Semi-Final #1- India v Australia- Tuesday, March 4th- Dubai

[Qlder]

Fun Fact: Smith in 5+ team ODI tournaments averages 48.97 wth SR 87.9, while Maxwell averages 48.63 with an incredible SR of 147.4...

Need some of that Maxwell now

 

[sayon basak]

What an effortless six!

 

[Spikey]

What the hell was that you tory

 

[SkyBlue]

300 looks good from here with Maxwell and Carey to come

 

[sayon basak]

Fun Fact: Smith in 5+ team ODI tournaments averages 48.97 wth SR 87.9, while Maxwell averages 48.63 with an incredible SR of 147.4...

Need some of that Maxwell now

Didn't realize Smith averages that high.

 

[ashley bach]

Inglis 11*(11) departs next ball
11 off the over
Jadeja 2-34 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Burgey]

280 wins this pretty well I think even with the attack we have, but it’s a long way off atm.

 

[King Kane]

Jadeja is a master of the change of pace, too clever for Marnus and Inglis,

He reminds me of Vettori who ironically is one of the Aussie coaches now. .

.

 

[slowfinger]

shot Careyyyy

play a shot in anger

 

[slowfinger]

if Smith carries his bat here Australia might get towards 300

Carey batting really nice

 

[King Kane]

This pitch looks easier to bat on than the pitch for the India v NZ game which was an old pitch, this is a fresh pitch so a score of 300+ could be needed,

 

[SkyBlue]

Getting a boundary every over. Look good for 300 from here

 

[SkyBlue]

Kuldeep should've been dropped for a pacer

Maxwell is going to have a license now in the last 10 overs

 

[slowfinger]

that was an absolute pie but what a shot from Carey

didn't know he could bat like this

 

[SkyBlue]

These commentators keep talking about this being a better pitch but I think Australian batsmen are simply better at playing the situation and are naturally more aggressive too

There's a night and day difference between Aus and NZ batters

 

[slowfinger]

These commentators keep talking about this being a better pitch but I think Australian batsmen are simply better at playing the situation and are naturally more aggressive too

There's a night and day difference between Aus and NZ batters

I think technically not that much, but mindset absolutely

 

[SkyBlue]

I think technically not that much, but mindset absolutely

Exactly and this is what separates Australia from the rest of the teams.

Watch India struggle on this same pitch and this clown Ravi Shastri will be harping about how ball is not coming on to the bat

 

[King Kane]

Kuldeep should've been dropped for a pacer

Maxwell is going to have a license now in the last 10 overs

Shami has been one of India's best bowlers so another pace bowler could have been useful for India, Hardik isn't a proper pace bowler.

Both teams may have misread the pitch expecting it to spin more than it has like the India v NZ game. but this is a different pitch. to that one.

 

[Burgey]

that was an absolute pie but what a shot from Carey

didn't know he could bat like this

Yeah his cross-format resurgence with the bat the past 12 months or so has been much needed. Played some valuable knocks in that time, even if he doesn’t tho on with it as often as we would like

 

[Burgey]

These commentators keep talking about this being a better pitch but I think Australian batsmen are simply better at playing the situation and are naturally more aggressive too

There's a night and day difference between Aus and NZ batters

It’s all about Smith. If he controls it from one end without needing to go stupid then the others can have a dip.