🏏ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: First Semi-Final- SA vs NZ🏏 - Page 34

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Originally posted by: PunnyPotato

No, I have a problem that even after losing and shit happening in so-called great stadiums like Wankhede, Eden, Chepauk, they are made as if they are greats.

I don't even care it is named after Modi, as I call it Montera only.

My problem is that I as a normal middle-class person, I have a higher chance of getting a ticket to watch there in comparison to other three places.

& coming from Delhi, which any ways gets hate for literally everything.

I dislike how we insult the crowd of that place as if saare Gujjus hain, and it is they who don't hype, when in reality they do scream, and support and the Mumbai crowd too goes quiet when we perform badly. On top of that, gatekeep every important event to Wankhede, where not even 8k tickets are given to normal people.

Okay your point about ticket prices is not what people consider when they curse that stadium..nor the crowd gujjus and all ..solely spoken based on the trauma of world cup loss that is still fresh in people minds..atleast im speaking of only hurtful final loss and not about tickets or crowd..

Originally posted by: PunnyPotato

It is weird.

COVID ke baad se west walo ka aur dimaag kharab ho gaya hain. Kahi na kahi war ho rahi hain, jiska koyi result niklega nahi, but innocents will die, pollution hoga and then will ask 3rd world countries to control pollution for the betterment of the environment

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*I don't want to spell that out*

Originally posted by: PunnyPotato

I still remember CSK wale talking about Bravo that every season he used to come with a different gf

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Mitchell Santner | NZ skipper: "It was nice. I think we knew obviously how good South Africa are, and they’ve shown that throughout the tournament. So, to put on a performance like that in a crunch game is obviously pretty pleasing. I guess every time, you get shown up or you lose a game, you’re learning from it. I guess you learn when you win as well. So, we knew we weren’t, on or as good as we could have been during that game (in Ahmedabad), and they played unbelievably well, especially on a wicket like that. I guess today it (the lesson) was trying to keep them under pressure for a long time. We obviously threw a little bit more spin at the start, which we didn’t do at Ahmedabad. But I think, if you can take wickets throughout, it’s obviously a challenge to keep going with the bat. There was always a plan for the first two overs (talking about the bowling tactics) and then it’s kind of free fall after that. I think with, uh, obviously the right-handers coming out briefly, obviously, there’s a lot of spin. Um, so we, we thought maybe if the ball was spinning away a bit more, it might be a bit more of a challenge, but, you know, I think even when it’s up in the slot, kind of hits it and it stays hit. So, yeah, it was trying to, I guess, chop and change because the wicket was pretty good. Obviously a small ground, fast outfield. So I think, we were able to keep chipping wickets away through the middle and then, you know, Stubbsy (Stubbs) and Jansen obviously played a great, great knock to get them into 170. Yeah, it was. It was nice to watch (the chase). I’m not gonna lie. I guess we were very happy with the 170, but you never know, I think, like wickets in the power play, there’s always a challenge, and they (the openers) kind of just went out there and played their game and took it on, which was cool to see. And, I think, that opening partnership you get through a powerplay, no doubt, it puts you in a pretty good position. And then obviously, Finny (Allen) just carried on and, I mean, 33 balls for 100, it’s not bad. Not bad at all. It’d be nice if we could (repeat this in the final). But again, it’s a different ground. We’ve been there before, obviously. I think depending on where you are, it’s red soil, black soil. You know, so there’s a lot of different factors that go in, different sized grounds. So I think we’ll obviously be pretty happy tonight with the win. Then we’ve got a couple more days to, you know, really think about what happens next. But, yeah, it was a pretty good performance. I said before, we haven’t really played the perfect game. I know that’s always a hard or cliche thing, but, you know, we’ve been good in periods and then today I think we were pretty good all the way through.”

Aiden Markram | SA skipper: "I think you look at conditions early and they bowled really well up front. Ball didn't quite feel like coming on, some were just stopping on the wicket and some where hitting quite low on the bat and they made scoring really tough and through that pressure builds and you lose wickets unfortunately. So give credit to their bowling unit and obviously with the bat, someone plays an innings like that, don't think you will come out on the right side of the result many times as a fielding team. To get to 170 was a great effort to be fair.

At the halfway point we really felt like we had a sniff, but then, as it goes in T20 cricket.. (in) the powerplay (they) got off to a flyer and can't protect every boundary unfortunately, and yeah they got away and then from there it was really hard to pull it back. So we give massive credit to Finn Allen's knock, Tim Seifert's knock to kill the game as early as they did, and yeah unfortunately, it was just that bad night for us tonight. (What they could have done differently tonight?) It's hard to say right now. We'll reflect as the group. I think we expected the wicket to play really well. It looked pretty good to the eye, so potentially just adapt a bit quicker with the bats and go back to maybe a bit more old school approach, set it up and try to scrape your way to 190, and maybe you'll be in the game from there. So yeah, we'll reflect as a group. Obviously disappointed with the result, but very proud of this group of guys who have played some really good cricket throughout this comp, and it's just an unfortunate evening really.

(What do you say to the group having done so well and stumbled again) Yeah, I think you let the emotions settle first and foremost. Once they have, we'll have a discussion as a group and all you do is you break down the game and try and find the areas that could have been better. Get back on the horse and you try and improve as a group and as individuals, and hopefully that puts you in good stead for the future. So yeah, again, hugely disappointed. It's a big not a slap in the face, but it feels like it. But because of that, ultimately, we will have to come out stronger and be better as a team moving forward."

New Zealand had never beaten South Africa in T20 World Cups before. 0-5 it was before today. What a time to change that. On the night of the semifinal, and against a team that was unbeaten right through the tournament. South Africa were so good and so many of their players made such a mark over the last few weeks. Ngidi with his brilliant slower balls, Stubbs and Miller with their powerhitting, Markram dazzling at the top, and Jansen with his allround game. But they also got favourable conditions in Ahmedabad where they played most of their matches.

Today, on a stoppy pitch (in the first innings) with some low bounce, they came undone in spectacular fashion. Things only got worse with the ball as they were beaten to a pulp by Allen's blistering hundred. Makes how wonder how much conditions changed given how dramatically it all unfolded. So another World Cup dream shattered for the Proteas.

New Zealand, meanwhile, can dare to dream. They will have a shot at their maiden title on Sunday. Tomorrow we'll find out whether they face India or England.

Right then, for New Zealand, Kolkata tonight is the City of Joy. For South Africa, not quite so much. While the Kiwis will head to Ahmedabad now, while waiting to find out who they take on in the final, South Africa will be heading home thinking where it all went wrong.

Nagesh: "Finntastic knock!!"

Joel: "Finn Allen. Remember the name!" -- Poetic that he received his POTM award at the Eden Gardens from none other than Carlos Brathwaite!

Ravi: "SA got "finnished" in some style !!. "

Gaurav J: "SA were about a 100 short?" -- Yep, around that much!

The way NZ batted today, even 300 would have been short

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Bechare Proteas...