ICC CT 2017 : Group A - New Zealand [291] vs Australia [53/3] - No result

[srh]

will Pakistan also fail to score 300?

 

[imshally81]

Pitch is flat as road.... I think this same pitch will use in Pak-Ind game..

 

[HinderTheJinder]

Poor atmosphere, lots of empty stands and such a boring inning. Was very painful to watch.

It was more than 10000 how many were there during same match in Dharamsala last year?

 

[imshally81]

Oh... Itz raining again..

 

[jnaveen1980]

Appalling. Finished worse than Bangladesh.

 

[Poison]

How is this your lead-in to summer?

You all should have come down with the convicts and re-settled.

 

[HinderTheJinder]

It's raining

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Poor end to the NZ innings.

 

[HinderTheJinder]

Covers coming off

 

[czar]

Covers coming off

Frustrating Start Stop Start Stop Cricket. Another reason to not hold ICC tournaments in England.

 

[czar]

Revised target 235 to get in 33 overs.

 

[Sadevdesai]

Along with Runs and Overs ..... they should reduce some Wickets too !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[czar]

The target seems tougher than before to me, Now the red rate is almost 8.

Conditions would be a bit complicated to bat initially after the rain, a couple of wickets at the top and anything can happen.

 

[troodon]

Revised target 235 to get in 33 overs.

Advantage NZ. The Reqd RR is more than 7.

46 overs 291 would have been a walk in the park.

 

[czar]

Swing in the Air.

 

[Bilal7]

Boult can destroy Australia yet. People really should wait before declaring that a match is over at the halfway stage. Cricket is a surprising sport.

 

[MMHS]

Advantage NZ. The Reqd RR is more than 7.

46 overs 291 would have been a walk in the park.

I think this one is easier- these days, playing for longer period is more challenging than banging for shorter duration. Long back, ODI was 60 overs - I bet hardly any current team would play out 60 overs even on such roads; but they are capable of scoring 230 in 20 overs. The art of chasing has gone to bang bang - also, that 10 overs of Shantner has come down to 7 now.

 

[HinderTheJinder]

It's not tougher.Aus should bring in Maxwell

 

[yasir]

If Boult cannot get swing, there is good chance Amir will not either, so far no swing on cloudy and wet day

 

[Rayyman]

Lol why is Henriques in at 6? It should be Head

 

[MMHS]

If Boult cannot get swing, there is good chance Amir will not either, so far no swing on cloudy and wet day

They must have done something with the ball - may be the seem is different or the polish is too smooth. Never seen such arrow straight new ball.

 

[Syed1]

They must have done something with the ball - may be the seem is different or the polish is too smooth. Never seen such arrow straight new ball.

We will just have to bring out the bottle caps

 

[Mamoon]

Boult's action is a work of art. Haven't seen a better action from a left-arm pacer.

 

[HinderTheJinder]

Aussie style swinging and missing

 

[Hasan123]

Warner gone. Important wicket for NZ. A lot of pressure on Smith now.

 

[Mamoon]

Flat Track Bully gone. Advantage NZ.

 

[HinderTheJinder]

Not even an inch of swing

 

[Hasan123]

Travis Head will bat next I think.

 

[Hasan123]

Brilliant shot by Smith.

 

[HinderTheJinder]

Finch on his day could be a match winner as well

 

[Hasan123]

Finch us putting the pressure on the rest of the batting line up

 

[HinderTheJinder]

Maxwell should come now

 

[Hasan123]

Finch gone. Nothing innings from him.

 

[Syed1]

Who is going to be the next Aussie captain. They generally identity the successor during the ongoing captain's tenure.

Pointing during Waugh. Clarke during Pointing and Smith during Clarke. Handscomb could be a candidate but he doesn't play regularly in LOIs.

 

[Rayyman]

Shorter spells because bowlers aren't allowed 10 overs anymore.

 

[MMHS]

MH is the best ever AUS No. 4 in ODI ..................

 

[Hasan123]

Who is going to be the next Aussie captain. They generally identity the successor during the ongoing captain's tenure.

Pointing during Waugh. Clarke during Pointing and Smith during Clarke. Handscomb could be a candidate but he doesn't play regularly in LOIs.

Renshaw may take over in tests, not sure about odis .

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Shehzad esque knock from finch

 

[Hasan123]

Maxwell or Head should have come before Henriques

 

[marlonbrowndo]

MH is the best ever AUS No. 4 in ODI ..................

Lol

 

[Syed1]

Australia off to a Pakistan-esque start. Take that haters.

 

[MMHS]

Lol

Check his ODI stats ......

 

[Syed1]

Maxwell or Head should have come before Henriques

Maybe he is given "licence to kill"

 

[Rayyman]

Renshaw may take over in tests, not sure about odis .

Maybe Head or M. Marsh.

 

[Hasan123]

Maybe he is given "licence to kill"

Lol.

Could have sent Maxi for that.

 

[Hasan123]

Maybe Head or M. Marsh.

Need to cement there places in the team 1st.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

If New Zealand win this it will make this group stage very interesting

 

[Hasan123]

Rain again

 

[Syed1]

Lol.

Could have sent Maxi for that.

They don't have alot of batting left after Max (yes there is Head and Wade) but Head is inexperienced and Wade is so-so. This is probably a strategic move to guard Maxwell while also improving the runrate which was floundering thanks to Aaron Shehzad.

 

[Syed1]

As predicted Musa bhai is being used as a pinch hitter.

 

[HinderTheJinder]

Rain might save the Aussies

 

[MMHS]

Lol.

Could have sent Maxi for that.

Maxi might not survive long under this cloud ....

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Pathetic from Finch.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Maxi might not survive long under this cloud ....

But it's not swinging is it? Anyway he's still better than MH who averages in single digits

 

[Hasan123]

They don't have alot of batting left after Max (yes there is Head and Wade) but Head is inexperienced and Wade is so-so. This is probably a strategic move to guard Maxwell while also improving the runrate which was floundering thanks to Aaron Shehzad.

Yes but Henriques isn't someone who is known for blunting the new ball. Head could have been sent in if not Maxwell

 

[Rayyman]

Terrible move to send Henriques. I called it. Great captaincy, NZ on top, and Aus. in trouble.

 

[Hasan123]

The rain ruining things

 

[HinderTheJinder]

Rain pain for New Zealand

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Well atleast he scored more than twice his average

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Kane is a fantastic captain.

 

[aloo paratha]

NZ can still win this, remember what happened at Eden Park? They were defending less runs with more overs, pitch didn't really have anything in it either.

Boult and southee need to get 2-3 quick wickets. Hope NZ win!

Surely on track.

 

[MMHS]

But it's not swinging is it? Anyway he's still better than MH who averages in single digits

But new ball skids in - Maxi needs to get under the ball.

AUS has almost lost the game if they come back - that means, their next match is eliminator, against us

 

[Syed1]

This is like Pakistan chasing a moderate total. One batsman tuk tuking to his hearts content, others hitting streaky boundaries, edges are flying to slips and every where else and if you look up at the scoreboard barely anything has been scored but a few bats are already back in the hut.

 

[sarmadsl]

Raining again

 

[Nikhil_cric]

George bailey may be 35 but he's loads better than someone like MH. Even Handscomb,Renshaw etc. These guys(Finch,MH) are not proper bats.

 

[Hasan123]

I don't think we'll get a full game. 1 point each.

 

[HinderTheJinder]

Aussies wouldn't have thought they would need rain to save them

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Joke selection from Australia

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I don't think we'll get a full game. 1 point each.

The best that Australia can hope for.

 

[Ab Fan]

Poor luck for Kiwis..This would have been a massive victory for them.

 

[HinderTheJinder]

Rain saves Aussies

 

[KingKhanWC]

It's over now. It won't improve in Birmingham tonight.

Unlucky Kiwi's .

 

[czar]

English weather strikes again. Awful place to host Cricket.

 

[HinderTheJinder]

TBH if it wasn't rain in the start then NZ wouldn't have been is such position

 

[Ab Fan]

Bad luck mate [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION]

 

[D/DAhmed]

Looking at the forecasts for Birmingham it seems as if Pakistan-India will be washed out as well. This is really shaping up to be a joke of a tournament.

 

[HinderTheJinder]

If there are floodlights in the stadium then why they can't start the match in night?

 

[czar]

Now I'm afraid India Pakistan match has maximum chance of being interrupted again and again if not a straight whitewash.

Highly unlikely that we will get a full game on Sunday.

 

[HinderTheJinder]

Called off.....

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Forecast for Sunday is good