*Official* India in South Africa

[Blaze 18]

Eight down.

 

[Jono]

Yeah. Batting has been poor all series long, we couldn't keep pulling miracles out of our ass every time. Kudos to SA.

This shouldn't have been a miracle though. 1/87 after 20 overs shouldbhave been easy. From there you're ahead of the game.

 

[Turbinator]

COMMENTARY QUESTION: Four bowlers, part-time bowling not working out?

Well of course, you know, our part-time bowlers have been partying here in South Africa and it takes a toll on their bodies.

 

[Contra]

Pathan needs to go for it. What's he waiting for now? Our number 13 to come in?

 

[0RI0N]

Funny thing about this series:
both teams had chances to close out the series.
Come to think about it, that also applies to the test series.

 

[Blaze 18]

Pathan needs to go for it. What's he waiting for now? Our number 13 to come in?

There you go.

 

[Contra]

About time

 

[vcs]

This shouldn't have been a miracle though. 1/87 after 20 overs shouldbhave been easy. From there you're ahead of the game.

I agree with that, I was saying our previous wins owed a lot to some miraculous recoveries and a generous helping of SafferChokes. Most of our top-order just don't have the technique and quality to deal with S. African quicks on these wickets.

 

[Turbinator]

This game seals it for me, we need to play Pathan ahead of Raina. He's in solid form right now, could be VERY dangerous if he gets going. Kohli is also a must in the playing XI.

 

[Daemon]

I agree with that, I was saying our previous wins owed a lot to some miraculous recoveries and a generous helping of SafferChokes. Most of our top-order just don't have the technique and quality to deal with S. African quicks on these wickets.

not to mention the lucky wickets with some horrible part time bowling. SA deserve the ODI series imo.

 

[Jono]

I agree play Pathan and Kohli (WAFG).

I guess it's between Yuvraj and Raina, and Yuvraj's bowling is probably more valuable than the extra runs Raina has been scoring.

Tough though. In an ideal world Yuvi would just gagf forever.

 

[Blaze 18]

not to mention the lucky wickets with some horrible part time bowling. SA deserve the ODI series imo.

The South African bowlers have had their fair share of "lucky wickets". Besides, not all our part-time bowlers were lucky. Thought Yuvraj Singh bowled reasonably well - should have got JP Duminy for a duck today.

 

[Contra]

haha no-ball

 

[chicane]

Yusuf:

Too bad the rest of the warband has been annihilated.

 

[Arjun]

India's bowling has looked weak, enough to lose matches, primarily due to the part-timers. When they've struggled to score 250 even once in these conditions, they've given away more than that score three times out of five. Against a South African side with six batsmen, no Kallis and no Boucher. There's no quality in that bowling at all. They're a lot less effective than South Africa's tail.

This should serve as food for thought. A fifth bowler won't hurt at all. Kumar, Ashwin and Harbhajan are competent batsmen, and can accumulate enough runs to add to team totals. Collectively, more than Yuvraj.

 

[Blaze 18]

Free hit.

 

[Contra]

Wait they didn't take a single on that no-ball? I thought they did

 

[Blaze 18]

Why didn't Yousuf Pathan get the free hit ? Didn't the batsmen cross over ?

 

[Contra]

Why didn't Yousuf Pathan get the free hit ? Didn't the batsmen cross over ?

Yeah wondering that myself.

 

[vcs]

Yeah S. Africa have had the luck with the LBW's in the last couple of games and the Parthiv catch shouldn't have been given IMO. Not that it would have mattered ultimately.