South Africa Vs West Indies 19Th Match Pool B
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 27 February 2015
South Africa won by 257 runs
South Africa won by 257 runs. AB de Villiers top-scored with 162* for South Africa. Imran Tahir took 5/45.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 27 February 2015
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 257 runs
- Player of the match
- AB de Villiers
- Captains
- AB de Villiers (South Africa), Jason Holder (West Indies)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 408 for 5. AB de Villiers top-scored with 162 not out off 66 balls, and Hashim Amla made 65. The innings was built on a 134-run stand for the fourth wicket between AB de Villiers and Rilee Rossouw. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 256 across 23 ODIs.
Chasing 409, West Indies made 151 all out. Jason Holder top-scored with 56 off 48 balls, and Dwayne Smith made 31. Imran Tahir took 5 for 45 for South Africa. From 52 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 11 runs, to 63 for 7.
South Africa won by 257 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Sydney Cricket Ground across the 162 ODIs in our archive. South Africa's 408 is the highest total at Sydney Cricket Ground.
SOUTH AFRICA: 408 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | lbw b Chris Gayle | 65 | 88 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Andre Russell b Jason Holder | 12 | 19 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Denesh Ramdin b Chris Gayle | 62 | 70 |
| Rilee Rossouw | c Denesh Ramdin b Andre Russell | 61 | 39 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 162 | 66 |
| David Miller | c Jerome Taylor b Andre Russell | 20 | 16 |
| Farhaan Behardien | not out | 10 | 5 |
Did not bat: Dale Steyn, Kyle Abbott, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir
Extras 16 · Total 408 for 5
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Taylor | 8 | 1 | 64 | 0 |
| Jason Holder | 10 | 2 | 104 | 1 |
| Andre Russell | 9 | 0 | 74 | 2 |
| Marlon Samuels | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sulieman Benn | 10 | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| Daren Sammy | 7 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Chris Gayle | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Quinton de Kock, 5.4 ov), 2-145 (Faf du Plessis, 29.2 ov), 3-146 (Hashim Amla, 29.4 ov), 4-280 (Rilee Rossouw, 42.1 ov), 5-328 (David Miller, 46.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (4) and Quinton de Kock (12) | 18 | 34 |
| second | Hashim Amla (61) and Faf du Plessis (62) | 127 | 142 |
| third | Hashim Amla (0) and Rilee Rossouw (1) | 1 | 2 |
| fourth | AB de Villiers (68) and Rilee Rossouw (60) | 134 | 76 |
| fifth | AB de Villiers (26) and David Miller (20) | 48 | 27 |
| sixth | AB de Villiers (68) and Farhaan Behardien (10) | 80 | 22 |
WEST INDIES: 151 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | b Kyle Abbott | 3 | 4 |
| Dwayne Smith | c David Miller b Imran Tahir | 31 | 34 |
| Marlon Samuels | c Quinton de Kock b Kyle Abbott | 0 | 9 |
| Jonathan Carter | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 10 | 20 |
| Denesh Ramdin | b Imran Tahir | 22 | 47 |
| Lendl Simmons | lbw b Imran Tahir | 0 | 2 |
| Daren Sammy | st Quinton de Kock b Imran Tahir | 5 | 11 |
| Andre Russell | c Kyle Abbott b Imran Tahir | 0 | 3 |
| Jason Holder | c Hashim Amla b Dale Steyn | 56 | 48 |
| Jerome Taylor | not out | 15 | 18 |
| Sulieman Benn | c Hashim Amla b Morne Morkel | 1 | 3 |
Extras 8 · Total 151 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Kyle Abbott | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Morne Morkel | 5.1 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Imran Tahir | 10 | 2 | 45 | 5 |
| Faf du Plessis | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Chris Gayle, 1.3 ov), 2-16 (Marlon Samuels, 3.3 ov), 3-52 (Jonathan Carter, 10.6 ov), 4-52 (Dwayne Smith, 11.1 ov), 5-53 (Lendl Simmons, 11.6 ov), 6-63 (Daren Sammy, 17.1 ov), 7-63 (Andre Russell, 17.4 ov), 8-108 (Denesh Ramdin, 25.6 ov), 9-150 (Jason Holder, 32.4 ov), 10-151 (Sulieman Benn, 33.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Gayle (3) and Dwayne Smith (7) | 12 | 9 |
| second | Marlon Samuels (0) and Dwayne Smith (1) | 4 | 12 |
| third | Dwayne Smith (23) and Jonathan Carter (10) | 36 | 45 |
| fourth | Dwayne Smith (0) and Denesh Ramdin (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Lendl Simmons (0) and Denesh Ramdin (1) | 1 | 5 |
| sixth | Daren Sammy (5) and Denesh Ramdin (5) | 10 | 31 |
| seventh | Denesh Ramdin (0) and Andre Russell (0) | 0 | 3 |
| eighth | Denesh Ramdin (16) and Jason Holder (29) | 45 | 50 |
| ninth | Jerome Taylor (15) and Jason Holder (27) | 42 | 40 |
| tenth | Sulieman Benn (1) and Jerome Taylor (0) | 1 | 3 |
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