Match Thread: BanglaCricket XI v South Africa, 2nd Test (Simulation)

[James90]

Well tomorrow starts the second test of this African tour and we have the previlage of playing at one of the best sights in cricket. Newlands in Cape Town. It was a very disappointing test in Port Elizabeth and Rafiq has been dropped as a consequence and a lot of work has been done with the bowlers throughout the week. The bowlers took a total of 4 wickets in the last test and offspinner Navarene has been brought into the squad. The pitch is expected to take spin

Edited on, August 14, 2005, 2:24 PM GMT, by Zunaid.
Reason: mod.content Added simulation to title

[rafiq]

That's really dissapointing. Good luck to Navarene though!

[Simulation]

Hello and welcome to Newlands for the second test of this three test series. If South Africa win they will claim the series and BanglaCricket will do everything in their power to prevent that. They have replaced Rafiq who was extremely disappointing at George's Park and Navarene has been brought into the team. The weather won't play a major factor in this one

BanglaCricket XI
Pundit
Asif Rahman
Mueid
*Ehsan
James90
Nasif
+Oracle
Bourny3
Chinaman
Navarene
Piranha

South Africa
AB De Villiers
*GC Smith
HH Dippenaar
JH Kallis
HH Gibbs
AC Prince
+MV Boucher
SM Pollock
AJ Hall
NJ Boje
M Ntini

[Simulation]

*Captains shake hands*
Match Referee: Call in the air
Ehsan: Tails
*Heads*
Smith: We'll have a bat
Reporter: That's a bit of a strange decision on this pitch
Smith: Yeah but I'm confident we can put a huge total on the board and then our bowlers will do the rest
Reporter: And no changes from PE?
Smith: No we want to keep the winning team, everyone performed in the first test
Reporter: Ehsan, not too disappointed with that?
Ehsan: No not at all, if I won the toss I would have bowled
Reporter: Do you think you can bounce back today?
Ehsan: Definitely, in Port Elizabeth our bowlers were short of match practice and a bit overawed by the occasion. I don't think that will happen here.
Reporter: But this is one of the most beautiful cricket grounds in the world
Ehsan: Maybe so and we'll enjoy playing here but you learn from you're mistakes and we're just going to focus on playing cricket
Reporter: And the change
Ehsan: Yeah we've given Rafiq a break he was rather disappointing in Port Elizabeth and Navarene has been brought into the side for him

[Simulation]

Well this pitch is a little bit damp after some recent rain but it looks like the weather will hold off for the duration of this match. It will be hard to bat early on in the match so the decision to bat first from Smith was an interesting one. The pitch should dry and flatten out during the middle of the match but it will crumble by day 5. It looks a lot more helpful to the spinners than in the first test

[Simulation]

The players are in the middle

It's De Villiers on strike to Piranha

[Navarene]

I thank the think tank for keeping faith on me. Hope the pitch will have some early cracks for me to hunt some SA blood. We desperately need to bounce back after being humiliated in the first Test and I assure you guys I will give my 200% to clinch the victory. And oh, as a senior member of the team, Rafiq's good luck note is surely inspiring! Now bring em on.....

Edited on, August 6, 2005, 6:39 AM GMT, by Navarene.

[Simulation]

0/20 off 5 (Smith 11* De Villiers 8*)

[Simulation]

1/52

12.3 Bourny3 to De Villiers, OUT, Good length ball right on middle stumps, De Villiers tries defending but gets trapped plumb infront of the wicket.

De Villiers lbw b:Bourny 19(39b)

[Simulation]

2/57

14.2 Bourny3 to Smith, OUT, Great ball, angling across the batsman then swinging in, Smith tries playing around the pad without success. Possibly going over the top but the umpire thinks it's out

Smith lbw b:Bourny 37(44b)

[Simulation]

61/2 off 15 overs (Kallis 4* Gibbs 0* Bourny 2/4)

[Simulation]

3/107

29.4 Navarene to Dippenaar, OUT, Turns back from outside off, Dippenaar takes a stride forward and gets hit on the pad just outside off stump. A loud appeal and the umpire raises the finger yet again.

Dippenaar lbw b:Navarene 15(46b)

Navarene strikes in his first over on African soil and that will be lunch on day 1. One which was pretty even but the late wicket of Dippenaar swung the pendulum slightly in favour of the bowlers. Bourny was very good in his opening spell and overall the spirits of the tourists are much higher than they were last week

[Simulation]

South Africa 3/107
De Villiers 19(39)
Smith 37(44)
Dippenaar 15(46)
Kallis 35*(49)

Piranha 0/46(11)
Chinaman 0/42(9)
Bourny 2/18(9)
Navarene 1/0 (0.4)

[Carte Blanche]

Nav struck is his first over! Already justified his inclusion I see. Keep up the good work, and let's knock 'em over fast.

[Simulation]

Kallis 98*
Gibbs 47*

Piranha 0/58(12)
Bourny 2/53(17)
Navarene 1/35(12)
Ehsan 0/14(7)
Asif Rahman 0/15(3)

[Simulation]

62.4 Chinaman to Kallis, one run, 100! Kallis cuts straight to backward point, Nasif with usually safe hands puts it down and they scamped through for a single

Kallis not out 100(157b 13x4)

[AsifTheManRahman]

arrgghhhh..there goes the game! :mad:

[Simulation]

4/309

84.5 Navarene to Gibbs, OUT, Tosses another one up and Gibbs tries out the slog sweep. Holes out to deep midwicket

Gibbs c:Chinaman b:Navarene 106(161b)

[Simulation]

5/313

87.1 Piranha to Kallis, OUT, Lazy shot straight to Asif Rahman at cover. Finally one goes to hand

Kallis c.Rahman b.Piranha 132(227b 17x4)

Edited on, August 6, 2005, 6:42 AM GMT, by Simulation.

[Simulation]

6/315

88.5 Navarene to Prince, OUT, Another one goes! The ball turns sharply away from leg, Prince pushes forward gets the edge and Pundit takes a great diving catch at first slip

Prince c.Pundit b.Navarene 0(9b)

A collapse here late on Day 1 has brought BanglaCricket right back into the match. Boucher comes in now to face the music

[Simulation]

South Africa 6/315
De Villiers 19
Smith 37
Dippenaar 15
Kallis 132
Gibbs 106
Prince 0
Boucher 2*
Pollock 0*

Piranha 1/80(18)
Chinaman 0/63(15)
Bourny 2/54(20)
Navarene 3/60(20)
Ehsan0/32(12)
Asif Rahman 0/23(5)

[Simulation]

6/371 off 105 (Pollock 22* Boucher 31* Navarene 3/85)

[Simulation]

7/388

112.4 Bourny3 to Boucher, OUT, Pitched up, Boucher goes for it and edges straight to first slip

Boucher c.Pundit b.Bourny 39(78b)

[Simulation]

South Africa 7/402
Boucher 37
Pollock 34*
Hall 8*

Piranha 1/96(22)
Chinaman 0/69(19)
Bourny 3/67(27)
Navarene 3/91(30)
Ehsan 0/48(17)

[Ehsan]

Things looking good but they have already put up a good score. We need to wrap up the tail ASAP.

[Simulation]

8/409

123.4 Navarene to Pollock, OUT, Tossed up outside off, Pollock pushes forward in defense, gets an inside edge on the hip and it rolls back with just enough force to dislodge one bail

Pollock b.Navarene 34(99b)

[Simulation]

9/447

138.5 Ehsan to Hall, OUT, Bowled him round his legs, the pitch is certainly taking spin now, into the footmarks outside leg, Hall tries to sweep and the ball crashed into legstump. Much needed breakthrough

Hall lbw b.Ehsan 31(84b)

[Simulation]

139.2 Navarene to Boje, OUT, Plumb! It was the arm ball pitched on a good length on leg, stayed down a fraction but went straight on, Boje expecting it to turn padded up and it wasn't a hard decision for the umpire

Boje lbw b:Navarene 24(49b)

[Simulation]

AB De Villiers 19(39)
GC Smith 34(44)
HH Dippenaar 15(46)
JH Kallis 132(227)
HH Gibbs 106(161)
AC Prince 0(9)
MV Boucher 39(78)
SM Pollock 34(99)
AJ Hall 31(84)
NJ Boje 24(49)
M Ntini 0*(1)

Piranha 1/106(23)
Chinaman 0/69(19)
Bourny 3/75(30)
Navarene 5/112(39.2)
Ehsan 1/56(20)
Asif Rahman 0/23(5)

[Simulation]

BanglaCricket 0/30
Pundit 11*
Asif Rahman 19*

Pollock 0/4
Ntini 0/11
Kallis 0/10
Hall 0/4
Boje 0/1

[Simulation]

0/93

23.4 Pollock to Pundit, FOUR, Textbook coverdrive, the fielders didn't move and that's another half century

Pundit not out 51(79b 7x4)

[Simulation]

1/98

25.5 Pollock to Asif Rahman, OUT, Short outside off, lazy shot from Rahman trying to guide it over the slips. First blood for the proteas

Asif Rahman c.Smith b.Pollock 46(72b)

[naheyan]

well bowled navarene....
c'mon pundit u gotta hang in there..

[Simulation]

2/151

38.3 Kallis to Mueid, OUT, Short of a length, Mueid tries fending it but it takes the shoulder of the bat into the gully and Dippenaar does the rest

Mueid c.Dippenaar b.Kallis 29(36b)

[Simulation]

BanglaCricket 2/165
Pundit 80*
Asif Rahman 46
Mueid 29
Ehsan 7*

Pollock 1/49
Ntini 0/33
Kallis 1/29
Boje 0/19

[Simulation]

Pundit 84(141)
Asif Rahman 46(72)
Mueid 29(36)
Ehsan 28(50)
James 19(18)
Nasif 47(70)
Oracle 41(83)
Bourny 1(10)
Chinaman 21*39)
Navarene 1(9)
Piranha 7(19)

Pollock 1/98(26.1)
Ntini 3/46(14)
Kallis 3/52(18)
Hall 1/43(11)
Boje 1/67(18)
Smith 0/20(4)

[Simulation]

South Africa 3/172
De Villiers 81
Gibbs 16
Dippenaar 15
Kallis 45*
Gibbs 10*

Piranha 1/48(13)
Chinaman 0/38(7)
Bourny 0/30(8)
Navarene 1/41(8)
Ehsan 1/14(4)

[Simulation]

De Villiers 81(68)
Smith 16(22)
Dippenaar 15(76)
Kallis 72(92)
Gibbs 54(59)
Prince 25(98)
Boucher 68*(157)
Pollock 12*(59)

Piranha 2/79(24)
Chinaman 0/54(16)
Bourny 1/66(19)
Navarene 1/97(24)
Ehsan 2/48(18)
Asif Rahman 0/4(4)

[Simulation]

BanglaCricket 2/135
Pundit 28
Asif Rahman 25
Mueid 58*
Ehsan 20*

Pollock 1/53(8)
Ntini 1/36(7)
Hall 0/16(3)

[Simulation]

BanglaCricket need 337 runs on the fifth day to win with 8 wickets in hand

[Ehsan]

We gotta bat out the day very carefully. I am just looking to save the test if we can't win. Said that, the score looks achievable to me with our hardwork and dedication.

[Simulation]

Pundit 28(27)
Asif Rahman 25(50)
Mueid 192(180)
Ehsan 24(33)
James 53(67)
Nasif 5(14)
Oracle 39(95)
Bourny 8(17)
Chinaman 13(78)
Navarene 4*(10)
Piranha 0(2)

Pollock 2/112(25)
Ntini 2/86(24)
Kallis 4/57(16.5)
Boje 0/67(17)
Hall 2/66(11)
Smith 0/12(1)

South Africa win by 64 runs
South Africa lead the 3 test series 2-0

MOM: JH Kallis

[Simulation]

Mueid played an amazing dominent, swashbuckling innings but failed to get the support required as wickets fell at regular intervals at the other end. He singlehandedly got the RRR down to something quite achievable and looked like he'd pull it off with a stable partner in Oracle. Mueid however didn't trust the wicketkeeper-vice captain and threw his wicket away in search of glory and fell just short of his double century.

[bourny3]

Great innings Mueid what a player. Bad luck boys we got very close but so far.

[Mueid]

My bad luck. Couldn't make the team win either.