ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[JohnBitCo]

Why teams in asia are hard to predict , first Pakistan and now Bangladesh  
By the way, Bangladesh have recovered very well and it won't be easy for Zimbabwe to chase this target even though they are playing in their home ground.

This is the nature of cricket game. It's not about Asian cricket teams only. Every team tries to play slowly and save their wickets after losing some wickets quickly. Remaining batsman set the target to make quick runs in last few overs. Bangladesh team just followed this method today and got the success too. Zimbabwean batsman showed poor performance and lost the game by huge runs. Bangladesh team may win the next two match in the same way.

In any case, Bangladesh should win the matches and the series because they are superior team than Zimbabwe. Bangladesh is on the Number 7 in the Men's ODI Team Rankings while Zimbabwe team is at number 13.  There is no comparison between the two teams. If Zimbabwe wins any match, it will be an upset.

[Sithara007]

In any case, Bangladesh should win the matches and the series because they are superior team than Zimbabwe. Bangladesh is on the Number 7 in the Men's ODI Team Rankings while Zimbabwe team is at number 13.  There is no comparison between the two teams. If Zimbabwe wins any match, it will be an upset.

Zimbabwe should not be even ranked. Because I don't think that they are any better than the teams that are not included in the ranking (such as Scotland). I could count only four Zimbabwe players who have the quality to play ODIs - Blessing Muzarabani, Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza. And the last two were not part of the team yesterday. Others are just to make up the numbers. Every year they get the opportunity to play against the top sides on a regular basis (a luxury that teams such as Ireland and Afghanistan) doesn't have, and despite that there is zero improvement in their performance.

[pakhitheboss]

Why teams in asia are hard to predict , first Pakistan and now Bangladesh  
By the way, Bangladesh have recovered very well and it won't be easy for Zimbabwe to chase this target even though they are playing in their home ground.

This is the nature of cricket game. It's not about Asian cricket teams only. Every team tries to play slowly and save their wickets after losing some wickets quickly. Remaining batsman set the target to make quick runs in last few overs. Bangladesh team just followed this method today and got the success too. Zimbabwean batsman showed poor performance and lost the game by huge runs. Bangladesh team may win the next two match in the same way.

In any case, Bangladesh should win the matches and the series because they are superior team than Zimbabwe. Bangladesh is on the Number 7 in the Men's ODI Team Rankings while Zimbabwe team is at number 13.  There is no comparison between the two teams. If Zimbabwe wins any match, it will be an upset.

Two more ODI's left in this series, the last match was a disaster for Zimbabwe. Bangladesh is a far superior team and they need to win all the matches in this series. If they lose one match that will be a shame for Bangladesh but as we all know cricket is an unpredictable game, therefore, anything can happen. There have been incidents in the past when an underrated team defeated a top notch team.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

In any case, Bangladesh should win the matches and the series because they are superior team than Zimbabwe. Bangladesh is on the Number 7 in the Men's ODI Team Rankings while Zimbabwe team is at number 13.  There is no comparison between the two teams. If Zimbabwe wins any match, it will be an upset.

Rankings does not mean anything and if Bangladesh fails to score a decent total on the board and if the Zimbabwe top order plays well then they can chase the total even thought the strength of Bangladesh right now is their bowling department especially Shakib Al Hasan who is not in great form with the bat but he will make up with his bowling performance and if they can handle him then they can perform well.

[Maidak]

In any case, Bangladesh should win the matches and the series because they are superior team than Zimbabwe. Bangladesh is on the Number 7 in the Men's ODI Team Rankings while Zimbabwe team is at number 13.  There is no comparison between the two teams. If Zimbabwe wins any match, it will be an upset.

Rankings does not mean anything and if Bangladesh fails to score a decent total on the board and if the Zimbabwe top order plays well then they can chase the total even thought the strength of Bangladesh right now is their bowling department especially Shakib Al Hasan who is not in great form with the bat but he will make up with his bowling performance and if they can handle him then they can perform well.

It is foolish to consider teams like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka by ranking. They themselves do not know when these teams will perform well against which team. If they perform well in a match against a big team, they will perform so badly in the next 3 matches that we will no longer want to enjoy their match.

[LittleBitFunny]

In any case, Bangladesh should win the matches and the series because they are superior team than Zimbabwe. Bangladesh is on the Number 7 in the Men's ODI Team Rankings while Zimbabwe team is at number 13.  There is no comparison between the two teams. If Zimbabwe wins any match, it will be an upset.

Rankings does not mean anything and if Bangladesh fails to score a decent total on the board and if the Zimbabwe top order plays well then they can chase the total even thought the strength of Bangladesh right now is their bowling department especially Shakib Al Hasan who is not in great form with the bat but he will make up with his bowling performance and if they can handle him then they can perform well.

It is foolish to consider teams like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka by ranking. They themselves do not know when these teams will perform well against which team. If they perform well in a match against a big team, they will perform so badly in the next 3 matches that we will no longer want to enjoy their match.

At the moment there is no continuity in the performance of any team except England, Australia, New Zealand and India. We can see Pakistan and West Indies for example. Although Pakistan lost all the matches in the ODI series, they got a great victory in the first T20 match. They have scored 232 runs in just 20 overs. The West Indies, on the other hand, maintained a remarkable consistency in the T20 format but did not perform well in the other two formats.

[eaLiTy]

At the moment there is no continuity in the performance of any team except England, Australia, New Zealand and India. We can see Pakistan and West Indies for example. Although Pakistan lost all the matches in the ODI series, they got a great victory in the first T20 match. They have scored 232 runs in just 20 overs. The West Indies, on the other hand, maintained a remarkable consistency in the T20 format but did not perform well in the other two formats.

Every team performs well in their home ground and when they are touring they will find it difficult to cope up with the situation and India was no different for decades as they performed well at home and they failed to replicate that performance outside Asian conditions and in the last decade India started winning outside and the rest of the teams need to catch up to that performance to be competitive outside their home turf.

[Vaskiy]

Why teams in asia are hard to predict , first Pakistan and now Bangladesh  
By the way, Bangladesh have recovered very well and it won't be easy for Zimbabwe to chase this target even though they are playing in their home ground.

This is the nature of cricket game. It's not about Asian cricket teams only. Every team tries to play slowly and save their wickets after losing some wickets quickly. Remaining batsman set the target to make quick runs in last few overs. Bangladesh team just followed this method today and got the success too. Zimbabwean batsman showed poor performance and lost the game by huge runs. Bangladesh team may win the next two match in the same way.

In any case, Bangladesh should win the matches and the series because they are superior team than Zimbabwe. Bangladesh is on the Number 7 in the Men's ODI Team Rankings while Zimbabwe team is at number 13.  There is no comparison between the two teams. If Zimbabwe wins any match, it will be an upset.

Two more ODI's left in this series, the last match was a disaster for Zimbabwe. Bangladesh is a far superior team and they need to win all the matches in this series. If they lose one match that will be a shame for Bangladesh but as we all know cricket is an unpredictable game, therefore, anything can happen. There have been incidents in the past when an underrated team defeated a top notch team.

Yes, there are incident of wins from underrated teams against top teams. Most of the wins have taken place when the underrated teams are in a progressive form. Now we can't state any team to be in such a form and the support from the boards were big factor for the progress of teams. This can be experienced good with teams like India, New Zealand, Australia and England which is a reason for the continuity in performance.

[Sithara007]

It is foolish to consider teams like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka by ranking. They themselves do not know when these teams will perform well against which team. If they perform well in a match against a big team, they will perform so badly in the next 3 matches that we will no longer want to enjoy their match.

As such these two teams have shown zero progress for the last one decade. Bangladesh remained where they were, while Sri Lanka slid downwards after the retirement of Lasith Malinga. Once in a while they manage to get a win against one of the top sides. If you look at the points table for the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, it can be seen that Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe are languishing at no.12 and no.13 positions respectively. And Sri Lanka has so far won just one match out of their total nine. 

[JSRAW]

New challenge for new young Indian team. We already saw them playing in the IPL and know what they are capable of but this is international game. Sri lanka would rely on surprise factor as most of them are unknown in international arena and its hard to make any full proof strategy against new opponent. The best India could do is focus on their strong area.

Sri Lanka batting first.

[eaLiTy]

New challenge for new young Indian team. We already saw them playing in the IPL and know what they are capable of but this is international game. Sri lanka would rely on surprise factor as most of them are unknown in international arena and its hard to make any full proof strategy against new opponent. The best India could do is focus on their strong area.

Sri Lanka batting first.

Sri Lanka started carefully and as you said the team members are not that familiar and i am not sure how each players will perform and there might be someone who has the ability to increase the strike rate in the end. Anything around 280 runs India have the team to chase the score and i would like to see how Shikhar Dhawan will perform during crucial situation.
Zimbabwe is struggling and hopefully another victory for Bangladesh.

[JSRAW]

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Sri Lanka started carefully and as you said the team members are not that familiar and i am not sure how each players will perform and there might be someone who has the ability to increase the strike rate in the end. Anything around 280 runs India have the team to chase the score and i would like to see how Shikhar Dhawan will perform during crucial situation.

Top 3 batted okay i guess, there was no seam movement. All of them faced 20 -30+ balls and got their start 20s-30s runs, sadly they failed to convert their inning into 50s and lost control against Kulcha (Kuldeep+Chahal). I had my doubt about Kuldeep's spot in the team but its good to see they that both are playing.

Not sure about 280 ish score as they lost 4 wickets and score is 141/4 with 18 overs left in the Bank. Another partnership is building up for the 5th wicket and there is no demon on the wickets, if they bat sensibly here then they should touch 250 mark, after all they have 5 all rounders in the team, at least on paper, let's see.

[7788bitcoin]

Anything around 280 runs India have the team to chase the score and i would like to see how Shikhar Dhawan will perform during crucial situation.

Sri Lanka started carefully but they lost 4 wickets already and India is having complete control in the match and if Sri Lanka can score above 250 runs it would be a good total, i would like to see a competitive match so that i could place some bets rather than a one sided performance.

Zimbabwe is struggling and hopefully another victory for Bangladesh.

Zimbabwe was somehow able to score 240 runs and it depends upon how Bangladesh is going to chase, i am expecting any easy win for them, hope they will not mess up.

[bryant.coleman]

Sri Lanka, as expected has started poorly. Half of the batsmen are back in pavillion, and 20 overs remain in the innings. If India goes for the kill, then they will be able to restrict Sri Lanka for well below 200. And remember that this is a very good batting surface. It is going to be yet another one sided match involving Sri Lanka. They will be hoping for at least one victory, so that they could get some valuable points for the ODI super league. But looking at the performance, that looks quite unlikely. But the good news is that the no.13 team (Zimbabwe) is also unlikely to get any points from today's game.

[onecall123]

Sri Lanka, as expected has started poorly. Half of the batsmen are back in pavillion, and 20 overs remain in the innings. If India goes for the kill, then they will be able to restrict Sri Lanka for well below 200. And remember that this is a very good batting surface. It is going to be yet another one sided match involving Sri Lanka. They will be hoping for at least one victory, so that they could get some valuable points for the ODI super league. But looking at the performance, that looks quite unlikely. But the good news is that the no.13 team (Zimbabwe) is also unlikely to get any points from today's game.

From 50 overs, Sri Lanka is 262-9. Sri Lanka set a competitive total on board, but I must give Sri Lanka credit for batting with some great responsibility after losing quick wickets and changed the momentum. Honestly, Sri Lanka batted very well, it is a very brave effort. As far as bowling performances against Sri Lanka are concerned, these are fairly ordinary.

[LittleBitFunny]

Sri Lanka, as expected has started poorly. Half of the batsmen are back in pavillion, and 20 overs remain in the innings. If India goes for the kill, then they will be able to restrict Sri Lanka for well below 200. And remember that this is a very good batting surface. It is going to be yet another one sided match involving Sri Lanka. They will be hoping for at least one victory, so that they could get some valuable points for the ODI super league. But looking at the performance, that looks quite unlikely. But the good news is that the no.13 team (Zimbabwe) is also unlikely to get any points from today's game.

From 50 overs, Sri Lanka is 262-9. Sri Lanka set a competitive total on board, but I must give Sri Lanka credit for batting with some great responsibility after losing quick wickets and changed the momentum. Honestly, Sri Lanka batted very well, it is a very brave effort. As far as bowling performances against Sri Lanka are concerned, these are fairly ordinary.

Sri Lanka managed to score only 262 runs. We have to remember that Sri Lanka is playing against the second-tier team of India. India's top star players will not play in this series. Sri Lanka said it was an insult to them. But I think Sri Lanka will lose all the matches against this team of India. India scored 45 runs in 4 overs without losing a wicket. Prithivi Shaw scored 35 runs off 18 balls.

[Vishnu.Reang]

From 50 overs, Sri Lanka is 262-9. Sri Lanka set a competitive total on board, but I must give Sri Lanka credit for batting with some great responsibility after losing quick wickets and changed the momentum. Honestly, Sri Lanka batted very well, it is a very brave effort. As far as bowling performances against Sri Lanka are concerned, these are fairly ordinary.

It was a flat track and the Indian bowling lineup was composed of inexperienced players. Putting up a total of 262 is nothing out of ordinary. And from what I can see, India is off to a great start with Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw destroying the Sri Lankan bowlers. Both the Sri Lankan bowlers (Isuru Udana and Dushmantha Chameera) look completely clueless on how to handle these two. And once again, it shows how good the surface is for batting. It will be interesting to know Arjuna Ranatunga's opinion at this point. He called the Indian squad "second string" a few days back. BTW.. Prithvi seems to be in some trouble after getting hit in his helmet.

[ene1980]

Sri Lanka managed to score only 262 runs. We have to remember that Sri Lanka is playing against the second-tier team of India. India's top star players will not play in this series. Sri Lanka said it was an insult to them. But I think Sri Lanka will lose all the matches against this team of India. India scored 45 runs in 4 overs without losing a wicket. Prithivi Shaw scored 35 runs off 18 balls.

The comments of insult for India sending a team should put more pressure on Sri Lanka as they is no way they are going to defeat India even with some of their top players missing from the team because their bench strength is huge and even a third string team could defeat Sri Lanka having a team like this who is not competitive and India had a flying start chasing the score and Prithvi Shaw once again threw his wicket after a great start.

[Swordsoffreedom]

As I said earlier, no prediction can be made about the performance of the Bangladesh team. With no continuity of the performance of their players. In today's match, Zimbabwe batted first and gave Bangladesh a target of 241 runs. But Bangladesh lost their valuable 3 wickets in just 50 runs. But I am happy because after a long time we can see a good inning from Shakib. He has scored 63 runs and is still at the crease.

[bryant.coleman]

As I said earlier, no prediction can be made about the performance of the Bangladesh team. With no continuity of the performance of their players. In today's match, Zimbabwe batted first and gave Bangladesh a target of 241 runs. But Bangladesh lost their valuable 3 wickets in just 50 runs. But I am happy because after a long time we can see a good inning from Shakib. He has scored 63 runs and is still at the crease.

If Zimbabwe wins today's game, then they will gain 10 very valuable points. Given their next 3-match series is against Ireland, there is still a chance that Zimbabwe need to play qualifier tournament for the next ODI world cup. BTW, Bangladesh doesn't have much to worry, as they are already comfortably placed in the Cricket World Cup Super League. Zimbabwe's win will be more of a headache for team such as South Africa and Sri Lanka (with today's win, Zimbabwe will move to 12th position, while Sri Lanka will be relegated to 13th).