Black Caps v SA

We were positioned to get 175+, but we're going to be a fair way short of that unless someone unexpected does something unexpected.

@MN5 said in Black Caps v SA:

Tom Latham and T20 are an uneasy mix.

Not only that - he's keeping on top of that

If anything you need proper keepers in T20 as wickets and run savings are at a premium

You are also missing out on giving a young keeper some more experience

Clarkson appears and decides to hit everything out of the ground in the final over, and suddenly the score looks a lot more competitive

@Chris-B. said in Black Caps v SA:

We were positioned to get 175+, but we're going to be a fair way short of that unless someone unexpected does something unexpected.

Step up Clarkson

said in Black Caps v SA:

We were positioned to get 175+, but we're going to be a fair way short of that unless someone unexpected does something unexpected.

And Clarkson does!

Well done that man!

26 off 9 and we end up on 175 exactly!

Clarkson is considered to be one of the biggest hitters in NZ.

I’m a bit late to the party, didn’t watch game 1.

Saw the second half of the innings.

Man did I get a shock when I saw T Latham’s name on the scoresheet. Why the fuck is he in the team? Reminds me of when we picked Mark Richardson in the ODI team.

Anywho… great to see we are back to fielding our 2nd or 3rd XI as soon as the World Cup is over

@Gunner to be fair - the Jaaps are fielding a pretty B team as well.

I reckon we've posted a pretty competitive score. Hopefully be enough!

Pressure building...

Clarkson has looked pretty good domestically this season, nice to see him bringing that up to the next level.

mulder smacks it...

Veritable Who's That of NZ crucket

Nice - keep Esterhuizen quiet and then get him!

29/1 after 5.

That's well behind where they'd want to be!

South Africa batting like they're chasing down 90 again.

Superb first over from Santner

Satnav gets Mulder and we're on top!

@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v SA:

Superb first over from Santner

He's a very good player these days!

Pressure tells and de Zorzi de Parts.

said in Black Caps v SA:

Veritable Who's That of NZ crucket

Pretty much a Who's That of Seffrican cricket too.

Why are we pretending this is a full on International representative match?

@booboo said in Black Caps v SA:

Why are we pretending this is a full on International representative match?

I don't think many people are - you old curmudgeon!

It's a credible NZ team - probably smack the shit out of the Young Guns of the 90s.

Wonderful power from Linde.

Match might come down to how he goes

@KiwiMurph His partners have deserted him!

Four wickets in six balls - nice.

Time is ripe - give that bloody Baartman a couple that rattle his helmet!

And on cue @Bartman gets hit in the bollocks. Some would unkindly say - a wide target!

@Chris-B. said in Black Caps v SA:

don't think many people are - you old curmudgeon!

I resemble that implication.

But it counts as a full international T20?

So it's on the official record huh?

@booboo It's not a terrible NZ team.

You'd definitely pick Phillips, Mitch Jr and Henry in any best current NZ T20 team.

Seifert, Allen and Ravindra would make it at present, but probably none are deadset certainties in the longer term.

Kelly and Santner were beaten for pace when we batted, but pace off seemed to be the way to go when SA batted. Nice to see those catches stick.

@Gunner said in Black Caps v SA:

I’m a bit late to the party, didn’t watch game 1.

Saw the second half of the innings.

Man did I get a shock when I saw T Latham’s name on the scoresheet. Why the fuck is he in the team? Reminds me of when we picked Mark Richardson in the ODI team.

Anywho… great to see we are back to fielding our 2nd or 3rd XI as soon as the World Cup is over

That's a good memory cos it only happened four times.

Fair to say he was more of a gun in the longest form of the game.

I get your point though, Latham, Conway and Jamieson should be resting up for England in June.

Third T20 is on.

We had SA 46/5, but they've come back somewhat to 102/7...wait make that 103/8.

Still five overs to go!

WTF Mokoena is the highest run scorer for SA. Poor bowling effort the last 3 or 4 overs.

@1kiwi Annoyingly, we had him caught behind in the last over, but none of the players realised.

Mark Richardson and I did though - so I suspect quite a few people watching telly wondered why there was no appeal.

..so they make 136/9 but could have been 126.

A bit annoying - those 10 runs might be the difference between a poor and a modest total.

Latham knows this is a T20?

They get going against Sipamla. 21 off his second over.

Coetzee is a real handful on this pitch.

They might as well bowl him out.

With home internationals coming back to Sky, Sumo has just delivered a possible valedictory speech to Mark Richardson.

Conway goes for 39 - 96/1 - barring disasters we should canter home.