2015 Cricket World Cup Australia/ New Zealand

[Donegal Wolf]

Well we are making hard work of this. 48 needed from 6 overs 5 wickets left, could go either way.

Am I right in thinking this is the first game where it is still in the balance in the closing stages.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I think so. Sri Lanka made hard work of beating Afghanistan but it wasn't this close.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

20 needed off the last three overs and only three wickets left. This is going to be very tight.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

12 needed off 15 but Wilson out for 80 so only the rabbits left.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Ireland scrape home. Very unfortunate for UAE who probably deserved something today.

 

[Donegal Wolf]

Indeed, it was very fortunate at the end.

Can breathe easy now.

 

[east-coast-wolves]

We definitely made that much harder for ourselves that it needed to be.

Still, another win is great and definitely in with a shout of reaching the next round!

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Awesome to see Afghanistan got their first ever World Cup win this morning.

 

[Trips]

Great recovery from Afghanistan as well. Chasing 211 they found themselves in a real mess at 97-7. Really good close finish.

The associates have provided the most compelling matches/tight finishes so far in Ireland/Windies, Ireland/UAE and Scotland/Afghanistan. Making ICC decision to cut next World Cup to 10 sides seem even more ridiculous.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Great recovery from Afghanistan as well. Chasing 211 they found themselves in a real mess at 97-7. Really good close finish.

The associates have provided the most compelling matches/tight finishes so far in Ireland/Windies, Ireland/UAE and Scotland/Afghanistan. Making ICC decision to cut next World Cup to 10 sides seem even more ridiculous.

It was a good recovery by Afghanistan, but Scotland must be kicking themselves. They should have won the game given the position they were in.

 

[Carrotdude]

Woke up in time to see ABdV doing his thing for South Africa. He's awesome.

 

[Sniffer]

An incredible innings and if the radio reports are to be believed he has been in the runs in more sense than one. He isn't fielding at the moment due to dehydration caused by a bout of gastroenteritis.

 

[east-coast-wolves]

Realistically, they were never gonna chase 400, but Windies have fallen apart.

 

[Trips]

ABdV innings was something else, such a special, special player. Some unbelievable hitting. He now has the fastest ODI 50,100 & 150. 260 off the last 20 overs for SA as well.

Also Jerome Taylor with the coolest one-handed catch in the deep I've seen, make sure to check it out.

 

[Carrotdude]

Saw that catch this morning, that was very cool!

Also, just seen this as ABdV's record in ODI's since 2009

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Australia to bat against new Zealand. Incredible atmosphere for the anthems. This could be rather tasty.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

New Zealand are taking the Australians to bits. Though McCullum was just dismissed, so it might extend the game by several overs.

 

[Carrotdude]

Amazing finish to the game, NZ cruising at 131/4 and it becomes 146/9 only for Williamson to win it with a six. Starc looked like he was bowling brilliantly

 

[jd1981]

That's 3 points dropped already by Australia if they have one more wash out they could end up 3rd and play South Africa in a 1/4 final.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Really surprised to see such a low scoring game by both sides. Watched a bit (only until the finch dismissal so only a handful of overs) and the pitch looked an absolute cracker to bat on.