30th Match - Pakistan v South Africa

[h_hurricane]

Spin choke is on. No better team to do it against than SA.

 

[h_hurricane]

sarfraz's attitude and demeanor can be so irritating to watch. the slightest thing goes wrong and he acts like someone's run over his wife.

Generations later, he will be remembered for that classic yawn more than anything else he does on the pitch.

 

[trundler]

Stupid shot from QdK considering how big the square boundary is. You sort of see why he was trying to emulate the Rohit/Warner way but not the boundary to pick.

 

[trundler]

Not good time to come for Markram - he will have to face a lot of spin now. I still feel Plessis should swap places with him.

As an Indian you shouldn't advocate neutering a better batsman to accommodate a lesser one. 2007 WC, anyone?

 

[weldone]

Markram is a spin bunny lol.

 

[trundler]

Was that a flipper or typical SA direness against spin?

 

[slippy888]

Generations later, he will be remembered for that classic yawn more than anything else he does on the pitch.

And a captain that won a champions trophy with a bunch of under achievers, it not easy.

 

[weldone]

As an Indian you shouldn't advocate neutering a better batsman to accommodate a lesser one. 2007 WC, anyone?

It's not about better or lesser. Markram is a classy player against pace and an average player of spin. So, number 4 and 5 are the worst possible places for him to bat. He has to be in top 3 if he's selected. Otherwise, just drop him because Duminy will do better at number 4.

 

[MW1304]

Markram looked clueless against the spin there, had no scoring options. Both bowling stump to stump and he just keeps going back to play cross-batted.

 

[h_hurricane]

This looks done and dusted. A Pak resurgence on cards a la 1992.

 

[Niall]

Whoever ruled against De Villiers been in the world cup squad should be shot. He in a gimp suit with a strap-on stuck to his face would still out bat most of these mugs.

 

[slippy888]

AB should have taken Duminy or Makram spot in the team for sure

 

[vcs]

They've slowed to a crawl here.

 

[trundler]

It's not about better or lesser. Markram is a classy player against pace and an average player of spin. So, number 4 and 5 are the worst possible places for him to bat. He has to be in top 3 if he's selected. Otherwise, just drop him because Duminy will do better at number 4.

He should be opening instead of Amla

 

[OverratedSanity]

Odds on Pak to do a repeat of the CT?

 

[h_hurricane]

It's not about better or lesser. Markram is a classy player against pace and an average player of spin. So, number 4 and 5 are the worst possible places for him to bat. He has to be in top 3 if he's selected. Otherwise, just drop him because Duminy will do better at number 4.

Yep. they got their order all wrong. Should have been something like this even if they wanted to play the same team.

DeKock
Markram
Amla
Faf

 

[trundler]

Only if Sarfraz retires afterwards.

 

[Niall]

Odds on Pak to do a repeat of the CT?

Is their faith in their own hands?

 

[cnerd123]

Isnt this wrong now? The de Kock one now was a boundary catch and the soft signal was out. By your logic the soft signal should've been not out right?

The umpires must have seen the catch and felt it was out. But yes then they shouldn't be checking it, so idk. To my understanding if you know it's out, you don't check it. If you're checking it, it means you think it isn't out.

 

[weldone]

Whoever ruled against De Villiers been in the world cup squad should be shot. He in a gimp suit with a strap-on stuck to his face would still out bat most of these mugs.

Did AB do the right thing by retiring from Int for IPL and then making himself available just one day before selection? He maybe a rare talent, but he isn't above the game. That behaviour was shameful to be honest.