Yousuf pulls India to victory

Yousuf's glorious innings of 59 and a match winning one at that, saw India home , winning by 2 wickets against mighty SA. India lead 2-1. Bajji scored a useful 23 no.

Greame Smith scored 43 and SA were bowled out for a paltry 220. F du Plessis made a good debut by scoring 60 and the diminutive Duminy scored a brilliant 52.

RSA were 200/4, when Plessis and Duminy were going strong. Then there was a collapse and SA lost six wickets for 20 !.

Zaheer was the pick of the Indian bowlers, taking 3/43. Munaf got two wickets and Bajji got 2. Pathan got the wicket of Bram Villiers.

Yousuf's innings was characterised by 3 huge sixes and Bajji hit two sixes in his 23 no and India won a thriller.

India were 104 runs short of the target when Botha began his over. Yousuf smote him for three mighty sixes, which turned the course of the match. When Yousuf fell, 39 runs short of the target, Bajji hit Parnell and M Morkel for sixes, thus sealing the fate of the match. Brutal blows by India's low order batsmen !

Yousuf's last six flew out of the stadium and he smote Botha for 19 runs off that over. His partnership with Raina saw 75 runs being added to the Indian total. Raina played well for his 37, but threw his wicket away with a reckless shot in the 37th over.

Yousuf fell in the 40th over, caught magnificently by Morkel. SA was in control but then Bajji seized this moment and turned the game with two mighty sixes. His partnership with Z Khan saw 26 runs being added and with Nehra 15, to bring home the bacon.

Before Botha's over, it was S A, SA all the way. Thanks to M Morkel, who removed the dangerous Kohli early and then went to remove Raina in the end. But no team had absolute control, as India pulled SA back and vice versa, in a game of fluctuating fortunes ! Bajji took the powerplay in the 43rd over and blasted Parnell for a six over mid-off and then flat batted Morkel beyond long off in the 47th !