2019 Cricket World Cup - Discussion & Analysis

[TheRealAwesome31312]

I think England lifts the cup for the first time

[JSRAW]

It'd have been a big success for ICC!

But, ICC don't fancy big money anymore, so they fixed that particular match and India lost to English team intentionally, just to keep Pakistan out. .............sarcasm and not rubbing it

I remember a couple of posters were saying with conviction that it's Aus vs Eng final in the end. guess it was @vella?   Facepalm!


Regarding Semis, it's no cakewalk for any team, I am hoping for a competitive clash between all of them. English and Kiwis have a habit of choking in big tournaments, let's see if they manage to cross the line this time. kiwis wining the world cup is upset IMHO.

My fav teams are still same for the World Cup winner.

Hey Guys,

My favorite team for World cup is England because this team looks very balanced to me. they bat deep, got a couple of good allrounders and playing in their backyard. those days are gone when the host team used to lose in every world cup.

Other than the Eng team, India is doing pretty good if they manage to get their combination right for playing X1 they no one can stop this team.
I would not be very surprised if India and England playing finals against each other.

Australia is the underdog in this World cup or to some extent Afganistan too. this team can surprise any team in their day, they showed the determination in Asia cup.

Newzealand and Proteas are good teams too but they don't give much confidence as a team.

Personally, I would like to see Ind vs Pak in the world cup final. if it happens then everyone can imagine the excitement in the cricketing World and for sure lockdown in both countries during the match.

PS : Australia was underdog because they were in very rough patch during that time.

[7788bitcoin]

India has been playing much better than New Zealand but still we can't predict about the result as New Zealand always is an unpredictable team. The world cup stats are slightly in favor for New Zealand. Indian team also has not been invincible in this tournament. They lose to England before wining over a weak team of Sri Lanka.

New Zealand has good new ball bowlers especially Trent Boult who could swing the ball and could trouble the Indian openers and then Lockie Ferguson who could trouble the batsmen with pace and then Matt Henry, if the Indian openers loose their wickets cheaply then it will be a hard task and their batting revolves around the top three and if the New Zealand bowlers could put pressure and pick wicket then i see New Zealand in the final as the India middle order is pretty weak.

[bitcoinisbest]

Don't forget that Australia lost to South Africa and NZ win all the matches with great luck. Everything is possible. I too agree that it would be better to see an India vs Australia semi final, any of the giant will go.

League matches were different and moment you enter  the Semi finals the ball game changes as you are now under pressure to enter the finals as expectations rises and pressure form the country too rises. And if you make a single mistake here it becomes more blame game and things may turn against you.

[Sithara007]

Looks like the New Zealand vs India semi-final is going to be an one sided affair. The former have been playing horribly for the past 3-4 matches and I don't think that they have much of a chance against a strong Indian lineup. On the other hand, the other semi-final will be a closely fought one. Both Australia and England have almost equal chances of winning.

India has been playing much better than New Zealand but still we can't predict about the result as New Zealand always is an unpredictable team. The world cup stats are slightly in favor for New Zealand. Indian team also has not been invincible in this tournament. They lose to England before wining over a weak team of Sri Lanka.

The chances of happening something in favor of New Zealand is very low because their batting line up is poor. If India bat first and somehow can score 270+, India will easily win the match because their bowling line up is great.

That may be true. But there is no denying that the team batting first so far had a big advantage in this tournament. If India bats first, then they'll be able to score more than 300-320 and restrict NZ to less than 250. However, things may get unpredictable in case NZ wins the toss and elects to bat first. They can put India under a lot of pressure in case they manage to score above 300.

[syamster]

Looks like the New Zealand vs India semi-final is going to be an one sided affair. The former have been playing horribly for the past 3-4 matches and I don't think that they have much of a chance against a strong Indian lineup. On the other hand, the other semi-final will be a closely fought one. Both Australia and England have almost equal chances of winning.

In this world cup I have seen so much rise and fall we know India is good team to play, Zealand will also play good so we can say India will play well, so let’s see what happen, according me match wittedness and England will also show good performance, this world cup went interesting but I felt bad when Pakistan did not reach semi final.

[deadley]

Looks like the New Zealand vs India semi-final is going to be an one sided affair. The former have been playing horribly for the past 3-4 matches and I don't think that they have much of a chance against a strong Indian lineup. On the other hand, the other semi-final will be a closely fought one. Both Australia and England have almost equal chances of winning.

In this world cup I have seen so much rise and fall we know India is good team to play, Zealand will also play good so we can say India will play well, so let’s see what happen, according me match wittedness and England will also show good performance, this world cup went interesting but I felt bad when Pakistan did not reach semi final.

Pakistan did not reached in semi final just because of 1 match against West Indies, they all out 105 against West Indies, and after that they were never recovered from that negative net run rates.

[Raja_MBZ]

India vs New Zealand Manchester Weather Forecast, World Cup 2019 Semi-Final: What happens if India vs New Zealand semi-final clash gets washed out?

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket-world-cup/india-vs-new-zealand-semi-final-rain-weather-5820238/

This will be bad:

If the match is washed out on Tuesday, it will be played on the following day, which is the ‘reserve day’. Unlike the group stage fixtures where a point is allotted to both the sides in case of a washout, ICC has a reserve day for both semi-finals and finals.

Unfortunately, the weather forecast for the ‘reserve day’ also shows showers along with overcast conditions. If the match is washed out on the reserve day too then India will automatically qualify for the finals courtesy of accumulating the higher number of points in the group stages.

It'd have been a big success for ICC!

But, ICC don't fancy big money anymore, so they fixed that particular match and India lost to English team intentionally, just to keep Pakistan out. .............sarcasm and not rubbing it

#CaughtOffGuard

[vella85]

I'm interested to see if Steve Smith can get some runs as he has been poor so far in this tournament so maybe that will all change in the semi-final and he goes on to make a century and help Australia to victory. Warner has been in top form and is the best Australian batsman of the tournament so far, he hasn't missed a trick since coming back into the team. He looks set to have a good Ashes series coming up soon.

[JSRAW]

This will be bad:

It would be a disaster for cricket fans if it happens, even we miss single over due to rain and the last thing I want to see DLS in last 3 fixtures.

I'm interested to see if Steve Smith can get some runs as he has been poor so far in this tournament so maybe that will all change in the semi-final and he goes on to make a century and help Australia to victory. Warner has been in top form and is the best Australian batsman of the tournament so far, he hasn't missed a trick since coming back into the team. He looks set to have a good Ashes series coming up soon.

I think, its because management was playing ping-pong with his number. Sometimes at 4, and a couple of times at number 3. I know he's not performing according to his reputation, but 3rd spot belongs to him. Usman Khwaja exclusion could turn into a blessing in disguise.

Still, have some doubt on Stonis's injury. And I am sure Alex Carey is very much capable of batting at number 5. Good news is wade can join the squad, who is in excellent form right now, not sure about Junior Marsh.

[Sithara007]

Marcus Stoinis looks doubtful for the semi finals, due to the strain on left side. In case he is unable to play, then Mitchell Marsh will take his place. I think Stoinis will be undergoing fitness test today and in case he fails, then he'll be flying back to Australia. So even before a single ball has been bowled, it is advantage for England. After Khawaja, now Stoinis is going to miss the crucial match.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Looks like the New Zealand vs India semi-final is going to be an one sided affair. The former have been playing horribly for the past 3-4 matches and I don't think that they have much of a chance against a strong Indian lineup. On the other hand, the other semi-final will be a closely fought one. Both Australia and England have almost equal chances of winning.

In this world cup I have seen so much rise and fall we know India is good team to play, Zealand will also play good so we can say India will play well, so let’s see what happen, according me match wittedness and England will also show good performance, this world cup went interesting but I felt bad when Pakistan did not reach semi final.

Pakistan did not reached in semi final just because of 1 match against West Indies, they all out 105 against West Indies, and after that they were never recovered from that negative net run rates.

This is why I said before the start of the tournament that teams from South Asia  should arrive in England at least two weeks prior to the start, and get themselves acclimatized to the conditions. Bangladesh was the only Asian team which did that, and the impact was evident from the first round of matches. That said, both India and Pakistan fought well after the initial setbacks.

[JSRAW]

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This is why I said before the start of the tournament that teams from South Asia  should arrive in England at least two weeks prior to the start, and get themselves acclimatized to the conditions. Bangladesh was the only Asian team which did that, and the impact was evident from the first round of matches. That said, both India and Pakistan fought well after the initial setbacks.

Small correction, Don't know you remember or not but the Pakistani team played 5 ODI and 1 T20 against the English team in England, just before the World cup. They were literally camping there.

[7788bitcoin]

The match results can be predicted now, India wins (IND vs NZ) and Australia wins (AUS vs ENG) in semis.

Final INDIA vs AUSTRALIA - Champion INDIA! 
Just hope ENG and NZ will do some magic play.

I see England in the finals and nothing is clear cut as England has a better team than Australia and it all depends upon how Indian top order can bat against the New Zealand bowlers and if the bowlers can dominate and take wickets and then we might see England and New Zealand in the finals and that is what i am expecting, i will go for England to win the match against Australia and New Zealand to come out on top against a weak middle order of India.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Small correction, Don't know you remember or not but the Pakistani team played 5 ODI and 1 T20 against the English team in England, just before the World cup. They were literally camping there.

Oh... my bad... Yes... Pakistan was there in England since April 2019. Somehow forgot that. And if I am not wrong, Sri Lanka also played a few matches in Ireland and Scotland before the world cup. That means that India was the only South Asian nation that didn't had sufficient preparation. So it looks like failing to acclimatize was not one of the reasons.

[7788bitcoin]

India started really well and the disappointing tournament of Martil Guptil continues as he lost his wicket after facing more than 2 tentative minutes in the crease, it all depends upon how Williamson plays today and he is the trump card to know how much New Zealand is going to post today and can trouble the Indian top order. If they could not post a good total India will chase them easily as they have youth and experience in their key players.

[Yudhisthir]

India started really well and the disappointing tournament of Martil Guptil continues as he lost his wicket after facing more than 2 tentative minutes in the crease, it all depends upon how Williamson plays today and he is the trump card to know how much New Zealand is going to post today and can trouble the Indian top order. If they could not post a good total India will chase them easily as they have youth and experience in their key players.

Considering the pitch it's not a bad performance from New Zealand. Ross Taylor did a good job sticking to the wicket. Now everything lies on how Kiwis could bowl and field. India has been consistent on both batting and bowling. IMO This is going to be a competitive match till the last overs.

[Tipstar]

India started really well and the disappointing tournament of Martil Guptil continues as he lost his wicket after facing more than 2 tentative minutes in the crease, it all depends upon how Williamson plays today and he is the trump card to know how much New Zealand is going to post today and can trouble the Indian top order. If they could not post a good total India will chase them easily as they have youth and experience in their key players.

Considering the pitch it's not a bad performance from New Zealand. Ross Taylor did a good job sticking to the wicket. Now everything lies on how Kiwis could bowl and field. India has been consistent on both batting and bowling. IMO This is going to be a competitive match till the last overs.

As rain has stopped the play, it's highly likely that DL method be introduced which would significantly reduce the target for India and give a clear advantage to them. They'll be able to win scoring less than what New Zealand did. So, they don't really have to worry about the pitch.

[deadley]

India started really well and the disappointing tournament of Martil Guptil continues as he lost his wicket after facing more than 2 tentative minutes in the crease, it all depends upon how Williamson plays today and he is the trump card to know how much New Zealand is going to post today and can trouble the Indian top order. If they could not post a good total India will chase them easily as they have youth and experience in their key players.

Considering the pitch it's not a bad performance from New Zealand. Ross Taylor did a good job sticking to the wicket. Now everything lies on how Kiwis could bowl and field. India has been consistent on both batting and bowling. IMO This is going to be a competitive match till the last overs.

As rain has stopped the play, it's highly likely that DL method be introduced which would significantly reduce the target for India and give a clear advantage to them. They'll be able to win scoring less than what New Zealand did. So, they don't really have to worry about the pitch.

If it's reduce to 20 overs match target will be 148, and if it's reduce to 25 overs match target will be 172. It won't be easy at all if that much overs reduce.

Better they don't come to play today and resume tomorrow so match will continue from where it's stopped.

[TheRealAwesome31312]

India vs England final