Marius
International Debutant
16 overs left, so, I say, 16.
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***Official*** South Africa in India 2015
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OverratedSanity
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We should've easily got a 400 lead. It's been dumb, dumb batting. Even if we end up winning anyway.
indiaholic
International Captain
It has taught us that if you bat like the pitch is a minefield then you will lose wickets like you would on a minefield. It has taught us that if yout bowlers don't have the accuracy to exploit the conditions on offer, you will suffer.
Fuller Pilch
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Interesting cricinfo stats about highest 4th innings in India (from foreign teams) - only
West Indies 276/5 won Delhi 25 Nov 1987
New Zealand 272/6 draw Ahmedabad 8 Oct 2003
West Indies 270/7 draw Chennai 13 Jan 1967
West Indies 266 lost Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
New Zealand 252/2 draw Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
New Zealand 251/7 draw Mohali 10 Oct 199
Sri Lanka 249 lost Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
Sri Lanka 247 lost Delhi 10 Dec 2005
England 241/5 draw Chennai 10 Jan 1964
England 233 lost Kolkata 30 Dec 1961
NZ and West Indies standing out.
South Africa's highest 4th innings
South Africa 164/6 63.0 2.60 2 4 won v India Mumbai 24 Feb 2000
West Indies 276/5 won Delhi 25 Nov 1987
New Zealand 272/6 draw Ahmedabad 8 Oct 2003
West Indies 270/7 draw Chennai 13 Jan 1967
West Indies 266 lost Mumbai 18 Nov 1994
New Zealand 252/2 draw Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
New Zealand 251/7 draw Mohali 10 Oct 199
Sri Lanka 249 lost Ahmedabad 18 Dec 2005
Sri Lanka 247 lost Delhi 10 Dec 2005
England 241/5 draw Chennai 10 Jan 1964
England 233 lost Kolkata 30 Dec 1961
NZ and West Indies standing out.
South Africa's highest 4th innings
South Africa 164/6 63.0 2.60 2 4 won v India Mumbai 24 Feb 2000
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Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Yep. I agree 100%.
indiaholic
International Captain
Nobody I guess.. You survive for 120 overs and you win this.
Fuller Pilch
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I reckon they should send in someone like Vilas or Harmer as a pinch hitter to try to slog the spinners - might get a lucky 30 or 40 and push the close in catchers back. There is no point batting 'normally'
Marius
International Debutant
Ha ha, indeed.
If we haven't been bowled out by tea tomorrow, we'll have won I think.
indiaholic
International Captain
Jesus Christ because it has a psychological effect on SA is not what makes the toss crucial.
cnerd123
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SA being scared of batting last != unplayable pitch.
It's all in their heads. This pitch is fine.
OverratedSanity
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It's definitely a tough pitch though.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
The toss meant game was all but lost. Ideally one would want teams to have lot of grit. However, how long can one bear upto such jokes of pitches.
AndyZaltzHair
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cnerd123
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Yea. And that's fine. Its not unplayable. Its not dangerous. The batsmen have just played like idiots. FFS how can you blame expansive drives, poorly executed sweeps (conventional and reverse), lofting the ball to long off and whatever the **** it is that ABDV did on the pitch?