Gambhir assault not enough for India

by Colin Bryden

CRICKET: JOHANNESBURG, March 31 (AFP) - A blazing innings by India’s Gautam Gambhir could not prevent a South African win in a rain-hit one-off Twenty20 international at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday. Gambhir slammed 49 not out off 28 balls as India raced to 71 for no wicket in 7.5 overs in reply to South Africa’s 219 for four in 20 overs.

But South Africa’s big total meant that India were 11 runs short of the Duckworth/Lewis par score when a thunderstorm broke over the ground.

SCOREBOARD

SOUTH AFRICA
R. Levi c Sharma b I. Pathan		19
J. Kallis c Sharma b Ashwin		61
C. Ingram c Sharma b Raina		78
F. Behardien not out			20
J. Ontong b Raina			22
A. Morkel not out			16
Extras (lb1, w2)			03
Total (4 wkts, 20 overs)	       219

Did not bat: D. Vilas, J. Botha, W. Parnell
	     J. Theron, L. Tsotsobe
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Levi), 2-141 (Kallis)
		 3-168 (Ingram), 4-203 (Ontong)
Bowling: P. Kumar 2-0-22-0 (1w)
	 I. Pathan 4-0-44-1 (1w)
	 V. Kumar 3-0-32-0
	 Ashwin 4-0-33-1
	 Y. Pathan 1-0-9-0
	 Raina 4-0-49-2
	 Sharma  1-0-14-0
	 Kohli 1-0-15-0
	   
INDIA
R. Uthappa not out			18
G. Gambhir not out			49
Extras (lb3, w1)			04
Total (0 wkts, 7.5 overs)		71

Did not bat: V. Kohli, R. Sharma, S. Raina
	     Y. Pathan, M. Dhoni, R. Ashwin
	     I. Pathan, V. Kumar, P. Kumar
Bowling: Tsotsobe 3-0-15-0 (1w)
	 Morkel 1-0-16-0
	 Theron 1-0-13-0
	 Parnell 1.5-0-14-0
	 Botha 1-0-10-0
   
Result: South Africa won by 11 runs (Duckworth/Lewis method)