1st Wicket in 1st over... AGAIN!!!
David Warner 2 (4) SR: 50.00
Australia 2/1 * (0.4/20 ov, target 138) RR 3.00
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2nd Wicket
Chris Lynn 31 (19) SR: 163.15
Australia 51/2 * (5.3/20 ov, target 138) RR 9.27
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3rd Wicket
Glenn Maxwell 39 (26) SR: 150.00
Australia 116/3 * (13.1/20 ov, target 138) RR 8.81
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RESULT - 3rd Tri-series T20I - Australia V England

England 137/7 RR 6.85
Australia 138/3 (14.3/20 ov, target 138) RR 9.51



Australia won by 7 wickets (with 33 balls remaining)


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%8 ... Tri-Series

(It doesn't look like they are awarding BP's)

Australia have qualified for the final.

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4th Tri-series T20I - New Zealand v England

Tue Feb 13, 2018 (20 ovs) 19:00 local (06:00 GMT)
Westpac Stadium, Wellington LIVE N

Toss: England won the toss and elected to field

Livescorecard
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1088 ... y-2017-18/

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YAY! See ya tomorrow night.

This will be a practice match for NZ so they are ready for Saturday against Australia at my favorite stadium!

I can handle the earlier time.

England won the toss and elected to field

New Zealand: 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Colin Munro, 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Mark Chapman, 5 Ross Taylor, 6 Colin De Grandhomme, 7 Tim Seifert, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Ish Sodhi, 11 Trent Boult

England: 1 Jason Roy, 2 Alex Hales, 3 Dawid Malan, 4 James Vince, 5 Jos Buttler (capt/wk), 6 Sam Billings, 7 David Willey, 8 Adil Rashid, 9 Liam Plunkett, 10 Chris Jordan, 11 Mark Wood

NZ batting 1st will be good.... IF they can set a big target.

IMO NZ need to get a move on.
It is a "bash or bust" game. The side batting first really have to set a big total.
Singles wont do it. As KP said "singles are like dots in a T20 game.
Preserving one's wicket with a view to upping the scoring later... NEVER works.

1st Wicket
C Munro 11 (13) SR: 84.61
New Zealand 39/1 * (4.4/20 ov) RR 8.35
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2nd Wicket
MJ Guptill 65 (40) SR: 162.50
New Zealand 121/2 * (13.4/20 ov) RR 8.85
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3rd Wicket
C de Grandhomme 0 (1) SR: 0.00
New Zealand 121/2 * (13.5/20 ov) RR 8.84

Rashid on a Hat Trick.... NOPE
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4th Wicket
KS Williamson 72 (46) SR: 156.52
New Zealand 169/4 * (18/20 ov) RR 9.38
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5th Wicket
MS Chapman 20 (13) SR: 153.84
New Zealand 181/5 * (19/20 ov) RR 9.52
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Not out Batsmen
Tim Seifert 14 (6) SR: 233.33
Ross Taylor 1 (1) SR: 100.00

Note
Taylor faced his 1st (only) ball when NZ had 8 balls left to face and needed BOUNDARIES.
Taylor opted to take a single and lean on his bat at the non-striker's end. and leave it to the other (debut) batsmen

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Innings Break

New Zealand 196/5 (19.5/20 ov) RR 9.8




Target for England 197
Req. RR 9.85

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Well that was exciting, except for Grandhomme.
I like the score/target but would have liked to see them get over 200. That bogus review by England DID slow down the momentum.
Wish they had shown the sunset instead of England's sour faces on the players. Geesh, what is their problem? I noticed they are a diverse team.

I think NZ's bowling will be strong. Just a hunch.
If I disappear, I'm watching on tablet and it's hard to post (lucky you).
So the next match is Friday for you, Thursday here. Glad I looked.


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ETA: YES, a hat-trick would be nice.
I have a cool smiley for it.

What do we want?..... WICKETS!

When do we want them?.... NOW!!

Be nice to have a "Hat Trick"... so you can see one, Molly


1st Wicket
JJ Roy 8 (8) SR: 100.00
England 14/1 * (2.1/20 ov, target 197) RR 6.46 (Req RR 10.23)
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2nd Wicket
AD Hales 47 (24) SR: 195.83
England 79/2 * (8.3/20 ov, target 197) RR 9.29 (Req RR 10.26)
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3rd Wicket
JM Vince 10 (7) SR: 142.85
England 95/3 * (10.4/20 ov, target 197) RR 9.9 (Req RR 10.92)
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4th Wicket
JC Buttler 2 (4) SR: 50.00
England 109/4 * (11.6/20 ov, target 197) RR 9.08 (Req RR 11.0)
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5th Wicket
SW Billings 12 (11) SR: 109.09
England 129/5 * (14.5/20 ov, target 197) RR 8.69 (Req RR 13.16)
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6th Wicket
DJ Malan 59 (40) SR: 147.50
England 158/6 * (16.3/20 ov, target 197) RR 9.57 (Req RR 11.14)
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7th Wicket
CJ Jordan 6 (6) SR: 100.00
England 168/7 * (17.5/20 ov, target 197) RR 9.42 (Req RR 13.38)
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8th Wicket
LE Plunkett b Boult 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
England 168/8 * (18/20 ov, target 197) RR 9.33 (Req RR 14.5)

Bolt will be on a Hat Trick when he bowls again........
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9th Wicket
DJ Willey 21 (10) SR: 210.00
England 172/9 * (18.6/20 ov, target 197) RR 9.05 (Req RR 25.0)
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Bolt did not make the Hat Trick
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New Zealand had 109 after 12 overs.

They need to get Malan out next.

Wickets are good... mainly because they slow RR

At this stage... dots and singles are all gold for NZ...

Wickets?.... Meh!

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RESULT - 4th Tri-series T20I - New Zealand V England


New Zealand 196/5 RR 9.8
England 184/9 (20 ov, target 197) RR 9.2


New Zealand won by 12 runs


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%8 ... Tri-Series

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5th Tri-series T20I - New Zealand v Australia

Fri 16 February 2018 (5th T20I) 19:00 (D/N)
Eden Park, Auckland

Toss: New Zealand won the toss and will bat.

Livescorecard
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1088 ... y-2017-18/

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Weather Update - live from Auckland

Weather GREAT.. and was yesterday as well so ground and pitch should be.... PERFECT

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I do support Australia generally and usually HOPE they beat NZ... that would be good today.... but for this match it would not be bad if NZ won and so eliminated the Poms from the final
But, but.. all bets would be off for the final Australia V NZ.... I would want Australia to win.

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Thanks for weather report, Rumpole. Didn't want to ask.

YAY, I get it on ESPN3 so it will be much better to watch.

I am pulling for New Zealand, obviously.

Eden Park is my favorite Cricket ground! Some day ....

As I mentioned last time....Eden Park is "small" as far as cricket goes... so easier than some grounds to score boundaries on....

With PERFECT weather conditions as well....I think a score of 200+ is a minimum requirement

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A couple of quick wickets will wipe the smile off NZ fans' faces

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Thanks for explaining the field. I thought NZ had turned up a notch.

I've got to do dishes, 5 min at max. That's when there will be a wicket, I bet.

Otherwise you can borrow my wicket-smiley.
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ETA: Or maybe if you put your wicket-post up.

Prediction - 3x 8 over score

New Zealand 84/0 (8/20 ov) RR: 10.50 ====> Final score 252

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NZ are playing well... as we always hope they will... on this occasion the aggressive batting (Guptill and Munro) is coming off.... as opposed to early wickets falling. Skill as well as luck. Ya kinda need both
Ya never know, Molly... you could miss a "Hat Trick" over the next 5 minutes

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LOL at hat-trick. Will dig out the smiley at innings break, just in case.

I like your total prediction. Only problem I have is... I know how good Aust. is and CAN chase a target.

I want these two to stay in, Williamson ok-ish, so Taylor doesn't bat.
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ETA: I should have looked at the line-up.

1st Wicket
C Munro 76 (33) SR: 230.30
New Zealand 132/1 * (10.4/20 ov) RR 12.37
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2nd Wicket
TL Seifert 12 (6) SR: 200.00
New Zealand 155/2 * (12.5/20 ov) RR 12.07
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CENTURY
Guptill Record fastest T20 century for NZ (49 balls)
(Beats McCullum's record (50 balls)
New Zealand 155/2 * (12.5/20 ov) RR 12.98
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3rd Wicket
MJ Guptill 105 (54) SR: 194.44
New Zealand 212/3 * (16.4/20 ov) RR 12.72
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4th Wicket
MS Chapman 16 (14) SR: 114.28
New Zealand 220/4 * (17.6/20 ov) RR 12.22
(Taylor batting next. That will slow things down)
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5th Wicket
C de Grandhomme 3 (4) SR: 75.00
New Zealand 222/5 * (18.2/20 ov) RR 12.1
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6th Wicket
KS Williamson 1 (2) SR: 50.00
New Zealand 224/6 * (18.5/20 ov) RR 11.89
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Last over. NZ need BOUNDARIES
As usual Taylor hits a single and leaves it to somebody else to do
Redeems himself with a 6 off 2nd to last ball, and
Spectator takes the catch one handed... $50,000 winner
Taylor gets Another 6 off last ball
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New Zealand 243/6 (20 ov) RR 12.15

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