SPORT LD SA 2

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (9) hit a towering six over long-on
in the third ball he faced but a brilliant catch by Mark
Boucher off Dale Steyn in the next over cut short his innings.

Steyn struck again, removing Kohli in the last ball of
the same over as India were looking down the barrel at 157 for
five in 28 overs.
Needing 201 runs from 21 overs, Raina, Yusuf Pathan (5)
and Ravindra Jadeja (36) threw their bat at everything. Even
debutante Abhimanyu Mithun (24) provided some fireworks,
hitting consecutive sixes of Johan Botha in the 41st over but
it was too little too late in the end.
Earlier, Kallis and de Villiers forged a 173-run stand 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.
Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers once again with
figures of one 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. (MORE) PTI
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