New Zealand v India | 5th ODI | Auckland | 14/3/09

[Indian Pretending to To Be Pakistani]

i expect another flat wicket and 400+ runs scored by one of the two teams, hopefully new zealand is the team which score over 400+. one of them, i guess mccullam, wud score 193.

 

[Random Aussie]

And another beating coming up for the Hobbits.

 

[Indian Pretending to To Be Pakistani]

And another beating coming up for the Hobbits.

hope wicket has grass like last game and if NZ win the toss and elect to bowl first. I see shewag getting out early this time around. last game, pitch was seaming a bit in the first 10 to 15 overs or so. Nz made a mistake electing to bat first. hope they dont make the same mistake again.

 

[Oxy]

raining

 

[12thMan]

raining

goood . I will add my rain dance also

 

[IronMan2009]

Rain has spoilt sport throughout this season in NZ.

 

[Random Aussie]

Excellent - rain

 

[IronMan2009]

Sehwag is providing insight into his strategies to Shastri. He is giving full credit to Kirsten who throws ball in the nets at various places to Sehwag to improve his over all stroke play.

 

[Indian Pretending to To Be Pakistani]

QUIZ: ball is supposed to live outside the boundary..

who made this comment?

 

[Random Aussie]

Unfortunately for NZ the rain has stopped. Will be a 43 over match.

India will look to make 400.

 

[Indian Pretending to To Be Pakistani]

this is the only series where toss dont matter.. india always wants to bat first and NZ wants to bowl first. i bet india batting first today.

 

[IronMan2009]

India elects to bat first.

 

[IronMan2009]

I don't know what it this obsession of Dhoni to keep batting first in NZ.

 

[IronMan2009]

Styris is back. He is a very good striker too. Oram is due too.

 

[Indian Pretending to To Be Pakistani]

Styris is back. He is a very good striker too. Oram is due too.

r u serious. you are worried about styris striking ability? you must be jinxing..

i bet this indian team will score 500 runs today and win by 450 runs.

 

[Indian Pretending to To Be Pakistani]

Styris is back. He is a very good striker too. Oram is due too.

why is that three one liner posts from you.. you cud have just added everything in a single post. want to increase the post count?

 

[Indian Pretending to To Be Pakistani]

this shewag guy is crazy. hitting six of very second ball he faced.

 

[IronMan2009]

2nd ball SIX. Let us see how Sehwag goes today.

 

[IronMan2009]

Lot of assistance for O brien

 

[IronMan2009]

Rain has really freshened up the pitch. Lot of zing.

 

[taps]

WOW!2 Beautiful sixers over extra cover by Sehwag in trying conditions.

 

[wanted_desi]

Someone please send me link

 

[Indian Pretending to To Be Pakistani]

very evenful over.. shewag riding his luck as always.

 

[IronMan2009]

issed:

 

[IronMan2009]

Another blistering shot put down by McCullum. Not a good sign for NZ.

 

[IronMan2009]

Don't think McCullum with finger injury should stand at point.

 

[Random Aussie]

Raina goes, Sehwag carrying on as normal.

2/65 in 9.4 overs.

This CricIndia commentator worshipping the Indian team is too much for me.

Off goes the CricIndia scoreboard, what other sites do a desktop scoreboard anyone? Just can't take it anymore....

 

[IronMan2009]

Stupid shot by Raina. Bye bye man. Good series. He is heading towards India after this series.

 

[IronMan2009]

Good Rohit is on. He is not as bad as his 25 average suggests. But this might be his last chance for a while.

 

[Random Aussie]

Sehwag gone now 3/69.

Wobbling...wobbling

 

[wanted_desi]

India needed Tendulkar Today

 

[Random Aussie]

Cure ominous music, here....comes...The YUVI

 

[IronMan2009]

Sehwag gone. That's it. 69 for 3. Good test for India.

 

[IronMan2009]

India needed Tendulkar Today

Why? It is a dead rubber. Why should he risk his injury further. He has already aggravated. India should have given chance lot of new comers instead of sticking to the same team.

 

[Random Aussie]

Vettori takes the powerplay.

 

[Random Aussie]

Why? It is a dead rubber. Why should he risk his injury further. He has already aggravated. India should have given chance lot of new comers instead of sticking to the same team.

Yea he needs that injury to get out of playing IPL this year.

 

[IronMan2009]

Oram 3 overs 4 runs 1 wicket. Good spell.

 

[On_the_up]

Match reduced to 43 overs, 87-3(18)

 

[IronMan2009]

Rohit is playing Test match.

 

[On_the_up]

Yuvraj OUT!

 

[On_the_up]

caught behind of Jessie Ryder of all people

 

[tauseefm]

its a little bouncy pitch and indian batsmen are having problems.

 

[Random Aussie]

The YUVI departs. 4/88 after 18/5 overs.

 

[IronMan2009]

What a horrible game Rohit is having. He has been out of form for long time. He is still struggling to find form. He is affecting everyone sticking at one end.

 

[On_the_up]

Styris is back. He is a very good striker too. Oram is due too.

Haven't seen him play for New Zealand for ages, has he been recovering from a long term injury or is he coming back from international retirement?

 

[IronMan2009]

its a little bouncy pitch and indian batsmen are having problems.

As expected lol any time India scores low scores you guys don't fail to pounce on it lol.

 

[Indian Pretending to To Be Pakistani]

flat track bullies are getting owned.. hooooo.. i like it.


as i said earlier, indian batsmen are good for flat track, as soon as they see grass on the pitch, they will struggle like anything..

 

[IronMan2009]

Rohit is cuasing impatience at the other end. First sehwag. Now Yuvraj.

 

[On_the_up]

for Rohit

 

[tauseefm]

As expected lol any time India scores low scores you guys don't fail to pounce on it lol.

u gotta agree, pitches have been flat so far in this tour and this is the only pitch has some bounce.

 

[IronMan2009]

u gotta agree, pitches have been flat so far in this tour and this is the only pitch has some bounce.

Couple of rash shots caused their downfall. Ryder is a strike bowler? Give me a break.

 

[natalia]

Links, anyone?

 

[On_the_up]

The "poor man's Chris Cairns" doing well today.

 

[On_the_up]

just over half of the inns gone 100-4 (22)

 

[On_the_up]

nice shot square of the wkt for 4 by Dhoni

 

[tauseefm]

Couple of rash shots caused their downfall. Ryder is a strike bowler? Give me a break.

thats my point, ryder is a crap bowler but there is something in the pitch.

 

[On_the_up]

Hot spot confirms that was right off the middle of the bat, great technology is Hot spot.

 

[OZGOD]

The "greatest ever ODI team in the whole wide world" (according to Martin Crowe) is in a spot of bother methinks.

 

[IronMan2009]

thats my point, ryder is a crap bowler but there is something in the pitch.

But that was a wide delivery.

 

[On_the_up]

These 2 looking to rotate the strike in these middle overs.

 

[On_the_up]

Nice shot for 2 by Rohit through midwkt but the timing wasn't there

 

[IronMan2009]

Rohit is a weak link. But Dhoni hopes he will come good one day. He has failed in so many matches recently.

 

[On_the_up]

Ryder gets Dhoni as well!!!

 

[tauseefm]

But that was a wide delivery.

yup, that was wide delivery, how about this one? dhoni made it look like McGrath

 

[On_the_up]

Bowled of an inside edge

 

[OZGOD]

Dhoni goneski

 

[On_the_up]

Yusuf Pathan the new man in, averages 28 in ODI cricket with 200 runs.

 

[minhasuz]

I firmly believe that Dhoni can't play under pressure (despite the fact that they have won the series)

 

[Random Aussie]

India now officially in trouble at 5/110.

This scoreboard would look horrible if it were not for Sehwag.

 

[minhasuz]

Dhoni now averages 49.26

 

[On_the_up]

Ryder with his third!!!!

 

[tauseefm]

I firmly believe that Dhoni can't play under pressure (despite the fact that they have won the series)

no, dhoni is the best person to play under pressure

 

[On_the_up]

Another inside edge, Pathan goes.

 

[wanted_desi]

I firmly believe that Dhoni can't play under pressure (despite the fact that they have won the series)

Just because he is not muslim

 

[IronMan2009]

Good wake up call. Poor shot selection from every one. Sehwag is the only who has the license to play poor shots.

 

[On_the_up]

Nelson strikes 111-6

 

[IronMan2009]

Martin crowe Jinxed India lol

 

[Random Aussie]

Now 6/111.

Harby and the Best Bowler In The World will need to do one of their recovery acts.

 

[On_the_up]

The was an article I read somewhere saying the dibly dobly wibly wobbly bowlers are now dead in New Zealand. Rubbish, Ryder is the new wobly.

 

[XFactor]

The innings is falling apart - a pitch thats a bit fresh, offering some zip and swing, and suddenly the runs have dried up, and wickets are falling like ninepins...

On a positive note, this is perhaps a good perparation for the pitches for the test matches... They will have to reset their batting styles for the rest of the tour I guess.

Having said this, it will also be interesting to see how effective the bowling is.

Jesse Ryder is the man for NZ! who would have expected!