CWC Day 12 thread - South Africa V Australia, England V Kenya

DMC

Super Saturday in the Cricket World Cup....

Points at stake, Super 8 places and points too.

Updates here later, but predictions in the meantime...

Sorry South Africa, I think Australia still have the hex on ye in pressure situations. But the key here is the Aussie bowling attack. In SA, they have a fairly settled attack, but the Aussies don't necessarily know what their best attack is. This is one of many things that caused India to go out, and while Super 8 places are not at stake here, it is points. Neither side want to lose this match.

Too close to call, imo

England - Kenya..... England SHOULD. Like Pakistan SHOULD have beaten Ireland. I will not be surprised if England is surprised, but on paper, England should win this. Might not be pretty for England of the Sky commentators in getting the result.

mikeruurds

I think SA will take it today. We have the better bowling attack (imo) and both teams have top batting lineups... if anything I think SA have the longer batting order batting to 9/10.

county

the SA match is too close to call but i will be rooting for them.england to win and win well

mikeruurds

SA win the toss Australia put in to bat - no surprise there. SA've proved their ability to chase down big totals

Royale with Cheese

Hayden gone, good news for South Africa. Looks like they'll be chasing down a fairly big total if Ponting can get going.

Endurance Man

Crisis, those first 15 overs almost killed me, those where some insane cricket shots . SA are starting to get into the game now, was the slowest 50 there, they just gotta bowl well now and they can get the total down below 400.
We know SA enjoy chasing big totals though , Gibbs could come in and brake Haydens record for all we know ;o.
Is it to early for beer :P?

KevIRL

SA 225-2 (33.3ovs)

Hayden with the fastest century in world cup history. 101 off 68 balls.

Kenya 24-1 (7ovs) in a 43 over match

mikeruurds

Wanderers Mark II - my frickin nerves!

KevIRL

mikeruurds wrote:

Wanderers Mark II - my frickin nerves!

Will the SA batting line up do it again though?

mikeruurds

KevIRL wrote:

Will the SA batting line up do it again though?

The pitch is an absolute batsman's paradise, the outfield is lightning quick and the field isn't particularly big. I'd have to back our batsmen to get close.

WhiteWashMan

im really hoping australia can keep this form up for the next month.
was hoping to see symonds bat today as well.
well, i wasnt, but you know what i mean!

mikeruurds

WhiteWashMan wrote:

im really hoping australia can keep this form up for the next month.
was hoping to see symonds bat today as well.
well, i wasnt, but you know what i mean!

Punter OUT... here comes Roy.

WWM you get your wish

KevIRL

Aus 377-6 (50ovs)

Marshy

mikeruurds wrote:

The pitch is an absolute batsman's paradise, the outfield is lightning quick and the field isn't particularly big. I'd have to back our batsmen to get close.

I havent seen the game but the SA bowlers hardly bowled well if they conceded 380 no matter what pitch it was.

Ominous signs for the other teams I think, especially if australia bowl well.

KevIRL

Kenya 112-6

Zeuz

South African bowling was a Joke,
it's simply the lack of different bowlers....

All Fast to med-fast bowlers, I don't know why Smith even put him self im... he is a spinner but not such a great one..

to be fair the pitch was a batsman's pitch, and so are the proximity of the boundary's ropes to the bat's men, but we can only really judge the South African proformance once we see how the Aussies Bowl and how S.africa respond to it..

Samllest International cricket ground in world

so the game continues...

p.s - woohoo BBQ meat is ready, a few more beers and will be a fine afternoon

KevIRL

SA 10-0

A 4 and a six from De Villiers

KevIRL

SA 34-0 (4.2ovs)

Ken 138-6 (34.1ovs)

KevIRL

SA rattling along 52-0 (6ovs)

KevIRL

Kenya 151-7

Just as Kamande and Tikolo were building up a decent partnership and might have gotten Kenya to near 200

KevIRL

Kenya 170-9

SA 80-4(11.4ovs)

Endurance Man

KevIRL wrote:

Kenya 170-9

SA 80-4(11.4ovs)

You mean SA 86-0 ;o.
AB is flying along , this is just what i wanted. The top order know they can take risks cause our batting line up is really long, like the whole team :P.

^^^^^ we just hit a six

Zeuz

Well we can't put to sahem the South African bowling now can we!!!!

The Aussies are just the same.... like most people have said Batman's pitch...

we will see who the better team is in the end!"!!


GO South AfricA!!! XD

KevIRL

Kenya 177 all out

England set 178 to win

Endurance Man

Drinks, dont mind if i do.
This is gonna be an epic match, we are still flying with the bat, smith just brought up his 50. Ponting is really stressin, changed bowlers about 5 times already, onto the spinner now and smith knocked him for four .

KevIRL

Vaughan gone

Joyce was v lucky a min ago

Eng 12-1

SA 135-0(18.3ovs)

KevIRL

SA 147-0 (19ovs)

WhiteWashMan

SA batting well.

come on oz!

KevIRL

De Villiers out

160-1

Bell dropped in the england game by Oboya

26-1

KevIRL

KevIRL wrote:

De Villiers out

160-1

Bell dropped in the england game by Oboya

26-1

And what a throw from Watson to run him out for 92

KevIRL

Bell so lucky not to be run out. England living on their luck here, could be 3 down

KevIRL

SA 182-1 (23.3ovs)

KevIRL

Bell gone

52-2..

Joyce holding England together so far

KevIRL

SA 184-1 at the half way mark

cgf

Smith just gone off with crab.., sorry cramps

KevIRL

Graeme Smith retired hurt on 72

SA 186-1 24ovs left

KevIRL

Great 6 from Joyce

Marshy

SA 222-2(32 ovs) needing 156 to win. Just lost gibbs. Australian bowling looking rather weak it has to be said.

England going through, 101-2

KevIRL

SA 226-3 (33.1ovs)

Eng 104-2

Joyce 51*

KevIRL

Eng 132-2

SA 247-3 (37.2ovs)
need 131 to win

mike65

England hitting the gas and are nearly home

Vaughan - whats he like?

Mike.

KevIRL

SA 263-4

Need 115 from 49

KevIRL

mike65 wrote:

England hitting the gas and are nearly home

Vaughan - whats he like?

Mike.

Indeed. Great knock from Joyce. Would have been looking at a ton if Kenya had set a higher target

Marshy

SA 263-4 now needing around 11 an over.

Eng 154-3 Joyce made 75
Fair play to Edmund, he seems to be back in some form. His fielding is very average however, missed a sitter of a catch earlier.

mike65

Oh Joyce! :mad:

Mike.

KevIRL

mike65 wrote:

Oh Joyce! :mad:

Mike.

I jinxed him!

KevIRL

SA 265-5

Greame Smith back on the field

cgf

South Africa 267 for 6 in 41.3 overs.
G Smith c +Gilchrist b Hogg 74

KevIRL

cgf wrote:

South Africa 267 for 6 in 41.3 overs.
G Smith c +Gilchrist b Hogg 74

I jinxed Smith as well! lol

SA 273-6

Eng almost home

KevIRL

Sa 277-7

KevIRL

England win 178-3

Joyce 75
Pietersen 56*

SA need 99 from 35 balls. 3 wickets in hand