South Africa v England | 2nd T20I | Johannesburg | Feb 21, 2016 | South Africa win by 9 wickets

[#GreenRoars]

South Africa Team
HM Amla, AB de Villiers†, F du Plessis*, JP Duminy, RR Rossouw, DA Miller, D Wiese, CH Morris, KJ Abbott, K Rabada, Imran Tahir
England Team
JJ Roy, AD Hales, JE Root, EJG Morgan*, BA Stokes, JC Buttler†, SW Billings, MM Ali, CJ Jordan, AU Rashid, RJW Topley

 

[HitWicket]

Risky for England to go in with Root as the 6th bowler but it may be what they're looking towards in India.

 

[Saffer_XIII]

Rabada just bowled a gorgeous first over.

 

[HitWicket]

Rabada just bowled a gorgeous first over.

Definitely better than the odd short stuff SA seemed obsessed with up front the other day!

 

[Saffer_XIII]

Goodness me. Seam, swing and pace. This kid is special

 

[Ozymandiasza]

I wonder what's up with the recent obsession with chasing.

 

[HitWicket]

That run out was almost on Hazeefs level...

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Tahir brings some excitement ... 2 wickets.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Some crazy wickets!

 

[Saffer_XIII]

Some very odd wickets. Morgan deserved that for sneaking in a few yards. Stokes, well I don't know how that happened

 

[Ozymandiasza]

4 wickets for 3 runs.

 

[#GreenRoars]

180 target is coming.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Crazy collapse. They were set for 200+

 

[Ab Fan]

LOL..what has happened here?

 

[Ozymandiasza]

6 wickets for 9 runs.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Lol, crappy batting by England

 

[JustAnotherFan]

6 wickets for 9 runs.

Yeah, when England do it it is a collapse, when Proteas do it is a choke.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

171 all out.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Make that England bowled out with 2 deliveries to go. Lost 7 wickets for a few runs.

 

[#GreenRoars]

All out on 171, hilarious last overs.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Some lucky wickets (that you hardly see in the same game)

 

[Dark Magician]

Say it. They Choked. The English are a bunch of chokers!!

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Say it. They Choked. The English are a bunch of chokers!!

I'd have to agree. They were absolutely cruising at a stage there. SA's game to lose.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Last 7 wickets went for 14 runs from 20 balls

 

[JustAnotherFan]

I'd have to agree. They were absolutely cruising at a stage there. SA's game to lose.

I know my team to well. There will still be some shockers. lol.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

I know my team to well. There will still be some shockers. lol.

ATG most difficult chase incoming. They'll make it look that way anway.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Oh wait, this isn't a knockout, Proteas might win.

 

[Dman]

Crazy collapse by Proteas. Can't believe.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Crazy collapse by Proteas. Can't believe.

Eh? You sound like the skysports studio just now, calling us chockers after their team choke.

 

[Dman]

Eh? You sound like the skysports studio just now, calling us chockers after their team choke.

Soz bro.

Meanwhile Amla loving dangerously.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Mad batting by ABDV

 

[90MPH]

Amazing hitting by AB.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Wow, AB the opener, thanks IPL.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

de Villiers finally finding his feet in T20Is.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

AB is in the mood ... 32 off 14

 

[90MPH]

playing the consolidator role.

 

[90MPH]

SA 53/0 after 4 overs.

 

[90MPH]

SA can not choke from here even if they were told to.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Nothing more frustrating than Chinese cut

 

[Ab Fan]

Amla is so classy..

 

[Robert]

Yeah, when England do it it is a collapse, when Proteas do it is a choke.

Take it as a compliment. England are expected to collapse, SA are expected to win.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

England just want to get on the plane it seems ... haha

 

[90MPH]

72/0 after 5.

Game is truly gone for England.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Best hands in the business

 

[Zeshan547]

Guys is Jordan english version of anwar ali or even worse?

 

[90MPH]

Guys is Jordan english version of anwar ali or even worse?

He's much more pacier than Anwar but poor accuracy let's him down.

 

[Big Mac]

That six over extra cover, phwoar

 

[Zeshan547]

Is this english national team or some third class club team? I have seen some epic phainties but this so far has top them all.

 

[Dman]

Jeez, what batting by Amla

 

[dauntless]

So amla is not a t20 player

 

[Zeshan547]

This is really EA cricket kinda stuff, insane run rate of 15, and than you will be wondering when this amazing batting team will crumble like noobs in india when stakes will be high. Such a choker team.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

That six over extra cover, phwoar

Miss these good times of WWE.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Unreal score. 100 up in the 7th over.

 

[HitWicket]

Not quite the preparation England need going into the world cup...

Luck hasn't exactly gone our way much today but the bowling could of been better.

 

[ChachaCricket]

Lol AB going nuts.

 

[Abdullah719]

Guys is Jordan english version of anwar ali or even worse?

England should use him like Gul, make him bowl yorkers exclusively and bowl all his overs after the 12th.

 

[Red Devil]

AB is freakishly good.

 

[dandapinda]

Not quite the preparation England need going into the world cup...

Luck hasn't exactly gone our way much today but the bowling could of been better.

You cannot go with bowling lineup that contains Willey/Jordan/Topley bound to go wrong some day...but I guess failure of Roy is one main reason as there is no good opening partnership for last few matches.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

This is really EA cricket kinda stuff, insane run rate of 15, and than you will be wondering when this amazing batting team will crumble like noobs in india when stakes will be high. Such a choker team.

Made India look quite horrible in the ODIs and T20s in India.

 

[ChachaCricket]

This should be happening to England's rubbish LOI bowlers every game.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

This has been the worst English bowling attack ever including the one in ODIs.

 

[dandapinda]

Made you look quite horrible in the ODIs and T20s in India.

Became horrible yourself in tests though

 

[Titan of Technique]

Reminds me of NZ vs Eng in WC 2015

 

[Ozymandiasza]

AB to get his century? Here's to hoping.

 

[dandapinda]

WI chased 232 in this ground last year....

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Became horrible yourself in tests though

End of an era, at least we had one

 

[ChachaCricket]

AB to get his century? Here's to hoping.

Jinxed him. :slap

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Jinxed him. :slap

 

[Big Mac]

Have England used up their review because that looked out to me?

 

[Couch Cricketer]

AB to get his century? Here's to hoping.

Jinxed him


Sent from my SM-G925I

 

[Couch Cricketer]

Amla was out as well

Sent from my SM-G925I

 

[Abdullah719]

Have England used up their review because that looked out to me?

No reviews in T20s.

That did look plumb.

 

[HitWicket]

You cannot go with bowling lineup that contains Willey/Jordan/Topley bound to go wrong some day...but I guess failure of Roy is one main reason as there is no good opening partnership for last few matches.

The big question will be whether Vince should come in for Roy. Finn will be back and personally I'd drop Billings and Jordan for Willey and Finn. Maybe Dawson for Willey if we get a rank turner.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Jordan's economy: 20.50 ) ABed and Amlaed

 

[ChachaCricket]

Yaar finish the game already.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Buttler is very decent, but I've seen some shockers from him as well.

 

[ChachaCricket]

5 chases in a row for the chokers.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

5 chases in a row for the chokers.

Can't believe it myself.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Peshawar was lucky to miss out on Chris Jordan.

 

[Lurker_Ind]

Surely the only reason why Jordan is in the team is due to some kind of Quota system.