South Africa v England | 1st ODI | Bloemfontein | Feb 3, 2016 | England won by 39 runs (D/L method)

[Dman]

Ab ab ab

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Slip in which is good for AB

Winds picked up a bit

 

[Energetic]

It seems these new rules are not making much of a difference. Then again, it's still early days, and nobody knows how to approach these newer rules.

 

[Dman]

Bhai causing too may problems

 

[#GreenRoars]

by Cook

 

[Dman]

Another Six

 

[Dman]

Ab ab ab ab

 

[Amjid Javed]

Moeen and rashid do bowl some utter garbage deliveries most of time in odis they get wickets its usually a shock.

Looks like this game will be cut short at some point by the weather or maybe rain reduced.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Saffers are 30 short of the par score right now as well.

Strong winds now

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Should try Stokes now

 

[Dman]

Saffers are 30 short of the par score right now as well.

Strong winds now

Could have been ahead if not for Du Plessis wicket.

 

[#GreenRoars]

 

[aniket1911]

FFs faf what have you done.
Didn't i made it crystal clear that AB shouldn't come before 30th over in my last post.

Now only rain can help them and luckily rain is very likely.

 

[Dman]

They trying to close to D/L score

 

[Amjid Javed]

SA 147/2 after 19 overs

plenty of buffet bowling there from rashid.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Could have been ahead if not for Du Plessis wicket.

Yep could've been had he been in as he just gave it away.

 

[Dman]

Lol, what a flick by AB

 

[Dman]

Caught

 

[Amjid Javed]

wow! what a catch by stokes!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Stokes takes a blinder at the boundary

AB gone!

 

[Jabo]

What a catch!

 

[Dman]

Now I willl hate Stokes forever

 

[razabbas]

no what the hell stokes

 

[#GreenRoars]

Ab throws away
Courtesy of good catch by Stokes and poor delivery by Moeen.

 

[Amjid Javed]

**** bowling gets wickets as you say, was a stunning catch but rubbish ball.

 

[James]

That was an unbelievable catch.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Well, i think he touched the rope line.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Fielding

 

[Amjid Javed]

De Kock needs some support here.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

The par score increases with that wicket

 

[Zahid87]

He touched the line there....celebrating like a ****. Should be not out.

 

[PCP_1]

That catch was almost of the caliber of Rahat Ali.

 

[Chrish]

Anyways its all over.. SA was never gonna win this but really wanted to see an inning from AB.

 

[HitWicket]

He touched the line there....celebrating like a ****. Should be not out.

Blaming him for the wind now...? I know he's good but controlling the weather is probably a bit beyond him.

 

[Rafa]

Why didn't they refer the AB dismissal to the third umpire?

 

[HitWicket]

Why didn't they refer the AB dismissal to the third umpire?

It's the rope that matters, not the line caused by where it was previously sat so he was clear by a fair distance.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Why didn't they refer the AB dismissal to the third umpire?

Because it was out

 

[#GreenRoars]

Kock on fire

 

[#GreenRoars]

Review time now.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Should be Not Out.

 

[Adil_94]

QDK showing some guts here a great knock.

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[Adil_94]

This is the last real partnership for Saffers. They lose a wicket now it's game over.

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[Rafa]

Quinton plays the Pull Shot very well.

 

[Logical]

What happened to Mclaren btw ?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Duminy in all sorts of problems facing Stokes

 

[Deewana Mastana]

What happened to Mclaren btw ?

They discovered he's crap.

 

[James]

Stokes is approaching world class player status now.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Stokes is approaching world class player status now.

Still has a way to go

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Who's Bairstow on for?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Duminy taking too many balls to get off strike.

 

[Ab Fan]

Looks tough for SA.It would always be tough chasing 400 and that also with ABD failing.Still, a 350+ score could give them a moral victory.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

This is one of the matches where they need all their players to be at a 100 SR or more.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Hundred for De Kock, super innings. He should go for double ton now.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

100 off 67 balls

Well played De Kock!

 

[#GreenRoars]

Woow just WOow for Duminy

 

[#GreenRoars]

Best chance for Kock to break Sharma's record

 

[Abdul]

Not sure how Pakistan would have chased this - one can imagine.

 

[rooster]

146kph from Stokes

 

[James]

Great bowling from Stokes, economy rate of ~4 off 4 overs. Goes nicely with the quickfire 50 and brilliant boundary catch.

 

[James]

Jordan on Might as well pick my 7-month old kitten as a bowler if we're still giving 'Boundary Chris' a place in the side.

 

[Abdul]

The highlight of Chris Jordan's career: The super-over against Shahid Afridi and Umar Akmal.

 

[Dman]

Had AB not got out cheaply this could have been an even chase, still there is a slim chance for the Saffers

 

[rooster]

SA keeping up with the rate courtesy de Kock

 

[Abdullah719]

Remember when Shehzad had more hundreds than De Kock? Good times... What a player.

 

[leatherface58]

Remember when Shehzad had more hundreds than De Kock?

Even Pepperidge farm doesn't remember that.

 

[PCP_1]

Jordan seems to be in the side just for his fielding ala Rizwan and even he can bat a bit.

 

[PCP_1]

Remember when Shehzad had more hundreds than De Kock? Good times... What a player.

Ganguly looks more like Umar Sharif in that picture.

 

[PCP_1]

Thank God, he's gone.

 

[Adil_94]

Duminy is supposed to be a senior in this team and still bats with the aura of a nervous newbie it was an incredibly tame dismissal. And just as i write Roussow has played one down long ons throat.

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[Adil_94]

Moeen is the golden arm. Looks innocuous but picks up wickets.

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[Adil_94]

QDK looks like he is tiring. He needs better support.

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[MarkCooper]

"the match is evenly poised" - huh?!

 

[PCP_1]

Even Behaya-ardin hitting the first ball off Jordan for 4. Game called off due to rain. Hopefully the equation will tilt in SA's favour if they come back after a well deserved rest for De Cock.

 

[theariezman]

D/L par score is 290 after 34 after and South Africa is on 250.
That is really unfair.

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[James]

SA have lost 5 wickets after 33 overs. This time it's not really unfair that they're behind on D/L.

 

[theariezman]

SA have lost 5 wickets after 33 overs. This time it's not really unfair that they're behind on D/L.

You mean 5 wickets are costing them it's not the score...please bear with me I am not good in D/L.

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[PCP_1]

Lolz @ the look Nasser gave to the camera when Pollock was going on and on about himself.

 

[Big Mac]

You mean 5 wickets are costing them it's not the score...please bear with me I am not good in D/L.

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Yeah, if they had lost just one or two wickets then the par D/L score would be much lower, which makes sense because the more wickets you have in hand the more likely it is that you can score heavily in the second half of the innings. If you have lost a lot of wickets then you will score fewer runs at the end.

 

[James]

James Taylor's non-selection seems to be causing controversy.

Rightly or wrongly, IMO he is being punished for his filthy dismissal / horror shot in the 4th Test which exposed Bairstow and the tail, causing England to capitulate at a crucial juncture in the match. Guys like Fabrace and Bayliss will have viewed that as 'not being a team player'.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Moeen is the golden arm. Looks innocuous but picks up wickets.

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Ejactly.

How does he do it?

Its bloody hard to rate him as a spinner.

But then its hard to dismiss him as a nobody too as he takes important wickets time and again.