1st Match, Pool A: New Zealand v Sri Lanka - NEW ZEALAND WON BY 98 RUNS

[shiznit]

Now corey anderson needs to be aware what they are doing... He needs to resist the urge to slog through the offside...

If he's going to loft it... He needs to go leg side...

 

[Meth]

6 good balls. 3 wides. Not a bad result from Malinga in this game or in a power play over

 

[JJ]

Geez that would have been an amazing catch. Anderson and Elliott need to bat for another 3-4 overs.

Should have been a straightforward one imo

 

[Iafeta]

Lucky French cut. I reckon we've had 3 lucky french cuts today...

 

[Iafeta]

Should have been a straightforward one imo

Seeing the replay, you are right... he completely misjudged it and ended up trying a miracle attempt when if he judged it it could have been fairly straight forward.

 

[Meth]

terrible power play

 

[Meth]

Let's go. 300+ from here

 

[Meth]

Lakmal definitely the pick of the bowlers, really

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Get these 2 scrubs out ffs

 

[Iafeta]

terrible power play

Disagree... they needed to ensure wickets didn't fall. I've seen it so often where a team will lose 2-3 wickets in a power play and completely destroy their momentum. They got 33 from 5 overs without losing a wicket, meaning Ronchi is still in the hut, and Anderson is still there.

 

[Iafeta]

Was that an appeal - Elliott hit the ball, a foot outside leg stump...

 

[Meth]

Disagree... they needed to ensure wickets didn't fall. I've seen it so often where a team will lose 2-3 wickets in a power play and completely destroy their momentum. They got 33 from 5 overs without losing a wicket, meaning Ronchi is still in the hut, and Anderson is still there.

Definitely good to not lose a wicket, and it was tricky for them to arrive when they did. I hold Taylor and Williamson more accountable than Elliott and Anderson

 

[shiznit]

Disagree... they needed to ensure wickets didn't fall. I've seen it so often where a team will lose 2-3 wickets in a power play and completely destroy their momentum. They got 33 from 5 overs without losing a wicket, meaning Ronchi is still in the hut, and Anderson is still there.

Agreed...

Wickets were more important for them... If they were allowed to they would have delayed it...

But of course it had to be taken at that point...

 

[shiznit]

Simon Doull Colour Blind...

 

[Rabbits20]

NZ could get 320 from here.

 

[shiznit]

You wouldn't believe it... But Brendan MCCullum's innings is the top story on the main ESPN site...

 

[shiznit]

Hang on??? Wasn't that over waist height??

 

[Iafeta]

Out. His batting stance is normally higher, he's squatting down to hit that.

 

[Rabbits20]

You wouldn't believe it... But Brendan MCCullum's innings is the top story on the main ESPN site...

Well he is top scorer so far and had a good strike rate in his innings.

 

[shiznit]

Ohhh they checked it... Yeah I'm happy with that...

He was crouched to play the shot so I could give that one out...