South Africa vs West Indies Cricket Series 2007-08
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West Indies will play 5 ODIs & 2 T20s, followed by 3 test matches during the South Africa tour starting December 16 2007.
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Cricket Matches Schedule
- Sun 16, December 2007: 1st T20 - South Africa vs West Indies at Port Elizabeth
- Wed 26 - Sun 30, December 2007: 1st Test - South Africa vs West Indies at Port Elizabeth
- Wed 2 - Sun 6, January 2008: 2nd Test - South Africa vs West Indies at Cape Town
- Thu 10 - Mon 14, January 2008: 3rd Test - South Africa vs West Indies at Durban
- Fri 18, January 2008: 2nd T20 - South Africa vs West Indies at Johannesburg
- Sun 20, January 2008: 1st ODI - South Africa vs West Indies at Centurion
- Fri 25, January 2008: 2nd ODI - South Africa vs West Indies at Cape Town
- Sun 27, January 2008: 3rd ODI - South Africa vs West Indies at Port Elizabeth
- Fri 01, February 2008: 4th ODI - South Africa vs West Indies at Durban
- Sun 03, February 2008: 5th ODI - South Africa vs West Indies at Johannesburg
South Africa vs West Indies Cricket Series 2008
South Africa vs West Indies 1st ODI at Centurion
Duminy steers South Africa to victory
Jan 20, 2008
Jean-Paul Duminy made a composed half-century to take South Africa to a six-wicket win in the first one-day international against the West Indies at Centurion Park Sunday.
The left-handed Duminy made a career-best unbeaten 79 as South Africa overhauled a West Indian total of 175 with two overs to spare in a match reduced by rain to 36 overs a side. Duminy, 23, came in after South Africa lost their first two wickets for four runs. He shared stands of 55 for the third wicket with Jacques Kallis, 59 for the fourth with Justin Ontong and an unbeaten 58 for the fifth wicket with Mark Boucher. The Duminy-Ontong stand was crucial as the two inexperienced batsmen came together when rain was falling and South Africa were behind according to the Duckworth/Lewis method.
After starting with a wide, he dismissed Ontong for 23 with a spectacular catch off his own bowling, racing down the pitch and diving full length after the ball looped up off the splice of the bat. The West Indies were floundering at 81 for six after being sent in to bat in seam-friendly conditions. They achieved a competitive total through a 69-run seventh wicket stand between Runako Morton (41) and Darren Sammy (51), the last recognised batsmen in their side.
Sammy reached a maiden international half-century with a flurry of hitting, which featured three sixes, two of which came off successive balls from Albie Morkel in the penultimate over. Sammy was dropped at long-on by substitute fielder Johan Botha off Morkel when he was on 23 and should have been run out on 49 by a flick onto the stumps by Boucher when he was casual about making his ground. Umpire Rudi Koerten did not call for a decision by the television umpire but a replay showed his foot was in the air.
South African captain Graeme Smith had no hesitation in sending the West Indies in when it was decided that play would start three-and-a-quarter hours late. The bowlers dominated on a lively pitch until Morton and Sammy effected their team's revival. Fast bowler Dale Steyn took two for 24 and Andre Nel two for 36.
Shaun Pollock, playing in his final series after announcing his retirement from international cricket, took one for 19 with an immaculate spell with the new ball and contributed to two run-outs with accurate throws from the deep.
SA vs WI, 1st ODI, Centurion: South Africa 176-4 (34 overs) beat West Indies 175 (35.5 overs) by six wickets
South Africa vs West Indies Cricket Series 2008
South Africa vs West Indies 1st ODI at Centurion
Scores
South Africa won the toss and decided to field
175 all out (35.5 overs)
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176 for 4 (34.0 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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DS Smith | c Smith | b Steyn | 5 |
18 | 0 | 0 |
Parchment | lbw | b Pollock | 19 |
25 | 3 | 0 |
Samuels | b Nel | 11 |
18 | 1 | 0 | |
Chanderpaul | c de Villiers | b Nel | 17 |
34 | 3 | 0 |
Morton | run out | 41 |
50 | 2 | 0 | |
Bravo | c Boucher | b Langeveldt | 2 |
5 | 0 | 0 |
Ramdin | c Boucher | b A Morkel | 3 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
Sammy | run out | 51 |
51 | 1 | 3 | |
Rampaul | run out | 2 |
5 | 0 | 0 | |
Powell | b Steyn | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
Edwards | not out | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | |
Extras | 1nb 7w 1b 15lb | 24 | ||||
Total | all out | 175 | (35.5 ovs) |
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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Smith | b Powell | 1 |
3 | 0 | 0 | |
de Villiers | c Samuels | b Edwards | 2 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
Kallis | c Ramdin | b Rampaul | 24 |
43 | 3 | 0 |
Duminy | not out | 79 |
88 | 9 | 1 | |
Ontong | c and b | Bravo | 23 |
28 | 1 | 0 |
Boucher | not out | 26 |
35 | 2 | 0 | |
Extras | 2nb 9w 4b 6lb | 21 | ||||
Total | for 4 | 176 | (34.0 ovs) |
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Umpires: D J Harper, R E Koertzen
South Africa: Smith, de Villiers, Kallis, Duminy, Ontong, Pollock, Boucher, A Morkel, Nel, Steyn, Langeveldt
West Indies: DS Smith, Parchment, Samuels, Chanderpaul, Morton, Ramdin, Bravo, Sammy, Rampaul, Powell, Edwards
South Africa vs Australia Cricket Series 2009
Cricket series schedule
- Thu 26, Feb - Mon 2, March 2009: South Africa v Australia 1st Test at Johannesburg
- Fri 6 - Tue 10, March 2009: South Africa v Australia 2nd Test at Durban
- Thu 19 - Mon 23, March 2009: South Africa v Australia 3rd Test Cape Town
- Fri 27, March 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 1st T20 at Johannesburg
- Sun 29, March 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 2nd T20 at Centurion
- Fri 3, April 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 1st ODI Durban
- Sun 5, April 2009: South Africa v Australia 2nd ODI Centurion
- Thu 9, April 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 3rd ODI at Cape Town
- Mon 13, April 2009: South Africa v Australia 4th ODI at Port Elizabeth
- Fri 17, April 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 5th ODI at Johannesburg