ICC World Cup 2023: India (397/4) convincingly defeat New Zealand (327) by 70 runs securing their spot in the World Cup final

[batandballbattle]

done and dusted
truthfully they never had the upper hand, even when mitchell and williamson were going great guns the runs were always too much

 

[kron]

No one player is that big or that poor that you win or lose a match due to him.
Yea maybe a proverbial last straw on a camels back is what we remember but its always others too in the default.
I was indirectly telling this to one pper who was critical of "allegedly slow" kohli innings when infact the score was close to 400.

One player can make a difference.take bumrah out of india and they are different.

Same with aus. Take Warner out it isn't the same.

 

[7sins]

In the end easy win for India

 

[JaDed]

Shami in tournament is far more important than bumrah he's is taking all the wickets and giving the breakthrough

We need them both though, Shami with Shradul or Siraj on other end would might end up with more wickets but not the same effect.

 

[rhony]

Always said Bumrah and Shami will have 6 overs in the death. Very bankable

 

[Champ_Pal]

NZ did well to score over 300 against this Indian bowling unit. Props to them.

 

[Savak]

Rohit's field placings have been outstanding. Every aggressive strike has gone straight to the fielders, the big hits and shots have been restricted to one instead of 4. No wonder the guy has won 5 IPL's

 

[JaDed]

Rohit's field placings have been outstanding. Every aggressive strike has gone straight to the fielders, the big hits and shots have been restricted to one instead of 4. No wonder the guy has won 5 IPL's

Yeah I think Kohli would had lost us this

 

[7sins]

Pandya injury turned out to be good thing for India

 

[soso_killer]

Lol, loudest they've been all game

 

[rhony]

Shami in tournament is far more important than bumrah he's is taking all the wickets and giving the breakthrough

Not how that works. Bowling is based on partnerships. Bumrah chokes on one end and Shami, Siraj will reap the benefits.

 

[ezhil]

Ghosts of nz in knockouts is about to be buried today

 

[Aham Brahmasmi]

Pandya injury turned out to be good thing for India

MOT should be given to Pandya for getting injured at right time in he tournament

 

[rhony]

Ghosts of nz in knockouts is about to be buried today

Many ghosts including Kohli's failures in knockouts

 

[OMB]

They cant play bumrah n shami

 

[soso_killer]

Pandya injury turned out to be good thing for India

I stated as much a while ago. Perhaps outside the subcontinent he comes in for Jadeja. But he's not good enough to win you games with either bat or ball

 

[7sins]

MOT should be given to Pandya for getting injured at right time in he tournament

Exactly

 

[kron]

Shami in tournament is far more important than bumrah he's is taking all the wickets and giving the breakthrough

Shami is as good as waqar. Real mastermind.
Bumrah is great but doesn't get wickets consistently.

 

[JaDed]

I stated as much a while ago. Perhaps outside the subcontinent he comes in for Jadeja. But he's not good enough to win you games with either bat or ball

He can talk enough though that’s all that matters.

 

[rhony]

Bumrah missed a three for today

 

[kron]

Not kohli. Kohli will get special recognition anyways from great man

He shouldn't. He did play a good innings as he anchored one side. However iyer deserves it or shami.

 

[Buffet]

2 Catches dropped on Bumrah.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Better we chase in the final.

 

[oatmeal]

imagine india playing Shardul Thakur , they would have lost for sure

 

[rhony]

Shami is as good as waqar. Real mastermind.
Bumrah is great but doesn't get wickets consistently.

Check Waqar's world cup stats. He wasn't good. Shami is a bona-fide world cup legend

 

[Bhaijaan]

It’s coming home guys

 

[JaDed]

If Shami had Bumrah in 2015 we would had done well then too, but Shami had Mohit and Umesh lol.
Dhoni would had utilised Bumrah and Shami amazingly.

 

[7sins]

Toss on Sunday will be very crucial

 

[nish_mate]

@Aman

Your hobbits can only win in green seaming swinging overcast conditions
Outside their green habitats, Hobbits are like fish out of water, gasping and writhing
Just crumbled under pressure, no nerves or guts at all, no mental fortitude
Only team in WC, to score 399 and lose and lose chasing 397....


Perennial chokers, what is it, 5th or 6th choke in WC's now...

Players come and go but one can bet their house on NZ never lifiting the WC, whatever the continent or era....

 

[kron]

Actually mamoon is spot on. Nothing wrong with saying shami is as good as waqar. Infact shami is better. Odi figures of 23.8
Brutal In world cups.

 

[7sins]

It’s coming home guys

You're already at home

 

[rhony]

I stated as much a while ago. Perhaps outside the subcontinent he comes in for Jadeja. But he's not good enough to win you games with either bat or ball

His bowling isn't good enough to win games. But with batting he already won plenty of games

 

[kron]

Check Waqar's world cup stats. He wasn't good. Shami is a bona-fide world cup legend

Exactly. I was being generous to waqar because I love him.

It's wasim then shami followed by imran bumrah and then waqar shoaib.

 

[JaDed]

Actually mamoon is spot on. Nothing wrong with saying shami is as good as waqar. Infact shami is better. Odi figures of 23.8
Brutal In world cups.

I thought ICC tournaments mattered so much Waqar has zilch to show in them and Shami @saqib.rai

 

[Vikram1989]

Not how that works. Bowling is based on partnerships. Bumrah chokes on one end and Shami, Siraj will reap the benefits.

Yeah always McGill used to take more wickets than warne when they were playing together in test match.No body used to target warne

 

[rhony]

Toss on Sunday will be very crucial

On the contrary it won't. Pitch plays pretty much the same in both innings in Modi stadium

 

[oatmeal]

It’s coming home guys

England always say this but it never comes home

 

[Devadwal]

Rohit dropped cost bumrah a wicket

 

[JaDed]

Bumrah has been unlucky here, we need to get our fielding right only Jaddu and Rahul are catching

 

[kron]

imagine india playing Shardul Thakur , they would have lost for sure

Nha shardul can fluke wickets on high scoring pitches. But he should be number 8. He wouldn't have done worse than siraj.

 

[7sins]

On the contrary it won't. Pitch plays pretty much the same in both innings in Modi stadium

You don't want to chase in the final never ever

 

[ezhil]

I dont think black cap fans would be more bothered than our subcontinental bros on this monkey of the back in knock outs

 

[Buffet]

Actually mamoon is spot on. Nothing wrong with saying shami is as good as waqar. Infact shami is better. Odi figures of 23.8
Brutal In world cups.

In ODI? He is better for sure. Waqar used to get spanking often and did nothing in WC as well.

 

[Cric_lover4487]

Good news is India got tested tonight and we didn't crumbled like previous times

 

[kron]

In ODI? He is better for sure. Waqar used to get spanking often and did nothing in WC as well.

Even in tests. Shami looks better.

 

[Devadwal]

On the contrary it won't. Pitch plays pretty much the same in both innings in Modi stadium

chasing is easy but world cup final pressure can negotiate that .

 

[nish_mate]

For all Hobbit slayers in the room...

In Mumbai's cricketing carnival, oh what a sight,
Kiwi hobbits faced a challenge, with all their might.
But as the pressure rose and the innings grew tight,
Choking on the pitch, like hobbits in a fanciful fright

 

[rhony]

You don't want to chase in the final never ever

Won't lose heart if we lose the toss. It's critical in Mumbai and Kolkata. India is the best chasing team in the world and in this world cup. They will bat first if they win the toss but it isn't that critical.

 

[Sachin136]

I stated as much a while ago. Perhaps outside the subcontinent he comes in for Jadeja. But he's not good enough to win you games with either bat or ball

Pandya easily walks into this team replacing Sky if he was fit. You really need a sixth bowling option when you have someone like Siraj who has lots of bad days.

 

[kron]

Tbf if not much extras were given and not much dropped catches india could have had nz for under 300. Probably 285 290.

 

[sweep_shot]

Good fight from NZ.

 

[kron]

On the contrary it won't. Pitch plays pretty much the same in both innings in Modi stadium

Flat? Or sluggish?

 

[soso_killer]

They really gave it a go. They are such a good fighting side are NZ. With all the talent we have, I wish we had their heart. They rarely go out on a whimper in these tournaments.

 

[rhony]

Contact Shami. Get a 7fer

 

[7sins]

Won't lose heart if we lose the toss. It's critical in Mumbai and Kolkata. India is the best chasing team in the world and in this world cup. They will bat first if they win the toss but it isn't that critical.

If somehow you guys got SA in the final that's an easy pass to the trophy that won't even be a match. Best team of the tournament is india and they are 1 step away

 

[jnaveen1980]

What a pathetic display on the field. Dropped catches, over throws, edged 4s sixes, wides (30 extras) India almost bottled it. Mo Shami saved the day. A guy India missed in the 2019 semi final

 

[rhony]

Flat? Or sluggish?

Flat

 

[Devadwal]

6fer for shami .can he get one more wickets

 

[kron]

In the grand scheme of things this is still a whooping tbh. Man indian fans lol are crazy pessimistic or they are jinxers.

Our fans are total opposite

 

[Buffet]

Even in tests. Shami looks better.

Nah, I will take Waqar in test even though he was one tricky pony and I am not sure how he would done in modern era.

 

[7sins]

Shami leading wicket taker ? Who ever facing India on Sunday better workout how to play shami

 

[Josh]

Good game of cricket. Very intense and game was on pretty was on by 40 overs. In the India shami bumrah kuldeep pulled it back. Good pitch

 

[jnaveen1980]

ATG knock by Daryl Mitchell. Amazing. He just needed one more guy to support him. But he is several levels above his peers.

 

[rhony]

6fer for Shami legend. Khudrat ka Nizam working across the border

 

[kron]

Shami leading wicket taker ? Who ever facing India on Sunday better workout how to play shami

Seam position bro.magic. ball can seam both ways. Nothing we can do. Just come out and take him on. If it works it works.

 

[Buffet]

Indians should just bowl normally. I am not sure why they tried to bowl wide yorkers.

 

[nish_mate]

@ Aman, ode to your hobbits mate

Rohit's grin widened, mischief in the air,
Kohli's bat swung with a confident flair.
Bumrah and Shami, a pacey pair,
Kiwi hobbits stumbled, caught in a cricketing snare.

Jaddu, the whiz, spun a whimsical spell,
Kuldeep's magic left them in a befuddled swell.
In Mumbai's arena, where legends swell,
Kiwi hobbits choked, cricket's funny carousel.

With laughter echoing in the stadium grand,
India's jesters danced, a merry cricketing band.
Choking Kiwi hobbits in the Mumbai sand,
Cricket's whimsy prevailed, in this jolly homeland.

 

[Devadwal]

Shami leading wicket taker ? Who ever facing India on Sunday better workout how to play shami

Ahmedabad is shami home ground as he play for gujrat titens in IPL .

 

[7sins]

ATG knock by Daryl Mitchell. Amazing. He just needed one more guy to support him. But he is several levels above his peers.

True he needed help like virat needed iyer quick inning and Rahul finishing touches. Plus nz lose lt 2 wickets in the pp with only 40 runs on the board

 

[ezhil]

New zealand are the soft boys and perennial chokers .....even if they won today ,they would be gutted mercilessly with ease by aussies

 

[Birdman]

Shami should get MOM.

 

[7sins]

Ahmedabad is shami home ground as he play for gujrat titens in IPL .

They better work him out otherwise it's all over for the other team

 

[oatmeal]

7 wicket haul - insane. He literally won the game for India

 

[JaDed]

7 for Shami WD, deserved Mom and in contention for MOS

 

[rhony]

Shami you beauty!!! 7 Fer and NZ destroyed by 70 runs.

 

[Devadwal]

We are in the ICC world cup 2023 final. Congratulations all the Indian fan's

 

[Buffet]

lol, 7-fer in semi final of WC.

 

[Smbhayi]

Shami, take a bow.. thanks Pandya for getting injured..

 

[7sins]

7 wickets for shami wow single handedly won the match while bowling

 

[kron]

@ Aman, ode to your hobbits mate

Rohit's grin widened, mischief in the air,
Kohli's bat swung with a confident flair.
Bumrah and Shami, a pacey pair,
Kiwi hobbits stumbled, caught in a cricketing snare.

Jaddu, the whiz, spun a whimsical spell,
Kuldeep's magic left them in a befuddled swell.
In Mumbai's arena, where legends swell,
Kiwi hobbits choked, cricket's funny carousel.

With laughter echoing in the stadium grand,
India's jesters danced, a merry cricketing band.
Choking Kiwi hobbits in the Mumbai sand,
Cricket's whimsy prevailed, in this jolly homeland.

Was thus necessary? Lol