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

[smash84]

What's the deal? Dropped or injured?

dropped for philanderer

 

[Grasshopper]

am off to bed now. Rain did dampen the match a fair bit.

Baz will be key for NZ. If he goes cheaply then NZ will befin to doubt themselves.

Like last time?

 

[cnerd123]

298 in 43.

6.9 RPO.

FWIW I do feel chasing a higher RR in more overs would be easier.

The 2 new balls means the first ~20 overs are extremely hard to score off, but after that it's pretty easy. And this is regardless how many This pitch is flat, and you'll have that 5 over batting powerplay with an easy to whack ball instead of only what, only 3 overs now?

365 in 50 easier than 298 in 43 IMO.

 

[OverratedSanity]

dropped for Philander

dropped for philanderer

Damn why? Did he have a bad game? I rate him pretty highly.

 

[smash84]

Like last time?

last time NZ had WI as opposition.

World of difference between WI and SA.

Pretty sure SA won't allow Guptill to make 239

 

[Dick Rockett]

So here's that familiar feeling. Couldn't NZ have played like crap in pool play and saved its fans from the agony of hope?

 

[Swingpanzee]

298 off 258 gonna be an insane task. Fingers crossed McCullum fires

 

[Zinzan]

How easy will it be for the NZ batsmen to get up for this after such a disappointing performance in the field?

 

[OverratedSanity]

This has been a massively one-sided game so far. Bit anticlimactic.

Atleast let NZ bat a bit.

 

[viriya]

The wet outfield might play a factor here - gripping the ball might be an issue for Tahir.

 

[Adgey]

SA to win this from here 2/3 times I would say. NZ still in it of course. All depends on how the top four perform, especially Williamson Mccullum and Taylor.

 

[Spikey]

actually anderson is winning for me

you get nothing. you lose. good day, ****

 

[smash84]

Damn why? Did he have a bad game? I rate him pretty highly.

Not sure why. Abbott was fantastic in the QF. Maybe philanderer just prevailed because of a little bit more experience

 

[straw man]

The wheels have completely fallen off NZ. Nathan Mac, how could you not get that?! The number of wides we've conceded.

I was so worried about not getting a decent challenge in the Pool stage and we're paying the price. Without taking anything away from SA that was a ****e bowling performance. You can't win the WC after dropping catches like that.

We may have appeared to bowl poorly at times but a lot of it was due to excellent batting. I can't be too unhappy with a lot of that bowling.

As for the missed catches and runout, all difficult but yes I would usually expect us to take one or two of those. It's happened though, so now to go out and score some big runs.

 

[Zinzan]

The wet outfield might play a factor here - gripping the ball might be an issue for Tahir.

Yup, certainly won't make it any easier as seemed to be the case in that last 5 overs.

 

[eroticfishcake]

Ross taylor better step up.

 

[Pratters]

7 runs per over off 43 isn't impossible to get. Any one can win this.

 

[Swingpanzee]

There's a fair argument that NZ don't deserve to go to the final after that fielding and bowling performance. Taking nothing away from AB & Miller, who were brilliant, but we fed them so much ****, particularly Miller.

Fortunately, both teams get a chance to bat, but I can't see SA letting us off with half-chances and that kind of garbage at the death, but who knows.

yeah this. Been a crappy fielding performance. SA have played better without a doubt.

 

[biased indian]

McCullum to score 70+ here

 

[Niall]

Damn why? Did he have a bad game? I rate him pretty highly.

Well its only my opinion, but I thought he bowled pretty well against Lanka, took a wicket and produced some half chances. He did pretty well in the group stages as well.

For what its worth I don't think his batting is that bad, while Vern's ODI batting is nowhere good enough to squeeze him in..