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In reply to Narper
I am rooting for OZ in this Southern Bowl for the simple reason that NZ's abondonment of
their tour in Pakistan was a more than a naughty act. England followed suit but are making good with a repentant attitude and they
deserved to be watching.
Cricket NZ remains aloof.
Justice for Pakistan. Go Oz
If Smith and Finch get going will be easy.

In reply to hubert

I am in the Kiwis corner today.

The Aussies won the toss AGAIN! Australia will win I believe but I would rather see New Zealand win. This is the only trophy that the Australian team doesn't have and the cheats beat New Zealand in a World Cup years ago by bowling an illegal delivery when a six was needed off of the last ball. The rules clearly state that you cannot bowl an underarm delivery and it was a cowardly move. Today should be redemption for that.

In reply to Narper
We still buds today and after

Guptill and Daryl Mitchell are at the crease.

Guptill is on strike.

Starc will open the attack

0.1
Starc to Guptill, no run, absolutely no swing. 146kph, full, angling across outside off, and Guptill has a sighter

0.2
Starc to Guptill, FOUR, 144kph, short, lots of width and sitting up nicely for Guptill to thump it through point. Not quite off the middle, but the toe-end's good enough

1.5
Hazlewood to Guptill, FOUR, to fine leg

NZ 13/0 (2) CRR: 6.5

2.1
Maxwell to Daryl Mitchell, SIX, tonked straight down. It's a very brave strategy this from the Aussies to go with Maxwell against two righties .. and he feeds the slot from round the wicket, full, with mid-on and mid-off in the ring for Mitchell to flow through the line and deposit it over the sightscreen

2.3
Maxwell to Guptill, no run, dropped.A thick under-edge, spinning in as Guptill looks to cut, but Wade cannot hold on. These are tough ones .

3.1
Hazlewood to Guptill, FOUR, properly crunched. Hazlewood sticks to his back of a length, just outside off lines, but Guptill's lined this one up, staying tall, opening his bat face just a slight bit to punch it through sweeper

In reply to Narper

Mitchell out.

Big wicket that.

3.5
Hazlewood to Daryl Mitchell, out Caught by Wade!! There's the first blood. 131kph, slightly slower, rolling his fingers across the seam, and Mitchell's foxed. It's the usual tight lines -- on off, on a back of a length, and it nips away just enough to take the edge on another leg-cleared punch. Wade does well too, diving forward with the ball dipping sharply on him.

Daryl Mitchell c Wade b Hazlewood 11( [6s-1]

NZ 28/1 (4.1) CRR: 6.72

NZ 30/1 (5) CRR: 6

Martin Guptill 17(20)
Kane Williamson 1(2

Pat Cummins
1-0-2-0
Josh Hazlewood
2-0-9-1

NZ won't get to 140. This is good as done.

5.5
Hazlewood to Williamson, no run, the fifth dot. 140kph, tries backing away a touch, but still gets cramped enough to only be able to punch it to cove

5.6
Hazlewood to Williamson, 2 runs, has a desperate heave .. doesn't quite get hold though, top-edging it into deep mid-wicket
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NZ 37/1 (7) CRR: 5.29

Martin Guptill 20(24)
Kane Williamson 5(10)

Glenn Maxwell
2-0-14-0

8.5
Mitchell Marsh to Williamson, FOUR, another sitter. 116kph, the slower one goes wrong, too short with Williamson lining it up and pulling it away into cow corner
8.4
Mitchell Marsh to Williamson, FOUR, steps out, and finally gets some sort of a move on. A bit of width, and Williamson's quick to pounce on, making some more room and inside-outing this slap over extra cover

NZ 57/1 (10) CRR: 5.7

Kane Williamson 18(19)
Martin Guptill 27(33)

Adam Zampa
2-0-9-0

10.4
Starc to Williamson, FOUR, in the airrr, straight to long leg and put downnn! You don't see this often from Australia. Starc can't believe this. This was a low full toss, Williamson got inside the line and picked it up with the whip of the wrists. Josh seems to have overrun
10.3
Starc to Williamson, 2 runs, top shot from Kane, made room to squeeze the inside out drive wide of long-off. Starc got this in the blockhole, but long-off cut it off

10.6
Starc to Williamson, no ball, FOUR, oh dear! High full toss above the waist, no ball and a free-hit. This is the over New Zealand badly wanted. Williamson manages to hold shape and loft high over mid-wicket
10.6
Starc to Williamson, 2 runs, wide yorker outside off stump, but Williamson is nailing the drives now. Test for Stoinis at deep cover and he does extremely well to dive full length and save two runs

In reply to Narper

Zampa strikes!

Guptill out.

Two down.

NZ 76/1 (11) CRR: 6.91

Kane Williamson 35(25)
Martin Guptill 28(34)

Mitchell Starc
2-0-28-0

11.1
Zampa to Guptill, out Caught by Stoinis!! Good against wrist-spin they said. Ah, okay, take me on if you can says Zampa and has his man. Wicket number 13 of the comp. This is a full ball in the slot, teasing Guptill for the big hit with the big leg-side boundary. Guptill goes for the slog-sweep, doesn't middle it. Deep mid-wicket takes a few steps back but ensures he's well inside the rope before taking the catch.

Guptill c Stoinis b Zampa 28(35) [4s-3]

NZ 81/2 (12) CRR: 6.75

Kane Williamson 39(29)
Glenn Phillips 1(1)

Adam Zampa
3-0-14-1

12.4
Maxwell to Williamson, SIX, Maxwell to Williamson, SIX, and this is right in the slot for a muscular hit over deep mid-wicket. Front leg out of the way and banggg, all the way for the fastest fifty in the final of a men's T20 World Cup final

12.3
Maxwell to Williamson, SIX, it's not just Rishabh Pant who can hit one-handed sixes. One of the most technical batters in the cricket world, Kane, has got one now. Williamson stepped out, clearly was done in by the flight.

In reply to Narper

King Kane!

Kane is able.

NZ 102/2 (14) CRR: 7.29

Kane Williamson 54(35)

Glenn Phillips 4(7)

Pat Cummins
2-0-6-0

14.1
Zampa to Glenn Phillips, SIX, too full, front leg out of the way, baaang. Thank you very much hit from Phillips. Zampa throws his head down. Knew he overpitched and gave a slot ball

In reply to mikesiva

14.5
Zampa to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, nice. Very nice! Zampa goes full and wide of off stump, Phillips lofts the drive and hits the gap over extra-cover. Zampa yet again punished when he overpitches

NZ 114/2 (15) CRR: 7.6

Glenn Phillips 15(12)
Kane Williamson 55(36)

Adam Zampa
4-0-26-1

15.1
Starc to Williamson, FOUR, the night isn't going Starc's way yet. Surely the luck is with Williamson. This is a yorker swinging away just a tad outside off stump, Williamson squeezes the drive, the ball takes the thick edge and goes between keeper and short third man

15.2
Starc to Williamson, FOUR, and he gets even more luckier. Starc can't believe his luck. Maxwell just smiles. You can't fault the bowler at all for these two fours.

15.3
Starc to Williamson, SIX, who needs luck when you can middle the ball this well. The idea of the slower ball is to hide from the batter, but if the batter reads it from the head like Kane did, he can show his authority by delaying the shot

15.5
Starc to Williamson, FOUR, Kane Williamson is toying with the field.

15.6
Starc to Williamson, FOUR, oh ho ho!What a masterclass this is from Kane - even in the T20 format. To me this is the shot of the night so far. Finch has a short third man, Williamson lined for a cut shot initially, but delayed the shot seeing the width on this length delivery, hit it so fine and got it to the right of the fielder. Mitch Starc clocking 50 in 3 overs.

NZ 136/2 (16) CRR: 8.5

Kane Williamson 77(42)
Glenn Phillips 15(12)

Mitchell Starc
3-0-50-0

NZ 144/2 (17) CRR: 8.47

Kane Williamson 81(45)
Glenn Phillips 18(15

17.2
Hazlewood to Glenn Phillips, out Caught by Maxwell!! Off pace length ball at 123kph, Phillips loses shape as he tries to go deep in the crease for the slog,

Glenn Phillips c Maxwell b Hazlewood 18(17) [4s-1 6s-1]

NZ 144/3 (17.2) CRR: 8.31

17.3
Hazlewood to Williamson, FOUR, does anyone know how to hide the field from Kane? Australia badly need that idea. Kane spotted fine leg was in, so he nonchalantly moved inside the line and scooped this slower ball over the infield

In reply to Narper

Williamson out for an entertaining 85.

In reply to Narper

good knock Williamson...

2 overs plus one ball to go..
can they touch 180 from here?

17.5
Hazlewood to Williamson, out Caught by Smith!! Lofted, no timing, straight to long-off. This is a good little phase for Australia. Williamson wanted to launch this full ball over long-off, but Hazlewood took pace off and Kane had to do the extra work. He tried, but he hit it to the fielder. This is a stunning innings from Kane Williamson.

Williamson c Smith b Hazlewood 85(4 [4s-10 6s-3]

NZ 148/4 (17.5) CRR: 8.

Josh Hazlewood
4-0-16-3

18.3
Cummins to Neesham, SIX, the left-hander in the middle and the bowler all of a sudden has to adapt. Cummins was mastering those slower balls into the wicket to the righties.

In reply to Narper

That is how you GROUND your bat!!

18.6
Cummins to Neesham, 2 runs, what a gun throw from Maxwell at deep mid-wicket. Slower delivery into the pitch, Neesham mistimes the pull to the right of the deep fielder, hurries back. Wade up to the stumps and whipping the sticks

In reply to Narper

Happy to see STARC holding some Kane plus

19.1
Starc to Seifert, FOUR, bad ball, bad ball! No one at deep backward square leg, so a leg-side full ball is a freebie and Seifert calmly flicks behind square and beats square leg. Starc under pressure very early in the final over

172... not bad.

the Question:

IS IT ENOUGH??

Im with the sheep shaggers today

Anybody but Aussies!!

NZ 172/4 (20) CRR: 8.6

Mitchell Starc
4-0-60-0
Pat Cummins
4-0-27-0
Josh Hazlewood
4-0-16-3
Adam Zampa
4-0-26-1
Glenn Maxwell
3-0-28-0
Mitchell Marsh
1-0-11-0

In reply to powen001

Shorty, did you know Sandra Downes?

In reply to powen001

Big ask that..gonna take excellent hitting to get there. But
OZ can do it.
Question is, did Hazlewood redeem himself for that dropped catch.
Finch has to match Williamson.

Warner and Finch are at the crease.

Warner is on strike.

Boult will open the attack

0.3
Boult to Warner, 1 run, that's some beautiful shape away from a back of a length spot outside off, Warner stays low and carves it, gets a bit of a top-edge wide of the fly slip towards third man for a single

0.6
Boult to Finch, no run, Massive appeal for LBW and it hasn't been given! He's falling across the stumps to a full, inswinging thunderBoult, and misses the glance, struck on the pads, massive appeal and it's not given. Williamson has run out of time, and he's not taking the review. Going down leg perhaps.
.
Ball tracking says it was clipping leg-stump, umpire's call on hitting the stumps...Finch saved because it hit him outside the 3-metre mark from the stumps

1.3
Southee to Warner, FOUR, he's leathered that! Bottomhanded hack, and that's made up for the lack of shortness and width, that's flying over backward point to the boundary for four! The Aussies are away!
1.2
Southee to Warner, FOUR, KRUNCH goes the Bull! No feet, but that's a wide half-volley, and Warner bludgeons this with those muscular forearms over the infield to deep extra cover for four!

Finch GONE!!

2.3
Boult to Finch, out Caught by Daryl Mitchell! Boult hands New Zealand the scalp of the enemy's leader! He's done this before but missed, tries dragging one from outside off again with a pull, gets a bit of a top-edge in front of square leg, and Mitchell, the hero of the semis, runs in from the deep square leg fence to dive forward and take a phenomenal pressure catch, quite like Southee's in the 2019 World Cup final! "We haven't traveled halfway across the world to Win a semi-final" - indeed Neesh. Indeed

Finch c Daryl Mitchell b Boult 5(7) [4s-1]

AUS 15/1 (3) CRR: 5 REQ: 9.29
Australia need 158 runs

David Warner 10(11)
Mitchell Marsh 0(0)

Trent Boult
2-0-5-1

3.1
Milne to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, to backward square leg

3.2
Milne to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, the winds are changing again!to third man,

3.3
Milne to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket

In reply to Narper

Marsh off to a fast start....

AUS 30/1 (4) CRR: 7.5 REQ: 8.94
Australia need 143 runs

David Warner 10(13)

Mitchell Marsh 15(4)

Adam Milne
1-0-15-0

4.5
Southee to Warner, SIX, he's picked the slower one, picked the bones out of it in fact, and clubs this with a delayed pull over deep mid-wicket for six!

AUS 40/1 (5) CRR: 8 REQ: 8.87
Australia need 133 runs in 90 balls

David Warner 18(16)
Mitchell Marsh 17(7)

Tim Southee
2-0-20-0

AUS 43/1 (6) CRR: 7.17 REQ: 9.29
Australia need 130 runs in 84 balls

Adam Milne
2-0-16-0

Ish Sodhi, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

6.1
Ish Sodhi to Warner, 1 run, over the wicket, angling away towards off and straightening, worked away towards the mid-wicket region for one

AUS 50/1 (7) CRR: 7.14 REQ: 9.46
Australia need 123 runs in 78 balls

Ish Sodhi
1-0-7-0

In reply to powen001

OK kiwis lets go; get em Ozzies

Gotta say that Narps ..me woman is Kiwi....

She reading this....

7.2
Santner to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, gets on his knee and launches this! Picks this up from the slot, takes advantage of the round the wicket angle, and slog-sweeps this over deep square leg for six!

In reply to sgtdjones



I am rooting fot the Kiwis too

8.2
Ish Sodhi to Warner, FOUR, to long-on, the partnership between Warner and Mitchell Marsh is now

8.5
Ish Sodhi to Warner, FOUR, to backward square leg
8.6
Ish Sodhi to Warner, SIX, straight down the ground

In reply to Narper
Poor NZ.
Dis done.

AUS 77/1 (9) CRR: 8.56 REQ: 8.73
Australia need 96 runs in 66 balls

David Warner 42(31)
Mitchell Marsh 28(16)

Ish Sodhi
2-0-24-0

In reply to tops

Warner is a baaad man...as we know for years...

This man dropped himself in the IPL for poor form

AUS 82/1 (10) CRR: 8.2 REQ: 9.1
Australia need 91 runs in 60 balls

Mitchell Marsh 30(20)
David Warner 45(33

In reply to Narper
I did tell my brother, if OZ/NZ finals, OZ will win.

10.4
Neesham to Warner, SIX, 138kph, full in the slot, and smoked by Warner to bring up fifty. Clears the front leg, nails it over wide long-on. New Zealand fading away quickly in this final

10.1
Neesham to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, and Marsh keeps going. Belts this over the ropes. It's a poor ball from Neesham to start off, sitting up around the waist from short of length and the kind of touch Marsh is in, he devours it

Mitchell Marsh 38(24)
David Warner 52(35)

James Neesham
1-0-15-0

11.5
Santner to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, the control that NZ seek is nowhere to be found.

AUS 106/1 (12) CRR: 8.83 REQ: 8.38
Australia need 67 runs in 48 balls

Mitchell Marsh 45(2
David Warner 53(37)

Trent Boult [2.0-0-5-1] is back into the attack

12.2
Boult to Warner, out Bowled!! The slog has gone all wrong for Warner and Boult has got it crashing into the stumps! There's the wicket, and possibly a way back for New Zealand. Full and straight, 138kph, Warner has the front leg cleared and it seems he's slightly late on it as he swings across the line. The ball skids through, goes under the bat, rattles middle and leg

Warner b Boult 53(3 [4s-4 6s-3]

In reply to Narper

Boult bowled him!

Marsh gets his half century.

13.1
Ish Sodhi to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, and now that he tries bringing it inside the wide line, Marsh sits on the back knee and clobbers the slog-sweep over long-on.
13.1
Ish Sodhi to Mitchell Marsh, wide, tries to keep it wide of Marsh's swinging arc and in that endeavour he's gone too wide

13.3
Ish Sodhi to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket
13.2
Ish Sodhi to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, pulls it in the gap between long-on and deep midwicket. Sliding save from Guptill

Stat: 600 runs in T20Is in 2021 for Mitchell Marsh - the first Australian batsmen to do so

AUS 125/2 (14) CRR: 8.93 REQ: 8
Australia need 48 runs in 36 balls

Ish Sodhi
3-0-40-0

Adam Milne [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
14.1
Milne to Mitchell Marsh, no run

14.3
Milne to Maxwell, FOUR, to backward square leg
14.4
Milne to Maxwell, FOUR, to third man

O skunt I just saw Daren Ganga....prattling in de crowd

AUS 136/2 (15) CRR: 9.07 REQ: 7.4
Australia need 37 runs in 30 balls

Tim Southee [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack
15.1
Southee to Maxwell, FOUR, to fine leg

15.2
Southee to Maxwell, SIX, to backward square leg

AUS 149/2 (16) CRR: 9.31 REQ: 6
Australia need 24 runs in 24 balls

Glenn Maxwell 21(11)
Mitchell Marsh 61(40)

Tim Southee
3-0-32-0

16.2
Boult to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, between mid-wicket and long-on
16.1
Boult to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, almost yorker length on leg, only slightly short of the mark, but it's enough for Marsh who creams it down the ground. Less than run a ball needed

16.6
Boult to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, slower ball driven back towards Boult's head. He bends down, reaches out with his hands, but can't hold on

AUS 159/2 (17) CRR: 9.35 REQ: 4.67
Australia need 14 runs in 18 balls

Trent Boult
4-0-18-2

AUS 162/2 (1 CRR: 9 REQ: 5.5
Australia need 11 runs in 12 balls

18.1
Southee to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, slices it up in the air, a mishit, but it still goes for four. Southee just closes his eyes in despair. Slower length ball outside off, Marsh wants to drag to leg but it goes off the outside half straight down the ground. Desperate effort from Neesham in vain diving across from long-off

18.5
Southee to Maxwell, FOUR, there it is. Maxwell gets Australia to the title with a reverse-swat through short third and they come charging out even before the ball reaches the boundary. T20 World Cup champions for the first time - Australia

NZ 172/4 (20)
AUS 173/2 (18.5)

Australia won by 8 wkts


Mitchell Marsh 77(50)
Glenn Maxwell 28(18

In reply to Narper

Aussies just too strong and centred.

In reply to powen001

Did you know Sandra Downes?

In reply to Narper

Thank you OZ. Down with New Zealand and.... England too for that matter.

In reply to hubert



The Kangaroos are worthy champions

In reply to Narper
Yes my Bro..But guess what ? I missed all of the OZ innings because I was busy trashing the contents of my big
freezer which became unplugged by my playful cat..hurts that all my Vegs especially Calaloo and other greens
went to waste.
Such is life but OZ win makes it somewhat easier to take.

In reply to hubert

Sorry to hear about the losses.

OZ was clinical

Warner couldn't buy a run in the recent IPL...look at him today..

I see OZ retaining their title next year at home.

Look at Zampa...he learnt his T20 trade playing in our CPL...I believe he started off playing for Amazon Warriors

In reply to Narper
Thakks ,Narper,..won't starve but my veggies/green are priceless.
Warner is key to any OZ innings..Enjoyed Williamson's knock...that was worth a win,but OZ does not
like to be bettered by Kiwis one bit.

Now it be interesting to see what White Ball squads are picked by Waste to tour Pakistan...hope they find places for Guyanese players,Shepherd,Rutherford,Hemraj ,Nial Smith,Sinclair and Motie.. I would love to see Keacy Carty get in as well as King and Phillip of T&T. Brooks,Joseph and young Holder of Barbados,if fit and McKoy also if fit should be part of at least one of the squads.Hope Allen recovers.
I would also invest in Campbell for the ODI squad.
It is more than time to begin the rebuilding for both White Ball teams.

But you know Harper ,well.