Namibia v New Zealand (THIS WILL BE A FUN GAME) at the Magnificent Sharjah Cricket Stadium-- 11/5 Friday (D), Match #36, Group 2

[thierry henry]

Trying not to be melodramatic but Stead and Williamson need to be asked some serious questions if we lose here. We haven’t even made an attempt at getting a decent total.

 

[Mike5181]

Pitch is hard work, but it’s like everyone is disoriented and has no idea where they are or what is required. Phillips has played this whole World Cup like he’s playing to save his spot?

He'd probably get a golden duck, but this is the benefit of someone like Finn Allen. Sometimes you need a bit of a loose **** to just swing at every ball.

 

[Ultra Instinct]

If we lose this we're pretty much out of the tournament right?

Afghanistan's NRR is too far ahead of ours.

 

[thierry henry]

Why has Erasmus gone full all of a sudden? Not smart

 

[Daemon]

stop bowling full this is exactly what SL did

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Should get to 150 from here which will be pretty difficult to chase on this pitch I’d have thought?

 

[thierry henry]

Phillips smashing it now, well played me calling him out

 

[thierry henry]

If they just kept bowling half way down we wouldn’t have done anything

 

[Daemon]

brainless bowling it must be said

 

[Fuller Pilch]

That's more like it. 150 should be plenty on this pitch

 

[Meridio]

Some much better batting in the last couple of overs - yes Namibia have started missing their length a bit, but also we've bunted those back of a length balls into the big side of the ground and come back for 2. Meant they then felt like they had to change their length and go full.

 

[straw man]

credit to Nasser Hussain for calling it - needed his 'don't bowl full' broadcast straight into the Namibia bowlers' brains

 

[thierry henry]

My Phillips call out wasn’t even premeditated. I think that’s why it worked

 

[thierry henry]

It’s weird seeing your boys bottling it and then remembering the opposition are more scared of you than you are of them. Namibia just ****ting themselves for no reason because we are the Mighty Aotearoa Black Caps.

 

[Ultra Instinct]

These two have gotten us to about par.

Wasn't looking good after the 17th over.

 

[Ultra Instinct]

Need to somehow to get to 170, still worried about an upset lol.

 

[thierry henry]

How many times is Nasser gonna say ‘hiding it outside off stump’ this tournament

 

[thierry henry]

4 clear wides this over, this women commentator trying to make a big thing out of it

 

[The Hutt Rec]

This is a Daryl Tuffey level final over

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Think this will be a comfortable win now