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[FIFA worldcup]

So now it's up to Stokes and Buttler. The top order of England has failed today shamelessly. I do not think they have any chance today unless this partnership breaks any world record. I am not sure about the record partnership in the 5th wicket but assuming it's something 150+.

Good luck three lions.

Root is obviously a lost cause (why did I bet on the English top order when they have been consistently inconsistent?!) but Starc could save the day with 2 wickets already.

You have very good chance with Starc. In his last spell he will get few more wickets from the yorker balls.

Starc has dismissed Strokes with the yoker. I must say that this is the best yorker of this world cup. I have watched its replay 20 times.
Its just out of this world. 

[BitSat19]

As I predicted, it was a game below 300 runs and now Eng are struggling to get 287 as 5 wickets have already fallen. With Stokes on strike, still hope is alive but if he gets out, it will be more tough to chase down 122 runs.

If England going to lost this match then surely its very hard for them to have spot in last four because Indian team is much better and stronger then Aussies and Sri Lanka so they are going to lost this match as well which will kick them out.

[AB de Royse777]

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Starc has dismissed Strokes with the yoker. I must say that this is the best yorker of this world cup. I have watched its replay 20 times.
Its just out of this world.  

Stokes had no idea what was coming. He was expecting a length ball but that yorker was too quick even to block. I too think and the commentators was also saying that it was one of the best yorker.

AND...... Australia won by 64 runs. The missing is getting harder for England.

No two points for me and vishnu :-P

[JSRAW]

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No two points for me and vishnu :-P

0 Points for me England lol, like I said they should start practise for the Ashes Bangladesh, Srilanka, Pakistan might support India for their game against England  


@Royse : I think Pakistan is unlucky here and Sri lanka very lucky, because Pakistan had to share their 1 point with sri lanka. Srilanka enjoying freebie.

[AB de Royse777]

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0 Points for me England lol, like I said they should start practise for the Ashes

Next match is with India - they are going to lose
Then the match with New Zealand - May be they will win and if they do then England's point will be 10

6 - Sri Lanka (against: SA, WI and India)
7 - Bangladesh (against: India Pakistan)
5 - Pakistan (Against: NZ, Af and Bangladesh)

I see Pakistan will win against Af, lose against NZ but not sure about Bangladesh (may be they will lose, Bangladesh is a better team). So, Pakistan is going to have 7 points.

Bangladesh will win against Pakistan and hard to tell about against India but lets just say they will lose against India. So, Bangladesh will have 9 points.

Sri Lanka will lose against India. Not sure about SA and WI but let's say they will win one. So, Sri Lanka will have 8 points.


Man! The table will be wide open for Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan if England lose against New Zealand.

I am enjoying it :-D

[erikalui]

I have been longing to see an Indian match and I can see that there are 4-5 days gap between the matches that India plays compared to the other teams. Is it me only who thinks this way? As mostly other teams have played 7 matches and India has always been the team playing less number of matches compared to others. I think it gives them an advantage of practicing during this time but I am too impatient.

[Sithara007]

Everyone is assuming that England will lose to India on Sunday. I would say that the chances are 50/50. The probability of an English win against India is higher than one against New Zealand. That said, I don't think that Pakistan is left with any realistic chance of qualifying. That leaves three teams fighting for the 4th semi final spot: England, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is having an extra match, and two of their matches are against weak teams (South Africa and West Indies).

[Pffrt]

I think Pakistan is unlucky here and Sri lanka very lucky, because Pakistan had to share their 1 point with sri lanka. Srilanka enjoying freebie.

Bangladesh is also unlucky I think.If we could play against Srilanka and win the match, our chances to semi was more from the current situation. Now, we must have to defeat India and Pakistan which is hard, at least huge tough against India.

[Haunebu]

Everyone is assuming that England will lose to India on Sunday. I would say that the chances are 50/50. The probability of an English win against India is higher than one against New Zealand. That said, I don't think that Pakistan is left with any realistic chance of qualifying. That leaves three teams fighting for the 4th semi final spot: England, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is having an extra match, and two of their matches are against weak teams (South Africa and West Indies).

50/50? Seriously? After their last few losses, many have lost faith in England and the only way it will be 50/50 is if the Indian team perform like how they performed against Afghanistan recently.

The competition for the 4th spot between England, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is intensifying currently although I do agree with your opinion that Pakistan is literally out unless a miracle happens. Loving the intensity of this tournament.

[Pffrt]

The competition for the 4th spot between England, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is intensifying currently although I do agree with your opinion that Pakistan is literally out unless a miracle happens. Loving the intensity of this tournament.

Chances for Srilanka is almost zero, they had defeated England doesn't mean they will be able to defeat SA and WI.
If ENG win one match, I think they will be the 4th, provided that Bangladesh will face India and Pakistan.

[AB de Royse777]

Battle between Pakistan vs New Zealand is 40 minutes away I think. They delayed the toss however seems like we will see a full match anyway. The inform New Zealand will be winning this match easily I think.

The unpredictable Pakistan will have no chance in my opinion unless they can do anything about Kane Williamson. English supporters will cheer for New Zealand for sure to keep their hopes alive for the Semi.

I see a lot of us still have not picked our team. I suggest to do it. The free pick you only get for 5 matches so if you are expecting a free winning pick and if you already had five picks then you are going to be doomed :-P

Edit:

Toss at 11am. Start at 11.30am. No overs lost.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/game/1144515/new-zealand-vs-pakistan-33rd-match-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019

[Thanasis]

Battle between Pakistan vs New Zealand is 40 minutes away I think. They delayed the toss however seems like we will see a full match anyway. The inform New Zealand will be winning this match easily I think.

The unpredictable Pakistan will have no chance in my opinion unless they can do anything about Kane Williamson. English supporters will cheer for New Zealand for sure to keep their hopes alive for the Semi.

I see a lot of us still have not picked our team. I suggest to do it. The free pick you only get for 5 matches so if you are expecting a free winning pick and if you already had five picks then you are going to be doomed :-P

Edit:

Toss at 11am. Start at 11.30am. No overs lost.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/game/1144515/new-zealand-vs-pakistan-33rd-match-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019

Pak started their innings with a wicket in the second over and need to remember they are playing against the one of the best team at the moment.

Can Pakistan continue to do this throughout their innings?

[AB de Royse777]

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Pak started their innings with a wicket in the second over and need to remember they are playing against the one of the best team at the moment.

Can Pakistan continue to do this throughout their innings?

Williamson is the key of the Kiwi's inning. So, taking him early will be a game changer for Pakistan or Kiwi's will go for a big score. If Kiwi's score 300+ then the match is gone.

[Thanasis]

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Pak started their innings with a wicket in the second over and need to remember they are playing against the one of the best team at the moment.

Can Pakistan continue to do this throughout their innings?

Williamson is the key of the Kiwi's inning. So, taking him early will be a game changer for Pakistan or Kiwi's will go for a big score. If Kiwi's score 300+ then the match is gone.

55/4,Pakistan bowling crushing the NZ batters hopefully Williamson can stay longer or NZ team will even fail to make 200 with the current scoring rate.

[Sithara007]

New Zealand loses their 5th wicket and Kane Williamson is out. NZ in big trouble. A win by Pakistan today will make things very complicated. It will leave them with 7 points from 7 games. England is having 8 from 7, while Bangladesh is also having 7 from 7. Sri Lanka has 6 from 6, with their next matches scheduled against South Africa and West Indies.

[AB de Royse777]

WOW!
The world cup is becoming more entertaining as the days are going. I can see New Zealand is losing this match and that is going to make England upset. As the days are progressing, the chances for England is fading and chances for Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are increasing.

I will wait till the end of this match. If there are no drama then Pakistan should win this match.

[Vishnu.Reang]

WOW!
The world cup is becoming more entertaining as the days are going. I can see New Zealand is losing this match and that is going to make England upset. As the days are progressing, the chances for England is fading and chances for Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are increasing.

I will wait till the end of this match. If there are no drama then Pakistan should win this match.

Pakistan should win this match if they stay away from trying anything foolish. And also, the New Zealand run rate is very low, and they are yet to cross the 100 mark with just 19 overs remaining. Even with the most optimistic scenario, they may end up in the range of 220-240. For New Zealand, they need to make sure that they bat through the full 50 overs.

Edit: the score just crossed 100. NZ are 100/5 after 31.3.

[Cloudbet]

Dammit I had Williamson for over 48.5, thought I'd done well to avoid Guptill and Munro 

My hopes for breaking even now reside with Total fours: Under 45.5 (1.98) which might not be a bad bet considering how terrible the batting has been (only 12 fours so far)

What bets did everyone else go with today?

[AB de Royse777]

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What bets did everyone else go with today?

After losing the bet for England against Sri Lanka, I did not place any bet out of my pocket. The losing amount was 0.05BTC which gone out of my budget.

I used my free bet other day that got from my round winning but did not have any luck. Had some free bet in sportsbet too and lost them as well. So, I am considering myself out of luck and keeping myself away from losing more.

At the moment I am just trying to enjoy the match. Good thing that I am taking a break or I would lose more today coz for sure my bet would be for the Kiwis.

[eaLiTy]

Pakistan should win this match if they stay away from trying anything foolish. And also, the New Zealand run rate is very low, and they are yet to cross the 100 mark with just 19 overs remaining. Even with the most optimistic scenario, they may end up in the range of 220-240. For New Zealand, they need to make sure that they bat through the full 50 overs.

Edit: the score just crossed 100. NZ are 100/5 after 31.3.

New Zealand are building a partnership with Neesham and Grandhomme in the crease and with 4 overs to go they might well score over 230 runs and if Pakistan is not able to pick wickets they might target to score over 250 runs to have a total to defend and New Zealand does have good bowlers who could swing the ball and create all the problems for the fragile Pakistan batting line up and if they do not play sensibly it will be a big total to chase if they score close to 250 runs.