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South Africa post imposing 365 for two in final ODI
S S Ramaswamy
Ahmedabad, Feb 27 (PTI) Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers
struck belligerent unbeaten centuries to power South Africa to
an imposing score of 365 for two in the inconsequential third
and final One-Day International against India in India's
western city Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Kallis slammed unbeaten 104 in 94 balls with three sixes
and five fours while de Villiers (102), who scored his second
ton on the trot in the series, carted the bowlers for three
sixes and eleven fours in his 59-ball innings.
The duo's 173-run partnership came in only 103 balls as
the inexperienced Indian attack was exposed thoroughly on the
feather-bed of a pitch at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera.
Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers once again
with figures of 1 for 53 while Pathan (1/66) was expensive.
South Africa, playing for pride in the third ODI after
having conceded a 2-0 lead to India, were given a rock-solid
start by openers Loots Bosman (68 off 103) and Hashim Amla
(87 off 46) who put on 113 runs after electing to bat first.
Bosman slammed four sixes and seven fours during his
knock while Amla's innings was studded eight fours.
Amla and Bosman commenced the South Africa innings on a
brisk note against a virtual second-string pace attack without
both Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra, who were rested.
Amla, who had an outstanding Test series and was asked to
stay back for the ODIs after regular skipper Graeme Smith flew
back home with a finger injury, was the more dominant partner
initially before Bosman took over.
Amla greeted debutant Abhimanyu Mithun to international
cricket by spanking the Karntaka youngster for successive
fours in his opening over.
Bosman, caught off a no-ball by Yusuf Pathan at short
mid-wicket off S Sreesanth, pulled a long hop from the bowler
for the first six of the innings and then swept him for a four
to force the Kerala bowler off the firing line after an
expensive five-over spell for 32 runs.
He then stepped out to Yusuf Pathan in the latter's first
over to loft the off spinner for a six over long off and
complete his half century in 36 balls.
Bosman innings came to an end when he tried to clear
Pathan only to find Jadeja at at long off.
Amla, who duly reached his half-ton in 58 balls with six
fours, and captain Jacques Kallis then consolidated the
innings with a partnership of 79 runs in 17.1 overs.
The second wicket stand was broken Amla top-edged a
slog-sweep to debutant Murali Vijay off Jadeja at deep square
leg.
A B de Villiers, who came into the tie with a century in
his previous innings in Gwalior, put on the belligerent
partnership with Kallis to give further impetus.
In the 40th over the elegant right-hander drove and
pulled Sreesanth, back for his second spell, for three fours
to set the tone for the final assault which produced 122 runs
in the last ten overs.
The three speedsters leaked 205 runs, with Sreesanth
conceding as many as 83 runs and ending wicket-less. PTI SSR
PRS
Ahmedabad, Feb 27 (PTI) Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers
struck belligerent unbeaten centuries to power South Africa to
an imposing score of 365 for two in the inconsequential third
and final One-Day International against India in India's
western city Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Kallis slammed unbeaten 104 in 94 balls with three sixes
and five fours while de Villiers (102), who scored his second
ton on the trot in the series, carted the bowlers for three
sixes and eleven fours in his 59-ball innings.
The duo's 173-run partnership came in only 103 balls as
the inexperienced Indian attack was exposed thoroughly on the
feather-bed of a pitch at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera.
Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers once again
with figures of 1 for 53 while Pathan (1/66) was expensive.
South Africa, playing for pride in the third ODI after
having conceded a 2-0 lead to India, were given a rock-solid
start by openers Loots Bosman (68 off 103) and Hashim Amla
(87 off 46) who put on 113 runs after electing to bat first.
Bosman slammed four sixes and seven fours during his
knock while Amla's innings was studded eight fours.
Amla and Bosman commenced the South Africa innings on a
brisk note against a virtual second-string pace attack without
both Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra, who were rested.
Amla, who had an outstanding Test series and was asked to
stay back for the ODIs after regular skipper Graeme Smith flew
back home with a finger injury, was the more dominant partner
initially before Bosman took over.
Amla greeted debutant Abhimanyu Mithun to international
cricket by spanking the Karntaka youngster for successive
fours in his opening over.
Bosman, caught off a no-ball by Yusuf Pathan at short
mid-wicket off S Sreesanth, pulled a long hop from the bowler
for the first six of the innings and then swept him for a four
to force the Kerala bowler off the firing line after an
expensive five-over spell for 32 runs.
He then stepped out to Yusuf Pathan in the latter's first
over to loft the off spinner for a six over long off and
complete his half century in 36 balls.
Bosman innings came to an end when he tried to clear
Pathan only to find Jadeja at at long off.
Amla, who duly reached his half-ton in 58 balls with six
fours, and captain Jacques Kallis then consolidated the
innings with a partnership of 79 runs in 17.1 overs.
The second wicket stand was broken Amla top-edged a
slog-sweep to debutant Murali Vijay off Jadeja at deep square
leg.
A B de Villiers, who came into the tie with a century in
his previous innings in Gwalior, put on the belligerent
partnership with Kallis to give further impetus.
In the 40th over the elegant right-hander drove and
pulled Sreesanth, back for his second spell, for three fours
to set the tone for the final assault which produced 122 runs
in the last ten overs.
The three speedsters leaked 205 runs, with Sreesanth
conceding as many as 83 runs and ending wicket-less. PTI SSR
PRS
