3rd T20I (N), India tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Jan 29 2020 12:30 PM IST

[beetle]

What a match !

Mazaa aa gaya !

[Harsh Thakor]

New Zealand were the morale winners with Kane Williamson compiling one of T-20 International crickets classics exhibiting supreme artistry or craftsmanship.With 2 to win of 4 balls after Taylor dispatched the 1st ball for 6 it was game,set and match for the Kiwis before Williamson was dismissed.There could never be a better illustration of how a game is never over till the final icing on the cake is placed.It proved that even after it is just a stroke away from the equivalent of a game,set and match in test cricket the fall of a crucial wicket can turn the course of game 360 degrees like the complete reversal in the plot of a movie.

India escaped with a virtual Houdini act in the last 4 deliveries but one must give credit to the great mental resilience of Mohammad Shami with his mastery of the short rising ball.The game also proved how much cricket is in the mind with the dismissal of Williamson.After executing some of the most dazzling boundaries of a great bowler like Bhumra he just failed to bang the final nail in the coffin or give it the finishing touch.

For the majority of the chase New Zealot seemed on course. Sad that after doing everything perfectly the Kiwis just buckled at the winning post ,as though they were destined to lose.

[Stan AF]

Better to rest Kohli/Rohit, Chahal, shami and bumrah for the next game.

[velu]

1 minute ago, Stan AF said:

Better to rest Kohli/Rohit, Chahal, shami and bumrah for the next game.

 

Why chahal needs rest

[Austin 3:!6]

1 hour ago, New guy said:

he is just having couple of off days combined with some really good batting. He has bowled very well this series and even Williamson has praised him

Still....it was unthinkable of anyone taking on Bumrah like this prior to this injury.

[RAZPOR]

New Zealand may stop playing cricket altogether if they keep getting anymore of these moral victories,first Wc final now this

[bhakum20]

14 minutes ago, Harsh Thakor said:

New Zealand were the morale winners with Kane Williamson compiling one of T-20 International crickets classics exhibiting supreme artistry or craftsmanship.With 2 to win of 4 balls after Taylor dispatched the 1st ball for 6 it was game,set and match for the Kiwis before Williamson was dismissed.There could never be a better illustration of how a game is never over till the final icing on the cake is placed.It proved that even after it is just a stroke away from the equivalent of a game,set and match in test cricket the fall of a crucial wicket can turn the course of game 360 degrees like the complete reversal in the plot of a movie.

India escaped with a virtual Houdini act in the last 4 deliveries but one must give credit to the great mental resilience of Mohammad Shami with his mastery of the short rising ball.The game also proved how much cricket is in the mind with the dismissal of Williamson.After executing some of the most dazzling boundaries of a great bowler like Bhumra he just failed to bang the final nail in the coffin or give it the finishing touch.

For the majority of the chase New Zealot seemed on course. Sad that after doing everything perfectly the Kiwis just buckled at the winning post ,as though they were destined to lose.

only pakistanis spell Bumrah as bhumra

[Harsh Thakor]

Kane Williamson played one of the great international test innings in a losing cause single handedly carrying the brunt of his teams chances on his shoulders.His sixes of Jadeja and successive boundaries of Bhumrah even off a yorker with the run rate over 11 displayed the wizardry of a magician .At every juncture when the clock was set back or game drifting Williamson majestically rallied his team.It was anybody's game but till he was present the Kiwis seemed to have the game in the bag.It shows one individual does not completely win a game.Ironic that it was Taylor and not Williamson who had virtually sealed victory after hard -fought game till then.

[SK_IH]

Just now, Harsh Thakor said:

Kane Williamson played one of the great international test innings in a losing cause single handedly carrying the brunt of his teams chances on his shoulders.His sixes of Jadeja and successive boundaries of Bhumrah even off a yorker with the run rate over 11 displayed the wizardry of a magician .At every juncture when the clock was set back or game drifting Williamson majestically rallied his team.It was anybody's game but till he was present the Kiwis seemed to have the game in the bag.It shows one individual does not completely win a game.Ironic that it was Taylor and not Williamson who had virtually sealed victory after hard -fought game till then.

Well said but it was not a Test innings.

[Norman]

21 minutes ago, Harsh Thakor said:

 

Bhai please keep posting in threads. I have severe sleep deprivation issue. Looks like you can help. 

[Pratik77]

Tim Southee in Super Overs (T20I)
6 v Aus Christchurch 2010 (Won)
13 v SL Pallekele 2012 (Lost)
19 v WI Pallekele 2012 (Lost)
17 v Eng Auckland 2019 (Lost)
20 v Ind Hamilton 2020 (Lost)

southee was good in 2010 only

[NameGoesHere]

33 minutes ago, Harsh Thakor said:

New Zealand were the morale winners with Kane Williamson compiling one of T-20 International crickets classics exhibiting supreme artistry or craftsmanship.....

Obviously they were the morale winners.

 

The moral winner was, once again, Majid Khan, who was given this award in perpetuity by Mohammed Ali Jinnah.  

Edited January 29, 2020 by NameGoesHere

[nitinbwj]

Rohit Sixes Sharma helped us win the match in the end but but how in the blue hell did Bumrah get so much stick in this match ? I mean he went for 62 in his 5 overs ...

[nevada]

40 minutes ago, Harsh Thakor said:

New Zealand were the morale winners with Kane Williamson compiling one of T-20 International crickets classics exhibiting supreme artistry or craftsmanship.With 2 to win of 4 balls after Taylor dispatched the 1st ball for 6 it was game,set and match for the Kiwis before Williamson was dismissed.There could never be a better illustration of how a game is never over till the final icing on the cake is placed.It proved that even after it is just a stroke away from the equivalent of a game,set and match in test cricket the fall of a crucial wicket can turn the course of game 360 degrees like the complete reversal in the plot of a movie.

India escaped with a virtual Houdini act in the last 4 deliveries but one must give credit to the great mental resilience of Mohammad Shami with his mastery of the short rising ball.The game also proved how much cricket is in the mind with the dismissal of Williamson.After executing some of the most dazzling boundaries of a great bowler like Bhumra he just failed to bang the final nail in the coffin or give it the finishing touch.

For the majority of the chase New Zealot seemed on course. Sad that after doing everything perfectly the Kiwis just buckled at the winning post ,as though they were destined to lose.

I felt bad when Taylor got off the last ball. It would have been a deserved win for the Kiwis and kept the series alive. 

[ganeshran]

46 minutes ago, Harsh Thakor said:

New Zealand were the morale winners

I too got morale admission into IIM Ahmedabad but they didnt let me inside the building 

[Jimmy Cliff]

NZ unsurprisingly finding it hard to beat India in T20Is without their greatest match-winner.

[zen]

Moral of the story: don’t take it to the last over 

[raki05]

1 hour ago, New guy said:

Bhuvi was the Yorker expert way before shami or bumrah was. You are jerking shamis death overs last few matches but that's what bhuvi used to every game before his injury 

Bhuvi has never won t20 internationals in crunch situation like shami did today or boomrah has done on various occasion before. They are the 2 best bowlers we have.

[NameGoesHere]

 

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Kane Williamson: ".............. It was nice to spend some time in the middle, build some partnerships with the guys, and try and take the game deep."

Sharm karo bloody Indians, Dhonivirus kis kis ko lagao ge?

[Suhaan]

But then if we meet them again in sfs of wc this October

I don't need to tell you guys

Last year this time we were pasting them in other format ,got knocked out in that "other" format when we met them

This year we are thrashing them in this format,wish we go past them if we meet them in kos by any chance  in "this "format

On a serious note,these bilaterals should be used to find the winning /right combination,our sole aim shouldn't be only about securing good rankings but give chances to guys like Pant,Saini,Dube,Samson(is he in t20 squad?)

Shami,Bumrah should be rested for the remainder of the series