South Africa v India Dec 10, 2023- Jan 4, 2024 3 T20s 3 ODIs 2 Tests

[NYRB]

Do India have the mettle to push this to a Day 4?

For them to set a decent target, you would imagine they need to push this to at least a 2nd session on Day 4.

 

[NYRB]

Burger is on a hattrick! Ashwin has to depart.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Bang, bang

 

[PhatBoy]

The SA production line rolls on it seems.

Just remember there’s no Ngidi and another bloke that bowls around 155km/h who’s injured at the moment not in this side

 

[NYRB]

You do sense if Kohli departs, it will be a matter of time.

 

[NYRB]

Great hattrick ball from Burger! Almost gets Kohli too.

 

[reggie]

South Africa have the best Test pitches, almost always something for everyone

 

[NYRB]

Kohli probably knows he has to play his shots now, given he is batting with 8,9 , 10 and 11.

No use batting just for time as there is too much time left in the game.

 

[NYRB]

Jansen drops Thakur..........and India need all the luck they can get.

It was going pretty quickly off the bat, but at 1st slip, your expected to catch those.

 

[NYRB]

Jansens feet were both off the ground as he attempted that catch at 1st slip.

 

[NYRB]

Cant deny South Africa their 7th wicket this time, this time Thakur has to go!

And India are in all sorts of bother now and have no answer to this pace attack right now.

 

[NYRB]

the question now moving to the 2nd test , is who is in line to replace Bavuma?

Im guessing Stubbs? since I have seen him carrying drinks around in this game.

 

[NYRB]

And you have to say this could be ominous signs for India coming to Australia next year.

 

[t_94]

If you had to pick an Indian batsman to bat for your life on a tough test match pitch with high quality bowling out of Rohit, Rahul and Kohli.

Who would you pick?

Rohit would be the last guy I would pick out of the three,

Some of Sharma’s batting in England a couple of years back is as good as you will see from an opener in test match cricket.

 

[NYRB]

Kohli refusing singles with India 7 wickets down.

 

[NYRB]

Now 3 balls for Bumrah to face off Burger.

 

[grumbleguts]

I never thought I'd support South Africa in a test match, but here we are after what India have done to world cricket, and how they behaved at the world cup, this is beautiful.

 

[NYRB]

I must admit , not taking anything away from South Africa bowling, but the cloud cover and overheads have been a big help to South Africa on Day 3.

 

[NYRB]

8 down and Kohlis tactic of trying to get most of the strike falls down.

 

[NYRB]

Its looking like a potential innings defeat......I dont think many people saw this coming.

 

[NYRB]

I blame that run out on Kohli lacking confidence in his number 9 and him not looking and communicating with Bumrah. No wonder Bumrah was livid as he came off.

 

[NYRB]

Kphli was trying to get back on strike but he burnt Bumrah there.

There was never 2 there. Kohli I think misjudged how quickly Bumrah can run between wickets. He clearly isnt as fast as him .

 

[NYRB]

Burger bowling 144 kph to Siraj and it looks like Siraj had no idea on that 2nd ball.

 

[NYRB]

I reckon if Siraj misses that 3rd ball from burger, he would have been LBW instead of getting a boundary.

 

[NYRB]

Burger has looked the most impressive South Africa pacer today