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Cut n paste from the INTL cricket thread seeing you want to provide your own for this test series.
1st Test[edit]2nd Test[edit]3rd Test[edit]
India 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Mayank Agarwal, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Hanuma Vihari, 7 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Ravindra Jadeja, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Mohammed ShamiFaf du Plessis said South Africa were thinking of playing five bowlers, which might send Quinton de Kock up to No. 6, and Theunis de Bruyn is likely to move up to No. 3.South Africa (probable XI) 1 Aiden Markram, 2 Dean Elgar, 3 Theunis de Bruyn, 4 Faf du Plessis (capt), 5 Temba Bavuma, 6 Quinton de Kock (wk), 7 Vernon Philander, 8 Keshav Maharaj, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Lungi Ngidi/Anrich Nortje/Senuran Muthusamy, 11 Dane PiedtSo Rohit will get a chance at opening. While this may work well in India, I am sure SENA bowlers will want a piece of him early.SA's team balance seems all wrong. They will desperately want some runs out of Vern, who has never, ever, hit a test century and only averages 24 with the bat.I think SA will get smashed. The indian team has batting to 9, test century makers to 9! Two of the best spinners to see, and Vihari to sub as a third option. Plus a middle order that has been firing back at home.
Notice Pant has been DROPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPED!
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The annihilation has begun. India 122/0.
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164/0 - Rohit and Agarwal now hitting 6's for fun. Rohit on 93 with 4 6's. But I still say, while this experiment may pay great retruns in Asia, when he goes to SENA, people will want a very large piece of him early.
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202/0.
Put a fork in this test, it looks done...
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South Africa are weakest theyve been in years and India are probably the strongest theyve been in years and playing at home. Id be surprised if this series doesnt end 3-0
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+xSouth Africa are weakest theyve been in years and India are probably the strongest theyve been in years and playing at home. Id be surprised if this series doesnt end 3-0 Even with Amla and AvdV - SA would be getting smashed here... - this is the same as the last tour. SA too inept in Asia...
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+x+xSouth Africa are weakest theyve been in years and India are probably the strongest theyve been in years and playing at home. Id be surprised if this series doesnt end 3-0 Even with Amla and AvdV - SA would be getting smashed here... - this is the same as the last tour. SA too inept in Asia... No quality spinner for SA Paddles, dishing up bread and butter stuff for the Indians. Rain the only hope for SA. If they lose 2-0 or 3-0 and NZ get up against England, big gap develops between NZ and SA. Australia V NZ won't affect NZ too much even if they lose 3-0, still be No 2. Funny thing is if NZ and England draw their series England move up to 3rd and Australia remain at 5th even winning 2-0 against Pakistan. And England have nothing presently without Anderson. That's the difference in being able to play in the sub continent. SA without ABdeV got spanked in Sri Lanka last year didn't even score 200 runs in total for one test, Barely got past 300 in the other. I'm waiting for SA to bat hopefully they may uncover someone who will step up, Bavuma? de Bruyn? I won't hold my breath but maybe. Pant was always going to be dropped, only has performed against Australia which is not becoming a hard thing to do in recent times.
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+x+x+xSouth Africa are weakest theyve been in years and India are probably the strongest theyve been in years and playing at home. Id be surprised if this series doesnt end 3-0 Even with Amla and AvdV - SA would be getting smashed here... - this is the same as the last tour. SA too inept in Asia... No quality spinner for SA Paddles, dishing up bread and butter stuff for the Indians. Rain the only hope for SA. If they lose 2-0 or 3-0 and NZ get up against England, big gap develops between NZ and SA. Australia V NZ won't affect NZ too much even if they lose 3-0, still be No 2. Funny thing is if NZ and England draw their series England move up to 3rd and Australia remain at 5th even winning 2-0 against Pakistan. And England have nothing presently without Anderson. That's the difference in being able to play in the sub continent. SA without ABdeV got spanked in Sri Lanka last year didn't even score 200 runs in total for one test, Barely got past 300 in the other. I'm waiting for SA to bat hopefully they may uncover someone who will step up, Bavuma? de Bruyn? I won't hold my breath but maybe. Pant was always going to be dropped, only has performed against Australia which is not becoming a hard thing to do in recent times. Hey guys I was remiss not posting this in the international thread. But looks like you are now embracing it. So I guess here it stays. Yes India look in ominous fettle. They are making one of the world's best attacks look like schoolboys. When a bloke who has played only 27 Tests since 2013 and has a reputation in white ball cricket such as Rohit Sharma..can make batting look like a picnic..then the Saffers are in big trouble. Just imagine what their specialists Kohli, Pujara and Rahane will do to this lame attack.
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+x+x+xSouth Africa are weakest theyve been in years and India are probably the strongest theyve been in years and playing at home. Id be surprised if this series doesnt end 3-0 Even with Amla and AvdV - SA would be getting smashed here... - this is the same as the last tour. SA too inept in Asia... No quality spinner for SA Paddles, dishing up bread and butter stuff for the Indians. Rain the only hope for SA. If they lose 2-0 or 3-0 and NZ get up against England, big gap develops between NZ and SA. Australia V NZ won't affect NZ too much even if they lose 3-0, still be No 2. Funny thing is if NZ and England draw their series England move up to 3rd and Australia remain at 5th even winning 2-0 against Pakistan. And England have nothing presently without Anderson. That's the difference in being able to play in the sub continent. SA without ABdeV got spanked in Sri Lanka last year didn't even score 200 runs in total for one test, Barely got past 300 in the other. I'm waiting for SA to bat hopefully they may uncover someone who will step up, Bavuma? de Bruyn? I won't hold my breath but maybe. Pant was always going to be dropped, only has performed against Australia which is not becoming a hard thing to do in recent times. Maharaj is fine. But not at the other end then no pressure. Anderson would suck in Aus. Eng is Archer in Aus. SA dropped spinners after the 1st test in 2018. Worst decision ever. Yeah agreed on SA batting noobs, though. You mean if England draw in NZ? I don't see that happening. Unless Archer and Anderson demolish us. Cos their batting won't.
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+x+x+x+xSouth Africa are weakest theyve been in years and India are probably the strongest theyve been in years and playing at home. Id be surprised if this series doesnt end 3-0 Even with Amla and AvdV - SA would be getting smashed here... - this is the same as the last tour. SA too inept in Asia... No quality spinner for SA Paddles, dishing up bread and butter stuff for the Indians. Rain the only hope for SA. If they lose 2-0 or 3-0 and NZ get up against England, big gap develops between NZ and SA. Australia V NZ won't affect NZ too much even if they lose 3-0, still be No 2. Funny thing is if NZ and England draw their series England move up to 3rd and Australia remain at 5th even winning 2-0 against Pakistan. And England have nothing presently without Anderson. That's the difference in being able to play in the sub continent. SA without ABdeV got spanked in Sri Lanka last year didn't even score 200 runs in total for one test, Barely got past 300 in the other. I'm waiting for SA to bat hopefully they may uncover someone who will step up, Bavuma? de Bruyn? I won't hold my breath but maybe. Pant was always going to be dropped, only has performed against Australia which is not becoming a hard thing to do in recent times. Maharaj is fine. But not at the other end then no pressure. Anderson would suck in Aus. Eng is Archer in Aus. SA dropped spinners after the 1st test in 2018. Worst decision ever. Yeah agreed on SA batting noobs, though. You mean if England draw in NZ? I don't see that happening. Unless Archer and Anderson demolish us. Cos their batting won't. India with only the one loss..Sharma (176) at lunch on second day. 1-324..Agarwal 138*
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+x+x+x+x+xSouth Africa are weakest theyve been in years and India are probably the strongest theyve been in years and playing at home. Id be surprised if this series doesnt end 3-0 Even with Amla and AvdV - SA would be getting smashed here... - this is the same as the last tour. SA too inept in Asia... No quality spinner for SA Paddles, dishing up bread and butter stuff for the Indians. Rain the only hope for SA. If they lose 2-0 or 3-0 and NZ get up against England, big gap develops between NZ and SA. Australia V NZ won't affect NZ too much even if they lose 3-0, still be No 2. Funny thing is if NZ and England draw their series England move up to 3rd and Australia remain at 5th even winning 2-0 against Pakistan. And England have nothing presently without Anderson. That's the difference in being able to play in the sub continent. SA without ABdeV got spanked in Sri Lanka last year didn't even score 200 runs in total for one test, Barely got past 300 in the other. I'm waiting for SA to bat hopefully they may uncover someone who will step up, Bavuma? de Bruyn? I won't hold my breath but maybe. Pant was always going to be dropped, only has performed against Australia which is not becoming a hard thing to do in recent times. Maharaj is fine. But not at the other end then no pressure. Anderson would suck in Aus. Eng is Archer in Aus. SA dropped spinners after the 1st test in 2018. Worst decision ever. Yeah agreed on SA batting noobs, though. You mean if England draw in NZ? I don't see that happening. Unless Archer and Anderson demolish us. Cos their batting won't. India with only the one loss..Sharma (176) at lunch on second day. 1-324..Agarwal 138* It's over. Put a fork in this one...
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Agarwal’s 161 NO has been a big contributor to a score of 2-371 for India.
What happened to the decent spinner SA had?
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Kohli out c & b Muthusamy the left handed finger spinner, extracting a bit of turn with one that kept low.
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This ground is very familiar having seen it pretty full
and noisy for test cricket. It doesn’t say which city though.
India 3-394.
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+xThis ground is very familiar having seen it pretty full and noisy for test cricket. It doesn’t say which city though. India 3-394. Visakhapatnum.
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+x+xThis ground is very familiar having seen it pretty full and noisy for test cricket. It doesn’t say which city though. India 3-394. Visakhapatnum. Tea score 5-450. India a minimum 550 from here. Agarwal having fun out there. Made the Saffer spinners look second rate. This deck makes our roads look like a sticky wicket.
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+xKohli out c & b Muthusamy the left handed finger spinner, extracting a bit of turn with one that kept low. India's strong middle order.. Kohli, Pujara and Rahane.. contributing a mere 41 runs.
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+x+xKohli out c & b Muthusamy the left handed finger spinner, extracting a bit of turn with one that kept low. India's strong middle order.. Kohli, Pujara and Rahane.. contributing a mere 41 runs. Surprising! India now 7-502. I think the Indian spinners will get enough out of this wicket to worry S African batsmen. Declaration from India at this score.
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+x+xKohli out c & b Muthusamy the left handed finger spinner, extracting a bit of turn with one that kept low. India's strong middle order.. Kohli, Pujara and Rahane.. contributing a mere 41 runs. Forgetting several hours were lost yesterday.. so Kohli had no choice but to declare. India will have 20 overs at the Saffers before stumps.
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How odd. An Indian fielder actually on his knees. Never seen that before.
Ashwin bowls Markram thru the gate. Move your feet man.
Ashwin does what he does best on his decks. Saffers 3-39 at stumps.
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+xHow odd. An Indian fielder actually on his knees. Never seen that before. Ashwin bowls Markram thru the gate. Move your feet man. Ashwin does what he does best on his decks. Saffers 3-39 at stumps. Du Plessis and Edgar keeping the Saffers in the game.. just.
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+x+xHow odd. An Indian fielder actually on his knees. Never seen that before. Ashwin bowls Markram thru the gate. Move your feet man. Ashwin does what he does best on his decks. Saffers 3-39 at stumps. Du Plessis and Edgar keeping the Saffers in the game.. just. Edgar may not get all that many centuries. But when he does it usually when the Saffers most need one. I admire his grit.
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Hello has everyone gone walkabout?
Not getting too carried away by the Saffers reply. They did show good resolve. The bottom line is there are no demons in this deck as proven by a rather ineffectual display by Ashwin and Jadeja on day three. But expect this road to start crumbling and offer variable bounce and turn on the last day and a half.. and the Saffers will have to bat last.
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+x+xHello has everyone gone walkabout? Not getting too carried away by the Saffers reply. They did show good resolve. The bottom line is there are no demons in this deck as proven by a rather ineffectual display by Ashwin and Jadeja on day three. But expect this road to start crumbling and offer variable bounce and turn on the last day and a half.. and the Saffers will have to bat last. India had little trouble setting the Saffers around 400 to win. By stumps they were already one down. Saffers need 384 on the final day. Two overs gone and two wickets also. The worst possible start for a side trying to save face by drawing the game. To be fair Bavuma got an old fashioned guzunda.
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+x+x+xHello has everyone gone walkabout? Not getting too carried away by the Saffers reply. They did show good resolve. The bottom line is there are no demons in this deck as proven by a rather ineffectual display by Ashwin and Jadeja on day three. But expect this road to start crumbling and offer variable bounce and turn on the last day and a half.. and the Saffers will have to bat last. India had little trouble setting the Saffers around 400 to win. By stumps they were already one down. Saffers need 384 on the final day. Two overs gone and two wickets also. The worst possible start for a side trying to save face by drawing the game. To be fair Bavuma got an old fashioned guzunda. 6-50. Over by lunch?
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+x+x+x+xHello has everyone gone walkabout? Not getting too carried away by the Saffers reply. They did show good resolve. The bottom line is there are no demons in this deck as proven by a rather ineffectual display by Ashwin and Jadeja on day three. But expect this road to start crumbling and offer variable bounce and turn on the last day and a half.. and the Saffers will have to bat last. India had little trouble setting the Saffers around 400 to win. By stumps they were already one down. Saffers need 384 on the final day. Two overs gone and two wickets also. The worst possible start for a side trying to save face by drawing the game. To be fair Bavuma got an old fashioned guzunda. 6-50. Over by lunch? Is the ball playing tricks off the cracks? Reckon Kohli sensed that when Bavuma fell to that low one. I said at the time it hit a crack.
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+x+x+x+x+xHello has everyone gone walkabout? Not getting too carried away by the Saffers reply. They did show good resolve. The bottom line is there are no demons in this deck as proven by a rather ineffectual display by Ashwin and Jadeja on day three. But expect this road to start crumbling and offer variable bounce and turn on the last day and a half.. and the Saffers will have to bat last. India had little trouble setting the Saffers around 400 to win. By stumps they were already one down. Saffers need 384 on the final day. Two overs gone and two wickets also. The worst possible start for a side trying to save face by drawing the game. To be fair Bavuma got an old fashioned guzunda. 6-50. Over by lunch? Is the ball playing tricks off the cracks? Reckon Kohli sensed that when Bavuma fell to that low one. I said at the time it hit a crack. Saffers choked big time.
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