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

[vic_orthdox]

Why so many dot balls? We're hitting a boundary most overs, but going 3 or 4 dot balls every over. Get a single off them instead and that's a huge difference.

Good bowling, still a bit of movement about.

 

[hendrix]

elliott honestly looks so village against steyn all of a sudden, wtf

 

[Shri]

Only 5 from that over. We're behind now. 3 PP overs left.

Not losing wickets in the PP is more important anyway. Can't afford to give a new guy time to settle before playing the big shots at the death.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Calm down you NZers... one slow over to arguably the best opposition bowler in the match isn't bad. They just need one huge over from somewhere in this powerplay.

 

[Adgey]

Elliot needs to hit out in the next few overs. Its actually bad for nz if hes there still by the 38th over.

 

[jonbrooks]

I can't understand how both Elliot and Anderson are playing and missing so much. They're both set and going at close to a run a ball. PP is crucial and we're behind at the moment.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Warne can't stop bringing up 1999.. the only thing he's done of note in ODIs.

Nah. Bossed it in another classic choke in the 96 semifinal.

 

[robbypark]

Ok start swinging for the fences. The time is NOW,

 

[viriya]

Yea something's gotta give now. They can't afford to leave it to the last 5 overs.

 

[harsh.ag]

Yeah, one 20 run over here off Duminy and it's done.

 

[jonbrooks]

This is not good. We should be hitting boundaries and we're not. It's 82 off 56 which puts the run rate at almost 9.

 

[Meridio]

Good bowling, still a bit of movement about.

Right, thanks. Am relying on Cricinfo and I keep swearing at the screen as our score doesn't change after what feels like a proper length of time for one ball!

 

[Shri]

Ok start swinging for the fences. The time is NOW,

Not yet. Part timers will come in and leak more.

 

[biased indian]

i am going away for 20 min by the time i am back this would have been decide either way

 

[hendrix]

Elliott needs to hit out here.

 

[viriya]

This is good bowling tbf.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Hmm, yeah need some boundaries now.

 

[cnerd123]

Superman ABDV. Guy wants to win this so bad.

 

[jonbrooks]

Two PP overs and we've only scored 10 runs. Two to go. We gotta cut lose now.

 

[hendrix]

Ok start swinging for the fences. The time is NOW,

not Corey. Needs to be Elliott.