zen Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Knockout is a different ball game. Many parameters reset. Good teams do go through ebbs and flows where they win a lot and lose a lot. Kiwis have lost 3 in a row, so would be looking to bounce back. Do they have depth and confidence to pull this off? Pros: Some of the players are in form. Bowling is good, while fielding has been exceptional lately Cons: Many of the players have not clicked as they would have liked. A few of them have looked good though so maybe it is a matter of time before they click Will be playing at Old Trafford and Lords (if they win at OT). Both venues would suit them as the lower-middle order can come into play on such surfaces. Guptill would be looking to fire after a mediocre tournament so far. Boult and Ferguson can have good days, while the other bowlers have the ability to bowl decently. Do they have depth and confidence to pull this off? Link to comment
Stuge Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 They are good team in my opinion and can surprise anyone on its day. Nikola and Unstable Joe 2 Link to comment
maniac Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) Never know bowl first on green top against Aussies who suck against swing and Boult-southee run havoc and bowl Aussies out for a subpar score. Boom they are in finals which is anyone’s game Edited July 5, 2019 by maniac Link to comment
Stuge Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, maniac said: Never know bowl first on green top against Aussies who suck against swing and Boult-southee run havoc and bowl Aussies out for a subpar score. Boom they are in finals which is anyone’s game Their top order can come back in form anytime .. Link to comment
zen Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) Pressure will be less on Kiwis relative to other teams. Other 3 teams are billed as favorite depending upon whom you ask. Kiwis can crash out or only go up, which can make them dangerous Edited July 5, 2019 by zen Link to comment
Jimmy Cliff Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Aussies will smash them in the SF. Link to comment
maniac Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, zen said: Pressure will be less on Kiwis relative to other teams, who are billed as favorite depending upon who you ask. Kiwis can crash out or only go up, which can make them dangerous That goes without saying for every team in the knockouts. That has been the problem with teams like SA and NzL or even Srilanka in the early part of 2000s who were usually on Autopilot in these events in the league stages. They would smack the hell out of minnows, get a win here and there against big teams and sneak into knockouts where they met with teams with far superior mental strength and intensity. Nzl cannot match Aus here or even India . As I said their best bet is for conditions to work in their favor Edited July 5, 2019 by maniac Link to comment
Stuge Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, Jimmy Cliff said: Aussies will smash them in the SF. let's hope they get smashed by South Africa tomorrow and India smashs sri Lanka . Jimmy Cliff and Unstable Joe 2 Link to comment
zen Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 2 2 minutes ago, maniac said: That goes without saying for every team in the knockouts. That has been the problem with teams like SA and NzL or even Srilanka in the early part of 2000s who were usually on Autopilot in these events in the league stages. They would smack the hell out of minnows, get a win here and there against big teams and sneak into knockouts where they met with teams with far superior mental strength and intensity. Nzl cannot match Aus here or even India . As I said their best bet is for conditions to work in their favor What I implied was that Kiwis are not expected to go beyond the SF so even if they crash out (also lost 3 games in a row), it will not be a big deal for them relative to other teams who are billed as favorites. Therefore, they can play relatively freely I guess, to do well some luck will have to go their way too Link to comment
chewy Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 they wil do Pak 1992, snuck into SF thanks to rain and then won two straight games Unstable Joe 1 Link to comment
JourneyMan Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Doubt it. Most likely they will face AUS and the Aussies usually get the better of their Kiwi neighbours. They beat them very comfortably about a week ago. Link to comment
Bhaiyya Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) Since Poyzz have crashed out, 1992 can carry on in NZ's soul Edited July 5, 2019 by Bhaiyya maniac, zen, Stuge and 3 others 1 3 2 Link to comment
zen Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Bhaiyya said: Since Poyzz have crashed out, 1992 can carry on in NZ's soul Most ppl are expecting Aus vs Ind or Aus vs Eng final. I ll not be surprised to see Eng vs NZ Edited July 5, 2019 by zen Unstable Joe 1 Link to comment
Bhaiyya Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 8 minutes ago, zen said: Most ppl are expecting Aus vs Ind or Aus vs Eng final. I ll not be surprised to see Eng vs NZ Which means you are a believer of jeeve jeeve Link to comment
Deleted_User_1 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Heck No. There will no green top. Pitches will be flat and dry. Aussies all the way. Link to comment
Vijy Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 eng vs aus is what we'll see in the final probably. Link to comment
zen Posted July 6, 2019 Author Share Posted July 6, 2019 On paper, situation could get better for NZ as it could avoid Aus in SF Link to comment
Adi BB Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Nzl batting will bend over against India's bowling Link to comment
maniac Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 If India don’t win then supporting kiwis. Hate poms and bored of Aussies winning Link to comment
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