At what stage will South Africa choke?

[Blenkinsop]

They've certainly prepared the ground well.

 

[Molehill]

If it's a semi against Aus, then they choke then, but if they play Afghanistan, they'll probably delay the choke to the final.

 

[_Ed_]

I hope it's not dismissed as a choke if Afghanistan did happen to beat them. Their wins against NZ and Australia were incredibly good performances.

 

[Daemon]

I usually choke on a semi

 

[DriveClub]

I hope it's not dismissed as a choke if Afghanistan did happen to beat them. Their wins against NZ and Australia were incredibly good performances.

True especially if it's a turning track Afghanistan would be favorites provided their openers bat for 10 overs

 

[Adders]

Put this thread and the OP in the bin.

 

[Zinzan]

They're not only making the finals, they're going all the way this time.

You heard it here first!

 

[silentstriker]

If they lose THIS semi final….

 

[chris.hinton]

Looks like the Final

And it will happen

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Looks like the Final

And it will happen

on the other thread, you said India is gonna lose. So who is it?

 

[subshakerz]

Looks like the Final

And it will happen

And it did happen. A choke for the ages.

 

[Molehill]

And it did happen. A choke for the ages.

It amazes me that a rugby team and a cricket team from the same nation can be so fundamentally different.

One of the all time chokes!!

 

[ma1978]

And it did happen. A choke for the ages.

wasn’t a choke. No match is done when Bumrah has two overs.

 

[Sunil1z]

wasn’t a choke. No match is done when Bumrah has two overs.

It certainly was as much as I hate to use this word because we ourselves were doing it for last 10 years . They could have played out Bumrah and attacked others . They need 27 of 28 .

 

[ankitj]

Only one boundary in last 5 overs that too from an edge through the slips. Make what you can of it.

Incredibly, only one wide and zero no balls from India in last 5 overs. Arshdeep has a tendency to do that in late overs but what a day he chose to keep it together.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Destined to always choke

 

[reyrey]

After winning all those close games, getting into a winning position in the finals and losing because of a great bit of fielding, you could be tempted to say they don't deserve the chokers tag anymore.

I however prefer to think of it as them perfecting the art of at choking. Take you right to the edge and then bring you back.

 

[ankitj]

"It's not the first game of cricket that's been lost with a team needing 30 off 30. India are allowed to bowl well, they're allowed to field well, they're allowed to go from that position to a position of strength"
~ Aiden Markram

But also:

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

"It's not the first game of cricket that's been lost with a team needing 30 off 30. India are allowed to bowl well, they're allowed to field well, they're allowed to go from that position to a position of strength"
~ Aiden Markram

But also:

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Ironic that the worse choke happens vs SA

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

That other game was ridiculous, Jesse Ryder was cruising and then just stopped scoring for no apparent reason.