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GAW to try again

congrats SLK

In reply to doosra

Official??

If abandoned, why would SLK go through to the final? On what basis? DL?

In reply to doosra

Fitting result for the organizers. The GAW fan get to see their team Friday night and hopefully Sunday too. Scalpers in dreamland!

In reply to imusic

yea they were ahead on DL 121 was target at the time

In reply to cumberland

Tahir can't seem to find a settled bowling plan

they'll need to sort that out

i don't feel the same vibe as last year

In reply to imusic

GAW lost by 15 runs DL.
SLK advanced to Final

In reply to imusic

They would cause they ahead in DL so ain't no conspiracy lol

In reply to doosra

Not sure if there’s such a thing as a “settled bowling plan” in T20

One might have a plan, but you got to adapt based on conditions, opposition, match situation etc.

Flexibility is key

In reply to doosra

Jeremy comin fuh you

Or you sayin he would prefer Hope to captain the side now?

In reply to imusic

yea i don't mean fixed plan

but at times it comes over as all over the place

Moeen has been good all season for example and today he bowled till the 12th, as one example

if you want to win you have to let your in form players come take the game on

maybe it's that bit of timidness that i have seen for quite a while

let's see what they do next game

In reply to imusic

Jeremy is crass lol

In reply to doosra

Take out one or both of Tahir and Motie and Guyana in trouble as their bowling lacks depth. 8 overs 0/69. Batting lacks a consistent opening pair. SLK exposed both tonight.

In reply to voiceofreason

Also their fast bowling has been very inconsistent

They'd do well to get to the final with this arrangement

In reply to voiceofreason

BTW

Take out one of Charles or Faf and slk in similar situation

Actually same for royals too with de kock

And same with tkr and pooran

So I suppose it's even

In reply to doosra
Disagree slightly with SLK as their batting with Tim Seifert, Wiese and Chase has been pretty decent. Rajapaksa's absence is a big loss.

Our bowling is very versatile and deep:

Aljo
Wiese
Noor
Khary Pierre
Roston Chase
Matthew Forde

In reply to doosra

Who da fcuk bowls Sheppy in the power play overs - in a big game? Brainless stuff.

But you’re spot on that GAW this year looks terribly disorganized when it comes to their team make-up and strategy.

In reply to SnoopDog

They need to bowl Shamar ahead of sheppard.

Shamar has the pace.

In reply to doosra

Should beat Royals but the Kings are good.

Another VOR year?

In reply to nick2020

i don't know if they can beat Royals with De Kock, Theekshana and Miller

but who knows,., we shall see

In reply to SnoopDog

yea that is it...you couldn't tell who will play what role, when

maybe they will find some more rhythm to it tomorrow

In reply to voiceofreason

yea but no one is scared in their shoes about Seifert, Chase and Wiese

and if they take down Noor like GAW did last night then the attack feels less threatening

so we shall see

In reply to doosra

Bowling was just plain bad last night

In reply to Curtis

yea indeed

though they pulled it back in the 2nd half

perhaps they could go a bit more pace in the top 6 and hold Motie back a bit more for the middle

there is also the option of Kevin Sinclair to give powerplay overs as he used to do so well...he comes in for Reifer

perhaps they are too spoiled for choices, albeit often expensive choices

In reply to doosra

Just catching up- saw the opening few overs, fell asleep. Cricinfo reported the SL won by DL method. The scoreboard suggest SL would have won if there was no rain?

Your headline said match was abandoned- if the match was abandoned, then GAW would have qualified ahead of SL owing to their better position in the preliminary? No?

In reply to Emir

that is the headline they had on the broadcast

In reply to Emir

who knows

Warriors biggest problem is the batting power play, unsettled opener , too much chip and chopping. They are wasting the power play.

Beside Hope and Hetty , the team struggled badly. Not one game has Hope and Hetty batted freely. Best option let Hope open , Hetty at 3

I understand they need Moeen experience in the middle.

Next year they badly needvlocal openers

In reply to Speed100

there will be a new draft next year so perhaps most of the teams will reset

not sure what the rules might look like for retention - i am guessing teams would be allowed 4 or 5 retentions / opportunities for first picks etc

In reply to doosra

Which broadcast?

For the official record, SL won by the DL method. They appeared to be the strong favorites at the time the rain intervened, judging from the scoreboard. 7 overs and 93 runs is a very stiff chase.

It is important a tournament that has taken our collective name- Caribbean, for free, their official broadcaster report the correct information, even for "official" curry goat franchise cricket owned by foreigners and with most teams having non West Indian captains.

In reply to Emir

you are no incorrect
i saw that and post right after

mistakes are ok but i hear you

Tahir has been making blunders in utilizing his seamers... He continue to open the bowling with spinners and results has been consistent multination and he don't seem to grasp that it ain't working...
The seamers should open the bowling with new ball - am sure Shamar will take wicket(s) in his opening spell...

In reply to doosra

I hope so too.

The tournament needs a shake up.

I would like to see teams like St. Kitts and Antigua with more local and foreign talent in their squads. For the last 5 years or so GAW and Shah Rukh's franchise have been hogging all the talent in this tournament.

In reply to nick2020

VOR is GAW's only hope right now!