*Official* New Zealand v India T20s & ODIs

[Burgey]

Bond making some interesting observations about player fitness being "light years" ahead of what it was in his day.

Is he referring to himself specifically, or players in general?

 

[Athlai]

I think just watching how well players field these days and run quick singles shows a giant gap to the general standard of even like 2007

 

[jcas0167]

Both himself and in general. Doing more weights to be strong all year round.

 

[Daemon]

#punished

 

[Moss]

Not a faultless innings but the most fluent Kane has looked in a while. Helps to have a good pitch and fast outfield.

Latham needs to watch himself here, goes fishing way too often for a test match opener.

 

[jcas0167]

McMillan with a crazy stat: Kane's first ODI fifty since 2019 WC (only played 7 ODI's in that time).

 

[straw man]

Game nicely set up for a good finish

 

[Burgey]

Thakur going for a few here. Is he being #punished?

 

[Prince EWS]

Thakur going for a few here. Is he being #punished?

Yesss!! He'll be back for more soon.

#punish him!

 

[ashley bach]

Kane drills Thakur through mid wicket with a punishing stroke.

 

[Daemon]

Pretty poor fielding today from the punished

 

[Socerer 01]

These two look ominous ffs

 

[jcas0167]

Lol, Richardson and McMillan complaining batsmen are too nice tossing the ball back to the bowler - "let him pick it up".

 

[SteveNZ]

McMillan with a crazy stat: Kane's first ODI fifty since 2019 WC (only played 7 ODI's in that time).

That is crazy. If you'd said at the time he wouldn't score another until the last week of November 2022, you'd have got astronomical odds

 

[Socerer 01]

unless Williamson bats through and makes up for his tuktuking with late blows I can see him being on the receiving end of some criticism for his play

 

[SteveNZ]

Latham is actually a phenomenal ODI player

 

[Socerer 01]

Thakur being absolutely punished now

#punished

 

[_Ed_]

48 off his last 22 balls!

 

[SteveNZ]

unless Williamson bats through and makes up for his tuktuking with late blows I can see him being on the receiving end of some criticism for his play

Really? It's been a perfect innings, or certainly exactly what we want from him

 

[Socerer 01]

Latham is actually a phenomenal ODI player

swear the guy turns into ABD when he faces India