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*Official* South Africa in New Zealand 2022
- Thread starter Heboric
- Start date
nzfan
International Vice-Captain
What about Ngidi? Why isn't he playing?
Yeah Mulder would have been very good on this track.
Dendarii
International Debutant
Back strain
StephenZA
Hall of Fame Member
Ngidi had a back strain apparently hence Stuurman playing.
And Mulder I want playing as the batting all rounder, 5th bowling option. He needs the game time to show his worth.
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Currently 1/1, on track for a century once South Africa drop him 99 times more.
nzfan
International Vice-Captain
I'm not sure about this short stuff to Nicholls when there's like 2 overs to go for the day. A slip and a gully, field spread.
Definitely not the best cricket I've seen South Africa play in NZ. Pretty undercooked in all departments.
Guess the hard MIQ worked in our favor.
Definitely not the best cricket I've seen South Africa play in NZ. Pretty undercooked in all departments.
Guess the hard MIQ worked in our favor.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Na, honestly batting last in NZ is usually best.
Dendarii
International Debutant
His playing the entire India series seemed to be an indication that they'd always go in with a spinner, even on notoriously spin-unfriendly pitches. So I don't get why they've done a turnaround now.
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
true except Neil is kiwi as bro
Athlai
Not Terrible
Yeah, don't play a spinner here lol
Athlai
Not Terrible
Such a brutal nationalist. If they decide they want to be a kiwi, then they're a kiwi.
Well the bowlers anyway. Their bats can stay Saffas
Flem274*
123/5
Must be all that CCP influence
Moss
International Vice-Captain
Quite the dream day for NZ, sort of a familiar template when playing at home but wouldn't have picked Henry to do the damage. Happy for him, he's had his days of hard luck in tests but today it all seemed to fall into place.
Great position to be in though with NZ's three best batsmen gone and the rest of the batting either unproven or flaky, South Africa aren't totally out of it. Lead of 200 should be the aim.
Great position to be in though with NZ's three best batsmen gone and the rest of the batting either unproven or flaky, South Africa aren't totally out of it. Lead of 200 should be the aim.
StephenZA
Hall of Fame Member
This is the limited thinking that needs to be gotten past. Maharaj has both in NZ and in Aus changed games with his spells. Not because of the pitch but because of the opposition. NZ and Aus players face good quality pace all the time, proper decent wiley spinners that they feel they must tonk of the boundary, not so much. Thus he creates opportunity and a change in pace from a bowling perspective when needed. And if you play Mulder you still end up with 4 decent fast bowlers. Its just a more balanced team overall.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Spinners average 64 at Hagley Oval.
StephenZA
Hall of Fame Member
I don't care about the avg I care about what he brings to the pace of the game and the opposition. He did well in NZ last time, at different venues, but those pitches where not turning square. It was his other skills and the opposition that got him the wickets. If he takes one wicket in 15 overs, but causes a bit of uncertainty such that it gets the pacers a wicket on the other end then he has done his job.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Maharaj won SA their last series here (2017) which was the last series NZ has lost at home.