The curator at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior has promised another track full of runs.
Match coverage by Supersport 2 starts at 10:30
The series opener in Jaipur shouldn’t have got so close. Ashish Nehra should have been bowled off the penultimate ball of the innings. India’s total, as a result of that freakish incident – when the ball deflected off the stumps – should have been four runs less. India’s bowlers shouldn’t have allowed the South African tail to put their specialist batsmen to shame. A more conclusive camera angle/replay would have determined whether Sachin Tendulkar legitimately saved the boundary in the final over. All these significant incidents proved the difference between an Indian win and any other result.
The South Africans would no doubt have debated these ifs and buts after that game. Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell scripted a near-Houdini act but it couldn’t hide what was otherwise an unflattering batting performance, Jacques Kallis excepted. It was puzzling why they omitted their in-form player Hashim Amla – not the most well-known limited-overs player around but one who adds glue to the top order. South Africa missed him and could sacrifice one of the openers for him. They have to get their combination right because another defeat will render the series lost and the final ODI a dead rubber.
India won the first game by one run. The game was in the balance until the last ball. Heroic batting by Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell brought South Africa back into the game after they looked well and truly beaten. One can only wish for another humdinger, and hopefully South Africa can win this game to keep the 3 match series alive.
Match played at Gwalior
Teams
India squad
MS Dhoni*†, R Ashwin, RA Jadeja, KD Karthik, V Kohli, P Kumar, A Mishra, AM Nayar, A Nehra, YK Pathan, SK Raina, V Sehwag, S Sreesanth, SR Tendulkar, S Tyagi
South Africa squad
JH Kallis*, HM Amla, LL Bosman, J Botha, MV Boucher†, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, HH Gibbs, CK Langeveldt, JA Morkel, M Morkel, WD Parnell, AN Petersen, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe, RE van der Merwe
89 gbs
We need all the help we can get !!!
bdb
Maar jy loop darem vandag oor van die optimisme he ? 😆
92: bly jy het dit raak gesien. Hoop net die choker-blommetjies verloor ordentlik, nie weer met 1 of 2 lopies nie. 😉
He he he
Kom Gibbs !!! If someone can then Herchelle’s the man !!!
Klap hulle !!!
ok, i dont really believe we’ll get close to this one
but
what the heck … if there are people stupid enough to support the bulls
…
then i can be stupid enough to support the blommetjies!!!
gooooooooooooooooooo blommetjies … moer hulle!!
#shouldve been … close to winning this one!!
96: die kanse dat ons hierdie een gaan wen, is omtrent so min as wat die Stormers hul laaste ligawedstryd gaan wen …
He he he
17 na 2 overs…
Intensies is ten minste daar…
99: stadig met daai biere, Blouste, anners gaan jy nie die einde sien nie.
come-on gibsy … laat blou_deurmekaar_bliksem sy woorde eet!!
Daar k@k Gibbs…
ag nee flok
kyk hoe jinx ek die man nou!!
bdb…
Ek kan maar gooi, glo nie die einde is so ver nie… 🙁
blouste @ 102
stadig met daai biere bru
jy vloek nou al deur jou vingers!!
103: 🙂
bdb @ 106
djy bloubul waa’voor smile djy?
Jy sien Ash…
Jy praat net oor iets dan verander dit in :poop: 😆
Nou is nie een van die manne wat destyds gehelp het om die rekord op te stel, daar nie (Smith en Gibbs).
107: Staan hier in die Bulle se trofeekas.
bdb @ 109
moenie liegie
boucher wat die wenlopies geslaan het, is nog daar!!
kallis ook
dink nie enigeen van die ander was daar nie
dink ou steyn was daai tyd inni krieket wildernis, nie seker nie!!
get off 111 quick
Asgat…
Posop, jy’s oppie Nelson… 😯
4 man
blouste
maar julle’t mos darem nou al gesorg dat ons telling verby dit skuif!!
hmmm, seems like the guys are having a go at the score … watch india fold under the pressure if we get close!!
@114 Ash….dankie tog iemand is wakker….dis weer die Sharks wat alles red. 🙂
Hulle kolf heeltemal te vinnig, hulle gaan die rekord mis as hul so aangaan.
@115 Ash….I’m at graft…I cant see the game, I’ll catch the highlights tonight.
bdb @ 117
lol
4man
hmmmmmmmm … ag ok!!
nog net 355 lopies om te gaan …
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