***Official*** South Africa in India 2015

[Shri]

JADDU!!!!!z

 

[Black_Warrior]

I was just came here to say just this. South Africa batting line up is quite vulnerable and a score around 230-240 and you never know.

For a team that is ranked number 1 for so long, they are capable of some crazy collapses within 1 session.

 

[Daemon]

Haha both wickets have come the exact same way.

Airy drive against a floated up ball that turns sharply followed by one that barely turns that the batsman leaves. Such a mental game. Loving this.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

All of a sudden 200 looks a decent score.

 

[cnerd123]

AshWIN and JADDUUUUUU

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

come on du plessis you can do better than that

 

[Jono]

Keep shouldering arms Saffers. More than happy for you to do that

 

[SeamUp]

Never judge a pitch until both have batted

 

[Stapel]

AshWIN and JADDUUUUUU

I lust clicked the reply button to find out how to type the smiley!

 

[Black_Warrior]

Excellent match so far

 

[cnerd123]

Mishy is gonna get massive turn here. Wanna see him bowl some **** around his legs.

 

[Stapel]

All of a sudden 200 looks a decent score.

Does it? I'm still not convinced. Some poor batting imho.

 

[StephenZA]

Just came back from a work meeting to find us two wickets down! and a classy Amla drive! Love Test cricket.

 

[cnerd123]

Amla is lunging at Mishra like he did in the ODIs. Mishy needs to keep tossing it up.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Does it? I'm still not convinced. Some poor batting imho.

Maybe but when you go 9-2 a score of 200 looks a long way away. Not saying SA will fold for 120 but surviving tonight with no more wickets down is a must.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Does it? I'm still not convinced. Some poor batting imho.

Yeah but that's what a lot of people here (myself included) have been saying. SA batting poorly here was not unexpected. They have a fairly inexperienced batting line up. I think Du Plesis, their third best batsman is playing in India for the third time. Amla is going through a bad patch. That just leaves god fighting on his own.

 

[indiaholic]

Amla seems to have the right idea. If you are not a 100% certain about reaching the pitch of the ball, play on the back foot. There is enough time to adjust IMO.

 

[cnerd123]

It's not the the ball misbehaving that's doing the batsmen in, it's the knowledge that any given ball could suddenly spit off the pitch that's causing all this tentativeness and soft-looking dismissals.

Excellent pitch IMO.

 

[indiaholic]

Whose birthday is it? Heard the crowd singing..

 

[Black_Warrior]

Excellent pitch IMO.

Mohali