India vs South Africa | 1st Test | Mohali | 5th-9th November | Match Thread | India won by 108 runs

[street cricketer]

The man with the golden arm

 

[Nikhil_cric]

under 100 score , I predict.

No way. AB and are not that bad

 

[Zak_Fan]

9 overs, 10 runs, 2 wickets. Batting is tough out there for sure.

 

[last_knight]

Ooops. Atmosphere is already like a day 5.

 

[JibranAnsari]

No way. AB and are not that bad

They arent that good either.

 

[Zak_Fan]

They arent that good either.

They sure are that good.

 

[street cricketer]

 

[battler]

:4 by Amla.
Master class from bhai

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Mishra needs to bowl quick here. Choke the runs.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Imran Tahir is a full fledged bhai now

 

[zabalestmsm]

Amla is classy against spinners!

 

[JibranAnsari]

Kohli seems more like a chokidar than a captain.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

10 overs to go.

 

[Itachi]

You people wanted to see bowlers pitch. This is what it is. Am not liking it.

 

[Strike Rate]

Cricinfo: The last time India were bowled out on the first day of a home Test was back in 2008 against the same SA team in Ahmedabad for 76 runs.

 

[street cricketer]

Imran Tahir is a full fledged bhai now

MashAllah

 

[JibranAnsari]

Thiis test match is a good departure from the run feasts ODIs.

 

[sajeebmcj]

poor batting from sa. negative approach will destroy them.

 

[Strike Rate]

Watching an India team without Dhoni still look strange to me even though Kohli is the captain from last 5/6 Tests.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Amla won't survive jadeja

 

[Zak_Fan]

Watching an India team without Dhoni still look strange to me even though Kohli is the captain from last 5/6 Tests.

Strange, I as an Indian don't even notice it.

 

[Abhilash93]

Amlas the man to get

 

[Moh@n]

This is a great track. Would love to see Pakistan - India playing on such a track.

Lool no thanks. Yasir will eat us alive here.

 

[Zak_Fan]

It is such a pleasure to watch Amla bat, a true batsman.

 

[IndianWillow]

SA batting does not appear deep - if they get Amla soon SA will be in deep trouble.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Why is Kohli bringing Aaron back now?

 

[Zak_Fan]

Lool no thanks. Yasir will eat us alive here.

You guys always act so nice to each other? Where is the rivalry?

 

[JibranAnsari]

and jadeja has two FC 300s also ..what a legend.

 

[Amjid Javed]

looks like this game will be over in 3 days, guess this is what happens when you produce a day 5 pitch to start a game with.

 

[JibranAnsari]

You guys always act so nice to each other? Where is the rivalry?

th BCCI has killed the rivalry , no matches and little interest now amongst the fans.

 

[Adil_94]

Lool no thanks. Yasir will eat us alive here.

Ditto Ashwin with our bats. Would be a great battle. Better than the lifeless roads we've normally played Test Cricket on. Best tests we've played were in 1999 those 3 tests in India all on result oriented wickets.


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[JibranAnsari]

all the states and then one department team?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

They just need to bowl jaddu and ashwin here.

 

[Abdullah719]

Why is Kohli bringing Aaron back now?

Some of the bowling changes make little sense. Why not continue with Ashwin?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Indian might as well have just picked 5 spinners for the game, having medium pacers is a token gesture!

 

[LastManstanding]

Indian might as well have just picked 5 spinners for the game, having medium pacers is a token gesture!

Why are you so butt hurt?

 

[Abhilash93]

all the states and then one department team?

theres Railways & Services.

Btw, Vidarbha, Saurashtra, Baroda & Hyderabad arent states.

 

[IndianWillow]

looks like this game will be over in 3 days, guess this is what happens when you produce a day 5 pitch to start a game with.

Not bad for fans. But bad for organizers.

 

[Haroon786]

Do SA have batsmen after AB ?

 

[battler]

Please don't bowl pacers. Bowl the spinners in tandem.

 

[JibranAnsari]

theres Railways & Services.

Btw, Vidarbha, Saurashtra, Baroda & Hyderabad arent states.

I mean regions or states. How many department teams are there?

 

[Abhilash93]

Some of the bowling changes make little sense. Why not continue with Ashwin?

Coming back from injury. Probably doesnt want to give him too many on the trot. The pivoting before release puts pressure on the side.

 

[battler]

Poor captaincy from kohli

 

[Abhilash93]

I mean regions or states. How many department teams are there?

Ok.

Two of them IIRC

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Geez Kohli. Bowl Ashwin not Aaron

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Do SA have batsmen after AB ?

Dane vilas. Not sure how good he is.

 

[Abdullah719]

Coming back from injury. Probably doesnt want to give him too many on the trot. The pivoting before release puts pressure on the side.

Hmm. So he's gonna just bowl 3-4 over spells in the match?

 

[Abhilash93]

Hmm. So he's gonna just bowl 3-4 over spells in the match?

No idea. He is avoiding putting in a dive as well, could be just a precaution.

 

[Saffer_XIII]

By the looks of it anything under a 100 run lead and we're in deep doo doo. Damn our batting looks thin without JP

 

[Haroon786]

Dane vilas. Not sure how good he is.

SA look at their weakest, at least on paper, for years now.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Some of the bowling changes make little sense. Why not continue with Ashwin?

Makes no sense.

Unless the aim was to intentionally rough the ball up so that it spins.

But makes no sense. Wasted a few overs.

 

[Abhilash93]

Elgar facing a test by fire against the offie

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Elgar not confident against Ashwin. We need atleast one more wickt today.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

No idea. He is avoiding putting in a dive as well, could be just a precaution.

Yes I noticed that. He could have dived but he said "screw this ****, let it go for 4".

Mishra wasn't too happy.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Makes no sense.

Unless the aim was to intentionally rough the ball up so that it spins.

But makes no sense. Wasted a few overs.

Yep. Bowling ashwin and Jadeja against two new batsman wouldve been more fruitful.

 

[zabalestmsm]

Elgar looks like Robert de Niro!

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Bhai vs Ash now

 

[Sidilicious]

who is this chikoo the fans are screaming of?

 

[Sidilicious]

Not enjoying this. too much action for the spinners on the 1st day. Would have preferred a traditional pitch which spins big 3rd day onwards

 

[Abhilash93]

who is this chikoo the fans are screaming of?

Birthday bwoy

 

[Nikhil_cric]

SA just looking to survive the day

 

[Sidilicious]

Birthday bwoy

kohli is chikoo? lol

 

[JibranAnsari]

are they chanting 'De Cock'?

 

[Markhor]

Dean Elgar with 4 wickets, who'd have predicted that yesterday. Indian batsmen not playing spin as they used to though this pitch seems a real turner.

 

[Abhilash93]

Amla struggling against Mishra. Almost had him there.

 

[Sidilicious]

2 good balls, now bow the googly

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Ash to dismiss that Elgar hack now

 

[Abhilash93]

Elgar up against Ashwin again.

 

[samplepiece]

Elgar to fall this over.

 

[samplepiece]

Elgar to fall this over.

Not

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Damn! Only two wickets. . SA's day.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Damn. Could have got more after 10-2 if we had not messed up with the bowling changes.

Even stevens day I would say.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Damn! Only two wickets. . SA's day.

Ball is starting to turn.

Mishra was all over Amla last over.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Ashwin hasn't been perfect. That along with pitch taking time to spin has let this Elgar guy escape.

 

[zabalestmsm]

Pujara is not the same! He has downgraded big time!

 

[Sidilicious]

Damn. Could have got more after 10-2 if we had not messed up with the bowling changes.

Even stevens day I would say.

I wouldn't be too harsh on the bowling changes. Apparently Amla had some short ball troubles which they wanted to exploit.

I do have concerns about the selection of both Umesh and Aaron. I think the captain and coach knew that the pace bowlers wouldn't have much of a part to play in this match, then instead of selecting both Umesh and Aaron, why didn't they select someone who could swing the ball early on. Some one like Bhuvi for instance.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I wouldn't be too harsh on the bowling changes. Apparently Amla had some short ball troubles which they wanted to exploit.

I do have concerns about the selection of both Umesh and Aaron. I think the captain and coach knew that the pace bowlers wouldn't have much of a part to play in this match, then instead of selecting both Umesh and Aaron, why didn't they select someone who could swing the ball early on. Some one like Bhuvi for instance.

8.2 overs....10-2.

Ashwin was taken off after getting a wicket.

Imagine Ashwin and Jaddu against this Elgar guy. Do you think he would have survived with so much pressure of ball going out and coming in?

Unnecessary changes unless Ashwin has injury issues.

Even Amla was trying a lot as capatin (some were god changes...some were unnecessary). If Jaddu had survived, people would have criticized him for not bowling Elgar more.

 

[samplepiece]

I wouldn't be too harsh on the bowling changes. Apparently Amla had some short ball troubles which they wanted to exploit.

I do have concerns about the selection of both Umesh and Aaron. I think the captain and coach knew that the pace bowlers wouldn't have much of a part to play in this match, then instead of selecting both Umesh and Aaron, why didn't they select someone who could swing the ball early on. Some one like Bhuvi for instance.

They went with Aaron and Umesh as they expect them to generate reverse swing on this rough surface.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pretty substandard wicket but but box standard of what you expect to get in India, should make the rest of the game a low scoring but exciting one.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Ball is starting to turn.

Mishra was all over Amla last over.

Yeah but SA might bat better tmrw. They were not that confident today though. A couple more wickets and it wouldve favoured us. Anyway the fault lies in our horrible top order.