*Official* New Zealand tour of India 2024

[Arachnodouche]

You can't have three awful spells as a team in a Test and still hope to win. 46 AO, 233/7, and 54/7 are the damning junctures/numbers from an Indian pov. NZ would have to display stunning levels of incompetence tomorrow to outdo us.

 

[Silver Silva]

You can't have three awful spells as a team in a Test and still hope to win. 46 AO, 233/7, and 54/7 are the damning junctures/numbers from an Indian pov. NZ would have to display stunning levels of incompetence tomorrow to outdo us.

Could also be an ATG spell from Bumrah tomorrow too ..

He's certainly capable of it

 

[_00_deathscar]

He is fine at scoring under match situation pressure. More to do with conditions&bowling strength.

Not sure how that really holds up…he’s scored in England and Australia (and SA though minimal tests), and against both those teams too in India. And in India against those teams, and more.
Hard to say “conditions and bowling strength” when those same things usually have our top order at 100/5 when he has to come in and save the test.

His issue is he’s not really that likely to get you a 100 despite being a good bat (Ashwin has more 100s than him, being a lesser bat), and is also prone to dumb **** like today.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Could also be an ATG spell from Bumrah tomorrow too ..

He's certainly capable of it

Certainly. I'd even put good money on India if we'd managed to extend that lead to 150-175. The target we have atm though means there's absolutely no room for any bowler to be even remotely off-color.

 

[honestbharani]

Yea but you usually don’t expect the home team to do it

You dont expect the opposite of what the home team expects in the pitch either.

 

[straw man]

Wow that's a great comeback, yet to watch the highlights but looks like the new ball made a huge difference.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

When (If) we lose a wicket, Southee should come in at 3. He needs to face facts that he won't reach 400 wickets (16 wickets away), but could reach 100 6s (only 7 6s away).

 

[SteveNZ]

FTB Williamson must be seething about the fact that he's left his team to hang out and dry but they've managed to pull this off anyway.

Honestly, this might be some sort of attempted joke but it's immensely disrespectful of a guy who is probably our greatest cricketer of all time. Seen that line of derogatory stuff at him before the series and it's lame.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Honestly, this might be some sort of attempted joke but it's immensely disrespectful of a guy who is probably our greatest cricketer of all time. Seen that line of derogatory stuff at him before the series and it's lame.

Now that's disrespectful to Sir Dick

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Honestly, this might be some sort of attempted joke but it's immensely disrespectful of a guy who is probably our greatest cricketer of all time. Seen that line of derogatory stuff at him before the series and it's lame.

Agree, but 2nd to Sir Richard.

It would be perfect if we get the W today (even if it is by 1 wicket), then Kane comes back for tests 2 & 3 and gets a couple of big 100s as we win the toss, bat 1st, bat big, and win the series.

 

[Silver Silva]

Agree, but 2nd to Sir Richard.

It would be perfect if we get the W today (even if it is by 1 wicket), then Kane comes back for tests 2 & 3 and gets a couple of big 100s as we win the toss, bat 1st, bat big, and win the series.

If NZ win , where would it rank in the greatest victories that NZ have managed ?

Would it be top 10 ?

 

[wpdavid]

Apologies if it's been said earlier, but there can't be many times when a side's second innings total is 10 times as much as their first innings.

 

[ankitj]

 

[Flem274*]

This is one of those targets where you have zero faith until its over haha

 

[Dissector]

Apologies if it's been said earlier, but there can't be many times when a side's second innings total is 10 times as much as their first innings.

I am sure it's very rare but there is an SA match from 1924 where they scored 30 and 390.

ENG vs SA Cricket Scorecard, 1st Test at Birmingham, June 14 - 17, 1924

Get cricket scorecard of 1st Test, ENG vs SA, South Africa tour of England 1924 at Edgbaston, Birmingham dated June 14 - 17, 1924.

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[SteveNZ]

Now that's disrespectful to Sir Dick

True, I should have said arguably or to some. My point stands though. The idea that a guy of Kane's stature would duck a series is gormless in the extreme

 

[Bahnz]

If NZ win , where would it rank in the greatest victories that NZ have managed ?

Would it be top 10 ?

The only wins I'd definitely put ahead of it would be:

1) beating WI in 1980 at the peak of their powers.
2) innings win v Aus at the Gabba in 85

 

[trundler]

True, I should have said arguably or to some. My point stands though. The idea that a guy of Kane's stature would duck a series is gormless in the extreme

Shakib does it all the time too, if that helps.

 

[Victor Ian]

Do the rest of you find that scoring a high proportion of 90s makes an opposition batsman more loveable? the damage is pretty much the same as 100 but now you feel empathy when they go out instead of glee.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Do the rest of you find that scoring a high proportion of 90s makes an opposition batsman more loveable? the damage is pretty much the same as 100 but now you feel empathy when they go out instead of glee.

Unless you hate them, probably to an extent? But yeah, if you hate them, it definitely cheers you up somewhat.