India v South Africa - The # 1 Spot

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*Removed*

If SA win or draw this match, they will become #1 in Test Rankings. If India win, they stay as #1 and claim the millions of $ for being number 1.

Today was day 1. India started off well with a quick wicket of Smith who was out on 4 off 12 balls.

Then Amla and Petersen both made 100's before being out (100 and 114 respectively).

Once they were out, India wrapped up the next 6 very quickly.

Kallis 10
AB de Villiers 12
Prince 1
Duminy 0
Steyn 5
Harris 1

They were on 218/1 at one stage. SA ended the day on 266/9.

If India want to win this, they must bat well - especially against Steyn. Laxman is back for this match but unfortunately Dravid is still injured.

Edited by Catzsy (Forum Moderator) - Your continuation & reply to a previous thread in this post has been removed as that thread was closed for a reason. Thanks.

[StefanWolves]

Arrr wot got removed??

SA will win

[Seatherny]

Arrr wot got removed??

SA will win


Edited by Catzsy (Forum Moderator) - Your continuation & reply to a previous thread in this post has been removed as that thread was closed for a reason. Thanks.

I think its quite clear :S

SA might win. SA might draw. SA might lose. It all depends on how India bat today.

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Virender Sehwag's rapid hundred off 87 balls led India's reply after South Africa were bowled out for 296 on the second morning in Kolkata © Getty Images

India 214/2 (40.3 ov)
Tendulkar 56
Sehwag 118

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Day ended on India 342/5 (76.0 ov)
India lead by 46 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

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Laxman, Dhoni flatten South Africa

South Africa 296 & 6/0 (0.5 ov)
India 643/6d
South Africa trail by 341 runs with 10 wickets remaining

Yeah err, StefanWolves, you may want to reconsider a simple "SA will win" approach :).

[StefanWolves]

WE LOVE THE RAIN!!!

[Seatherny]

Thats the only way England ever win, yes :)

[StefanWolves]

This is about India, not England. Why keep changing it back England? wowwwwww.

[Catzsy]

This is about India, not England. Why keep changing it back England? wowwwwww.

I have to agree with that. Looks like India are set for a good win.

[StefanWolves]

Rosie, why were you away for such a long time?








Edited by Bolt660 (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not post pointlessly/try to stay on topic, thanks.

[Seatherny]

This is about India, not England. Why keep changing it back England? wowwwwww.

Because "we" usually means England when you are talking.

[StefanWolves]

No I meant 'we' as in me, I love the rain personally. And I hope it does rain, just to spite you. :)

Edited by Tash. (Forum Moderator): Please don't post to cause arguments.

[Seatherny]

No I meant 'we' as in me, I love the rain personally.

After living in Manchester for nearly 10 years, rain gets slightly annoying :P
Like my friends at Uni who have been here for a few months already hate the weather.

Anyway, tomorrow will be the key. If India get wickets, they will be on top. If SA manage to get a lead, then the game is heading towards a draw.

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South Africa 296 & 78/2 (21.4 ov)
India 643/6d
South Africa trail by 269 runs with 8 wickets remaining

[Blinger1]

Come on south Africa! I still think in Australia current form we would be good at tests ;)

[Browney]

http://i50.tinypic.com/2holawx.jpg

Haha, only joking Blinger. Let's keep this civil. I'll admit I'm not the best cricket fan, even when England are playing. BUT, this tie sounds tasty.

[Seatherny]

Day finished on 115/3 with not much cricket - about 34.1 overs.
Damn the rain. However, tomorrows weather forecast is Sunny. So India will have just over 90 overs to get 7 wickets to stay at #1.

[RyanDOT]

India can win this xD

INDIA FTW!

[Seatherny]

They were terrible - shamefully terrible - in the first match. In this match, they have done extremely well!

[Blinger1]

http://i50.tinypic.com/2holawx.jpg

Haha, only joking Blinger. Let's keep this civil. I'll admit I'm not the best cricket fan, even when England are playing. BUT, this tie sounds tasty.

Yep... Very classy huh? We had a bad series, we were a new team together, if we were to play today we'd be kicking your asses

[StefanWolves]

Your team beat SA in their backyard (who were then the best team in the word), then you faced us and lost. So your 'new team' theory is flawed, also, you had a 'bad series'? wow, that seems to be every ones excuse when they loose to England.

Face it, Aussie, you lost to a better team at that time, England deserved to win, if Aus deserved to win then they would have, but guess what, they didn't.

Oh and believe it or not we beta you only months ago, if we were to face you now we would probably beat you again, because your team is nothing without the likes of Warne, McGrath, Gilchrist, Hayden.
Get over it.

http://www.alloutcricket.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/vaughan_lifting_ashes1.jpg
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2009/8/23/1251057348047/England-celebrate-winning-001.jpg

[Seatherny]

I thought it was agreed that this thread was on India and South Africa ... so please stay on topic.

Tomorrow decides who will be number 1 in Test Cricket. Thats not Australia or England, its India or South Africa.

[StefanWolves]

I thought it was agreed that this thread was on India and South Africa ... so please stay on topic.

Tomorrow decides who will be number 1 in Test Cricket. Thats not Australia or England, its India or South Africa.
How about you stop sticking your nose in and stop acting like a moderator when you are not? I was simply responding to someones off-topic comment. I'm sure that's not against the rules.

[Seatherny]

How about you stop sticking your nose in and stop acting like a moderator when you are not? I was simply responding to someones off-topic comment. I'm sure that's not against the rules.

Not acting like a moderator but I like to ensure my threads stay on topic and not get diverted.

[Blinger1]

Your team beat SA in their backyard (who were then the best team in the word), then you faced us and lost. So your 'new team' theory is flawed, also, you had a 'bad series'? wow, that seems to be every ones excuse when they loose to England.

We did have a bad test series, look at how we played in the ODI series, what was the score? Oh yeah! 6-1. Hmm...


Face it, Aussie, you lost to a better team at that time, England deserved to win, if Aus deserved to win then they would have, but guess what, they didn't.
Face it, ENGLISH, you guys didn't deserve to win, the rain helped you when you needed it during the second test.



Oh and believe it or not we beta you only months ago, if we were to face you now we would probably beat you again, because your team is nothing without the likes of Warne, McGrath, Gilchrist, Hayden.
Get over it.
We are nothing, huh? That is why we won the ICC 2009 trophy, who did we knock out? Hmm, let me think! Oh yeah! England (http://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/engine/match/415285.html), and by nine wickets. And in the 2009-2010 year so far, we have lost only two matches (both being one day internationals) and that was to indai. We whitewashed Pakistan and West Indies in both test and ODI matches. We don't need Warne, McGrath, Gilchrist, Hayden. We have Clarke, Clark, Ponting, Haddin and Watson.

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Last time I checked, India whitewasted England 5-0 in ODI and 3-0 in Tests ...

[Blinger1]

Last time I checked, India whitewasted England 5-0 in ODI and 3-0 in Tests ...
Good job India!!

[Seatherny]

*whitewashed

my brain is dead on a morning.

Anyway India need 2 wickets to stay #1. Dropped a catch a few overs ago "/ Not what you want to be doing right now. Its a shame we lost over half a day due to weather!

Edit: The second I posted this, a wicket falls! 1 more to go! Chak De India.

[RyanDOT]

Wearing my India shirt in pride... xD

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Wearing my India shirt in pride... xD

Wow! What a match!
Dhoni: 17 minutes left!

14 minutes to go ... and bang! Wicket. Unbelievable. The feeling was just amazing. Amla batted terrifically well. The man is one of the best batsmen I have seen.

Good win by India, who stay number 1 in world rankings.
Top 5 are:

India
South Africa
Australia
Sri Lanka
England

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India and South Africa have another Test series at the end of the year, which should be good looking at this series! Cant wait. Anyway this was about the test series, and thats over now, so closed.