T20 World Cup: Live Matches Discussion

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Who do you think will win?

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13 from 5.

misfield from Narine!
11 from 4.

3 of the first 2 balls, and Taylor still on strike.

wow!!! amazing 6

3 from 2 needed..

9 of 3 with Taylor on strike.

ramp shot for six!!!!

3 off 2, wow!

C'mon Rosco!

msp mate are you time travelling in reverse

Fine knock from the NZ captain at the end. Terrific stuff. this.

oh lol another super over!! coming up!

2 off the last ball needed!

super over

I love Narine's bowling but his fielding nearly lost them the game.

come on NZ...

have to fancy the WI in the super over: Gayle and Narine have the X factor which I don't think NZ do.

Taylor has to bat for NZ, McCullum probably with him, maybe Franklin as the other player?

Narine will bowl for the WI.

Gayle and Samuels for the WI? not sure about the third, Pollard (hope it comes off)? Charles? Russell.

Southee will probably bowl the over.

Another blinking super over. My nerves aren't up to this

Ah well, it is yet another super over.
I would have Gayle, Pollard and Sammy/Russell for WI to bat. Narine with the ball for me.
For NZ it has to be Brendon McCullum, Guptill and Taylor to bat and Southee with the ball?

Samuels to bowl? seriously?!?!?!

Taylor and McCullum to open up for NZ, as expected.

I'm staggered that Samuels is going to bowl.

mystiroakey wrote:msp mate are you time travelling in reverse

Watching on the net, seems like its a touch behind at times.

I haven't seen Narine getting smashed even he didn't pick up many wickets. Surprised indeed to Samuels to bowl. And again he started with a wide.

Taylor with a vital boundary.

Samuels is chucking it, sorry.

huge six by Taylor, Sammy may live to regret the decision to bowl Samuels.

NZ reach 17, that's a big target.

17 is a good score..

17 off it. In the hunt at least.

if WI reach 17 they will win the game by dint of scoring more boundaries.

whatever happens, Taylor deserves a huge amount of credit for the way he's batted today.

Southee warming up for NZ, who bats with Gayle for WI?

I don't see WI winning it, despite Gayle in there. Poor call from Sammy to bowl Samuels.

Ha ! And I used to think England were fun to watch...

NZ supporters nails must be well bitten down

Good score for the super over ... But Gayle is capable of anything ...

GOtta love a super over!!

so much better than pen shot outs

it is indeed Samuels to open with Gayle.

wonder who the spare will be.

The Boundary count is in WI's favor. 17 will then do it for them, says cricinfo.

no-ball, length, and six. oh dear

OMG....- no ball 6!!!

so effectively 10 needed off six for WI...

now 9 off 5, Southee needs a wicket you feel, or at least a dot ball or two.

Blimey...Southee has blown it in one delivery I think...how the devil can a professional cricketer do that ?

Southee you useless **********


(sorry folks, needed to vent, and I'm in an open plan office)

now 7 off 4, a boundary wins it for the WI...

6 off 3...

a wide, 5 off 3. Southee has cracked...

I feel for ya Pete.. your man has done ya.. harsh way to go out!!

England need to win to go through

4 off 2 now, good ball that from Southee.

and Southee strays a bit with a low full toss, and WI have won! remarkable win!

right, so England need to win to go through. SL need to lose by not too many.

Some better bowling but no coming back from that first ball...and now a wide...easy for West Indies ...win with a ball to spare.

Sorry but that was just rubbish from Southee...not suggesting it is easy bowling to Chris Gayle but the no ball was unforgivable.

Its the West Indies who have got the better of the super over. Now they have to take the calculators out, or better hope Sri Lanka win against England.

Gutted.

I was expecting we'd do our usual punch-above-our-weight-and-lose-in-the-semis like most tournaments, last in the pool is poor

Still, if they just did shared points for ties we'd still be on our way home.

if England win it'll take an absolute thrashing for WI to get knocked out. WI basically have to hope SL win.

simple for an england fan- not so for WI and SL

msp83 wrote:Its the West Indies who have got the better of the super over. Now they have to take the calculators out, or better hope Sri Lanka win against England.

If England lose WI go through, if they win they're through as WI's NRR is below England's. SL would have to lose by so much (England scoring the runs in 12 overs for example) to get knocked out it's hardly worth worrying about.

Nice and simple.

no kieswetter