Zimbabwe v New Zealand

[yuppie]

Actually Taylor loves Zimbabwae. Here are his stats against them

filtered 2011-2016 4 5 3 561 173* 280.50 58.74 3 2

[Aidan11]

NZ have declared at tea.

[Aidan11]

Zimbabwe 55/0 at stumps.

A small victory in the big battle.

[dan08]

NZ's odds to win are 1.4 Surely free money...

[Dr Cricket]

NZ's odds to win are 1.4 Surely free money...

What seriously must be rain around probably.

[dan08]

NZ's odds to win are 1.4 Surely free money...

What seriously must be rain around probably.

No rain according to the weather forecasts. Even if there is rain, NZ should still win in 4 days.

[The Professor]

I thought it may be prudent to compare the averages of the top six (minus Nicholls) if you remove teams that offer a run buffet. I consider these teams to be Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka West Indies and Bangladesh.

First the total averages:

Guptil: 30.05
Latham: 39.91
Williamson: 49.73
Taylor: 47
Watling: 38.87
Average average: 41.11

Now with duff teams removed:

Guptil: 17.95
Latham: 36
Williamson 36.3
Taylor: 40.84
Watling: 20.44
Average average: 30.31

You don't need me to tell you that there are two players there who are hugely feasting on weak teams and shying away when the big boys come to town. Overall it seems that New Zealand are unmerciful for the smaller teams but, some of them, are less effective when the chips are down.

[Dr Cricket]

TBH Shanky been saying that for while now but nz love generally means it get unnoticed.

[dan08]

I thought it may be prudent to compare the averages of the top six (minus Nicholls) if you remove teams that offer a run buffet. I consider these teams to be Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka West Indies and Bangladesh.

Tell that to Australia...

[The Professor]

Two swallows don't make a Summer.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Good post 365. Unfortunately the big sides don't play a lot of cricket against NZ though, and maybe the stats against them become less reliable because of the fewer games. and of course all players do better against poorer teams. With Williamson, I think the big difference is his relatively poor early career, he's done ok against everyone more recently. Taylor of course made a big double against Australia recently, but is inconsistent. BMcC has gone. The quality of NZ's batting is quite uncertain at the moment.

[Aidan11]

Zimbabwe 140/4.


Going at barely 2 runs an over.

[Aidan11]

240/5.

They're digging in.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Hundred partnership for Moor and Ervine.

[yuppie]

This looks like it could be headed for a draw......