11th June - Group B - India v South Africa

[Prince EWS]

Ashwin bowls a lot of wides for a finger spinner.

A bunch of them seem to come off balls that aren't finger spin, tbf.

 

[Daemon]

Ashwin bowls a lot of wides for a finger spinner.

This is ominous, they're basically going at 5 RPO with only 1 down and AB to come. I'm scared.

The two at the crease are pretty ****ing scary too tbf. Remember Faf and his cramped hamstring just casually one handing sixes?

What's worse is Pandya, Ashwin and Jadeja have a butt ton of overs to get through.

 

[cnerd123]

[insert pun about de Kock here]

 

[StephenZA]

QDK avg 80 against India....

 

[MW1304]

Disagree. Ashwin is more than adequate as a lower order batsman but significantly better bowler.

In ODIs? He's a significantly worse bowler if anything.

Edit: I was going to change this to 'well they're both equally crap' but then that happened so I'll stick with the original misfire.

 

[Daemon]

QDK avg 80 against India....

That's it? I recall him hitting 3 back to back hundreds against us or something ridiculous.

 

[srbhkshk]

Disagree. Ashwin is more than adequate as a lower order batsman but significantly better bowler.

Ashwin is a very poor lower order batsman in LOIs.

 

[StephenZA]

Dammitt....

 

[cnerd123]

JADDUUUUUUUUUUUU

#KockBlocked

 

[harsh.ag]

This is the problem with batting first though. SA seem to be doing the smart and responsible thing, not panicking, rotating strike, have started going at >6 rpo since the last 5 overs, and will most probably end up getting somewhere around 320.

Sounds good. Until it gets chased.

 

[cnerd123]

QDK avg 80 against India....

Thanks for that

 

[harsh.ag]

This is the problem with batting first though. SA seem to be doing the smart and responsible thing, not panicking, rotating strike, have started going at >6 rpo since the last 5 overs, and will most probably end up getting somewhere around 320.

Sounds good. Until it gets chased.

Also until you miss a low, turning ball.

ABdV the key now. Bring on AshWIN.

 

[harsh.ag]

QDK avg 80 against India....

Thanks for that

Fantastic effort by ZA.

 

[fredfertang]

Jadeja looking particularly mephistophelian today

 

[harsh.ag]

Why the **** would they bowl Pandya instead of Ashwin

 

[StephenZA]

Fantastic effort by ZA.

Consolation, at least it got me some likes....

 

[Contra]

Expecting too much from Pandya as a bowler are India.

 

[cnerd123]

AB really does play at a whole different level to anyone else.

 

[WalkingWicket]

De Villiers playing some nice shots at the moment, hope he goes onto a good score.

 

[StephenZA]

I think Lucky could go well..... but I really wish we had Maharaj on this pitch.