ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[LittleBitFunny]

Zimbabwe team is all out for 268 runs. I think 268 runs is a small target for West Indies. That's because West Indies' batting is stronger than Zimbabwe's, if they can give them a better run target, it would have been a little easier for Zimbabwe to win this match. However, Zimbabwe will now have to bowl well and take wickets. If that happens, the West Indies team will be under a bit of pressure. Zimbabwe will not be able to beat the West Indies if they do not take consecutive wickets

The match turned out to be very competitive. We are enjoying a great match. It is still not possible to predict which team will win today. West Indies collected 199 runs in 37 overs. But they lost 6 wickets. Roston Chase and Holder are batting now. Roston managed to collect 30 runs. Even then, scoring 70 off 78 balls seems to be much more difficult. The important thing is that the bowling of Zimbabwe bowlers today is very controlled. This is why West Indies batsmen are unable to stay at the crease for long. I will be happy if Zimbabwe wins. Because this group is very hardworking.

West Indies just lost the wicket of Jason Holder. West Indies' seventh wicket falls. I would say West Indies' last hope now is Roston Chase. West Indies will win or lose if Roston Chase survives to the end. West Indies players need to collect 50 more runs to win. But since there are no experienced players at the crease. It is very difficult for West Indies batsmen to collect 50 runs under such pressure. And you said that Zimbabwean bowlers are bowling very well today. But I am surprised Zimbabwe's captain today used their 8 bowlers. At the moment, Zimbabwe looks more likely to win.

Zimbabwe likely to win in this match against the West Indies and it seems that the last two wickets for West Indies would not be able to achieve this target.
Both teams have won two matches each and also they played two matches so this match is crucial for them as if the points they get in this match will be helpful in the super 6 stage of the world cup qualifier.
Edit: 36 runs needed from 34 balls and only the last wicket remaining for the West Indies.

Whaaat a match!!! Today was a memorable day for Zimbabwe. It was totally unexpected that they could pull off such a great win against the West Indies. Still, after being given a target of just 269 runs, everyone thought West Indies would win today. Because in the last match too, West Indies made a huge collection of 339 runs against Nepal. But today West Indies lost by 35 runs against Zimbabwe. Congratulations to the Zimbabwe team. Special thanks should go to Sikendar Raza. He scored 68 runs and bowled well.

[Popkon6]

The Zimbabwean team is one of the best teams in the current season and it proved that today as well. Especially the Zimbabwean team has played three matches so far without losing a single one.
And batting and bowling line with very good performance can defeat other team in no time. Every match has been won unusually as the other team's players are too small for Zimbabwe's bowling which has already done well today with Chatara and other bowlers taking wickets. Sikandar Raja has performed very well in every match and Sikandar Raja and Chatara played a big role behind today's victory.
And Zimbabwe team is at the top of the points table with six points.

[onecall123]

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The match turned out to be very competitive. We are enjoying a great match. It is still not possible to predict which team will win today. West Indies collected 199 runs in 37 overs. But they lost 6 wickets. Roston Chase and Holder are batting now. Roston managed to collect 30 runs. Even then, scoring 70 off 78 balls seems to be much more difficult. The important thing is that the bowling of Zimbabwe bowlers today is very controlled. This is why West Indies batsmen are unable to stay at the crease for long. I will be happy if Zimbabwe wins. Because this group is very hardworking.

West Indies just lost the wicket of Jason Holder. West Indies' seventh wicket falls. I would say West Indies' last hope now is Roston Chase. West Indies will win or lose if Roston Chase survives to the end. West Indies players need to collect 50 more runs to win. But since there are no experienced players at the crease. It is very difficult for West Indies batsmen to collect 50 runs under such pressure. And you said that Zimbabwean bowlers are bowling very well today. But I am surprised Zimbabwe's captain today used their 8 bowlers. At the moment, Zimbabwe looks more likely to win.

Zimbabwe likely to win in this match against the West Indies and it seems that the last two wickets for West Indies would not be able to achieve this target.
Both teams have won two matches each and also they played two matches so this match is crucial for them as if the points they get in this match will be helpful in the super 6 stage of the world cup qualifier.
Edit: 36 runs needed from 34 balls and only the last wicket remaining for the West Indies.

Whaaat a match!!! Today was a memorable day for Zimbabwe. It was totally unexpected that they could pull off such a great win against the West Indies. Still, after being given a target of just 269 runs, everyone thought West Indies would win today. Because in the last match too, West Indies made a huge collection of 339 runs against Nepal. But today West Indies lost by 35 runs against Zimbabwe. Congratulations to the Zimbabwe team. Special thanks should go to Sikendar Raza. He scored 68 runs and bowled well.

Whaaat a fantastic performance by Zimbabwe! They managed to beat West Indies by an impressive 35 runs. Sikandar Raza played like one man army and carried the team on his own. This is a sign of a confident Zimbabwe cricket team and looks like a renaissance is truly happening for Zimbabwe cricket. Congratulations to Zimbabwe and their whole management for their exceptional performance! It's now the hope of many that Zimbabwe can successfully qualify for the mega event. It's an unfortunate result for West Indies though.

[coinerer]

Scotland won by 111 runs today. Scotland batted first and gave the target of runs. I thought that Scotland will not win in this run. But Scotland has performed very well in the bowling line.Because of which Scotland won very easily in today's match. I did not think that United Arab Emirates will play so badly in batting. United Arab Emirates scored 171 runs all out. But for Scotland's players, it helped a lot to win this match.

UAE looks good in t20 matches but looks very weak in ODI. a target of 282 runs was not a huge target for an ODI match but in the meantime UAE lost by 111 runs. UAE plays very poorly in ODI matches losing most of their matches. 4 UAE players were got out after scoring below 10 runs. and because of this they lost all the wickets with 171 runs after playing only 35 overs

Yes I think UAE is strong in T20 but very weak in ODI match. Due to bad performance of batsmen in this match UAE team lost by so many runs. If they could have done better in batting today then today match would have been a tough fight between the two teams.But UAE's poor performance is all out.

UAE may be good in T20 but absolutely weak in ODI some UAE players are unable to play for long time and that's why they lose all wickets before they finish 50 overs.  However, they need to train more in order to play well. UAE are still very weak and they keep losing games.  But there is effort in them which will help them to do well in future matches

[synchronym]

Congratulations to Zimbabwe team Zimbabwe won by 35 runs. Zimbabwe played very well, even though they could not make the target of runs much bigger, they bowled out a big team like West Indies by 233 runs. Undoubtedly, Zimbabwe bowlers have bowled very well.
 Keemo Paul in particular took three wickets with some beautiful balls. Zimbabwe's chances of going from the World Cup qualifiers to the main stage just got a lot easier. But they will present a more beautiful game in the main event. I think West Indies are very unlucky not to win this match today. Anyway congratulations to the Zimbabwean team may they play better in the upcoming matches.

[Litzki1990]

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The match turned out to be very competitive. We are enjoying a great match. It is still not possible to predict which team will win today. West Indies collected 199 runs in 37 overs. But they lost 6 wickets. Roston Chase and Holder are batting now. Roston managed to collect 30 runs. Even then, scoring 70 off 78 balls seems to be much more difficult. The important thing is that the bowling of Zimbabwe bowlers today is very controlled. This is why West Indies batsmen are unable to stay at the crease for long. I will be happy if Zimbabwe wins. Because this group is very hardworking.

West Indies just lost the wicket of Jason Holder. West Indies' seventh wicket falls. I would say West Indies' last hope now is Roston Chase. West Indies will win or lose if Roston Chase survives to the end. West Indies players need to collect 50 more runs to win. But since there are no experienced players at the crease. It is very difficult for West Indies batsmen to collect 50 runs under such pressure. And you said that Zimbabwean bowlers are bowling very well today. But I am surprised Zimbabwe's captain today used their 8 bowlers. At the moment, Zimbabwe looks more likely to win.

Zimbabwe likely to win in this match against the West Indies and it seems that the last two wickets for West Indies would not be able to achieve this target.
Both teams have won two matches each and also they played two matches so this match is crucial for them as if the points they get in this match will be helpful in the super 6 stage of the world cup qualifier.
Edit: 36 runs needed from 34 balls and only the last wicket remaining for the West Indies.

Whaaat a match!!! Today was a memorable day for Zimbabwe. It was totally unexpected that they could pull off such a great win against the West Indies. Still, after being given a target of just 269 runs, everyone thought West Indies would win today. Because in the last match too, West Indies made a huge collection of 339 runs against Nepal. But today West Indies lost by 35 runs against Zimbabwe. Congratulations to the Zimbabwe team. Special thanks should go to Sikendar Raza. He scored 68 runs and bowled well.

Whaaat a fantastic performance by Zimbabwe! They managed to beat West Indies by an impressive 35 runs. Sikandar Raza played like one man army and carried the team on his own. This is a sign of a confident Zimbabwe cricket team and looks like a renaissance is truly happening for Zimbabwe cricket. Congratulations to Zimbabwe and their whole management for their exceptional performance! It's now the hope of many that Zimbabwe can successfully qualify for the mega event. It's an unfortunate result for West Indies though.

Zimbabwe's current squad is one of the most deserving teams to make it to the main stage of the World Cup. Today my expectation was that if Zimbabwe could score 280 they would have a chance of winning but they scored 268 to get a big win by 35 runs against the West Indies. It would not be wrong to call it a big win because West Indies are a big team so a win for a relatively small team against a big team is a big win.

Zimbabwe have already qualified for the next round as group champions.  In the fight to determine the second team, the Netherlands will take the field against the West Indies in the next match. That match will be a do or die match for both teams, that is, the team that wins that match will go to the next round. Their World Cup dream will be over if they are defeated.

[BALIK]

Scotland won by 111 runs today. Scotland batted first and gave the target of runs. I thought that Scotland will not win in this run. But Scotland has performed very well in the bowling line.Because of which Scotland won very easily in today's match. I did not think that United Arab Emirates will play so badly in batting. United Arab Emirates scored 171 runs all out. But for Scotland's players, it helped a lot to win this match.

UAE looks good in t20 matches but looks very weak in ODI. a target of 282 runs was not a huge target for an ODI match but in the meantime UAE lost by 111 runs. UAE plays very poorly in ODI matches losing most of their matches. 4 UAE players were got out after scoring below 10 runs. and because of this they lost all the wickets with 171 runs after playing only 35 overs

Yes I think UAE is strong in T20 but very weak in ODI match. Due to bad performance of batsmen in this match UAE team lost by so many runs. If they could have done better in batting today then today match would have been a tough fight between the two teams.But UAE's poor performance is all out.

UAE may be good in T20 but absolutely weak in ODI some UAE players are unable to play for long time and that's why they lose all wickets before they finish 50 overs.  However, they need to train more in order to play well. UAE are still very weak and they keep losing games.  But there is effort in them which will help them to do well in future matches

We had high expectations from the UAE team. I have seen the performance of this team a few days ago. I got to see some talented players on the team. But now their performance is very poor. They lost their first match against Sri Lanka. I thought they would make a comeback by winning against Oman. But the Oman team also won by 5 wickets against UAE. UAE performed poorly in all three matches and lost all the matches. I would say UAE players need to work harder. Despite having talented players they are not able to perform well.

[n0ne]

Today both the match results were something against the prediction. In the match between Zimbabwe and West Indies, it is Zimbabwe that won it defending with 268 runs as target. Sikandar Raza have his contribution in most of the matches won by Zimbabwe. Today's match being played in Zimbabwe could've got little advantage on the match. Runs were coming good for West Indies, but the wickets kept falling at regular interval. This is the reason for today's match loss.

In the other match Nepal played against Netherlands. After winning the toss Netherlands have won the toss and decided to bowl. Nepal could've collected atleast 200+ runs. The performance isn't upto the mark and ended the innings for 167 runs. Netherlands chased the target with ease reaching the target in 28 overs losing 3 wickets.

[Crypto Library]

Today both the match results were something against the prediction. In the match between Zimbabwe and West Indies, it is Zimbabwe that won it defending with 268 runs as target. Sikandar Raza have his contribution in most of the matches won by Zimbabwe. Today's match being played in Zimbabwe could've got little advantage on the match. Runs were coming good for West Indies, but the wickets kept falling at regular interval. This is the reason for today's match loss.

In the other match Nepal played against Netherlands. After winning the toss Netherlands have won the toss and decided to bowl. Nepal could've collected atleast 200+ runs. The performance isn't upto the mark and ended the innings for 167 runs. Netherlands chased the target with ease reaching the target in 28 overs losing 3 wickets.

The results of the both matches today were contrary to my expectations, on the one hand Zimbabwe won against the West Indies and the Netherlands against Nepal. If we see then Zimbabwe is stronger than West Indies and Nepal as stronger team than Netherlands.
And yes I would agree with you that Zimbabwe got an extra benefit in this match being their home ground. Especially their bowlers have been able to take more wickets towards the last with the benefit of the home pitch and I think Zimbabwe won today because of their good performance of their bowlers.
On the other hand, if we talk about the match between Netherlands and Nepal, then the batsmen of Nepal have performed one of their worst today. All types of batsmen in their top order and middle order failed to perform today. And I think this things brings a plus point for the Netherlands team. They lost all wickets with only 167 runs in the ODI format while Netherlands managed to cross this target in only 27 overs. But today Max O'Dowd has to applaud this man's incredible performance, he got out with 90 off just 75 balls, but today I would call his century miss a blemish on the match.

[kro55]

In the other match Nepal played against Netherlands. After winning the toss Netherlands have won the toss and decided to bowl. Nepal could've collected atleast 200+ runs. The performance isn't upto the mark and ended the innings for 167 runs. Netherlands chased the target with ease reaching the target in 28 overs losing 3 wickets.

Nepal has won only one match out of 4 matches. We know that the Nepal team is not strong. They are not experienced. Even then I didn't think it would perform so badly. The matches are being played on batting-friendly pitches. High scores are possible if the batsmen are able to bat responsibly in every match. On such a pitch, Nepal gave the target only 168 runs. It wasn't enough to win. The Netherlands reached the target in just 27 overs. And they lost only three wickets. The performance of Nepalese players was very poor. They need to be more confident. The team must maintain the stability of performance in the upcoming Asia Cup.

[eaLiTy]

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The results of the both matches today were contrary to my expectations, on the one hand Zimbabwe won against the West Indies and the Netherlands against Nepal. If we see then Zimbabwe is stronger than West Indies and Nepal as stronger team than Netherlands.

I was surprised on seeing the result between Zimbabwe and West Indies as the target was not that huge and my expectation was that West Indies would chase them but once Sikandar Raza took the wicket of Shai Hope, i knew it is going to be a close match as they have a fairly young team and expected the pressure would consume them and that is exactly what happened in the end.

Props to Sikandar Raza for yet another all round performance.

[n0ne]

In the other match Nepal played against Netherlands. After winning the toss Netherlands have won the toss and decided to bowl. Nepal could've collected atleast 200+ runs. The performance isn't upto the mark and ended the innings for 167 runs. Netherlands chased the target with ease reaching the target in 28 overs losing 3 wickets.

Nepal has won only one match out of 4 matches. We know that the Nepal team is not strong. They are not experienced. Even then I didn't think it would perform so badly. The matches are being played on batting-friendly pitches. High scores are possible if the batsmen are able to bat responsibly in every match. On such a pitch, Nepal gave the target only 168 runs. It wasn't enough to win. The Netherlands reached the target in just 27 overs. And they lost only three wickets. The performance of Nepalese players was very poor. They need to be more confident. The team must maintain the stability of performance in the upcoming Asia Cup.

Nepal haven't played much away from the subcontinent. The match being played in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe makes it little difficult for them to get adopted to the varying pitch. Netherlands were already used to it, and are playing in similar pattern of grounds. Nepal team isn't that good in performance and doesn't have much of strong players, but there is big expectation on the team for some reasons. Looking on the performance it doesn't look like the team gonna make big impact on the qualifier league.

[Minor Miner]

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The results of the both matches today were contrary to my expectations, on the one hand Zimbabwe won against the West Indies and the Netherlands against Nepal. If we see then Zimbabwe is stronger than West Indies and Nepal as stronger team than Netherlands.

I was surprised on seeing the result between Zimbabwe and West Indies as the target was not that huge and my expectation was that West Indies would chase them but once Sikandar Raza took the wicket of Shai Hope, i knew it is going to be a close match as they have a fairly young team and expected the pressure would consume them and that is exactly what happened in the end.

Props to Sikandar Raza for yet another all round performance.

Zimbabwe's performance today surprised everyone. This team has done a great performance. They were a bit behind in batting. Even then, the team was able to provide a target of 269 runs in the end. However, since the West Indies batsmen played very well in the previous matches, I thought they would win today's match as well. But the bowlers of Zimbabwe bowled very well. Probably the captain of Zimbabwe used 8 bowlers in today's match. Almost every bowler has bowled under control. Zimbabwe's overall performance was very good. Batting, bowling, and fielding they have done well in every side.

[GigaBit]

In the other match Nepal played against Netherlands. After winning the toss Netherlands have won the toss and decided to bowl. Nepal could've collected atleast 200+ runs. The performance isn't upto the mark and ended the innings for 167 runs. Netherlands chased the target with ease reaching the target in 28 overs losing 3 wickets.

Nepal has won only one match out of 4 matches. We know that the Nepal team is not strong. They are not experienced. Even then I didn't think it would perform so badly. The matches are being played on batting-friendly pitches. High scores are possible if the batsmen are able to bat responsibly in every match. On such a pitch, Nepal gave the target only 168 runs. It wasn't enough to win. The Netherlands reached the target in just 27 overs. And they lost only three wickets. The performance of Nepalese players was very poor. They need to be more confident. The team must maintain the stability of performance in the upcoming Asia Cup.

I had good confident about the Nepal team but the performance of some matches in these World Cup Qualifiers has changed this thought. Winning just one out of four matches confirms that they are yet to develop good batting and bowling skills. Last match they lost against Netherlands which is a big defeat for the Nepal team. Most of the viewers lost their reliance on the team. But one thing is certainly clear that there is a big difference between playing in small and big tournaments. Although the Nepal team has some good innings records in the past history they could not reflect that in the World Cup Qualifiers.

[teosanru]

In the other match Nepal played against Netherlands. After winning the toss Netherlands have won the toss and decided to bowl. Nepal could've collected atleast 200+ runs. The performance isn't upto the mark and ended the innings for 167 runs. Netherlands chased the target with ease reaching the target in 28 overs losing 3 wickets.

Nepal has won only one match out of 4 matches. We know that the Nepal team is not strong. They are not experienced. Even then I didn't think it would perform so badly. The matches are being played on batting-friendly pitches. High scores are possible if the batsmen are able to bat responsibly in every match. On such a pitch, Nepal gave the target only 168 runs. It wasn't enough to win. The Netherlands reached the target in just 27 overs. And they lost only three wickets. The performance of Nepalese players was very poor. They need to be more confident. The team must maintain the stability of performance in the upcoming Asia Cup.

I had good confident about the Nepal team but the performance of some matches in these World Cup Qualifiers has changed this thought. Winning just one out of four matches confirms that they are yet to develop good batting and bowling skills. Last match they lost against Netherlands which is a big defeat for the Nepal team. Most of the viewers lost their reliance on the team. But one thing is certainly clear that there is a big difference between playing in small and big tournaments. Although the Nepal team has some good innings records in the past history they could not reflect that in the World Cup Qualifiers.

I think it's not normal for Nepal team to play outside the subcontinent so that also might be a very new experience for them and one of the reason why they are struggling so much. Even Sri Lanka which is on number 9 won previous Asia Cup because it played so well on sub continent pitches while they can't really play on all the foreign pitches.

[Mahdirakib]

I was surprised on seeing the result between Zimbabwe and West Indies as the target was not that huge and my expectation was that West Indies would chase them but once Sikandar Raza took the wicket of Shai Hope, i knew it is going to be a close match as they have a fairly young team and expected the pressure would consume them and that is exactly what happened in the end.

West Indies players need a better guideline to do well by being under pressure. The match was still under control of West Indies after the fall of 5th wicket. But the lower order batsmen couldn't take the pressure. West Indies bowlers had also given a bit extra runs on the last two overs. West Indies was knocked out from the group stage in the last T20 world cup. I wouldn't be surprised if they get knocked out from the qualifier stage of the ODI world cup.

[fuguebtc]

Today both the match results were something against the prediction. In the match between Zimbabwe and West Indies, it is Zimbabwe that won it defending with 268 runs as target. Sikandar Raza have his contribution in most of the matches won by Zimbabwe. Today's match being played in Zimbabwe could've got little advantage on the match. Runs were coming good for West Indies, but the wickets kept falling at regular interval. This is the reason for today's match loss.

In the other match Nepal played against Netherlands. After winning the toss Netherlands have won the toss and decided to bowl. Nepal could've collected atleast 200+ runs. The performance isn't upto the mark and ended the innings for 167 runs. Netherlands chased the target with ease reaching the target in 28 overs losing 3 wickets.

I did not think even in 1 million years that Zimbabwe will be able to beat West Indies while giving them a target of 269. That is just unbelievable. And that also shows that the Zimbabwe bowlers have done exceptionally well. I think this also shows that the batting lineup of West Indies is really bad. No consistency in the batting of the West Indies.

In the match between Nepal and Netherlands, I thought Nepal was going to win because they should have better and better support compared to the Netherlands. But Nepal actually performed pretty badly. This was actually funny, and it was just match where the Nepal batsmen never bought the door. I will certainly say that of course these were two matches that no one expected the outcome of.

[LDL]

I was surprised on seeing the result between Zimbabwe and West Indies as the target was not that huge and my expectation was that West Indies would chase them but once Sikandar Raza took the wicket of Shai Hope, i knew it is going to be a close match as they have a fairly young team and expected the pressure would consume them and that is exactly what happened in the end.

West Indies players need a better guideline to do well by being under pressure. The match was still under control of West Indies after the fall of 5th wicket. But the lower order batsmen couldn't take the pressure. West Indies bowlers had also given a bit extra runs on the last two overs. West Indies was knocked out from the group stage in the last T20 world cup. I wouldn't be surprised if they get knocked out from the qualifier stage of the ODI world cup.

Your prediction about West Indies is right because a T20 style batting team like West Indies did not participate in the last T20 World Cup. Moreover, it cannot be said with certainty whether the West Indies will be able to participate in the ICC World Cup this year. But in today's match, West Indies' sure victory and losing the match bears that indication. Zimbabwe will participate in the Super Six as group champions. However, in the case of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean bowlers and batters have been given additional benefits in their own venue.

[speeder]

The match between West Indies and Zimbabwe saw a lot of excitement towards the end of the game. West Indies cricket team played well at the beginning of the game in the second innings, but failed to give a good finish towards the end of the game. However, West Indies had enough chances to win this match against Zimbabwe. But they could not use this opportunity. The target of 269 runs set by Zimbabwe was not a big target for the West Indies. Unfortunately, West Indies lost the match by 35 runs against Zimbabwe. But this match was one to really enjoy

[Vaskiy]

I was surprised on seeing the result between Zimbabwe and West Indies as the target was not that huge and my expectation was that West Indies would chase them but once Sikandar Raza took the wicket of Shai Hope, i knew it is going to be a close match as they have a fairly young team and expected the pressure would consume them and that is exactly what happened in the end.

West Indies players need a better guideline to do well by being under pressure. The match was still under control of West Indies after the fall of 5th wicket. But the lower order batsmen couldn't take the pressure. West Indies bowlers had also given a bit extra runs on the last two overs. West Indies was knocked out from the group stage in the last T20 world cup. I wouldn't be surprised if they get knocked out from the qualifier stage of the ODI world cup.

Your prediction about West Indies is right because a T20 style batting team like West Indies did not participate in the last T20 World Cup. Moreover, it cannot be said with certainty whether the West Indies will be able to participate in the ICC World Cup this year. But in today's match, West Indies' sure victory and losing the match bears that indication. Zimbabwe will participate in the Super Six as group champions. However, in the case of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean bowlers and batters have been given additional benefits in their own venue.

From the start of the World Cup Qualifier West Indies and Sri Lanka looked very strong and they never took any team down to them and played, because losing a match will make them get into trouble. West Indies have come into the trouble, must win match against Netherlands itself a pressure. Another thing, Netherlands is a team same as West Indies. We don't know when they'll perform well and when they don't. The bottom order didn't perform which is the reason for the loss of West Indies against Netherlands, however expecting performance from the lower bottom is really unfair.