Frustrated Posted March 18 Posted March 18 On 3/17/2026 at 3:08 AM, Ultimate_Game said: Can't understand the point of this series? Why not make it an ODI series so that you prepare for the ODI WC. Why play T20s a few days after the WT20 and when the next WT20 is a few years later and you have the ODI WC in an year's time? This is BCCI level planning & scheduling masterclass. As an Indian fan, this level of planning by NZ, SA & other potential opponents sounds music to my ears. We don't want our opponents to pose significant threat to us in WC2027. There is a saying "Never disturb your enemy when he is engaged in the wrong thing" G_B_ and Ultimate_Game 1 1
Lone Wolf Posted March 20 Posted March 20 NZ seems a very boring place to play cricket, yes the aesthetic is fine and all but cricketing vibe is totally missing for some reason. I prefer SA and Australia more Manucrick and nevada 2
vvvslaxman Posted March 20 Author Posted March 20 7 hours ago, Lone Wolf said: NZ seems a very boring place to play cricket, yes the aesthetic is fine and all but cricketing vibe is totally missing for some reason. I prefer SA and Australia more Because they have 2 T20I players rest are all ODI specialists.
tapandrun Posted March 21 Posted March 21 SA and NZ are only teams which looks like have their Fast bowling sorted out for upcoming Odi wc. Nz have 4-5 good pacers. SA has back-ups for their back-up bowlers.
vvvslaxman Posted March 21 Author Posted March 21 2 minutes ago, tapandrun said: SA and NZ are only teams which looks like have their Fast bowling sorted out for upcoming Odi wc. Nz have 4-5 good pacers. SA has back-ups for their back-up bowlers. I have been following this Ben Sears for aw hile. Bit erratic. But he can be a game breaker. High pace.
tapandrun Posted March 21 Posted March 21 3 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said: I have been following this Ben Sears for aw hile. Bit erratic. But he can be a game breaker. High pace. He has improved alot, dropped pace a bit but gets extra bounce and added some of those white-ball skills. Think NZ pacer bowling line-up could be the tallest. Every1 aprt from Hernry is 6.6+
Frustrated Posted March 21 Posted March 21 This is not a full strength SA side. But still, struggling to put on 100 runs on the board in every game at the world's smallest stadiums of NZ goes to show how bleak the future of SA cricket is (in T20 format) The upcoming SA young batters look terrible. Matches are not worth watching, even as a neutral fan.
tapandrun Posted March 21 Posted March 21 6 minutes ago, Frustrated said: This is not a full strength SA side. But still, struggling to put on 100 runs on the board in every game at the world's smallest stadiums of NZ goes to show how bleak the future of SA cricket is (in T20 format) The upcoming SA young batters look terrible. Matches are not worth watching, even as a neutral fan. 4-5 debutant in this SA team, hard for such assembled teams to compete directly at away conditions, nz is more or less are same core group lot of exp. players. Pluz Nz also bundled out of under 100 in one of the games. rollingstoned 1
rollingstoned Posted March 21 Posted March 21 4 hours ago, Frustrated said: This is not a full strength SA side. But still, struggling to put on 100 runs on the board in every game at the world's smallest stadiums of NZ goes to show how bleak the future of SA cricket is (in T20 format) The upcoming SA young batters look terrible. Matches are not worth watching, even as a neutral fan. Their talent pipeline is Good. Particularly in white ball cricket.
Lone Wolf Posted March 21 Posted March 21 (edited) 5 hours ago, Frustrated said: This is not a full strength SA side. But still, struggling to put on 100 runs on the board in every game at the world's smallest stadiums of NZ goes to show how bleak the future of SA cricket is (in T20 format) The upcoming SA young batters look terrible. Matches are not worth watching, even as a neutral fan. Surfaces has not been ideal to begin with. Even Maharaj said conditions are not easier. That pace all rounder Dan Forrestor guy will make it big and so will that Hermannn guy. Hermannn did so well in India during the A series. The U19 pacer is pretty good so far. Kiwis are phattus they are not even testing their new crop despite playing at home Edited March 21 by Lone Wolf
rollingstoned Posted March 22 Posted March 22 On 3/21/2026 at 11:12 AM, Lone Wolf said: Surfaces has not been ideal to begin with. Even Maharaj said conditions are not easier. That pace all rounder Dan Forrestor guy will make it big and so will that Hermannn guy. Hermannn did so well in India during the A series. The U19 pacer is pretty good so far. Kiwis are phattus they are not even testing their new crop despite playing at home Hermann bandhus are both good players.
Manucrick Posted March 22 Posted March 22 On 3/21/2026 at 11:12 AM, Lone Wolf said: Surfaces has not been ideal to begin with. Even Maharaj said conditions are not easier. That pace all rounder Dan Forrestor guy will make it big and so will that Hermannn guy. Hermannn did so well in India during the A series. The U19 pacer is pretty good so far. Kiwis are phattus they are not even testing their new crop despite playing at home There was a guy who scored a 26 ball fifty in an ODI for NZ last year and that dude never got another chance
rollingstoned Posted March 22 Posted March 22 Hah wow looks like saf will defend this. Great classical arm ball by maharaj to bowl Mcconchie.
Lone Wolf Posted March 22 Posted March 22 1 hour ago, Manucrick said: There was a guy who scored a 26 ball fifty in an ODI for NZ last year and that dude never got another chance The Pak origin Abbas I remember the bowled left arm medium pace too. He was injured I think but never given the rope. Neesham is still playing lol Manucrick 1
tapandrun Posted March 25 Posted March 25 NZ lost the series to SA (A/B level) side in home t20i series.
vvvslaxman Posted March 26 Author Posted March 26 On 3/22/2026 at 4:13 AM, Lone Wolf said: The Pak origin Abbas I remember the bowled left arm medium pace too. He was injured I think but never given the rope. Neesham is still playing lol Jimmy Neesham is NZ's version of Harshal patel. Frustrated 1
vvvslaxman Posted March 26 Author Posted March 26 56 minutes ago, tapandrun said: NZ lost the series to SA (A/B level) side in home t20i series. NZ has just 2.5 T20 batsmen. Finn ALlen, Seifert, Glen PHilips. Without them it is essentially a ODI side. tapandrun 1
tapandrun Posted March 26 Posted March 26 1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said: NZ has just 2.5 T20 batsmen. Finn ALlen, Seifert, Glen PHilips. Without them it is essentially a ODI side. but they have same core who has been playing in the rotation for sometime and SA batting had 3 debutant and in total there were 4 debutant.
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