In one of the most awaited contests of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, India take on South Africa and the winner will lead the Pool B points table. India has never beaten South Africa in any World Cup match.
Both sides have played at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in recent months, and know what the challenges the stadium presents, especially with the huge square boundaries. Once again it’s Indian fans who are expected to fill up most of the four tiers and it’s a day when Twitter is once again set to explode.
Catch the pick of the tweets:
Dhoni proud of Team India. “South Africa a fantastic side. A complete performance from us”http://t.co/9nU7il0eWv pic.twitter.com/lkCUyfS2I2
— CricketNDTV (@CricketNDTV) February 22, 2015
Great going #TeamIndia ! Superb all round performance ….way to go !! #CWC15 — zaheer khan (@ImZaheer) February 22, 2015
AB de Villiers and MS Dhoni chat after @BCCI ‘s massive win #cwc15 #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/Beq6oGsul7
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 22, 2015
India are Box Office… Might not Win this World Cup but they will bring plenty to the Party..,#ICCWorldCup2015 — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 22, 2015
Great victory for India. Out batted- out bowled and more importantly out fielded the South Africans! Well played Ind!! @StarSportsIndia
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) February 22, 2015
AB de Villiers: “Run-outs cost us dearly. We lost our way because of them” #IndvsSA #CWC15 — ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) February 22, 2015
ALL OVER! India wins by 130 runs SCORECARD http://t.co/ynS0ZOifn1 #cwc15 #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/hYawIrVp8j — Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) February 22, 2015
Dhawan lead IND to a memorable win vs SA & is the Man of the Match! Well played Gabbar! #INDvSA #CWC15 #HumHaiIndians pic.twitter.com/lwPBwCDcoC — Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 22, 2015
India played like champions…South Africa like pretenders. Outstanding. #ChaseCricket with @AltoK10 — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 22, 2015
The moment when you realise India have out bowled AND out fielded South Africa! #indvsa #cwc2015 pic.twitter.com/Hu4D8zxBNe — Pitch Invasion (@pitchinv) February 22, 2015
#India have won at a canter in Melbourne and the capacity crowd absolutely loves it #cwc15 #INDvSA https://t.co/GtmImpMTa4 — Blades Of Glory (@BladesOf_Glory) February 22, 2015
Once again for all #TeamIndia fans, it’s now the #Mauka to celebrate!Make use of the crackers wisely.#IndvsSA #CWC15 http://t.co/C2bLTdloDB — criclife (@TheCriclife) February 22, 2015
Great performance. Well played. Congrats Team India. You make us proud yet again. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 22, 2015
India won first time against South Africa in #CricketWorldCup won by 130 runs. — Blades Of Glory (@BladesOf_Glory) February 22, 2015
INDIA WINS! South Africa is all out for 177 in the 41st over – 131 runs short of their target. #INDvSA #CWC15 — ABC Grandstand (@abcgrandstand) February 22, 2015
Modi : Mauka Mauka #INDvSA #wc15 pic.twitter.com/wp7frlDGou — Glenn Maxwell (@ComedyBanda)February 22, 2015
#Mauka milega toh hum bata denge ke WC Hum kaise jeet te hai #SA nam #INDvSA #CWC15 — Suvajit Mustafi (@RibsGully) February 22, 2015
High pic.twitter.com/YmrFWung0T — Arun Pandey, (@ArunPandey99) February 22, 2015
9 wickets down! Phatake bahar nikalo!!! #MaukaMauka #INDvSA #CWC15 #HumHaiIndians — Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 22, 2015
It’s a cliche though but what a Chauka on the mauka. Thanks for the crackers .Tonight I ll celebrate! #INDvSA #CWC15 #Criclife — Suvajit Mustafi (@RibsGully) February 22, 2015
Dear South Africans, patloon to utar hi gayi hai, chaddi to bacha lo! #IndvSA #CWC15 — cricBC (@cricBC)February 22, 2015
BREAKING: Somnath Bharti mercilessly beating the two South Africans who came to give those crackers in that ad — Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) February 22, 2015
What a match! Dhawan takes one more catch and Steyn is out! #INDvSA #CWC15 — Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) February 22, 2015
.@sachin_rt takes a selfie with @MCG at the #INDvSA game: http://t.co/iMplVZNfHW #CWC15 #cricket #selfie @ICC pic.twitter.com/WpqiE6vh3f — criclife (@TheCriclife) February 22, 2015
Official crowd of 86,876 at the @MCG for #INDvSA . Amazing! LIVE: http://t.co/k3UkHPlDjT #cwc15 pic.twitter.com/R44B9DWWst — cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) February 22, 2015
Umpire, Kettleborough, is the man of the moment. Refused to choke. #IndvsSA — OMG! Cricket (@allreals)February 22, 2015
Commentator to A B deVilliers: “What do you have to say about your run out?” A B: “Don’t underestimate the power of the Common Man” #IndvsSA — Roflindian 2.0 (@Roflindian) February 22, 2015
I never thought that I’d use ‘one-sided’ for this #INDvSA match…but that’s exactly how it has been so far. India bossed the game. — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 22, 2015
WATCH: Ravi Ashwin dismisses JP Duminy. See the action live on Sky Sports World Cup #fireitup #cwc15 –http://t.co/Sq54qeeDqf — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) February 22, 2015
Yes da Saurav Ganguly. 307 is good score. I agreed with you 45 minutes back when you said it for the 37th time. — Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) February 22, 2015
Reaction of Indian fans on AB Devilliers’ dismissal #IndvSA #HumJeetGaye pic.twitter.com/1tgNGEs83n — The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) February 22, 2015
Big moment… LIVE: http://t.co/k3UkHPlDjT #cwc15 #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/YjXAaOea5Y — cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) February 22, 2015
India’s reaction: YAY! pic.twitter.com/PwUgxWbrpX — Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) February 22, 2015
Always special to be back at cricket stadiums. Atmosphere at the MCG is fantastic! #CWC15 #IndvsSA pic.twitter.com/DLK49FG1Sm — sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 22, 2015
Missed it by that much… LIVE: http://t.co/k3UkHPlDjT #cwc15 #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/qYjxqlquZ1 — cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) February 22, 2015
India going off here at the MCG, 90,000 people in the house & we are in for a cracker of a finish to…http://t.co/75uxAKoIec — Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) February 22, 2015
Indian Batting performance in WC 1st 40 Overs=Performance of BJP in LS Election Last 10 Overs=Performance of BJP in Delhi Election #WC2015 — Cricket Fever (@ChickenBiryanii) February 22, 2015
Quinton de Kock gets a bouncer first up. Top edge over slips for four! http://t.co/pINzoHD19q #IndvsSA — ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) February 22, 2015
Amla Ka Hamla pic.twitter.com/49hg88ZYnG — Afriki Koschan (@KoschanMark) February 22, 2015
Amla is off the mark straight away at the @MCG . Follow the run chase LIVE: http://t.co/k3UkHPlDjT #cwc15 #INDvSA — cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) February 22, 2015
Dhoni is saving his century for the World Cup final. — Aladdin (@Alllahdin) February 22, 2015
“Bolo Dhoni Dhoni. Bolo Dhoni Dhoni, when Dhoni does the unhoni.” #Listen https://t.co/2K2MwTWZtq #JoKhaayeKhoJaaye — Fake IPL Player (@_fakeiplplayer) February 22, 2015
Umesh and Shami need to put some early pressure. Then SA will put more pressure on themselves and do the rest — Sidvee (@sidvee) February 22, 2015
I get a feeling Ashwin’s spell will be the decider. — Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) February 22, 2015
Innings break = brush, potty, bath, lunch and phone charging. — Sagarcasm (@sagarcasm) February 22, 2015
FB SNIPPET: MS Dhoni trolls the South Africans during innings break #IndvsSA #SAvsIND pic.twitter.com/zpiHe8aRcR — The UnReal Times (@TheUnRealTimes) February 22, 2015
Indian batting is just like a Pizza slice vector, cheesy at the top but tasteless and dry at the bottom!#IndVsSA #SAvsInd #CWC15 — Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) February 22, 2015
Appealing to Indian fans @ MCG. If you are real fan, ABDeV ke soup me jamalgota mila do. #INDvSA — cricBC (@cricBC) February 22, 2015
Good total to defend at MCG, this is our Mauka to beat SA! Join the #RideAlongWithMRF ! Get the app athttp://t.co/KNOhrtOjMy — Rudra Pratap Singh (@RpSingh99) February 22, 2015