ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[pakhitheboss]

The all important quarterfinal has started in the under 19 world cup between Australia and Pakistan. Pakistan has won the toss and asked the Australians to bat first. Although they made the right choice but Australians are playing very well and have made 58 runs without any wicket. If this continues. then I am afraid, it will be hard for us to chase down big target.

Also I am getting scores of this match through the internet because the local sports TV channels are busy showing the matches of PSL.

A very good toss won by Pakistan but no Australia is on good hold with Teague Wyllie on crease very good event for this youngster 67 on 92 and in tournament 260 with average of 260 really amazing. Australia is in 36th over and scoreboard showing 164/1 now Pakistan need few wickets if they want alive in this match otherwise any score above 280+ can give them good pressure and Australia can advance into semi-final of this mega event where England and Afghanistan already have places and now remaining teams looking for their spots.

Last quarter-final will be play between India vs Bangladesh which is easy win for India as they have very good bowling and batting, Bangladesh is currently not good enough for having spot in semi-final.

A very disappointing performance by U-19 team Pakistan in the quarter final. In chase of 276 runs, they are 6 down for only 97 runs. They were unbeaten in the group stages but on this crucial occasion, they are unable to control their emotions and most probably will lost this match and will be out of the competition. This is where the big match pressure comes into play and the under 19 team need more exposure to handle the pressure.

This is no surprise, because we can't predict the game. More unpredicted results have come. Sri Lanka too is undefeated in the group matches, but it has lost to Afghanistan by 4 runs in yesterday's match. In this tournament it is able to see the better performance of every country. Not only the top order teams, but the bottom teams too doing good giving unexpected results. In tomorrow's match India is playing Bangladesh. We don't know what's going to be the result, because India stands undefeated on the group matches.

Australia were far better than Pakistan in the quarter-finals. Pakistan problem was mainly its batting, they bowled well to restrict the Australian side to 276 runs but were not able to chase it. Today India will be playing with Bangladesh. India is placed on the top spot in Group B in the points table whereas  Bangladesh is placed second in Group A in the point table. Toss will be crucial as the team that bats first has more chance of wining it seems.

[Sithara007]

A very disappointing performance by U-19 team Pakistan in the quarter final. In chase of 276 runs, they are 6 down for only 97 runs. They were unbeaten in the group stages but on this crucial occasion, they are unable to control their emotions and most probably will lost this match and will be out of the competition. This is where the big match pressure comes into play and the under 19 team need more exposure to handle the pressure.

Australia always perform at their best level in global ICC tournaments, be it at the senior level, or the U19 level. In a low scoring competition, Australia managed to put up a massive total of 276/7 batting first. The Pakistani opening bowler Zeeshan Zameer conceded 76 runs from his 9 overs, while only Qasim Akram managed to keep his line and length. And in return, none of the Pakistani batsmen could score make a score in excess of 30. BTW, COVID is turning out to be a major issue. In the plate competition, two of the matches were cancelled after players tested positive.

[UmerIdrees]

The all important quarterfinal has started in the under 19 world cup between Australia and Pakistan. Pakistan has won the toss and asked the Australians to bat first. Although they made the right choice but Australians are playing very well and have made 58 runs without any wicket. If this continues. then I am afraid, it will be hard for us to chase down big target.

Also I am getting scores of this match through the internet because the local sports TV channels are busy showing the matches of PSL.

A very good toss won by Pakistan but no Australia is on good hold with Teague Wyllie on crease very good event for this youngster 67 on 92 and in tournament 260 with average of 260 really amazing. Australia is in 36th over and scoreboard showing 164/1 now Pakistan need few wickets if they want alive in this match otherwise any score above 280+ can give them good pressure and Australia can advance into semi-final of this mega event where England and Afghanistan already have places and now remaining teams looking for their spots.

Last quarter-final will be play between India vs Bangladesh which is easy win for India as they have very good bowling and batting, Bangladesh is currently not good enough for having spot in semi-final.

A very disappointing performance by U-19 team Pakistan in the quarter final. In chase of 276 runs, they are 6 down for only 97 runs. They were unbeaten in the group stages but on this crucial occasion, they are unable to control their emotions and most probably will lost this match and will be out of the competition. This is where the big match pressure comes into play and the under 19 team need more exposure to handle the pressure.

This is no surprise, because we can't predict the game. More unpredicted results have come. Sri Lanka too is undefeated in the group matches, but it has lost to Afghanistan by 4 runs in yesterday's match. In this tournament it is able to see the better performance of every country. Not only the top order teams, but the bottom teams too doing good giving unexpected results. In tomorrow's match India is playing Bangladesh. We don't know what's going to be the result, because India stands undefeated on the group matches.

Both Sri Lanka and Pakistan were undefeated in the group stages and they lost in the quarterfinals. So do you think India will be eliminated too as they were also undefeated? If India managed to survive against Bangladesh, which they should, I think then India will be the favorites to win the tournament.
I can predict the Australia and India in the finals but lets see what developed in the last Quaterfinals and then the Semifinals.

[pakhitheboss]

The all important quarterfinal has started in the under 19 world cup between Australia and Pakistan. Pakistan has won the toss and asked the Australians to bat first. Although they made the right choice but Australians are playing very well and have made 58 runs without any wicket. If this continues. then I am afraid, it will be hard for us to chase down big target.

Also I am getting scores of this match through the internet because the local sports TV channels are busy showing the matches of PSL.

A very good toss won by Pakistan but no Australia is on good hold with Teague Wyllie on crease very good event for this youngster 67 on 92 and in tournament 260 with average of 260 really amazing. Australia is in 36th over and scoreboard showing 164/1 now Pakistan need few wickets if they want alive in this match otherwise any score above 280+ can give them good pressure and Australia can advance into semi-final of this mega event where England and Afghanistan already have places and now remaining teams looking for their spots.

Last quarter-final will be play between India vs Bangladesh which is easy win for India as they have very good bowling and batting, Bangladesh is currently not good enough for having spot in semi-final.

A very disappointing performance by U-19 team Pakistan in the quarter final. In chase of 276 runs, they are 6 down for only 97 runs. They were unbeaten in the group stages but on this crucial occasion, they are unable to control their emotions and most probably will lost this match and will be out of the competition. This is where the big match pressure comes into play and the under 19 team need more exposure to handle the pressure.

This is no surprise, because we can't predict the game. More unpredicted results have come. Sri Lanka too is undefeated in the group matches, but it has lost to Afghanistan by 4 runs in yesterday's match. In this tournament it is able to see the better performance of every country. Not only the top order teams, but the bottom teams too doing good giving unexpected results. In tomorrow's match India is playing Bangladesh. We don't know what's going to be the result, because India stands undefeated on the group matches.

Both Sri Lanka and Pakistan were undefeated in the group stages and they lost in the quarterfinals. So do you think India will be eliminated too as they were also undefeated? If India managed to survive against Bangladesh, which they should, I think then India will be the favorites to win the tournament.
I can predict the Australia and India in the finals but lets see what developed in the last Quaterfinals and then the Semifinals.

Australia vs India in the finals will only happen if India is able to win today's match. I was going through some prediction report on this match and toss will play a major role in India and Bangladesh match. The team that wins the toss and bats first has a higher chance of winning than the one that bats second. For India Angkrish Raghuvanshi can play an important role of India bats first.

[TheGreatPython]

A very disappointing performance by U-19 team Pakistan in the quarter final. In chase of 276 runs, they are 6 down for only 97 runs. They were unbeaten in the group stages but on this crucial occasion, they are unable to control their emotions and most probably will lost this match and will be out of the competition. This is where the big match pressure comes into play and the under 19 team need more exposure to handle the pressure.

Nothing new as this is trademark of Pakistan cricket team Senior team is also having record like this unpredictable, so Juniors are also on same way. They were not good in group matches just reach here because most of the teams were very new and have no structure for cricket just Afghanistan is doing some better now they are already in Semi-Final and will face England here now Australia is already in Semi-Final, and they will face another Asian team from India vs Bangladesh where India is very strong but still no one can predict as any result can happen good thing we have all Asian teams in last 8 and now 2 surely in Semi-Finals which means cricket is still top game in Indian Sub-Continent, and they are very crazy about this.

[Swordsoffreedom]

A very disappointing performance by U-19 team Pakistan in the quarter final. In chase of 276 runs, they are 6 down for only 97 runs. They were unbeaten in the group stages but on this crucial occasion, they are unable to control their emotions and most probably will lost this match and will be out of the competition. This is where the big match pressure comes into play and the under 19 team need more exposure to handle the pressure.

Australia always perform at their best level in global ICC tournaments, be it at the senior level, or the U19 level. In a low scoring competition, Australia managed to put up a massive total of 276/7 batting first. The Pakistani opening bowler Zeeshan Zameer conceded 76 runs from his 9 overs, while only Qasim Akram managed to keep his line and length. And in return, none of the Pakistani batsmen could score make a score in excess of 30. BTW, COVID is turning out to be a major issue. In the plate competition, two of the matches were cancelled after players tested positive.

Pakistan looked really bad in the match. The match felt like torture for them especially when they were batting. When you are chasing a score of 276, there needs to be a century or at least two or three half-centuries in the scorecard.
Meanwhile, Pakistan failed to score even 30. I think the best score, individual score for a batsman was 28 .

A very disappointing performance by U-19 team Pakistan in the quarter final. In chase of 276 runs, they are 6 down for only 97 runs. They were unbeaten in the group stages but on this crucial occasion, they are unable to control their emotions and most probably will lost this match and will be out of the competition. This is where the big match pressure comes into play and the under 19 team need more exposure to handle the pressure.

Nothing new as this is trademark of Pakistan cricket team Senior team is also having record like this unpredictable, so Juniors are also on same way. They were not good in group matches just reach here because most of the teams were very new and have no structure for cricket just Afghanistan is doing some better now they are already in Semi-Final and will face England here now Australia is already in Semi-Final, and they will face another Asian team from India vs Bangladesh where India is very strong but still no one can predict as any result can happen good thing we have all Asian teams in last 8 and now 2 surely in Semi-Finals which means cricket is still top game in Indian Sub-Continent, and they are very crazy about this.

Yes, that is true because almost all the countries in the Indian subcontinent are crazy about cricket and they also get backed by their fans. And I also agree about Pakistan because they always seem to lose at the big stage does no matter how strong they are on paper.

[romero121]

The all important quarterfinal has started in the under 19 world cup between Australia and Pakistan. Pakistan has won the toss and asked the Australians to bat first. Although they made the right choice but Australians are playing very well and have made 58 runs without any wicket. If this continues. then I am afraid, it will be hard for us to chase down big target.

Also I am getting scores of this match through the internet because the local sports TV channels are busy showing the matches of PSL.

A very good toss won by Pakistan but no Australia is on good hold with Teague Wyllie on crease very good event for this youngster 67 on 92 and in tournament 260 with average of 260 really amazing. Australia is in 36th over and scoreboard showing 164/1 now Pakistan need few wickets if they want alive in this match otherwise any score above 280+ can give them good pressure and Australia can advance into semi-final of this mega event where England and Afghanistan already have places and now remaining teams looking for their spots.

Last quarter-final will be play between India vs Bangladesh which is easy win for India as they have very good bowling and batting, Bangladesh is currently not good enough for having spot in semi-final.

A very disappointing performance by U-19 team Pakistan in the quarter final. In chase of 276 runs, they are 6 down for only 97 runs. They were unbeaten in the group stages but on this crucial occasion, they are unable to control their emotions and most probably will lost this match and will be out of the competition. This is where the big match pressure comes into play and the under 19 team need more exposure to handle the pressure.

This is no surprise, because we can't predict the game. More unpredicted results have come. Sri Lanka too is undefeated in the group matches, but it has lost to Afghanistan by 4 runs in yesterday's match. In this tournament it is able to see the better performance of every country. Not only the top order teams, but the bottom teams too doing good giving unexpected results. In tomorrow's match India is playing Bangladesh. We don't know what's going to be the result, because India stands undefeated on the group matches.

Both Sri Lanka and Pakistan were undefeated in the group stages and they lost in the quarterfinals. So do you think India will be eliminated too as they were also undefeated? If India managed to survive against Bangladesh, which they should, I think then India will be the favorites to win the tournament.
I can predict the Australia and India in the finals but lets see what developed in the last Quaterfinals and then the Semifinals.

Australia vs India in the finals will only happen if India is able to win today's match. I was going through some prediction report on this match and toss will play a major role in India and Bangladesh match. The team that wins the toss and bats first has a higher chance of winning than the one that bats second. For India Angkrish Raghuvanshi can play an important role of India bats first.

There is more chance for the final to happen between Australia and India. In today's match India will win, as of now Bangladesh have lost 6 wickets scoring 50 runs. This time the winning has moved towards the second batting team, because Bangladesh doesn't look like scoring 100+ runs.

[Mahdirakib]

There is more chance for the final to happen between Australia and India. In today's match India will win, as of now Bangladesh have lost 6 wickets scoring 50 runs. This time the winning has moved towards the second batting team, because Bangladesh doesn't look like scoring 100+ runs.

Somehow Bangladeshi U19 has managed to score above 100 runs. After the end of 33 overs they have collected 103 runs by losing 7 wickets. The players have also performed in the same way in the first match against England U19 and lost the game. Indian U19 team is very strong now. They have won all of their group stage matches without any doubt. Probably they will win the match today easily.

[onecall123]

There is more chance for the final to happen between Australia and India. In today's match India will win, as of now Bangladesh have lost 6 wickets scoring 50 runs. This time the winning has moved towards the second batting team, because Bangladesh doesn't look like scoring 100+ runs.

Somehow Bangladeshi U19 has managed to score above 100 runs. After the end of 33 overs they have collected 103 runs by losing 7 wickets. The players have also performed in the same way in the first match against England U19 and lost the game. Indian U19 team is very strong now. They have won all of their group stage matches without any doubt. Probably they will win the match today easily.

It is time for the innings break. BAN U19 are out for 111 runs.
It was a brilliant display by India with the ball, as the Bangladeshi U19 batters only managed 111 runs. This was an unexpectedly miserable performance from Bangladeshi U19. Is this due to their overconfidence? This might be possible, but it's unacceptably low from the defending champs. As far as I'm concerned, it will be Australia versus India in the finals.

[Sithara007]

It is time for the innings break. BAN U19 are out for 111 runs.
It was a brilliant display by India with the ball, as the Bangladeshi U19 batters only managed 111 runs. This was an unexpectedly miserable performance from Bangladeshi U19. Is this due to their overconfidence? This might be possible, but it's unacceptably low from the defending champs. As far as I'm concerned, it will be Australia versus India in the finals.

I wasn't expecting anything different. Bangladesh is still a level below other test playing nations, be it among the senior level, or at the U19 level. Bangladeshi players are mostly sourced from college and school teams and most of them have no experience of playing outside that country. On the other hand, Indian players are taken care by the richest cricket board in the world and many of them already have IPL or state level contracts. Players like Rajvardhan Hangargekar have already represented the state team in Vijay Hazare Trophy.

[JSRAW]

^^ Bangladesh is defending Champion. Despite this average performance from the Bongbros. I don't think its going to be cakewalk for the Indians, pitch is extremely slow for the batters and runs are not coming easy for everyone. We shouldn't forget that Afghanistan defended 134 scorecard against Sri Lanka at the very same ground couple of days back.

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Nice partnership is building up so now it looks easy unless any Kolapse coming..  

[galambo]

I wasn't expecting anything different. Bangladesh is still a level below other test playing nations, be it among the senior level, or at the U19 level. Bangladeshi players are mostly sourced from college and school teams and most of them have no experience of playing outside that country. On the other hand, Indian players are taken care by the richest cricket board in the world and many of them already have IPL or state level contracts. Players like Rajvardhan Hangargekar have already represented the state team in Vijay Hazare Trophy.

If richness can buy talent then Indian team wouldn't be in such situation like they are right now. The problem with Bangladesh is something else they don't have adequate talent in the country. They are playing as test country for over 20 years and they haven't won even 20 test in these 20 years. I would say team like Afghanistan and Ireland better deserve to get test status.

[pakhitheboss]

^^ Bangladesh is defending Champion. Despite this average performance from the Bongbros. I don't think its going to be cakewalk for the Indians, pitch is extremely slow for the batters and runs are not coming easy for everyone. We shouldn't forget that Afghanistan defended 134 scorecard against Sri Lanka at the very same ground couple of days back.

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Nice partnership is building up so now it looks easy unless any Kolapse coming..  

I was expecting Angkrish Raghuvanshi to score more than 16 runs in this match. Good and sensible batting by Rasheed stayed till the end of the innings. As predicted earlier by me the team that bats first on this wicket will win the match and India won it. I am not sure why did Bangladesh team opt to field first after winning the toss. If they had batted first then the result might have been different.

[laurenB7742]

^^ Bangladesh is defending Champion. Despite this average performance from the Bongbros. I don't think its going to be cakewalk for the Indians, pitch is extremely slow for the batters and runs are not coming easy for everyone. We shouldn't forget that Afghanistan defended 134 scorecard against Sri Lanka at the very same ground couple of days back.
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Nice partnership is building up so now it looks easy unless any Kolapse coming..  

I was expecting Angkrish Raghuvanshi to score more than 16 runs in this match. Good and sensible batting by Rasheed stayed till the end of the innings. As predicted earlier by me the team that bats first on this wicket will win the match and India won it. I am not sure why did Bangladesh team opt to field first after winning the toss. If they had batted first then the result might have been different.

Actually, it doesn't matter for me if Bangladesh batted first or bowled first, either way, I expected a lot better performance for Bangladesh under-19 as they are the defending champion.

Imagine if the Indian bowlers didn't give the extra 18 runs that they did in the match, the score wouldn't be even 100, right?
I was expecting that this might be a low-scoring match and Bangladesh will have a chance. But I was really disappointed, especially with the top order's performance.

[pakhitheboss]

^^ Bangladesh is defending Champion. Despite this average performance from the Bongbros. I don't think its going to be cakewalk for the Indians, pitch is extremely slow for the batters and runs are not coming easy for everyone. We shouldn't forget that Afghanistan defended 134 scorecard against Sri Lanka at the very same ground couple of days back.
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Nice partnership is building up so now it looks easy unless any Kolapse coming..  

I was expecting Angkrish Raghuvanshi to score more than 16 runs in this match. Good and sensible batting by Rasheed stayed till the end of the innings. As predicted earlier by me the team that bats first on this wicket will win the match and India won it. I am not sure why did Bangladesh team opt to field first after winning the toss. If they had batted first then the result might have been different.

Actually, it doesn't matter for me if Bangladesh batted first or bowled first, either way, I expected a lot better performance for Bangladesh under-19 as they are the defending champion.

Imagine if the Indian bowlers didn't give the extra 18 runs that they did in the match, the score wouldn't be even 100, right?
I was expecting that this might be a low-scoring match and Bangladesh will have a chance. But I was really disappointed, especially with the top order's performance.

It seems like the Bangladesh A team and the U-19 team both have issues in batting line-up. The bowlers did a decent job as only a few Indian batters were able to score good. After this match I am expecting Indian batsmen to start playing better than what they did with Bangladesh.

[ibuddy122505]

It seems like the Bangladesh A team and the U-19 team both have issues in batting line-up. The bowlers did a decent job as only a few Indian batters were able to score good. After this match I am expecting Indian batsmen to start playing better than what they did with Bangladesh.

The Indian U-19 team has now reached seven straight quarterfinals in the U-19 World Cup! Even though Bangladesh made them work, it would have been more fun if they had opted to bowl first in the morning. The Bangladeshi bowlers constantly made them work hard to score runs. India, however, made it to the semis, but it will be a tough battle this time.

[Sithara007]

If richness can buy talent then Indian team wouldn't be in such situation like they are right now. The problem with Bangladesh is something else they don't have adequate talent in the country. They are playing as test country for over 20 years and they haven't won even 20 test in these 20 years. I would say team like Afghanistan and Ireland better deserve to get test status.

Bangladesh has consistently underperformed, ever since they were granted test status. If you look at the population, Bangladesh is at the same level with Pakistan, and having a higher number when compared to Sri Lanka or Afghanistan. So why they are not performing up to the mark? One of the issues IMO is the domestic setup. Most of the cricketing infrastructure is still concentrated in and around Dhaka. And their overdependence on the spinners create issues when they play their matches in SENA nations.

[laurenB7742]

If richness can buy talent then Indian team wouldn't be in such situation like they are right now. The problem with Bangladesh is something else they don't have adequate talent in the country. They are playing as test country for over 20 years and they haven't won even 20 test in these 20 years. I would say team like Afghanistan and Ireland better deserve to get test status.

Bangladesh has consistently underperformed, ever since they were granted test status. If you look at the population, Bangladesh is at the same level with Pakistan, and having a higher number when compared to Sri Lanka or Afghanistan. So why they are not performing up to the mark? One of the issues IMO is the domestic setup. Most of the cricketing infrastructure is still concentrated in and around Dhaka. And their overdependence on the spinners create issues when they play their matches in SENA nations.

Bangladesh's main problem is their cricket board. They have a lot of money, but they are not doing any infrastructure development for cricket. Bangladesh is probably the fourth richest cricket board. However, they have a very few international standard stadiums. At the same time, their domestic leagues are very low quality and corrupt. There is a lot of fixing in the domestic league which everyone knows now. Basically, these are the reasons why many talented players are losing. New talented players are not being created.

[JSRAW]

I wasn't expecting anything different. Bangladesh is still a level below other test playing nations, be it among the senior level, or at the U19 level. Bangladeshi players are mostly sourced from college and school teams and most of them have no experience of playing outside that country. On the other hand, Indian players are taken care by the richest cricket board in the world and many of them already have IPL or state level contracts. Players like Rajvardhan Hangargekar have already represented the state team in Vijay Hazare Trophy.

If richness can buy talent then Indian team wouldn't be in such situation like they are right now. The problem with Bangladesh is something else they don't have adequate talent in the country. They are playing as test country for over 20 years and they haven't won even 20 test in these 20 years. I would say team like Afghanistan and Ireland better deserve to get test status.

What situation you're talking about?

Only because they lost series in SA? I think fans should cut some slacks to their team sometimes. Lots of chatters going around Indian team in recent time is not because they are bad team but they have set their standard high as Vintage windies or Steve Waugh's Aus.

They were number 1 test ranking side since 2016-17, they slipped into 2nd position (2 times) for only 9-10 months in last 5-6 years (4 Test Mace back to back). Yes they didn't win any ICC trophy but it doesn't prove anything IMO, considering their winning ratio is at all time high (home-away) in history of Indian cricket.

[Sithara007]

Bangladesh's main problem is their cricket board. They have a lot of money, but they are not doing any infrastructure development for cricket. Bangladesh is probably the fourth richest cricket board. However, they have a very few international standard stadiums. At the same time, their domestic leagues are very low quality and corrupt. There is a lot of fixing in the domestic league which everyone knows now. Basically, these are the reasons why many talented players are losing. New talented players are not being created.

Wherever there is corruption in the cricket board, the talent is negatively impacted. We have many examples, such as the case with Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, West Indies and South Africa in addition to Bangladesh. I am not sure whether they are the 4th richest board (that may not be true probably, as India, Australia, England, Pakistan and New Zealand are definitely richer when compared to the BCB). The funds are either getting stolen or misused. I am witnessing no improvement in the quality of domestic cricket in Bangladesh.