SA vs. Ireland

[jafrioh]

Got no clue what's going on, but SA is 64/5 against Ireland, how awesome would it be if SA got beat by Ireland, would deflate alot of those Saffie ego's

[shoaib]

Boy and they are in Paks group... hmmm.

[SameerM]

on a west indies pitch SA are crapppppppy ..

BUT wait till SA bowl.. they might be REAL strong

[Prince]

Wouldn't be too great if Ireland beat SA since it will give them massive confidence

[dinakar]

is this an indication that matches in this WC will be low scoring affairs? Eng and AL are also not firing as expected against these minnows.

[fakhar]

Ireland to be the World Champions.....

[Rudi hater]

SA is not good enough outside their own territory. I said that before and will say it again South Afrrica won't win the WC.

[Taurus]

63-7 now apparently? (unconfirmed)

[Taurus]

Now confirmed - BBC.

[SameerM]

If SA are used to Bouncy variable pitches then a low bouncing one should be EASY shouldnt it???

What IRelands team like? anyone Famous in their?

[Gooner]

Any know at detail about the pitch they playing on?


Im currently watching the England V Bermuda match, Wicket looks a good one but the ball isn't comming onto the bat and as im speaking Pietersen is stumped. Day of upsets.

Spinners will be the key during this world cup.

[linuxaddict]

Saffer.. whr r u?

[SameerM]

Danish and Afridi AND Malik will blossom baby!

Looks like Imran Khan was right to say Danish IS the key! cud be our Wcup !!!

Saffer will say : its ONLY a warm up.. we dont NEED to win it.. we got our 3rd Team out

Irish will say: we got a baddd A$$ team to kikc every team back to their countries.. we're gonna win the cup

Objective fan will say: told u S.AFRICA are crap!

bit biast but still not doin well against a 1st time EVER minnow in the Cup.

[SameerM]

oops

[Saudi]

I think Irelands gonna collapse like this too but now I've said it, they probably will race away with it.

[Pathan007]

91/8

[shahzadddd]

Man... I love to believe that SA are doing that crap... but it's gotta b the pitch!

And don't laugh too soon until we have our warm up too!

[lahori@denmark]

i really want irland to win, i really want to enjoy after loosing shoaib and asif from wc squad...

[Rudi hater]

Originally Posted by shahzadddd Man... I love to believe that SA are doing that crap... but it's gotta b the pitch! And don't laugh too soon until we have our warm up too!

We can laugh at them, its got nothing to do with us. Our match is tomorrow and if we lose so what nobody is giving us any chance in this world cup. SA suppose to be number 1 team.....lol

[Islamabadi]

go ireland...........I'm shocked

[Easa]

92/8

[Islamabadi]

its actually 95/8 in 27 overs

[infamous9383]

anyone actually watching/listening or just scoreboards

[Majestic_Inzi]

Originally Posted by Easa 92/8

saffies got no excuse, it there best team out there. they are useless abroad aint they. Slow pitches, i would have thought would be batting friendly.

Well lets see the bookies changing there odds again.

doesnt matter if they win the match but to score around 100 against a the minnows is dreadful.

[shoaib]

they will prob still score 200 plus and beat them easy

[Majestic_Inzi]

105 for 8

two tail enders batting.

[Osman]

no comment till the real matches get underway. would be silly to write of anyone after just couple of warm matches.

[Majestic_Inzi]

no ones writing anyone off, pakistan play saf on friday, could be intersting.

[Rob H]

Peterson saving RSA. 130/8 off 38.

[faisalm]

156-8. Looks like a victory for RSA after all.

[Straight Bat]

Saffer, what you think?

[JustAnotherFan]

Originally Posted by straight bat Saffer, what you think?

This ain't Saffer, but a SA fan. Only saw the scores now (179/9). Interesting! I'll do the normal thing and blame the pitch.

Actually it would be better to comment after Ireland has also batted.

It will also be more interesting during Fridays game to see who can handle WI conditions better. Pakisatan or SA. May the best team win.

[Majestic_Inzi]

Originally Posted by JustAnotherFan This ain't Saffer, but a SA fan. Only saw the scores now (179/9). Interesting! I'll do the normal thing and blame the pitch. Actually it would be better to comment after Ireland has also batted. It will also be more interesting during Fridays game to see who can handle WI conditions better. Pakisatan or SA. May the best team win.

Ireland are not gonna win, but Friday will be interesting. Pakistan will put out there strongest team. Kaneira will do some magic.

[iZeeshan]

Wow, that is pretty darn bad. But yea, we don't know what the pitch is like.

Plus we can find out Pakistan's condition tomorrow.

[JustAnotherFan]

Originally Posted by PepsiCola Wow, that is pretty darn bad. But yea, we don't know what the pitch is like. Plus we can find out Pakistan's condition tomorrow.

I will be interested in seeing Kaneria (spelling?) play in WC. I had a feeling he would go to WC (after watching him play in test series), but was disappointed he never played in the ODI series.

SA will suffer against spin. Always have, always will.

[Majestic_Inzi]

Originally Posted by PepsiCola Wow, that is pretty darn bad. But yea, we don't know what the pitch is like. Plus we can find out Pakistan's condition tomorrow.

"On a pitch that offered no real threat to the batsmen, South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and opted to bat."

[saffer]

oh heck....go ireland !!!


rather we have our nightmare game in the warm up than in the tournament...


by the way...to those dreamers...no one has a better win record in the west indies than south africa....oh and we beat west indies 5-0 there recently...so nothing to do with west indies conditions...

[saffer]

whats going on...i just got here....we bowled out for under 200 or something ?


what a bonus...here i was about to go to bed and now I have an exciting game tio watch......makes the irishman in me proud...

[Usman Chadda]

Originally Posted by saffer whats going on...i just got here....we bowled out for under 200 or something ?

Mighty Ireland ripped apart the South African batting line-up - thats all

[saffer]

oh we beat them 5-0 in S.a too...my only point is we have a GREAT record in the west indies......so I dont know who dreamed up this "south africa" can't play in west indies stuff...

[saffer]

ireland 32-1 after 10 overs.....whats going on ...cricinfo keeps skipping time..

[Safar55]

Rule No.1 : When the big games come - South Africa Choke

[saffer]

hopefully we getting the chocking over in the meaningless games this time...........

[saffer]

ireland 35-2


whats going on in the other games...

[ragoo52]

bermuda 32/5

[ragoo52]

make it 32/6

[Saqib_Boss_Man]

bermuda 32/7

[saffer]

ireland 57 for 2 and on track for victory....some-one bring me my guinness!

[Toony™®]

guess..SA will need couple of games to warmup..and get use to the conditions.

[saffer]

nah...to be honest I dont think south africa took this game or ireland too seriously........I wouldn't read too much into anything and personally think it might be a bit of a laugh if ireland pull it off ...

[pacman]

Originally Posted by saffer nah...to be honest I dont think south africa took this game or ireland too seriously........I wouldn't read too much into anything and personally think it might be a bit of a laugh if ireland pull it off ...

But the coach Arthur was very serious the other day, saying they will be playing their best 11, and will not give an inch to ireland. What happened to that?

[saffer]

wouldnt be smart ..and pretty damn arrogant to say"we wont be taking the game seriously " would it ?

I'm sure they didn't think they would lose though....all we can say is well done Ireland win or lose they bowled us out for under 200.....

[saffer]

ireland 70 for 3...still on track....

[Amjid Javed]

Have to say andrew Hall is starting to show what a really good all round cricketer he is, he could make himself a star in this tourney.

[saffer]

hall ? ...nah...he's useless......real weak link...


plays the odd good innings ....bowls well at the death....but he's no real match winner ...

[saffer]

84/4 .....mighty irish on the move!

how embaressing if S.a lose this one...

[JustAnotherFan]

Originally Posted by saffer hall ? ...nah...he's useless......real weak link... plays the odd good innings ....bowls well at the death....but he's no real match winner ...

Are you sure you know anything about our local cricket? Hall is our ONLY decent death bowler who has the balls to bowl. When called into up into the team, he normally does play a good game.

[saffer]

didn't I say he's a good death bowler ?

did you notice he's one of the most expensive bowlers in the first 20 overs though ?

Besides when last did he play an important innings for the side ? (please lets not include today against ireland) ....he's ok..average...but not "world cup star" status...

[ragoo52]

ireland 97/4

[saffer]

ireland still looking strong...97/4....only need 4.5 an over...

[ragoo52]

make it 107/4

[saffer]

why these updates so slow ?

sounds like a crackr of a game...with ireland looking favorits right now....

[Amjid Javed]

I hope ireland pull this off, as i said in another thread they have beaten the west indies before. This team is a pretty good one.

[nyaminyami]

This might be what we need before the more important games. A bit of a wake-up slap in the face to get us focused. Lets hope something good come out of it and they learn a lesson or two, heh heh.

[JustAnotherFan]

Originally Posted by saffer didn't I say he's a good death bowler ? did you notice he's one of the most expensive bowlers in the first 20 overs though ? Besides when last did he play an important innings for the side ? (please lets not include today against ireland) ....he's ok..average...but not "world cup star" status...

Hall hardly bowls much in the first 20. His last decent innings was a 50 against India in an ODI. He only plays now and again tho. I would pick him before Langeveldt in ODI games.

[dinakar]

this Botha has played for South Africa no? now he is for Ireland!! :o

[saffer]

no...he is a south african ...but he never played for south africa....he played for some minor local team.....

[Pathan007]

Originally Posted by dinakar this Botha has played for South Africa no? now he is for Ireland!! :o

2 diff bothas yaar. the saafies one is spinner, this one is a batsman.

[dinakar]

Originally Posted by saffer no...he is a south african ...but he never played for south africa....he played for some minor local team.....

ok.. I'm mistaken.. there is another Botha who was called for a suspected action,right? I mistaken him as this guy..

[dinakar]

Originally Posted by Pathan007 2 diff bothas yaar. the saafies one is spinner, this one is a batsman.

thanks for the correction. I was unaware of their first names. that created confusion.

[ozeir]

Ireland in 86 in 18 overs. Can they pull it off?

[fakhar]

59 in 13 overs...I think they can do it

[saffer]

134 for 4.....ireland as good as won this....



ha ha ha ha....oh well....I have to laugh...

[Phuzz]

Ireland have a good chance to win this game. This is a warning to Pakistan to not take them too easily.

[Saj]

The number 1 ranked team in trouble here.

I hope this form continues

[saffer]

huge trouble.....

Ireland will be unlucky to lose this..50 something runs in 12 overs with 6 wickets....

i hope the guys just shrug it off and think to themselves..."hopefully we got our bad luck out of the way"


and congrats to ireland....they out bowled and so far outbatted us....

[saffer]

maybe we should ask this botha guy to come back and play for us!

[ozeir]

It is a good indication of how vulnerable SouthAfrica are on foriegn pitches. I don't they will be as big a threat as they were first made to be coming into the worldcup.

[Sheikh]

I imagine the wicket is fairly slow with the ball not coming on to the bat which is not unusual for the Caribbean. The early start must have provided some help to the seamers, and that may prove to be a factor throughout the tournament. Win the toss and bowl!

[Saj]

Originally Posted by ozeir It is a good indication of how vulnerable SouthAfrica are on foriegn pitches. I don't they will be as big a threat as they were first made to be coming into the worldcup.

Spot on. If the wickets dont offer seam and bounce, then count them out of the running. The wickets are allegedly due to get lower and slower as the tournament progresses.