It's better to watch the game of West Indies and South Africa. Windies are in trouble now. Maybe they will loss this second test match too.
I expected West Indies to struggle against genuine pace bowlers like Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada and they will be taking majority of the wickets but the spinner Keshav Maharaj took a couple of wicket and Wiaan Mulder who is a part time bowler took 3 wickets in the 4 overs he bowled which surprised me and West Indies are all out for 149 runs and this game is sealed in South Africa's favor. 
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It's better to watch the game of West Indies and South Africa. Windies are in trouble now. Maybe they will loss this second test match too.
After losing 3 wickets very fast on the first day, South Africa managed to score 249 runs with the help of the extraordinary performances of Elgar and de Kock. de Kock is still at the crease. Hopefully he can score a century. I think South Africa will be able to score more than 350 runs.
South Africa was able to recover well but Quinton de Kock missed his century by 4 runs which was unfortunate but 298 runs is a decent score against West Indies and in reply they lost 4 wickets already and Shai Hope is still in the crease along with Jermaine Blackwood and they need to play a longer innings for them to be competitive in the match.Disappointing to see that the India and New Zealand match is affected by bad weather, expected a good final but already two days lost and just 64 overs bowled for the day and if it continue like this the most likely result is a draw.
But the weather isn't good at all. They have to stop the game two times till now for the bad light. Though they have adjusted it with tea break time. Bad weather and low light may create impact again in the game. BTW, Kohli and Rahane made 50 run partnership and they are playing like set batsmen now. Hopefully they will build up a good partnership from here.
The weather and the bad light is impacting the match and i am expecting the same situation in terms of climate in the following days as well. There is 59 overs left for the day and how many overs will be lost due to bad light and in terms of batting India started carefully and now their most experienced batsman are in the crease but these constant breaks might affect their batting. At least good atmosphere in the Southampton. India lose their 3 wickets, still have so much depth in Indian batting line-up but it depend mainly on Kohli and Rahane. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane should have produced a partnership and to take India past the 200 run mark. If they can score around 300-350 it will be a very good score on this wicket.
But the weather isn't good at all. They have to stop the game two times till now for the bad light. Though they have adjusted it with tea break time. Bad weather and low light may create impact again in the game. BTW, Kohli and Rahane made 50 run partnership and they are playing like set batsmen now. Hopefully they will build up a good partnership from here. 
The second Test between South Africa and the West Indies is being held. West Indies decided to field after winning the toss. Looks like they made the right decision. Because, South Africa lost their valuable 3 wickets by just 37 runs. I didn't think they would lose 3 wickets so fast. Hopefully Dean Elgar and Kyle Verreyenne, who are now at the crease, will be able to build a good partnership.
Dean Elgar is still in the crease and he is now joined by Quinton de Kock as they lost their 4th wicket and it was a good decision by West Indies to win the toss and electing to field but the problem is that South Africa also have a good bowling unit who could bowl at exceptional pace and test the batsman and how West Indies players are going to handle that determines how this game will end.After losing 3 wickets very fast on the first day, South Africa managed to score 249 runs with the help of the extraordinary performances of Elgar and de Kock. de Kock is still at the crease. Hopefully he can score a century. I think South Africa will be able to score more than 350 runs.
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At least good atmosphere in the Southampton. India lose their 3 wickets, still have so much depth in Indian batting line-up but it depend mainly on Kohli and Rahane. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane should have produced a partnership and to take India past the 200 run mark. If they can score around 300-350 it will be a very good score on this wicket.
Rahane and Kohli, the two most experienced batsmen in the India squad, are still at the crease. As long as these two batsmen are at the crease, India will be in the safe zone. These two batsmen are one of the two main pillars of India's batting lineup. India lost 3 wickets very quickly but they still have nothing to despair. Hopefully Kohli and Rahane have a long partnership.
At least good atmosphere in the Southampton. India lose their 3 wickets, still have so much depth in Indian batting line-up but it depend mainly on Kohli and Rahane. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane should have produced a partnership and to take India past the 200 run mark. If they can score around 300-350 it will be a very good score on this wicket.
From Indian perspective scorecard is not looking that bad, was nervous about 30s something for 3 lol. So far terrific game of cricket. Indian opener did excellent job but kiwis fought back, although it was kinda obvious because of their skill level. Seam bowlers are asking questions to batsmen but can witness fair amount of foot mark on pitch as well, indian spinners specially Jadeja would love to bowl on 5th day (We got reserve day) even if wicket gets old around 350 ish overs old.
On Rohit i'm not big fan of him when he play against seam or swing but in this match, he really impressed me with his inning even though he failed to convert his inning into big. It seems to me he really worked hard with his technique when playing against the swing. Hope he continues this as next series against England is also very big.
On Rohit i'm not big fan of him when he play against seam or swing but in this match, he really impressed me with his inning even though he failed to convert his inning into big. It seems to me he really worked hard with his technique when playing against the swing. Hope he continues this as next series against England is also very big.
New Zealand won the toss and asked India to bat and it is going to be a challenge for the batsman and it is good to hear real crowd noise rather than using fake crowd noise 
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The ball is swinging and it has good carry and pace and it is going to be a challenge for the batsman and the Indian openers needs to play carefully.
Shubman Gill should be careful and he just avoided a close run out chance where there is no way they could score a single.
.The ball is swinging and it has good carry and pace and it is going to be a challenge for the batsman and the Indian openers needs to play carefully.
Shubman Gill should be careful and he just avoided a close run out chance where there is no way they could score a single.
Now i have a feeling that Virat & co going to make change in the playing XI as rain changed the scenario and toss still pending so there is a good chance of including 1 more pacer in the team, may be Siraj in place of Jadeja-Ashwin.
Are they allowed to do so? Technically the match has started and today is the second day. And also, I don't believe that they will suddenly change the team composition. There is a reserve day for this match, and the match will stretch in to the last day, which means that spinners will have some role to play later. Including Siraj in the place of Jadeja is not something that I would prefer. Because he has rescued the team from many tough situations during the past. If they want to go for the replacement, then I would prefer dropping Ashwin.
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Kiwis won the toss and bowling..
India going with 3 seam +2 spin allrounder. On the other hand Kiwis did the obvious 4 front line seamers and 1 seam allrounder.
Big swing!!!
Now i have a feeling that Virat & co going to make change in the playing XI as rain changed the scenario and toss still pending so there is a good chance of including 1 more pacer in the team, may be Siraj in place of Jadeja-Ashwin.
Are they allowed to do so? Technically the match has started and today is the second day. And also, I don't believe that they will suddenly change the team composition. There is a reserve day for this match, and the match will stretch in to the last day, which means that spinners will have some role to play later. Including Siraj in the place of Jadeja is not something that I would prefer. Because he has rescued the team from many tough situations during the past. If they want to go for the replacement, then I would prefer dropping Ashwin.
Now i have a feeling that Virat & co going to make change in the playing XI as rain changed the scenario and toss still pending so there is a good chance of including 1 more pacer in the team, may be Siraj in place of Jadeja-Ashwin.
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WTC final first day is washed out and the match goes to the extra day, not sure what will be the weather condition in the next 5 days.
As per the weather forecast we could see the match tomorrow and day after tomorrow as the weather is shown as cloudy but there is a forecast of heavy rainfall on Monday, so expect one more day getting washed off if that happens and the long awaited match will end up in a draw and the WTC will be shared between New Zealand and India and the fans will miss a great contest between the top two teams in a neutral ground. WTC final first day is washed out and the match goes to the extra day, not sure what will be the weather condition in the next 5 days.
The second Test between South Africa and the West Indies is being held. West Indies decided to field after winning the toss. Looks like they made the right decision. Because, South Africa lost their valuable 3 wickets by just 37 runs. I didn't think they would lose 3 wickets so fast. Hopefully Dean Elgar and Kyle Verreyenne, who are now at the crease, will be able to build a good partnership.
Dean Elgar is still in the crease and he is now joined by Quinton de Kock as they lost their 4th wicket and it was a good decision by West Indies to win the toss and electing to field but the problem is that South Africa also have a good bowling unit who could bowl at exceptional pace and test the batsman and how West Indies players are going to handle that determines how this game will end.England Woman and India Woman are playing and the most disappointing aspect was that India was in a dominating position reaching a century partnership for the opening wicket reaching 167 runs and then getting all out for 231 runs was a huge surprise and i am sure many lost their bet if they made innings bets.
WTC final first day is washed out and the match goes to the extra day, not sure what will be the weather condition in the next 5 days.
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The second Test between South Africa and the West Indies is being held. West Indies decided to field after winning the toss. Looks like they made the right decision. Because, South Africa lost their valuable 3 wickets by just 37 runs. I didn't think they would lose 3 wickets so fast. Hopefully Dean Elgar and Kyle Verreyenne, who are now at the crease, will be able to build a good partnership.
Day one has abandoned for the rain. They have a reserve day for this final. So there is nothing to be disappointed yet about a day loss. But the weather forecast says that there is small possibility of happening rain on upcoming days in Southampton. Maybe it wasn't a good decisions to select England as a venue of the final. The rain has destroyed the excitement of this final match today.
They have an extra date for the WTC final but today the entire day was washed out and what happens if a few more days the rain will halt the match and it will be a draw and if that happens then it is going to be a boring end to the hyped up final.I still hope we will be able to see a good match because both are strong teams and i would like to see which team will prevail.
It's WTC21 Final yet rains keep on disturbing play the match between India and New Zealand. Beneficial thing is rain stopped at this moment and if the groundsman works well, we could observe some game today. England should not be the venue for any important match during June-July. Rain could probably impact all the playing days. ICC don't have any sense to select a venue for an important match like Test Championship Final.
^^^^ So India finally going with two spinners which i did not expect but they wanted to take the opportunity to trouble the New Zealand weakness of playing spin and we can see whether this will pay off but there is one thing that is certain the India batting line up is stronger with the inclusion of Jadeja and Ashwin as the lower order is strong and Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah will open the bowling and Ishant Sharma the first change bowler, it will be really interesting to see who will be winning the toss.
I would consider Jadeja as a batsmen who can also bowl (and not the other way around). So India is essentially going with 4 bowlers (3 pace + 1 spin) and 7 batsmen. I don't see anything wrong with the XI that was announced. I am actually happy that Ishant was preferred instead of Siraj. Ishant is definitely a more experienced and skilled bowler. The only argument that goes against him is that his batting is not up to the mark. But when you consider slots for pace bowler, it is the bowling ability that needs to be considered.
I think the Indian management has included Jadeja as a batsman. Jadeja is a good batsman. He can bowl it is an extra advantage for the India team. This team from India is a perfect squad. Experienced batsmen, experienced pace bowlers and experienced spin bowling allrounder like Aswin are in the squad.
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