112 lines
4.5 KiB
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112 lines
4.5 KiB
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Pietersen gives England a chance
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Lunch: England 240 all out (49.5 overs)
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His innings of 116 came after the rest of the batsmen had failed dismally to be 68-6 at the mid-innings point. Pietersen, who blasted 10 fours and six sixes off 110 deliveries, added 104 runs for the seventh wicket with Ashley Giles (41). Darren Gough was ruled out with a cold and was replaced by Steve Harmison.
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Hall bowls Harmison for a duck.
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Hall bowls Ali off his pads.
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Ali hits a boundary off Nel as fine leg misfields. And he middles another down to long off.
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Hall finally has his revenge by bowling Pietersen.
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Hall returns to the fray and is deposited for a straight six by Pietersen. The next ball is steered down to the vacant third man area for four.
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Pietersen clobbers Nel between square leg and midwicket for four.
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Ali and Pietersen each hit fours before Ntini is deposited high over long on as the Hampshire batsman reaches 99. A scrambled single gives him his third century of the series.
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Pietersen drives a Kallis full toss for four and nicks another ball wide of Boucher for a second boundary.
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Pietersen drives Ntini wide of mid-off for four. Ntini, starting his third spell, yorks Giles.
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In this over, Giles reaches his best score, and Pietersen brings up the 100 partnership with a six off Hall.
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Pietersen launches Nel over long-on for another six. Giles then drives him through extra cover for four.
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A boundary for each batsman off Hall underlines the quality of this Centurion pitch.
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Pietersen drives Nel wide of mid-off for four and Giles then plays him behind square on the leg-side for another four.
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Boje finishes off with 1-34.
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Pietersen collectes his third one-day fifty with a single as Pollock finishes off with 1-36.
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Pietersen slog sweeps Boje for two massive sixes over cow corner.
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Giles thumps Pollock over mid-on for four to bring up England's 100 and adds another boundary by slashing over gully.
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The batsmen continue to trade in singles.
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A few more singles come off Pollock and a respite from the tedium of this partnership comes as drinks are brought on.
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Just 17 overs remain and at 89-6, England are merely hoping they can bat out the overs.
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Pollock returns to the attack and again England can only trade in singles.
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Five dots balls from Boje, then a single for Giles.
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England can only take two singles off Ntini.
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PUQK-674Boje concedes two runs off the bat and a single wide.
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Ntini goes for six runs in his first over of a new spell.
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Pietersen garners a solitary single off Boje's fourth over.
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With Giles and Pietersen batting together, England have a mountain to climb.
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Collingwood is given run out by the third umpire after a misunderstanding with Pietersen.
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Collingwood takes three runs off Hall.
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Four singles come off Boje's second over.
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A cover-drive from Collingwood off Nel brings the batsman four runs.
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In Boje's first over, Solanki contrives to top-edge a sweep to short fine leg.
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Nel gets through another good over.
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A Pietersen single brings up the England team half-century but he will have to perform some more heroics to set a challenging total.
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Pietersen pulls a Nel long-hop for four.
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Pietersen whips a straight ball from Hall wide of mid-on for four.
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Jones top-edges a pull shot off Nel and gives a dolly catch to Kemp at square leg.
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Hall bowls a maiden at Pietersen.
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Nel allows just a single from his second over.
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Hall is able to get through an economical first over.
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Nel strikes in his first over as Strauss gets an under-edge trying to attack a short ball with a pull shot.
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Strauss plays a smart leg-glance off Pollock for four.
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Strauss has his first boundary as he pulls Ntini for four.
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After 15 dots balls, Jones square-cuts Pollock for four.
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Ntini gets through his second maiden as England's run rate declines to desparate proportions.
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Boje misses a golden opportunity to run out Strauss after the non-striker is sold a dummy by Jones.
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Strauss is dropped by Kemp at gully.
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Just two more singles come off Pollock, with Strauss and Jones playing watchful cricket.
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Ntini bowls a maiden at Strauss.
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Pollock's second over costs just two.
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Jones flicks Ntini high over square leg for four. Vaughan loses his middle and leg stumps as he is beaten for pace by Ntini.
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Trescothick plays a flat-footed drive at a Pollock half-volley which goes strsight to gully.
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G Smith (capt), N Boje, J Kallis, H Gibbs, A Prince, J Kemp, M Boucher (wkt), S Pollock, M Ntini, A Nel, A Hall.
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M Vaughan (capt), M Trescothick, G Jones (wkt), A Strauss, K Pietersen, I Bell, V Solanki, P Collingwood, A Giles, Kabir Ali, S Harmison, A Wharf.
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