India vs South Africa | Group B | WC'11 | Nagpur | 12/3/2011

[Deewana Mastana]

1 to Amla

 

[ads101]

If we can lose wickets after 267, then yeh to definitely GAME ON hai...

IF India didn't loose all those wickets yeah SA may be in trouble.

But loosing a wicket after every 40 runs? If SA do that, they'll easily chase this target.

It's a solid start by South Africa really. Amla looks good out there. India have to do quite a bit more to create some panic.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Amla and Kallis need to build up a partnership

 

[BaaliSoda]

A good inning from Kallis is Due for this WC (I hope today's innings is not that one)

 

[Poison]

SA going about this the wrong way ... they needed runs up front early.

 

[nish_mate]

IF India didn't loose all those wickets yeah SA may be in trouble.

But loosing a wicket after every 40 runs? If SA do that, they'll easily chase this target.

It's a solid start by South Africa really. Amla looks good out there. India have to do quite a bit more to create some panic.

Bhai we dont need to do a lot to create panic, coz it SA we are playing...

Come on mate, just like India cannot for its life get a 150kph bowler, SA for its life cannot handle pressure...


All we need is a lil gentle push...

 

[chui_kadoo]

Indian bowlers on the money today

 

[BaaliSoda]

All we need is Wickets of Amla, Kallis and ABD thats it then we are into SA tail


But we need these wickets before SA reaches 100.

 

[ads101]

Bhai we dont need to do a lot to create panic, coz it SA we are playing...

Come on mate, just like India cannot for its life get a 150kph bowler, SA for its life cannot handle pressure...


All we need is a lil gentle push...

Yeah but you can't automatically predict SA will choke )

Even if they most times will. If they don't choke, they'll win. Can't take that risk. India must try and get another early wicket really to instill the panic.

 

[chui_kadoo]

All we need is Wickets of Amla, Kallis and ABD thats it then we are into SA tail


But we need these wickets before SA reaches 100.

True SA lower middle order is pretty weak.

 

[chui_kadoo]

46-1 after 11

 

[BaaliSoda]

46 for 1 after 11 overs

 

[nish_mate]

Yeah but you can't automatically predict SA will choke )

Even if they most times will. If they don't choke, they'll win. Can't take that risk. India must try and get another early wicket really to instill the panic.

We just need to bowl tight line and create just a lil bit pressure...just like the pehli seeti of the pressure cooker and SA will mush...


I am not predicting a collapse, just putting a kaali nazaar on SA!

 

[ads101]

All we need is Wickets of Amla, Kallis and ABD thats it then we are into SA tail


But we need these wickets before SA reaches 100.

Amla's the big crucial one. Kallis and AB have folded to pressure so many times.

Amla's a bit better under pressure than most South African batsman from what I've seen. Arguably the best temperament out of all of them.

 

[ads101]

We just need to bowl tight line and create just a lil bit pressure...just like the pehli seeti of the pressure cooker and SA will mush...


I am not predicting a collapse, just putting a kaali nazaar on SA!

I see.

Good Job

 

[chui_kadoo]

that kept low on Amla

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Munaf bowling well

 

[Deewana Mastana]

3rd man for 1 by Amla

48/1 after 12 overs

 

[Deewana Mastana]

2 runs off that Patel over

 

[nish_mate]

I see.

Good Job

Just need the SCORECARD TO flash 1999 every 5 minutes!!!

 

[Watsupdoc]

what the heck is SA doing?

 

[ads101]

Munaf bowling well

He is actually a good ODI bowler now. Ever since he's stopped trying to become fastest bowler in India.

 

[chui_kadoo]

50 up for SA

 

[Deewana Mastana]

2 runs to Amla

50 up for SA in 12.1 overs

 

[Deewana Mastana]

He is actually a good ODI bowler now. Ever since he's stopped trying to become fastest bowler in India.

Yep!

 

[Indiafan]

IF India didn't loose all those wickets yeah SA may be in trouble.

But loosing a wicket after every 40 runs? If SA do that, they'll easily chase this target.

It's a solid start by South Africa really. Amla looks good out there. India have to do quite a bit more to create some panic.

Slow pitch, our spinners will be all over them, pacrticularly if required RR is high

 

[chui_kadoo]

required run rate 6.5 now

 

[Deewana Mastana]

The pitch will get slower and lower as the game goes on...

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Required RR is now 6.5 per over

 

[chui_kadoo]

Kallis 4 off 13. Needs to get a move on

 

[Deewana Mastana]

They need to get to 6 an over

 

[yadunoe]

amla gonna score a hundred and prove he is not overrated

 

[Deewana Mastana]

They can't afford to lack so much behind

 

[Deewana Mastana]

1 to Kallis

 

[BaaliSoda]

2.2 overs remaining for bowling power play to get over. We need at least one wicket(preferably Amla's before finishing the quota)

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Missed

 

[yadunoe]

nehra bowling well

 

[Deewana Mastana]

53/1 after 13 overs

 

[chui_kadoo]

53-1 after 13

 

[ads101]

Slow pitch, our spinners will be all over them, pacrticularly if required RR is high

You don't have many spinners today. You have harbajan. Yuvraj however well he's bowling is a part timer.

4 an over at this stage isn't that bad really.

It's ironic. South Africa should have gone with 3 fast bowlers today, while India should have gone with 2 spinners. Oh well.

 

[SuperSportsCom]

Slow pitch, our spinners will be all over them, pacrticularly if required RR is high

yeah, I would not have played 3 pacers against SA.

 

[nish_mate]

Munni to get badnam tonight for Munna!!!

Munaf to get the breakthrough....

 

[chui_kadoo]

almost a run out

 

[BaaliSoda]

Nearly a run out

 

[chui_kadoo]

he was a gonner there

 

[yadunoe]

good fielding

 

[BaaliSoda]

Sachin is awesome in the outfield today

 

[chui_kadoo]

good fielding by Teenda again. What an athlete at 38

 

[chui_kadoo]

Big shot

 

[BaaliSoda]

Kallis gets 4 but could have nearly gone for catch at cover fielder

 

[chui_kadoo]

first boundary for Kallis

 

[chui_kadoo]

misfield allows a single

 

[Animal]

I like this. Our bowlers are making them take risks. Amla has looked pretty ungainly. This will go down to the wire.

 

[BaaliSoda]

62 for 1 after 14 overs

 

[chui_kadoo]

62-1 after 14

 

[yadunoe]

i wanna see ashwin play man

 

[BaaliSoda]

Nehra is still continuing (he is in his 7th over)

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Nicely tucked away by Kaliis for 2

 

[BaaliSoda]

i wanna see ashwin play man

I am very confident that Ashwin would have been a great asset for MSD in this pitch. MSD clearly missed the trick.

 

[yadunoe]

i remember that 434 chase amazing game

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Nehra gone for just 3 in this over so far

 

[ads101]

I am very confident that Ashwin would have been a great asset for MSD in this pitch. MSD clearly missed the trick.

as Joker would say "it's all part of the plan"


He'll be in the quarters, I'm sure of it.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

66/1 after 15 overs

 

[chui_kadoo]

66-1 after 15

 

[chui_kadoo]

drinks

 

[yadunoe]

I am very confident that Ashwin would have been a great asset for MSD in this pitch. MSD clearly missed the trick.

been hearing good things about him is he better then bhajji

 

[BaaliSoda]

66 for 1 after 15 overs

Good bowling by Indian pacers so far.

 

[Munna]

if they keep going with this RR .. then they'll hav to completely rely on ABD and Duminy later to chase it down in time!

 

[Romali_rotti]

Hit me hard Nehra, I hope Saffie batsmen give him the pasting of his life, so far he hasnt let me down by going nearly 6 an over..

 

[NorthStar]

SA need to put the foot on the gas a little more now ... b4 the spinners the strangle/choke the runs.

 

[chui_kadoo]

showing clip of India Vs pak 99 game in magic moments

 

[chui_kadoo]

Venkatesh Prasad was Phaast

 

[BaaliSoda]

been hearing good things about him is he better then bhajji

I don't want to sound biased (because Ashwin is from my state) here but he is very different bowler compared to Bhajji. And in many ways he is unique for an Indian spinner.

Ashwin is more in the molds of Suraj Randhiv (Lots of yorkerish deliveries with occasional well disguised carom ball) He can bowl during Powerplay and still go for miserly economy.

 

[ads101]

Hit me hard Nehra, I hope Saffie batsmen give him the pasting of his life, so far he hasnt let me down by going nearly 6 an over..

Nehra is really overrated.

Munaf should be playing with Zaheer. Two spinners with ashwin and harbajan. That should be the bowling attack pretty much for every ODI.

Praveen Kumar could come in at times. Though Munaf is quite a bit better than praveen anyway.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Nehra is really overrated.

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Overrated ?? dont make me laugh there is nothing to rate him with thats how horrible he is..

 

[Indiafan]

Nehra is really overrated.

Munaf should be playing with Zaheer. Two spinners with ashwin and harbajan. That should be the bowling attack pretty much for every ODI.

Praveen Kumar could come in at times. Though Munaf is quite a bit better than praveen anyway.

Actually Praveen would have been the first choice along with with Zaheer but he is injured and out of the tournament

 

[Poison]

Amla is lightning quick between wickets.

 

[chui_kadoo]

Pathan comes on

 

[BaaliSoda]

Yusuf into the attack.

 

[ads101]

Actually Praveen would have been the first choice along with with Zaheer but he is injured and out of the tournament

I know.

Just I don't rate Nehra or Praveen much (Praveen's a lot better than nehra though). Neither are match winners and have given far too many chances. There's an overreliance from both of them for zaheer to create the pressure too. Time to move on for India. They're not going to get better bowlers persisting with these two. They're not world class bowlers.