2nd Test: West Indies v South Africa @ Basseterre, Jun 18-22
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BallOil
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match draw....
South Africa 543/6d & 235/3d (94.0 ov)
West Indies 546
post-match ceremony
SMith : "The wicket was pretty placid. Hard toil for the bowlers. Hopefully we can have a good five days in Barbados. This wasn't an exciting surface to play Test cricket on. hopefully Barbados will have some thing more in it. Our tactics yesterday was .. we being 1-0 up it was up to West Indies to make the play . They didn't. Kallis has one of the most valuable players to have ever played the game. It's incredible what he has been able to achieve. And Boucher 500 dismissals. They are two great stalwarts of South African cricket."
Gayle: "I am very happy. Our batting was struggling. To get 500 runs was a commendable performance. Shiv.. Nash ... Credit must also go to the bowlers who tried to create some opportunities here. As for yesterday, I am satisfied. If you look at their plan, the left-armer was bowling well outside leg stump. Ravi Rampaul won't be with us for the next Test. We have to get some runs on board and then give it to the bowlers."
Man of the Match is Chanderpaul: "Obviously happy to get some. was struggling in the last few Tests. There weren't self-doubts. I have been getting starts; i haven't been able to carry on. I am glad I did it here. It's always difiicult when you have an attack like South Africa. Morne can get good bounce, Steyn bowls well. you always have to be on the look out. Yesterday morning, they came hard at us. We needed to make sure we batted well and they couldn't come back."
South Africa 543/6d & 235/3d (94.0 ov)
West Indies 546
post-match ceremony
SMith : "The wicket was pretty placid. Hard toil for the bowlers. Hopefully we can have a good five days in Barbados. This wasn't an exciting surface to play Test cricket on. hopefully Barbados will have some thing more in it. Our tactics yesterday was .. we being 1-0 up it was up to West Indies to make the play . They didn't. Kallis has one of the most valuable players to have ever played the game. It's incredible what he has been able to achieve. And Boucher 500 dismissals. They are two great stalwarts of South African cricket."
Gayle: "I am very happy. Our batting was struggling. To get 500 runs was a commendable performance. Shiv.. Nash ... Credit must also go to the bowlers who tried to create some opportunities here. As for yesterday, I am satisfied. If you look at their plan, the left-armer was bowling well outside leg stump. Ravi Rampaul won't be with us for the next Test. We have to get some runs on board and then give it to the bowlers."
Man of the Match is Chanderpaul: "Obviously happy to get some. was struggling in the last few Tests. There weren't self-doubts. I have been getting starts; i haven't been able to carry on. I am glad I did it here. It's always difiicult when you have an attack like South Africa. Morne can get good bounce, Steyn bowls well. you always have to be on the look out. Yesterday morning, they came hard at us. We needed to make sure we batted well and they couldn't come back."
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mikesiva
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It's great to see Shiv back to his best....BallOil wrote:Tiger in them ra$$mapoui wrote:shive is not past it...and prolly has not begun his decline just yet. thats a strong comebacker there...151 still in. the man is once again in form. it is clear to me now thtat tah was all it was....a question of formGood innings by Nash, Deo and Gayle as well
I was starting to lose faith!
This match should be a morale-booster going into the final Test.
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BallOil
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yeah good boost for the site... lets see what they do in Barbadosmikesiva wrote:It's great to see Shiv back to his best....BallOil wrote:Tiger in them ra$$mapoui wrote:shive is not past it...and prolly has not begun his decline just yet. thats a strong comebacker there...151 still in. the man is once again in form. it is clear to me now thtat tah was all it was....a question of form
I was starting to lose faith!
This match should be a morale-booster going into the final Test.