South Africa vs Pakistan | 2nd ODI | Port Elizabeth | 27th Nov | South Africa Innings

[iRfaN_LA]

Amla and kock well set now

 

[IAJ]

Req. run rate over 7 now. A couple of quick wickets here will help further.

 

[imshally81]

Out

 

[Justcrazy]

AB will flop today , mark it .

 

[smasher1980]

La La strikes!

 

[bluffmasterv2]

Afridi as usual strikes ! Much needed !

 

[Sledger]

Of course. This partnership as well as whoever bats with ABDV is going to be crucial. Kallis does not have the ability to take away the game from the opposition with a big RRR (touchwood) and Duminy and Miller are very hot-and-cold. These two are making the RRR seem easy though and keeping it in control, making sure it doesn't go over 8 before the last 20.

Kallis plays for his average, rarely does he come off in a run chase with a big ReqRR.

As I type, Afridi strikes.

 

[Paradox]

AFRIDI STRIKES! Brilliant stuff. Huuge, huge huge wicket. Afridi the partnership breaker as always.

 

[Lords]

I jinxed kaka

 

[imshally81]

Lala cha gia

 

[jattafridi]

.

 

[KB-24]

Big wicket from Lala, good catch from Misbah. This is the moment, c'mon boys !!

 

[steelo green]

Got em.

 

[Justcrazy]

One wicket can lead to another.

 

[Red Devil]

Lala strikes

 

[Nuekboi]

Breakthroooooough!!! One more boys, one more!

 

[WNC]

Kock's back in the ... hut

 

[Boi]

Afridi continues to pick up key wickets at crucial junctures of a game. Great stuff.

 

[the Great Khan]

shabaash Lala. I thought his spell would be crucial.

 

[Mr.Saga]

Afridi comes through! This is why he deserves to be in the team. learn something Hafeez

 

[Ahson8]

Catcccchhh.

 

[Paradox]

Was bringing in Kallis a really good idea? ABDV needed for this situation asap.

 

[adzzy786]

Finally!!

 

[imshally81]

Kalli's in

 

[Sledger]

Here's Kallis.

 

[RehanG]

Get Kallis and ABCDEFGHIJ we have won.

 

[Justcrazy]

Just keep on the crease , let him waste some balls.

 

[the Great Khan]

but Kallis now. long long way to go for us.

 

[adzzy786]

Yes La La! Need another one!

 

[Paradox]

Sensing Afridi will get Kallis today.

 

[Justcrazy]

with 11548 runs walks in.

 

[Paradox]

Is it raining or has it just turned naturally dark?

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Lala bowling well here. Time to apply pressure here.

 

[imshally81]

What is DL equation now?

 

[Sledger]

Probably a good move for SA to send Kallis now really, these two bat well together and can set a good foundation for AB.

 

[Sledger]

100 up for SA.

 

[smasher1980]

Did Akmal say thoda aggoo karo?? Lolzz

 

[Paradox]

This game has all the makings of a classic methinks. This one will go down to the wire, SA not to get rolled over easily at all. Gonna be some last-few-overs stuff I reckon..

 

[Sledger]

101/2 in 23.

 

[Justcrazy]

So Kallis will make 40 odd at a strike rate of 60-70 and get out making it difficult for others to achieve the target "

 

[Sledger]

Standard T20 game now.

 

[Paradox]

162 off 132 with the likes of ABDV, Duminy, Miller and McLaren (presuming they all click) is not tough whatsoever, with short boundaries, batting PP, and Anwar Ali to bowl his cross-seamed jaffas...

 

[RehanG]

Lala Pace ko use karaha he aapki

 

[Justcrazy]

is past his prime , he longer a threat.

 

[Sledger]

Afridi bowling extremely well.

 

[ScotRaz]

Trolls coming out of their caves on Cricinfo.

"Vivaswan: "No doubt that SA gonna win this match and series, but what about SA vs IND, that's gonna be a close call, but to be a bit more practical i guess SA are the favorites just because of their bowling"

 

[adzzy786]

SA's game

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

don't get these two out

amla out of form and kallis in top form

 

[Justcrazy]

Once required rate gets over 8 , it can rise very quickly

 

[Sledger]

Really top class control from Afridi, even with all variations - not seen this in a long time.

 

[Paradox]

Afridi bowling extremely well.

Absolutely. Now I can't remember whether in the earlier tour of SA this year if he was just bowling absolute tripe or if the batsmen knew he was low on confidence and targeted him. Remember him going for over 60 in most of the games he bowled in, ABDV was hitting him away for 4s and 6s with ease lol.

 

[the Great Khan]

need to increase the pressure. work on their mental frailties

 

[Justcrazy]

Every over of 4 - 5 runs will make required rate jump .

 

[Sledger]

50 to Amla.

 

[the Great Khan]

Indians trying to muscle in on everything.

 

[Paradox]

Sensible knock by Amla, though a 50 by QDK would've been a lot more handy.

 

[Justcrazy]

3 runs from last over and required rate jumped frpm 7.36 to 7. 57

 

[iRfaN_LA]

50 for Amla, ab out ho jaein Amla bhai

 

[Bashira_taeli]

Thank you brother Amla for that tuk fifty

 

[NeVerMind]

Edge for 4!

 

[Sledger]

Edged for four. No slips.

 

[Paradox]

A 50 with a S/R of 63.3 would make sense if QDK was still there hitting 4s and 6s but he's gone now and Amla needs to accelerate

 

[NeVerMind]

Need to cut off the singles...

 

[Paradox]

Again, SA doing an awesome job to keep the runs-to-balls gap at 30, which is very manageable.

 

[kinventor]

Amla bhai ab out ho ja

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Wide delivery, edged for :4

 

[kinventor]

poor over by Ajmal

 

[Sledger]

Afridi bowling with all the control, Ajmal spraying it both sides.

 

[Paradox]

Fielders have gone quiet, Umar needs to keep them up

 

[WebGuru]

Time to bump Umar Ajmal keeping thread

 

[NeVerMind]

Too easy right now for South Africa

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Need quick wickets here

 

[ScotRaz]

Again, SA doing an awesome job to keep the runs-to-balls gap at 30, which is very manageable.

Indeed, but they will initiate the choke at some point.

 

[Ahson8]

SA favourites here

 

[Sledger]

Poor over. 116/2.

 

[the Great Khan]

bakwas from ajmal. cmon put some pressure here.

 

[Paradox]

Misbah needs to see the plan by SA atm - go crazy in the last 20 overs. Save Ajmal for then, he's not doing too well now anyway. Bowl out the likes of Afridi and Anwar who CAN be smacked for boundaries if the batsmen are willing to do so.

 

[Friend786]

ajmal's new hairstyle isn't working.

 

[Sadevdesai]

Are we slowly giving it away here ????