CWC Semi Final - Black Caps v India

[Donsteppa]

Latham will steady the ship till lunch.

[LABCAT]

To be fair, we did try to select a power hitter to open the innings but he was crap. Maybe we just aren't producing the type of players required to be successful in the modern ODI game.

[akan004]

I don't think the pitch is anywhere near as bad as the crappers have made it look.

[Mokey]

What wouldn't we give for a whole bunch of ugly french cuts to the boundary from a bespectacled spinner right now.

On a side note, I am attempting to write a scene with two women about to get super dirty, and the Craps are really killing my mojo.

[No Quarter]

And now comes the rain. Definitely helps India. They've had the best of the fielding conditions.

[rotated]

@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:

And now comes the rain. Definitely helps India. They've had the best of the fielding conditions.

Kane has to own that though, he won the toss. A bit of moisture on the pitch before we bowl isn't terrible.

[gt12]

Wasn't the rain predicted? Why the fuck not bowl?

It's not only the coaching, it'a not only the shit form of some (I'm looking at you Guptil, send your fucking wife home), it's also the captaincy.

[canefan]

@gt12 said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:

Wasn't the rain predicted? Why the fuck not bowl?

It's not only the coaching, it'a not only the shit form of some (I'm looking at you Guptil, sens your fucking wife home), it's also the captaincy.

They knew rain was expected at lunchtime. Smithy thought the pitch would play better, it seems to be pretty slow. If we had put up a big score DL would be working for us. But true to form we didn't. We should have played to our strengths and given Boult Henry and Ferg a crack early

[Chris B.]

@akan004 said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:

I don't think the pitch is anywhere near as bad as the crappers have made it look.

Well, we also know the Indians have an excellent bowling attack, so it was never going to be easy - but, this has definitely not been a road.

I'm pretty disappointed we didn't put them in. We've beaten them twice this year by inserting them on difficult pitches and knocking them over. Chance to do it a third time here.

That said, if we can get 250 then if the pitch is tricky - a couple of early wickets and panic will hit the Indian ship!

[hydro11]

If we don't get back we could get set India a 20 over score of 148. That's best case scenario.

[E African Troll]

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[Crucial]

Rain still steady. Start losing overs at 4pm

[Paekakboyz]

@Crucial cheers for the update

[Crucial]

has apparently lessened to a drizzle with groundstaff out doing what they can

[Crucial]

Losing overs now

[MajorPom]

Tomorrow is full reserve too. So if no restart today continue on from same point tomorrow.

With similar forecast.

[Crucial]

Looking more and more like India have been saved by the rain.

I'm going to start lining up my moral victory speech.

[rotated]

Rain stopped, covers coming off. Just under an hour to get play started for a 20 over chase...unlikely.

[Bones]

Annnd covers going back on...

[TeWaio]

Suspended until tomorrow