Good game. Hopefully the Dutch batsmen will learn to better pick the balls to put away and they could be a handful in the group stage. The bowling seems to work especially if Seelaar keeps performing like this.Trent Johnston. What a man! That is all.
Pretty much the same as Ireland. If we could strengthen our batting we'd be a far more competitive side.Good game. Hopefully the Dutch batsmen will learn to better pick the balls to put away and they could be a handful in the group stage. The bowling seems to work especially if Seelaar keeps performing like this.
Joyce and Morgan, ok?Pretty much the same as Ireland. If we could strengthen our batting we'd be a far more competitive side.
Pfft, is that why Vettori used 8 different bowling options, one more Dhoni's 7? Truth-be-told I'm sure both teams would be more concerned about general form & fitness rather than the result, its just a warm-up after all.New Zealand seem to be playing for a win, while the Indians are just going through the motions here. With only three batsmen, and conceding 170 despite having eight bowlers in the team, they seem careless here. Compare that with a proper team selection by NZ, who have done rather well so far.
What else couold it 'ave been. A full international?India have 13 (11 bat/field) players, NZ 12. And it's a warm up.
Agreed, Kallis looked like a balloon.South Africa's new kit is awful. It doesn't do any of the fat players any favours.
Reebok's kit for the ODI side is miles better.
The pitch really, really favoured spin. I don't suppose you saw the ball that McCallan got RTD with? Nannes and Schiferli are always good bowlers, so having a turning pitch really completes your attack. Same with us in fact, Rankin and Connell can always do a job so if West and McCallan get some help (or if there's seam movement or swing, Cusack and Johnston) there's no middle-overs respite.Good game. Hopefully the Dutch batsmen will learn to better pick the balls to put away and they could be a handful in the group stage. The bowling seems to work especially if Seelaar keeps performing like this.
it's Srilanka Vs ?????Two good catches my Sangakarra. Excellent decision to stand up to the bowler.
South Africa's new kit is awful. It doesn't do any of the fat players any favours.
Reebok's kit for the ODI side is miles better.
Make em all look fat.Agreed, Kallis looked like a balloon.
It was hardly flattering on Smith and Boucher as well.Agreed, Kallis looked like a balloon.
151 by no means a poor score.Bangla Boys got something to bowl at?
Smith is fat. Bouch has a pretty good physique, good arm and shoulder definition and the gut whilst slighty big is solid. Also, he is the fittest player in the side - beats everyone in the blip test.It was hardly flattering on Smith and Boucher as well.
Bangladesh doing okay here, although there's no Murali and Sri Lanka's fielding hasn't been that great. You feel that Bangladesh will never be able to defend a score below 150 because the seamers will just get smashed at the start of the innings and the opposition will then just be able to ease through the remaining overs.
It's defendable if you get the first 6 overs in nicely but I doubt that Sri Lanka will have much trouble chasing it. Any thing can happen of course, this is T20.151 by no means a poor score.