5th ODI India vs South Africa- Pathan’s Century goes in vain
Despite a good knock of 105 (69b 8x4 8x6), by Yousuf Pathan, India failed to win the 5th ODI against South Africa. Yousuf Pathan showed all courage to give the Indian’s a hope for winning the series. Read more about Yousuf Pathan, Yusuf Pathan's Century, Yusuf Pathan sixes, about Pathan,and also Hashim Amla
Yusuf Pathan's Century goes in vain
Yusuf Pathan tried his best to bring victory for India but all went in vein for a moment. Hitting the balls all over the field, a 105 run knock from 70 balls, didn't save India, as India suffered a heart-breaking 33 run defeat against South Africa in a much thrilling 5th and final cricket ODI in which India lost the series 2-3.
Yusuf, came out to the crease in the the 14th over when India was struggling at 74 for six. He hit eight stunning sixes and eight fours to give life to a historic win for India but failed at the end.
India, chasing a target of 268 for a win under the Duckworth-Lewis Rule as the match was reduced to a 46-over-a-side affair due to a rain interruption, India were all out for 234 in 40.2 overs at SuperSport Park . Award Function
Morne Morkel- Man of the series
Amla Man of the Match for his outstanding 116
Scoreboard
South Africa: G. Smith c Yusuf b Zaheer 7 (11b, 1x4), H. Amla (not out) 116 (132b, 9x4), M. van Wyk c & b Yuvraj 56 (63b, 8x4), A.B. de Villiers st. Dhoni b Yuvraj 11 (12b, 1x4), J.P. Duminy c & b Munaf 35 (44b, 1x4), F. du Plessis b Munaf 8 (6b, 1x4), J. Botha c Dhoni b Munaf 2 (2b), R. Peterson b Zaheer 4 (2b, 1x4), D. Steyn (run out) 0 (1b), M. Morkel (run out) 0 (2b), L. Tsotsobe (not out) 0 (1b); Extras (lb-6, w-5): 11. Total (for nine wickets in 46 overs): 250.
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Smith), 2-113 (van Wyk), 3-129 (de Villiers), 4-231 (Duminy), 5-242 (du Plessis), 6-244 (Botha), 7-250 (Peterson), 8-250 (Steyn), 9-250 (Morkel).
India bowling: Zaheer 9-1-47-2, Munaf 8-0-50-3, Chawla 7-0-32-0, Harbhajan 8-0-33-0, Yusuf 2-0-10-0, Yuvraj 8-0-45-2, Rohit 2-0-14-0, Raina 2-0-13-0.
Power Plays: One (1-10): 53/1; Bowling (11-15): 27/0; Batting (42-44): 20/1.
India: Parthiv c du Plessis b Morkel 38 (34b, 6x4), Rohit Sharma b Tsotsobe 5 (8b, 1x4), V. Kohli c de Villiers b Morkel 2 (6b), M.S. Dhoni c Smith b Morkel 5 (10b, 1x4), Yuvraj c Duminy b Steyn 8 (14b, 2x4), S. Raina c Morkel b Steyn 11 (8b, 2x4), Yusuf c du Plessis b Morkel 105 (70b, 8x4, 8x6), Harbhajan c Duminy b Botha 13 (16b, 1x6), P. Chawla b Peterson 8 (11b, 1x4), Zaheer c Morkel b Tsotsobe 24 (58b, 3x4), Munaf (not out) 4 (9b); Extras (lb-2, nb-2, w-7): 11. Total (in 40.2 overs): 234.
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Rohit), 2-31 (Kohli), 3-45 (Dhoni), 4-60 (Parthiv), 5- 60 (Yuvraj), 6-74 (Raina), 7-98 (Harbhajan), 8-119 (Chawla), 9-219 (Yusuf).
South Africa bowling: Steyn 9-1-32-2, Tsotsobe 7.2-0-57-2, Morkel 8-0-52-4, Botha 8-0-33-1, Peterson 7-0-45-1, du Plessis 1-0-13-0.
Power Plays: One (1-9): 49/3; Bowling (10-14): 25/3; Batting (35-38): 34/1.
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