South Africa have won the toss and will bowl first.
South Africa Team: RE Levi, HM Amla, JH Kallis, AB de Villiers(Capt, WK), JP Duminy, F Behardien, JA Morkel, RJ Peterson, J Botha, DW Steyn, M Morkel
Zimbabwe Team H Masakadza, V Sibanda, BRM Taylor(Capt, WK), CR Ervine, S Matsikenyeri, E Chigumbura, AG Cremer, P Utseya, RW Price, KM Jarvis, BV Vitori
Posted Sep 20, 2012, 1:51 PM UTC
Given Zimbabwe's showing on Tuesday, one would assume that SA should walk this. We will see.
South Africa have the choke factor however.
In knock out rounds mostly, not in the early stages.
Looking forward to seeing Taylor bat.
Yeah, I think this might end up being a bit embarassing.
Shame about Taylor, he's a fantastic player. Crap shot though. As for choking, we like wait until much further on before we choke, just when you can start to taste the hope. Also, I swapped Morkel for Steyn in the Fantasy league. Doh.
I had my hopes up, for at least a respectable loss
This isn't good. Even ten an over from now will only give Zim <170 and I can't see SA struggling to chase down anything less than that.
What I cannot believe is that on top of the warm up games, the full members are given SIX straight matches against the 'weaker' teams until there is an actual match-up against two full teams on Saturday. I dont think thats fair.
Maybe I'm still bitter from the loss yesterday
and when the actual full members face each other, they will have certainty of going to super six(eight?) stage. Hence, they will not come as hard on each other as they would have. Also their groupings have already been decided, which takes away any incentive left with them. Mostly, it will be just more warm up matches until later stage :/
except for Group D..
It's weird that Zimbabwe have been eliminated before four of the other full member teams play their first match.
I can hear literally one dude at the ground right now, i think theres more players on the field than in the stands
Crap organizing I must say
Kallis is my captain :D
But I also have Sibanda on my team :(
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Anyone else have Richard Levi?
I do.
He has scored, as of now, 1/3 of my measly point total.
You should do some transfers
Harbhajan Singh, seriously?
Completely freaked me out for a second that you used my name.
Not sure why they've scheduled the first four matches involving minnow sides. I love watching an under-dog, but four games in and yet to have a big match. No wonder the crowds have been poor.
every major tournament in other sports starts with a bang with two competitive teams going head to head first. Except may be tournaments where the participants are seeded. Only in cricket we see in every tournament, good teams bashing minnows and start slowly. Who cares if one of the top teams lose and have to claw their way back in the tournament. Pussies these organizers are..
why not have the opening match SL vs India? instead of SL bashing Zimbabwe in a fizzer.
NO
Well, cause they're in different groups... SL vs SA would have been good though.
Tomorrow is B'Desh vs NZ which is somewhat non-minnow and then England vs Afghanistan.
This tournament has been fairly boring until now, I must admit.