WT20 | Australia v West Indies | Group 2 | 28/03/14 | Dhaka

[Justcrazy]

West Indies. If they win, we just need to win against West Indies to go through, no run rate factors.

If Australia won, we wouldn't necessarily need to win against WI if Australia lost against India. But given WI's massive NRR due to the Bangladesh thrashing (and it being unlikely that Bangladesh will be thrashed by such a big margin by anyone else), with Aus, WI and Pak all having one win, WI would be through most likely. And if Aus go on to beat India too, and we lose to WI, we'd be knocked out. If Aus beat India too, and we beat WI then would go to runrate.

So in summary, probably best if WI win, so we can just have the equation where if we beat WI we go through. And of course we'd have to beat Bangladesh too.

Bang on

 

[t_kaay]

West Indies. If they win, we just need to win against West Indies to go through, no run rate factors.

If Australia won, we wouldn't necessarily need to win against WI if Australia lost against India. But given WI's massive NRR due to the Bangladesh thrashing (and it being unlikely that Bangladesh will be thrashed by such a big margin by anyone else), with Aus, WI and Pak all having one win, WI would be through most likely. And if Aus go on to beat India too, and we lose to WI, we'd be knocked out. If Aus beat India too, and we beat WI then would go to runrate.

So in summary, probably best if WI win, so we can just have the equation where if we beat WI we go through. And of course we'd have to beat Bangladesh too.

In that case, c'mon the Windies!!!

 

[Kianig89]

Max played one shot too many you gotta choose your bowlers!

 

[Justcrazy]

WI have 4 overs of spin left , can Gayle bowl another over here ?

 

[Kianig89]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

Hodge gets that one away

 

[Dragon]

this is gonna be a good match

 

[Kianig89]

Even Simmons can bowl BTW why isn't Charles in the team i though he was better than Ramdin

 

[Kianig89]

A wicket here will open up the gate

 

[Kianig89]

Aus' WC hangs on a thread

 

[t_kaay]

Max played one shot too many you gotta choose your bowlers!

Must have gone to the Afridi school of shot selection then!

 

[Justcrazy]

108 / 5 after 13 overs

 

[Extreme Pace]

Aus should look to get 170, need to bat well.

 

[Justcrazy]

42 balls left

 

[Justcrazy]

narine back

 

[Kianig89]

Must have gone to the Afridi school of shot selection then!

This he is Lala v.2

 

[Kianig89]

Narine

 

[London_Lahori]

Ibad chipping in on cricinfo:

ibaad: "@AK: exactly! Maxwell score most of his runs through slog sweep. Surely a strategy can be made to restrict him from playing that particular shot."

 

[Justcrazy]

113 / 5

36 balls left

 

[Commander]

160-170 would be a good target, but you never know with Gayle firing.

 

[Kianig89]

Rusell

 

[Kianig89]

strange choice atm

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

WI bowling line up is pretty good ... esp Narine

 

[Bhaijaan]

Russel!

 

[HamzaSaeen]

So many beamers being bowled this tourney

 

[Kianig89]

5 runs

 

[t_kaay]

that was a bhatti ball

 

[Justcrazy]

5 no balls

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Target of 170 will be tricky ...

 

[Justcrazy]

WI leaking easy runs

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Four

 

[Kianig89]

Russell should not be giv en another over

 

[Kianig89]

tried for yorker

 

[Kianig89]

last 5 overs

 

[Justcrazy]

128 / 5 after 15

 

[Kianig89]

Santi :24:

 

[SL_Fan]

Ibad chipping in on cricinfo:

ibaad: "@AK: exactly! Maxwell score most of his runs through slog sweep. Surely a strategy can be made to restrict him from playing that particular shot."

yup put a man out in the stands! that should do it!

 

[Kianig89]

top stuff

 

[Justcrazy]

132 / 5 after 16

 

[Kianig89]

4 overs left

 

[Bhaijaan]

:6

 

[Kianig89]

 

[Kianig89]

self destruct by WI

 

[jattafridi]

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

170 - 175 ...

 

[Justcrazy]

Hodge playing so well

 

[Kianig89]

meanwhile Chandimal suspended for slow over rate

 

[Justcrazy]

Lehman plays the right players for right format

 

[London_Lahori]

Looks like 170 easy... possibly 180 which will be a tough chase

 

[London_Lahori]

I don't think WI can chase 180

 

[Justcrazy]

Why Gayle never bowls these days ?

 

[Justcrazy]

148 / 5 after 17 overs

 

[Convict]

Need 190 here

 

[Justcrazy]

150 up for Aussies

 

[Kianig89]

150u p

 

[Kianig89]

Starc vs Gayle will be good contest

 

[Justcrazy]

Certainly Russel is a weak link in their bowling attack. But he is selected for his batting stunts more than his skills with the ball. With Badree, Santokie, Narine, Bravo seem to be their main 4 bowlers, they can definitely get the remaining 5-6 overs from Sammy, Samuels, Gayle & Russell" Gayle doesn't really bowl nowadays though, does he?

Cricinfo

 

[Kianig89]

Wi will miss Xavier Doherty

 

[Justcrazy]

Pollard is better than Russell, electrifying fielder and Impact batsman

 

[Bickers]

If West Indies bat well they win this one. Pace has gone miles today, the Australians just don't have the spin or medium pace resources.

 

[leatherface58]

Lol silly way to go Hodge.

 

[Justcrazy]

Doherty is unlucky , he should be in the side.

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Out gone

 

[Kianig89]

Need to utlilize Russell well on he song he can be lethal

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies 6 down

 

[Kianig89]

SO Haddin time

 

[Justcrazy]

WI have big hitters , but they need to be sensible.

 

[Justcrazy]

13 balls left

 

[Commander]

Need to reach 170+

 

[SL_Fan]

170 won't be enough I reckon

 

[Justcrazy]

Narine 4-1-19-2

 

[leatherface58]

Santokee is a left arm spinner.

 

[Justcrazy]

If WI bat badly 140 is enough , if they bat to potential they can get 200

 

[leatherface58]

Bravo )

 

[MRSN]

my goodness!! what a catch..

 

[HamzaSaeen]

Bravo WTH )

 

[Justcrazy]

Starc to come next

 

[Justcrazy]

brilliant catch !!!

 

[Justcrazy]

Wicket means another dot

 

[Extreme Pace]

Poor batting at the end, ruined their chance to get 170+