0/130.
Gurbaz 64*, Zadran 62*
ODI World Cup 2023
Surely India, NZ, S. Africa are in a good position to make the SFs.lazzadesilva wrote:I think NZ will make the final.
The upsets have helped Oz. India vs. Oz SF??
India, NZ, S. Africa will all privately be hoping flat-track bully Steve Smith flukes some runs. They want him playing against them. He's an atrocious white-ball player. And he's the bunny of their bowlers (Jadeja, Bumrah, Rabada, Maharaj, Boult, maybe Santner too?).
It's like Broad and England celebrating Warner getting a meaningless 200 against S. Africa. That made his Ashes spot safe. And England destroyed him. Poor selection is why we haven't won an English Ashes in ages.
Like FTB, Stokes got out c&b... but to pace (FTB's tormentor Rabada). Stokes made 5 (8 ).K wrote:...
Another atrocious performance by FTB Smith!! Everyone with half a brain knows FTB has a weakness against the ball spinning away. SLA bowlers of course. But also leggies.
Game 4: Leggie Usama destroyed FTB twice. Shoulda only needed to do it once but Babar dropped an easy chance at slip off FTB's outside edge when FTB was 1 (2). So Usama had to do it all himself. FTB c&b Usama for 7. That was an inside edge. So Usama got FTB's outside and inside edges. FTB had no clue how to play him.
(In game 1, Jadeja also destroyed FTB Smith twice. Outfield catch missed the first time. Woulda been better for FTB fanboys if the catch'd been taken!! 'Cos that would have spared them seeing FTB clean bowled yet again after FTB had added only 3 more runs!!!)
Meanwhile, Usama destroyed FTB but has been pounded by everyone else (Oz and Afghanistan).
1/82 (9) against Oz
0/55 (8 ) against Afghanistan
So that's 137 runs conceded from 17 overs with only the cheap wicket of FTB!!
And Usama dropped a sitter off Warner when he was 10. Unlike FTB, Warner made the most of his luck, scoring 150...