Semi Final 1 - New Zealand v England (30th March)

[flibbertyjibber]

Doing well here at the end. Be great to keep them under 160.

 

[Meridio]

Our middle order have really ****ed this up. We're 35-40 runs short of what we were looking at after 10 overs.

 

[Jono]

NZ bowlers gonna need to do what they've done all tournament. Save the day

 

[cnerd123]

This is still NZ's second highest score all tournament tho, and the most anyone has scored against them was 158/5

Maybe they have enough.

 

[91Jmay]

Stokes going for slower balls here is smart. Elliot not a power hitter so he will always struggle to find fence with them.

 

[cnerd123]

Can't wait to see people blame this on Kaneh

 

[Jono]

Luggage needed to face more overs.

 

[MW1304]

We've been a terrible death-bowling side for a long while now (I think statistically the worst of the top 8 over the last couple of years, though that may be ODIs) so this tournament has been incredibly refreshing.

Been fantastic in the second half of this innings really.

 

[duffer]

Our middle order have really ****ed this up. We're 35-40 runs short of what we were looking at after 10 overs.

Yeah, disaster.

 

[vcs]

Such a damp squib at the end. England will be thrilled with this.

 

[Pratters]

England playing like champions. :/

 

[King Pietersen]

Brilliant from England. Great to see us bowling decently at the death.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Brilliant last 4 overs. Can do this.

 

[91Jmay]

Amazing death bowling. Stokes fantastic last over there.

NZ have never defended a total this low against England but they've done so plenty of times this WC. They won't feel like they are out of the game.

 

[BoyBrumby]

NZ bowlers gonna need to do what they've done all tournament. Save the day

It's defendable, no doubt.

Would've snatched your arm off to be chasing 154 the way things looked after 8 or 9 overs though, but.

England favourites from here.

 

[LightningStrike]

Brilliant from Jordan and Stokes at the end again (though terrible from the cameraman on that last ball).

They've given England a CHANCE!

 

[Meridio]

64/6 in the last 10 overs. That's the game, right there. Don't think this pitch is as hard to bat on as the previous games we've played.

 

[Pothas]

We've been a terrible death-bowling side for a long while now (I think statistically the worst of the top 8 over the last couple of years, though that may be ODIs) so this tournament has been incredibly refreshing.

Been fantastic in the second half of this innings really.

Yeah it is a hell of a lot more unexpected than our batting improvement as well.

 

[Stace]

Stokes' first 2 overs 0-20 then the last 2 overs 3-6, WAG.

 

[CM Punk]

No chance defending this, you're better off going to sleep than staying up to be disappointed with another SF exit.