Cruel on West Indies, D/L does them in

[zumi]

So if Pollard didn't get out they were ahead on par. Pollard gets out going for a wild heave, and suddenly it rains and West Indies are also behind par score due to fall of wicket :hysterical: feel sorry for West Indies

[Sachin=GOD]

the rain screws the opposition team in a match featuring SA - thats not a good sign. Will SA go on to win this thing :nervous:

[bulbul]

Blame it on dumb Pollard. Finally Pollack & Boucher can forget their 2003 nightmare .

[BeautifulGame]

Its not cruel but lacking common sense

[coffee_rules]

SA getting their Due from WC losses of 1992 and 2003.

[asterix]

:WTF: Pollard!

[Lord]

dumb from Pollard but sad to see such an important game end like that.need reserve days at least

[zumi]

well Pollard's brainfart in terms of match context seals west indies fate saffers and india through to semis

[G_B_]

It was dumb from Pollard RR was under control, that was a dumb shot.

[BeautifulGame]

Also this mean we are assured of top spot in our Group.Good news for us this tie.

[saneindian]

So his side needed 41 off 24 balls (including 6 deliveries by Steyn), Pollard tried to hit first ball of the over for a 4 or 6 and he is dumb! Was he expected to do tuk tuk at that stage with his side needing 10+ an over?

[flamy]

Also this mean we are assured of top spot in our Group.Good news for us this tie.

It also means we play at this same venue - Cardiff. feckity feck :nice:

[vvvslaxman]

Thats okay.. SA needs to be on the right side of D/L for a change.. after all these years.

[Lord]

So his side needed 41 off 24 balls (including 6 deliveries by Steyn)' date=' Pollard tried to hit first ball of the over for a 4 or 6 and he is dumb! Was he expected to do tuk tuk at that stage with his side needing 10+ an over?[/quote'] they needed 8 an over but still I agree with you

[bulbul]

So his side needed 41 off 24 balls (including 6 deliveries by Steyn)' date=' Pollard tried to hit first ball of the over for a 4 or 6 and he is dumb! Was he expected to do tuk tuk at that stage with his side needing 10+ an over?[/quote'] He has to keep in mind rai and par score. This is not a normal chase where you can try to slog and even if get-out count on Sammy.

[adi B]

but it was fun watching the match tbh

[bulbul]

Steyn's last over went for 14 runs.

[RedFever]

8.10pm 1992: South Africa lost to rain. 1996: They lost to West Indies. 1999: They lost to a tie. 2003: They lost to a tie on D/L. Today, on June 14, 2013, South Africa have beaten all four of them. Joe Lekker Ding. Still waiting for the presentation

Comparing World Cup to Champions trophy

[NareshK]

Yeah, one ball made the difference. Pollard's shot was terrible but I guess this is just in hindsight. He was just trying to win the game. Its funny because its usually SA who are on the receiving end of something like this. :P

[vvvslaxman]

Batting second is big advantage in rain curtailed games. But this is one those incident that is so freakish. One moment clear sky. Next moment rain pouring. Both teams were ahead of each other at various points in this run chase. It was like inky pinky ponky game.