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General Category => Sports => Topic started by: KiloDeltaCharlie on October 23, 2021, 05:59:41 AM
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Just raising a new thread to cover the T20 World Cup in cricket which starts in earnest today.
Todays games are:
11:00 BST Australia vs South Africa (Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi)
15:00 BST England vs West Indies (International Cricket Stadium, Dubai)
Australia have made a good start against SA and should beat a team not at their best.
West Indies are the holders but a lot has happened since then, England have had a good record recently.
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Australia kept SA to 118. Very low score in this form of cricket. SA will need quick wickets and will obviously have to bowl Australia out to win the game.
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Well the Aussies made hard work of that. Pretty underwhelming performance. Good with the ball but much to work on with the batting. Still good to start the competition with a win against a good side though.
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Yeah, when I saw they had a target that low I presumed they would get there with a handful of overs to spare... that was a little too close! But as you say a win is a win, and one commentator has said the wickets are slow, so big totals may be rare.
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An easy win for England, it looks like the West Indies are going to have a tough time defending their title... 55 all out and England knocked off the runs with more than 11 overs to spare.
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A bit late for todays games:
11:00 (BST) Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
15:00 (BST) India v Pakistan
Bangladesh batted first and made 171 (for 4 wickets) in their 20 overs. Given the low scores yesterday I think that could be a challenging total for Sri Lanka, who I would have had as the favourites for this game.
India should beat Pakistan as they are the favourites for the whole tournament. But upsets can happen and Pakistan are a potential dark horse.
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^Don’t underestimate the rivalry between India & Pakistan. That’s a proper rivalry, but yeah India should account for them. All their players are fresh off the Indian Premier League playing on very similar pitches in that part of the world.
The Bangers put a decent score on the board but there bowling doesn’t offer much which will give Sri Lanka a chance of knocking those runs off.
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Quite an easy win for Sri Lanka in the end.
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151 for India, I think they would be looking for a few more than that, but it may be a slow pitch.
As I suspected that 151 was no where near enough as Pakistan won withour losing a wicket with more than 2 overs remaining. Still early days for India but I don't think they can afford to slip up from now.
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The only game today is:
15:00 (BST) Afghanistan vs Scotland
Both had to qualify, no idea who's better!
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I’d expect Afghanistan to win that quite comfortably. They have 2 of the best T20 bowlers let alone spin bowlers in the world in Nabi and Rashid Khan. Both are regulars playing the Big Bash league in Australia over summer. They’re pure class.
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I guess you know a lot more about them than I do! But that is convincing info that suggests the Scots won't get anything from this game.
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Wait, what, West Indies only got 55 all out?
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Yep, it's been a low scoring tournament so far... well Afghanistan have just scored 190 in their 20 overs, that's nearer to where you would expect teams to get, and 240+ when a good team plays a minnow..
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Afghanistan beat Scotland by 130 runs... oops!
Today's games are:
11:00 South Africa vs West Indies
15:00 Pakistan vs New Zealand
West Indies did better this time and scored 143 in their innings. It's probably not enough against a good team like SA.
Pakistan had a shock win over India so can't be dismissed as also rans; New Zealand's first match of the tournament so I'm not sure how they're playing at the moment, it could go either way.
EDIT: Comfortable win for SA there, only losing 2 wickets with a bit to spare.
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New Zealand only got 134 for 8 in their 20 overs. That never looked like enough against Pakistan who knocked off the runs easily.
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Pakistan's got a strong opening, so it seems.
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I think the biggest thing to come out of the SA v West Indies game was that SA star opening batsman/keeper Quinton de Kock pulled out just minutes before the start for refusing to take the edict that the team kneel before the game.
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It's not obligatory in the Premier League, but most people do it. I remember someone (I think it was Wilfred Zaha) said he wasn't going to do it. Is it obligatory in the T20 World Cup, or is it on a team by team basis?
Today's games
11:00 England vs Bangladesh
15:00 Scotland vs Namibia
England have already restricted Bangladesh to 124 for 9 in their 20 overs. I would be dissapointed if England didn't go on to win from there.
Namibia haven't played yet but were not convincing in the pre-tournament qualifiing, whole Scotland won all three of their games, I might just edge Scotland but that might be home bias! ')
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It’s not obligatory in terms of you have to take a knee but I think it is in terms of acknowledging it in some way, like for instance, Pakistan choose to stand with their hand over their hearts. Bunch of bullshit as far as I’m concerned. I support racial equality but no one should be made to do it, otherwise it just comes across as tokenism and virtue signalling.
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I think their hearts are in the right place, but it's one of those gestures that if it goes on long enough people forget what it was all about.
Anyway, England had a confortable victory, knocking off the 124 runs with nearly 6 overs and 8 wickets to spare.
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Oh dear Scotland... losT 3 wickets in the first 4 deliveries! :D
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Scotland recovered to an extent and finished on 109 but Namibia were comfortable in reaching that figure.
Just one game today but could be a good one is:
15:00 Australia vs Sri Lanka
Could go either way, but I'll favour the Aussies this time.
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I'll root for Australia here, but at work I'll have to cheer for my co-worker's Sri Lanka. :smug:
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Sei Lanka made 154 for 6 in their innings. Normally I would say Australia knock that off with 1-hand tied behind their back, but they're not at the top of their game at the moment. Should still get there but it might not be a walk in the park! ;)
Looks like it was a walk in the park afterall, Aussies got there at a canter.
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Lol, go Australia!
I'll commiserate with my Sri Lankan buddy in about 6 hours. :D
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Just started:
West Indies vs Bangladesh
15:00 Pakistan vs Afghanistan
I think the WIndies / Bangladesh game could be quite close (famous last words!!), West Indies probably should win though/
Pakistan should beat Afghanistan, both are unbeaten but that doesn't show the true picture! A bit surprised that Pakistan are playing their third game before most of their group have played their second!
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Chris Gayle needs to retire. Not even 1/4 of the player he was. Shows just how bad West Indies cricket is travelling atm when they’re still opening with a 42yo Gayle.
Big clash coming up in a couple of days Kilo :drama:
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Yep, England vs Australia... Saturday at 15:00, probably the middle of the night for you, Jack? That's a shame. :(
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Australia to win that one, I reckon.
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How good are your predictions? Should I be worried?
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I’m tipping England to win the whole thing but if they can’t beat Australia I might have to rethink that
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How good are your predictions? Should I be worried?
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The rest of the world has over 99% more of the worlds population to choose from! ;)
Bangladesh fell just short in their run chase falling just 3 runs short. They were never out of touch with the run rate, but failing to score off the last delivery when a 4 would have won it.
Afghanistan have made 147 in their innings, Pakistan should achieve that total but it's not a gimme.
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Yeah the Aus v Eng game starts at 1am here unfortunately Kilo. They obviously didn't take the Australian public into consideration when they did the schedule. Speaking of scheduling, most teams would've played 3 games after tomorrow when India’s only played one. Seems odd
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It's thoughtless, they could have had that match in the earlier time slot and it would have been good for England (11am) and Australia (9pm)! It wouldn't have affected SA vs Sri Lanka, the later slot wouldn't bother their schedules!
Yes the fixtures are genuinely weird, surely each team should have played the same number of games after each round of matches!
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The Sri Lankan bowler that bowled the last over was an idiot. Bowled on their pads with pace on. Perfect hitting zone for slogging tail enders. Cost his team the match.
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Australia 125 all out. I'm not getting excited for England yet... we've pulled defeat from the jaws of victory too many times in the past!!
I was worried that it might not have been a very good batting pitch... but England knocked off the runs in less than 12 overs with the loss of only 2 wickets. So surprisingly easy, I do expect the Aussies to come back from this and progress to the next stages.
I should just clarify, that I don't have access to the pay channel showing the games, so I'm following the scores on the internet, therefore I don't really see the action until the hi-lights later!
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I have a dedicated cricket channel on my Murdoch owned Foxtel subscription and every game is showed live but I’m glad I didn’t stay up to watch the game. Aussies got their arses kicked and England were obviously impressive, but who cares about hit & giggle T20 cricket, it’s only the Ashes that matter :P
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The "Ashes", what are they then?! ;)
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An easy win for Afghanistan against Namibia. Afghanistan might be n outside bet to progress to the next stage... it will probably be Pakistan and India. but if New Zealand beat India later today it would throw the group wide open.
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Poor, poor innings from India, 110 for 7 in their 20 overs. Waaay too few runs. New Zealand are a good team and won't have a problem getting to that meagre total, indeed they are already at 75 for 1 with over half their overs left.
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So that's hope for Afghanistan, then.
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New Zealand duly won quite comfortably with several overs left. India have still 0 points and must win their last 3 games to be in with a chance of progressing. I think Pakistan are a shoe-in to win the group.
Group 2 Table
Pakistan - 6pts from 3 games
Afghans. - 4pts from 3 games
New Zeal. - 2pts from 2 games
Namibia 2pts - from 2 games
India - 0pts from 2 games
Scotland - 0pts from 2 games
Afghanistan have a chance, they're in a good position but New Zealand might now be a better proposition with the win over India, they have a game in hand too but a far inferior run rate.
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Only Game today is
1400 (GMT) England vs Sri Lanka
I'd like to think England will win this, but it's not like Sri Lanka are a poor team, and a win for them wouldn't be a shock
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England easy.
India are in trouble at 0-2 given only top 2 teams from each group go through which is ridiculous. That will change come the next WC if India don’t go through.
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While not a disaster, England only scored 163 in their 20 overs, I was hoping they might have cleared 200. I think Butlers 101 is the first ton of the tournament. It is a total they can defend but Sri Lanka could get there. We shall see.
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England won, but it wasn't so easy: at 129 for 5 Sri Lanka were looking dangerous, but the tail-end collapsed and were all out for 137. England have all but mathematically progressed to the next stage.
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Two games today:
10:00 South Africa vs Bangladesh
14:00 Pakistan vs Namibia
Baring surprises there should be easy wins for SA and Pakistan.
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SA won quite easily, limiting Bangladesg to just 84 all out, and then SA knocked off the runs with little fuss.
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Pakistan won in a straight forward manner, they set a good total of 189, and although Namibia were solid, they were never on the pace required and fell 45 runs short. Pakistan are confirmed qualifiers for the next stage with 4 wins from 4 games.
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Today's games are:
currently New Zealand vs Scotland
14:00 India vs Afghanistan
New Zealand are in the process of posting the sort of score that Scotland can't hope to get anywhere near. So I expect an easy win for NZ.
India must win their game, if not then they will not progress to the next stage, they've been abysmal so far. Afghanistan have shown that they are a decent team and won't be pushed aside, a win for them and they'll be in a good shape to get that 2nd qualification spot, but will the real India show up!!
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Seems Australia will have to win their last 2 games and hope SA loses to England because of net run rate even though they’ll finish on the same amount of wins if SA beat England. Doesn't seem right given Australia beat SA. A Tie breaker seems a fairer outcome in that situation.
Also I mentioned it before but the fact only 2 teams from each group progress through seems am anomaly as well. Not to mention how stacked one group is in quality of teams compared to the other group.
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Yeah, I don't know what the method of allocating teams to the groups were.
I do wonder if there is scope to change to a 4 groups of 4 with the top 2 in each going through to a quarter final. With the current 2 groups of 6 with only 2 going through to a semi-final I think they've missed out on an opportunity to make things fairer and even a bit more exciting.
Ok, so Scotland got a lot closer to NZ than I expected, but NZ won by 16 runs.
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India is the first team in the tournament to score a double ton. Could be too little too late for them though. Gonna come down to that NZ vs Afghanistan game where they’ll have to rely on Afghanistan upsetting NZ.
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I really thought that 200+ would happen more often than this. Perhaps the Aussies can get inspiration today to tonk a 200 against Bangladesh... a must win for the Aussies regardless:
10:00 Australia vs Bangladesh
14:00 West Indies vs Sri Lanka
It should be a comfortable win for Australia. As for WI vs SL I think it will be close and could go either way.
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So the Bangers got knocked over for 73. If Australia can reach the target within 7 overs it should go a long way to boosting their net run rate.
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I'm quite good at maths but I have no idea how they calculate that Run Rate!
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It’s calculated as (runs scored/overs faced) - (runs conceded/overs bowled)
Australia made light work of that total punching it out in 6.2 overs.
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Been out today, so just an update to say that New Zealand and India had easy wins over Namibia and Scotland respectively.
The wins for NZ and India now make it unlikely that Afghanistan will qualify as they will need to beat NZ and hope that India lose to Namibia. If New Zealand beat Afghanistan then India (pre-tournament favourites) are out regardless of other results.
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The final two matches in group 1 today:
10:00 Australia vs West Indies
14:00 England vs South Africa
If Australia win they go through... maybe not mathematically certain but SA would have to have a BIG win over England to get a better runrate than Australia. Indeed if England beat SA, Australia may well go through even if they also lose to WI.
And as I write the WIs have just finished their innings at 157-7, it seems an ok toal, but 2 sixes off the last two balls could make all the difference. Having said that Australia should be able to get there, but I'm sure they would have preferred a lower target!
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It was quite comfortable for Australia in the end reaching the total with almost 4 overs remaining. They stand in 2nd place at the moment but to lose that position SA will need that Big win over England.
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So SA beat England but it was only by 10 runs, they needed to win by a far larger margin to get a place in the next stage. So at the end of the Group 1 games England and Australia progress to the Semi-Finals.
Group 2 will wrap up over the next 2 days to see who will join Pakistan in the Semi-finals.
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Well done, UK and Oz!
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The early game today is New Zealand vs Afghanistan, if New Zealand win then they join Pakistan in the Semi-finals regrdless of tomorrows game between India and Namibia. I think NZ should win today although the Afghans have a chance of progressing themselves with the right set of results.
The late game today is Pakistan vs Scotland. Pretty much a dead game as Pakistan are already through and Scotland are only playing for pride! I suspect Pakistan will have a big win.
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NZ had a comfortable win today, so join Pakistan in the semi-finals. Pakistan are currently playing Scotland and if they win they go through as group winners.
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Scotland duly lost to Pakistan and the semi-final line up is now complete. I can't help thinking the organisers thought tomorrows India vs Namibia match might have had something riding on it... but it's a dead duck!
Semi Final 1 on Wednesday is England vs New Zealand
Semi Final 2 on Thursday is Pakistan vs Australia
A KDC vs JtS final is on the cards! ;)
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I’m tipping an England v Pakistan final but funnier things have happened.
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India won their last game against Namibia. Too little too late, they'll not be getting a heroes welcome back home.
Today we have the first semi-final starting at 14:00 GMT
England vs New Zealand
Both teams are playing well and this could go either way. Obviously I'm rooting for England.
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England batted first and scored 166 runs. It's a solid total but I'm not convinced it's going to be enough.
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Yep, not enough, NZ won with an over to spare!
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Revenge must’ve been sweet for NZ after being ripped off in the ODI World Cup final in 2019 lmao
Seriously though. What a cricketing nation NZ is. Made the ODI WC final in 2019(got dudded) Won the World test championship last year, and now are in the T20 WC final.
Did England choke?
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Nah! They didn't choke, they didn't put enough runs on the board!
But England probably recognised this as the least important format of the game and decided to let NZ win! :D ;)
So an Australia-NZ final could happen!
Todays secod semi-final starting at 14:00 GMT
Pakistan vs Australia
Pakistan are unbeaten, but the Aussies always raise their game when it matters. Could go either way.
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England seemingly had NZ on the ropes. Their 2 best batsman were out early, Guptill 3rd ball and Williamson 3rd over. At the half way mark they had NZ 2/58 chasing 166. Got down to NZ needing 57 off 23 balls and they got there with an over to spare. Call it what you will, a choke or not enough runs, either way, England blew it.
I actually think T20 has gone past ODI, that’s where the money and the crowds are these days, a lot of players and fans prefer it over Test cricket now.
Australia has already exceeded expectations given their form in T20 cricket in the last 18 months so whatever happens from here is a bonus. I won’t lie though, I’d love to win tonight and then beat our other arch rivals in the final.
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Yes, ok, they choked !! :-[
Pakistan batted first and gave just posted 176 from their 20 overs. That's a tricky total, but one which I would expect the Aussies to get if they have a good game.
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Australia reached the total comparatively easily with an over to spare, some big hitting at the end.
So Jack gets the first part of his his wish... the final on Sunday is between New Zealand and Australia. It's a 14:00 GMT which can't be good for either country!
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KIWIS VS KANGAROOS!
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Well isn’t that awesome news to wake up to. Well done Aussies!
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So today is the final, starting at 14:00 GMT, it is New Zealand vs Australia
That start time is overnight for both countries, might be one of the biggest post-midnight viewing figures for them!
Come on NZ.... :-X :P
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I won’t be watching it but if I wake up in the middle of night I’ll check the scores. Australia has a great record against New Zealand in big games so hopefully that continues.
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NZ batting, so far at 158/4.
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NZ closed on 172-4. I think they would have hoped for a few more with 3 or 4 overs to go, I thought 190-200 was on the cards. The Aussies managed to keep it tight at the end.
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Yeah, I just checked again and was a little surprised to see NZ done at 172.
Australia needs 173 in 19.4 overs to do the job.
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Comfortable win for the Aussies reaching the total with more than 1 over left and only losing two wickets.
So congratulations to Australia. They managed to raise their game for the finals.
They only lost once in the group stages when they were hammered by England...so maybe, technigally we should be considered the winners! ;) :whistling:
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JtS will wake up to some good news, looks like. :)
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Yep, I actually woke up when Australia was 1/40 after 5 overs, then woke up again and watched the last 3 overs and the winning runs. Watched em get the trophy as well. Great win, 173 was a competitive total by NZ but Australia found form at the right time of the tournament and when it counted most, unlike perennial chokers England :P :-X
Australia have a lot of talent in that team but it was just a matter of putting it all together and finding their confidence & form which had been missing the last 18 months.
Next up: I’d like to say it’ll be a 5-0 whitewash of England in the Ashes series but don’t want to be too greedy so I’ll say 4-0 :D
Also the next T20 World Cup which is only a year away is on Australian soil so back to back titles could be on the cards ;)
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Next up: I’d like to say it’ll be a 5-0 whitewash of England in the Ashes series but don’t want to be too greedy so I’ll say 4-0 :D
Only 4-0? Do you think the 5th will be rained off?
We do have Stokes back! :beerbang:
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Next up: I’d like to say it’ll be a 5-0 whitewash of England in the Ashes series but don’t want to be too greedy so I’ll say 4-0 :D
Only 4-0? Do you think the 5th will be rained off?
We do have Stokes back! :beerbang:
Yep there’s usually a rain interrupted draw in there somewhere.
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T20 World Cup this time in Australia is upon us again with some preliminary games already underway.
Expecting the strongest countries in world cricket to figure prominently at the business end of the competition.
Australia
England
India
Pakistan
South Africa
New Zealand
I’m tipping England to take it out. They’ve been strong in the T20 format for a few years now and their lead up form has been impressive. Can’t rule Australia out on home soil but their form has been a little patchy and host teams usually don’t win World Cups.
India & Pakistan the best of the rest.
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It sorta snuck up on me!
I see it's the preliminary competition at the moment to see who goes through to meet the big boys, surprised to see West Indies and Sri Lanka in those groups, but I suppose they've been off the pace in recent years.
Looks like the Netherlands are good to progress from Group A not sure on the second team. But everyone in Group B is in with a shout of progressing having each won one and lost one.
I won't tip England this time, I'm not sure they've been *that* consistent, and you really can't look beyond Australia on home soil!
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So I looked up who has the best odds to win the T20... and that involves a bit of salesmanship on the part of the betting shops. There are MANY punters putting money on India, that nation having a massive population, and the shops want to spread the bets evenly as a hedge.
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Some of these qualifying games have been exciting to watch. Watching the UAE vs Namibia game right now. Namibia needs to win to advance through to the Super 12. They’re playing at Geelong Football clubs home ground Kardinia Park aka GMHBA stadium. The ICC have completely taken over the stadium rebranding it and covering any Geelong Cats branding and sponsors.
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Some of these qualifying games have been exciting to watch. Watching the UAE vs Namibia game right now. Namibia needs to win to advance through to the Super 12. They’re playing at Geelong Football clubs home ground Kardinia Park aka GMHBA stadium. The ICC have completely taken over the stadium rebranding it and covering any Geelong Cats branding and sponsors.
That last bit actually got me riled up! Hey! Don't cover up my beloved Cats, now!
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I think you'll find the stadium owners don't care because they're getting paid a fortune!
Sri Lanka and Netherlands go through from the first group, All to play for tomorrow in the second group, I couldn't call it.
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Yeah the stadium trust is getting a good earn out of it. It actually come up good. They covered up the construction zone which is the stage 5 redevelopment currently going on which is due to be finished in April next year.
Ok the real stuff starts today. Australia is taking on New Zealand in Sydney, whilst tomorrow probably the biggest rivalry in world sport will occur when India and Pakistan duke it out in front of 100,000 crazy cricket fans at the MCG.
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Indo-Pak game at MCG? Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude!
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Yeah game sold out in 7 minutes. I’d say the crowd will be 80/20 in India’s favour. We have a huge Indian population living in Australia and a lot are travelling from India to watch this World Cup.
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That was a clear win for NZ, but I wouldn't rule out Australia just yet they made a slow start last time.
England vs Afghanistan is in play, it *should* be a win for England, but the Afghans better than they used to be.
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Deplorable performance by the Aussies. Their net run rate will have taken a battering and they won’t be able to drop a game from here on.
I still don’t get why they play their test front line bowling attack in Cummins, Hazelwood and Starc in the T20 format. Every other country plays 3 or more T20 specialist bowlers. Batting was a shambles too. Totally outplayed in every facet of the game by NZ.
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Cricket...I know how to spell it. I know it is a competitive sport. I know that it has many fans around the world.
I can't say that I like it or dislike it, because what I just wrote is the sum total of my knowledge concerning the game of cricket.
So, when I read something like Jack posted - "I still don't get why they play their test front line bowling attack in Cummins," I recognize that there is some confusion and maybe a little frustration, and that Cummins is probably a player's name. lol
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There are different formats of the game. The World Cup taking place at the moment is the shortest form of the game comprising 20 overs each (1 over = 6 deliveries). This format can be over in as little as 3 hours and encourages a speedier big hitting games which is more exciting particularly to those who are not so familiar with the game.
There are other formats, a longer 1-day game with 50 overs per side and a multi-days (4-5 days) where the overs are not limited. That game is slower and more nuanced, but is only really for the experienced viewer and those with time on their hands.
So having said that, Jacks comment related to bowlers who play in the long format of the game not being the best choices for this short form of the game. England have 2 squads, 1 for the limited over format and 1 for the longer format and while there could be some cross over it's only two or three players who can play well in both formats. The Australian bowlers used today are long game specialists and maybe better choices could have been made for these short games..
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This Ind v Pak game is going to be a nutty atmosphere. The stadium was even half full two hours before game start. You watching Kilo?
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This Ind v Pak game is going to be a nutty atmosphere. The stadium was even half full two hours before game start. You watching Kilo?
Not live sadly, it's on a channel I don't have access to, but should see the hi-lights later even though it won't be the same.
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^Thats a shame
So India won the toss and sent Pakistan into bat who then set India a competitive total of 160 to chase. Pakistan have a great bowling attack that should be able to get some early swing and movement off the pitch while the ball is new given the Indian quicks were able to. I still think India will get it done but they’ll have to be on their game. The last seven encounters in World Cup games between these two teams the team batting 2nd has won.
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Thanks for the rundown, KDC!
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I've been keeping an eye online, and India have not started well in reply. But Kohli is still there so anything is possible!
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Yeah India was in all sorts early at 31/4 but have recovered to be 74/4 in the 13th over. Kohli and Pandya are going great guns now finding the boundary on a regular basis and just took 20 off the 12th over.
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Unfuckingbelievable!!
That last over had everything.
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I get that, it looked exciting even though I was just looking at the scorecard ticking over on a web page. 16 runs and 2 wickets in the last over does sound crazy, and getting the runs they needed on the last ball! Well done India.
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Had 2 no balls, a wide, a six, a free hit which Kohli was bowled on and they ran 3 from the ricochet off the stumps, and 2 wickets, not to mention controversy.
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Ok, I missed A LOT then!
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Today Bangladesh beat the Netherlands by 9 runs, whilst the game against South Africa and Zimbabwe was rain affected and no result was achieved.
On Tuesday the only game is Australia vs Sri Lanka... it should be a win for Australia as Sri Lanka are a shadow of what they were but who knows.
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A comfortable win for Australia... in the end! Sri Lanka put up a solid total of 157, and despite a sticky spell around the 10th over they reached the winning line with more than 3 overs remaining... largely due to the big hitting of Stoinis who hit 59 from just 18 balls.
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England just got rolled by Ireland. England were chasing 157 and were 105/5 in the 15th over when the rain came. Couldn’t get back on the ground by the allotted time so they called the match and with England behind on DLS by 5 runs Ireland get the win. Can’t say Ireland didn’t deserve it though. The batted well and bowled well whilst England were poor on both fronts.
Sets up an intriguing game on Friday between Australia and England. Could be all over for the losers.
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I do feel England could have reached the total if the rain hadn't intervened, but they should have done better in the run chase to eliminate that outcome. Ireland have been a bit a of a bogey team in recent years. With two other games already abandoned due to the weather is this tournament in danger of being ruined?
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Maybe England would’ve made the total maybe not. Ali was performing a recovery effort of sorts and starting to find the boundary when the rain came, but if Ali hadve went out in the next over or two England would’ve been in trouble again. They’ve only got themselves to blame though, they won the toss and elected to bat 2nd knowing the potential for a rain interruption and having the upper hand in knowing what was required. But they bowled poorly and then didn’t use their advantage of batting 2nd with the threat of rain looming. They were behind the whole time on the run chase.
Very odd performance by England.
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Very odd performance by England.
True in oh so many ways... :D
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Match abandoned due to rain :(
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Rain seems to be ruining this tournament. :(
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Better than the king calling it all off. Then it's a match called due to reign. :D
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It’s been very unseasonal rain we’ve been having in Melbourne. We just went through one of our wettest winters in years and now wettest springs. We’ve had flooding in parts of Melbourne I’ve never seen flood before in my lifetime.
It’s been like England usually is over here :P
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Shhh! I was keeping quiet about the English weather comparisons! ;)
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Comfortable win for Australia today. They set a good total of 179 which Ireland were never really looking like getting.
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The Real England showed up today with a 20 run win over table toppers New Zealand. England set NZ a target of 180 (at one point I thought they might have made 200), New Zealand were never on the required run rate but were close enough that a few big hits could have turned things around, they closed on 159.
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Australia is gonna need a very big win over Afghanistan to get through to the finals. That poor performance against NZ in the first game that fucked their net run rate is gonna come back to bite them. They also let Ireland make 137 when Australia had them 25/5. Only got themselves to blame for being in this position.
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If they're going to beat anyone by a big amount it is going to be Afghanistan.
But to be honest a win could be all you need, I'm not convinced England will beat Sri Lanka (who can still qualify if other results go their way). I also presume a washout isn't out of the question either.
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This World Cup is anyone’s to win. Been no standout team at all. Even India were lucky to beat Bangladesh yesterday. The bangers were on target to win before the rain came and when play resumed they were given more runs to get in less overs by the DLS and fell 5 runs short.
I still like England though. I think their batters are capable of doing the most damage.
I’m tipping and England v New Zealand final
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Jack, I think the Afghans gave you one heck of a scare! Getting to within 4 runs was so close! I thought the 168 was a solid total for Australia but not what I suspect you were hoping for....
New Zealand duly beat Ireland and are through to the next stage, but the Irish haven't been embarrassed in this tournament
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England beat Sri Lanka. SL could only mke 141 after making a quick start (50 off 5 overs). England seemed to coast it but only got to the total with 2 balls to spare.
Anyhow, that means England and New Zealand progress from group 1 and Australia lose out on run rate as Jack feared. The last round of matches in Group 2 take place tomorrow with India, South Africa, Pakistan and at least mathematically Bangladesh fighting for the two places.
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The first semi-final is taking place today (just started in fact). It is between New Zealand and Pakistan, not a great start for NZ with only 60 or so after 10 overs.
The second semi-final takes place to tomorrow between England and India.
EDIT: NZ recovered a little to reach 152 for 4. Pakistan have started strong passing 60 in the 7th over not having lost a wicket.
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Pakistan won, reaching the target with an over to spare.
Depending on which England shows up tomorrow it could easily be an India / Pakistan final. That'll be noisy!
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Oh my gosh, the globe will wobble if there's an Indo-Pak final! :D
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Looking like India is gonna struggle to get to 150 the way they’re travelling. England have bowled really well so far. Also the last 11 international T20 games at the Adelaide Oval have been won by the team batting 2nd.
I backed England to win the tournament but wouldn’t be so bad if it’s a Pakistan India final at a packed MCG.
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India fought back really well, in particular Kartik went nuts in the last 4 overs to get India to 168. Slightly above par score.
I think Buttler holds the key to this game. If India can get him out early before he causes too much damage it’s gonna put England batters to follow under a lot of pressure.
Game on
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I'm a little worried about that total, like you I thought India were too slow in the first 14 overs, but those final 6 overs really changed the game dramatically, that's a decent total.
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England are home. Outstanding batting from Buttler and Hales. India haven’t even looked like taking a wicket. The Pakistan bowlers will pose a very different threat than India but I trust England more than Pakistan. Should be a good final, a repeat of the 92 ODI World Cup final at the MCG between England and Pakistan, although England will be hoping for a different outcome this time.
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I was surprised how easy the win was, you usually expect to lose the odd wicket even if you stroll to the win. And it's not like India are a mediocre team, but everyone has off days I suppose.
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Wow, well done England and good luck in the final!
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The final today: England vs Pakistan vs The Weather!!
England won the toss and decided to field. They bowled really well restricting Pakistan to just 137 for 8. With 4 overs to go they were looking at a 160+ but quick wickets and intelligent field placement stalled them dramatically.
England's reply has just started, 21 for 1 in the first 2 overs.
There's rain in the air but it hasn't affected anything yet.
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Should be ok with the rain. I live 10km North of the MCG and no rain here and the radar is showing rain on the outskirts of Melbourne but mostly missing the MCG. Maybe some very light rain at worst but not enough to go off. It is Melbourne though, whether can turn in the blink of an eye.
Don’t think Pakistan have anywhere near enough runs on the board. They do have a great bowling attack but unless they can Buttler out in a hurry and the rest of the batting lineup take the gas England will win.
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32 for 2 in the 5th... I can't watch!!
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Well I did watch, and it was a little nail biting until the last few overs when the win was nearly assured. England won with an over to spare, Stokes hitting the winning run.
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They certainly make hard work of the run chase England but got there in the end. I do think it could’ve gotten very interesting if Afridi hadn’t of went off injured. Changed the momentum of the game when Iftikhar had to step up and finish Afridi’s over. England subsequently took 18 off the next 5 balls and got ahead of the runs to balls ratio.
Pakistan were fake finalist though. They lost their first two games of the tournament and only got through to the semi finals because the Netherlands caused one of the biggest upsets in the history of World Cup cricket in beating South Africa.
England thoroughly deserved the win. They’ve been the best white ball cricket team of the last 5-6 years. Now I just need a couple of NFL teams to win today and I’ll get my bet in.