2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Game 26 Pakistan v South Africa 27/10 1900hrs @ MA Chidambaran Stadium

[Gough]

Pakistan from, Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.
South Africa from, Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams.

 

[RookiePick]

I think with SA NRR advantage we probably want them to keep Pakistan on 4 points.

Having said that...just the type of situation where Pakistan pull one of their mind-bending performance swings and get the choccies.

 

[magpiemaniac44]

I think with SA NRR advantage we probably want them to keep Pakistan on 4 points.

Having said that...just the type of situation where Pakistan pull one of their mind-bending performance swings and get the choccies.

SA still have to play India and NZ though so every chance they drop a few on the run home

 

[yabsy]

Hot & humid conditions in Chennai today...Good toss for Pakistan to win & bat first.

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[LukeParkerno1]

Good wicket for Pakistan

 

[010203]

Bavuma and Jansen walking alongside each other was funny. Jansen has his 2nd wicket.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Geez does Rizwan care about his wicket at all? I played that sort of shot in year 7 cricket

 

[PhatBoy]

If SA do somehow break the curse and make the final or even win the thing, Jansen is a sneaky chance at being man of the tournament.

It’s batter dominated and obviously QDK and Klaasen especially are in ridiculous form for SA but given that batter dominance, and the fact that Jansen has now taken 2 wickets in every game to date and made handy (one match) and incredibly handy (another match) runs, he’s definitely in contention

 

[PhatBoy]

Geez does Rizwan care about his wicket at all? I played that sort of shot in year 7 cricket

To be honest to have any chance of doing anything this tournament they probably need him to play this way. The majority of their batsmen are decent but steady, with Babar being the rolls Royce epitome of that description. Given the runs being scored, they need someone who can really flip an innings on its head to fire for them

 

[Moonwatcher]

Battle of the dark blue teams yesterday and the battle of the green teams today.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Hail Mary review pays off.

Babar gone.

 

[Danw0w]

Jesus Christ has their ever been a luckier drs team than south africa

 

[ptrg]

That is ******* insane. ball sailed past bat with no noise, he was on one knee sweeping with arms hitting pads, the little spike aligned with the ball passing his right glove, and front on showed clear daylight between the glove and ball.

nah, 60yo umpire with no technical understanding OVERTURNS it based on that s**t.

 

[ptrg]

Nichols: “thumb of the right glove must have been…. maybe..” - with front on showing not a chance of that.

how in the blue hell can that conclusively overturn a decision.

Just so sick of archaic sport administrators employing the old boys in jobs they adjust simply aren’t qualified to do.
Should be a 25yo kid who specialises in video tech, with zero care as to whether he even knows what cricket is - the brief should simply be, can you conclusively make a decision based on the footage?

 

[ep2018]

How good if Pakistan lose, means Sri Lanka or Afghanistan will have to win their remaining games for us to not make semi finals (assuming we win both Afghanistan and Bangladesh games). Mind you would rather finish 2nd or 3rd to avoid India until the final if we make it.

 

[HK_Hawk]

How can they adjudicate that the spike in ultra edge wasn't from the batter's arm brushing the top of his pads? I think sometimes we naturally get focused on the area around the ball (outside of bats hitting the ground) and forget other moving parts coming into contact.

 

[ptrg]

How can they adjudicate that the spike in ultra edge wasn't from the batter's arm brushing the top of his pads? I think sometimes we naturally get focused on the area around the ball (outside of bats hitting the ground) and forget other moving parts coming into contact.

60yo bloke who’s been in and around cricket all his life sees spike, presses button.
That‘s how

 

[HK_Hawk]

Nichols: “thumb of the right glove must have been…. maybe..” - with front on showing not a chance of that.

how in the blue hell can that conclusively overturn a decision.

Just so sick of archaic sport administrators employing the old boys in jobs they adjust simply aren’t qualified to do.
Should be a 25yo kid who specialises in video tech, with zero care as to whether he even knows what cricket is - the brief should simply be, can you conclusively make a decision based on the footage?

I tend to agree. And again, the quality of technology for this world cup has been appalling with the lack of clear and multiple camera angles.

 

[HK_Hawk]

What a farrrkkking crock of $hit. Call the wides you moron. How could that last call come through so late??? It's mind-boggling. Was he tipped off by the third umpire like in NRL?

 

[010203]

Shadab has started well. Needs to keep it going.

 

[Belnakor]

Great fight back. Another example of SAs weakness in the middle overs.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Barracking for Pakistan though I think that is against Australia's interests.

 

[Moonwatcher]

I like the commentator calling out the big hitting South African batsmen for not fielding.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Dang

 

[Moonwatcher]

Can they bat out the overs at a decent rate?