I will do the honors for Pakistan...........I checked and Mendis got 4 for 47 in his first ODI against Pakistan which I think counts as domination especially since SL was defending 302.
It would be interesting to see Mendis's stats for his first ODI against each country.
Just quietly picking England to beat SA in this tournamentI wouldn't rule SA out of the tournament by any means. They should still be able to beat NZ and England and make it to the semis and they remain a quality side. But yes if they fail to win the whole thing, you can be sure the c-word will be used liberally.
Oh and the toss winning wasn't a choke, its the performance that went with it. Bowling first at home in SA against a sub-continent team that has large holes in its lower order when the captain thinks there is something in it for his bowlers is a very very poor way to start your campaign.How is it a choke? The pressure didn't get to them and Smith said "oh ****, we'll bowl first."
Their batting looks a bit suspect on paper. They have a keeper coming in at #6 followed by a lot of makeshift type batsmen.I guess Merwe should have batted high up the order
Nah.Look at Australia. White come in at #8