South Africa has posted a challenging score first up at the Wanderers, in the first of three ODI's against India. Typically, the "Bullring" delivered spectacular batting displays, especially from openers Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla who recorded a first wicket stand of more than 150 runs, before Amla lost his wicket. Young, but extremely talented De Kock became the first South African to score two ODI centuries before turning 21. He went on to record his highest ODI score to date (135) and fully entertained a packed Wanderers stadium. hitting the Indian bowlers at will to all corners of the Wanderers oval.
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Thursday, 5 December 2013
South Africa vs India Update: First ODI from Wanderers, Johannesburg
Information/reports supplied by http://m4.cricbuzz.com
Teams:
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma
South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers(c), Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Ryan McLaren, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Dhoni: 'We are looking to bowl first, we have still not figured out how to bowl with a wet ball. We have made the most of whatever practise we could manage. Most of the players have played in such conditions before, this will give a lot of exposure for our youngsters. We are looking forward to a nice contest. Same team that we played in the last match against West Indies.'
India have won the toss and have opted to field
Pitch report:
'There is a good grass covering on the pitch. It is a kind of wicket that one might expect in a Test match. There will be a bit of movement for the fast bowlers. The captain winning the toss will definitely like to bowl first and restrict the opposition to a low total', reckons Shaun Pollock.
Team News:
The South African team has received a big boost with news emerging that Steyn and Kallis have been declared fit for the opening ODI after recovering from minor injuries. With both these seniors returning, all-rounder Ryan McLaren, despite being South Africa's highest wicket-taker this year, may find himself out of the eleven. Meanwhile, India are unlikely to make too many changes to the team that played against West Indies. However, Umesh Yadav, considering his pace and the South African conditions, might get to play ahead of Mohit Sharma.
Preview by Gokul Gopal
MS Dhoni reckoned that board politics and the shortened South Africa tour will not lead to any tension on the field but India will face some heat and are likely to be welcomed by a hostile crowd at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg when they take on the hosts in the first of the three One-Dayers. The top-ranked ODI side will be looking to further strengthen their position at the top of the table and register their first series win in South Africa. Meanwhile, the Proteas, who are currently ranked fifth, will be aiming for a clean-sweep that will help them move up to the third spot along with England.
Head to head:
South Africa, who have played 67 ODIs against India so far, have won 40 times and lost 25 games while two matches yielded no results. This puts the Proteas' win percentage against India at 59.70 while it gets even better for South Africa at home. With 19 wins and 5 losses out of the 25 games at home against India, South Africa's win percentage is an impressive 76.
Numbers of Note:
11: The number of runs Graeme Smith requires to reach the mark of 7000 in ODI cricket. He will become the third South African with 7000 or more in case he gets the required number of runs.
5: The number of wickets R Ashwin needs to reach the mark of 100 ODI wickets. In case he gets five or more in this game, he will become the joint fourth fastest Indian along with Javagal Srinath to the 100-wicket mark.
3: The number of dismissals MS Dhoni needs to get to the 300-dismissals mark. He will become the first Indian and the fourth player to do so in case he gets the required number of dismissals.
Quotes:
I have had a look at the wicket and there's a lot of grass on it. It hasn't seen a lot of sun yet. But it should play the same over the course of 100 overs. Whether we bat first or second, or bowl first or second, I am not too fussed about that: AB de Villiers.
What we have seen in ODIs here is that the pitches provide something for the fast bowlers but at the same time, if you are a batsman who likes the ball coming on to the bat, this is the place to play. Johannesburg can be a high-scoring venue: MS Dhoni.
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
South Africa vs India - 3rd ODI, Newlands, Cape Town - Winning the toss is important!!
The series is poised at 1-1 a piece, which makes this 3rd ODI between South Africa and India a must win for both teams, especially with only 2 games remaining after today.
It was reported that Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat, something I predicted both captains would do after winning the toss. The team batting first always has an advantage at Newlands. Batting at night is never easy when chasing a very competitive score. South Africa, with debut-ant Faf du Plessis included in the team and who I expect will bat at number six, in place of David Miller, was the only change to the team who lost by one run on Sunday.
The first ball will be bowled soon and I wish our boys all the best. Send us your predictions for tonights game?The weather is perfect and ideal for an excellent game which a packed house at Newlands surely will enjoy...enjoy it everybody!
Follow Live Scoring of this game at - http://www.supersport.com/cricket
It was reported that Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat, something I predicted both captains would do after winning the toss. The team batting first always has an advantage at Newlands. Batting at night is never easy when chasing a very competitive score. South Africa, with debut-ant Faf du Plessis included in the team and who I expect will bat at number six, in place of David Miller, was the only change to the team who lost by one run on Sunday.
The first ball will be bowled soon and I wish our boys all the best. Send us your predictions for tonights game?The weather is perfect and ideal for an excellent game which a packed house at Newlands surely will enjoy...enjoy it everybody!
Follow Live Scoring of this game at - http://www.supersport.com/cricket
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