CWC Semi Final - Black Caps v India
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You have to wonder if an earlier loss might have been a wake up call. Instead we got into the semis without needing to put in a complete performance. Once it was mathematically likely we would scrape in, it seems like they weren't able to play as if it was a must-win. If they can somehow put out a complete performance then I have no doubt with a bit of luck we can beat India. That means our openers actually do some damage, no silly run out by Kane and Ross, and some smart bowling tactics.
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Still better odds than the Avengers were facing... but I guess they had superpowers aye.
Guns blazing is the only way to go. Bowl like demons and bat like the Indian top order!
I'd keep Nichols and tell Guppy to drop the hammer, which may have been what he's already tried. But lets not dwell on the poor form leading up to the semi. We are in it and that gives us a chance, not matter how slim.
But if we don't have Ferg playing then things get particularly grim imo.
Day off on Wed so I'm aiming for an all-nighter... I hope it turns out that way!
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Drop Munro or keep him and hope he plays a blinder? I get the inclination to play him. We are up against the wall anyway so why not pick him because we need lots of luck to win. He could get a quick 50 and then we are in the game. The problem is picking Munro doesn't really qualify as a gamble. In 53 innings he has 8 50's in ODIs. These are: away to South Africa, away to Bangladesh, home to Bangladesh, away to India, home to Pakistan x2, home to Sri Lanka and neutral to Sri Lanka. Munro comes off so rarely against good pace attacks.
If we pick him there is probably less than a 10% chance he comes off. The TAB have us at $3.40 so we do have a chance. What we need is Kane and Boult to go well. We need to make life easy for them. Having Bumrah bowl Munro third ball won't do that for Kane.
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Indian Dad from school has just texted me to say he can get me a ticket if I want for not too bad a level. It will be sitting with his friends in some stand.
But I have Miss 5's year end Ballet recital tomorrow at 12.
I'm not sure if I'm gutted or not!
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@MajorRage said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
Indian Dad from school has just texted me to say he can get me a ticket if I want for not too bad a level. It will be sitting with his friends in some stand.
But I have Miss 5's year end Ballet recital tomorrow at 12.
I'm not sure if I'm gutted or not!
Well I'm sure she will perform well so no need to be gutted.
Enjoy the Cricket, Go the Black Caps!
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Rain!!? aw man. Would really suck for weather to mess with our semi. Especially after it was so obliging in washing out our last fixture with India and getting us across the line to the knock out stage.
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@Paekakboyz said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
Rain!!? aw man. Would really suck for weather to mess with our semi. Especially after it was so obliging in washing out our last fixture with India and getting us across the line to the knock out stage.
I think there is a spare day for Semis and also Finals
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@mofitzy_ said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
Both days have a chance of light rain, looking at the hourly forecast for tomorrow it looks more likely it will be delayed and/or limited overs than cancelled.
Which means you win the toss and bowl so you know your DRS target?
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Maybe Jimmy Neesham does his best Grant Elliott imitation in a rain delayed semifinal.
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@hydro11 I get the temptation of Munro, as well - but, he's pretty much wishful thinking. Him making some runs in that first game was a negative to our overall campaign. I think we play Nicholls and ask him to play out Bumrah. The die is cast really.
What we badly need is for Guppy to catch fire - a bit of moisture in the air and some swing for Trent might not be bad thing either!
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@Hooroo said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
Which means you win the toss and bowl so you know your DRS target?
DLS - but I guess you still need to analyse the pitch / conditions /likelihood of rain, etc.
Ideally India get what we got last match. Effectively Bumrah out before the match, lose toss, pitch changes, Rohit strangled, poor umpiring dismissal for Rahul (won't happen 'cause India), Kohli finger tip run out. 3 down for 20 and we are in with a chance.
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Indian writers have an interesting and at times possibly unintentionally hilarious way with words. This article on captain fantastic made me chuckle.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27143430/kane-williamson-hand-steadies-new-zealand-ship
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@MN5 you can see much they love the game through their writing.
That stat though - 71 innings since the CWC15 and 44 times he's been out in the middle within the first five overs. That looks like a reflection of Munro consistently getting out early.
Almost makes you think we should just open with Kane and bolster the middle order.
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@No-Quarter they should have played Latham as a specialist opener and the previously in form blundell as keeper batsman
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@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
@MN5 you can see much they love the game through their writing.
That stat though - 71 innings since the CWC15 and 44 times he's been out in the middle within the first five overs. That looks like a reflection of Munro consistently getting out early.
Almost makes you think we should just open with Kane and bolster the middle order.
Oh yeah they sure do and the article is brilliant if you read it in an indian accent out loud. Fucken good shit, their passion is awesome.
Those stats written down are pretty damn horrible, he's out there in the first FIVE overs 61% of the time !!!!
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