Challenged
New Zealand wanted a tough match, and New Zealand got it. A lot of the things that have worked so well in the previous games did not go right. It[…]
Tagged: Cricket World Cup
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New Zealand v Bangladesh. World Cup Statchat
After losing 16 of their first 17 One Day Internationals against New Zealand, Bangladesh have won all of the last seven completed meetings. Two of Bangladesh’s three highest ICC Cricket World[…]
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Sporting Pictures of the Week :- 13 March
The sports result of the week was Bangladesh getting through to the knockout phase of the Cricket World Cup. And they put on a celebration to match the occasion. Their[…]
That last week of Pool Play
That final week in Pool Play is upon us. There is widespread agreement that this phase goes on for too long, but remember that is not due to the format,[…]
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The countdown continues
Another week, another run chase and another win. And there was enough in today’s game to satisfy both the glass half empty and half full factions, with the Quarter Final[…]
Sporting Pictures of the Week :- 6 March
The big match last weekend. Australia came to Auckland, and it was a sell-out. But really Brad Haddin; was that necessary? (Photo taken by Ruth Thielke) They brought their fans[…]
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It ain’t gonna be easy…
By The Spotter ‘The Man who would be King’. The title of Kipling’s famous novella could be apt to crown the rise and rise of the swashbuckling knight of the Blackcaps, B.Mac. But[…]
MVP points from the Rollercoaster game
MVP points do not really do a match like yesterday’s justice. It was a game driven by emotion and massive mood swings and it almost seems wrong to break it[…]
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Where to start
The extraordinary thing about this match was, until the dinner break, how much it mirrored the events from Wellington a week ago. Following the dinner break it was like the[…]
Your World Cup Bingo Guide
Here we go then. And no cricket should be watched without a bit of commentators’ bingo. So grab a vessel and off you go. Consume every time one of these[…]
