Black Caps vs Bangles
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@MN5 said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
Well exactly. Who would have predicted the bangies would do as well as they have? Cricket anywhere in the world can be a lottery but moreso at the basin I'll ruefully admit.
Christ man, don't just change your mind like that. This is the Fern - home of US Politics, climate change and Mark Hammett threads that just won't die.
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Pretty uncomfortable nights sleep for the Bangles I'd say. Effectively 4 down with the injury and another batsmen playing injured, if they get knocked over quickly in the morning then we'll back ourselves to get 200 - 250 in a couple of sessions on what is a batsmens paradise. And shit if they managed to lose after their first innings efforts and Shakib's double that'd be pretty soul destroying stuff.
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
@MN5 said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
It is Sunday, in the middle of January.... and fuck all have turned up to watch test match cricket at the Basin, the Basin needs to be shunted down the pecking order of test venues.
What a load of shit baron. Despite how they've done so far in this test the bangies are hardly a drawcard for big crowds and the nation's weather hasn't helped either. Your Bay area cricket grounds will never compete.
It is a test match, and there were probably couple of hundred in the ground.. on a Sunday... in mid January.
It is just pathetic.
But you are right about the weather, Wellington has shit weather.
There were shitloads there last year for the Aussies, a sellout. It's Bangles and this weather - who is surprised? If anything, a good incentive to play one in Maunganui, Whangarei or even farking Raglan FFS
Probably have to be on a concrete wicket at Raglan.
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Shakib goes for a duck as the Bangles get their panic on.
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"There have been some records for Bangladesh in this match, but here's one they might not want to think about. If they lose this match, it will be the highest first innings total to lead to a loss. This would break a record going back to 1894, where Australia made a first innings total of 586 against England at the SCG, but lost by 10 runs."
Comon lads!
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Mominul goes now! Bangles collapsing in a heap.
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Bloody hell taken away in an ambulance. Bangles 120/5 is actually 120/7 with the rising body count
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@No-Quarter said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
Bloody hell taken away in an ambulance. Bangles 120/5 is actually 120/7 with the rising body count
Chasing 250 of 60 could be an interesting effort on a 5th day (ish) pitch.
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Right in the back of the head, not the greatest evasion technique but I really hope he's ok. Was good to see him conscious and moving before they took him to hospital.
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TBH we don't deserve to win this match with the amount of catches we've put down.
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I see live we are favourites to win this - I can't buy that one, surely the draw is the most likely. Bangladesh are effectively 7 down (apparently the injured opener will bat), they are 193 ahead with 66 overs minimum .. take 2 off for change, and then you are 64 overs. So required is currently about 3. Every over, every run now drastically reduces NZ chances. If the Bangles make 15 more runs and take 5 overs to do it .. which is about the best possible outcome for NZ, then we are looking at 208 from 59 on the 5th day of a basin test.
This match as draw written all over it.
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@MajorRage said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
2 established batsman in now ... one who can't walk! Let the blockathon commence ...
Is what I had written before Kayes smashed the 4.
152/8 ... leading by 208 with 61 overs left. Effectively one wicket left too - I can see why we're favourites!
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