2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup - India (UAE/Oman)

[Na Maloom Afraad]

What is Simmons doing. Need to anchor, not be an anchor.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Rabada with the match losing dismissal of Lendl Simmons.

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Abysmal.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Time for Nortje to come and bombard Pollard.

 

[Targaryen]

West Indies planning to have atleast 150 on the board.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

That's some really inventive field setting from Bavuma.

Nortje at a 'Mid... Mid'? Behind the umpire in the circle trying to combat Russell hitting down the ground.

 

[Targaryen]

Perfect yorker that.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

The straight fielder plan has worked.

 

[Targaryen]

Please note that things gets easier on Dubai wicket as the game progress. I'm expecting easy chase for SA unless they mess things up big time.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Please note that things gets easier on Dubai wicket as the game progress. I'm expecting easy chase for SA unless they mess things up big time.

West Indies look 20-30 short.

 

[Targaryen]

West Indies look 20-30 short.

Yep, Pollard & Gayle did seem in good touch in that Shamsi's over.

 

[Aislabie]

Mandatory gestures of equality is such a strange stance

I see why it might seem odd, but ultimately Cricket South Africa are his employers. Employers will routinely ask their employees to do certain things or dress a certain way to further the values that the employer wishes to present to the world. In this way, Quinton de Kock refusing to take the knee here is the same as refusing to wear your uniform while working at Tesco.

It is a specific kind of person who is anti anti racism. Dress it up however you like.

Anyway, the cricket:

Rabada with the match losing dismissal of Lendl Simmons.

This was an interesting example of both teams being unaware of what would be best tactically for their team. The West Indies should have retired Simmons out after ten overs at the latest; South Africa should have done all they could to avoid getting him out. Each ball you're bowling at Simmons rather than Pollard is a win.

The straight fielder plan has worked.

Then on the flip side, here is an example of someone being very tactically aware. Excellent field setting from Bavuma.

That said, can't help but feel that we all are grossly underestimating Afghanistan on these tracks. They have changed the way they play and have followed a much more aggressive template of play here. It was evident in the game versus Scotland and I fear this may spirit them towards a win or two in the upcoming matches. Well, an open group will always be better.

I feel as though Afghanistan have also somewhat underestimated themselves too. They've got the world's best crop of Twenty20 spinners, and yet they insist on continuing to select three samey seamers in Naveen, Gulbadin and Karim Janat. Utterly pointless

Hazrat Zazai
Mohammad Shahzad
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Asghar Afghan (I guess)
Najib Zadran
Mohammad Nabi
Rashid Khan
Qais Ahmed
Mujeeb ur-Rahman
Amir Hamza Hotak
Zahir Khan

Good luck getting runs against that spin attack. If a seamer is needed, then Naveen or Janat could replace Hamza and not weaken the team too much

 

[wasteyouryouth]

I see why it might seem odd, but ultimately Cricket South Africa are his employers. Employers will routinely ask their employees to do certain things or dress a certain way to further the values that the employer wishes to present to the world. In this way, Quinton de Kock refusing to take the knee here is the same as refusing to wear your uniform while working at Tesco.


It is a specific kind of person who is anti anti racism. Dress it up however you like.

Anyway, the cricket:


This was an interesting example of both teams being unaware of what would be best tactically for their team. The West Indies should have retired Simmons out after ten overs at the latest; South Africa should have done all they could to avoid getting him out. Each ball you're bowling at Simmons rather than Pollard is a win.


Then on the flip side, here is an example of someone being very tactically aware. Excellent field setting from Bavuma.


I feel as though Afghanistan have also somewhat underestimated themselves too. They've got the world's best crop of Twenty20 spinners, and yet they insist on continuing to select three samey seamers in Naveen, Gulbadin and Karim Janat. Utterly pointless

Hazrat Zazai
Mohammad Shahzad
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Asghar Afghan (I guess)
Najib Zadran
Mohammad Nabi
Rashid Khan
Qais Ahmed
Mujeeb ur-Rahman
Amir Hamza Hotak
Zahir Khan

Good luck getting runs against that spin attack. If a seamer is needed, then Naveen or Janat could replace Hamza and not weaken the team too much

Hamid Hassan is, for some reason, in the squad too.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

The straight fielder plan has worked.

Bavuma did a Dhoni there!

Exact trap set by Dhoni to get Pollard out in 2010 & 2019 IPL Final!!! Also KW did this during the last game of MI this season.

 

[Targaryen]

SA being SA.