T20 World Cup Game 54 2nd Semi Final India v England June 28 2400hrs @ Providence Stadium Guyana

[icyflakes]

This tournament has sucked for weather.

From memory this was supposed to be a US only tournament when they organised it, then a bunch of the plans for US Stadiums fell through and they just threw it on the Windies to save it?

 

[Nuggetz]

I have nfi whats a par score on this pitch in these conditions. Sometimes batting looks easy but other times it looks difficult.

 

[Nuggetz]

bumrah could be even more lethal

 

[Nuggetz]

ffs, until what time (aus) can they play until?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I have nfi whats a par score on this pitch in these conditions. Sometimes batting looks easy but other times it looks difficult.

There’s uneven bounce already, anything north of 165 is going to be ultra tough to chase

 

[icyflakes]

Looks like we're gonna be raining for a while - that said, what I've learnt about the weather in the Caribbean/upper South America in this tournament is that rain appears out of nowhere, dumps for a few minutes, then disappears.

Very Melbourne like, except its like 35 degrees the whole time.

 

[NYRB]

Livingstone was about to bowl the 9th over before rain came. Can the English still chance bowl to start the 9th over, given Livingstone hasnt bowl a delivery yet?

 

[NYRB]

From Cricinfo:

"1:26pm Here we go part deux, restart time 1:40pm"

 

[NYRB]

We have lost 153 minutes of play .

 

[NYRB]

The ball skidded down to get rid of Rohit Sharma, kept lower than usual.

I think spin is the way to go win this for me.

 

[NYRB]

Nearly caught at 1st slip , on Hardiks 1st ball.

Hitting Livingstone is harder to hit at the moment than Sam Curran, thats for sure.

 

[NYRB]

Livingstone 18/0 off his 3 overs tells you everything you need to about this wicket. And India have 3 spinners in their bank.

 

[Moonwatcher]

England have really pulled this back.

 

[NYRB]

You take 24/0 off 4 overs from your 6th bowler in a semi-final.

 

[NYRB]

Jordan has been the weak link today for sure.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Then Hardik came to the crease.

 

[NYRB]

Hardik has to go. Jordan gets the big wicket.

Hardik was seeing them like a beach ball.

 

[NYRB]

India 146/5 off 105 balls.

 

[NYRB]

The Shots Hardik and Suryakumar got out to, would have been 6s on most Indian grounds.

 

[NYRB]

Shivam goes first ball.

And you feel England are doing well to contain at the moment.

Chris Jordan on a hattrick

 

[Moonwatcher]

Jordan has been the weak link today for sure.

Take away 2 balls and he'd be 2/12 off 9

 

[NYRB]

That over was a break even for me that 18th over .

15 runs for India, 2 wickets for England.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Long levers sigh

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hopefully get the openers early

 

[Moonwatcher]

Would have thought Buttler would have had to do the bulk of the work.