*Official* Match 2 - Kenya v New Zealand

[BoyBrumby]

Is it me or has Oram lost a serious amount of weight? Looks half the man he used to be.

 

[BeeGee]

I think everyone has misread this pitch. The inconsistent bounce is actually pretty terrible.

Agree...

Kenya have obviously been dire but there really has been some crazy uneven bounce in this pitch.

...and agree.

I hope the NZ batsmen can still knock these runs off quickly, we may need the good NRR later.

 

[Chewie]

Do they really have no other song to play when a wicket falls?

 

[Bahnz]

The pitch had no part in that one. In fact, the only one where it obviously led to a dismissal was with Bennett's 2nd lbw shout. Mostly awful batting.

 

[BeeGee]

Is it me or has Oram lost a serious amount of weight? Looks half the man he used to be.

Yeah, he's lost a lot of weight.

 

[thierry henry]

The pitch had no part in that one. In fact, the only one where it obviously led to a dismissal was with Bennett's 2nd lbw shout. Mostly awful batting.

Waters, Obuya and Odoyo's wickets imo

 

[Turbinator]

Nah, a top order mini-collapse is still pretty likely even if we're chasing under 100.

Good if Kenya can somehow get to 150

Edit: another down..

Ahh ****, another two down. Yeah them getting to 100 or 150 is not happening.

What was I thinking?

 

[thierry henry]

Is it me or has Oram lost a serious amount of weight? Looks half the man he used to be.

Yep, I think he lost said weight several years ago though

 

[_Ed_]

Robin Jackman doing the pitch report on ESPN says that the pitch is going to help the spinners. The seamers might want to look elsewhere

 

[andruid]

So 5 of the top 6 got out the same full straight stuff that messed them in the t20 world cup in '07. Talk about lessons not learned. Also What's the point of Patel coming so far down the batting line up

 

[Daemon]

Is this one of the lowest totals in the WC?

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Someone tell the commentators that everyone already knows how to bowl to **** batsmen on a below average pitch, they can stop pointing it out.

 

[Zinzan]

I think everyone has misread this pitch. The inconsistent bounce is actually pretty terrible.

A few are keeping low granted, but this is atrocious from Kenya

 

[smash84]

this is dire tbh

 

[BoyBrumby]

Eeeuww. 69ao.

Always good when a tournament openers with two absolute stinkers. Sigh.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Lol 69 all out.

Ugh, Oram gets three.

 

[Turbinator]

Hoping Kenya can somehow take 4 wickets

 

[thierry henry]

Hamish Bennett sounds like he lost his voice and has never found it

 

[BeeGee]

Against the "so called" expert's predictions, the seamers have taken all the wickets and the spinners have taken none.

Not a great showing from Kenya, but the NZ seamers bowled well. They bowled full, at the stumps, giving very little width

 

[Meridio]

Bennett doesn't sound like the most cerebral fast bowler I've ever heard.

Anyway, I suppose this has been a good showing by our lot, but it's hard to say given how dire Kenya have been. No doubt we'll hear about it being a confidence-building performance going into our next game, but it means nothing really.