ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[Vishnu.Reang]

Another whitewash, South Africans are back. They won by 6 wickets with 27 balls still left. Australian bowlers were struggling to get wicket and stop the run chase. The target was not at all big for the South Africans to chase. Overall a good match

It was quite unexpected. I was expecting a whitewash, but in favor of Australia. But what happened was the opposite of it. Anyway, it was good to see the South Africans beating a big 3 team after a long time. BTW, I don't know what happened to the Australian bowlers such as Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. They are the world's best, but they could not perform up to the expectations.

[Juggy777]

Another whitewash, South Africans are back. They won by 6 wickets with 27 balls still left. Australian bowlers were struggling to get wicket and stop the run chase. The target was not at all big for the South Africans to chase. Overall a good match

It was quite unexpected. I was expecting a whitewash, but in favor of Australia. But what happened was the opposite of it. Anyway, it was good to see the South Africans beating a big 3 team after a long time. BTW, I don't know what happened to the Australian bowlers such as Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. They are the world's best, but they could not perform up to the expectations.

@vishnu.reang I'll second that as none of us saw this coming, and I yet can’t believe it that South Africa has performed so well in this entire series. It’s difficult to say whether the Australian bowlers were tired or simply over confident in this series, but I’m sure they won’t be happy with their performances and will definitely bounce back in the next series. Furthermore I also believe that the Australian selectors will have to make few changes in the team, because such performances cannot be repeated by Australia again.

[Vishnu.Reang]

^^^^ The selectors need to strengthen the middle order, because the top order batsmen are not getting enough support from the remainder of the playing XI. Warner, Finch, Smith, Labuschagne.etc have been performing well on a consistent basis. But the middle order batsmen such as Paine, Carey and Marsh are not getting enough runs and building strong partnerships.

[JSRAW]

Another ODI series is coming up or should i say another pointless series for India. It might be helpful if BCCI plan some T-20 games ahead of WC instead of 50 over cricket or give some break to players, their schedule is ridiculously packed.

South Africa tour of India

1st ODI - 12 March
2nd ODI- 15 March
3rd ODI - 18 March

Rohit not playing due to his injury and Virat is also taking break from ODI. Word is one of them (KL Rahul or Shreyas Iyer) might lead India against the SA.

Update : Kohli is playing in this series so no captaincy for new guys . Squad is out and word is Rishab Pant is back-up WK for this series, KL Rahul is front runner for WK. How quickly things changes in world cricket.

- Sikhar,Hardik, Bhuvneshwar are back in team after long injury break
-Shubman Gill is in squad and Prithvi Shaw is retained.

"India squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill."

[absy]

Another ODI series is coming up or should i say another pointless series for India. It might be helpful if BCCI plan some T-20 games ahead of WC instead of 50 over cricket or give some break to players, their schedule is ridiculously packed.

South Africa tour of India

1st ODI - 12 March
2nd ODI- 15 March
3rd ODI - 18 March

Rohit not playing due to his injury and Virat is also taking break from ODI. Word is one of them (KL Rahul or Shreyas Iyer) might lead India against the SA.

Update : Kohli is playing in this series so no captaincy for new guys . Squad is out and word is Rishab Pant is back-up WK for this series, KL Rahul is front runner for WK. How quickly things changes in world cricket.

- Sikhar,Hardik, Bhuvneshwar are back in team after long injury break
-Shubman Gill is in squad and Prithvi Shaw is retained.

"India squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill."

Lol I really wanted to see how Rahul captains but there goes the chance again for new captains. Kohli isn't in the form too right now so it would have made sense if he took break from this series .
Also happy to see Bhuvi back , I love him . Rooting for Shubnam Gill to make a mark .

[Little Mouse]

Betting on India in this series is the best option, however, have you seen how SA dominated team Australia? SA has recovered the team a little from the early shit performance.
Good to see that Hardik Pandya is back and he has gotten a huge success in domestic matches.

[JSRAW]

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Lol I really wanted to see how Rahul captains but there goes the chance again for new captains.
Also happy to see Bhuvi back , I love him . Rooting for Shubnam Gill to make a mark .

Now only chance he can get is, In IPL. Thin chances of Gill to play in Playing XI unless india wins first 2 games.

Betting on India in this series is the best option, however, have you seen how SA dominated team Australia? SA has recovered the team a little from the early shit performance.
Good to see that Hardik Pandya is back and he has gotten a huge success in domestic matches.

Their recent performances against Aussie surprised me as well. hope they continue same form against India.
No need to get excited about "Hardik recent success in domestic cricket" as its Lower tier competition + graveyard for bowlers.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Lol I really wanted to see how Rahul captains but there goes the chance again for new captains. Kohli isn't in the form too right now so it would have made sense if he took break from this series .
Also happy to see Bhuvi back , I love him . Rooting for Shubnam Gill to make a mark .

Kohli isn't in great form right now, and that's exactly why he should be playing. Taking rest for a few matches is one thing, and getting dropped from the squad is another. And I don't think that the Indian selectors can afford to drop Virat right now. Like it or not, he remains the best player in the squad. He is temporarily out of form, and for that he needs to play more matches against quality opposition.

[absy]

Lol I really wanted to see how Rahul captains but there goes the chance again for new captains. Kohli isn't in the form too right now so it would have made sense if he took break from this series .
Also happy to see Bhuvi back , I love him . Rooting for Shubnam Gill to make a mark .

Kohli isn't in great form right now, and that's exactly why he should be playing. Taking rest for a few matches is one thing, and getting dropped from the squad is another. And I don't think that the Indian selectors can afford to drop Virat right now. Like it or not, he remains the best player in the squad. He is temporarily out of form, and for that he needs to play more matches against quality opposition.

"Kohli isn't in great form right now , and that's exactly why he should be playing. " Well what are you talking ? If that is the case why do other people who are out of form has to go back to Ranji and get into form and then come back ? He might play the next match wonderfully but that's another story . We have number of players who can play and win the match , we gotto try new captains , new players and give chance to others . If we lose , it's fine , atleast we got some players experience out of it.

[onrise]

Betting on India in this series is the best option, however, have you seen how SA dominated team Australia? SA has recovered the team a little from the early shit performance.
Good to see that Hardik Pandya is back and he has gotten a huge success in domestic matches.

SA is now a strong opponent as they have whitewash the ODI series against the strong OZ. So they would with high confidence and India on other hand have the home advantage. Hardik would be back which will be added advantage to their batting and fielding line. Also, Kohli is just out of form and other if can play a crucial role it is going to be a interesting series and we could see some last over finish as well.

[Vishnu.Reang]

"Kohli isn't in great form right now , and that's exactly why he should be playing. " Well what are you talking ? If that is the case why do other people who are out of form has to go back to Ranji and get into form and then come back ? He might play the next match wonderfully but that's another story . We have number of players who can play and win the match , we gotto try new captains , new players and give chance to others . If we lose , it's fine , atleast we got some players experience out of it.

I made the post because as per my analysis, it will be best for India if Virat Kohli regains his form quickly. He is by far the best player in the squad right now (by some distance). He is someone who is capable of guiding his team to victory singlehandedly. Only a very few players have this capability in world cricket right now. He needs to play against quality opposition, so that he may regain his form soon.

And I don't agree with captaincy change right now. Kohli has done a wonderful job as the captain, across the formats. Check his record, and you can see that he is one of the best captains in the history of Indian cricket. 

[pakhitheboss]

Betting on India in this series is the best option, however, have you seen how SA dominated team Australia? SA has recovered the team a little from the early shit performance.
Good to see that Hardik Pandya is back and he has gotten a huge success in domestic matches.

SA is now a strong opponent as they have whitewash the ODI series against the strong OZ. So they would with high confidence and India on other hand have the home advantage. Hardik would be back which will be added advantage to their batting and fielding line. Also, Kohli is just out of form and other if can play a crucial role it is going to be a interesting series and we could see some last over finish as well.

You cannot rule out South Africa's performance recently, where they dominated the ODIs by Beating Australia. But, India will be playing in their home ground and Indian team performs exceptionally well when playing within India. I am sure this series will be very interesting to watch.


Indi Vs South Africa match got delayed due to heavy rain in the morning. Although the rain has stopped but the ground is completely wet. There will be an inspection of the ground post which a decision will be taken.

Match abandoned.

[onrise]

Betting on India in this series is the best option, however, have you seen how SA dominated team Australia? SA has recovered the team a little from the early shit performance.
Good to see that Hardik Pandya is back and he has gotten a huge success in domestic matches.

SA is now a strong opponent as they have whitewash the ODI series against the strong OZ. So they would with high confidence and India on other hand have the home advantage. Hardik would be back which will be added advantage to their batting and fielding line. Also, Kohli is just out of form and other if can play a crucial role it is going to be a interesting series and we could see some last over finish as well.

You cannot rule out South Africa's performance recently, where they dominated the ODIs by Beating Australia. But, India will be playing in their home ground and Indian team performs exceptionally well when playing within India. I am sure this series will be very interesting to watch.


Indi Vs South Africa match got delayed due to heavy rain in the morning. Although the rain has stopped but the ground is completely wet. There will be an inspection of the ground post which a decision will be taken.

Match abandoned.

This is really sad to see that match has abandoned not due to corona virus but due to rain which is unlikely in March . Due to ecological imbalance things are changing fast and it is impacting a lot. All were waiting for this match to see India make a comeback and also to witness a good and competitive cricket from both teams but unfortunately match was called off even without bowling a ball .

[Vishnu.Reang]

Can't really do anything about the abandoned match. Rain interruptions have become more common nowadays. Anyway, we have two more ODI matches remaining in this series and the matches will be played at Lucknow and Kolkata. Let's hope that we'll get to see some live action on 15th, when the second ODI will be played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

[absy]

Can't really do anything about the abandoned match. Rain interruptions have become more common nowadays. Anyway, we have two more ODI matches remaining in this series and the matches will be played at Lucknow and Kolkata. Let's hope that we'll get to see some live action on 15th, when the second ODI will be played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

Hope the other two matches goes without any problems . It was said that they will inspect at 6:30 once and then decide whether minimum number of overs can be played but unfortunately at 4:45 itself they got to know the match has to be abandoned . In the meanwhile they put up glimpses of CSK 5 days practice session for IPL which was pretty interesting to watch as Dhoni was hitting against spinners ( as he has very low strike rate against spinners compared to seamers ) .

[BitSat19]

Can't really do anything about the abandoned match. Rain interruptions have become more common nowadays. Anyway, we have two more ODI matches remaining in this series and the matches will be played at Lucknow and Kolkata. Let's hope that we'll get to see some live action on 15th, when the second ODI will be played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

Hope the other two matches goes without any problems . It was said that they will inspect at 6:30 once and then decide whether minimum number of overs can be played but unfortunately at 4:45 itself they got to know the match has to be abandoned . In the meanwhile they put up glimpses of CSK 5 days practice session for IPL which was pretty interesting to watch as Dhoni was hitting against spinners ( as he has very low strike rate against spinners compared to seamers ) .

Rain is doing more problems instead of this Corona because most of matches are abandon just because of this rain and its killing for very long time lets see what happen in tomorrow first match between Australia vs New Zealand as both teams are good and have ability to do best Kiwis are in good situation after beating India in ODI and test match series.

[pakhitheboss]

Can't really do anything about the abandoned match. Rain interruptions have become more common nowadays. Anyway, we have two more ODI matches remaining in this series and the matches will be played at Lucknow and Kolkata. Let's hope that we'll get to see some live action on 15th, when the second ODI will be played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

Hope the other two matches goes without any problems . It was said that they will inspect at 6:30 once and then decide whether minimum number of overs can be played but unfortunately at 4:45 itself they got to know the match has to be abandoned . In the meanwhile they put up glimpses of CSK 5 days practice session for IPL which was pretty interesting to watch as Dhoni was hitting against spinners ( as he has very low strike rate against spinners compared to seamers ) .

Rain is doing more problems instead of this Corona because most of matches are abandon just because of this rain and its killing for very long time lets see what happen in tomorrow first match between Australia vs New Zealand as both teams are good and have ability to do best Kiwis are in good situation after beating India in ODI and test match series.

Disappointed with rain and do not expect the same to happen for tomorrow's match. Eagerly waiting for Australia Vs New Zealand's match. I think the Kiwis are in form after defeating India and will try to replicate their performance with Australia.

[absy]

Got 2.9 odds for NZ , that is something I cannot push away although I know Aussies are the favorites . Nz are capable team who defeated Indian team in their last series so anything about 2.5 odds is worth the risk .

I will use only this post to comment on Nz vs Aus instead of creating number of posts . Good luck to everyone betting.

3:34 - Aussies won the toss and chose to bat .
5:47 - 34.3 overs , short is dismissed . NZ are in a very good position right now , Aussies are 165-4 and if Nz manages to pick up 1 or 2 wickets in 5 overs it could be a real blow for Aussies.

7:20 - Below average performance by Aussies as they finished the innings by scoring 258 runs. My bet is now looking good.

Batting first OZ are 217/4 in 44.3 overs .  They started very well and lost first wicket a 124 runs and now Labuschange is batting I. 44 runs . If he stays till the end OZ can reach 260+ runs and NZ would like to restrict the below 250 runs which would be a good chase for them unless they lose quick wickets .

He did well to score half century . He has scored 2 half centuries and a century in his 7 matches. That's good news for Aussies.

8:24 - Slow start from the Nz openers but till Kane and Taylor are there Nz have the edge in this match.
 

I missed the window, odds are average for both teams now so skipping the game. consider yourself lucky that you got good odds for kiwis, they seems in good position and might cross the line comfortably.

Edit : Ops 1 wicket down..

Thank you , but still a long way to go.

9:19 - Nz batsmen collapsed like a house of cards. I guess this match is done now.
11:36 - Congrats Aussies for defending the total and winning comfortably.

[onrise]

Batting first OZ are 217/4 in 44.3 overs .  They started very well and lost first wicket a 124 runs and now Labuschange is batting I. 44 runs . If he stays till the end OZ can reach 260+ runs and NZ would like to restrict the below 250 runs which would be a good chase for them unless they lose quick wickets .

[JSRAW]

Got 2.9 odds for NZ , that is something I cannot push away although I know Aussies are the favorites . Nz are capable team who defeated Indian team in their last series so anything about 2.5 odds is worth the risk .

I missed the window, odds are average for both teams now so skipping the game. consider yourself lucky that you got good odds for kiwis, they seems in good position and might cross the line comfortably.

Edit : Ops 1 wicket down..

Edit 1 : 3rd wicket down....