Black Caps tour of India - 2026

booboo

71/3 at 15 overs is probably evens.

Gunner

Mitchell with another 50, the guy can bat.

@canefan said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:

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@KiwiPie said in Black Caps tour of India:

Mitchell has really impressed in that tricky number 5 role where you have to play the situation in ODIs. He's prepared to dig in when the top order has failed and either build a decent total when batting first or see it through to the end if batting second. He's built a great international career for someone starting it aged 28.

He's like a Kiwi David Hussey

Well in some ways but he's a fine test player too, poor old Hussey Jr never even got a shot despite an amazing FC record ( 14K runs @ 52 )

As with most analogies, it isn't perfect

I think you meant Mike Hussey?

canefan

@Biorealism said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:

@canefan said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:

@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:

@canefan said in Black Caps tour of India:

@KiwiPie said in Black Caps tour of India:

Mitchell has really impressed in that tricky number 5 role where you have to play the situation in ODIs. He's prepared to dig in when the top order has failed and either build a decent total when batting first or see it through to the end if batting second. He's built a great international career for someone starting it aged 28.

He's like a Kiwi David Hussey

Well in some ways but he's a fine test player too, poor old Hussey Jr never even got a shot despite an amazing FC record ( 14K runs @ 52 )

As with most analogies, it isn't perfect

I think you meant Mike Hussey?

Yep him too 😉

1kiwi

Mitchell notches up another century.

Godder

Passable effort, probably has a future...

Bones

Phillips hits a massive 6 off an aggressive block.

canefan

This is quite a recovery effort. Some teams will be asking themselves why they didn't give Mitch Jr an IPL contract?

bayimports

No one has scored more runs against Kuldeep than Mitchell that's also a pretty huge effort, hopefully we dont stuff up the last ten overs

ARHS

This is one of best NZ odi partnerships ever seen. Amazing from Mitchell and Phillips

Gunner

Incredible performance from Phillips, great 100

bayimports

think that's his first 100 too if Im not mistaken? great time to do it

Yeah, hes got one already, maybe against Pakistan?

canefan

Smithy reckons it's a perfect batting pitch. So 300+ may not be enough. But it's pretty good going after the start we had

bayimports

@LABCAT said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:

Yeah, hes got one already, maybe against Pakistan?

thanks second all good I have seen him get close a few times not many getting on with it.

A 100 on Indian soil always good

canefan

I'm not a Bracewell fan. But he needs to prove me wrong right now

Gunner

Fuck, both set batters go within a few balls of each other. That’s happened a lot recently with the BC’s.
Could cost us 20-30 runs

bayimports

Was worried that if anyone got out in this partnership this might happen, hopefully we can still put some late runs on

canefan

Why waste a challenge on that? Hay was stone cold plumb

Gunner

That was a really shit 2 from 6 from Hay, and a terrible shot to get himself out.

1kiwi

Agree with what Doull said in the commentary that anything less than 340 is going to be tough to defend on this wicket.

Gunner

Now is a perfect time for Bracewell to show us his big hitting and for Foulkes to show why he’s got all rounder status.

Gunner

Dumb cricket from our middle/lower order

canefan

Bracewell not totally sucking right now

canefan

What a sick 6 by Clarke. Then he gets out with a poor shot

Gunner

Was about to praise Clarke for a great 6, but he becomes our 3rd to fall trying various versions of the scoop shot.

Gunner

Why are they not running?
Jamieson can bat!

canefan

Needs another boundary at least

canefan

Not the boundary I meant, but we'll take it. Brilliant salvage job by Young, Mitch and Phillips

Gunner

What a shit show of a last over was looking like… until the last 2 ball… 4 dots, 3 singles turned down.

337 after being 5/2, you grab with both hands, but I feel those last 7 overs were a let down after Mitch & Phillips’ great partnership.

Bones

@Gunner said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:

Fuck, both set batters go within a few balls of each other. That’s happened a lot recently with the BC’s.
Could cost us 20-30 runs

Yeah sorry I had to pop out, seems I'm the anti-booboo.

Bones

A part time amateur would be embarrassed by that Hay.

Lucky escape

Anyone watching this? It could be something special…. I actually got up at 1am my time to put it on.

Bones

@Darren yep! India were going too well so I had to stop sorting the loft so we could get some more wickets.

Bones

Kohli and Harshit remonstrating with both umpires, lying that a ball was over head height. I thought that is extremely frowned upon in cricket? Or is India allowed to do it?

Bones

Guess it doesn't matter if kiwi bowlers are just gonna shit the bed.