**Official** Group D Discussion - Pakistan, New Zealand, Bangladesh

[Meridio]

What the ****ing ****? Vettori in?

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

What the **** is going on?

Milne in for Guptill - only bowls one over.
Williamson opening.
Vettori in at 4.

 

[Scaly piscine]

NZ perhaps trying to give everyone a bat/bowl ahead of the second group stage.

 

[straw man]

Are we already in lose-game-not-too-badly mode? Looks like it tbh

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

That makes sense. If they go for it and fall well short, Bangladesh could get through with a win.

If they play it like this and try and get 60 off the last 4, then they are basically through no matter what and the other batsmen get to bat.

 

[Cabinet96]

Looks like NZ will need to repeat their 50 over World Cup recovery against Pakistan at this ground if they are to get near to the target. Pakistan still have 4 overs from Ajmal to come.

Hafeez being his miserly self.

 

[smash84]

ajmal into the attack finally.....

 

[benchmark00]

Now we enter End Game.

 

[_Ed_]

Nice shot.

 

[straw man]

If NZ wanted someone to nudge the spinners around and play a supporting role Franklin would have been better than Vettori

McCullum is trying to accelerate - it's just damn hard against these spinners. Decent couple of shots now

 

[smash84]

well played McCullum

 

[_Ed_]

And that is some truly horrendous fielding.

 

[smash84]

7 overs to go....if NZ score 10 rpo from here they will end up at 170.....should see them through to the next round

 

[smash84]

wow....hafeez has bowled 19 balls for 5 runs o nly?

 

[straw man]

How the hell does Haxfeez have 3 overs for 5? Didn't realise it'd been that bad

 

[_Ed_]

McCullum! His strike rate moves into triple figures.

 

[smash84]

despite that 6 hafeez finishes with only 15 off his 4.....wow

 

[_Ed_]

Gone. Ends a fairly painful Vettori innings.

 

[smash84]

its that man Ashmal again

 

[_Ed_]

Oram?! You're ****ing kidding me.