ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[Swordsoffreedom]

India have batted later in the last two matches, and lost the matches in pursuit of the huge run target. So India decided to bat after winning the toss today. At the end of 26 overs, they lost 4 and collected only 125 runs. Before starting the match, I thought they would score more than 340 runs. Now it looks like they can't score more than 290 runs. I don't think India will be able to win the match against Australia if they target less than 320 runs. However, I bet on Australia. Hopefully I will win the bet.

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[JSRAW]

Hide your face Indian fans   Clean sweep coming soon.

Pitches are flat and its always hard to chase big target. Let's bat first and will score 300+ runs, easy peasy. lol

[bryant.coleman]

Hide your face Indian fans   Clean sweep coming soon.

Pitches are flat and its always hard to chase big target. Let's bat first and will score 300+ runs, easy peasy. lol

What to say? Kohli won the toss after a long time and even then the Indian team couldn't make use of it. Youngsters such as Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer got good start, but they failed to convert it to good scores. The least they could do was to give support for Kohli, and they failed to do that as well. India may end up with 260-270 and it is going to be yet another cakewalk for the Australians.

[Iranus]

it looks like they can't score more than 290 runs. I don't think India will be able to win the match against Australia if they target less than 320 runs.

India will not be able to score 320 runs today. They might do 260. They have scored only 230 runs in 45 overs. They are already lost 5 wickets. I think they will target Australia in 260 runs.

Hide your face Indian fans  Clean sweep coming soon.

Pitches are flat and its always hard to chase big target. Let's bat first and will score 300+ runs, easy peasy. lol

Hahaha. You are right. Indian fans can no longer be found today. They will lose the series badly and be whitewashed. Feeling bad for those who are betting on India team today.

[JSRAW]

Carnage from Pandya and Jaddu.. almost 100 runs in the last 7 overs. I felt like i was watching another IPL game, doesn't matter they win or lose from here but last 7 overs were totally worth it.

[Haunebu]

All hail the run machine. King freaky Kohli!

https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/virat-kohli-becomes-fastest-12-044703073?isredir=true

This man is giving Sachin the chills since he is probably going to reach 13K and beyond runs in the near future. Even though India are losing badly and even if Smith is right behind him, he still continues to be the best Cricket batsman at present thanks to his consistency.

[7788bitcoin]

Carnage from Pandya and Jaddu.. almost 100 runs in the last 7 overs. I felt like i was watching another IPL game, doesn't matter they win or lose from here but last 7 overs were totally worth it.

It was a good entertainment in the end, if not Australia would have reached the total without much struggle . I was expecting India to post a huge total when they won the toss but they failed to do that but to build the score from 5 for 152 runs to reach 302 runs is a huge achievement.

This man is giving Sachin the chills since he is probably going to reach 13K and beyond runs in the near future. Even though India are losing badly and even if Smith is right behind him, he still continues to be the best Cricket batsman at present thanks to his consistency.

Sachin, Lara and other greats of the past were scoring runs when the average ODI score was 250 runs and now above 300 runs is not a competitive score.

[pakhitheboss]

Carnage from Pandya and Jaddu.. almost 100 runs in the last 7 overs. I felt like i was watching another IPL game, doesn't matter they win or lose from here but last 7 overs were totally worth it.

Pandya has been consistently performing after the IPL. I guess his primary focus is more on batting. Last match also he played a wonderful knock. The target can be achieved easily by Australia, it all now depends on the Indian bowlers if they can get some more important wickets then the game might swing in favour of India.

[bryant.coleman]

Carnage from Pandya and Jaddu.. almost 100 runs in the last 7 overs. I felt like i was watching another IPL game, doesn't matter they win or lose from here but last 7 overs were totally worth it.

These two are genuine match winners, although both of them can be inconsistent. Among the two, at least Hardik deserves a promotion up the order. I have a feeling that he will be able to perform better, if he bats at no.4 or no.5. When other players are being given so many opportunities, there is nothing wrong in giving Hardik a few chances at no.4.

[eaLiTy]

It was a good entertainment in the end, if not Australia would have reached the total without much struggle . I was expecting India to post a huge total when they won the toss but they failed to do that but to build the score from 5 for 152 runs to reach 302 runs is a huge achievement.

Australia is creating many dramatic scenarios in this match as India is picking wickets at regular interval .

Australia lost their 5th wicket and if India is able to pick one more wicket then the match is in India's control and i want to see India win the match rather than surrendering the series by white wash.

[onrise]

Carnage from Pandya and Jaddu.. almost 100 runs in the last 7 overs. I felt like i was watching another IPL game, doesn't matter they win or lose from here but last 7 overs were totally worth it.

These two are genuine match winners, although both of them can be inconsistent. Among the two, at least Hardik deserves a promotion up the order. I have a feeling that he will be able to perform better, if he bats at no.4 or no.5. When other players are being given so many opportunities, there is nothing wrong in giving Hardik a few chances at no.4.

Hardik in recent times have being a good all-rounder and especially with the bat. His form is going be very crucial now in T20 as he can be promoted up the order and get him more overs to bat.
OZ still require 141 in 18 overs and Carey is batting on 19. If he gets out quickly then match should be won by India as Run rate required is almost 8. India winning the toss and batting first also made some difference in this match since chasing anything above 300 is not that easy always and couple of quick wickets always add back pressure on other batsman.

[JSRAW]

@pakhitheboss He mentioned today that he's trying to justify his spot as a batsman because he's not bowling much nowadays. But if i put selectors hat then i want to see him as an all rounder because he could ball medium pace and India badly need at-least one fast bowling allrounder.

@bryant.coleman I would be very careful if Pandya gets promotion on batting order, it should be depends on the situation like when India already crossed 250 mark and 15 something overs are left then i could think about it otherwise its big no.

All hail the run machine. King freaky Kohli!

https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/virat-kohli-becomes-fastest-12-044703073?isredir=true

This man is giving Sachin the chills since he is probably going to reach 13K and beyond runs in the near future. Even though India are losing badly and even if Smith is right behind him, he still continues to be the best Cricket batsman at present thanks to his consistency.

Its surely big achievement and if i dare to predict then no one going to break this record in next 2-3 decade unless Babar Azam gets going in all 3 formats. Having said that i feel that we Indians shouldn't celebrate individual records when we are on losing streak but that's my opinion i could be dead wrong.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Australia needs another 120 runs in 15 overs, at 8 runs per over. It is still achievable for them, but they have lost 5 wickets by now. Alex Carey and Glenn Maxwell are like the last recognized patting pair out there and if one of them gets out then the tail will start with Ashton Agar. But both these batsmen are gamechangers and India needs a wicket very soon.

[mersal]

Australia needs another 120 runs in 15 overs, at 8 runs per over. It is still achievable for them, but they have lost 5 wickets by now. Alex Carey and Glenn Maxwell are like the last recognized patting pair out there and if one of them gets out then the tail will start with Ashton Agar. But both these batsmen are gamechangers and India needs a wicket very soon.

AUS just need run a ball to win this match but they only have 3 wickets in their hand whicb may give some chances to India.

Just need 34 runs from 31 balls.

[7788bitcoin]

AUS just need run a ball to win this match but they only have 3 wickets in their hand whicb may give some chances to India.

Just need 34 runs from 31 balls.

Even i was thinking it was an easy game but India bowled really well pulled the game back and i had to cash out at a loss  .
Australia meed 21 runs from 11 balls and they lost 9 wickets and now it is an impossible task to chase this score, the new bowlers bowled well for India and Australia played some stupid shots when they were in a good position to win the match.

Edit:
India won the match.

[Vishnu.Reang]

India won the match by 13 runs. The credit should go to Pandya and Jadeja. They scored a lot of runs during the final overs, to get India to 300 plus. When the 5th wicket fell, no one would have imagined that India would end up with a total of more than 250-260. Also, credit goes to Natarajan, for picking up two important wickets in his debut for the national team.

[mersal]

AUS just need run a ball to win this match but they only have 3 wickets in their hand whicb may give some chances to India.

Just need 34 runs from 31 balls.

Even i was thinking it was an easy game but India bowled really well pulled the game back and i had to cash out at a loss  .
Australia meed 21 runs from 11 balls and they lost 9 wickets and now it is an impossible task to chase this score, the new bowlers bowled well for India and Australia played some stupid shots when they were in a good position to win the match.

Edit:
India won the match.

Finally a win for team India after a long time but the series is on the hand of Aussies already, next India need to concentrate on T20 series which they are actually better doing it especially most players came in the prime for after the end of IPL. Natrajan played really well and took important wickets while Pandya is playing at his best even when he is not completely fit.

[FIFA worldcup]

India won the match by 13 runs. The credit should go to Pandya and Jadeja. They scored a lot of runs during the final overs, to get India to 300 plus. When the 5th wicket fell, no one would have imagined that India would end up with a total of more than 250-260. Also, credit goes to Natarajan, for picking up two important wickets in his debut for the national team.

This win was much needed for the Indians to keep up their momentum for the rest of this series. They won a good match by a small margin and this will lift their morals. The ODI series , however, belongs to Australia as they won it by 2-1.

[lifeOK]

India won the match by 13 runs. The credit should go to Pandya and Jadeja. They scored a lot of runs during the final overs, to get India to 300 plus. When the 5th wicket fell, no one would have imagined that India would end up with a total of more than 250-260. Also, credit goes to Natarajan, for picking up two important wickets in his debut for the national team.

very very well played by team India, Pandya and Jadeja partnership was more crucial of the 3rd ODI and those should be rewarded. such a positive bounce back. I hope this result boost the entire team for upcoming T20I and test series.

Congrats team Australia for winning the ODI series by 2-1

[onrise]

India won the match by 13 runs. The credit should go to Pandya and Jadeja. They scored a lot of runs during the final overs, to get India to 300 plus. When the 5th wicket fell, no one would have imagined that India would end up with a total of more than 250-260. Also, credit goes to Natarajan, for picking up two important wickets in his debut for the national team.

This win was much needed for the Indians to keep up their momentum for the rest of this series. They won a good match by a small margin and this will lift their morals. The ODI series , however, belongs to Australia as they won it by 2-1.

This was indeed much needed win else whitewash would have resulted in demotivation. But inspite of narrow win this will boost them as in the end they registered their first win. India did miss Rohit Sharma because once he gets started then he is able to convert a big score and India would have got a good opening partnership. Bumrah particularly was not effective in first two matches and went for too many runs but today's spell was much better with better length bowling.