Twenty20 World Championship 2007
South Africa vs West Indies
SA vs WI, Group A: South Africa beat West Indies by 8 wickets
Sep 11, 2007
South Africa won the first Twenty20 World Cup match against West Indies by 8 wickets at the New Wanderers Stadium on Tuesday. South Africa won the match with some heroic performances by their top order a poor show on the field by West Indies.
West Indies literally gave the match away by bowling and fielding poorly in the match. Gibbs took full advantage of the situation and made things easier for his team. He hammered his second international Twenty20 fifty. His fifty came in 38 balls.
South Africa started off slowly but steadily to chase the Gayle led 205 run target. South African captain Graeme Smith departed after making 28 off 21 balls.
South Africa were on 51 runs at the end of five overs with Gibbs on 19 and Smith on 24.
AB de Villiers got out for 21 runs off just 9 balls. He was caught by wicketkeeper Ramdin while trying to hit a six.
Earlier, West Indies rode to a total of 205 runs in 20 overs in the first match of the Twenty20 World Cup against South Africa. Chris Gayle became the highest run getter with a score of 117 runs off just 57 balls.
Put in to bat first by South African captain Graeme Smith , West Indies got straight into the groove by smashing South African bowlers everywhere on the ground.
ICC Twenty20 World Cup, SA vs WI, Group A: South Africa 208-2 (17.4 overs) beat West Indies 205-6 by 8 wickets
SA vs WI, Group A: South Africa meet West Indies in ICC World Twenty20 opener
Sep 11, 2007
Hosts South Africa meet the West Indies in the opening match of the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 on Tuesday in Johannesburg.
Both teams are clubbed with minnows Bangladesh in Group A, with only two being able to proceed to the next stage.
South Africa have made a late chance to their squad drafting in Andre Nel for the injured Loots Bosman.
The West Indies too have had injury worries over Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo, but both are expected to be fit for the opener.
South Africa (from): Graeme Smith (capt), Mark Boucher (wkt), Gulam Bodi, A B de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Justin Kemp, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Vernon Philander, Shaun Pollock, Thandi Tshabalala, Johan van der Wath.
West Indies (from): Ramnaresh Sarwan (capt), Denesh Ramdin (wkt), Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Pedro Collins, Narsingh Deonarine, Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle, Runako Morton, Daren Powell, Ravi Rampaul, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Smith, Devon Smith.
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Twenty20 World Championship 2007
South Africa vs West Indies
Scorecard
South Africa won the toss and decided to field
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205 for 6 (20.0 overs)
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208 for 2 (17.4 overs)
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West Indies Innings - Close
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Gayle |
c Boucher |
b van der Wath |
117 |
57 |
7 |
10 |
| Smith |
c Boucher |
b Philander |
35 |
34 |
3 |
0 |
| Samuels |
c de Villiers |
b Pollock |
6 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Chanderpaul |
c Boucher |
b van der Wath |
11 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
| Smith |
c Gibbs |
b M Morkel |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Sarwan |
c de Villiers |
b Philander |
12 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
| Ramdin |
not out |
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6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| Bravo |
not out |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
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1nb 12w 4lb |
17 |
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| Total |
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for 6 |
205 |
(20.0 ovs) |
Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| Pollock |
4.0 |
0 |
52 |
1 |
| Ntini |
2.0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
| van der Wath |
4.0 |
0 |
33 |
2 |
| M Morkel |
4.0 |
0 |
30 |
1 |
| Philander |
4.0 |
0 |
35 |
2 |
| A Morkel |
1.0 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
| Smith |
1.0 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
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Fall of wicket |
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| 145 |
Smith |
| 152 |
Samuels |
| 178 |
Gayle |
| 182 |
Smith |
| 188 |
Chanderpaul |
| 204 |
Sarwan |
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South Africa Innings - Close
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Smith |
c Gayle |
b Rampaul |
28 |
21 |
4 |
1 |
| Gibbs |
not out |
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90 |
55 |
14 |
2 |
| de Villiers |
c Ramdin |
b Edwards |
16 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
| Kemp |
not out |
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46 |
22 |
5 |
2 |
| Extras |
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1nb 23w 4lb |
28 |
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| Total |
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for 2 |
208 |
(17.4 ovs) |
Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| Powell |
4.0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
| Rampaul |
4.0 |
0 |
52 |
1 |
| Smith |
2.0 |
0 |
37 |
0 |
| Edwards |
3.0 |
0 |
21 |
1 |
| Bravo |
2.4 |
0 |
39 |
0 |
| Samuels |
2.0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
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Fall of wicket |
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| 54 |
Smith |
| 88 |
de Villiers |
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Umpires: M R Benson, D J Harper
South Africa: Smith, Gibbs, de Villiers, Boucher, Kemp, Pollock, A Morkel, van der Wath, Philander, Ntini, M Morkel
West Indies: Gayle, Smith, Chanderpaul, Samuels, Sarwan, Bravo, Ramdin, Smith, Powell, Rampaul, Edwards
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