ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[DanWalker]

Being a Pakistani we are more excited because we are hosting some of the matches of the Asia Cup. And tomorrow is the first match and will be played in the very Old city Multan. And Pakistan also invited the secretary of BCCI to join the first match as a guest. Don't know he will come or not. And I really hope that the Pakistan will win the first match.

Winning against Nepal would be like cakewalk. The real tournament will start for Pakistan on 2nd September, when they will face India at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. And after this, the teams will proceed to Super-4, where the competition would be very tough. Teams like India has the luxury of playing all of their matches in Sri Lanka. However for Pakistan and Afghanistan, they need to shuttle between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. I don't know how much it is going to impact their performance, but given the tight schedule, it is one worrying factor for these teams.

I don’t think Pakistan will have too much problems winning against Nepal. I believe that the start of the tournament for Pakistan is going to be good. I don’t even see the match being competitive. I believe the match is going to be pretty easy for Pakistan to win. I would’ve definitely liked to see the India versus Pakistan match be played in Pakistan. But at the same time, we all know that the match is going to be played in Sri Lanka and that is probably one reason why we will see more people from both countries go to watch the match. Where are actually people from all three countries, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will come to see the match.

Going from one country to another is definitely a problem for some players. That’s why I did not like the way they made the schedule.

[Bitcoin_people]

Being a Pakistani we are more excited because we are hosting some of the matches of the Asia Cup. And tomorrow is the first match and will be played in the very Old city Multan. And Pakistan also invited the secretary of BCCI to join the first match as a guest. Don't know he will come or not. And I really hope that the Pakistan will win the first match.

Winning against Nepal would be like cakewalk. The real tournament will start for Pakistan on 2nd September, when they will face India at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. And after this, the teams will proceed to Super-4, where the competition would be very tough. Teams like India has the luxury of playing all of their matches in Sri Lanka. However for Pakistan and Afghanistan, they need to shuttle between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. I don't know how much it is going to impact their performance, but given the tight schedule, it is one worrying factor for these teams.

I don’t think Pakistan will have too much problems winning against Nepal. I believe that the start of the tournament for Pakistan is going to be good. I don’t even see the match being competitive. I believe the match is going to be pretty easy for Pakistan to win. I would’ve definitely liked to see the India versus Pakistan match be played in Pakistan. But at the same time, we all know that the match is going to be played in Sri Lanka and that is probably one reason why we will see more people from both countries go to watch the match. Where are actually people from all three countries, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will come to see the match.

Going from one country to another is definitely a problem for some players. That’s why I did not like the way they made the schedule.

There is no doubt that Pakistan will win their tournament opener against Nepal as they are in good form at present. I believe that Pakistan will win easily against Nepal because Pakistan is much stronger than Nepal. All Pakistan players can bowl well and batting well due to which they can score good runs. However, if India plays against Pakistan then we can see a good amount of competition between the two teams. However, Pakistan is in better form than India at this time and it is difficult to say which team will win if the two teams play. However, yesterday's first tournament match is not being held in Sri Lanka but it will be held at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Pakistan. Although this Asia Cup tournament is jointly hosted by Sri Lanka and Pakistan so four matches will be Pakistani and nine matches will be played in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, the first tournament match Pakistan vs Nepal will start at Pakistan's home ground, and the next match will be played in Sri Lanka.

[Juggy777]

Being a Pakistani we are more excited because we are hosting some of the matches of the Asia Cup. And tomorrow is the first match and will be played in the very Old city Multan. And Pakistan also invited the secretary of BCCI to join the first match as a guest. Don't know he will come or not. And I really hope that the Pakistan will win the first match.

Winning against Nepal would be like cakewalk. The real tournament will start for Pakistan on 2nd September, when they will face India at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. And after this, the teams will proceed to Super-4, where the competition would be very tough. Teams like India has the luxury of playing all of their matches in Sri Lanka. However for Pakistan and Afghanistan, they need to shuttle between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. I don't know how much it is going to impact their performance, but given the tight schedule, it is one worrying factor for these teams.

I don’t think Pakistan will have too much problems winning against Nepal. I believe that the start of the tournament for Pakistan is going to be good. I don’t even see the match being competitive. I believe the match is going to be pretty easy for Pakistan to win. I would’ve definitely liked to see the India versus Pakistan match be played in Pakistan. But at the same time, we all know that the match is going to be played in Sri Lanka and that is probably one reason why we will see more people from both countries go to watch the match. Where are actually people from all three countries, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will come to see the match.

Going from one country to another is definitely a problem for some players. That’s why I did not like the way they made the schedule.

There is no doubt that Pakistan will win their tournament opener against Nepal as they are in good form at present. I believe that Pakistan will win easily against Nepal because Pakistan is much stronger than Nepal. All Pakistan players can bowl well and batting well due to which they can score good runs. However, if India plays against Pakistan then we can see a good amount of competition between the two teams. However, Pakistan is in better form than India at this time and it is difficult to say which team will win if the two teams play. However, yesterday's first tournament match is not being held in Sri Lanka but it will be held at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Pakistan. Although this Asia Cup tournament is jointly hosted by Sri Lanka and Pakistan so four matches will be Pakistani and nine matches will be played in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, the first tournament match Pakistan vs Nepal will start at Pakistan's home ground, and the next match will be played in Sri Lanka.

@Bitcoin_people definitely agree with you’ll that Pakistan should beat Nepal without breaking a sweat and they can even consider this match to try out new strategies which will help them when they face India. Also while Pakistan has to travel a lot for their matches but I doubt that’ll effect their performances because the distance isn’t very big hence I’m sure that they’ll be able to adjust well during this tournament.

[Sithara007]

@Bitcoin_people definitely agree with you’ll that Pakistan should beat Nepal without breaking a sweat and they can even consider this match to try out new strategies which will help them when they face India. Also while Pakistan has to travel a lot for their matches but I doubt that’ll effect their performances because the distance isn’t very big hence I’m sure that they’ll be able to adjust well during this tournament.

The first match will be played in Pakistan, so they will not face any issues tomorrow. But the match against India is going to take place in Sri Lanka and there are complications related to logistics. Going by the past performances form Nepal, I am not feeling very optimistic. They performed poorly during the ODI World Cup qualifiers, and then again they performed below par during the ACC Emerging Nations Cup. Facing Pakistan, ranked #1 as per the ICC ODI Rankings will be a mundane task for them. But they should take whatever positives that come out of this match.

[Essential10]

The battle of six teams for the Asia Cup is going to start from tomorrow. But at the end of the day a party will be king. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan are the five superpowers in Asia. The matches between them are very exciting. The number six team is Nepal who participated in the Asia Cup for the first time. Would it be wrong to call Nepal the weak team of the tournament? This season of Asia Cup will start tomorrow with Pakistan vs Nepal match. Pakistan will be the favorite in the one which will be held in Pakistan's ground. The most interesting match in this year's Asia Cup tournament will be Pakistan vs India. In particular everyone will be watching this match. On the other hand, the matches of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will not be exciting, it would be wrong to say that. Every team is in their best form.

[Bd officer]

Nepal is going to participate in the Asia Cup tournament for the first time. The first match of Asia Cup will be Pakistan vs Nepal, we can enjoy the match tomorrow. The match between Nepal and Pakistan does not seem to be full of competition. Pakistan's bowling line and batting line are both better than Nepal. Also, the match will be at Pakistan's home ground so Pakistan will get more support. I think as a percentage Pakistan has 90% chance of winning, Nepal 10%.

[Sithara007]

Nepal is going to participate in the Asia Cup tournament for the first time. The first match of Asia Cup will be Pakistan vs Nepal, we can enjoy the match tomorrow. The match between Nepal and Pakistan does not seem to be full of competition. Pakistan's bowling line and batting line are both better than Nepal. Also, the match will be at Pakistan's home ground so Pakistan will get more support. I think as a percentage Pakistan has 90% chance of winning, Nepal 10%.

Technically this is not their first time, but second time. Back in 2006, they had qualified for the main tournament, but that year it was cancelled as a result of tensions between India and Pakistan. This year also there were a lot of uncertainties, but finally the tournament went ahead as planned. They have two big matches - first one tomorrow against the no.1 ranked Pakistan, and then against India which is one of the strongest teams in ODI cricket. No one expects them to win any of these matches, but at least they need to put up a decent performance.

[Shumyl]

Nepal is going to participate in the Asia Cup tournament for the first time. The first match of Asia Cup will be Pakistan vs Nepal, we can enjoy the match tomorrow. The match between Nepal and Pakistan does not seem to be full of competition. Pakistan's bowling line and batting line are both better than Nepal. Also, the match will be at Pakistan's home ground so Pakistan will get more support. I think as a percentage Pakistan has 90% chance of winning, Nepal 10%.

By the way, I think Nepal only has a 5% chance of winning this match and Pakistan has a 95% chance of winning this match, of course, Pakistan can very easily win this match. Pakistan hosts this match and the city of Pakistan where this match is going to play is Multan. The top-class and amazing team of Asia Cup 2023 is Pakistan and India. Anyways, Pakistan can win easily against Nepal.

[MusaPk]

The first match will be played in Pakistan, so they will not face any issues tomorrow. But the match against India is going to take place in Sri Lanka and there are complications related to logistics. Going by the past performances form Nepal, I am not feeling very optimistic. They performed poorly during the ODI World Cup qualifiers, and then again they performed below par during the ACC Emerging Nations Cup. Facing Pakistan, ranked #1 as per the ICC ODI Rankings will be a mundane task for them. But they should take whatever positives that come out of this match.

Of course no one is expecting Nepal to beat teams like Pakistan and India but the real benefit for Nepal is that they are playing against two top teams and this will give them good exposure and experience. Competition will be more tough in Group B having Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, and there is no surety which team will qualify for the next round. Afghanistan cant be easily ignored after seeing there recent ODI performance.     

[LDL]

The first match will be played in Pakistan, so they will not face any issues tomorrow. But the match against India is going to take place in Sri Lanka and there are complications related to logistics. Going by the past performances form Nepal, I am not feeling very optimistic. They performed poorly during the ODI World Cup qualifiers, and then again they performed below par during the ACC Emerging Nations Cup. Facing Pakistan, ranked #1 as per the ICC ODI Rankings will be a mundane task for them. But they should take whatever positives that come out of this match.

Of course no one is expecting Nepal to beat teams like Pakistan and India but the real benefit for Nepal is that they are playing against two top teams and this will give them good exposure and experience. Competition will be more tough in Group B having Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, and there is no surety which team will qualify for the next round. Afghanistan cant be easily ignored after seeing there recent ODI performance.     

You cannot ignore any of the three teams Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka because recently there were three ODI matches between Pakistan and Afghanistan where Afghanistan had a great performance in the second match. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 151 runs in the opening pair to give 310 runs plus the target but Pakistan's outstanding performance in that match led to a dramatic 1-wicket win in the last over. However, although the batting line of Afghanistan is relatively weak than the batting line of Bangladesh, the bowling line is quite strong.  However, in the case of Sri Lanka, I cannot comment on Sri Lanka as several players are out of the squad due to injuries. Sri Lanka is in no way inferior to Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

[Haunebu]

Alright people. It's Asia Cup time. It's good to see several new teams in this edition who could actually compete with the top dogs. As usual, India + Lanka + Pak are the strongest, but I hope that there are some unexpected twists.

Am expecting Sri Lanka to win this edition which is an extremely early prediction. Whoever wins will have a great advantage in the upcoming WC.

[Publictalk792]

You cannot ignore any of the three teams Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka because recently there were three ODI matches between Pakistan and Afghanistan where Afghanistan had a great performance in the second match. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 151 runs in the opening pair to give 310 runs plus the target but Pakistan's outstanding performance in that match led to a dramatic 1-wicket win in the last over. However, although the batting line of Afghanistan is relatively weak than the batting line of Bangladesh, the bowling line is quite strong.  However, in the case of Sri Lanka, I cannot comment on Sri Lanka as several players are out of the squad due to injuries. Sri Lanka is in no way inferior to Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Not even these teams we can't underestimate any team because anyone can perform well and can come up with great grace and can show it's hidden power. And one is the new team in the Asia Cup. That is Nepal so we should keep an eye on this team too. If I remember Nepal is participating second time and the first wasn't able to play. But this is its first time so anything can be happened.

[jostorres]

You cannot ignore any of the three teams Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka because recently there were three ODI matches between Pakistan and Afghanistan where Afghanistan had a great performance in the second match. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 151 runs in the opening pair to give 310 runs plus the target but Pakistan's outstanding performance in that match led to a dramatic 1-wicket win in the last over. However, although the batting line of Afghanistan is relatively weak than the batting line of Bangladesh, the bowling line is quite strong.  However, in the case of Sri Lanka, I cannot comment on Sri Lanka as several players are out of the squad due to injuries. Sri Lanka is in no way inferior to Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Not even these teams we can't underestimate any team because anyone can perform well and can come up with great grace and can show it's hidden power. And one is the new team in the Asia Cup. That is Nepal so we should keep an eye on this team too. If I remember Nepal is participating second time and the first wasn't able to play. But this is its first time so anything can be happened.

Underestimating is not right because right now difference of quality is widening between top two teams and other three teams as we can check their performances I am feeling not comfortable with these three team's quality and performance they are going down badly in last few months specially Sri Lanka and Bangladesh both are having not positive change which is really sad with both boards are also not interesting to have changes which improve their quality and also having good cricketing minds.

Afghanistan is far from these things as they need some change of mind as well they are having few quality players but as team their performance is also going down which is concern for them and their management but sadly right now we have no chance for the improvement as ground realities are also not favoring them.

[JSRAW]

Alright people. It's Asia Cup time. It's good to see several new teams in this edition who could actually compete with the top dogs. As usual, India + Lanka + Pak are the strongest, but I hope that there are some unexpected twists.

Am expecting Sri Lanka to win this edition which is an extremely early prediction. Whoever wins will have a great advantage in the upcoming WC.

I guess today they updated their Asia cup squad as 3-4 first choice players struggling with the injuries including the likes of Hasaranga.

If these injury reports are true then it's clearly a big setback for Sri Lanka and they could struggle in the tournament. An unexpected twist would be Nepal winning the cup  but i won't mind if there is a new winner.

[Bitcoin_people]

Nepal is going to participate in the Asia Cup tournament for the first time. The first match of Asia Cup will be Pakistan vs Nepal, we can enjoy the match tomorrow. The match between Nepal and Pakistan does not seem to be full of competition. Pakistan's bowling line and batting line are both better than Nepal. Also, the match will be at Pakistan's home ground so Pakistan will get more support. I think as a percentage Pakistan has 90% chance of winning, Nepal 10%.

Pakistan's first tournament against Nepal will not be very intense as Pakistan is a much stronger team than Nepal. And Nepal is not very strong Pakistan is strong enough in all aspects than Nepal and they will play better match winning man. Both Pakistan's batting and bowling can provide very good service but Nepal will not be able to perform so well with them. Moreover, if you look at the betting odds of different gambling platforms, you can understand the percentage of chances of a team to win, but there is no doubt that Pakistan will win the match. And Pakistan will win the first match of Asia Cup with great ease, it is natural that Pakistan will play well as a strong team against Nepal.

[MusaPk]

You cannot ignore any of the three teams Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka because recently there were three ODI matches between Pakistan and Afghanistan where Afghanistan had a great performance in the second match. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 151 runs in the opening pair to give 310 runs plus the target but Pakistan's outstanding performance in that match led to a dramatic 1-wicket win in the last over. However, although the batting line of Afghanistan is relatively weak than the batting line of Bangladesh, the bowling line is quite strong.  However, in the case of Sri Lanka, I cannot comment on Sri Lanka as several players are out of the squad due to injuries. Sri Lanka is in no way inferior to Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Afghanistan cricket is improving day by day and the way they are going very soon they will be at level of India and Pakistan. We saw in last series that when Afghan bowlers played there part it was there batting that collapsed (1st ODI) and when batsmen gave huge target the bowling fail to defend that target (second ODI). I think Afghanistan with experience will overcome there shortcoming and will emerge as strong side.

[leonair]

Nepal is going to participate in the Asia Cup tournament for the first time. The first match of Asia Cup will be Pakistan vs Nepal, we can enjoy the match tomorrow. The match between Nepal and Pakistan does not seem to be full of competition. Pakistan's bowling line and batting line are both better than Nepal. Also, the match will be at Pakistan's home ground so Pakistan will get more support. I think as a percentage Pakistan has 90% chance of winning, Nepal 10%.

Pakistan's first tournament against Nepal will not be very intense as Pakistan is a much stronger team than Nepal. And Nepal is not very strong Pakistan is strong enough in all aspects than Nepal and they will play better match winning man. Both Pakistan's batting and bowling can provide very good service but Nepal will not be able to perform so well with them. Moreover, if you look at the betting odds of different gambling platforms, you can understand the percentage of chances of a team to win, but there is no doubt that Pakistan will win the match. And Pakistan will win the first match of Asia Cup with great ease, it is natural that Pakistan will play well as a strong team against Nepal.

Yup Pakistan is much stronger then Nepal even googe also suggest Pakistan winning possibility is 98% and nepal has only 2% lol. Pakistan's match with Nepal was not fair.  It was necessary to play another good team against Pakistan.  Because it is boring to watch a match when only one team plays well and the other team loses the match badly. A match is not fun to watch if there is no tight fighting. And two equally strong teams are needed for a tense encounter match

[Mahdirakib]

Alright people. It's Asia Cup time. It's good to see several new teams in this edition who could actually compete with the top dogs. As usual, India + Lanka + Pak are the strongest, but I hope that there are some unexpected twists.
Am expecting Sri Lanka to win this edition which is an extremely early prediction. Whoever wins will have a great advantage in the upcoming WC.

In my view, the possibility is very low for Sri Lanka to win the Asia cup again in this year. Both Pakistan and India are strong, and I'm expecting one of them to win the Asia cup. Nepal is the only new team in this Asia cup. Hong Kong was the new team in the 2022. They were in the same group of India and Pakistan, and the new team Nepal has replaced them. I believe Nepal will loss the both matches with big margin.

[Insanity]

Alright people. It's Asia Cup time. It's good to see several new teams in this edition who could actually compete with the top dogs. As usual, India + Lanka + Pak are the strongest, but I hope that there are some unexpected twists.
Am expecting Sri Lanka to win this edition which is an extremely early prediction. Whoever wins will have a great advantage in the upcoming WC.

In my view, the possibility is very low for Sri Lanka to win the Asia cup again in this year. Both Pakistan and India are strong, and I'm expecting one of them to win the Asia cup. Nepal is the only new team in this Asia cup. Hong Kong was the new team in the 2022. They were in the same group of India and Pakistan, and the new team Nepal has replaced them. I believe Nepal will loss the both matches with big margin.

It is foolish to make predictions before the game starts. It is true that Nepal is a bit weaker than all the other teams. But it would not be right to consider Nepal as such an insignificant team. You may have noticed the matches of Nepal team, Nepal plays much better now than before. So without watching this year's Asia Cup game. It is not possible to say by how much margin Nepal team will win or lose. Now when the Asia Cup starts, it will be understood how well any team can play

[posi]

Alright people. It's Asia Cup time. It's good to see several new teams in this edition who could actually compete with the top dogs. As usual, India + Lanka + Pak are the strongest, but I hope that there are some unexpected twists.

Am expecting Sri Lanka to win this edition which is an extremely early prediction. Whoever wins will have a great advantage in the upcoming WC.

I guess today they updated their Asia cup squad as 3-4 first choice players struggling with the injuries including the likes of Hasaranga.

If these injury reports are true then it's clearly a big setback for Sri Lanka and they could struggle in the tournament. An unexpected twist would be Nepal winning the cup  but i won't mind if there is a new winner.

Bruv, I would absolutely lose it if Nepal actually ended up winning the Asia cup. But I don’t think that is going to happen anyway. I believe it will be India or Pakistan winning the Asia cup this time. Don’t think Sri Lanka will be winning.  But they might be able to reach the semifinals probably. I definitely think that India is the strongest right now. Pakistan will definitely try to make a mark in this tournament by winning.

I am also hearing that Sri Lanka is definitely facing some problems with injuries. This is definitely going to be bad for Sri Lanka. It’s a psychological blow for them as well.