2019 Cricket ODI WC
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@shark said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@MN5 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@shark said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Kinda feels now like we're not even at this WC as it's been so long since we played. Somehow we're still in the top 4 and if anything, our chances of remaining there have strengthened during our absence from the competititon, due to other results. We don't have any entries on the leading run scorers or wicket takers leaderboards now either. Looking forward to hopefully getting some good results in our next three games vs SA, WI and Pakistan, knocking them all out in the process.
That would do exactly that......but in saying that do SA even have a mathematical chance of making it after the start they've had ?
If they still have five games left then I'd say yes?
They have four; NZ, Aus, Pakistan and SL.
If they win all four they would finish with 11 points and should make it, providing one or more of the top four continues on to go 8-1 or 7-2. Their best bet is NZ or England begin to shit the bed and go 1/5 from hereon out.
Also not totally in their hands if NZ/Aus/England/India all begin to drop games to one another in the right sequence the top four cutoff could be 12 or 13. The cut off could be as low as 9 and NZ could qualify by beating Pakistan and losing the remainder of their games providing all other fixtures go with the favourite.
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@barbarian said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
hope you don't cop them on a good day
Or perhaps when the odds dictate the result? It's a real shame that thought even entered my mind.
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@canefan yeah, maybe the lack of nz lately, maybe there's a gulf between the top 4 and the rest at the moment.
Not sure, it just all seems to be going as scripted.
Hopefully that's the curse the tournament needs for upsets....against us, gulp🤔
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@Siam there's been no real upsets of late, and the excitement around the WI has died away a bit given their results. Plenty more twists and turns left I reckon. Our game against SA tomorrow is extremely important for our chances, we are going to have a tough run into the semis.
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@No-Quarter good reply to a curmudgeonly post mate👍
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@No-Quarter said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@Siam there's been no real upsets of late, and the excitement around the WI has died away a bit given their results. Plenty more twists and turns left I reckon. Our game against SA tomorrow is extremely important for our chances, we are going to have a tough run into the semis.
I agree. We've played no one yet (although the close game vs the Bangles looks increasingly noteworthy). We need to get a couple of results against WI, PAK, and SA to keep the train on track
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There's only really been one upset (Pakistan over England), but also there hasn't really been any close games.
We've had no last over chases, no miracle recoveries or collapses, nothing out of the ordinary. When chasing teams have won they have done it easily, and when they have lost they have never really looked likely.
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@barbarian said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
There's only really been one upset (Pakistan over England), but also there hasn't really been any close games.
We've had no last over chases, no miracle recoveries or collapses, nothing out of the ordinary. When chasing teams have won they have done it easily, and when they have lost they have never really looked likely.
You must have missed our game v Bangladesh? WE made a right hash brown of that and nearly handed over victory in a way the Warriors would have been proud of.
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@NTA said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@canefan I'm getting to about the 45th over before the eyelids start to get weary for most of these games.
Fact: The India v Pakistan game was on FTA here, which is one of the few besides the Aussie games.
Sometimes I wake up on the couch and the telly has offed itself!!
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Looking ahead in the schedule to our last game vs England, if both have qualified conceivably this could be a weird game where both teams try to lose to avoid India in a semi? Would need India to drop a few games and end up second on the table. I think every one of the other likely top 4 would rather have India in the final.
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@Siam said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Bit of a damp squib this world cup. Rain notwithstanding it's been a bit of a bore lately. Not much happening except we've over rated some teams and only underrated the bangles.
Hopefully the next 2 weeks throws something up
Apropos to absolutely nothing it suddenly occurred to me to wonder what a squib actually is, and why a damp one would be bad ...
.. so ... squib: "a small firework that burns with a hissing sound before exploding"
Pretty apt.
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@barbarian said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
There's only really been one upset (Pakistan over England), but also there hasn't really been any close games.
We've had no last over chases, no miracle recoveries or collapses, nothing out of the ordinary. When chasing teams have won they have done it easily, and when they have lost they have never really looked likely.
We tried to make it close v the Bangles
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Really, this is the absolutely ideal draw for us. Three relatively soft games, a rained off game vs a genuine contender and then three games in succession against middling teams before a couple of real tough ones. Probably couldn't have scripted it better if we'd tried
