New Zealand
WELLINGTON - Kyle Mills is one frustrated New Zealand cricketer.
NEW DELHI - Leg-spinner Imran Tahir became the first South African bowler to claim four wickets on world cup debut.
NEW DELHI - AB de Villiers cracked a century while debutant leg-spinner Imran Tahir took four wickets on his ODI debut as South Africa cantered to a seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in their first 2011 World Cup match.
NEW DELHI - Scoreboard of the World Cup Group B match between South Africa and West Indies here Thursday:
West Indies:
Chris Gayle c Kallis b Botha 2
Devon Smith c & b Imran Tahir 36
Darren Bravo lbw b Botha 73
Ramnaresh Sarwan lbw b Imran Tahir 2
Shivnarine Chanderpaul c Peterson b Imran Tahir 31
Dwayne Bravo run out (Morkel/de Villiers) 40
Devon Thomas c Duminy b Imran Tahir 15
Kieron Pollard lbw b Steyn 0
Darren Sammy lbw b Steyn 0
Sulieman Benn c Morkel b Steyn 6
Kemar Roach not out 2
Extras: (b-1, lb-3, w-11) 15
Total: (all out in 47.3 overs) 222
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Gayle, 0.3 overs), 2-113 (DM Bravo, 23.1), 3-117 (Smith, 24.4), 4-120 (Sarwan, 26.1), 5-178 (D Bravo, 37.5), 6-209 (Chanderpaul, 42.2), 7-213 (Pollard, 43.3), 8-213 (Thomas, 44.6), 9-213 (Sammy, 45.1), 10-222 (Benn, 47.3)
Bowling:
Johan Botha 9 0 48 2
Dale Steyn 7.3 1 24 3
Morne Morkel 8 0 35 0
Jacques Kallis 3 0 21 0
Imran Tahir 10 1 41 4
Robin Peterson 10 0 49 0
South Africa:
Hashim Amla c Thomas b Roach 14
Graeme Smith b Pollard 45
Jacques Kallis c Sammy b Benn 4
AB de Villiers not out 107
JP Duminy not out 42
Extras: (lb-10, nb-1) 11
Total: (for three wickets in 42.5 overs) 223
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Amla, 3.3 overs), 2-20 (Kallis, 4.6), 3-139 (Smith, 28.3)
Bowling:
Sulieman Benn 10 0 51 1
Kemar Roach 8 0 42 1
Dwayne Bravo 2.1 0 12 0
Darren Sammy 8 0 40 0
Kieron Pollard 7.5 0 37 1
Chris Gayle 6 0 26 0
Devon Smith 0.5 0 5 0
Toss: South Africa, who chose to field
Umpires: Amiesh Saheba and Simon Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire: Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
NEW DELHI - South Africa captain Graeme Smith playing three spinners, including debutant leg-spinner Imran Tahir, has added a new dimension to the cricket World Cup.
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