South Africa vs India | 1st Test | Day 2 | Johannesburg | 19/12/2013

[Batman]

:4 by Amla

1/46

 

[Electron]

Yeah, lets question the technique of the batsmen who averages an excess of 50 and has scored a triple

Sehwag ?

 

[Aman]

Sehwag ?

Re read..

 

[Energetic]

Still very bad crowd for this top 2 clash

 

[Kianig89]

Amla n Smith together

 

[Batman]

1/47 | Trail by 233.

 

[amax]

SA has done well to neutralize new ball threat, couple of more overs of cautious batting and platform is set.

 

[Batman]

:4 again by Amla

1/51.

 

[Kianig89]

Ashwin this is gonna hurt

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

2 more wickets before tea please ...

 

[Batman]

:4 by Smith

1/55.

 

[Batman]

Another :4 Easy pickings

1/59.

 

[Kianig89]

back to bck :4

 

[style_guru]

India might regret that drop from Ashwin. One of the main reasons why Australia were so dominant against England was because they held on to every damn chance that came their way.

 

[Electron]

Re read..

No one is perfect, so averaging 50+ or scoring a 300 has not got anything to do with a possible weakness..
Dravid too mentioned the same about Amla and short pitched bowling. Sounds a little more credible now, does't it ?

 

[Aman]

No one is perfect, so averaging 50+ or scoring a 300 has not got anything to do with a possible weakness..
Dravid too mentioned the same about Amla and short pitched bowling about now. Sounds a little more credible now, does't it ?

I guess we'll see how he goes with the short ball when MJ tours.

 

[Batman]

1/59 | Trail by 221.

 

[Random Aussie]

Poor work from the Indian tail

 

[Batman]

Maiden by Sharma.

 

[Batman]

Poor work from the Indian tail

Just like Pakistani tail

 

[Batman]

Shami to continue.

 

[Batman]

Back to back maiden, this time Shami.

 

[battler]

Would have loved the wicket of smith there,but atleast India have bowled tight and not let Sa run away here.

 

[proteyeah]

I guess we'll see how he goes with the short ball when MJ tours.

Would that be something new ? Amla has a few hundreds against Mitch and co.

 

[proteyeah]

Slow but steady here by S.A. If they don't lose a wicket before Tea they must cash in the last session.

 

[battler]

Ishant should try to nip one back into smith here.

 

[style_guru]

Was that warning to Sharma an official one?

 

[Romali_rotti]

Indian bowlers look a little toothless here........ I don't understand how when the SA bowlers were bowling the 135km balls, it was zipping and speeding to and past the batsmen but when Indians bowl at that same speed it looks like the ball is coming on a lot lot slower lol...

 

[Batman]

:4 to Smith

1/65.

 

[IndianWillow]

Zaheer Khan looks fit and bowled well, but he is no where as threatening as he used to be at his prime. I don't think India can prevent SA racking up 400.

 

[battler]

Indian bowlers look a little toothless here........ I don't understand how when the SA bowlers were bowling the 135km balls, it was zipping and speeding to and past the batsmen but when Indians bowl at that same speed it looks like the ball is coming on a lot lot slower lol...

South african bowlers were hitting the deck while our bowlers are just putting it there.

 

[Strike Rate]

150 first innings lead on cards?

To me south africa looks all set to score 420-450 in first innings.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

2 wickets pleaseeeee

 

[style_guru]

2 wickets pleaseeeee

Even one would be a miracle it seems

 

[IndianWillow]

Indian bowlers look a little toothless here........ I don't understand how when the SA bowlers were bowling the 135km balls, it was zipping and speeding to and past the batsmen but when Indians bowl at that same speed it looks like the ball is coming on a lot lot slower lol...

Its probably the length the Indians are bowling - and the bounce too. Here in India, fast bowlers are used to bowling shortish length and they need to bowl fuller in SA.

 

[battler]

Time for ashwin maybe?

 

[style_guru]

B Kumari would've been better me thinks

 

[battler]

Need to nip two more out before they reach a 100 here.

 

[battler]

Shami has been disappointing tbh.

 

[Batman]

1/69 | Trail by 211.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Its probably the length the Indians are bowling - and the bounce too. Here in India, fast bowlers are used to bowling shortish length and they need to bowl fuller in SA.

If this bowling continues, we might as well give SA this match now...

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Shami can reverse the old ball if roughed up .... Zak n Ishant need to pick a couple in the next spell ... keep it tight boys.... keep fighting ....

 

[Batman]

:4 by Smith

1/73.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

If this bowling continues, we might as well give SA this match now...

I somehow feel Zak n Shami will pick 2/ 3 quick wickets in their next spell .. both are good with the old ball .... need to keep it tight til then n test SA batsmen .....

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

:4 by Smith

1/73.

ke updates diya kro yaar

 

[Batman]

And another :4

1/77.

 

[Gigii]

SA just starting to up their RR. It's just gone above 3, India, Kohli apart, never seemed to push on, not watching so can't say if it's the pitch and/or tight bowling though.

 

[proteyeah]

200 behind. With the ball getting softer the guys should look to push the scoring rate.

 

[battler]

No harm in giving ashwin a go here,the quicks are tiring a bit here.

 

[style_guru]

Looks like the usual Indian on away tours has resumed

 

[battler]

Smith is edging all over the place here.

 

[Red Devil]

I expect SA to win this by an innings!

I'm calling it right now.

 

[proteyeah]

Looks like the usual Indian on away tours has resumed

When did it stop ?

 

[Batman]

:4

1/83.

 

[battler]

Smith get out,obey me!

 

[proteyeah]

To be fair both batters are playing streaky knocks.

 

[style_guru]

When did it stop ?

While they were facing the likes of Sammy's at home

 

[Ims1]

this match is over .

 

[battler]

Dhoni has no confidence in ashwin lol

 

[proteyeah]

I wonder if JK still has a hundred or two left in him. If he can get one in each of the next game he has a reasonable chance of catching Sachin.

 

[style_guru]

Lets see what Zaheer can do. Smith by the way has been riding his luck

 

[battler]

Dhoni should give the gloves to rahane and bowl seam up here.

 

[proteyeah]

Lets see what Zaheer can do. Smith by the way has been riding his luck

People should remember that while Zaheer has got Smith quite a few times. It's not like Smith has a bad record against India.

 

[amax]

India is a bowler short, probably someone will roll his arm.

 

[style_guru]

People should remember that while Zaheer has got Smith quite a few times. It's not like Smith has a bad record against India.

Yes. But he has looked shaky today.

 

[Bilal7]

ZK looks good, nice to see.

 

[proteyeah]

RR is picking up nicely now. At this rate if S.A don't lose wickets they will be about 50 behind at close of play. Then on day three they can look to get a big lead up put India in to bat late tomorrow from when I'll be at the ground and for day 4.

 

[Bilal7]

India is a bowler short, probably someone will roll his arm.

Kohli with his medium pace.

 

[ads101]

Dhoni should give the gloves to rahane and bowl seam up here.

It's so insulting to the Indian fast bowlers when he does that ).

 

[Bilal7]

Ashwin dropped a simple chance. Poor fielding.

 

[Iffitheking]

India needs not to get 80 or 90 runs lead... on this pitch 80 or 90 runs lead is match winning lead...

 

[style_guru]

This is where teams like India feel the need of a proper all-rounder. Just having someone like Kallis or say even a watto adds so much to the team.

 

[Batman]

Indian Fielding ) dropped a sitter!

 

[battler]

It's so insulting to the Indian fast bowlers when he does that ).

No he is actually a decent medium pacer,gets the ball to jag in,but he's totally under-used because of his keeping duties.

 

[Batman]

1/91 | Trail by 189.

 

[Strike Rate]

no demons in this pitch and india is without 4th seamer so south africa will treat ashwin just like indians treated tahir.

 

[Batman]

:4

1/95.

 

[waleed88]

Shami can reverse the old ball if roughed up .... Zak n Ishant need to pick a couple in the next spell ... keep it tight boys.... keep fighting ....

Hes Shami, not Shoaib Akhtar

 

[battler]

SA in cruise control here.
Dhoni needs to try ashwin here.

 

[Strike Rate]

amla is unstoppable