Africa Xi Vs Asia Xi 2Nd Match
Afro-Asia Cup Africa XI, Asia XI in India - 2007 (2007) · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai · 9 June 2007
Asia XI won by 31 runs
Asia XI won by 31 runs. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 88 for Asia XI. Dilhara Fernando took 4/36.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Date
- 9 June 2007
- Toss
- Asia XI, chose to bat
- Result
- Asia XI won by 31 runs
- Player of the match
- Dilhara Fernando
- Captains
- Mahela Jayawardene (Asia XI), Justin Kemp (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.
Asia XI batted first and made 337 for 7. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 88 off 112 balls, and Virender Sehwag made 52. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Yousuf. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at MA Chidambaram Stadium, 259 across 5 ODIs.
Chasing 338, Africa XI made 306 all out. Mark Boucher top-scored with 73 off 71 balls, and Boeta Dippenaar made 67. Dilhara Fernando took 4 for 36 for Asia XI. The innings was built on a 79-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mark Boucher and Boeta Dippenaar.
Asia XI won by 31 runs. Asia XI's 337 is the highest total at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
ASIA XI: 337 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Boeta Dippenaar b Thomas Odoyo | 11 | 16 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Morne Morkel b Elton Chigumbura | 52 | 38 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Peter Ongondo b Elton Chigumbura | 88 | 112 |
| MS Dhoni | b Albie Morkel | 33 | 38 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | run out (AB de Villiers, Vusi Sibanda) | 45 | 40 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel | 51 | 44 |
| Yuvraj Singh | not out | 30 | 13 |
| Mohammad Rafique | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 1 | 3 |
| Zaheer Khan | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Mohammad Asif, Dilhara Fernando
Extras 26 · Total 337 for 7
| Bowler (Africa XI) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albie Morkel | 6 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 10 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Thomas Odoyo | 8 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 10 | 0 | 84 | 2 |
| Johan Botha | 10 | 1 | 51 | 0 |
| Vusi Sibanda | 6 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 4.5 ov), 2-77 (Virender Sehwag, 11.3 ov), 3-134 (MS Dhoni, 23.3 ov), 4-214 (Mahela Jayawardene, 35.2 ov), 5-298 (Sourav Ganguly, 46.1 ov), 6-331 (Mohammad Yousuf, 49.1 ov), 7-333 (Mohammad Rafique, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (11) and Virender Sehwag (22) | 37 | 30 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly (10) and Virender Sehwag (30) | 40 | 40 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly (20) and MS Dhoni (33) | 57 | 73 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (28) and Mahela Jayawardene (45) | 80 | 71 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly (30) and Mohammad Yousuf (45) | 84 | 66 |
| sixth | Mohammad Yousuf (6) and Yuvraj Singh (25) | 33 | 19 |
| seventh | Mohammad Rafique (1) and Yuvraj Singh (1) | 2 | 4 |
| eighth | Zaheer Khan (0) and Yuvraj Singh (4) | 4 | 1 |
AFRICA XI: 306 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vusi Sibanda | c MS Dhoni b Dilhara Fernando | 35 | 39 |
| AB de Villiers | c MS Dhoni b Mohammad Asif | 13 | 10 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | c Harbhajan Singh b Yuvraj Singh | 67 | 72 |
| Justin Kemp | b Dilhara Fernando | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Boucher | c Mohammad Asif b Dilhara Fernando | 73 | 71 |
| Shaun Pollock | c Mohammad Asif b Virender Sehwag | 35 | 39 |
| Albie Morkel | c Sourav Ganguly b Mohammad Rafique | 13 | 19 |
| Elton Chigumbura | c Harbhajan Singh b Mohammad Rafique | 7 | 4 |
| Johan Botha | b Dilhara Fernando | 13 | 8 |
| Thomas Odoyo | not out | 12 | 15 |
| Morne Morkel | b Mohammad Asif | 25 | 21 |
Extras 13 · Total 306 all out
| Bowler (Asia XI) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Asif | 9.5 | 0 | 82 | 2 |
| Zaheer Khan | 2.4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 2.2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 10 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| Mohammad Rafique | 10 | 0 | 62 | 2 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 7 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (AB de Villiers, 2.2 ov), 2-80 (Vusi Sibanda, 12.4 ov), 3-80 (Justin Kemp, 12.6 ov), 4-159 (Boeta Dippenaar, 26.6 ov), 5-217 (Mark Boucher, 36.2 ov), 6-234 (Shaun Pollock, 40.2 ov), 7-247 (Elton Chigumbura, 41.5 ov), 8-263 (Albie Morkel, 43.5 ov), 9-263 (Johan Botha, 44.1 ov), 10-306 (Morne Morkel, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Vusi Sibanda (7) and AB de Villiers (13) | 20 | 14 |
| second | Boeta Dippenaar (28) and Vusi Sibanda (28) | 60 | 62 |
| third | Boeta Dippenaar (0) and Justin Kemp (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fourth | Mark Boucher (37) and Boeta Dippenaar (39) | 79 | 84 |
| fifth | Shaun Pollock (22) and Mark Boucher (36) | 58 | 56 |
| sixth | Shaun Pollock (13) and Albie Morkel (4) | 17 | 24 |
| seventh | Albie Morkel (6) and Elton Chigumbura (7) | 13 | 9 |
| eighth | Albie Morkel (3) and Johan Botha (13) | 16 | 12 |
| ninth | Thomas Odoyo (0) and Johan Botha (0) | 0 | 2 |
| tenth | Thomas Odoyo (12) and Morne Morkel (25) | 43 | 35 |
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