India tour of New Zealand - March 2009

[Ari]

My question is what happened to the low scoring pitch of Wellington? Last year when England played here it was very difficult to bat on and we have also seen that in the 2nd T20I of this tour. Today it really looked like an Antigua/Karachi type of wicket.

It has never really been a bad pitch just in recent times England, Australia and the West Indies have all failed badly on it.

 

[SciD]

Does it always rain in New zealand?

 

[age of the fall]

Does it always rain in New zealand?

Only when Crickets on

 

[King Cricket]

Now it will be pretty difficult for the Kiwi's to get back in the series. If they lose one more match- everything's over. Then they will either draw the series or lose it.

 

[Ari]

Now it will be pretty difficult for the Kiwi's to get back in the series. If they lose one more match- everything's over. Then they will either draw the series or lose it.

Yep it will be difficult but we have done it before. Last year in England we were in the exact same position lost the first then the second was rained off (in the 19th over of the second innings I might add) but then we came back and won the last 3.

 

[khalek]

All NZ need are early wickets from the fast bowlers, they have to try to get Sehwag, Sachin and Gambhir out as quickly as possible. If they can do that Vettori will then do the rest and their batting looks fine to me. Guptill, Mccullum, Broom, Elliot are the key ones, NZ will depend highly on them to get big scores. It is also important that they play Harbhajan, Zaheer and Praveen carefully and go hard at Munaf Patel and the part timers.

Overall it looks very difficult for NZ. From the first 2 matches it looks like India are on their way to whitewash NZ. Raina, Sehwag and Dhoni are in great form, and you never know when Yuvraj comes up with a huge ton with 10 sixes in it.

 

[irottev]

Geez either the NZ pitches are roads or our batters treated the NZ bowlers with too much respect.

Hate to break it to you, but India have a better batting line up then you guys currently. Even so, our pitches are roads. They've gotten maybe a little too good for batting if you ask me, but it's good to watch.

I think initially NZ were very lucky the rain came. We were staring at a huge total otherwise. After the first rain break where Vettori got rid of Tendulkar and Mills got rid of Yuvraj, Plus Gambir out to O'Brien we were back in front in my opinion. I think at that stage India were lucky the rain came back to some extent. It would have made for a good game with us needing a decent twenty/20 score of 170-180 ish from 20 overs. So it was a real shame.

Oh well. 3 games left and we have to win all 3 for a win but 2 to draw the series (which i'd take for sure, against the best ODI side around)

 

[naresh091]

So whats the weather forecast for tommorow?Will it rain?

 

[Leggie]

20% Chance of rain tomorrow.

Looking to an all nighter for this one.

 

[gudduthemaster]

hope, i can see a full game tomorrow :happy

 

[SaiSrini]

Damn this time change! USA people are going to lose an hour of sleep tomorrow due to his daylight savings thing.

 

[irottev]

Hey guys. It won't rain today 0% chance. I'm looking out the window it's a beautiful day. Forecast is for 23 degrees with North Easterlies. Full game today. I'll be there to watch us lose.

 

[Geekery]

Hey guys. It won't rain today 0% chance. I'm looking out the window it's a beautiful day. Forecast is for 23 degrees with North Easterlies. Full game today. I'll be there to watch us lose.

good to know, was getting a bit boring listening to two half asleep sky sports presenters over here

 

[shravi]

Hey guys. It won't rain today 0% chance. I'm looking out the window it's a beautiful day. Forecast is for 23 degrees with North Easterlies. Full game today. I'll be there to watch us lose.

You'd better be right .

 

[King Pietersen]

McCullum's going to get a duck, Guptill's going to fail, and Yuvraj is going to score a match winning hundred. (I've been good at jinxing people recently, hopefully this one'll work as well :P)