peasy23 Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Australia 64-2 at the end of the first powerplay. Madushanka doing a great job at one end, 14-2 from 5 overs. Unfortunately for Sri Lanka Marsh has been in good form at the other end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 South Africa in all sorts of trouble against their colonial overlords. #pleasing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 @Marten right now 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Oh my... I can't quite believe it. I didn't see that coming when we were 140/7! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) If there's one team (besides England) you can bank on for a loltastic result at a major tournament, it's the Saffers. Grats to the Netherlands. Just grates a bit that every single "diddy" side in world cricket seems to be capable of coming up with a tournament result v's Test playing opponents with the exception of Scotland. Edited October 17, 2023 by Boo Khaki 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 54 minutes ago, Boo Khaki said: If there's one team (besides England) you can bank on for a loltastic result at a major tournament, it's the Saffers. Grats to the Netherlands. Just grates a bit that every single "diddy" side in world cricket seems to be capable of coming up with a tournament result v's Test playing opponents with the exception of Scotland. It's just isn't in cricket with Scotland. Football, rugby!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Boo Khaki said: If there's one team (besides England) you can bank on for a loltastic result at a major tournament, it's the Saffers. Grats to the Netherlands. Just grates a bit that every single "diddy" side in world cricket seems to be capable of coming up with a tournament result v's Test playing opponents with the exception of Scotland. Other than West Indies at the last T20 World Cup, or Bangladesh at the one before, or West Indies, Zimbabwe and Ireland at the qualifying tournament for this one. Apart from those 5 in the last 3 years, it’s none at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 36 minutes ago, die hard doonhamer said: Other than West Indies at the last T20 World Cup, or Bangladesh at the one before, or West Indies, Zimbabwe and Ireland at the qualifying tournament for this one. Apart from those 5 in the last 3 years, it’s none at all. Bangladesh game was in the First round, not really the tournament proper, and WI I'll grant you, though I don't really consider T20 cricket to be serious international cricket in the same way that 50 over format is. I clearly wasn't talking about Qualifier wins either 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marten Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 24 minutes ago, Boo Khaki said: Bangladesh game was in the First round, not really the tournament proper, and WI I'll grant you, though I don't really consider T20 cricket to be serious international cricket in the same way that 50 over format is. I clearly wasn't talking about Qualifier wins either In fairness, the qualifier should count too in this as it's a tough tournament in itself due to only 10 countries being at this World Cup. I've never agreed with only 10 countries at the WC and am glad it gets expanded to 14. Scotland have shown they deserve to be at this stage too. IMO, both The Netherlands and Scotland should be in with a shout of becoming full members with how both have consistently shown to not be any worse than the lesser full members. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Marten said: In fairness, the qualifier should count too in this as it's a tough tournament in itself due to only 10 countries being at this World Cup. I've never agreed with only 10 countries at the WC and am glad it gets expanded to 14. Scotland have shown they deserve to be at this stage too. IMO, both The Netherlands and Scotland should be in with a shout of becoming full members with how both have consistently shown to not be any worse than the lesser full members. For the most part I agree, however, the one remaining thing for Scotland to do is beat a Test playing nation at a 50 over World Cup Finals, something they have never managed. Which was the obvious point of my other post despite Statto there trying to undermine it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 (edited) New Zealand were put in to bat by Afghanistan and were going along reasonably well, but they've gone from 109-1 to 110-4 and it's definitely game on now with Rashid Khan putting the squeeze on. Edited October 18, 2023 by peasy23 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 (edited) Kiwis plodding along but are up to 210-4 with 6 overs to go, 100 partnership from Phillips and Latham. The Afghans have put down 4 catches, 2 tough chances but 2 absolute dollies that would have got Latham out and brought someone new to the crease at a point where NZ need to be going hard. Edited October 18, 2023 by peasy23 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Big finish from NZ with about 80 runs from the last 6 overs, finished on 288-6 and probably too many for Afghanistan to chase down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Hasn't been many games this tourney where teams have been able to score big early, but the Aussies are off to a flyer against Pakistan. Despite Afridi bowling 16 dot balls in a row, it's been party time at the other end as Warner and Marsh are swinging hard. 82-0 from the first 10 overs, Haris Rauf came on to replace Afridi and got leathered for 24 from his first over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) Australia 208-0 after 30 overs. Marsh on 96, Warner on 99. Edited October 20, 2023 by peasy23 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Warner gets there first with a single, dropped on 10 but goes on to hit an 85 ball hundred. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 And Marsh gets his ton off the next ball, 101 from 100. Pakistan in deep shite here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Fair play to Pakistan, have hung in there and reined the Aussies in a bit in the second half of the innings. Started to turn things around when Marsh went for 128 then Maxwell came and went for 0 next ball. Afridi has a deserved 5 wicket haul as Australia finish on 367-9, way short of what they looked like getting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyBear Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Another huge collapse -Aussies losing 9 for 104. Can't be many teams get 367 with extras as 3rd highest scorer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Pakistan having a right good go at this, needing 103 from 12 overs with 4 wickets down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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