Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Nah. NZ will win this and go straight to the final when the Trans Tasman SF is rained out and we are top qualifiers. Then we'll beat SA in the final when it rains then too.
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12th Match - India v New Zealand
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Silly Point 2.0
School Boy/Girl Captain
Good to know that Gavaskar has never been chatted up by any NZ cricketers 
KungFu_Kallis
International Debutant
My point sir is history is in the past
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Only lost by a handful the 2023 WC, and absolutely destroyed them in the World T20 the year before.
Moss
International Captain
The larger point does stand, with a couple of glorious exceptions NZ have tended to melt at the sight of a yellow shirt in the last decade. Even that loss by a handful saw Henry completely losing the plot against Travis Head with the new ball - India can only dream of that version of MH turning up against them.
KungFu_Kallis
International Debutant
Then we will keep supporting whoever wins this game
ashley bach
International Coach
Nah your guys are as rusty as **** and just ripe for the picking.
ashley bach
International Coach
KJ 1-11 @SillyCowCorner1
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
No, if India beats us I hope Australia beats them. I like some of the Indian players, but really want Pakistan to be able to host its own tournament final.
SkyBlue
State Regular
Only bowling is more well rounded but Zampa is the best spinner/ODI bowler in the world and Head is the best all format batsman in the world. All you need is two WC players to take the game away from you.
Unlike NZ's players, they know how to win the big moments. Kinda like your rugby team each time they choke to SA in a knockout situation.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
SA vs NZ final. Sick of seeing India and Australia in the finals for everything.
RossTaylorsBox
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
The rugby understander
thundaboult
International Debutant
spell jamo
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
???? This is not a rugby forum, but...
1995 - We suffered food poisoning but there was no shame and no choke in losing after extra time at altitude.
1999 - SA won the 3rd/4th match. Not a knockout.
2003 - we beat them in a knockout (qf)
2015 - we beat them in a knockout (sf)
2019 - we beat them in pool play (not a knockout)
2023 - controversially we had a try disallowed and our captain red carded. We played heroically with 14 players for 60 mins. There was no shame and no choke for losing by 1 point.
We've perhaps choked in Rugby World Cups against France and Australia, but never SA. Were comprehensively beaten by England once too.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
That would be the best result.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Really enjoying the return of test cricket here
KungFu_Kallis
International Debutant
O'Rourke is going to be such a gun bowler. Bit of Pat Cummins about him, bowls a heavy ball and hits that nasty length again and again.
SkyBlue
State Regular
SA won the two most important games in the Rugby world cup against NZ. Period. Thats all that matters. Shatters every superior head to head or QF/semi win out of the water.
SA the greatest Rugby nation of all time!!