Little things...

add up to a lot ( random thoughts during India's first 20/20 game at Jo'burg).

South African Innings.

• Sreesanth's 3rd ball of his first over is a wide.. to first and second slip.. who bail out and let the ball go to the boundary.
• 1st ball of Zaheer's second over. Bosman is ball watching while Smith wants a single.. Throw at the bowlers end.. Would have been out if it hit.. but the point of interest is that neither the bowler nor any of the fielders are close enuf to collect the ball and effect a run out.
• "Go out there and enjoy" says Wasim Jaffer.. About time too.
• Zaheer Khan.. you beauty!!!
• Oh dear... over #4.4 and another run out chance wasted.. to add insult to injury, overthrow given.. and the next ball crashed through midwicket for 4.
• Wicket maiden Ajit Agarkar...In a 20/20 contest..
  
• Its official.. Graeme Smith is Zaheer Khan's bunny.
• over#8 : Who is this imposter posing as Ajit Agarkar? a wicket, a maiden and now another wicket!!!
• over # 10 :- oh dear Ajit.. what have you done to yourself?
• over #11 :- is there something wrong with sachin's left hand?
• India on fire.. Sachin gets Kemp!!
• over 13 :- lets not lose the plot now.... 13 runs in the over.. not good
• brave... getting Harbhajan to bowl over #15.
• ooooooh!!! aggression from Sreesanth after bailing out of his bowling run.. 103/6 in 16
• oh dear!!! Sreesanth misfields.. over #17. A super over ends up being just good.
• Dinesh Kaarthick .... Energizer Bunny!!
• 126/9 SA
• Now, over to India's weakest link!!!!
  

Indian Innings

• 4 in the first over.. But Sehwag is stroking the ball well.
• a lot more smiles from the Indians today
• MISFIELD!!!!! Way to go Albie!!!
• Sachin looks shaky..
• oh dear... How close was that Sehwag?
• AB deVilliers not wearing pads?
• over #3 steady Veeru.. steady now.
• over #4.. here come the chants ... "Sachin SAAAAAACHIIIIIIIIIIIIIII"
• and GOOOOOOOOOOOONE.. Sachin departs..
• Mongia at one drop.. Interesting... Maybe the county stint is the reason behind him coming up the order.
• sweet pull Mongia... Super!!!
• finally, the Indians are playing out the overs instead of trying something stupid
• over # 7 :- problems for SA.. Telemachus in some pain.
• over #7 :- good, aggressive running between the wickets..
• this is going to be interesting.. If the Indians don't lose a wicket in the next 3 overs, the pressure will be square on the Proteas for the first time this series. How will Smith react?
  
• Just thinking that Lalit Modi and co could use the 20/20 format in domestic cricket.. Will be a huge money spinner. Revenues generated could be used to upgrade Stadium infrastructure and also supplement the players income.. Just a little marketing and a little glitz ( Bollywood meets cricket on the sports ground), and this thing will fly.
• over #9 :- Sehwag turning it on here.
• Taking on Gibbs for that single. Nice
• over 9.3 :- SUICIDE!!!
• hang on now.... was Langeveldt holding onto the ball after the stumps were broken? remember the Harbhajan run out of Haddin in the DLF cup? This looks eerily similar.
• over #11 :- Dinesh Mongia.. sweet swing of the bat there.
• over #11 :- Dinesh Mongia using a baseball bat? Look at that bat go :-)
• over #12 :- GOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE.. Dhoni goes. another inside edge
• out comes Energizer Bunny
• over #13 :- easy now Dinesh.. the runs will come.
• over #14 :- steady.. steady.. steady
• 38 in 36 with 7 wickets.. if India botch it up from this point forward, they deserve to be dumped in the Indian Ocean.
• 33 in 30 with 7 wickets.. Energizer Bunny looks cool .. Mongia, a little edgy..
  
• over #16 :- oh Brian.. what a cock up!!
• 29 in 24 with 7 wickets..
  
• over #17.. Energizer Bunny.. you beauty!!!
• PRESSURE!!! South Africa is feeling it.. and how..
• The Indian bench is all smiles.. YAY!!!
• Robin Peterson on..Huge gamble!!!!
• And why was that required now Dinesh? After all the hard work, you toss it all away
• 18 in 14
• Scores level. INDIA cannot lose!!

STOP PRESS!!! INDIA WIN