ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[Sithara007]

Still there is no confirmation which teams will qualify for the semifinals except India. Because India is on top and remain on top and will definitely qualify for the semifinal. From now all teams have 3 3 matches left. So there is a big (?) That who will qualify for the semifinal. If SA will win from NZ so SA will also remain in semifinals teams list. By the way no one can say anything at this time.

IMO, it is 99% confirmed that India, South Africa and New Zealand will qualify for the semi-finals. In case of Australia, I'm around 90% sure. But at least theoretically, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan also can qualify for the semi-finals if all the remaining matches go in their favor. 6 rounds of group phase games are done and we are left with just 3 rounds now. I hope that we will have more clarity once the 7th round is complete. If Australia wins against England, then they are almost assured of a spot in the semi-finals.

[JSRAW]

The point table looks way different than I had imagined before the World Cup kicked in.

I was hoping Poms would easily rush into semis and Pakistan to be in some sort of competition but here they are. One is topping the table from the bottom and in survival mode because of the Champions Trophy qualification. Another outfit is not doing good as well and seems to be interested only in drama due to an internal rifts and controversy.

[Bd officer]

Today is the 31st match of ICC World Cup Bangladesh vs Pakistan. After losing 5 matches in a row, Bangladesh will try to play well today to win. I think Bangladesh batting line should be changed. Experienced players should be allowed to bat first. I think Shakib, Musfiq, and Mahmudullah should be allowed to bat first. Especially Mahmudullah should be given the opportunity to bat at number 2 or 3 position. We have seen that in every match Nazmul Hossain Shant could not do well, his batting position needs to be changed. Also, although Bangladesh's opening batting did well in one match, it could not do well in any other match. Bangladesh could not score 230 runs against Netherlands, we feel very ashamed as a support of Bangladesh. The bowling line of Bangladesh is somewhat good anyway, but the batting line is very bad. However, Bangladesh must win these 3 matches to play the Champions Trophy. Today Bangladesh's opponent is Pakistan, today Bangladesh's batting line should be improved. According to the current performance of Bangladesh, I do not see the possibility of victory for Bangladesh. Pakistan has more chances to win the match today. Let's see if Bangladesh can perform well in today's match.

[Dimitri94]

Despite Afghans beating SA team in early game, I don't think they have got much chances for the semis. From the looks of it we have qualifiers decided, and those are India, Australia, SA and NZ — although Australia played really poor cricket before but they have came back really well.

If somehow, Afghanistan manages in semi it'll be treat for them enough, I already see their videos on Twitter celebrating wins, imagine the celebration of the match that gets them into semis 

There are still a lot of permutations and combinations. Today we have the Pakistan vs Bangladesh match. If Pakistan wins this one, then they may replace Afghanistan at the no.5 position (Pakistan is having a better run rate). But then, Afghanistan in their next match will be facing a weak Netherlands. If they win, then they will be left with 8 points. And Australia will have a tough match against England and they need to win that one. Things are getting heated up at the moment, and apart from India none of the other teams have guaranteed their semi-final slots. 

Still there is no confirmation which teams will qualify for the semifinals except India. Because India is on top and remain on top and will definitely qualify for the semifinal. From now all teams have 3 3 matches left. So there is a big (?) That who will qualify for the semifinal. If SA will win from NZ so SA will also remain in semifinals teams list. By the way no one can say anything at this time.

But looking at the condition of play in the field and the points table, it looks like we can get New Zealand and South Africa in the semi final match. But this can change anytime because Australia has come out of a very bad position. If they do well in a few more matches and either of the mentioned two teams go back from their streak then surely there will be a change. I want to keep New Zealand ahead in this tournament. The way New Zealand batted against Australia in the last match chasing 388 runs, if they had a few more balls they could have beaten Australia. They have very strong batting line-up in this tournament. However, field calculations may change at any time.

[Sithara007]

The point table looks way different than I had imagined before the World Cup kicked in.

I was hoping Poms would easily rush into semis and Pakistan to be in some sort of competition but here they are. One is topping the table from the bottom and in survival mode because of the Champions Trophy qualification. Another outfit is not doing good as well and seems to be interested only in drama due to an internal rifts and controversy.

Why the Poms do so poorly in India, while the Australians and to some extent the Kiwis don't face such issues? There can be an argument that some of the players are injured (such as Archer) and a few others are out of form (Stokes, Root.etc). But then they are always known as a well balanced side. What if Archer is not there, they have Wood and Woakes? And Willey is picking up wickets. But seriously I don't know what is going on with their batsmen. The same batsmen who scored tons of runs a few months back during the IPL are performing in a pathetic manner now.

[JSRAW]

The point table looks way different than I had imagined before the World Cup kicked in.

I was hoping Poms would easily rush into semis and Pakistan to be in some sort of competition but here they are. One is topping the table from the bottom and in survival mode because of the Champions Trophy qualification. Another outfit is not doing good as well and seems to be interested only in drama due to an internal rifts and controversy.

Why the Poms do so poorly in India, while the Australians and to some extent the Kiwis don't face such issues? There can be an argument that some of the players are injured (such as Archer) and a few others are out of form (Stokes, Root.etc). But then they are always known as a well balanced side. What if Archer is not there, they have Wood and Woakes? And Willey is picking up wickets. But seriously I don't know what is going on with their batsmen. The same batsmen who scored tons of runs a few months back during the IPL are performing in a pathetic manner now.

Archer missing out the tournament wasn't the case as his exclusion was clear from the start. Maybe they completely failed to adjust with conditions despite having more than enough exposure in the IPL.

Also, their opponents (Ind, SA, NZ) are in prime form and smaller teams like Afg and SL simply outplayed the Poms. Collectively lack of form/confidence, plus, the opposition playing good cricket is the main reason, similar to pre 2015 as far as English cricket is concerned.

[ZeshanRandhawa]

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat. Bangladesh has faced a tough run with five consecutive losses and Pakistan four consecutive losses. Bangladesh looking to turn the tide. Some believe a change in the batting order is needed, with experienced players like Shakib-ul-hassan, Musfiq raheem, and Mushfiqur leading the charge. Pakistan batting has been inconsistent, and changes are necessary. Three changes in Pakistan's playing XI. Fakhar Zaman, Agha Salman and Usama Mir have replaced Imam-ul-Haq, Muhammed Nawaz and Shadab Khan. Pakistan have restrict Bangladesh under 250 runs to win the match.

[synchronym]

Captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. Bangladesh's batting disaster is not leaving behind. Bangladesh has lost 5 matches earlier due to complete batting disaster, if there is such a batting disaster with Pakistan today then undoubtedly Bangladesh will lose today's match. with PakistanToday, the Tigers will definitely try to change their position by winning today's match. In the beginning, Shahensha Afridi attacked Bangladesh's batting. Shahensha Afridi bowled three overs in which he gave 10 runs and took two wickets. Bangladesh collected 10 runs for 2 wickets. If the next batsmen of Bangladesh do not bat with responsibility then Bangladesh will be all out for 100 runs. So of course we expect from Bangladesh team that Bangladesh can play 50 overs today.

[HelliumZ]

Captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. Bangladesh's batting disaster is not leaving behind. Bangladesh has lost 5 matches earlier due to complete batting disaster, if there is such a batting disaster with Pakistan today then undoubtedly Bangladesh will lose today's match. with PakistanToday, the Tigers will definitely try to change their position by winning today's match. In the beginning, Shahensha Afridi attacked Bangladesh's batting. Shahensha Afridi bowled three overs in which he gave two runs and took two wickets. Bangladesh collected 10 runs for 2 wickets. If the next batsmen of Bangladesh do not bat with responsibility then Bangladesh will be all out for 100 runs. So of course we expect from Bangladesh team that Bangladesh can play 50 overs today.

Cricket in Bangladesh is another level of fun, three wickets of Bangladesh fell before the start of the game, it means that we as supporters of Bangladesh cannot guarantee whether Bangladesh will be able to score 100 runs today. Cricket is in the blood of Bangladesh, so as a supporter of Bangladesh, I will support Bangladesh no matter how much I suffer. Even if the Bangladesh team is not playing well now, it is the only goal of the Bangladesh team to learn from this World Cup and play well in the next World Cup.

[synchronym]

Captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. Bangladesh's batting disaster is not leaving behind. Bangladesh has lost 5 matches earlier due to complete batting disaster, if there is such a batting disaster with Pakistan today then undoubtedly Bangladesh will lose today's match. with PakistanToday, the Tigers will definitely try to change their position by winning today's match. In the beginning, Shahensha Afridi attacked Bangladesh's batting. Shahensha Afridi bowled three overs in which he gave two runs and took two wickets. Bangladesh collected 10 runs for 2 wickets. If the next batsmen of Bangladesh do not bat with responsibility then Bangladesh will be all out for 100 runs. So of course we expect from Bangladesh team that Bangladesh can play 50 overs today.

Cricket in Bangladesh is another level of fun, three wickets of Bangladesh fell before the start of the game, it means that we as supporters of Bangladesh cannot guarantee whether Bangladesh will be able to score 100 runs today. Cricket is in the blood of Bangladesh, so as a supporter of Bangladesh, I will support Bangladesh no matter how much I suffer. Even if the Bangladesh team is not playing well now, it is the only goal of the Bangladesh team to learn from this World Cup and play well in the next World Cup.

Depending on the current playing situation of Bangladesh, I said that if the batting is a disaster, then maybe they will be all out within 100 runs. Of course I myself want Bangladesh to play well and win today's match against Pakistan. 2023 World Cup is really going badly for Bangladesh.  As a Bangladeshi I will always support our cricket team. Of course I want Bangladesh team to play very well today. Best wishes for Bangladesh team.

[Popkon6]

The Bangladesh team is fighting very hard with the Pakistan team at the moment and cannot survive on the field. Because the Bangladesh team has already lost three wickets, the loss of 3 wickets to collect 66 runs has put a lot of pressure on the Bangladesh team. Already Shaheen Afridi of Pakistan team has done a very good bowling performance, collected 2 wickets in just 5 overs and gave 10 runs out of which Bangladesh team could not collect any runs in 1 over.
In this way, if the Bangladesh team continues to accumulate runs and wickets continue to fall, then it seems that 230 plus runs will not be possible. Especially some key players of the Bangladesh team are not in a good performance, their previous records and reputation are being destroyed due to their bad performance.

[Littlemini]

Captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. Bangladesh's batting disaster is not leaving behind. Bangladesh has lost 5 matches earlier due to complete batting disaster, if there is such a batting disaster with Pakistan today then undoubtedly Bangladesh will lose today's match. with PakistanToday, the Tigers will definitely try to change their position by winning today's match. In the beginning, Shahensha Afridi attacked Bangladesh's batting. Shahensha Afridi bowled three overs in which he gave two runs and took two wickets. Bangladesh collected 10 runs for 2 wickets. If the next batsmen of Bangladesh do not bat with responsibility then Bangladesh will be all out for 100 runs. So of course we expect from Bangladesh team that Bangladesh can play 50 overs today.

Cricket in Bangladesh is another level of fun, three wickets of Bangladesh fell before the start of the game, it means that we as supporters of Bangladesh cannot guarantee whether Bangladesh will be able to score 100 runs today. Cricket is in the blood of Bangladesh, so as a supporter of Bangladesh, I will support Bangladesh no matter how much I suffer. Even if the Bangladesh team is not playing well now, it is the only goal of the Bangladesh team to learn from this World Cup and play well in the next World Cup.

Bangladesh team won the toss and decided to bat first. In the beginning, Tanjid Hasan got out for 0 runs. Shanto was out for four and Mushfiqur for five. Meanwhile, Shahensh Afridi has picked up two wickets. And Harish Rofe took one wicket. At the moment Mahmudullah and Liton Das have formed a partnership of 55 runs. If Mahmudullah, Das, Shakib Al Hasan can show good performance then Bangladesh team will dream of winning. Pakistan will also try today to fulfill their semi-final dream and add two points.

[ZeshanRandhawa]

Cricket in Bangladesh is another level of fun, three wickets of Bangladesh fell before the start of the game, it means that we as supporters of Bangladesh cannot guarantee whether Bangladesh will be able to score 100 runs today. Cricket is in the blood of Bangladesh, so as a supporter of Bangladesh, I will support Bangladesh no matter how much I suffer. Even if the Bangladesh team is not playing well now, it is the only goal of the Bangladesh team to learn from this World Cup and play well in the next World Cup.

Bangladesh 3 wickets down in just 23 runs and pressure on Mahmudllah and Liton Das. Both players played really well and make a good partnership of more 45 runs for 56 balls. shaheen shah afridi becomes the fastest pacer in the history of odi cricket to 100 wickets in just 51 matches. After being hit for 3 fours in the first over, Haris Rauf takes the big wicket of Mushfiqur Rahim. At present the score of Bangladesh is 68/3 in 16th Overs. Bangladesh are 3 down quickly but Mahmudullah and Das try to recover. Pakistan have chance to restrict them under 200 runs.

[TakeItEasy]

Captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. Bangladesh's batting disaster is not leaving behind. Bangladesh has lost 5 matches earlier due to complete batting disaster, if there is such a batting disaster with Pakistan today then undoubtedly Bangladesh will lose today's match. with PakistanToday, the Tigers will definitely try to change their position by winning today's match. In the beginning, Shahensha Afridi attacked Bangladesh's batting. Shahensha Afridi bowled three overs in which he gave 10 runs and took two wickets. Bangladesh collected 10 runs for 2 wickets. If the next batsmen of Bangladesh do not bat with responsibility then Bangladesh will be all out for 100 runs. So of course we expect from Bangladesh team that Bangladesh can play 50 overs today.

They made 97 runs with three batsmen out and the wicket was taken at the start of the game. In which Shaheen Shah Afridi took one 2 wickets while Haris Rauf took 1 wicket. Pakistan is playing well now. As we can expect good cricket from Pakistan,  they have little control over the team Bangladesh now. In these 20 overs, they have a run rate nearer to 5 but it is not that high. Bangladesh is also looking for some good partnerships as they need them now because the two batsmen are now at the crease in a good mood. Liton Das made 45 runs in 63 balls while Mahmudullah made 46 runs out of 45 runs.

Hope they can make it better since their previous matches they didn't play well and they should also learn something from the experience they had in the match they lost.

[Sithara007]

Bangladesh 3 wickets down in just 23 runs and pressure on Mahmudllah and Liton Das. Both players played really well and make a good partnership of more 45 runs for 56 balls. shaheen shah afridi becomes the fastest pacer in the history of odi cricket to 100 wickets in just 51 matches. After being hit for 3 fours in the first over, Haris Rauf takes the big wicket of Mushfiqur Rahim. At present the score of Bangladesh is 68/3 in 16th Overs. Bangladesh are 3 down quickly but Mahmudullah and Das try to recover. Pakistan have chance to restrict them under 200 runs.

Mahmudllah Riyad and Liton Das have been two of the most consistent Bangladeshi batsmen for quite some time now (especially with Shakib al Hasan out of form with the bat). These two took Bangladesh from 23/3 (this was when Mushfiqur Rahim got out), to 102/4. Now Mahmudllah should try to build a few quick partnerships with lower order batsmen such as Towhid Hridoy and Mehidy Hasan Miraz if he wants to take Bangaldesh to somewhere around 250-260. But even that total is not going to be good enough at the Eden Gardens.

[Publictalk792]

Mahmudllah Riyad and Liton Das have been two of the most consistent Bangladeshi batsmen for quite some time now (especially with Shakib al Hasan out of form with the bat). These two took Bangladesh from 23/3 (this was when Mushfiqur Rahim got out), to 102/4. Now Mahmudllah should try to build a few quick partnerships with lower order batsmen such as Towhid Hridoy and Mehidy Hasan Miraz if he wants to take Bangaldesh to somewhere around 250-260. But even that total is not going to be good enough at the Eden Gardens.

At this time Bangladesh made 130 runs in 30 overs. And now lost 5 wickets. And in my point view of Bangladesh will not cross 200 runs. Like you can see the bowling of Pakistan and they are managing well 130 runs and got 5 wickets. Shaheen Sha Afridi is bowling well and already got 3 wickets. He has 4 overs left so he can get more wickets and I don't think so Bangladesh will cross 200 runs

[ZeshanRandhawa]

Bangladesh 3 wickets down in just 23 runs and pressure on Mahmudllah and Liton Das. Both players played really well and make a good partnership of more 45 runs for 56 balls. shaheen shah afridi becomes the fastest pacer in the history of odi cricket to 100 wickets in just 51 matches. After being hit for 3 fours in the first over, Haris Rauf takes the big wicket of Mushfiqur Rahim. At present the score of Bangladesh is 68/3 in 16th Overs. Bangladesh are 3 down quickly but Mahmudullah and Das try to recover. Pakistan have chance to restrict them under 200 runs.

Mahmudllah Riyad and Liton Das have been two of the most consistent Bangladeshi batsmen for quite some time now (especially with Shakib al Hasan out of form with the bat). These two took Bangladesh from 23/3 (this was when Mushfiqur Rahim got out), to 102/4. Now Mahmudllah should try to build a few quick partnerships with lower order batsmen such as Towhid Hridoy and Mehidy Hasan Miraz if he wants to take Bangaldesh to somewhere around 250-260. But even that total is not going to be good enough at the Eden Gardens.

Bangladesh now cross 150 + runs but they lost 6 wickets in 33 overs. Mahmudullah Riaz is playing excellent knock of 56 runs for  70 balls and get out by Shaheen magic bawl. That wickets is turning point for Pakistan. After that over Usama mir out Hridoy after hit a six and next ball out catch by ifthkar ahamd at slip field. Shakib ul hassan is on carees but he play very slow 24 score in 52 balls didn't play proper short maybe afraid of getting out. Bangladesh get 200 plus total on baord to get competitive match and they have some chance to comeback in the game.

[Bd officer]

In fact, this squad of Bangladesh is not suitable to play the World Cup. Out of 2 teams, 1 team will definitely lose, but Bangladesh performed so badly and lost by a huge margin, disappointing the entire Bangladeshi cricket fans. We who support Bangladesh, it hurts us a lot to see Bangladesh play, but we support Bangladesh as Bangladeshis. Due to bad performance in this World Cup, it seems that Bangladesh may be knocked out of the Champions Trophy.

However, Bangladesh performed very poorly in the last few matches. Maybe I thought that Bangladesh will perform very well in today's match. But Bangladesh's batting again fell into disaster. Mushfiqur Rahim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tanzid Hasan got out early and put the team under pressure. Lytton and Mahmudullah helped the team score some runs. Bangladesh team management should have changed more batting positions in today's match. Mahmudullah should have been given the opportunity to bat at number 2-3 earlier. It would have been better if Nazmul Shanto batted at number 5-6 position today. However, so far Bangladesh has scored 183 runs in 39 overs with the loss of 6 wickets. To target 250 plus, Shakib and Mehdi Hasan Miraj have to form a good partnership.

[onecall123]

Pakistan's bowlers had a solid performance today, with notable displays from Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Wasim vs Bangladesh. Bangladesh couldn't bat for the full 50 overs and set a target of 205 runs for Pakistan. I hope Bangladesh can defend this score because of pitch nature. They might be out of form, but they still have a chance if they can take early wickets. If Bangladesh's bowlers can grab 2/3 wickets in the power play, they'll be dominant the game.

[JunaidAzizi]

The 31st ODI match is going and the Bangladesh team ended their inning with a target set for the Pakistani batsman i.e 205. Dont know who will win the match but the match is easy for the Pakistani team if they play well. In the ongoing match, there are 300 balls and the target is 205 if they make a single run on each ball without any six or four they will easily win the match. The Bangladesh team only wins this match if they focus on two things one is fielding the second is dropping the wicket and the second one is more important they will be the conqueror if they pressurize the Pakistani batsman and take their wickets. The Pakistan team needs to be very relaxed and Dave the wickets. However, we can't trust the Pakistan team they change the match at any second.