2nd Semi Final - Australia v India (26th March)

[smash84]

Wait was I actually closest with my 330 prediction?

yep

 

[OverratedSanity]

Wait was I actually closest with my 330 prediction?

Yep, maybe we need to be asking you a few questions now

 

[weldone]

I'd win it if not for Johnson.

 

[Dissector]

Don't see India chasing this but at least they have half a chance. Pretty poor bowling effort on the whole and it was only some average batting for 7 overs of so that has prevented Australia from batting them out of the game.

 

[Primrose_D12]

"American cricket overlord"?

I'll take that title :P

 

[weldone]

Yep, maybe we need to be asking you a few questions now

on Brian Lara

 

[Grasshopper]

328.....should be a good chase. Will be difficult to chase, but it's far from unwinnable.

Yep, it's nicely poised all right.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Think India will chase this unless we take a heap of wickets early, Dhawan and Kohli especially

 

[indiaholic]

So before the game started, my hope was that we would be able to restrict them to 320 and then hope to chase that down. There was no chance that we were going to be able to keep them below that. Not too sad about the score we have conceded. Hope we can chase it down.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Going to take something really special. I predict a 220 allout tbh. Mitch batting well always spells disaster.

Not totally out of this though, we definitely have a chance if we get a nice solid start like Australia did.

 

[smash84]

It probably won't be easy to chase this score given the variable pace of the wicket

 

[Dissector]

The Indian top order will be under so much pressure. Johnson and Starc will have license to go flat out with attacking fields and could finish the game in their opening spells. If India is alive after 10 overs (say 60-1) there could be a game.

 

[Contra]

the first 10 overs extremely crucial. Just can't lose wickets.

 

[indiaholic]

Going to take something really special. I predict a 220 allout tbh. Mitch batting well always spells disaster.

Not totally out of this though, we definitely have a chance if we get a nice solid start like Australia did.

Way too pessimistic, no?

 

[viriya]

Hopefully Kohli doesn't let that dropped catch get into his head.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Way too pessimistic, no?

Pitch has looked two paced to me. And MJ loves his off cutter slower balls.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

So NZ, with an inferior batting lineup to India, chased down 298 in 43 overs against a better bowling attack than India will face, and India have 7 more overs to score 29 more runs.

India to take this.

 

[indiaholic]

Hopefully Kohli doesn't let that dropped catch get into his head.

Meh that catch cost us nothing. He won't give a ****.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Hopefully Kohli doesn't let that dropped catch get into his head.

I don't see why it would. It was a meaningless drop. DIdn't really hurt with 2 balls to go.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Haze will be invaluable today, absolutely need his miserly best