12th Match - Afghanistan v England (23rd March)

[weldone]

**** off Stanikzai

 

[Fuller Pilch]

 

[vcs]

That's ruined the fun a bit.

 

[CricAddict]

18 overs of hardwork down the drain in a single over.

 

[hendrix]

Not the end of the world but poor bowling and captaincy.

Poorer umpiring not giving the plumb lbw the over before.

 

[vcs]

Whatever happens, they'll still have a chaseable total. Need to keep this last over below 10.

 

[Jono]

that's what happens when you bat til 11

 

[hendrix]

Definitely chaseable but it's probably par now

 

[Black_Warrior]

Just get the feeling that this might just have slipped out of Afghan's hands

 

[Stefan9]

19th really cost afghanistan. was looking really good till that moment. 50/50 now.

 

[weldone]

First 6 overs will be really crucial now. Need 45+ in the first 6 without losing more than 2 imo.

 

[weldone]

Come on people - someone please like my post where I warned against giving 19th over to Hamza.

 

[Niall]

If you are anyway serious about winning the world cup, then these are moments when the bowling needs to step up hugely for England.

Overall Afghans would have been delighted to chase 142 against what so far has been a dire bowling attack.

 

[CricAddict]

Decent finish for the Afghans in the last over, costing only 10. Missing Weldone in their camp has most probably cost them the match.

 

[MW1304]

It's still a rubbish total and we have Chris Jordan.

 

[Niall]

It's still a rubbish total and we have Chris Jordan.

England favs with the bookies to defend this.4/6, imagine putting money on this bowling line up to defend 142

 

[weldone]

Come on Shahzad. Come on Noor Ali. Start attacking and demoralise England during the powerplay so that when Rashid and Moeen come their shoulders are already near their waists.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah, dire batting. Shambles from the top order. Ben Stokes the limited overs myth contributing massively again Moeen showing his huge value down the order. Some nice strikes for DWill as well.

Reckon we are 10 below par, we can win it but I would say it is 55/45 to Afgan at the moment with how poor our bowling is.

 

[Hurricane]

Very good inning by Ali. Stokes' dismissal was dismal. He somehow made up his mind at the beginning of the over that he was going to take on that bowler.

 

[91Jmay]

Very good inning by Ali. Stokes' dismissal was dismal. He somehow made up his mind at the beginning of the over that he was going to take on that bowler.

I particularly like how he ran out our best player who is in sparkling form as well, just to compound his crudness.