Mar 25 - South Africa v New Zealand (Quarter-Final 3)

[sami ullah khan]

^so as per your Dad's friend who is FIXED to win the cup

 

[Sedition]

Good to see NZ looking full strength, hope they put up a fight, but sadly I think Saf will do it easy batting or bowling first.

 

[Chewie]

Kyle Mills is injured still I believe

 

[Chewie]

Well this is interesting. Batting first and Woodcock playing.

 

[Iridium]

Goodness don't bat first. NZ don't often do too well when they set a total. They are much better chasing. And with the lineup they've decided to go with someone just has to make a big score, they just must.

West Indies were shot out for 112 here batting first against Pakistan. So far both quarter finals have been won by the team batting second. Hope NZ buck the trend.

 

[Paki007]

in the WCs New Zealand have won 3 out of 5 matches against SAF

I hope they'll make it 4 today

 

[Iridium]

If NZ do beat South Africa, I imagine you'll be seeing and hearing the tag 'chokers' a lot.

 

[Sedition]

Damn, no Mills indeed. Glad to see Vettori anyway, he can save the batting when the collapse occurs, and hopefully turn the game with the ball..

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fearsome tweak McCullum gone already.. Guptil better hang around.

 

[Paki007]

If they lose this match comprehensively then i think it'll be not choking but Worst Performance.And credit should be given to the NZL not SA's choking ability

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What was that Mccullum?

 

[Iridium]

Ha! I was just writing, when McCullum got out, that he really needs to show that he make big scores against proper opposition instead of racing up tons against minnows.

 

[Paki007]

Thank God franklin hasn't played otherwise Vettori Would have send him instead of Ryder

 

[Sedition]

I hope Ryder plays all the most ridiculous shots in the world and scores an 80 ball tonne.

 

[aussie1st]

What a find Peterson has been for SA. While opening with your spinner has become the common thing, I've been very impressed by SA being willing to do this given only a few years ago they would be lucky to play a spinner.

 

[Paki007]

so Taylor comes somebody please change the calender date to his birthday

 

[Slowcoach]

Good to see Peterson performing and proving his critics wrong...he's been one of my "babies" for a long time now.
"Babies" = players who I care about enough to follow the progress of their numbers from "nobody" to "someone".