Ireland Vs South Africa, Super Eights

Well, that was not unexpected. In a rain delayed (again) match, Ireland made 152 in 35 overs but thanks to Messers Duckworth and Lewis, SA had to make 160 in 35 overs to win the match. In the end, SA won easily.

Ireland were outplayed but were not outclassed. They are showing a lot of commitment in all their matches and if they continue to play like they did today, they will not be going home without a win in the Super Eights. In the very important match between Bangladesh and Ireland, the Irish have the edge and have a very good chance of winning. We are very glad that this match is one of the few matches that has been sold out (Pakistan and India were 'supposed' to be playing this match).

Jacques Kallis reminds us of Ravi Shastri in his heyday. He plays the very important role of being the anchor for the team. This angers a lot of fans but is ultimately very important to win matches. Ravi Shastri used to be booed all the time in India for his slow knocks but he used to stick around and do the necessary dirty work to see India home.

Enough about this boring match. We are looking forward to tomorrow's match between England and SL. This is a very important match for both sides. If SL wins this match, they will have 6 points and assuming they win their match against Ireland, will have a total of 8 points. That will book them a semi-final berth.

England have 2 points from beating Ireland. Assuming they beat Bangladesh, they will have 4 points. They need another 4 points to book their semi-final berth and will be playing SL, WI, SA, and Australia for the 4 points. That makes this game an almost must win for the English side.

Hopefully, rain won't play spoilsport tomorrow and we will get to see the whole match.