Proteas tour to Zimbabwe: Aug-Sep 2014

[Hectic]

83/3

 

[satanboy]

Aus 144/8
38th over

 

[Creag]

Australia being owned in this match so far - 144/8

 

[NeonNinja]

Christ. Shame.

 

[MickeyD]

Aus 154/8 (42 ov)

 

[Garson007]

The fat lady hasn't sung yet.

 

[MickeyD]

Should have brought back the quickies (Steyn) to mop up the tail - 5 overs ago!

 

[mercurial]

Ffs. Should have bowled these kants out for 150. Now we're gonna chase 200. Ffs.

 

[Creag]

It looks like a good game developing here. Small totals often develop fierce competition. That said, this partnership is critical to the outcome. Crossing fingers and everything else I can cross o'er here

 

[MickeyD]

Win by 8 wickets...

stuff the Aussies. wish we have the DRS here as I don't want the umpires to cheat us here as well.

 

[OGroteKoning]

This is not a difficult game to win. The pitch looks tame and # and dP going well. We Skype win this with at least 2 overs to spare

 

[ZCFOutkast]

QdK has scored 1,2&7 in his last 3 innings. He's faced Australia 3 times, and failed 3 times, all in Southern Africa.

Bulawayo wickets were very flat and he got starts and a couple of half centuries. That and the fact that he did well against India, suggests a very strong liking for medium seam bowling. Falling twice aginst Maxwell suggests a weakness against offspin.

During the World Cup I'd say tactically they have him covered now - raw pace+offspin! Remember my comment.

 

[Creag]

The luck seems to be with the Saffers today

 

[Creag]

Really good crowd in for the final. Especially a good effort seeing as their team are not playing. Kudos to Zim for making the atmosphere such a great one.

 

[Creag]

Parnell in at 4? :wtf:

Edit:

Smith to Amla, OUT, whoa!! What have you done Amla! It's a long hop wide outside off, short and spinning away, and all Amla can do is slap it straight to the hands of cover..Big big break for Australia

HM Amla c Bailey b Smith 51 (75b 2x4 0x6) SR: 68.00

Long hop, yes, but the ball was turning a long way. Loss of concentration by the mighty # earns the Aussies a chance. But to send in the all rounder?

Can only surmise that this is all about giving Parnell some time in the middle with the bat.

113/2 with Faf still there on 54.

 

[ZCFOutkast]

Very ripe conditions for the customary Proteas choke. Enough runs and time for it to happen.

Interesting theory from Gaurav

Parnell has come out before AB to let Faf get to his century. If AB came out now, the game would be over in 12 overs tops

 

[Unhappy438]

Parnell thinks hes playing a test game at this stage.

 

[sand_man]

Very ripe conditions for the customary Proteas choke. Enough runs and time for it to happen.

Interesting theory from Gaurav

Yip, Parnell sent in early to give Australia a chance?

 

[Creag]

Parnell thinks hes playing a test game at this stage.

He was also bloody lucky not to be given to the LBW appeal. If I was calling that, I'd have given him out. Eedjit!

 

[Unhappy438]

He was also bloody lucky not to be given to the LBW appeal. If I was calling that, I'd have given him out. Eedjit!

Yup, sending him in has made no sense.