THE MOTHER OF ALL COLLISIONS
This is a match that people will remember for all the wrong reasons but one should not forget that it was one of the best one day matches of recent times. It was a fiercly fought match with a nail-biting finish.
Scott Styris hit 69, Oram made of crucial 38, and Kyle Mills defied all odds to remain unbeaten on 25 but it all came to the last ball of the match when New Zealand held their nerves to win the match that was marred with controversy and emotions flying everywhere.
After the match was over the New Zealanders didn’t come out of the pavillion to shake hands to mark their protest againgst Collingwood’s decision not to withdraw the appeal for the run-out.
This match has again brought the ages-old arguments to be discussed again.
Firstly it again proved the point that on pitches with little assistence for the bowlers the matches will be more exciting.
Second ODI’s still has what it takes to be appeal to the spectators. Many doubted it after the IPL.
Third Did Collingwood did the right thing not to withdraw the appeal for the run-out. In my view this is proffesional cricket we are talking about and Collingwood was perhaps correct. With the series at stake i think even Vettori would have done the same thing in his position.
check the scorecard here
the scorecard
