20/20 World Cup Day 7, Super 8's - Ireland v NZ, England v SA

KevIRL

Short turn around for Ireland, up again at 1.30 tomorrow at Trent Bridge. Its a huge ask, New Zealand will rightly be red hot favourites. As is always the case for an associate nation team we will need everything to go our way to have a chance.

In the other game, South Africa ftw

Dozen Wicked Words

Think both games will probably go with the favourites.

Kiwis and Saffers to win comfortably. Hope I'm wrong though.

Ireland will have O'Brien and Johnston back and England will hope Pietersen keeps up his good form against his homeland, so there is hope.

Cremated

Will New Zealand play Vettori and Taylor?, Ryder is also out, cant be bad news, can it?, ...

lee_arama

The Kiwi's are missing some starters and only have new blood to fill the slots.

This in itself would tell me they would lose only for the fact that it's Ireland they're taking on...but...Ireland put up a good show against India and never once backed down when the result didn't matter.

5-1 on Boyle's for Ireland, though I think the 4-7 on the Saffers was sliced to 4-9 at Ladbrokes.

Cremated

@ Lee, you can get 11/2 on PaddyPower,

really looking forward to this game, think it's going be great, lets hope the boys can get us a win here ...

corigi

Cremated wrote: »

@ Lee, you can get 11/2 on PaddyPower,

really looking forward to this game, think it's going be great, lets hope the boys can get us a win here ...

6/1 with Ladbrokes.. Anyone any team news O Brien and Johnston defo playing or?

lee_arama

Got an Ireland/Saffers double for about 9-1 or so. Just for change mind. Betting tennis this morning. 20 double on Baltacha and Rochus... Shiiiiip (cos Baltacha is a set up)

D3PO

best chance ireland will have against the kiwis given their injury problems. that said i still think they should be 10/1 to win

i hope we can do it come on lads

lee_arama

I'm confident that the Irish batting line will tighten up and punish the loose Kiwi bowling.

corigi

lee_arama wrote: »

I'm confident that the Irish batting line will tighten up and punish the loose Kiwi bowling.

Hope your right i think the winning the toss could be crucial with clouds around at moment but meant to clear up later on..

Hopefully the Irish openers can do bitter than recently need atleast one of them too put up some half decent score.Dont want to be always relying on the O Briens

D3PO

porterfield won the toss and has put them in to bat.

realistically we need to restrict them to under 160 we dont have the firepower to chase anything much bigger than that.

come on boys

Cremated

7/1 on Bet365,

think it's worth a tenner bet, anyone know if O'B and Trent are back?...

darjeeling

corigi wrote: »

Hope your right i think the winning the toss could be crucial with clouds around at moment but meant to clear up later on..

Hopefully the Irish openers can do bitter than recently need atleast one of them too put up some half decent score.Dont want to be always relying on the O Briens

Cricinfo shows Bray left out and Niall O'Brien opening alongside Porterfield, with Botha 3 (this may change). Ireland have bowled well, but got off to slow starts when batting so far, and they need an opener who can hit over the infield in the first 6 overs. Hopefully O'Brien will give it a go.

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D3PO

Cremated wrote: »

7/1 on Bet365,

think it's worth a tenner bet, anyone know if O'B and Trent are back?...

yes both are back. I hear Rankin has been left out for Botha though

Cremated

Ranking hasn't had the best of starts has he though?, love the guy, but thought he improved against India,

who knows...

D3PO

Cremated wrote: »

Ranking hasn't had the best of starts has he though?, love the guy, but thought he improved against India,

who knows...

True and I think Botha has more potential to score quick runs and keep it tight but I like Rankins upside he can be amazing when on form

d'Oracle

No Taylor, No Vettori, No Ryder.

Nice.

4 off the second ball.
Not Nice.

d'Oracle

Streams?

CrowdedHouse

http://ecricketscorelive.blogspot.com/2009/06/icc-t20-world-cup-live-streaming-links.html

whatawaster

uh oh. 32 off 2 overs. Disastrous start. And McCallum's only got one of those.

andrewie

Awful start!

d'Oracle

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

http://ecricketscorelive.blogspot.com/2009/06/icc-t20-world-cup-live-streaming-links.html

Thanks mate.

Connell and Johnston basically just picked redmond up and put him in.
Worst thing ever.

d'Oracle

Great over from Kevin Jesus O'Brien.

KevIRL

Nice 3rd over there from Kev O Brien

Peter B

Anyone know a radio station I'd get it on? Work has blocked the internet during office hours.

D3PO

terrible start redmond is on for a double ton the way hes going :eek:

Xavi6

We're in massive trouble here

d'Oracle

That muck served up in the first two overs might have killed us.

Xavi6

There's the 1st

mike65

Christ some shocking bowling.

eh great bowling I mean!

whatawaster

yes!!!

great stuff McCallum. Now to get rid of Redmond

listowel1

at last something good.

lee_arama

GAWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

D3PO

GONE

lee_arama

Fantastic over this! Even the top teams so rarely bowl as well.

whatawaster

great stuff from mcCallum. 1 wicket. 1 run

d'Oracle

Wicket single.
Just what we needed.

D3PO

its amazing how fast things change in this game. 10.75 rr to 8.66 in the blink of an eye !!

whatawaster

very good bowling from KOB as well. Apart from 1 six he's been immaculate

Aidric

darjeeling wrote: »

Cricinfo shows Bray left out .

Good move. He has been rubbish in the tournament so far.

D3PO

come on now boys another 2 - 3 wickets before the end of 10 to make them sweat

mike65

Poor tactics there, shudda stepped back 5 yards for that second reverse sweep. (you knew he's try again)

Xavi6

Another horribly expensive over.

glanman

http://hqsportz.net/chan1.html

try this for those who can watch!!

whatawaster

need wickets. more precisely we need Redmond

Peter B

Radio station?

Please guys, I'm begging here! ;-)

d'Oracle

This is frickin poor.

D3PO

its gonna take one heck of a bowling performance for the last 10 to make this winnable !!

d'Oracle

We need a height no ball.

Around the face should do.

positron

This stream works for me, for now anyway: http://hqsportz.net/chan1.html

Ireland badly needs a wicket or two. Otherwise we are looking at chasing 160+ here...! Impossible unless the team borrows Sanat Jayasuria for a few hours!

mike65

Too little too late.

http://icct20livestreaming2009.blogspot.com/2009/06/icc-world-t20-2009-cricket-live_09.html