Champions Trophy 2006 Group B

[ZexyZahid]

Your team is packed with sub-continent players but not a single NZ player. Why ?

Maybe because he thinks that these players will perform well there on the pitches of India? I myself have a lot of Pakistani players, since some of them somehow perform well there.

I had Bond in my team, but I replaced him by now.

And I myself even don't know who will open for Pakistan. I think it will be Malik with Farhat or Hafeez. Or Malik may bat down the order, taking Inzamam's spot and Farhat and Hafeez might open.

Here are some scorecards of the warm-up matches, but this doesn't give an answer to it. A lot of sixes in the second match from Pakistani side.

RCA President's XI v Pakistanis
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/engine/match/262409.html

RCA President's XI v Pakistanis
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/engine/match/262830.html

 

[saurabh2185]

Asif and Akhtar to be sent back

http://ind.cricinfo.com/iccct2006/content/current/story/263238.html

 

[ZexyZahid]

That sucks. I just found out too late (4-5 minutes), that they were send home. And I've got both of them in my team.

It seems Fleming would have been a better choice then Vincent now for me.

When I said this he said 44 runs and now he is out for 88 runs, so it was really good to have Fleming in your team.

But Kallis, my captain, got three wickets. So that's something positive.

 

[saurabh2185]

That sucks. I just found out too late (4-5 minutes), that they were send home. And I've got both of them in my team.

It seems Fleming would have been a better choice then Vincent now for me.

When I said this he said 44 runs and now he is out for 88 runs, so it was really good to have Fleming in your team.

But Kallis, my captain, got three wickets. So that's something positive.

Me too had both of them and just in time got them change to Ntini and Mahroof. :happy

Fleming would have been better choice but lets hope in next two matches Vincent Fires and Fleming makes ducks .

Yeah Even i have Kallis as Captain Now some runs from his bat would be awesome

 

[MUFC1987]

Hmm, after hearing about his injury, I replaced Bond with Akhtar yesterday. :

 

[PhilD123]

Damn I have Asif and Akhtar, guess I won't do well then.

 

[saurabh2185]

Well i had Oram who with Mills and Patel took 3 wicket each. I don't think anyone would be having Mills or Patel.

One more thing i notice is a guy called AB! has all 11 player of his team from South Africa. That means his team can only score from 3 matches, isn't that silly.:laugh when there are 4 teams playing.

 

[y2j826]

Kallis as my captain took 3 wickets just thats positive point for me

 

[macho212]

Yeah, what's going to happen to those who have Asif and Aktar? Would they be replaced by the reserved ones we picked or will they just stay there?

Thanks

 

[aussie1st]

I dropped Ahktar yesterday but kept Asif cause I didn't know this was going to happen.

 

[macho212]

What's more, I have Asif as my captain :S

 

[nightprowler10]

Manager rankings after the first Group B ODI between RSA and New Zealand:

1 irottev 430
2 Brett_Lee 404
3 Octavius 384
4 Briggsey 377
5 MUFC1987 355
6 KP 24 348
7 gamerkid22 344
8 shanewarne 340
9 PhilD123 339
10 scott d 335
11 jeromedascorp 335
12 0601731 330
13 sid_19840 310
14 fahadia 309
15 kipa 304
16 nuffa 299
17 Abhas 291
18 pradeep05 290
19 AB! 285
20 langerrox 284
21 surendar 273
22 Hariz 272
23 Karachi Xpress 262
24 saurabh2185 261
25 Saltires 258
26 jai 256
27 Satyam000 253
28 deepakv5000 247
29 superstars 246
30 yashved 244
31 ali_ed2001 240
32 srinidhi2006 238
33 Bengal Rox!! 238
34 vintners 234
35 Prakash 230
36 pacers 227
37 hardikvasha 223
38 MrCricket 217
39 kooljack9 216
40 abhiram_rs 203
41 hxcrocker 199
42 sachinsehwag 182
43 hariharanweb 175
44 ZexyZahid 173
45 macho212 172
46 aussie1st 171
47 akira2291 169
48 iceman_waugh 162
49 y2j826 154
50 strikinglight_7 145
51 Aseem Ralhan 140
52 abdulghani 139
53 junny 135
54 RabbleRouser 132
55 danandi1 120
56 Pakasia 119
57 aravindtele 114
58 ZoraxDoom 112
59 Afridi no 1 109
60 lokesh 105
61 Best 11 93
62 ParthS 91
63 ArjunaRanatunge 90
64 viral1991 88
65 wfdu_ben91 77
66 Sureshot 77
67 Almost_Austwick 73
68 The Spin 69
69 manee 62

 

[Octavius]

Yeah, what's going to happen to those who have Asif and Ahktar? Would they be replaced by the reserved ones we picked or will they just stay there?

Thanks

i was aware of aktar and asif being sent home, and of Bond and Styris not playing, well before the start of the game and the cutoff time. I swapped out Ahktar and Bond and Styris hours before the deadline.

You guys should maybe check the cricinfo news closer to the cutoff?

Bond is slated to play the next game, but dont be surprised if hes rested again.

... a guy called AB! has all 11 player of his team from South Africa. That means his team can only score from 3 matches, isn't that silly.:laugh when there are 4 teams playing.

even worse after South Africa got destroyed by the impressive kiwis :happy

 

[irottev]

I lead for now yay.

But if Bond doesn't play in some of the other matches, I won't be leading for much longer. He is my captain. It was a gamble. Fleming would have been my second option too so in a way I feel a little silly. But it's early days, we will see if he get son the park and hopefully he make sup for it with wickets.

My team is pretty NZ packed. I found it too hard to leave many of them out. I wish I coulda fit another Sri Lankan in there.

I did have Akhtar but removed him after injury. That allowed for Oram.

So just Jaysuria and Kallis. I really should of taken Jaywardene over Fulton I rekon now.

 

[ZexyZahid]

I am at the 44th place with my nine men team. I wish Kallis scored some runs.

Anyway I don't think I will be even close to the top 10.