25th Match - New Zealand v South Africa

[Athlai]

Bold strategy by South Africa to take half of CDGs deliveries on the legs

 

[weldone]

310

too late

 

[weldone]

Run rate is abysmal. They need to target a bowler.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

CDG's got them in all sorts of trouble.

 

[Athlai]

too late

Haha give it to him, saying 310 after that over is a ballsy call

 

[StephenZA]

too late

Harsh it was the same minute...

 

[StephenZA]

Run rate is abysmal. They need to target a bowler.

Need to get to the 30th over with no more wickets down....

 

[weldone]

ok added Stefan

 

[Starfighter]

Santner's bowling action is so, so hideous. Effective enough, though.

 

[weldone]

Need to get to the 30th over with no more wickets down....

can't win WC with such defensive mindset

 

[Athlai]

Santner's bowling action is so, so hideous. Effective enough, though.

It's part of the appeal. Batting with glasses is also a key factor

 

[StephenZA]

can't win WC with such defensive mindset

Cant win a WC with batting ending at 6...... and 4 of the top 6 not scoring runs.....

 

[Second Spitter]

It's rather befitting that South Africa vs West Indies--the playoff for most disappointing team of the tournament, ended in a NR.

 

[BeeGee]

CdG channeling his inner Larsen.

 

[weldone]

Cant win a WC with batting ending at 6...... and 4 of the top 6 not scoring runs.....

3.55 is just abysmal RR. Both batsmen are playing with very poor SR. At least bring that RR back up to 4.5 or something. Dussen is a decent cake.

 

[weldone]

12 runs in last 5 overs - Guptill scores that in 2 balls

 

[Starfighter]

3.55 is just abysmal RR. Both batsmen are playing with very poor SR. At least bring that RR back up to 4.5 or something. Dussen is a decent cake.

Put simply, you should be scoring more than six runs off four de Grandhomme overs.

 

[Athlai]

Could you please make a few more posts expressing how you think South Africa aren't scoring fast enough Weldone? The last 5 didn't hammer it home hard enough

 

[Moss]

3.55 is just abysmal RR. Both batsmen are playing with very poor SR. At least bring that RR back up to 4.5 or something. Dussen is a decent cake.

Doesn't seem like these are the sorts of conditions where you can get a move on from ball one, also NZ have kept it tight so far. Faf's wicket was very timely, the partnership really seemed to have found its groove at that point.

 

[weldone]

Could you please make a few more posts expressing how you think South Africa aren't scoring fast enough Weldone? The last 5 didn't hammer it home hard enough

They're killing the match here. Even if they are 105/2 after 30 then they'll just panic due to scoreboard pressure and choke for 175 allout or something.