49.4 -
J Holder to de Villiers, FOUR, full outside off, de Villiers brings up his 150,the fastest 150, with another boundary. He took just 12 balls to reach 150 from the 100-run mark, de Villiers lofted this to the right of long-off, who could only see it crashing into the fence
48.4 -
A Russell to de Villiers, FOUR, back of a length delivery from Russell, de Villiers rocks back and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket, the fielder dives to his right but can't get a hand on it, the umpires check whether it was a six or a four, but the ball bounced before the rope
47.4 -
J Holder to de Villiers, FOUR, this time he goes on the off-side, it was around off, de Villiers changes his stance and reverse sweeps it over the short third man and the ball runs away to the fence in no time
47.3 -
J Holder to de Villiers, FOUR, a boundary off the free-hit, it was a low full toss and around off, de Villiers goes across and hoicks it to the deep backward square leg fence
47.3 -
J Holder to de Villiers, no ball, FOUR, what a super shot! He goes down on one knee after shuffling across and scoops it to the fine leg fence, another no-ball from Holder, he has lost his footing here
47.1 -
J Holder to de Villiers, FOUR, fuller in length and around off, de Villiers clears his front leg, gets under it and just lofts it to the long-on fence, the fielder was inside the circle
46.2 -
A Russell to de Villiers, FOUR, great improvisation from AB! It was full outside off, de Villiers shuffles across his sticks, kneels down and plays a one-handed sweep of sorts - just sensational stuff - to the fine leg fence for a boundary, the fielder was inside the circle
43.2 -
Benn to de Villiers, FOUR, touch flatter and outside off, de Villiers shuffles across once again, bends on his knees and sweeps it airily towards the fine leg fence for back-to-back boundaries
43.1 -
Benn to de Villiers, FOUR, another great shot from de Villiers, he shuffles across, kneels down and sweeps it past a diving short fine leg fielder, the ball runs away to the fence, this was the 9th four of his innings
41.4 -
Benn to de Villiers, FOUR, floated up outside off, de Villiers goes down on one knee and sweeps it behind square, the ball runs away to the fence as there was no-one behind square in the deep on the on-side
41.2 -
Benn to Rossouw, FOUR, low full toss from Benn, a gift for Rossouw, who doesn't disappoint and drives it to the deep extra cover fence
41.0 -
A Russell to de Villiers, FOUR, this is just great batting from de Villiers, he dances down the track to this fullish and wide delivery outside off, reaches out and lofts it to the wide long-off fence
40.5 -
A Russell to de Villiers, FOUR, back of a length delivery on middle and leg, de Villiers rocks back and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence
39.5 -
Benn to de Villiers, FOUR, third consecutive boundary for de Villiers to bring up his fifty, it was a short delivery around off, de Villiers lofts it inside-out over covers and the ball runs away to the fence
39.4 -
Benn to de Villiers, FOUR, backs away and Benn follows him with a quicker full toss, de Villiers this time dispatches it to the deep mid-wicket fence for back-to-back boundaries
37.5 -
J Holder to de Villiers, FOUR, full and just outside off, de Villiers drills the drive past a diving extra cover and the ball runs away to the fence in no time, this is great batting
37.4 -
J Holder to de Villiers, FOUR, goes for the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss, de Villiers drills it uppishly over the bowler's head, who fails to get his hands on it, the ball runs away to the long-off fence as the fielder was inside the circle
36.4 -
Jerome Taylor to de Villiers, FOUR, great shot from the South African captain, it was overpitched from Taylor, de Villiers drives it down the ground to the long-off fence, the fielder from long-on gave chase but he had no chance
36.3 -
Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, no ball, FOUR, on a good length and outside off, Rossouw waits for it inside the crease, opens the face of the bat and places it beautifully between the fielder at short third and backward point, to make matters worse, he has overstepped there
36.1 -
Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, FOUR, poor ball to start the over from Taylor, it was a full toss but it had to be put away, Rossouw did just that as he drove it magnificently through the covers, the ball runs away to the fence
35.0 -
Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, FOUR, banged in short and at the batsman, the ball sits up nicely for Rossouw to short-arm pull it to the deep backward square leg fence, good way to end the over
32.4 -
Sammy to Rossouw, FOUR, rank long hop from Sammy, bowled from over the wicket, Rossouw had plenty of time to rock back and muscle the pull past the diving mid-wicket fielder, Gayle had no chance of stopping that in the ring
32.3 -
Sammy to Rossouw, FOUR, bad delivery from Sammy and Rossouw dispatches it. Drops it short and angles it in from round the wicket, Rossouw goes back and pulls it in the air over mid-wicket, only fielder in the deep and he beat him comfortably
28.5 -
Samuels to du Plessis, FOUR, brilliant shot! It was not all that short, but Faf made good use of the crease, backs away and lofts it off the back foot over extra cover. The slowness of the wicket allowed him to play that shot
26.2 -
Sammy to du Plessis, FOUR, both batsmen are shifting gears, pitched up just outside off, Faf gets a good stride forward and lofts it handsomely to the long-off fence. The fielder was inside the circle and it was a calculated hit from du Plessis
15.1 -
Benn to Amla, FOUR, short and wide, Amla goes on the back foot and cuts it powerfully to the deep backward point fence, the fielder that no chance of stopping that one
14.4 -
A Russell to du Plessis, FOUR, shortish one again from Russell, du Plessis gets back slightly and pulls it along the ground to the deep mid-wicket fence
3.5 -
J Holder to de Kock, FOUR, de Kock was very lucky there! He stays back and pushes at this fullish delivery from Holder, the ball takes the inside edge and flies past the leg stump to the fine leg fence
0.5 -
Jerome Taylor to de Kock, FOUR, pitched up this time around off, de Kock leans into the drive, presents the full face of the bat and drills it through the extra cover region, excellent placement once again from de Kock, Samuels at the rope sticks his boot to stop the ball but is not able to prevent the boundary
0.2 -
Jerome Taylor to de Kock, FOUR, a boundary to get off the mark. Nicely done by de Kock, good placement by him. It was a back of a length delivery outside off, de Kock gets back and punches it square of the wicket, the fielder slides near the rope but is not able to stop the ball from crossing the fence
50.0 -
J Holder to de Villiers, SIX, shuffles across to this low full toss angling in around off, gets under it and hammers it over the deep square leg boundary for another six, this was just too good from de Villiers, after conceding 34 runs in the last over, Holder concedes 30 in this one. This is also the highest score on Australian soil
49.5 -
J Holder to de Villiers, SIX, full on the stumps, de Villiers launches it over the long-off fence for another maxmimum, he missed out on the fastest 150 in the last month, but this time he has done it
49.3 -
J Holder to de Villiers, SIX, banged in short and outside off, de Villiers rocks back and muscles the pull over the deep mid-wicket fence for back-to-back sixes
49.2 -
J Holder to de Villiers, SIX, shuffles across to this fullish delivery on middle stump line, de Villiers gets under it and launches it over the deep backward square leg fence, this is just too good for the West Indies' captain
48.2 -
A Russell to Behardien, SIX, Behardien joins the party now, it was full and around off, Behardien gets under it and sends it up and over the long-off fence for his first maximum, great batting from the South Africans here
48.0 -
J Holder to de Villiers, SIX, on a length and on the stumps, de Villiers smashes it to the deep mid-wicket fence, the ball sails well over the rope - 34 came off that Holder over, the 2nd most expensive over in WC history
47.2 -
J Holder to de Villiers, no ball, SIX, de Villiers gets his century in style, this is the 2nd fastest hundred in World Cup history, de Villiers makes it 3 in 3 against West Indies in World Cups, it was length around off, de Villiers just launches it straight down the ground for another maximum, Holder overstepped as well on that occasion
45.0 -
A Russell to de Villiers, SIX, what a shot! He shuffles across, goes down on one knee and plays the scoop to perfection, the fielder at fine leg was inside the circle and even if he was at the rope, he would have seen it sailing into the crowd, where a gentleman takes a great catch
39.3 -
Benn to de Villiers, SIX, floated up on middle stump, de Villiers makes room and lofts it beautifully inside-out over cover, 100 of the partnership comes up in just 60 balls
38.5 -
Jerome Taylor to Rossouw, SIX, Rossouw gets to his 2nd ODI fifty in style, this was just too good a shot, it was banged in short and well outside off, Rossouw jumps high in the crease and cuts it well over the deep backward point fence for a maximum, super shot from Rossouw
24.3 -
Sammy to Amla, SIX, Amla brings up his 28th ODI fifty. A superb shot to get to the landmark. He waves his bat at the crowd. It was on a length just outside off, he hits it through the line straight back over the bowler's head. The ball had enough to clear the boundary rope
46.4 -
A Russell to D Miller, out Caught by Jerome Taylor!! That is a sensational catch from Taylor at the long-on boundary. The umpires check for the no-ball and then Taylor's foot, but it is all fine. It was a fullish delivery just around off, Miller goes for the loft, but doesn't get the desired distance. Taylor from long-on runs to his right, puts his right hand out and plucks the ball out of thin air. He managed to keep his feet away from the rope as well. That is just a superb piece of fielding, catch of the tournament so far. The celebrations were also not bad. Russell goes flat on the ground in front of Taylor's feet and Sammy doffed his cap twice to show his respect to Taylor, all in good fun. D Miller c Jerome Taylor b A Russell 20(16)
42.1 -
A Russell to Rossouw, out Caught by Ramdin!! Rossouw perishes for the cause. Neverthless, it was a great innings as it provided the impetus for the hitting in the end overs. It was on a good length and around off, Rossouw backs away and looks to go big over covers, but gets a thick outside edge. Ramdin takes a simple catch to his left. This also ends the 134-run partnership between him and de Villiers. de Villiers pats him on the back as he walks past him. Rossouw c Ramdin b A Russell 61(39) [4s-6 6s-1]
29.4 -
Gayle to Amla, out Lbw!! Well, well he has removed both set batsmen. Amla has a chat with Rossouw before making his way back to the pavilion. It looked dead as soon as the ball thudded into the pads. It was pushed through, skids on after pitching, Amla shuffles across and misses the nudge through the on-side, was struck right in front of middle stump. That is as plumb as you can get. Those two wickets has brought West Indies back into the game. Amla lbw b Gayle 65(88) [4s-1 6s-1]
29.2 -
Gayle to du Plessis, out Caught by Ramdin!! The man with the golden arm strikes! Gayle breaks the dangerous looking partnership. It was an excellent take from Ramdin. There was a bit of extra bounce on that occasion, du Plessis made room and was looking to go over extra cover, gets a thickish outside edge and Ramdin snaffles it at chest height. For a second, no one really bothered to appeal, but umpire Davis raised his finger. In fact, the ball got stuck in the webbing of Ramdin's gloves. du Plessis c Ramdin b Gayle 62(70) [4s-3]
5.4 -
J Holder to de Kock, out Caught by A Russell!! Big wicket for West Indies. de Kock has played that straight into the hands of the cover-point fielder. It was a short of length delivery from Holder outside off, de Kock stays on the back foot and cuts it hard, Russell just has to move slightly to his left and snaffles an easy take. Holder is pumped up and so are the rest of the fielders. de Kock c A Russell b J Holder 12(19) [4s-3]