ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[justdimin]

And next match for both the teams is going to be at Eden Gardens, where they will face each other. If anyone is going to beat India in this world cup, it is going to be South Africa. This match is going to be epic.

Yeah. Am really excited for Netherlands vs Afghanistan and this one since it's basically battle of the underdogs and battle of the favorites. Am expecting Afghanistan to win their encounter against Netherlands.

On the other hand, I feel that India will continue their win streak by defeating South Africa primarily thanks to their amazing bowling unit.

Now matches shifted into good way with few teams are needed to give their best before exit and few are already having exit gate from this event but for the big game between South Africa vs India I am favoring home team because they are currently at their best and their bowlers are taking good advantage of home conditions but still I have feeling toss could be crucial for the both teams even South Africa will go all the way because they are already having spot into last four but before big matches they will try to go with win, but India is clearly at his best.

Tomorrow we will have Afghanistan all the way because after winning three big games now their confidence level is high, and they will try their best for having another upset which can give them spot into last four as well and this could be good for them before two big games now we have four teams out of the event and two already advance and four are fighting for the remaining two spots.

[GbitG]

Tomorrow we have a match between Afghanistan vs Netherlands, both teams have the same points, and both teams are in the race of Semi-final. If Afghanistan wins tomorrow’s match against the Netherlands with a good run rate so they can qualify for the top four,

Yeh they will qualify for the top 4 for a while but not long if they won from Netherlands with a big because later they has to face two consecutive tough opponent of the world cup first they will face Australia which they will definitely lose and then they will face one of favourite and top of the table team South Africa. So this happiness will be just for a second or two days.

The Indian bowlers completely destroyed the Sri Lankan top order. No Sri Lankan batsman can stay at the crease for long.

I praised India bowling Lineup but to be honest sirilanka can play a better cricket then current performance because they have 50 over which is alot to settle down and make a comeback why not they play dozen of dot ball to reduce pressure and keep wickets in hand later they can take a charge, as a normal fan I have such mindset why they haven't.

[romero121]

And next match for both the teams is going to be at Eden Gardens, where they will face each other. If anyone is going to beat India in this world cup, it is going to be South Africa. This match is going to be epic.

Yeah. Am really excited for Netherlands vs Afghanistan and this one since it's basically battle of the underdogs and battle of the favorites. Am expecting Afghanistan to win their encounter against Netherlands.

On the other hand, I feel that India will continue their win streak by defeating South Africa primarily thanks to their amazing bowling unit.

Both Afghanistan and Netherlands are equally strong. However Afghanistan being the favourite @1.29 and Netherlands @3.40 odds. There is a big difference and lets see how these two teams perform in one of the important match for them. Afghanistan team have begun to play in a much mature manner, earlier it is possible to see the lack of experience from them.

The bowling unit of India is becoming the best, but the behaviour Siraj does with the opponent team isn't good. This itself could make them low, everything have got the limit. Just because we're performing good, we should not try to humiliate the opponent. I think India's winning streak gets broken in the semi-final.

[ene1980]

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Yeah. Am really excited for Netherlands vs Afghanistan and this one since it's basically battle of the underdogs and battle of the favorites. Am expecting Afghanistan to win their encounter against Netherlands.

Do not forget that Netherlands already defeated South Africa and Bangladesh and they have a good bowling unit who is capable of defending moderate totals and if the Netherlands batsman could perform well with the bat then they have a chance to win against Afghanistan too.

On the other hand, I feel that India will continue their win streak by defeating South Africa primarily thanks to their amazing bowling unit.

India is by far the favorites and could very well win the entire tournament with the way they are playing and they have the best bowlers.

[ThemePen]

The Indian bowlers completely destroyed the Sri Lankan top order. No Sri Lankan batsman can stay at the crease for long. Kasun Rajitha scored the highest for Sri Lanka. Rajitha scored 14 runs. 5 batsmen of the squad returned to the dressing room without scoring any runs. And two batsmen collected 1 run. Indian bowlers gave 10 runs extra. Sri Lanka's innings would have stopped before 50 runs if they didn't get these 10 extra runs. Mohammad dismissed three of the first four batsmen in the series and Mohammad Shami took the next four wickets. Due to the great performance of these two bowlers, the Indian team won by a huge margin of 302 runs.

By losing this match Sri Lanka is now out of this world cup and India has confirmed its spot for semifinal. South Africa is also in.
And now there are four teams and from them 2 will be gone in Semifinal. NZ, AUS, AFG and PAK. If Afghanistan will win today match so Afghanistan will gain 8 points and will compete with AUS and NZ. Australia has 3 matches remaining. So this is hard to predict that who will go in Semifinal rounds. So let's see who will go.

[Publictalk792]

By losing this match Sri Lanka is now out of this world cup and India has confirmed its spot for semifinal. South Africa is also in.
And now there are four teams and from them 2 will be gone in Semifinal. NZ, AUS, AFG and PAK. If Afghanistan will win today match so Afghanistan will gain 8 points and will compete with AUS and NZ. Australia has 3 matches remaining. So this is hard to predict that who will go in Semifinal rounds. So let's see who will go.

Yes you are right my brother. The teams which you have mentioned have now a tough competition to qualify for the semifinal. Australia and Afghanistan have 3 3 matches left and Pakistan and New Zealand now 2 2 matches left.
Exactly now this is really hard to predict at this about qualifying. But I think Australia and New Zealand will confirm their spots for Semifinal.

[Sithara007]

Yes you are right my brother. The teams which you have mentioned have now a tough competition to qualify for the semifinal. Australia and Afghanistan have 3 3 matches left and Pakistan and New Zealand now 2 2 matches left.
Exactly now this is really hard to predict at this about qualifying. But I think Australia and New Zealand will confirm their spots for Semifinal.

Australia may qualify for the semis, and they have weak opponents lined up for all of their 3 remaining matches (England, Afghanistan and Bangladesh). For New Zealand, things are not that difficult as their remaining opponents are Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Pakistan vs New Zealand match is like a knockout. The winner of that match will have a great chance of qualifying for the semi-finals. Pakistani has the match against England coming up as well. Afghanistan need to face South Africa and Australia, so I am not much hopeful about them.

[ZeshanRandhawa]

The Match which is played by Sri Lanka today was very bad in all ICC world Cup matches. In first batting India obtained 357 runs and team of Sri Lanka become all out on 55 runs. five players of Sri Lanka out on zero runs which is also a bad activity. The match of Sri Lanka was so strange and we did not hope for such a bad match today. Muhammad Shami from the team of India took five wickets and Shubman Gill, Kohli and Shreyas lyer performed well batting good. By visualizing the performance of India there is a chance that India will win the World Cup of ICC.

India pummeled Sri Lanka by 302 runs as they officially qualify for the World Cup 2023 Semi-Finals. India scored 357/8 and then Shami and Siraj bundled out Sri Lanka for 55 runs, 5 more than what they managed in Asia Cup Final. Batting first, India scored 357-8 their first 300-plus score in the 2023 World Cup, led by fifties from Shubman Gill (92), Virat Kohli (88) and Shreyas Iyer (82). Kohli narrowly missed out on his 49th ODI ton, which would have seen him equal Sachin Tendulkar’s tally in the format.

[noormcs5]

By losing this match Sri Lanka is now out of this world cup and India has confirmed its spot for semifinal. South Africa is also in.
And now there are four teams and from them 2 will be gone in Semifinal. NZ, AUS, AFG and PAK. If Afghanistan will win today match so Afghanistan will gain 8 points and will compete with AUS and NZ. Australia has 3 matches remaining. So this is hard to predict that who will go in Semifinal rounds. So let's see who will go.

Yes you are right my brother. The teams which you have mentioned have now a tough competition to qualify for the semifinal. Australia and Afghanistan have 3 3 matches left and Pakistan and New Zealand now 2 2 matches left.
Exactly now this is really hard to predict at this about qualifying. But I think Australia and New Zealand will confirm their spots for Semifinal.

I think the way the Afghanistan team is playing, they may upset other teams and make their place in the 4th place, eliminating either Australia or New Zealand from the top 4. By the way, every remaining match of many teams is very important for them to qualify for the Semi finals and I think we are in to see some of the best World Cup matches now.

Even if the Netherlands win today, which is highly unlikely, they will get 6 points and come in line with other teams standing on six points each including Pakistan and Afghanistan

[synchronym]

By losing this match Sri Lanka is now out of this world cup and India has confirmed its spot for semifinal. South Africa is also in.
And now there are four teams and from them 2 will be gone in Semifinal. NZ, AUS, AFG and PAK. If Afghanistan will win today match so Afghanistan will gain 8 points and will compete with AUS and NZ. Australia has 3 matches remaining. So this is hard to predict that who will go in Semifinal rounds. So let's see who will go.

Yes you are right my brother. The teams which you have mentioned have now a tough competition to qualify for the semifinal. Australia and Afghanistan have 3 3 matches left and Pakistan and New Zealand now 2 2 matches left.
Exactly now this is really hard to predict at this about qualifying. But I think Australia and New Zealand will confirm their spots for Semifinal.

I think the way the Afghanistan team is playing, they may upset other teams and make their place in the 4th place, eliminating either Australia or New Zealand from the top 4. By the way, every remaining match of many teams is very important for them to qualify for the Semi finals and I think we are in to see some of the best World Cup matches now.

Even if the Netherlands win today, which is highly unlikely, they will get 6 points and come in line with other teams standing on six points each including Pakistan and Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs Netherlands match this match is very important for afghanistan because if afghanistan wins today it will make their way to semi final much easier. World Cup 2023 Afghanistan team is performing well so expect them to win today's match very easily. A good performance against the mighty Pakistan led to a win against Afghanistan. If he can play well against Netherlands today by maintaining his consistency then today's match is more likely for them to win. If Afghanistan wins the toss today, Afghanistan can win the match even if they give 300 runs or 270 runs to Netherlands if they choose to bat. Afghanistan's batting and bowling is very good.

[Sithara007]

Afghanistan vs Netherlands match this match is very important for afghanistan because if afghanistan wins today it will make their way to semi final much easier. World Cup 2023 Afghanistan team is performing well so expect them to win today's match very easily. A good performance against the mighty Pakistan led to a win against Afghanistan. If he can play well against Netherlands today by maintaining his consistency then today's match is more likely for them to win. If Afghanistan wins the toss today, Afghanistan can win the match even if they give 300 runs or 270 runs to Netherlands if they choose to bat. Afghanistan's batting and bowling is very good.

Toss is going to be very important. Netherlands won two times against tough opposition by batting first. While fielding first, their performance have been quite poor. Conceded a total of 389 against Australia and then went on to lose that match by 309 runs. The only occasion when they lost while batting first has been against Sri Lanka. But even that one was a close match. Netherlands made 262, and Sri Lanka won with just 1.4 overs to spare. On the other hand, they were able to defend totals of 245 and 229, against South Africa and Bangladesh respectively.

[MusaPk]

Australia may qualify for the semis, and they have weak opponents lined up for all of their 3 remaining matches (England, Afghanistan and Bangladesh). For New Zealand, things are not that difficult as their remaining opponents are Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Pakistan vs New Zealand match is like a knockout. The winner of that match will have a great chance of qualifying for the semi-finals. Pakistani has the match against England coming up as well. Afghanistan need to face South Africa and Australia, so I am not much hopeful about them.

Afghanistan already have done a good job in world cup as they have won 3 games. There only mistake is that they lost to weakest side of this tournament i.e Bangladesh. For Afghanistan it's like winning the World Cup. NZ already know that rest of there games are very crucial to qualify for semis. Pakistan have not secured any win so far against strong teams so there chances are less for semis.

[noormcs5]

By losing this match Sri Lanka is now out of this world cup and India has confirmed its spot for semifinal. South Africa is also in.
And now there are four teams and from them 2 will be gone in Semifinal. NZ, AUS, AFG and PAK. If Afghanistan will win today match so Afghanistan will gain 8 points and will compete with AUS and NZ. Australia has 3 matches remaining. So this is hard to predict that who will go in Semifinal rounds. So let's see who will go.

Yes you are right my brother. The teams which you have mentioned have now a tough competition to qualify for the semifinal. Australia and Afghanistan have 3 3 matches left and Pakistan and New Zealand now 2 2 matches left.
Exactly now this is really hard to predict at this about qualifying. But I think Australia and New Zealand will confirm their spots for Semifinal.

I think the way the Afghanistan team is playing, they may upset other teams and make their place in the 4th place, eliminating either Australia or New Zealand from the top 4. By the way, every remaining match of many teams is very important for them to qualify for the Semi finals and I think we are in to see some of the best World Cup matches now.

Even if the Netherlands win today, which is highly unlikely, they will get 6 points and come in line with other teams standing on six points each including Pakistan and Afghanistan

Afghanistan vs Netherlands match this match is very important for afghanistan because if afghanistan wins today it will make their way to semi final much easier. World Cup 2023 Afghanistan team is performing well so expect them to win today's match very easily. A good performance against the mighty Pakistan led to a win against Afghanistan. If he can play well against Netherlands today by maintaining his consistency then today's match is more likely for them to win. If Afghanistan wins the toss today, Afghanistan can win the match even if they give 300 runs or 270 runs to Netherlands if they choose to bat. Afghanistan's batting and bowling is very good.

Even if Afghanistan wins today's match, it will not guarantee their place in the semi finals. After that Afghanistan has other two matches with Australia and South Africa, and they will have to win both these matches against tough opposition in order to secure their place in the semi final of the world cup.

Let's check the odds for today's match and see how bookies feel about the result of this match. Clearly, if you are to bet on this match, go with the Afghanistan team and be safe.

[HONDACD125]

I think the way the Afghanistan team is playing, they may upset other teams and make their place in the 4th place, eliminating either Australia or New Zealand from the top 4. By the way, every remaining match of many teams is very important for them to qualify for the Semi finals and I think we are in to see some of the best World Cup matches now.

Even if the Netherlands win today, which is highly unlikely, they will get 6 points and come in line with other teams standing on six points each including Pakistan and Afghanistan

The performance of the Afghan team looks better than the last few matches, but I don’t think Afghanistan can cause problems against strong teams like Australia and New Zealand. It will not be easy for Afghanistan to qualify for the semi-finals by finishing fourth in the points table. The main reason is that after today’s tournament, Afghanistan play two games against strong teams like Australia and South Africa.

Victories over Australia and South Africa won’t be easy for either team, so I don’t see Afghanistan dominating either team This World Cup has had matches where weaker teams have beaten stronger teams , but it should also be remembered that luck does not always help, but success can always be achieved by one's own performance.

[Sithara007]

Afghanistan already have done a good job in world cup as they have won 3 games. There only mistake is that they lost to weakest side of this tournament i.e Bangladesh. For Afghanistan it's like winning the World Cup. NZ already know that rest of there games are very crucial to qualify for semis. Pakistan have not secured any win so far against strong teams so there chances are less for semis.

Afghanistan is already a full member and therefore they should strive to enter the semi-finals. For a team like Netherlands (being an associate member) it will be great news just to defeat 2-3 full members. But that is not the case with Afghanistan. If they can't enter the semi-final stage this time as well, then questions will be raised about their test status (similar to the ones that are being raised for full members who failed to qualify this time - West Indies, Ireland and Zimbabwe). Defeating Netherlands today should move them close to a semi-final slot, but two more tough matches await them in group phase.

[BALIK]

Afghanistan already have done a good job in world cup as they have won 3 games. There only mistake is that they lost to weakest side of this tournament i.e Bangladesh. For Afghanistan it's like winning the World Cup. NZ already know that rest of there games are very crucial to qualify for semis. Pakistan have not secured any win so far against strong teams so there chances are less for semis.

Afghanistan is already a full member and therefore they should strive to enter the semi-finals. For a team like Netherlands (being an associate member) it will be great news just to defeat 2-3 full members. But that is not the case with Afghanistan. If they can't enter the semi-final stage this time as well, then questions will be raised about their test status (similar to the ones that are being raised for full members who failed to qualify this time - West Indies, Ireland and Zimbabwe). Defeating Netherlands today should move them close to a semi-final slot, but two more tough matches await them in group phase.

Afghanistan players are in very good form now. They won 3 out of 6 matches. They have defeated teams like Sri Lanka, Pakistan and England. I don't think Netherlands will be a tough opponent for Afghanistan. Because Afghanistan players are more confident now. Moreover, the Netherlands team is not very experienced. It will not be easy for Netherlands batsmen to stay at the crease against Afghanistan's bowling lineup. But Afghanistan's weakness is the erratic performance of their batsmen. Afghanistan cannot collect big unless the top order players perform well.

[Sithara007]

Afghanistan players are in very good form now. They won 3 out of 6 matches. They have defeated teams like Sri Lanka, Pakistan and England. I don't think Netherlands will be a tough opponent for Afghanistan. Because Afghanistan players are more confident now. Moreover, the Netherlands team is not very experienced. It will not be easy for Netherlands batsmen to stay at the crease against Afghanistan's bowling lineup. But Afghanistan's weakness is the erratic performance of their batsmen. Afghanistan cannot collect big unless the top order players perform well.

Like I mentioned previously, Netherlands won 2 out of 3 matches where they batted first. They won against South Africa and Bangladesh and they lost to Sri Lanka in a very close match. So if Afghanistan wins toss today and elects to bat first, then there is not much of a chance for a Dutch win. But if Netherlands wins the toss, then definitely it is going to get interesting. And in almost all the occasions, the Dutch top and middle order failed, while it was the lower order (especially Edwards, Logan van Beek and Roelof van der Merwe) who rescued them. 

[2Pizza410000BTC]

Afghanistan already have done a good job in world cup as they have won 3 games. There only mistake is that they lost to weakest side of this tournament i.e Bangladesh. For Afghanistan it's like winning the World Cup. NZ already know that rest of there games are very crucial to qualify for semis. Pakistan have not secured any win so far against strong teams so there chances are less for semis.

Afghanistan is already a full member and therefore they should strive to enter the semi-finals. For a team like Netherlands (being an associate member) it will be great news just to defeat 2-3 full members. But that is not the case with Afghanistan. If they can't enter the semi-final stage this time as well, then questions will be raised about their test status (similar to the ones that are being raised for full members who failed to qualify this time - West Indies, Ireland and Zimbabwe). Defeating Netherlands today should move them close to a semi-final slot, but two more tough matches await them in group phase.

Afghanistan players are in very good form now. They won 3 out of 6 matches. They have defeated teams like Sri Lanka, Pakistan and England. I don't think Netherlands will be a tough opponent for Afghanistan. Because Afghanistan players are more confident now. Moreover, the Netherlands team is not very experienced. It will not be easy for Netherlands batsmen to stay at the crease against Afghanistan's bowling lineup. But Afghanistan's weakness is the erratic performance of their batsmen. Afghanistan cannot collect big unless the top order players perform well.

Any event can happen at any time. For example, in the 15th match of Netherlands vs South Africa, Netherlands won the match by defeating South Africa, the strongest team in this World Cup. Although today's match is a win for Afghanistan, I am not saying anything about this match because if Afghanistan's top order batsmen concede defeat too quickly, I think Afghanistan will be very weak in this match. On the other hand, Netherlands is not very strong in this World Cup, their batting line-up is a bit better, if they can throw Afghanistan in a difficult moment with good balls, then maybe it will be good for Netherlands in this match. Let's see in today's match which team can win match well.

[Cheema02]

Even if Afghanistan wins today's match, it will not guarantee their place in the semi finals. After that Afghanistan has other two matches with Australia and South Africa, and they will have to win both these matches against tough opposition in order to secure their place in the semi final of the world cup.

Let's check the odds for today's match and see how bookies feel about the result of this match. Clearly, if you are to bet on this match, go with the Afghanistan team and be safe.

Afghanistan is strong side because of their batting and bowling unit. Netherlands is new and not so much experience in world cup cricket. Afghanistan played 6 matches so far in this world cup and they have win 3 match against world champions team England, Pakistan and Srilanka with 8 points and 6th postion on points tables. Netherlands aslo played 6 matches in this world cup they win only 2 match one against Top team South Africa and Second is against Bangladesh, they are 8th Positions in point tables. Winner of this match between Afghanistan and Netherlands will have more chances to qualify for Champion trophy.

[Sithara007]

Afghanistan is strong side because of their batting and bowling unit. Netherlands is new and not so much experience in world cup cricket. Afghanistan played 6 matches so far in this world cup and they have win 3 match against world champions team England, Pakistan and Srilanka with 8 points and 6th postion on points tables. Netherlands aslo played 6 matches in this world cup they win only 2 match one against Top team South Africa and Second is against Bangladesh, they are 8th Positions in point tables. Winner of this match between Afghanistan and Netherlands will have more chances to qualify for Champion trophy.

In terms of experience, both the teams are at the same level. Netherlands was part of the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League (scrapped for the second season), and as a part of this tournament they played 24 ODI matches against full member nations. And they do have very experienced players such as Wesley Barresi, Logan van Beek and Roloef van der Merwe. So it is not actually correct to label the Netherlands as an inexperienced team. They maybe an associate nation, but there is no dearth of international experience for sure.