Official Cricket Thread Part 237

[youarenotimmune]

Poor shot by Amla. Guess both teams are a little nervous.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Poor shot by Amla. Guess both teams are a little nervous.

Understandable. Neither have made a WC final yet!

 

[youarenotimmune]

Understandable. Neither have made a WC final yet!

Yeah, which is exactly why I'm worried about either of these teams facing India or Australia in the final; the two teams which would be the least nervous of all playing a world cup final.

 

[Axver]

Trent does it again!

 

[Vlad n U 2]

De Kock's decided he's had enough of the dot balls, hits out to Southee metres in front of the rope. Boult rolls on.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Oh my god look at that field.

 

[Axver]

Wow, so Rossouw has come in ahead of AB. And haha five slips nice!

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Henry's bowling action reminds me of Dizzy's.

 

[cobl04]

Four slips and a gully in a modern ODI. And then Boult cuts Rossouw in half. Happy tears.

 

[Axver]

Good first over by Matt Henry there. Hope he can get himself among the wickets.

 

[Axver]

Is the crowd already chanting "Matt Henry! Matt Henry!"? That was a great maiden.

 

[dan_smee]

Stoked for Henry - he should have been there all along. Bowling well too.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Two maidens in a row by Henry. Hoo boy. Builds serious pressure on Du Plessis alright.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

I understand the aggression in keeping Boult on but they really have to save him for a few later.

 

[dan_smee]

Yeah Vettori should be on the force them to try and score off Henry, or to take overt risks off the spin.

 

[Axver]

Yeah Boult shouldn't have bowled that over. Take him off and keep him for AB/bowling at the death.

 

[dan_smee]

5 overs, 0/9 - great start

 

[Axver]

Damnit wish we had reviewed that LBW shout off Kane. I didn't realise it was such a good ball with the naked eye! We really need to break this partnership.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Don't understand why Anderson hasn't been given a bowl yet, he'll concede a bit but he'll take wickets.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

See what I mean! Top catch Guptill.

 

[Axver]

Guppy what a catch! Can't believe Corey has the golden arm again.

 

[dan_smee]

Not a bad position - have to get AB early though...


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[Vlad n U 2]

I really can't see NZ winning this now.

 

[youarenotimmune]

This partnership will blow NZ out of the game if they don't find a way to break it soon.

 

[cobl04]

Verrrrrry dangerous time for New Zealand.

 

[Axver]

Got to stop this. I'll be very worried if we have to chase over 300.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

I think they're cooked, unfortunately. AB's in that mood where he's incapable of making a mistake. You can hear the drop in the crowd noise/enthusiasm.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

 

[youarenotimmune]

This is one of the few times I'm praying for AB to get out.

 

[Axver]

Way too early to call that, Vlad, but I'm definitely on edge. We need to wrest the momentum back with a wicket or two before the fortieth over.