Proteas vs Zimbabwe: October 2010

[MickeyD]

Thank you Biff. Top SA scorer @ 3.60

It's good to see him playing freely!!!

 

[Creag]

Not our greatest performance in the field, but clinical batting. Could've chased down 200 easily the way they were going. Nice!

 

[MickeyD]

SA vs Zimbabwe: 2nd Pro20 International from Diamond Oval, Kimberley

SA team: Graeme Smith, Loots Bosman, JP Duminy, Colin Ingram, David Miller, Robin Petersen, Johan Botha (capt), Heino Kuhn (wk), Wayne Parnell, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Rusty Theron

 

[MickeyD]

Proteas 74-3 after 8.2 overs
(Smith 46)

 

[MickeyD]

Proteas 150-4 after 17 overs
(Duminy 56*, Smith 46, Miller 25)

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

I don't like this batting lineup. Robin Peterson in at 6 means that we don't bat very deep.

 

[MickeyD]

I don't like this batting lineup. Robin Peterson in at 6 means that we don't bat very deep.

He opens the batting for the Cobras in T20 and OD'ers...

What gets me is the number of left handers!

 

[MickeyD]

Proteas 194-6 after 20 overs
(Duminy 96*, Smith 46, Miller 25)

 

[MickeyD]

Proteas 194-6 after 20 overs
(Duminy 96*, Smith 46, Miller 25)

Zimbabwe 186-7 off 20 overs
(Taylor 59, Chibhabha 59)

SA win by 8 runs and win the Pro20 series 2-0.

 

[Stephen]

Bit to close, but Zimbabwe is improving, as shown by these results

http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/452146.html

http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/452149.html

Coveniently certain people like JK8 and the like disappeared when the above happened

 

[sand_man]

Coveniently certain people like JK8 and the like disappeared when the above happened

hahaha JK8 didn't have much choice. He's been banned... Great to see JP get some runs. Keep his detractors quiet for 20 minutes...

 

[stefan9]

Good performance from the boys. Zim batted well and I am still a bit worried about our bowling but overall it was a good outing.

 

[MickeyD]

Parnell is not fully fit yet.
Dale Steyn, Morne/Albie Morkel and Kallis must return.

 

[stefan9]

Parnell is not fully fit yet.
Dale Steyn, Morne/Albie Morkel and Kallis must return.

He isn't match fit. Its only his third game since his comeback. Played one four day game for ep in the amateur league and these 2 20/20 games. Kallis maybe back but I don't think they will risk steyn or morkel.

 

[MickeyD]

Thing is that they must bet Steyn and the 2 Morkels (+ Kallis) onto the park as we leave for Pakistan in a few weeks time.

 

[stefan9]

Thing is that they must bet Steyn and the 2 Morkels (+ Kallis) onto the park as we leave for Pakistan in a few weeks time.

There is no reason to risk them for the zim odi's. We know what steyn,morne and kallis can do. Much for important to have them fit for the tests vs pakistan and india and the wc.

Albie will be fit for the odi's vs zim.

 

[MickeyD]

Ist ODI: South Africa vs Zimbabwe OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein

SA 133-1 after 20 overs
(Amla 75*, Ingram 28*)

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

And who said that Amla wasn't suited to ODIs? 86 runs at a strike rate of 130

 

[MickeyD]

SA 172-1 after 27 overs
(Amla 96*, Ingram 46*)

 

[MickeyD]

SA 279-4 after 43 overs
(Amla 110, Ingram 102*)

Ingram - 100 on debut!