ICC Champions Trophy 2013
Cardiff: Republic of South Africa advanced into the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy on superior web run-rate when their rain-marred match against the the Indies in capital on weekday resulted in a tie.
The the Indies, United Nations agency had to win this match to travel through to the last four, were precisely level on the Duckworth/Lewis system for rain-affected matches at one hundred ninety for six off twenty six.1 overs once Australian umpires Rod Tucker and Steve Davis set the rain was too significant to continue and took the players off the sector for the ultimate time at seven.43pm time (1843 GMT).
Crucially, shortly before play was abandoned, with the Indies then previous their D/L target, Kieron Pollard was caught for twenty eight by valley Steyn at third man off Ryan McLaren and his exit swung the match back to parity. Republic of South Africa created 230 for six off their thirty one overs, deed the the Indies a target of 231 in thirty one to win. The Proteas joined already-qualified Asian nation joined of the 2 semi-finalists from group B. For Republic of South Africa, typically dubbed 'chokers' for discard promising positions, this result was in marked distinction to their 1999 World Cup semi-final tie with Australia at Edgbaston, that saw them withdraw following a pool loss to the Aussies, and their exit from the 2003 World Cup on home soil once a failure to properly interpret the D/L sheet saw them tie with Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, instead of win, in Durban.
The the Indies, United Nations agency had to win this match to travel through to the last four, were precisely level on the Duckworth/Lewis system for rain-affected matches at one hundred ninety for six off twenty six.1 overs once Australian umpires Rod Tucker and Steve Davis set the rain was too significant to continue and took the players off the sector for the ultimate time at seven.43pm time (1843 GMT).
Crucially, shortly before play was abandoned, with the Indies then previous their D/L target, Kieron Pollard was caught for twenty eight by valley Steyn at third man off Ryan McLaren and his exit swung the match back to parity. Republic of South Africa created 230 for six off their thirty one overs, deed the the Indies a target of 231 in thirty one to win. The Proteas joined already-qualified Asian nation joined of the 2 semi-finalists from group B. For Republic of South Africa, typically dubbed 'chokers' for discard promising positions, this result was in marked distinction to their 1999 World Cup semi-final tie with Australia at Edgbaston, that saw them withdraw following a pool loss to the Aussies, and their exit from the 2003 World Cup on home soil once a failure to properly interpret the D/L sheet saw them tie with Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, instead of win, in Durban.
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