ICC Champions Trophy 2025

@ACT-Crusader 9 needed off 14. It would be one hell of a twist if India lost from here.

Jamieson serving up pies!

7 needed from the last two overs. Time for a miracle.

We are a Henry short of a victory….

4 needed from nine so there's still a chance of a BC win.

Dissent

20 more runs may have been enough. Sigh!

@sparky said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

20 more runs may have been enough. Sigh!

Or we didn’t bring on the slower bowlers soon enough.

All over with an over to spare.

India win.

Asterix

Losing finals fucking sucks.

Least the Crusaders won this weekend

@ACT-Crusader said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Least the Crusaders won this weekend

Sexist bastard. White ferns crushed SL.

We really needed one more accurate spin bowler, not sure Sodhi would have been the right guy but he definitely would have had more to offer than Smith.

Looking at the scorecard, the suggestion prior to the final to play an extra batsmen (e.g., Chapman) instead of Smith seems to have been a good one.

@Bones said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

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Atleast the Lions have turned things around recently. But I get what you're saying.

@sparky said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

20 more runs may have been enough. Sigh!

Mitchell will be kicking himself for not hitting the accelerator a few overs earlier.

@KiwiMurph said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Glenn Phillips stunning catch. Adds to his highlight reel.

He is wonderful at doing that. What a cricketer.

( conveniently forgets that he sometimes drops sitters too )

Sorry @NTA, the boys tried their best.

I think the 1980s batting in the middle cost us in the end ( cheers @voodoo )

Lathams strike rate doesn't belong in modern test cricket let alone ODIs. 40 valuable balls squandered.

Nathan Smith ended up being a complete waste too unfortunately. Massive step down from Henry who would have made a huge difference.

Excellent match from Michael Bracewell though. Superb all round effort.

@Bones said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Philips is becoming almost as valuable as Chris Harris.

Too many big hits and the bowling isn't dibbly dobbly enough.

There is only one Harry.

@MN5 said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Excellent match from Michael Bracewell though. Superb all round effort.

I haven't rated him, but that was some match from him (looking at the scorecard). Wow.