Random T20 series thread

[Aidan11]

Originally Posted by Ali TT

Ireland knocked off the Windies in a high scoring thriller yesterday. Good win for them after struggling in the preceding ODI series. Stirling fired, 95 off 47

It was a good finish to the game. Windies nearly snatched it with 27 off the 18th over but Ireland's bowlers held their nerve.

[Ali TT]

Originally Posted by Aidan11

It was a good finish to the game. Windies nearly snatched it with 27 off the 18th over but Ireland's bowlers held their nerve.

A good win for the Irish. I tend to think that fluke results in limited overs cricket are low scoring affairs, where the minnow stays within reach, rather than sustained high scorers. Stirling is the type of player who has that big innings in him, even if he his pretty erratic at international level.

[Ali TT]

The Windies scored 196/4 v SL in the first T20I today, winning by 25 runs. Doesn't tell the whole story as after the first power play SL were 56/5, Thomas taking 5/28 off his 3 overs. Thomas didn't bowl again as SL's 6th wicket partnership took them within needing 54 off 28, before the Windies wrapped up the match.

[Ali TT]

NZ have won two T20s against Pakistan. Today they cantered to a 9 wicket victory despite 76 year old Mohammad Hafeez finishing on 99*.

[Aidan11]

Watched some of the WI v SL T20 yesterday evening. Went to bed when SL were 100/4 in what seemed to be a dull game.

How wrong could I be? When WIs batted, Dananjaya takes a hat trick and then next over Pollard hits him for six sixes in an over.

[Sir Coolerking]

Originally Posted by Aidan11

Watched some of the WI v SL T20 yesterday evening. Went to bed when SL were 100/4 in what seemed to be a dull game.

How wrong could I be? When WIs batted, Dananjaya takes a hat trick and then next over Pollard hits him for six sixes in an over.

And that was all in the powerplay too with the W Indies finishing it on a ridiculous 98-4!!

[blackeyedangles]

For some bizarre reason I was actually watching that match. Don't think I'll ever see a hat-trick and six sixes in the same game again.

[Sir Coolerking]

Originally Posted by blackeyedangles

For some bizarre reason I was actually watching that match. Don't think I'll ever see a hat-trick and six sixes in the same game again.

I wonder if they had a look at every cricket scorecard ever produced around the world whether the same bowler has ever done that?

[blackeyedangles]

Originally Posted by Sir Coolerking

I wonder if they had a look at every cricket scorecard ever produced around the world whether the same bowler has ever done that?

I know that in international cricket, six sixes in the over has only ever been achieved three times (now), with Yuvraj smashing Broad and the other one Herschelle Gibbs smashing a bowler from the Netherlands, I believe.

Broad has taken hat-tricks but not in the same match as the six sixes.

I don't know if it's happened in domestic one-day or T20 before but even that would surprise me... although you would expect as the general quality of cricket goes down, this kind of thing might be more likely...

[Ali TT]

Quite the turn around in the second match, as is often the case.

Fidel Edwards still going