The Official Cricket Thread

[Kiwias]

Game 2 NZ vs the Netherlands and its 32-5 in the 10th, with NZ batting first .

Looks like we may need a decider unless Latham and CdGH can salvage something.

CdGH fell for your mocker bait but Latham wasn’t listening

I figure if you chuck two names out there the mockers will at most only target one. I’d never make a single man call out - that’s just sadistic.

[Kiwias]

Netherlands had a really good comeback from the horror start but are in a wee bind now at 119/6. Excellent bowling by the spinners in particular. They are still ahead of the BCs at the same point in the innings though we had Latham set and batting well.

[Kiwias]

If we have 9 wickets with tons of runs still to get, Latham has to give Rosco a bowl.

[Enzedder]

There isn't a Bracewell who cannot bowl.

Another of the dynasty arrives

Used to be my neighbors when I was a kid - John, Kevin, Jan all top class and Doug was a CD player.

Brendon was just a wee baby when they left Taupo

[Enzedder]

Rossco finishes it off with a simple catch.

One game to go

[OomStruisbaai]

5 down. Williams great catch from Mulder

[Rinkals]

Lizaard Williams' first wicket in International Test Cricket is the night watchman for one.

101 for five.

Very brave leave for Litton Das as that one bounces fractionally over off stump. Williams bowling well here.

Elgar puts down Litton Das at slip to deny Williams another wicket. Bad drop, regulation catch.

Back to spin. Maharaj back, and Harmer is greeted with a smash down the ground for four by Joy to bring up his fifty.

[OomStruisbaai]

That was a sitter. Williams really bowling well

[OomStruisbaai]

Not Elgar day.

[Rinkals]

Interesting that they are treating Maharaj with respect, but are trying to smash Harmer out of the attack.

A four and a six off that Harmer over.

Now they are going after Maharaj.

Elgar needs to hold his nerve: the more aggressive the Bangladeshis are, the more they will offer chances.

Drinks, 143 for five.

[Rinkals]

Pommie does talk shit.

The Bangladeshis are chancing their arm, but they are getting away with it, for now.

[Rinkals]

We are getting hammered here.

Another dropped catch.

[Rinkals]

Another review lost.

I saw a bail fall, though.

Was that the batsman's foot or did Verreynne disturb the stumps?

[Rinkals]

Fucking useless DSTV soccer loving cunts changed the channel, so I missed it.

I definitely saw a bail fall when the 'catch' was taken. Did anyone else see it? Presumably, Verreynne was the culprit and Das didn't tread on his wicket, seeing as he's still there.

[Rinkals]

Well, I guess we are missing Rabada, Ngidi, Nortje, Jansen,, but even so, we have been shit, four or five dropped catches.

183 for five at lunch.

[OomStruisbaai]

Fucking useless DSTV soccer loving cunts changed the channel, so I missed it.

I definitely saw a bail fall when the 'catch' was taken. Did anyone else see it? Presumably, Verreynne was the culprit and Das didn't tread on his wicket, seeing as he's still there.

Test went to 201, JWC women hockey on 206, Grey High schoolboy Festival on 244

[Rinkals]

This is far too easy.

[Rinkals]

After a few overs of nice legstump pies to get the Bangladeshis comfortable, Olivier tries bowling something a little less friendly.

Not quite so easy now.

[Rinkals]

This is total crap.

Just as well Joy called his partner down the pitch and sent him back; without the full 22 yards, we probably wouldn't have been able to effect the run out.

216 for seven.

[Rinkals]

I cannot understand this shit.

There is virtually no turn and we are giving the Bangladeshis exactly the sort of game they are used to playing against.

They are loving this.

[Rinkals]

Mehedi smacks Harmer deep into the stands.

There is absolutely no threat, no turn for the spinners.

The Bangladeshis are completely safe.

[Rinkals]

Jesus, this is rubbish.

We have lost the plot.

[Rinkals]

If anyone is interested (and I can fully understand if they are not) Bangladesh is 257-7 at tea, 110 behind in this tedious encounter.

Harmer and Maharaj are bowling accurately, but without turn. Mehedi and Joy are batting cautiously, without taking any risk and look as though they could bat all week.

Williams breifly looked threatening, but deteriorated into serving up pies, short outside off or full on the pads. Olivier has offered no threat and Mulder has not bowled a ball.

We have dropped a number of catches and fluffed a few run outs.

[OomStruisbaai]

We need the tide to come in. Thanks Rinkie

[Rinkals]

While I think bowling Mulder is the right option, I wouldn't have bowled him immediately after tea. At his pace, he's just warming the batsmen up and letting them adjust gradually.

Joy is certainly finding him easy to face.

[Rinkals]

Another dropped catch.

[Rinkals]

Deficit down to 100.

Nulder gets Mehedi edged to slip. The ball before he'd withdrawn his bat and very nearly played on.

[Rinkals]

Joy loving Mulder's lack of pace.

12 off that over.

[Insane_Homer]

finally! reviewed, just the faintest of touches on the glove. at first look it didn't look like he'd got anywhere near it.

294/9

[Rinkals]

At Fucking last.

Joy edges to slip and Harmer pouches it.

The deficit 69.

[Rinkals]

Erwee departs, lbw.

I really don't know why batsmen respond when the bowler starts abusing him; hopefully this experience will mean that he will be less likely to surrender his wicket so easily in the future.

48 for one, lead of 117.

Ebadot now trying it with Petersen.

Petersen drives him through cover to open his account next ball with a four.

[Rinkals]

105 for one at lunch, 174 run ahead.

Umpires have not been at their best, with an lbw decision against Petersen not given despite being plumb and, inexplicitly, not reviewed.

[Rinkals]

Another poor decision overturned.

Elgar gone lbw for 64,

SA 112 for two, a lead of 185.

Bavuma to the crease.

[Insane_Homer]

148/5

lead 217

panic in the eyes

[Insane_Homer]

Mulder gives 2 chances in 2 balls, Bangers drop 2 chances.

[Rinkals]

148/5

lead 217

panic in the eyes

Us or them?

[Rinkals]

157 for 5 at tea.

I think I'm going to the Notties pub to watch the last session of this shit.

I suspect that the dropped catches were deliberate and that Alan Donald had threatened to punish anyone who gets Mulder out.

[Rinkals]

Jesus.

If we were playing against a proper side, we'd have lost by an innings and 500 runs

This appalling cricket.

204 all out.

[Rinkals]

On the evidence of the first innings, Bangladesh should get 274 runs at a canter.

[Insane_Homer]

204 , 2 fokken runouts.