T20 World Cup Game 14 New Zealand v Afghanistan, June 8 0900hrs @ Providence Stadium Guyana

[Moonwatcher]

Mark Chapman was also the name of the bloke who killed John Lennon.

Still better than Yoko

 

[HBF]

****, now Rashid on a hat trick

 

[Around the Wicket]

IPL should take note, T20 games are better when teams aren't scoring 250+.... some of these pitches have been pretty good so far, enjoyable to watch.

 

[Rich the babe Evans]

Surely Afghanistan can't cook it from here

 

[Gough]

Bangladesh have 125 to chase.

 

[Plugger35]

We need Phillips to play a Maxwell like knock like he did to rescue Australia against Afghanistan at the last World Cup.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Surely Afghanistan can't cook it from here

We thought the same vs us last year...

 

[Rich the babe Evans]

Think that's NZs last hope with Phillips going

 

[Around the Wicket]

Surely Afghanistan can't cook it from here

Na they can't score 10+ an over on this pitch lol

 

[Plugger35]

Well so much for that.

That's our last hope gone with Phillips gone.

 

[Around the Wicket]

We thought the same vs us last year...

To be fair if they don't drop that sitter when Maxwell is on bugger all we get no where near it lol

 

[Rich the babe Evans]

Sick of watching minnows like Pakistan and New Zealand stink it up, when do we get to the super 8s?

 

[Cmarsh]

Bangladesh have 125 to chase.

Sri Lanka have fallen so badly since the late 90's and early 2000's.

 

[icyflakes]

Pakistan losing was a bigger upset in terms of end result but NZ getting absolutely dominated is way worse.

NZ Cricket should be ashamed. No warm ups and not sending your best players (or players not wanting to go) to the Paki matches in April.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Pakistan losing was a bigger upset in terms of end result but NZ getting absolutely dominated is way worse.

NZ Cricket should be ashamed. No warm ups and not sending your best players (or players not wanting to go) to the Paki matches in April.

Not sending best players / players not wanting to go? whats that all about?

 

[icyflakes]

Not sending best players / players not wanting to go? whats that all about?

Apparently many of their main squad didn't go to the Pakistan t20 matches - I don't know the NZ squad that well but that's what I've read. The narrative on the ICC stream has been nothing but "NZ's players havent played any matches recently"

 

[ep2018]

Yikes, New Zealand might not make it past the first group stage.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Yikes, New Zealand might not make it past the first group stage.

Afghanistan were always smokies but if USA knock Pakistan out in the group stage... LMAO

 

[Cmarsh]

Not a hugs shame losing to Afghanistan. They have grown alot and not the minnows they once were.

 

[Plugger35]

Pakistan losing was a bigger upset in terms of end result but NZ getting absolutely dominated is way worse.

NZ Cricket should be ashamed. No warm ups and not sending your best players (or players not wanting to go) to the Paki matches in April.

We look like a team that hasn't played any cricket for months.

Take nothing away from Afghanistan though, they are a good limited overs team now that's capable of mixing it with the big boys.

 

[Rich the babe Evans]

Yikes, New Zealand might not make it past the first group stage.

They won't, Afghanistan was always a big chance to go ahead of them. Really good t20 squad now.

 

[icyflakes]

We look like a team that hasn't played any cricket for months.

Take nothing away from Afghanistan though, they are a good limited overs team now that is capable of mixing it with the big boys.

Was there any logic behind choosing to have most of the squad go in entirely cold?

 

[Plugger35]

Henry looking like one of our best batsmen again.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Not a hugs shame losing to Afghanistan. They have grown alot and not the minnows they once were.

This format there got a decent side. Good spinners and few of the top order batsmen seem pretty good.

 

[Cmarsh]

Results like this, and the USA rssult, are just good for cricket. Despite the knoclers, t20 is making it possible.