summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
India 94-7, 19.4 overs.
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tommye
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Nowhere near a decent enough score against this New Zealand side
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
India dribble to 110, great chance for New Zealand.
Chris O'Connor
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As largely expected by quite a few pundits NZ all over India in this one.
Winning the toss and fielding made them huge favourites for me but India have looked every bit as bad as they did in getting obliterated by Pakistan.
NZ to qualify for me. You can't dismiss the Afghans but NZ look one of the class sides in this competition
110-7 off 20 overs
NZ who beat India quite convincingly last time they met in a major white ball tournament on course to go so again, This will all but send India out of the tournament after only two matches.
NZ Vs England looks likely for the semis too
Winning the toss and fielding made them huge favourites for me but India have looked every bit as bad as they did in getting obliterated by Pakistan.
NZ to qualify for me. You can't dismiss the Afghans but NZ look one of the class sides in this competition
110-7 off 20 overs
NZ who beat India quite convincingly last time they met in a major white ball tournament on course to go so again, This will all but send India out of the tournament after only two matches.
NZ Vs England looks likely for the semis too
Chris O'Connor
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Another mismatch as NZ after winning the toss proved far too good for an Indian side who have been obliterated once again.
Men against boys really as NZ win by 8 wickets with 5 overs and 3 balls remaining. While not as big as England's yesterday it's still an absolutely huge margin in a T20 game.
NZ can always be dammed by faint praise but it's a big mistake to so seriously underestimate them. They comfortably beat India in the World ODI semi, beat them again in the test championship final and have once again hammered them in what was virtually a World T20 knockout match.
They're a serious side with a real chance of winning this tournament
Men against boys really as NZ win by 8 wickets with 5 overs and 3 balls remaining. While not as big as England's yesterday it's still an absolutely huge margin in a T20 game.
NZ can always be dammed by faint praise but it's a big mistake to so seriously underestimate them. They comfortably beat India in the World ODI semi, beat them again in the test championship final and have once again hammered them in what was virtually a World T20 knockout match.
They're a serious side with a real chance of winning this tournament
BigMick
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Wouldn't be surprised to hear India complain about the size of the boundaries! 'The fans want to see sixes not the best batsmen back in the pavilion' or some such rubbish.
Plusses of the tournament for me so far have been plenty of batsmen caught on the boundary, mishits not going for six, and batsmen running threes - makes a change from the usual nonsense of tiny boundaries to increase the six count for another 'record-breaking year in the IPL!'
Plusses of the tournament for me so far have been plenty of batsmen caught on the boundary, mishits not going for six, and batsmen running threes - makes a change from the usual nonsense of tiny boundaries to increase the six count for another 'record-breaking year in the IPL!'
Chris O'Connor
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The Indian supporters in their desperate need to think all is not lost are suddenly rating Namibia and Scotland as formidable opponents for NZ (aka the black cats) - the word deluded springs to mind.
I think an important point in all this is that NZ have already played Pakistan and India and you would expect them therefore to get a minimum of 6 points with wins over the two minnows. If NZ beat Afghanistan it puts them out of reach of India (their net run rate makes them very difficult to catch anyway tbh).
In the alternative scenario were Afghanistan to beat NZ then it puts Afghanistan on 6 points although with tougher games and possible defeats to Pakistan and India to come
Only Afghanistan beating NZ gives India any chance at all as they'll need a minnow (Scotland or Namibia) to pull off a miracle against NZ otherwise.
If the Afghans beat NZ however it may then lead to a situation were all three of Afghanistan, NZ and India have 6 points, While the Afghans may have a superior run rate it's unlkely to remain the case after NZ play both the minnows. India also have to play the minnows and really need to crush them by unheard of winning margins and beat Afghanistan by a large margin too and even then hope NZ don't do likewise with the minnows
Tbf it's very difficult to envisage any scenario at all were India get second
I think an important point in all this is that NZ have already played Pakistan and India and you would expect them therefore to get a minimum of 6 points with wins over the two minnows. If NZ beat Afghanistan it puts them out of reach of India (their net run rate makes them very difficult to catch anyway tbh).
In the alternative scenario were Afghanistan to beat NZ then it puts Afghanistan on 6 points although with tougher games and possible defeats to Pakistan and India to come
Only Afghanistan beating NZ gives India any chance at all as they'll need a minnow (Scotland or Namibia) to pull off a miracle against NZ otherwise.
If the Afghans beat NZ however it may then lead to a situation were all three of Afghanistan, NZ and India have 6 points, While the Afghans may have a superior run rate it's unlkely to remain the case after NZ play both the minnows. India also have to play the minnows and really need to crush them by unheard of winning margins and beat Afghanistan by a large margin too and even then hope NZ don't do likewise with the minnows
Tbf it's very difficult to envisage any scenario at all were India get second
Chris O'Connor
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England play Sri Lanka this afternoon at Sharjah. The slow pitch, quite different to Dubai on Saturday, means this is a potential banana skin but one England can easily afford to lose anyway tbh.
Never is the uneveness of the two groups better illustrated than instead of the likes of Scotland or Namibia, England have to face proper opposition in their equivalent qualifier, Sri Lanka. If Sri Lanka win the toss and field it could be a real test and one were there would be real doubt about the winners.
Never is the uneveness of the two groups better illustrated than instead of the likes of Scotland or Namibia, England have to face proper opposition in their equivalent qualifier, Sri Lanka. If Sri Lanka win the toss and field it could be a real test and one were there would be real doubt about the winners.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
England batting, unchanged team.
Will be interesting to see how we go batting first. Good first over anyway
EDIT: Second over not so much
EDIT: Second over not so much
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summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
First big test for England : 44-3 (9), Roy, Bairstow and Malan
bcblue1878
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Morgan needs to get a shift on here, he’s getting very bogged down! Way too many dot balls.
Batting first seems very difficult in this tournament. England going to need to score about 70 in the last 7
50 for Buttler
Really needed an over like that. 22 off it with 3 sixes
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