India tour of South Africa, 2018

[sand_man]

I saw a stat recently, of India's away form vs home. They've won like 1/17 on the road!! Shocking!!

 

[Drifter]

What the actual fahrk??

Philander to Pujara, no run, whispers sweet nothings to the off stump as it goes by! It's only an inch between the ball and the bail. Seductive sh*t. Pujara allows the romance by leaving a good length ball, which to be honest, pitched a good distance outside off and suddenly bounds in towards its love

 

[Agent_Smith]

What the actual fahrk??

Lol. Is Christian Grey doing commentary (on Cricinfo I assume)?

 

[Dan C]

12 a nice number, my prediction South Africa 70-2 stumps day one.

10 to go ....

 

[DanDango]

Philander 7-6-1-1 WOW

 

[Creag]

Big moments in the match:

Ngidi to Pujara, no run, full and straight, 138 kph, beaten on the inside edge, a bit of an appeal from South Africa. Hit both pads, first the front, and then onto the back. That could not have been going over. Waiting for HawkEye. Three reds on HawkEye, a review would have had Pujara

Ngidi to Pujara, no run, there it is. A 50-ball 0 from Pujara. Full delivery outside off, defended

Rabada to Kohli, no run, dropped by Philander. A nicely-directed bouncer on off, Kohli pulls but he is too quick through thge ball. He was waiting for that, all he can do is toe-end it away to Philander at wide mid-off. He gets across, dives but the ball somehow evades him. Rabada cannot believe it, Kohli isn't sure how he was so early through it. Massive moment in the gap, if there was one fielder Kohli wanted that to go to

 

[Arthur]

Philander 7-6-1-1 WOW

... and the rare dropped catch, poor chap.

 

[Dan C]

breaking news: Pujara has got off the mark

1 off 54 balls

 

[Agent_Smith]

Oh crap, you seldom drop Kohli and not pay for it...

 

[Creag]

I'm going walkabout now. When I get back... wickets please

 

[Creag]

Lunch. 45/2 in 27 overs. Could have been 3 down. Pity.

Over rate is going to be a problem. Again.

 

[Ho3n3r]

I'm going walkabout now. When I get back... wickets please

It's lunch now.

 

[Creag]

It's lunch now.

It wasn't when I went walkabout. Just looking for things to jinx the batsmen

 

[Creag]

Pujara playing to be there on day 5 not out. I admire that.

 

[Arthur]

At this rate he'll reach a century of balls for 10 runs.

 

[Arthur]

oh well, he just knocked a four

 

[Polymathic]

I think it's time to put in some part timers to disrupt the batmens flow

 

[Agent_Smith]

Feck. Second life for Kohli, thanks to AB of all people!

 

[Neoprod]

The way it's going, I'll pitch up at the ground on Friday to find Pujara still in.

 

[Dan C]

Lungi Ngidi to Kohli, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!