1st Semi Final - New Zealand v South Africa (24th March)

[TC123]

Rain couldn't have come at a worse time for SA, just as they were accelerating. This is so ****ed up.

The drought in Auckland is over. Couldn't have come at a better time

 

[viriya]

Not really. 264 in 38 overs is much harder than 350 in 50.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

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In case the match is not completed today, we have a reserve day tomorrow with play resuming from where it stops.

Am I right in assuming, then, that this would mean 12 overs still to bowl with AB and Faf still in?

 

[Pratters]

NZ was 225/2 after 38 over in the QF so SA can easily go on to score 350+ here

Anderson/Williamson/Elliott have 5 overs left in the remaining 12. SA would have score 340 or more for sure.

 

[Zinzan]

Rain couldn't have come at a worse time for SA, just as they were accelerating. This is so ****ed up.

True, although at least they got 6-7 overs of really good acceleration, imagine how unfair it would have been if it were 30 mins earlier.

Either sounds like there's plenty of blue skies around Auckland. So overs start reducing in 20 minutes at 5.51pm yeah? 1 hour after they went off. They might just get on in time if it's clearing now.

 

[viriya]

you're facing the swinging ball for much longer.

The ball barely swung for more than 5 overs today..

 

[biased indian]

you're facing the swinging ball for much longer.

How come in both game you get same amount of swing rt and at the end you still have to bat another 72 balls and score 86 more runs say if you where 150 for 4 after 30 overs the score board pressure will work in differnt ways rt

66 of 48 with 6 wickets in hand is lot easy than in 350 game where you need 152 runs in 120 balls

 

[Zinzan]

Am I right in assuming, then, that this would mean 12 overs still to bowl with AB and Faf still in?

No, the number 1 aim is to still complete the game today based on both teams facing at least 20 overs...only if that doesn't happen will they continue tomorrow.

Make sense?


Edit: sorry, unless of course it's rained out completely for the rest of today...then yes if it has not got to the stage of being reduced, you're correct.

 

[hendrix]

Anderson/Williamson/Elliott have 5 overs left in the remaining 12. SA would have score 340 or more for sure.

I'm going to reiterate one last time for people that don't follow NZ cricket.

Corey Anderson has been our specialist death bowler for well over a year. Grant Elliott is a t20 specialist at the death as well.

Now I'm not expecting 5 an over from them or anything but it's nothing like bowling Ishant Sharma at the death.

 

[OverratedSanity]

2 new balls at Eden Park on drop in wicket (i.e. no pitch block) means Faf's zipper is going to take some serious abuse before we see reverse.

It just doesn't matter though. Scoring at below 7 rpo in 38 overs is flat out easier because with less overs to get bowled out in the icing have free rein to go out there and smash because you have less of a fear of getting bowled out. You need to sustain your batting momentum for 12 overs less. Keeping the required run rate constantly in check is a huge part of run chases and if you need to do it for a lesser number of overs, it's easier.

 

[Chewie]

Rain seems to have stopped...

 

[BigBrother]

2 new balls at Eden Park on drop in wicket (i.e. no pitch block) means Faf's zipper is going to take some serious abuse before we see reverse.

You are still not making any sense because there has virtually been no threat with the ball in the mid-overs like we have already seen and you would be chasing at a lower rate. Also, there is no pressure to build really big partnerships like there would be with 350.

 

[hendrix]

The ball barely swung for more than 5 overs today..

...that is my point.

 

[smash84]

I'm going to reiterate one last time for people that don't follow NZ cricket.

Corey Anderson has been our specialist death bowler for well over a year. Grant Elliott is a t20 specialist at the death as well.

Now I'm not expecting 5 an over from them or anything but it's nothing like bowling Ishant Sharma at the death.

gun analogy. I had forgotten all about ishant

 

[hendrix]

there has virtually been been no threat with the ball in the mid-overs like we have already seen

Again, my point.

 

[Pratters]

I'm going to reiterate one last time for people that don't follow NZ cricket.

Corey Anderson has been our specialist death bowler for well over a year. Grant Elliott is a t20 specialist at the death as well.

Now I'm not expecting 5 an over from them or anything but it's nothing like bowling Ishant Sharma at the death.

The way Corey Anderson was handled by ABD, I don't care if he and Elliott are death bowlers or not.

 

[smash84]

It just doesn't matter though. Scoring at below 7 rpo in 38 overs is flat out easier because with less overs to get bowled out in the icing have free rein to go out there and smash because you have less of a fear of getting bowled out. You need to sustain your batting momentum for 12 overs less. Keeping the required run rate constantly in check is a huge part of run chases and if you need to do it for a lesser number of overs, it's easier.

This

 

[biased indian]

We begin losing overs only after an hour's play is lost. In case the match is not completed today we have a reserve day tomorrow with play resuming from where it stops

so if we don't say get any play in today will that mean NZ will come into bat tomorrow and will play only 20 overs ? ..they should ideally have restarted fresh tomorrow

 

[hendrix]

there has virtually been been no threat with the ball in the mid-overs like we have already seen

Again, my point.

 

[Zinzan]

Sound like it's stopped they may still get back on before overs are reducing. They have 13 minutes if I'm not mistaken.