equatorThere is no doubt that for most of us watching a great cricket game brings on similar feelings to that of a confused teenage girl reading Twilight.
Even if that game is a T20. If it has great performances, changes of momentum and a close finish most of us will enjoy it.
This makes the T20 match between Australia and New Zealand the sort of match that gets ratings up.
The ICC will probably think this is the perfect match of cricket. They probably have a scientist trying to clone it.
High scoring match, heaps of highlights, a tied finish and a super over. Shaun Tait even gave them a few extra days in the news.
I’m not saying this isn’t a great game. Australia is flying at the moment, and for the Kiwis to score that many runs against them, and then steal the game in the super duper over, wow.
But I saw another game.
It had a team that started by losing 3 wickets before scoring a run, and then scratched their way to the pathetic score of 105 thanks to an over of such ineptitude that if Rampaul was a Pakistani he would be in jail by now.
Then the opposition chasing the low total facing 18 overs of moderately talented spin and falling over 20 runs short of the pathetic total.
It was pathetic on almost every level. Beautifully pathetic.
Other than the brilliant pantomime performance from world number two ODI bowler Ray Price and some amazing bowling from Sulieman Benn, the entertainment value did not come through purposeful actions.
It was horrible cricket. Really horrible.
The Battlefield Earth of cricket matches, so bad that even though it is a sunday afternoon and you are cooking dinner you end up putting everything on hold to watch every craptacular detail.
There was a piece of cricket late in the game so good that Wisden should dedicate 7 books to it.
Masakadza was bowling to Ramdin, it was a nothing ball that started the last over. Ramdin smacked it straight to long on, and instead of being caught, it was dropped behind the fielder and even though there was plenty of time for two runs, Rampaul barely completed one run. The next ball Masakadza missed the pitch.
Neither team really deserved to be wearing matching uniforms.
Now you might think that a game that was dominated by average spinners, crazy spinners, idiotic batting and occasional pathetic fielding is not an entertaining game of cricket. Perhaps it isn’t, but I am a sick man.
I’m very glad I saw this game and not that worried that I missed the kiwis super over triumph.
Who needs close finishes and talent when you have Zimbabwe’s Ray Price acting like a bare knuckle boxer when some shell shocked Windian batsman can’t flick away his door knob deliveries.
No one. That is who.
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But he still apes The Man!
cb
Are you sure it was Ray Price? It looked like Sreebhajan to me! I am one of the very few to have watched the greatest t20 match ever! There wont be any repeats of this match. I hope noone finds video highlights of this match too. lol
cb
Can someone please explain to me HTF Ray Price is the #2 ODI bowler in the ICC rankings?
Man, now these are the types of limited overs matches I love! Attritional cricket, but great, nevertheless! Watching that NZ Australia match, I was actually feeling guilty of enjoying it, but not for this absolute beauty of a match. I mean, which team which hasn’t scored a run in 20 balls for 3 wickets scores 109? I thought they’d struggle to reach even 80! :O
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“Neither team really deserved to be wearing matching uniforms.”
ha ha that was beautifully put!!
average spinners, crazy spinners, idiotic batting and pathetic fielding?
you must LOVE watching the Paks play.
Why just Rampaul – both the teams would have been jailed had this game been played by Pakistani domestic teams. How can a team bat out 20 overs and score just 79! Sad!
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Just watched the highlights, Ray Price was more like the old Sreesanth!
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I was going to say that I wish I’d stayed up to watch it till the end despite it being ridiculously late, but then I realized that I don’t wish that, at all. What a gong show – and I’m a Zim fan, so I really should be happier.
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must say, That was a tragic match. My o my.. the mighty windies. .blown away!
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Hockey News….Happy Holi! India rout Pakistan 4-1 in Hockey World Cup
I forgot india play hockey….field hockey supposed to india’s national game.
Even canadian won Olympic ice hockey. Great! Super!.
oh alexy how did that ever miss the realm of your “abundant knowledge”…..?
By now, the West Indians are the only people, worldwide, who are longing to go back to the 80s.
Zim getting 100+ was a sham! You shud have seen Mazakadza (hope I got it right!) play and miss throughout his innings. And Taibu looked like he hit jackpot the prev night with some cheap dope, repeating the same shot till he got out, for a duck.
That besides, I found Alex talking good things about cwb on gb, but alex being alex, thinks fip is a white guy! lol!
cb
OMG WI lost to a minnow again. Call a press conference.
Just watched highlights , this is not bad Zimbabwe team. Some players are back. Bowling is ok. Just they need some batsman.
Better than west indies. West indies domestic setup is bad. They have few sloggers who get through selection and lay egg in international games.
Sachin wants 5 Test series against zimbabwe now.