India vs SA

by confuzzled dude Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:02 am

Kohli bounces back, batting on 82. India 150/3

by goodcitizn Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:22 am

confuzzled dude wrote:Kohli bounces back, batting on 82. India 150/3

India 164/4, heading into another disastrous outcome. Vijay, Dhawan, Pujara and Rohit all dismissed for paltry runs. Looks like it is up to Kohli, Rahane and Dhoni to at least get to 250.

by truthbetold Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:15 am

So the cheerleading ipl Delhi lad can play against steyn and morkel. Pujara showed he belongs but unfortunately got run out.
Shikar dhawan, vijay and rohit did not yet complete the lessons.
Sa did not dominate but is systematically playing to gain advantage.
So far only kohli is firing back.

by confuzzled dude Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:20 am

truthbetold wrote:So the cheerleading ipl Delhi lad can play against steyn and morkel. Pujara showed he belongs but unfortunately got run out.
Shikar dhawan, vijay and rohit did not yet complete the lessons.
Sa did not dominate but is systematically playing to gain advantage.
So far only kohli is firing back.

Good show but from what I read not much help from the pitch to the bowlers.

by confuzzled dude Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:26 am

Kohli got his 100 hope he continues.

by goodcitizn Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:35 am

The snail is much faster.

by goodcitizn Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:00 am

Kohli gone after a splendid innings. It's now up to Dhoni and Rahane to keep it going. Need to score at least 300 to have a chance.

by truthbetold Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:38 am

Gc ,
being a snail is better than being dead(out).

barring a miracle sa is too strong in all departments for Indian victory. so India has to stay in the middle and accumulate runs and frustrate sa.

by confuzzled dude Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:39 am

New ball is taken but both Rahane & Dhoni are doing good 247/5

by confuzzled dude Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:43 am

goodcitizn wrote:Kohli gone after a splendid innings. It's now up to Dhoni and Rahane to keep it going. Need to score at least 300 to have a chance.

Not sure 300 would be enough on this track. Saffies may set up big total on us given our bowling woes.

by truthbetold Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:52 am

300 is too small with Indian bowling resources. 500 plus is good to put pressure on the opposition. 400 plus would allow boilers some room for experimentation and error. but 300 seems possible. Anything more is a wish.
rest of the team could fold very quickly .

by confuzzled dude Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:25 am

Overall, has been a decent day for us. Obviously, first hour's play tomorrow will be crucial. Rahane showing good promise, with Ashwin still to bat let's hope we can add another 100 to the total.

by MaxEntropy_Man Wed Dec 18, 2013 12:08 pm

good to see they weren't rolled over. still too many top order batting failures.

by bw Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:47 pm

is it a belter of a track? or did kohli show remarkable technique?

by confuzzled dude Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:01 pm

bw wrote:is it a belter of a track? or did kohli show remarkable technique?

It may not have been a difficult track to bat on but given the beating he took earlier in this tour, it's a very good comeback by Kohli.

by bw Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:05 pm

confuzzled dude wrote:
bw wrote:is it a belter of a track? or did kohli show remarkable technique?

It may not have been a difficult track to bat on but given the beating he took earlier in this tour, it's a very good comeback by Kohli.

ok - i will try to catch the second day telecast. curious to know if ZK still has a hold over smith. (assuming SA bats today!)

by confuzzled dude Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:03 am

bw wrote:
confuzzled dude wrote:
bw wrote:is it a belter of a track? or did kohli show remarkable technique?

It may not have been a difficult track to bat on but given the beating he took earlier in this tour, it's a very good comeback by Kohli.

ok - i will try to catch the second day telecast. curious to know if ZK still has a hold over smith. (assuming SA bats today!)

Zaheer finally got Smith but it doesn't look like he still has hold. Let's see if Ishant makes a habit of this (good start).

by confuzzled dude Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:43 am

WOW! SA 150/6

by truthbetold Thu Dec 19, 2013 10:25 am

Will they finish it or let it slip once again?

they got 4 lbws . they are mostly attacking stumps.

by confuzzled dude Thu Dec 19, 2013 10:35 am

truthbetold wrote:Will they finish it or let it slip once again?

they got 4 lbws . they are mostly attacking stumps.

This philander guy scored 34 already, he averages 22.

by confuzzled dude Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:19 am

I was hoping India would get a 50 runs lead it appears less likely now.

by truthbetold Thu Dec 19, 2013 12:02 pm

At tea i thought sa is going to build a massive lead. 1st hour after tea India got sa by their balls at 146 for 6. a 200 looked upper limit. now a 300 could be a possibilit
y.
i have seen the tail wagging so many times in the last decade. does it have something to do with dhoni's defensive style?

by Guest Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:15 am

Good show murli vijay and pujara. Gaind sarpat sarpat daud rahi boundary ke or.

by MaxEntropy_Man Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:30 am

hope they build on this. SA is one short with morkel off the field.

by Guest Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:37 am

Yes, a bit of the 'challenge' element gone with morkel's departure. Sad.

by Guest Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:24 am

Arun lal -- pujara is way beyond dravid. Hello dravidfan. Wink

by truthbetold Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:35 am

Zaheer's bowling and vijay's batting are the highlights before tea. Vijay had a torrid time with steyn bowling as fast as 146. He stayed in the middle and started to get confidence. 39 is not a big score but good enough to build on next time around. A solid opener will do a lot for India outside India.
Pujara is his usual solid self and he may have to be the big scorer.
300 plus would be nice.

by confuzzled dude Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:57 am

"India battle hard to build lead" says friggin cricinfo. Meanwhile Pujara gets his 50, well played.

by Guest Fri Dec 20, 2013 9:05 am

Battle hard? Ha ha. Without morkel they are short of a bowler and imran tahir is being clobbered. It just 'cos they want to keep wickets in hand today that they are not going after the poor bowling. Just the loss of one pacer has exposed how fragile sa team is.

by goodcitizn Fri Dec 20, 2013 9:12 am

Brigadier HK (Retd) wrote:Battle hard? Ha ha. Without morkel they are short of a bowler and imran tahir is being clobbered. It just 'cos they want to keep wickets in hand today that they are not going after the poor bowling. Just the loss of one pacer has exposed how fragile sa team is.

I was surprised to see AB bowling. Even in IPL matches he was never given the ball. Philander is tricky so our guys better watch it. Vijay gave away his wicket on a poor shot. Pujara looks promising for a change.

by truthbetold Fri Dec 20, 2013 9:21 am

Philander bowled couple of good overs. Good batting and decent bowling. Worth watching.

by confuzzled dude Fri Dec 20, 2013 9:38 am

WOW! Pujara scored 85 already

by Guest Fri Dec 20, 2013 9:39 am

How can it be so easy? Is the match fixed? Shocked

by truthbetold Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:00 am

Pujara answered questions from Indians fans. He proved he can playagainst the best attack on their home turf. Steyn bowled well throughout. No execuses from distractors of Indian cricket.

by confuzzled dude Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:05 am

truthbetold wrote:Pujara answered questions from Indians fans. He proved he can playagainst the best attack on their home turf. Steyn bowled well throughout. No execuses from distractors of Indian cricket.

He certainly changed gears after 50. 2nd fifty was came real fast wonder what the strike rate was (must be close to 100)

by goodcitizn Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:09 am

Can you guys post a link to live streaming that works? TIA

by confuzzled dude Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:13 am

goodcitizn wrote:Can you guys post a link to live streaming that works? TIA

Sorry GC that's Nevada's expertise and he is MIA.

by Guest Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:56 am

Lmao at the Hindi commentators. Dry sarcasm for imran tahir:

And that is a half century for imran; he has conceded 51 runs. He is from Pakistan, wife's from India and he plays for south africa... What a guy.

by southindian Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:10 am

truthbetold wrote:Pujara answered questions from Indians fans. He proved he can playagainst the best attack on their home turf. Steyn bowled well throughout. No execuses from distractors of Indian cricket.

... and a few miserable here as well.

I don't miss any of the big 4. Who were they?

by truthbetold Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:20 am

One of the best days for indian cricket.
175 after tea at run rate of 4.61.
Pujara scored 96 after tea.
Pujara got his second fifty in 41 balls.
India is ahead by 300 plus. Dhoni would like a target above 500. So it is either all out or play till tea tomorrow.
sa will have to play one of their best to get India out and then win the test.
to me the most surprising outcome is the systematic approach of Indian howlers. They adjusted well and stayed focused when sa was on top with Smith and amla playing well.

by Guest Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:24 am

truthbetold wrote:One of the best days for indian cricket.

absolutely. historic day.

Dhoni would like a target above 500. So it is either all out or play till tea tomorrow.

maybe 1 hr before tea. that will give india 450+ i think. 1 day only to bowl out sa is like playing for draw.

by confuzzled dude Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:27 am

southindian wrote:
truthbetold wrote:Pujara answered questions from Indians fans. He proved he can playagainst the best attack on their home turf. Steyn bowled well throughout. No execuses from distractors of Indian cricket.
... and a few miserable here as well.

I don't miss any of the big 4. Who were they?

Lets not go overboard in heaping praise, this pitch isn't exactly a green top,

by nevada Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:36 am

confuzzled dude wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:Can you guys post a link to live streaming that works? TIA

Sorry GC that's Nevada's expertise and he is MIA.

GC, have you tried extracover.net?

by nevada Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:43 am

confuzzled dude wrote:
southindian wrote:
truthbetold wrote:Pujara answered questions from Indians fans. He proved he can playagainst the best attack on their home turf. Steyn bowled well throughout. No execuses from distractors of Indian cricket.
... and a few miserable here as well.

I don't miss any of the big 4. Who were they?

Lets not go overboard in heaping praise, this pitch isn't exactly a green top,

Didn't SA crumble for less than 250 on this very pitch? Whatever the state of the pitch I am glad to see the young batting lineup score some runs. Even if this match ends in a draw it is a good result for this team.

by Guest Fri Dec 20, 2013 12:27 pm

confuzzled dude wrote:
southindian wrote:
truthbetold wrote:Pujara answered questions from Indians fans. He proved he can playagainst the best attack on their home turf. Steyn bowled well throughout. No execuses from distractors of Indian cricket.
... and a few miserable here as well.

I don't miss any of the big 4. Who were they?

Lets not go overboard in heaping praise, this pitch isn't exactly a green top,

i didn't see the first innings but philander got nasty bounce and swing off this pitch. dhawan got out to a splendid delivery by philander. nothing in the pitch for spinners. steyn did not bowl up to his standards -- nothing to do with the pitch.

by goodcitizn Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:48 pm

nevada wrote:
confuzzled dude wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:Can you guys post a link to live streaming that works? TIA

Sorry GC that's Nevada's expertise and he is MIA.

GC, have you tried extracover.net?

Let me try that tomorrow. Any others? TIA

by Guest Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:51 pm

the emperor has no clothes. why is SA the no.1 test team? except for philander, no one bowled to the stumps! philander consistently bowled to line and length. all others consistently bowled way off stump. are you relying on your bowling skills or only on the batsmen's mistakes and your slip fielders? kallis should retire. jonty rhodes is no more (not sure is he is actually "no more;" was he in the propeller plane with cronje?) -- their fielding sucks now. and who are their batting legends? i don't se de kock here. i am asking these questions in a good faith as a novice. someone fill me in with the details. tbt?

by Guest Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:52 pm

goodcitizn wrote:
nevada wrote:
confuzzled dude wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:Can you guys post a link to live streaming that works? TIA

Sorry GC that's Nevada's expertise and he is MIA.

GC, have you tried extracover.net?

Let me try that tomorrow. Any others? TIA

yes i will look for any other sir. would you like some chai, biskoot while i keep you waiting? Smile

by Guest Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:56 pm

no bigger delight in indian test history that beating sa in sa. the days when allan donald humiliated us on their soil -- time for recompense. just win one test.

by nevada Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:02 pm

goodcitizn wrote:
nevada wrote:
confuzzled dude wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:Can you guys post a link to live streaming that works? TIA

Sorry GC that's Nevada's expertise and he is MIA.

GC, have you tried extracover.net?

Let me try that tomorrow. Any others? TIA

What time does the match start? I will try to watch it live tonight and post any good links that I find.

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