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[kro55]

South Africa VS West Indies

After losing two Test matches, West Indies will play against South Africa today. West Indies have a chance to win the ODI match despite a poor performance in the Test match.

West Indies lost both Test matches due to poor batting. In both matches, the batting of the West Indies batsmen was very erratic and weak. If the West Indies batsmen fail to improve their performance in the ODI series, their chances of winning are slim. South African players are in good form now. West Indies' top-order players will definitely need to play an effective role if they want to beat South Africa now. If not, West Indies will be badly defeated in the ODI series as well.

[Litzki1990]

South Africa VS West Indies

After losing two Test matches, West Indies will play against South Africa today. West Indies have a chance to win the ODI match despite a poor performance in the Test match.

West Indies lost both Test matches due to poor batting. In both matches, the batting of the West Indies batsmen was very erratic and weak. If the West Indies batsmen fail to improve their performance in the ODI series, their chances of winning are slim. South African players are in good form now. West Indies' top-order players will definitely need to play an effective role if they want to beat South Africa now. If not, West Indies will be badly defeated in the ODI series as well.

West Indies will face the first ODI today after losing the last two Tests to South Africa. After a long time we got to see a complete bilateral series of West Indies vs South Africa. If we look at the current ODI rankings, we can see that currently South Africa is at number six in ODI cricket and West Indies is at number 10. Considering the recent form, West Indies will be relatively behind South Africa. However, West Indies have some regular heart-hitter batsmen who can turn the team's movement at any moment. South Africa vs West Indies first ODI is expected to be an enjoyable one.

[Minor Miner]

South Africa VS West Indies

After losing two Test matches, West Indies will play against South Africa today. West Indies have a chance to win the ODI match despite a poor performance in the Test match.

West Indies lost both Test matches due to poor batting. In both matches, the batting of the West Indies batsmen was very erratic and weak. If the West Indies batsmen fail to improve their performance in the ODI series, their chances of winning are slim. South African players are in good form now. West Indies' top-order players will definitely need to play an effective role if they want to beat South Africa now. If not, West Indies will be badly defeated in the ODI series as well.

West Indies will face the first ODI today after losing the last two Tests to South Africa. After a long time we got to see a complete bilateral series of West Indies vs South Africa. If we look at the current ODI rankings, we can see that currently South Africa is at number six in ODI cricket and West Indies is at number 10. Considering the recent form, West Indies will be relatively behind South Africa. However, West Indies have some regular heart-hitter batsmen who can turn the team's movement at any moment. South Africa vs West Indies first ODI is expected to be an enjoyable one.

After the retirement of West Indies' star players, the overall condition of their team has weakened. The West Indies team can now be considered weak. I would even say that West Indies will lose the series against Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Because there are very few experienced players in their squad at the moment. They will play 3 ODIs and 3 T20 matches against South Africa in this series. And I guess West Indies will lose both series. Despite a good performance in the T20 format, West Indies' chances of winning against South Africa in the ODI format are very slim.

[pakhitheboss]

After the retirement of West Indies' star players, the overall condition of their team has weakened. The West Indies team can now be considered weak. I would even say that West Indies will lose the series against Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Because there are very few experienced players in their squad at the moment. They will play 3 ODIs and 3 T20 matches against South Africa in this series. And I guess West Indies will lose both series. Despite a good performance in the T20 format, West Indies' chances of winning against South Africa in the ODI format are very slim.

Looks like this match might get abandoned due to rain. Anyways I am not expecting WI to win this ODI. This team has gone from bad to worst and each player looks more like an ameature than a pro in that team. They already got destroyed in the test and most probably the same would happen in the ODI too.

I am eagerly waiting for the ODI series between India and Australia. The first match would be played tomorrow between these two teams at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. After losing the test series Australia would be going all guns blazing to win the ODI series. It would be a practice run for Australia before the upcoming ODIWC. England has already shown the struggle their batters had against the spinners on subcontinent pitches. The same kind of problem was faced by Australia too. It would be interesting to see what new strategy they would use against the Indian spin attack in ODI.

[Tony116]

After the retirement of West Indies' star players, the overall condition of their team has weakened. The West Indies team can now be considered weak. I would even say that West Indies will lose the series against Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Because there are very few experienced players in their squad at the moment. They will play 3 ODIs and 3 T20 matches against South Africa in this series. And I guess West Indies will lose both series. Despite a good performance in the T20 format, West Indies' chances of winning against South Africa in the ODI format are very slim.

Looks like this match might get abandoned due to rain. Anyways I am not expecting WI to win this ODI. This team has gone from bad to worst and each player looks more like an ameature than a pro in that team. They already got destroyed in the test and most probably the same would happen in the ODI too.
I am eagerly waiting for the ODI series between India and Australia. The first match would be played tomorrow between these two teams at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. After losing the test series Australia would be going all guns blazing to win the ODI series. It would be a practice run for Australia before the upcoming ODIWC. England has already shown the struggle their batters had against the spinners on subcontinent pitches. The same kind of problem was faced by Australia too. It would be interesting to see what new strategy they would use against the Indian spin attack in ODI.

Yahh, the match between South Africa and West Indies have been delayed. No clear idea of how and when the match is going to start.

If we talk about the retirement of West Indies' legendary players, they have of course left a void in the West Indies team which is not getting filled right now. And it is going to be really hard for West Indies to actually bring up players who are once again going to be that good. Honestly, it is going to take a lot of time. But right now the situation of the West Indies team is very bad.

[Unknown Op]

United Arab Emirates is scoring at around 6 runs per over, and they may step up the scoring rate in the last few overs. At this point, they are 191/5 after 41 overs. Another 70-80 runs will take them to 270, which is a very defendable total. And they managed to score this despite the fact that two of the Nepali spinners (Lalit Rajbanshi and Dipendra Singh Airee) conceded less than 3 runs per over in their spells. Nepal needs some quick wickets now, else the match will rapidly slip out of their control. And they definitely don't want to lose this match, after performing so well during the last few weeks.

Wow, looks like there was quite a spectacle in Kirtipur! UAE certainly put on a show, putting on a brilliant 310/6 with some incredible batting from Asif Khan and Viratya Arvind. Asif's smoky century off just 42 balls was undoubtedly the highlight of the innings as he punished Nepal's bowlers with his explosive stroke play. It was a tough day for Nepal's inexperienced bowlers who struggled to contain the UAE batsmen and were left chasing a tough target. Despite a valiant effort, it looks like Nepal may have to settle for fourth place in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2. Still it is always exciting to see such a thrilling match unfold, and it speaks volumes for their passion and skill. Talented cricketers.

[Sithara007]

Unreal scenes at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. Nepal was at 269/6 after 44 overs, chasing 311 for win. The match was stopped due to bad light and Nepal won by 9 runs (Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method). United Arab Emirates players were furious and they refused to shake hands with the Nepal players. They were arguing with the umpires and the match referee. But UAE should blame themselves. The second innings started at 1:45pm, and the match was stopped by 5:42 pm. UAE took almost 4 hours to bowl 44 overs (as per the ICC regulations 50 overs should be completed by 3.5 hours). They were intentionally slowing down the proceedings hoping to win by DLS, but then the partnership between Jha and Airee took Nepal above DLS par score.

[mm2543363580]

Unreal scenes at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. Nepal was at 269/6 after 44 overs, chasing 311 for win. The match was stopped due to bad light and Nepal won by 9 runs (Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method). United Arab Emirates players were furious and they refused to shake hands with the Nepal players. They were arguing with the umpires and the match referee. But UAE should blame themselves. The second innings started at 1:45pm, and the match was stopped by 5:42 pm. UAE took almost 4 hours to bowl 44 overs (as per the ICC regulations 50 overs should be completed by 3.5 hours). They were intentionally slowing down the proceedings hoping to win by DLS, but then the partnership between Jha and Airee took Nepal above DLS par score.

A very interesting match comes to end and Nepal finally won  by 9 runs (DLS method), if bad light was not the case still Nepal would have won the match as they were batting really good and their batsman performed sensibly .
UAE tried their level best to win but the over in which gulsan jha scored 4 fours and 1 six took the match out of their hand.

[ZAINmalik75]

Nepal at the critical situation. Completely unexpected performance from the last order player. From the beginning there is good contribution from the players. The fastest century from the Pakistani born UAE national team player Asif Khan is phenomenal. In the last 6 overs UAE have scored 102 runs which has turned the match completely. The same UAE team in its previous encounter with Nepal scored just 71 runs while chasing the target of 248 runs. It is a something a must win match for Nepal to have its consecutive winning and reach the third position on the points table.

United Arab Emirates look good as they scored a big bunch of runs, most of Thier batter are in form and they score more than half centuries, while on the other side Nepal were also on fire because they scored 269 in 44th over while set better who scored half century were also on a crease which mean they can easily chase the required runs which was 41 runs on 36 balls , but now according to DLS the game were rewarded to Nepal and hence they won the game by 9 runs

[mm2543363580]

Nepal at the critical situation. Completely unexpected performance from the last order player. From the beginning there is good contribution from the players. The fastest century from the Pakistani born UAE national team player Asif Khan is phenomenal. In the last 6 overs UAE have scored 102 runs which has turned the match completely. The same UAE team in its previous encounter with Nepal scored just 71 runs while chasing the target of 248 runs. It is a something a must win match for Nepal to have its consecutive winning and reach the third position on the points table.

United Arab Emirates look good as they scored a big bunch of runs, most of Thier batter are in form and they score more than half centuries, while on the other side Nepal were also on fire because they scored 269 in 44th over while set better who scored half century were also on a crease which mean they can easily chase the required runs which was 41 runs on 36 balls , but now according to DLS the game were rewarded to Nepal and hence they won the game by 9 runs

This is a disappointment and shock for UAE obviously if after giving a huge target of 310 ( as we all know about their previous batting performance) they still had to face defeat due to DLS method.  They tried their best to waste time during match and wait for bad light but Nepal batsmen were really good and they earned this victory with their hardwork. If after loosing wickets they didn't give up.

[Sithara007]

A very interesting match comes to end and Nepal finally won  by 9 runs (DLS method), if bad light was not the case still Nepal would have won the match as they were batting really good and their batsman performed sensibly .
UAE tried their level best to win but the over in which gulsan jha scored 4 fours and 1 six took the match out of their hand.

This has become a pattern for Nepal. After their top order batsmen getting out, the lower order and tail have put valuable runs on board for the last few matches. This time it was Gulsan Jha and Dipendra Singh Airee, while in the previous matches it was Sandeep Lamichhane and Karan KC. And one important factor that went in their favor was the return of Sandeep Lamichhane. He is still under bail for the criminal charge against him, but in the meantime he contributed significantly for his team and helped them to progress to the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. 
 

[onecall123]

Nepal wins a thrilling match against UAE by 9 runs in DLS method, thereby securing their place in the World cup qualifiers. This is undoubtedly the best achievement for Nepal in the history. Hope for the rise continues. Congratulations to Nepal, but such an unfair result for UAE. The loss due to insufficient light to continue but left a bittersweet taste for UAE side. While it's true that Nepal could have won the game easily by chasing. Fact is, UAE consumed more time and now they must regret not having utilized their time. It's celebration time for Nepal's historic win. Congratulations once again!

[MusaPk]

Nepal wins a thrilling match against UAE by 9 runs in DLS method, thereby securing their place in the World cup qualifiers. This is undoubtedly the best achievement for Nepal in the history. Hope for the rise continues. Congratulations to Nepal, but such an unfair result for UAE. The loss due to insufficient light to continue but left a bittersweet taste for UAE side. While it's true that Nepal could have won the game easily by chasing. Fact is, UAE consumed more time and now they must regret not having utilized their time. It's celebration time for Nepal's historic win. Congratulations once again!

World Cup League 2 is now over and Nepal now has finished 3rd in the table. I watched last part of the game on Facebook and bad light was evident at that time. Nepal would have chased the target even if all over were bowled. The main part of the match is Asif Khan hundred on 42 balls in which he hit 11 sixes. From Nepal side apart from Kushal Malla and Aasif Sheikh every batsmen played and contributed his part in run chase.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Nepal wins a thrilling match against UAE by 9 runs in DLS method, thereby securing their place in the World cup qualifiers. This is undoubtedly the best achievement for Nepal in the history. Hope for the rise continues. Congratulations to Nepal, but such an unfair result for UAE. The loss due to insufficient light to continue but left a bittersweet taste for UAE side. While it's true that Nepal could have won the game easily by chasing. Fact is, UAE consumed more time and now they must regret not having utilized their time. It's celebration time for Nepal's historic win. Congratulations once again!

They worked really hard for this place and they should continue to do so to be in world cup 2023, UAE have shown good performances in last matches but they unfortunately couldn't make it to world cup. Better luck next time .

Nepal batting is their strength and this will take them forward alot ahead if they'll focus on that.

[tusandii]

Yahh, the match between South Africa and West Indies have been delayed. No clear idea of how and when the match is going to start.

If we talk about the retirement of West Indies' legendary players, they have of course left a void in the West Indies team which is not getting filled right now. And it is going to be really hard for West Indies to actually bring up players who are once again going to be that good. Honestly, it is going to take a lot of time. But right now the situation of the West Indies team is very bad.

Until now it seems that there has been no recent notification regarding when the postponed match between South Africa and the West Indies will take place, but if until the next few days the latest information regarding the ongoing match is not issued then many cricket fans and bettors will feel disappointed because of the match. This is one of the matches that is quite interesting and I have been waiting for it.
In this match there will be many people who will definitely bet on or support the South African team.
If we do research, South Africa for now is far superior and has very good playing strength and the retirement of a legendary player from the West Indies can also be an advantage for South Africa to be able to easily win matches later.

[eaLiTy]

Nepal wins a thrilling match against UAE by 9 runs in DLS method, thereby securing their place in the World cup qualifiers. This is undoubtedly the best achievement for Nepal in the history. Hope for the rise continues. Congratulations to Nepal, but such an unfair result for UAE. The loss due to insufficient light to continue but left a bittersweet taste for UAE side. While it's true that Nepal could have won the game easily by chasing. Fact is, UAE consumed more time and now they must regret not having utilized their time. It's celebration time for Nepal's historic win. Congratulations once again!

It was a really close match and you need to remember they were struggling at one point as they lost their 6th wicket for 225 runs and they were building a partnership for the 7th wicket and a wicket here could have changed the match and fortunately for them the match was decided by DLS.
The series between India and Australia will be starting tomorrow and it will be a really competitive match and surprised to see Glenn Maxwell back in the time after the freak injury breaking his leg.

[JSRAW]

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The series between India and Australia will be starting tomorrow and it will be a really competitive match and surprised to see Glenn Maxwell back in the time after the freak injury breaking his leg.

Need more ODI series before ODI WC kicks in October, hope teams are not playing many T-20 bilaterals in this window. Maxwell really recovered? That's news to me, last I heard he was doing some commentary. 

Indian team management bringing new guys into the ODI setup so they can use some practice games and also new guys need a long rope.

[romero121]

Nepal wins a thrilling match against UAE by 9 runs in DLS method, thereby securing their place in the World cup qualifiers. This is undoubtedly the best achievement for Nepal in the history. Hope for the rise continues. Congratulations to Nepal, but such an unfair result for UAE. The loss due to insufficient light to continue but left a bittersweet taste for UAE side. While it's true that Nepal could have won the game easily by chasing. Fact is, UAE consumed more time and now they must regret not having utilized their time. It's celebration time for Nepal's historic win. Congratulations once again!

It was a really close match and you need to remember they were struggling at one point as they lost their 6th wicket for 225 runs and they were building a partnership for the 7th wicket and a wicket here could have changed the match and fortunately for them the match was decided by DLS.

Much interesting match and with this Nepal recorded its entry to the direct world cup qualifier scheduled this June in Zimbabwe. Now it joins along with Oman, Scotland. Big and lucky day for Nepal, because in no other matches Nepal have recorded a win by DLS method where the overs were reduced due to bad light.

[LDL]

The series between India and Australia will be starting tomorrow and it will be a really competitive match and surprised to see Glenn Maxwell back in the time after the freak injury breaking his leg.

Australia have already added Glenn Maxwell to their squad but two players Pat Cummins and Hazelwood have moved to Australia due to personal issues. India, on the other hand, misses out on Rohit Sharma as the opener and Ishan Kishan can be seen as the opener instead. But an important point is that India lost their last three matches against Australia at this ground. Will India be able to avenge the previous matches in today's match against Australia?

[Sithara007]

Much interesting match and with this Nepal recorded its entry to the direct world cup qualifier scheduled this June in Zimbabwe. Now it joins along with Oman, Scotland. Big and lucky day for Nepal, because in no other matches Nepal have recorded a win by DLS method where the overs were reduced due to bad light.

We still don't have a clear idea about the teams who will be participating in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Out of the 10 teams, only 5 have been confirmed so far - two from the ODI Super League (Netherlands & Zimbabwe), and three from the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 (Nepal, Scotland and Oman). There will be two more teams from the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off, and more importantly, three full members from the ODI Super League. Last part is still very much unclear. My guess is that it is going to be West Indies, Sri Lanka and Ireland.