World T20 Champs group stages, Feb 7-20

[bigfluffylemon]

England next.

Should be an easy win over Nepal. So no doubt they'll find a way to stuff it up.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Losing to Nepal would surely be an all time low.

[meninblue]

NZ end up with a comfortable win with 13 balls to spare. The partnership between Glenn and Tim after those two wickets of successive balls steered the chase.

[meninblue]

Looks like NZ have gone in with the wrong balance in their attack. Afg should defend that total.

I think it's going to be close. It's a high scoring stadium - 180 is no more than par IMO.

Chennai has the slowest wickets in all of India. Even in IPL this ground has seen low totals with spin dominating in most matches year after year. This was certainly not the typical Chennai wicket.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Top four is crucial, and Bethell and Banton isn't the most inspiring 3/4.

[Arthur Crabtree]

England lose to a mountain. Where have I heard that before?

[meninblue]

Phil out for just 1 run. Big wicket for Nepal. Easy catch for Sandeep.

England 5/1.

[meninblue]

Nice cut shot by Jacob, four all along the ground.

[meninblue]

And six the very next ball. Not trying to settle in at all.

[meninblue]

4 on the next.

Jacob 14 runs from 4 balls.

[Arthur Crabtree]

England steady the ship against... the Nepal attack.

Presume Nepal is another India/Pakistan diaspora XI.

[bigfluffylemon]

So no doubt they'll find a way to stuff it up.

2 down already

[meninblue]

Good ball by Nandan to get that wicket. The previosu ball was short and wide, whcih was hit 4 by Jos. Not this one which had less width and prbably a better length as well to amke the cut difficult.

England 44/2. Run rate is 9+. With Liam Dawson batting at 8 Nepal needs more of these wickets to slow down the run scoring.

[Arthur Crabtree]

England digging in.

[meninblue]

At Wankhede England should look to post 220+. Tiny ground with a batitng wicket. The ball seems to be coming nicely with a good bounce for stroke play. And this wicket is certainly not the one on which Michael Clarke once took 6/9 in test.