Stumped!

[Jarquis]

Not an ideal start – 15 off the first two balls, thx Megz – but I'm not too worried with how this is going. AX–W aren't afraid of a decent chase, and judging off BQ might be up against weaker bowling.

Expert preview suggests otherwise… as does 40 overs at an average of 40 skill?

 

[ataraxia]

Expert preview suggests otherwise… as does 40 overs at an average of 40 skill?

muh BQ

Four mediums – nuh uh. Though Ghous should be tremendous.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Andrew Kerr is excelling with the ball as a captain.

Good signs

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Meanwhile, Oliver James is playing a lone hand in taking his calves to a respectable score at this juncture of the innings. It’s been a really bad effort with the bat.

 

[Jarquis]

muh BQ

Four mediums – nuh uh. Though Ghous should be tremendous.

Two mediums and two MFs technicallyyyy

 

[ataraxia]

Platform being laid for Gert, fully expecting 7(4).

Don't worry. It was 5(6).

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Take it to 150, Oliver!

 

[Jarquis]

Don't worry. It was 5(6).

Two superstars in one team doesn’t work.

Gert being a superstar and erratic just makes me not want to pick him half the time.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Rear guard action from Moooo lower order

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

That was a tough captain's knock from the skipper, James.

153/9 is not really a score I expect them to defend, GG's top-order is sort of frail though.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The NBS, Griff Whitfield strikes early removing Sibtain Hassan for 1 (6).

That's the early wicket Mooo needed...

 

[cnerd123]

Double header vs @JOJOXI to start CWC9. FHK getting pummeled by Charminister while ZCC causing a few headaches for Winton CC

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Sibtain Hassan's record in FR. Devs after this latest innings from him,

INNS: 7
RUNS: 75
AVE: 10.71
SR: 45.73

I am keeping the faith with him as he oozes with potential.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

GG's 2nd wicket pair of Mandhatri and Pocock are making a mockery of the target set by Mooo...

So far, it's 83 off 65 balls.

Good for the NRR.

 

[JOJOXI]

Double header vs @JOJOXI to start CWC9. FHK getting pummeled by Charminister while ZCC causing a few headaches for Winton CC

I'd be disappointed to lose from here with Charminster and there is scoreboard pressure in 2nd innings but ZCC 118/3 after 21 overs. Charminster 96/2 although that was before the Fairhurst blitz. But I'd be a bit nervy if your 4th wicket partnership nears the 30th over

 

[ataraxia]

Expert preview suggests otherwise… as does 40 overs at an average of 40 skill?

See what's happening now? All in the BQ

Anyway, please notify me when Younis Karim makes his first run. I just wonder whether he might reach that grand milestone before he turns 17...

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Good for the NRR.

Rehman Abbas' innings of 4*(35) does not like the idea of NRR...he prefers to take his team home and get the W, safely.

 

[JOJOXI]

Roy Kwong on 25 off 39 at the time of writing is stalling the FHK innings a bit but worse than that he's been involved in the runouts of 2 batters who made a collective 80 off 75

 

[Jarquis]

Khokhar getting absolutely whacked was not on the cards…

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

And there it is, a win for GG's youths. Always nice to start a tournament off with a win. I think it was the bowling of GG which actually created the openings for their batsmen to chase down the target with intent.

The better bowling team won. Moooo will have questions to answer.