1st Semi Final | NZ vs Pak | Sydney, 09 Nov 2022

[Bahnz]

82m and not a 6. Australian grounds are stupid.

 

[trundler]

Rauf is a myth

This guy missed the class on legends v myths in grade 4

 

[Athlai]

Stupidly long boundaries

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

I'm hoping for a 115 vs 115 sort of game with none of Kane, Conway, Babar or Rizwan being dismissed or accelerating their scoring.

 

[_Ed_]

****.

 

[Athlai]

I'm hoping for a 115 vs 115 sort of game with none of Kane, Conway, Babar or Rizwan being dismissed or accelerating their scoring.

Sounds like a dream

 

[Bahnz]

Out on first viewing

 

[Athlai]

Shadab too good, please nerf

 

[anil1405]

Stupid dismissal.

 

[trundler]

I want to have Shadab Khan's babies

 

[Daemon]

That was so casually done from Shadab, Pakistan have been excellent in the field today

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Sounds like a dream

Apparently so.

 

[straw man]

Pakistan owe us some terrible fielding to make up for that.

 

[cnerd123]

such a good piece of fielding that

Main wicket that. Conway was just getting a move on

 

[Bahnz]

It was the bounce that did for Conway. Perfect catch and throw height.

 

[thundaboult]

Yeah, this is not going well for us at the moment. Pak are unstoppable when they make these last minute comebacks into a tournaments KO stages.

 

[mackembhoy]

My forecast on Team NZ's performance broken out by player

1) Finn Allen - will fall cheaply as the occassion will be too much for his experience level
2) Conway - Seems to have been found out by the opposition video analysts (wide outside off stump) Look for 20 off 20 balls and then out.
3) Kane - has the old girl come into form? He will top score for New Zealand and has nerves or steel and always up for a big occassion. 60 off 42 balls.
4) GP - His habit of getting dropped can't continue. Out for a bright and breezy 18 off 10 balls.
5) Mitchell - it will be up to play the T20 game of his life for NZ to win as someone will need to give Kane a stand while scoring quickly themselves.
6) Neesham - Out cross batting one of the Pakistani quicks and caught at deep mid wicket for 6 off 4 balls.
7) Santner - will do everything asked of him at number 7

New Zealand all out for 155 and what will follow will be a low scoring thriller which could go either way.
The above prediction I am most sure of is Finn Allen to not come off. Finals and playoffs are next level cricket of a higher standard than regular round T20 world cup matches.

First 2 right off to a flyer.

 

[Daemon]

Phillips seems to have lost some size. Used to have big popeye forearms. Maybe he's practicing no nut november.

 

[Everton Seymour]

Shadab Khan definitely captain material for Pakistan oneday.

 

[jcas0167]

My forecast on Team NZ's performance broken out by player

1) Finn Allen - will fall cheaply as the occassion will be too much for his experience level
2) Conway - Seems to have been found out by the opposition video analysts (wide outside off stump) Look for 20 off 20 balls and then out.
3) Kane - has the old girl come into form? He will top score for New Zealand and has nerves or steel and always up for a big occassion. 60 off 42 balls.
4) GP - His habit of getting dropped can't continue. Out for a bright and breezy 18 off 10 balls.
5) Mitchell - it will be up to play the T20 game of his life for NZ to win as someone will need to give Kane a stand while scoring quickly themselves.
6) Neesham - Out cross batting one of the Pakistani quicks and caught at deep mid wicket for 6 off 4 balls.
7) Santner - will do everything asked of him at number 7

New Zealand all out for 155 and what will follow will be a low scoring thriller which could go either way.
The above prediction I am most sure of is Finn Allen to not come off. Finals and playoffs are next level cricket of a higher standard than regular round T20 world cup matches.

Scarily prescient so far.