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

[h_hurricane]

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

Not sure about vcs, but Rahane has lost a lot of fans over the last 2 years, inspite of him being a likeable bloke. The guy just forgot how to bat, his recent tour of WI notwithstanding.

 

[harsh.ag]

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.

Not in the 2nd innings though. Maybe the 4th.

 

[vcs]

Indian fans have also become very spoilt as well in the last few years, Rahane would have been considered perfectly acceptable, even excellent, if we were in the '90s, but we aren't.

 

[h_hurricane]

One thing I like about Rahane though is his record abroad when it is needed the most. The team hasn't really needed him to be better than what his below par home record suggests. A couple of times when India needed him at home in 2016-17, he turned it on.

 

[h_hurricane]

Not in the 2nd innings though. Maybe the 4th.

You are probably right. Damn, I am not watching the match.

 

[vcs]

If you have to show highlights of Kohli's captaincy reign, at least show some bloody cricket rather than him talking in press conferences.

 

[StephenZA]

This is a good batting pitch, but the SA attack seems to have a plan to sit and wait. Very little aggression shown.

... Nortje now bowling some fast bouncers.

 

[Heboric]

Yikes six tosses in a row lost in India, that is pretty rough

 

[StephenZA]

Yikes six tosses in a row lost in India, that is pretty rough

I believe it is 9 in subcontinent altogether when looking at SL series.

 

[Heboric]

I believe it is 9 in subcontinent altogether when looking at SL series.

Hmm, you are correct. It seems Faf is not the number one tosser

 

[vcs]

Rabada gets Pujara. Against the run of play.

 

[harsh.ag]

Right when he was looking all comfortable too. Now get Kohli and it's game on.

 

[harsh.ag]

Excellent second half of this session. Rabada almost getting Mayank too.

 

[StephenZA]

Great end to the session for SA. Hopefully we can have one of those after tea batting collapses, with a reversing ball.

 

[vcs]

Century for Agarwal.

 

[StephenZA]

Argarwal is going to be a great player for India. Looks really good.

 

[morgieb]

I believe it is 9 in subcontinent altogether when looking at SL series.

Yikes that is unlucky. Especially given they're already up against it.

 

[Bahseph]

Maharaj just not providing that control that Faf needs. Which is really concerning.

 

[StephenZA]

Maharaj just not providing that control that Faf needs. Which is really concerning.

Agree that Maharaj is struggling. But think Faf is struggling more. No decisive plan, no attempt to get batsmen out, purely defensive from really early. Right now I feel like SA is treating their bowlers as second class rather than expecting and asking them to take wickets. You could see how unhappy Rabada was earlier when he did not have a second slip after having just taken a wicket. It is a good batting track, but I don't see SA ever taking 20 wickets with the current defensive attitude.

 

[StephenZA]

I wonder if Rabada will get another slip now?


And it is good to see Rabada seeming get back into stride again.