South Africa in West Indies – Visitors win the fourth one day game – Both team score 300 plus runs
Fourth one day – West Indies vs South Africa at Rouseau on 30.05.10. South Africa won by seven wickets
This is a game in which both the teams scored 300 runs. Batting first West Indies posted 303 for 6 in 50.0 overs. South Africa replied with 304 for 3 in 50.0 overs to win the match by seven wickets
This game was won on the last ball of the match providing the 31st occasion of a one day game won on the last ball
West Indies set a target of 304 in this game which was achieved by South Africa providing the first occasion of target in excess of 300 being set when the game was on the last ball of the match. This is the second occasion of a target of 300 plus runs were set in this category of statistics. The first occasion of India setting a target of 316 for Pakistan at Ahmedabad on 12.04.05 which was achieved by Pakistan of the last ball of the match
South Africa and West Indies share the record for winning most games on the last ball of the match. Both the teams have won six games.
South Africa’s six wins read thus – vs West Indies by two wickets at Jo’burg on 22.01.99, vs New Zealand by two wickets at Napier on 26.03.99, vs New Zealand by three wickets at Cape Town on 04.11.00, vs West Indies by two wickets at Col-SSC on 13.09.02, vs New Zealand by two wickets at Durban on 26.11.07 and vs West Indies by seven wickets at Roseau on 30.05.10
West Indies’s six wins read thus – vs Pakistan by four wickets at Karachi on 21.11.80, vs England by three wickets at Kingston on 03.03.90, vs South Africa by three wickets at Kingston on 28.04.01, vs New Zealand by four wickets at Kingstown on 16.06.02, vs India by four wickets at Jamshedpur on 06.11.02 and vs Sri Lanka by one wicket at Trinidad on 10.04.08
West Indies lost this game after posting 303 for 6 providing the 54th occasion of a team losing a game after posting 300 plus runs. West Indies has lost the game on eight occasions after posting 300 plus runs including this game. It was their second defeat against South Africa – the first occasion was at Jo’burg on 04.02.04. West Indies posted 302 for 4 and South Africa won the match by six wickets
West Indies scored 303 for 6 and South Africa scored 304 for 3 in this game providing the 52nd occasion of both teams scoring 300 plus runs in the history of one day games.
DM Richard’s 59 in this game provides the 50th occasion of a West Indian batsman scoring a fifty against South Africa in one day games. S Chanderpaul’s 66 in this game provide the 51st occasion.
SC Chanderpaul’s 66 in this game represent his 58th one day half century and 69th one day fifty. DM Richards’s 59 is his second one day half century.
South African innings contained three fifties – HM Amla {129}, JH Kallis {57} and AB de Villiers {51*} – providing the fifth occasion of South African batsmen scoring three or more fifties in an innings against West Indies.
HM Amla and JH Kallis added 119 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 164th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand represents the 32nd occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games.
This stand represents the 16th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership against West Indies in one day games. This stand represents the sixth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket against West Indies in one day games. The six occasions are – 179 runs between HH Gibbs and JH Kallis at St John’s on 02.05.01, 102 runs between JH Kallis and GC Smith at Jo’burg on 04.02.04, 194 runs between HH Dippenaar and JH Kallis at Bridgetown on 11.05.05, 170 runs between AB de Villiers and JH Kallis at St George’s on 10.04.07, 175 runs between HH Gibbs and JH Kallis at J0’burg on 03.02.08 and 119 runs between HM Amla and JH Kallis at Roseau on 30.05.10. It is interesting to note that on all these six occasions, JH Kallis is one of the partners.
HM Amla’s 129 in this game represent the 15th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred against West Indies in one day games. His knock also represents the 94th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a hundred against various oppositions.
HM Amla registered his third one day hundred when he scored 129 in this game. His other two hundreds are – 140 vs Bangladesh at Benoni on 09.11.08 and 102 vs India at North Sound on 22.05.10