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Seven over cricket game Against Australia

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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
12 Mar 2014, 23:08
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12 Mar 2014, 23:08#1

Australia won the hit fest by 5 wickets with two Balls to spare after the Proteas scored 80/1 in their seven overs.   


The Proteas made a mistake by starting with Hashim Amla who scored 4 runs from 9 balls and being 11/1 after 2 overs.   In the remaining 5 overs they scored 69 runs with Quinton de Kock not out on 41 runs from 20 balls.   Faf du Plessis made 27 runs from 13 balls.


Faf also made a mistake by letting  Hendriks bowl 2 overs and not let Abbott bowl a second over after his first over went for 4 runs with a wicket as well.   Tsotsobe in his only over went for 21 runs.   


I think the idea was that in view of the T20 WC starting in a weeks time, to give the new bowlers a chance to see how they shape up in T20 cricket - but it did not work out.   Neither of Philander,  Morne Morkel or Dale Steyn were playing so the bowling attack was iffy.


What was foos to see was     


       

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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
13 Mar 2014, 14:35
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13 Mar 2014, 14:35#2

The classy Amla lost us that game.......too many missed balls and as the Sky studio commentators said........how the hell did Tsotsobe ever reach number 1 as an ODI bowler?

 

 

How the hell did the useless Berhardien make the squad after being exposed at the highest level a few months ago  

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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
13 Mar 2014, 15:20
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13 Mar 2014, 15:20#3
 Saffex
I think that the Proteas buggered this one up badly.   The problem started with the opening batsman.  Amla is classy - but not the type to be involved in slug fests.  They should have started with Du Plessis and bring in Miller first change.   
De Kock was hitting the Aussie bowlers like it was unbelievable.  Six after six from their top bowlers.  That is one to watch out for the record books in future.  
And AB was not in the side either.
They picked the weakest bowlers available for the side.   I think it was because the field was wet and they did not want the top bowlers endangered - they are leaving for Bangla Desh to play in the WC on Saturday.      
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