Cricket World Cup Qualifiers

minitrue

Not just 6,4 ... drop, 6, 4

Typical Shahzad really :-(

SeeMoreBut

To many dot balls. Created to much pressure. Top 3 all played same way. Sometimes you need one to hang around and other to attack a bit. Maybe nerves got in the way in not throwing away their wicket

A good 20 runs short I think

Murdoc90

apart from the wide that was a good response

Murdoc90

33/0 7 overs.

minitrue

SeeMoreBut wrote: »

To many dot balls. Created to much pressure. Top 3 all played same way.
SNIP
A good 20 runs short I think

Those 20 runs (or more) went a begging when Stirling and Niall both fell together. The top 3 really didn't bat the same way, Stirling was a bit more positive, Balbirnie more circumspect but never got going.

If we lose this I'll be looking mostly at the Stirling run out but also at McCarthy dropping the Shahzad caught and bowled (always tough). We're also bowling a few too many gifts so far letting Afhanistan keep the runs flowing too easily.

BarryD2

I reckon our goose is cooked. Scoring rate by Porterfield and Balbirnie in earlier overs was too ponderous.

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

43/0 9.0

wickets needed

Richard Hillman

Is Boyd Rankin wearing a Smart Watch?

I'm fairly sure private communications devices are banned from the dressing room and obviously the pitch. You definitely cannot have a phone in the dressing room due to match fixing protocols.

KevIRL

Stick a fork in us, we are done

Patser

Yep they're comfortable now, need sudden collapse of top order to put pressure on.

lambayire

Not looking hopeful for us really.

Peter File

53/0 after 10. Haven't looked close to getting a wicket.

Joe_ Public

We do need something to happen, couple of quick wickets just to get nerves jangling. Thoroughly professional display from Afghanistan thus far you'd have to concede.

Hammer Archer

And to think that Afghanistan wouldn't even have made the Super Six were it not for Hong Kong's loss to Nepal in the final game of their group.
We'll need a collapse like they had against Zimbabwe to have any chance.

dulpit

This is me at work... Doesn't look like it's going to be worth the effort though, far too easy so far by Afghanistan...

minitrue

Peter File wrote: »

53/0 after 10. Haven't looked close to getting a wicket.

Lol, Shahzad dropped by McCarthy and just snuck one past the slip there.

force eleven

Get the pipe, slippers and cocoa out for these guys, they're so comfortable. We'll need wickets and fast. Doesn't look likely, but cricket is a strange game. Hanging on to that hope.

WhatsGoingOn2

dulpit wrote: »

This is me at work... Doesn't look like it's going to be worth the effort though, far too easy so far by Afghanistan...

Probably best if you hide your email and Slack names from the image...

Rikand

They were just the better team on the day in every department

CiarraiAbu2

Who won the toss?

lambayire

It's amazing how they lost 3 of their games in the first stage of the competition.

Mysterypunter

Rikand wrote: »

They were just the better team on the day in every department

Is the game over?

Hammer Archer

Good few overs from McBrine and Simi. But need wickets, not dot balls.

dulpit

WhatsGoingOn2 wrote: »

Probably best if you hide your email and Slack names from the image Paul...

Thanks for shout

dulpit

Also: cock.

Murdoc90

Mysterypunter wrote: »

Is the game over?

No but surely a formality now

AFG 80/0 (16.0 Ovs)
CRR: 5 REQ: 3.82

siblers

Mysterypunter wrote: »

Is the game over?

Just about to go into the 16th over. Afghanistan on 80 without loss

Joe_ Public

Just nothing happened at all. Didn't get going batting wise or bowling wise. Very frustrating. Goosed now short of a miracle.

dulpit

Wicket. Eventually.

lambayire

Dopey by Shazad there