South Africa bowler Dale Steyn (2R) celebrates a wicket of secret India batsman Munaf Patel with teammates during a Cricket World Cup compare in in between India as well as South Africa during a Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Cricket Stadium in Nagpur. Steyn led South Africa’s fightback with a lass five-wicket transport to shorten India to 296 notwithstanding a stimulating 111 from Sachin Tendulkar.
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NAGPUR, India (AFP) – Dale Steyn led South Africa’s fightback with a lass five-wicket transport to shorten India to 296 in a pass World Cup compare upon Saturday notwithstanding a stimulating 111 from Sachin Tendulkar.
India were upon march for a large sum after reaching 267-1 though mislaid their final 9 wickets for twenty-nine runs in 9 overs in a thespian collapse, with paceman Steyn finishing with 5-50.
Steyn, who conceded twenty-four in his opening 3 overs, came behind strongly to have reduced work of a Indian innings in a glorious muster of quick bowling upon a prosaic track.
The home team, with 7 points from 4 matches, need to win this day-night diversion to have certain of a place in a final eight. South Africa have 4 points from 3 matches.
Tendulkar progressing dominated a Proteas’ attack, enormous 3 sixes as well as 8 fours in a 101-ball hit for his 48th one-day hundred.
He right away needs only a single some-more century to turn a initial player to measure 100 general hundreds, carrying already done 51 in Test cricket.
South Africa’s conflict came underneath vigour for a initial time in 4 matches as Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag (73) as well as Gautam Gambhir (69) absolutely collected runs opposite gait as well as spin, many to a pleasure of a genius crowd.
Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar plays a shot in a Cricket World Cup compare in in between India as well as South Africa during The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Cricket Stadium in Nagpur upon Mar 12. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni inaugurated to bat after winning a toss opposite South Africa in a pass World Cup Group B compare upon Saturday that could see a hosts have a quarter-finals.
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India done a many of winning a toss upon an easy-paced representation as Sehwag as well as Tendulkar supposing an bomb 142-run begin off only 17.4 overs. Gambhir one after another a great work, adding 125 for a second wicket with Tendulkar.
Sehwag, who survived upon 4 as well as 70, beaten twelve fours in his 66-ball knock. He began his fifth unbroken innings with a 4 when he lofted Steyn over mid-on.
He had a propitious shun in a subsequent over, his corner off paceman Morne Morkel drifting past wicket-keeper Morne outpost Wyk.
Sehwag did not quell his strokes after a let-off, outstanding Steyn for dual some-more bounds as well as afterwards punishing Morkel for 3 fours in an over as India raced to 50 off only 41 balls.
Runs came thick as well as quick from both a ends as Tendulkar additionally fluently gathering Morkel by a covers as well as afterwards straight-drove a subsequent smoothness for dual unbroken fours.
Tendulkar offering a formidable possibility upon 47 when he lofted left-arm spinner Robin Peterson over additional cover though AB de Villiers, using in from long-off, unsuccessful to reason upon to a round even after creation a glorious diving effort.
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