Blackcaps v Sri Lanka

Cyclops

Pretty comfortable in the end. I have no idea what our likely world cup squad is but Young helped his claim tonight.

Gunner

Pretty comfortable in the end. I have no idea what our likely world cup squad is but Young helped his claim tonight.

Hard to know as it seems our top players are always rested from ODI’s unless it’s the World Cup.

You’d have to assume Conway, Williamson, Phillips, Santner, Southee, Ferguson, Boult (maybe) all walk straight into the starting team if they’re fit.

LABCAT

@Gunner said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

@Cyclops said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

Pretty comfortable in the end. I have no idea what our likely world cup squad is but Young helped his claim tonight.

Hard to know as it seems our top players are always rested from ODI’s unless it’s the World Cup.

You’d have to assume Conway, Williamson, Phillips, Santner, Southee, Ferguson, Boult (maybe) all walk straight into the starting team if they’re fit.

I think our likely top 11 for India will be:

Allen
Conway
Williamson
Mitchell
Latham
Phillips
Bracewell
Santner
Henry
Ferguson
Boult

Sodhi obviously goes and plays when we think three seemers is a waste of time.

Souther obviously also goes as the backup seemer.

Young is first choice for batting cover so he goes too.

Blundell most likely gets to be back up keeper (although with Conway and Phillips maybe he misses out).

It would seem the only real positions in doubt are Blundell's and Boult's (contracting reasons).

If Boult doesn't get selected, it's probably Shipley or Tickner. If Blundell doesn't go then it's probably Nicholls, although Chapman could be an outside chance as he can bowl some spin ( don't think he'll get picked though as didn't even get a game against Sri Lanka).

Wairau

@Gunner said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

@Cyclops said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

Pretty comfortable in the end. I have no idea what our likely world cup squad is but Young helped his claim tonight.

Hard to know as it seems our top players are always rested from ODI’s unless it’s the World Cup.

You’d have to assume Conway, Williamson, Phillips, Santner, Southee, Ferguson, Boult (maybe) all walk straight into the starting team if they’re fit.

Well, there's some bad news on that front

bayimports

@Wairau absolutely if turns out it is ACL, doesn’t look good

bayimports

just over halfway through the SL innings in the first T20

SL smashing it at 119-3 after 11.4

Lister and Milne getting smoked, going to have to be great effort from NZ to get back into this

Gunner

Some shocking bowling from NZ, just spraying it all over the place.

Without Looking, we’d have bowled close to 10 wides already too - the last one I’m not sure how it could be called wide when it was 10cm inside the ‘wide’ line.

Should be a fun chase

bayimports

@Gunner agree, some great hitting, but some really erratic line and also length misses..hopefully we also fire with the bat

bayimports

SL end up with 196-5 which is going to be a competitive total, NZ lucky it wasn't more quite frankly

Cyclops

Pulled it back a bit at the end. The 19th over from Milne was particularly excellent.

196/5 in the end but they looked set for 200+ for most of the innings so a little victory there. Will be a tough chase but not totally out of reach.

Gunner

The shit bowling has transferred into the batting, we’re 3/2 from 7 balls.

KiwiMurph

No Allen or Phillips?

Gunner

@KiwiMurph said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

No Allen or Phillips?

Nope.
Siefert and Bowes back in the hut.

Gunner

Haha now Mitchell beautifully lofts an on drive over long on for 6. Great shot.

Cyclops

@KiwiMurph said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

No Allen or Phillips?

Been released to the IPL. A bit sad but hopefully with an eye towards the world cup in India and getting them match practice in those conditions rather than a sign of player's priorities.