ICC Champions Trophy 2025
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GP playing a pearler
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Bracewell gets one out of the middle of the line and goes for a 4 past the bowler.
Next ball gets it out of the middle and it’s caught.
One ball to go and SatNav comes out to face it.
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GP started down the non-strikers in a sprinters stance. Gets a cheeky 2 off the final ball for SatNav.
Massive innings by the Blackcaps.
Saffas have the hitting though if we are a little loose with the ball.
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Might not be enough to win but should be very competitive this is a road of a pitch
Great innings regardless
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Might not be enough to win but should be very competitive this is a road of a pitch
Great innings regardless
@bayimports said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Might not be enough to win but should be very competitive this is a road of a pitch
Great innings regardless
Slower balls at the body will be key. Any width and it’s gone.
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Will be a tough game against the ICC in the final
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Hopefully one of our top three score big today to anchor the innings.
@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Hopefully one of our top three score big today to anchor the innings.
Got that wrong eh! Set your sights higher
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@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Hopefully one of our top three score big today to anchor the innings.
Got that wrong eh! Set your sights higher
@nzzp said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Hopefully one of our top three score big today to anchor the innings.
Got that wrong eh! Set your sights higher
It ended up being some sort of bizarro reverse jinx!
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@nzzp said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Hopefully one of our top three score big today to anchor the innings.
Got that wrong eh! Set your sights higher
It ended up being some sort of bizarro reverse jinx!
@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@nzzp said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Hopefully one of our top three score big today to anchor the innings.
Got that wrong eh! Set your sights higher
It ended up being some sort of bizarro reverse jinx!
I like it. Well done.
Mods may need to lock the finals thread to avoid jinxing ...
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@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@nzzp said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Hopefully one of our top three score big today to anchor the innings.
Got that wrong eh! Set your sights higher
It ended up being some sort of bizarro reverse jinx!
I like it. Well done.
Mods may need to lock the finals thread to avoid jinxing ...
@nzzp said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@nzzp said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Hopefully one of our top three score big today to anchor the innings.
Got that wrong eh! Set your sights higher
It ended up being some sort of bizarro reverse jinx!
I like it. Well done.
Mods may need to lock the finals thread to avoid jinxing ...
No need. We have next to no chance in the final against a team who
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Has played all their games at the same venue so know the conditions very well
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Is basically playing at a home away from home considering the level of Indian expat support
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Has had to do no travel, or adjustment to time zones (assuming Dubai is in a different time zone to Pakistan?)
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Already beat us comfortably in our previous encounter
https://media.tenor.com/txNul5bSHCQAAAA1/star-wars-c3po.webp
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That's pretty much the perfect ODI performance for the Black Caps - even down to players getting out at the right times. Important to give Phillips enough time (but not too much time) to bat at the end.
Scoreboard pressure by the spinners then squeezed the South Africans until the wickets fell. Wasn't that impressed with Miller's century at the end - he seemed to bat cautiously in order to make the chase impossible and then cashed in at the end. Not all his fault as wickets were falling at the other end but I detected he wanted a performance for himself out of it.
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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.
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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.
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@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Rachin brings up his 5th ICC tournament 100. Fantastic innings. Time to hit the hay. BCs in a great position and should post a massive total from here.
Ridiculous when they showed it compared to Astle etc.
@Bones said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Rachin brings up his 5th ICC tournament 100. Fantastic innings. Time to hit the hay. BCs in a great position and should post a massive total from here.
Ridiculous when they showed it compared to Astley etc.
I never thought he’d give up the record but there you go
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@Bones said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Rachin brings up his 5th ICC tournament 100. Fantastic innings. Time to hit the hay. BCs in a great position and should post a massive total from here.
Ridiculous when they showed it compared to Astley etc.
I never thought he’d give up the record but there you go
@MN5 said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@Bones said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Rachin brings up his 5th ICC tournament 100. Fantastic innings. Time to hit the hay. BCs in a great position and should post a massive total from here.
Ridiculous when they showed it compared to Astley etc.
I never thought he’d give up the record but there you go
Bit of a let down to be honest.
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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.
@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.
He was imperious
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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.
@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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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.
@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
