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

[London_Lahori]

:4 to Faf no fine leg

 

[Mr Consistent]

again:4 by faf

 

[badhmash_kaka]

majority of boundaries on edges.. none of the edges going to feilders. unlucky day for indians

 

[London_Lahori]

:4 again to faf flicked off his pads

 

[battler]

Get shami in now!!
God dhoni is so dumb,I can't believe it!!

 

[imshally81]

Need 145 in 37 overs
Easy ask

 

[Mr Consistent]

back 2 back :4's by faf

 

[London_Lahori]

Look at Sharma's effort in the field, he's knackered.

 

[siddharth]

Atleast it wasn't a onesided affair which got over in 3 days...sigh...

 

[MarkCooper]

If India mess this up it will be the biggest run chase in the history of test cricket (over 2000 test matches.

India surely cannot make a mess of this

 

[justarslan]

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

That is because Pakistani batting is not reliable.

 

[Noman]

Dhoni well have been laid back needed more bowling changes and attacking from ashwin should have bowled earlier

 

[majiz]

Oh god come on india

 

[Saeed]

India will lose it

Just pray that ishant and others bowl garbage.

 

[London_Lahori]

Need 145 in 37 overs
Easy ask

This is not one day cricket! You have to bat really really well to score that on this pitch

 

[Saeed]

WTH is Ashwin doing. Don't spin the ball or India will win it.

 

[prayas]

36 over remain now its like odi

 

[Noman]

Have to say shami has looked the best indian bowler.. Dhoni should use him for 3 over spell here and there..

 

[Ims1]

terrific cricket by saffers .

 

[Noman]

the thing is indian bowlers do not have pace and the aggresion. u need that as a bowler to dislodge quality batsman

 

[battler]

Our trundlings will lose this!

 

[imshally81]

Just pray that ishant and others bowl garbage.

They already

 

[majiz]

I like to see SA lose cause theyre like a team of cocky sore loser schoolboys. Theyre fiercely competitive though and i think they might win this

 

[imshally81]

This is not one day cricket! You have to bat really really well to score that on this pitch

I know... but itz easy due to Indian garbage bowling

 

[badhmash_kaka]

bowlers aint bowling bad..most scorings been on edges. they are unlucky.

 

[Saeed]

Both batsman will be fresh after tea so yeah stop relaxing.

 

[London_Lahori]

314-4 in 100 overs

 

[Nikhil_cric]

SA need to score more than 4 an over now. They have to decide whether to play for draw or win right now.

 

[Saeed]

bowlers aint bowling bad..most scorings been on edges. they are unlucky.

No they are lucky that those edges didn't reached the boundary.

 

[Ims1]

watch this space . saf will be 400 for 8 .

 

[badhmash_kaka]

No they are lucky that those edges didn't reached the boundary.

majority of boundries been at fine leg on edges

 

[siddharth]

Just 2 wickets here and the match would be interesting

oh please even one wicket is not coming...

 

[Mr Consistent]

by faf and moves into 80's

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Still a very difficult task, one wicket is all India need

 

[London_Lahori]

Zander's effort in the field was just )

 

[siddharth]

Every ashwin over has one boundary...

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Every ashwin over has one boundary...

Ashwin's economy is 2.17. saffers heven't attacked him much.

 

[badhmash_kaka]

ashwyn is in team because of south indian lobby.. nothing bowler otherwise.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Not a draw until and unless it rains ... it's a win for some team

 

[mudassir84]

When he strikes, he looks so good

 

[majiz]

Ashwin is is such a hack. a cricket mad country of over a billion people, with a rich history of spin bowling and pitches that favour turn. This is really the best they can come up with?

 

[Saeed]

majority of boundries been at fine leg on edges

But if some of those edges had gone to boundary, SA would have beeb chasing 16 or so less runs.

 

[mithun_minhas]

SA win or Draw.

70% chance of SA win here.

 

[Ims1]

last wicket fell 42 overs back

 

[badhmash_kaka]

But if some of those edges had gone to boundary, SA would have beeb chasing 16 or so less runs.

of if got to slips they been allout already

 

[Saeed]

Ashwin is is such a hack. a cricket mad country of over a billion people, with a rich history of spin bowling and pitches that favour turn. This is really the best they can come up with?

Some of them were comparing him with Ajmal.

 

[Saeed]

of if got to slips they been allout already

Alright non of them happened so lets just forget it.

 

[siddharth]

will give away his customery boundary...

 

[Ims1]

Some of them were comparing him with Ajmal.

no comparison .his action is clean .

322/4

 

[James]

If SA win, fair play.

Would be one of the ATG performances and unlikely to be repeated for decades.

 

[majiz]

India need a wicket before tea

 

[OmaIR1]

choke coming soon?

 

[kaayal]

I predict a SA win here.
well played guys.

 

[IndianWillow]

Some of them were comparing him with Ajmal.

Why not? At Ashwin's age Ajmal was still playing for his state team. Spinners mature with age.

 

[battler]

Ashwin has cost India the match here!

 

[Mr Consistent]

:4 by du plesis

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Just 6 more wickets fellas. Aane Do

 

[badhmash_kaka]

to be fair ajmal is million times better than ashwyn.

 

[badhmash_kaka]

I sense ishant will get a wicket soon..

 

[Saeed]

Why not? At Ashwin's age Ajmal was still playing for his state team. Spinners mature with age.

We will see. If it does happen then he will be better than kumble and maybe other greats too.

 

[battler]

Terrible terrible captaincy from dhoni.
Shami should have been brought in long ago,he was the only one troubling the batsmen.
Dhoni and ashwin have cost us the match here!

 

[imshally81]

No chance for India

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Even the 'No To DRS' strategy isn't working for our poor Indian Trundlers

 

[battler]

Utterly disappointed

 

[BillyM]

No good

 

[Ims1]

match gone

 

[badhmash_kaka]

dhoni is a great one day player and captain but is a liability as a player in tests..he shouldn't be in test team either.

 

[RexRex]

Uffff this is going SA's way methinks ... if Faf sees them through this to a record chase you can add another one to SA's galaxy of star batsmen.Now all they need is the old Duminy to show up and you get a great globetrotting lineup.

 

[battler]

Ashwin has to be dropped for the next game.
No question about that!

 

[London_Lahori]

Top top session from SA!

331-4

Need 127 to win

 

[IndianWillow]

If Indian bowlers aren't mentally resigned they can still at least pull out a draw. If India were batting I am not sure whether I will be sure about the win yet. The first few overs after tea should be make or break for India. SA will surely go for a win now, having come close enough, and if Indian bowlers still have self belief they can take the crucial wickets that can turn the course of the match.

 

[soso_killer]

South Africa should go for the win here

 

[London_Lahori]

So India have only got one legitimate wicket in two sessions on a tough 5th day pitch

 

[battler]

dhoni is a great one day player and captain but is a liability as a player in tests..he shouldn't be in test team either.

Great captain??are u kidding?
Not bowling shami,here when he was the only one troubling the batsmen,was absolutely a hideous piece of captaincy!

 

[Saeed]

South Africa should go for the win here

What if they decide to shake hands before the few overs are left.

 

[London_Lahori]

South Africa should go for the win here

They need to just bat for first half hour after tea and then if still 4 down they can have a look. Two wickets and the bowlers are in. You don't want to lose this trying to go for the win. Throw all the hard work away.

 

[leatherface58]

Man Saffers seem to be ahead now. Indians what are you doing?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

127 off 30 overs. Hope SA go for the win.

 

[London_Lahori]

What if they decide to shake hands before the few overs are left.

If there's a result possible either way, there'll be no shaking hands.

 

[badhmash_kaka]

win or loose..boys gave a good fight to Saaffers in their den. dhoni , rohit and ashwyn shouldn't be in test team for overseas tours. there are much better players that can be tried.