Bangladesh vs England 2011 Cricket World Cup Photos - Dale Steyn is Man of Match

South Africa clinch a thriller by 3 wickets with 2 balls remaining and moves to 3rd place while India stays on top with 7 points, Dale Steyn got Man of the Match for his 5 wickets.

IND v SAF 2011 CWC 29th Match Result - South Africa beat India by 3 wickets in a thriller

In a high profile 29th match between the two title contenders of 2011 Cricket World Cup, South Africa beat India by 3 wickets with 2 balls remaining in a high scoring thriller on Saturday, 12th March, 2011 at the packed stadium in Nagpur.

India got a great start by Sehwag 73 off 66 balls and Tendulkar, put 142 runs in 17.4 overs and were 267/1 in 39.4 overs as Tendulkar hit his 2nd century of this WC, and 99th international ton with 111 runs off 101 balls with 8 fours and 3 sixes and put 125 runs for the 2nd wicket with Gambhir 69 runs but lost last 9 wickets in just 29 runs, India were looking for 350+ runs at one stage but all out on just 296 runs in 48.4 overs as Steyn took 5 wickets.

South Africa started cautiously after early loss of Smith by Zaheer as Amla 61 and Kallis 69 runs put 80 runs in 20 overs for the 2nd wicket. de Villiers 52 runs hit 52 runs in the batting power play and brought back South Africa in the match. In the end Fu Plessis 25 and Petersen who hit 18 runs off 7 balls including 16 runs in the last 4 balls off Nehra to clinch a thriller.

Match Summary:

India - 296 all out in 48.4 overs (Tendulkar 111, Sehwag 73, Gambhir 69, Steyn 5-50)

South Africa - 300/7 in 49.4 overs (Kallis 69, Amla 61, deVilliers 52, Harbhajan 3-53)

Toss - India won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Man of the Match - Dale Steyn (South Africa)

Result - South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Points - South Africa 2, India 0

South Africa beat host India by an inning and 6 runs on the 4th day of 1st test match at Nagpur. Dale Steyn took 10 wickets in the match while Hashim Aamla got man of the match for his 253 not out in 1st inning.

Ind vs SA 1st Test Result - SA won by an Inning and 6 runs, Hashim Aamla Man of the Match

Test no.2 team South Africa beat no.1 test team India by an inning and 6 runs and move one step closer for top spot on Tuesday, 9th February, 2010 at Nagpur. South Africa now leading the 2 match series by 1-0.

India started the day with 66/2 with Tendulkar on 15 and Vijay on 15, trailing by 257 runs. India lost Vijaya nd Badrinath before lunch but Tendulkar and Dhoni 70 runs in 26 runs as Tendulkar completed his 46th century. Zaheer, Harbhajan and saha made some quick runs to avoid inning defeat but felt short by 6 runs.

Dale Steyn bowled beautifully in this match and took 10 wickets in the match. Hashim Aamla got man of the Match for his unbeaten 253 runs in first inning.

Match Summary:

South Africa 1st Inning - 558/6 dec. in 176 overs (Amla 253*, Kallis 173, de Villiers 53, Zaheer 3-96)

India 1st Inning - 233 all out in 64.4 overs (Sehwag 109, Badrinath 56, Steyn 7-51)

India 2nd Inning - 319 all out in 107.1 overs (Tendulkar 100, Steyn 3-57, Harris 3-76)

Toss - South Africa who chose to bat first.

Man of the Match - HashimAamla (South Africa)

Result - South Africa won by an innings and 6 runs

Series - South Africa led the 2-match series 1-0.