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[trent]

Good going by WI so far

In other news...India defends 105 vs Bang in a 41 over match, Bang all out for 58

[shake d livin wake d dead]

you see boy trent boy,ah d tel yuh give bravo d bly

[trent]

I jus wish WI players could b more consistent.

[racedriverpro]

I jus wish WI players could b more consistent.

that's the cry of all WI supporters....

[X_Factor]

i like this brathwaite fella....i like how his 100 is more than 150 balls in a test match
it shows he has the mental strength to bat long and wait for the runs....
i feel he and chanders will suffer those bowlers tmr!

my plan would be to bat conserative till about lunch and have NZ toil in the sun....then speed it up after lunch till around the end of the day and aim for a 300-310 before sending NZ to bat with about 10overs before the end of tmr


in other news---anyone saw the scores from the India/ Bang ODI---man get 6 for 4 runs yes

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yh boy^ 6-4 inno man run een and run out yes

but from that scorecard eet looked to be a bowling wicket

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Muarli joins the Aussies...man helping out the same people that try to mash him up yes....$$$$$$$$$ prolly large

[trent]

Blackwood scores a fifty on debut...lead is now over 200!

[shake d livin wake d dead]

if windies loss this game eh....smfh

[racedriverpro]

All bowlers have to make a significant contribution for WI to win..

[shake d livin wake d dead]

only 4wkts again

[speedmelter]

3 more

[X_Factor]

thought they didnt attack that 8th wicket enough
lets hope they wrap it up by first session tmr

[speedmelter]

rain is falling tonight. hope it doesnt affect tomorrow's play. the team effort is very nice in this 11. ramdin is holding it together well so far.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

would be a nice start to his captaincy role

[uncle sam]

WI lacking variation... Doing d same ting over and over and expecting a different result... NZ should have been bowled out by now

[X_Factor]

^nah man, atleast not up untill the 8th wicket fell....after that i thought they got flat and started to look like good ole WI with Gabriel and Roach bowling way ward

[shake d livin wake d dead]

hopefully the last 2wkts doh add ah set ah runs..I sure men coming out to swing bat

[trent]

who goin Oval 2mrw to witness this impending victory?

[speedmelter]

if i cud wake up early i would drive down

[X_Factor]

these MC and them gettin me soo annoyed eh

[uncle sam]

Finally roach delivers... I wish the match wash out for spite

[racedriverpro]

these MC and them gettin me soo annoyed eh

boi not u alone nah...cuz Ramdin captaincy sucks at the moment...he feel is buy eight wickets get two free awah? hope it doh backfire in his face...clinical finish gone down the drain.

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smashing gayle leadiiing WI to victory...!

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2.43 pm West Indies looked set to win this by an innings, were made to stretch, but they have still managed the next best thing - they win this by 10 wickets.

New Zealand 221 & 331
West Indies 460 & 95/0 (13.2 ov)

West Indies won by 10 wickets West Indies looked set to win this by an innings, were made to stretch, but they have still managed the next best thing - they win this by 10 wickets. There was a lengthy break before the innings started and West Indies might have had their eyes up towards the skies - it looked like the world was conspiring against them - but Gayle was not letting this one go and used his T20 avatar to bring the match to a quick finish. Take out New Zealand's fight over the last 24 hours, courtesy of BJ Watling and Mark Craig, and there was not much West Indies did wrong. They restricted New Zealand to a below avg total in the first innings, took a massive lead with Kraigg Brathwaite and Darren Bravo scoring hundreds, then toiling hard over two days - that last bit just made it sweeter. West Indies go to Barbados 1-1 in the series.
Bharath Seervi: "Last time West Indies won a test by 10 wickets against top 8 teams (except Ban & Zim) was vs India at Bridgetown in May 2002."
Don: "Best T20 innings by Gayle so far this year."

[killercow]

That's the highest innings run-rate I've ever seen in a test match!

[trent]

Looks like Gayle is back in form!
A complete team turnaround from the first test.
Onto the third test nw.

[racedriverpro]

As I sed Gayle either scores or get out...he is not good defending. Very entertaining. He should play like that regardless of the situation. History will show that he is no good defending.

[speedmelter]

As I sed Gayle either scores or get out...he is not good defending. Very entertaining. He should play like that regardless of the situation. History will show that he is no good defending.

after so many years you would have thought he wouldve by now realise the obvious huh

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Gayle come out and gee dem d t20 style yes...at least dey win