Aus 264/7. SA win by 25 runs, a clinical performance by them.

The players shake hands with each other and walk off. The crowd slowly start to clear away. Australia got off to a slow start in the chase with their openers Haddin and Clarke suffocated by some tight bowling from Steyn and Parnell. Then the spinners took over on this dry track and Australia lost their way further. Ferguson and Hopes revived the innings in the lower middle-order but they were left with too much to do.

Ponting: It was (too many to chase in the end). de villiers and kallis played well and kept wickets in the hand for the end. That’s what we didn’t have. We got to lift our games …

Man of the Match: Kallis: “We felt the wicket was quite slow. We were looking for 250 260 initially but when we give platform to guys like Albie, they can push it futher. The new guys coming in are contributing and it’s nice. There is a world cup coming up and there is still lot of cricket left in this body.”

Smith: “We have learned to back our spinners and they have stepped up. Today we played the game clinically well. AB and Jacques showed they were prepared to do hard work and played very skilfully,. The wicket was slow throughout; we just wanted to get to the end with wickets in hand. It was a professional evening and very happy for the guys. 2 -1 up now, we would like to be clinical and finish on Monday. I have said to the guys that lets finish the season on a high.”

SA 289/6 after 50 overs. A very good score on this sluggish pitch

Boucher, a four and a six, SA going for 290? Now Morkel joins the party, Bracken taken for 20 in the 48th over, 267/5

252/5 after 47 with Morkel and Boucher at the crease, 280?

Morkel has been quiet till now, last 3 overs, lets see what he does.

And I have jinxed AB as well, he is gone for 80. Sorry man. SA is 200/4 after 41, upto the big hitter Morkel now.

AB is taking the game to the Aussies, 75 off 82 balls till now.

But Kallis’s dissmissal will set them back a bit. 164/3

Proteas looking good for 270-280 now.

34.0 153/2 Kallis and deVilliers have upped the tempo, last 5 overs have yielded 30 runs.

29.0 SA have reached 123/2, the run rate has picked up a bit. Its 4.24 now. Kallis and deVilliers are doing quite well. SA look to be on course for a 250-260 total.

15 Overs 51/2  Now Bracken takes out Gibbs, South Africa is crawling here.

10 overs, 32/1 A slow start, a very slow start. I like it, nice change from the usual slam slam games! Johnson has gone for 6 runs in his 5 overs.

Warne is also watching the match with his Rajasthan Royals team-mates like Yusuf Pathan.

 6.3 Johnson gets his man Smith caught behind. Smith will be happy that his fingers are still intact

SA to bat first at Newlands. It is a slow wicket and the middle overs will be crucial. 240 will be a fighting total on this wicket. Average first innings total is 235 here. Out of the 24 Day night games they have played here 19 times the team batting first have won. So a definite bat first wicket. Looks to be a good call by Smith.

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