*Official* Match 42 - India v West Indies

[Shri]

Don't think WI have the batting depth to chase this score. Predicting a comfortable win for us. Which is not a good thing. We will be facing Aus in the QF and they will expose our weakness ruthlessly and knock us out.

 

[Shri]

Pollard! Oh noes, hope he isn't ruled out of the WC now.

 

[Jono]

Rampaul has bowled a lot better than he normally does. Too many times people look at the name and thing "OMG how could you go out to him?" Well if he bowls well its irrelevant what his name is.

 

[Jono]

Zaheer batted stupidly just like against South Africa.

 

[Bun]

Poor play

 

[Contra]

OMG Zak.. nice shot but why do u always have to get carried away.. should have tried a similar shot that got a 4 instead of this crap

 

[Spark]

Top work by Rampaul.

 

[IndiaLose]

wow just wow

Rampaul you are a beast.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Michelle for Ravi. His namesake in the comm box makes an interesting point: he's surely better value in the team than the captain, who's been pretty damn ordianry in every discipline so far.

 

[Contra]

They took a single of the last ball? WTF

 

[Burgey]

India providing another little slide here, though far less alarming than the SA match.

 

[Jono]

Well, this proved it wasn't just a fluke vs. SA. We have a problem.

Kirsten, Dhoni... do something.

 

[Shri]

Why the **** did Ashwin take that single? Munaf is a **** ****, why the **** did he want that single? Stab yourself in the balls Munaf you ****! ffs.

 

[Spark]

They took a single of the last ball? WTF

WTF indeed by that.

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At 40 overs: 3/212. Now 10/268.

So the last 10 overs are 7/56... merely "rubbish" rather than "unspeakably appalling", an improvement, I guess.

 

[Uppercut]

Michelle for Ravi. His namesake in the comm box makes an interesting point: he's surely better value in the team than the captain, who's been pretty damn ordianry in every discipline so far.

Sammy's been fairly good with the ball.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Lol Munaf. Properly plop #11s are genius.

268ao. Probz enough with no Gayle for yer Windies, but India's lower order clearly has issues batting at the death.

No shortage of ability (Munaf excepted), so it's pretty weird. Pet theory of mine is that when a set batsman (Sachin versus us & SA; Yuvraj the day) goes just before the slog overs no-one has time to play themselves in and get out manufacturing shots.

 

[kingpin]

We r 10 runs short defendable total..Yuvraj gave his wicket at a cruicial time!!

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Seems like India wants to avoid the Aussies in the QF

Please India beat the WI, I really don't want to face England.

 

[Nate]

1) Pollard WAG. Insane.
2) I'm falling in love with Andre Russell. Exactly what the Windies need imo.
3) Ashwin is FINALLY playing! Should clean up.

 

[Spark]

Lol Munaf. Properly plop #11s are genius.

268ao. Probz enough with no Gayle for yer Windies, but India's lower order clearly has issues batting at the death.

No shortage of ability (Munaf excepted), so it's pretty weird. Pet theory of mine is that when a set batsman (Sachin versus us & SA; Yuvraj the day) goes just before the slog overs no-one has time to play themselves in and get out manufacturing shots.

Nah, I just think they don't know how to play at the death. They panic in the search of big runs and default to caveman-think: "the harder I swing, the more likely it will be four". Rarely works.