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Glenn Phillips smashed 104 runs from just 64 balls to lead New Zealand to a massive 65-run victory over Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup in Sydney. The Black Caps were struggling at 15-3 before Phillips’ stunning counter-attack helped them post 167-7. Trent Boult then took 4-13 as Sri Lanka slumped to 102 all out in the final over. Gulf News cricket experts Shyam and Satish discuss the match and look ahead to tomorrow’s India Vs South Africa, Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe and Pakistan Vs Netherlands clashes.
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00:00Hello and welcome to Golf News Straight Back.
00:09So after both of yesterday's games were washed out by the rain, luckily we've got some action
00:14today.
00:15There was only one match today.
00:16It was Sri Lanka against New Zealand in Sydney and New Zealand won by 65 runs.
00:22It was a thrashing of the highest order.
00:25Sharm, what are your thoughts on what you've just seen?
00:28I mean, it's a pathetic performance by Sri Lanka, I would say, more than what New Zealand
00:33won.
00:34I would say Sri Lanka lost the game here, simply because right from the beginning, Sri
00:40Lanka had the upper hand and they just threw it away.
00:43See, you look at the power play, Sri Lanka were 15 for 3 and then they allowed New Zealand
00:50to rack up something like 167, which didn't look like a probability at the point.
00:56Not just that, on the way, Glenn Phillips scored the second century of the tournament,
01:00that is 104, but Glenn Phillips first dropped twice, one of them a schoolboy sitter, and
01:06very early in the inning.
01:08So actually, that catch, or rather the drop catch, could be the turning point of the match.
01:17And when Sri Lanka batted, I mean, again, it was a very amateurish performance from
01:21them.
01:22I mean, having seen them in Asia Cup, in the UAE, I just couldn't believe it is the same
01:27team is playing, because they were running around like headless chickens, or rather lemmings
01:31of the sea, really.
01:32They were 8 for 4, pretty early, with Trent Boult taking three wickets, and so they won.
01:40And soon it fell down to 65 for 8, and it was only a matter of time.
01:45I mean, I can see the only guys who did well was Rajeev Bakhtsar, who got 34, and Sanega
01:51got 35.
01:52If it was not for that, they would have finished well under 50.
01:55I mean, all in all, a very pathetic performance from Sri Lanka, I think.
02:00The worst part is, I am sure this very team is capable of much more, which they have shown
02:06us in the Asia Cup, and here they have put in a spineless performance.
02:10Very disappointing.
02:12Satish, some strong words there from Shyam, he is clearly very disappointed from the performance
02:16from Sri Lanka.
02:17I am equally disappointed, Imran.
02:19I am equally disappointed by the performance after Vartikair.
02:22What happened?
02:23What went wrong for them, Satish?
02:26To be honest, if you look at, I would squarely blame this on the skipper, Dasun Shanaka,
02:33number one.
02:34And of course, the catching, yes, that one catch need not be the turning point.
02:40When things were going his way, Shanaka made some changes which were, I don't think even
02:46a top cricketer would make those changes at a time when you are dominating.
02:51The moment after the 7th over, when the catch was dropped off Phillips, Sri Lanka went on
02:56the defensive to, the bowling length altered, they were not bowling on to the stumps.
03:01They were literally trying to restrict New Zealand, then attack and get wickets.
03:06If you look at the first three wickets, the two of them were straight on to the stumps
03:11and the third one was beautifully set up for Will Empson to play that extravagant cover
03:17drive which was caught behind.
03:19So these, number one, captaincy, which was, I think Sri Lanka need to look beyond Shanaka
03:26because he has not been an inspiring captain so far.
03:29And some of the decisions which he made was literally pathetic.
03:33And number two, the fielding was horrendous.
03:36And this is not the first time in this tournament, I have been seeing them fielding pretty badly
03:41and it is actually their fielding that won the match in the Asia Cup final.
03:46But on the contrary, the World Cup, the fielding is absolutely nowhere near an international
03:51standard and New Zealand could get so many extra singles because of misfield.
03:57Not running, you know, like I would say these are big grounds, you can take, convert ones
04:01into twos.
04:02Actually, when you look at, in contrast, when New Zealand were fielding, it seemed like
04:06the ground has shrunk.
04:09They were not able to take a single, nor was a double.
04:15Okay, let's have a recap, guys.
04:17Let's start from the beginning.
04:18So Kane Williamson, he won the toss and he decided to have a bat first on what looked
04:23like a pretty decent pitch.
04:24And you can't blame him after the way they played against Australia in that last game,
04:27they scored 200 runs.
04:29So confidence was very high.
04:30But then they lost Finn Allen for one run.
04:33And then Conway, who got 92 against Australia, also went for just one run.
04:38And Williamson, I think he just got eight.
04:41He fell to fire.
04:42So it was a very sloppy start from New Zealand, losing those three wickets and those first
04:48four overs.
04:49Shyam, at the end of that power play, Sri Lanka would have been feeling quite pleased
04:53with their opening, with the way they started.
04:56Absolutely.
04:57They were pleased.
04:58But they didn't build on it.
05:01If you look at this, what you have to be aware of here is, this is Sydney.
05:07Sydney is one Australian ground where spinners come into play.
05:11And the way Dikshna bowled in those initial overs, he was very, very effective.
05:19Not just that.
05:21Dhananjay is not a full-fledged all-spinner.
05:25He is an all-spinning, all-rounder, actually.
05:28But even he got some help.
05:31And he had the Kiwis at bay.
05:35So sadly, Dhananjay, despite those early two overs, he bowled only those two overs.
05:41He was never brought on again.
05:43I think at that point, Sri Lanka, like Satish said, turned to the pace bowlers.
05:50And that actually played right into Glenn Phillips' hand.
05:53And see, New Zealand is a side who is brought up on a diet of medium-paced bowlers back home.
05:59So this is Scanlon Fordham for them.
06:01So Phillips just feasted on it.
06:04It was a match-winning knock.
06:06He got 10 boundaries.
06:08He got four sixes on his way to 104.
06:10But Shab, like you say, he was dropped on 12.
06:13And dropped on 45.
06:15I mean, you just take away this guy's innings.
06:19It would have been a pretty equal game.
06:20Because, I mean, he was the only one who fired for New Zealand today.
06:23Absolutely.
06:26Satish, how impressed were you with that performance from Phillips today?
06:30Brilliant.
06:31Because, see, two things.
06:33One, Phillips generally doesn't come up so early.
06:36But the moment they lost three wickets, Kane Williamson being the shrewd captain he is.
06:41I think after the second wicket, he brought Phillips on when he was there at 12.
06:46But despite being a hard hitter, a power hitter,
06:50Phillips took his time to build on the innings.
06:53It's not a wicket where you can come and play those shots initially.
06:56This is exactly where Sri Lankans failed.
06:58They should have seen how he was building the innings,
07:01despite being a power hitter.
07:03He was getting those ones, twos and odd boundaries here and there.
07:06And that's how he was building the innings.
07:08Sri Lankans didn't do that.
07:10So, if you take that 104 runs of 163,
07:15I think his knock itself is enough for Sri Lanka today.
07:19To be honest.
07:20They say that.
07:21They were two runs short of his own total.
07:23So, that's the impact that innings had.
07:26Oh, what a knock.
07:28He took his time.
07:29And actually, he was playing a very calculated knock,
07:33which was the key in this game.
07:36Which should give him plenty of confidence going forward.
07:39Because it was not a power-hitting knock like what Stoinis did the other day.
07:45But here, he was very methodical in his approach.
07:47And even somebody like this guy, Darrell Mitchell,
07:54who is a very good batsman.
07:55He was not able to get his shots right.
07:57So, he was actually struggling a bit.
07:59I think he got about 22 of 24 balls or something like that.
08:03So, that is the difficult nature of the pitch.
08:06But here, this man waited for his chance.
08:09And he picked his areas.
08:12When the fast bowlers came in, he thrashed them.
08:15And when Dikshina came in for the final spell,
08:18he literally utilized his skills and got some good runs straight through the field.
08:24Brilliant knock.
08:26Why did you feel so bad in the field today?
08:42I can't put a finger on it.
08:43But I looked at the number of catches they dropped.
08:46They dropped eight catches in the World Cup so far,
08:49which is a sad commentary on the fielding, actually.
08:52See, they are not a bad fielding side,
08:54but I think there is something missing.
08:56I think it's more than just the game awareness
08:59or the passion or commitment.
09:01There is something more drastic.
09:03I think a bigger reason could be there.
09:07I mean, you just don't turn up like this.
09:11This is the World Cup.
09:12This is the ultimate stage.
09:13The biggest stage in the world.
09:15And if this doesn't inspire you, what will?
09:18And Satish was very clear when he said about the captaincy of Darshan Shanaka.
09:23I have watched Darshan Shanaka in the Asia Cup.
09:27I listened to him in press conferences.
09:31I should say that I was least impressed with him as a person.
09:37In the sense, he is a very, very nice person.
09:39Very polite to a fault.
09:41Wonderful guy as a person.
09:43But I suspect, as a captain, he might lack the steel
09:47or the ruthlessness to go for the jugular.
09:50Which is why…
09:51See, you had New Zealand on the mat, 15 for 3.
09:55Why would you take your gas off the pedal?
09:58And this is precisely what Shanaka did today.
10:00Not just that, when the team is…
10:03When the shoulders are sagging, it's up to a captain.
10:08When the team is…
10:10When the shoulders are sagging, it's up to a captain to lift them.
10:14I doubt whether Shanaka has it in him.
10:17He came across as an introvert, more reticent kind of character.
10:22But to me, that kind of people rarely make good leaders.
10:27I think that could partly be Sri Lanka's problem.
10:33Satish, do you agree with that?
10:35Do you think he is too meek and too weak to be a captain?
10:37He is too nice a guy.
10:38See, Williamson is also a nice guy.
10:41But he is ruthless when he comes as a captain.
10:43He pulls out the best punches.
10:46Just to give it in contrast,
10:48Bolt Bolt 3 overs on the trot within the powerplay.
10:52So, he is his main bowler.
10:54So, that's how you need to go and attack the opposition ruthlessly to win.
10:59Because here, you give a little inch, the opposition is gone.
11:03They will run away with the match.
11:06That's exactly what has happened today in terms of New Zealand winning.
11:10But Sri Lanka, they deserve the credit for playing the game very well in the first 6 powerplay overs.
11:17But after that, they let New Zealand slip away from their fingers.
11:22Right through their fingers.
11:23Even I just want to make an extension to what Satish was saying.
11:27Take away Glenn Phillips' match-winning knock.
11:32Actually, it was a tactical battle won hands-down by Kane Williamson.
11:37I would put it that way.
11:39Yeah, absolutely.
11:42Satish, you mentioned Trent Bolt just there.
11:44He did superb.
11:45He got 4 wickets for 13 runs.
11:47He was unplayable, wasn't he, today?
11:51It's not that he is unplayable.
11:53In T20, he knows exactly what to do.
11:56He will play with the batsman's mind.
11:58He will not give you any free hits.
12:01The first ball, he gave a wide ball where it was hit.
12:04And then they thought, maybe they can go after it.
12:06And then he pulled back the line and he came back into the stumps.
12:09And then, if you go after him, you are in trouble.
12:13The best way to approach Trent Bolt is that.
12:16Even India found out last time in the one-day World Cup.
12:19They went after him and suddenly 4 wickets were gone in the semi-final.
12:24So, that's the way he approaches.
12:27He teases the batsman.
12:28He alters his length.
12:31He alters his pace.
12:32He changes the direction.
12:33He is a wonderful bowler.
12:35He doesn't have the pace now.
12:37But he plays with the batsman's mind.
12:39And he gets them…
12:41They dig their own grave, literally.
12:43He gives you those long ops.
12:45You see that the ball…
12:47He will go for a six.
12:48And the ball will be a skyer.
12:50He is tempting the batsman.
12:52He teases the batsman and he gets the wickets.
12:55And he enjoys that.
12:56And he is decisively quick.
13:01If he wants to be quick, he can be quick.
13:03But he is not doing that these days.
13:05Sorry, Imran. Go for it.
13:06In your live commentary, you were saying it would have been quite difficult for Nisankar
13:12to get his mind back on the batting after that terrible drop catch.
13:16Absolutely.
13:17That's exactly where the captain plays a role, the coach plays a role.
13:22Saying that what's gone is gone.
13:24You forget about it and play the game.
13:27And then you need to give them confidence so that they forget about what happened on the field.
13:32Actually, if you look at the way Sri Lankans approached…
13:35They were hit hardly by the fielding lapses.
13:39And that's where they came back.
13:41And that's the way they approached their batting.
13:43There was no sanity in their mind.
13:45There was no clarity in their mind.
13:47They were just trying to get those runs in 10 overs maybe.
13:52No, you can't do that.
13:53You need to play the game.
13:55See what Kohli and Pandya did against Pakistan.
14:02What Zimbabwe did.
14:03So, you need to play these tactical games.
14:05T20 is way beyond these power hitting and coming and slam bank cricket.
14:10T20 has evolved into such a nice game these days.
14:13The bowlers will have you for breakfast if you go after them three consecutive deliveries.
14:18That's exactly where Rajapakse lost his wicket.
14:22He went twice over the infield to hit Ferguson.
14:25And the third ball, he got him out.
14:27So, that's the way the bowlers get.
14:30They are very smart these days.
14:31But there is no chance.
14:33They have to survive.
14:34They need to come up with all these variations and changes of pace.
14:39Back-off length.
14:41They will keep you guessing all the time.
14:44Okay, let's let Shyam have the last word on Sri Lanka.
14:49Shyam, after what you have seen of them today,
14:52do you think they can make it to the semi-final stage of the World Cup?
14:55No, not at all.
14:57I wouldn't give them a chance there really.
14:59Because they are actually in a strong group with England, Australia and New Zealand.
15:06I don't fancy that at all.
15:07Ireland also, Shyam.
15:08Ireland and England.
15:10Yeah, Ireland.
15:11Yes, don't forget Ireland.
15:12They are on the Ireland side.
15:14Especially in this format, they can be really giant killers as they have shown twice in this tournament.
15:20Which means Ireland might even top Sri Lanka in the table if it comes to that.
15:28But today, on the strength of today, Sri Lanka has displayed no chance at all.
15:32Yeah, but had they won today, they would have probably gone to four points.
15:36Which would have enhanced their chances.
15:38Because with the rain intervention, point split, split points.
15:45All this put together, it could have helped them if they had won it today.
15:50But not anymore.
15:51Yeah, if they had won.
15:53If they had won, we would have had an interesting battle for the top two slots from that group one.
15:58But unfortunately, they lost badly.
16:01So I would write them off completely from this World Cup.
16:05Okay, so Sri Lanka have been written off by the guys.
16:08Let's move on to tomorrow's games.
16:11It's been confirmed ahead of India's third Super 12 match against South Africa
16:16that KL Rahul will open the batting.
16:20Now, in the wins against the Netherlands and Pakistan, he's only managed to get 13 runs so far.
16:25Shyam, is that the right thing to do?
16:27To stick with Rahul?
16:28Or would you have given Rishabh Pant the chance to open the batting tomorrow?
16:32No, I would stick with KL Rahul.
16:35It has been a decision which has been made by the team even right from the tour of South Africa.
16:41So they have given him ample time to run into form.
16:44And to change two matches into the World Cup, I wouldn't say it's a good move.
16:51I would give him one more chance before I decide to change the opening pair.
16:58But I think KL Rahul deserves one more chance.
17:01Satish, he's only averaging 6.5. What would you do?
17:06Actually, if you ask me, the match against South Africa in Perth will actually work in his favour.
17:16For the simple reason, he likes the ball come on to the bat nicely.
17:20In the last two games, it was not so much of a quickie.
17:24Because Pakistan bowlers, they can swing the ball well.
17:28Whereas South African bowlers, they can hit the deck harder.
17:31So, these kind of bowlers, he might like it.
17:33So, in the Netherlands, they also swing the ball.
17:37So, he doesn't like the moving ball.
17:39Generally, none of the batsmen like the ball to move around.
17:42Let's face it.
17:43But here, the South African bowlers come and hit the deck hard.
17:47Nokia and all that, he'll come and hit the bat harder.
17:50So, I'm sure he's in for a big run.
17:53That's my gut feeling. I'm sure he'll get some runs tomorrow.
17:56It's better to stick with him.
17:58Do you think India will win tomorrow?
18:01Yes, I think they will.
18:04For the simple reason, they are the all-round team.
18:07Whereas South Africa is yet to be tested, basically.
18:12Like, against Zimbabwe, it was a rain-affected game.
18:16The second game was also, I think, it was rain-affected.
18:20Isn't it right?
18:22And then, yeah, I think it was rain-affected against Afghanistan, if I remember it right.
18:28This is the third game for them.
18:30And Shyam, what do you think?
18:33Do you think India will win tomorrow?
18:36I hope so.
18:38But it's going to be a tight game.
18:40Because if you look at South Africa's last performance,
18:43they will take a lot of punishment from that.
18:46And Quinton Decock is in an amazing form.
18:49And Riley Russo is 100.
18:52And I don't know about that.
18:53Russo has scored two T20 international 100s in a row.
19:00And the previous one was...
19:06Against India.
19:07Against India during the India tour.
19:09Yes.
19:10That is the third of the T20 internationals in India.
19:14So, from there, he has scored two in a row.
19:18So, which means, I would say Russo is the man which India has to fear.
19:21Because he knows the bowling.
19:23But of course, this is a different set of wicket here.
19:26This is Perth.
19:27Perth is again the fastest wicket.
19:30India's bowling so far has shown that our Australian wicket,
19:33they can be quite a handful.
19:35So, I would say it's almost...
19:37I would say 60-40 in favour of India.
19:41Same here. Perfect. Perfect shot.
19:45Let's have a quick word on Bangladesh against Zimbabwe.
19:47We know that Zimbabwe are fresh from their stunning upset over Pakistan.
19:52Satish, how do you see that one going tomorrow?
19:54Actually, if you look at the previous three-match series in Zimbabwe,
20:01Zimbabwe has beaten Bangladesh.
20:03This Bangladesh is a team that is in the rebuilding process.
20:06So, I would still give Zimbabwe the chance.
20:09Because they have the confidence going into this game.
20:13Because beating Pakistan is no mean effort.
20:15And then, they did everything well.
20:18But the difficulty is, or rather the problem is,
20:22for Zimbabwe, it's maybe one or two men who need to stand up.
20:26If they don't perform, if things don't happen the way it should have,
20:30then they might be in trouble.
20:32So, in that sense, I would say Bangladesh is my pick.
20:39Oh, that's a surprise.
20:40And Shyam, what do you think?
20:41Do you think Bangladesh or Zimbabwe following that?
20:43It's a tight match.
20:45It will be too close to call here.
20:48But I would give Zimbabwe 55-45.
20:5555-45, okay. Very close.
20:58And the third game of tomorrow is Pakistan are playing against Netherlands.
21:02We know that they've lost their two games now.
21:04And they're relying on other teams to help them out.
21:08Generally speaking, are we going to see Pakistan in the semi-finals, Shyam?
21:13Tough, really.
21:14Because it actually completely depends on how the South Africa-Pakistan match.
21:19I would think that key to the second slot.
21:22Because it looks like India might go through.
21:24If India beats South Africa tomorrow,
21:26then India would have pretty much sued up one slot from the group.
21:31Six points.
21:32Then the second one will be between South Africa and Pakistan.
21:36And to me, that will hinge on the South Africa match with Pakistan.
21:41So, Pakistan also would want India to beat South Africa.
21:46Only then their stock would go up.
21:49So, which means Pakistan will have to win all their matches.
21:52And also want the other results to go their way.
21:56In the sense that they would want South Africa to lose at least one match.
22:00Satish, Pakistan have lost both the matches by one run.
22:05I think tomorrow they will come out all guns blazing.
22:09And I am sure they will produce an authoritative win tomorrow.
22:13Because this Pakistan side is too good actually.
22:16How they lost those two games is still anybody's guess.
22:20And that too against Zimbabwe.
22:22I am sure they will come out all guns blazing.
22:25And then they will easily...
22:28Probably they will score a thumping win over Netherlands.
22:31That's how they must be aiming for.
22:32Because that will improve their run rate.
22:35But it all depends on tomorrow's match between India and South Africa.
22:39If India lose to South Africa, then their chances become very minimal.
22:45Because then South Africa would be 5 points.
22:48And India would be 4 with 3 matches.
22:51I think India needs to play Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in the next two games.
22:57So, even if India could win one match from there.
23:00India would go to 6 points.
23:02And then Pakistan need to beat South Africa.
23:06And get a better run rate.
23:07All that will come into play.
23:09So, it becomes extremely difficult.
23:11So, if South Africa or Pakistan win in that game.
23:14Then one of them will go down as well.
23:16So, if India win tomorrow.
23:19Then Pakistan are pretty much in the running.
23:23And I am sure they will make it.
23:24That's my gut feeling.
23:25Because they will come out trumps against South Africa.
23:29I can guarantee you one thing.
23:32Tomorrow, Ashutosh will be rooting for India against South Africa.
23:39We need this Pakistan team to come in the semifinals.
23:42Only then the charm is there.
23:44They are very good side.
23:45They are excellent side.
23:46The way they played both the games.
23:48Yes, the middle order is still a bit of a suspect.
23:52But yes, that's the area they are rebuilding right now.
23:56So, it's okay.
23:59Okay, so it's going to be a big day tomorrow.
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