2019 Cricket ODI WC

[Crucial]

England lose an early wicket and waste their review at the same time.

[Crucial]

Bairstow goooone! Very soft.

60/2

[ACT Crusader]

This is going to be a great contest. RR good for England but they are 2 down inside 15 overs.

Like England, I think Pakistan will struggle with their 5th (or 6th) bowler.

[Crucial]

Captain has gooooone! Bowled

[Crucial]

Basher Stokes gooone as well.

Not looking like a great day for Engerland today.

If they can get Buttler cheaply it is surely a lost cause.

[Crucial]

Game has certainly turned around now. Pakistan absolutely need to get one or both of Root and Buttler.
118 off 84 required with 4 wickets down.

[Crucial]

Buttler still there, closing on a ton off 70 odds balls.

Target 68 from 38 with 5 in hand

[Crucial]

Buttler gets the ton and gets out next ball. Cut to the onlooking teammates in the stand looking sick.

Run rate up to 11 for next 5 overs

[Crucial]

Pakistan doing enough to keep the pressure on the England bats.
53 required off 4 overs.

Good watch though as the bat is swinging wildly

[Crucial]

Good over helped by some wide bowling.

38 required from last 3 overs. if England ride their luck here they could do it but there is a lot of swing and hope going on.

[Crucial]

Every single swings the game to Pakistan, every boundary to England...

and a wicket falls. Ali being too cute.

29 off 14 required.

[Crucial]

and another. the pressure has told.

[Crucial]

9 down. Game to forget for the wonder boy Archer.

[Crucial]

Wahab to bowl a hat trick attempt here to win the game.

Nope.

[Crucial]

England get 2 centuries and a loss.

[KiwiPie]

Good win that. Looking really open now for the semi-finalists.

[shark]

@hydro11 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:

@shark said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:

SA have India next up, so could be 0-3 and staring down the barrel of another embarrassing CWC.

However, they haven't lost that third game yet and even if they do, it's possible Bangladesh could be a force at this tournament in which case maybe we lose to them this week as well. Losses to them and likely semi finalists England and India across nine matches if they win enough of their other games, wouldn't be the end of the world.

Yeah, it would. Realistically to make the playoffs you are going to need to win at least five of your nine games. Six will guarantee you a berth but you can get in with five and a good net run rate. South Africa are lucky that they haven't lost by large margins. However, they have still lost two games and can only afford to lose one more in the whole tournament. If they lose to India, they probably need to win eight games in a row to be world champions. If they have a loss in there, then they will be relying on some big wins. South Africa are already at $5.50 to even reach the semi final.

Then again, if teams knock each other over ala Pakistan v England and this becomes an even tournament, stranger things have happened.

[Cyclops]

Has there ever been two centuries in the losing innings and none in the winning one? You normally feel a bit hard done by when someone gets a ton and you lose, so how must England feel after getting two and still failing to chase down the total.

[Crucial]

@Cyclops said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:

Has there ever been two centuries in the losing innings and none in the winning one? You normally feel a bit hard done by when someone gets a ton and you lose, so how must England feel after getting two and still failing to chase down the total.

Yep but on the other hand 130ish from the other 8 guys is piss poor.

[Paekakboyz]

Oh yeah, Pakistan bringing a bit of spice early on in the comp. Far out, you'd be gutted as @Cyclops says in having two centuries but still losing. But @Crucial is on the nose with the average contribution from the rest. Particularly as it was close.

I wonder who Sri Lanka will knock over out of the top 4-5?? hmmm my money is on Australia