Black Caps v South Africa

[Bovidae]

Early wickets will be important as Miller is playing so SA bats much deeper than in game 1.

I'm sure the pitch will quicken up as well under the sun. Sodhi and Santner will be the keys during those middle overs as Tahir was expensive by his standards. Hopefully CdG and Neesham can bowl tightly as well.

[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!