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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2016 11:05:50 GMT
Could be an exciting chase for the Netherlands, Bangladesh lost their way a bit until that last over. The Netherlands have a pretty good batting lineup though and I'm looking forward to seeing Cooper bat again.
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Post by nemouk on Mar 9, 2016 11:12:51 GMT
Two Coopers, but no Ten Doeschate, could be interesting to see how they go. Don't want to be the guy that moans about this kind of thing as I love associate cricket, but only two Dutch-born players in this side and Tom Cooper especially has shown no interest in playing for them in the qualifiers. I guess this is why the Irish and the Afghans are the best supported and most successful of the associates... or is that chicken and egg?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2016 11:25:26 GMT
Yeah, I know what you mean. Always love watching the Associates in these big tournaments but it does take the gloss away a bit if teams are largely made up of ex-pats and imports of countries with a strong cricketing heritage. I suppose it's a start that they even have a team. I think it's just disappointing to some as it reflects how the sport hasn't spread effectively and made an impact on the wider population in those countries, which is what fans want and all.
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Post by nemouk on Mar 9, 2016 12:38:23 GMT
42 off 4 overs with Somerset's Cooper and van der Merwe at the crease (Associates central at Somerset - we also have Davey and Leask of Scotland and until recently, Dockrell too)
The Dutch might just do this.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2016 14:12:48 GMT
Lalcheta's action is incredible, so dramatic.
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Post by Balladeer on Mar 9, 2016 15:20:06 GMT
What about Munis Ansari's? Having never really seen Malinga bowling, being able to see this man through Cricinfo's highlights shows me something of what I've been missing. The Dutch might just do this.
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Post by nemouk on Mar 9, 2016 16:49:50 GMT
The Omanis might just do this
*Doubles down*
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2016 16:56:12 GMT
Oman losing a lot of steam now after a rapid start...like Scotland...and Hong Kong.
These matches have been impressively similar so far, haha.
Edit: This Murtagh over is atrocious, doing his best to lose.
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Post by Balladeer on Mar 9, 2016 17:27:42 GMT
The first three were all 39 off 18 to win, impressively...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2016 17:30:53 GMT
Such a back and forth game, what a terrific moment for Oman!
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Post by Humair on Mar 9, 2016 17:42:56 GMT
Fantastic win for Oman
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2016 11:43:17 GMT
Pretty soft batting by Scotland today, tough to recover from 20-3 but hope they can make it competitive. Edit: Well, nevermind.
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Post by nemouk on Mar 10, 2016 11:51:27 GMT
Scotland might not do this.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2016 12:49:28 GMT
Wow, this Davey cameo. Fair play to Scotland, keep giving themselves a chance of winning from difficult situations.
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Post by nemouk on Mar 10, 2016 12:58:11 GMT
Somerset's Josh Davey, please Every game has been pretty tight going into the last few overs so far, so that's nice.
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