South Africa see off Windies
LONDON: Sunday, (AFP) - South Africa maintained their unbeaten record
at the World Twenty20 with a 20-run Super Eights win over the West
Indies at the Oval here on Saturday.
West Indies, chasing 184 to win, were given hope by Lendl Simmons's
brilliant innings of 77, which came off just 50 balls with a six and 12
fours.
But when he holed out to left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe his
side were 133 for five off the last ball of the 16th over.
And next ball the game was all but up when fast bowler Dale Steyn
removed Ramnaresh Sarwan.
Teenage left-arm quick Wayne Parnell took four wickets for 13 runs,
including two in four balls to remove openers Andre Fletcher and Chris
Gayle.
South Africa were on course for a huge total while Herschelle Gibbs
(55) and all-rounder Jacques Kallis (45) and Gibbs were at the crease.
But they lost five wickets for 34 runs in 25 balls on a typically good
Oval batting pitch, accompanied by a fast outfield, to finish on 183 for
seven.
Fast bowler Jerome Taylor, whose second over cost 16 runs, fought
back well to finish with three wickets for 30 runs in his maximum four
overs. Parnell's early double strike left the West Indies 13 for two but
Simmons counter-attacked with three fours off Kallis.
Dwayne Bravo, whose unbeaten 66 at Lord's on Friday led the West
Indies to a seven-wicket win over defending champions India, could only
manage 19 before he holed out against van der Merwe.
But two more superb boundaries from Simmons against off-spinner Johan
Botha kept the West Indies on course.
However, occasional spinner Jean-Paul Duminy struck second ball to
have Shivnarine Chanderpaul caught and bowled cheaply to leave the West
Indies 91 for four in the 12th over and they struggled to recover.
SOUTH AFRICA
G. Smith c Fletcher b Benn 31
J. Kallis c Pollard b Simmons 45
H. Gibbs c Taylor b Pollard 55
AB de Villiers c Gayle b Taylor 17
A. Morkel b Taylor 10
M. Boucher not out 17
JP Duminy c Sarwan b Edwards 00
R. van der Merwe c Ramdin b Taylor 01
J. Botha not out 04
Extras (lb1, w2) 03
TOTAL (7 wkts, 20 overs) 183
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-54 (Smith), 2-105 (Kallis), 3-136 (Gibbs), 4-155 (de
Villiers), 5-159 (Morkle), 6-163 (Duminy), 7-166 (van der Merwe).
BOWLING: Taylor 4-0-30-3; Edwards 4-0-34-1 (2w); Bravo 2-0-24-0; Benn
4-0-36-1; Pollard 3-0-29-1; Gayle 1-0-7-0; Simmons 2-0-22-1.
WEST INDIES
C. Gayle c Botha b Parnell 05
A. Fletcher b Parnell 00
L. Simmons c de Villiers b van der Merwe 77
D. Bravo c Steyn b van der Merwe 19
S. Chanderpaul c and b Duminy 08
R. Sarwan c Botha b Steyn 08
K. Pollard c Smith b Pollard 06
D. Ramdin b Steyn 08
J. Taylor b Parnell 00
S. Benn not out 13
F. Edwards not out 02
Extras (b1, lb9, w6, nb1) 17
TOTAL (9 wkts, 20 overs) 163
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-4 (Fletcher), 2-13 (Gayle), 3-70 (Bravo), 4-91 (Chanderpaul),
5-133 (Simmons), 6-133 (Sarwan), 7-142 (Pollard), 8-143 (Taylor), 9-159
(Ramdin).
BOWLING: Steyn 4-0-30-2; Parnell 4-0-13-4; Kallis 2-0-23-0; Morkel
2-0-21-0 (1nb, 1w) Botha 2-0-20-0; van der Merwe 4-0-30-2 (5w); Duminy
2-0-16-1. |
