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New Zealand [245/6] beat South Africa [241/6] by 4 wickets in 25th match of 2019 World Cup

This kind of pitch in semis will be death blow to this English team

and add to that Birmingham is hosting a semi
iirc its the 2 vs 3 Semi
so eng better win the game vs India and top the table so they have their semi in manchetser
if they have a semi at birmigham vs an Asian side (highly unlikely) they will be in massive trouble
 
Van der Dussen - he needs to bat at three.

5/6 isn’t the spot for him imo.
 
Nz will win comfortably
people are underestimating taylor latham and williamsons ability to absorb pressure
Sa need to start with wIth Tahir
otherwise Hackunro may take the game away
 
Haven’t seen a Rabada 4-for or a fiver in a while...

I hope he can take wickets with the new ball today.
 
better than what you got thru in 2011 :)

1975 - NZ semis - India misses out
1979 - NZ semis - India misses out
1983 India semis - NZ misses out
1987 India semis - NZ misses out
1992 NZ semis - India misses out
1996 India semis - NZ misses out
1999 NZ semis - India misses out
2003 India semis - NZ misses out
2007 NZ semis - India misses out
2011 India semis - NZ misses out
2015 - Both reached semis for the first time together.

2019 - will both reach the finals?
 
1975 - NZ semis - India misses out
1979 - NZ semis - India misses out
1983 India semis - NZ misses out
1987 India semis - NZ misses out
1992 NZ semis - India misses out
1996 India semis - NZ misses out
1999 NZ semis - India misses out
2003 India semis - NZ misses out
2007 NZ semis - India misses out
2011 India semis - NZ misses out
2015 - Both reached semis for the first time together.

2019 - will both reach the finals?

Highly likely, both are top teams
 
1975 - NZ semis - India misses out
1979 - NZ semis - India misses out
1983 India semis - NZ misses out
1987 India semis - NZ misses out
1992 NZ semis - India misses out
1996 India semis - NZ misses out
1999 NZ semis - India misses out
2003 India semis - NZ misses out
2007 NZ semis - India misses out
2011 India semis - NZ misses out
2015 - Both reached semis for the first time together.

2019 - will both reach the finals?

Good work. 2019 - Both will reach semi's.
 
This squad looks good on paper but have the mentality of an insecure 12 year old who cant perform when the country is relying on them the most. Rabada and Ngidi to have a match winning partnership of 200. Nz to win by 10 wickets
 
Good start by Rabada, 9 runs in the first over. Rabada and Ngidi aiming for a 200 partnership this game. I think it is a doable goal.
 
Ngidi off to a slow start. ONLY 2 RUNS CONCEDED!? I expected more from you for the partnership. Even Hashim Amla can`t go slower then that.
 
1975 - NZ semis - India misses out
1979 - NZ semis - India misses out
1983 India semis - NZ misses out
1987 India semis - NZ misses out
1992 NZ semis - India misses out
1996 India semis - NZ misses out
1999 NZ semis - India misses out
2003 India semis - NZ misses out
2007 NZ semis - India misses out
2011 India semis - NZ misses out
2015 - Both reached semis for the first time together.

2019 - will both reach the finals?

nz played semis in 2011
lost vs sl in Colombo
 
Rabada loses his wicket ending the steady partnership between Him and Ngidi, missed out on the 200 partnership. Still more then the total runs scored by the opening partnership this wc.
 
Saffer need a few more. Basically they need to rattle kiwis top order so even if they get a partnership its hard to recover
 
Williamson is ideal guy to guide a chase like this. SA need to remove him fast otherwise game over.
 
Get rubbish Guptill or Williamson out then get Taylor out before he gets settled in then the NZ lineup will collapse and break apart just like the McDonald`s ice cream machine
 
This is called bowling in partnership - Ngidi keeping it tight, while Rabada attacking with the short stuff
 
Nigidi has bowled excellent lenghth hope amir takes note

He must hit this length in his 1st spell


SA has enough on the board not an easy pitch to bat
 
Get rubbish Guptill or Williamson out then get Taylor out before he gets settled in then the NZ lineup will collapse and break apart just like the McDonald`s ice cream machine

Man now I want to eat McFlurry :)))
 
This is called bowling in partnership - Ngidi keeping it tight, while Rabada attacking with the short stuff

And Dale Steyn coming back from the heavens to bowl only to trigger his ptsd from 2015 and scoring the worlds fastest century giving away 100 runs in 3 overs
 
Bad over frm ngidi. Possibly match changing. Saffer need to get guptill quickly and not let Taylor and williamson settle if they are to have a chance
 
Ngidi trying to avenge Rabada losing his wicket. He is trying to break the record for biggest/fastest partnership in cricket history.
 
It will be unfare if NZ team miss out semi where hack team like Pakistan manage. Too much politics in team selection and if we manage to go semi by luck all bad things will be over looked. Better loose all remaining matches and a complete revamp of the system and culprit get punish.
 
Looks like 5th loss in a row for SA. If Rabada cannot make impact there is very little hope. Tahir cannot do much on a damp pitch
 
242 in 49 overs - I guess SAF would have been happy with another 10-12 may be (from that start, otherwise every team will be happier with 500+) - Markram's untimely wicket cost them 15 runs at least and probably the match. But, SAF kept IND honest with 230ish target on a better surface - if it's a bit cloudy at Birmingham, I think SAF are well in this game; it'll take some effort for Kiwis to win it.

Think New Zealand will win and that's Pakistan hopes over.
 
Need to bring Tahir on. He is the main hope. Don't see Andile and Morris troubling Williamson and Guptill much.
 
If the rate goes up close to 6 this will be a tough chase for newzealand, more of a UAE type pitch ball coming on slow, and difficult to hit the big shot
 
Then get Taylor out then after that NZ have....
get it? their middle order is non existent
 
Phelukwauryhwodsoso can really make an impact, he might bowl slow but he bowls a good line and length and can really stifle the batsman and slow down the NZ run rate which will put pressure on useless Guptill and Williamson once Tahir and Rabada come back to bowl and the run rate will go up and then NZ will collapse.
 
Don't understand why Tahir is being saved . Can easily bowl Andile or Morris with Tahir. No need for both.
 
Talking about overrating. We neutralised Rabada in the SA-pak series

I swear these PP`ers have short term memory issues. I think that the BCCI and ICC neuralized all the PP`ers to forget about all of the good innings our batsman played so that we badly react to whenever our batsmen play a bad innings triggering a chain reaction. WOKE AF. Guess those tinfoil hats I got from Walmar I mean InfoWars are working!
 
Lol even if NZ and Australia drop points we won't be the team who takes advantage of it anyway.
 
dem dayum Kiwiz beez ruining our semii chances, Dem Dayumm Saffers always be bottlin sheeeet once anyone relies on em (even in a gully match).
 
Guptill ever play some good innings against Aus, Ind ?

He always hit minnows like Pak,Sl,Wi etc
 
Martin Guptill, Shane Watson are similar type of guys. THey punish trundlers. Shane watson even makes you think why you chose cricket as a profession lol
 
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