So who is everyone picking as our top 11? Many are picking Ravindra won’t make it in.
@Sprinko said in T20 Cricket World Cup 2024:
Chapman AGAIN?! WTAF…
Surely Ravindra over Chapman, mind you I haven’t watched cricket for a while.
New Zealand XI: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson
Afghanistan XI: Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (c), Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
NZ choose to bowl first
@Canes4life said in T20 WC - Black Caps v Afghanistan:
@Sprinko said in T20 Cricket World Cup 2024:
Chapman AGAIN?! WTAF…
Surely Ravindra over Chapman, mind you I haven’t watched cricket for a while.
It’s only Afghanistan
@KiwiMurph said in T20 WC - Black Caps v Afghanistan:
Bit of a kit clash under lights
Considering both teams generally wear white in the best form of the game I don’t see that being an issue
Hilarious people are complaining about Chapman over Ravindra. Chapman being the only NZer who made the 2023 ICC T20 team of the year. He scored 576 at 44 last year. He was particularly good on slow pitches. Ravindra still averages under 18 in all T20 matches. It is a no brainer to pick Chapman ahead of Ravindra. I would have picked Seifert ahead of Ravindra in the squad. Jeez we are looking like a team that hasn't played in a while.
Afghans playing with plenty of luck, so far.
Though us dropping a sitter that might have turned the tide is becoming regulation!
Chapman just never scores significant runs in big matches or against big teams. Small match player. Timid.
His stats over the last couple of years are pretty good. He only played one game in the last world cup. Hasn't really had many opportunities in big games. A much better T20 player player than one day.
@SouthernMann said in T20 WC - Black Caps v Afghanistan:
Hilarious people are complaining about Chapman over Ravindra. Chapman being the only NZer who made the 2023 ICC T20 team of the year. He scored 576 at 44 last year. He was particularly good on slow pitches. Ravindra still averages under 18 in all T20 matches. It is a no brainer to pick Chapman ahead of Ravindra. I would have picked Seifert ahead of Ravindra in the squad. Jeez we are looking like a team that hasn't played in a while.
Ravindra is the most overrated player in recent BC history. Not saying he won’t get good but the jury is still firmly out on him.
In other news this commentary is terrible.
Just terrible fielding, if we were Pakistan I'd be talking about fixing.
Afghanistan haven't capitalized on their luck though, they need to get a move on.
