India Vs South Africa 13Th Match Pool B
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 22 February 2015
India won by 130 runs
India won by 130 runs. Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 137 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 22 February 2015
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 130 runs
- Player of the match
- Shikhar Dhawan
- Captains
- MS Dhoni (India), AB de Villiers (South Africa)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and RA Kettleborough
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 307 for 7. Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 137 off 146 balls, and Ajinkya Rahane made 79. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the second wicket between Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli, 41% of the total.
Chasing 308, South Africa made 177 all out. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 55 off 71 balls, and AB de Villiers made 30. Ravichandran Ashwin took 3 for 41 for India. From 147 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 14 runs, to 161 for 9.
India won by 130 runs.
INDIA: 307 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shikhar Dhawan | c Hashim Amla b Wayne Parnell | 137 | 146 |
| Rohit Sharma | run out (AB de Villiers) | 0 | 6 |
| Virat Kohli | c Faf du Plessis b Imran Tahir | 46 | 60 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | lbw b Dale Steyn | 79 | 60 |
| Suresh Raina | c Rilee Rossouw b Morne Morkel | 6 | 5 |
| MS Dhoni | c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel | 18 | 11 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | run out (AB de Villiers) | 2 | 4 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | not out | 5 | 5 |
| Mohammed Shami | not out | 4 | 5 |
Did not bat: Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma
Extras 10 · Total 307 for 7
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 10 | 1 | 55 | 1 |
| Vernon Philander | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Morne Morkel | 10 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
| Imran Tahir | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Wayne Parnell | 9 | 0 | 85 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Rohit Sharma, 2.5 ov), 2-136 (Virat Kohli, 27.1 ov), 3-261 (Shikhar Dhawan, 43.4 ov), 4-269 (Suresh Raina, 44.5 ov), 5-278 (Ajinkya Rahane, 45.6 ov), 6-284 (Ravindra Jadeja, 47.2 ov), 7-302 (MS Dhoni, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shikhar Dhawan (9) and Rohit Sharma (0) | 9 | 17 |
| second | Shikhar Dhawan (77) and Virat Kohli (46) | 127 | 147 |
| third | Shikhar Dhawan (51) and Ajinkya Rahane (69) | 125 | 100 |
| fourth | Suresh Raina (6) and Ajinkya Rahane (2) | 8 | 7 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (1) and Ajinkya Rahane (8) | 9 | 7 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (4) and Ravindra Jadeja (2) | 6 | 7 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (13) and Ravichandran Ashwin (4) | 18 | 9 |
| eighth | Ravichandran Ashwin (1) and Mohammed Shami (4) | 5 | 7 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 177 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | c Mohammed Shami b Mohit Sharma | 22 | 28 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Virat Kohli b Mohammed Shami | 7 | 15 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Shikhar Dhawan b Mohit Sharma | 55 | 71 |
| AB de Villiers | run out (Mohit Sharma, MS Dhoni) | 30 | 38 |
| David Miller | run out (Umesh Yadav, MS Dhoni) | 22 | 23 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Suresh Raina b Ravichandran Ashwin | 6 | 15 |
| Wayne Parnell | not out | 17 | 28 |
| Vernon Philander | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Steyn | c Shikhar Dhawan b Mohammed Shami | 1 | 7 |
| Morne Morkel | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 2 | 5 |
| Imran Tahir | lbw b Ravindra Jadeja | 8 | 10 |
Extras 7 · Total 177 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umesh Yadav | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami | 8 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Mohit Sharma | 7 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 8.2 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 10 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Suresh Raina | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Quinton de Kock, 3.3 ov), 2-40 (Hashim Amla, 10.2 ov), 3-108 (AB de Villiers, 22.5 ov), 4-133 (Faf du Plessis, 28.1 ov), 5-147 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 31.3 ov), 6-153 (David Miller, 33.4 ov), 7-153 (Vernon Philander, 33.6 ov), 8-158 (Dale Steyn, 36.2 ov), 9-161 (Morne Morkel, 37.2 ov), 10-177 (Imran Tahir, 40.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (2) and Quinton de Kock (7) | 12 | 21 |
| second | Hashim Amla (20) and Faf du Plessis (6) | 28 | 41 |
| third | AB de Villiers (29) and Faf du Plessis (38) | 68 | 74 |
| fourth | Faf du Plessis (11) and David Miller (14) | 25 | 32 |
| fifth | Jean-Paul Duminy (6) and David Miller (7) | 14 | 20 |
| sixth | Wayne Parnell (5) and David Miller (1) | 6 | 13 |
| seventh | Vernon Philander (0) and Wayne Parnell (0) | 0 | 2 |
| eighth | Dale Steyn (1) and Wayne Parnell (4) | 5 | 14 |
| ninth | Morne Morkel (2) and Wayne Parnell (1) | 3 | 6 |
| tenth | Imran Tahir (8) and Wayne Parnell (7) | 16 | 18 |
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