***Official*** India in South Africa

[Perm]

Nope, but I'm saying other channels should buy it, and ICC should make a rule to let umpires use it to make decisions.

I'm not sure about that, I know it's great technology but I would prefer umpires having to make their own decisions at this stage. Could be something the ICC will look at introducing for an ODI tournament before the World Cup though, we could see it in action in the VB series.

 

[Dravid]

Sachin drops a catch

 

[Perm]

Like I said about Dravid's chance earlier, those are the kind of opportunities you have to pounce on in order to close this game out. Apart from that it was a good over from Tendulkar to keep the pressure on South Africa.

 

[Dravid]

This partnership is getting too big. Time to break it apart. Should have been broken a while back!

 

[Perm]

At drinks South Africa are 117/6 with Shaun Pollock on 27 and Justin Kemp on 13. These two are doing a great job and I can't help but feel that Dravid and Tendulkar will both be rueing those missed chances.

 

[Dravid]

What great fielding my Kaif. Thats what you call a fielder. Unbelievable run out

 

[adharcric]

Absolutely brilliant piece of work from Kaif there.

 

[Perm]

Great fielding from Kaif, this is exactly what India needed at this stage just when it looked like Pollock and Kemp might resurrect the innings for South Africa. Andrew Hall is still pretty handy with the bat, Harbhajan will want to string together a few dot balls and maidens.

 

[Dravid]

Omg pathetic fielding at the boundary.

 

[Dravid]

What the hell is going on with the fielding!?!?!?! This is pathetic.

 

[Perm]

The little things like Pathan's clumsy fielding, Tendulkar and Dravid both dropping catches and Sehwag being poor in the field early on are things that could cost India the game in a big situation like the World Cup final. India need to hire a fielding coach and then hire Fannie de Villiers as their bowling coach to put them in a good position to challenge for the World Cup next year.

 

[Dravid]

The little things like Pathan's clumsy fielding, Tendulkar and Dravid both dropping catches and Sehwag being poor in the field early on are things that could cost India the game in a big situation like the World Cup final. India need to hire a fielding coach and then hire Fannie de Villiers as their bowling coach to put them in a good position to challenge for the World Cup next year.

I don't get it. We have great fielding from Kaif, and then we have players like Pathan at the boundary letting the ball go through his hands for a 4.

 

[Dravid]

Khan back. India should not allow more than 200 runs I believe.

 

[Perm]

Anil Kumble completes his allotment and has 0-24 of 10. Pretty solid return considering Harbhajan at the other end is going at around 5 an over. Pity he couldn't pick up any wickets though.

 

[Dravid]

Bhajis problem is he didn't get any support from his fielders. A lot of misfields in his spell.

 

[Perm]

I don't get it. We have great fielding from Kaif, and then we have players like Pathan at the boundary letting the ball go through his hands for a 4.

It comes down to attitude in a way, I mean Pathan was the one that fired the ball in to run out Mark Boucher but he was pretty careless when he let the ball through for a boundary because there was no pressure on and no chance of a wicket. These things do happen though, it's a concentration thing aswell.

Justin Kemp and Andrew Hall are both big hitters of the ball but probably won't have a crack until there are 5 overs to go. India will do well do hold them to under 200.

 

[Perm]

Bhajis problem is he didn't get any support from his fielders. A lot of misfields in his spell.

There was some wayward bowling there aswell, but good fielding always helps because it gives the bowler more confidence.

 

[Dravid]

Another catch goes down, this time from Karthik. However that was a tough catch.

 

[Dravid]

Zaheers figures are getting messed up.

 

[Perm]

I make that three dropped catches and two costly misfields which is pretty poor from the Indians, especially considering they have had some good moments in the field, including two run outs. That's what you get for picking a wicket keeper as a specialist batsman though. If anything Dhoni should have been selected as the batsman and Karthik given the gloves.

Zaheer Khan proving expensive here as Kemp and Hall start to turn their aggression up a notch.