South Africa v West Indies | 1st ODI | Durban | January 16, 2015

[Mr Consistent]

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat

 

[Mr Consistent]

South Africa Team
HM Amla, RR Rossouw, F du Plessis, JP Duminy, AB de Villiers*†, DA Miller, F Behardien, VD Philander, DW Steyn, M Morkel, Imran Tahir

 

[Mr Consistent]

West Indies Team
DR Smith, CH Gayle, LR Johnson, MN Samuels, D Ramdin†, JL Carter, DJG Sammy, AD Russell, JO Holder*, JE Taylor, SJ Benn

 

[f.b.m]

How exactly does Behardien keep getting into this side?

 

[Firebreaker]

How exactly does Behardien keep getting into this side?

non-white players quota

 

[OZGOD]

How exactly does Behardien keep getting into this side?

Quota player

 

[OZGOD]

Roussouw

 

[Strike Rate]

Russow is doing good in T20 internationals but so far a failure in odi he average is less than 15 after 11 matches

 

[Anchorman]

Good to see South Africa's first team in action finally. Also, Behardien )

 

[Anchorman]

Du Plessis gone. 20-2. 5 overs. Good start for the Windies.

 

[Strike Rate]

Amla bhai in phainty mode

 

[Anchorman]

Amla with 3 consecutive fours!

 

[Strike Rate]

Who says Amla looks ugly with the bat in hand looks at the shots

 

[Jabo]

Rossouw 7th duck now or something?

and he has played under 20 games

 

[Anchorman]

Amla playing really well. Good recovery. 62-2 with 11 overs gone.

 

[Ahson8]

Rossouw 7th duck now or something?

and he has played under 20 games

Still better than Behardien
QdK will probably open when he recovers and Rossouw will slot in at Behardien's spot.

Still SA batting looks a bit weak this time around. Mainly relying on AB & Amla & to an extent FDP. QdK is a bit inconsistent.

 

[Bilal7]

Who says Amla looks ugly with the bat in hand looks at the shots

Easily one of the best batsmen to watch. ABD is another who is a joy to watch.

 

[Jabo]

Still better than Behardien
QdK will probably open when he recovers and Rossouw will slot in at Behardien's spot.

Still SA batting looks a bit weak this time around. Mainly relying on AB & Amla & to an extent FDP. QdK is a bit inconsistent.

Looking forward to see what JP Duminy does in this series also

 

[London_Lahori]

Amla is a beautiful player to watch, one of the players you would pay to watch.

 

[Strike Rate]

Easily one of the best batsmen to watch. ABD is another who is a joy to watch.

AB is like the King Viv of this era (just saying doesn't comparing him with viv) but Amla is a treat too watch too i find it funny when some says he is ugly to watch.

 

[Bilal7]

Running circles around the Windies are these two.

 

[Bilal7]

Gifted wicket. No need for a second there but good innings nonetheless. Another Virat Kohli record broken.

 

[Aman]

Running circles around the Windies are these two.

Great job

 

[Aman]

Gifted wicket. No need for a second there but good innings nonetheless. Another Virat Kohli record broken.

Indian record broken by a SA with Indian ties, not Pakistani.

 

[Bilal7]

Indian record broken by a SA with Indian ties, not Pakistani.

I fail to understand why your post even exists.

 

[Aman]

I fail to understand why your post even exists.

You're fangirling over this achievement like as if it were one of your own who broke it.

 

[Bilal7]

You're fangirling over this achievement like as if it were one of your own who broke it.

I can appreciate the achievements of great players who are not from my country. I know you can't but that is not how the rest of us roll.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Plus those of Muslim faith and sporting long beards have a personal appeal for some people.

 

[Aman]

I can appreciate the achievements of great players who are not from my country. I know you can't but that is not how the rest of us roll.

Yeah, I seriously doubt that.

Your obsession with the beard is long documented here.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Yeah, I seriously doubt that.

Your obsession with the beard is long documented here.

Less to do with the beard if you are not Muslim in the first place.

That NZ guy who was sporting a beard was not called "Bhai" nor was he appreciated for anything.

 

[Bilal7]

Yeah, I seriously doubt that.

Your obsession with the beard is long documented here.

Its your obsession that I'm seeing. I don't remember the last time I mentioned the word "beard" in a post but you seem to whine about this same topic in any thread talking about Amla or Moeen. Get a life.

My favourite players, Ajmal, Misbah and Junaid do not have beards now stop derailing another thread.

 

[Aman]

Less to do with the beard if you are not Muslim in the first place.

That NZ guy who was sporting a beard was not called "Bhai" nor was he appreciated for anything.

I was hinting he only supports Moeen and Amla because of their faith.

 

[Ahson8]

Looking forward to see what JP Duminy does in this series also

Oh yeah, forgot about JP. He's quite under-rated. Does a job with the ball too!

 

[Bilal7]

Miller actually doing something for a change which is good to see. South Africa need to have all their batsmen contribute if they are to do well at the WC.

 

[f.b.m]

ATG Behardien on fire. Exceeding all expectations by scoring a breathtaking 7* so far.

 

[Justcrazy]

SA set for 300 plus total here

 

[Justcrazy]

Why has samuels not bowled at all ?

 

[Justcrazy]

269 / 6

45 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

Duminy gone

 

[Justcrazy]

Maiden

47th over , great stuff by Holder

 

[Justcrazy]

Philander gone

 

[mithun_minhas]

Awesome bowling by Windies.

 

[Justcrazy]

278.8

12 balls left

 

[Justcrazy]

Rain stops the play

 

[Amjid Javed]

Its time rest of S.A Batsmen started performing because theyt cant keep expecting AB and amla to bulk of the scoring all the time.

 

[Saffer_XIII]

Gayle against the proper bowlers. This should be interesting

 

[Firebreaker]

Dwayne Smith averages 18 probably the worst opener in ODIs

 

[vandokkum]

Its time rest of S.A Batsmen started performing because theyt cant keep expecting AB and amla to bulk of the scoring all the time.

Faf and De kock have been scoring heavily along with Amla and AB, the rest have been passengers with occasional performances from Miller.

 

[akki]

Dwayne Smith averages 18 probably the worst opener in ODIs

he is far better batsman then that wat stat suggests

 

[vandokkum]

Gayle swinging like a tailender at every ball....

 

[Firebreaker]

No stopping for Gayle here

 

[AFM]

Gayle peaking at the right time for Windies

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Why is Gayle swinging at each and every delivery when he can stand and deliver like those

 

[AFM]

Get Steyn on!

 

[AFM]

Ooooh! Edged for 4 first ball.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

against . INteresting

 

[AFM]

Wait, is Clive Lloyd a pundit for Sky Sports? Isn't he the chief selector? Did anyone ask where are Bravo and Pollard?

 

[Firebreaker]

Why is Gayle swinging at each and every delivery when he can stand and deliver like those

The rain is in the air so he might want to end things early btw He's out now

 

[Saffer_XIII]

Steyn remover. Thank you

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Why is Gayle swinging at each and every delivery when he can stand and deliver like those

Sigh, Gayle thinks he is playing a T20 ... and he is gone!

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Poor batting from Gayle. trying to whack every ball

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Why Johnson? Isn't Samuels their ideal #3

 

[Saffer_XIII]

Lol Philander refers everything

 

[habibi hayya]

Gayle did his best afridi impersonation.

 

[soso_killer]

Poor cricket from Gayle.
Never looked convincing at all despite a brisk start.
He presented chances to all bowlers and it felt like a matter of time really.
Never looked convincing in this innings, this is pretty much our 1st choice attack not the 3rd string he plundered in the t20.

 

[Saffer_XIII]

Lol Philander refers everything

Good referral

 

[Saffer_XIII]

What's with cricketers and terrible haircuts. Steyn joins the group of unfortunate haircuts

 

[GreenKnightRises]

What's with cricketers and terrible haircuts. Steyn joins the group of unfortunate haircuts

Lol. Definitely doesn't suit him

 

[GreenKnightRises]

That Wind Even the helmet got blown away that far. Good for the Bowlers

 

[vandokkum]

Gayle should reserve his brainless slogging for his favorite slog 20 matches.

 

[jusarrived]

Gayle should reserve his brainless slogging for his favorite slog 20 matches.

He gave pretty good start to WI , irrespective of weather he looked good or not . Thats what matters in LOIs

 

[mithun_minhas]

Tahir also joined the beard group.

The last I saw him, he was clean shaved.

 

[vandokkum]

Awful celebration from tahir... just lame. Thank goodness we get to see it so rarely.

 

[vandokkum]

Tahir also joined the beard group.

The last I saw him, he was clean shaved.

Imagine MJ back to full pace, with a beard

 

[soso_killer]

Tahir is agreat LO bowler

 

[habibi hayya]

Steyn wraps in up.