T20 World Cup Day 1 16/10. Sri Lanka v Namibia 1430 hrs, UAE v Netherlands 1830 hrs at Kardinia Park

[NYRB]

DOT BALLS Like gold

 

[Hamez]

Fun fact. Paul Reiffel (umpire) and Scott Edwards (Netherlands captain) are from the the same district/premier cricket club.

Edwards also won the Ryder medal (league b&f) last year and has played for Victoria 2nd XI.

 

[NYRB]

Junaid could finish this . Gotta play your cards now , rather than save them in the back end

 

[NYRB]

this wicket isnt an easy one to come out and just slog.

 

[Hamez]

Surprised the AFL didn’t have the same set up behind the goals. Better than seeing the construction site.

 

[NYRB]

Dot balls are getting cheered

 

[NYRB]

Kardinia Park rocking behind a dot ball

 

[NYRB]

Van Beek, Klaasen, Van Meekeren left in the shed

 

[NYRB]

gotta bowl your best performer on the night right now.

 

[Plugger35]

This could end up going right down to the wire with a close finish,

 

[NYRB]

dont understand the UAEs captain tactics right here

 

[ioppolo]

Don't judge a pitch until both teams have batted I guess.
Namibia's 163 earlier today looking like the equivalent of 230.

 

[NYRB]

UAE captain has lost in mind

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Feels like the Netherlands haven't hit a boundary in an hour

 

[NYRB]

he has to go to his best bowler in the 18th ffs

 

[akkaps]

Feels like the Netherlands haven't hit a boundary in an hour

It’s felt like I’ve been watching an odi at times

 

[Kram]

UAE captain has lost in mind

Hard to beat Sultan Zarawani going out to bat against Alan Donald with a floppy hat.

 

[ioppolo]

he has to go to his best bowler in the 18th ffs

Siddique and Khan X 2 surely

 

[akkaps]

Siddique and Khan X 2 surely

aayan as well ?

 

[ioppolo]

aayan as well ?

Yes, I meant that. Just went with their surnames.

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Feels like the Netherlands haven't hit a boundary in an hour

Last boundary in the 8th over wow

 

[NYRB]

UAE have bottled under the pressure

 

[Plugger35]

UAE have bottled under the pressure

Dropping coke bottle glasses when he was on nought could cost them the game.

 

[Plugger35]

Now he's bowled, UAE are still a chance.

 

[NYRB]

Dropping coke bottle glasses when he was on nought could cost them the game.

when your defending a low score, you have to take all those chances