South Africa v India | 3rd ODI | Cape Town | 18/01/2011

[Faisalabadimunda]

aj kamaal hein koi india wala nehi nazar araha is thread mein.

 

[Jo_Don]

Lots of singles, boundaries are hard to come by. Hoping see AB and JP running to a good score, with the odd boundary here and there.

 

[cric_fan82]

one of the best outfield cathes ever!!! take a bow zaheer khan! awsome stuff!

 

[Bhaijaan]

Zaheer just took one of the best outfield catches i've ever seen !

First Kohli , now Zak. Good signs for world cup. There is some committment

 

[cric_fan82]

well not the best ever! but pretty awsome still

 

[Jo_Don]

Excellent catch

 

[in_cutter]

That was a stunner

 

[srt]

india looked pumped ... cant wait for the wc

 

[Krishnan]

Hardly 2 pages.India must be doing well.

 

[Sherlock]

Ingram and Miller are surely gonna be axed very soon. Especially Ingram, flat track bully.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

haha @ Smith. Made a reasonable score but has looked crap all day.

 

[cric_fan82]

smith's lotto innings end! bowling bhajjjj

 

[srt]

excellent,bowling,fielding n team spirit .. india charged for the wc

 

[Bhaijaan]

Smith walks harbhajan exerted too much pressure on him. Was struggling big time. Another bad sign for RSA as they're gonna face a lot of spin in the world cup

 

[Bhaijaan]

Faf Du must be one of the funny names ever in cricket

 

[AZ]

what rubbish, that was clearly out.

 

[The WagonWheel]

Horrible decision !!

 

[AZ]

why's Kallis not playing?

 

[srt]

cmonnn ..that was out

 

[AZ]

JP almost got trapped in front there.

 

[singh]

saffer .. cough cough ......... chokers

 

[James]

Hahaha, what a joke. Another ICC employee who doesn't know how to use a video tape (or pressed the green button instead of the red one by accident)

 

[AZ]

Bhajji bowling it at a terrific pace, not too slow to step out, not quick enough to sweep or tuck away.

 

[singh]

who is the 3rd umpire

 

[srt]

yuvi will get faf du

 

[AZ]

Yuvi on to bowl, JP steps out and takes a long single.

this du Plessis bloke looks alright.

 

[James]

Bhajji has bowled surprisingly well on this tour. Could he be coming back into some consistent form at last?

 

[najeeb]

why's Kallis not playing?

injured..

 

[The WagonWheel]

who is the 3rd umpire

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/player/45389.html

 

[AZ]

100 up for the Proteas.

 

[The WagonWheel]

Yuvi on to bowl, JP steps out and takes a long single.

this du Plessis bloke looks alright.

Has an uncanny similarity to Gibbs....

 

[James]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/player/45389.html

Nice to see that impartial umpiring continues to prosper :billyd

 

[singh]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-india-2010/content/player/45389.html

look like he is making his debut as well

 

[Amjid Javed]

S.A playing 6 batsmen? and 5 bowlers? with no real all-rounder?

That a major no no!

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

its important that these 2 carry on rotating the strike and now get bogged down by the spinners.

 

[Inswinger]

S.A playing 6 batsmen? and 5 bowlers? with no real all-rounder?

That a major no no!

Botha is a decent all-rounder.

 

[Bhaijaan]

24.2


Pathan to du Plessis, no run, 85.0 kph, and another wicket, or is it? Duminy gets the benefit of the doubt, he's very lucky to survive a run-out chance, du Plessis played the ball with soft hands towards point, he was going nowhere after that shot but duminy was racing for a single, sent back and he looked a goner, the throw was good as well, Yusuf collects on top of the stumps and whips off the bails, Duminy looked to be well short when the ball made contact with the stumps, but many camera angles don't show exactly when the bails comes off, and after much deliberation that is ruled not out, Duminy had instinctively thought he was out, but he gets a life


Probably one of the reasons why India doesnt trust UDRS apart from the ability of the players to use it wisely

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

saffer team has no balance to it what so ever, and they think they going to win the world cup.lol

 

[James]

It's a very long South African tail. India will have a big chance of winning if they take a few more quick wickets. I said in the first game that the South African team selection was dubious - they got away with it in the first game, but it cost them in the second game, and may cost them again here.

South Africa continue their struggles against quality spin bowling. They gave Graeme Swann 20 wickets last winter in the test series, which was far too many.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

dhoni is quietly getting in some valuble overs here.

 

[James]

saffer team has no balance to it what so ever, and they think they going to win the world cup.lol

It's because they're missing Kallis. They will look like a different side when he returns.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

oh ho dhoni, calm down.Bringing on all his part time spinners.

 

[IAJ]

Botha is a decent all-rounder.

Yeah, but he is no Klusener, no Pollock, no Kallis and even a no Albie Morkel. But I guess he is the best available option atm.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

It's because they're missing Kallis. They will look like a different side when he returns.

I know that kallis does make a big difference in the team, but to be a world class side you need 5-6 good players in the team. You can"t be a good team if your top player is missing and you start losing.

 

[James]

I know that kallis does make a big difference in the team, but to be a world class side you need 5-6 good players in the team. You can"t be a good team if your top player is missing and you start losing.

they are definitely well overrated, I agree. next no.1s according to their fans...and nobody else. For a so-called top team they don't actually win that many series. India and England win a lot more series than them these days, when we consider all the formats.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

zk back now.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

if saffer are to get a challenging score they need to start finding boundaries

 

[Schickelgruber]

Hardly 2 pages.India must be doing well.

) ) ) Good one bhai

 

[talha3]

I know that kallis does make a big difference in the team, but to be a world class side you need 5-6 good players in the team. You can"t be a good team if your top player is missing and you start losing.

Well Kallis just brings so much to them. It's a bit like Younis for us.

 

[AZ]

big appeal, just outside the line.

close call for JP.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Not a bad shout by Zak, close call this. I'd like to see the replay of it

 

[Schickelgruber]

JP was run out already. I swear umpires have become blind.

 

[Bhaijaan]

JP was run out already. I swear umpires have become blind.

Thank god there is no UDRS here

 

[Bhaijaan]

Raina on, is Dhoni behind over rate again ? )

 

[AZ]

is this du Plessis bloke in their WC squad?

 

[singh]

RR under 4

 

[talha3]

is this du Plessis bloke in their WC squad?

Yes, I and more importantly the commentators think he's there for sure.

 

[AZ]

India losing 4-1 to Korea in Asia Cup

 

[Inswinger]

is this du Plessis bloke in their WC squad?

I don't think they've announced the 15 man squad yet.

 

[talha3]

India losing 4-1 to Korea in Asia Cup

At least they made it to the asia cup.

 

[Krishnan]

250 will be mighty difficult to get with our batting lineup today.Indians have to restrict them to under 220.

 

[talha3]

I don't think they've announced the 15 man squad yet.

They haven't but he will most likely be in it.

 

[JellyBro]

8 bowling changes

 

[AZ]

They haven't but he will most likely be in it.

then why did you say that he was?

 

[IAJ]

But why is India playing Rohit Sharma when he isn't even in their WC squad?

 

[MIB]

Faf du Plessis playing like Bevan ?

 

[Krishnan]

India losing 4-1 to Korea in Asia Cup

we need shahrukh khan.he did gud job as the women's team coach

 

[Krishnan]

But why is India playing Rohit Sharma when he isn't even in their WC squad?

consolation game

 

[talha3]

then why did you say that he was?

Sorry, I meant that the SA commentators were pretty sure. They said they were 'convinced'.

 

[cric_fan82]

India need a wicket here!

 

[MRSN]

Cut away for

 

[MRSN]

Take Ingram out of the team ,this man can play

 

[MRSN]

Exactly the kind of player SA needed before world cup.

 

[talha3]

I've actually seen this guy play at Lancashire and he's really impressed us in Manchester so it's good to see him doing well today.

 

[Sherlock]

Where's Albie Morkel?

 

[Krishnan]

Where's Albie Morkel?

Chennai super kings

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

i bet you the lancashire lot would be watching francois du plessis.

 

[Sherlock]

50 for Du Plessis

 

[MRSN]

fifty for dopleasis

 

[Sherlock]

Chennai super kings

So he preferred IPL to SA?