6th Match - Bangladesh v New Zealand

[King Kane]

Don't listen to Aussies.
They lie about Phar Lap, flat whites, and the pavlova too

They also try to claim Russell Crowe as an Aussie but they can have him, Sam Neill is a far better actor.

 

[Athlai]

Our 13th ICC ODI tournament semi final

 

[honestbharani]

Maybe batting second under lights wasn't a great idea, batting is looking tougher now, I thought it was supposed to be easier.

It always does a lot in the first 10 when chasing under lights here but it settles down. And gets far easier to bat once you are past the first 10.

 

[King Kane]

It always does a lot in the first 10 when chasing under lights here but it settles down. And gets far easier to bat once you are past the first 10.

It usually does but if Mitchell was batting at no.4 for us tonight it probably wouldn't have looked as easy as Ravindra made it look, he was exceptional

 

[honestbharani]

It usually does but if Mitchell was batting at no.4 for us tonight it probably wouldn't have looked as easy as Ravindra made it look, he was exceptional

So what happens when Mitchell is fit. Conway makes way?

 

[King Kane]

So what happens when Mitchell is fit. Conway makes way?

I think so, it would be out of him or Young, Young has been in better form recently despite hm scoring a duck tonight and Conway scoring a scratchy 30

 

[NZTailender]

If Young was dropped he should feel extremely hard done by. He's been literally the mainstay of the batting line up for the last year when players have been off doing T20 leagues, rested, injured or dropped. But where do you draw the line? Statistically it's Mitchell: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...al1=span;team=5;template=results;type=batting

But if you go to games this year, Young's back on shaky ground: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...al2=span;team=5;template=results;type=batting

in short, Kane should be dropped rested from the next match, with Conway and Young in direct competition to open, Ravindra to 3 and Mitchell back (assuming he's fit).

 

[NZTailender]

If we go their last 5 games, it's...Young:

Player	Innings 1	2	3	4	5 (most recent)	Average
Young	4	19	5	107	0	27
Ravindra	45	79	1	25	112	52.5
Conway	13	97	48	10	30	39.6
Williamson	58	133*	34	1	5	57.75
Mitchell	2	81	10	57	10	32
Latham	0	0	56	118*	55	57.25
Phillips	106*	28*	20*	61	21*	236

 

[Bahnz]

Not something I thought I'd be writing in 2022, but it wouldn't be a stretch to call Macewell NZ's most important ODI player (from a "balance to the side perspective").

Him being injured during a 2023 WC definitely made NZ the lesser side - Chapman could do little as a batter at.no 7 and Neesham's bowling was a massive downgrade.

Yeah Macewell being unfit in 23 was a huge loss. If he's fit I think NZ likely finish 2nd or 3rd in the group phase rather than 4th

 

[Bahnz]

Ravindra in tournaments 680 @ 68 3 hundreds - 3 50s
Ravindra in jamODIs 392 @ 26.13 0 hundreds - 2 50s

It's because jam ODI's are played mostly in Nz where he sucks.

 

[Bahnz]

Did what they had to do New Zealand, but can't be happy with the 22 wides & I thought Jamieson was just okay but hopefully better for the outing. If both O'Rourke & Jamieson are playing I think I'd prefer O'Rourke taking the new ball with Henry & Jamieson 3rd seamer.

There's no point in playing Jamieson if he doesn't take the new ball. In any event I would've opted for Duffy who looked sharp and accuratw running into the tournament.

 

[Moss]

Well played NZ, guess the tournament *really* starts from here on.

Dont think Bangladesh put their best foot forward at all, but as a new ball pair Taskin and Nahid are great to watch.

 

[jcas0167]

Dylan Cleaver: Bracewell is the Swiss army knife of the team. In Rawalpindi it didn’t turn as much as it did in game one, so he bowled a bit quicker and flatter. In Karachi, he gave it a rip. It shows how far he has come that he can toggle between modes like a Santner, who has been bowling spin all his life.

CT25: NZ v Bangladesh, notebook dump

Ravindra back with a breeze, Latham piles on and Bracewell bewitches

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[Moss]

Dylan Cleaver: Bracewell is the Swiss army knife of the team. In Rawalpindi it didn’t turn as much as it did in game one, so he bowled a bit quicker and flatter. In Karachi, he gave it a rip. It shows how far he has come that he can toggle between modes like a Santner, who has been bowling spin all his life.

CT25: NZ v Bangladesh, notebook dump

Ravindra back with a breeze, Latham piles on and Bracewell bewitches

dylancleaver.substack.com

He's been fantastic so far with the ball, but I don't think India, Australia or whoever else NZ face from this point will treat him with nearly as much respect or ineptitude. First major test for him (and NZ really, aside from SL in their own backyard) in ODIs in a very long time, coming up.

 

[Silver Silva]

He's been fantastic so far with the ball, but I don't think India, Australia or whoever else NZ face from this point will treat him with nearly as much respect or ineptitude. First major test for him (and NZ really aside from SL in the backyard) in ODIs in a very long time, coming up.

Yes the true test for NZ will be when they come up against players who expect to score at 100 SR no matter where they play ..

 

[CricAddict]

If we go their last 5 games, it's...Young:

Player	Innings 1	2	3	4	5 (most recent)	Average
Young	4	19	5	107	0	27
Ravindra	45	79	1	25	112	52.5
Conway	13	97	48	10	30	39.6
Williamson	58	133*	34	1	5	57.75
Mitchell	2	81	10	57	10	32
Latham	0	0	56	118*	55	57.25
Phillips	106*	28*	20*	61	21*	236

Why don't you drop Philips? He is not a human and being an outlier with that average while the others all average what a normal batsman should do.