Cricket World Cup Qualifiers

KevIRL

15/0 after 5. Solid. Wickets in hand crucial

KevIRL

Drifter50 wrote: »

Why no Ed Joyce, just the game for a cool head with a cultured bat ? Very strange unless he is badly injured

He didn't play in the last game due to an injury

Patser

7 runs off sixth inning is nice though.

Patser

11 off the eight is nicer.

lambayire

That lbw looked out to me!!

Steady start.

37-0 after 10

Hammer Archer

Another day in work of destroying my F5 key.

jonnygiles

Well going by the scoreboard the game plan is going perfectly, no wickets down after 10 overs and the run rate is creeping up from 3 now as the batsmen are settled in. Could be rain later so keeping wickets is key for that duckworth Lewis method

carltonleon

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Another day in work of destroying my F5 key.

Tell me about it.

KevIRL

50 up. 13.4 overs

KevIRL

53/0 after 15 and all v tense

KevIRL

Porterfield out

jonnygiles

KevIRL wrote: »

Porterfield out

Now's the time to pick up some singles and keep it ticking along so

srfc d16

Anyone now if this will be back on sky or are they on the SA v Aus game for the day?

paul0103

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Another day in work of destroying my F5 key.

At least the ICC has a decent website to follow the match on. The GAA could learn a lot from their long lost cousins!

KevIRL

srfc d16 wrote: »

Anyone now if this will be back on sky or are they on the SA v Aus game for the day?

Sky sports mix

KevIRL

Balbirnie under serious pressure here

KevIRL

20 overs 65/1

force eleven

Slow going. Penned back by decent bowling. Pressure will build, need to start getting at least a boundary an over soon, and get a single or two as well.

Alf Veedersane

They're starting to choke us now with the spin

ScummyMan

No boundaries in 10 overs now. Slow going

Murdoc90

Forgetting what the boundary looks like at this stage

matban

Good start considering the average score of 236 on this track, wickets in hand

KevIRL

Balbirnie out

siblers

matban wrote: »

Good start considering the average score of 236 on this track, wickets in hand

At the current rate, they won't be anywhere near reaching 200, nevermind reaching the average

Joe_ Public

Not too surprising really, never settled out there.

force eleven

230 looks fanciful at this stage. Need a performance from someone...

KevIRL

25 overs 79/2

KevIRL

boundary!

Hammer Archer

4 :eek:
First boundary in 14 overs!

Patser

force eleven wrote: »

230 looks fanciful at this stage. Need a performance from someone...

What's the forecast? Wash out sends us doesn't it.

KevIRL

and a six.

minitrue

Wickets in hand you expect to double your score at 35 overs which would put us on course for 225 (before those boundaries) and I'd think that's a winning score on this pitch, especially against an Afghanistan batting order that has been struggling and with the added pressure of a World Cup spot on the line.

Alf Veedersane

2 boundaries in 2 overs.

They're losing the run of themselves.

Mr_Man2121

Patser wrote: »

What's the forecast? Wash out sends us doesn't it.

Just looked at the forecast for Harare, dry all of today but raining then until next friday.

Joe_ Public

Hoping for 250 here....but i'm in eternal optimist mode this morning

BarryD2

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

2 boundaries in 2 overs.

They're losing the run of themselves.

What's the story here from those watching. Are the Afghans really tight on the bowling or are we putting in a bit of practice for the upcoming Test match?

Can't see 3 an over cutting the mustard?

KevIRL

Stirling 50.

Hammer Archer

Patser wrote: »

What's the forecast? Wash out sends us doesn't it.

Some rain forecast in the afternoon but not enough to rain to wash it out.
50 for Stirling. Hopefully some joy for this partnership.

Alf Veedersane

BarryD2 wrote: »

What's the story here from those watching. Are the Afghans really tight on the bowling or are we putting in a bit of practice for the upcoming Test match?

Can't see 3 an over cutting the mustard?

The Afghans are tight on the bowling. The two wicket takers are in the top 12 of the ODI bowling rankings. Qualifying for the WC is the priority. They can't just go out and cut loose from the off.

matban

Rashid Khan is joint first in the ICC ODI bowling rankings.

He's a wizard this chap

Alf Veedersane

matban wrote: »

Rashid Khan is joint first in the ICC ODI bowling rankings.

He's a wizard this chap

He's on course to be the fastest ever to 100 ODI wickets. I didn't realise he's only 19....

whatawaster

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

He's on course to be the fastest ever to 100 ODI wickets. I didn't realise he's only 19....

I suppose you have to take into account the fact that he is playing mostly against associate nations so not the strongest batsmen in the world. But still, at 19, for a leggie, it's impressive.

KevIRL

30 overs 107/2

titan18

We're starting to move a bit now. Last 5/6 overs have been good going.

BarryD2

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

The Afghans are tight on the bowling. The two wicket takers are in the top 12 of the ODI bowling rankings. Qualifying for the WC is the priority. They can't just go out and cut loose from the off.

True, but we're nearly 30 overs in. There's a changing balance to be struck in ODIs, is there not. And we need runs unless there is some unknown in the forecast where extra wickets will benefit us in some D/L calculation.

KevIRL

Big six there. NOB hitting some boundaries

Murdoc90

Yes Niall! Now we're moving.

KevIRL

12 off the 32nd.

Alf Veedersane

whatawaster wrote: »

I suppose you have to take into account the fact that he is playing mostly against associate nations so not the strongest batsmen in the world. But still, at 19, for a leggie, it's impressive.

Fair point.

FWIW:

40 v Zimbabwe
31 v Ireland
11 v West Indies
7 v Bangladesh
5 v Scotland
3 v UAE

ScummyMan

NOB has come out swinging. Great stuff