Ireland Vs South Africa 32Nd Match Super Eights
ICC World Cup in West Indies - 2007 (2006/07) · Providence Stadium, Providence · 3 April 2007
South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining) (D/L method)
South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining) (D/L method). Jacques Kallis top-scored with 66* for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Providence Stadium, Providence
- Date
- 3 April 2007
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Jacques Kallis
- Captains
- Trent Johnston (Ireland), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
Ireland batted first and made 152 for 8. Andrew White top-scored with 30 off 30 balls. Charl Langeveldt took 3 for 41 for South Africa. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Providence Stadium, 247 across 8 ODIs.
South Africa replied with 165 for 3. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 66 not out off 86 balls, and Ashwell Prince made 47. The innings was built on a 80-run stand for the fourth wicket between Jacques Kallis and Ashwell Prince, 48% of the total.
South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining) (D/L method).
IRELAND: 152 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Bray | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 9 |
| William Porterfield | c Jacques Kallis b Shaun Pollock | 14 | 33 |
| Eoin Morgan | c Ashwell Prince b Andrew Hall | 28 | 50 |
| Niall O'Brien | c Herschelle Gibbs b Charl Langeveldt | 25 | 37 |
| Andrew White | c Herschelle Gibbs b Graeme Smith | 30 | 30 |
| Andre Botha | c AB de Villiers b Andrew Hall | 14 | 20 |
| Trent Johnston | not out | 13 | 14 |
| Kyle McCallan | c Mark Boucher b Charl Langeveldt | 3 | 6 |
| Paul Mooney | c Mark Boucher b Charl Langeveldt | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Langford-Smith | not out | 17 | 10 |
Did not bat: Boyd Rankin
Extras 8 · Total 152 for 8
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 7 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 7 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Andrew Hall | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Justin Kemp | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Jeremy Bray, 2.3 ov), 2-31 (William Porterfield, 12.3 ov), 3-63 (Eoin Morgan, 19.5 ov), 4-77 (Niall O'Brien, 22.5 ov), 5-116 (Andrew White, 28.6 ov), 6-119 (Andre Botha, 30.1 ov), 7-124 (Kyle McCallan, 31.3 ov), 8-124 (Paul Mooney, 31.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Jeremy Bray (0) and William Porterfield (0) | 0 | 15 |
| second | Eoin Morgan (14) and William Porterfield (14) | 31 | 60 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (16) and Eoin Morgan (14) | 32 | 44 |
| fourth | Andrew White (5) and Niall O'Brien (9) | 14 | 18 |
| fifth | Andre Botha (12) and Andrew White (25) | 39 | 37 |
| sixth | Andre Botha (2) and Trent Johnston (0) | 3 | 7 |
| seventh | Kyle McCallan (3) and Trent Johnston (2) | 5 | 8 |
| eighth | Trent Johnston (0) and Paul Mooney (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Trent Johnston (11) and Dave Langford-Smith (17) | 28 | 20 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 165 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | c & b Trent Johnston | 41 | 45 |
| AB de Villiers | c William Porterfield b Boyd Rankin | 0 | 3 |
| Jacques Kallis | not out | 66 | 86 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Andrew White b Boyd Rankin | 6 | 15 |
| Ashwell Prince | not out | 47 | 44 |
Did not bat: Mark Boucher, Justin Kemp, Shaun Pollock, Andrew Hall, Charl Langeveldt, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 5 · Total 165 for 3
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Rankin | 7 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Dave Langford-Smith | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Paul Mooney | 3.3 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Trent Johnston | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Andre Botha | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Kyle McCallan | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Andrew White | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (AB de Villiers, 0.3 ov), 2-71 (Graeme Smith, 12.1 ov), 3-85 (Herschelle Gibbs, 16.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (0) and AB de Villiers (0) | 1 | 3 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (26) and Graeme Smith (41) | 70 | 73 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (8) and Herschelle Gibbs (6) | 14 | 26 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (32) and Ashwell Prince (47) | 80 | 91 |
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