South Africa vs India | 1st Test | Day 5 | Johannesburg | 21/12/2013

[Convict]

South Africa won't win this.

4 an over with only Duminy and the tail to come. Morkel's batting ability would be hampered if he bats.

 

[Haripotter]

getting boring & out of hand this match ...

 

[Mr Consistent]

slow batting by sa they are playing for draw

 

[battler]

187 for SA to win

 

[London_Lahori]

slow batting by sa they are playing for draw

Seriously? They're scoring at more then 3 an over in the final innings of a test match.

 

[mudassir84]

AB is the key, if he goes india cant lose. Otherwise match is gone from india.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

slow batting by sa they are playing for draw

Very difficult to bat right now - seam and uneven bounce are not easy to negotiate let alone score off.

 

[IndianWillow]

All three results are still possible. Great test match this.

 

[Dee90]

458 to win was impossible they said, but with the indian bowling attack even that is simple.

 

[prayas]

All hopes on shami

 

[MarkCooper]

Weak bowling attack.

 

[London_Lahori]

Four and fifty for AB!

 

[London_Lahori]

Another :4

 

[Mr Consistent]

fifty for ab

 

[London_Lahori]

India have a good bowler in shami

 

[IndianWillow]

458 to win was impossible they said, but with the indian bowling attack even that is simple.

But you are playing against the best side in the world, you have to earn your win.

 

[Mr Consistent]

two back 2 bac 4s by av

 

[London_Lahori]

Oh my that leave was close from AB

 

[battler]

Shami needs just a bit of luck and he'll rip through,not happening now though

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Trundlers have given back the fourth innings specialist Faf his form

 

[Dee90]

But you are playing against the best side in the world, you have to earn your win.

Well the bowlers aren't doing much to earn that win except for shami, I really feel sorry for our batsman who always put us in a position where we could win only for the bowlers to screw it all up.

 

[battler]

India is losing

 

[Mr Consistent]

:4 by faf

 

[Saeed]

SA just need another 250 to win. Should be easy unless they chose to play worse then Pakistan.

Who is laughing now? They already scored almost half of it and just need to bring the score down to 100 and then brother ABCD will bat like superman.

 

[badhmash_kaka]

tis match is heading for a draw...1 wicket and india might have some chance.

 

[Ims1]

Who is laughing now? They already scored almost half of it and just need to bring the score down to 100 and then brother ABCD will bat like superman.

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it will be a draw .

 

[James]

I think a lot of people are not reading this the right way.

Balls are misbehaving; 1 wicket and the whole game will change.

 

[IndianWillow]

Well the bowlers aren't doing much to earn that win except for shami, I really feel sorry for our batsman who always put us in a position where we could win only for the bowlers to screw it all up.

SA are expected to put up a stiff fight. India can still win this. Pressure must be building on the batsmen also.

 

[Convict]

I think a lot of people are not reading this the right way.

Balls are misbehaving; 1 wicket and the whole game will change.

Exactly and even if Morkel can bat he will have zero mobility.

And South Africa would need 4 an over to win. They'll have done a great job to draw this.

 

[WebGuru]

A Great Fight Back by South Africa in Progress! (Long Live Test cricket)

ABD and Plessis standing between India and Victory.

News from the Ground is Faf has taking a painkiller. His right thumb is bothering him

 

[GreenKnightRises]

This partnership should be really frustrating our Indian bowlers

 

[Ims1]

I think a lot of people are not reading this the right way.

Balls are misbehaving; 1 wicket and the whole game will change.

James just 42 overs are left & we might lose an hour end o the day .

 

[IndianWillow]

Who is laughing now? They already scored almost half of it and just need to bring the score down to 100 and then brother ABCD will bat like superman.

This is a test match, not T20. Scoring 4 an over is going to require a lot of luck and wickets can be lost quickly. One wicket can change the complexion of the game.

 

[RexRex]

170 more in 42 overs .. this is going to be a classic finish!

 

[Mr Consistent]

attack yr

 

[London_Lahori]

I think a lot of people are not reading this the right way.

Balls are misbehaving; 1 wicket and the whole game will change.

Yes, that's all it takes on this wicket. It's not easy for the new batsman.

SA aim is to bat out this session then they can relax. Until then it's still India's game.

 

[battler]

Chit captaincy from dhoni,shami should bowl.

 

[London_Lahori]

Another four down to third man

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Just 2 wickets here and the match would be interesting

 

[siddharth]

Great batting by SA,showing why they are indeed test no 1 side..

 

[London_Lahori]

Chit captaincy from dhoni,shami should bowl.

Need to take Into account fitness, I guess dhoni has a better idea of how his bowlers are feeling.

 

[Mr Consistent]

finally faf hit four

 

[London_Lahori]

Great batting by SA,showing why they are indeed test no 1 side..

Yeah they really do fight back from tough situations

 

[Mr Consistent]

:4 by ab

 

[prayas]

Luck is going with saffers
All edges are gone for four

 

[prayas]

Luck is going with saffers
All edges are gone for four

 

[Ims1]

160 in 41 overs with ABD on crease is def gettable .

 

[prayas]

Now dhoni on defence

 

[Mr Consistent]

1OO paternership by faf and ab

 

[majiz]

Its over India are finished
...

 

[lilFlip]

^^1 wicket and victory

 

[mudassir84]

It will be interesting to see what will happen when pressure will be high on Safers to win when less then 100 will be required

 

[leatherface58]

Once you get one wicket, another will come. Like in the first dig. Besides the runs are coming off edges mostly. Saffers to their credit are playing well but it's not easy out there.

 

[London_Lahori]

Ashwin bowling a leg side line now

 

[Saeed]

Its over India are finished
...

Finally somebody sane like me.:kami

 

[London_Lahori]

As a pakistani at this stage I'd rather be the bowling team

 

[majiz]

These jocks are very tough to beat

 

[London_Lahori]

Then again it's not our bowlers bowling

 

[prayas]

Now both team playing for draw

 

[kaayal]

Hats off to you optimistic Indians who still feels that India will win this! .

whether we lose or not,our young lads put a brave fight.and am really proud of it..

 

[badhmash_kaka]

why dhoni keep ashwyn in team in oversea matches..even harbhazan was better than him. next game play jadeja plz

 

[Ims1]

Finally somebody trolling like me.:

fixed :


300 up .

 

[London_Lahori]

What a vicious ball.

 

[London_Lahori]

300-4 now

 

[London_Lahori]

India finally have a third man, saved three runs

 

[Mr Consistent]

300 for sa and duplesis what are u doing

 

[imshally81]

Good batting by sa

 

[IndianWillow]

India's problem is not just with the bowling today. Yesterday pre-lunch session they failed to keep the momentum going and did not seize total control of the match. They could have batted SA out of the match by getting to a lead of 500+, but they failed to do so from a very strong 300/2. Except Pujara and Kohli all other Indian batsmen failed.

 

[London_Lahori]

:4

Zipper puts away a full toss from ash

 

[battler]

Desparately in need of a hat-trick here,even Ishant's 2 in 2 is good enough.
Meanwhile ashwin continues to chuck pies,the guy has been useless this match!

 

[Saeed]

These jocks are very tough to beat

I concur.

 

[Mr Consistent]

:4 by faf

 

[badhmash_kaka]

^ not just this match,, hes been like this in most overseas mathes.. play him only in india.

 

[justarslan]

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it will be a draw .

It will be South Africa win or they will choke.

 

[Swing]

Could SA still win this? Maybe if they go at 4.5 rpo but they seem content with a draw. Maybe if only two or three wickets had gone down by now.

 

[adarsh_bang]

The match is still India's to lose. Barring Duminy (and even he goes missing a lot) no one else to bat for them to save the game. Morkel is unlikely to bat so that's like 5 more wickets in hand for them right now ??

Just a matter of that 'one more wicket'...even if against the run of play.

But there definitely are worrying signs. Ab is the best batsman in the world. and Faf and Ab have done this in Australia before, only for them to kill Australia in the next game (Amla made 196)

 

[London_Lahori]

The third man is saving India runs now

 

[adarsh_bang]

The match is still India's to lose. Barring Duminy (and even he goes missing a lot) no one else to bat for them to save the game. Morkel is unlikely to bat so that's like 5 more wickets in hand for them right now ??

Just a matter of that 'one more wicket'...even if against the run of play.

But there definitely are worrying signs. Ab is the best batsman in the world. and Faf and Ab have done this in Australia before, only for them to kill Australia in the next game (Amla made 196)

 

[justarslan]

Could SA still win this? Maybe if they go at 4.5 rpo but they seem content with a draw. Maybe if only two or three wickets had gone down by now.

They are scoring at run rate of more than 3 per over and it is good enough to get them the win.

 

[imshally81]

India will lose it