India vs South Africa | 3rd Test | Nagpur | Nov 25-29, 2015 | Match Thread

[Pantani]

Have to give credit to Saha for lasting 100 balls on this shocking pitch

Only the washout prevented South Africa from a whitewash this series.

 

[Zak_Fan]

2 drops in 3 balls

How difficult were the chances?

 

[Aman]

Wow.

 

[battler]

Every ball is a grenade

 

[Aman]

Have to give credit to Saha for lasting 100 balls on this shocking pitch

Only the washout prevented South Africa from a whitewash this series.

Rather see a pitch like this than the trash you serve in Australia.

 

[Aman]

Every ball is a grenade

Loving cricket like this.

Batsmen have to earn their runs.

 

[Pantani]

Kohli doesnt have any shame,drops more than he takes still stands in the slips

He is the kuptaan, where else would he stand

 

[ChachaCricket]

Zafar and Yasir will roll India for under a 100 on this pitch.

 

[Justcrazy]

SA have been here

 

[Aman]

Zafar and Yasir will roll India for under a 100 on this pitch.

How many would Pakistan score? AB and Amla combined for 1 run here.

 

[SunTzu]

Kohli doesnt have any shame,drops more than he takes still stands in the slips

Yeah Kohli is not a good catcher. I remember the IPL game where David Miller skied a shot and Kohli drops the catch and the ball smacks his face. Bad drop that was. Miller won the game for them.

 

[Justcrazy]

Zafar and Yasir will roll India for under a 100 on this pitch.

Maybe , but Can Pakistan not get rolled for 50 , once Misbah and YK go ?

 

[cricket.mad]

I never remember people blaming pitch when SA used to bundle visiting teams for 50's

 

[battler]

Now stumping missed

 

[Zak_Fan]

Zafar and Yasir will roll India for under a 100 on this pitch.

I have heard of Yasir, but who is Zafar?

 

[Aman]

I never remember people blaming pitch when SA used to bundle visiting teams for 50's

There's nothing wrong with the pitch. I love matches like this, always something happening and the batsmen have to earn their runs.

 

[desi_launda]

Lucky duminy

 

[Justcrazy]

Duminy attacking , he will perish soon

 

[Pantani]

Rather see a pitch like this than the trash you serve in Australia.

Damn you're bitter. Does everything have to be about Australia?

I serve nothing.

This pitch is like Mumbai 2004, makes ordinary spinners like Harmer, Jadeja look like world beaters. In what way is it different to a pitch which makes ordinary batsmen look amazing? Bottom line it doesn't produce a good balance between bat and ball.

 

[MMHS]

6 down, so far 4 missed chances & these batsmen scored almost 450 in 50 overs.

@SIF - do you still believe that these days, batsmen are chasing 300 for their "himmat"?

 

[Justcrazy]

I have heard of Yasir, but who is Zafar?

Zafar Gohar

 

[Ab Fan]

SA showing their real colours-their choking skill...Most of the wickets have come because of ridiculous shot selection.That's just pathetic batting from them.They have some serious tempramental issues.It has been stuck to their mind that they just cant survive on these conditions and as a result throwing their wickets ..

 

[Aman]

Damn you're bitter. Does everything have to be about Australia?

I serve nothing.

This pitch is like Mumbai 2004, makes ordinary spinners like Harmer, Jadeja look like world beaters. In what way is it different to a pitch which makes ordinary batsmen look amazing? Bottom line it doesn't produce a good balance between bat and ball.

Bitter about what? Just find it funny seeing you criticize India's pitches when they produce much more entertaining cricket.

 

[battler]

Loving cricket like this.

Batsmen have to earn their runs.

Duminy has 11 lives

 

[Red Devil]

How many would Pakistan score? AB and Amla combined for 1 run here.

Amla's been clueless throughout this tour and AB's always been susceptible against quality spin. Misbah and YK are better players of spin.

 

[desi_launda]

I can easily recall that Mumbai pitch in 2004 and Delhi pitch in 2013 were much worse

 

[Justcrazy]

Pitches shoud be left uncovered , it will be real fun.

 

[desi_launda]

another drop

 

[Aman]

SA showing their real colours-their choking skill...Most of the wickets have come because of ridiculous shot selection.That's just pathetic batting from them.They have some serious tempramental issues.It has been stuck to their mind that they just cant survive on these conditions and as a result throwing their wickets ..

There's plenty of turn out there for the spinners, I'd hardly call it choking. More a lack of skill than anything.

 

[desi_launda]

Pitches shoud be left uncovered , it will be real fun.

then match would have ended today

 

[Justcrazy]

I can easily recall that Mumbai pitch in 2004 and Delhi pitch in 2013 were much worse

Batsmen are not equipped to bat against spin or seam these days.

 

[Justcrazy]

then match would have ended today

It still can

 

[Aman]

Duminy has 11 lives

Over time players will improve in conditions like these, it's just they've never played in these condition that they're struggling so much.

 

[SunTzu]

Poor Ashwin. Missing out on wickets coz of poor fielding.

 

[Justcrazy]

seven down

 

[Aman]

Even the haters have to admit cricket like this is far more entertaining than cricket on roads.

 

[Abhilash93]

Damn you're bitter. Does everything have to be about Australia?

I serve nothing.

This pitch is like Mumbai 2004, makes ordinary spinners like Harmer, Jadeja look like world beaters. In what way is it different to a pitch which makes ordinary batsmen look amazing? Bottom line it doesn't produce a good balance between bat and ball.

This pitch is not like Mumbai 2004. Harmer did not look threatening AT ALL.


Kohli, Rahane, Vijay lost their wickets to some good bowling by Morkel. Jadeja did not look troubled by the spinners at all till he was cleaned up by Rabada.





It is a 250+ in the first innings, 200 in the 2nd, then 3rd & 4th innings ending on about 150 type pitch.

 

[Justcrazy]

fifty up finally !!

 

[Justcrazy]

SA will be chasing at least 350 runs in final innings

 

[desi_launda]

What is the lowest score India have bowled out a team for in tests?

 

[desi_launda]

Kohli has forgotten that Mishra is bowling too

 

[Ab Fan]

There's plenty of turn out there for the spinners, I'd hardly call it choking. More a lack of skill than anything.

AB,Faf,Amla all three have thrown their wicket with poor shot selection.Pitch is helping spinners but the way they got out shows lack of temprament from them.AB and Amla are good players of spin.So can't call it lack of skill surely.And Faf played a ridiculous shot

 

[Pakcricket89]

Even the haters have to admit cricket like this is far more entertaining than cricket on roads.

Great, its a pity though SA arent even competetive, otherwise there would be wonderful test matches, say if India were playing Pakistan on these pitches

 

[Ab Fan]

Kohli has forgotten that Mishra is bowling too

No AB so no mishra

 

[desi_launda]

runs flowing now,trail by 157

Run rate 3.7 in last 10 overs

 

[Pantani]

Bitter about what? Just find it funny seeing you criticize India's pitches when they produce much more entertaining cricket.

I criticise pitches very rarely. This is the first time I've done it since the Cardiff Ashes test. I dislike pitches which lack pace and bounce. Aussie roads always have pace and bounce no matter what, so I have no reason to criticise them. If the pitch is bad then tough luck, produce a performance or else.

If India scored 500 when they batted you wouldn't have heard a peep from me about the pitch, but even they struggled which is indicative that the pitch is not good enough for a test match. It is too far in favour of bowlers. I don't criticise Aussie roads because they are evidently not too far in favour of batsmen else Australia wouldn't be able to take 20 wickets.

 

[Aman]

I criticise pitches very rarely. This is the first time I've done it since the Cardiff Ashes test. I dislike pitches which lack pace and bounce. Aussie roads always have pace and bounce no matter what, so I have no reason to criticise them. If the pitch is bad then tough luck, produce a performance or else.

If India scored 500 when they batted you wouldn't have heard a peep from me about the pitch, but even they struggled which is indicative that the pitch is not good enough for a test match. It is too far in favour of bowlers. I don't criticise Aussie roads because they are evidently not too far in favour of batsmen else Australia wouldn't be able to take 20 wickets.

If you're referring to the Gabba, most of those wickets were gifted by our batsmen.

It wasn't a result wicket, there was little to nothing there for the bowlers and was a road where you could plant your front foot and score at 4 an over with ease.

 

[Justcrazy]

Hammer

 

[Pantani]

Even the haters have to admit cricket like this is far more entertaining than cricket on roads.

People watch cricket for runs. Wickets interrupt the flow of runs and add value to runs. A good pitch should always slightly favour batsmen over bowlers. Slightly!

 

[desi_launda]

Good comeback by SA,12/5 to 65/7

 

[BaaliSoda]

Likes of Kohli, Dhawan shouldn't be anywhere near close catching position (or slip cordon). Invariably, they drop a sitter or two in an inning. We need to find/develop someone who will complement Rahane/Pujara's superior catching skills at close quarters.

It's atrocious that if not for Kohli's dropping of dolly earlier (of Ashwin's bowling), JPD wouldn't have gone this far.

 

[Aman]

People watch cricket for runs. Wickets interrupt the flow of runs and add value to runs. A good pitch should always slightly favour batsmen over bowlers. Slightly!

Speak for yourself.

Casuals don't watch Test cricket because of the lack of action, batathons in Tests are not as interesting as cricket on a wicket like this - where every delivery draws your attention.

 

[Pantani]

If you're referring to the Gabba, most of those wickets were gifted by our batsmen. It wasn't a result wicket, there was little to nothing there for the bowlers and was a road.

I'm not referring to a match in particular.

Batsmen normally throw their wickets away. That's how bowlers take wickets, by coaxing mistakes out of batsmen. You would be lucky to see one wicket an innings on a good pitch where the bowler sent down an unplayable one.

 

[Pakcricket89]

People watch cricket for runs. Wickets interrupt the flow of runs and add value to runs. A good pitch should always slightly favour batsmen over bowlers. Slightly!

Nah, May be in 20s and 50 over matches but in in 5 day stuff

People who love test cricket love matches on testing decks

 

[Abhilash93]

I dislike pitches which lack pace and bounce.

This is like a guy from the subcontinent saying 'I dislike pitches that lack spin' and So most pitches outside SC are pathetic because they dont help the spinners as much.

 

[desi_launda]

What is RSA's lowest score after 1992?

 

[BaaliSoda]

I find, of all SA batsmen, Elgar and Harmer seemed more adept at playing India's spin bowlers in all 4 innings of this series thus far.

 

[zabalestmsm]

RSA must be stripped of Test status

 

[street cricketer]

I criticise pitches very rarely. This is the first time I've done it since the Cardiff Ashes test. I dislike pitches which lack pace and bounce. Aussie roads always have pace and bounce no matter what, so I have no reason to criticise them. If the pitch is bad then tough luck, produce a performance or else.

If India scored 500 when they batted you wouldn't have heard a peep from me about the pitch, but even they struggled which is indicative that the pitch is not good enough for a test match. It is too far in favour of bowlers. I don't criticise Aussie roads because they are evidently not too far in favour of batsmen else Australia wouldn't be able to take 20 wickets.

That's not true. Only the Gabba had something in it for the bowlers when we toured there. Rest all were flat as pancakes. Even Adelaide would've been a draw had MSD been the captain. He would have never went for the chase. MCG and the SCG were some of the flattest decks assisting neither pace nor spin.

 

[zabalestmsm]

Duminy is the man of steel.

 

[street cricketer]

Carrom ball!

 

[Pantani]

Speak for yourself.

Casuals don't watch Test cricket because of the lack of action, batathons in Tests are not as interesting as cricket on a wicket like this - where every delivery draws your attention.

Pitches like these guarantee 3 day tests.

Casuals don't watch tests because tests receive 0 promotion and cricket in general is not the most appealing sport in terms of providing sensory thrill. It has nothing to do with pitches. I see ads for NRL and they're great emphasising the speed and action and sensory thrill of that sport. I don't ever notice ads for test cricket. You need to be an unusual person to invest the time to get to like test cricket and casuals are only interested in what's popular and what's easy.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

how many catches were dropped?

Whose catches and of whose bowling?

just tuning in now.

 

[Pantani]

This is like a guy from the subcontinent saying 'I dislike pitches that lack spin' and So most pitches outside SC are pathetic because they dont help the spinners as much.

Pace and bounce OR spin, I forgot to add. A low slow pitch is forgivable if there's spin and if the outfield is not too fast. Cardiff was just low and slow. Even on day 1 balls were bouncing 2-3 times on the way to the keeper.

 

[Justcrazy]

67 / 8

How many more can SA add ?

 

[ishq2391]

Ashwin to Harmer, OUT, carrom ball down leg, what is happening here? Flat down leg but Harmer looks to play this towards the leg side but the ball spins in to him and hits his leg and then onto the stumps. Came on very slowly there. Not a great delivery but with the pitch doing everything, reward is there to be reaped


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[Pantani]

That's not true. Only the Gabba had something in it for the bowlers when we toured there. Rest all were flat as pancakes. Even Adelaide would've been a draw had MSD been the captain. He would have never went for the chase. MCG and the SCG were some of the flattest decks assisting neither pace nor spin.

Maybe that's because whenever Australia roll out greentops India get whitewashed. 2000/01, 2011/12.

 

[zabalestmsm]

Duminy should go all out attack.

 

[ali2220]

A Pak-India test match on this kind of wkt would be extremely exciting and also very very close.

 

[Abhilash93]

Maybe that's because whenever Australia roll out greentops India get whitewashed. 2000/01, 2011/12.

2007/08 Perth ?






Even if thats true, the Indians get blamed for poor cricket and not the pitches. So why should it be any different now ?

 

[street cricketer]

Maybe that's because whenever Australia roll out greentops India get whitewashed. 2000/01, 2011/12.

And so do Aussies whenever they tour India. That's not the point. The Australian decks were always flat since the inception of drop in pitches, making batting slogfests like the Aus NZ series.

 

[BaaliSoda]

Mishra there to give few dollies of his own now. Some easy runs for Batsmen.

 

[Justcrazy]

full toss

 

[Zak_Fan]

Poor Indian fielding has allowed South Africa back in the match.

 

[ali2220]

Poor Indian fielding has allowed South Africa back in the match.

Not atall, SA simply can't win this, but all praise to Indian fielders for the dropped catches otherwise this match would have been turned into a big joke.

 

[BaaliSoda]

At last we dismiss JPD. Mishra redeems himself.

 

[street cricketer]

Credit to Duminy though after playing a very good innings considering the state of the innings.

 

[Zak_Fan]

Not atall, SA simply can't win this, but all praise to Indian fielders for the dropped catches otherwise this match would have been turned into a big joke.

Duminy has this habit of building big partnerships with the tail. All seems good now that he is gone.

 

[BaaliSoda]

Whenever Kohli drops a straight forward catch or mis-fields, this alleged statement (slightly modified here) of Yuvi (against sreesanth) is what i remember "Attitude toh poora masala dosa ka deta hai, aur fielding Appam jaisa"

Another 5ver for Ashwin

SA all out for 79

 

[desi_launda]

This is the lowest test total vs India! Previous was 82 by SL in 1990