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 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.

India vs New Zealand 4th One Day Photos, Images - Yusuf Pathan is Man of the Match

Yusuf Pathan hit his career turning inning with an unbeaten maiden ODI century with 123 not out off 96 balls with 7 fours and 7 sixes and turned a dead rubber match into a thriller and set a 5 wicket win and helps India to take 4-0 lead in 5 match series. He also took 3 wickets and probably end India's search for an all rounder for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

IND v NZL 4th ODI Result - Yusuf Pathan's 96 balls 123 runs set a 5 wicket win in a thriller

India successfully chased the highest score of the series 315 runs thanks to Yusuf Pathan's 96 balls 123 not out runs and set a 5 wicket win with 7 balls remaining and extend their lead to 4-0 in a rain inturrepted game on Tuesday, 7th December, 2010 at Bangalore. NZL made 315/7 in 50 overs and IND made 321/5 in 48.5 overs


New Zealand got their best opening stand of the series 62 runs in 8 overs and then converted it to highest score of the series with a total of 315/7 thanks to Franklin's unbeaten 98 runs off just 69 balls with 12 fours and 3 sixes with contributions from McCullum 42, Taylor 44 and Styris 46 runs as Pathan took 3 wickets.

India also got a good start by Parhive Patel's 53 runs but lost quick wickets and struggling at 108/4 but Yusuf Pathan first put 80 runs with Rohit Sharma 44 and then put unbeaten 133 runs in 16 overs with Saurabh Tiwary 37* to set an easy 5 wicket win with 7 balls remaining. Yusuf Pathan hit unbeaten 123 runs off 96 balls with 7 fours and 7 sixes.

Match Summary:

New Zealand - 315/7 in 50 overs (Franklin 98*, Styris 46, Pathan 3-49)

India - 321/5 in 48.5 overs (Yusuf 126*, Partive 53, Rohit 44)

Toss - India, who chose to bowl first.

Man of the Match - Yusuf Pathan (India)

Result - India won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Series - India led the 5 match series by 4-0.

Indian ODI Squad, Team against New Zealand - Gambhir will lead, Yusuf back, Tendulkar, sehwag, Dhoni rested

Indian selectors announced the ODI squad for the first 2 match of the 5 match series against New Zealand starting from 28th November, 2010. Gautam Gambhir will lead the team as regular captain MS Dhoni has been rested along with Tendulkar, Harbhajan and Sehwag.

Bengal wicketkeeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha will make his ODI debut after scoring century in Ranji as Dinesh Karthik ignored. All rounder Yusuf Pathan made his come back after scoring 89 runs off 42 balls against Gujrat and 195 runs off 138 balls in Ranji against Haryana.

Find the 15 member Indian one day team for 5 match series against New Zealand.

India ODI Team/Squad:

Gautam Gambhir (capt)
M Vijay
Virat Kohli
Yuvraj Singh
Suresh Raina
Saurabh Tiwary
Yusuf Pathan
Ravindra Jadeja
Wriddhiman Saha (wk)
R Ashwin
Praveen Kumar
Vinay Kumar
Munaf Patel
Sreesanth

Ind vs WI 1st ODI Result - Yuraj Star in India's 20 run win over West Indies

In a high scoring 1st ODI of 4 match series, India beat host West Indies in a high scoring thriller by 20 runs 0n Friday, 26th June, 2009 at Kingston, Jamaica. Ind made 339/6 in 50 overs and WI all out on 319 runs in 48.1 overs.

India scored 339/6 in 50 overs thanks to Yuraj Singh's 11th ODI century, who hit 131 runs off 102 balls with 10 fours and 7 sixes in his inning well supported by Dinesh Karthik who made 67 runs and put 135 runs for the 3rd wicket. In the end Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan Singh made 41 runs to take the total to 339 runs with 40 runs off 38 balls and 21 runs off 13 balls. Dhni also contributed with 41 runs.

West Indies replied well with 65 runs 1st wicket patnership btween Gayle (37) and Morton (42) and then Sarwan and Chanderpaul contributed 45 runs and 63 runs respectively but wickets at intervals result in 20 runs short. Yusuf Pathan and Ashish Nehra took 3 wickets each.

Match Summary:

India -339/6 in 50 overs.

West Indies - 319 runs all out in 48.1 overs.

Toss -India, who chose to bat first.

Man of The Match - Yuvraj Singh (India)

Result - India won by 20 runs.


India vs West Indies 1st ODI Score Card: