India reach 174 for 1 against South Africa in 25 overs - ICC World Cup 2011
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vidarbha-c860 Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. The hosts reached 174 for the loss of just one wicket at the end of 25 overs.
Indian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429 and Sachin Tendulkar
to carry out an assault on the Proteas.
The first two overs of the Indian innings didn’t produce too many runs, as the hosts only scored nine. However, a let-off for Sehwag in the second over by wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morne-van-Wyk-c2025 proved to be costly for the visitors.
Sehwag edged an away swinging delivery from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
However, the flamboyant opener took full advantage of the opportunity he was given, and smashed the ball to all parts of the ground. His opening partner Tendulkar was also not looking to waste too many deliveries, as the master blaster played his strokes
freely.
Sehwag got yet another chance when he was batting on 70. He attempted a cut shot to a ball bowled from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Johan-Botha-c67173, which took a thick edge and popped out of the gloves of van Wyk once again.
The explosive batsman failed to make most of the second chance he was given, as was cleaned-up in the very next over by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faf-du-Plessis-c1427, after amassing a 142-run opening stand with Tendulkar. He had done the damage though, as he scored 73 runs off just 66
balls. His innings included 12 fours, but no sixes surprisingly.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623 then joined Tendulkar in the middle. Both players took the score to 174 until the half way stage of the innings. The veteran Tendulkar was unbeaten on 72 from 60 balls whereas; Gambhir was batting on 18 off 25.
The spinners did a good job compared to the fast bowlers for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757. Du Plessis was the lone wicket-taker for his team until the 25th over of the Indian innings.
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