*Official* South Africa in Pakistan Thread

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Without Bojé, SA have no quality spinner which worries me..

IMO they have had a very poor year by their standards and its getting worse, they certainly dont deserve to be challenging Australia for the number one spot... I dont know if its home advantage, but I would like to think SA would be beating Pakistan...

Keep in mind that these are ODI's, which generally means that the best team on the day will win. The Tests will IMO better reflect where South Africa stands.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Good to see Saqqy in there.

Pakistan 243/8 (50 overs)
(Yasir Hameed 72, Abdur Razzaq 46 not out)
(Makhaya Ntini 3/45, Robin Peterson 2/26)

South Africa 117/2 (21 overs)
(Graeme Smith 51, Jacques Kallis 49 not out)
(Shoaib/Razzaq one wicket each)

SA are well-placed, but they've been no stranger to collapse of late.

 

[Neil Pickup]

SA now 195/4 off 40 - 49 to win off the last ten.

Kallis 62, Rudolph 43*, Boucher 18*

Shoaib 2/27, Hafeez 1/20, Razzaq 1/27

Saqlain 7-0-43-0 (6nb)

 

[Neil Pickup]

And Shoaib makes a horrible mess of Boucher's stumps. 3/31

206/5 - 38 required from 8 overs.

Pollock in at 7 with Hall, Peterson, Nel and Ntini to come.

 

[Neil Pickup]

42.2 Shoaib Malik to Rudolph, OUT: flighted delivery, comes down the wicket and lofted it high in the air, two fielders under it and finally Razzaq comes with a brilliant catch.

South Africa 206/6, Partnership of 0
JA Rudolph c Abdul Razzaq b Shoaib Malik 46 (80b 3x4 0x6)
SM Pollock 0* (0b) Shoaib Malik 9.2-0-41-1 (1nb)

South Africa 207/6 - need 37 off 42 balls.

I think Pakistan have their noses in front now.

However, they've just taken Shoaib off for Hafeez which is interesting to say the least - I'd have kept him on to try and deliver the knockout blow rather than saving him for the death.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Hate to say I told you so, but...

Hall smites a Saqlain (8-0-52-0) long hop into the stands - 23 needed from five overs, Shoaib comes on, and they go off for bad light.

Quick bit of mental D/L - SA ought to win narrowly - 4 to 8 runs.

 

[marc71178]

Quick bit of mental D/L - SA ought to win narrowly

Good job they never had to work out how many they needed!

 

[Neil Pickup]

Thirteen runs in the end on D/L at that point. A bit off, but at least I got the right winner

And that's a shocker from Inzy in taking Shoaib off, IMO.

 

[Rik]

Inzi on a roll.

No pun intended? :rolleyes:

 

[gibbsnsmith]

lol

IMO it was a much better match than others in the series..

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

No pun intended? :rolleyes:

Completely intended.

 

[Yousuf_Youhana]

Youhana was stand in captain for Pak....inzy's got a hamstring injury...and was replaced by javed miandad's nephew..Faisal Iqbal

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Hidden somewhere underneath Hayden's innings and New Zealand's woes...

South Africa fight back to level the series at 2 apiece.

Cricket Web Match Report

 

[marc71178]

10-4-9-1 - again Pollock shows why he is the World's number 1!

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

It's a brand new series now.

I think that the momentum has shifted from Pakistan to South Africa and I will go so far as to tip them to win the series.

 

[marc71178]

Smith and Hall banned for last ODI - who will skipper?

Hall also has a 2 Test ban.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Smith and Hall banned for last ODI - who will skipper?

Gary Kirsten perhaps... or Mark Boucher.

Pollock?

 

[Craig]

Probably Boucher.

 

[gibbsnsmith]

South Africa have once more shown their inconsistency

and i dont think there should be much more crap on Pollock after that

 

[Mr. P]

Lunch Day one. South Africa are 145/2. Kallis has 27* and Kirsten has 46*. Gibbs and Smith weren't brilliant, but South Africa seem to have the upper hand. Sami and Kaneria have one wicket each.