T20I 2nd T20 New Zealand v Australia 3/10 1545hrs @ Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

[Gough]

New Zealand from, Michael Bracewell (c), Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi
Australia from, Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matt Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa

 

[squirtle004]

It's such a shame series like these got taken off free-to-air, it's such a family-friendly format and would definitely help with interest at grassroots. Did not even know this series was on. The advertising from Fox has been horrendous.

 

[ExchangeStatMan]

It's such a shame series like these got taken off free-to-air, it's such a family-friendly format and would definitely help with interest at grassroots. Did not even know this series was on. The advertising from Fox has been horrendous.

Did that ever show much T20 series with Australia playing overseas on free to air in Australia?


Little would people know but Australia host a best of 5 series against India in Australia before the Ashes. The ticket sales for Gold Coast game apparently are sold out. At the moment I have no idea if free-to-air covers the Australia v India white ball series this summer.

And Id imagine very little of the Australian public would know that England play a white ball series in NZ before their Ashes tour this summer.

 

[Plugger35]

Looking at the reports on cricinfo it's looking unlikely that this game will go ahead, it's been raining there for most of the day.

 

[Plugger35]

It must have stopped raining there as there will be a toss in about 10 minutes time.

It will be an 18 overs game providing there is no more rain.

 

[cats_09]

Why would you bother with a power play of 5.2 overs - surely it would be easier to just make it 5 overs

 

[Plugger35]

NZ winning the toss and are bowling first.

Neesham, Sears and Sodhi in for NZ and Abbott in for Australia.

 

[Plugger35]

It's raining again and the covers are back on, hopefully it doesn't last too long but they will be losing more overs.

 

[StFly]

It's raining again and the covers are back on, hopefully it doesn't last too long but they will be losing more overs.

Bay oval is in Bay of Plenty Radar zone, this rain map is drifting north, so anything below that radar, is coming north towards Bay of Plenty and the oval.

Sporadic at best, swimming at worst.

 

[Plugger35]

The rain has stopped again apparently so hopefully they can still get a game on but if they do it will probably be 10 overs or less.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Should have made it a 2 day 2 match tour Saturday / Sunday

 

[Plugger35]

Should have made it a 2 day 2 match tour Saturday / Sunday

If they were going to play this series in NZ it should have been in February or March, not early October, just asking for trouble.

The problem now is that they have to try and fit international T20 or ODI series in around all the T20 competitions in Summer.

 

[ExchangeStatMan]

From Cricbuzz:

We have a 21:30 start, 9 overs per side, batting powerplay 2.4 overs.

 

[Moonwatcher]

NZ getting in on daylight savings a week early confused me

 

[ExchangeStatMan]

Surely you would send Tim David up as opener if its a 54 ball innings?

 

[Plugger35]

Surely they could have made it a 10 over game but a 9 over game is better than a 5 over game or nothing.

 

[Plugger35]

Henry is all over Mitch Marsh early on.

 

[ExchangeStatMan]

Is it me or does Tim Robinson, with the mo look a tad similar to Ben Manenti?

 

[Moonwatcher]

Match is cursed

 

[Moonwatcher]

Is it me or does Tim Robinson, with the mo look a tad similar to Ben Manenti?

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Could definitely pass as brothers.

 

[TasSixer]

Owen or David should have opened

 

[sherb]

Surely you would send Tim David up as opener if its a 54 ball innings?

Or Owen.

 

[Plugger35]

Duffy gets Head.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Owen or David should have opened

Easy to say now.

 

[ExchangeStatMan]

Looks like Australian staying with their traditional batting order , Short in at 3.