The score card
reads SA 118 all out and India chasing reached home in 119/1 – that was never
thought when they were 39 for no loss or 51 for 1 but all that was changed by a
script written by Indian finger spinners.
Bhuvi and Bumrah took 1 each – Yuz Chahal had figures of 8.2-1-22-5 and
his partner Kuldeep Yadav 3/20 as they
shared eight wickets between them at SuperSport Park, taking their total for
the series to 13, as South Africa's biggest weakness was brutally exposed once
again. Against wristspin, their line-up is close to clueless, especially
without two of their leading batsmen. In the absence of the injured Faf du
Plessis and AB de Villiers, the hosts folded for their lowest ODI total at
home, and their eighth-lowest overall.
Twenty-three-year-old
Aiden Markram's international leadership debut on his home ground should have
been the stuff of dreams, but it quickly turned into a nightmare. To add insult to injury, India knocked off all but 21
runs of the target by the time of the scheduled lunch break, and play was
extended by 15 minutes to allow the result to be achieved. But because it
wasn't, the players left the field for lunch with India needing two runs to win
from 31 overs.
The
cut-off for deciding an ODI is a minimum of 20 overs and in case the rest of
the match had rained off, Kohli and Co.
would have been robbed off a certain win as the Indians had completed only 19
overs at the break! ~ but then rules are rules !! The
decision was ridiculed by the spectators and the followers. The general feeling
was that common sense should have prevailed and the umpires should have allowed
an extra over so that the game should have been over much earlier.
While conclucind Lee Germon
was included in the 1994/95 tour to South Africa when he was taken as
cover for wicketkeeper/batsman Adam Parore. On this tour Germon made his ODI
debut for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in a rain affected match at Goodyear
Park, Bloemfontein he kept wickets as Adam Parore played as a specialist
batsman. In that 1st Test against India at Bengaluru in Oct 1995,
history was made as Lee Germon made his
debut and captained the side too. Germon
went om to play 12 Test matches and 37
ODIs for New Zealand.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
4th Feb
2018
Society Magazine
Indian Spinners Floor South Africa at Cenutrion
Posted on the 04 February 2018 by Sampathkumar Sampath
I remember this Kiwi
Wicket-keeper batsman Lee Germon playing at Chepauk !
Those not following
up Cricket regularly would have wondered how a player who has just played 2
ODIs walk for toss with Virat Kohli ~ With Faf du Plessis missing with a finger
injury, the SA national selectors decided to enact a plan they’ve had for the
future earlier. Youngster Aiden Markram was
appointed as the stand-in captain of the
Proteas for the remainder of the ODI series against India. Markram has replaced
Faf du Plessis, who has been ruled out of the series due to a fractured finger.
The 23-year-old captained South Africa ‘A’ and the Titans teams this season,
and also led the South Africa U19 squad to ICC U19 World Cup glory in 2014.
Centurion in
Gauteng Province of South Africa, is located between Pretoria and Midrand
(Johannesburg). Fossils discovered at the Sterkfontein Caves revealed that hominids lived in the vicinity of
Centurion between 2 and 3 million years ago. The Sterkfontein Caves, a World
Heritage Site, is less than 50 km from Centurion. The town of Irene was
established in 1902 when 337 plots were laid out on the farm Doornkloof. Centurion developed from the initial Lyttelton
Township and it is here that the 2nd One dayer was played today.
Kohli won
the toss and opted to bowl … Amla succumbed to a lovely in-swinger
from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, that nicked the
inside edge that was gobbled by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Amla, who normally walks, reviewed umpire
Aleem Dar’s on-field decision, but the ‘ultra-edge’ device picked up the edge.
Cricket
is known for its traditions and the game has always been associated with its
adherence to strictly go by the rule book. It was on view yet again during the
second One-Day International (ODI) between South Africa and India at the
SuperSport Park in Centurion on Sunday. India, chasing a victory target of 119
to go 2-0 up in the six-match series, were coasting at 117/1 in 19 overs when
the umpires decided to take the lunch break! Indian
captain Virat Kohli could only laugh it off when South African umpire Adrian
Holdstock and his Pakistani counterpart Aleem Dar decided to take the players
off. By the time the match resumed, most of the spectators had left the ground
and the Indians scored the remaining runs to complete an emphatic win.
The score card
reads SA 118 all out and India chasing reached home in 119/1 – that was never
thought when they were 39 for no loss or 51 for 1 but all that was changed by a
script written by Indian finger spinners.
Bhuvi and Bumrah took 1 each – Yuz Chahal had figures of 8.2-1-22-5 and
his partner Kuldeep Yadav 3/20 as they
shared eight wickets between them at SuperSport Park, taking their total for
the series to 13, as South Africa's biggest weakness was brutally exposed once
again. Against wristspin, their line-up is close to clueless, especially
without two of their leading batsmen. In the absence of the injured Faf du
Plessis and AB de Villiers, the hosts folded for their lowest ODI total at
home, and their eighth-lowest overall.
Twenty-three-year-old
Aiden Markram's international leadership debut on his home ground should have
been the stuff of dreams, but it quickly turned into a nightmare. To add insult to injury, India knocked off all but 21
runs of the target by the time of the scheduled lunch break, and play was
extended by 15 minutes to allow the result to be achieved. But because it
wasn't, the players left the field for lunch with India needing two runs to win
from 31 overs.
The
cut-off for deciding an ODI is a minimum of 20 overs and in case the rest of
the match had rained off, Kohli and Co.
would have been robbed off a certain win as the Indians had completed only 19
overs at the break! ~ but then rules are rules !! The
decision was ridiculed by the spectators and the followers. The general feeling
was that common sense should have prevailed and the umpires should have allowed
an extra over so that the game should have been over much earlier.
While conclucind Lee Germon
was included in the 1994/95 tour to South Africa when he was taken as
cover for wicketkeeper/batsman Adam Parore. On this tour Germon made his ODI
debut for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in a rain affected match at Goodyear
Park, Bloemfontein he kept wickets as Adam Parore played as a specialist
batsman. In that 1st Test against India at Bengaluru in Oct 1995,
history was made as Lee Germon made his
debut and captained the side too. Germon
went om to play 12 Test matches and 37
ODIs for New Zealand.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
4th Feb
2018
The score card
reads SA 118 all out and India chasing reached home in 119/1 – that was never
thought when they were 39 for no loss or 51 for 1 but all that was changed by a
script written by Indian finger spinners.
Bhuvi and Bumrah took 1 each – Yuz Chahal had figures of 8.2-1-22-5 and
his partner Kuldeep Yadav 3/20 as they
shared eight wickets between them at SuperSport Park, taking their total for
the series to 13, as South Africa's biggest weakness was brutally exposed once
again. Against wristspin, their line-up is close to clueless, especially
without two of their leading batsmen. In the absence of the injured Faf du
Plessis and AB de Villiers, the hosts folded for their lowest ODI total at
home, and their eighth-lowest overall.
Twenty-three-year-old
Aiden Markram's international leadership debut on his home ground should have
been the stuff of dreams, but it quickly turned into a nightmare. To add insult to injury, India knocked off all but 21
runs of the target by the time of the scheduled lunch break, and play was
extended by 15 minutes to allow the result to be achieved. But because it
wasn't, the players left the field for lunch with India needing two runs to win
from 31 overs.
The
cut-off for deciding an ODI is a minimum of 20 overs and in case the rest of
the match had rained off, Kohli and Co.
would have been robbed off a certain win as the Indians had completed only 19
overs at the break! ~ but then rules are rules !! The
decision was ridiculed by the spectators and the followers. The general feeling
was that common sense should have prevailed and the umpires should have allowed
an extra over so that the game should have been over much earlier.
While conclucind Lee Germon
was included in the 1994/95 tour to South Africa when he was taken as
cover for wicketkeeper/batsman Adam Parore. On this tour Germon made his ODI
debut for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in a rain affected match at Goodyear
Park, Bloemfontein he kept wickets as Adam Parore played as a specialist
batsman. In that 1st Test against India at Bengaluru in Oct 1995,
history was made as Lee Germon made his
debut and captained the side too. Germon
went om to play 12 Test matches and 37
ODIs for New Zealand.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
4th Feb
2018
