The Greatest Game - WC 2019 Final Documentary

[GIMH]

Agreed wholeheartedly.

@Fusion please ban the racist @Burgey

 

[Lillian Thomson]

The rules committee meeting at the start is good.
“What do we do if the result is a tie”
“Super over”.
“Good idea”.
“What if the super over is a tie.”
“Most boundaries”.
“Good idea.”

 

[SteveNZ]

Spoiler

It probably doesn't end the way you'd hoped mate.

I'll be accused of being full of ****, but honestly- outside of the hour or so immediately after the result - I haven't once bemoaned or felt upset we didn't win. Watching it back as I have since, its only fond memories of an epic contest.

And proud of myself for watching every single ball, enduring high doses of caffeine and cold showers in the middle of night in winter to stay awake

 

[SteveNZ]

Hey man, I just deal in facts

Hahahaha and this is the guy who (admittedly not without basis) accused me of having a major chip on my shoulder in regards to a nation

 

[Burgey]

Hahahaha and this is the guy who (admittedly not without basis) accused me of having a major chip on my shoulder in regards to a nation

I don’t have a chip on my shoulder because we’re miles ahead of them in everything tbh. I just don’t like them.

 

[GIMH]

I don’t have a chip on my shoulder because we’re miles ahead of them in everything tbh. I just don’t like them.

Bitch

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I wouldn’t worry about missing this. They’ll still be making new documentaries in 2075 when we’ve won sod all since.

 

[honestbharani]

Ok, what if a wicket falls and the 3rd batsmen never faces a ball. Is he still not allowed to take part in the next over? And what about the far fetched scenario where you get to the 4th or 5th super over, and one team has used all their players? Is it just game over at that point?

I think yes, then its just a tie.

 

[loterry1994]

I remember Santner ducking the last ball bouncer. And I thought to myself it might cost them
And it did

 

[Ashes81]

Unless you're English it's hard to appreciate how much that win meant.

I can remember rushing home from school at lunchtime to watch the 1975 semi against the Aussies to find Gary Gilmour had skittled through us.

I watched the 1979 final when Viv scored a 100 and Boycott and Brearley shared a 100 opening stand at a snails pace and left us far too much to do as Big Joel bowled us out.

I watched in horror in 1987 as Fatty Gatty reversed swept to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory against The Aussies.

Since then it had largely been a tale of woe as we failed to move with the times in the limited over game.

That's why 2019 mattered so much, to finally get the monkey off our back.

We were lucky - NZ should have won and the overthrow off Stokes bat was the turning point.

The documentary captures all this pretty well and even if you've no skin in the game, it's well worth a watch.

 

[Xuhaib]

I think it had the greatest finish to any limited over game, but in terms of quality, the 99 semi-final was better.

My uncle has (had) a ball to ball of 86 sharjah game where Miandad hit the last ball six. I still vounch for quality /drama it is the greatest loi ever, Just box office from ball 1 to 300.
Imran and Wasim death bowling in final 10 ten overs in Indian innings is so good and probably won the match more then Miandad as they drag an Indian potential score of 280-300 to 250.

 

[Sunil1z]

My uncle has (had) a ball to ball of 86 sharjah game where Miandad hit the last ball six. I still vounch for quality /drama it is the greatest loi ever, Just box office from ball 1 to 300.
Imran and Wasim death bowling in final 10 ten overs in Indian innings is so good and probably won the match more then Miandad as they drag an Indian potential score of 280-300 to 250.

Do you remember that Kanitkar boundary match when India chased 315 runs in 48 overs in fading lights ? (1998)
I watched that match live and always believed somehow we will lose that match till the winning shot.

 

[Xuhaib]

Do you remember that Kanitkar boundary match when India chased 315 runs in 48 overs in fading lights ? (1998)
I watched that match live and always believed somehow we will lose that match till the winning shot.

Yeah I remember that game. I had an exam next day and my parents kept checking every 10 minutes to see I was not secretly listening on the radio

In the final overs my dad finally relented and let me watch the finish and when we lost I could not concentrate on my studies and had a pretty bad paper the next morning

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Having now watched this I would recommend just watching the last 20 minutes or so. It’s interesting to see the last over and super over from the inside perspective, but most of this is very dull with pointless player back stories.