de Villiers, Botha script convincing win

Jun 16, 2009

RP Singh struck early to bowl Herschelle Gibbs for 5 after South Africa opted to bat•Associated Press

Graeme Smith provided solid support and put on 46 for the second wicket with de Villiers•Associated Press

... reaching his half-century off 41 balls•AFP

... adding 48 with Rohit Sharma for the opening wicket •Getty Images

Yuvraj Singh gave India some hope with a run-a-ball 25•Getty Images

Harbhajan's 14 was not good enough as India were left staring down the barrel•Associated Press

AB de Villiers however steadied the South African innings•Associated Press

Harbhajan Singh however, dismissed Smith soon after the Powerplay overs •Associated Press

Ravindra Jadeja accounted for de Villiers to add to his catch to dismiss Smith as South Africa finished on 130•Associated Press

But Johan Botha struck the first blow getting Gambhir for 21•Associated Press

MS Dhoni was run out after scoring just 5 as India slid to 67 for 4•Associated Press

The 12-run victory helped South Africa maintain a 100% record in the tournament•Associated Press

de Villiers continued in aggressive fashion...•Associated Press

Gautam Gambhir gave India a solid start during the chase...•Associated Press

He removed Suresh Raina for 3 next up as India lost two quick wickets•Associated Press

Roelof van der Merwe had Yusuf Pathan caught by de Villiers for a duck soon after•Getty Images