Africa Xi Vs Asia Xi 3Rd Match
Africa XI tour of South Africa - 2005 (2005) · Kingsmead, Durban · 21 August 2005
No result
No result. Shaun Pollock top-scored with 44* for Africa XI.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Kingsmead, Durban
- Date
- 21 August 2005
- Toss
- Africa XI, chose to bat
- Result
- No result
- Player of the match
- Shoaib Akhtar
- Captains
- Graeme Smith (Africa XI), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia XI)
- Debut
- Dale Steyn (Africa XI)
- Umpires
- BR Doctrove and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Africa XI won the toss and chose to bat. It was Dale Steyn's first ODI.
Africa XI batted first and made 106 all out. Shaun Pollock top-scored with 44 not out off 35 balls. Zaheer Khan took 3 for 21 for Asia XI. From 16 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 19 runs, to 35 for 6. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Kingsmead, 227 across 23 ODIs.
Asia XI replied with 8 for 2. Virender Sehwag top-scored with 5 off 5 balls.
No result.
AFRICA XI: 106 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeta Dippenaar | c Mahela Jayawardene b Zaheer Khan | 7 | 25 |
| Graeme Smith | lbw b Shoaib Akhtar | 0 | 5 |
| Jacques Kallis | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 4 | 20 |
| Jacques Rudolph | run out (Abdul Razzaq) | 7 | 18 |
| Ashwell Prince | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Shoaib Akhtar | 0 | 5 |
| Justin Kemp | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 8 | 15 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Virender Sehwag b Abdul Razzaq | 10 | 32 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 44 | 35 |
| Heath Streak | lbw b Shahid Afridi | 14 | 35 |
| Dale Steyn | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 5 |
Did not bat: Thomas Odoyo
Extras 11 · Total 106 all out
| Bowler (Asia XI) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoaib Akhtar | 8 | 3 | 16 | 2 |
| Zaheer Khan | 10 | 2 | 21 | 3 |
| Ashish Nehra | 6 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Graeme Smith, 0.5 ov), 2-16 (Boeta Dippenaar, 5.4 ov), 3-26 (Jacques Rudolph, 10.5 ov), 4-26 (Jacques Kallis, 11.3 ov), 5-26 (Ashwell Prince, 12.4 ov), 6-35 (Justin Kemp, 17.2 ov), 7-54 (Tatenda Taibu, 21.2 ov), 8-105 (Heath Streak, 30.4 ov), 9-106 (Dale Steyn, 31.4 ov), 10-106 (Monde Zondeki, 32.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Boeta Dippenaar (0) and Graeme Smith (0) | 1 | 5 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (2) and Boeta Dippenaar (7) | 15 | 29 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (2) and Jacques Rudolph (7) | 10 | 31 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (0) and Ashwell Prince (0) | 0 | 4 |
| fifth | Ashwell Prince (0) and Justin Kemp (0) | 0 | 7 |
| sixth | Justin Kemp (8) and Tatenda Taibu (0) | 9 | 28 |
| seventh | Shaun Pollock (8) and Tatenda Taibu (10) | 19 | 24 |
| eighth | Heath Streak (14) and Shaun Pollock (36) | 51 | 56 |
| ninth | Shaun Pollock (0) and Dale Steyn (1) | 1 | 6 |
| tenth | Shaun Pollock (0) and Monde Zondeki (0) | 0 | 7 |
ASIA XI: 8 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahid Afridi | c Heath Streak b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 4 |
| Virender Sehwag | b Dale Steyn | 5 | 5 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | not out | 1 | 6 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 0 | 4 |
Did not bat: Mohammad Ashraful, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Ashish Nehra, Zaheer Khan, Shoaib Akhtar
Extras 2 · Total 8 for 2
| Bowler (Africa XI) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Dale Steyn | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Virender Sehwag, 1.1 ov), 2-7 (Shahid Afridi, 2.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shahid Afridi (0) and Virender Sehwag (5) | 7 | 8 |
| second | Shahid Afridi (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 0 | 6 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 1 | 5 |
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