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***Official** South Africa v India in Ireland
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TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
On today’s evidence his medium pace at best. Got the ball to do a bit though and he can bring it back into the right handers.
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
Despite a much-improved performance with the ball, an under-strength Ireland were again simply outclassed by their opposition, suffering their second defeat inside two day to South Africa. On another gloomy, rainy day in Stormont at the Civil Service Cricket Club, South Africa compiled 173-4 in their allotted 31 overs after a delayed start, which was to prove too much for a brittle Irish batting lineup who were dismissed for 131 in reply.
Put in by Trent Johnston in testing conditions when play eventually commenced at 4:00 pm, South Africa rightly chose to take the attack to the inexperienced Irish bowlers. AB de Villiers, opening with Morne van Wyk in the absence of Graeme Smith, began with a clutch of boundaries off a firmly planted front-foot, until a mistimed loft over cover brought his downfall for 40 from 35-balls. Van Wyk, who had played his only other ODI against England in the final of the NatWest Series almost four years ago, cut attractively en route to a maiden fifty.
However, the innings stagnated after de Villiers' departure, with van Wyk struggling to take the initiative and stand-in captain Jacques Kallis playing in his typical accumulative style. Ireland maintained their lines much better than they had to Ganguly and Gambhir on Saturday, yet South Africa were in part guilty for their less than impressive total. Van Wyk's dismissal, for an 84-ball 52, was followed by the losses of Kallis, 46 from 61, and Herschelle Gibbs for just two - all to the nonchalant medium-pace of debutant Alex Cusack, it was left to Justin Kemp to produce a cameo of 18 not out to round off the innings.
At 45 without loss at the end of nine overs and both openers settled, Ireland must have fancied their chances; nine balls, two runs and three wickets later, the game was sealed in South Africa's favour. Dale Steyn's pace proved too much for Kenneth Carroll and Thinus Fourie, before Vernon Philander, a seamer from the Western Cape with batting pretensions, celebrated his 22nd birthday and one-day debut with the key wickets of William Porterfield and Niall O'Brien as Ireland appeared to be caving in.
Despite Cusack completing a successful debut with an unbeaten 36, Thandi Tshabalala, another debutant, and Jean-Paul Duminy took a wicket apiece with their offbreaks, while Philander returned to clean up the tail and finish with figures of 5.5-1-16-4. South Africa eventually ran out winners by 42 runs, with Cusack deservedly collecting the match award. For South Africa, the real test now awaits: their bilateral series with India begins on Tueday with the first of three ODIs.
Put in by Trent Johnston in testing conditions when play eventually commenced at 4:00 pm, South Africa rightly chose to take the attack to the inexperienced Irish bowlers. AB de Villiers, opening with Morne van Wyk in the absence of Graeme Smith, began with a clutch of boundaries off a firmly planted front-foot, until a mistimed loft over cover brought his downfall for 40 from 35-balls. Van Wyk, who had played his only other ODI against England in the final of the NatWest Series almost four years ago, cut attractively en route to a maiden fifty.
However, the innings stagnated after de Villiers' departure, with van Wyk struggling to take the initiative and stand-in captain Jacques Kallis playing in his typical accumulative style. Ireland maintained their lines much better than they had to Ganguly and Gambhir on Saturday, yet South Africa were in part guilty for their less than impressive total. Van Wyk's dismissal, for an 84-ball 52, was followed by the losses of Kallis, 46 from 61, and Herschelle Gibbs for just two - all to the nonchalant medium-pace of debutant Alex Cusack, it was left to Justin Kemp to produce a cameo of 18 not out to round off the innings.
At 45 without loss at the end of nine overs and both openers settled, Ireland must have fancied their chances; nine balls, two runs and three wickets later, the game was sealed in South Africa's favour. Dale Steyn's pace proved too much for Kenneth Carroll and Thinus Fourie, before Vernon Philander, a seamer from the Western Cape with batting pretensions, celebrated his 22nd birthday and one-day debut with the key wickets of William Porterfield and Niall O'Brien as Ireland appeared to be caving in.
Despite Cusack completing a successful debut with an unbeaten 36, Thandi Tshabalala, another debutant, and Jean-Paul Duminy took a wicket apiece with their offbreaks, while Philander returned to clean up the tail and finish with figures of 5.5-1-16-4. South Africa eventually ran out winners by 42 runs, with Cusack deservedly collecting the match award. For South Africa, the real test now awaits: their bilateral series with India begins on Tueday with the first of three ODIs.
headhunter
International Vice-Captain
yep but our two best bowlers are injured...
but i agree with you johnston is a far better bowler
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
It doesn't matter how many people were injured - you had better bowlers in the team to bowl. O'Brien is one of the worst regular bowlers I've seen at international level (or even List A level) really. He does appear as if he has some batting ability though (although it has escaped him in recent times...).
cover drive man
International Captain
Lol.
Raghav
International Vice-Captain
very well constructed dots
pup11
International Coach
Bad news for Team India as 6 or 7 of their players are down with cold or viral fever,the drastic difference in climatic conditions of India and Ireland is considered as the main reason behind all these players getting ill, so Indian team management might have a tough task on their hands to name a fit 11 players for the match against South Africa.
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Must be spreading, couple of the South African guys are really struggling with illness as well.
Weather in Belfast currently is awful, only solace is that it gets dark very late in Ireland at this time of year, meaning some sort of game can always occur if the weather holds for a couple of hours. A reduced game is likely to happen again tomorrow.
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TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Vernon Philander’s figures of four for twelve were the second best figures by a South African on debut and the birthday boy has the now seventh best figures in ODI history for a debutant.
Fair effort from Pro, especially considering he has only just recovered from a stress fracture of the back, hence his real lack of any sort of pace yesterday but he can still bowl a heavy ball.
Being an ex-team-mate of Schalk Burger it seems like Vernon has also decided to 'bulk' up considerably since I last saw him. Although, one could question if what he is carrying is muscle or just fat. Looks a big unit all the same...
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/image/299458.html
Fair effort from Pro, especially considering he has only just recovered from a stress fracture of the back, hence his real lack of any sort of pace yesterday but he can still bowl a heavy ball.
Being an ex-team-mate of Schalk Burger it seems like Vernon has also decided to 'bulk' up considerably since I last saw him. Although, one could question if what he is carrying is muscle or just fat. Looks a big unit all the same...
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/image/299458.html
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Typo.
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TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Cricinfo's Probable Sides...
India- 1 Sourav Ganguly, 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Gautham Gambhir, 4 Rahul Dravid (capt), 5 Yuvraj Singh, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 8 Piyush Chawla, 9 Rakesh Patel, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Sreesanth
South Africa- 1 AB de Villiers, 2 Morne van Wyk, 3 Jacques Kallis (capt), 4 Herschelle Gibbs, 5 JP Duminy, 6 Justin Kemp, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Andrew Hall, 9 Charl Langeveldt, 10 Makhaya Ntini, 11 Dale Steyn
Patel has been drafted in from English league cricket and Thandi for RSA is likely to be 'dropped' for there is no point playing the kid if he is going to bowl with a wet ball all game.
India- 1 Sourav Ganguly, 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Gautham Gambhir, 4 Rahul Dravid (capt), 5 Yuvraj Singh, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 8 Piyush Chawla, 9 Rakesh Patel, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Sreesanth
South Africa- 1 AB de Villiers, 2 Morne van Wyk, 3 Jacques Kallis (capt), 4 Herschelle Gibbs, 5 JP Duminy, 6 Justin Kemp, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Andrew Hall, 9 Charl Langeveldt, 10 Makhaya Ntini, 11 Dale Steyn
Patel has been drafted in from English league cricket and Thandi for RSA is likely to be 'dropped' for there is no point playing the kid if he is going to bowl with a wet ball all game.
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adharcric
International Coach
How old are you?
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
According to SuperSport, South Africa's squad for tomorrow's game is going to be slightly different. Justin Kemp will miss the game with a thigh strain; Philander replaces Kemp whilst Dale Steyn makes way for Andre Nel, who has recovered from illness.
SuperSport's line up...
South Africa: AB de Villiers, Morné van Wyk, Jacques Kallis (c), Herschelle Gibbs, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher, Andrew Hall, Vernon Philander, André Nel, Charl Langeveldt, Makhaya Ntini
Raghav
International Vice-Captain
99 n.o and you?
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You are asking Raghav ? Didn't I ask you that a couple of days ago.
Does your Mommy know you are fooling around on the internet instead of writing your daily fan-club letter to Ten-done-ulkar
Can't believe that the sycophants on this BB are arguing how great it is that India is 5th, 6th or 7th out of 12. When the 12 includes Bdesh (89 all out yesterday versus SL), Zimbabwe, Kenya ?
What a bloody joke this Indian cricketteam has been the last few years. And what a truly pathetic display atthe world cup. we are talking about a sport that barely 6 or 7 countries REALLY play and these superheroes make tons of money - for being 5th ? Wake up ! Let the revolution begin!!
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
Just got lucky because he was playing club cricket in England. Saying that, there must be better players than him playing over here at the moment.