Southafrica have collapsed in the second ODI in Centurion versus India in the ongoing series for jus 118.
Batting first after India won the toss, Southafrica started jitterily but didn”t lose a wicket till the 10th over when Bhuvneshwar Kumar got Hashim Amla nicking it to MS Dhoni.
And then the collapse begins, The two wrist spinners again turned the game around with their mystery that South African batsmen seem to just not find a solution for.
Yuzvendra Chahal got De Cock out and then got 4 more in the innings alongside Kuldeep Yadav who got 3 wickets to finish up the innings.
The twitter at the same time has gone into a big buzz and the appreciation for the two wrist spinners are coming from all corners of the world cricket. Equally alarming is the criticism of the South African batsmen and their techniques playing versus spin. And how it is now a big concern with the world cup only 14 months away.
Even though Southafrica is missing AB De Villiers and Faf Du Plessis the two Southafrican batting stalwarts in the middle order, this is still a big concern because the basic batting techniques of the South African batsmen versus spin and wrist spinners, in particular, seem to be found wanting regularly.
Twitterati though gave no two thoughts before digging deep into the South African batsmen and had many fun jibes at them. This is now South Africa”s second abject batting display of the series versus India”s two wrist spinners. The same happened in Kingsmead, Durban. India won the game on the back of the class of their bowling and superb batting in Durban and the same is likely to continue after this surrender by Southafrica batsmen in Centurion.
Yuzvendra Chahal now has a 5fer in both the limited overs format in ODIs and T20Is it”s a fantastic achievement and coupled with Kuldeep Yadav India now has two quality wrist spinners something that could pave the way for India”s first ODI series win in Southafrica especially if Southafrican batsmen keeps batting like this.
Twitter though won”t mind any of that.
Oh dear, that was pretty amateur batting from South Africa. The wrist spin was too difficult to read. And Chahal and Yadav are at the top of their game
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/Sassy_Soul_/status/960082393645199360
South Africa fans today be like #IndvsSA pic.twitter.com/o0laW0crsh
— Abhishek ✨ (@ImAbhishek7_) February 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/TheCricketGeek/status/960075052975906816
Wow! Our wrist spinners running riot in South Africa, who would have thought ! Absolutely brilliant from Chahal and Kuldeep #SAvsIND
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) February 4, 2018
South Africa have denied Kohli another century in a successful run chase… 🙈🙊 #SAvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 4, 2018
Chahal banayega South Africa mein Mahal. Waah, what a wonderful spell. 5 for by a spinner.
#SAvsIND— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 4, 2018
This is a pasting. Will scar South Africa. Will be a miracle of they can come back and win series. @imVkohli will sense series win. #INDvSA
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) February 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/Sassy_Soul_/status/960079503182581760
Moral win for South Africa.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) February 4, 2018
South Africa Scored 118. That's The Only Way They Can Stop Virat Kohli From Scoring A Century. Moral Victory For Them. 😂#INDvSA #INDvsSA #SAvIND #SAvsIND 2nd ODI
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) February 4, 2018
South Africa Lost Their Last 6 Wickets For Just 19 Runs. Team India Never Let Go Any Opportunity To Nail Down Teams Playing In Green Jersey. 😂🇮🇳🙏#INDvSA #INDvsSA #SAvIND #SAvsIND 2nd ODI
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) February 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/Runningflyhalf/status/960077328025079808
Yuzvendra Chahal, remember the name. Outstanding spell of leg-spin bowling. Kuldeep and Chahal gradually becoming the best bowling partnership in World Cricket. #SAvsIND
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) February 4, 2018
Struggling against spin. Huge cheer at the fall of every wicket. Some home game for South Africa this. #SAvIND
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) February 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/James_Beyond/status/960094805756805121
https://twitter.com/Sassy_Soul_/status/960092493684531202
"South Africa ABD ke bina khel rahi hai"
"What kind of excuse this is for poor batting? hum bhi toh Sachin ke bina khel rahe hai"
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) February 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/tweetiya_singh/status/960100869592137728
https://twitter.com/SpiceBoxofEarth/status/960096000672088064
Yuzvendra Chahal teaching indian spinners how to bowl overseas. Well deserved 5
— Abhishek ✨ (@ImAbhishek7_) February 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/James_Beyond/status/960122558816444417
https://twitter.com/iManishWaghela/status/960095785223446528
South African batting minus Faf and ABDV = ?? #SAvIND
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 4, 2018