West Indies Vs South Africa 37Th Match Super Eights
ICC World Cup in West Indies - 2007 (2006/07) · National Cricket Stadium, St George's · 10 April 2007
South Africa won by 67 runs
South Africa won by 67 runs. AB de Villiers top-scored with 146 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- National Cricket Stadium, St George's
- Date
- 10 April 2007
- Toss
- West Indies, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 67 runs
- Player of the match
- AB de Villiers
- Captains
- Graeme Smith (South Africa), Brian Lara (West Indies)
- Debut
- Kieron Pollard (West Indies)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and MR Benson
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
West Indies won the toss and chose to field. It was Kieron Pollard's first ODI.
South Africa batted first and made 356 for 4. AB de Villiers top-scored with 146 off 130 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 81. The innings was built on a 170-run stand for the second wicket between Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers, 48% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at National Cricket Stadium, 227 across 15 ODIs.
Chasing 357, West Indies made 289 for 9. Ramnaresh Sarwan top-scored with 92 off 75 balls, and Daren Powell made 48.
South Africa won by 67 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA: 356 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | c Denesh Ramdin b Corey Collymore | 7 | 22 |
| AB de Villiers | c Shivnarine Chanderpaul b Corey Collymore | 146 | 130 |
| Jacques Kallis | b Chris Gayle | 81 | 86 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | not out | 61 | 40 |
| Mark Boucher | c & b Dwayne Bravo | 52 | 23 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Ashwell Prince, Loots Bosman, Andrew Hall, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 9 · Total 356 for 4
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Collymore | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Daren Powell | 10 | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| Ian Bradshaw | 10 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 7 | 0 | 69 | 1 |
| Kieron Pollard | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Chris Gayle | 6 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Graeme Smith, 6.6 ov), 2-191 (Jacques Kallis, 35.2 ov), 3-261 (AB de Villiers, 43.1 ov), 4-347 (Mark Boucher, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (7) and AB de Villiers (9) | 21 | 42 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (81) and AB de Villiers (86) | 170 | 171 |
| third | Herschelle Gibbs (18) and AB de Villiers (51) | 70 | 47 |
| fourth | Herschelle Gibbs (34) and Mark Boucher (52) | 86 | 37 |
| fifth | Shaun Pollock (0) and Herschelle Gibbs (9) | 9 | 4 |
WEST INDIES: 289 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c Graeme Smith b Shaun Pollock | 4 | 7 |
| Chris Gayle | run out (Ashwell Prince) | 32 | 35 |
| Devon Smith | c AB de Villiers b Andre Nel | 33 | 27 |
| Brian Lara | b Jacques Kallis | 21 | 26 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | c Shaun Pollock b Makhaya Ntini | 92 | 75 |
| Dwayne Bravo | c Herschelle Gibbs b Shaun Pollock | 6 | 11 |
| Kieron Pollard | b Jacques Kallis | 10 | 17 |
| Denesh Ramdin | c Robin Peterson b Graeme Smith | 4 | 9 |
| Ian Bradshaw | c Andrew Hall b Graeme Smith | 20 | 45 |
| Daren Powell | not out | 48 | 36 |
| Corey Collymore | not out | 12 | 12 |
Extras 7 · Total 289 for 9
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 1 | 57 | 1 |
| Andre Nel | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Andrew Hall | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 8 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Graeme Smith | 5 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 2.1 ov), 2-65 (Devon Smith, 10.6 ov), 3-69 (Chris Gayle, 11.3 ov), 4-119 (Brian Lara, 19.4 ov), 5-142 (Dwayne Bravo, 24.1 ov), 6-169 (Kieron Pollard, 29.5 ov), 7-181 (Denesh Ramdin, 31.5 ov), 8-213 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 38.1 ov), 9-254 (Ian Bradshaw, 45.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (4) and Chris Gayle (1) | 5 | 13 |
| second | Chris Gayle (27) and Devon Smith (33) | 60 | 53 |
| third | Brian Lara (0) and Chris Gayle (4) | 4 | 3 |
| fourth | Brian Lara (21) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (29) | 50 | 49 |
| fifth | Ramnaresh Sarwan (17) and Dwayne Bravo (6) | 23 | 27 |
| sixth | Ramnaresh Sarwan (13) and Kieron Pollard (10) | 27 | 34 |
| seventh | Ramnaresh Sarwan (8) and Denesh Ramdin (4) | 12 | 12 |
| eighth | Ramnaresh Sarwan (25) and Ian Bradshaw (7) | 32 | 38 |
| ninth | Ian Bradshaw (13) and Daren Powell (27) | 41 | 44 |
| tenth | Corey Collymore (12) and Daren Powell (21) | 35 | 27 |
Want to captain one of these sides yourself?
PLAY THE CHASE →