ICC Champions Trophy 2025
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@ACT-Crusader said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Sir SatNav came up trumps again when it mattered. Varied his pace and length brilliantly. Built pressure.
Agree @KiwiPie on the batting side of things. The foundation set by two batsmen that weren’t going to up the scoring rate so needed to either try or get out to allow Mitchell and GP the freedom and time to do their thing. Nice little cameo from Bracewell too.
For a guy who has been maligned on here and in the media (with good reason), how good is Mitch right now? And a bouquet to another guy who cops a lot of stick, well done to coach Steady for leading us to another final
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@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Everything is stacked against us for the final but bring it on. How good was watching our 'greatest ever' bat with potentially one of our greatest ever. Some superb batting after Williamson struggled early doors. Ravindra definitely likes ICC events in the sub-continent, you won't see better than some of the shots he played over night.
..and in favour on India
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Ravindra in full flight is incredible to watch - some of those shots he hit wow.
A really enjoyable team to watch is this Black Cap ODI team.
Give it everything in the final. Santner is a terrific ODI captain supported by a lot of smart cricketing brains so we have a real shot.
Hopefully the medics can get Matt Henry's shoulder right for Sunday
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@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Ravindra definitely likes ICC events in the sub-continent, you won't see better than some of the shots he played over night.
Those three fours in Jansen's 4th over were great to watch. All to different parts of the field.
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@NTA said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
South Africa choking again
More outclassed by a better side IMO.
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@Canes4life Agree but the longer it goes on the more the choker tag must become a thing.
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@KiwiMurph said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Ravindra in full flight is incredible to watch - some of those shots he hit wow.
A really enjoyable team to watch is this Black Cap ODI team.
Give it everything in the final. Santner is a terrific ODI captain supported by a lot of smart cricketing brains so we have a real shot.
Hopefully the medics can get Matt Henry's shoulder right for Sunday
Santner seems like a very calm guy and happy to talk to other players to discuss the tactics. And he's at the peak of his bowling powers. Guys like Phillips and Bracewell are very handy to have - you don't want them coming into bat too early and you don't want to have to rely on them bowling 10 overs - but they can contribute in all areas. Having 4 spinners is a real bonus - they aren't as dangerous as India's spinners though. I think the Black Caps need to bat first to have any hope - or bowl first and hope Dubai delivers a seaming greentop!
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@dogmeat said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@Canes4life Agree but the longer it goes on the more the choker tag must become a thing.
91, 95, 99, 03, 07….. yep it was a real.
Back to the cricket
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@ACT-Crusader My fave is 2015 against us
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@KiwiPie said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@KiwiMurph said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Ravindra in full flight is incredible to watch - some of those shots he hit wow.
A really enjoyable team to watch is this Black Cap ODI team.
Give it everything in the final. Santner is a terrific ODI captain supported by a lot of smart cricketing brains so we have a real shot.
Hopefully the medics can get Matt Henry's shoulder right for Sunday
Santner seems like a very calm guy and happy to talk to other players to discuss the tactics. And he's at the peak of his bowling powers. Guys like Phillips and Bracewell are very handy to have - you don't want them coming into bat too early and you don't want to have to rely on them bowling 10 overs - but they can contribute in all areas. Having 4 spinners is a real bonus - they aren't as dangerous as India's spinners though. I think the Black Caps need to bat first to have any hope - or bowl first and hope Dubai delivers a seaming greentop!
The Indian's will rig the toss so they bat first anyway. Everything will be against us.
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@canefan I woke up early as hell this morning (about 4) and didn’t even realise it was on as I’m in vintage. Watched from about half way through the SA innings.
So pleasantly surprised. Satnav impressed hugely. The guy has turned his career around better than Travolta in Pulp Fiction. He is just so good with the ball at the moment and looks incredibly calm.
We seem to have a beautifully balanced side with a plethora of bowling options. It’s a luxury that many don’t need to bowl much at all I.e. Phillips / Mitchell etc -
@DMack said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@canefan I woke up early as hell this morning (about 4) and didn’t even realise it was on as I’m in vintage. Watched from about half way through the SA innings.
So pleasantly surprised. Satnav impressed hugely. The guy has turned his career around better than Travolta in Pulp Fiction. He is just so good with the ball at the moment and looks incredibly calm.
We seem to have a beautifully balanced side with a plethora of bowling options. It’s a luxury that many don’t need to bowl much at all I.e. Phillips / Mitchell etcTo be fair he’s always been a more than handy ODI player but you still get an upvote for this awesome line.
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@1kiwi The run outs were crucial. Particularly of Tendulkar who could have put the game out of reach the way he was playing.
The innings by Cairns in the chase was world class. At that period he was pretty much the number 1 all-rounder in the world and he lived up to that despite playing the game with a knee injury. Great moment in NZC history.
