ODI World Cup.

[K]

Shami bowls the 48th over. Nabi out LBW. Afghanistan review in hope. Not out! Hit outside the line! It's not over yet!

They had to review it, whether it was a good review or not.

But only 1 run from the first five balls. They take 2 from the last ball.

Afghanistan need 21 runs from 2 overs. It's hard but at least they have Nabi.

[K]

Bumrah bowls the 49th over.

cricinfo forecasts Afghanistan 22%.

18 needed off 9 balls.

16 needed off 6 balls. Nabi on strike. Shami to bowl.

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First ball: Nabi hits a straight 4.
Second ball: Single refused. Probably the right decision.
Third ball: Nabi is caught. 52 (55).

India will win now.

8/213 (49.3). 12 needed from 3 balls.

Fourth ball: Alam is bowled.

8/213 (49.4). They need two 6s from the final two balls. A good chance for Shami to get a hat-trick.

Fifth ball: Mujeed is bowled. Shami does get a hat-trick.

That's the "easiest" way to get a hat-trick of course. The new batsmen had to try to hit 6s immiediately.

Afghanistan all out 213 (49.5). India win by 11 runs.

[K]

WI lose a second wicket.
WI 2/20 (6.2).
Boult has both wickets.

But the next over, bowled by Henry, goes 4 6 6 dot wide 1 (Gayle) dot.

The injured Lewis cannot bat in the first 90 minutes (unless 5 wickets fall in that time).

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WI 2/59 (10).

M. Holding sounds disapproving of WI's slogging.

Odds: WI 32%, NZ 68%.
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Hetmyer hits three 4s in the 11th over.

Holding says no matter how good a bowler, the bad deliveries will come, and you can just take advantage of the bad deliveries, without trying to make bad deliveries.

NZ are bowling some rubbish balls here.

[K]

The British commentators suggest HawkEye should decide the wides, because there are discrepancies that can decide the game. If the batsman moves across, the umpire can cancel HawkEye's call.

[K]

WI 2/89 (15).

Gayle was 3 runs off 19 balls at the start.
Now he's 50* (52).
Hetmyer is 32* (28 ).


NZ need a wicket.

[K]

NZ are throwing the game away with their dropped catches.

WI 2/130 (20).
Gayle 76* (70), Hetmyer 47* (40).

WI are now favourites.
Odds: WI 59%, NZ 41%.

[K]

WI are repaying the favour.
Two wickets in two balls for Ferguson. He's on a hat-trick.

WI 3/142 (22.1).
WI 4/142 (22.2).

No hat-trick, but Ferguson has swung the match.

cricinfo's forecast dropped from 78% to 66% to 39% in those two balls.

Odds: WI 36%, NZ 64%.

[K]

And now CdG gets Gayle. 87 (84).

WI 5/152 (24).
They are likely to be bowled out before the 50 overs now, with Lewis injured.
Michael Holding will be breathing fire.

cricinfo forecasts WI 25%.

The broadcast predictor says NZ 90%.

Odds: WI 15%, NZ 85%.

[K]

Boult gets Nurse.

WI 6/163 (26.2). Lewis does come out now. No runners are allowed.

NZ will remain unbeaten & go to the top of the table.

The broadcast predictor says WI 9%, NZ 91%.

Odds: WI 12%, NZ 88%.
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Four balls (including a wide) later, another wicket. The injured Lewis.

WI 7/164 (26.5).

Odds: WI 4%, NZ 96%.

[K]

Brathwaite has not given up!

WI 9/259 (47).

33 needed from the last 3 overs. Only 1 wicket in hand.

Nightmare over for Henry.

2 6 6 6 4

Will he take a single off the 6th ball? Yes, he does it. He keeps the strike.

And Braithwaite is 99* (76).

[K]

8 needed from the last two overs.
Neesham bowls the 49th.

1st ball: dot.
2nd ball: dot.
3rd ball: dot.
4th ball: 2.

101* (80). Sensational batting from Brathwaite.

5th ball: dot.

He needs a single now.

6th ball: OUT! Caught on the boundary!!

WI all out 286 (49). NZ win by 5 runs.

[Donny]

Ouch !!

[K]

The tournament has come to life in the last group of games.
Let's hope the trend continues.

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Pakistan win toss, bat.

The money thinks this'll be close.

Odds: Pakistan 43%, S. Africa 57%.
Match line: S. Africa -2.5 wks / -10.5 runs.

Pakistan 50-overs line: 279.5.

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Pakistan start well. Imam-ul-Haq hits three 4s off the 4th over.
0/29 (4).

The broadcast predictor says 321.

Odds: Pakistan 55%, S. Africa 45%.
Line: 300.5.

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Pakistan 0/58 (10).

Odds: Pakistan 59%, S. Africa 41%.
Line: 307.5.

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In the 12th over Fakhar looks like he's holed out to Tahir in the deep...
but the soft signal is not out. TV review. Not out.
S. Africa are not happy.

Faf exchanged agitated words with the umpires, but the TV replays looked more not out than out to me.

And Fakhar rubs it in by hitting the next ball for 4.