Final – India v New Zealand – Sunday, March 9 – Dubai

[Moss]

Time for Jamieson to bowl some random slower balls and draw a top edge, I hope.

Or O’Rourke to bang it in short and hope for the mis-hit. Yorkers aren’t exactly their speciality.

 

[NZTailender]

Really missing Henry here

 

[andruid]

Looks like that's the game

 

[honestbharani]

I dont think they brought back pace as a tactic. Think they were slightly spooked as Pandya can smash spin.

 

[King Kane]

Pace isn't the go here, g4t Phillips back on.

 

[SteveNZ]

Thought Santner has been less than spot on with the field placements today at crucial moments . Was pretty obvious in those last 3 balls Hardik was looking to see off Bracewell, should have brought the field in and tried to apply more pressure.

That cover should have been back on the edge of the circle as well, for Rahul. Would have saved a boundary early in the over and got KL off strike

 

[James]

I think that's why we saw Phillips shake his head at Santner when Santner, Latham, Phillips were meeting mid-pitch last over.

 

[SkyBlue]

Pace isn't the go here, g4t Phillips back on.

Been the 2nd worst bowler for NZ behind Smith

 

[honestbharani]

If they can get it to less than 25, I think Hardik can, and should, tee off the spinner after that.

 

[Moss]

I dont think they brought back pace as a tactic. Think they were slightly spooked as Pandya can smash spin.

True. While he’s in we may see one Ravindra over, that’s it. And here it comes!

 

[SkyBlue]

Typical Hardik shot

 

[King Kane]

We miss Chris Harris

Two fielders at short mid on and mid off for the mistimed catch off his slow medium pacers.

 

[eroticfishcake]

Some monster sixes today

 

[honestbharani]

Or maybe when its 30, lol. He has to rein himself in a bit though. Gotta finish the game here.

 

[SteveNZ]

There it goes, out of our grasp. ****

 

[honestbharani]

Good from Rahul to call Hardik through for the single there. Hardik was getting carried away there.

 

[mackembhoy]

Did Rachin not watch the semi final then?

Zampa was a moron then as he is now.

 

[SteveNZ]

Pace isn't the go here, g4t Phillips back on.

I dunno, GP into Hardik's arc would have been risky. O'Rourke bowled one poor ball which could have been saved with a more savvy field set

 

[honestbharani]

Learn from how KL just did that, ****ing Rohit and Shreyas. If you are not there for the big shot, just bunt it for a single.

 

[NZTailender]

We've been sloppier in the field tonight which is dissappointing