Discussing the 2nd test between India and SA at Kolkata, 2010

[yoda]

match all set for a saffie choke job. no matter what the lead, i believe the game will be close, with the saffies having a chance to win and then ofc :giggle:

[Karan114]

match all set for a saffie choke job. no matter what the lead' date=' i believe the game will be close, with the saffies having a chance to win and then ofc :giggle:[/quote'] It did seem that way when we had moved on to 300-odd for 2, having been at the position we were in at tea on day 1 and Duminy dropping Veeru early on... ...then they took three wickets in no time. :((

[kabira]

I accepted lead of 120, and we wil get that for sure. But ideally we need 170-200.

[kabira]

bascially one 60 run partnership, two 30 30 run partnership.

[Cricketics]

ABOUT 200. We already have 40, just want atleast 160 from the remaining players. We all saw how Morkel and Parnell were showing decent technique. Those were the last 2 saffer batsmans. I believe we need to score as much as we can. We are going to bat last on this pitch so we gotta put the biggest lead possible.

[kabira]

Ugate Suraj ko Pujane wala

[dial_100]

Exactly. 1 partnership of 60-70 should get us beyond the lead of 150 for sure. Very much possible. Lets win this one yaar.

[Gunner_Mania]

I think a lead of 150. Thats about another 100 odd runs. 5 wickets in hand couple of 30-40 runs partnership and a few more add ons. We should get there. It would also mean we would have batted out 1 session. The forecast I saw is for rain over the next couple of days. If that happens we might lose some time.

[Guest Hiten.]

haha cos he criticized Tendulkar ?

Ugate Suraj ko Pujane wala

This! I do not mind people criticizing SRT if they stand their grounds but Manjrekar started pelting stones because he saw the others doing the same. And of course some of you think criticizing Tendulkar would make you look "realistic" and a true avid cricket follower; forgetting that if you are adamant on criticizing one player out of a team of 11 then he must be damn good as you yourself have higher expectations from him (not his fault if you think he should score 100 every time he plays.)

[dial_100]

Ahaa... with heavy weather, it should help seamers. But we still need 150+. That should give us good chance.

[Three'sACrowd]

Being realistic - Steyn & Co will come in all cylinders firing. I expect Mishra to edge and/ or bifff his way to 10-15 runs. Laxman and Dhoni should be good for another 50 between the two of them. I think the tail - Zaheer, Bhajji and Sharma -.should be good for 25-30. Which means a total lead of around 130-150 runs. I am more concerned that they play out time. We need SA to play as late as possible on this 3rd day pitch. However, that's assuming no rain.

[EnterTheVoid]

100 - 120

[siddhu]

I would be more than happy with a 125-150 run lead.

[Shehezaada]

we shouldn't get into a shell though...if Bhajji and Misra can get a good couple of 20's, Laxman and Dhoni some 30's, we can get 170+ play positive and the runs will come

[Laaloo]

actually this could be good for India. If we survive initial spell from Styen and Morkel especially if Laxman and Dhoni survive. they will ball only 12 hour in an hour. There were 5 overs behind today, they took 5 wickets and each wicket means 4 mins time deducted, so each wicket is equal to an over. By the first hour, they will be 8 hours behind, and Smith will have no choice but to use spinners just like Ponting had to in Perth and Nagpur.

:WTF:

[The Outsider]

Dhondy, is life all about becoming successful professionals? Perhaps, not a question fit for the cricket forum and perhaps not one where there can be a consensus drawn, but there you go I've floated it.

[TheWall]

Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore is always full - even for a test match.

[Guest DeveGowda]

we shouldn't get into a shell though...if Bhajji and Misra can get a good couple of 20's, Laxman and Dhoni some 30's, we can get 170+ play positive and the runs will come

250+

[rahulrulezz]

we shouldn't get into a shell though...if Bhajji and Misra can get a good couple of 20's, Laxman and Dhoni some 30's, we can get 170+ play positive and the runs will come

:two_thumbs_up:

[Shehezaada]

good work mishra, that's exactly what we need this morning... btw, mishra's looked better with the ball then with the bat!!