16th Match - Bangladesh v New Zealand (26th March)

[AndyZaltzHair]

Reaction of Elliott

Gold

 

[Neil Young]

Penny for Energetic's thoughts.

 

[Meridio]

Noted leg spinner Grant Elliott turning them square.

 

[weldone]

This pitch isn't as bad as the scoreboard shows, by any stretch of imagination. This is just a slow pitch. 145 is a par score imo. A good batting side (South Africa) would chase this 7 times out of 10.

 

[Niall]

I prefer to see some sort of contest between bat and ball so I don't mind 140 pitches. More preferable to me than 190 plays 180 every time.

Maybe and I don't mind them either, but t20 is aimed at the majority and about converting new fans, this sort of game only appeals to the purists like us online.

This in my opinion is a worst advertisement for the game than 230 chasing 226.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Shane Warne would have been proud of the ball from Elliott that got Mushfiqur. Going on to hit leg, pitched, turned, beat the bat and hit the outside of off.

 

[Prince EWS]

I know I'm probably in the minority even on CW but I actually really enjoy the fact that someone like Elliott is a genuinely good T20 bowler. I think it's a problem when there's not much consequential difference between good bowling and bad bowling, but I think that's quite a separate issue to what we see with bowlers like Elliott who just have their skillsets rewarded far more in this format than others.

 

[indiaholic]

Maybe and I don't mind them either, but t20 is aimed at the majority and about converting new fans, this sort of game only appeals to the purists like us online.

This in my opinion is a worst advertisement for the game than 230 chasing 226.

Don't care about the casuals enough to tolerate sitting through a slog fest.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

BD with the mandatory 50 odd all out in a world cup

 

[Kippax]

I just got home so I've missed this game up until now.. but MIthun played again? Really?

A better display of his true potential with one streaky drive through the covers tonight.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Yesssss Fizzzzy

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

****

 

[Stapel]

That LBW-decision looked so wrong. Impact was outside leg, so it either had pitched outside, or will miss the leg stump. Weird decision really..... Not that things matter too much, but still.

 

[Athlai]

NZs spin attack with 20w at less than 10. Economy around 5.

Wtf.

 

[indiaholic]

Glad that i didn't post my prediction about NZ's score being just par and BD having a decent shot at chasing it down.

 

[vandem]

That LBW-decision looked so wrong. Impact was outside leg, so it either had pitched outside, or will miss the leg stump. Weird decision really..... Not that things matter too much, but still.

Looked good in real-time. But not as good as the Nicholls non-decision earlier today ...

 

[91Jmay]

Bangladesh's fabled lethal batting order striking again. Their 'promising young talent' coming to the fore.

 

[Kippax]

New Zealand is a bit like the U.S. Open golf course of spin, obvs. Season upon season of that for Sodhi and Santner, now they're finally seeing some generous fairway width and short par fives to relish. Kids in a candy store.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

So the BCs have spun two subcontinental sides out for less than 80, in the subcontinent, in four matches. You'd have to say we were the favourites from here.

 

[Days of Grace]

I'd still be worried if we have to bat second.

We have been incredibly lucky with the tosses, which is hilarious just after BMac's retirement.