LIVE second innings report: South Africa v West Indies - De Villiers ton seals victory for Proteas
The Proteas have started their World Cup campaign in style as they chased down a mediocre target of 223 runs in only the 43rd over of the innings for the loss of only three wickets against the West Indies. Star of the show for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 was
AB de Villiers who struck an outstanding hundred to ensure that his team starts the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in style.
Just like the Proteas, West-Indies also started their bowling with a spinner, Suleman Ben. South Africans were in a spot of bother at one stage with two wickets down for only 20 runs on the board and it seemed as if the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 would make it tough for
the Proteas, but that was not the case as AB de Villiers and Graeme Smith took control of the situation.
Smith looked shaky but did not panic and played second fiddle to de Villiers who looked in supreme touch. Both of them scored 119 runs for the third wicket partnership to throw the Windies out of the match. After Smith’s departure, de Villiers found able
support in shape of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JP-Duminy-c1742 as both of them saw their team home without any further hiccup.
AB de Villiers remained the top scorer for his team with 107 unbeaten runs. This was his 10th
ODI hundred which came off only 105 balls with the help of 8 fours and a couple of massive sixes. Smith and Duminy scored 45 and 42 runs respectively.
As expected, the West Indian bowling lacked the firepower to dismantle the mighty South African batting and apart from a short period in the beginning of the innings Darren Sammy and company failed to put any sort of pressure on the Proteas. Suleman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Benn-c47745,
Kemar Roach and Kieren Pollard picked up a wicket each.
Although http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 was named as the Player of the Match for his stunning century which sealed the first win for South Africa in the competition.
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