*Official* South Africa in India, Sep/Oct 2019

[mr_mister]

Damn I thought that was plum. I'd be a terrible umpire

 

[vcs]

This is good from the SA quicks.

 

[vcs]

SA I believe will go with one change bringing in Ngidi for Piedt. For India, no changes.

Nortje, not Ngidi.

 

[CricAddict]

Nortje, not Ngidi.

Yeah, didn't expect Umesh to play as well. Got it wrong on both counts.

 

[vcs]

Nortje looking good too. Another one from the SA pace factory.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Should have had a wicket 3rd ball

 

[vcs]

Nortje is really quick. Nearly hitting 150.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Pretty shallow lineup india are going with here. Tough on Vihari to get benched.

 

[StephenZA]

Needed that wicket. Both SA and Rabada.

 

[vcs]

Nortje is really quick. Nearly hitting 150.

Manju calling him "Nokia".

 

[OverratedSanity]

Oof nasty stuff from nortje this. Agarwal will for the most part get away with his dodgy technique against the short stuff at home but he still needs to work on it a bit.

 

[CricAddict]

Pretty shallow lineup india are going with here. Tough on Vihari to get benched.

Yes. Not too sure if a third seamer is really needed. Saha is also not that great with the bat. Unwanted extra pressure right now on Kohli and Pujara to get the big runs.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Nortje is an absolute jet. Been following him for a couple of seasons now

 

[Gnske]

Pune seems an uncomfortable place to watch cricket.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Pune seems an uncomfortable place to watch cricket.

Uncomfortable place to play too. Just ask Matt Renshaw

 

[vcs]

Definitely a gamble to play only 5 batsmen, one of which is Rahane.

Looks a good pitch to bat on, I think SA would be happy bowling India out anything below 400 here.

 

[CricAddict]

Definitely a gamble to play only 5 batsmen, one of which is Rahane.

Looks a good pitch to bat on, I think SA would be happy bowling India out anything below 400 here.

I thought you were an ardent Rahane fan. Aren't you? Or am I mistaking with someone else?

 

[harsh.ag]

Would have happily rested Rahane over Vihara tbh

But this has been a much more confident showing from the Saffers. Winning the toss might be what gets India over the line because of the 4th innings Jadeja-Ashwin factor.

 

[h_hurricane]

India is hoping that Ashwin/Jadeja will come good here. Not just with the ball, but with the bat as well. One of our seamers will be redundant here.

 

[vcs]

I thought you were an ardent Rahane fan. Aren't you? Or am I mistaking with someone else?

He's nice to watch when he gets going, but wouldn't call myself an ardent fan of him.