South Africa v India | 1st Test | Centurion | 16-20 Dec 2010

[Passion4Pakistan]

Morkel to Sehwag, FOUR, 147.7 kph, Sehwag plays his brand of the walking cover drive again. Morne does not give him the driving length, but Sehwag moves the body momentum forward in a flash and opens the wrists as he makes contact. The result is four through covers. A shot from the Sehwag factory.

Good Pace but Not effective at all..

 

[AZ]

if by natural game you mean jumping like cats on a hot tin roof and wild slashes as if they're cutting hay...

then I agree.

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

India 34 for none.

 

[Maula Jutt]

scored everywhere consistenty. Certainy get my money

True.

 

[OZGOD]

Sehwag on fyahhhh

20 runs so far

 

[Maula Jutt]

Tsotsobe the run-giver. Uh-oh.

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

India Still trailing by 450 runs..

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

by Shehwag..

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Sehwag

smashed it back a long way!

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Long, Long day ahead of South Africa.

 

[AZ]

slapped over midwicket for a huge six!

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

Bad Bowling.. If you bowl Shot Then bowl by targeting the body of the Batsman...

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Sehwag

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Oh Ho, Sehwag has come to party.

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

Cut!!! and Cut for

 

[IAJ]

Lols, SA tasting their own medicine now. But still a long way to go.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Smashed that one aswell

Tsotsobe getting put into his place!

 

[AZ]

short wide and slashed, that went like a shot from a gun.

terrible bowling.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Smith calming his players down!

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

If Shehwag carries Through the Day,, India will score 250 more...

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Just 10 of the over.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

44/0 after 8 overs

 

[Down2Earth]

tsotsobe's so crap

 

[cric_fan82]

it is a long long way to go! we need sehwag atleast till the end of the day

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Nicked, doesn't carry.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Didnt carry to Boucher

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

Woooooo.. Did not Carry..

 

[IAJ]

This Tsotsobe was the most dangerous bowler against Pakistan in UAE, what has happend to him here?

It must bee the big mustache he had back then, ab much nahi, tou kuch nai

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Gambhir looking much better than the first innings

 

[Crazy_K]

The south african commentators have been pretty snarky about Indian performance throughout this match.

Yup. Constant gloating, but not willing to mention SA got the best of the conditions

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

Couple to Gum-Bhir

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Couple for Gambhir

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

Another couple of Runs for Gumbhir

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

Another Couple of Runs...

 

[Deewana Mastana]

In the gap for a few more

50 up for India in just 9 overs

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Drinks!

 

[Noman]

India will save this match.

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

Well India Got a Good Start But Still Long Long way to Go..

 

[Afridi_Fan]

India will save this match.

True supporter.

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

India Reached Fifty in 9th over..

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

to Shehwag

 

[chui_kadoo]

Need a couple of wickets here. Ideally I would like to see the back of Sehwag pretty soon

 

[Noman]

True supporter.

Look Sehwag is killing these world class bowlers..

Rain is also in the way.... getting Indian batting line is not easy...

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

Great Effort by .. But Missed it

 

[chui_kadoo]

FFS catch dropped. Im not happy

 

[chui_kadoo]

That should of been taken

 

[cric_fan82]

very tough chance dropped by amla!

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

Look Sehwag is killing these world class bowlers..

Rain is also in the way.... getting Indian batting line is not easy...

If it rains and Weather remains Over cast. Then SA Bowlers will be more difficult to deal with..

 

[Afridi_Fan]

Look Sehwag is killing these world class bowlers..

Rain is also in the way.... getting Indian batting line is not easy...

Still 400 runs to go.

 

[cric_fan82]

two cracking deliveries from morne!

 

[Krishnan]

seems nice start so far

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

Unplayable Delivery by tsotsobe..

 

[Noman]

I do not rate Sa bowling.. Couldnt get Pak out !

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

This type of Balls can trouble Shehwag all day Long..

 

[Passion4Pakistan]

I do not rate Sa bowling.. Couldnt get Pak out !

Yeah.. UAE's Desserts Don't give too many chances to pick up wickets...

 

[Noman]

PP members rate SA bowling very highly !

I will take Aamir, Asif any day over Steyn and Morkel !

 

[Noman]

Yeah.. UAE's Desserts Don't give too many chances to pick up wickets...

Still I feel Steyn and Morkel was avarage !

 

[Noman]

Sehwag is making it look so easy.. Tendulker will score 100+ if he survive the first 30 balls.

 

[cric_fan82]

50 for viru! well played! we need a big one from you

 

[Krishnan]

Rofl lmao omg lol sos sms mms

 

[MIG]

Well played Sehwag - hope others can follow his example - As usual South Africa finding it difficult to deliver an killer blows.

India need to save this game and head into the next game with confidence

 

[duostyle]

The great Indian comeback being led by Sehwag.

If they can save this, hats off!

 

[Krishnan]

Boucher must have started his sledging by now

 

[Atif]

Indian have got a long way to go before they can be declared safe. Personally believe SA will win this by end of play tomorrow.

 

[cric_fan82]

indian have got a long way to go before they can be declared safe. Personally believe sa will win this by end of play tomorrow.

+1

 

[Krishnan]

Indian have got a long way to go before they can be declared safe. Personally believe SA will win this by end of play tomorrow.

Yes.They should win easily.

 

[Animal]

Indian have got a long way to go before they can be declared safe. Personally believe SA will win this by end of play tomorrow.

Gotta take it session by session. This session was India's. We need to end the day without losing a wicket.
With forecasts for heavy rain on days 4 and 5, a draw is more likely than an Indian loss at this stage.

 

[shan]

Gotta take it session by session. This session was India's. We need to end the day without losing a wicket.
With forecasts for heavy rain on days 4 and 5, a draw is more likely than an Indian loss at this stage.

I think at the end of the day little rain here and there will only help SA. Dont expect heavy rain 2 days in row. 40-50 overs with cloud cover will be enough for SA to bowl India out again.

 

[purplehaze]

If the wicket continues to behave how it has in last 5 sessions, I don't see it would be that easy to get 10 Indian batman back to pavilion so easily.

 

[Noman]

Sa bowling is rubbish.. These bowlers could not bowl England out in Sa Colly and Bell,, Could not bowl Pak out in Dubai

 

[Krishnan]

If the wicket continues to behave how it has in last 5 sessions, I don't see it would be that easy to get 10 Indian batman back to pavilion so easily.

The wicket has still some pretty good bounce going for the seamers,if you are watching the match.South africans ideally should do well as they are better than the indian bowlers.But they are facing some of the guys who have a good reputation in batting as well.But i doubt a draw.Stranger thigns though have happened

 

[Atif]

Ghambir has been dropped by Petersen, straight foward catch...South African fielding woes continue.

 

[Animal]

40-50 overs with cloud cover will be enough for SA to bowl India out again.

Or, to look at it another way, the less the number of overs, the less India will have to face the seamers (by which I mean only Morkel and Steyn). I would back our batting lineup to negotiate the 40-50 overs safely!

 

[Noman]

the match is fixed.. dropping catches like that..

 

[Atif]

Slower delivery from Steyn goes for by Sehwag

 

[Noman]

Steyn is so overated..

 

[duostyle]

Rejoice Indians luck is on your side today, missed run outs and drops by SA lol...

 

[Noman]

Sehwaq are making these bowlers look like 125 + bowlers..

 

[Atif]

for Ghambir and reaches his 50, lucky to be out in the middle..

 

[Atif]

Steyn is so overated..

That is a bold statement...