CWC Game #4 Black Caps v India
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@nzzp said in CWC Game #4 Black Caps v India:
For us getting into the semis, a NR is as good as a win I expect. Probably means we get there wtih 5 wins + a NR; so win 2 out of PAK ENG AUS WI. better than trying to win 3 out of those 5 with India
100%. I would take a NR out of hand purely out of pragmatism (although that would make today somewhat more dull without another fixture), but there does seem to be a few in the media saying that there is a moral/mindset benefit to wanting the game to happen.
But if you get a win over India in reduced overs without Dahwan, does that really give you major confidence going into a potential semi-final?
Very happy to just listen to Agnew, Waddle and Coney talk nonsense for six hours before they call this off.
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Match abandoned.
I would’ve preferred us to play this one.
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India would have targeted this game as a must-win, or very close to it. At the start of the tournament they'd have been in doubt about how they'd go vs England, Australia and South Africa so would have targeted the other six games as wins. They would also be nervous about Pakistan given their close rivalry.
So with an extra win under our belts and needing possibly as few as two more from six games, the pressure was more on India.
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@TeWaio said in CWC Game #4 Black Caps v India:
India breathe a sigh of relief
We'll let em off with a warning.... this time.
