Warm up matches

[SciD]

Well whole Indian team has got 50% hair cut. Ishant seems to have got some sense after hair cut.

 

[sohum]

Just realized this is 11-bat 11-bowl. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of Twenty20?

 

[McLOVIN]

^^ lol T20 should be 10 player each side = 20-20

and one of them gets to the players get to bat twice after 9 wickets go down

 

[SaiSrini]

Told you that Ishant can make an impact in T20's. He is a wicket taker, though if he doesnt get wickets, he can go for runs. But he is worth risking because if he gets it right, he can do damage.

I think NZ have a competitive total on the board. India's death bowling and ground fielding has been outright sloppy. But again, its a warm up game. Hope we get our act right soon enough before the main games. Its a tough chase because we dont have Sehwag or Yuvraj.

 

[King Cricket]

Emm....why is cricinfo showing that there are 13 players in each of the sides? *confused*

 

[King Pietersen]

It's a warm-up game, they're allowed to play 13.

India will win. Sharma just smashes a massive six, awesome stroke. Bangladesh were quality today as well, if it wasn't for Watson's onslaught at the top they'd have come very close. Warner should have played though, Haddin's a hack at the top of the order in T20 cricket.

 

[SaiSrini]

Vettori caused a heartbreak when he took Dhoni and Sharma in that same over. But Raina has kept the glory going, and Jadeja is well supporting him. We should win this unless we decide to be stupid. Rohit Sharma played a little classy innings. Raina is stamping his class here too. Dhoni decided to show his old self today but he fell at it because he was facing a world class spinner in Vettori. I guess we will see the old Dhoni in this tournament (close to that 'slam bang' Dhoni).

 

[Pakistani Army]

Chest high full toss given as a legitimate ball? The Umpiring standards is a joke..

 

[King Pietersen]

Suresh Raina is class. Has become such a good T20 batsman!

 

[Cricketman]

Suresh Raina is awesome.

 

[King Pietersen]

Time for Yusuf to give it a whack, shame Raina's gone though, was enjoying that innings.

 

[age of the fall]

Match is fairly balanced but Bias leads me to believe NZ will win.

 

[King Pietersen]

NZ win. James Franklin the match-winner. I blame Yuvraj for that loss, food poisoning, tssh, what a lame excuse. Laziness more like.

 

[Leggie]

WTF Jadeja? 41 off 41 balls?

 

[age of the fall]

WTF Jadeja? 41 off 41 balls?

Yeah, if he had accelerated a bit more India might have done better.

India just can't seem to beat NZ in a T20, 4 matches, 4 losses. Suppose that doesn't really matter when they still thrash us in tests though!