***Official*** South Africa in New Zealand 2012

[KiWiNiNjA]

De Lange's playing after only one previous T20 match. Is SA full one experimenting or what? Simon Doull has called SA a bunch of bullies!

Doull, it rhymes with tool.

 

[Mike5181]

Awesome start

 

[Zinzan]

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Nice, so he's still a chance to return for the ODI's

 

[Jacknife]

Pitch looks an absolute beauty, big total I reckon today,

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

152km/h 2nd ball off about 5 paces.

That's gone. No need for the replay, stupid ump.

 

[_Ed_]

Flipping heck that bloke is quick.

Run out.

 

[Jacknife]

Awesome bit of fielding,

 

[BeeGee]

Awesome from AB.

 

[Jacknife]

Something about this bowler that reminds me of Flintoff a bit.

 

[_Ed_]

Four balls over 150 in that over. Crikey.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Something about this bowler that reminds me of Flintoff a bit.

Was Flintoff born in South Africa?

It's hard to tell these days.

 

[Jacknife]

Was Flintoff born in South Africa?

It's hard to tell these days.

Nah doesn't have the accent.

 

[BeeGee]

That was a really bad wicket for NZ. Kills their early momentum and slows the RR.

 

[Briony]

Maybe Doull and his commentary is just trying to stir SA up but they do seem most sanguine about the home team's chances. This attack might not be suited to T20s but could be a lot more challenging come to the tests, if it stays injury free and with the addiiton of Steyn. Tsotsobe is pretty friendly on this type of surface.

AB reminded everyone why he is such a loss in their outfield.

 

[BeeGee]

Four balls over 150 in that over. Crikey.

Most of them down the leg side. I hope he keeps bowling!

 

[Zinzan]

NZ can't afford to cruise along thinking 8 an over is going to be good, they'll need every bit of 200 here. Too many dots balls.

 

[Jacknife]

It's been a pretty dire start by all the seamers so far.

 

[Briony]

SA has bowled a lot of freebies on leg side and they're being taken advantage of atm. Parnell has some lively pace but strays too much, his batting has been more impressive than his bowling of late.

 

[BeeGee]

Another McCullum patented charge and heave. I wish he'd put that "shot" away.

 

[Briony]

This ground is obscenely small!