11th June - Group B - India v South Africa

[honestbharani]

And another lovely on drive from the King.. Its a good day.

 

[cnerd123]

Dhawan made it just far enough to become the leading run scorer in Champions' Trophy 2017, just pipping his nearest rival

1. Dhawan 271
2. Pakistan 269
3. Williamson 244
4. Tamim 223

This stat can't be right, surely

 

[Daemon]

This stat can't be right, surely

They beat SA chasing a reduced DL target and were bowled out for 160 against India.

 

[StephenZA]

Well done to India, played well today fielded and bowled superbly.

Back to the drawing board for SA.

 

[Contra]

Good win, secretly hoping for an India-Pak final.

 

[harsh.ag]

Best thing about this result is that Bangladesh won't be making it to the final.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Too easy, really. Would've like a better game.

 

[hazsa19]

Well that was disappointing, SA run-outs blew the match.

 

[vogue]

Well done India. After seeing Stan annihilated in the tennis ,this cheered me up somewhat.

 

[Bahseph]

You learn early in life not to be too optimistic about SA in ICC events. Saw it coming after the ABdV run out. Pathetic. Well played India. Love me some Bumrah.

 

[ankitj]

Feel a bit sad at South Africa's exit.

 

[MW1304]

Why do people feel bad about teams getting knocked out of a two week long tournament? It'll be over in like a few days.

Bye bye South Africa.

 

[Burner]

Hopefully we get a England vs India final. Looked like the best 2 teams for me.

 

[smash84]

England and India the 2 best teams in this tournament by a distance. Everybody else has looked patchy for some reason

 

[honestbharani]

Nah.. England best by far.. All the remaining teams in the same boat AFAIC

 

[Burner]

Also today the scoreboard may make it look like an easy win but India had to fight when they were batting, especially Kohli. Dhawan looked invulnerable. SA were scratching at the door and it was entertaining to see Kohli just survive in there. Guy has a knack of absorbing pressure. If India had lost another wicket at that stage, with Yuvraj and others to come in, they would still may have won it but it wouldn't have been this straight forward. Kohli's greatest strength as a chaser is that he finishes the job. That's a priceless trait.

 

[srbhkshk]

Nah.. England best by far.. All the remaining teams in the same boat AFAIC

Don't think you can keep India as the same as other teams, imo it goes England >> India >> Other teams. I mean while it's true that we were caught pants down in the SL game, the other games (including 2 warm ups) have been very dominant victories.

 

[Shri]

India is better than England. The players should be confident against them after that dominant 300+ chase recently in the bilateral series.

 

[Shri]

I would love to hear Tec15's thoughts on this game.

 

[91Jmay]

India is better than England. The players should be confident against them after that dominant 300+ chase recently in the bilateral series.

We've got a much better batting line up, you've got a better bowling line up and fielding. I'd back whoever is chasing to win.