Africa Xi Vs Asia Xi 3Rd Match
Afro-Asia Cup Africa XI, Asia XI in India - 2007 (2007) · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai · 10 June 2007
Asia XI won by 13 runs
Asia XI won by 13 runs. MS Dhoni top-scored with 139* for Asia XI. Mohammad Rafique took 4/65.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Date
- 10 June 2007
- Toss
- Asia XI, chose to bat
- Result
- Asia XI won by 13 runs
- Player of the match
- MS Dhoni
- 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 331 for 8. MS Dhoni top-scored with 139 not out off 97 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 107. Peter Ongondo took 3 for 35 for Africa XI. The innings was built on a 218-run stand for the sixth wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and MS Dhoni, 66% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at MA Chidambaram Stadium, 259 across 5 ODIs.
Chasing 332, Africa XI made 318 for 7. Justin Kemp top-scored with 86 off 76 balls, and AB de Villiers made 70. Mohammad Rafique took 4 for 65 for Asia XI. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the sixth wicket between Shaun Pollock and Justin Kemp.
Asia XI won by 13 runs.
ASIA XI: 331 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Johan Botha b Peter Ongondo | 13 | 18 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Justin Kemp b Morne Morkel | 8 | 8 |
| Upul Tharanga | c AB de Villiers b Peter Ongondo | 10 | 22 |
| Yuvraj Singh | b Elton Chigumbura | 31 | 35 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | c Boeta Dippenaar b Peter Ongondo | 2 | 7 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Johan Botha b Morne Morkel | 107 | 106 |
| MS Dhoni | not out | 139 | 97 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | c Morne Morkel b Elton Chigumbura | 1 | 4 |
| Harbhajan Singh | b Morne Morkel | 4 | 2 |
| Mohammad Rafique | not out | 0 | 3 |
Did not bat: Mohammad Asif
Extras 16 · Total 331 for 8
| Bowler (Africa XI) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morne Morkel | 10 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| Peter Ongondo | 10 | 2 | 35 | 3 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 10 | 0 | 77 | 2 |
| Justin Kemp | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 10 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| Steve Tikolo | 4 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Vusi Sibanda | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| AB de Villiers | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Virender Sehwag, 2.2 ov), 2-30 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 5.5 ov), 3-45 (Upul Tharanga, 9.3 ov), 4-51 (Mohammad Yousuf, 11.4 ov), 5-72 (Yuvraj Singh, 16.4 ov), 6-290 (Mahela Jayawardene, 46.2 ov), 7-309 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 47.5 ov), 8-315 (Harbhajan Singh, 48.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (0) and Virender Sehwag (8) | 8 | 14 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (13) and Upul Tharanga (7) | 22 | 23 |
| third | Yuvraj Singh (12) and Upul Tharanga (3) | 15 | 22 |
| fourth | Mohammad Yousuf (2) and Yuvraj Singh (4) | 6 | 13 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (5) and Yuvraj Singh (15) | 21 | 30 |
| sixth | Mahela Jayawardene (102) and MS Dhoni (103) | 218 | 178 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (18) and Mashrafe Mortaza (1) | 19 | 9 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (4) and MS Dhoni (2) | 6 | 4 |
| ninth | Mohammad Rafique (0) and MS Dhoni (16) | 16 | 9 |
AFRICA XI: 318 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vusi Sibanda | st MS Dhoni b Mohammad Rafique | 45 | 63 |
| AB de Villiers | c Mashrafe Mortaza b Mohammad Rafique | 70 | 63 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | c Yuvraj Singh b Mohammad Rafique | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Tikolo | st MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 11 | 25 |
| Justin Kemp | b Mohammad Rafique | 86 | 76 |
| Mark Boucher | st MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 7 | 10 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 58 | 49 |
| Elton Chigumbura | b Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 6 |
| Johan Botha | not out | 18 | 9 |
Did not bat: Morne Morkel, Peter Ongondo
Extras 19 · Total 318 for 7
| Bowler (Asia XI) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Asif | 10 | 1 | 62 | 0 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 9 | 1 | 51 | 0 |
| Mohammad Rafique | 10 | 0 | 65 | 4 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-117 (AB de Villiers, 18.2 ov), 2-117 (Boeta Dippenaar, 18.3 ov), 3-138 (Vusi Sibanda, 22.2 ov), 4-149 (Steve Tikolo, 27.6 ov), 5-159 (Mark Boucher, 31.1 ov), 6-281 (Justin Kemp, 45.5 ov), 7-290 (Elton Chigumbura, 47.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Vusi Sibanda (32) and AB de Villiers (70) | 117 | 112 |
| second | Boeta Dippenaar (0) and Vusi Sibanda (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Steve Tikolo (8) and Vusi Sibanda (13) | 21 | 23 |
| fourth | Steve Tikolo (3) and Justin Kemp (7) | 11 | 34 |
| fifth | Mark Boucher (7) and Justin Kemp (3) | 10 | 19 |
| sixth | Shaun Pollock (44) and Justin Kemp (76) | 122 | 88 |
| seventh | Shaun Pollock (4) and Elton Chigumbura (4) | 9 | 9 |
| eighth | Shaun Pollock (10) and Johan Botha (18) | 28 | 16 |
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