Was worried that if anyone got out in this partnership this might happen, hopefully we can still put some late runs on
Agree with what Doull said in the commentary that anything less than 340 is going to be tough to defend on this wicket.
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.
Was about to praise Clarke for a great 6, but he becomes our 3rd to fall trying various versions of the scoop shot.
@canefan said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:
Bracewell not totally sucking right now
@Gunner said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:
Why are they not running?
Jamieson can bat!
Yeah, or a least attempt a single. Bad last over from Bracewell.
@Gunner said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:
Why are they not running?
Jamieson can bat!
That's why.... Still a poor over
Not the boundary I meant, but we'll take it. Brilliant salvage job by Young, Mitch and Phillips
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.
@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.
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?
Zac salvages a little bit of pride. No idea why a tailender is having a swing at something well down leg side though.
Might have been a bit less heart in mouth if Hay had taken a regulation catch early on instead of the slightly harder leg side catch towards the end.
Had a look, if he can score another 100 in his next ODI innings he will tie the record for quickest (least innings) to score 10 x ODI's 100s
The record is 55 held by SA's Quentin de Kock
@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:
Had a look, if he can score another 100 in his next ODI innings he will the record for quickest (least innings) to score 10 x ODI's 100s
The record is 55 held by SA's Quentin de Kock
He's south African, you don't need the Quentin bit.
A fantastic result on that pitch, and after the poor start.
Of the newbies, Lennox was very good in his two games - very economical. Spinners get found out quickly over there. Clarke also looks to be a handy option for the future.
@Bones said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:
Phillips hits a massive 6 off an aggressive block.
It's all that bench pressing. Huge power.
Wonderful win against an Indian team with some very silly names. Pretty extraordinary stuff, by golly the BCs lift when they're in the sub continent.
Mitchell must have heard he still wasn't quite an automatic selection in the fern XI and got a century just to reinforce his case. Gosh he's ridiculously good at this level.
Hats off to Kohli for just cheekily notching up a 54th ODI century. Slightly different eras maybe but worth noting this is more than recent legends Lara, Dravid and Kallis got between them.
@LABCAT said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:
Latham should probably go down to six when he comes back.
Does he really need to come back?
Henry Nicolls isn't the answer either. Why not Tim Robinson or Rhys Mariu
@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:
Had a look, if he can score another 100 in his next ODI innings he will tie the record for quickest (least innings) to score 10 x ODI's 100s
The record is 55 held by SA's Quentin de Kock
More on Mitch......
An extraordinary average of 58.47.
Unlike other ODI champs of the past this is not padded out by loads of not outs, eight in 54 innings ( by comparison Michael Bevan averaged 53.58 with 67 not outs in 196 innings )
Also a strike rate of 95.72. This is amazing given he quite often is in that awkward rebuild stage ( it's the Black Caps remember, collapses are always imminent ) he's getting his runs consistently at pretty much a run a ball.
In one sense its a damn shame he's 35 this year but then he could have started early, been fucked around and been in and out of the side and become a forgotten "what if" like so many others. It seems he's taken a few years to work out his game and is benefitting at the highest level given his FC stats don't particularly stand out.
Let's keep enjoying his contributions while he keeps making them.
@Bones said in Black Caps tour of India - 2026:
Kyle Jamieson is a bit of a choker at passing in the final overs though
He was excellent in the first game but got tonked a bit in the other two.
I think we just need to be grateful he seems to be unbroken at the moment.
