Africa Xi Vs Asia Xi 1St Match
Afro-Asia Cup Africa XI, Asia XI in India - 2007 (2007) · M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru · 6 June 2007
Asia XI won by 34 runs
Asia XI won by 34 runs. Shaun Pollock top-scored with 130 for Africa XI.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Date
- 6 June 2007
- Toss
- Asia XI, chose to bat
- Result
- Asia XI won by 34 runs
- Player of the match
- Shaun Pollock
- Captains
- Mahela Jayawardene (Asia XI), Justin Kemp (Africa XI)
- Debut
- Morne Morkel (Africa XI)
- Umpires
- PD Parker and AL Hill
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Asia XI won the toss and chose to bat. It was Morne Morkel's first ODI.
Asia XI batted first and made 317 for 9. Mohammad Yousuf top-scored with 66 off 74 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 65. Morne Morkel took 3 for 68 for Africa XI. The innings was built on a 94-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Mohammad Yousuf.
Chasing 318, Africa XI made 283 all out. Shaun Pollock top-scored with 130 off 110 balls, and Elton Chigumbura made 40. Sanath Jayasuriya took 3 for 53 for Asia XI. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the ninth wicket between Shaun Pollock and Thomas Odoyo.
Asia XI won by 34 runs.
ASIA XI: 317 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 14 | 18 |
| Virender Sehwag | b Elton Chigumbura | 45 | 42 |
| Sourav Ganguly | b Morne Morkel | 32 | 29 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Shaun Pollock b Steve Tikolo | 65 | 62 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | c AB de Villiers b Albie Morkel | 66 | 74 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Justin Kemp b Morne Morkel | 31 | 30 |
| MS Dhoni | run out (AB de Villiers, Thomas Odoyo) | 2 | 4 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Shaun Pollock b Elton Chigumbura | 20 | 22 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | c AB de Villiers b Albie Morkel | 13 | 16 |
| Zaheer Khan | not out | 6 | 5 |
Did not bat: Mohammad Asif
Extras 23 · Total 317 for 9
| Bowler (Africa XI) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morne Morkel | 10 | 1 | 68 | 3 |
| Thomas Odoyo | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 9 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| Albie Morkel | 10 | 0 | 64 | 2 |
| Steve Tikolo | 8 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Justin Kemp | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 4.6 ov), 2-104 (Virender Sehwag, 13.1 ov), 3-126 (Sourav Ganguly, 17.1 ov), 4-220 (Mahela Jayawardene, 33.5 ov), 5-274 (Mohammad Yousuf, 41.3 ov), 6-276 (Yuvraj Singh, 42.3 ov), 7-279 (MS Dhoni, 43.4 ov), 8-307 (Harbhajan Singh, 48.1 ov), 9-317 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (14) and Virender Sehwag (9) | 36 | 31 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly (26) and Virender Sehwag (36) | 68 | 49 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly (6) and Mahela Jayawardene (15) | 22 | 24 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (50) and Mohammad Yousuf (43) | 94 | 100 |
| fifth | Mohammad Yousuf (23) and Yuvraj Singh (30) | 54 | 47 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (1) and Yuvraj Singh (1) | 2 | 6 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (2) and MS Dhoni (1) | 3 | 7 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (18) and Mashrafe Mortaza (9) | 28 | 27 |
| ninth | Zaheer Khan (6) and Mashrafe Mortaza (4) | 10 | 11 |
AFRICA XI: 283 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loots Bosman | c Mahela Jayawardene b Zaheer Khan | 2 | 12 |
| AB de Villiers | b Mohammad Asif | 4 | 2 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | b Zaheer Khan | 10 | 13 |
| Steve Tikolo | hit wicket b Mohammad Asif | 5 | 19 |
| Justin Kemp | b Mohammad Asif | 5 | 8 |
| Mark Boucher | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 25 | 30 |
| Shaun Pollock | c Mohammad Yousuf b Mashrafe Mortaza | 130 | 110 |
| Albie Morkel | c MS Dhoni b Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 11 |
| Elton Chigumbura | c Mohammad Yousuf b Sanath Jayasuriya | 40 | 37 |
| Thomas Odoyo | c Upul Tharanga b Harbhajan Singh | 39 | 35 |
| Morne Morkel | not out | 4 | 12 |
Extras 10 · Total 283 all out
| Bowler (Asia XI) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Asif | 10 | 0 | 57 | 3 |
| Zaheer Khan | 9 | 2 | 43 | 2 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 6.5 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 53 | 3 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (AB de Villiers, 0.2 ov), 2-15 (Boeta Dippenaar, 3.1 ov), 3-18 (Loots Bosman, 5.6 ov), 4-26 (Steve Tikolo, 8.5 ov), 5-31 (Justin Kemp, 10.1 ov), 6-77 (Mark Boucher, 18.1 ov), 7-87 (Albie Morkel, 20.1 ov), 8-154 (Elton Chigumbura, 30.6 ov), 9-257 (Thomas Odoyo, 43.2 ov), 10-283 (Shaun Pollock, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Loots Bosman (0) and AB de Villiers (4) | 4 | 2 |
| second | Boeta Dippenaar (10) and Loots Bosman (1) | 11 | 17 |
| third | Steve Tikolo (2) and Loots Bosman (1) | 3 | 17 |
| fourth | Steve Tikolo (3) and Justin Kemp (5) | 8 | 17 |
| fifth | Mark Boucher (5) and Justin Kemp (0) | 5 | 8 |
| sixth | Shaun Pollock (21) and Mark Boucher (20) | 46 | 48 |
| seventh | Shaun Pollock (1) and Albie Morkel (9) | 10 | 12 |
| eighth | Shaun Pollock (25) and Elton Chigumbura (40) | 67 | 65 |
| ninth | Shaun Pollock (61) and Thomas Odoyo (39) | 103 | 76 |
| tenth | Shaun Pollock (22) and Morne Morkel (4) | 26 | 27 |
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