8th Match - Afghanistan v South Africa (20th March)

[James]

Discussion surrounding the 8th Match of the World Cup between Afghanistan and South Africa (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai).

 

[Jono]

de Kock to score 150

 

[Spikey]

jono refusing to make the de kock to go big joke

 

[Niall]

Saffers will score 220 here again.

 

[Jono]

jono refusing to make the de kock to go big joke

I keep it clean on CW

 

[marc71178]

Poll suggests it'll be quite even...

 

[Tom Flint]

Blimey, that rashid khan looks a bit good

 

[Niall]

The Afghan fielding is poison.

I am impressed by this Rashid chap as well.

 

[Burner]

These associate nations can't get some slack from the commentators. Even the tiny bit of misfielding and they are on your case. Afghanistan's fielding has been quite good if you ask me.

 

[Burner]

Okay that was catchable.

 

[weldone]

Blimey, that rashid khan looks a bit good

He probably has the best googly in world cricket now; but he doesn't possess a good legbreak.

 

[Niall]

Fielding ffs.

 

[Howe_zat]

16.6
Rashid Khan to de Villiers, 1 run
16.5
Rashid Khan to de Villiers, SIX
16.4
Rashid Khan to de Villiers, SIX
16.3
Rashid Khan to de Villiers, SIX, AB gallops down the track, manufactures a full ball, and launches it down the ground
16.2
Rashid Khan to de Villiers, FOUR, dropped fractionally short and outside off, AB rocks back and swats it in the air towards deep midwicket. The fielder was late to pick it up. He runs across to his right, dives to his right, but the ball drops in front of him and escapes to the boundary
16.1
Rashid Khan to de Villiers, SIX, dragged short on middle, tripe ball on middle. AB skips back and hammers a pull into the stands beyond midwicket

typical south african choke on the final ball

 

[Gnske]

Reminder good bowlers never go for any more than 10 runs in an over.

 

[vcs]

Damn he gets out just after I hunted down a stream on seeing the cricinfo scorecard go from 130 to 160 in an over. Never mind.

 

[Niall]

This was England level of bowling towards the end from Afghanistan.

With such poor death bowling and truly wretched fielding they are in danger in ending up like the truly worthless abysmal pointless Zimbabwe in achieving absolute **** all in the next few years when it matters.

 

[Black_Warrior]

South Africa get 209. Time for another choke

 

[Black_Warrior]

De Villiers the minnow basher

 

[Niall]

De Villiers the minnow basher

These runs today were crucial, the difference between winning by 60 or 40 runs.

 

[Burner]

Shahzad has so much control