*Official* New Zealand tour of India 2024

[Meridio]

Just about every ball taking a chunk of the pitch when it lands - so, so hard to play and you're just sweating on anything loose to score off while hoping the good balls do too much. 100 looking a long way away

 

[Silver Silva]

Sundar averaging 68 with the bat and 23 with the ball , what a start to a career in a difficult time.

 

[BazBall21]

140 can definitely be defended but I don't think they're reaching a lead of 100. This is the partnership here. Not that much left to come.

 

[anonymouskefe]

how did we let them get 263 on this

 

[Meridio]

I'm surprised Mitchell hasn't gone down the pitch at all - very much prodding from the crease with the occasional sweep. Much less of a risky option with the ball turning into you rather than away, and you can play the push to mid-on rather than trying to smash it for six

 

[anonymouskefe]

does mitchell know youre allowed to move your front foot forward

 

[BazBall21]

Well done Daryl

 

[ashley bach]

Think we can still scrape up something like 180 -200 if someone can stand up and bat time.

 

[BazBall21]

does mitchell know youre allowed to move your front foot forward

Hanging back v spin a bit excessively is a southern hemisphere trait. Vaughan was a very southern hemisphere style English bat and he did it a lot.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

You won that one Daryl

 

[BazBall21]

Think we can still somehow scrape up something like 180 -200 if someone can stand up and bat time.

Do you think the bounce might settle down if you get to the older ball?

 

[Nintendo]

Never thought i'de say this, but santner is a huge miss on a deck like this. That uneven bounce is built for him.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I’d love to bowl on this pitch

 

[ataraxia]

Might as well have a fielder behind the keeper here tbh

 

[Meridio]

does mitchell know youre allowed to move your front foot forward

Yeah feel you can take lbw out of it by playing forward when it's turning into you like this - though at the cost of bringing the leg slip/short backward square into play more

 

[honestbharani]

Wow what a surprise

I am not sure what you wanted here. You were also upset Sarfraz batted 8 and it looks like you wanted him to bat 9?

 

[wellAlbidarned]

ashwin trying to get inside mitchell's head but there's nothing except venison steak and testosterone in there

 

[King Kane]

Mitchell playing well again, just don't reverse sweep Daryl.

 

[Meridio]

Young has been extremely proficient at getting off strike the last few overs. Just nudging singles nicely

 

[BazBall21]

Mumbai can be very tough to bat on