Super Eight

[pup11]

Its raining in Guyana and game is likely to get delayed now.

 

[Scaly piscine]

BBC:


Play was due to start as 1430 BST - but has been delayed by rain

1424: The toss will take place at 1430 with a view to starting at 1445, say the TMS team.

1422: "They have rolled the covers back now and it looks like we'll get some action soon" says OMIG.

1419: Players are practising on the outfield. Officials are deciding whether to take the covers off.

1415: The shower is "passing through" according to Our Man In Guyana (OMIG).

1405: It's official - start delayed by rain.

1402: The toss looks like it will be delayed as there's a shower coming. But we do have a bit of pre-toss team news - with Ireland set to bring in seamer Paul Mooney for all-rounder Kevin O'Brien.

1400: A very good afternoon to you all - I'm afraid we could be at the mercy of the rain today.

 

[Raghav]

Game started!

 

[Woodster]

Impressive start by Pollock and Ntini, good piece of work by Polly to get rid of Bray.
Never knew it rained so much in the Caribbean!! We've not had as much rain in England since the WC began!!!

 

[AussieDominance]

Just get going game!

 

[stumpski]

Bray is starting to look like a one match wonder.

I see DI Gower is back as the anchor man for this game - presumably Sky gave him a couple of days off to allow him to celebrate his 50th (which seemed to go unremarked on here).

 

[stumpski]

And just restarted. 35 overs now.

Normally these rain breaks are a real pain, but that one was quite handy - I managed to get a week's food shopping done without missing any cricket.

 

[jot1]

Field work from the Saffies isn't of the best. Jonty's probably pulled all his hair out by now.
He'll have to start on his underarm hair if this goes on.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Kallis getting some fairly serious movement here. Johnston struggling to lay a bat on him. 119-5 off 30 with 5 overs to go. 150 possible being hyper-optimistic?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Nice catch from ABdeV in the covers. Hall gets Botha first ball back. That might be yer Micks chance of a halfway competitive score gone.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Mooney goes first ball. Langeveldt on the hat-trick. 124-8 now.

 

[BoyBrumby]

& it's there!



































Not really. Langford-Smith plays an uncertain prod to a full ball.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Is this one of those situations where losing wickets costs you runs when the D/L target is calculated? If so ugh...

 

[BoyBrumby]

Probably. Don't pretend to understand it. I'd guess SA will be chasing more than Ireland score tho.

Langford-Smith absolutely nails a length ball. maximum!

 

[Swervy]

Is this one of those situations where losing wickets costs you runs when the D/L target is calculated? If so ugh...

I dont understand how losing wickets AFTER the rain stoppage can affect the D/L target?

 

[Swervy]

Probably. Don't pretend to understand it. I'd guess SA will be chasing more than Ireland score tho.

Langford-Smith absolutely nails a length ball. maximum!

Ireland had only lost 1 wicket at the time of the rain stoppages, after about 10 overs. I am sure that that should be the only thing that comes into account.

I am going to take a guess that if Ireland get 145, SA will need 155ish (and that really is a wild guess)

 

[BoyBrumby]

A four of the last ball of Langeveldt's spell. Wide full-toss, but put away. 142-8 with an over to go.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Six! Another one. Too short from Hall.

 

[BoyBrumby]

That's your lot. 152-8. Not a bad effort by the two ex-pat Aussies considering where Ireland were.

Calculators out.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Sky reckons yer saffies will be chasing 160 to win. Unofficially.