Black Caps v South Africa

[Virgil]

Not having ABdV with 100 runs to get off 12 overs will be important too
Great batsman but I dont want that fluffybunny around at the end during final overs.

[Chris B.]

Very nice ball from Timmy to get Amla. Bowls from wide on the crease full and angling toards leg - but some late swing and he's caught in "two man's land".

[Chris B.]

And another very nice ball from CdGh goes straight through Faf. Looked like it was swinging away and then nipped in off the seam. Very deceptive.

[Virgil]

ABdV doesn't like bating too early does he.

[Chris B.]

@Virgil said in Black Caps v South Africa:

ABdV doesn't like bating too early does he.

I guess he plans not to get out so doesn't want to do all the work.

Jimmy's third over is one too many.

[Chris B.]

On the plus side, we've got the 5th bowler out the way early today - 20 overs bowled and Neesh/Kane/CdGh have bowled 10 for 46.

We're going to need the specialist spinners to take control - otherwise CdGh is going to have to bowl more.

So far, Ish is not looking unplayable and is getting knocked around pretty easily. 14 off his first two overs.

[Chris B.]

Santner sucks Duminy down the pitch - beats him with bounce, I think - and grabs a stumping!

108/3

[Chris B.]

Kane brings back Boult for an over and de Kock has a brainfade and smacks it down Neesham's throat 124/4. Big wicket!

[ACT Crusader]

Massive wicket. I thought the Saffas were in cruise mode with 2 down and the scoreboard clicking over nicely at above 4.5 an over. But two quick wickets and a couple of fresh batsmen has us back in it. Two dangerous batsmen in here though!

[Baron Silas Greenback]

Love the dartboard design with the mowing.

[MN5]

With all the expertise and knowledge of someone who watched our entire innings on Match tracker I gotta say surely in this day and age 289 with only four down is waaaaayyyyyy too small a total....

But in saying that go hard boys!

[Chris B.]

Probably is when the opposition have ABdV at the wicket. You've got to get him out or you're going to lose. But this isn't a complete road.

Paying the price a bit for Broom's cheap dismissal - held off our charge for a few more overs and then we didn't get any massive overs to get us over 310.

[Cyclops]

Shit captaincy looks easy with a bloke like Boult around. Looks like the saffers are getting on top? Bring Boult back to grab a key wicket

[Virgil]

Yup, and to think it was barely 2 years ago most were doubting his role with the white ball

[Chris B.]

Needed to take that catch though! Turning into a nailbiter that we should win, but mightn't!

[Virgil]

Yeah. Bit shit now

[Virgil]

Fucking blowing it

[Virgil]

Got em piss off!!

[Chris B.]

Great over by Boult

15 needed off the last. Phehlekwayo on strike.

Don't bowl a pile of shit Tim. Leg stump yorkers!

[Chris B.]

And Timmy is good enough!!! Or more to the point - Phehlekwayo isn't. Decides to take it all on his own shoulders and can't get more than a single of any of the first four, so declines them all and "concedes" the match.

We get there, but it should have been more comfortable after AB and Morris went.