CWC Game #5 Black Caps v South Africa
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@Mokey said in CWC Game #5 Black Caps v South Africa:
- I feel confident in stating that SA is our CWC bitch.
- (I also have sympathy for Saffa fans, cos DAMN the Proteas have a unique ability to yank defeat from the jaws of victory.)
- KANE.
- On the whole our bowlers were great. Trent was out of sorts, but Santner, Henry and CDG were steady and Lachie bowled some pearlers. Was less impressed with the fielding. Two dropped catches and sloppy returns/missed runout chances were frustrating.
- KANE.
- KANE
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I caught the start and the end of it. Can't ask for much more from Kane - not a vintage innings but he got the job done under pressure on a tough surface. Really showed his class and is a huge weapon for us in run chases. Big credit to CdG as well, when he stays out there he doesn't get tied down, his RR took some pressure off Kane.
A little worried about Boult. The ball hasn't been swinging and he doesn't appear to be bowling as quick as he has recently. Hasn't been bowling badly but we need him in the wickets or I can see Aus, Eng and India scoring way too many.
But overall a dream start to the tournament. Everyone fit and finding form leading into the business end of the tournament.
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@Virgil said in CWC Game #5 Black Caps v South Africa:
Just saw the highlights, fair to say both our openers fell to unlucky almost freakish dismissals. Munro played a couple of lovely shots too.
Yeah. I'm always to call for Munro's head, but up until his weird dismissal he had played with good technique and hit a couple of lovely looking orthodox boundary shots
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I didn't think Munro was all that unlucky. It was a terrible shot and he got himself into a mess with body position. Something to do with poor technique or lead feet I think. He didn't even get to his usual 30 off 20 which is great in T20 but heaps pressure on the other guys who have to bat out the other 45 overs when he departs. Fortunately we have KANE.
I really want to see Nicholls given a go (he is ranked 45 as opposed to Colin's 63). I know rankings don't mean much but I would rather see someone at the crease for a bit longer than Munro for an ODI.
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@No-Quarter I honestly thought Boult was going to clean up at this tournament with swing and accuracy, but he's been a bit disappointing. Wayward, which is quite un-Boultlike. The #2 bowler in world rankings, and he's not even in the top 10 for wickets.
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Nice opening in The Guardian "There are some 20 World Cup group games still to run but after New Zealand’s Kane Williamson produced an epic unbeaten 106 to overcome South Africa in a tense finale at Edgbaston, the identity of the four semi-finalists is already taking shape.
Williamson’s 138-ball masterclass on a pitch that prevented risk-free shot-making was an innings for the ages."
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It was fun to watch the highlights. Williamson the man.
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@Siam said in CWC Game #5 Black Caps v South Africa:
@Snowy bit harsh mate, that particular dismissal doesn't happen too often. Usually an edged leg glance will squirt away harmlessly.
You sure your not tilling the soil for your man Nicholls? 😉
Roscoe was unlucky
Maybe harsh on Colin for that particular dismissal, but one 50 in 17 innings I think was mentioned in his last ODI's? Nicholls is not my man at all but think he might be able to score a few more than Colin.
Yes a strangle is never much fun.
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@Number-10 said in CWC Game #5 Black Caps v South Africa:
Thrilling win, and Kane Williamson deserves all the superlatives.
But our overall batting is still a weakness. It is reasonable to assume that scores of 240 will be needed to win further games in the tournament.
we will need our openers to fire come finals, we need to be about 100 run mark after 15 overs more regularly
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I'm quite happy that we've won four games, collected a further point from a N/R and we're likely semi-finalists, with plenty of guys due runs and/or wickets. I'd expect an unchanged line-up for the weekend and if we secure another win then we can make a couple of changes for the following game and then finish with big games against Australia and England to get into finals mode.
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Someone's butt hurt. Perhaps the real question should be why did the saffas not challenge?
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@canefan No perhaps about it. Kane was the well established danger man. If the keeper saw a deviation/heard a noise, he's in the best position to advise the captain. If the captain decides not to review, that's on him (as it's on every captain.) Also, it was a fairly faint nick. Umpire didn't hear, no one else got excited, Kane might not have been sure. That headline just sounds like pure sore loser.
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Paul Adams in shit cricketer trying to be relevant shocker.
