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

[raki05]

1 hour 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.

Have you seen any t20 match ever before....dint you see wc match against bd....have you seen Kohli numerous innings in t20 wc qf and sf or not?

[FischerTal]

39 minutes ago, ganeshran said:

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

Chetan Bhagat is an alumnus of that place so don't feel too bad.

[Cricketics]

It's been a great day since Nadal also lost :)

[Vilander]

2 hours ago, Harsh Thakor said:

morale winners

harris taukeer is this pakk english ? what is morale winners lulz do you mean moral victrory

[adi B]

3 hours ago, TNAmarkFromIndia said:

With Rohit batting?

Your grandmom should be playing for India. 

I was talking about grandhomme not my grandmom 

[vvvslaxman]

Inspite of tips from a legend Southee let them down

 

[nevada]

3 hours ago, NameGoesHere said:

 

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

Dhoni's biggest service to Indian cricket could be infecting the minds of batsmen the world over with the take it to the end strategy.

[Global.Baba]

7 minutes ago, nevada said:

Dhoni's biggest service to Indian cricket could be infecting the minds of batsmen the world over with the take it to the end strategy.

Not the method because most teams want to finish the chase with a couple of overs to spare  but definetely the excuse of taking the game deep in a failed chase is a leaf out of Dhoni’s playbook 

Edited January 29, 2020 by Global.Baba

[putrevus]

Nothing wrong in Dhoni's strategy,you cannot win the match sitting in the dressing room, you always have to give yourself a chance in the end.When he was young he could pull it off as he had ability to clear boundaries.As he got older he should have become more proactive but he became worse.

[Global.Baba]

2 minutes ago, putrevus said:

Nothing wrong in Dhoni's strategy,you cannot win the match sitting in the dressing room, you always have to give yourself a chance in the end.When he was young he could pull it off as he had ability to clear boundaries.As he got older he should have become more proactive but he became worse.

That works only if you are batting with the tail or something. In a chase you always have to target to finish it atleast a couple of overs before and then if things go south,adapt not the other way round.

[putrevus]

8 minutes ago, Global.Baba said:

That works only if you are batting with the tail or something. In a chase you always have to target to finish it atleast a couple of overs before and then if things go south,adapt not the other way round.

Dhoni mostly batted with tail in those chases where he dragged them to last over.Dhoni lost lot of t20s using that approach but to me Dhoni was never a T20 player.

 

 

[Vk1]

This is how we would perform if Bumrah has a bad day. 

[putrevus]

I like Kohli using Bumrah for super over.He is your best bowler and you back him to deliver everytime even on his offday.You win or lose with your best players either with bat or ball.

 

In Baseball terms you want your closer to close the match even after he blows few saves. 

[Vilander]

12 minutes ago, putrevus said:

I like Kohli using Bumrah for super over.He is your best bowler and you back him to deliver everytime even on his offday.You win or lose with your best players either with bat or ball.

 

In Baseball terms you want your closer to close the match even after he blows few saves. 

its because bumrah in his bad day is still good. And others in indian lineup with **** their pants in super over anyway.

[putrevus]

2 minutes ago, Vilander said:

its because bumrah in his bad day is still good. And others in indian lineup with **** their pants in super over anyway.

Shami is fearless and that is one of his biggest attribute.

[Vilander]

6 minutes ago, putrevus said:

Shami is fearless and that is one of his biggest attribute.

he might have executed well or he might not have boom feels a better choice when **** is about to hit the roof.

[prudent_kreeda]

1 hour ago, putrevus said:

Dhoni mostly batted with tail in those chases where he dragged them to last over.Dhoni lost lot of t20s using that approach but to me Dhoni was never a T20 player.

 

 

     I think we had a match vs Wi in USA . MSD was batting a tailender called KL  and  MSD made us lose that match ...  

[velu]

6 hours ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

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

 

i cross checked it .. maybe you can blame him for 2 losses and not more 

[velu]

2 hours ago, Global.Baba said:

That works only if you are batting with the tail or something. In a chase you always have to target to finish it atleast a couple of overs before and then if things go south,adapt not the other way round.

 

last over finishes are more memorable than 16/17th over finishes

[putrevus]

1 hour ago, prudent_kreeda said:

     I think we had a match vs Wi in USA . MSD was batting a tailender called KL  and  MSD made us lose that match ...  

Was that a T20 match?