India v New Zealand, 3xODIs + 3xT20s, 22 October - 7 November, 2017

One wonders whether Indian cricketers every get sick of the game.

Cha ching!

Would you?

Well no, but your boys must get a bit weary with the endless cricket-go-round asked of them.

The Indian boys must be champing at the bit.

India won the toss & are batting. 54/2 after 13 overs. All square at the moment.

Not a huge total from the Indians but remains to be seen if the Kiwis can bat steadily enough to overtake it.

At 229/3 they've got this game.

Latham FFS????

E-Coli and Bhuvi finished well to get India to 280. I thought the Sheep may struggle and they were at 3-fer with Williamson gone. But a 200 stand between Taylor and Latham FFS got 'em home.

Well done to the Snoozies.

Strong win to the Snoozies.

I watched the end of the Bannie innings and though the Snoozies were no chance.

India too good in match 2 on an allegedly tampered pitch for which the curator was sacked.

Not tampered. Curator was suspended for speaking to a bookie who was actually a TV correspondent undercover.

Cheers t.

Sheep need 338. Good luck with that.

Decent start by the sheep. Guptill shat the bed, but Munro has looked rather decent thus far.

Un Zud seems to have our number.

Not a bad game shaping up. Still NZ's to win.

NZ choking.

Full toss six, then wide. Lord, Bhuvi.

taipan wrote:NZ choking.

They're back in front. Ish.

furriner wrote:

taipan wrote:NZ choking.

They're back in front.  Ish.

Now they're back. Ish. 14 needed off 4.

12 off 3. They gotta go now.

That felt like a high no ball!

Edit, no that was ok.

12 from 2.

It's done. 11 off 1.

From 34 needed off 24. Jeez we bowled well.

Bumrah is a forking amazing death bowler.

Pity it happened in some no name ODI competition- Bumrah's death bowing was the best I've seen since I don't know when. His first 6 overs he gave 19 runs.

His last 4 overs against a rampaging NZ side that was chasing 91 needed off 60 balls with 7 wickets in hand and Taylor and main man Latham at the crease:

41st Over, he gave 1 run for 1 wicket
46th Over he gave 15 runs
48th Over 5 runs, 1 wicket
50th Over 7 runs (4 was hit on the last ball of the game, an irrelevant addition since NZ needed 11 to win it at that stage), 1 wicket

He won the game for us.

Fair analysis, furburger. NZ should have almost strolled home, but Bumhuzzah did the business.

Well done him and India.