***Official*** India in South Africa 2017/18

[SeamUp]

Will India still be batting?

You should be the Proteas psychologist

 

[Contra]

Ashwin!

 

[SeamUp]

First test wicket in SA.

 

[Black_Warrior]

First wicket in South Africa

 

[Cow]

ashwin has a face for radio.

I think both teams will be reasonably happy with the score.

 

[oblongballs]

Most people seem to think this is a decent score against a very good attack who have bowled well. The balls 68 overs old and still seaming about. All the batsmen got good nuts so hats off to india. S.a could still get over 300 before declaring so i'd say their pretty much on par atm

Some of the positions the batsmen got themselves into were horrendous. And it's a decent attack from India, nothing special about bowlers averaging 30-40, so a batting line up should do better than this really.

That's not to negate a good bowling pitch but it puts the saffers fall from their ATG side into perspective.

 

[kykweer.proteas]

Oh yes please make steyn angry.

 

[Stefan9]

Why does kohli have a long off for ashwin when bowling to Steyn & morkel?

As for score think its par on here.

 

[CricAddict]

30-40? That's wrong.

 

[Black_Warrior]

If you've lost the toss and bowled out the opposition on Day 1, you should be pretty happy. South Africa might have wanted a total around the 350 mark, however if you gave them 280 at 12/3, they'd take it. Basically an excellent day of cricket for us fans

 

[Black_Warrior]

Quick question, why is Ashwin playing if he is only going to bowl 5 overs?

This is Day 1.

 

[vcs]

Hope this is not like the first match against Pakistan in 2013. One of my favorite Steyn spells, that one.

 

[Contra]

It's disgusting how Kohli literally has his hands on his knees while slip fielding. Get in position you dumbass

 

[Tom Flint]

Some of the positions the batsmen got themselves into were horrendous. And it's a decent attack from India, nothing special about bowlers averaging 30-40, so a batting line up should do better than this really.

That's not to negate a good bowling pitch but it puts the saffers fall from their ATG side into perspective.

Even atg sides are allowed to be bowled out for 300. Especially on a seaming pitch

 

[Black_Warrior]

Shami today has been Rahat Ali. Bowled really well in docile pitches in India but now that he has found a helpful pitch, struggled with his length.

 

[Himannv]

Why does kohli have a long off for ashwin when bowling to Steyn & morkel?

As for score think its par on here.

Considering their start, I think South Africa will be happy with this. They should just smash their way to 300 somehow and bowl a few late overs at India if they can.

 

[Motorwada]

30-40? That's wrong.

???

both bhuvi/ash average 25-26. shami is just 30.

 

[vcs]

C'mon Bumrah, you were supposed to knock over the tail..

 

[Spark]

Seriously I find it completely hilarious that Steyn has decided to straight up copy Smith's technique

 

[Contra]

Get Bhuvi on! And honestly does Steyn really want to be batting rather than bowling right now? Throw your wicket away and get the ball in the hand you beast.