South Africa vs West Indies at Dubai: Matchday thread; Early Game Tue 26/10

[SillyCowCorner1]

Pollard is coming in. Looks like they are giving Hetmyer the role that he played for the Delhi Capitals.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Finally. Hideously compelling innings. Not often one sees a bloke wrestling with his own lack of form so palpably at this level in this format.

 

[The_roc]

Comentator on Sky described the innings as a 'little bit painful to watch'

Understatement of the year?

 

[StephenZA]

Any non-white person criticiising anyone who disagrees with the CSA stance should really get their facts right. South African government have no leg to stand on when it comes to things like BLM, absolutely zero

This is not about the SA government, this is a CSA stance. And while it is a political and social issue, whataboutism helps nobody here.

 

[StephenZA]

Is Pretorius just playing as a batsmen now?

 

[Aritro]

Nortje has been annoyingly excellent

 

[Zinzan]

Finally. Hideously compelling innings. Not often one sees a bloke wrestling with his own lack of form so palpably at this level in this format.

Yep, 16 off 34 must be one of the all-time worst T20 innings batting first on a decent track.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Nortje has been annoyingly excellent

Probably my favourite bowler to watch just now, give or take the odd Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Seeing a chap with serious wheels steaming in never gets old.

 

[Aritro]

They need close to 20 an over in the remaining overs to post a competitive score on this deck tbh

 

[Heboric]

This is not about the SA government, this is a CSA stance. And while it is a political and social issue, whataboutism helps nobody here.

SA-goverment / CSA not much difference, nothing wrong with a whataboutism when its correct

 

[BoyBrumby]

The old truism that strength is the last thing to go definitely seems to apply to Christopher Henry Gayle.

He got nowhere near that; right off the cue end of the bat but it clears the rope with plenty to spare.

 

[Aritro]

They need close to 20 an over in the remaining overs to post a competitive score on this deck tbh

Never mind, I looked at the other Dubai results. This is the deck the Windies were skittled for 55 with four wickets for Adil Rashid and India made 150ish.

On the other hand Pakistan won by 10 wickets... but yeah you probably don't need 180 on this deck.

 

[Bahseph]

Is Pretorius just playing as a batsmen now?

Hulk. Death bowler.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Copy pasta from another cricket forum:

Most balls in a T20 WC match without hitting a boundary
35 Alok Kapali (14) v SA Cape Town 2007
35 Matt Cross (26*) v Oman Al Amerat 2021
35 Lendl Simmons (16) v SA Dubai 2021

 

[Nintendo]

Copy pasta from another cricket forum:

That alok kapali game also had somoene from the exact same team hit 36 from 14 balls, eeary.

 

[honestbharani]

Given RSA's history and the recent findings about CSA and the team, I can totally understand why CSA wanted a single unified gesture. QdK not taking the knee is fine but he should have accepted to at least put the fist up or some other gesture that the rest of the team can all do. Him not being willing to do any of the gestures means he has some explaining to do. This is not a good look for QdK.


On the game itself, quietly think RSA can get this. And yeah, I know I said De Kock should have at least put his fist up.

 

[Whispering Death]

Mine will not be a popular opinion, but if there is one part of society where it is abundantly obvious black lives matter, it's professional sport. The NBA, American Football and to bring it back to cricket, CSA's racial quota policy, actively discriminates against non-blacks.

And to force people into actively 'protesting', really makes a mockery of its cause.

 

[Nintendo]

Hulk STRIKES

 

[honestbharani]

Hulk STRIKES

Almost 2 in 2 too. Good field placing by Bavuma.

 

[Gnske]

Those who didn't straighten their arm to Hitler were also executed