CWC Semi Final - Black Caps v India
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@booboo said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
Ok. I'm sacrificing myself for the good of the team.
Bed now.
I expect you, being the all night crew, to bring us home.
See you on the other side.
Good Night and Good Luck.
Damn. Another night's sleep required.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
So excuse my naivety here but supposing it's a nice day do the BCs go in, bat for four overs then India go in ? is that how it works or will duckworth lewis be playing a part ?
If the weather is good, play just resumes from where it left off. If it’s a wash out, India go through as top qualifier.
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@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
So excuse my naivety here but supposing it's a nice day do the BCs go in, bat for four overs then India go in ? is that how it works or will duckworth lewis be playing a part ?
If the weather is good, play just resumes from where it left off. If it’s a wash out, India go through as top qualifier.
Right so we need to go out swinging and get 10 an over at an absolute minimum.
Not ideal.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
So excuse my naivety here but supposing it's a nice day do the BCs go in, bat for four overs then India go in ? is that how it works or will duckworth lewis be playing a part ?
As @Donsteppa says, play resumes as is and we finish our innings and India get 50 overs. Rain is likely again so DLS could well be involved.
Frustrating but hopefully the pitch has turned into a minefield with the moisture and if we can limp our way to 240-250. We will have to bowl them out though, their batting lineup will get that on most days.
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Our only hope is Trent Boult skittles the Indians quickly.
This is also one of the worst CWC tournaments, except for that time in the West Indies when the CWC went on for about six months.
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@Sneakdefreak said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
Our only hope is Trent Boult skittles the Indians quickly.
This is also one of the worst CWC tournaments, except for that time in the West Indies when the CWC went on for about six months.
I think the drop in quality directly correlates with the Black Caps massive drop in form. I was loving it a few weeks ago.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
@Sneakdefreak said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
Our only hope is Trent Boult skittles the Indians quickly.
This is also one of the worst CWC tournaments, except for that time in the West Indies when the CWC went on for about six months.
I think the drop in quality directly correlates with the Black Caps massive drop in form. I was loving it a few weeks ago.
The rained out matches has ruined it but that's the risk of playing in England.
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@Sneakdefreak said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
@Sneakdefreak said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
Our only hope is Trent Boult skittles the Indians quickly.
This is also one of the worst CWC tournaments, except for that time in the West Indies when the CWC went on for about six months.
I think the drop in quality directly correlates with the Black Caps massive drop in form. I was loving it a few weeks ago.
The rained out matches has ruined it but that's the risk of playing in England.
"Oh it has been unseasonally wet!" I hear
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@NTA said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
@Sneakdefreak said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
@Sneakdefreak said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
Our only hope is Trent Boult skittles the Indians quickly.
This is also one of the worst CWC tournaments, except for that time in the West Indies when the CWC went on for about six months.
I think the drop in quality directly correlates with the Black Caps massive drop in form. I was loving it a few weeks ago.
The rained out matches has ruined it but that's the risk of playing in England.
"Oh it has been unseasonally wet!" I hear
It has! It’s normally shit but has been proper shit.
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@Sneakdefreak said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
This is also one of the worst CWC tournaments, except for that time in the West Indies when the CWC went on for about six months.
I reckon it's been awesome. Lots of high quality games, the best teams don't miss the knockouts (even with rain), and there's cricket just about every day.
That West Indies one was bizarre - too long, too complicated, and just general weirdness. Was that the one where the Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer passed away? And there was that long Super 8 where you carried points, and a minnow like Ireland (or Kenya) got through?
this one is clean; if you're good enough, you get there
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@nzzp said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
the best teams don't miss the knockouts (even with rain)
I'd argue that the rain directly affected 4th place:
7th June Pakistan get rained off against Sri Lanka - tho while Pakistan were clearly the better team through the tournament, they'd just been humbled by WI.
13th June NZ get rained off against India - and looking at the form guide you'd say that is a definite loss for NZ, which would take them out of contention.
Of course the permutations from there are all academic.
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@NTA said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
the best teams don't miss the knockouts (even with rain)
I'd argue that the rain directly affected 4th place:
7th June Pakistan get rained off against Sri Lanka - tho while Pakistan were clearly the better team through the tournament, they'd just been humbled by WI.
13th June NZ get rained off against India - and looking at the form guide you'd say that is a definite loss for NZ, which would take them out of contention.
Of course the permutations from there are all academic.
Definitely. Windies started with a hiss and a roar and looked a real chance for a semi spot.....for one game....
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Rain has been the single biggest factor in getting NZ to CWC semi finals
India dust up NZ if their game isn't rain affected, hence NZ get an extra point they weren't getting
Pakistan also were odds on to beat Sri Lanka as well
Even yesterday NZ gets an extra day to hope and pray for a miracle
India spent last night getting wasted or Boult skitling 4-5 guys -
@Sneakdefreak said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
Our only hope is Trent Boult skittles the Indians quickly.
This is also one of the worst CWC tournaments, except for that time in the West Indies when the CWC went on for about six months.
Much better than four years ago which was a really bad tournament.
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@NTA said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
the best teams don't miss the knockouts (even with rain)
I'd argue that the rain directly affected 4th place:
7th June Pakistan get rained off against Sri Lanka - tho while Pakistan were clearly the better team through the tournament, they'd just been humbled by WI.
13th June NZ get rained off against India - and looking at the form guide you'd say that is a definite loss for NZ, which would take them out of contention.
Of course the permutations from there are all academic.
God is with us. It says so in our anthem.
Of course, you probably haven't seen the little publicised verse about "only as far as the semis"!
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I'd like to thank Guptil for a great nights sleep.
After winning the toss and electing to bat, I settled into the couch with Blanky.
I watched the first two overs and was happy with what was happening as when Guptil is against the ropes he can sometimes take a few overs to get settled and understand what the pitch is doing.
Then he gets a ball that any other day he leans back and carves over point or "pulls straight" down the ground. So he leans back an prods his bat away from his body and gives catching practice.
I swore at the TV, turned it off and went to bed. Slept like a log not caring about the result.
Not out turn, this time, lads
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