39th Match - India v Zimbabwe (14th March)

[Dan]

"If you're going to lose, don't do it in a game that knocks you out"

Thank you for that Pratters, I thought the best time to drop a game was in the Quarters, not in the Group stage when you've already qualified!

 

[Swingpanzee]

Huge drop by Maskadza.

Zimbabwe losing the plot a bit now.

 

[morgieb]

Huge drop by Maskadza.

Zimbabwe losing the plot a bit now.

Was always gonna happen from the batting PP onwards.

 

[Dan]

Also, comedy of errors in the field here. With Zimbabwe's death bowling and only picking 3 bowlers, they need to field well to keep in this.

 

[Pratters]

"If you're going to lose, don't do it in a game that knocks you out"

Thank you for that Pratters, I thought the best time to drop a game was in the Quarters, not in the Group stage when you've already qualified!

Oh, ffs

 

[Dan]

Was always gonna happen from the batting PP onwards.

Yeah, between the PP and the last 10, you expect Zimbabwe to give up 150ish runs.

 

[OverratedSanity]

It isn't. But if you are to have a loss, better to have it earlier than in the knock outs. Ideally you would want the team tested but not lose like Nz the other day.

If you are to have a loss, yeah. But why lose at all.

But why lose anyway. FFs man, we were just talking about our win-loss record in ICC tournaments and apart from that one loss to SA, we've had a spotless record. We've gone through tournaments unbeaten, and even the loss to SA didn't really give us any "kick up the backside". We played just as well before that game, and just as well after it tbh.

 

[Athlai]

Wicket in the next 3 would keep this alive.

 

[Pratters]

Not sure what's happening with Raina's running between the wickets.

 

[Dan]

Yeah, Australia never had the trouble of losing in 2003 or 2007. Then in 2011 they lost a game in the group stages for the first time that century and got knocked out in the quarters. Coincidence? I think not!

 

[_Ed_]

Commentators really need to say 'ask captain' as two separate words and with a clear k. Sounds rude otherwise.

 

[Jono]

Keep going fellas.

 

[Contra]

Raina on for a 100 here, would love for him to get it.

 

[OverratedSanity]

They've been really kind to Raina today

 

[Pratters]

Yeah, Australia never had the trouble of losing in 2003 or 2007. Then in 2011 they lost a game in the group stages for the first time that century and got knocked out in the quarters. Coincidence? I think not!

Australia 03, 07 Windies, Federer are just too good for such things.

 

[Contra]

Dhoni is such a gun, didn't ever look fussed.

LOL what was that throw all about?

 

[ankitj]

Can we drop this topic of loss at a good time? It's boring as ****.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Zimbabwe screwed this up big time.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Never realised how poor Dhoni's record was in ICC tournaments. Just his 3rd fifty today.

The 91* is worth 5 hundreds though

 

[morgieb]

Never realised how poor Dhoni's record was in ICC tournaments. Just his 3rd fifty today.

The 91* is worth 5 hundreds though

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