NPR

The scheduling is really weird - after this game group 1 will have played 11 of 15 games, group 2 only 7 of 15.

4 teams in group 1 will have played 4 of their 5 games whilst NZ, Namibia, India and Scotland have only played 2!

Our quicks would love to get this pitch in every match

DJ playing Kurt Darren "Loslappie" No wonder the Bangladeshis are losing it.

Bavuma!!!!

Now they're playing Kaptein span die seile! LOL

Nortje wrapping it up.

That's a no 11 dismissal if ever I saw one.

Fantastic work by Rabada & Nortje - looks like SA's pace attack will be a handful.

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:19 am Our quicks would love to get this pitch in every match

Yep - it's been a bit lively and they were getting some lateral movement - Bangladesh look all at sea on this sort of deck - they've been very disappointing throughout the tournament - even struggled in the qualifying round.

This should do wonders for the SA NRR. Australia will now be praying that England beat SA - it'll be very hard for Aus to get their NRR up to the required level should SA beat us.

Net run rate - found one link that suggests if you are all out it is calculated as if you had faced all 20 overs? Is that definitely the case in this tournament? It would make sense to me, would seem ridiculous if when you are 120 all out after 10 you get an NRR of 12 rather than 6.

Mahoney wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 11:48 am Net run rate - found one link that suggests if you are all out it is calculated as if you had faced all 20 overs? Is that definitely the case in this tournament? It would make sense to me, would seem ridiculous if when you are 120 all out after 10 you get an NRR of 12 rather than 6.

Yes - that is definitely the case.

Thanks

Well....this is a lively pitch.

scrape this in 19.4 overs and then lose out on net run rate is the Saffa was of doing it this properly

No way Aus overhauling 1.3 NRR deficit.

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:29 pm scrape this in 19.4 overs and then lose out on net run rate is the Saffa was of doing it this properly

I have to admit that I switched off the TV after Markram's dismissal.

I did have work to do, but even so...

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 1:02 pm No way Aus overhauling 1.3 NRR deficit.

They have Bangladesh & West Indies.

Maiden over, Pakistan are going down!

Was clearly pitched outside leg but with Rizwan doing a Boycott, would have been preferable if he had been out.

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 1:35 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 1:02 pm No way Aus overhauling 1.3 NRR deficit.

They have Bangladesh & West Indies.

Windies will have one good performance in them.

FFS Babar, run him out.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:22 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 1:35 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 1:02 pm No way Aus overhauling 1.3 NRR deficit.

They have Bangladesh & West Indies.

Windies will have one good performance in them.

The Proteas have this habit to get knocked out of WCs in the strangest ways specially Australia.

I still have nightmares about Klushner & Donald.

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:28 pm I still have nightmares about Klushner & Donald.

Worst run out ever.

This 2 should try and hit everything for 6 now. Other bats need some innings time.

NZ 70-3 v Scotland.
It's been 'interesting times' ... Williamson and Conway lasted 7 balls between them, and apart from one blowout over we've been pretty much tied down.

100 partnership, but Guptill has been wobbling for several overs then had to run 5 singles in 17th over.

convoluted wrote: ↑Wed Nov 03, 2021 11:32 am 100 partnership, but Guptill has been wobbling for several overs then had to run 5 singles in 17th over.

Hot and humid....and he's ginger.....#prayforguppy

Thor Sedan wrote: ↑Wed Nov 03, 2021 11:33 am

convoluted wrote: ↑Wed Nov 03, 2021 11:32 am 100 partnership, but Guptill has been wobbling for several overs then had to run 5 singles in 17th over.

Hot and humid....and he's ginger.....#prayforguppy

Guppy totally out of energy and can just spoon it to mid-on. A superb 93

We aren't home yet, but if we do win it will have been due to him.
Clap-clap-clap for Gupppeeeeeee.

Cameraman totally stalking that one girl in the stands

NZ 15 short

Scotland giving it a go in the opening overs.

FFS NZ. What are you doing.

Milne getting pasted by Cross 44444.

Cross very impressive.
Great keeping from him and then 5 successive boundaries and it's suddenly a return to interesting times.

5 fours in a row off this Milne over. And that should have been 6 in a row.

Milne - 2 overs,1 maiden, 20 runs

Indians will be watching this with extreme interest ... as will the Afghanis

convoluted wrote: ↑Wed Nov 03, 2021 12:30 pm Indians will be watching this with extreme interest.

Yeah. We’re going to fk this up aren’t we.

Scotland making this look easy.

Black Craps are BACK!!