Off Topic Cricket 2020

England win series 2-1, Morgan 57 without a four, seven sixes. Three excellent games...

 

Brilliant from England. The bowling was poor - apart from Stokes and Curran - but superb batting got us home.

 

Was that the best 20/20 series ever, South Africa by 1 England by 2 then that, brilliant

 

Southee stars as Blackcaps thump India


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Whopping 48 sixes, 70 fours in Bangladesh cricket run-fest

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Trent Boult leads attack as NZ on top against India

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© Image - Getty, video - Sky Sport Tim Southee and his team celebrate a day four Indian wicket
Veteran Blackcaps bowler Tim Southee's nine-wicket haul has led New Zealand to a stunning 10-wicket win against India.

Rested for the final test against Australia last month, Southee bounced back in style at Wellington's Basin Reserve, rolling through the Indians twice in four days.

Following his 4/49 in the first innings, Southee took four wickets on the final day's play to finish with 5/61 in the second, giving him match figures of 9/110.

India's meek effort of 191 left New Zealand with just nine runs to score for a 1-0 series lead.

Tom Blundell (1) and Tom Latham (7) got them home in just 10 balls to seal the Blackcap's 100th test win.

India started the day with hopes of batting through the 90 overs, but when Trent Boult (4/39) had Ajinkya Rahane caught behind for 29, New Zealand pounced on the tourists' lower order.


Southee dismissed Hanuma Vihari (15) and Ravi Ashwin (4), before Colin de Grandhomme trapped Ishant Sharma leg before wicket for 12.

Southee needed just three balls to finish off the world's top-ranked test side, sending Rishabh Pant on his way for 25, before Daryl Mitchell took a blinding slip catch to remove Jasprit Bumrah for a duck.

The Blackcaps also scored 60 world test championship points, but trail second-placed Australia by 176 points, with the top two playing off in the final next year.

 

Radio 5 Sports Extra are broadcasting the third Ashes Test from last year ball-by-ball (the Stokes Test).

I'm currently listening to a rain delay on day one!

 

Good first day for England.

Aussies 179 all out after being put in by Root. Archer 6-45.

 

Do you think we will win?

 

Could be close, I think.

 

That Stokes fella is a bit **** though

 

I thought you were Col for a minute

 

Poor guy!

 

Here we go.

Prat!

 

You are a very angry little boy and should seek help for that

 

And you're a WUM.

 

Chill lads....

 

Woakes out first ball after lunch on day 2. England in big trouble at 55 for 7.

 

Are we in deeper trouble yet strolls?

 

Much deeper. England all out for 67 - Denly top-scoring with 12! Aussies currently 73 for 3, 185 ahead.

Hard to see a way out of this

 

William Hill wouldn’t take my bet

 

Too much 1 day cricket....can't play proper test innings these days....