Cricket match prediction discussions

[nhaila]

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals are going to play in the 43rd match of the Indian Premier League. It is difficult to say who will win in the tense and competitive match. To know your opinion about this So.  

[nhaila]

Anyone here following the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2? Last week we had the tri-series between Oman, USA and Nepal. Now another round of matches have started, between Oman, Scotland and Papua New Guinea. PNG is looking clueless right now, and they have lost all of their 10 matches so far. It is disappointing, because they were one of the few teams to field a 100% native side. Right now Oman and USA are leading the points table, with Scotland, Namibia and Nepal behind them.  

Today is the fourth match between Papua New Guinea and Scotland. To my knowledge Papua New Guinea scored 136 runs in 34 overs  Collected. But in this match I will keep Scotland ahead.

[Sihab76]

Anyone here following the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2? Last week we had the tri-series between Oman, USA and Nepal. Now another round of matches have started, between Oman, Scotland and Papua New Guinea. PNG is looking clueless right now, and they have lost all of their 10 matches so far. It is disappointing, because they were one of the few teams to field a 100% native side. Right now Oman and USA are leading the points table, with Scotland, Namibia and Nepal behind them.  

Today is the fourth match between Papua New Guinea and Scotland. To my knowledge Papua New Guinea scored 136 runs in 34 overs  Collected. But in this match I will keep Scotland ahead.

Scotland are already going to get a very good match as Papua New Guinea finally put up a huge collection of 233 runs for 8 wickets in a match full of fierce competition. Update news of Thauk match Will be highlighted regularly.

[nhaila]

Scotland vs Papua new guinea 4th match
Scotland ball first and already completed their spelling with 226 runs within 50 over Lossing 8 wickets collecting .

Papua new guinea 226/8 ( 50 overs)

Chad soper 39 runs from 46 ball not out ...

Waiting for next update.

[Sihab76]

Scotland vs Papua new guinea 4th match
Scotland ball first and already completed their spelling with 226 runs within 50 over Lossing 8 wickets collecting .

Papua new guinea 226/8 ( 50 overs)

Chad soper 39 runs from 46 ball not out ...

Waiting for next update.

Scotland stumbled a little at the start and have already lost a wicket. Scotland lost 1 wicket in 10 overs and collected 25 runs. Many are speculating that Scotland may lose this match. However Scotland is a much stronger team than Papua New Guinea. Scotland easily Will not be defeated.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Scotland stumbled a little at the start and have already lost a wicket. Scotland lost 1 wicket in 10 overs and collected 25 runs. Many are speculating that Scotland may lose this match. However Scotland is a much stronger team than Papua New Guinea. Scotland easily Will not be defeated.

Match looks evenly poised. Scotland in a slightly better position, at 100/2. This is the 11th match for Papua New Guinea in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2. And they have lost all 10 matches before this. They're at the bottom of the points table. For Scotland, they need a win against one of the weakest sides. They have 6 wins from 10 matches and today's win will take them to the second position (replacing the United States). Oman is at the top, thanks to all the mercenary players from Pakistan and India.

[nhaila]

Scotland stumbled a little at the start and have already lost a wicket. Scotland lost 1 wicket in 10 overs and collected 25 runs. Many are speculating that Scotland may lose this match. However Scotland is a much stronger team than Papua New Guinea. Scotland easily Will not be defeated.

Match looks evenly poised. Scotland in a slightly better position, at 100/2. This is the 11th match for Papua New Guinea in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2. And they have lost all 10 matches before this. They're at the bottom of the points table. For Scotland, they need a win against one of the weakest sides. They have 6 wins from 10 matches and today's win will take them to the second position (replacing the United States). Oman is at the top, thanks to all the mercenary players from Pakistan and India.

Yes most of the players played in the Oman national cricket team comes from Pakistan and India which already a good team. Oman already gained the highest point in the world cup selection match between Oman, USA, Papua new guinea and Scotland.

[Sithara007]

Yes most of the players played in the Oman national cricket team comes from Pakistan and India which already a good team. Oman already gained the highest point in the world cup selection match between Oman, USA, Papua new guinea and Scotland.

Not "most", but all (100%). The Oman cricket team in its history has never included an Omani citizen in its playing XI. They just give temporary contracts to domestic players from Pakistan and India and bring them to Oman with work visa to qualify for the 6-month residency requirement. But it has worked well for them, as they are on top of the points table. Other gulf nations also do the same. But in case of UAE and Kuwait, they used to have 1-2 Arab players in their playing XI earlier (Sultan Mohammed Zarawani and Fahad Al Hashemi are examples).

[Juggy777]

Yes most of the players played in the Oman national cricket team comes from Pakistan and India which already a good team. Oman already gained the highest point in the world cup selection match between Oman, USA, Papua new guinea and Scotland.

Not "most", but all (100%). The Oman cricket team in its history has never included an Omani citizen in its playing XI. They just give temporary contracts to domestic players from Pakistan and India and bring them to Oman with work visa to qualify for the 6-month residency requirement. But it has worked well for them, as they are on top of the points table. Other gulf nations also do the same. But in case of UAE and Kuwait, they used to have 1-2 Arab players in their playing XI earlier (Sultan Mohammed Zarawani and Fahad Al Hashemi are examples).

@Sithara007 and the ICC is okay with this?, isn’t this a manipulation of the rules because their own citizens don’t participate so how’s this allowed I don’t understand. Also do these player’s give up their country, and become permanent residents of Oman? if not then I feel this is not a legit way to make a team, maybe you’ll have a different perspective and I’m keen to know it.

[Sithara007]

@Sithara007 and the ICC is okay with this?, isn’t this a manipulation of the rules because their own citizens don’t participate so how’s this allowed I don’t understand. Also do these player’s give up their country, and become permanent residents of Oman? if not then I feel this is not a legit way to make a team, maybe you’ll have a different perspective and I’m keen to know it.

The ICC changed its rules sometime in 2005 or 2006. Previously only citizens were able to represent a country (as the case with all other sports, including football, volleyball, hockey.etc). And no. These players don't become permanent residents of Oman. They are usually given 3-year contracts, and if the contracts are not renewed, then they go back to their home countries. It is just like IPL franchises recruiting overseas players. A few of the players are sourced from expats already residing and working in Oman, but the vast majority (~80%) are recruited from overseas.

[bitgov]

Yes most of the players played in the Oman national cricket team comes from Pakistan and India which already a good team. Oman already gained the highest point in the world cup selection match between Oman, USA, Papua new guinea and Scotland.

Not "most", but all (100%). The Oman cricket team in its history has never included an Omani citizen in its playing XI. They just give temporary contracts to domestic players from Pakistan and India and bring them to Oman with work visa to qualify for the 6-month residency requirement. But it has worked well for them, as they are on top of the points table. Other gulf nations also do the same. But in case of UAE and Kuwait, they used to have 1-2 Arab players in their playing XI earlier (Sultan Mohammed Zarawani and Fahad Al Hashemi are examples).

@Sithara007 and the ICC is okay with this?, isn’t this a manipulation of the rules because their own citizens don’t participate so how’s this allowed I don’t understand. Also do these player’s give up their country, and become permanent residents of Oman? if not then I feel this is not a legit way to make a team, maybe you’ll have a different perspective and I’m keen to know it.

Yes this is going in almost all Gulf countries cricket team and AFAIK same is with Canada cricket team, they also pick players from Pakistan, India, Bangla and SL (not sure they are permanent residents or just on work visa).
ICC is just happy with this since now he has some more teams in his list and getting some more funds. I don't see any role of ICC in regulating cricketing affairs worldwide.

[Sithara007]

Yes this is going in almost all Gulf countries cricket team and AFAIK same is with Canada cricket team, they also pick players from Pakistan, India, Bangla and SL (not sure they are permanent residents or just on work visa).
ICC is just happy with this since now he has some more teams in his list and getting some more funds. I don't see any role of ICC in regulating cricketing affairs worldwide.

Canada do have some citizens playing for them, in addition to the expats. John Davison (the hero of the Canada team in the 2003 world cup) was born in Canada and had Canadian citizenship at the time when he participated in the 2003 and 2007 world cups. But the irony is that John Davison becomes ineligible to play for Canada as per the revised criteria by the ICC. The new requirement states that a player needs to reside in the country for 6 months. Davison (although a Canadian citizen) resides in Australia and therefore he becomes ineligible to represent his country. On the other hand, non-citizens who are on work visa are now eligible to represent Canada. These rules just doesn't make any sense. They allow foreigners to represent a country, and at the same time prohibit natives from doing so. 

[Lordshiva]

Excellent win for india today in match against afganistan , Finally they got their first win in this world cup, yes it seems a bit late because 99% chances are there that they still wont qualify for the semi finals. If this intent they have shown in the games before the results would have been different but that has gone, lets see if afganistan can beat new zealand now.

[galambo]

Excellent win for india today in match against afganistan , Finally they got their first win in this world cup, yes it seems a bit late because 99% chances are there that they still wont qualify for the semi finals. If this intent they have shown in the games before the results would have been different but that has gone, lets see if afganistan can beat new zealand now.

I guess India now might have a chance to play the semis. I mean we are expecting a nail biting game today but Afghanistan doesn't played like they were playing in previous games. Rahul n Sharma batting were outstanding in this match. Nabi n janat are only noticeable in Afghanistan batting. Now if Afghanistan manage to beat NZ by big margin we might see India in semis

[Sithara007]

Excellent win for india today in match against afganistan , Finally they got their first win in this world cup, yes it seems a bit late because 99% chances are there that they still wont qualify for the semi finals. If this intent they have shown in the games before the results would have been different but that has gone, lets see if afganistan can beat new zealand now.

After such a horrible defeat, I am not sure whether Afghanistan can recover and defeat New Zealand. But to their credit, New Zealand had a very narrow win against Scotland yesterday. On top of that, it is T20 and anything is possible. For India, their resurgence to form came too late. I don't think that they will be able to qualify. For their own satisfaction, they can thrash minnow sides like Scotland and Namibia, and then catch the flight back to India. Anyway I am glad that Kohli is stepping down as the captain, at least for the T20 format.

[Juggy777]

Excellent win for india today in match against afganistan , Finally they got their first win in this world cup, yes it seems a bit late because 99% chances are there that they still wont qualify for the semi finals. If this intent they have shown in the games before the results would have been different but that has gone, lets see if afganistan can beat new zealand now.

After such a horrible defeat, I am not sure whether Afghanistan can recover and defeat New Zealand. But to their credit, New Zealand had a very narrow win against Scotland yesterday. On top of that, it is T20 and anything is possible. For India, their resurgence to form came too late. I don't think that they will be able to qualify. For their own satisfaction, they can thrash minnow sides like Scotland and Namibia, and then catch the flight back to India. Anyway I am glad that Kohli is stepping down as the captain, at least for the T20 format.

@Sithara007 team India wasn’t keen to play the World Cup and it’s seen in the way they played in the first two matches, and Bumrah’s statement in which he says that player’s are suffering from bubble fatigue due to constant playing. Lastly Afghanistan is a unpredictable team, but defeating New Zealand is not a easy task too hence it’ll be very interesting if they can cause an upset and beat New Zealand.

[Lordshiva]

Excellent win for india today in match against afganistan , Finally they got their first win in this world cup, yes it seems a bit late because 99% chances are there that they still wont qualify for the semi finals. If this intent they have shown in the games before the results would have been different but that has gone, lets see if afganistan can beat new zealand now.

After such a horrible defeat, I am not sure whether Afghanistan can recover and defeat New Zealand. But to their credit, New Zealand had a very narrow win against Scotland yesterday. On top of that, it is T20 and anything is possible. For India, their resurgence to form came too late. I don't think that they will be able to qualify. For their own satisfaction, they can thrash minnow sides like Scotland and Namibia, and then catch the flight back to India. Anyway I am glad that Kohli is stepping down as the captain, at least for the T20 format.

@Sithara007 team India wasn’t keen to play the World Cup and it’s seen in the way they played in the first two matches, and Bumrah’s statement in which he says that player’s are suffering from bubble fatigue due to constant playing. Lastly Afghanistan is a unpredictable team, but defeating New Zealand is not a easy task too hence it’ll be very interesting if they can cause an upset and beat New Zealand.

Surely newzealand are the favorites to win the game against afganistan, but afganistan team has the capability to beat any team specially in these conditions, I Hope mujeeb gets fit in the game against the newzealand because he along with rashid khand and nabi is a pretty dangerous bowling combination that can trouble any batsman.

[Sithara007]

Surely newzealand are the favorites to win the game against afganistan, but afganistan team has the capability to beat any team specially in these conditions, I Hope mujeeb gets fit in the game against the newzealand because he along with rashid khand and nabi is a pretty dangerous bowling combination that can trouble any batsman.

The Pakistani fans went up in arms after India defeated Afghanistan with such a huge margin. A lot of people were accusing in Twitter that the match was fixed so that India could get a good advantage in NRR. Now these cries will get louder if Afghanistan manages to defeat New Zealand by a good margin. Given the NRR calculations, a win with small margin for Afghanistan may not be enough for India to qualify for the knockout stage. The victory margin needs to be somewhere around the 50-60 run level.

[galambo]

Surely newzealand are the favorites to win the game against afganistan, but afganistan team has the capability to beat any team specially in these conditions, I Hope mujeeb gets fit in the game against the newzealand because he along with rashid khand and nabi is a pretty dangerous bowling combination that can trouble any batsman.

Yes Afghanistan has great team beyond any doubt. But when it comes to there performance against India, it really has created doubts. Seeing the rivalry of AFG players with Pakistan (since the are inducted in team by Ashraf Ghani which is no more in power) its very much likely that they want India to play the semis.

Given the NRR calculations, a win with small margin for Afghanistan may not be enough for India to qualify for the knockout stage. The victory margin needs to be somewhere around the 50-60 run level.

Afganistan has qualified directly for the WC, they are no more associate team. They get so close to winning against Pakistan. I am sure they will do best to win against NZ.

[7788bitcoin]

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The Pakistani fans went up in arms after India defeated Afghanistan with such a huge margin. A lot of people were accusing in Twitter that the match was fixed so that India could get a good advantage in NRR. Now these cries will get louder if Afghanistan manages to defeat New Zealand by a good margin. Given the NRR calculations, a win with small margin for Afghanistan may not be enough for India to qualify for the knockout stage. The victory margin needs to be somewhere around the 50-60 run level.

I am seeing more conspiracy theories when the T20 World Cup started which looks funny, now every other team will try and help India to qualify which is funny. The possibility of India getting qualified is really slim.

The way New Zealand is playing against Namibia is worrying as i included them in a big parlay which is should have avoided as New Zealand is struggling to score big and if it is a modest total i fear Namibia could chase them.