Fielding in WC19

[zen]

As if we did not know, this WC has once again highlighted the importance of fielding. Below are a few examples from what I recall:

 

• Eng vs Pak. Eng was awful. Not only gave runs away but also dropped catches

 

 

• SA vs BD. Rabada dropped Mamudullah 
• SA vs Ind. Rohit's drop (+ umpire call's that did not go SA's way)
• WI vs Aus. Both Smith and NCN were dropped 

 

I hope that teams are able to tighten up their game. Bad fielding has probably put SA out of contention! 

[Nikola]

No need of such hard work you could have just mentioned number of drops of rohit and that would have been enough for us. 

[zen]

4 minutes ago, Nikola said:

No need of such hard work you could have just mentioned number of drops of rohit and that would have been enough for us. 

were there more than one drop (i did not see the full game) 

[Nikola]

2 minutes ago, zen said:

were there more than one drop (i did not see the full game) 

easily 4 - 5 drops and few lbw's along with couple of edges going close from wicket keeper.

[Gollum]

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SA vs Ind. Rohit's drop (+ umpire call's that did not go SA's way)

What do umpire calls have to do with fielding 

[zen]

4 minutes ago, Nikola said:

easily 4 - 5 drops and few lbw's along with couple of edges going close from wicket keeper.

 

Saw the first 3-4:

 

Rabada to Sharma, no run, fluffed by Faf who was diving forward for it from second slip! Rohit gets into a terrible tangle as he tries to fend/half-pull. Lobs off the glove, Faf was late to move forward. Definitely off the glove. Oh, dear.

 

Morris to Sharma, 1 run, lobs over point's head! Oh, dear. Lifter that raps Rohit on the shoulder of the bat as it lobs. Was Duminy too far inside?

 

Phehlukwayo to Sharma, no run, huge appeal, a massive plea. Was this missing? Faf and his team converge. They review. My impression: going down leg. This one skidded on much faster than Rohit anticipated, was looking to work this to across the line, hit on the flap of the pad. No bat, height and line in question possibly. Ball tracking comes on and it says this would've clipped outside of leg. So the onfield decision stays. NOT OUT.

 

Morris to Sharma, no run, DROPS JUST SHORT OF SLIP! Great bowling by Morris, as he gets a length ball to just shape away a touch, and takes the outside edge of Rohit's bat, but it dips on its way to Amla, and he just fails to get to it in time. Sigh of relief for the batsman, and agony for the South Africans

 

Rabada to Sharma, no run, tired shot but guess what? David Miller has put down an absolute dolly at cover. He wouldn't want to look into the captain's eye after that. Rabada nearly does Rohit in with a slower leg-cutter, an ugly across-the-line heave gets a top-edge. Miller settled underneath it, went with a reverse cup and put it down. Oh, dear.

 

 

 

[zen]

2 hours ago, Gollum said:

What do umpire calls have to do with fielding 

it is in the bracket to emphasize things not going well for the fielding side 

Edited June 6, 2019 by zen