Match #19- India vs Pakistan (D)- Nassau County Cricket Stadium, New York- June 9th-- Group A

[SillyCowCorner1]

ICC’s

Moooooooooo!

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

pitch is the only thing thats keeping Pakistan in the contest. Otherwise its a mismatch

 

[honestbharani]

Otherwise its a mismatch

In the longer formats, probably. But we are really not that good a T20 side and the one that has been picked is so old and bland that every comment from our Kiwiwahhs could be easily applicable here.

 

[smash84]

Agreed. If it's anything remotely resembling a sporting pitch it really should be a no contest. Possibility of an upset is there with a nasty pitch offering which this ground has been serving up.

pitch is the only thing thats keeping Pakistan in the contest. Otherwise its a mismatch

 

[cnerd123]

I think we'll see blood today

 

[_Ed_]

On top of the 34,000 at this game, they're apparently expecting 27,000 to go and watch it on a big screen at Citi Field (one of New York's baseball stadiums).

‘Super Bowl on steroids’: New York gears up for cricket’s hottest rivalry

Success of the T20 World Cup’s leg in the Big Apple depends on the blockbuster between India and Pakistan

www.theguardian.com

 

[ankitj]

I had hoped Dube will warm the bench but to my horror he played in the xi in the last game. We played 4 "all-rounders" with 7 bowling options which left room for just 3 batsmen plus WK. Such lopsided selection will hurt us big time. Hope Dube, Jadeja and Axar are benched for Kuldeep, Jaiswal and Samson.

 

[ankitj]

pitch is the only thing thats keeping Pakistan in the contest. Otherwise its a mismatch

Yeah we forgot to pick pace bowlers in the squad. We have got 4 spinners ffs.

 

[PaulLennon]

Yeah we forgot to pick pace bowlers in the squad. We have got 4 spinners ffs.

Aimed at the WI leg.

 

[smash84]

lack of pace bowlers shouldn't matter today, its not like Babar or Iftikhar can actually smack any half decent spinner. Let alone somebody like Yadav who is actually good.

 

[_Ed_]

Apparently it's raining.

 

[ankitj]

Unchanged XI. This is a really **** XI.

 

[ankitj]

2 left arm pacers for Pakistan. Jaiswal as a lefty would have been good. We are sitting ducks here

 

[Qlder]

If it's not pitches with New York it's the weather. Seems like a shocking place for cricket so far

 

[ankitj]

Will love it if the game is rained out.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

This pitch got to be nightmare now

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

predictable first ball from afridi

 

[smash84]

would be hilarious if the pitch plays like a usual flat pitch today

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

That looked close if not pitching outside leg.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

pitched outside leg