India (Playing XI):
Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni(w), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand (Playing XI):
Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult
New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to bat
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India vs New Zealand, 1st Semi-Final
We would've batted first. Fresh wicket, nice and hard, and not moist. A bit of rain around as well, the ball will get wet as the game goes on. It could remain decent throughout the game. It's going to remain similar throughout the course of the game - we have done well in Manchester. We have had two good games in Manchester, and it's about focussing on the basics. We need to remember why we are in the semis. Chahal comes back in for Kuldeep Yadav.
Kane Williamson | New Zealand captain:
We're going to have a bat. It looks like a good surface. We have played a number of games here. A toss-up with the overheads, but it'll be around all day, so we need to get the job done first up. We are used to the routine, but we have to start afresh after the round robin we have a great opportunity to put up a good performance against a side like India. Ferguson comes in for Southee.
Guptil goes
3.3
Bumrah to Guptill, out Caught by Kohli! Bull's eye Bumrah! Absolutely hammers it into the corridor of uncertainty @138km/h, hurries the batsman - no time to think - and he is coaxed into having a poke whilst on the backfoot. A massive edge towards the cordon, and Kohli pounces to his left, every emotion reflecting in his eyes as the anticipation for an early breakthrough heightens, and relief when he collects it before landing on the turf. Massive breakthrough for India, as the highest run-getter of the previous World Cup has another miserabe outing
Guptill c Kohli b Bumrah 1(14)
In reply to Narper
Guppy gawn - a real guppy
In reply to Narper
This must be the worst world cup performance by one of the World's top batsman.
NZ 1/1 (3.3) CRR: 0.29
Jasprit Bumrah *1.3-1-0-1
Bhuvneshwar 2-1-1-0
Why did di Kiwis decide to bat first?
In reply to Narper
Last 4 overs: 1 runs, 1 wkts
In reply to Chrissy
India wanted to bat first too
Martin Guptill vs India (ODI):
29 innings
747 runs
Avg 26.68
SR 81.11
1 X 100s
4 X 50s
vs Bhuvi: 151 balls, 4 dis, SR 86.09
vs Hardik: 40 balls, 3 dis, SR 107.50
vs Bumrah: 23 balls, 1 dis, SR 95.65
vs SL (1st match): 137*
Since (7 innings): 83 runs (35, 0, 12, 0, 5, 29 & 2)
In reply to Chrissy
Playing the probability rule. Most teams won while batting first in this tournament.
In reply to Chrissy
They need to learn from our own JHo.
Win toss, field. Undebatable.
NZ 7/1 (5.0) CRR: 1.4
Henry Nicholls 3(11)
Williamson 3(5)
Bhuvneshwar 3-1-6-0
In reply to Drapsey
Well if they pull this off they'll laugh at us
In reply to Narper
14* innings
372 runs
Avg 28.62
SR 67.39
1 X 100s
1 X 50s
14* innings
372 runs
Avg 28.62
SR 67.39
1 X 100s
1 X 50s
NZ 10/1 (7.0) CRR: 1.43
Williamson 6(14)
Henry Nicholls 3(14
Bhuvneshwar 4-1-8-0
Bumrah 3-1-2-1
Last 5 overs: 10 runs, 1 wkts
7.6
Bumrah to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, to long-off
8.2
Bhuvneshwar to Williamson, FOUR, to long-on
NZ 23/1 (9.0) CRR: 2.56
Hardik Pandya, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
NZ 27/1 (10.0) CRR: 2.7
Henry Nicholls 10(23)
Williamson 14(23)
11.4
Hardik Pandya to Williamson, FOUR, not particularly short, doesn't rise that much, outside the off-stump too, but the front-on stance allows him to force a pull through the cow corner area for four. Not the best timing on it, but it'll reach the boundary.
547 M Guptill (2015)
501 K WILLIAMSON (2019) *
499 S Styris (2007)
456 M Crowe (1992)
353 S Fleming (2007)
NZ 44/1 (13.0) CRR: 3.38
Henry Nicholls 20(30)
Williamson 21(34)
Jadeja 2-0-13-0
Hardik Pandya 2-0-7-0
NZ 61/1 (17.0) CRR: 3.59
Williamson 30(43)
Henry Nicholls 26(45)
Jadeja 4-0-20-0
Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
17.1
Chahal to Henry Nicholls, 5 wides, well, well! Stumping chance missed by MSD? Chahal sprayed this down the leg-side, Nicholls overbalanced as he tried to step down the pitch, he couldn't get bat on ball, Dhoni moved to his right but couldn't cover the line. Nicholls seemed to have tried to push his back foot inside the line. Too close!
NZ 69/1 (18.0) CRR: 3.83
Chahal
1-0-8-0
BOWLED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
18.2
Jadeja to Henry Nicholls, out Bowled!! This is what Jadeja does. He bowls wicket-to-wicket and when the batsman isn't attacking him, he keeps hitting a consistent line and gets one to spin sharply. Nicholls tried to defend off the front foot, but the ball sneaked through the bat-pad gap to hit middle and off stump. Anyway he was struggling to come forward and play Jadeja from the start. The stubborn 68-run stand broken and the Indian fans are absolutely loving it in the stands
Henry Nicholls b Jadeja 28(51) [4s-2]
Fork...the pitch have turn now
Score after 20 overs
NZ 73-2
19.4
Chahal to Williamson, no run, brilliant delivery. This flighted delivery pitches off stump and turns square, gee this one gripped, sharp spin and beats Williamson on the forward defence, Dhoni checks the bails off, but KW was inside
In reply to Narper
Guptills struggles at the top this year has really hurt NZ.
NZ 122/2 (33.0) CRR: 3.7
Ross Taylor 22(47)
Williamson 58(8
Partnership: 53(8
72 vs SA Birmingham
75 vs WI Manchester
77 vs Afg Taunton
79 vs Ind Manchester **
Lucky me. I reserved dinner at the Flying Monkey here in Singapore and lo and behold, the place is an Indian Restaurant with two large TV screens.
So where, I am going to miss most of the Serena Williams match, I'll be satisfied with some big screen cricket.
Management and RossTaylor get out Williamson.
Word comes out to pick up the pace as Taylor was dicking around. Williamson gets careless, pity, ton was there for the taking
Come on ya Kiwis.
40.6
Hardik Pandya to Neesham, out Caught by Karthik!! Hardik strikes and New Zealand once again lose a wicket just as they looked like they were about to accelerate.
Neesham c Karthik b Hardik Pandya 12(1 [4s-1]
NZ 162/4 (41.0) CRR: 3.95
Run rate finally over 4. NZ needs to get some runs from someone.
NZ 197/4 (44.0) CRR: 4.48
de Grandhomme 16(9)
Ross Taylor 56(77)
In reply to Narper
Why is he reviewing this?
It's better if he gets off the field now out or not. He has been abysmal.
4.1
Bhuvneshwar to Ross Taylor, no run, Ross Taylor has been given out LBW and he wants a review. Don't think he has bat on this, where was the impact? It's a fair delivery, think there's no inside edge, UltraEdge confirms it. Ball tracking in, the impact is outside off and Ross Taylor will survive, NOT OUT is the call. He has had a fair chuk of luck today, was walking off after replays confirmed there was no inside edge, but he had got himself marginally outside off - coming to the ball, it was full and around the off-stump line, Taylor went down on his knees as he looked to sweep and missed
In reply to Courtesy
I can't understand his approach...he is obviously better than this
44.4
Bhuvneshwar to de Grandhomme, out Caught by Dhoni!! Oh dear! A daft shot and CdG falls - the slower bouncer from Bhuvneshwar, no pace to work with, CdG made room for the fine upper-cut - the margin for error on that shot is very low, all he managed was a thick top-edge and the ball gently lobbed to MS behind the stumps. He could have done some serious damage in these last few overs, India will be glad to see the back of him now
de Grandhomme c Dhoni b Bhuvneshwar 16(10) [4s-2]
NZ 200/5 (44.4) CRR: 4.48
In reply to Narper
Well unless the pitch is two paced. But even then, this is a WC you have go do down fighting. particularly in a semi final.
In reply to Courtesy
My belief is India will struggle too
In reply to Narper
Nah, technically they have the batsmen who can adjust.
46.1
Bhuvneshwar to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, yorker length delivery outside off, squeezed towards extra-cover where Chahal makes another fumble - gifts NZ another run
He gets a heap of blame from Kohli and banishes him towards fine leg
Viv style
In reply to Courtesy
Nah, technically they have the batsmen who can adjust
Semi final nerves at play here
Dhoni will be key in the chase
With this being a semis clash, the rules stipulate that we can wait for as many as two hours before starting to lose overs. The forecast was some afternoon showers and here they are.
Play stopped due to rain
NZ 211/5 (46.1) CRR: 4.57
India should win easily, but cricket is played with a round ball and it rolls funny far too often.
In reply to Narper
In reply to solidrock
Do over call it off
In reply to Runs
In reply to Narper
In reply to Narper
In reply to shivnotout
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Lets hope that there is a chance to play. Rohit will want to smash another century.
In reply to shivnotout
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NZ can win this on this tricky pitch.
This Done. Sad!
Oh no, not Kholi!
That umpire needs to be relegated to stand in women's U15 games.
In reply to nitro
India is already 5/2 in this botched game...
NZ 239/8 (50.0)
IND 5/3 (4.0) CRR: 1.25 REQ: 5.11
Karthik 0(5)
Pant 0(2)
Matt Henry
2-1-1-2
In reply to hotarobin
I have never seen the wickets column so close to the runs column for India.
This is after they were said to throw the England game to kick Pakistan out.
Pity.
I don't see how you can question a call with the process used nowadays for lbw and caught behind. Three world cup finals for the "great one" scores of 9,1,1.
Great start by NZealand the only non big three team still in with a chance.
Game still in the balance .
IND 6/3 (5.0) CRR: 1.2 REQ: 5.2
India need 234 runs
Boult 3-1-3-1
5.5
Matt Henry to Pant, FOUR, 138kph. Proper overcook. But despite the mess India are in, Pant's by no means tentative .. going one-kneed and carving it away through point
8.6
Boult to Karthik, 2 runs, 139kph, full.
8.5
Boult to Karthik, FOUR, and 21st time lucky. Three slips, but DK's guide is softly surgical, opening up late at the line just outside off to guide it away past the third
IND 19/3 (9.0) CRR: 2.11 REQ: 5.39
India need 221 runs
Karthik 6(22)
Pant 7(15
9.2
Matt Henry to Pant, FOUR, to deep extra cover
Looking better now.
Gawn !!!!!Great catch !!!!
9.6
Matt Henry to Karthik, out Caught by Neesham!! Move over Stokes. Move over Cottrell. Move over Jadeja. IT'S NEESHAM who's taking the cake, without any bloody debate. Karthik slices this outside off, hard, but Jimmy - at point - dives blindfolded only on intution, low to his left, plucking what was never his.
Karthik c Neesham b Matt Henry 6(25) [4s-1]
Wow!
Lord Have Mercy.
Karthick gawn
Come on why not MS Dhoni?
NZ 239/8 (50.0)
IND 24/4 (10.0) CRR: 2.4 REQ: 5.4
India need 216 runs
In reply to Narper
Out of this world.
Dis done
In reply to Chrissy
Like Dhoni gats belly Wuk
Oh Oh... see him practising strokes in the pavillion
11.2
Matt Henry to Pant, FOUR, to fine leg
Dropped !!!! Neeshamm
12.1
Ferguson to Pant, 1 run .. and dropped. Well, well, well. Neesham plucks a blinder one ball, and by those standards he'd set up for himself, puts down a sitter.
In reply to Narper
you can imagine that i wake up to see four wickets down...and its India?
I thought i was still sleeping ..
In reply to powen001
The Kiwis want it baad !!!!
They applying serious pressure
Injuns choking....Dhoni hiding...he still vex they had sent Pant and Hardik before him in a previous match...
Ai, ai, ai!!!
In reply to Narper
I still stunned..based on the alleged choke hold India had on the NZs yesterday...
13.3
Matt Henry to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, to sweeper cover
I have to see this opening spell in the highlights....
It is quite noticeable how the Indian Commie has stopped the small talk about games of the past world cups and focusing on the game at hand.
In reply to nitro
Tv repairmen, scrap metal merchants and new TV salesmen celebrating
16.1
Ferguson to Hardik Pandya, 1 run, flapped up in the air, and juuuuuuuust clears midwicket. He was in no control of this pull shot. The pace of Ferguson had jarred the splice of his bat, throwing the bottom hand off the handle. Balloons up in the air, but because NZ are attacking, the fielders aren't all the way back at the edge of the circle
In reply to Narper
Hardik will have to be a marathon man today!
IND 60/4 (18.0) CRR: 3.33 REQ: 5.62
Pant 25(40)
Hardik Pandya 19(26)
Dis done!
Pant does a "Hety"!
Five down.
Does old man Dhoni have one last miracle to perform ?
This match is tilted to NZ. Wow!
NZ fighting above their weight. Going for the knockout.
22.5
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Santner to Pant, out Caught by de Grandhomme!! Left-arm spinner bowling at him, four dots in a row to start the over, and Pant bites. He doesn't think of the long boundary at midwicket that he's looking to take on. He just gets down on the back knee for the slog-sweep, only to find de Grandhomme who runs across to his right for a safe catch. There's no questioning his talent, but time and again - even in the IPL - his decision-making in pressure situations was what let him down. It's brought about his undoing today as well. Kohli doesn't look very pleased in the dressing room.
Pant c de Grandhomme b Santner 32(56) [4s-4]
NZ 239/8 (50.0)
IND 85/5 (29.0) CRR: 2.93 REQ: 7.38
India need 155 runs
Dhoni 5(20)
Hardik Pandya 30(56
ND 92/5 (30.0) CRR: 3.07 REQ: 7.4
India need 148 runs
Oh gosh!!! Dhoni took a wicket.
In reply to Courtesy
He took Dowlin's wicket in a Test, didn't he?
Nothing for Dhoni to do now but go after the runs. Jadeja could bat, but not much to come after that.
In reply to Norm
Tough going here. If India is to win, it has to be this pair.
It is not over yet, but the "fat lady" has got up from her seat to sing.
Does Dhoni have the baritone voice to outsing her?
IND 123/6 (36.0) CRR: 3.42 REQ: 8.36
India need 117 runs in 84 balls
Dhoni 21(41)
Jadeja 17(15
In reply to Norm
Bhuvi can hold an end
Dhoni still on protest
IND 126/6 (37.0) CRR: 3.41 REQ: 8.77
India need 114 runs in 78 balls
Santner
8-2-15-2
37.2
Matt Henry to Jadeja, FOUR, superb hit! Length ball, Jadeja just got across a bit and shovelled it through mid-wicket. Man in the deep was squarer, one bounce into the fence. He's looked settled so far, can he keep this going?
In reply to Narper
And now Six!
Things are looking up!
ND 150/6 (40.1) CRR: 3.73 REQ: 9.15
India need 90 runs in 59 balls
In reply to Narper
What a beautiful game this cricket is.
In reply to Drapsey
aNOTHER
40.5
Santner to Jadeja, SIX, he's smashed this into bits and pieces! What a hit! Charges down the track, gets to the pitch and hoicks it over deep mid-wicket. Brutal strike
ND 159/6 (41.0) CRR: 3.88 REQ: 9
India need 81 runs in 54 balls
Jadeja 45(37)
Dhoni 27(49
Good spell santner
41.4
Neesham to Jadeja, FOUR, blasted away! This is perhaps the best I have seen Jadeja bat in a limited-overs game for a long, long time and what a time to put on a show. This was a slower one, shortish as well and he just held his shape to flay this through mid-wicket. Probably some bad bounce as it rocketed past the fielder in the inner ring and the deep fielders had no chance
IND 168/6 (42.0) CRR: 4 REQ: 9
India need 72 runs in 48 balls
Jadeja 52(40)
Dhoni 28(52)
Will NZ come so near and bite the dust?
43.2
Neesham to Jadeja, no run, just short of short fine leg! Was in the air for a long time but Taylor couldn't get to it. Probably was late to pick it up initially and then couldn't reach it in time. Stops the single though. Was a slower bouncer that induced a top edge from Jadeja who wasn't in control at all. He seems to be having the luck
43.4
Neesham to Jadeja, 2 runs, doesn't carry to long-on! What's happening here? All of a sudden, things are happening and Jadeja seems to be enjoying the luck for now. Wanted to deposit this over the long-on fence but lost timing on the shot
In reply to Narper
I aint so sure NZ has what it takes to win in a final.
India have more fight ...
Odds are against India but I prefer them in the final
IND 178/6 (44.0) CRR: 4.05 REQ: 10.33
India need 62 runs in 36 balls
Dhoni 30(56)
Jadeja 59(4
In reply to powen001
India have more fight ...
Not but India has more classy players.
In reply to powen001
You cant help admiring the Kiwis....
Highly underrated...I don't think they quite know how good they are
Williamson is leading well
44.4
Ferguson to Jadeja, SIX, oh my!Oh my!! Jadeja is striking them clean! Picked the slower ball early, had backed away and once again, presence of mind as he went for the safest spot on the ground. Straight down the ground
In reply to Narper
This has always been true and why I usually support NZ but this match they are pulling a WI ....giving the opponent a look in.
ndia need 52 runs in 31 balls
In reply to Narper
He is a brilliant skipper but at this stage he needs Boult to come and step up.
Drama to the end!
Where's Courtesy?
Partnership: 100(90)
ndia need 48 runs in 27 balls
45.4
Boult to Jadeja, FOUR, the edge goes in the gap! It's turning folks, this game is certainly turning
In reply to Norm
From 61 balls ....Dhoni hit one 4 so far
In reply to Narper
Dhoni is playing crap ....
Crap, got a physio appt in 15 mins and trying to follow this match... good lord
Dis done done done - Go Kiwis
In reply to Kay
Looks like he'll have his time to shine soon enough... or perish
In reply to Chrissy
31 runs from 12 balls not that difficult.
What a THROW!!
Fat lady is about to open her mouth to sing.
Good cricket is the hottest game on earth!
This one is on Dhoni ...... played shit cricket
WOW what a game...this is worth watching over.....from the start..looking for those highlights
Pressure buss pipe.
The story of the last 5 overs.
dont blow it now Neesham
In reply to Narper
Captain Kane Kool Williamson..
SOLID
In reply to powen001
Excellent Captain Kool
What a sweet birthday gift...even if a day early.
Thank you, Kiwis.
Hahahahaha! Hohohohoho!
Oh loss. What a ting!!!!!
Williamson: It's a different feeling, to be fair. The surfaces and the way we had to skin it, has been different to the last World Cup we experienced. Have a really good bunch of guys. A tough game, tough semifinal and really pleased to be on the right side of things. It was really tough. We had to assess conditions quickly and I think both sides felt that it wasn't a high-scoring track.
We thought that 240-250 will help us to put India under pressure. The guys were able to do that in the middle and at the back end without going too hard. Lot of it was on the conditions, with the rain around yesterday and whether it changed the conditions. With the new ball, our bowlers try to move the ball off the seam or in the air. Need to put pressure on that world class batting line-up of India. We knew that when the track slowed down, we had to squeeze. They showed why they are a world class side when they took it really deep to a position where they could have won it through MS and Jadeja.
Our character was tested and we came out on top. We've seen conditions be really tricky at times and in some games, we didn't play our best cricket but guys weren't disheartened and backed ourselves. On a particular day, anything can happen and it was a game of small margins. Pleased to come across the line. Indian supporters have been really good.
Defeats in World Cup semis
6 New Zealand
4 Pakistan/ India
3 South Africa
2 England
1 West Indies/ Sri Lanka/ Kenya
Let's not get carried away. This is the format everyone agreed to, now people are complaining about the playoff phase. Indian tears are yummy.
In reply to Tryangle
IPL format World Cup
How very...Indian
In reply to Halliwell
Wait until the 6-team double round robin format is announced later this year.
Congrats to NZ.
Didn't see this coming tbqh.
Hope we get a good final this time around compared to '15 which was lackluster at best.
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