India vs "Rest of South Africa" - Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom

[Wanderer]

Originally Posted by gibbs fan

all of them were selected purely on form

I have to disagree. These guys weren't all selected purely on form. If that was the case, this side would have had a slightly different look to it...

[Wanderer]

316/7. Not a bad score at the end of the day considering the top order's failure. I am sure it was Ganguly's batting that settled Pathan and Harbhajan. Very well played 111* by Pathan.

Be interesting to see when India declare. Get the RoSA side in and let the bowlers have a good run...and then try and get some more batting practice for the top order.

[vvvrulz]

Originally Posted by Wanderer

I have to disagree. These guys weren't all selected purely on form.

Absolutely, otherwise we would have seen Gautam Gambhir in the team.

[Wanderer]

Originally Posted by vvvrulz

Absolutely, otherwise we would have seen Gautam Gambhir in the team.

And why, pray tell, was he NOT selected?

[Wanderer]

Indians declared then on that overnight score of 316/7.

Already they have the RoSA in a spot of bother on 31/3. Zaheer seems to be keeping the form he had during the ODI's. He got Peterson and Duminy.

New ball does a little bit.

[Django]

In this series so far, Indian bowling has performed quite well. It is the batting which is a problem.

[Wanderer]

Aye, with the new ball yes.

In this particular game, Sreesanth could have given Zaheer a little more support. He's going at over 6 an over, while ZK has only gone for less than 3, and taken 2 wickets.

Pathan has now replaced Sree, and conceded just 1 in his first over. ZK stil continues. One more wicket now, and the Indians can start their batting practice soon...A little bit of a tail for the RoSA side.

[Wanderer]

What a session for the Indian bowlers! What a collapse by the RoSA side...Like a house of cards they came a-tumbling down... 106/8 at lunch.

6 lbw's. And it could have been more. Just a couple more leg byes than they would have liked, I think, but a good performance still.

Now where is Jeff Dujon with his plumber jokes?...

[Wanderer]

138 all out. Dismal batting performance by the RoSA side...on the other hand, the Indians bowled very well, sharing the spoils amongst all 4, with Sreesanth getting 4 for 53.

Unfortunately for India, their second innings started off much the same as the first. Sehwag and Jaffer failing once again. (once too many I hear from some quarters)

31/2 at tea, Laxman and Tendulkar at the crease. Alfie Thomas got the 2 wickets.

[Django]

Even Sachin has failed once again - As I write this ganguly is gone for "duck".