CWC 19: Afghanistan V NZ

[Sarge]

Afghanistan batting , currently 37-0 after 6 overs

match is in Taunton ( just down the road from where I am ) - weather here very changeable, sun out now after a short deluge of rain lasting ten mins, its been similar all day so far too ...Ive a feeling this match will be a stop-start affair , with probably Duckworth n Lewis having a 'say'

 

[Sarge]

Afghanistan 39-0 after 8 overs .... slow scoring so far

 

[Sarge]

61-0 after ten overs, scoring rate starting to accelerate

 

[Sarge]

373-6 after 49 overs .... should exceed 375 .... impressive batting in the main

similar standard of bowling n fielding please

 

[Sarge]

Wow ! England's highest ever world cup batting score 386-6

 

[warksox]

Wow ! England's highest ever world cup batting score 386-6

Wrong thread

 

[Sarge]

Wrong thread

ooops

 

[Sarge]

Afghanistan now 66-3 after 12 and a half overs

 

[Sarge]

72-4 Neesham bowling well for NZ

 

[Sarge]

Rain stopped play at Taunton

 

[Sarge]

play due to restart at 3.30pm .... there'll be a few more rain stoppages in this match methinks!

 

[Sarge]

10 mins of play ...taking Afghanistan to 99-4 ...and rain stops play for the 2nd time at Taunton

 

[Sarge]

play about to restart

 

[Sarge]

Afghanistan get their ton up, only to lose another wicket at 109-6

114-6 ...rain in the air (again)

 

[Sarge]

20 overs to go in Afghanistan's innings .... 127-6

 

[Sarge]

Ikram caught 130-7 ... Khan for 0 bowled 131-8

with 2 wickets left will Afghanistan stay at the crease for 16 overs?

 

[Sarge]

Ikram caught 130-7 ... Khan for 0 bowled 131-8

with 2 wickets left will Afghanistan stay at the crease for 16 overs?

^^ unlikely now if it wasnt 'then' ... 147-9 with just over 14 overs to go

 

[Sarge]

Afghan's tail is starting to wag! 171-9 ...with 10 overs to go

although not Afghan's best score in this World cup, its the longest they've stayed at the crease

 

[Sarge]

Afghanistan all out 172 ... with 7 and a bit overs left

 

[Sarge]

Blimey! if the first over is any indication NZ aren't going to hang around scoring 11 off 5 balls, after Afghanistan took a wicket with the first ball

 

[Sarge]

NZ 41-2 after 7 overs

 

[Sarge]

Rashid Khan sitting out the Afghanistan bowl n field session as a precaution after'heading' a bouncer when batting

 

[Sarge]

Umpire review for a possible run out?

not out

NZ 67-2

 

[Sarge]

comparably these two sides after 15 overs are more or less the same

it was shortly after 15 overs that Afghan' wickets went in a bit of a flurry

unlikely, but not impossible, for the same fate for NZ?

 

[warksox]

comparably these two sides after 15 overs are more or less the same

it was shortly after 15 overs that Afghan' wickets went in a bit of a flurry

unlikely, but not impossible, for the same fate for NZ?

Difference is NZ know what they're chasing, less than 3 an over. No need to take chances

 

[Sarge]

Reckon kiwis are trying to see this one out with no more loss of wickets 113-2 with 26 overs to get 60 runs

 

[Leysboy]

Reckon kiwis are trying to see this one out with no more loss of wickets 113-2 with 26 overs to get 60 runs

Geoffrey Boycott mode. Nerdle ones and twos, and that’s enough.

 

[Sarge]

fall of wicket 130-3 .... now 155-3 18 runs to win

 

[Sarge]

Kiwi win by 7 wickets