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Post by slowleftarmer on Jan 23, 2024 10:55:14 GMT
young Jack looks a decent prospect with some aggression - giving the tailenders plenty of chin music!
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Post by newby on Jan 23, 2024 11:03:47 GMT
Meanwhile Afghanistan all out for 91, but with a couple of quick wickets suddenly NZ are 23/3. Make that 23/4.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Jan 23, 2024 13:20:37 GMT
Kiwis sneaked home to win by 1 wicket, not without controversy as the 9th wicket was a Mankad when the non-striker was a little too keen to back up too far too soon and was run out without warning
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Post by davemorton on Jan 23, 2024 13:43:28 GMT
Very unfair on Afghanistan, to almost win the game, but to be heavily penalised on net run rate. If my understanding is correct, they will be deemed to have batted all 50 overs for their 91 runs, while for NZ it makes no difference (to the calculation) whether they had no wickets down or nine.
As for the Mankad, not seen it, of course, but why is it okay for a batsman to cheat, but the bowler gets treated as though he were the one cheating? OUT!
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Post by davemorton on Jan 23, 2024 14:17:52 GMT
Meanwhile England are off for rain / threat of lightning. Miles ahead on D/L, so no worries there.
I'm still not sure about McKinney as a batsman. My first look at Noah Robin Mostyn Thain, who is a contracted Essex boy. He looks the sort who could make a proper Test batsman. Jonathan Trott? Looks unruffled, calm, organised. The Saffer quickie Tristan Luus also looked good, but they have no serious spin option.
If we can win, it takes all pressure off, and Windies could be halfway out, with defeat to Scotland tomorrow...not that that's going to happen. Great competition already.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Jan 23, 2024 14:25:30 GMT
Yes I liked the right arm opener for the South Africans although he looked quite slight and might struggle uphill into the wind on a cold Tuesday night. Glad Thain got some runs as his one over went for 9 runs and he dropped a dolly at long off!
I agree batters are to blame for Mankading but its always when a game is close and the finish is near that they seem to happen rather than in the first half of an innings.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Jan 23, 2024 16:19:08 GMT
A win in the end on DL
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Post by newby on Jan 23, 2024 17:18:02 GMT
Shame it had to end the way it did but it looked set for a pretty routine win anyway.
Three games a day mostly from here, with this first group stage due to end on Sunday. England next play on Friday v the West Indies.
As it stands we would come up against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in the Super 6's.
Might be some twists before then but we've certainly qualified.
Another good thing about this competition is even the teams who fail to qualify get to play again to sort out 13th to 16th place.
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Post by davemorton on Jan 23, 2024 17:56:19 GMT
Yes, I had just noticed that, Newby. Also that it seems to be the top TWO from each Super 6 who go forward to semi-finals. I am glad it's not top four to QFs, but I thought they may have gone for top threes, with 2nd v 3rd playing off for a SF place, as happens in one of the County comps.
It does mean that it is very difficult for a team to qualify if they carry zero points into the Super 6.
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Post by newby on Jan 24, 2024 11:56:41 GMT
Scotland got off to a strong start but were probably a little timid, I doubt 205/9 will be enough to beat the Windies.
Sri Lanka 133 all out, though a pitiful total, might end up being enough against Namibia. Just needs one half decent partnership though.
Nepal 197 all out off exactly 50 overs shouldn't be too difficult for Pakistan.
That's my prognosis, interesting to see what actually happens.
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Post by newby on Jan 24, 2024 21:46:52 GMT
India U19 v Ireland and Australia v Zimbabwe tomorrow. I wouldn't expect any surprises.
Jewel Andrew with a match winning contribution for the Windies today with a 64 not out, to go with his 130 in the first game against South Africa, a player to watch indeed.
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Post by davemorton on Jan 24, 2024 22:11:28 GMT
It's good though, isn't it? Not all the players from all the nations are f-c, but that makes it more like 'real cricket', the top end of the club game...a bit better than that, but it's bat v ball rather than bat v run rate.
I didn't see Jewel's innings this time, I was at Specsavers, followed by Thai crispy duck & stir-fry, one of the nicer things in the world.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Jan 25, 2024 10:56:51 GMT
Scotland got off to a strong start but were probably a little timid, I doubt 205/9 will be enough to beat the Windies. Sri Lanka 133 all out, though a pitiful total, might end up being enough against Namibia. Just needs one half decent partnership though. Nepal 197 all out off exactly 50 overs shouldn't be too difficult for Pakistan. That's my prognosis, interesting to see what actually happens. and tonights lottery numbers are? 3/3 - well done! So what about the test v India?
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Post by newby on Jan 25, 2024 11:41:09 GMT
England v India Test, I don't think you need me to tell you how that will turn out!
I did get an email from the National Lottery this morning, but only to inform me my on-line ticket was finished.
India U19 started slowly against Ireland but look on course to get 300 or so, should be too many for Ireland.
Australia U19 started like a train but were slowed down by Zimbabwe and ended 296/7.
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Post by newby on Jan 25, 2024 17:39:09 GMT
Massive wins for both India and Australia today, the good news is we should be able to avoid them both, at least until the semi-finals.
Looking forward to England v West Indies tomorrow. If we win, and even if we lose by not too many, we will top the group and look set to play Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, or possibly even Namibia in the Super 6's.
A bit of light relief from grown up England's troubles.
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