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South Africa reach 118/2 at close of Day 3 needing 122 more runs to beat India at the Wanderers

240 is a huge fourth innings Test total.

India should win this comfortably.
 
240 to get for Saffers to save the home series. I think they will do it, as their backs are against the wall.
 
240 is target for South Africa ,11 more than South Africa 1st innings score .this is anyone game now
 
CrIc_Mystique said:
Siraj's hammy injury does not look too good.
Which means big big workload on the three seamers + ashwin needs to step up big time.
not good considering next test coming up soon
I'd back vihari to bowl a few tight ones as well.
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Not following the match on TV so not sur how Siraj is doing. Isnt he running pretty fast between the wickets?

Is it confirmed that he will not be bowling full tilt in the 4th innings?
 
Around 40 runs to much fr saf to chase. To many extras given by saf which have nullified the lead. They would require 1 batsmen to bat long and score runs to have a chance
 
Good inning by Vihari.
Though he should've started taking strike when India were 7-8 down instead of 9 down.
 
Game on!!!!
Pujara, Rahane, Vihari and Extrass are played well👌
Time for a Bumrah special.
 
Junaids said:
240 is a huge fourth innings Test total.

India should win this comfortably.
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will be super tough.
Dont think Siraj is in bowling condition.
massive massive workload onthe 3 quicks + ash
Overall, good fight and jigra shown by our guys considering all the injuries.
 
India to win easily.

Poor bowling by SA, way too many loose balls and plenty of extras to go with it.
 
240 is beyond the reach of SA. India should win this handsomely. Someone would need to play a blinder to catch this target.
 
South Africa had to chase the exact same score vs India @ Wanderers itself in the 3rd test of 2017/18 series..and lost"
 
Last time Shami SA's downfall. Who will it be this time, if at all?
 
Vihari is the classic old-world test batsman. Those brought up on a staple of IPL and T20 can never appreciate the likes of him.
 
goood take from rishabh...aint easy when its an up and down pitch and onthe leg side....such things rarely get appreciated
 
Australia chased 300+ on this ground once, otherwise run chases have been difficult here.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Australia chased 300+ on this ground once, otherwise run chases have been difficult here.
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South Africa haven't chased anything over 200 in the 4th innings since 2011. Anywhere.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Australia chased 300+ on this ground once, otherwise run chases have been difficult here.
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South africa almost once chased 450 here before steyn nd someone else i can remember chickened out for a draw. Wanderers pitch can sometimes get better as the game progresses. Scores from rahane and pujara may be an indicator m not sure though .not watching today
 
India should not do the mistake SA did, being too anxious for wickets and not focusing on good lines. India need to be patient and disciplined, wickets will come.
 
Good starts for South africa, the momentum will shift if they get to 50 without loss
 
SA showing good attitude and willing to work the singles whenever there is one. I think we are in for a Markram special today.
 
1st time markram has got in during series and SA have been more positive with the start.
 
India may lose this match due to Rahul's captaincy (Field placements, Bowling changes & talking to bowlers) . Can't Kohli substitute some fielder and do the ghost captaining?
 
40 overs left today. Saf need to target 100 frm final session max wkts 2. Would leave them with 100 to get tmrw
 
Target under 200.

One batsman needs to score and others can chip in. 4th innings here are sometimes the easiest to bat. SA should win it. Go play positively.....
 
I want to see 1-1 here and 3rd test will be set up perfectly.
 
It's the perfect time for SA batters to maximize their scoring opportunity as the usage of the heavy roller flattened out the surface a bit. They'll find it difficult as the match progress. The same happened during India's innings.
 
sweep_shot said:
Positive start from South Africa.

34/0 after 7 overs.
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20 more overs like this and the game is ours. First-time openers have some runs, lol... Yah it is only 30 odd but it helps a lot in these chases.
 
Others need to keep playing the same way. One wicket and 50 runs in the bank. 2 more like this and the line will be close. Just staying there won't help because sooner or later you get out.
 
240 is suddenly looking insufficient.

I would blame Pujara and Rahane for their selfish innings. They just wanted to score 50s so they will remain in the team. Vihari and the rest of the lineup had to play catch-up and it was never going to be enough.

Rahane and Pujara should be kicked out of the team ASAP.
 
Need to get Petersen's wicket quickly. He can score some fast runs.
 
Rahul is very poor captain.
Can't even place a fielder at short leg considering bounce. Bowlers can really try some short stuff aiming at waist and above.
 
Pressures on , i think SA have decided to treat this like an odi and go at around 4/5 .. india have started charging the umpires with their appeals so they know their in a game now, still think one wicket will open up the floodgates
 
8 runs by Keegan here, just make it 80 and the game is ours.
 
Sunny G makes a very valid point about positionining of the keeper and the slips.
I sincerely think our guys slip positioning is about the worst inthe game going around.
Just imagine in the last few years, the humoungous amount of cathces that didnt carry or were dropped as our guys were too far back.
The only solution to this is to make bouncy even paced wickets in india in our Ranji FC scene.
not only will we breed good pacemen and our batsmen get good practice on true bouncy wickets (instead of the pathetic drone like spinners snake pits) we will also breed good slipsmen
 
30-40 from a couple of batsmen will do nicely. Just play like ODI. India is one bowler down and if runs come quickly against even 1 bowler then no replacement to change anything.
 
The ball is keeping low at times, invariable bounce. India should win this easily.
 
Shardul can get Elgar any ball, almost every all Elgar is clueless
 
sam_ahm said:
The ball is keeping low at times, invariable bounce. India should win this easily.
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Before it becomes too bad, SA to score enough runs to finish it. India is not winning it easily if SA puts some effort.
 
Buffet said:
Before it becomes too bad, SA to score enough runs to finish it. India is not winning it easily if SA puts some effort.
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True that. You are never in on this pitch. Wickets can fall in a heap.
 
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