International cricket thread

MFPM

Didn't see this collapse by India. NZ big chance now...can they keep the lead under 150

boccy23

NZ - best team in cricket.

Gillespy

138 needed then. In 53 overs is a comfortable equation.

NZ bowling was top class. Williamson's changes and field placement all worked. Just the drop of Pant the only bad part.

MFPM

Hope they get these runs. Be great so see them win this having been robbed of the one day world cup! :-)

boccy23

Great that we will probably see a result as well with all the bad weather.

Inquitus

Gillespy wrote: »

138 needed then. In 53 overs is a comfortable equation.

NZ bowling was top class. Williamson's changes and field placement all worked. Just the drop of Pant the only bad part.

Aye NZ massive favourites here the only 2 results possible are an India win (unlikely) or a NZ win (very likely) be an interesting opening spell.

100 to win in 38 overs with 9 wickets remaining. Usually, you'd say no problem, but I'm nervous.

Gillespy

Ashwin gets Latham stumped. Not the way an opener should be getting out really in a handy run chase.

Williamson survives with a review. I had him gone with umpire's call but it was missing.

Less than a hundred more needed now. Going right down to the wire if Ashwin has his way.

MFPM

Runs coming now, few nice shots for Williamson. Just 14 needed to take a much deserved and in the context of the weather unexpected win.

WORLD TEST CHAMPIONS!!!

I'm in shock, ever thought I'd see the day. Great to see Williamson and Taylor see us through.

MFPM

NZ win by 8 wickets! Nothing against India but delighted NZ won!

Inquitus

Aye the Kiwi's certainly deserved a high profile cricket win with all the heartbreak they have had in recent finals. They were the better side by a reasonable distance and thankfully the ICC had the good sense to have a reserve day given they are playing in an English summer!

Royale with Cheese

Does anyone know what the criteria for allowing the match to go into a reserve day was? The scorebooks I've seen online are just referring to today as day 6 but I presume if no overs were lost to the weather it would have finished on day 5 even if it had been a draw?

MFPM

England cantering to a win over SL it seems in the first T20.

Inquitus

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Does anyone know what the criteria for allowing the match to go into a reserve day was? The scorebooks I've seen online are just referring to today as day 6 but I presume if no overs were lost to the weather it would have finished on day 5 even if it had been a draw?

Yep, not sure of the specifics, but it was put in place to guarantee 5 full days of play, so any time lost due to the weather would be made up on Day 6, the length of which would be determined by the time lost due to the inclement weather.

Also SL 129/7 in the first T20, England 81/1 off 10 overs, not long left in this one, strangely it seems not to be televised anywhere I could find!

Strumms

MFPM wrote: »

England cantering to a win over SL it seems in the first T20.

Need 25 from 42 balls


Jeez a canter and some but 129 / 7 was nothing close to being a competitive score

Strumms

You don’t see many T20 internationals being won with 2.5 overs to spare.

MFPM

Inquitus wrote: »

Yep, not sure of the specifics, but it was put in place to guarantee 5 full days of play, so any time lost due to the weather would be made up on Day 6, the length of which would be determined by the time lost due to the inclement weather.

Also SL 129/7 in the first T20, England 81/1 off 10 overs, not long left in this one, strangely it seems not to be televised anywhere I could find!

It was on Sky cricket.

Inquitus

2nd T20 off very shortly:

Date: 24 JUN 2021
Type: INTERNATIONAL TWENTY 20 MATCH
Teams: England v Sri Lanka
Location: Cardiff
Starts: 18:30
TV: Live on BBC2, Terrestrial TV for a change!

Sri Lanka win toss and bat

Inquitus

Mysterypunter

Sri Lanka win the toss and block, 300 by lunch tomorrow would be a good total

Inquitus

19/2 off of 4 overs is a pretty woeful start, much the same as last night, Sri Lanka really need to cut loose somewhat!

Gillespy

Not a contest at all. Some of the softest wickets you will ever see.

Cardiff is an awful looking ground. So many great grounds they can choose from and they keep going there.

Inquitus

87/6, just gets worse and worse!

Tom Mann Centuria

Gillespy wrote: »

Not a contest at all. Some of the softest wickets you will ever see.

Cardiff is an awful looking ground. So many great grounds they can choose from and they keep going there.

Well it's the England and Wales cricket board, so they deserve their fair share imo.

MFPM

90/7....Sri Lanka are going through that painful 'transition phase'...no competition for a team like England.

Mysterypunter

MFPM wrote: »

90/7....Sri Lanka are going through that painful 'transition phase'...no competition for a team like England.

And Chris Jordan is still getting battered, how is he an international cricketer?

Tom Mann Centuria

Mysterypunter wrote: »

And Chris Jordan is still getting battered, how is he an international cricketer?

Highlight reel fielder.

Tom Mann Centuria

Messy old reply by England to a very easy target.

Tom Mann Centuria

Making a slight pigs ear of this run chase.