New Zealanders claim that Aussies behave like big brothers or worse treat them as belonging to one of its states. So to prove it that they are as competitive in the game of cricket New Zealanders always reserve their best performances against Kangaroos.
So when the two teams meet here in Nagpur tomorrow, brace yourself for great action. It is going to be fiercer than all the matches played so far including the one between South Africa and West Indies, played in new Delhi yesterday.
The match was won by South Africa with relatively ease, though at one point of time it looked as if the match will be interesting till the last over. But because the West Indian bowlers failed to come up with good performance, they failed miserably against a better side.
But there are some big question marks and dots and we have to answer those question and fill the dots.
New Zealand came up with a great show against Kenyan side in their first and only World Cup match played so far. They bundled out Kenya for just 79 runs.
Can New Zealand bowlers come up with the same show against Australians. Kangaroos are not in their best form and have been beaten by South Africa and India in their warm up matches. But the same team played superb game and came up with easy win against Zimbabwe.
Most of their batsmen are in good form and their bowling has been strengthened by return of Brett Lee. Captain Ricky Ponting too has once against hit his form and so has his deputy Michael Clarke.
New Zealand team on the other hand has been beaten by Pakistan, Bangladesh and India in one after the other series. Their batting is unreliable at best and bowling not very effective.
Southee and Bennett have the potential to do great damage to the opponents, but only when they try. Can they hit form again their arch rivals, is a question that will be answered in the next couple of hours.
Meanwhile Watson is the key to any Aussies success. Will he be able to bat and play a long inning or will lose his wicket like he did in the last match.
Ponting another regular performer too is in news for all the wrong reasons. He hit and broke a TV after being bowled out at 28 in Nagpur. He has said sorry for his bad behavior while claiming that he didn’t break the television set.
So brace yourself for a great an entertaining match tomorrow in Nagpur. It is going to be paisa wasool.
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