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India currently 156/2 off 32 overs. Going well with Dhawan looking at a ton. Should get 300 minimum from here.
Is anywhere there and able to offer insight on the dark clouds hovering and whether rain is likely to threaten or shorten the game later on?
Is anywhere there and able to offer insight on the dark clouds hovering and whether rain is likely to threaten or shorten the game later on?
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i always trade but after england's loss I had a rush of blood and put 5k on at 1.53 in the bookies as i was determined to not mess about. starting to think i might trade off in bf
Faf well in, ahead on comparison, India can't bowl the death, SA have big hitters still coming in? 1.35? Fcuk me, near have to go again.
Feb 22, 2015 -- 9:35AM, slip5 wrote:
south Africa choked
South Africa choke all the time. It's their middle name at the world cup. South choke Africa.
Weren't going to get de villiers out any other way. Huge in the context of the game.
Well i layed off £500 at 2.06 but it's cut my profit drastically
stupid way to lose a wicket on a flat pitch via run out
miller has just started to get going in the 50 over game
Run out though, not through bowling, so good chance to get another run going here on SA
Faf, Miller, Duminy, Parnell, Philander.
3/1114 pretty standard score at this stage I would have thought.
3/1114 pretty standard score at this stage I would have thought.
parnell and philander aren't going to get you 8+ an over though. Very much bowling all-rounders. Plus Philander has a bad hammy. Very much on these 2 and Duminy you'd think.
India just need 2 more wickets from du plessy, miller and duminy and job done.
Yeah, but capable of cameos. Need one of these 3 to play most of the way through for sure. But likely to do so all the same. Most batsmen have not had too many issues here, and the balls well old now. Wouldn't be backing India anywhere near 1.38 at this stage anyway.
Feb 22, 2015 -- 9:46AM, slip5 wrote:
greame smith running tourist group
gypo!
gonna be about the same & some wretched death bowling, just wish ishant was playing for a nice 20/30 over
bhuvneshwar back in the side will be a big plus for India in the coming games. Their best seamer imo. Not sure who they'd bring him in for though.
RRR at 8's - they have to play some shots. Need Miller now and that should be that. Read somewhere that he averages 50+ in his last 10 games? Hopefully India can deal with him relatively soon.
these 2 batters need to bat upto 40th over and try to get score around 200/4
India are a funny one. on these pitches they are obviously very unlikely to win the whole thing. On their day though they can beat anyone. Defo one of the best teams in the world in this format.
Amazing shot really. No need for it. Brainless batting. Pitch and bowlers doing nothing, getting themselves out.
to be fair india won champions trophy in England the other year
India 50 over side is the best in the world. In these conditions they might not be No 1, but only NZ or Aus can give them a game.
south Africa have gifted 3 wickets this innings, amla, de viler, du plussies all can avoided getting out
These 2 the in form batsmen, and the control to work it around to a big finish. Ball not doing much, just bat it out.
Yeah useless test side but in this format they're right up there as it's the one that matters in India. Not world champs for nothing. None of the favourites will want to play them - would be shocked if India win the tournament though.
Hopefully Ashwin can nick one of the 2 lefties out here
Hopefully Ashwin can nick one of the 2 lefties out here
Give me a partnership here, don't care what happens after that.
Partnership needs to be around run a ball until the 40th, and then leave 10 an over last 10.
From what I've seen so far, NZ v Aus final, with Ind making the semi finals. The 4th semi final place up for grabs.
Feb 22, 2015 -- 6:35AM, SecondComing wrote:
I am on India, have been since pre-gameSouth Africa carry a bit of a burden in this tournament and they weren't that impressive in the series against Australia a month or 2 ago
still haven't traded out 
Just no need for these ridiculous shots. SA got themselves out here, nothing more to be said. Fair enough you can't expect England to get a partnership going without stupidity, but these are supposed to be the best batsmen in the world. ffs.
Now trying to run themselves out? Unbelievable.
Now trying to run themselves out? Unbelievable.
Another run out and it's miller! That's game surely
parnell batting at 7 is to high they need another batsman
that's GSM, they took the risk and went in with the extra bowler, it helped them because they lost Philander due to injury but they've made some farcical errors batting this evening
these aren't average batsmen either, De Villiers and co have to be in the top 10-15 batsmen in the world, tonight they haven't shown that
these aren't average batsmen either, De Villiers and co have to be in the top 10-15 batsmen in the world, tonight they haven't shown that
They should give India a bye to the semi finals now.
De Villiers was unlucky tbf - looked incredibly comfortable. Noone can expect Mohit Sharma of all people to pick up and fire in a bullet like he did off balance. Rest of the dismissals have been poor though.
South Africa have mental issues with this tournament, they have a really strong team with bat and ball yet they're getting toweled up here by India who could barely beat England a few weeks ago
Feb 22, 2015 -- 10:29AM, SecondComing wrote:
South Africa have mental issues with this tournament, they have a really strong team with bat and ball yet they're getting toweled up here by India who could barely beat England a few weeks ago
they got thrashed by eng!
Coming down to waiting for the finals to have a bet tbh. This is beyond words how bad SA have treated this chase. LBW to a tailender, fair enough. But apart from the first couple, SA have stuck the finger up to themselves. India haven't gotten them out, they got themselves out. Beggars belief.
You can't read too much in to that tri series tournament which was basically just a warm up for the World Cup. The best teams step up to the mark when it counts.
Feb 22, 2015 -- 10:32AM, YOMOMMA wrote:
You can't read too much in to that tri series tournament which was basically just a warm up for the World Cup. The best teams step up to the mark when it counts.
Playing and beating Pakistan was big for India in terms of momentum/pressure. Pleased the fans/makes them forget about the series before that. Think it had a big effect on the players mentally and how they have freed up here.
SA should just go home now. They really are classic chokers. Come the big stage come the choke. What a hammering they have taken here.
Of course not but it takes a huge amount of pressure off. The rivalry is huge - losing to Pak would have had an awful backlash. As it was it was an easy (yet significant due to rivalry) game that got the fans believing again and the players themselves out of the rut.
probably a good thing for South Africa this happened now and not in the finals
I hope they can come back, I have a soft spot for South Africa
I hope they can come back, I have a soft spot for South Africa
Yes. I would have had NZ 2nd favs at the start right up there with Aus. They have won matches with absolute ease at home in this format for a while now. Good batting + bowling unit.
Lower order batting and the 5th bowling option 2 areas of concern for South Africa.
Just looking at some of the football matches in various European leagues today and all the markets are empty. Betfair is really sh1t.
177 all out in 40 overs to a distinctly average Indian bowling line up. SA very poor perfomance.
i don't know. good score on a wicket which wasn't that easy, bowled and fielded exceptionally well given their usual standards.
it's a good win for india
it's a good win for india
ab's run out was the massive turning point in the game
south africa need to play 7 batsman cant have parnell in at 7 he a tailender
agree. whalleed is unacceptably poor no 7 and his bowling is awful at the moment.
despite not having any kallis, jp still gives them options.
despite not having any kallis, jp still gives them options.
i'm not entirely convinced that ab's runout was the turning point. it stopped a revival but i think they lost it after amla was out. it wasn't a wicket for going hard on from the off, you needed to play yourself in and stay in. it was about keeping wickets in hand, rather than worrying about the rate.
Fell asleep! Nice result to wake to though. Market had this completely wrong at the innings break. I know the market loves SA and there are many reasons for that but this wicket certainly wasn't one of those times.
Don't think there was a turning point. SA bowled poorly, and batted worse. Gave up their wickets, nearly every one of them. Rather than India getting them out, they did it to themselves. Turning into one of those tournaments where games aren't really taken seriously until the knockout portion. Basically, if you don't lose to a minnow, you make the finals. I don't understand that mentality, as any sportsman should love the challenge, and thrive when they are out on the field, as that is what drives them or they wouldn't be international cricketers.
If a proud team like South Africa don't value their wickets, hard to see how any other nation would. Well, except the minnows, who are having the time of their life playing on the biggest stage in the sport. Have more respect for Afghanistan than South Africa at the moment.
Bring on the AFL where they will break a rib and demand to play on through it. 4 days and counting.
If a proud team like South Africa don't value their wickets, hard to see how any other nation would. Well, except the minnows, who are having the time of their life playing on the biggest stage in the sport. Have more respect for Afghanistan than South Africa at the moment.
Bring on the AFL where they will break a rib and demand to play on through it. 4 days and counting.
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