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England vs New Zealand, 1st Match

New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to field

Teams:

England (Playing XI):

Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood


New Zealand (Playing XI):

Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Matt Henry, Trent Boult

0.2
Boult to Bairstow, SIX, here we go. A six to kick off England's run-scoring campaign. Another inswinger, but this one's misdirected and ends up as a half-volley down the leg-side. Bairstow flicks it nonchalantly over long leg with sublime timing

ENG 135/4 (25)

ENG 214/5 (37) CRR: 5.73

In reply to shivnotout

Root making runs while wickets tumble around him.

In reply to mikesiva
Another one
221/6
Livingstone gawn

224/6 after 40

Clataaaax
Root gawn fi 77
Phillips 2/3

229/7 from 41.1 overs

Woakes gawn
250/8

252/9
Come on Kiwis! ABE!

In reply to Chrissy

Thanks..Young gone..

ENG 282/9 (50)

out Caught by Buttler!! A golden duck for Will Young who is strangled down the leg-side! Curran finds some swing straightaway but misdirects it down the leg-side. To his good fortune, Young tickles it very fine, giving Buttler the opportunity to dive across and grab it. Young can't believe his luck as he walks off. England needed this early breakthrough and they've got it. Will Young c Buttler b Sam Curran 0(1)

Score after 1 overs
NZ 10-0

This guy rachin ravindra is the next Shakib..what a player..

In reply to shivnotout

Dem pommies getting whipped here.


130/1 (16 ov)

Kiwis 143/1 from 18
Conway 73*
Ravindran 69*

In reply to Discourse
Serious licks

162/1 from 21
Partnership 150
Conway 88*
Ravindra 73*

Ton fi Conway
Ravindra on 91*
194/1

In reply to Chrissy

100 to Conway.

Ravindra 90*

Brilliant partnership.

The Pommies look beaten.

And that's an understatement.

209/1 from 29

In reply to Discourse
200 partnership

Ton fi Ravindra

And now the Pommies look beaten up.

In reply to Chrissy


This yute is amazing. Brilliant inning dat.

Pommies bereft of ideas.

Quite right commie, 'the damage there will be huge'

In reply to Chrissy
This is the 1st time I'm hearing of him. Awesome!

In reply to Discourse
Lovely batsman
245/1 from 34

In reply to tops
Will be 24 next month

1st ODI ton

In reply to tops

Me too. Just checking in and asking myself, who is this guy. Looks young too.
But this is a real butt kicking of the defending champions.
Good for Kiwis.
Still don't have the urge to watch or follow this WC though.
WI missing is a BIG deal to me.

All and sundry, take note.

Game, set match and licks in less than 37 overs

In reply to hubert

In reply to Chrissy

Wood was given to wood today. London bridge was dismantled.

In reply to Chrissy
And mom to boot!
What I liked about them, after getting their tons, they didn't throw it away, they got it done.

In reply to Chrissy

Baz Bawling?

In reply to Drapsey
Anyone But England

In reply to FanAttick

In reply to tops
Correct is right.

In reply to hubert



Still don't have the urge to watch or follow this WC though.

In reply to Chrissy



Pakistan vs Netherlands, 2nd Match

Go Logan
Go Dutchies

In reply to shivnotout
Woke up late
Pakistan 204/6 from 37

Go Pakistan!

227/6 from 40

PAK 244/6 (42) CRR: 5.81

Mohammad Nawaz 33(34)
Shadab Khan 26(2

250 /6 from 43

CLATTAAAX!
Shadab gawn fi 32
252/7

Review fi lbw
Out
252/8

PAK 286 (49) CRR: 5.84

Stumped
286/10 from 49

Gwan Pakistan! Netherlands een meking dem runs.

In reply to Chrissy

don't count the Dutch out

they have heart and fight

In reply to doosra

As they showed in the qualifiers...never underestimate the Dutch.

NED 34/1 ( CRR: 4.25 REQ: 6.02
Netherlands need 253 runs

Colin Ackermann 5(
Vikramjit Singh 22(2

Hasan Ali
4-1-13-1

Leh we go Pakistan - wickets now!

Oh skites mi good.
CLATAAX,
50/2

PAK 286 (49)
NED 158/5 (32) CRR: 4.94 REQ: 7.17

Netherlands need 129 runs

Bas de Leede 63(64)
Saqib Zulfiqar 10(17)

NED 163/6 (33) CRR: 4.94 REQ: 7.29
Netherlands need 124 runs

33.2
Nawaz to Bas de Leede, out Bowled!! There's the lapse in concentration from Bas de Leede and that should be the game for Pakistan. Lovely ball, angling in from round the wicket, pitching around middle and turning away. Bas de Leede played that off the back foot when he could have been forward, missed it completely and the ball hit top of off stump

Bas de Leede b Nawaz 67(6 [4s-6 6s-2]

NED 164/7 (33.2) CRR: 4.92 REQ: 7.38
Netherlands need 123 runs

This has all the makings of being the most boring uninteresting WC ever.

But, it's still early days yet. Let's see.

PAK 286 (49)

NED 205 (41)

Pakistan won by 81 runs

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Saud Shakeel

In reply to shivnotout

Dem is Liked..Cricket is loved

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 3rd Match

Bangladesh have won the toss and have opted to field




Teams:

Afghanistan (Playing XI):

Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi


Bangladesh (Playing XI):

Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

In reply to shivnotout
Leh we go Saffies
Sri Lanka won the toss and will field

Bavuma gawn lbw 8
10/1

26/1 from 3

80/1 from 14
De Kock 31*
Van der Dussen 40*

97/1 from 17
De Kock 41*
VN der Dussen 45*

Murda dis
144/1 from 24
De Kock 66*
Van der Dussen 66*

158/1 from 25

168/1 from 27
DeKock 76*
Van der Dussen 80*

Sri Lanka is as mediocre as West Indies
Tata bowling and atrocious fielding
Six fi de Kock - into di 90s

196/1 from 29

Oh skites
206/1 from 30
Van der Dussen 96*
de Kock 92*

Partnership 200
De Kock brings up his ton
214/1

DeKock gawn now - gives it away
214/2

239/2 from 34
Van der Dussen 98*
Markram 21*

Ton fi van der Dussen

257/2 from 36

Rassie van der Dussen c Samarawickrama b Wellalage 108
264/3

272/3 from 39

291/3 from 40

Dis done

300 up wid a sixxxxx from Klaasen
303/3 from 41

59 fi Markram from 34

Now fifty partnership52 from 30
316/3 from 42

342/3 from 43

Wicket
Klaasen gawn 32 from 20
342/4
Markram 76* from 40

Into the 90s

362/4 from 45

102* from 49 balls fi Markram
375/4

Fastest WC 50

376/4 from 46

Three tons in dis innings - fourth time in all ODIs - a World Cup,first

Markram gawn 106
385/5
47.1

396/5 from 48

400 up

Records tumbling here

419/5 from 49

Wow, all kinds of records being set by the Saffies in this innings.

Chrissy must be having one of those big ones.

Mi glad seh it isn’t West Indies teking dis licks
Highest WC total - passes OZ’s 417
428/5 from 50

In reply to Drapsey
Glad I got up to watch dis. Bare licks

In reply to Narper
Thanks as always bro

How much will Lanka mek here?
Well under 300 I seh.

Clataaax

Pathum Nissanka b Jansen 0

1/1

Review now - missing
Still 1/1

In reply to Chrissy
It doesn’t matter South Africa will choke when the time comes. I am in India and the talk about town is one Shubman Gill. He may not play tomorrow though.

In reply to CricSham
How do you know they will choke?
Enjoy your stay. Yuh better hope OZ don’t silence all of India tomorrow.

Mendis licking ball
51* from 26
54/1 from 6

Perera dropped

Some serious Mendis leg side shot making. Come in shot analysts!

Clataaaax
Perera b Jansen
67/2

71/2 from 8

Mendis sharing licks
72* from 34
87/2 from 9

98/2 from 11

Mendis gawn Rabada strikes

Kusal Mendis c Klaasen b Rabada 76

109/3

What a catch dat Jansen - four down

Sadeera Samarawickrama c Jansen b Coetzee 23
111/4
Lanka will be lucky to reach 200 from here

In reply to Chrissy

In your words, "dis done"

RSA 428/5 (50)
SL 134/4 (1 CRR: 7.44 REQ: 9.22

Sri Lanka need 295 runs

Charith Asalanka 17(21)
Dhananjaya de Silva 5(8

Not out

139/4 from 19

Five down - another good catch
Dhananjaya de Silva c sub (AL Phehlukwayo) b Maharaj 11
153/5

SL 155/5 (22) CRR: 7.05 REQ: 9.79
Sri Lanka need 274 runs

174/5 after 24

50 fi Dasun Shanaka
186/5 from 27

SL 232/6 (32) CRR: 7.25 REQ: 10.94
Sri Lanka need 197 runs

233/7
The end is nigh!

32.2
Gerald Coetzee to Wellalage, out Caught by Klaasen!!

Wellalage c Klaasen b Gerald Coetzee 0(1)

SL 307/8 (42) CRR: 7.31 REQ: 15.25
Sri Lanka need 122 runs in 48 balls

In reply to Chrissy

India vs Australia, 5th Match

Date & Time: Oct 08, 02:00 PM LOCAL

In reply to Narper
OZ chose to bat

Mitchell Marsh c Kohli b Bumrah 0

11/1 from 4

16/1 from 6

29/1 from 7

36/1 from 9

In reply to Chrissy



Most runs by an Australian batsman in ODI WC

1743 - Ricky Ponting
1085 - Adam Gilchrist
1004 - Mark Waugh
1001* - David Warner*
987 - Matthew Hayden

43/1 from 10

51/1 from 11
Smith 24*
Warner 27*

66/1 from 14

Warner gawn

David Warner c & b Kuldeep Yadav 41
74/2

85/2 from 20

102/2 from 25
Smith 43*
Labuschagne 17*

In reply to Chrissy

Australia's strike rate is a little low at the halfway stage.

Smith and Labuschagne need to get a move on.

If not for the coloured clothing, I'd think this was a replay from the 1987 World Cup.

On commentary, Mitchell Marsh was quoted as saying these were the hottest conditions he's played in.

According to BBC Weather, the shade temperature in Chennai (I still call it Madras) is only about 33 C, but with the humidity it feels like 47 C. Nobody, let alone Europeans, should be playing in such conditions. And people wonder why Indians have little culture of spectator sports.

Clataaaax Gawn
110/3
Steven Smith b Jadeja 46

In reply to KTom
Who the hell cares what you still call it.
Please to KYS!

In reply to Chrissy

KTom chats such shite....

Smith's innings was not helpful to the team.

In reply to mikesiva

Wickets tumbling

Gawn

Marnus Labuschagne c †Rahul b Jadeja 27
119/4

And now

Alex Carey lbw b Jadeja 0
119/5

In reply to mikesiva
I mostly ignore it

Clataaaax

Glenn Maxwell b Kuldeep Yadav 15

140/6

Wicket

Cameron Green c Pandya b Ashwin

140/7
What a flop

199/10

Will India make these runs?

2/2

Ishan Kishan c Green b Starc 0

Rohit Sharma lbw b Hazlewood 0

Oh skites - three down

Shreyas Iyer c Warner b Hazlewood 0

2/3

Kohli dropped by Marsh
20/3

IND 90/3 (23) CRR: 3.91 REQ: 4.07
India need 110 runs

KL Rahul 43(61)
Virat Kohli 44(67

50 fi Kohli

25.3
Cummins to Kohli, 2 runs, fifty for Kohli. He was dropped by Marsh early on and he's making the most of it. Raises his bat and acknowledges the applause of the Chepauk crowd. Short and banged into the wicket, Kohli gets on top of the pull and plays it along the ground backward of square leg. Green gets around and stops it with a slide

Congrats to the Master! The Ozzies playing hard...not giving an inch, except for that drop catch.

IND 100/3 (26) CRR: 3.85 REQ: 4.17
India need 100 runs

Virat Kohli 50(7
KL Rahul 47(6

In reply to googley

India need 81 runs

done and dusted

In reply to Narper
Dis done - India with ease
119/3

In reply to Chrissy

Partnership: 134(182)

India need 64 runs

In reply to shivnotout

IND 139/3 (33) CRR: 4.21 REQ: 3.59
India need 61 runs

Virat Kohli 71(99)
KL Rahul 61(90

In reply to Narper

The physio quickly runs out to check on Kohli. There will be a concussion test but Kohli seems to be fine, he has a smile on his face. He's ready to battle on
33.4
Starc to Kohli, no run, clonked! Starc checks if Kohli is fine and he gets the thumbs up. Short and banged into the surface, Kohli is set now and hence decides to take it on, but the ball bounces over the top-edge and hits him on the side of the helmet

Big knock dat Kohli

167/4

In reply to Narper

Kohli in India's first match in World Cups

AUS 199 (49.3)
IND 201/4 (41.2)

India won by 6 wkts

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
KL Rahul
KL Rahul 97*

New Zealand vs Netherlands, 6th Match



Netherlands opt to bowl

NZ 63/0 (10.2)

In reply to shivnotout
Kiwis 135/1 from 25
Young 66*
Ravindra 31*

Gawn
Will Young c de Leede b van Meekeren 70
144/2

150/2 from 28

183/2 from 32
And the new star brings up his 50
Mek dat 185/2
Damn out now fi 51

Rachin Ravindra c †Edwards b van der Merwe 51

185/3

Siiiiix
224/3 from 37

225/3 from 38
Mitchell 41*
Latham 21*

In reply to Chrissy

NZ on their way to a big one....

In reply to Chrissy

Ryan Klein to Mitchell, no run, dropped by short mid-wicket! Ryan Klein has his hands on his head. Engelbrecht the man. Full on the stumps, clipped and a simple chance to Engelbrecht's left and he clangs it. Such a goober too


dropped on 22

Daryl Mitchell *48

NZ 238/3 (40) CRR: 5.95

Daryl Mitchell b van Meekeren 48
238/4
Now 246/4

Glenn Phillips c †Edwards b de Leede
247/5

251/5 from 43

272/7 from 47

289/6 from 48
Fifty fi Latham

Stumped
Latham departs for 53
293/3

Dis done

Sixxxxxx
and a single to bring up 300/
301/7 from 49

322/7 from 50
Kiwis got dis

In reply to Chrissy

In reply to shivnotout
57/2 from 13
Dis done.

NZ 322/7 (50)
NED 58/2 (14) CRR: 4.14 REQ: 7.36

Netherlands need 265 runs

Bas de Leede 13(13)
Colin Ackermann 17(20

16.4
Ravindra to Bas de Leede, out Caught by Boult!!

Bas de Leede c Boult b Ravindra 18(25) [4s-3]

NED 67/3 (17) CRR: 3.94 REQ: 7.76
Netherlands need 256 runs

Netherlands need 140 runs in 77 balls

Five for Santner - nine down

Start Taps
Byebye Netherlands

NZ 322/7 (50)

NED 223 (46.3)

New Zealand won by 99 runs


PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Mitchell Santner

In reply to Chrissy

double header

England vs Bangladesh, 7th Match - START TIME 1:00 AM

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 8th Match - START TIME 4:30 AM

Miss West Indies in the world cup. Netherlands has become a punching bag for all teams. West indies could have definitely beaten atleast one or two sides and threw the table into chaos.

In reply to shivnotout
Will record the 1st one. Not giving up sleep for that. Go Bangladesh!

Bangladesh have won the toss and have opted to field

Shakib al Hasan: We will field first. Little cooler than the other day and hopefully we our pacers can get something out of the surface. We have one change. The way we fielded, we didn't get the start we wanted but the way we believed was a pleasing side.


Jos Buttler: We would have fielded first as well. We have one change - Topley comes in for Moeen. It was a bad day in the office, we were short of our best.

In reply to Discourse

ENG 85/0 (13) CRR: 6.54

In reply to shivnotout

Mendis hit a century against Pakistan....

Who'd want to be a bowler in this World Cup?

In reply to shivnotout

Eng 364/9

Bang 226/9 (47-2)

SL 344/9 (50) -- K Mendis 122 , Samarawickrama 108

Pak 0/0

Inningsbreak


Teams are racking up some huge scores. Order of the day.

In reply to Discourse
Pakistan 170/2 from 29
Shafique 85*
Rizwan 54*

Ton fi Shafique 103*
Rizwan 59*
Partnership 150
192/2 from 31.2

Nice batting dis

213/3 from 33.1
What a catch!
Abdullah Shafique c sub (MADI Hemantha) b Pathirana 113

PAK 219/3 (33.2)

CRR: 6.57 REQ: 7.56


Pakistan need 126 runs

In reply to Chrissy

246/3 from 36.3
Cramping Rizwan 89*

271/3 from 40
Rizwan 97*
74 from 60

Ton fi Rizwan - big knock dis given di injury, cramps et al

69 from 53

62 from 48

In reply to Chrissy

If Pak overhauls this score, that would be a record chase.

51 from 42
Dis done

In reply to Discourse
And they will

Sixxxxx and 300 up
43 from 38

39 from 36

Wicket

Saud Shakeel c Wellalage b Theekshana 31

37 from 33

31 from 30

20 from 18

Done and dusted. Great win Pakistan

In reply to Chrissy

Wow! 4 centuries in the match.

Pak all the way.

In reply to Discourse
Good match

In reply to Discourse

In reply to StumpCam

Realistically, it's six teams chasing four places. Ceylon's bowling is tepid.

SL 344/9 (50)

PAK 345/4 (48.2)

Pakistan won by 6 wkts

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Mohammad Rizwan

India vs Afghanistan, 9th Match


START TIME 4:30 AM


Teams batting first have won five of the last six ODIs here dating back to 2013. But chasing a par total shouldn't be overly difficult.

Afghanistan have won the toss and have opted to bat

Afghanistan (Playing XI):

Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi


India (Playing XI):

Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

AFG 203/4 (3 CRR: 5.34

Mohammad Nabi 7(12)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 64(71

In reply to Narper
247/7 from 47

He's baaaack!

The Bum, that is.

4.2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rohit, SIX, great shot! Walks down the wicket and thumps this length ball over wide long-off for a flat six. 1000 runs in World Cup for Rohit Sharma

AFG 272/8 (50)
IND 37/0 (5) CRR: 7.4 REQ: 5.24

India need 236 runs

Rohit Sharma 31(20)
Ishan Kishan 5(10

This is looking too easy.

AFG 272/8 (50)
IND 75/0 (8.1) CRR: 9.18 REQ: 4.73
India need 198 runs

Rohit Sharma 60(32)
Ishan Kishan 10(16

In reply to Narper

Sir Vivian Richards will always be the greatest in my book!
There was no field restrictions prior to 1992.
Nowadays, only four fielders are allowed outside the circle except for power play overs where two are allowed and the last ten overs where five are allowed.

In reply to StumpCam

In reply to SnoopDog


IND 255/2 (33)


CRR: 7.73 REQ: 1.06


India need 18 runs

In reply to shivnotout

The master approaching another 50....

..and its over! India win by 8 wickets.

In reply to Chrissy

2 runs, top edged pull shot, but it lands safely at deep backward square leg and that's back-to-back fifties for Virat Kohli. His 68th in ODIs too. The crowd loves it, gives him a great round of applause

FOUR, and he steps down the ground for a neat lofted on-drive! That's the game, an 8-wicket win with 15 overs to spare for India. They have got two very different, impressive wins to kickstart their World Cup campaign


AFG 272/8 (50)

IND 273/2 (35)


India won by 8 wkts

Australia win the toss and will field

Leh we go Saffies!

In reply to Chrissy

Australia vs South Africa, 10th Match

Teams:

South Africa (Playing XI):

Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi

Australia (Playing XI):

David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

7/0 from 3

In reply to Chrissy


South Africa's last five ODIs when they batted first

Lost vs AUS by 3 wickets
Won vs AUS by 111 runs
Won vs AUS by164 runs
Won vs AUS by 122 runs
Won vs SL by 102 runs

32/0 from 6

45/0 from 8

53/0 from 10
deKock 30*
Bavuma 17*

Badree on di Commie team

66/0 from 12

80/0 from 15
deKock 49*
Bavuma 25*

OZ fielding not up to scratch
50 fi deKock from 51
88/0 from 16

In reply to Chrissy

Temba Bavuma, time to buy a lottery!! It's your lucky day son..... Short delivery, pulled straight towards deep backward square leg. The fielder misjudges, would have been an easy catch had he stayed by the ropes, but he charges forwards and then backtracks. Catches the ball but realises he will fall over, so throws it in and surprise, surprise, it falls over Mitch Starc who had got closer from fine leg to take a relay catch

100 up
deKock 61*
Bavuma 33*
From 17.4
100/0 from 18

In reply to shivnotout
Keeper dropped him earlier and a chance went abegging fi deKock

Bavuma gawn

Temba Bavuma c Warner b Maxwell 35
108/1

Backs to back sixes fi deKock - into di 80s
126/1 from 23

143/1 from 26
deKock 89*
van der Dussen 13*

Rassie gawn

Rassie van der Dussen c sub (SA Abbott) b Zampa 26
158/2

Another ton for deKock
181/2 from 32

196/2 from 34
deKock 109*
Markram 17*

deKock gawn fi 109

Quinton de Kock b Maxwell 109
197/3

In reply to Chrissy

Maxwell gone with de Kock with his lollipop bowling

200 up
200/3 from 36

219/3 from 38

223/3 from 39

Humpire Joel Wilson looking good!

This saffie batting line up looks solid..

Aiden Markram c Hazlewood b Cummins 56
Now 267/4 from 44

Now they are crumbling.5 down

Heinrich Klaasen c †Inglis b Hazlewood
267/5

296/5 from 48

In reply to Chrissy

Australia playing with a bar of soap?

Another one floored
299/5
Four - mek dat 303/5
And another dropped chance
304/5
Worst fielding from OZ I have ever seen
Sixxxx now
310/5 from 49

In reply to FanAttick

which wan live boy or lux?





RSA 311/7 (50) CRR: 6.22

In reply to FanAttick
Unbelievable
311/7 from 50

Will OZ get these runs.
Their highest WC run chase is 289/4 against di Kiwis in 1996

In reply to Chrissy

Glenn Maxwell: It happened in little different flows - felt like they were well ahead, felt they were on track for about 350+, the last 15-odd overs we dragged it back really well. Got wickets at crucial times.. We are really proud of efforts in the back end. (On his bowling) There was a little bit of help out there


Most consecutive 300+ totals in ODIs
7 - England in 2019
6 - Australia in 2007
6 - India in 2020-21
5 - Sri Lanka in 2006
5 - India in 2017
5 - South Africa in 2023*

Marsh gawn
Mitchell Marsh c Bavuma b Jansen 7
27/1

5.5
Marco Jansen to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Bavuma!! In the air and taken! Bavuma catches at mid-off and Mitchell Marsh is gone. 137.7kph, full delivery, Marsh is early into his flick and the ball balloons up a long way up in the air off the leading edge.

Mitchell Marsh c Bavuma b Marco Jansen 7(15)

In reply to Narper
Ngidi strikesWarner gawn

David Warner c van der Dussen b Ngidi 13
Wicket maiden dat
27/2

50/2

Come Saffies - wickets and I get a review

Gawn lbw - Saffies get di review

Steven Smith lbw b Rabada 17
50/3

In reply to Chrissy

The look on Smith's face was priceless

Clataaaaax
Gawn Inglis

Josh Inglis b Rabada 4
56/4
Dis done

In reply to googley
Fi real

In reply to Chrissy
Gawn
Maharaj strikes

Glenn Maxwell c & b Maharaj 3
65/5
Start Taps.

Marcus Stoinis c †de Kock b Rabada 5
70/6

Dis will be an ignominious defeat.

In reply to Chrissy

Again, SA flattering to deceive. Real top-class couple of games. Hope they go far.

In reply to Discourse
Come on Saffies - finish dem off!

In reply to Chrissy

That’s it, Starc gone.

Aus 139/7

Another one gone

Labuschange c bavuma b Maharaj 46

Aus 143/8

Cummins gone now. 1 to go.

Massive win dat Saffies - by 134 runs.

Well worth waking for this one

Saffies on fire!

Thanks to good, inspiring, leadership from Captain Temba Bavuma.

NZ vs SA would be my dream WC final

it's about time man

Agreed but both will need to get through a lot of spin bowling to reach there. The qualifiers are embarrassing the Minnows so far. Come on SL and Ned. do a Morocco (Football World Cup) on them!!!

In reply to doosra
Yes I
New Zealand v Bangladesh
Kiwis won the toss and chose to field
46/2 from 10
Hasan 27*
Shanto 0*

Gawn

Mehidy Hasan Miraz c Henry b Ferguson 30
56/3
2 fi Ferguson

Gawn - great catch

Najmul Hossain Shanto c Conway b Phillips 7
56/4

Start Taps

93/4 from 20

106/4 from 22

51* fi Rahim
131/4

145/4 from 29

Gawn

Shakib Al Hasan c †Latham b Ferguson 40
152/5 from 29.5

BAN 161/5 (33) CRR: 4.88

Towhid Hridoy 5(12)
Mushfiqur Rahim 58(66

In reply to Narper
Clataaaax and Gawn

Mushfiqur Rahim b Henry 66
175/6

Gawn

Taskin Ahmed c Mitchell b Santner 17
214/8 from 45
Excellent fielding

245/9 from 50

In reply to Chrissy

Ravindra out cheaply...big wicket.

In reply to mikesiva

NZ 18/1 (7)

CRR: 2.57 REQ: 5.3


New Zealand need 228 runs

In reply to Chrissy

Mustafizur to Conway, 2 runs, dropped! Tough chance but would have been a stunner had Mehidy held on. Fullish delivery outside off, Conway drives uppishly towards point, Mehidy dives to his left and sticks out his one hand, the ball hits his fingers and escapes. These catches need to stick and unfortunately for Bangladesh it didn't

NZ 37/1 (10) CRR: 3.7 REQ: 5.22
New Zealand need 209 runs

Kane Williamson 10(23)
Devon Conway 15(24)

In reply to Narper

New Zealand need 120 runs from 23 overs.
Williamson 46*
Mitchell 15*
126/2

50 fi Williamson

50 fi Mitchell

Williamson 78*
Mitchell 56*

49 from 75

Kane Williamson retired hurt 78

41 from 68

25 from 60

37.1
Taskin Ahmed to Williamson, 1 run, a direct hit and KW was a goner. Was patted down to mid-off and KW wanted a suicidal run. Cops a blow on his thumb as the throw missed the mark

KW is retiring hurt. He seems exhausted. That blow to the left thumb might have caused this. The knee ofcourse will continue to be the bone of contention.

Done and dusted
Kiwis by 8 wickets in 42.5 overs
Mitchell 89*
Phillips 16*
Clinical win

42.5
Shoriful Islam to Mitchell, SIX, and fittingly it is Mitchell! Fuller ball, Mitchell gets under it and slams it over wide long-on. Huge hit and NZ make it 3 out of 3. They go to the top of the table. In the slot and is disappeared. Mitchell finishes with 89

BAN 245/9 (50)
NZ 248/2 (42.5)

New Zealand won by 8 wkts

Glenn Phillips 15*(
Daryl Mitchell 89*(67

India vs Pakistan, 12th Match

In reply to shivnotout

At first blush, I thought that said Israel vs Palestine. Going by what I'm seeing on social media, this game could be termed a proxy war.

The ass lickery by the commies can be quite nauseating...

India won the toss
Leh we go Pakistan 37/0 from 7

Shafique gawn plumb

Abdullah Shafique lbw b Mohammed Siraj 20 (24b
41/1 from 8

48/1 from 9

60/1 from 11

Imam goes...rizbab comes

Gawn
Imam-ul-Haq c †Rahul b Pandya 36
73/2

Not out- missing

75/2 from 14

90/2 from 17

100,up

103/2 from 20

114/2 from 22

50 partnership
Babar 34*
Rizwan 33*
124/2


Review - not out umpire’s call

144/2 from 28
Babar 45*
Rizwan 42*

50 fi Babar
Dat man can bat
150/2

Clataaaax
Babar gawn fi 50

Babar Azam b Mohammed Siraj 50
155/3

Gawn lbw after review


Saud Shakeel lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 7
162/4 from 32.2
Rizwan 48*

In reply to Chrissy

Rizwan carrying the expectation again....

Out for 49 this time.

Clataaaaax - allyuh watch dat replay

Iftikhar Ahmed b Kuldeep Yadav 4
166/5

In reply to Chrissy

TALK NAH TWISSY.

DEDING WID LAF.

In reply to mikesiva
He’d better

Oh skites wickets tumbling
- clataaaax
Rizwan gawn


Mohammad Rizwan b Bumrah 49
168/6

172/7 from 36

IT CANT GET ANY FUNNIER THAN THIS. 8TH TIME.

187/8 from 40
Dis done

190/10
Big flop from 155/2

Bumrah gets his wrist super flexing thus then the wickets starts tumbling

PIN DROP SILENT.

DEDING WID LAF HALF BRAIN SKUNTS.

Pakistán always seem to have stage fright when playing India in international tournaments

At least they're playing to a full house.

Preview of the final

Kiwis...SA..Pommies..India...could be Pommies vs India finals

PAK 191 (42.5)
IND 118/2 (17) CRR: 6.94 REQ: 2.24
India need 74 runs

Rohit Sharma 66(50)
Shreyas Iyer 18(23)

17.3
Shadab Khan to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, right in the slot and Shreyas Iyer can do this. He was itching to do this against the spinner. Nicely tossed up outside off, full and Iyer gets forward and slams the loft powerfully over long-off

19.6
Shadab Khan to Rohit, SIX, rubbish delivery and six. A low full-toss on the stumps, asking to be hit. Rohit swings it powerfully into the deep mid-wicket stands.
19.5
Shadab Khan to Rohit, FOUR, full outside off, Rohit plays the lap-sweep, Shaheen chases and pulls it back from short fine-leg but the other hand pushes the ball into the cushions. That's disappointing

IND 142/2 (20) CRR: 7.1 REQ: 1.67
India need 50 runs

Rohit Sharma 80(57)
Shreyas Iyer 28(34

20.1
Nawaz to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, to long-on

Can't open a new thread, is there a problem?

20.4
Nawaz to Rohit, FOUR, to sweeper cover

21.4
Shaheen Afridi to Rohit, out Caught by Iftikhar Ahmed!! Rohit goes. The change in bowling has worked. Rohit hangs his head down in disappointment. Totally deceived by the slower delivery outside off, off-cutter and made Rohit reach out to play the drive, one hand comes off the bat-handle, a dolly to mid-wicket. Off the toe-end of the bat too

Rohit c Iftikhar Ahmed b Shaheen Afridi 86(63) [4s-6 6s-6]

In reply to Curtis

No problem with opening a new thread

Pakistan and India clashes are all hype. Pakistan is mediocre to say the least.

PAK 191 (42.5)
IND 168/3 (26) CRR: 6.46 REQ: 1
India need 24 runs

30.3
Nawaz to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, 50 for Shreyas Iyer and India have handed Pakistan a hammering.

PAK 191 (42.5)
IND 192/3 (30.3) CRR: 6.3
India won by 7 wkts

If New Zealand,SA, India and England get to the semis then I
would like SA to win it all only because of Bavuma, their first Black Captain and for no
other reason

In reply to Curtis

I had the same problem with opening a new thread earlier.

Maybe we need special qualifications.

In reply to hubert
Lovin’ di line

England vs Afghanistan, 13th Match

Interesting match ahead

In reply to Chrissy

Wow!
Pommies chose to field
Afghanistan 79/0 from 10

50* fi Rahmanullah Gurbaz

100 up

102/0 from 13

115/1 from. 17
Gurbaz 79*

Gurbaz run out - gone fi 80
122/3

AFG 168/4 (30.2) CRR: 5.54

174/5 from 32.1
Dis done

190/5 from 36

216/6 from 40

Fifty Ikram
263/7 from 47

277/8 from 48

286/10
Competitive total.

In reply to Chrissy

out Naveen-ul-Haq Run Out!! That'll be it, so Afghanistan will get bowled out one delivery short of 50 overs.


AFG 284 (49.5) CRR: 5.7


Innings Break

Jonny Bairstow lbw b Fazalhaq Farooqi 2
Now 19/1 from 4

AFG 284 (49.5)
ENG 19/1 (4) CRR: 4.75 REQ: 5.78
England need 266 runs

Dawid Malan 11(11)
Joe Root 6(9)

Fazalhaq Farooqi
2-0-14-1

6.5
Mujeeb to Root, out Bowled!! Massive massive wicket and AFG have got rid of England's top batter - was pushed through by Mujeeb, kept coming back with the angle and might've stayed a fraction low - but Root should've been playing forward, he went back though and ended up playing down the wrong line. The ball snuck past the inside edge and crashes into the off-stump. Runs on the board and AFG have struck two huge blows inside the batting PP.

Root b Mujeeb 11(17) [4s-2]

ENG 33/2 (6.5) CRR: 4.83 REQ: 5.84
England need 252 runs

Clataaaax
UpRooted

Joe Root b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 11


33/2

In reply to Chrissy

out Bowled!! Massive massive wicket and AFG have got rid of England's top batter



ENG 33/2 (7) CRR: 4.71 REQ: 5.86


England need 252 runs

NG 46/2 (9) CRR: 5.11 REQ: 5.83
England need 239 runs

Dawid Malan 23(27)
Harry Brook 3(6

In reply to Chrissy

Three down
Dawid Malan c Ibrahim Zadran b Mohammad Nabi 32
63/3

12.4
Nabi to Malan, out Caught by Ibrahim Zadran!! Nabi gets the big fish and England are in some trouble! Beautifully bowled by the experienced campaigner. He tosses this up nicely and gets it to dip on Malan. Malan leans ahead but is not quite to the pitch of it. Goes for a drive but ends up chipping it straight towards Zadran at covers

Malan c Ibrahim Zadran b Nabi 32(39) [4s-4]

ENG 68/3 (12.4) CRR: 5.37 REQ: 5.81
England need 217 runs

ENG 72/3 (15) CRR: 4.8 REQ: 6.09
England need 213 runs

Jos Buttler 3(13)
Harry Brook 13(17)

Mohammad Nabi
2-0-6-1

Di Butler departs

Jos Buttler b Naveen-ul-Haq 9
91/4

17.2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Buttler, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Brilliant piece of bowling from Naveen-ul-Haq but not a great shot from Buttler as well. He goes a bit wider of the crease and bowls a fuller length ball outside off, drawing Buttler to do something expansive. He obliges and goes for a big booming drive but the ball nips in substantially to leave him bamboozled. There's a big gap between his bat and pad and the ball goes right through that to shatter the stumps. Afghanistan dictating terms right now.

Buttler b Naveen-ul-Haq 9(1 [4s-1]

In reply to Narper

Naveen-ul-Haq to Buttler, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Brilliant piece of bowling from Naveen-ul-Haq but not a great shot from Buttler as well.

ENG 96/4 (17.3)

CRR: 5.49 REQ: 5.82


England need 189 runs

17.3
Naveen-ul-Haq to Livingstone, no ball, Livingstone is on the move and turns it to the leg-side. Naveen-ul-Haq has overstepped and a Free Hit is coming up

17.3
Naveen-ul-Haq to Livingstone, FOUR, to deep extra cover

Are the Pommies going down??? Perhaps



Butler beaten by a peach

17.5
Naveen-ul-Haq to Harry Brook, FOUR, one for the cameras! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Harry Brook leans ahead

17.6
Naveen-ul-Haq to Harry Brook, FOUR, Naveen-ul-Haq overcompensates and pays the price! Bowls a short ball and it sits up nicely for Harry Brook. He stands tall

ENG 105/4 (1 CRR: 5.83 REQ: 5.62

England need 180 runs

Harry Brook 34(2
Liam Livingstone 5(3

115/4 from 20

Plumb
Gawn
117/5
Player review
Liam Livingstone lbw b Rashid Khan 10

Rashid Khan srikes
Livingstone has been trapped in front but he opts for the review!
Looked adjacent to the naked eye.

20.4
Rashid Khan to Livingstone, out Lbw!! Livingstone has been trapped in front but he opts for the review! Looked adjacent to the naked eye. Was fired in at 94.9kph and it was the googly, Livingstone planted his front foot across and played all around it. Wanted to flick it across but was nowhere near the line of the ball. Got beaten on the inside edge as he was pinged !

Livingstone lbw b Rashid Khan 10(14) [4s-1]

ENG 117/5 (20.4) CRR: 5.66 REQ: 5.73
England need 168 runs

In reply to Narper

Rashid weaving webs around the Poms....

Chrissy said "Dis done" at 6:49 this morning.

this done and dusted. afgans have this in d bag


ENG 129/5 (24)

CRR: 5.38 REQ: 6


England need 156 runs

In reply to shivnotout

Brook gets his half-century...the next Root?

50 fi Brook
Come on Afghanistan.

In reply to Chrissy

ABE

In reply to Chrissy

Nabi gets rid of Curran...six down.

Gawn

Sam Curran c Rahmat Shah b Mohammad Nabi 10

138/6

Missing
160/6

In reply to Chrissy

Mujeeb to Woakes, out Bowled!! Woakes b Mujeeb 9(26) [4s-1]

In reply to Drapsey
Good ting mi nebba seh by who

Chris Woakes b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 9

Seven down now
Clataaaax
160/7

In reply to shivnotout
Mi just glad it’s not my side teking dis licks,
Dis done fi true. Massive upset coming up.

Harry gawn now

Dis done
169/8

In reply to Chrissy

Harry Brook is key for England to avoid a big upset, but he will need significant assistance from Woakes, Wood and Adil Rashid. Fingers crossed for the first thriller of #CWC23. 'Woakes is gone now' brook gawn now

ENG 169/8 (34.1)


CRR: 4.95 REQ: 7.33

England need 116 runs in 95 balls

Why do the commentators keep referring to them as Afghanis? Good grief-you would think that commentators for an international event would know the proper terminology.

They are Afghans. Not Afghanis.

In reply to JOJO
Ignorance

In reply to Chrissy

pom pom ah tumble


3-1 (Jonny Bairstow, 1.1), 33-2 (Joe Root, 6.5), 68-3 (Dawid Malan, 12.4), 91-4 (Jos Buttler, 17.2), 117-5 (Liam Livingstone, 20.4), 138-6 (Sam Curran, 27.1), 160-7 (Chris Woakes, 32.6), 169-8 (Harry Brook, 34.2)

Equation is 89 needed from 72, definitely not unattainable if these two can play out Rashid here.

38.4
Rashid Khan to Adil Rashid, out Caught by Nabi!! Rashid gets Rashid! Afghansitan inch ever so closer to a historic win! Floated up full on off-stump, Adil Rashid was drawn forward as he went for a forward defence, it drifted in nicely before gripping and turning to catch the outside edge, Nabi was waiting at slip and he accepted it gleefully. Rashid ran off in celebration and his teammates joined him

Adil Rashid c Nabi b Rashid Khan 20(13) [4s-2]

ENG 198/9 (38.4) CRR: 5.12 REQ: 7.68
England need 87 runs in 68 balls

Nine down.
Start Taps.
ABE forever!

Dis is worse than West Indies v Kenya.

38.6
Rashid Khan to Mark Wood, no run, oh he's dropped it! Rashid wears a wry smile, was a googly just outside off, Mark Wood pressed right back to cut and he didn't keep it down

39.1
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Topley, no run, oh that was close! Full and angling into off-stump from round the wicket, Topley just hung his bat out at it in front of his stumps and it just about beat off-stump by a whisker

39.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Topley, FOUR, three in a row for Topley! Afghanistan need to focus here, the job isn't quite done yet. Farooqi went full and just outside off, just undercooked the yorker and Topley just carved it through extra-cover after clearing his front-leg
39.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Topley, FOUR, more runs! Short of a length on middle, Topley pressed back and flat-batted this straight back past his partner at the other end, he struck that well and mid-on had no chance
39.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Topley, FOUR, golden runs for England, full and angling into the batter, Topley made room and hacked at it, got a thick inside edge that ran away past the diving keeper

ENG 213/9 (40) CRR: 5.32 REQ: 7.2
England need 72 runs in 60 balls

Reece Topley 14(6)
Mark Wood 17(20

Fabulous win dis

40.3
Rashid Khan to Mark Wood, out Bowled!! It's all over and who other than Rashid Khan to hand Afghanistan a famous win! Flatter delivery on middle, Mark Wood cleared his front-leg and went for a big swipe across the line, he missed and the ball crashed into the stumps. Afghanistan are jubilant but not overly so, they realize it's a big win but there's a long road ahead and by the looks of it, they have their sights set on a bigger prize.

Mark Wood b Rashid Khan 18(22) [4s-3]

AFG 284 (49.5)

ENG 215 (40.3)

Afghanistan won by 69 runs

In reply to Narper

VOR called it!! Dem have a GM vaccine now?

In reply to Narper
Sri Lanka v OZ
Sri Lanka chose to bat
63/0 from 12

79/0 from 14
Nissanka 39*
Perera 34*

In reply to Chrissy

A good opening partnership so far....

96/0 from 17
Nissanka 46*
Perera 43*

Perera hit on the head

In reply to Chrissy

He's okay now.

Hundred partnership up.

50 fi Perera
52*
Nissanka 48*
110/0 from 19

In reply to mikesiva
A really good start

50 fi Nissanka
50*

Nissanka gawn

Pathum Nissanka c Warner b Cummins 61
125/1

137/1 from 23
Perera 64*
Mendis 2*

Humpire Joel Wilson is in the house.

Big him up!

Clataaaaax
Perera gawn

Kusal Perera b Cummins 78

157/2

In reply to Drapsey
Yes

out Bowled!! Change of angle does the trick!! Fuller in length and angling in, Perera played it from the crease and tried to punch it across the line. Played the wrong line, beats beaten on the inside edge and off pole is a mess... Cummins is over the moon with that wicket


SL 158/2 (26.5) CRR: 5.89

Mendis gawn

Kusal Mendis c Warner b Zampa 9

165/3 from 28

In reply to Chrissy

After a blistering start, Sri Lanka have been brought back to ground level by skipper Pat Cummins and now Adam Zampa. Both the Lankan openers fell after getting fifties, and now Kusal Mendis has had a rare off day for this World Cup. Australia back in the contest, two new batters in the middle for Sri Lanka...

125 for none now SL 166/3 (2

Looks not out to me
Out
Joe gets it right
166/4
What a collapse dis

Rain
178/4 from 32.1

Covers have come off and the Super Sopper is at work!! A few more minutes and we should be good to restart...

SL 184/6 (34.5) CRR: 5.28

Fall of Wickets
125-1 (Pathum Nissanka, 21.4), 157-2 (Kusal Perera, 26.2), 165-3 (Kusal Mendis, 27.6), 166-4 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 29.1), 178-5 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 32.3), 184-6 (Dunith Wellalage, 34.5)

Run out
Six down
184/6 from 38

In reply to Chrissy

Really poor from Sri Lanka. With a good base from the openers, the middle order failed to capitalize. This might well be a defining moment in the game.


SL 186/6 (36) CRR: 5.17

Di procession continues

Chamika Karunaratne lbw b Zampa 2

196/7

Dis done

SL 199/8 (40) CRR: 4.98

Adam Zampa
8-1-47-4

The wind has picked up. It is very gusty out there. It's a storm! The action has been paused. Too breezy to continue.

There might be a storm around the corner. But what about the tornado that has torn apart Lanka?

209/10

SL 209 (43.3)
AUS 64/2 (10) CRR: 6.4 REQ: 3.65

Australia need 146 runs

Marnus Labuschagne 8(14)
Mitchell Marsh 45(35)

Dilshan Madushanka
5-2-14-2

SL 209 (43.3)

AUS 215/5 (35.2)

Australia won by 5 wkts

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Adam Zampa

South Africa vs Netherlands, 15th Match

Saffies v Netherlands
Rain
Uh-oh, looks like it has started drizzling again and the covers are coming back on.

Saffies win the toss and will bowl

Rain has returned
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket-world-cup/south-africa-vs-netherlands-weather-update-rain-likely-play-spoilsport-in-dharamsala-8986743/

The forecast from the Indian Meteorological Department is that of thunderstorms with rain throughout the day.

43 overs aside.
Soon come

Here we go
Ngidi opens the bowling

Maiden over

16/0 from 3

Maiden Jansen

Looking at di sky I Sam not sure this match will have a result
22/0 from 6

Gawn first ball from Rabada

Vikramjit Singh c Klaasen b Rabada 2
22/1

Gawn

Max O'Dowd c †de Kock b Jansen 18

24/2

Gawn
Bas de Leede lbw b Rabada 2
40/3

Some poor umpiring dis. Second wicket by review

Clataaax
Colin Ackermann b Coetzee 12
50/4

Gawn
Sybrand Engelbrecht c Jansen b Ngidi 18
82/5

Whatever happened to the Jumbo-like Saffie?

When he played he looked like his place in the team was justified.

83/5 from 21

Dropped by Jansen
97/5 from 23

That fielder is not having a good day.

Gawn plumb lbw

Teja Nidamanuru lbw b Jansen 20

112/6

Is this the 4th ine the Saffies got on review.
Really poor umpiring today. Yet again dat was plumb lbw

In reply to Drapsey
He’s bowling well

Gawn stumped

Logan van Beek st †de Kock b Maharaj 10

140/7

141/7 from 34
Dis done

NED 203/7 (39) CRR: 5.14


43 overs game due to rain

50 fi Edwards now 64*

Roelof van der Merwe c †de Kock b Ngidi 29

204/8 from 39.5

In reply to Chrissy

That is one major fight back by the Dutch here.

In reply to Drapsey

Yep
245/8 from 43
Edwards 78*

Wow,

Extraordinary

In reply to Discourse

Kudos to Netherlands for getting 245. They have bossed this game for the last hour or so. South Africa walk back with a few shaking their heads. They look a bit shell-shocked at this assault in the last 10 overs. After rain forced the game to start 2 hours later, the game was reduced to 43-overs a side.


NED 245/8 (43) CRR: 5.7

Innings Break

When they beat West Indies, everyone thought it was a one off but this team got back bone. SA will win this easily. They have the best batting lineup, hands-down, but it was nice to see the Netherlands getting in the act.

In reply to CricSham

With all due respect to West Indies, Netherlands qualification into the World Cup makes more interesting, the Dutch are more consistent and challenging than the unpredictable WI. Only good things can happen for Netherlands from hereon!

de Kock, out Caught by Edwards!! Huge wicket for the Netherlands and they look absolutely pumped. More of a round-arm drifter from Ackermann, got the ball to skid and bounce a bit extra as de Kock looked to sweep past short fine. Was a bit early into the shot and got a healthy top-edge to the right of the keeper. de Kock c Edwards b Ackermann 20(22) [4s-3]

RSA 37/1 (8.4) CRR: 4.27 REQ: 6.09


South Africa need 209 runs

In reply to Chrissy

out Bowled!! Knocked him over. He's done it with the bat and now starts his spell with the wicket of the South African skipper Bavuma b van der Merwe 16(31) [4s-2 6s-1]

game on 2 down

Laaawd......SA going down..

In reply to shivnotout

Wow, unbelievable

If I didn't know, I would be wondering whether it's WI playing there.

Suspicious cricket here from the Saffies.

Hmmm....

In reply to SnoopDog

bookie balljit have something to do with this score?


RSA 63/4 (15) CRR: 4.2 REQ: 6.54

South Africa need 181 runs

In reply to shivnotout

In reply to SnoopDog

them boys spread out Mukesh dealing with afgans and england games


RSA 81/4 (17.3) CRR: 4.63 REQ: 6.47


South Africa need 165 runs

SA reeling


out Caught by Vikramjit Singh!! van Beek believe. Netherlands believe. They now have gotten rid of Heinrich Klaasen who can change the game in a matter of minutes Klaasen c Vikramjit Singh b van Beek 28(2 [4s-4]

In reply to SnoopDog

In reply to JOJO

Edwards (Dutch captain) has been very impressive. Guess they need to thank their Analyst who helped them set the plans for all the batsmen. They have completely stifled the South Africans here. Another upset in the making.




RSA 99/5 (22.1) CRR: 4.47 REQ: 7.06

South Africa need 147 runs

Miller dropped with the score on 103/5

In reply to SnoopDog

dutch just dropped d world cup


23.4
van der Merwe to Miller, FOUR, have they dropped the game? The man at long-on drops it. Bas de Leede has dropped this. The batter danced down, got under it and lofted it. That went very high and the fielder despite being in position dropped it. He was nervous and has dropped it

6 down
van M knocks out Jansen’s stumps!

In reply to Chrissy

out Bowled!! Red isn't the colour for danger. That is passe. Orange is the new colour for fear. Ask the proteas! They are six down now. The cross seamer. The batter gets squared up and misses the line of the delivery for the woodwork to be in a mess. Jansen goes. Marco Jansen b van Meekeren 9(25)

In reply to Acid

The Dutch out to show they're not there to just make up numbers.

130 needed from 100 balls

In reply to mikesiva

I was telling some people that Afghanistan and Holland have been improving and competing while traditional teams like WI, SL and Bangladesh heading in the wrong direction

Place your bets people!

Truth be told..WI would have stunk the wc bad....lord always has good intentions..

Miller batting like WI

Muscle a 4 but had 5 dot balls in the over with one of that dot being bowled down

145/7

In reply to pooranian

Wat you talkin bout Bro.

Roston Chase would have set this WC ablaze.

Bas de Leede is the happiest man on the planet! van Beek is the reason for his elation. Miller's dismissal is the chief cause. Was a length delivery, Miller goes for an ugly swipe and uglier scenes awaited him as he looked at the mess. The ball shattered the sticks down. SA lose the big man. Miller O Miller, what have you done? Miller b van Beek 43(52) [4s-4 6s-1]

West Indian van Beek on fyahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

In reply to SnoopDog

That drawing board would have worked overtime with WI players hell bent auditioning for IPL..

147/8

NED 245/8 (43)
RSA 148/8 (33.2) CRR: 4.44 REQ: 10.14

South Africa need 98 runs in 58 balls

87 needed in 50 balls

35.1
Bas de Leede to Rabada, out Caught by Sybrand Engelbrecht!! Engelbrecht is known to pluck blinders. This one is too easy.

Rabada c Sybrand Engelbrecht b Bas de Leede 9(6) [6s-1]

And the Saffies' biggest fan, Chrissy, has gone into hiding. Gone kuntry, actually.

In reply to Drapsey

166/9

In reply to Drapsey

Required Run Rate = 43.71



7 balls to go

In reply to Acid

South Africa need 49 runs in 5 balls

In reply to SnoopDog

207 all out

dat man van Beek

Captain Temba Bavuma should be prepared to take his licks.

Another upset! The Dutch have decimated the applecart of the SA unit once again, They win by 38 runs. Was banged in short, Maharaj backed away and managed to glove it to the keeper. Easy take for the keeper. The SA unit has been shocked here. Maharaj hung in there for long but not long enough or quick enough as SA just went through the motion in the last few overs. Maharaj c Edwards b van Beek 40(37) [4s-5 6s-1]


NED 245/8 (43)

RSA 207 (42.5)

Netherlands won by 38 runs

May not be surprising as Holland did beat SA last year in the 20/20 World Cup

In reply to shivnotout

Dem Saffies had some dutch chokah

In reply to Narper

Afghanistan vs New Zealand now.

The Afghans have spilt a couple of half-chances. You need to take them at this level.

In reply to mikesiva
Watching Ravindra and Young - beautiful batting
70/1 from 14

In reply to Drapsey

Big upset

In reply to Chrissy

Young benefitting from the spilt chance to get close to a half-century.

53* Young
97/1

105/1 from 19
Young 55*
Ravindra 29*

Clataaaax

Rachin Ravindra b Azmatullah Omarzai 32
109/2

Young gawn


Will Young c †Ikram Alikhil b Azmatullah Omarzai 54
110/3 from 21

Oh skites - another wicket

Daryl Mitchell c Ibrahim Zadran b Rashid Khan 1
110/4

In reply to Chrissy

if afgan can keep NZ under 250. another upset in d cards


NZ 117/4 (23.3) CRR: 4.98

142/4 from 31

In reply to shivnotout
Kiwis have a very good bowling attack.

In reply to Chrissy

so is afgan

Afghanistan's success formula pinned on Rashid, Mujeeb & Nabi

They were going at close to 6 per over and now it has dropped well below 5 per over. NZ are slowly trying to get up after that burst of three wickets which went down.


NZ 163/4 (34.5) CRR: 4.68

172/4 from 37

In reply to Chrissy

this was d game

Will Youngc Ikram Alikhil b Azmatullah 54

1.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Will Young, no run, dropped! On a length around off, shapes in a touch, Will Young doesn't have room to work with and pushes at it tamely. Ends up getting a healthy outside edge. Rahmat Shah at first slip is a bit late to react. Gets his hands to his left but the ball pops out. Went with hard hands there, would be disappointed

185/4 from 40

oh no

40.6
Rashid Khan to Latham, 1 run, that's very casual, Mujeeb!! An easy catch goes down. Tossed up on off, Latham goes for the reverse sweep again but lobs it up this time. To the left of Mujeeb at backward point and he makes a tame one-handed effort when he could have reacted a bit quicker and got both hands behind it.



NZ 193/4 (41.3) CRR: 4.65

199 r from 42
Phillips 48*
Latham 37*

Dem cyan catch

50* fi Phillips

In reply to Chrissy

another one dropped!! You can see smoke coming off Rashid's ears now, eyes going red. Tossed up and was the googly, Latham dances out and tries to glance, too early in closing the bat face and gets a leading edge towards covers. Shahidi the fielder who jumps well, but the ball pops in and out again...


NZ 226/4 (45) CRR: 5.02


Partnership: 116(140)

226/4 from 45
Phillips 67*
Latham 44*

Another drop

50* fi Latham
236/4 from 46

250 up

254/4 from 47

Dem tek one
Phillips gawn fi 71

Latham bowled
255/6

Humpire Joel Wilson on show!

In reply to Drapsey

277/6 from 49

288/6 from 50
Dis done
Gwan Kiwis

2/0 from 1

Clataaax!
Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Henry 11
27/1

Damn - two down

Ibrahim Zadran c Santner b Boult

27/2

6.1
Boult to Ibrahim Zadran, out Caught by Santner!! Both the openers are back in the hut now! It's Boult who does the trick this time. On a length around leg-stump, shaping in a touch, Ibrahim Zadran closes his bat face early on the tuck and ends up getting a leading edge. The ball lobs to covers and Santner runs in to accept it gleefully!

Ibrahim Zadran c Santner b Boult 14(15) [4s-2]

56/3

97/4
Start Taps

121/5 from 30

125/6

138/8

139/9

Done and dusted
139
Kiwis win by 149

India vs Bangladesh, 17th Match

Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

1st match at Pune

In reply to shivnotout
Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat
5/0 from 3

19/0 from 6

Bang 45/0 from 8.3
Pandya injured - ankle.
Finally goes off after wasting 10 minutes for strapping etc.
Kohli finishing over

47/0 from 9

Panda injured…

Kholi to bowl

Economical half over by Kholi…2 runs

In reply to Discourse
Good start fi Bang
64/0 from 10.2

In reply to Chrissy

Yep

Openers batting well. Very circumspect at the beginning.

82/0 from 13
Hasan 44*
Das 35*

50*fi Tanzid Hasan
90/0 from 14
Drinks

50 for Hassan

Well done

Gawn

Tanzid Hasan lbw b Kuldeep YadaV 51
93/1

In reply to Discourse

Hardik might be injured...sprained ankle?

Shanto lbw Jadeja for eight.

50 fi Das

Now 114/2 from 22

Das gawn fi 66
137/4
Dis done and I am gone.
More pressing matters

BAN 225/6 (46) CRR: 4.89

Nasum Ahmed 6(13)
Mahmudullah 32(27

49.6
Bumrah to Shoriful Islam, SIX, to deep extra cover

BAN 256/8 (50) CRR: 5.12

Now the BRUTE Bumrah is bouncing at tail-enders.

Weh Surya/Khaga deh?

In reply to Drapsey

Cavagery has evolved eh?

In reply to Khaga

Having a good time, aren't you?

Keep it going!

BAN 256/8 (50)
IND 14/0 (2) CRR: 7 REQ: 5.06
India need 243 runs

In reply to Narper

India 120/1. If India don't win this worldcup, I suspect a few houses will need rebuilding!!

IND 201/3 (34) CRR: 5.91 REQ: 3.5
India need 56 runs

KL Rahul 13(1
Virat Kohli 65(68

17 matches, 16 blow outs. What a Tournament.

BAN 256/8 (50)

IND 261/3 (41.3)

India won by 7 wkts

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Virat Kohli

Looks like the Paks are intimidated by being on the ground in Hindia.

OZ 231-0 after 32.2 overs, with openers Warner and Marsh both on 109.

In reply to Drapsey
Two quick wickets
284/2 from 38

Warner gawn fi 163
325/4 from 42.2

340/5 from 45

AUS 354/6 (47.1) CRR: 7.51

AUS 360/7 (48.3) CRR: 7.42

Last 5 overs: 26 runs, 3 wkts

Late 140s speed in his 8th over...some.stamina this from rauf

AUS 363/8 (49.1) CRR: 7.38

In reply to pooranian

Licks

Haris Rauf 8 0 83 3

AUS 364/9 (49.2) CRR: 7.38

367/9 from 50

Afridi 5/54

AUS 367/9 (50) CRR: 7.34

Shaheen Afridi 10 1 54 5

AUS 367/9 (50)
PAK 12/0 (2) CRR: 6 REQ: 7.42
Pakistan need 356 runs

PAK 61/0 (11.1) CRR: 5.46 REQ: 7.91
Pakistan need 307 runs

AK 94/0 (15) CRR: 6.27 REQ: 7.83
Pakistan need 274 runs

PAK 100/0 (16.5) CRR: 5.94 REQ: 8.08
Pakistan need 268 runs

Abdullah 49*
Iman-ul-Haq 48*
104/0 from 17
Review system not working - sabotage.

59 fi Shafique

Dropped now

50 fi Imam

PAK 112/0 (1 CRR: 6.22 REQ: 8
Pakistan need 256 runs

Imam-ul-Haq 54(55
)Abdullah Shafique 51(53

DRS back up

131/0 from 20

Gawn
Abdullah Shafique c Maxwell b Stoinis 64
134/1

151/1 from 23

Imam gawn now
Imam-ul-Haq c Starc b Stoinis 70
154/2

159/2 from 24

rAMSGATE... 3 down.

Babar gawn
abar Azam c Cummins b Zampa 18
179/3

208/3 from 31

AK 208/3 (31) CRR: 6.71 REQ: 8.42

Pakistan need 160 runs

Mohammad Rizwan 25(21
)Saud Shakeel 16(19

231/3 from 34
137 from 96

AK 232/4 (35) CRR: 6.63 REQ: 9.07
Pakistan need 136 runs in 90 balls

Saud Shakeel c Stoinis b Cummins 30

Come on Pak!!

back to back 6ixes!!

leh we go boys!!

252/4 from 37

265/4 from 37

38.5
Zampa to Iftikhar Ahmed, out Lbw!!

Iftikhar Ahmed lbw b Zampa 26(20) [6s-3]

PAK 269/5 (38.5) CRR: 6.93 REQ: 8.87

Pakistan need 99 runs in 67 balls

269/5

Iftikhar Ahmed lbw b Zampa 26

99 from 67

ramsgate now...fellas settle nah...

another down...steupse

40.5
Zampa to Rizwan, out Lbw!! He's Gone!

Rizwan lbw b Zampa 46(40) [4s-5]

In reply to Khaga

aussies in their blinking heads now...

steupse

In reply to Chrissy

7 gawn done and dusted


Pakistan need 91 runs in 49 balls

Last 5 overs: 21 runs, 3 wkts

keep hope alive 6ix!!!

42.6
Zampa to Nawaz, out Stumped!!

Nawaz st Josh Inglis b Zampa 14(16) [6s-1]

PAK 287/8 (43) CRR: 6.67 REQ: 11.57

Pakistan need 81 runs in 42 balls

second half of this team playing the freaky Pakistan side...

out ...

In reply to powen001

Mohammad Rizwan vs Adam Zampa in ODIs

Runs: 64
Balls: 80
Dismissals: 4
Avg: 16
SR: 80
4s/6s: 2/0

In reply to shivnotout

Zampa learnt to bowl whist playing for Guyana Amazon Warriors

In reply to shivnotout

300 up...and out to....

dang it

44.5
Starc to Hasan Ali, out Caught by Josh Inglis!!

Starc's record is intact! Hasan Ali c Josh Inglis b Starc 8( [4s-2]

In reply to Narper

teacher Permaul?

PAK 301/9 (44.5) CRR: 6.71 REQ: 12.97
Pakistan need 67 runs in 31 balls

AUS 367/9 (50)

PAK 305 (45.3)

Australia won by 62 runs

In reply to Narper

this changed everything for Pak

4.3
Shaheen Afridi to Warner, no run, short ball, gets the top-edge. Easy catch for the man at mid-on. But then the man at mid-on has dropped it. This is a massive moment in the game. The ball got big on the batter who failed to control the pull. Usama Mir will be gutted. That's a silly drop. Now, he will have to pray that Warner doesn't make them pay a lot

Pakistan have lost their last six wickets for just 36

Two matches coming up
Sri Lanka v Netherlands
RSA v England

I’ll be up for the Saffies

In reply to Chrissy

ANYONE BUT SA AND PAK IN THIS WC.

DEDING WID LAF TWISSY.

Netherlands vs Sri Lanka, 19th Match

Netherlands have won the toss and have opted to bat

Teams:

Sri Lanka (Playing XI):

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka


Netherlands (Playing XI):

Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards(w/c), Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

England won the toss and chose to field
Cappo Bavuma not playing
Saffies 163/2 from 25
Hendrinks 85*
Markram 12*

Quinton de Kock ct Butler b Topley 4
Rassie van der Dussen c Bairstow b Rashid 60

Gawn

Reeza Hendricks b Rashid 85
164/3

200 up

201/3 from 31

In reply to Chrissy

Saffies batting well

Looking for 350+

In reply to Chrissy

David Miller c Stokes b Topley 5

243/5

287/5 with seven overs to go

Mek dat 291

300 up

Madness
306/5 from 44
Klaasen 81* from 52

If we can get 350, England will be buried. This is do or die for England, so they will come out with guns blazing.

315/5 from 45

333/5 from 46

Klaasen should go into the record books by retiring on 90. He is certainly hurting.

Oops, forget 90. Make that 100.

Siiiiix and Klaasen moves to 96*. And now he gets his ton


100* from 61
344/5 from 46.4

345/5 from 47

Siiiiix

Dis is Murda

Siiix and 50* fi Jansen now
368/5 from 48

Dropped 394/5 from 49

Get di 400 Saffies

Jansen murdering dem.

Send for the police

Klaasen finally bowled. 109(67)

Looks like relieving themselves of Cappo Bavuma was all the inspiration the Saffies needed.

Wicket
Great knock Klaasen 109 from 65

399/7 from 50
Fabulous Saffies
ABE!

Best 100 of the WC to date, Klassen's! Batting at 5 to booth.

In reply to Chrissy

Hehehe!

‘Spear’ a tort for Whingeglan

In reply to cumberland

can england match 38 fours and 13 sixes? this game done done

In reply to shivnotout

Singles mate!!! Keep d dot ball percentage dong.
Apparently that is the way to win limited overs games

0.5
Ngidi to Bairstow, SIX, what a shot. Bairstow this time holds his shape and flicks a good length delivery angling into off-stump, just a nonchalant hit and just clears deep mid-wicket

1.4
Marco Jansen to Malan, FOUR, wrong line. Full and down leg, flicked away to the fine-leg fence. So easy for Malan

In reply to Narper
Umpire’s call.
14/0 from 2

RSA 399/7 (50)
ENG 14/0 (2) CRR: 7 REQ: 8.04

England need 386 runs

Dawid Malan 6(3)
Jonny Bairstow 6(9)

2.3
Ngidi to Bairstow, out Caught by van der Dussen!! Ngidi looks at the heavens with folded hands and thanks the supreme up above. Length delivery on the pads, Bairstow is early into the flick, off the toe-end and straight up. Rassie is placed right on the fence at deep backward square leg and he settles to reverse-cup it. Early blow for England.

Bairstow c van der Dussen b Ngidi 10(12) [4s-1 6s-1]

ENG 18/1 (2.3) CRR: 7.2 REQ: 8.04
England need 382 runs

3.6
Marco Jansen to Root, out Caught by Miller!! Straight to legslip. Did Root not know the fielder placed there? Leg-stump length delivery and Root has flicked it straight to Miller. Root falls early and England's chase in early trouble.

Root c Miller b Marco Jansen 2(6)

ENG 23/2 (4) CRR: 5.75 REQ: 8.2
England need 377 runs

Gawn
ROOT GAWN FI 2
Jansen strikes
23/2
dis done

In reply to shivnotout

can england match 38 fours and 13 sixes? this game done donelol

They have the firepower but everyman will have to hit 'em!

So

In reply to Chrissy

Dis only done when Stokes goes

ENG 24/2 (5) CRR: 4.8 REQ: 8.36
England need 376 runs

Ben Stokes 0(2)
Dawid Malan 6(10

Gawn on review
Malan ct deKock b Jansen 6
24/3
Pommies go home

3 wickets down for squat

I'm enjoying this too much

5.1
Marco Jansen to Malan, out Caught by de Kock!! Nothing going right for England. Big spike and umpire Kumar Dharmasena has missed that. But South Africa review and get it overturned. A short of length delivery down leg, Malan tickles it down leg and QdK takes it. Surprisingly he doesn't look convinced but the review proves him wrong. England in tatters.

Malan c de Kock b Marco Jansen 6(11) [4s-1]

In reply to LBW375
Same here my friend

There is something to be said about orthodox batsmanship! What it is these days only the purists know!

24-3

Hit the damn ball man! This is white ball cricket!

5.4
Marco Jansen to Harry Brook, FOUR, to deep backward point

ENG 29/3 (6) CRR: 4.83 REQ: 8.43
England need 371 runs

Harry Brook 5(5)
Ben Stokes 0(2)

Marco Jansen
3-0-13-2
Lungi Ngidi
3-1-12-1

Stokes GONE !

Caught and bowl Rabada

8.1
Rabada to Stokes, out Caught&Bowled!! Rabada has his first. Stokes goes and flips the bat up in the air after Rabada catches. Fullish on the stumps, flicked back and it went around shin-height to Rabada who clutches it with no trouble at all. Made it look so easy as well. Two hands and the ball is going nowhere. South Africa set to embarrass England here if this continues.

ENG 38/4 (8.1) CRR: 4.65 REQ: 8.65
England need 362 runs

Rabada strikes first ball Stokes ct and bowled 5
38/4

it's not coming back home

dis done done

Buttler gawn

In reply to doosra

Can they make 100 ?

Five down
67/5
Di Buttler departs ct de Kock b Coetzee 15
67/5

In reply to doosra
Done done done but it sure is fun hearing di Pommie commies whine

Now Brook


Reviews...

Plumb lbw. Brook
68/6

In reply to Chrissy

Dem pulling a Windies

In reply to Chrissy

That’s the bogus defending champion for you

In reply to Chrissy

Poms getting pummelled!

Seven down - great catch - Rashid gawn fi 10
84/7
3 fi Coetzee

In reply to LBW375

If England gets bowled out for 169 or fewer against South Africa, they will be at the bottom of points table after 20 games.

In reply to shivnotout

Great catch by Rabada!

Ngidi strikes.

Willey out for 12.

England 100-8

In reply to mikesiva

England on the verge of losing this game by a massive, massive margin. The South African batters dominated the afternoon, and the evening has belonged to their bowlers. The pacers have absolutely steamrolled the opposition. No chance of a comeback from this point..

In reply to Chrissy

pom pom done done

England should have opted for plan b. They haven't so far and I guess it's too late now. They could have bridged the margin of loss a little. This will surely hurt their chances of a top four finish even if they win all their remaining games. Their NRR will take a huge setback.

In reply to mikesiva
Sweet fi days

Dropped


118/8 from 18

Who most arrogantly biased ?

England cricket commentators or US Olympic Athletics commentators?

In reply to LBW375
Even

Dropped.
Come allyuh done dis now

All over
170/9
Saffies by 229 runs

In reply to Chrissy

Defending champions, my derriere

SA 399/7 (50)

ENG 170 (22)

South Africa won by 229 runs

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Heinrich Klaasen

England looks a bit tired. when Bairstow doesnt score, they struggle to win. So much for wonder boy Brooks.

In reply to jacksparrow

Missed the action but I welcome the beat down of the Brits.

India v Kiwis
India chose to field

Devon Conway c Iyer b Mohammed Siraj 0 (
11/1 from 5

Clataaaax
Will Young b Mohammed Shami 17
19/2 from 8.1

Four fi Ravindra - nice cover drive

34/2 from 10

Rohit leaves the field after injuring hand

Ravindra dropped by Jadeja
40/2 from 11

53/2 from 13
Ravindra 19* from 27
Mitchell 13* from 15

61/2 from 15

72/2 from 17

Dis youngster can bat - straight six
Ravindra 39* (46)
Mitchell 30* (32)

90/2 from 19
Partnership 69 from 70

100 up - 20.5

106/2 from 22

50* fi di best youngster on display at this WC
50* from 56

117/2 from 24

100 partnership
119/2

125/2 from 25
Mitchell 46*

Mitchell 48*
Ravindra 58*
128/2 from 26

50* fi Mitchell (60)
131/2 from 27

NZ 138/2 (2 CRR: 4.93

Rachin Ravindra 59(69)
Daryl Mitchell 57(63

Gawn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!given LBW

Gone upstairs

28.5
Siraj to Ravindra, no run
Given out LBW. Looks out, will be out if it didn't pitch outside leg. No bat. All eyes on where it pitched. This could be marginal. Could be just outside but ball-tracker will give us the exact picture. OUTSIDE!

Review
Outside leg

141/2 from 29
Get yuh ton now kiddo

29.3
Jadeja to Mitchell, 1 run, oh dropped but a toughie for KL.f. Fullish and fast, Mitchell looks to drive, gets a feather, the ball rushed to the keepr before he could react. He is really disappointed he couldn't close the hands in time

NZ 160/2 (31) CRR: 5.16

Partnership: 141(137)

167/2 from 32

NZ 167/2 (32) CRR: 5.22

Daryl Mitchell 69(74)
Rachin Ravindra 74(82

Partnership: 148(143)

32.5
in the airrrr, the pressure of dots doing it.. Nooo, it's down again. Bumrah drops a sitter. Jadeja earlier, Bumrah now. India have been good on the field so far and today they are having a shocker. Clever wide full delivery inviting the lofted drive, flat hit to the left of long-off and Bumrah spills it for four

In reply to Narper

Big drop that by Bumrah. Surprised as he is a good catcher.

33.3
Shami to Ravindra, out Caught by Shubman Gill!! Finally, after three dropped chances India cling on to one. The off-cutter again from Shami, Ravindra goes for the loft across the line, wanted to place it squarer but he picked out long-on to perfection. End of a crucial innings from Ravindra. Shami has his second

Ravindra c Shubman Gill b Shami 75(87) [4s-6 6s-1]

In reply to hubert

Jadeja dropped one too....best filder in the injun team

But they have now broken the partnership...lets see what happens now....Kiwis will fght to the end

In reply to Narper

Latham gawn plumb lbw
205/4

In reply to hubert
Indian fielding has been poor today

Looks like "The Wave" just reached Hindia.

Ton fi Mitchell from 100
221/4 from 40.4

226/4 from 42

Lick ball allyuh

Phillip gawn fi 23
243/5 from 44.2

44.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Glenn Phillips, out Caught by Rohit!! Rohit is the first one to snatch that. The keeper went for it. Bumrah went for it. But Rohit from cover manages to grab it. That was a tossed up delivery, wide outside off, Glenn Phillips went for the booming slog and got a massive top-edge. The ball went straight up and I guess no one called. Three of them went after it but was closer to Rohit who managed to pouch it. Not a great day for India on the field

Glenn Phillips c Rohit b Kuldeep Yadav 23(26) [6s-1]

NZ 249/5 (46) CRR: 5.41

Daryl Mitchell 112(116)
Mark Chapman 3(4)

Mohammed Siraj
10-1-45-1

46.6
Bumrah to Chapman, out Caught by Kohli!!

Kohli takes it! Chapman c Kohli b Bumrah 6(

47.4
Shami to Santner, out Bowled!! Wow!

Santner b Shami 1(2)

NZ 260/7 (47.4) CRR: 5.4

260/8

47.5
Shami to Matt Henry, out Bowled!! He is on a hat-trick. He already has a Wc hat-trick to his name. That was full, straight, Matt Henry looks to play it with a straight bat and misses the line to be bowled. Superb stuff again from Shami. Credit to the clarity of thought

Matt Henry b Shami 0(1)

NZ 260/8 (4 CRR: 5.42

Lockie Ferguson 0(1)
Daryl Mitchell 118(120)

Mohammed Shami
9-0-44-4

Last 5 overs: 22 runs, 4 wkts

49.3
Shami to Mitchell, FOUR, length delivery, wide outside off, Mitchell cue-ends the shot and sends it over cover. That wasn't timed well but got enough wood on it to send it over. The man at long-off was very straight and had no chance. Mitchell has managed to topple his pervious best in ODIs. Played the field and managed to send it into the gap
49.2
Shami to Mitchell, SIX, misses the mark does Shami and has been slapped over the sight screen. He has been waiting and waiting for a bad ball. Finally gets one and lofts it down the ground. Huge hit. Only the third hit to and over the fence in the last 10 overs

In reply to Chrissy

Very poor in the field by their standard//
Will face a challenging total too as Kiwis are a fighting unit with a
good attack...I think they are slight favourites too.

Mitchell gawn fi 130 from 127
273/9 with one ball to go

49.5
Shami to Mitchell, out Caught by Kohli!! Fifer for Shami. Comes in for his first game and gets a fifer. As easy as that. No wonder he has such a wonderful strike-rate in ODIs.

Mitchell c Kohli b Shami 130(127) [4s-9 6s-5]

49.6
Shami to Boult, out Ferguson Run Out!!

Ferguson run out (Rahul) 1(5)

Good last 10 for India
5 fi Shami
India need 274

NZ 273 (50) CRR: 5.46

Jasprit Bumrah 10 1 45 1
Mohammed Siraj 10 1 45 1
Mohammed Shami 10 0 54 5
Ravindra Jadeja 10 0 48 0
Kuldeep Yadav 10 0 73 2

Last 5 overs: 28 runs, 5 wkts

0.2
Boult to Rohit, FOUR, clever from Rohit. Shuffled inwards expecting a middle and leg lined delivery. Got it on the hips with the shuffle and tickled it to the right of deep square leg for a boundary

In reply to Chrissy

From being 243 for 4 to 273 all-out. NZ would be a little disappointed. The innings was headlined by one substantial partnership. 159 runs were added for the third wicket by Ravindra and Mitchell. Barring that no one else really got going for NZ.

NZ 273 (50)
IND 4/0 (1) CRR: 4 REQ: 5.51
India need 270 runs

Rohit Sharma 4(6)
Shubman Gill 0(0)

Trent Boult
1-0-4-0

In reply to Narper

Matt Henry to Rohit, SIX, attack is the best form of defence!! Dances to the pitch of it and whacks this fuller off lined delivery across the line over cow corner for a huge six.

1.6
Matt Henry to Rohit, FOUR, length ball nipping inwards, Sharma with a shuffle tucks it towards the deep square leg boundary. Putting the pressure back onto the bowler!
1.5
Matt Henry to Rohit, SIX, attack is the best form of defence!! Dances to the pitch of it and whacks this fuller off lined delivery across the line over cow corner for a huge six.

In reply to Narper

2.6
Boult to Rohit, FOUR, dropped!! And it is the centurion Mitchell. A wide length ball, invites Sharma to cut and he gets an edge that flies towards Mitchell at second slip. Came quickly and was slightly low, but it looked like the fielder had adjusted to catch that. However, pops out the hand and runs away for four as well...

4.4
Boult to Rohit, SIX, to long-off

Not out
32/0

In reply to Chrissy

Reprieved!

6.4
Boult to Shubman Gill, FOUR, another one!! A wide length ball, Gill plants his leg forward and cuts it behind square for a boundary. Totally upset the lines of Trent Boult
6.3
Boult to Shubman Gill, FOUR, glorious!! Full outside off, sits up nicely for Gill to dish out a textbook cover drive. That shot will be replayed time and again, that's how good it was...

IND 48/0 (7) CRR: 6.86 REQ: 5.26
India need 226 runs

Rohit Sharma 28(23)
Shubman Gill 20(19

7.4
Matt Henry to Shubman Gill, FOUR, The on-drive is one of the most difficult shots in the book to play, but great players make it look like child's play!! Fuller delivery on middle stump, angling inwards, so effortlessly turned to the right of mid-on

9.2
Matt Henry to Rohit, FOUR, to backward square leg

9.5
Matt Henry to Rohit, SIX, to long-off

In reply to Narper

Rohit, hitting well in no-nonsense mood...and leading from the front .luv it.

10.5
Santner to Rohit, SIX, mind you, Mitchell Santner is the leading wicket-taker of the tournament and he's bowled 10 brilliant deliveries so far in this game. Still Rohit Sharma has the guts to sit down and slog sweep him across the line, against the turn for a six

Ferguson strikes!

Rohit out for 46.

11.1
Ferguson to Rohit, out Bowled!! Oopsie... He was batting so well, no neutral fan would have wanted to see this innings end. A slow wide seam up delivery, Rohit Sharma reaches out to cut but edges it back onto his stumps. The Indian skipper is gone after a very entertaining start in tricky batting conditions

Rohit b Ferguson 46(40) [4s-4 6s-4]

IND 71/1 (11.2) CRR: 6.26 REQ: 5.25
India need 203 runs

11.4
Ferguson to Kohli, FOUR, cracking stroke!! A length ball with a bit of width, Kohli waits for it to arrive and opens the bat face slightly on the punch to get it square of the wicket for

In reply to Narper
Gawn

Rohit Sharma b Ferguson 46
71/1

Gill gawn

Shubman Gill c Mitchell b Ferguson 26
76/2

13.2
Ferguson to Shubman Gill, out Caught by Mitchell!! Both the openers are GONE! Ferguson the destroyer. Goes short outside off and Shubman Gill looks to play the upper cut. Probably wasn't that quick, hence it didn't go the distance. Daryl Mitchell who had put down Rohit Sharma earlier, settles underneath the skier and completes a safe reverse cup. The game is right back in the balance with the ball of the openers.

Shubman Gill c Mitchell b Ferguson 26(31) [4s-5]

13.4
Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, creamed through cover! Ferguson goes full on off and Shreyas Iyer stands tall and drills this through cover to get going with four runs. Lovely looking drive as Kohli appreciates Iyer as they meet midway down the pitch

13.6
Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, a positive start by Shreyas Iyer. Ferguson might have taken a couple of wickets, but the Indian batters are not going to get bogged down. He goes short again and this time Iyer has pulled it over square leg. Manages to beat the fielder haring across in the deep quite comfortably

15.4
Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, and the boundaries continue to flow. 100 up for India! Was a short ball on leg, Shreyas Iyer swivel-pulls this to deep backward square leg. Boult runs across to his left and puts in a dive, but fails to stop it. Not the greatest of conditions for the fielders. Is clearly affecting the visibility of the players..

15.2
Ferguson to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, misfield by Chapman! Looking at that shot, it did deserve a boundary, and that's the end result. Was punched on the up by Shreyas Iyer, and the fielder stationed in the deep gets quickly to it, but the ball nutmegs him and races away to the fence

In reply to Chrissy

tammy meet foggy

Play stopped due to fog - India need 174 runs

17.2
Ferguson to Kohli, FOUR, glorious. We saw Gill hit a couple of lovely cover drives earlier in the innings, and here is Kohli. Was pitched slightly up and the master has caressed it through cover, beats the fielder's dive and it's four runs

17.6
Ferguson to Kohli, FOUR, short and quick down the leg-side, Kohli glances it with finesse and manages to find the fence as the fielder in the deep was way too square. The required run rate is below the 5-run mark now

IND 121/2 (20) CRR: 6.05 REQ: 5.1
India need 153 runs

Shreyas Iyer 28(22)
Virat Kohli 20(27

Partnership: 45(40)

20.4
Ravindra to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, the boundaries keep coming from Iyer's end. Was a short ball outside off, spinning away from the batsman, Shreyas Iyer plays it late and carves it through the gap at backward point and short third man

21.3
Boult to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Conway!! Iyer and his short-ball struggles, Boult exploiting the same. Takes his eyes off the ball and goes for the pull, but doesn't middle it. The top edge flies towards deep square leg

Shreyas Iyer c Conway b Boult 33(29) [4s-6]

23.3
Ferguson to Rahul, FOUR, opens his account with four runs! Ferguson leaking runs. Was taken out of the attack, but comes back and concedes a boundary. Was a back of a length outside off, Rahul plays this late and crunches it through point for four runs

24.1
Ravindra to Rahul, FOUR, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Rahul sweeps this through backward square leg and that's a well executed shot

NZ 273 (50)
IND 140/3 (25) CRR: 5.6 REQ: 5.36

India need 134 runs

Virat Kohli 24(36)
KL Rahul 10(14

28.1
Ravindra to Kohli, SIX, gets one in the zone and Virat tees off. Finally a lose ball and he had to pounce. Ravindra overpitched this right in the slot for Virat to play a lofted drive inside out. Seemed like it went off the bottom of the bat slightly but had enough legs

29.1
Matt Henry to Kohli, FOUR, now that's a statement.

IND 168/3 (30) CRR: 5.6 REQ: 5.3
India need 106 runs

KL Rahul 19(25)
Virat Kohli 42(55

30.6
Ravindra to Rahul, FOUR, this is what smart batting is all about. Ride through those tough phases and pounce when the opportunity arises.

31.6
Boult to Kohli, FOUR, to third man

IND 182/3 (32) CRR: 5.69 REQ: 5.11
India need 92 runs

Virat Kohli 48(5
KL Rahul 27(34

32.1
Santner to Rahul, out Lbw!! This is an unlucky dismissal for KL. He walks off shaking his head. He stepped out to defend this flighted delivery, Santner slightly rushed him as ball hit pad before he could get into a good position and the bat could come down in time

Rahul lbw b Santner 27(35) [4s-3]

IND 186/4 (33) CRR: 5.64 REQ: 5.18
India need 88 runs

Virat Kohli 50(60)
Suryakumar Yadav 2(3

33.5
Boult to Suryakumar Yadav, out Suryakumar Yadav Run Out!! Oh dear! What a mix-up! SKY pushed this towards cover and set off, but Virat was waiting for the ball to be clear of the fielder. But Santner pounced on the ball with a full length dive to put Virat in doubt and he hit reverse gear. SKY was already close to him by then. The throw was actually off and went to Boult who was nowhere and in the middle of the pitch. But SKY was too far down the pitch that Boult smarly under-arm flicked it back to Latham to effect an easy runout. What a terrific piece of fielding by Santner.

Suryakumar Yadav run out (Boult/Latham) 2(4)

35.4
Ferguson to Jadeja, FOUR, and this is glanced away fine for four! Lockie is trying to bowl short into the body at Jaddu, but he's not getting it up to the head to trouble the batter. Easy tickle for four. He might as well want to target the pads/stumps because Jaddu has this tendancy to go too far across looking to play the flick
35.3
Ferguson to Jadeja, FOUR, and Jaddu makes a statement with a lovely pull shot, swivelled on it nicely and kept it all round the ground. Lockie going down the wicket and angling it down leg did help. "Shot" says Virat in his reaction

IND 201/5 (36) CRR: 5.58 REQ: 5.21
India need 73 runs in 84 balls

36.1
Glenn Phillips to Kohli, FOUR, starts with a flatter delivery on the leg stump, Virat pulls, hits it nicely through mid-wicket and starts the over off on a great note. This matchup could be the one Virat looks to target with ball spinning into him

37.6
Ferguson to Kohli, FOUR, to backward square leg

In reply to Narper
India winning dis one wid ease
52 from 66

NZ 273 (50)
IND 230/5 (41) CRR: 5.61 REQ: 4.89

India need 44 runs in 54 balls

Ravindra Jadeja 19(26)
Virat Kohli 74(81

41.2
Ravindra to Jadeja, SIX, and that's massive!

IND 239/5 (42) CRR: 5.69 REQ: 4.38
India need 35 runs in 48 balls

Ravindra Jadeja 27(31)
Virat Kohli 75(82)

IND 243/5 (43) CRR: 5.65 REQ: 4.43
India need 31 runs in 42 balls

Virat Kohli 77(85)
Ravindra Jadeja 29(34)

IND 255/5 (46) CRR: 5.54 REQ: 4.75
India need 19 runs in 24 balls

46.1
Boult to Kohli, SIX, has the chase master decided he will go for it? That