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General Cricket => Latest Matches => Topic started by: Buzz on October 19, 2022, 08:37:37 AM
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morning the competition has already started - Reece Topley has sadly already been ruled out. Lots of close games and surprises already... time for a thread!
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So very Scotland to beat the Windies then throw away a winning position against the Irish...
Fair play to Campher though, special knock on what sounds like a very tough day for him personally.
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Campher was amazing. Both with the bat and the ball. The partnership with Dockrell was high class. Very well deserved win.
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Some nice Pakistan 'netting' footage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g1IY-nvEuY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g1IY-nvEuY)
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Safe to say most of the pak team loving aus Gn new bats looking at the footage
Looks like they picked a fair few as well Babar
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Blistering innings from Finn Allen yesterday. Real excited for the games today!
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Safe to say most of the pak team loving aus Gn new bats looking at the footage
Looks like they picked a fair few as well Babar
I'm saying nothing @Thamesvalley 🤦♂️
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Safe to say most of the pak team loving aus Gn new bats looking at the footage
Looks like they picked a fair few as well Babar
Doesn’t matter what bats you pick, where there from or who makes them, if you don't use it.
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Yeah, they don’t seem to be helping so far, get the U.K. ones out!
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Lol I don’t think Barbar or riz will be using them anytime soon
Good for uk Gn confidence but the Pak boys love their aus Gn it seems ..
We’ll see how they fare as the tourney moves forward
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Lol I don’t think Barbar or riz will be using them anytime soon
Good for uk Gn confidence but the Pak boys love their aus Gn it seems ..
We’ll see how they fare as the tourney moves forward
The more you post, the more i get confused 😂
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With comments like that and emoji it’s no surprise the forum is dead half the time
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AJ - that you?
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With comments like that and emoji it’s no surprise the forum is dead half the time
And full of nonsense the other half.
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What an innings by Kohli, definitely didn't think they were winning that!
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Amazing finish to the game but Pakistan bottled that massively and Babar really messed up leaving Nawaz with the last over.
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With comments like that and emoji it’s no surprise the forum is dead half the time
Sorry, thought the laughing face emoji would show it was intended to be light hearted. Obviously not. Was just confused over how you'd know they loved their Aus GNs that was all? Are you close to the team or the players?
But to comeback to your point on why the forum is quiet. There used to be more interaction with sponsors, posts about batmaking and established batmakers giving valuable insights. Unfortunately, they seem to be driven away at times.
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What an innings by Kohli, definitely didn't think they were winning that!
Yeah I think he was using Oz made MRF... made the difference or Nawaz bowling a shocker... get rid of Nawaz!
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Amazing finish to the game but Pakistan bottled that massively and Babar really messed up leaving Nawaz with the last over.
I said to my family literally with Nawaz bowling at the end we were going to lose... the groan when he came on...
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Only saw the first 20 overs and thought Pakistan had a decent total to defend. Especially after a tough start with it hooping around early on. Sounds like a great watch tho!
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Sorry, thought the laughing face emoji would show it was intended to be light hearted. Obviously not. Was just confused over how you'd know they loved their Aus GNs that was all? Are you close to the team or the players?
But to comeback to your point on why the forum is quiet. There used to be more interaction with sponsors, posts about batmaking and established batmakers giving valuable insights. Unfortunately, they seem to be driven away at times.
You may have not seen the videos on social media of the factory visit of the pak players
I have a few Pakistani friends who know a couple of lads in team
I am an Indian supporter myself
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What a match! Kohli's innings has to be up there with one of the best ever in T20s if not the best ever. Shows the class of the man to do it so consistently at the top level
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Really can't stand him, arrogance on legs.... but you simply have to respect the innings!
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Yeah I think he was using Oz made MRF... made the difference or Nawaz bowling a shocker... get rid of Nawaz!
Completely disagree with your comments about Nawaz! We have such a short term memory. One game and we start blaming match winners. Whether it is Kohli, root or Nawaz. Everyone has off days. We are human after all.
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Pakistan should have bowled the last few balls under arm and said they weren't cheating just following the laws of the game...
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Pakistan should have bowled the last few balls under arm and said they weren't cheating just following the laws of the game...
but they wouldn’t have been…
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That was an unbelievable innings from Virat! Sublime batting. It was a chanceless innings. Vintage Kohli! :D
Poor Nawaz getting slammed cos of poor captaincy. Babar could have bowled him out earlier. Also, not sure I agree with the logic of Rizwan standing back which must have also played on Nawaz's mind. Rizwan should have stood up and let Nawaz bowl his normal left arm spin. The boundaries were decent sized so there would always be the chance of a mishit. Also, I doubt he would have bowled those no balls if he was bowling his usual.
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Very strange decision to bowl a spinner last over but I suppose when it's that huge an occassion it could get to anyone.
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but they wouldn’t have been…
Oh well.they should have taken the mankad route then..
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Very strange decision to bowl a spinner last over but I suppose when it's that huge an occassion it could get to anyone.
He gambled - that they’d have 25+ to defend last over but the time it got that far - and lost. He knew fine what he was doing, but the 18th and 19th overestimate weren’t good enough.
Anyone criticising him should at least understand the decision making process.
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He gambled - that they’d have 25+ to defend last over but the time it got that far - and lost. He knew fine what he was doing, but the 18th and 19th overestimate weren’t good enough.
Anyone criticising him should at least understand the decision making process.
With India needing 48 from the last 3 it feels like maybe the 18th was the time to get through Nawaz's over, Rauf bowls the penultimate and then you've got Afridi who always comes across as a big-moments bowler. Easy to say with the benefit of hindsight though!
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Yeah, however Pandya is a pretty gun taker downer of spin, so it wasn’t that wild a thought that he (Virats ok too) might take it for 20+, and then Babar would be getting criticised for not bowling his big guns first and gambling on Nawaz’s over not mattering.
It probably would have if he’s just bowled soon and avoided all those extras.
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With India needing 48 from the last 3 it feels like maybe the 18th was the time to get through Nawaz's over, Rauf bowls the penultimate and then you've got Afridi who always comes across as a big-moments bowler. Easy to say with the benefit of hindsight though!
Totally agree. If you have someone like that - you want them as a death bowler.
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I would actually take it vack even further than that and say that Babar should have bowled a sixth bowler in the middle overs (or even straight after Axar got out) that way it gives him more flexibility with bowling the death overs.
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I would actually take it vack even further than that and say that Babar should have bowled a sixth bowler in the middle overs (or even straight after Axar got out) that way it gives him more flexibility with bowling the death overs.
Do Pakistan really have much of a 6/7th bowler option, Ifthiqar?
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Fair play Ireland but Jesus that was abysmal from England. Malan 35 off 37 having batted in the powerplay?
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Shame Ireland couldn’t have won it on the field, not sure they’ll mind though. The rain took the energy out of their win. It would looking like a great finale
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Shocker!
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Fair play Ireland but Jesus that was abysmal from England. Malan 35 off 37 having batted in the powerplay?
Poor match awareness as well. They should have had one eye on the weather and DRS equations. He gave away his wicket at a really bad time. I am sure Eng would have been above par if they hadnt lost that additional wicket.
Lucky win for Ireland. I doubt they would have won if we had the full match.
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England were just starting to tee off, but like you say, dismal awareness to leave it that late with rain forecast.
New coach/captain combo have a lot of work to do because they've verged on incompetence at times so far.
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I think Moeen maybe a better captain than Jos...
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Morgan etc said butler was a genius behind the scenes ..
Let’s see how the World Cup pans out ..
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Both Pakistan's openers gone in the power play... Time for the next upset? Small total but pressure on.
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Zimbabwe you little ripper! They secure a memorable win
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That was an entertaining end, well done Zimbabwe.
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These new batch of Kookaburra balls certainly swing and do a bit.
Jarrod Kimber has done a podcast on them if you are interested.
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More giant killing than a children's fairy tale in this world cup. Sense there is still more to come. Great watch. Well done Zim.
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These new batch of Kookaburra balls certainly swing and do a bit.
Jarrod Kimber has done a podcast on them if you are interested.
Which does make some of the short ball tactics a little hard to understand at times...
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Great clip of Tate advising the Pakistan bowlers to keep it pitched up and not get carried away by the bouncy wicket. It's about 15 secs in:
https://youtu.be/6POc7eZdquQ
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Absolute heist by both Zimbabwe and India against Pakistan
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Pak batsmen are being undone by the short ball apparently...
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Melbourne is really nice if you actually play cricket there in the summer…
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Ridiculous scheduling is spoiling what has been such a great tournament so far! Why play two matches at the same venue? Is there a shortage of ground in Aus??
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Fast becoming the second farce of a t20 WC in a row this! Someone's gonna get screwed with the rain, I wonder who.
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I think we could have got more games on here in the UK, crazy!
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South Africa’s pace bowlers are a bit decent especially in Perth.
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Ngidi and Nortje shred the Indian top order. Pace is pace.
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They just keep falling :o
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Lungi having a day out. Incredible stuff.
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SKY trying to keep India in the game. Lone hand
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Ball swinging around nicely and 2 wickets in two overs. Great start for the Indian bowling attack.
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Indians giving it a good go 24/3
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Poor in the field from India.
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The Kohli drop certainly was a bad one. SA now top, well done to their middle order.
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India had them on the ropes with the top order gone, but couldn't finish the job. Good on SA for capitalising and winning.
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South Africa’s fielding and catching was brilliant. India’s was average. Tight games decided by fielding standards. Miller has been in decent touch recently as well
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Ireland getting pummelled by Australia now just shows how shambolic that England loss was...
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Absolutely loving the pitches so far in this world cup! If only the weather had been better.
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SA knocked out :o, India and Pakistan Qualify. Crazy scenes
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England Humiliated India
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Shambolic from India but what a knock from Buttler and Hales.
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Total humiliation
Will there be pkayers never play for india t20 again ?
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I wouldn't be too harsh on India. They batted slowly at the start, but let's be honesty at halfway India were easily in that game. I was making them slight favourites, especially in a semi final with scoreboard pressure.
However, its so difficult to stop world class players when they get that kind of start. You just have to applaud Butler and Hale's imo. Unbelievable batting!
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Indian approach is so self-limiting though, and it's just not necessary with the players they have.
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Indias approach has been upside down compared to how they approached the game in the past year. What happened to attacking cricket???
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Think maybe losing that early wicket could have spooked them a little, as they don't bat as deep as England. England know even if they lose one or two early they can have confidence in what's coming later. Maybe India don't quite have that as much? Plus you don't want to go hard and be rolled for 130. Sometimes easier chasing and knowing what you have to do.
Either way, you can't take anything away from Butler and Hale's. That's was exceptional T20 batting!
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Personally think someone like Pant has to open the batting in the Buttler role - ridiculous to have him coming in with a couple overs to go!
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There will be some major changes with india
I’m sure some will not play for india in future series as they take this beating badly
It was a pummelling
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They need to get themselves some Aussie GNs! 😆
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Those bats where the actual pics have become a lot more clear and visible now seemed to work yesterday
Now for the final …
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Shambolic from India but what a knock from Buttler and Hales.
a well deserved beating for forcing the umpires and bangladesh to go back out in those shocking conditions
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Superb batting from Hales and Buttler, they made their bowlers look extremely average. Not bad when their two opening bowlers have been getting by far the most swing out of any other pair.
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Personally think someone like Pant has to open the batting in the Buttler role - ridiculous to have him coming in with a couple overs to go!
His T20 record is pretty middling compared with the other options they have at the top of the order.
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Ind needs a white ball reset like Eng did few years ago. Indian media/bcci are obsessed with finding/uncovering all format players, makes for good reading but there are no truly all format players. They end up getting jack of all trades instead of specialists for the format. Earlier they realize this, the better. Separate teams for odis, t20s and tests each specializing in the skills needed for that format is the future. For T20s, majority must be youth with 1/2 seniors at most to play fearless cricket.
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Ind needs a white ball reset like Eng did few years ago. Indian media/bcci are obsessed with finding/uncovering all format players, makes for good reading but there are no truly all format players. They end up getting jack of all trades instead of specialists for the format. Earlier they realize this, the better. Separate teams for odis, t20s and tests each specializing in the skills needed for that format is the future. For T20s, majority must be youth with 1/2 seniors at most to play the fearless cricket.
They really do need to, when you look at the WC as a whole India really haven't been very good, they should have lost easily against Pakistan and the rain came against Bangladesh and they bullied them to get back out there when they were behind on DLS! They also got well beaten by SA.
No leg-spinner, no genuine quick, no real batting depth with Ashwin/Axer at 7.
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Personally think someone like Pant has to open the batting in the Buttler role - ridiculous to have him coming in with a couple overs to go!
Agree plus suryakumar should have came at number 3 and made full use of powerplay. I think it is about time Indian team should inject Shaw, Sanju Samsun and some young bowlers instead shami and buvi.
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Shaw not getting in the side with his 150+ career strike rate is absolutely bizarre. Indian selectors are strangely conservative with their white ball sides.
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Loving Shadab's extra shiny grill. Never seen one of those!
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Sam Curran must be the most improved player over the past 2 years. Remember all people said was he isn’t quick enough to trouble top players but seems to have so much control and innovation to his game.
Just got to put a batting display together now after 2 early wickets
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Pretty tense final that! Pakistan bowled really well just after halfway and brought themselves into it, but Stokes is just so good in those situations. Moen played his part too near the end, but all set up by Curran and Rashid with the ball. Some great cricket from both teams at times tho.
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It s shame we didn’t get the thrilling finish with injury to main leftie bowler
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So happy for Stokes! Well deserved from an England all time great. Curran POTT showing some amazing spells of bowling throughout, England really have quite some team here.
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Yes agree redemption for Stokes after the last over of the Caribbean final.
But we owe so much to Morgan, this win was formed in the ultra aggressive game he championed, and knowing he himself was just past his best-making a space available in the team.
Butler has taken it on fantastically well of course, but the calm captaincy is an extension of Morgan’s template.
The change is our white ball cricket is really amazing.
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Well played, England! Great team and great execution.
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Congrats to England! Clearly the superior white ball team among all teams currently. But so good to see that they have achieved this after the lows of 2015 and going all out to revamp their white ball setup since.
Considering the success of Bazball in tests, Eng are the team to beat in actually all formats now.
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Why is there no excitement at all in UK despite the Eng team winning the World Cup! So surprising to see the media treat it as it was nothing. If it had been football, the whole country would have been going crazy. This is what makes the success of the Eng team even more amazing.
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T20 WC a bit devalued with one ever 2 years, or every year at the moment!