bit
as he taps it to the off side

1.2

Parnell to Hamilton, no run, swivels for the pull a
little too early and the ball catches the toe of the bat and rolls away

1.3

Parnell to Hamilton, FOUR,
takes a pace down the pitch, exposes his stumps and carves him over extra
cover, not the most attractive of shots but still effective

1.4

Parnell to Hamilton, no run, fires it full and he digs
it out to mid-on

1.5

Parnell to Hamilton, OUT,
he mixes the length by dropping it shorter and Hamilton shapes to biff it
over the on side but he tamely mishits it to Duminy at short square-leg,
Hamilton was hurried onto the shot

c Duminy b Parnell 5 (10m 6b 1×4 0×6) SR: 83.33

1.6

Parnell to Coetzer, 1 run, pushed to the leg side and
sets off, they scamper through

2.1

Steyn to Coetzer, no run, tucks it away uneasily off the
front foot to mid-on

2.2

Steyn to Coetzer, 2 runs, OUT, squirts out a fast
yorker past the tiny window past backward point and cover point, the
placement is good but the running is anything but, the fielder at cover
point runs backwards fires the throw to the keeper, the batsmen amble
through for the second run and there’s hesitation for the third

run out 0 (8m 1b 0×4 0×6) SR: 0.00

2.3

Steyn to Smith, OUT,
Scotland are looking really helpless here, Steyn fires a fast yorker on the
legstump and Smith is kind enough to expose it, the death rattle follows and
the leg stump is flattened

b Steyn 0 (1m 1b 0×4 0×6) SR: 0.00

2.4

Steyn to McCallum, no run, he bangs in the bouncer and
McCallum ducks and the ball fizzes past his helmet

2.5

Steyn to McCallum, 1 run, another fast outswinging
yorker and he gets a leading edge to cover

2.6

Steyn to Coetzer, no run

3.1

Parnell to McCallum, no run, gets behind the line and
defends back to the bowler

3.2

Parnell to McCallum, no run

3.3

Parnell to McCallum, no run, kicks up outside off and
beats the batsman

3.4

Parnell to McCallum, no run, pushes a full delivery back
to the bowler

3.5

Parnell to McCallum, no run, nice bouncer, bangs it in
on seeing McCallum come down the pitch and the batsman can only duck under
it

3.6

Parnell to McCallum, 1 run, he chips it tamely just over
the umpire’s head, what was he trying there?

4.1

Steyn to McCallum, 1 run, it’s a hurried single to
mid-off and Morkel’s throw is just wide at the bowler’s end

4.2

Steyn to Coetzer, no run, just gets beside the line and
steers it to the off side

4.3

Steyn to Coetzer, SIX,
terrific shot! Steyn drops it a bit short and Coetzer picks the length
early, swivels and pulls with conviction over square leg, a spectator
fumbles the catch, I told you the bug is spreading fast

Miller: "The guy at midwicket who just dropped that ball
clearly mouthed: "That was my moment. No it wasn’t!"

4.4

Steyn to Coetzer, 1 run, doesn’t quite pick the slower
ball but he goes through with the shot and keeps it along the turf to fine
leg

4.5

Steyn to McCallum, no run, makes room to splice it over
the off side but the ball fizzes past the outside edge

4.6

Steyn to McCallum, FOUR,
he gets adventurous by making room and he carves a pitched up delivery over
backward point

5.1

Kallis to Coetzer, no run, meets the ball right in front
of the stumps and tucks it to mid-on

5.2

Kallis to Coetzer, no run, drops the ball with soft
hands at the crease and doesn’t quite know whether to pinch a single or not

5.3

Kallis to Coetzer, FOUR,
more out of desperation than anything else, he makes room and gets a thick
outside edge to balloon over the vacant second slip region

5.4

Kallis to Coetzer, 1 leg bye, pulls too early and the
ball jabs him on the body and rolls to the on side

5.5

Kallis to McCallum, no run, Appeal! The ball appeared to
deflect off something as he shaped to hook but Asad Rauf was convinced there
was no wood on it, he was right as the ball clipped the shoulder

5.6

Kallis to McCallum, no run, gets beside the line and
taps it to the off side

6.1

Botha to Coetzer, 1 run

6.2

Botha to McCallum, 1 run, gets on his knee and sweeps
him to deep square-leg

6.3

Botha to Coetzer, 1 run, pushes a full delivery straight
to long-off

6.4

Botha to McCallum, no run, forces it hard down the pitch

6.5

Botha to McCallum, OUT,
the stumps are a royal mess! Botha fires it very fast and flat, the ball
lands on the blockhole and McCallum ends up playing all around it and looks
back to see his leg stump splattered a yard or two away and the middle stump
pushed back

b Botha 8 (13m 16b 1×4 0×6) SR: 50.00

Here’s Jan Stander

6.6

Botha to Stander, no run, forces a full delivery
straight to short cover

7.1

van der Merwe to Coetzer, 1 run, bowls it short and gets
turn, he stays back and clubs it to long-on

7.2

van der Merwe to Stander, no run, quicker through the
air and he defends with soft hands

7.3

van der Merwe to Stander, 1 run, gets on his knee and
swipes him behind square to long leg

7.4

van der Merwe to Coetzer, 1 run, steers it wide of short
third man for an easy single

7.5

van der Merwe to Stander, 1 run, gets on his knee for
another hoick but it’s a mis-hit which drops short of deep square-leg

7.6

van der Merwe to Coetzer, 2 runs, makes room and cuts
hard to point and sends a bunch of pigeons scurrying in all directions

Miller: "Not quite sure how a full flock of pigeons
emerged from that shot"

8.1

Botha to Stander, no run, full outside off and driven to
Gibbs at short cover

8.2

Botha to Stander, OUT,
fires it full and quick again and Stander shapes to sweep but fails to make
contact, the straighter delivery hits his back leg on the full and that’s
plumb

lbw b Botha 2 (4m 6b 0×4 0×6) SR: 33.33

Here’s Majid Haq

8.3

Botha to Haq, 1 run, turns it away to the on side

8.4

Botha to Coetzer, no run, pounds it back down the pitch

8.5

Botha to Coetzer, 1 run

8.6

Botha to Haq, 1 run, almost wicket No.7, he chips it in
the air but just gets enough power to beat Botha’s left

9.1

van der Merwe to Haq, 1 run, shuffles and clips him to
the on side

9.2

van der Merwe to Coetzer, 1 run, chips down the track
and drives through the line to long-off

9.3

van der Merwe to Haq, no run, tries to sweep but he
fails to make proper contact as the ball rolls to the on side

9.4

van der Merwe to Haq, 2 runs, the arm ball, he
improvises nicely by dabbing him down to third man

9.5

van der Merwe to Haq, 1 run, steers it wide of cover

9.6

van der Merwe to Coetzer, 1 run, chips down the track
and checks the loft, the ball drops just short of long-off

10.1

Botha to Coetzer, 1 run

10.2

Botha to Haq, no run, gets forward and squeezes it to
the off side

10.3

Botha to Haq, no run, fires in a yorker and he jams it
out to backward point

10.4

Botha to Haq, 1 run, squeezes it into the gap at cover
point

10.5

Botha to Coetzer, 2 runs, comes down the pitch and chips
it just wide of midwicket, looked like another wicket in the making

10.6

Botha to Coetzer, no run, pushes it to the off side

11.1

van der Merwe to Haq, no run, skids through and clips
his pads as he tries to work it away to the on side

11.2

van der Merwe to Haq, no run, pushes it softly to the
covers

11.3

van der Merwe to Haq, 1 run, opens the face and steers
it down to point

11.4

van der Merwe to Coetzer, no run, chips down, checks his
shot and pats it back to the bowler

11.5

van der Merwe to Coetzer, 1 run, comes down the pitch
and lofts towards long-off but the ball dips and lands short of the fielder

11.6

van der Merwe to Haq, 1 run, turns it to square leg

12.1

Botha to Haq, 2 runs, lands on a yorker length and he
squeezes it out to wide long-off

12.2

Botha to Haq, no run, excellent stop by de Villiers at
short mid-off

12.3

Botha to Haq, no run, shapes to drive but gets an inside
edge to the pads

12.4

Botha to Haq, 2 runs, forces it to deep midwicket

12.5

Botha to Haq, 1 run

12.6

Botha to Coetzer, 1 wide, walks right across his stumps
for an ambitious flick but the ball clips Boucher instead

12.6

Botha to Coetzer, 1 run, hoicks him wide of midwicket,
the ball was in the air

13.1

Morkel to Coetzer, SIX,
a little too late in the day, it’s a friendly short delivery by Morkel and
the ball sits up nicely for him to crash it over deep midwicket, the ball
just lands over the rope

13.2

Morkel to Coetzer, 1 run, forces a friendly full toss
down to long-off

13.3

Morkel to Haq, 1 run, gets beside the line and angles it
down to third man

13.4

Morkel to Coetzer, SIX,
Coetzer’s having some fun and why not, he swings at a pitched up delivery on
the pads and sends the ball swirling over long-on

13.5

Morkel to Coetzer, no run, forces it back to the bowler,
not in full control of that

13.6

Morkel to Coetzer, 1 run, slams a low full toss in the
air to long-off

14.1

van der Merwe to Coetzer, OUT,
drops the ball on a good length on seeing the batsman advance, Coetzer makes
room, chips down the track and but doesn’t quite get to the pitch of the
ball and as a result he miscues the loft, van der Merwe sprints to his right
and catches it over his head

c & b van der Merwe 42 (44m 32b 1×4 3×6) SR: 131.25

14.2

van der Merwe to Haq, OUT,
make that two in two, he fires this one full and flat on the stumps and Haq
plays all around it and loses his offstump

b van der Merwe 15 (18m 20b 0×4 0×6) SR: 75.00

We’re witnessing a mauling here at The Oval

14.3

van der Merwe to Rogers, 1 run, clips the hat-trick ball
to square leg for a single

14.4

van der Merwe to Drummond, 1 run, gets a leading edge to
short third man

14.5

van der Merwe to Rogers, no run, just brushes the top of
the pads and rolls away

14.6

van der Merwe to Rogers, no run, exposes his stumps and
goes for an ambitious sweep, he doesn’t make proper contact

15.1

Morkel to Drummond, OUT,
fires it full and wide outside off, he makes a lot of room and drags it back
onto his off stump

b Morkel 1 (6m 2b 0×4 0×6) SR: 50.00

15.2

Morkel to MacLeod, no run, bangs it in short and the
ball really fizzes onto him, he fends it off but the ball drops safely in
front of point

15.3

Morkel to MacLeod, no run, steers it to the off side and
a direct hit from van der Merwe at point causes a minor delay in play as the
third umpire takes a look

15.4

Morkel to MacLeod, OUT,
timber! lands on middle and leg and pretty much goes straight through the
gate, the ball clips the leg stump

b Morkel 0 (4m 3b 0×4 0×6) SR: 0.00

That’s the second-highest margin of victory in Twenty20
history. The first was Sri Lanka’s mauling of Kenya in the World T20 two
years back.

Hamilton: "Definitely a reality check. Yesterday we
competed with a fantastic New Zealand team."

Smith: "Very enjoyable performance. Jacques played
beautifully up front and AB played with good intensity."

AB de Villiers is the Man of the Match.