Black Caps vs Windies Series

[booboo]

Southee in. Henry out.

[booboo]

Reifer on debut to smoke it up for the Windies.

[No Quarter]

Fifth 50+ opening partnership between these two. By NZ standards that is absolutely incredible!

[Gunner]

Decent start we’ve got here lads.

How consistent is Raval?

13 innings, 5x 50’s, highest score 88 with an average of 44.5.

I know people will focus on the fact he hasn’t yet got a tonne, but gee getting this kind of consistency from a Kiwi opening batsmen is unheard of.

Long may it continue.

[canefan]

@gunner we haven't seen the likes of this since Rigor

[mimic]

Raval about due to get out soon..

[mimic]

and he survives an edge past 1st slip lol

[mimic]

at the time being, we have two batsmen with a batting average above 51.. until they get out it will drop again lol

[mimic]

and Kane is gone

[mimic]

as expected, Raval gone for 84

[hydro11]

Not concerned if Raval never gets a century. He just needs to continue setting up the innings well. Raval has been dismissed for less than ten once in fourteen innings and has reached 50 all but four times. All you can expect from a New Zealand opener. Whatever comes after is just a bonus.

[No Quarter]

Frustrating scorecard, everybody with a start but only Jeet and CdG getting past 50. 3 dismissals down the leg side... ugh.

[mimic]

CdG gone now too..
Blundell left to bat with the tail again..

[booboo]

Need 3 hundy. 350 a bonus.

[Mokey]

Nice to see CDG follow up his hundred with a 50, but fuck me days, Santner should not be batting that high. Initially in his career he looked promising, but he's not an all rounder. Good launch by Raval again.

[booboo]

Any chance BJ can play as a batsman?

[Virgil]

A long fruitful innings from Southee coming up..

[booboo]

@virgil more discipline than you usually see from him

[canefan]

@booboo said in Black Caps vs Windies Test Series:

Any chance BJ can play as a batsman?

I don't see why not. He started out as a specialist bat. But who misses out?

[booboo]

Ah bugger. Blundell goes.