Re: Senior NAT Discussion
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:03 pm
West Indies NAT One Day World Cup- Summaries
West Indies vs Canada
The second day of the tourney and West Indies were up against the Canadian outfit. Leading the West Indies side was Archie O'Connor, a left-arm quick who was bowling amongst the quickest deliveries in the World Cup. He chose to bowl first and took control of the new ball. The pitch very soon showed that the seamers would get no help on this dry deck and the sunny weather wasn't making things any easier. 13 wicketless overs started the day off and Canada raced off to 65 runs before Troy Joseph's classic off-spinner came to the rescue and got West Indies the opening wicket. The other two spinners in Eldine Jones and Jason Hislop added a wicket each to the tally. Opener Gabriel Greene was trying to battle this tough phase against the spinners but a brain fade from him and his partner led to him being foolishly run out. The next 12 overs after the first 13 had calmed the run flow as Canada looked slightly unsettled at 102/4 at drinks.
The drinks reignited the Canadian passion for the next 12 overs after drinks, West Indies could barely manage a wicket but Canada raced off to 152, getting 50 in that period of time. It required a special effort from skipper Archie O'Connor to bring back the West Indies into the game and his effort was easily the clip of the day. He got the boundary-smacking Deedat out off yet another 150kph delivery before a slower one got rid of Monroe. All of a sudden Canada had slid to 158/7, but some resistance from the tail allowed them to cross 200 with Jonas Sewell getting his fifty as well, before Jason Hislop got the final three wickets. West Indies were looking at a target of 205 runs to chase down at halftime.
The chase did not start off in absolutely splendid fashion, with Steve Wall got rid of Troy Joseph pretty early. Audrey Anthony and Vivalyn Hector made sure the powerplay went decently well, getting the scorecard to 49 at the end of 10 overs before Anthony was stumped in the eleventh. Vivalyn Hector hit a decent fifty after this, getting into decent partnerships with Reynold Nero and Melford Griffith before Aidyn Broussard got rid of all 3, leaving West Indies at 149/5 after 38. Broussard's next over was his tenth and he managed to get his fourth wicket and get rid of Len Thomas in single digits and West Indies now needed 47 off the next 10 overs. The two new batters in keeper-batter Henry Harragin and debutant Eldine Jones were under immense pressure.
But luckily enough, Jones smartly kept giving strike to Harragin who was playing on an absolutely different level, smashing 38 runs off of 23 balls and getting West Indies the win with three overs and 4 wickets to spare.
West Indies vs New Zealand
In one of the closest games West Indies have ever played, one which had all possibilities open till the very last minute of cricketing action, it was very interesting to see West Indies get all out in lesser time than my pizza order gets delivered. A very narrow 178-run loss as the West Indian side played out of their skins to challenge one of the best sides in this World Cup, was an absolutely thrilling encounter to witness. Also, did I mention how so very much FUN the match was? It was so fun to watch this beautiful cricketing display.
A lost toss on a dry deck with humid weather meant that West Indies were bowling first to the Kiwis. The Kiwis were in entire control of the proceedings throughout with Shayne Bulow's 89 leading the way. A mammoth 260 was put on the board with the entire lower middle order getting some quick twenties. A four-fer for Jason Hislop was probably the highlight but the 66 runs he leaked were not doing West Indies any favours.
The batting began in a rather decent fashion, as Henry Harragin and Hubern King smacked 25 runs off the first four overs. Captain Red de Ranger got rid of Harragin to start off the spectacular part of the innings. Spin was introduced in the eighth over and Morvin Maclean got rid of Andy Thomas. Over 12, Maclean got rid of Hubern King, West Indies began to struggle with 45/3 on the board after 12. Len Thomas was runout in the fourteenth, 47/4. Van Spooge was dismissed leg-before in sixteenth, 51/5. Aaron Munilall, Audrey Anthony and Eldine Jones were dismissed off of successive overs and the West Indian innings had been reduced to 74/8 at drinks. West Indies needed 187 runs off of 25 overs with a requisite run rate of 7.48 and had just two wickets in the bag, the chase was as easy for the West Indian lads as it could've been, I mean.
Jason Hislop was soon enough run out and Sugrim Hughes top edged one into the hands of the fielder at square leg and West Indies were done for 82, a very narrow 7 runs less than Shayne Bulow.
Other Results in Group 1
India beat Bermuda by 65 runs.
New Zealand beat Kenya by 49 runs.
Bermuda beat Kenya by 3 wickets.
India beat Canada by 93 runs.
Fixture on September 16: Bermuda
Day 4 of the cup sees West Indies face Bermuda on a slow deck and under very hot weather. With both sides having a shot at qualifying to the semi finals, this match promises to be a thriller, and hopefully it is lesser fun than the absolute thriller today's fixture against New Zealand was.
Scenarios
A heavy amount of scenarios possible for the second spot, but it seems more than likely that New Zealand will head to the semi-finals with this powerful net run rate that they are boasting, because some side lost to them by 178 runs. I wonder why anyone'd let that happen! With this fall in net run rate for West Indies, it seems winning both their fixtures might more than likely be West Indies' only shot at qualification. India have a decent net run rate alongside eight points at this stage, and the second semi final spot seems theirs to lose. The other two sides still in contention are Bermuda and Canada, and they will have to win both their fixtures and get to twelve points, and manage to beat anybody else on net run rate that comes their way. Both of these sides play New Zealand, and have the power to beat them by massive margins to bring the Kiwi's net run rate down. This promises to be an exciting couple of days in this race to the semi-finals.
West Indies vs Canada
The second day of the tourney and West Indies were up against the Canadian outfit. Leading the West Indies side was Archie O'Connor, a left-arm quick who was bowling amongst the quickest deliveries in the World Cup. He chose to bowl first and took control of the new ball. The pitch very soon showed that the seamers would get no help on this dry deck and the sunny weather wasn't making things any easier. 13 wicketless overs started the day off and Canada raced off to 65 runs before Troy Joseph's classic off-spinner came to the rescue and got West Indies the opening wicket. The other two spinners in Eldine Jones and Jason Hislop added a wicket each to the tally. Opener Gabriel Greene was trying to battle this tough phase against the spinners but a brain fade from him and his partner led to him being foolishly run out. The next 12 overs after the first 13 had calmed the run flow as Canada looked slightly unsettled at 102/4 at drinks.
The drinks reignited the Canadian passion for the next 12 overs after drinks, West Indies could barely manage a wicket but Canada raced off to 152, getting 50 in that period of time. It required a special effort from skipper Archie O'Connor to bring back the West Indies into the game and his effort was easily the clip of the day. He got the boundary-smacking Deedat out off yet another 150kph delivery before a slower one got rid of Monroe. All of a sudden Canada had slid to 158/7, but some resistance from the tail allowed them to cross 200 with Jonas Sewell getting his fifty as well, before Jason Hislop got the final three wickets. West Indies were looking at a target of 205 runs to chase down at halftime.
The chase did not start off in absolutely splendid fashion, with Steve Wall got rid of Troy Joseph pretty early. Audrey Anthony and Vivalyn Hector made sure the powerplay went decently well, getting the scorecard to 49 at the end of 10 overs before Anthony was stumped in the eleventh. Vivalyn Hector hit a decent fifty after this, getting into decent partnerships with Reynold Nero and Melford Griffith before Aidyn Broussard got rid of all 3, leaving West Indies at 149/5 after 38. Broussard's next over was his tenth and he managed to get his fourth wicket and get rid of Len Thomas in single digits and West Indies now needed 47 off the next 10 overs. The two new batters in keeper-batter Henry Harragin and debutant Eldine Jones were under immense pressure.
But luckily enough, Jones smartly kept giving strike to Harragin who was playing on an absolutely different level, smashing 38 runs off of 23 balls and getting West Indies the win with three overs and 4 wickets to spare.
West Indies vs New Zealand
In one of the closest games West Indies have ever played, one which had all possibilities open till the very last minute of cricketing action, it was very interesting to see West Indies get all out in lesser time than my pizza order gets delivered. A very narrow 178-run loss as the West Indian side played out of their skins to challenge one of the best sides in this World Cup, was an absolutely thrilling encounter to witness. Also, did I mention how so very much FUN the match was? It was so fun to watch this beautiful cricketing display.
A lost toss on a dry deck with humid weather meant that West Indies were bowling first to the Kiwis. The Kiwis were in entire control of the proceedings throughout with Shayne Bulow's 89 leading the way. A mammoth 260 was put on the board with the entire lower middle order getting some quick twenties. A four-fer for Jason Hislop was probably the highlight but the 66 runs he leaked were not doing West Indies any favours.
The batting began in a rather decent fashion, as Henry Harragin and Hubern King smacked 25 runs off the first four overs. Captain Red de Ranger got rid of Harragin to start off the spectacular part of the innings. Spin was introduced in the eighth over and Morvin Maclean got rid of Andy Thomas. Over 12, Maclean got rid of Hubern King, West Indies began to struggle with 45/3 on the board after 12. Len Thomas was runout in the fourteenth, 47/4. Van Spooge was dismissed leg-before in sixteenth, 51/5. Aaron Munilall, Audrey Anthony and Eldine Jones were dismissed off of successive overs and the West Indian innings had been reduced to 74/8 at drinks. West Indies needed 187 runs off of 25 overs with a requisite run rate of 7.48 and had just two wickets in the bag, the chase was as easy for the West Indian lads as it could've been, I mean.
Jason Hislop was soon enough run out and Sugrim Hughes top edged one into the hands of the fielder at square leg and West Indies were done for 82, a very narrow 7 runs less than Shayne Bulow.
Other Results in Group 1
India beat Bermuda by 65 runs.
New Zealand beat Kenya by 49 runs.
Bermuda beat Kenya by 3 wickets.
India beat Canada by 93 runs.
Fixture on September 16: Bermuda
Day 4 of the cup sees West Indies face Bermuda on a slow deck and under very hot weather. With both sides having a shot at qualifying to the semi finals, this match promises to be a thriller, and hopefully it is lesser fun than the absolute thriller today's fixture against New Zealand was.
Scenarios
A heavy amount of scenarios possible for the second spot, but it seems more than likely that New Zealand will head to the semi-finals with this powerful net run rate that they are boasting, because some side lost to them by 178 runs. I wonder why anyone'd let that happen! With this fall in net run rate for West Indies, it seems winning both their fixtures might more than likely be West Indies' only shot at qualification. India have a decent net run rate alongside eight points at this stage, and the second semi final spot seems theirs to lose. The other two sides still in contention are Bermuda and Canada, and they will have to win both their fixtures and get to twelve points, and manage to beat anybody else on net run rate that comes their way. Both of these sides play New Zealand, and have the power to beat them by massive margins to bring the Kiwi's net run rate down. This promises to be an exciting couple of days in this race to the semi-finals.