Cricket: International Discussion Thread

[Neoprod]

The English team must all be Catholic.

 

[Creag]

The English team must all be Catholic.

Not sure what they are, but they're a completely different mindset to the lads in the Test squad.

 

[Creag]

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I would gladly gift my wicket to avoid confrontation with this ^ wee lass

 

[sand_man]

I watched the highlights reel, unreal!! Shane Warne has been punting Pope for a while now. Guess he knows what he's talking about!

SA play Pakistan tonight, hopefully they can pull it off. Not sure about the pedigree of the SA side though, already suffered 2 big defeats, to India in a warm up match and to NZ in a pool match.

India are very strong though, tournament favourites.

 

[Agent_Smith]

I watched the highlights reel, unreal!! Shane Warne has been punting Pope for a while now. Guess he knows what he's talking about!

SA play Pakistan tonight, hopefully they can pull it off. Not sure about the pedigree of the SA side though, already suffered 2 big defeats, to India in a warm up match and to NZ in a pool match.

India are very strong though, tournament favourites.

Link please?

 

[sand_man]

Link please?

I watched on DSTV.

 

[sand_man]

U19 getting rolled...

 

[sand_man]

Need wickets

 

[sand_man]

Fighting hard... got to bowl them out if we going to win this...

 

[WaxLyrical]

Looks like it's curtains for us.

Our physio is quite hot.

 

[sand_man]

Agreed. Nice rack...

 

[sand_man]

Well at least they made it out of the pool stages this time round. Mahatlane out of his depth. I guess this is what you get when you sack a World Cup winning coach.

 

[sand_man]

 

[WaxLyrical]

Well at least they made it out of the pool stages this time round. Mahatlane out of his depth. I guess this is what you get when you sack a World Cup winning coach.

I seriously doubt he's their fitness and nutrition coach.

 

[DanDango]

Afghanistan advance to semis after NZ rout
http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-new...-new-zealand-rout-icc-under-19-world-cup-2018

Afghanistan, after Pakistan, become the third team to seal their spot in the semifinals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup, following a clinical 202-run win over hosts New Zealand at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

After they opted to bat, a great partnership for the first wicket between Rahmanullah (69) and Ibrahim Zadran (68) set the platform for Afghanistan with the pair adding 117 at almost a run a ball. They were pegged back by the loss of some quick wickets, but an unbeaten half-century from Baheer Shah, and a Man-of-the-Match cameo from Azmatullah worth 63, comprising of as many as seven sixes and three boundaries in the 23-ball knock, propelled them to 309.

A big chase was always going to be tough in a World Cup knockout, and the pressure demanded calm from the hosts, but they were undone not just by that, but also by the Afghanistan spinners, who made the most of the dryness and grip on the surface. They tore through New Zealand's line-up, setting them onto the back foot from the onset by reducing them to 20 for 4 in the seventh over.

Katene Clarke (38) and Dale Phillips (31) resisted the Afghanistan onslaught for a fifth-wicket stand that yielded 66 runs but there was another collapse thereafter as New Zealand could only manage 107 in 28.1 overs before being bowled out. Mujeeb Zadran and Qais Ahmad both registered four-wicket hauls. What made Zadran's returns so effective was his containment of runs; giving away just 14 in 8.1 overs.

Afghanistan will now meet Australia in the first semifinal on Monday (January 29).

Brief scores: Afghanistan 309/6 in 50 overs (Rahmanullah 69, Ibrahim Zadran 68, Baheer Shah 67*, Azmatullah 66; Sandeep Patel 2-13) beat New Zealand 107 in 28.1 overs (Katene Clarke 38, Dale Phillips 31; Mujeeb Zadran 4-14, Qais Ahmad 4-33) by 202 runs.

 

[DanDango]

Namibia vs Kenya, Plate Playoff Semifinal 2

Brief scores: Kenya 176 in 46.5 overs (Aman Gandhi 52, Aveet Desai 32; Ben Shikongo 3-29, Petrus Burger 5-24) lost to Namibia 180 for 2 in 27 overs (Lohandre Louwrens 114) by eight wickets.

Papua New Guinea vs Ireland


Brief scores: Papua New Guinea 121 in 37.1 overs (Igo Mahuru 45, Heagi Toua 39; Harry Tector 3-32, Jonathan Garth 4-18) lost to Ireland 122/7 in 41.5 overs (Neil Rock 43; James Tau 4-45) by three wickets.

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka

Brief scores: Zimbabwe 259/4 in 50 overs (Donald Mlambo 52, Jayden Schadendorf 74, Milton Shumba 62*; Thisaru Rashmika 2-58) lost to Sri Lanka 260/5 in 45.3 overs (Nishan Madushka 109*, Nuwanidu Fernando 68; Nkosilathi Nungu 2-49) by five wickets.

 

[Ho3n3r]

I watched the highlights reel, unreal!! Shane Warne has been punting Pope for a while now. Guess he knows what he's talking about!

SA play Pakistan tonight, hopefully they can pull it off. Not sure about the pedigree of the SA side though, already suffered 2 big defeats, to India in a warm up match and to NZ in a pool match.

India are very strong though, tournament favourites.

He also punted Michael Beer before he made his debut...

 

[Ho3n3r]

Afghanistan advance to semis after NZ rout
http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-new...-new-zealand-rout-icc-under-19-world-cup-2018

Sounds like an amazing performance. I hope they win the whole thing.

 

[WaxLyrical]

Well done Afghans. Even more upset now we couldn't advance.

 

[Creag]

Interesting tussle here - http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/...a-1st-test-sri-lanka-tour-of-bangladesh-2018/ - between 2 minnows. Bangladesh have their own way at the moment against SL. Current r/r of first day now 4.2 runs/over. The Tigers are 303/2 in 73.3 overs.