***Official***Match #16- New Zealand vs Afghanistan- October 18th-Chennai (D/N)

[Flem274*]

The first goal is to bat the 50. Afghanistan's batting is far less consistent than their bowling.

 

[Daemon]

"No-rounder" my steaming ass. The bloke is a superb batsman.

Heheheh

 

[centurymaker]

get 185 by 40 overs and then another 75-85 runs, maybe. 260-270

 

[straw man]

If we can get 38/0 off the next 9 overs, then 90 off the last 10 using our wickets in hand, that's 270. Seems a fairly good score.

edit: beaten by centurymaker

 

[Athlai]

Athers saying that we would settle for a score of 260 or 270 now but even that is looking optimistic at this stage with how slow we are scoring.

I've heard a rumour people score quite a lot in the last 15 overs in these last uhh maybe 13 odd years of ODIs

 

[King Kane]

Things have slowed down obviously but run rate is secondary at the moment. NZ need to set a platform.

I agree, Latham and Phillips are doing the right thing here, keeping wickets intact right now is more important than the run rate.

If we can get to around 200 with 4 wickets down and around 10 overs left then we can start to look to take some more risks to lift the run rate.

 

[centurymaker]

1 off that over.

I think 250 is more realistic the way they are finding it hard to rotate strike.

 

[Moss]

Latham's definitely the man you'd want out there in a scenario like this, but the spinners have really kept the lid on him. Nabi in particular.

 

[thierry henry]

I have patience/hope that we can improve our position here, but the batting over the last 10 overs or so hasn’t been good. Not a question of ‘intent’, just poor execution of picking up 1s and 2s

 

[Adorable Asshole]

NZ should get all out for 160 so that they could show how good their bowlers are plus give us the first close match of this WC.

 

[thierry henry]

8 off 3 since I suggested we git gud, inspirational posting

 

[Moss]

I have patience/hope that we can improve our position here, but the batting over the last 10 overs or so hasn’t been good. Not a question of ‘intent’, just poor execution of picking up 1s and 2s

Yeah it doesn't get pointed out often here (because NZ in particular don't play that much ODI cricket of late) but strike rotation has long been an area of weakness for NZ.

 

[thierry henry]

Oof that’s a bit lucky

 

[straw man]

I've said it before, but I do hate it when Phillips plays every ball from the spinner off the back foot

edit: oooh close 6er

 

[King Kane]

I've heard a rumour people score quite a lot in the last 15 overs in these last uhh maybe 13 odd years of ODIs

You need wickets in hand to do that though, another quick couple of wickets here and we won't be scoring much off the last 15 overs.

 

[centurymaker]

Nabi's low trajectory darts are drying up the runs

 

[centurymaker]

And now Mujeeb is bowling low and full into Phillips like Nabi

 

[straw man]

It's unexciting, but partnership of 50(75) exactly what was required to halt the mini collapse.

 

[Moss]

I've said it before, but I do hate it when Phillips plays every ball from the spinner off the back foot

edit: oooh close 6er

Yeah makes him vulnerable to getting worked over. Can remember a T20 couple of years ago where Ashwin pretty much walked over him in 3 or 4 deliveries.

 

[thierry henry]

It's unexciting, but partnership of 50(75) exactly what was required to halt the mini collapse.

Yes but it’s also valid to say that 50(60) or 50(65) were even more required and were achievable with better (not simply higher risk) batting

Anyway, splitting hairs somewhat and it’s all going to come down to how we kick on from here of course