*Official* New Zealand tour of India 2024

[Burgey]

NZ winning this series might be even more wtf tier than Bangladesh winning against Pakistan.

Would be SL in SA levels

 

[the big bambino]

Some commentary on here about batsmen throwing their wickets away which kind of takes away credit due to bowlers. If batsmen employ an aggressive strategy then bowlers should be praised for exploiting that aggression just as the batsmen would be if they succeeded. I think every wicket a bowler takes is deserved - even if indirectly. For every slog that's been caught on the boundary or every ball that found the stumps from a wild swipe there's been even more occasions when a peach has just beaten the edge or shaved a stump.

 

[Meridio]

Well this is going exactly as expected...

Now would be a very good time for some runs from Latham. His average been dropping steadily the last couple of years, time to step up

 

[King Kane]

A lead of 103 runs, we just need to bat sensibly here and get another 150 runs to be a good chance of winning this series, 200 or more would be better.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Some commentary on here about batsmen throwing their wickets away which kind of takes away credit due to bowlers. If batsmen employ an aggressive strategy then bowlers should be praised for exploiting that aggression just as the batsmen would be if they succeeded. I think every wicket a bowler takes is deserved - even if indirectly. For every slog that's been caught on the boundary or every ball that found the stumps from a wild swipe there's been even more occasions when a peach has just beaten the edge or shaved a stump.

Especially when several of the dumb wickets have come in the midst of some very good, tight bowling. You can't look at bad shots entirely in isolation without the context of the bowling in the period leading up to it.

 

[Meridio]

I know this is a turning pitch, but surely you give Bumrah a crack first up? Even just for a couple of overs. Especially against Conway

 

[Prince EWS]

Conway looked absolutely horrid against Bumrah's first spell on Day 1 so I'm surprised they're not giving him at least a couple of overs at him with the new pill here.

 

[Johan]

they're bazballing it lmao

 

[PlayerComparisons]

they're bazballing it lmao

Nah bazball resulted in 1-4 loss in India

These guys are trying to win it

 

[Johan]

Nah bazball resulted in 1-4 loss in India

These guys are trying to win it

nah I meant aggressive batsmenship

 

[King Kane]

Take a breath Karthik, god he never shuts up,.

We need to get Smithy back on to match him.

 

[Prince EWS]

Take a breath Karthik, god he never shuts up,.

We need to get Smithy back on to match him.

Haha you got your wish immediately.

 

[morgieb]

Looks close, maybe outside the line?

 

[King Kane]

Here comes Smithy.

 

[Moss]

Close call for Latham. Decent approach provided they are able to dig in if/when the field spreads.

 

[King Kane]

Good positive start from Latham and Conway, getting more runs on the board ASAP and deflating the Indian bowlers.

 

[Silver Silva]

Would be SL in SA levels

Way bigger ,this is a much better team that has beaten every team for over a decade and quite convincingly too

 

[danzydab]

Come on Kiwis. Set a target of 350 and seal a historic series win

 

[ashley bach]

LOL WTF

And to think I've been constantly bagging Santner as a test bowler. Never been so happy to be a proven dickhead.

 

[the big bambino]

These last few series between SL, India, Eng and Pak have been fantastic contests where the underdogs have performed brilliantly. A SL revival, Pakistan comeback and NZ have gone from doom and gloom thread to spying a famous series win.