Cricket: International Discussion Thread

[Baxteen]

Oh ok cool. Think I'll keep mine the same then.

I was drawing up my playing 11.
came up with the same list
only difference is I had AB as the WK for his team as well as capitain. pull a Dhoni, cacpitain and wiki.

 

[Creag]

Team 1:

D.A. Warner
A.B. de Villiers
K.S. Williamson (c)
J.E. Root
R.G. Sharma (wk)
B.A. Stokes
Shakib Al Hasan
K. Rabada
M.A. Starc
J.R. Hazlewood
Imran Tahir

Moeen Ali
M.R. Marsh
Mohammad Nabid

TBH, I like Ali. Plenty of tenacity. But I like Shakib more. Shakib also turns the ball more. Was never going to drop Tahir (even if I despise his celebratory runs to the airport ). Don't know that Nabid lad. But will look out for him. Stokes is solid enough. Was Stokes or Marsh. On second thoughts... I am going with Stokes. Sorted!

 

[Creag]

Team 2:

Q. de Kock (wk)
H.M. Amla
V. Kohli (c)
S.P.D. Smith
A.D. Mathews
J.P. Faulkner
J.O. Holder
R.A. Jadeja
G.J. Maxwell
T.A. Boult
A.R. Patel

A.U. Rashid
S.P. Narine
M.J. Guptill
M.J. Henry

I struggled a little more with this team. Jadeja is an all rounder. Narine is specialist bowler. Faulkner can bat. Holder in a quality team would perform well without pressure. Patel vs. Rashid was the final consideration. The coin fell in favour of Patel. Kohli hates losing, so cracks the nod as captain ahead of Smith and Mathews. Besides, Mathews can overdo his own bowling

 

[Creag]

Nehra to Roy, 1 wide, sliding down the leg side, half an appeal from Dhoni, but the wily old goat was simply trying to distract from the wide

Devine: "You have just offended 1.2 billion people with your "wily goat" comment!" What sportsman has ever been offended at being called the #GOAT? Check the lead story on espn.co.in if in any doubt...

What am I missing here in the 'goat' mention? Is this a no-no to the Indian people?

 

[Creag]

Match evenly poised.

India 147/7 (20/20 ov)
England 64/2 (9/20 ov)
England require another 84 runs with 8 wickets and 11.0 overs remaining

England RR 7.11
Last 5 ovs 21/0 RR 4.20
Required RR 7.63
India RR 7.35

 

[Baxteen]

What am I missing here in the 'goat' mention? Is this a no-no to the Indian people?

basically yes, he will most likely get reprimanded for saying that. he is trying to cover it up by saying he is the greatest of all time, but he was really jsut using innocent slang that is offensive to Indians, especially Northern Indians.

 

[Creag]

Favouring England at the mo. Morgan appears to have found some form and consistency. Pleased to see this.

basically yes, he will most likely get reprimanded for saying that. he is trying to cover it up by saying he is the greatest of all time, but he was really just using innocent slang that is offensive to Indians, especially Northern Indians.

Thank you. Wasn't aware of that.

 

[Baxteen]

I had to ask an indian friend.

 

[Creag]

Easy(ish) win for England.

India 147/7 (20/20 ov)
England 148/3 (18.1/20 ov)
England won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

 

[Ho3n3r]

basically yes, he will most likely get reprimanded for saying that. he is trying to cover it up by saying he is the greatest of all time, but he was really jsut using innocent slang that is offensive to Indians, especially Northern Indians.

Pet peeve of mine when something is taken as offensive when it was meant in a totally different context.

 

[Agent_Smith]

Seems like quite the humdinger at Eden Park. Stoinis nearly pulled off a miraculous run chase. Coming in at 54 for 5 and smashing 146 of 117 balls with 9 fours and 11 sixes.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-australia-2016-17/engine/match/1020013.html

New Zealand 286/9 (50.0 ov)
Australia 280 (47.0 ov)
New Zealand won by 6 runs

 

[AirWolf]

Seems like quite the humdinger at Eden Park. Stoinis nearly pulled off a miraculous run chase. Coming in at 54 for 5 and smashing 146 of 117 balls with 9 fours and 11 sixes.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-australia-2016-17/engine/match/1020013.html

New Zealand 286/9 (50.0 ov)
Australia 280 (47.0 ov)
New Zealand won by 6 runs

Looking at the scorecard - the extras did them in - 29 vs 14.

 

[Ho3n3r]

Looking at the scorecard - the extras did them in - 29 vs 14.

They were dismissed with 18 balls still to go, though, so it wasn't only the extras.

But always glad to see the Aussies lose, no matter how heroic.

 

[Creag]

Another miserable effort by England in the 3rd T20I against India. They'll be grateful when they leave the sub continent (although, I can't imagine going from permanently hot and humid to cold weather with rain send off snow will be an easy adjustment).

 

[Agent_Smith]

From SACricketmag.com

Mohit Ahlawat became the first batsman to score a triple century in a T20 match on Tuesday.

This 20-year-old wicket-keeper batsman reached the milestone in a local T20 tournament at Delhi’s Lalita Park in India, playing for Maavi XI against Friend’s XI.

Ahlawat Mohit scored an unbeaten 300 off just 72 balls and smashed 39 sixes and 14 fours. On 250 at the end of the 18th over, he then scored 50 in his last two overs which included 34 off the last over. Mohit smashed five consecutive sixes off the last five balls of the innings which led his side to 416 at the end of 20 overs.

The highest individual score in T20 cricket (not including club cricket) belongs to Chris Gayle. Gayle slammed 175 runs in an IPL match for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013.

Apart from Mohit, his teammate Gaurav went on score 86 runs for Maavi XI.

The bowling figures couldn't have been pretty

 

[Baxteen]

From SACricketmag.com



The bowling figures couldn't have been pretty

isnt that the same guy that scored that massive 600 or something for his school last year?

 

[Creag]

isnt that the same guy that scored that massive 600 or something for his school last year?

Not sure what feat was. Sounds like him though. I see there is a chance we may see him in the IPL 2017.

 

[Creag]

It felt like Zimbabwe flushed this one down the loo

Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare, Feb 16, 2017

Afghanistan 215 (49.2 ov)
Zimbabwe 99/4 (27.2/27.2 ov, target 112)
Afghanistan won by 12 runs (D/L method)

Well folks, Afghanistan have claimed the first match by 12 runs (D/L). Zimbabwe were ahead by a one run before Burl was timely trapped in front by Rashid Khan to give the fielding team advantage then the heavens opened up and with that all the chances of Zimbabwe recovering went up in smoke. The groundstaff did their best but it wasn't enough to save the home side.

 

[Agent_Smith]

It felt like Zimbabwe flushed this one down the loo

Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare, Feb 16, 2017

Afghanistan 215 (49.2 ov)
Zimbabwe 99/4 (27.2/27.2 ov, target 112)
Afghanistan won by 12 runs (D/L method)

Yeah big time!

 

[WaxLyrical]

Great that the Afghans have found infrastructure to tour abroad.

If they can beat the likes of Zim and WI, I wouldn't mind attending some local games where they feature.