Sunday, May 2, 2010

Live text - India v South Africa

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By Pranav Soneji

3 overs - India 14-1 Smith summons Morne Morkel and his Jake Humphrey-like frame for his first joust, serving up a tempter outside off stump for Karthik, who wafts his bat with his feet nowhere near the pitch of the ball. Needless to say he makes no contact. However, Morkel serves up a juicy long-hop wide outside off stump which Karthik slaps over AB's head at cover point for four, ruining what had been a very precise over.

2 overs - India 9-1 Silky front-foot drive from Suresh Raina, a mere push to an overpitched Dale Steyn delivery picks up three runs, although the outfield is sluggish. Bit of wobble for Steyn at a decent lick. Two overs gone and nothing on offer to free the arms. Good start for the Proteas.

From Ahsankash, TMS inbox: "Just clicked on 'MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE' to know what it means. Poor Gauti."

Wicket falls
1 over - India 5-1 Wicket Vijay ct Boucher b Kleinveldt 0 Shocker first up from Kleinveldt, swinging wide down the leg side for a wide. The second should have seen Murali Vijay comprehensively run out after both Indian batsmen end up at the striker's end following a muddled call from Dinesh Karthik, but AB de Villiers's shy at the stumps evades the back-up fielder and India collect three bonus runs. However, the next ball sees Kleinveldt nibbles one away from the bat and Vijay follows the path, edging a simple catch to Mark Boucher. New man Suresh Raina gets off the mark with a push down to third man. Eventful, to say the least.

1430: Indian openers Karthik and Vijay, who was awesome against Afghanistan yesterday, take their places as Kleinveldt takes the new ball. Game on.

1429: Got any thoughts? Why not share them with the rest of the world via an email to the TMS inbox (with "For Pranav Soneji" in the subject field), text 81111 (with the word CRICKET in front of your message) or via that trusty old dog 606. No Herschelle Gibbs for the South Africans, instead Loots "what's a forward defence?" Bosman will open the innings alongside his captain. Also, Johan Botha has been left out with seamer Rory Kleinveldt preferred. Interesting, Smith obviously thinks there is more pace in this pitch than Saturday.

1422: The teams - India: M Vijay, K Karthik, S Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Y Pathan, R Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, P Chawla, P Kumar, A Nehra
South Africa: G Smith, L Bosman, J Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, M Boucher, A Morkel, R van der Merwe, R Kleinveldt, D Steyn, M Morkel

1420: Oh dear. Poor old Gautam Gambhir misses out with a case of Montezuma's Revenge, according to India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Cheers skip, thanks for sharing that in front of a potential two billion people. In comes Dinesh Karthik at the top of the order, while leg-spinner Piyush Chawla replaces Zaheer Khan. Smith reckons the early morning conditions will favour South Africa's pace bowlers.

1416: We're back in St Lucia's Beausejour Stadium in the wonderfully named Gros Islet, one of the most beautiful settings imaginable to sup a cold one and watch top-class leather on willow. Saturday's two games proved the pitch is: i) slow and ii) a spinner's dream. Expect South Africa to name both Roelof van der Merwe and Johan Botha, with JP Duminy chipping in four overs with his more than useful offies. India have Harbhajan and Yuvraj Singh, Piyush Chawla and Yusuf Pathan at their disposal.

1413: If you're a Liverpool fan, you probably don't want to know what's going on at Anfield right now. Unless, of course, you don't want Manchester United to win the Premier League. Meanwhile South Africa have won the toss and will bowl first.

1410: What do you mean "I'll switch over when the football's finished?" Football? FOOTBALL? There's World Twenty20 cricket of the highest order to ogle. First up we have 2007 world champs India, fresh from a seven-wicket win against those bra... I mean the minno... ummm impressive Afghans in St Lucia, against the big bully boys in green of South Africa. A cracker.


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