South Africa (315/6) defeat Afghanistan (208) comprehensively by 107 runs to start their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign on a high

[Human786]

280 or .... ?

 

[mominsaigol]

My captain in fantasy 11 klaseen isn't playing today Mashallah

 

[jamie smith]

Hope rickelton scores a ton today.

 

[jamie smith]

My captain in fantasy 11 klaseen isn't playing today Mashallah

My captain for todays game is Gurbaz.

 

[Rana]

Hope rickelton scores a ton today.

Proper player

 

[jamie smith]

My captain in fantasy 11 klaseen isn't playing today Mashallah

Why didnt u change it after toss??

 

[jamie smith]

Yeah 100x better than baby gayle.

Proper player

 

[Nikhil_cric]

This pitch will play well under lights.

 

[Rana]

Yeah 100x better than baby gayle.

Zorzi very good against pace, mainly width.

Extremely poor against spin. He’s been found out

 

[jamie smith]

Ryan gives prime QDK vibes.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Not the grass. That's to keep the pitch from going out but those cracks on a good length look ominous

Think the spinners would be more encouraged by the cracks, especially as the game progresses

 

[Rana]

Klaasen ki Dehshat.

They didn’t announce he isn’t going to play until the very last moment just to breath more pressure on Afghanistan

 

[Devadwal]

Rickelton is looking in great touch.

 

[jamie smith]

Pitch is not flat.
260 is par.

 

[Human786]

Rashid & Noor key ...

 

[jamie smith]

Rickelton is too good for these afghan jalebis.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Bavuma and RVD, have also been weak against off spin . Nabi can bowl a pretty long spell here.

Bavuma struggling against off spin as expected.

 

[jamie smith]

Noor is awful in odis.

 

[jamie smith]

Rashid & Noor key ...

Noor is awful in odis.

 

[Advaith]

If someone doesn't play a 20 ball 40 innings at the end this is close battle..

 

[BouncerGuy]

This is a champions trophy match thread... stay on topic instead of bringing personal stuff here

 

[daytrader]

Proper player

Probably hit a 6 in the power play

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

I think this match will probably have the worst crowd turnout of the tournament.

 

[Hikaru]

Feel like a grandpa coming back to Cricket. Who are these players, don't know most of them.

 

[daytrader]

My captain in fantasy 11 klaseen isn't playing today Mashallah

Same thing here lol

 

[Rana]

Probably hit a 6 in the power play

Yeah I know, that’s a blasphemous act in the Misbah manual of play

 

[Rana]

Imagine in the year 2025, manz getting made fun of because he wants to see sixes in the powerplay

 

[jamie smith]

bavuma on fire.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

LMAO Pak DJs playing Waka Waka whenever South Africa scores a boundary

 

[daytrader]

Yeah I know, that’s a blasphemous act in the Misbah manual of play

Yea we moved on to a new standard to pick favourites. Aik chakka mar doh bhai

 

[jamie smith]

Anyone feels rickelton plays like prime QDK.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Rashid's spell is where the game could be won or lost for South Africa.

He is another bowler like Bumrah who takes pitch out of the equation.

 

[jamie smith]

Rasheeds spell will be the key here.

 

[Rana]

Anyone feels rickelton plays like prime QDK.

Slightly different styles

QDQ has supreme shots for six against elite world class pacers

Rickleton isn’t there yet

QDQ golf swing pick up to Archer on a length is one of the most supreme shots in modern white ball cricket

 

[mominsaigol]

Same thing here lol

I didn't pick bavuma and yet he's scoring . What a rubbish selection I've picked.

Chalo I picked nabi as well and he's got one wicket.

 

[jamie smith]

I didn't pick bavuma and yet he's scoring . What a rubbish selection I've picked.

Chalo I picked nabi as well and he's got one wicket.

I picked rickelton and he is on fire.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

By 2027, Breetzke , Brevis, Rickleton, Stubbs should all be in that lineup.

 

[Devadwal]

South Africa is going to score 330+

 

[jamie smith]

50 for rickelton.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Rickelton v Rashid should be interesting. These two were on the same MI Cape Town tournament winning side.

 

[jamie smith]

By 2027, Breetzke , Brevis, Rickleton, Stubbs should all be in that lineup.

Add Lhuan Dre Pretourius to the list also.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Add Lhuan Dre Pretourius to the list also.

Bit too raw for ODIs. Maybe T20 side.

 

[mominsaigol]

I picked rickelton and he is on fire.

I didn't, I picked van der dussan, makram and klaseen as my main batters and none of em are put. Yaar this day can't get any worse.

Infact it'll get worse tmr, Aus will get demolished by England

 

[jamie smith]

By 2027 he should be ready.

Bit too raw for ODIs. Maybe T20 side.

 

[jamie smith]

I didn't, I picked van der dussan, makram and klaseen as my main batters and none of em are put. Yaar this day can't get any worse.

Infact it'll get worse tmr, Aus will get demolished by England

I also picked markram.
I picked atal,zadran and gurbaz fro afg.Hopefully one of them scores big.

 

[mominsaigol]

Rashid is bowling too quick. He needs to slow down. This isn't t20

 

[jamie smith]

No that will be close.
Both are minnow level currently with head giving aus a slight edge.

I didn't, I picked van der dussan, makram and klaseen as my main batters and none of em are put. Yaar this day can't get any worse.

Infact it'll get worse tmr, Aus will get demolished by England

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Gulbadin with the ball = easy runs

 

[mominsaigol]

No that will be close.
Both are minnow level currently with head giving aus a slight edge.

Aus is head or bust unless Steve smith and Carey manage to do something which is doubtful.

And their bowling attack isn't anything special either

 

[Human786]

98/1 in 19 - looks like 300+ on !

 

[BouncerGuy]

THREAD IS NOT ABOUT CAREY OR AUSTRALIA... PLEASE TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT GAME

 

[jamie smith]

bavuma playing for himself.

 

[pratiktc]

LMAO Pak DJs playing Waka Waka whenever South Africa scores a boundary

Desi DJs only know afghan jalebi and waka waka

 

[Omer2002]

Gulbadin with the ball = easy runs

Afghan team is miles better than ours. I would have omerzai in our team anyday he has been expensive today but he bats at number 4 name a pace bowler we have ever had who does that. Gulbadin is their version of our faheem

 

[jamie smith]

Bavma looking clueless against spin.

 

[pratiktc]

SA have done enough to win this game comfortably.

They are now set for 275-300 score and unlikely Afg can chase unless Gurbaz scores half of the target himself

 

[jamie smith]

TBH Gulbadin is light years better than Faheem.

Afghan team is miles better than ours. I would have omerzai in our team anyday he has been expensive today but he bats at number 4 name a pace bowler we have ever had who does that. Gulbadin is their version of our faheem

 

[jamie smith]

SA have done enough to win this game comfortably.

They are now set for 275-300 score and unlikely Afg can chase unless Gurbaz scores half of the target himself

Top 3 is solid.
Afg can surely chase 300 on this pitch.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Top 3 is solid.
Afg can surely chase 300 on this pitch.

300 should be curtains for Afghanistan.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Afghan team is miles better than ours. I would have omerzai in our team anyday he has been expensive today but he bats at number 4 name a pace bowler we have ever had who does that. Gulbadin is their version of our faheem

Omarzai is probably the best or second best seam-bowling all-rounder in white-ball in the world. Gulbadin is garbage though. In T20 maybe you can justify his place. In ODI there is no reason why he should be in this side.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Afghan team is miles better than ours. I would have omerzai in our team anyday he has been expensive today but he bats at number 4 name a pace bowler we have ever had who does that. Gulbadin is their version of our faheem

They are a good team on their day and can shock any opposition. But they also have numerous cracks that can be easily exploited. If their spinners don't fire, their batting can look pedestrian. Especially when put under pressure.

 

[Human786]

110/1 in 21 ... cannot see AFG chasing 300 !

 

[Devadwal]

Rickelton and Bavuma are not in my team so they are playing well. My player's are never perform

 

[Human786]

read some1 that there are over 300k Afghans in Karachi , not seeing many in stadium ... lil Tembu is a gritty bugger btw ! 113/1 in 22

 

[jamie smith]

bavuma looking clueless.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Rickelton and Bavuma are not in my team so they are playing well. My player's are never perform

I have Bavuma in my team

 

[Devadwal]

Where is the croad?? Pakistan is hosting the ICC tournament after 30 year's still no crowd. Pathetic

 

[mominsaigol]

THREAD IS NOT ABOUT CAREY OR AUSTRALIA... PLEASE TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT GAME

But it will be about Australia tmr . JK JK.

 

[Devadwal]

I have Bavuma in my team

On 23 Feb , my team will be full of pakistani players

 

[mominsaigol]

I have Bavuma in my team

If you cross me in fantasy league then I'm quitting.

 

[mominsaigol]

On 23 Feb , my team will be full of pakistani players

You can fill it with agha ahead of sheryas atleast. It'll give you more points. Sheryas won't perform in uae.

 

[BouncerGuy]

If you cross me in fantasy league then I'm quitting.

I am not that much interested...doing it for fun anyways...let's see

I hope rashid is back though..

 

[Nikhil_cric]

This is still a good pitch for seamers. Whenever seamers have hit anywhere between 6-10 m , scoring has been tough. Afghan seamers are simply not good enough.

 

[mominsaigol]

I am not that much interested...doing it for fun anyways...let's see

I hope rashid is back though..

Rashid won't do anything in pakistan because he bowls way too quickly on such a surface

 

[jamie smith]

If you cross me in fantasy league then I'm quitting.

I have already crossed u.

 

[mominsaigol]

I have already crossed u.

Ik but you're good at fantasy cricket. @BouncerGuy I've owned him twice in this league now, wc 2023 and wc 2024.

 

[jamie smith]

Ik but you're good at fantasy cricket. @BouncerGuy I've owned him twice in this league now, wc 2023 and wc 2024.

No,This is my first experience playing fantasy cricket.

 

[Human786]

half way - 136/1 ... ps : why play fantasy 11 ?

 

[jamie smith]

6th Odi fifty for lord Bavuma.

 

[jamie smith]

half way - 136/1 ... ps : why play fantasy 11 ?

Just for fun.