ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[Sithara007]

Cambodia has won the gold medal in men's section of South East Asian Games 50-over cricket competition. They defeated Malaysia in the finals. Cambodia had no nationals playing for them, while a few first class players from India and Pakistan were present. Malaysia had a 100% native squad. Thailand finished with the bronze medal, after they defeated Indonesia in the 3rd place playoff (both the teams had 100% native squads). In the women's competition, Thailand and Indonesia have moved to the finals and Malaysia and Cambodia have progressed to the 3rd place playoff.

[speeder]

Ireland - Bangladesh

I am looking forward to Bangladesh vs Ireland series. Today the first ODI match of the series is going to be played in Chelmsford. The Bangladesh team is in very good form now in the ODI format. In the last two series, Bangladesh dominated and won against England and Ireland. The players of Bangladesh did a great performance. However, series two was Bangladesh's home match. And the Bangladesh team at home is always strong. However, this series against Ireland is going to be held in England. England pitches generally provide more support to pace bowlers. And so I am waiting to see how Bangladesh players perform on such a pitch.

Despite some early setbacks Bangladesh put up a decent total of 246/9 thanks to the impressive performances of Mushfiqur Rahim 61 runs and Nazmul Hasan Shanto 44 runs. Ireland needs 220 runs in 45 overs with 8 wickets in hand the match is still up for grabs. It will be interesting to see how Ireland's batsmen handle the pressure of the chase. Bangladesh's bowling department will have a crucial role to play in the rest of the match H. Muhmad and S. Islam pick up 2 wickets. Bangladesh may win this match their chances are 80%. Overall it promises to be an exciting match of cricket. The current score of Ireland is 27 runs lost of 2 wickets in 5.1 Overs.

I would not call a target of 247 runs a bad target. Because the bowling line-up of Bangladesh is now strong enough. But if Bangladesh would have been able to give a target of more than 280 then they would have been able to dominate the match. If Ireland's batsmen are able to bat responsibly and stay at the crease, they can win today's match.
At the end of 10 overs, Ireland's batsmen collected only 39 runs. But they lost two crucial wickets to Paul Stirling and Balbirnie. Tector and DOheny are now at the crease. If the Bangladesh bowlers pick Tector's wicket quickly, I guess Bangladesh will win for sure.

I agree with you, Bangladesh cricket team's collection of 246 in this field is a big deal. Bangladesh cricket team played against New Zealand at Chelmsford in 1999. Bangladesh cricket team against Ireland cricket team in ODI series at Chelmsford ground again after long 24 years. At Chelmsford ground, Bangladesh cricket team played after a long time, but Ireland set a target of 247 runs to the cricket team. Ireland cricket team were put into bat in the second innings chasing a target of 247 runs before the end of 16.3 overs, unfortunately rain hit the match. And the match was abandoned. But until the game is over, it's foolish to speculate on wins and losses

[MusaPk]

The first ODI match between Bangladesh vs Ireland was abandoned due to rain. In the second innings, Ireland got a chance to bat only 16.3 overs where they managed to score only 65 runs for the loss of three wickets. 

The rain law did not come in handy in this match as the DLS system comes into play only when twenty overs are played in the second innings. 

According to the weather forecast yesterday there was a 60 to 70% chance of rain in the stadium area but there was no cloud in the sky and suddenly it started raining. As the weather was forecast, Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal should have adopted some technique. 
Since Bangladesh had a good start if they had used spinners in most of the overs up to 20 overs then maybe Bangladesh would have won by dls method. But Tamim Iqbal failed to adopt that technique against the Irish. As a result of which one match of the three-match series was abandoned due to rain.

Its good for Ireland that match ended in a draw as they were not in a good position to win the game. Bangladesh lost 3 wickets in 12 overs for score of 51 runs but still the middle order helped to take net total to 246. Mushfiqur Rahim was the highest runs scorer from Bangladesh as he scored 61 runs on 70 balls. When match was called off Ireland required 181 runs in 37 balls with 7 wickets left. 2 more matches still to be played, Ireland need to focus both on there batting as well as on bowling. 

[noormcs5]

I agree with you, Bangladesh cricket team's collection of 246 in this field is a big deal. Bangladesh cricket team played against New Zealand at Chelmsford in 1999. Bangladesh cricket team against Ireland cricket team in ODI series at Chelmsford ground again after long 24 years. At Chelmsford ground, Bangladesh cricket team played after a long time, but Ireland set a target of 247 runs to the cricket team. Ireland cricket team were put into bat in the second innings chasing a target of 247 runs before the end of 16.3 overs, unfortunately rain hit the match. And the match was abandoned. But until the game is over, it's foolish to speculate on wins and losses

I know there is no point speculating who could have win the match in case the match was not abandoned but since Bangladesh batted first and have already put runs on the board, i rekon that they would have better chances of winning that match and they would consider them unlucky as the rain hit the match and the play was not possible.

The middle and lower order from Bangladesh played very well and due to this , they managed to score a good reasonable score. Mushfiqur Rahim scored the highest 61 runs among all the batsmen.

[Juggy777]

The first ODI match between Bangladesh vs Ireland was abandoned due to rain. In the second innings, Ireland got a chance to bat only 16.3 overs where they managed to score only 65 runs for the loss of three wickets. 

The rain law did not come in handy in this match as the DLS system comes into play only when twenty overs are played in the second innings. 

According to the weather forecast yesterday there was a 60 to 70% chance of rain in the stadium area but there was no cloud in the sky and suddenly it started raining. As the weather was forecast, Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal should have adopted some technique. 
Since Bangladesh had a good start if they had used spinners in most of the overs up to 20 overs then maybe Bangladesh would have won by dls method. But Tamim Iqbal failed to adopt that technique against the Irish. As a result of which one match of the three-match series was abandoned due to rain.

Its good for Ireland that match ended in a draw as they were not in a good position to win the game. Bangladesh lost 3 wickets in 12 overs for score of 51 runs but still the middle order helped to take net total to 246. Mushfiqur Rahim was the highest runs scorer from Bangladesh as he scored 61 runs on 70 balls. When match was called off Ireland required 181 runs in 37 balls with 7 wickets left. 2 more matches still to be played, Ireland need to focus both on there batting as well as on bowling. 

@MusaPk there’s always a chance that if Tamin sent in the spinners too early and it didn’t rain and on top of that not give them the results they wanted then that move could have backfired on him and that’s why I think he decided to play it safe.

Furthermore Ireland wasn’t in a very bad position too and since the target wasn’t too big I feel that we can’t say with certainty that Bangladesh would have won it and maybe others here feel differently but for me until it’s 100% obvious there’s always a chance for upset especially in cricket.

[Iranus]

Its good for Ireland that match ended in a draw as they were not in a good position to win the game. Bangladesh lost 3 wickets in 12 overs for score of 51 runs but still the middle order helped to take net total to 246. Mushfiqur Rahim was the highest runs scorer from Bangladesh as he scored 61 runs on 70 balls. When match was called off Ireland required 181 runs in 37 balls with 7 wickets left. 2 more matches still to be played, Ireland need to focus both on there batting as well as on bowling. 

@MusaPk there’s always a chance that if Tamin sent in the spinners too early and it didn’t rain and on top of that not give them the results they wanted then that move could have backfired on him and that’s why I think he decided to play it safe.
Furthermore Ireland wasn’t in a very bad position too and since the target wasn’t too big I feel that we can’t say with certainty that Bangladesh would have won it and maybe others here feel differently but for me until it’s 100% obvious there’s always a chance for upset especially in cricket.

The overall performance from Bangladesh in the first innings was not good. Ireland did lose quick wickets. That is the reason I say that Ireland was going to lose.

But if Ireland was actually able to hold on to the wickets they might actually have gone very far. But I still highly doubt that Ireland would have actually been able to win. If the match was continued after the rain I am more certain that they wouldn't have been able to win. Because Bangladesh still had Shakib Al Hasan.

[ZAINmalik75]

The overall performance from Bangladesh in the first innings was not good. Ireland did lose quick wickets. That is the reason I say that Ireland was going to lose.

But if Ireland was actually able to hold on to the wickets they might actually have gone very far. But I still highly doubt that Ireland would have actually been able to win. If the match was continued after the rain I am more certain that they wouldn't have been able to win. Because Bangladesh still had Shakib Al Hasan.

I agreed about Bangladesh performance in first ODI of this series because they were in well control and have good chance for taking lead with their performance but sadly rain prevent them from doing this but now after watching this match I have feeling Bangladesh can win this series because they are having well-adjusted for the remaining matches if we have no more rains in this series with most chances things can go for the draw of the series as well because rains are having their own agenda which is not controlled by anyone.
Even Bangladesh top order struggle but experienced middle order done good job at the end, and they were able to score 246 runs with after setting this target their bowlers were also done good job and take few early wickets which were helpful for them in this first match.

[Unknown Op]

Since the match between Ireland and Bangladesh was washed out yesterday, South Africa has qualified directly to the ODI World Cup of 2023. Ireland needed 30 points from 3 matches, but since the first match was washed out, they received only 5 points from that one. Anyway, I am glad that the most deserving team entered the world cup. It would have been difficult to imagine a ODI World Cup without South Africa. Ireland now needs to participate in the World Cup Qualifier tournament, in order to gain entry to the main tournament.

Ireland suffered the most as the match was abandoned due to rain. Virtually every match in the series was a final for Ireland. Ireland had no choice but to upset Bangladesh to get a direct place in this year's World Cup held in India. However, Ireland's hopes were dashed after yesterday's match was abandoned. Ireland scored 65 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 16.3 overs to meet Bangladesh's target of 247 runs at Chelmsford. Ireland did not field due to rain, after which the match was declared abandoned at 12 noon Bangladesh time. As a result, South Africa overcame Ireland and qualified directly for the World Cup. Now Ireland have to play the qualifiers to get to the World Cup and then go to the World Cup. So Ireland suffered the most by abandoning this match.

It is awful to learn that Ireland was the team to suffer the most as a result of the match abandonment. Every match in the series was essentially a final for Ireland thus there was a lot of pressure on the team to win and guarantee a spot in the World Cup. Ireland was forced to play the qualifiers because the weather had other ideas and the match had to be called off. A talented team losing out on a direct qualification due to unforeseen circumstances is always disappointing. However, Ireland still has a chance to qualify for the World Cup so it is critical for them to remain positive and give it their all in the remaining matches.

[BobK71]

Since the match between Ireland and Bangladesh was washed out yesterday, South Africa has qualified directly to the ODI World Cup of 2023. Ireland needed 30 points from 3 matches, but since the first match was washed out, they received only 5 points from that one. Anyway, I am glad that the most deserving team entered the world cup. It would have been difficult to imagine a ODI World Cup without South Africa. Ireland now needs to participate in the World Cup Qualifier tournament, in order to gain entry to the main tournament.

Ireland suffered the most as the match was abandoned due to rain. Virtually every match in the series was a final for Ireland. Ireland had no choice but to upset Bangladesh to get a direct place in this year's World Cup held in India. However, Ireland's hopes were dashed after yesterday's match was abandoned. Ireland scored 65 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 16.3 overs to meet Bangladesh's target of 247 runs at Chelmsford. Ireland did not field due to rain, after which the match was declared abandoned at 12 noon Bangladesh time. As a result, South Africa overcame Ireland and qualified directly for the World Cup. Now Ireland have to play the qualifiers to get to the World Cup and then go to the World Cup. So Ireland suffered the most by abandoning this match.

It is awful to learn that Ireland was the team to suffer the most as a result of the match abandonment. Every match in the series was essentially a final for Ireland thus there was a lot of pressure on the team to win and guarantee a spot in the World Cup. Ireland was forced to play the qualifiers because the weather had other ideas and the match had to be called off. A talented team losing out on a direct qualification due to unforeseen circumstances is always disappointing. However, Ireland still has a chance to qualify for the World Cup so it is critical for them to remain positive and give it their all in the remaining matches.

If important matches are interrupted due to weather, I think reserve days should be kept for those matches. This should be done for all teams. However, keeping the reserve day is very difficult. Because if a reserve day is kept in a series, there will be a lot of expenses. Moreover, it will not be possible to finish the game in the specified time. But here must ICC should come to a good solution.
If there is an important match for any team then if the ICC can hold a reserve day that will help instill more confidence in cricket. It can be beneficial for all teams.

[romero121]

Since the match between Ireland and Bangladesh was washed out yesterday, South Africa has qualified directly to the ODI World Cup of 2023. Ireland needed 30 points from 3 matches, but since the first match was washed out, they received only 5 points from that one. Anyway, I am glad that the most deserving team entered the world cup. It would have been difficult to imagine a ODI World Cup without South Africa. Ireland now needs to participate in the World Cup Qualifier tournament, in order to gain entry to the main tournament.

Ireland suffered the most as the match was abandoned due to rain. Virtually every match in the series was a final for Ireland. Ireland had no choice but to upset Bangladesh to get a direct place in this year's World Cup held in India. However, Ireland's hopes were dashed after yesterday's match was abandoned. Ireland scored 65 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 16.3 overs to meet Bangladesh's target of 247 runs at Chelmsford. Ireland did not field due to rain, after which the match was declared abandoned at 12 noon Bangladesh time. As a result, South Africa overcame Ireland and qualified directly for the World Cup. Now Ireland have to play the qualifiers to get to the World Cup and then go to the World Cup. So Ireland suffered the most by abandoning this match.

It is awful to learn that Ireland was the team to suffer the most as a result of the match abandonment. Every match in the series was essentially a final for Ireland thus there was a lot of pressure on the team to win and guarantee a spot in the World Cup. Ireland was forced to play the qualifiers because the weather had other ideas and the match had to be called off. A talented team losing out on a direct qualification due to unforeseen circumstances is always disappointing. However, Ireland still has a chance to qualify for the World Cup so it is critical for them to remain positive and give it their all in the remaining matches.

If important matches are interrupted due to weather, I think reserve days should be kept for those matches. This should be done for all teams. However, keeping the reserve day is very difficult. Because if a reserve day is kept in a series, there will be a lot of expenses. Moreover, it will not be possible to finish the game in the specified time. But here must ICC should come to a good solution.
If there is an important match for any team then if the ICC can hold a reserve day that will help instill more confidence in cricket. It can be beneficial for all teams.

This won't suit well with cricket as well as other sports. With such plans additional expenses need ro be met. Apart all, when match gets rescheduled the interest to watch cricket gets down. Earlier there were plans of constructing closed stadium for cricket. Such things wouldn't be good. I'm not sure whether there is any cricket ground being constructed in such architecture.

[Sithara007]

This won't suit well with cricket as well as other sports. With such plans additional expenses need ro be met. Apart all, when match gets rescheduled the interest to watch cricket gets down. Earlier there were plans of constructing closed stadium for cricket. Such things wouldn't be good. I'm not sure whether there is any cricket ground being constructed in such architecture.

There are a number of sports facilities with retractable roof, and some of these facilities have been used to stage cricket matches in the past. The Docklands Stadium (now known as the Marvel Stadium) is one such facility. But such stadiums are extremely expensive. The Docklands stadium cost some A$460 million to construct. And there are plans for another round of redevelopment, which will cost some $225 million. The Melbourne Renegades use this facility as one of their home grounds for the BBL (matches are played using a drop-in pitch).

[laurenB7742]

Since the match between Ireland and Bangladesh was washed out yesterday, South Africa has qualified directly to the ODI World Cup of 2023. Ireland needed 30 points from 3 matches, but since the first match was washed out, they received only 5 points from that one. Anyway, I am glad that the most deserving team entered the world cup. It would have been difficult to imagine a ODI World Cup without South Africa. Ireland now needs to participate in the World Cup Qualifier tournament, in order to gain entry to the main tournament.

Ireland suffered the most as the match was abandoned due to rain. Virtually every match in the series was a final for Ireland. Ireland had no choice but to upset Bangladesh to get a direct place in this year's World Cup held in India. However, Ireland's hopes were dashed after yesterday's match was abandoned. Ireland scored 65 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 16.3 overs to meet Bangladesh's target of 247 runs at Chelmsford. Ireland did not field due to rain, after which the match was declared abandoned at 12 noon Bangladesh time. As a result, South Africa overcame Ireland and qualified directly for the World Cup. Now Ireland have to play the qualifiers to get to the World Cup and then go to the World Cup. So Ireland suffered the most by abandoning this match.

It is awful to learn that Ireland was the team to suffer the most as a result of the match abandonment. Every match in the series was essentially a final for Ireland thus there was a lot of pressure on the team to win and guarantee a spot in the World Cup. Ireland was forced to play the qualifiers because the weather had other ideas and the match had to be called off. A talented team losing out on a direct qualification due to unforeseen circumstances is always disappointing. However, Ireland still has a chance to qualify for the World Cup so it is critical for them to remain positive and give it their all in the remaining matches.

If important matches are interrupted due to weather, I think reserve days should be kept for those matches. This should be done for all teams. However, keeping the reserve day is very difficult. Because if a reserve day is kept in a series, there will be a lot of expenses. Moreover, it will not be possible to finish the game in the specified time. But here must ICC should come to a good solution.
If there is an important match for any team then if the ICC can hold a reserve day that will help instill more confidence in cricket. It can be beneficial for all teams.

We often see matches being abandoned due to weather. ICC should check the weather report and then select the venue. Or reserve day. Keeping reserve days is very costly. However, it has become very important now. However, if you select the venue by looking at the weather report, most of the matches will not be abandoned. If one or two matches are abandoned in the series, it affects the players very badly. Players' performance is likely to deteriorate, players lose confidence. And so ICC should work on this issue.

[Sithara007]

The West Indies Cricket Board has agreed to a 3 match ODI series against United Arab Emirates. This is what money power can do. West Indies will never schedule a match against teams consisted of native players, such as Scotland, Nepal or Namibia. But then, UAE and USA are the blue eyed boys of BCCI as well as the ICC. The matches will be held in Sharjah sometime next month, and will act as preparation for the ODI World Cup Qualifier. All of the matches will be played in D/N format and will be completed before the start of the qualifier tournament (18th June).

[Iranus]

The overall performance from Bangladesh in the first innings was not good. Ireland did lose quick wickets. That is the reason I say that Ireland was going to lose.

But if Ireland was actually able to hold on to the wickets they might actually have gone very far. But I still highly doubt that Ireland would have actually been able to win. If the match was continued after the rain I am more certain that they wouldn't have been able to win. Because Bangladesh still had Shakib Al Hasan.

I agreed about Bangladesh performance in first ODI of this series because they were in well control and have good chance for taking lead with their performance but sadly rain prevent them from doing this but now after watching this match I have feeling Bangladesh can win this series because they are having well-adjusted for the remaining matches if we have no more rains in this series with most chances things can go for the draw of the series as well because rains are having their own agenda which is not controlled by anyone.
Even Bangladesh top order struggle but experienced middle order done good job at the end, and they were able to score 246 runs with after setting this target their bowlers were also done good job and take few early wickets which were helpful for them in this first match.

Bangladesh's top-order players did not perform well in the first match. Liton Das was in very good form. But he could not collect any runs. Captain Tamim Iqbal also failed to play a big innings. Bangladesh team is not used to playing on a pace-friendly pitch. This is why they face a lot of problems in batting. If the batsmen of the top order played with some responsibility, it was not a difficult task for Bangladesh to collect a big score.

However, Shanto and Mushfiqur batted well at the moment the team needed it. If these two batsmen did not play well, Bangladesh would not have been able to collect even 200 runs.
I definitely have high expectations from Bangladesh in the second ODI tomorrow. They should learn from the mistakes of the first match and correct their mistakes.

[Sithara007]

Bangladesh's top-order players did not perform well in the first match. Liton Das was in very good form. But he could not collect any runs. Captain Tamim Iqbal also failed to play a big innings. Bangladesh team is not used to playing on a pace-friendly pitch. This is why they face a lot of problems in batting. If the batsmen of the top order played with some responsibility, it was not a difficult task for Bangladesh to collect a big score.

However, Shanto and Mushfiqur batted well at the moment the team needed it. If these two batsmen did not play well, Bangladesh would not have been able to collect even 200 runs.
I definitely have high expectations from Bangladesh in the second ODI tomorrow. They should learn from the mistakes of the first match and correct their mistakes.

There is >80% chance of rain tomorrow at Chelmsford. Anyway, Ireland has already failed to qualify directly for the ODI World Cup, after the first match was washed out. Now even if they win both the remaining matches, they can only finish at no.9 in the points table for the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. They need to prepare well for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. 2 out of the 10 participants will earn a ticket to India, to take part in the ODI world cup. And for Ireland, it is not an impossible task to finish among top-2.

[fuguebtc]

Bangladesh's top-order players did not perform well in the first match. Liton Das was in very good form. But he could not collect any runs. Captain Tamim Iqbal also failed to play a big innings. Bangladesh team is not used to playing on a pace-friendly pitch. This is why they face a lot of problems in batting. If the batsmen of the top order played with some responsibility, it was not a difficult task for Bangladesh to collect a big score.
However, Shanto and Mushfiqur batted well at the moment the team needed it. If these two batsmen did not play well, Bangladesh would not have been able to collect even 200 runs.
I definitely have high expectations from Bangladesh in the second ODI tomorrow. They should learn from the mistakes of the first match and correct their mistakes.

There is >80% chance of rain tomorrow at Chelmsford. Anyway, Ireland has already failed to qualify directly for the ODI World Cup, after the first match was washed out. Now even if they win both the remaining matches, they can only finish at no.9 in the points table for the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. They need to prepare well for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. 2 out of the 10 participants will earn a ticket to India, to take part in the ODI world cup. And for Ireland, it is not an impossible task to finish among top-2.

Bangladesh did not perform well in the first ODI. But there was certainly a chance for Bangladesh to win the match if it was played. Let's see what happens in the next match.  Bangladesh will try harder in the next match. But I was really not impressed with the batting performance of Bangladesh. They will be going into the world cup very soon. The performance has to improve very quickly if they want to have a chance at the world cup. I understand that it is very unrealistic to actually think that Bangladesh might actually reach the final of the world cup. But I think there is a chance.

[n0ne]

Bangladesh's top-order players did not perform well in the first match. Liton Das was in very good form. But he could not collect any runs. Captain Tamim Iqbal also failed to play a big innings. Bangladesh team is not used to playing on a pace-friendly pitch. This is why they face a lot of problems in batting. If the batsmen of the top order played with some responsibility, it was not a difficult task for Bangladesh to collect a big score.
However, Shanto and Mushfiqur batted well at the moment the team needed it. If these two batsmen did not play well, Bangladesh would not have been able to collect even 200 runs.
I definitely have high expectations from Bangladesh in the second ODI tomorrow. They should learn from the mistakes of the first match and correct their mistakes.

There is >80% chance of rain tomorrow at Chelmsford. Anyway, Ireland has already failed to qualify directly for the ODI World Cup, after the first match was washed out. Now even if they win both the remaining matches, they can only finish at no.9 in the points table for the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. They need to prepare well for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. 2 out of the 10 participants will earn a ticket to India, to take part in the ODI world cup. And for Ireland, it is not an impossible task to finish among top-2.

Bangladesh did not perform well in the first ODI. But there was certainly a chance for Bangladesh to win the match if it was played. Let's see what happens in the next match.  Bangladesh will try harder in the next match. But I was really not impressed with the batting performance of Bangladesh. They will be going into the world cup very soon. The performance has to improve very quickly if they want to have a chance at the world cup. I understand that it is very unrealistic to actually think that Bangladesh might actually reach the final of the world cup. But I think there is a chance.

Teams can't be underestimated, because the improvement among different teams were really big. I'm sure this will make the playing members confident playing for the team. Maybe this is unrealistic, but in recent days cricket we were able to see unexpected results. Little by little the progress can be seen on these teams scoring pattern. For now the average have turned to be 250+ run.x

[BobK71]

Bangladesh's top-order players did not perform well in the first match. Liton Das was in very good form. But he could not collect any runs. Captain Tamim Iqbal also failed to play a big innings. Bangladesh team is not used to playing on a pace-friendly pitch. This is why they face a lot of problems in batting. If the batsmen of the top order played with some responsibility, it was not a difficult task for Bangladesh to collect a big score.
However, Shanto and Mushfiqur batted well at the moment the team needed it. If these two batsmen did not play well, Bangladesh would not have been able to collect even 200 runs.
I definitely have high expectations from Bangladesh in the second ODI tomorrow. They should learn from the mistakes of the first match and correct their mistakes.

There is >80% chance of rain tomorrow at Chelmsford. Anyway, Ireland has already failed to qualify directly for the ODI World Cup, after the first match was washed out. Now even if they win both the remaining matches, they can only finish at no.9 in the points table for the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. They need to prepare well for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. 2 out of the 10 participants will earn a ticket to India, to take part in the ODI world cup. And for Ireland, it is not an impossible task to finish among top-2.

Bangladesh did not perform well in the first ODI. But there was certainly a chance for Bangladesh to win the match if it was played. Let's see what happens in the next match.  Bangladesh will try harder in the next match. But I was really not impressed with the batting performance of Bangladesh. They will be going into the world cup very soon. The performance has to improve very quickly if they want to have a chance at the world cup. I understand that it is very unrealistic to actually think that Bangladesh might actually reach the final of the world cup. But I think there is a chance.

Almost everyone managed to score in the first match except Litton Das. Litton Das has not been able to show any performance in international cricket for a long time. If we look at the last England and Bangladesh ODI series there was no dominance by Litton Das but his poor performance in every match affected the team greatly. From that situation, no change is still being noticed. Although he is a good player for Bangladesh team but his consistent poor performance poses a big danger for the team.

[Sithara007]

Almost everyone managed to score in the first match except Litton Das. Litton Das has not been able to show any performance in international cricket for a long time. If we look at the last England and Bangladesh ODI series there was no dominance by Litton Das but his poor performance in every match affected the team greatly. From that situation, no change is still being noticed. Although he is a good player for Bangladesh team but his consistent poor performance poses a big danger for the team.

LOL dude. Are you sure about this? For the year 2022, Litton scored 577 ODI runs, at an average of 52.45. This is the best by any Bangladeshi batsmen in this format. He scored one century and two half-centuries, all coming against quality opposition. Anyway, let's first see whether today's match will get completed or not. Heavy rains and thunderstorms are predicted at Chelmsford and I am not sure whether the match can be completed. Ireland has failed to secure a direct world cup slot. So the outcome of the next two matches doesn't matter much.

[pakhitheboss]

I saw the emotional interview of Yashasvi Jaiswal yesterday after the big win by RR. Now the question that comes to my mind is that, will Rohit Sharma and the Indian team selectors give him a chance in the upcoming ODIWC.

I guess he might get as there are a couple of players injured. He has also proven he can bat pretty aggressively in the shorter format. He might do the same in a 50 over match too. The ones who were the probably considered for the final team are either out of form or are playing pathetically. I am talking about Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan and etc.