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A J
A J
10:10 AM
IND vs SA 1st ODI
Playing condition revised due to rain.
the game will have 40 overs with 8 overs max per bowler
 
Paul White
Paul White
oh
 
A J
A J
India has won the toss and decided to, as usual, bowl first
It's the B side of India currently playing, not many big names.
 
Paul White
Paul White
What's the reason? Resting players for WC?
 
A J
A J
Although, this team has proved itself against WI and ZIM, but now they got a better opponent and a better team.
The other team is going to AUS for T20 CWC.
 
Paul White
Paul White
Oh I see
 
A J
A J
10:14 AM
so, they get enough time to get used to the conditions.
 
Paul White
Paul White
Good idea
 
A J
A J
It may not be an important series for IND, but it is for SA.
They are currently at #11 in the league table and if they don't make it to top 8, then they will have to play qualifiers for CWC 2023.
Interestingly, AFG is currently qualified for the CWC
 
Paul White
Paul White
Imagine SA having to play qualifiers!
 
A J
A J
Yeah, how this team came to this
They are not even in top 10
The defending champion is at #1 and the points are tied among 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
NZ is at #5
IND is #6
I guess IND's priorities are 2022 T20 CWC and 2023 WTC, rather than 2023 CWC.
Probably because they are automatically qualified being a host.
 
Paul White
Paul White
10:30 AM
AFG have only played 12 games as well
WI have a terrible record there
9 wins from 24 matches!
 
A J
A J
Yet they don't have to play qualifiers for now.
 
Paul White
Paul White
SA 4 wins from 13 - wow
 
A J
A J
What surprises me is that BAN and PAK are doing better than us
NZ and IND
 
Paul White
Paul White
Played more games though
 
A J
A J
Yep
As per the latest ICC rankings, ENG is on top, NZ is #2 and IND is #3
 
A J
A J
10:45 AM
SA 20/0 (6)
 
A J
A J
10:58 AM
Malan gets dropped by Gill
Two boundaries from Bishnoi's over
SA 41/0(10)
 
Paul White
Paul White
11:14 AM
SA 49/0 (12)
I don't plan to follow this game closely, since it's India's B team
 
A J
A J
Ohh
Malan caught by Iyer 22(42)
SA 49/1 (12.1)
Bishnoi gives 5 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 and then 5NB
Bishnoi 🙄 again
16 from the over
SA 65/1 (14)
 
Paul White
Paul White
yikes
 
A J
A J
11:30 AM
Thakur strikes again
Gets Bavuma 8(12)
SA 70/2 (15)
IND is going to play two warm-up games in T20I WC
17 Oct against AUS
19 Oct against NZ
 
Paul White
Paul White
Interesting
 
A J
A J
On popular demand of Rahul Dravid
Markram 🦆
Excellent ball there
Should have seen that spin
 
Paul White
Paul White
This game might be more interesting than I expected
 
A J
A J
SA 71/3 (16)
IND's B team is good too.
They give you surprises
SA 80/3 (18)
 
A J
A J
11:55 AM
SA 92/3 (20)
100 up for SA
Siraj another 🙄
SA 108/3 (22)
Bishnoi got too much hitting from de Kock and now he has his revenge
de Kock goes at 48(54), misses his fifty
SA 110/4 (22.2)
 
Paul White
Paul White
I was about to say de Kock needs to bat for a long time
 
A J
A J
12:10 PM
You jinxed it without saying? Wow! 😅😂
 
Paul White
Paul White
The power of the mind!
 
A J
A J
Must be a Jedi mind (Star Wars reference)
Miller is off and running
Miller hits first six of the inning
 
A J
A J
12:35 PM
SA 146/4 (28)
150 up for SA
50 partnership up for Klassen and Miller with a six
SA 164/4 (30)
SA 179/4 (32)
3rd powerplay in effect
 
A J
A J
1:02 PM
Both players are at 48 having hit 4 4s and a six each
 
Paul White
Paul White
Good recovery. They're going along quite well now
 
A J
A J
240-250 seems probable if both players continue
50 up for Miller
50 up for Klassen as well
200 up for SA
Klassen six
12 from the over
207/4 (36)
Partnership: 100(84)
SA 215/4 (37)
Siraj drops Klassen
And now Bishnoi drops Miller
16 from the over
SA 231/4 (38)
SA 240/4 (39)
SA 249/4 (40)
 
A J
A J
1:48 PM
End of the inning
 
Paul White
Paul White
Ha! I forgot it was only 40 overs LOL
Good estimate by you
46 mins ago, by A J
240-250 seems probable if both players continue
 
A J
A J
Gill and Dhawan will open
Now both cannot be 🦆
Back to back singles
 
Paul White
Paul White
Parnell 🙄
 
A J
A J
2:05 PM
Gill goes at 3(7)
 
Paul White
Paul White
Oh dear
Out of practice?
 
A J
A J
Perhaps
2 back to back maidens
Hattrick of maiden overs
Dhawan goes at 4(16)
IND - 8/2 (5.1) RRR 6.95
 
Paul White
Paul White
2:43 PM
Think I'll go to sleep
 
A J
A J
Perhaps a good idea
 
A J
A J
3:00 PM
IND - 45/2 (15) RRR 8.2
Gaikwad stumped at 19(42)
Kishan goes at 20(37)
IND - 76/4 (20) RRR 8.7
 
A J
A J
3:38 PM
100 up for IND
 
A J
A J
3:51 PM
50 up for Iyer
He goes at the same score 50(37)
IND 118/5 (26.4) RRR 9.9
 
A J
A J
4:18 PM
IND - 145/5 (30) RRR 10.5
150 up for IND
 
A J
A J
4:34 PM
50 partnership up for Thakur and Samson
50 up for Samson
200 up for IND
Thakur goes at 33(31)
IND - 211/6 (37.3) RRR 15.9
Kuldeep Yadav 🥇🦆
IND - 213/7 (38)
Needs 37 from 12 balls
IND 220/8 (39)
Needs 30 runs from the last over
IND - 240/8 (40)
SA won by 9 runs
Had hopes to win when Samson and Thakur were on crease
2 more wickets fell after Thakur got out
Samson could have pulled it off alone but he couldn't get the strike in the 39th over
20 runs from the last over
Samson 86(63) not out
 

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