Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

[SID_NY]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

Ya Aussies are singing.. "mouka mouka"..

[phoenixdesi]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

NZ 183 all out…really bad batting but i think in 1983 final India also scored 183 and then blew West indies off for 140. So come on BLACKCAPS, you can still do it!

[Sohaib]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

Batting powerplay changed this game... two wickets in first over

[Howzat_1]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

@phoenixdesi

NZ 183 all out…really bad batting but i think in 1983 final India also scored 183 and then blew West indies off for 140. So come on BLACKCAPS, you can still do it!

After 1992 Myth here comes the 1983 :hbk:

Now its depend how Boult will bowl.

[SID_NY]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

@Sohaib

Batting powerplay changed this game... two wickets in first over

Basically Faulkner did wut Wasim Akram did in 92 final. And that was the over. But he got equal support from everyone else too to sum the inning up so quickly

[Howzat_1]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

1.50pm Now on to what makes Australia marginal favourites here. The flattest pitch all summer. MCG has been a bit of a disappointment in that regard. Boundaries have been pulled in massively, the outfield has been as fast as the bare fields in India, and the pitch has had no seam or spin or dodgy pace or bounce. The ball hasn’t swung here. Apart from being disappointing in the general sense, that could take the New Zealand bowlers out of the equation a little bit.

Flat Pitch

Australia lost the toss on a flat MCG pitch, which has resulted in scores of 300 every match and easy defence of those totals. What do they do? Mitchell Starc first bowled an excellent first spell, including yorking Brendon McCullum and bowling him out for a duck in the first over. Josh Hazlewood continued doing his best impression of Glenn McGrath, and Mitchell Johnson brought more pressure with his pace and aggression at first change. Grant Elliott and Ross Taylor then put together a partnership, took New Zealand into the Powerplay only three down, but that’s when they ran into Australia’s clutch player: James Faulkner took two wickets in the first over of the Powerplay, and Australia were back to being all over them. Brad Haddin might not have looked great with his send-offs, but he was absolutely top class with his glove work. Slip fielding was good, and the outfielders were sensational

[Doppleganger]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

What would be fun is if Aussies finish it off in 10-15 overs. Come out guns blazin'

[Southie]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

@GoldenAsif

Australia are in firm control…cannot see them losing from here unless NZ’s middle/late order does something special with the bat.

Anything over 250 is a good score at Melbourne because of the big ground and boundaries

McCullum did an Afridi in the first over (was probably done for pace by Starc but he was almost itching to hit every ball and paid the price for it..) and Guptill played a really poor shot

@SID_NY

30 over graph for NZ so far..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBPfvg7VIAAq4pc.jpg

Can you update it with the 50 over graph

[Zabardast]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

Australia can win this Finale if they play the Ist 15-20 overs with some care... :D

[Ali_Syed]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

@Southie pai how do you ball from newzealand on one side and post in favour of India on the other?

[Howzat_1]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

Boult Rock

1.4
Boult to Finch, OUT, inswinger to Finch, played on to his front pad, it loops back to the bowler… got him! There’s the first, New Zealand are amongst them! Finch waits for the umpire’s raised finger but he knew what was occurring. Tried to tuck a fullish ball off his legs, bat turned in the hands and it ballooned up for a simple catch
AJ Finch c & b Boult 0 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

[Howzat_1]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

Come on Boult :hbk:

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[Southie]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

@GoldenAsif

Australia are in firm control…cannot see them losing from here unless NZ’s middle/late order does something special with the bat.

Anything over 250 is a good score at Melbourne because of the big ground and boundaries

McCullum did an Afridi in the first over (was probably done for pace by Starc but he was almost itching to hit every ball and paid the price for it..) and Guptill played a really poor shot

@Ali_Syed

@Southie pai how do you ball from newzealand on one side and post in favour of India on the other?

Anyone but Aussies. I heard elliot was given out lbw but drs reversed. Aussies get those inches all the time.

Matt Haddin was being a jackash sledging batsmen after they were dismissed today.

[hanibal]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

This match have Australia written all over it... turned out to be a one sided final !!

[Howzat_1]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

So Starc will be the Man of The Tournament

[Howzat_1]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

@Southie

Anyone but Aussies. I heard elliot was given out lbw but drs reversed. Aussies get those inches all the time.

Matt Haddin was being a jackash sledging batsmen after they were dismissed today.

Meanwhile Southee is on business

4.3
Southee to Warner, FOUR, edged and wide of the sole catcher! What are the chances... no sooner as McCullum gone a touch more defensive, Southee draws an edge, Warner driving at a full ball, but it was out of reach of the diving Taylor

Just one slip in now...

4.2
Southee to Warner, FOUR, short now, kerplunked into the air... but it clears mid-on! Back-to-back boundaries for Warner, not the cleanest connection but it ran away

4.1
Southee to Warner, FOUR, width, the ball isn't coming back in for Southee, Warner opens his shoulders and slaps another rasping drive through the covers

[hanibal]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

NZ's target was to play Final and that they have achieved!!! winning was not their aim from the 1st ball...

[Sheeda_Pistol_1]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

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[hanibal]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

what a coincidence, in 2010, two host countries were playing the world cup final and the country hosting the world cup won, in 2015, two host countries are playing the final and host country of the final match is winning as well..

Jag Mohan Dalia zindabad...

[Moonstar201]

Re: Australia v New Zealand, World Cup 2015 Final, Melbourne, 29 Mar 15

I think the most one sided final