Have to say whatever happens in this match, it's so refreshing to be entertained by an ODI match involving England. I don't wanna switch over from this run chase.
This match has the third highest score aggregate in ODI history. It would also be the second highest successful run chase in history if first, they get back on the pitch and second, England make the runs required.
Raining again. Real shame. Absolute pony rules which dictate the close of play. There are bloody flood lights and 20,000+ who've paid through the nose. Just wait and get on with it when it stops. The way Plunkett and Rashid are playing I believe England will get it - if they get back out there.
It's based off a D/L equation that was devised about 20 years ago and based off how they scored back then too. With eight and nine in, 20 runs from 24 balls might've been a fair allocation. But not in today's game.
Calculation is a complete joke. Needed a very getable 9 an over before the break. All of a sudden that jumps to 17 an over!?! Complete nonsense. What difference does it make if they finish at 9.15 or 9.45?
It's based off a D/L equation that was devised about 20 years ago and based off how they scored back then too. With eight and nine in, 20 runs from 24 balls might've been a fair allocation. But not in today's game.
Just to confirm that:
four overs were lost. In the last four overs of our innings (40-43.5), England scored 36 runs but the equation has given us 20.
46 overs means 4 lots of 9 overs and 1 lot of 10. Boult already took his full 10. McClenaghan has bowled 9 and Southee is at 8.5. And so...
I think it'll be one ball of Southee followed by an over each of Santner and McCullum. Ian Smith in the Sky comm box says Grant Elliott might bowl one.
What a bit of fielding that was. Rashid hit a six all the way. Southee took it one handed and was running over the rope. Threw it over the fence into the hands of Boult.
But game over now. No six and the better batsmen gone.
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Figures of 2-42 from his first 8 overs as well. We can't let any bowler get away at 5 an over when we're chasing 400.
Boult finishes with 2-53 from his 10 overs.
Nine overs left to be bowled, of which only four will be pace.
Plunkett 29 (21)
Rashid 21 (17)
Plunkett 36 (23)
Rashid 25 (21)
England will require 34 runs from 13 balls. Ridiculous equation. We've lost 24 balls and only "gained" 20 runs.
four overs were lost.
In the last four overs of our innings (40-43.5), England scored 36 runs but
the equation has given us 20.
I think it'll be one ball of Southee followed by an over each of Santner and McCullum. Ian Smith in the Sky comm box says Grant Elliott might bowl one.
McCullum to bowl the penultimate over.
This resumption has made a bit of a joke of the situation.
But game over now. No six and the better batsmen gone.
24 needed from the last over and 9 wickets down.
Total farce really. ICC, sort it out.