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  • Zulu
    Zulu Posts: 335
    Holder and Shepherd have played brilliantly - given WI a very competitive score.
    SA have clearly been stand out team so far this tourno, although its normally a team that peaks at the end that wins it - hope for England maybe, IF Buttler can sort himself out.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,794
    This one looks over, SA are absolutely cooking.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    edited February 26
    South Africa ruthlessly win by 9 wickets with 23 balls to spare. They remain the only unbeaten side in the tournament and are straight into the semis, assuming Zimbabwe don't beat both India and South Africa and the West Indies don't defeat India. With just that "dead rubber" ahead of them against Zimbabwe in the group stage, they can probably too get out onto the golf course with a club in one hand and a pint in the other. 

    The Windies have only themselves to blame for that "gung ho" approach by the majority of their batters - not one of their top six lasted longer than 11 balls. This was never an 83-7 deck, an effort made even worse by the fact that three batters had previous warnings in being dropped prior to getting out. Assuming India defeat Zimbabwe, they now need to beat India to make the semis automatically and without the need for NRR to come into play.  


  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Current Betfair odds:

    India - 2.82 (35%)
    South Africa - 3.55 (28%)
    England - 5.60 (18%)
    New Zealand - 7.00 (14%)
    West Indies - 24.00 (4%)
    Pakistan - 95.00 (1%)
    Zimbabawe - 1000.00 (0%) 
  • Zulu
    Zulu Posts: 335
    Very impressive from SA again.
    Only weak spot they potentially have is if they get a spin-friendly pitch as they only really have Maharaj of any quality in that dept.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Zimbabwe win the toss and have put India in
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,181
    Addick Addict said:
    Zimbabwe win the toss and have put India in
    Good luck chasing down 250
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 65,715
    edited February 26
    0 losses: South Africa

    1 loss: West Indies (to SA), Zimbabwe (to WI), India (to SA), England (to WI), New Zealand (to SA)

    All other teams have 2 or more losses in the tournament.
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,833
    Come on Zimbabwe you fuck wits, you're getting destroyed... 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    blackpool72 said:
    Addick Addict said:
    Zimbabwe win the toss and have put India in
    Good luck chasing down 250
    46-0 off 3. I'm on 66+ (6) and 219+ (20)

    Might be nearer 300 the way things have started. There's always some sort of correction but with Dube coming in at 7, India aren't going to stop coming on what looks like a really good batting deck.

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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    And then, somehow, Samson manages to put one virtually straight down the throat of Burl at deep midwicket

    48-1 (3.4) 
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,833
    The collapse begins... 

    Samnson caught 


    48/1
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    80-1 (6)

    The remaining 14 overs are going to feel like an eternity for Zimbabwe!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Spin has arrested the scoring rate with just 10 off the next couple of overs, albeit probably temporarily, but that isn't good news for Zimbabwe anyway given the resources India have in that department.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    It's not often that a side at this stage of any WC, after just nine overs, is 1.01 to win. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    109-1 (10) 
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,833
    edited February 26
    Another break through. Got to hold this India side to under 200, can't see it happening with 9 more overs. 

    124/2
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Two potentially expensive dropped catches now.

    134-2 (12)
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,833
    Zimbabwe just dropped a clear catch. When I say dropped he literally didn't even get a fingertip to it. 
    2 dropped catches so far. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    India finish on 256-4

    An incredible 17 sixes in the innings

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  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,833
    edited February 26
    And so the Tamil crowd go wild as India reach a total of 256/4

    Second highest total in a T20 world cup

    Zimbabwe have virtually no chance... Sigh... 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,181
    blackpool72 said:
    Addick Addict said:
    Zimbabwe win the toss and have put India in
    Good luck chasing down 250
    Called it.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,790
    Incredibly, incredibly embarrassing tournament for Australia 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,181
    Leuth said:
    Incredibly, incredibly embarrassing tournament for Australia 
    Lovely to see 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    blackpool72 said:
    blackpool72 said:
    Addick Addict said:
    Zimbabwe win the toss and have put India in
    Good luck chasing down 250
    Called it.

    All good Surrey supporters seem to suffer a certain delusion regarding their success i.e. if their side needed 256 to win against Kent and lost by 6 runs, they would still claim it as a win.  
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,343
    Leuth said:
    Incredibly, incredibly embarrassing tournament for Australia 
    Love some of the Aussie media reactions about how T20 is actually irrelevant. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    Leuth said:
    Incredibly, incredibly embarrassing tournament for Australia 
    I'm not sure if some of their supporters are particularly happy with a couple of their big guns, namely Cummins and Hazlewood because there is a feeling that they have been saving themselves for the IPL rather than risking themselves in the WC. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    India win by 72 runs

    All credit to Brian Bennett, a name that is in complete contradiction with his 22 years of age, not just for his superb 97* (59) in this game but for now averaging 277 in this World Cup!!! 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,343
    Addick Addict said:
    India win by 72 runs

    All credit to Brian Bennett, a name that is in complete contradiction with his 22 years of age, not just for his superb 97* (59) in this game but for now averaging 277 in this World Cup!!! 
    Hopefully someone gets Bennett a county deal , looks a real talent. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,254
    edited February 26
    I've said this for years but I've never understood why the MOM has to come from the winning side. Hardik received it for his 50* (23) and 0-21 off 3 overs but I'm sorry India would have won without his efforts and Bennett's 97* off 59 is far more of an achievement (especially taking into account the respective bowling attacks they both faced).  

    Dare I say that, in the good old days, the best performance on the day received the award and that is, in my opinion, how it should be. 

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