Semi-Final #2- New Zealand v South Africa- Wednesday, March 5th- Lahore

[King Kane]

And that's part of the beauty of the format

Yeah it's a mix of both T20 and test cricket with room for both types of batsmen and bowlers, it's still a good format despite people saying it's obsolete.

 

[kevinw]

And that's part of the beauty of the format

But then some teams ignore that formula and lose every match.

 

[BeeGee]

Like the tactics here , economical with Bracewell and looking for wickets with O'Rourke ..Santner captains well

I'm loving his field placements too.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Yeah it's a mix of both T20 and test cricket with room for both types of batsmen and bowlers, it's still a good format despite people saying it's obsolete.

I think ODI cricket is the most important format for running between the wickets.

 

[Moss]

Yeah it's a mix of both T20 and test cricket with room for both types of batsmen and bowlers, it's still a good format despite people saying it's obsolete.

Often the more memorable ODIs have tended to be closer to tests (or at least have given the bowlers a real say), but the people who matter want them to be more like T20s. Unfortunately that is unlikely to change.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Often the more memorable ODIs have tended to be closer to tests (or at least have given the bowlers a real say), but the people who matter want them to be more like T20s. Unfortunately that is unlikely to change.

I've always found that the beauty of ODI cricket is that you can be in a bad position, but there's enough time to get out of that position if you are skillful enough, it allows you to absorb good bowling and release it back .

 

[thundaboult]

whoever wins here better beat india ffs lol

anyone but india or aussie these days if cricket is to become interesting again

 

[Molehill]

Things that irrationally annoy me:

On the comparison worm graph, why would you use green for NZ and a dark blue for SA?

 

[King Kane]

We could do with a wicket.

I think ODI cricket is the most important format for running between the wickets.

Dean Jones raised the running between wickets standards in ODIs, he turned ones into twos that the likes of Jonty Rhodes and Phillips have followed.

He was also the first guy to wear sunglasses in an ODI match, an ODI revolutionary in more ways than one.

 

[Darwin Award]

Racks up the 50 now.

Credit where credit is due... Since he was 3 off 17 he's now scored 47 off 47...

Run a ball.

 

[Darwin Award]

Dean Jones raised the running between wickets standard in ODIs, he turned ones into twos that the likes of Jonty Rhodes and Phillips have followed.

He was also the first guy to wear sunglasses in an ODI match, an ODI revolutionary in more ways than one.

He turned the one's into 2's because he did 2 things better than any other ODI batsman.

1.He really ran hard for the first run.. (Fit guy who could do it throughout the 50 overs)
2.Once he ran that single no matter what he never remained in the crease and always trotted about 2-3 metres up the pitch just in case the fielder then misfielded to give himself a leg up in backing up again.

 

[Molehill]

That's a horrible 2 overs for SA, just 2 singles taken. Bavuma getting bogged down again, can he get out of this slump?

 

[NZTailender]

Things that irrationally annoy me:

On the comparison worm graph, why would you use green for NZ and a dark blue for SA?

Some of the design choices fr this tournament have been "interesting"

My biggest gripe is having the two batting innings side by side at the top and the bowling innings underneath. For some reason, it doesn't read right to me as opposed to the bowling innings next to the batting innings on the horizontal.

 

[NZTailender]

Racks up the 50 now.

Credit where credit is due... Since he was 3 off 17 he's now scored 47 off 47...

Run a ball.

Williamson-esque

Looks terrible if out early, brilliant if they make a hundred.

 

[King Kane]

Not an easy chance for Williamson, Phillips would have taken it easily though.

 

[straw man]

South Africa doing the right thing so far, though it's still a massive chase.

Only half watching, could Williamson have got two hands to that chance?

 

[Neil Young]

This could go the distance.

 

[Moss]

Wonder if it may be worth giving Mitchell a go and seeing if he can bowl wicket to wicket with pace off. Of course South Africa have to do all the running but they're well capable of accelerating properly with wickets in hand and NZ's death bowling isn't great.

 

[Molehill]

Some of the design choices fr this tournament have been "interesting"

My biggest gripe is having the two batting innings side by side at the top and the bowling innings underneath. For some reason, it doesn't read right to me as opposed to the bowling innings next to the batting innings on the horizontal.

Yes, a format that's worked fine for decades suddenly needs changing? Mind you, still better than The Hundred!!

 

[NZTailender]

Wonder if Santner will trying and sneak a straight ten from Bracewell again.