Perth test was a Landmark 200th Test for South Africa and also Ricky Ponting’s last match after 17 year Career. It was special in every meaning. Punter played 168 tests scored 41 Centuries and won 48 test matches as An Aussie Captain. Winning 164 of his 228 ODI games shows his abilities as a captain. I wanna salute him. A great captain, a great fighter, a great player. Cricket lovers can never forget you Ricky. Thanks for everything.
You will be missed Ricky!
But What a Crazy match it was! Oh What a Show, Pure Cricket!
Day 1, Graeme Smith 16 runs, Alviro Petersen30 runs, Hashim Amla 11 runs, Jacques Kallis 2runs, AB de Villiers 4 runs and one and only Protea future Dean Elgar 0 runs. 6-75. ha ha its was nothing less than a mini heart attack for Proteas’ Fans like me. but then comes Faf, and makes an unbeaten knock of 78 runs. so 225 runs were all what they managed in first innings. oh that Match Saving Hundred in his debut test match and an important knock in his second test. Welcome to tests Faf. hope you are enjoying the thrill of tests, A long way to go. Than a beautiful bowling display came from Proteas. A disciplined bowling without a single no ball shows their hard work. And that bowl from Dale Steyn which dismissed Michael Clarke was the bowl of the year. South African Bowlers showed they are world’s best Bowling side for a reason. Australia 163- all out. Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel everyone bowled beautifully.
ok, then Same day Same Pitch, Oz have bowled out for 163 in 53 Overs on the other hand Proteas scored 2/230 in 38 Overs. haha yeah thats cricket. Unpredictable, Hashim Amla Scored 99 Runs (84 Deliveries)in a session. What a Partnership it was from Biff and Amla 178 (153 Deliveries). Day 3 was out of my reach :(, but i listen AB de Villiers Scored 169 runs in 184 balls ( 21 fours and 3 sixes) haha its was sweet to hear. AB is a important player of his team. His form matters a lot. It was his first century in tests as a wicketkeeper batsman. so it was very special. A magical knock came from Hashim Amla (196 runs in 221 balls).
well, Never mind Dean Elgar hope you will get your first run soon. Haha 😛 . and yes Faf can score less than 50 too 😉
Showed Them Who You Are
632 runs to win, trust me it is impossible task against a bowling unit led by Dale Steyn. Aus 322 all out, all 40 wickets fell in the match. This was the end of an unforgettable cricket match and the end of Ricky Ponting’s cricketing career. South Africa showed their character of no1 test team. They are ruling test cricket recently.
The Proteas showed some sporting good grace after forming a highly unusual honour guard for Ricky Ponting.
That was beautiful moment, just beautiful. I was feeling more proud as a protea fan.
So This is WORLD NO-1 Test team. Win Perth Test by 309 runs. An Unbeaten test team of 2012 . What a year it has been for Proteas. Thoroughly Deserved. Well Done Boys. So proud of you.
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PS – I am very happy today 🙂
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