The pitch still looks the same but being aggressive means you would lose wickets. India lost its first wicket to Rohit Sharma. Shubhman Gill seems good and the way he is playing now will surely help India in chasing this massive target. I want Kohli to do something today as he has not scored anything in this entire BGT. This might be his only opportunity to get back to his groove otherwise he might also face the axe as KL Rahul did in this series.

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In the end, again Ashwin came to rescue India. Still, a 480 run target is not that easy to chase as the pitch is now favoring spin. Usman Khawaja may have scored 180 runs but if you compare his performance with Green's and if Green was still on the pitch rather than Khawaja then I think Australia would have scored somewhere around 600+ runs. Umesh Yadav was one of the most expensive Indian bowlers today. BTW, Patt Cummins's mother passes away after a prolonged illness today. May her soul rest in peace.

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MI is rocking the first season of WPL! They have been undefeated till now and I think they have a very good chance to be the winner of the first WPL. On the other hand, we have RCB who looked pretty good team on paper but have not yet won a match. Like the men's team, they are struggling pretty hard. Smriti Mandana has not been effective as a captain or as an opener for RCB. I somehow feel the name RCB is jinxed! Whatever they do they always lose.

I was reading some articles before the match started about the pitch and it stated that the pitch will remain normal. Normal here means that it would not help spinners from day 1. I think it might help Ash & Jaddu after lunch today. It would be good to keep the pacers on rather than experimenting with the spinners. If Green & Khawaja keep on batting like they did yesterday then Australia would easily score somewhere around 400+ runs which would not be easy for the Indian batters to chase. The partnership needs to be broken and I am sure Rohit knows that too.

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Good strong batting displayed the Australian team on the first day. I won't say Indian bowlers bowled bad. Australia played really well. Usman Khawaja is on the driving seat and Green is just giving him the support he needs.

Day 1 goes in favour of Australia. Day 2 might help the Indian side. The magic of Ashwin and Jadeja did not work today. Although Shami was good but Umesh Yadav did not get any wickets. I think Rohit should have given these two more overs rather than completely relying on the spinners.

Great job! @Vaskiy. A seperate thread for WPL was needed. I am not sure why no one was aware of this thread. I would recommend you to send DM to all those members whom you see active on the other T20 thread to come here and discuss about WPL matches. Already WPL has started with a bang and many members are actively discussing about it. I would do that from now onwards.

The women RCB team like their men counterpart is also jinxed. Whatever they do on the field doesn't help them to win matches. On paper both men and women team look absolutely brilliant but on field they struggle. I am not sure what is wrong with this team. I thought first that they would easily set a target of 200+ runs but unfortunately they could not. 190 was still a competitive target but RCB bowlers were very ineffective against Giants batters especially Sophia.

I am suprised once again that after winning the toss NZ decided to bowl first. I am not sure what strategy are being implemented by the team management. The start that Srilanka got surely states that NZ tactics did not go as planned. Srilanka has only lost 3 wickets scored 190+ runs and would easily score 300+ by the end of day 1. If they don't lose wickets in quick succession.

The last test match of BGT would start today. I am pretty much excited for it. Australia after a change of captainship has played exceptionally well in the last test matche. They know that India would try to give their 100 percent in order to win this match and qualify for the test world cup. I am sure they would try their level best to stop India. The big problem with India has been unreliable batting. If they are able to work on it then it would be very hard for Australia to defeat India.

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Out of the teams that are yet to qualify I have serious doubts about WI. I do not see any issue of Srilanka getting qualified or South Africa but WI has already played the required quota of matches. The fight would be between Srilanka and South Africa and in the end, it will all depend on the NRR for both these teams. It would be interesting to watch which of these two teams will qualify for the world cup.

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In a span of 10 years, the Indian test team has only lost 3 test matches when played on home ground. A single loss cannot over shadows their excellent performance as a test team. I am confident that they will come back strong and overcome all the issues the batting lineup has been facing in the past three matches. I would say that the team management could have promoted Axar Patel up the order in the previous match above Ashwin as he has proven in this tournament that he can score good runs. Keeping him down the order only increases the pressure when the top and middle order collapse.

Australia would be happy with any result they know that the real test is not the BGT but the test world cup. They have already qualified for it and I am sure they would not be as competitive as they were in the third test. That does not mean that they would give a tough fight to India. That means the pressure would be on Rohit and his team to get into the final of the ICC events.

Bangladesh had already qualified for the ODIWC. I am not sure why there is so much fuss about them losing the ODI series at home. They are currently ranked above Pakistan on the qualification points table after winning the last match against England because of NRR.

In comparison they are far better than Australia & Pakistan. Bilateral series doesn't make a big difference. In the end what matters the most is how well you can play in an ICC tournament. I am pretty much confident that this Bangladesh team will play much better than many big teams in the ODIWC.

Undoubtedly you are underestimating the Indian side just because they lost the third test match. I am pretty much sure the Australian side would be thinking in the same manner  . They did that before the series even started and lost two matches back to back. Just hold your horses before coming into any conclusion. You will get all your answers when the last test match of this tournament start.

Mandana was bought at a very high price due to her agressive batting ability in T20 format but it seems her performance in the WPL has been below average. I understand once in a while batters struggle to get into form but losing the form in a tournament that pays you better than your cricket board doesn't looks good in the long run. Considering RCB team management for both men & women I don't think it will affect her that much but it might affect her standing in the national team.

Congratulations Haley Matthews on becoming the first orange cap holder in Women Premier League. 47 runs in just 31 balls against GGT and then yesterday she scored 77 runs in just 38 balls. She also took 3 wickets & gave 28 runs. What a tournament this has been for her.

The second T20 match in the WPL yesterday against Giant and Warriorz was pretty close. Warriorz won because of incredible batting by Grace Harris, she made 59 in just 26 balls. The target given by Giants was not that bad. It was competitive for the Giants to win as Warriorz with just 1 ball left. Such close-finish matches are what make league cricket worth watching.

Bharat is far better than Ishan Kishan behind the stumps. I also agree that his batting hasn't been up to the mark but replacing him for just that reason doesn't make any sense. Recently KL Rahul was replaced by Shubhman Gill considering his present form but the outcome is still not satisfactory. I think India should stick with the present team and not make any more changes. All they need to do is work on their batting.