India went into this tournament as favorites. But today's game was a shocker. New Zealand batted first and the at first they were dropping like flies. Then the middle order salvaged some runs and in the end they gave up 7 wickets and put up 126. The wickets were spread across the Indian team but Bumrah and Raina both had good looking econ ratings. This should have been a no brainer for India to chase. But the top order was horrible. Sharma, Dhawan, Raina, Singh, all dropped in the first 5 overs. Kohli and Dhoni hung in and there was a sigh of relief but it was a short sigh, VERY short. Kohli went out at the beginning of the 9th and then it was like dominoes. They went all out at 18.1 overs and they were only at 79, 47 runs short! What the what? As Catherine said, they played like grade schoolers. It seems the kiwis put the spin on. Santner had a 4 wicket haul and Sodhi got 3. SO, well done to the all blacks.
Anna was smart enough to put Santner on her team and she soared in the lead of part 2. Who leads the combined game? Don't know, you'll have to tune back in for more.
Tomorrow there are two games, Pakistan v. Bangladesh and England v. West Indies. Should be good.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
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