Black Caps v South Africa

No Quarter

Fuck he is some player in ODIs and T20s. Absolutely world class. It's a shame we've been so light on openers in the past or I'd say he would have solidified the number 5 spot by now ala Astle.

Mokey

Gees, Guptill is playing a great innings. Getting the singles, demolishing the bad ball. Top stuff.

175/2.

mariner4life

@Mokey be very careful with your wording...

but, in the words of the great (in hindsight) Bill Lawry "they're close enough if they're good enough here New Zealand"

Gunner

Was about to say, these boys have battled a bit in the last few overs, balls crashing into the pads quite often...
Then bang bang, they both smack a six each to get shit happening again.

Chris B.

@Chris-B. said in Black Caps v South Africa:

Guppy, "My hamstring's sore, I'm rusty and the pitch is tricky...ah fuck it, I'll smack a quick 50150".

@Guppy - "Pessimistic fuck - I've fixed it for you!"

Virgil

Too easy..

MajorRage

Never too late for a collapse in Black Caps land ...

Gunner

Oh Rosco, soft!

There was absolutely no need to play that shot.

3 will quickly become 4 no doubt with Fern favourite Ronchi out there now.

westcoastie

Ronchi batting...hope he gets out for nil. and we can finally get rid of him

MN5

@westcoastie said in Black Caps v South Africa:

Ronchi batting...hope he gets out for nil. and we can finally get rid of him

Always a massive chance of that

westcoastie

@MN5 Fuckin' aye... or call Guptill through for a totally unnecessary run whereby he does his hammy again...

Gunner

Guppy struggling to run now.
Two 3rd umpire run out referrals on consecutive balls.....
No more quick singles please!

Mokey

LOL, Guppy doesn't want to run, six, six, two. Game over. 180. Take a bow, son.

westcoastie

ironically, if Guptill was out again, its likely Ronchi would go to such is the balance of the side.

meanwhile Guptill says fuck you Ronchi, and smacks a bunch of sixes...

Gunner

Guppy rode a bit of luck late in that innings, but that's one hell of a knock. Well done young fulla.

Rembrandt

Amazing innings

Donsteppa

All hail Lord Sir Martin Guptill.

180* in a chase of 280.

No Quarter

In a chase of 280 Guppy goes and scores 64% if our runs. That's gotta be a record of some description. What an incredible innings after an injury break, some of the cleanest hitting you'll ever see.

westcoastie

@No-Quarter From what I can tell, he just replaced one A.Jones as 4th on the all time list...
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283997.html

westcoastie

and knocks himself out of the top 10... his 237 v WI, now the 11th highest percentage in a completed ODI Innings

The Silver Fern

Black Caps v South Africa