2023 ODI Cricket World Cup

Strumms

SA look great. Can’t see NZ doing much. Their bowling is awful.. and once they were 56/3 chasing that total, no chance,…

Mysterypunter

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Should definitely beat Sri Lanka, they are not great

Gillespy

NZ were flattered a bit by the opening game win over England. Since seen how poor they are. They’ve beaten no one really. Lost all the big games. Ok the Australia game was close, thanks largely to a brilliant innings by Ravindra and really how good are Australia either?

The fascinating thing is India and South Africa are far and away the best teams but both have questionable bottle when it comes down to it. Whereas you know NZ and Australia have it in them to do it in the biggest games.

Today has opened it up again though to Pakistan and Afghanistan. NZ vs Pakistan is still to come. Pakistan will need to improve their NRR too to have a chance.

Mysterypunter

Sri Lanka in bits chasing 358 against India

0, 0 ,0* 0 0* top 5. 2 extras. 2/3 from 2 overs

MFPM

SL 9/4! I suspect they won't be chasing down 358!!

MFPM

Incredibly 16/6 now, Mathews top scoring on 9 so far!

36 is lowest ODI WC score by Canada ironically against SL....

ArmaniJeanss

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Decent chance it goes today.

SL 14/6. Need to get to 49 to avoid new record.

Mysterypunter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121315459#Comment_121315459

29/8 now

VillaMad

In this year alone, India have bowled Sri Lanka out for 73, 50 and now out for 55 here.

All a bit depressingly simply for India as they march towards winning the tournament.

South Africa have been the major surprise of this tournament in that they have been incredibly good, but I can't see them beating this India side when it matters. They face each other on Sunday, but that result anyway will be irrelevant.

Sri Lanka effectively eliminated today. Australia despite their injury worries today should be comfortable enough to get to the semi-finals and that means that the final spot looks like being between New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan. New Zealand have injury problems and that Pakistan game on Saturday is a big one.

Afghanistan will move up onto the same points as New Zealand with a win tomorrow against the Netherlands and then will face both Australia and South Africa who should have qualified by then so they have a decent shout.

MFPM

SL all-out for 55 losing by a whopping 302 runs! India in the semis and looking increasingly like winners.

Why are teams who win the toss chasing, it's bizarre...SL today, NZ yesterday there've been others...

rpirl

Bad day for Sri Lanka but Madushanka takes five wickets and from out of nowhere he's now the top wicket-taker at the World Cup

He goes to 18, Afridi, Zampa and Jansen on 16

Gillespy

Glad I used today to do something and not waste it watching that. Sri Lanka are shot from the previous hidings by India. Horrible place to be for them players.

South Africa vs India Sunday should be a cracker even though there’s not a lot on it as both are going through. Might well be a rehearsal for the final. Given the chance will South Africa use it to chase. It’s the one question mark over them.

The other game, England and Australia should be good too. Australia are missing Maxwell and Mitch Marsh, two in form all rounders so a chance for England to salvage something.

Gillespy

Another clinical performance by Afghanistan. Improved their nnr a good bit too. Pity they haven’t two easier games than Australia and South Africa to come. Big game early tomorrow morning NZ and Pakistan.

Indian air quality is making headlines again. Bangladesh have cancelled training in Delhi because of it. The other day I read a lot of England players are on inhalers to deal with it.

Gillespy

Rachin Ravindra tons up again. New Zealand didn’t know what they had playing him out of position for so long. Gill, Brook suddenly have company in the conversation of best young batsmen.

Williamson falls on 95, caught on the boundary trying to bring his up with a six. NZ set for a very big total. Pakistan have no answers.

MFPM

Excellent performance by NZ after their three losses. Finally a team breaks the 400 at this WC. Pakistan not getting these runs and this should probably (thoughnot mathematically) confirm NZ's semifinal place.

England have made a great start against Australia removing Warner and Head - what is it with Warner against England, he's been immense in this tournament and he comes up against a tame enough England team and he's gone.

MFPM

Australia rebuilding well with Smith and Labuschagne 108/2 though not at a particularly high rate so England still well in this, the injured Maxwell not in the side which is a bonus for England.

Pakistan already down a wicket chasing 402!

MFPM

Big chance for England here, they could be chasing 300 or less, but obviously their batting has been terrible but their bowlers are giving them a chance here.

Pakistan batting well after that early loss need 8+ an over not impossible but will be some achievement if they pulled it off...

Mr. Guappa

Pakistan going well at the moment. 159/1 after 21 overs. Still a lot of runs needed though.

rpirl

The rain delay could actually help Pakistan, split the task into two parts, with part 1 basically done

MFPM

Good review by Australia, Root gone cheaply once more.

MFPM

Australia really containing England here only scoring at 3 an over.

Royale with Cheese

Pakistan win on DL. Net run rate is a problem for them, no better team to fix that against in their final fixture than England though 😀

MFPM

Huge result for Pakistan, NZ four consecutive defeats. I think they'll make the semis but it could be tight.

Gillespy

Pakistan were flying along but 400 chase is never straight forward. A wicket or two and the run rate quickly climes into double figures. So Pakistan got a bit lucky with the rain. Great hitting by Fakhar to get them ahead of DLS.

MFPM

Stokes gone now. I couldn't take another round of deification discourse about him ...the BBC had already started...England struggling but Stokes remains....Stokes getting warmed up for run chase....

This could go down to the wire, England right in it..

Just as I write Livingstone goes for 2!

If England lose this its on their batters again.

Royale with Cheese

England are basically playing with 10 men in this tournament with Livingstone in that batting lineup.

Gillespy

Bairstow, Root and Buttler have been terrible. Usually three bankers. Livingston, bar the NZ at home, has been short runs all year. Blast, Hundred nothing.

Bowling has been ok apart from a few horror spells by Woakes and Curran early on.

MFPM

Great catch by Zampa, that should be that. England need about 10 an over with 2 wickets in hand.

MFPM

And that's that! England officially out. Batting their downfall again, all their batters are out of form bar maybe Malan. Australia should be secure in the semis now, don't think they'll win the WC but they can beat anyone on their day.

MFPM

India win the toss and bat. This is a match between the two best teams in the competition and at this stage looks like a rehearsal for the final.