2014 World Cup T20 Live Matches Thread

by KP_fan Mon 17 Mar - 23:55

First topic message reminder :

World T20 has started again...seems like a few months back WI won it........
I think this will be turned into a 4 year event...and rightly so.

so far:

--BD beat Afghanistan........avenging their Asia cup defeat...and BD were talking up the win as if it's an achievement......well maybe it is...shows where they have set their bar or expectations. I can't be excited watching or following such a game.

--Nepal beat Hongkong.......is this a surprise ?...I have no clue where / how either of these teams stand?....and no interest either.

--and the big upset IRE beat Zim off the last ball...and that too without their stars Morgan and Boyd Rankin Wink

by mystiroakey Sat 29 Mar - 21:50

NZ with a craking 19th over - 1 from it.

by mystiroakey Sat 29 Mar - 21:52

ends with 151.

NZ did really well to restrain the dutch to 10 of the last 2.

NZ big favs- but it isnt as guaranteed as it should have been

by guildfordbat Sat 29 Mar - 22:27

A reasonable score by the Netherlands but they'll be disappointed they lost momentum at the end rather than increasing it.

Find it hard to see anything other than a NZ win.

by mystiroakey Sat 29 Mar - 22:34

How many of the Dutch team are Dutch?

by kiakahaaotearoa Sat 29 Mar - 22:52

Williamson out. McCullum and Taylor in. 8.5 an over is getting up there.

by kingraf Sat 29 Mar - 23:00

It's much better now, Mysti, there was a time when they resembled a South African Reserve team

by mystiroakey Sat 29 Mar - 23:01

Hey Graffy

Big enemies later lad. Massive game for both of us!!

by kiakahaaotearoa Sat 29 Mar - 23:03

Draw would be a good result for NZ. Very Happy

NZ looking more comfortable now. Boundaries will have to come more freely near the end though.

by mystiroakey Sat 29 Mar - 23:04

BAM.

taylor gone.

by kiakahaaotearoa Sat 29 Mar - 23:05

Taylor holes out. Anderson in now. Needs to feed strike to McCullum.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sat 29 Mar - 23:06

This tournament would've been so much poorer if the Dutch weren't involved, all their games have been thrilling in their own way

by mystiroakey Sat 29 Mar - 23:07

MacCulum better wake up soon....!!

by kingraf Sat 29 Mar - 23:12

Yeah - Just wanted to offer a hand of friendship before I start digging up the trench!!

NZ still in control, for mine. Wickets in hand, run rate not outrageous, and one of the most destructive batsman in the world still in. That one run nineteenth over proving massive. Essentially created a 19-over innings

by mystiroakey Sat 29 Mar - 23:16

an hours time

boxing

by mystiroakey Sat 29 Mar - 23:20

You have to love McCulum. What a player..

Bringing it home well

by kiakahaaotearoa Sat 29 Mar - 23:26

Feeling a bit more confident now...

by kiakahaaotearoa Sat 29 Mar - 23:26

Shiver me timbers, I just jixed it!

by kiakahaaotearoa Sat 29 Mar - 23:28

Hash Heesham in for NZ. Anderson has to make it easy for him.

by kingraf Sat 29 Mar - 23:29

Yeah, but he's done the heavy lifting - NZ to cruise it

by mystiroakey Sat 29 Mar - 23:29

Well played.

Neesham has some awesome t20 stats.. you have no problem.

just singles will do it now.

by kiakahaaotearoa Sat 29 Mar - 23:29

Yep that'll do.

by kiakahaaotearoa Sat 29 Mar - 23:31

Too many gaps. Damage was done by McCullum and then Anderson. Phew.

by kingraf Sat 29 Mar - 23:35

like I said - that one run over in the 19th was massive... really halted the charge.

by kiakahaaotearoa Sat 29 Mar - 23:37

That's right. If they'd made late 160s it would've been a lot closer. Fair play to Holland. They're certainly no mugs. Good work out before Sri Lanka. NZ need to look at that like a knockout match.

by mystiroakey Sat 29 Mar - 23:45

well done NZ.. still had to grind the day out.

The quality shown through out at two key moments- 19th over and McCulms last few

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 30 Mar - 0:02

Yes England win the toss and bowl

Huge with the dew factor

by guildfordbat Sun 30 Mar - 0:10

kiakahaaotearoa wrote:That's right. If they'd made late 160s it would've been a lot closer. Fair play to Holland. They're certainly no mugs. Good work out before Sri Lanka. NZ need to look at that like a knockout match.

Hi Kia - yeah, the Dutch certainly aren't mugs. However, they do seem to lack the instinct and ability to know when to go for the kill. I realise that's a harsh assessment of an associate nation but it's made in the hope they'll assess where things didn't work out and improve further.

Following on the loss to South Africa that should have been a victory, for me they particularly lost it today in the final 5 overs of their innings. 108/3 off 15 with Peter Boden and Tommy Cooper doing it just like that! They really should have been looking to touch 170 from there but instead rather fell away.

Anyway, great credit to the Netherlands. As others have said, they've certainly enhanced this tournament. However, they'll know such tributes could have been much more than that.

by kiakahaaotearoa Sun 30 Mar - 0:14

I agree guildford. You could see the captain toying with the idea of bringing up the field. Putting one more on the offside wasn't enough. Singles were going to get NZ home. In those situations you don't die wondering and you bring the field up and encourage the batsman to take a risk and go over the ring field. It didn't happen and NZ might have managed to hit over and secure the win so hindsight is a wonderfully annoying thing but I did get the impression as well Holland lack that ruthless edge when they need to go on the attack to bring the game home. Sometimes I wonder if they're thinking, we're actually in this game and there's no shame if we lose rather than having that mentality my god we're actually in this game and if we could force a wicket or two we might actually win. No one can fault you if you try to force a game in your favour but they can sure criticise you if you sit back and allow the opposition to dictate terms. These are important lessons Holland will hopefully learn.

by kingraf Sun 30 Mar - 0:28

First time I'm watching this t20 at home - ergo first time I'm actually listening to the commentators - wonder how long before Danny Morrison irritates me to the point of the Mute button

by kiakahaaotearoa Sun 30 Mar - 0:29

I'm guessing it's already on. Hug

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 30 Mar - 0:33

In his last nine T20 internationals the LEAST Tim bresnan has gone for is 9 an over. Not average, the least.

How he keeps getting a game over Woakes I dunno

by kingraf Sun 30 Mar - 0:35

Don't mind Nasser, actually - always has a fair enough point to raise...

Just seen that Dernbach is ranked 19 in the bowling rankings.... I mean how?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 30 Mar - 0:36

And then there's Dernbach...

How are we even in with a legit chance of making the semis

by mystiroakey Sun 30 Mar - 0:37

Get Alma out Now.

With the options we have i dont get Dernbach. Crazy stuff

by kingraf Sun 30 Mar - 0:38

power cut - Brilliant

by mystiroakey Sun 30 Mar - 0:38

Power cut lol..

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 30 Mar - 0:44

Wish they'd cut the power to that bloody DJ

by mystiroakey Sun 30 Mar - 0:45

What the heck is going on

by kiakahaaotearoa Sun 30 Mar - 0:47

Someone took an unscheduled break on the bicycle powering the generator.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 30 Mar - 0:54

Seems we're gonna adopt the miss loads of chances to get their best players out tactic that was so successful on Thursday

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 30 Mar - 1:13

Same floodlight again

Beyond a joke

by kiakahaaotearoa Sun 30 Mar - 1:18

Does the Duckworth Lewis system work for floodlight failure?

by mystiroakey Sun 30 Mar - 1:19

Insane not have a back up gen floating about

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 30 Mar - 1:22

Turn off the power to the goddamn DJ and use it to light the frickin field

by mystiroakey Sun 30 Mar - 1:33

Horrid start by england tbh..

Anything under 180 is needed and will give us a stab

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 30 Mar - 1:37

Looks like Alex Hales is gonna need his once in a lifetime innings to become a twice in three days innings

by mystiroakey Sun 30 Mar - 1:39

Hales catches- starting out as he means to go on- lovely stuff.

by mystiroakey Sun 30 Mar - 1:44

Ok starting to get back into the game- need to keep that pressure on

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun 30 Mar - 1:47

Tredderz

Getting De Kock out could actually work for them, he looked horribly out of nick

by jimbohammers Sun 30 Mar - 2:01

Jos Buttler is a terrible wicketkeeper. Just play him as a batsmen and bring Kieswetter

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