South Africa (159 & 153) thrash India (189 & 93) by 30 runs in the first Test match to lead the 2-match series 1-0

[DeadlyVenom]

India lost their captain. He probably won't bat again. Basically India plays with 10 players. As it is batting unit is light. So that is a massive loss.

Gill was a loss as even 20 more runs cns be big on this pitch.

But I wasn't really mentioning Rabada in a way to downplay India in this match. More so to highlight how South Africa are still a quality test side regardless of external issues and also missing their star man they can give a tough fight to India.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Gill was a loss as even 20 more runs cns be big on this pitch.

But I wasn't really mentioning Rabada in a way to downplay India in this match. More so to highlight how South Africa are still a quality test side regardless of external issues and also missing their star man they can give a tough fight to India.

They got away somewhat in this as Harmer had assistance. If there was no spin on the offer this unit would have struggled big time without Rabada.

 

[kron]

Gill was a loss as even 20 more runs cns be big on this pitch.

But I wasn't really mentioning Rabada in a way to downplay India in this match. More so to highlight how South Africa are still a quality test side regardless of external issues and also missing their star man they can give a tough fight to India.

Only teams with external issues are India Pakistan etc

Asian teams

Not sena teams

 

[kron]

They got away somewhat in this as Harmer had assistance. If there was no spin on the offer this unit would have struggled big time without Rabada.

Rabada averages like 45 in India

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Irrespective of who wins or looses....As an Indian i will say this pitch is pathetic, bad advert for test cricket and hoping for future such pitches are not prepared. The reason i am commenting now is both teams need to bat atleast once to pass judgement on any pitch and we are now in the third day with almost 3 innings over.

i will never support Any pitch where the bounce is no even!!

Now that this is out of the way, the pitch is same for both teams - 22 players. given the pitch there also was good displays of skills...for eg - both keepers have done well...

Whoever wins, has handled the pitch better.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Well done India, for this win in advance... Home record got tainted by a heavy defeat against the Kiwis, but I think that was an exception.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Well done India, for this win in advance... Home record got tainted by a heavy defeat against the Kiwis, but I think that was an exception.

India had too many pasengers. Two main ones have retired. Age was not on the side of Ashwin. Transition more or less started in that series.

 

[Ab Fan]

On this pitch, a score of 30 is equal to fifties.

Hence, Rahul and Bavuma have scored half centuries in this test.

 

[tiger_khan]

This pitch is so different than the current Pak pitches

Jadeja is so much better of a bowler than Anil Kumble. Recent Indian pitches have no role in former's wicket stats

 

[Romali_rotti]

South Africa might just win this match

 

[imshally81]

Lead is 100.now

 

[Ab Fan]

Better application from SA batters today. No wickets in first 10 overs in each of the three days.

 

[kron]

India had too many pasengers. Two main ones have retired. Age was not on the side of Ashwin. Transition more or less started in that series.

Now gill passenger still left.

He needs to be booted out

 

[Devadwal]

Wow good start for South Africa. Lead is 105 and they have Two wicket still left.

Anything over 140 is going to be tricky. Don't forget gill is not batting again in 2nd innings.

 

[kron]

Oh no spinner only get wickets

No no

Omg too spinny. I don’t like sarrrr

Oh no disgusting pitch.

Shut up.
It’s a good pitch. Skills are tested. Pacers and spinners can get wickets.

You need skill.

Less abrasive would be good otherwise it’s no issue.

Stop cribbing. Don’t watch test cricket then.

 

[kron]

Better application from SA batters today. No wickets in first 10 overs in each of the three days.

Better application from them indeed

Funny what can happen when you have skills to apply yourself.

 

[Devadwal]

Fifty for lord Bavuma.

Lead is 112

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

50 by Temba - what a fantastic fighting innings, Good to see standing ovation by spectators...

 

[tiger_khan]

That's the difference between the crowd in Gujarat and Calcutta

The crowd applauded Bavuma's hard fought 50. Calcutta crowd is very cricket literate

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Now gill passenger still left.

He needs to be booted out

Out of what... the test team? did you miss the 600-700 odd he scored vs eng and the 100 vs WI?

 

[Ab Fan]

Better application from them indeed

Funny what can happen when you have skills to apply yourself.

I didn’t liked the pitch though. It is a graveyard for batsmen. Increases the chance of opposition winning.

India will struggle on these pitches without Jadeja.

 

[kron]

Out of what... the test team? did you miss the 600-700 odd he scored vs eng and the 100 vs WI?

Yea all useless stat padding on flat decks.

 

[Devadwal]

How it was missing. Damn lord bavuma

 

[imshally81]

Buvma survived ... Excellent review

 

[tiger_khan]

Buvma survived ... Excellent review

It looked missing live

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Beginning to like Simon Harmer. Dude returns after a decade off international cricket. Spent the time honing his skills in County cricket/Domestics, did the hard yards and now has come back - better, improved and is winning matches for his nation.
Love his demeanour and attitude, there is steel and fight, there is also a sense of him living his dream. Love such guys who grind it out in domestics and bide their time...like Mike hussey, Akshar patel, Marvan Attapattu to name a few..

 

[Energy]

What a sensational leave from Harmer.

 

[tiger_khan]

LOL why would you leave a ball close to the stumps on this pitch? not a good judgement

 

[Devadwal]

DSP strikes and Harmer Gone. Lead is 123 . Can lord bavuma take the lead to 140+

 

[Devadwal]

Maharaj is no mug with bat mean all South African player can bat.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Utterly trash captaincy by Rishabh pant. Givin siraj first over after 53 overs.

 

[prash88]

124 is the target for India to win the test....

 

[Devadwal]

153 all out.

India needs 124 Runs wo win the match.

 

[jnaveen1980]

INdia could lose this due to poor captaincy. Started with Axar and Jadeja instead of Bumrah

 

[Energy]

There's a reason why guys like Bavuma cannot reach higher levels despite good average, etc.

They cannot simply get above their natural game at any stage of the innings.

 

[Energy]

Never seen Maharaj stand up against India in any match. Too much love there.

 

[jnaveen1980]

There's a reason why guys like Bavuma cannot reach higher levels despite good average, etc.

They cannot simply get above their natural game at any stage of the innings.

IT is a fantastic innings given the context. Ya he has zero flair. But every team needs a batsman like him.

 

[prash88]

Never seen Maharaj stand up against India in any match. Too much love there.

Look at T20 WC finals. He picked up crucial wickets...

 

[jnaveen1980]

Never seen Maharaj stand up against India in any match. Too much love there.

Maharaj is not such a good batsman lol NOt sure who he scores against. He has poor technique.

 

[kron]

If they can’t score even 123 regardless of pitch

They need to rescind test contracts. Go back to playing only ipl

Will tulla gill bat? Oh wait no. he ran away.

 

[kron]

Maharaj is not such a good batsman lol NOt sure who he scores against. He has poor technique.

If 123 can’t be chased regardless of pitch

1) quit tests
2) play ipl and rescind contracts for all other formats
3) seppuku

 

[imshally81]

Congratulations india in advance

 

[jnaveen1980]

DOn't have a good feeling about the chase with 10 batsmen. 3 of them are all rounders. 3 tailenders. Basically just 4 specialist batsmen including Pant. Jurel is a keeper batsman too.

 

[Devadwal]

Congratulations india in advance

Hold on

 

[jnaveen1980]

INdia conceded atleast 30 extra runs.

 

[Devadwal]

Jaiswal gone for

India is huge trouble now.

 

[kron]

Drop jaiswal permanently from home tests

Always choking under pressure lmao

I hate chokers

Gill too

 

[kron]

Pathetic loser batsmen

Kl Rahul choking phattu
Jaiswal pani puri choking phattu
Roko gone thankfully
Gill thevidiya phattu

All on pant sundar jaddu bhai

 

[kron]

Jaiswal gone for

India is huge trouble now.

Go back to selling pani puri I would say

 

[Devadwal]

Rahul gone too 1/2

South Africa is winning this match.

 

[Hitman]

Precisely the reason I can't stand K.L. Rahul.

 

[Devadwal]

Go back to selling pani puri I would say

No wonder you're a plastic fan.

 

[Hitman]

Congratulations india in advance

You are pulling our leg? LOL.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Dhruv Jurel is gonna win this game on his own...

 

[kron]

No wonder you're a plastic fan.

I dont like Phattu chokers

 

[kron]

Goneeeee
Lmao

Choker

Absolute choker lmaooo
What a fodder
Knew it

Rahul and jaiswal choker

Choke on something else

They need to be sent to ranji camps. Pathetic losers chokers.

Hahahahahah

Trash fodder batsmen. Mental midgets.

 

[psyoptica]

Goneeeee
Lmao

Choker

Absolute choker lmaooo
What a fodder
Knew it

Rahul and jaiswal choker

Choke on something else

They need to be sent to ranji camps. Pathetic losers chokers.

Hahahahahah

Trash fodder batsmen. Mental midgets.

Thanda hoja itna jazbati nahi

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Yea all useless stat padding on flat decks.

So should records of all the guys who batted from both sides in that series be negated , and they were 'stat padding' on flat decks...?
dude - you are getting your bias slant your objectivity - Gill is the captain of our test side and deserves that respect ...if you cant give that...at least dont diss him ...

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Have a feeling this sunday with two matches on, lot of traffic will be seen on this site...

 

[kron]

So should records of all the guys who batted from both sides in that series be negated , and they were 'stat padding' on flat decks...?
dude - you are getting your bias slant your objectivity - Gill is the captain of our test side and deserves that respect ...if you cant give that...at least dont diss him ...

Yes I don’t care
Flat deck performers don’t mean squat

 

[jnaveen1980]

This wicket is helpful for all. India is toast. Too many bits and pieces players in a Test match thanks to captain philips Gambhir. He is going to regret. This is nto T20 team this is not KKR to fill your side with bits and pieces.

 

[tiger_khan]

Honestly speaking...if Anil Kumble was given these Indian pitches on a regular basis as Jadeja have been utilizing, the former would have had two or three more 10-wicket-hauls in an innings

Kumble was born in the wrong era

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Marco Jansen does not care about his IPL contract....

thats why he is performing against us and took those two wickets

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Yes I don’t care
Flat deck performers don’t mean squat

So the whole india vs England series was Squat.....WOW...
hmmm....the whole world enjoyed the 'Squat' series

 

[Katwalindian]

So the whole india vs England series was Squat.....WOW...
hmmm....the whole world enjoyed the 'Squat' series

India selection is wrong....Washington is your no 3 and you mock babar azam all the time.....so in whole India he is best batsman....

 

[Katwalindian]

Honestly speaking...if Anil Kumble was given these Indian pitches on a regular basis as Jadeja have been utilizing, the former would have had two or three more 10-wicket-hauls in an innings

Kumble was born in the wrong era

Batting skills also deteriote a lot..

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

India selection is wrong....Washington is your no 3 and you mock babar azam all the time.....so in whole India he is best batsman....

I dont 'mock babar azam all the time' in fact i enjoy watching him bat...

areyou sure you are replying to the right post/poster?

 

[Ab Fan]

India vs South Africa series have been turning into bowling shootouts from a decade now.

 

[Ab Fan]

India selection is wrong....Washington is your no 3 and you mock babar azam all the time.....so in whole India he is best batsman....

SA are playing Mulder at 3. So, what is wrong with Sundar at 3? He has good defensive technique.

 

[Katwalindian]

I dont 'mock babar azam all the time' in fact i enjoy watching him bat...

areyou sure you are replying to the right post/poster?

99 percent indians says to me whether online or some class fellows that babar like batsman are in our each galli muhallah but when I see your match I see greats like Karun nair and sundae playing.....

 

[kron]

So the whole india vs England series was Squat.....WOW...
hmmm....the whole world enjoyed the 'Squat' series

Scoring on flat decks don’t mean much. Every Tom dick and Harry can score. Tough pitches

Can gill ever play an innings like bavuma? Don’t think so

 

[kron]

India vs South Africa series have been turning into bowling shootouts from a decade now.

Started since 2015 series where SA were given a nightmare pitch in the first game

Since then both teams have gone back and forth with extremely bowling friendly pitches

But it’s fun.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

What absolute halwa of a delivery to take a wicket!!!!...what a waste...

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

99 percent indians says to me whether online or some class fellows that babar like batsman are in our each galli muhallah but when I see your match I see greats like Karun nair and sundae playing.....

Maybe i am in the 1 percent of indians who do not diss off players like Babar azam then...

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Scoring on flat decks don’t mean much. Every Tom dick and Harry can score. Tough pitches

Can gill ever play an innings like bavuma? Don’t think so

So why did the other 39 odd players from both teams not score the 700 that he did?

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Scoring on flat decks don’t mean much. Every Tom dick and Harry can score. Tough pitches

Can gill ever play an innings like bavuma? Don’t think so

and coming in at 0/2 in the evening of the 4th day - 4th test vs eng, contributing a 100 that lead towards a draw - thats squat?

 

[kron]

So why did the other 39 odd players from both teams not score the 700 that he did?

He got dropped twice too don’t forget.

 

[kron]

and coming in at 0/2 in the evening of the 4th day - 4th test vs eng, contributing a 100 that lead towards a draw - thats squat?

On flat decks still?
When has he stepped up on seaming tracks or turning tracks like today

 

[kron]

Hang up the gloves
Pack your bags
Quit test cricket

Refund all fans who watched you play if you can’t chase 123 against Harmer lmao

What a trash phattu batting unit.

Seppuku yourself honestly.

 

[Ab Fan]

Finger spinners more lethal in this era than ever. Every country will keep couple of quality finger spinners just to explode on Indian pitches.