South Africa v Australia | 1st T20 | Johannesburg | 27/3/09

[Amjid Javed]

If test series between two is anything to go by this game should be a cracker!

 

[Informer]

20/20 is a lottery. It could be exciting or it could turn out to be a one sided affair

 

[Keith]

SA have not quite fathomed out how to play 20 / 20. Aussie should have the upperhand in this contest.

 

[Da Best]

Anything goes here. Should be a good contest, nevertheless I'm going for SA.

 

[pakistani pride]

just a warm up for the ODI series, should be fun this 20/20 game.

 

[12thMan]

South Africa:
HH Gibbs, HM Amla, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, VB van Jaarsveld, MV Boucher, JA Morkel, J Botha, RJ Peterson, WD Parnell, DW Steyn

Australia:
DA Warner, BJ Haddin, RT Ponting, CL White, MEK Hussey, DJ Hussey, MJ Clarke, JR Hopes, SM Harwood, MG Johnson, B Geeves

South Africa won the toss and elected to field first. match starts in 10-15 min

 

[On_the_up]

let's see how the Aussie Afridi goes today

 

[On_the_up]

MJ should bat above Clarke and Mr cricket .

 

[12thMan]

Clarke 1(3) - Warner 1(3)
Aus 2-0 after 1 over

 

[Da Best]

Under 19 bowler Parnell on.

 

[OZGOD]

Nice - one down already. Pup out for 2. )

 

[Oxy]

He's gone...he's gone...he's gone!

Clarke that is...

Some guy called Parnell.

14-1

 

[OZGOD]

LOL Dubya out

 

[Oxy]

16-2 off 3.3

Ponting is OUT!

 

[OZGOD]

SA have not quite fathomed out how to play 20 / 20. Aussie should have the upperhand in this contest.

TBH I reckon this is just hit and giggle.

 

[asifp]

good decision 3rd umpire

 

[asifp]

this new bowler looks good for SA

 

[Ghoshtbuster]

anyone got a link?

 

[12thMan]

Warner with 2 fours and a six off Morkel
Aus 40-2 after 6 overs

 

[On_the_up]

Afridi out for 38

 

[OZGOD]

Big defeat coming up. Haddin out. 5/71

 

[tauseefm]

71 for 5.. 3 wickets in one over

 

[HuZi]

wel bowled peterson

 

[OZGOD]

Moronic shot from Haddin

Peterson to Haddin, OUT, he's thrown it away! Flighted on the off stump, lands on a good length, Haddin lofts it lazily, no intent whatsoever in that stroke, finds Albie Morkel at long-off positioned exactly for some poor batting like that
BJ Haddin c Morkel b Peterson 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

 

[cricwiz]

Afridi out for 38

Afridi is a "copyright" name

 

[OZGOD]

Can't believe this mediocre bowler Peterson has slowed us to a crawl.

 

[Oxy]

146-6 off 18 overs

 

[kablooee87]

D. Hussey rescuing Australia.

 

[12thMan]

D Hussey 75 off 39 with 4 fours and 5 sixes

 

[drkilljoy]

Parnell looks like a fantastic prospect. Easily outbowled Steyn and that yorker was unplayable.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Welcome to Africa ....

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Where the candles?

 

[12thMan]

Amla opening with Gibbs. Why don't some Pakistan players also open

We have a problem here. One of the floodlight towers has gone off and there is a sudden gloom around the ground. Play has stopped, understandably so, and the umpires consult each other. Hopefully, whoever's in charge, will get it fixed asap

SA 2-0 after 3 balls

 

[Oxy]

One of the floodlight towers has gone off and there is a sudden gloom around the ground.

Play has stopped, understandably so...Hopefully, whoever's in charge, will get it fixed asap

WAPDA?

 

[Da Best]

17 runs of that over, Harwood the bowler, Gibbs the batsman.

 

[Da Best]

Gibbs gone.

 

[Da Best]

Geeves first ball in T20 cricket by the way.

 

[On_the_up]

Geeves gets ABCD as well

 

[On_the_up]

49-2 (6.2) Geeves looks a bit like Kasprowicz

 

[Da Best]

49-2 (6.2) Geeves looks a bit like Kasprowicz

Saw him playing for Delhi DareDevils last season, wasn't impressed at all. Cannot be in the OZ test or ODI squad. Mentally very poor, cannot bowl agaisnt the batsman's main weakness', bowls too many looseners.

 

[Da Best]

Hussey gets a wicket! Amala's wicket. Decent wicket to take at this stage.

 

[Da Best]

The big guys are falling one by one.

 

[On_the_up]

Saw him playing for Delhi DareDevils last season, wasn't impressed at all. Cannot be in the OZ test or ODI squad. Mentally very poor, cannot bowl agaisnt the batsman's main weakness', bowls too many looseners.

I was referring to his face not his action or style of bowling

 

[Da Best]

I was referring to his face not his action or style of bowling

Oh ok.

 

[Da Best]

Duminy wants to impress his IPL franchise so he'll be lookin for a century.

 

[On_the_up]

RRR nearly 10 an over, run out referral its close

 

[On_the_up]

he might get away with it Duminy, think he's in by a frame

 

[Da Best]

I think it's gonna end very close this match.

 

[On_the_up]

Van Jaarsveld has to hit or get out, my money is on the latter

 

[On_the_up]

Duminy with a cut for 4

 

[On_the_up]

and leg glance for another boundary next ball, Hopes the bowler

 

[On_the_up]

Duminy bowled, swiping across the line!, silly shot in the circumstances

 

[Da Best]

Duminy to phone the IPL franchise at the end of the match and say how he did in the match.

 

[Da Best]

Duminy to phone the IPL franchise at the end of the match and say how he did in the match.

Oh well, he's gonna speak sooner rather than later.

 

[On_the_up]

Boucher and Albie are the key men for South Africa, the game isn't over until A Morkel is out.

 

[On_the_up]

Van Jaarsveld has to hit or get out, my money is on the latter

I was right, bowled Hussey

 

[On_the_up]

Modern day kluesner comes into bat, SA 83-5 (12.1)

 

[Oxy]

83-5

2 wkts in 4 balls.

 

[On_the_up]

Boucher slaps one through mid wkt

 

[On_the_up]

these are probably the best 2 to have in this situation

 

[On_the_up]

RRR up to 11.5

 

[On_the_up]

Morkel on his way, 4

 

[On_the_up]

8 off the over 105-5 (15)

 

[12thMan]

SA needs 62 from 30 balls with 5 wickets in hand. RRR 12.4

 

[Oxy]

Oops...wrong thread

 

[On_the_up]

Thanks for keeping us updated on the other match oxy, and Morkel says anything Gayle can do a

 

[On_the_up]

15 off the over 120-5 (16)

 

[On_the_up]

Albie with a hard hit down the long on region fielder had no chance

 

[On_the_up]

and the next one is a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge

 

[Oxy]

wow!

Albie does a GAyle!

FOUR...SIX and then FOUR!

134-5

 

[On_the_up]

and 4 more next ball, he just placed the bat in the way

 

[kablooee87]

Morkel > your favorite lower order hitter

 

[On_the_up]

boucher joins the party 4 more

 

[Oxy]

And now Boucher joins the party - Aussies look beat!

139-5

 

[12thMan]

you are pareshaning OXY. he is now switching his TV channel every couple of minutes

 

[Oxy]

141-5

26 off 18 needed.

What a turn around

 

[On_the_up]

21 off the over 141-5(17)

 

[Oxy]

you are pareshaning OXY. he is now switching his TV channel every couple of minutes

I am easily 'pareshanned' in my stage of life

 

[Oxy]

CRAP!

Skies it - and out

141-6

 

[On_the_up]

MJ sorts him out it was high and good catch