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

[kiwiviktor81]

AB has faced 200 balls for 26 runs.

If he was batting in an ODI series he could have scored 500 runs in that many balls.

 

[cnerd123]

For those keeping track - South Africa still trail Rahane by 13 runs.

 

[Jono]

Put a short leg in ****s

 

[cnerd123]

Yadav sounds unpayable atm on Cricinfo comms

 

[Howe_zat]

This innings now longer than SA's last two first innings put together. 93 scored

 

[artvandalay]

Wasn't there a match we played in Srl that was abandoned because the pitch was considered dangerous? Ball bouncing off a good length thrice since yesterday.

 

[social]

Put a short leg in ****s

Too risky as Rip Van SA are likely to wake from their slumber and start going at 10 per over if India put too many guys in catching positions

 

[Howe_zat]

So can India simply continue to bowl until it gets dark or once the minimum number of overs required are done its a draw?

It'll be when it gets dark or when the time is up. So many maidens from spinners that the allocated overs won't come into it.

 

[ankitj]

Anyone else thinks India should have enforced follow on seeing how things are progressing?

 

[Hurricane]

Yadav sounds unpayable atm on Cricinfo comms

106.1
Yadav to de Villiers, no run, AB's got smashed on the glove and he has dropped his bat in pain and is walking away from the stumps! The physio rushes out to check on him. There is a swelling. That ball bounced sharply from a full length outside off and smashed into his bottom thumb as he tried to defend. Impossible delivery to play. I hope he hasn't broken it.

In lower grades you would consider banning fast bowling for the rest of the day.

Maybe it doesn't look as bad live,

 

[artvandalay]

Talk about a dangerous pitch and we get one after the debate about pitches.

 

[Hurricane]

Too risky as Rip Van SA are likely to wake from their slumber and start going at 10 per over if India put too many guys in catching positions

Indeed. Crincinfo reports there is a deep cover for the spinners. Bizarre.

 

[cnerd123]

The three most economical figures of all time (of atleast 30 overs) now belong to Indian finger-spinners.

 

[Howe_zat]

Jadeja has the second best economy rate ever, but to get the best he'd still need to bowl 29 consecutive maidens.

 

[Athlai]

So weird how to see so many slow scoring records broken in this day and age.

 

[cnerd123]

Jadeja has the second best economy rate ever, but to get the best he'd still need to bowl 29 consecutive maidens.

If he managed that, it would also give him the record for most maidens bowled in a Test innings.

55 overs to go in the day at the very least. Hand him the ball after Lunch and hope to squeeze in a few extra overs before they call it a day...it's definitely possible

 

[Hurricane]

I have become enthralled by this test match.

 

[indiaholic]

So weird how to see so many slow scoring records broken in this day and age.

After years of playing their natural game when they needed to bat for time, someone somewhere realized that there was a better way to do it.

 

[Howe_zat]

So weird how to see so many slow scoring records broken in this day and age.

But as the Nadkarni thing shows, spinners used to get figures like this. They just didn't record the batting speeds in terms of balls faced.

And this sort of scoring didn't used to be reserved for 4th innings rearguard, either.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

"There are so many appreciating this batting. However, when in similar situations, bowling outside the leg stump is termed negative and is criticized.... I can't understand why this kinda batting is appreciated."

LOL