Paxter Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Oh dear Hasan Ali. Got brutalized and now a dropped catch. Come on Pakistan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 All over surely now...Wade coming through for Australia What an unlikely final: Aus v NZ. Kind of helps though that Aus batted second in every match except the one they lost to England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Fantastic effort from Wade, with a little bit of fortune in there, to carry Australia over the line. You have to feel a bit of sympathy for the bowlers in T20s though, Shaheen’s been brilliant but he has a bad few balls and it all doesn’t matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 I guess I underestimated Australia’s batting in this tournament. Maxwell has barely scored a run and yet they are still winning. I agree about sympathy for bowlers, especially in the second innings when the batters know the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 3 hours ago, ljkeane said: Fantastic effort from Wade, with a little bit of fortune in there, to carry Australia over the line. It did look for a while that Australia were heading for defeat after Warner's dismissal but Australia do bat fairly deep, Wade definitely dragged them to victory there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartIheartTesla Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 There wont be a single person not annoyed if Australia manages to win this all. And I think thats what may happen, judging by the history of NZ-AU matches in the past. At any rate, a little bit of needle, a little bit of history always makes for an entertaining match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Wade O Wade, shattered my sweet dreams of vengeance, Not NZ/OZ agaaain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impmk2 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 5 hours ago, IheartIheartTesla said: There wont be a single person not annoyed if Australia manages to win this all. There might be 20 some million Australians who would be quite happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 7 hours ago, Impmk2 said: There might be 20 some million Australians who would be quite happy. But do any of them think that their team actually deserves to win? Losing Conway to a ridiculous injury will hurt NZ on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 38 minutes ago, Paxter said: But do any of them think that their team actually deserves to win? Jingoism isn't exclusive to the average Indian fan(atic) and pro-tRump boomer I expect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impmk2 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 6 hours ago, Paxter said: But do any of them think that their team actually deserves to win? Not really but we'll take it! 6 hours ago, TheLastWolf said: Jingoism isn't exclusive to the average Indian fan(atic) and pro-tRump boomer I expect Fanatical support of their team is the hallmark of basically any sports fan ever, in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 58 minutes ago, Impmk2 said: Fanatical support of their team is the hallmark of basically any sports fan ever, in my experience. There are exceptions to every rule! I have zero fanatical team support for any of the sports I follow. Certainly I have never had a favourite cricketing nation - though I lean towards whoever is playing against Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 8 hours ago, Impmk2 said: Not really but we'll take it! Fanatical support of their team is the hallmark of basically any sports fan ever, in my experience. Lol yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Devon Conway is out of the final after breaking his hand punching his bat when he lost his wicket in the semifinal against England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 4 hours ago, ljkeane said: Devon Conway is out of the final after breaking his hand punching his bat when he lost his wicket in the semifinal against England. Conway out of the way then! Dark humor sorry, poor fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithanos Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 If you told me three years ago that NZ would contest the next three ICC Men's World Cup or Series finals, I would've suppressed a chuckle and asked if a global pandemic was coming as well. The ODI World Cup final was a heartbreak but a fantastic game, I can still re-watch the extended highlights for all the drama. The Test series' one test final was a surprise it got played and then a pleasing and satisfying outcome - thank the gods for the sixth day. This T20 World Cup hasn't drawn my interest much, but I hope the final is an engaging match, and if NZ come out on top, that would be an outstanding cap to the team's campaign over the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 I'm no @Paxter but I'm fairly meh about this Australian team too. It would be nice for the Kiwis to add another trophy to their ICC World Test Championship. They're a pretty special team from a tiny population and deserve to rack up as many accolades as they can with this generation of cricketers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 28 off 35 balls really isn’t what New Zealand needed from Guptill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 10 minutes ago, ljkeane said: 28 off 35 balls really isn’t what New Zealand needed from Guptill. Williamson seems to be trying to compensate for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, williamjm said: Williamson seems to be trying to compensate for that. Yeah, 22 off that Starc over doesn’t hurt. Great performance by Williamson. I still really hate the cheerleading stadium announcers. Just shut up ffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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