21/01Result
3rd ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of South Africa at East London, Jan 21 2015
South Africa won by 9 wkts (152b rem)
Player of the Match
Vernon Philander
Vernon PhilanderSouth Africa
21/01Result
3rd ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of South Africa at East London, Jan 21 2015
South Africa won by 9 wkts (152b rem)
Player of the Match
Vernon Philander
Vernon PhilanderSouth Africa

That wraps it up from East London. The series is wrapped up already but still two matches to come, the next on Sunday in Port Elizabeth, a day game so 10am start local time, see you then...

Good job we got the chase done when we did because the rain has really arrived now and we would definitely be unable to play in this - a perfectly timed chase you could call it!

Presentation, which has nipped indoors, will be interesting. Who's today's Man of the Match? Vernon Philander perhaps for his very smart bowling and three wickets. We shall see...indeed it is Philander.

AB de Villiers: "I'm very very happy with the performance today. We've said in the knockout stages of the world cup you've got to win three in a row and we've done that here. There were a couple of soft wickets. Anything over 200 would have been a good score today. For them, it's just about learning and moving on from this experience. They are a world class team with world class players so to prove to ourselves we can win three in a row is very important. If you looked at the deck you would say it wouldn't suit Vernon Philander but the way he bowled was fantastic. It's important to have a look at everyone and we want to get all the guys in good form so we'll definitely give everyone a go in the last two games."

Poor Jason Holder has go to put some words to another miserable display: "We batted poorly no other way to sum it up. We just kept losing wickets. Very disappointed. We didn't make amends here for Sunday. We need to show pride in the last two games now. Our seniors players haven't stepped up here but I still back them because they've done it for a numbers of years. The wicket was a little slow but there was nothing wrong with it. I can promise some improvement for Port Elizabeth."

James: "On this showing (admittedly against a very good SA team) WI could easily get turned over by Zimbabwe or Ireland in the World Cup."

The wicket was a little slow but there was no obvious help for the bowlers. West Indies, having elected to bat first, never got to grips with the surface and a series of impatient strokes saw them whittled away in the face of some decent, but far from destructive, bowling. 122 was an embarrassing score and South Africa have had no troubles knocking off the runs in less than half their allocation. Just 59.2 overs bowled in this 100-over match today.

Complete dominance from South Africa today, they have romped to a nine-wicket victory and wrap up the series 3-0 still with two rubbers to come. The sweep is on and on this showing you can't see anything other than a 5-0. South Africa on a different level here with West Indies playing dreadful cricket and deservedly smashed.

24.4
4
Gayle to Amla, FOUR, whoops, dragged down, pulled for four backward of square, miserable end to a miserable performance from the West Indies
24.3
0
Gayle to Amla, no run, few inches outside off, skids on a little, cut straight to extra-cover
24.2
1
Gayle to du Plessis, 1 run, tossed right up on the stumps, tucked with the angle through square leg
24.1
0
Gayle to du Plessis, no run, length on off stump, flicked straight to short midwicket

Four to win, final over here surely. Chris Gayle going to bowl it...

END OF OVER:
24 | 7 Runs | SA: 119/1 (4 runs required from 26 overs, RR: 4.95, RRR: 0.15)

  • Faf du Plessis50 (69b)
  • Hashim Amla57 (61b)
  • Carlos Brathwaite5-0-31-0
  • Sulieman Benn3-0-23-0
23.6
1
Brathwaite to du Plessis, 1 run, fuller and driven wide enough of mid-off for a quick single and du Plessis now goes to fifty from 69 balls, he's got much better as this innings has gone on
23.5
0
Brathwaite to du Plessis, no run, good length on the stumps, calmly blocked back to the bowler
23.4
1
Brathwaite to Amla, 1 run, length just outside off, careful angled to third man
23.3
1
Brathwaite to du Plessis, 1 run, slides into the pads, this is touched down to long leg
23.2
4
Brathwaite to du Plessis, FOUR, back of a length, slower ball, picked and pulled through midwicket, well timed, four more
23.1
0
Brathwaite to du Plessis, no run, full on the off stump, driven to mid-on

END OF OVER:
23 | 4 Runs | SA: 112/1 (11 runs required from 27 overs, RR: 4.86, RRR: 0.40)

  • Hashim Amla56 (60b)
  • Faf du Plessis44 (64b)
  • Sulieman Benn3-0-23-0
  • Carlos Brathwaite4-0-24-0

Couple of blows takes us to the bar now...

22.6
0
Benn to Amla, no run, better length and just defended back up the wicket
22.5
0
Benn to Amla, no run, more air, flicked to mid-on who's a touch deep but still able to save one here
22.4
2
Benn to Amla, 2 runs, drops the length shorter, Amla cuts wide of the sweeper and they can get back for the second as Russell runs to his left
22.3
0
Benn to Amla, no run, more middle and off now, forward block back up the wicket
22.2
1
Benn to du Plessis, 1 run, fuller on the leg stump, clipped out to deep midwicket
22.1
1
Benn to Amla, 1 run, tad short outside off, cut straight to deep cover

END OF OVER:
22 | 4 Runs | SA: 108/1 (15 runs required from 28 overs, RR: 4.90, RRR: 0.53)

  • Faf du Plessis43 (63b)
  • Hashim Amla53 (55b)
  • Carlos Brathwaite4-0-24-0
  • Sulieman Benn2-0-19-0
21.6
0
Brathwaite to du Plessis, no run, slower ball, low full toss, driven straight to mid-off
21.5
0
Brathwaite to du Plessis, no run, length just outside off, dropped into the gully
21.4
4
Brathwaite to du Plessis, FOUR, short ball, pulled off a big top edge, flies down towards Taylor at long leg, he comes around to his left and drops the chance! Another misjudgement, reaching, diving in the end to his left with two hands and the ball went straight through them and bobbled into the rope
21.3
0
Brathwaite to du Plessis, no run, cutter, waited for and nudged up to mid-off this time
21.2
0
Brathwaite to du Plessis, no run, straighter and fuller, pressed up to mid-on

Ooo a gully comes in...

21.1
0
Brathwaite to du Plessis, no run, just back in length a inch or so outside off, whacked to cover from the crease

Just 19 to win now...

END OF OVER:
21 | 11 Runs | SA: 104/1 (19 runs required from 29 overs, RR: 4.95, RRR: 0.65)

  • Hashim Amla53 (55b)
  • Faf du Plessis39 (57b)
  • Sulieman Benn2-0-19-0
  • Carlos Brathwaite3-0-20-0
20.6
4
Benn to Amla, FOUR, tad short, Amla backs away to free the arms once more and punches this away past extra-cover, along the floor this time, absolutely perfect timing, 27th ODI fifty for Amla in 55 balls
20.5
4
Benn to Amla, FOUR, tossed up, Amla clears the front leg and lifts a drive over extra-cover opening the face, great timing, hundred up
20.4
1
Benn to du Plessis, 1 run, straighter, worked backward of square leg