***Official*** India in South Africa 2017/18

[shifty_eyes]

Shamsi the kind of fielder for which team thinks where not to place him

 

[GRAB]

Tahir + Shamsi = captain's nightmare (at least Imran has gotten better of late...)

 

[GRAB]

Jeez - give the bowlers, and the pitch some credit. T20 has made it so some people expect you can just bash the bowlers no matter what...

 

[StephenZA]

Intensity looks well down since the ODI series, it's been a long tour so I wouldn't be too harsh on them here.

The only thing this T20 series has done, is shown enough of Klaasens to get him in as backup for QDK... so 100% successful for SA.

 

[vcs]

Yeah, Klaasen looks brilliant. Great find for SA.

 

[robbypark]

Duminy is playing like crap.

 

[robbypark]

The only thing this T20 series has done, is shown enough of Klaasens to get him in as backup for QDK... so 100% successful for SA.

I'd rather he replace QDK permanently.

 

[robbypark]

South Africa need to get going here. They are strategically playing a terrible innings trying to leave it until the end. The required RPO is already huge.

 

[ankitj]

Why bowl Raina when we have 5 bowlers? Is Dhoni still calling shots?

 

[robbypark]

This isn't looking good for South Africa. They have wickets in hand but they are going to need like 120+runs in the last 10 overs and that's with the spinners plus Bumrah at the death.

Klaasen really needs to go beserk here.

 

[slippy888]

Dhoni has just secured himself another 2 years in the team cause he score 10 runs

 

[slippy888]

This has to be one of the worst run chases ever it beyond a disgrace

 

[robbypark]

If Klaasen gets out, this game is over. South Africa need to get at least two boundaries an over now.

 

[robbypark]

The only thing this T20 series has done, is shown enough of Klaasens to get him in as backup for QDK... so 100% successful for SA.

This has to be one of the worst run chases ever it beyond a disgrace

100% correct. I thought India played their innings dumb but this is ridiculous by South Africa. They have almost effectively taken themselves out of the chase by refusing to go for shots.

 

[slippy888]

South Africa are making pandey look like javagal srinath here

 

[robbypark]

This is why ABD and Faf are so important. They come in and bash for the fences without caring about the total they are chasing. What South Africa are doing right now is pathetic.

 

[slippy888]

This is why ABD and Faf are so important. They come in and bash for the fences without caring about the total they are chasing. What South Africa are doing right now is pathetic.

To many players are more concerned about batting average rather than playing fearless cricket.

 

[slippy888]

India need to select fearless players like samson, uthappa, manoj tiwary

 

[robbypark]

This game is over.

What an absolutely pathetic display of strategy by South Africa. If I bought a ticket to this game, I would be pissed off. They didn't even give themselves a chance!

 

[robbypark]

This was an uber pathetic display of unintelligence by Duminy in this one.

This game was over after the first five overs when it was clear South Africa were just trying to play tap tap.