World T20, 2nd Semi-Final: India v South Africa at Dhaka, Apr 4, 2014

[GoldenAsif]

Re: World T20, 2nd Semi-Final: India v South Africa at Dhaka, Apr 4, 2014

@Lucid_Chaotic

spectacular batting by India… great show of temperament - lesson: you can still make 6 - 8 runs every over without hitting boundaries, even when you have a big score to chase… you can unleash near the end.
this is how you handle pressure! lots to learn for Pakistan.

Well Done India :k: :k: … thoroughly deserved entry into the finals.

also never ceases to amaze me how gracious South Africa is in their defeat… their captains always appreciate the performance of the opponents. This is very rare… most teams just talk about their own weaknesses but not the strengths of their opponents. South Africa epitomize true sportsmaship… competitive on the field… humble in victory… gracious in defeat.

Just proves that T20 is not only about big hitting.

173 was by no means a small target and India never looked in trouble chasing such a big total. This was one clinical display with the bat.

Pak batsmen are generally poor at rotating the strike and they start panicking as soon as the RRR starts climbing and because most of them are stroke players and not very good at taking singles and twos they try to go for boundaries or risky brainless shots (like 4 batsmen getting stumped v WI) and often lose their way in the process.

Pak batsmen need to study how Indian batsmen bat in pressure situations and esp. while chasing.