Live Match Analysis - India vs South Africa Test match

South Africa have won the ODI series 2-0 and they go into test series with full confident. Indian cricket team on the other hand needs to start fresh for the test. All of the team batsmen were going  great guns prior to this series but all of the sudden they all have batting and form issues.

For India there are some good news like Pujara coming to the team who is more technical and fit to survive in these seam friendly balling conditions. Also experienced Zaheer Khan can make a complete difference in the bowling.

Match is just to begin in some minutes and the news form the Johannesburg, cricket ground is that Indian captain M S Dhoni have won the match and decided to bat first. I tweeted few minuted back that first two session will decide the future of the series for team India and with Indian team batting first this seems to be a predictions that might be true.  :

First two sessions of the play today are sufficient to predict the results of the series #indiavsSA #testcricket - http://t.co/KK5v5cJRTg
— Vinay Kumar (@vinay11111) December 18, 2013

One main attraction of this match would be Khan vs Smith war. Zaheer Khan has dismissed Smith a lot of times in recent past and lets see how this dual goes on.

Best wishes to both the team.

Looking forward to an excellent day of test cricket today.

India Tour of South Africa - Live Match Today

Today is the final match of the three day ODI series between India and South Africa. South Africa has already won the series by winning the first 2 matches convincingly. Poor batting in the seaming conditions has always been the weakness of Indian batsmen and it was once again showcased in the first two one day matches. When Indian team left for the tour it was in great confidence with 3 top scorers in ODI and some of the most attacking batsmen in the line up but when they played none of the batsmen was comfortable against the speed of the South African bowlers.

Today is the last match and both the team might want to win this last match as it will allow the team to go into a positive frame of mind for the upcoming test series. SA however can be more happier if they are able to manage a clean sweep again the number one ODI team.

For me it doesn't matter if Indian team win this match or not as it won;t make much difference, for me Indian team has already lost the test series as well. I'd be more than happy if team India is able to draw atleast one test match on this tour of South Africa.

Match has already began and South Africa has choose to bat first after winning the match. Two changes in the South African line up, they have rested Kallis and Dale Steyn.  India team recalled Yuvraj Singh in the team once again and Rihane has to sit our this time.

Best wishes to both the team, the one who plays good cricket gonna win today.

India South Africa match Today - Live Updates

South Africa is out of the ICC Twenty 20 world cup tournament and they only can play now to leave the tournament with a victory. With that said chances for qualification for India has been become very difficult, not only India need to win this match but they need to make sure that match is won by the margin of 31 runs or more. Only then Indian cricket team will have net run rate greater than that of Pakistan. 

Match is being played and so far its a bad start for team India they have lost the top three batsmen withou making any significant contribution to the scoreboard or giving a fast start. India is 38/3 after 6.3 overs. I believe that India can only qualify if they make a score of 180 plus which so far looks a rare dream to achieve. But may be today is the day the storng Indian batting like can show the prowess.

Let keep finger crossed and wait for  whats their on the cards for both teams today.

India Vs south Africa Match Live Updates

Today will be the real test of team India as they take on South Africa in the world cup group matches. Though India have already qualified for the quarter finals it wil be very much important if team India can attain the top sport in the points table so that they have to play relatively less competitive team in the quarterfinals.

Lets wait and watch as the match will begin in one hour from now. It'd be interesting to see which players will be choosen for playing 11 for the Indian team.

Yesterday I was expecting Ireland to win the game against West Indies but one decision changed the game for Ireland and Bangladesh win over England made the tournament matches more intersting oncxe again. Now Englan and Bangladesh both will have to win the next matches so as to secure the place for the next round.

T20 World Cup Match Today Live Score

Today is the day three of the ICC T20 World cup and two matches will be played. The match umber 5 and 6 of the twenty twenty cup tournament will be played among "India Vs South Africa" and "Pakistan Vs Australia".




Both India and Pakistan have won their first matches of the tournament, whereas Australia and South Africa will play the first match of the world cup T20. Both the two teams have still to prove that they are the best in this format of the cricket.

Inda Vs Aouth Africa - Sachins hit one more century

India has got to a excellen star and they way Sachin and Karthik are batting Indai is going to post a huge total here. With 20 overs more to be left to bowl, India will easilt get past 300 runs mark ans 9 wickets are still in Hand. Tendualkar has added one more century to his stats and this one is century number 93 overall (tests and ODIs) and his fourht against South Africa. Below are the few wallpapers and pictures:

India Current score 198 for one in 30 overs.

India v South Africa second ODI at Gwalior

Though India manage to win the first one day international but it was not an comprehensive win, Indian gave a poor show both in batting and bowling. However as predicted by winning the first match India have secures the chances to win the series as well. Good luck to both the teams for secone one day internation. To the reader I am also shareing a good news that keep updated on twenty twenty fever with IPL starting on March 12.

India Vs South Africa One day match

India vs South Africa first one day match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. This will be the first mathc of the three one day match series and the first match will also decide the winner of the series. South Africa will not be satisfied with 1-1 drwa in tet series and will be looking forwars to win the one day series. This will also boost there chances and preparation for world cup 2011.

On the other hand despite being number one team in tests India has been inconsistent in shorter format of the game. South Africa will miss their captain Graeme Smith due to a finger fracture and veteran Jacques Kallis will lead the side. But wicketkeeper Mark Boucher is set for a return after sitting out of the Kolkata Test with a back spasm. India also play without top players like Yuvraj, gautam Gambhir ,Harbjahan nad Zaheer Khan

India vs South Afrcia one day series

Indian Squar for one day series against South Africa:

MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Sudeep Tyagi, Praveen Kumar, Abhishek Nayar, Yusuf Pathan, Amit Mishra.

First match will be played on Sunday 21 February. For India Yusuf Pathan makes comeback after some strong performances in doemstics Dulip trophy matches.

India Vs South africa - Second test day 5

Now on the last day lets see if weather or Hamla can save south Africa or not, as far as Indian bowling attack is concerned they can get South Africa all out only if all 98 overs are bowled tomorrow.

wishing good luck to team India for number one test country position

India Vs South Africa - Play starts after rain

Well it seemes like rain will help South Africa draw this game however play has started again with South Africa trailing by 232 runs and has 7 wickets in hand. India will need just another 2 wickets to get hold of the match and retain the number one position in ICC test rankings.

Latest news is that only one over was bowled and game has stopped again due to bad light.

India Vs South Africa - Second Test Day 2

Well Indian bowlers did the task well by restricint South Afrcia to a score of 296. South africa last wicket fell early on day two and its now upto Indian batsmen to put great batting performance. India have got to a quick start but also lost two early wickets. Gautam gambhit got run out and Murali vijay wan't able to touch even two figures score. However as Sachin nand Virendar Sehwag are on the crease, India's hope of touching 300 runs today are alive. Let see how both sachin and Sehwag build the innings from here on. If Sachin score a century today, it will be his fourth one in a row.

India Vs South Africa - Will Sachin, Dhoni save test

Yea the question of the moment is will Sachin and Dhoni save the test match for India? Well Sachin is looking in goo dtouch and is on the verge of another test match hundred and Dhoni also have played 50 balls till now and must be having good idea of the pitch now. however the task is not so simple India is trailing by 160 runs with 6 wickets remaining. To draw this match India need to make sure they batt till minimum two sessions of the day fifth, even if they bat till lunch or poost lunch they will also need to have a lead worth enough to drwa the test match. All hopes are on both these batsmen now. one wichet here and India will loose this test match

India Vs SA - India Struggling 66/2 in second Innings on day 3

With minimum 180 overs more or two days of cricket still left to play, India will be struggling to save this test. With Tendulkar and Murali Vijay batting good at the end of the day three play, it will deepnd on how both of these will tackle the south African pace attack on day four. If they are able to amange a 150+ runs partenrship, then India will surely save this match from loosing. Some of the wallpapers from the days play

Steyn - Make most of the Damage to india Batting

Badrianth contributed a half century on debut

Sehwag being defensiuve

Sachin Looking good in second inning

Morkel Celebrating one more wiccket

India forced to Follow on by south Africa

India is on the way to loose its number one position and also and first test being played between India and South Africa. Follwing on and also trailing by more than 350 runs India still has to get some extra batting efforts and very god innings as they against Austraila. But unfortunately both batsmen that saved that match for India (Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman) are not in the team due to injuries.

Chances of such innings are very rares, given India has already lost 2 wickets and all hopes are now on Sachin Tendulkar and other new batsmen to build long partnership. Let see what happens, India will have to work very hards to save this test match India needs to bat 2 full days to save the test and so far they look unable to bat a single day.

India Vs South Afrtica day 3 - Fast bowlers derail Indian Batting

3 Indian top order batsmen are back ot the pavilion. Sehwag and S Badrinath are at the crease currently, with Sehwag playing on 50 nad S Badrinath on 9. Hopefully India will manager to bat till tomorrow morning first session and save this test. Remember this series win is must for both team s for Idnia to retain the number one test team position and for South Africa to achieve the number one position.

Below are few wallpapers from the Match

India vs South Africa - day 1

South Africa won the toss and selected to bat first. Current score is South Africa 97/2 in 33.4 overs. Zaheer Khan got the initial break ups and picked up two wickets in the opening spell. For spineers pitch is making the ball turn and hope this will help India to restrict South africa somewhere beteween 300 to 370. India's battin line looks little weak with absence of Dravi and Laxman, lets see how other batsmen make use of this.

Good luck India maintain the number one positions in the test rankings.