India in South Africa (Six x ODI and Three x t20) February 2018

[TheParraboy]

Majority of these games are on quite late so one thread will be enough

No 1 ODI ranking on the line. Currently SA ahead by only 1 point

AB is out of the SA side for the first 3 ODIs at least
http://www.cricket.com.au/news/ab-d...-series-squads-preview-no1-ranking/2018-01-31


And its not a typo there is 6 x ODIs to be played. You would have thought they could have slotted the 4th test somewhere(which india pulled out of on boxing day) and cut back the ODI to 3.

In any case here they are

1st Feb 10pm
4th Feb 7pm
7th Feb 10pm
10th Feb 10pm
13th Feb 10pm
16 Feb 10pm

T20
18th Feb 1130pm
22nd Feb 300am
25th Feb 300am

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Should be a very good series.

Kohli is the difference in the 2 teams - of he's in form then India will just shade the hosts.

He's not good enough to bat at 8 but he's a helluva queller.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

I might Woakes up to watch these.

 

[Twizzle]

good call m8

 

[Bazal]

This series hinges on who bats number 8 for both sides.

 

[TheParraboy]

Some fun facts that will interest some of you

Lance Klusener batted at no 8 the most times in his career in ODI (36 innings)
His average is 58.66, S/R 92.30
Surely the best no8 of his generation yes?

In world cups (14 games) he averaged 124.00, S/R 121.17

 

[Bazal]

Some fun facts that will interest some of you

Lance Klusener batted at no 8 the most times in his career in ODI (36 innings)
His average is 58.66, S/R 92.30
Surely the best no8 of his generation yes?

In world cups (14 games) he averaged 124.00, S/R 121.17

Gee that's very close to being Woakes level

 

[ANTiLAG]

Some fun facts that will interest some of you

Lance Klusener batted at no 8 the most times in his career in ODI (36 innings)
His average is 58.66, S/R 92.30
Surely the best no8 of his generation yes?

In world cups (14 games) he averaged 124.00, S/R 121.17

Zulu was a heluva player at the 99 World Cup. Have you read Punter talk of his range hitting? Reckons Straya saw him doing it in 99 World Cup training, and they liked it so much - they subsequently brought it into their own training and still do it.

 

[jargan83]

Why are they even going to play this series, just get some Sabermetrics guys to simulate the game

 

[TheParraboy]

Gee that's very close to being Woakes level

Bit scary if Woakes is gonna do something similar in world cup to that of Zulu

Hopefully Poms batsmen put on big scores and don't get to se Woakes stide out to the centre, be safer that way for the opposition you would imagine?

 

[Bazal]

V-Rat is off the field hurt.

Sexual Harassment Pandya is being sexually harassed....

 

[Bazal]

Kedhar Jadhav should be banned from bowling for the sheer ugliness off his action....

 

[Twizzle]

decent innings from king Kholi to get his team home

still hate the prick tho

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Kohli > Tendulkar, therefore > Bradman.

I serious think Kohli has surpassed Tendulkar as the best Indian ODI batsman.

 

[TheParraboy]

Looks like India are gonna do to SA what poms did to us.

Though they didn’t need the services of the no8 bat. They didn’t need the no7 either.

Wow

 

[TheParraboy]

Markram the new Proteas captain after only 2 ODIs, starts tonight 700pm

faf and AB out injured

If it was just for a game or two, you give it to Amla or Duminy surely???


http://www.cricket.com.au/news/aide...essis-ab-de-villiers-finger-injury/2018-02-04

 

[Bazal]

Plenty of buzz around Markram as a future captain, why not I reckon.

 

[_snafu_]

Poor de Kock

 

[AlwaysGreen]

De Kock not up to it?

 

[Bazal]

Not really a captains shot there Markram