1st Semi Final - New Zealand v South Africa (24th March)

[viriya]

Can't believe commentators are still talking 280 here.. do they really have no idea wtf has happened this WC?

 

[Contra]

Meh. probably 1-2 overs too many with the really attacking fields which have served NZ well, but as usual everyone freaking out & overreacting.

It's not so much the field placings rather than bowling choices, NZ's 5th bowlers now have to bowl about half the overs towards the end which is a big ask.

 

[OverratedSanity]

You idiots realise 2 teams bat, right?

Yeah but AB doesn't bat, he ABs.

 

[Zinzan]

Btw Hendrix - Ultimate test for Anderson in the last 15 overs approaching.

 

[Dan]

I think Baz is being a bit too aggressive here. Not sure Anderson needs a slip at this stage.

 

[hendrix]

Chasing 325 in a knockout is not the same though.

Look at the pitch, look at how easy it's been to bat on.

If they get less than 350 we should get home easy.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

poor length from anderson

 

[CricAddict]

It's not so much the field placings rather than bowling choices, NZ's 5th bowlers now have to bowl about half the overs towards the end which is a big ask.

Anderson is a perfectly good fifth bowler. So it should not be much of a concern. The concern is just the new God AB.

 

[Jono]

****ing hell best bat in the world in and I'm stuck in the toilet, and I'm going about the task slower than Sanga vs South Africa. Bowels are ****ing me over here. Wc is once every 4 years ffs. Brutal.

 

[Contra]

Look at the pitch, look at how easy it's been to bat on.

If they get less than 350 we should get home easy.

LOL that's a massive comment. A WC semi final brah, scoreboard pressure would be massive.

 

[halba]

hammer time

 

[viriya]

Look at the pitch, look at how easy it's been to bat on.

If they get less than 350 we should get home easy.

The way things have been going 350 is a real possibility..

 

[smash84]

oh come on anderson, you can't bowl half trackers to abdv at 120kph

 

[Moss]

Look at the pitch, look at how easy it's been to bat on.

If they get less than 350 we should get home easy.

Possible. But not a total I'd want to have to chase againt Steyn Morkel and co.

 

[morgieb]

De Villiers could probably score a century batting with a stump right now.

 

[Adgey]

Yeah some pretty average doom & gloom posting in recent times. Essentially repeating the same things,

Its a fact that south africa are heavy favourites at the moment (about 2:1). No one saying NZ are out of the game though obviously

 

[Hurricane]

I think Baz is being a bit too aggressive here. Not sure Anderson needs a slip at this stage.

Agreed. Could be the losing of the match.

 

[straw man]

Yeah some pretty average doom & gloom posting in recent times. Essentially repeating the same things,

Weirdest thing is most of it is from non-NZers.

Rest of us have picked up the team vibe which is that anything is possible. If they score 350 we'll go out and try to chase 350. It is difficult yes, though it is achievable.

 

[Contra]

NZ slipping..

 

[cnerd123]

Look at the pitch, look at how easy it's been to bat on.

If they get less than 350 we should get home easy.

Pitch is flat, but the pressure of chasing in a semi final is a factor too.

Anything above 280 is game on IMO.

Definitely looking at 300++ at this stage tho.