***Official***Match #32 - New Zealand vs South Africa - November 1st - Pune (D/N)

[King Kane]

This is embarrassing, we look like England.

 

[Neil Young]

Daryl Mitchell what an idiot!! Does he have no idea that NRR is critical at this stage


Accept defeat and play for the bigger picture.

Are you really from Auckland?

 

[centurymaker]

Are you really from Auckland?

Yes its 3:36 am

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Checks out, only an Aucklander would know that.

 

[Andyhere]

Yes its 3:36 am

Might as well go to sleep at this point

 

[centurymaker]

Might as well go to sleep at this point

Slept in the evening before match.

Wtf another wicket

 

[Neil Young]

Checks out, only an Aucklander would know that.

Certainly convinced me.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Athlai's avatar looking in increasing jeopardy.

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Not just saying this as an England fan, but this world cup has had some very underwhelming games. I had high hopes for a high scoring close one today.

 

[Neil Young]

Looks like Neesham is out. Milne and Clarkson for him and Ferguson. But, really, it will be Jamieson and McConchie.

 

[MW1304]

This is embarrassing, we look like England.

Doing an uncanny impression. Unfortunately there's likely no Henry to thrash a fruitless 40 off 17 that's too late to save face.

 

[King Kane]

Sending in Southee to be a pinch hitter.

Looks like Neesham will bat, not sure why he isn't batting now, I guess we are saving him for the run chase at the end.

 

[Tom Flint]

Yes but I rate him highly, and from what I have seen, He will go right to the very top because of his work ethic. I first noticed him at Schools cricket, even at 16 years he was bowling 140+ ..
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Looks like the batsman that day were pretty comfortable tho!

 

[TT Boy]

Need to take the game as far as you can, 27 overs left, and Southee is trying to york himself second ball. They are giving Pakistan more than a sniff.

 

[Neil Young]

If we do go out from here, it will obviously be down to some bad injury luck, but also some very poor decisions at the toss.

 

[Neil Young]

Need to take the game as far as you can, 27 overs left, and Southee is trying to york himself second ball. They are giving Pakistan more than a sniff.

Southee isn't exactly a thinking man's batsman.

 

[Molehill]

This is embarrassing, we look like England.

Similar decision making. Seems to me that teams are more concerned with the stats of the ground they're playing at rather than the conditions and opposition. Apparently, England hadn't even noticed it was a bit hot when they put SA in.

 

[Silver Silva]

Yes it would be good to get him back, but your statement that it's really hurting NZ isn't correct at all.

They've been travelling just fine & the only 2 games they lost were the Australian one when they were an odds-on chance of winning at the end, needing 9 from 3 with Neesham on strike & of course the lost to India when NZ really lost their way towards the end of the batting innings yet still pushed India closer than most other teams. Have you been watching?

I have watched again, my opinion hasn't changed..
Williamson not being there is hurting NZ

 

[centurymaker]

Omg this is going to be a 200+ run thrashing!! NRR is going to crash to +0.4

Was only watching in hope that defeat is by a small margin.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Current run-rate: 4.44

@ashley bach