T20 World Cup 2021

[No Quarter]

Good finish on a pretty slow pitch. Bowlers have no excuses to not defend that total.

[Canes4life]

Good effort by Neesham and Phillips in the end there after a sluggish first 16 or so overs.

Should be able to defend this.

[ACT Crusader]

@donsteppa said in T20 World Cup 2021:

Try bowling inside the wide lines and you won't get called, Nasser.

Smit’s economy rate in that last over wasn’t too bad, 18 runs off 10 balls 😉

[Godder]

5 wides in the last over was handy.

[bayimports]

@donsteppa said in T20 World Cup 2021:

163 feels like about a par score, but I'll take that after the top 4 had a nice ODI hit out in the sun.

yep i still feel that is an accurate assessment even though a tough pitch, hoping our spinners are miserly

[Donsteppa]

Need a couple of early wickets.

[bayimports]

Milne getting smashed
anyone getting nervous?

[Donsteppa]

@bayimports said in T20 World Cup 2021:

Milne getting smashed
anyone getting nervous?

Milne is a curious selection in the UAE for mine. We have one too many pace bowlers - and Jamieson can bat and field well if Milne is going to get hit around... Though I'd probably still have Siefert in for Milne.

A big game looms for Sodhi and Santner.

[Donsteppa]

What we are seeing is just how much our top six fluffed around in not getting the innings going until the very end.

[Donsteppa]

Neesh the early saviour with the ball too. Where's @Chris-B when you need him?

[Donsteppa]

Big spell from Sodhi needed... and as I type that he strikes

Nice take by Conway.

[booboo]

Bed time folks. Have good news for me on the morning.

[bayimports]

falcon by sodhi, not sure that will help, that looks like it hurt

[bayimports]

great over by Southee when really needed

[bayimports]

Boult also follows up with a misery over, should be hard to beat from here

[ARHS]

Well bowled Southee and Boult. But we need to beat Afghanistan now after two mediocre performances v Scotland and Namibia.

[booboo]

@booboo said in T20 World Cup 2021:

Bed time folks. Have good news for me on the morning.

The old magic: still there.

[Bovidae]

It shows how quickly NRR can change with a dominant win. India now have a better NRR than NZ and Afghanistan.

[Chris B.]

@bovidae Yeah - the Afghans are pretty much shot whatever happens, since the Namibs won't do the unthinkable.

Little Kane needs to stop being a useless tosser!

Let's hope he's saving it for the big games ahead.

[Chris B.]

@donsteppa said in T20 World Cup 2021:

Neesh the early saviour with the ball too. Where's @Chris-B when you need him?

It was a good pitch for someone of Neesh's pace - and Timmy when the ball got older. Harry and The Postman would have been deadly, as well! The quicker bowlers probably got too much bounce.

I'm slightly surprised Neesh didn't get more overs.

I like the variety of our five pronged bowling attack. They're all different - but, Tim and Neesh are a bit the same.

Doull said at the end of the game that our bowling is good enough to win - though a bit weakened by losing Ferg, but he's concerned about the batting and I'd agree with that.

But, it's a question of rolling the dice using Neesh and Co. to bowl OR trusting the top order and that if we need them Santner, Milne and Southee can come to the party with the bat.

Incidentally, I wonder why they list Milne to come in ahead of Southee? There's not much in AM's record to suggest he's more damaging with the bat.