India vs South Africa 5th ODI Photos, Images - Amla Man of the Match, Morne Morkel Man of the Series

South Africa won the 5 match ODI series by 3-2 coming from behind as they won the 5th and final one day by 33 runs in a thrilling inning by Yususf Pathan who hit 70 balls 105 runs only to be on the losing side before Amla hit 116 not out runs and got Man of the Match while Morne Morkel got Man of the Series for his 12 wickets in 5 matches.

IND v SAF 5th ODI Result - South Africa won by 33 runs after Yusuf's 70 balls 105 runs, SAF won Series by 3-2

South Africa outperformed India in a thrilling 5th and final one day, won by 33 runs (D/L) and won the series by 3-2 in a day game on Sunday, 23rd January, 2011 at Centurion. SAF made 250/9 in a rain hit 46 over match and IND managed 234 all out in 40.2 chasing a target of 268 runs in 46 overs.

South Africa once again lost Smith early but Amla and van Wyk (56 runs) put 97 runs for the 2nd wicket and they were 226/3 after 42 overs when rain stops play and match reduced to 46 overs as they lost 6 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs, but Hashim Amla hit brilliant unbeaten century with 116 runs off 132 balls with 9 fours.

India chasing a revised target of 268 runs in 46 runs struggled from start and soon reduced to 98/7 after 19 overs, but wait match is not overs as Yusuf Pathan was there and he then played brutal inning of 105 runs off just 70 balls with 8 fours and 8 sixes and before he out India needed just 50 runs off 68 balls but after that match was over as Morne Morkel took 4 wickets.

Hashim Amla got Man of the Match for his 116 not out runs while Morne Morkel got Man of the Seres for his 12 wickets at an average of 11.41

Match Summary:

South Africa - 250/9 in 46 overs (Amla 116*, van Wyk 56, Duminy 35, Patel 3-50)

India - 234 all out in 40.2 overs (Yusuf 105, 2-25)

Toss - India, who chose to bow first.

Man of the Match - Hashim Amla (South Africa)

Man of the Series - Morne Morkel (South Africa)

Result - South Africa won by 33 runs (D/L method)

Series - South Africa won the 5 match series by 3-2

India vs South Africa Fifth One Day Live Score Card at Centurion - INd v SAF 5th & Final ODI Live Commentary

Watch and enjoy the live scorecard with ball by ball commentary of the fifth and final one day match between India and South Africa on Sunday, 23rd January, 2011 at Centurion, in a day game will start from 1.30 PM IST.

India vs South Africa 5th ODI Live Score with ball by ball Commentary:

IND vs SAF 5th ODI Preview at Centurion - India v South Africa Fifth & Final One Day Teams

Two top teams India and host South Africa will now meet in the series decider 5th and final ODI on Sunday, 23rd January, 2011 at SuperSport Park, Centurion in a day game and timing will be 08:00 GMT, 10:00 local, 13:30 IST 5 match seeries currently level at 2-2 ater 4 matches.

India is struggling with their openers as part time openers are not clicking as they were giving slow start and then the pressure shown on middle and lower orders. Virat Kohli played well inthe last game as Yusu played match winning knock in the 3rd match and now they need support rom Yuvraj, Raina and Dhoni or the historic win.

South Africa will be on high after convincing series leveling win and good thing for them is that JP Duminy s back in form with consistent good show with the lower order. Imran Tahir may not a get chance as they don't want him to expose before World Cup.


India playing 11 for 5th ODI at Centurion:

M Vija/Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra

South Africa playing 11 for 5th ODI at Centurion:

Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Colin Ingram, AB de Villiers (wk), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Johan Botha, Dale Steyn, Wayne Parnell, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Morne Morkel

India vs South Africa 4th One Day Photos, Images - JP Duminy is Man of the Match

JP Duminy played a brilliant inning of unbeaten 71 runs off 72 runs under pressure and helps South Africa won by 48 runs (D/L)and level the series by 2-2 as 5th and final ODI will be a decider on Sunday, 23rd January, 2011.

IND v SA 4th ODI Result - Duminy helps South Africa won by 48 runs in a rain hit match, Series level 2-2

South Africa bounced back strongly after two lost and won the 4th one day by 48 runs in the rain inturrepted match to level the 5 match series 2-2, on Friday, 21st January, 2011 at Port Elizabeth. SAF made 265/7 in 50 overs and IND were 142/6 in 32.5 overs when rain stops play.

South Africa got a good start by Amla's 64 runs but then they reduced to 118/5 in 23 overs as Yuvraj took 3 wickets but JP Duminy hit unbeaten 71 runs off 72 balls to set a tough total of 265 on a slow track well supported by Botha, who made 44 runs. India then again got a poor start and soon reduced to 49/3 but Kohli fought hard with unbeaten 87 runs but didn't get any support from other end they were 142/6 when rain stops play well behind 48 runs as per D/L method. JP Duminy got Man of the Match for his 71 runs.

Match Summary:

South Africa - 265/7 in 50 overs (Duminy 71*, Amla 64, Botha 44, Yuvraj 3-34)

India - 142/6 in 32.5 overs (Kohli 87*, Tsotsobe 2-25)

Toss - South Africa, who chose to bat first.

Man of the Match - JP Duminy (South Africa)

Result - South Africa won by 48 runs (D/L method)

Series - 5 match series level by 2-2

India vs South Africa Fourth One Day Live Score Card at Port Elizabeth - INd v SAF 4th ODI Live Commentary

Watch and enjoy the live scorecard with ball by ball commentary of the fourth one day match between India and South Africa on Friday, 18th January, 2011 at Port Elizabeth, in a day-night game will start from 6.00 PM IST.

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IND vs SAF 4th ODI Preview at Port Elizabeth - India v South Africa Fourth One Day Teams

After two thrilling nail biting matches host South Africa and India are ready to meet again in the fourth one day international on Friday, 21st January, 2011 at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth in a day/night game starting from and timing will be 12:30 GMT, 14:30 local, 18:00 IST. India leading the 5 match series by 2-1.

India has never won the ODI series in South Africa and now they have a good chance for historic series win. M Vijay is totally out of form but India don't have any other option but Dhoni has given enough chance to his Chennai Kings mate. Yusuf Pathan will be vital again in finishing the game while bowlers are doing decent job.

South African middle lower order collapsed two times in a row and this has been big concern for them but good thing is that JP Duminy played 2 brilliant knocks and Faf du Plessis played confidently in his debut match. Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn bowling well but they were unable to finish.

India playing 11 for 4th ODI at Port Elizabeth:

M Vija/Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra

South Africa playing 11 for 4th ODI at Port Elizabeth:

Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Colin Ingram, AB de Villiers (wk), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Johan Botha, Dale Steyn, Wayne Parnell, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Morne Morkel

India vs South Africa 3rd One Day Photos, Images - Yusuf Pathan is Man of the Match

Man of the Match Yusuf Pathan hit 50 balls 59 runs with 5 fours and 3 sixes and Harbhajan Singh made unbeaten 23 runs with 2 sixes helps India win another thriller by 2 wickets and takes 2-1 lead in 5 match series.

IND v SAF 3rd ODI Result - Yusuf & Harbhajan stars in a thrilling 2 wicket win

In an another low scoring thriller, India beat host South Africa by 2 wickets with 10 balls remaining in the third one day and takes 2-1 lead in the match series on Tuesday, 18th January, 2011 at Cape Town. SA all out on 220 runs in 49.2 overs and IND made 223/8 in 48.2 overs.

South Africa batting first started well but reduced to 90/4 and then Duminy and debutant Faf du Plessis put 110 runs for the 5th wicket scored 52 runs and 60 runs respectively but all out in the next 20 runs as Zhaeer Khan took 3 wickets.

India then started slowly but struggling at 93/5 and then Raina (37) and Yusuf Pathan who hit 3 sixes in Botha's over made 59 runs off 50 balls put 75 runs but both out in quick succession, but Harbhajan made unbeaten 23 runs off 25 balls with 2 sixes to secure a nail-biting 2 wickets win.

Match Summary:

South Africa - 220 all out in 49.2 overs (du Plessis 60, Duminy 52, Zaheer 3-43, Harbhajan 2-23)

India - 223/8 in 48.2 overs (Yusuf 59, Harbhajan23*, Morkel 3-28, Steyn 2-31)

Toss - South Africa, who chose to bat first.

Man of the Match - Yusuf Patahn (India)

Result - India won by 2 wickets

Series - India led the 5 match series by 2-1

India vs South Africa Third One Day Live Score Card at Cape Town - INd v SAF 3rd ODI Live Commentary

Watch and enjoy the live scorecard with ball by ball commentary of the third one day match between India and South Africa on Tuesday, 18th January, 2011 at Cape Town, in a day-night game will start from 6.00 PM IST.

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IND vs SAF 3rd ODI Preview at Cape Town - India v South Africa Third One Day Teams

Tough fight between top two teams host South Africa and India continues when they meet for the third one day on Tuesday, 18th January, 2011 at Newlands, Cape Town in a day/nigh game and timing will be 12:30 GMT, 14:30 local, 18:00 IST. 5 match series is currently level at 1-1.

India defended a low total in the last match to level the series in a thriller but they will be now without their most experienced player Sachin Tendulkar, who returns home due to injury, so Kohli will open the inning with out of form M Vijay while Yusuf Pathan will get a chance to play his first game of the series. Munaf Patel did well in the last game and need more support from others.

Lower order collapse in the last match is a concern for South Africa and in the absance of Kallis, de Villiers and Duminy should take extra responsibility. Faf du Plessis may get a chance due to his ability to bat also.

India playing 11 for 3rd ODI at Cape Town:

M Vija, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra

South Africa playing 11 for 3rd ODI at Cape Town:

Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Colin Ingram, AB de Villiers (wk), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis/Robin Petersen, David Miller, Johan Botha, Dale Steyn, Wayne Parnell/Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Morne Morkel

India vs South Africa 2nd One Day Photos, Images, Munaf Patel - Man of the Match

Man of the Match Munaf Patel got 4 wickets including last 2 wickets in an over to give India a thrilling in 1 run win and helps them to level the series 1-1.