South Africa v India | 3rd Test | Cape Town | Jan 2-6 2011

[praveen]

I think you misunderstand my statement.

What I mean is that one doesnt get that tag for nothing

Fair enough.Your statement was pretty confusing.

 

[Sir john]

South of LaLa land

Mali

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu

not a good fun

 

[cric_fan82]

sree beats kallis twice in the over!

 

[Romali_rotti]

^^^ Not good enuff SA gonna win this one..

 

[cric_fan82]

ishant gets prince

 

[James]

Prince goes!

India to win.

 

[cricket_fan_1]

sharp catch sree boy

 

[Sahil.]

ooooooooooooooooooooout

 

[cricket_fan_1]

Prince goes!

India to win.

i am a fan of your posts whips

 

[James]

You would expect India to chase this sort of target 7 or 8 times out of 10.

 

[Crazy_K]

Still need to get Kallis out, not safe till he's there

 

[cricket_fan_1]

anything above 180 will be a tough task...hope they will be bowled for less than that

 

[Sahil.]

Would be an easy chase if we can bowl SA before 150 , anything over 200 would require somedoing

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Wow! Just checked the score and Saffers are 6 down for 130 with a lead of just 128 so far. India surely must be sensing a win here with probably even chasing around 250 around if so they'll be confident of doing so. Depends how the wicket will play on the 5th day as Steyn may get some balls to keep low and Harris some spin.

 

[James]

to be fair, it's only Paul Harris. He averages nearly 40 with the ball in test cricket.

South Africa's only chance of winning lies with Steyn and Morkel with the new ball.

 

[ganeshran]

Anything over 150 is challenging on this pitch. India would have to bat out of their skins for it

 

[Animal]

Why is Ishant Sharma in the team? He has been clueless in all three matches (save a small spell in the first innings).

 

[ganeshran]

and damn

 

[Gabru]

Sharma is possibly the worst bowler to come out of the sub-continent in the recent past. Pathetic bowling this..

 

[Sahil.]

Counterattack by boucher

 

[ganeshran]

Why is Ishant Sharma in the team? He has been clueless in all three matches (save a small spell in the first innings).

He has been like that most of his career barring a few spells

 

[Sir john]

by boucher

 

[A.M.]

great match on!!

 

[ganeshran]

Get Boucher. Get Kallis

 

[MC]

Hehe..that was such a scary apeal from Sreesanth.

 

[Animal]

He has been like that most of his career barring a few spells

Yeah, so I noticed. And to think the talented Umesh Yadav is warming the bench.

Or for that matter Praveen Kumar, who is easily one of the best swing bowlers we have.

This giraffe is good for nothing, really.

 

[Torpedo]

When India is chasing, Sehwag needs to play his natural game and attack at all opportunities. If he clicks, India will canter home, otherwise Dravid/Laxman will have to consolidate. (I don't think Sachin will get much in the 2nd innings)

If Laxman is there with only 2-3 wickets in hand and 70 odd runs remaining he still has the ability to pull it off.

 

[ganeshran]

Yeah, so I noticed. And to think the talented Umesh Yadav is warming the bench.

Or for that matter Praveen Kumar, who is easily one of the best swing bowlers we have.

This giraffe is good for nothing, really.

Praveen is low on pace, thats his problem. BCCI needs to concentrate more on developing talent at the grassroot level,.

 

[Sahil.]

When India chasing, Sehwag needs to play his natural game and attack at all opportunities. If he clicks, India will canter home, otherwise Dravid/Laxman will have to consolidate. (I don't think Sachin will get much in the 2nd innings)

If Laxman is there with only 2-3 wickets in hand and 70 odd runs remaining he still has the ability to pull it off.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/361050.html

 

[A.M.]

SreeShanth should control himself

 

[Torpedo]

Boucher is playing for his place in the side.

 

[A.M.]

 

[Crazy_K]

Ishant bowling trash

 

[ganeshran]

time to take off Ishant from the attack.

 

[Torpedo]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/361050.html

Who would you prefer being at the end batting with tail enders, Laxman or Tendulkar?

 

[NJamal]

Boucher is batting with the right approach of attacking. He can score some priceless runs here.

 

[A.M.]

150 up

 

[Torpedo]

India is letting complacency creep in slowly.

 

[Animal]

If Laxman is there with only 2-3 wickets in hand and 70 odd runs remaining he still has the ability to pull it off.

Aap ke mooh mein

sirjee!

 

[Torpedo]

Dhoni should let Tendulkar bowl his leg spinners.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Boucher playing the right way here postivley. Kallis will just sit in i guess and only up the tempo when he needs to.

 

[NJamal]

Boucher and Kallis partnership will determine the course of the series.

 

[Sir john]

150 up for saaf

 

[A.M.]

lead nw 150!

 

[Torpedo]

is full of grit and determination.

 

[cricketindiafan]

150 lead, SA have the upper hand now. Some ordinary bowling from Ishant. Has looked in no rhythm at all. No pace, no control.

 

[A.M.]

sree to bowl

 

[cricketindiafan]

Boucher playing a priceless knock. Could turn out to be the difference. Need to dislodge him ASAP.

 

[Sahil.]

Who would you prefer being at the end batting with tail enders, Laxman or Tendulkar?

Dont go that far . Tendulkar is the best bat in this match . Laxman and Dravid have a very poor record on this ground while Tendulkar has an excellent one . Sachin will only need one batsman to hold another end and they will finish the target . Just as they ( Sachin/Yuvraj) did against England in the match that i showed you

 

[NJamal]

SA lead is 151 now.

 

[Amir]

150 lead, SA have the upper hand now. Some ordinary bowling from Ishant. Has looked in no rhythm at all. No pace, no control.

lol, how do you guys come to such conclusions? 150 is not enough for such a strong batting attack. I think anything below 250 is easy to chase. 250-300 is competitive. Anything over 300 will be difficult.

 

[Torpedo]

This series has been much more exciting than Ashes. Too bad it is only 3 tests.

 

[Amjid Javed]

I think Boucher will go after Sardarji here so it will either be alot of runs or a wicket coming up!

 

[Romali_rotti]

No way we chasing this down against Steyn & Co,, No Wayy Hosee..

 

[cricketindiafan]

lol, how do you guys come to such conclusions? 150 is not enough for such a strong batting attack. I think anything below 250 is easy to chase. 250-300 is competitive. Anything over 300 will be difficult.

4th innings, series on the line, Steyn and Morkel on a pitch with so much of variable bounce. We will need all the luck in the world to hunt down even 150+ leave alone 200.

 

[Torpedo]

What is the ideal test batting average for a wicket keeper? Isn't 30 a bit too low for a guy like Boucher who has played 139 tests?

 

[Sir john]

boucher and kallis playing well

 

[ShehryarK]

lol, how do you guys come to such conclusions? 150 is not enough for such a strong batting attack. I think anything below 250 is easy to chase. 250-300 is competitive. Anything over 300 will be difficult.

I would tend to agree.

Less than 250 and its India's game to lose.

Over 300 - and SA are in pole position.

As things stand, barring a minor miracle, I see India victors sometime tomorrow. SA are too heavily reliant on Steyn and on the new ball. Their back-up attack is particularly average against this strong batting line-up.

 

[Sir john]

kallis have played 100 balls now

 

[cricketindiafan]

Is Kallis the new immovable object? Looks like it will again need a magic delivery like what Sree bowled in the last test to dislodge him.

 

[ShehryarK]

This series has been much more exciting than Ashes. Too bad it is only 3 tests.

Agreed. A 5 Test epic would have done the contest justice.

Still, 3 is better than 0.

 

[Torpedo]

There was a poster who was saying he hasn't ever seen perform in pressure situations. He is batting now not just in a pressure situation, but with an injury too.

 

[cricketindiafan]

Even for a 54 over old ball, there is still some conventional swing.

 

[Torpedo]

43 runs till a 200 run lead.

 

[Amir]

4th innings, series on the line, Steyn and Morkel on a pitch with so much of variable bounce. We will need all the luck in the world to hunt down even 150+ leave alone 200.

Man Morkel is overhyped. He only bowled well in one innings because of the bounciness of the track. Only one to worry is Steyn. You are worried cause of how SA are batting but you have to remember that Bhaji is a good spinner with such conditions. Harris.....less said the better

 

[cricketindiafan]

Kallis now has 400+ runs in this series. Amazing achievement.

 

[Torpedo]

Just over an hour to go till tea.

 

[James]

I like Sreesanth as a bowler. He may not have had the best series statistically, but he has played a big part in the drama that has unfolded

 

[cricketindiafan]

Man Morkel is overhyped. He only bowled well in one innings because of the bounciness of the track. Only one to worry is Steyn. You are worried cause of how SA are batting but you have to remember that Bhaji is a good spinner with such conditions. Harris.....less said the better

No yaar. Taller bowlers tend to extract more out of tracks with variable bounce and multiple indentations. IMO Morkel will be a bigger threat than Steyn on the day 4/5 track.

 

[Torpedo]

If India win this, there confidence for WC will be sky high.

 

[ganeshran]

I dont think Harris has lot of matches left in his career especially if Imran Tahir does well.

 

[Amir]

No yaar. Taller bowlers tend to extract more out of tracks with variable bounce and multiple indentations. IMO Morkel will be a bigger threat than Steyn on the day 4/5 track.

I am sure he will bowl well but I personally see him threatening enough to the big guns.

 

[Torpedo]

South African tail already wagged in the 1st innings, highly unlikely it will wag again in 2nd innings.

 

[cricketindiafan]

Dhoni needs to calm down the players a little bit. They are looking a little too eager. Just be patient, restrict the flow of runs and wickets will surely come. Comeon India.

 

[Torpedo]

This is what a hardcore contest is like, something which was too hot for Mr T20 Afridi to handle.

 

[Torpedo]

Is Dhoni behind the over rate?

 

[Friend786]

anything under 300 is too easy for india !

 

[cricketindiafan]

Is Dhoni behind the over rate?

Nope, 41 overs bowled for the day in a little under 3 hours. Good enough especially considering the breaks we have had due to the physio attending to Kallis' back injury a few times.

 

[Friend786]

boucher and kallis will have bat out atleast hundred runs more from here

 

[Amir]

Dhoni needs to calm down the players a little bit. They are looking a little too eager. Just be patient, restrict the flow of runs and wickets will surely come. Comeon India.

He heard you. Lecturing Sreesanth at drinks