***Official*** India in South Africa 2017/18

[StephenZA]

Boy does that SA batting line-up look weak....

 

[Dendarii]

Newlands has hosted 29 day-night matches, and 23 have been won by the team batting first (and it's 23 out of 27 if you discount two matches where Canada and Kenya batted first). So why would you win the toss and bowl?

 

[weldone]

Rabada and Ngidi opening the bowling together for the first time - this has the potential to go on for the next 12 years

 

[StephenZA]

Newlands has hosted 29 day-night matches, and 23 have been won by the team batting first (and it's 23 out of 27 if you discount two matches where Canada and Kenya batted first). So why would you win the toss and bowl?

Give the bowlers an opportunity to get 50 overs in? Rather than get bowled out for <200......

 

[weldone]

Boy does that SA batting line-up look weak....

Ya I thought dropping Lucky for Behardien could have been considered.

 

[Stefan9]

Newlands has hosted 29 day-night matches, and 23 have been won by the team batting first (and it's 23 out of 27 if you discount two matches where Canada and Kenya batted first). So why would you win the toss and bowl?

Because it's changed the last season or so gotten better for chasing. Also most of those games started at 14:30.

Also add the fact that India's strength is chasing.

 

[SeamUp]

I also wonder how worried they are trying to set a score with Kuldeep and Yuzvendra. They not sure how aggressive they need to be.

So weird how the ODI game has changed. Where spinners make you think like that.

 

[harsh.ag]

Dhawan with his loose lashing.

Good bowling by Rabada.

 

[SeamUp]

Morris has started well. Finding movement and consistency. But for how long.

 

[Daemon]

Strange that Dhawan is 47 (40) on a track that's offering a decent bit of bounce

 

[SeamUp]

Strange that Dhawan is 47 (40) on a track that's offering a decent bit of bounce

Any type of wicket against SA in pyjama cricket he loves.

 

[TT Boy]

Any type of wicket against SA in pyjama cricket he loves.

Remember he got a double hundred in South Africa for India A before as well. Third highest List A score of all-time.

 

[Daemon]

Any type of wicket against SA in pyjama cricket he loves.

Haha, had no idea his record was so good against SA.


Also wtf was that shot from Kohli lol. One of those EA cricket lofted backfoot drives. Reminds me of that backfoot punch for six he played on the onside against Australia iirc.

 

[TT Boy]

Tahir's record against India is awful. Averaging close to 50 with the ball.

 

[StephenZA]

Well at least Rabada looks really good....

 

[TT Boy]

South Africa just can’t exert any pressure. Highest run chase at Newlands was 18 years ago and that was only 250 odd. They are nearly out of this before the halfway stage.

 

[anaksr]

This will be a very long day for SA on field

 

[StephenZA]

While Tahir does not have a great record against India, he has simply been the plaster over the cracks in this SA LO bowling, if he stops performing then we get into serious trouble and I don't actually see a real solution....

 

[StephenZA]

Excellent catch. Markram is gonna be a really good slip fielder I think..... (Yes I know he was at mid-wicket, but just the way he catches and reactions he has. )

 

[Dendarii]

While Tahir does not have a great record against India, he has simply been the plaster over the cracks in this SA LO bowling, if he stops performing then we get into serious trouble and I don't actually see a real solution....

Duminy now has more wickets than Tahir in the series so far.