ICC WORLD CUP 2023 DISCUSSION THREAD!

[Sithara007]

New Zealand looks set for a good total of around 350. Devon Conway got out after getting a good start, but now Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson are batting quite confidently. None of the Pakistani bowlers are looking threatening. Neither the pacers (Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf) nor the spinner (Iftikhar Ahmed) has troubled the New Zealand batsmen. Looks like Pakistan will be the latest team to get kicked out of the world cup. They need a couple of quick wickets, or else this match will completely slip out of their grasp.

[Fuso.hp]

Kane Williamson left the field after being hit by the ball while taking a run in a match against Bangladesh and it was later reported that he will be out of cricket for a month which led us to assume that the batsman might miss the World Cup tournament but to everyone's surprise today against Pakistan. He is in the playing XI and serving as the captain. Today's match is very important for New Zealand, that's why he has come to play against Pakistan even with an injury for the needs of the team. 
Kane Williamson is a very important batsman and captain for New Zealand so his presence will undoubtedly save New Zealand a lot against Pakistan today. He now comes into bat after New Zealand lost a wicket against Pakistan and is unbeaten on 22 runs.

[libert19]

Right now NZ doing amazingly well with Williamson and Ravindra on crease. They appear to be on their way to set target of 350+ as plenty batting and overs left.

[LDL]

Right now NZ doing amazingly well with Williamson and Ravindra on crease. They appear to be on their way to set target of 350+ as plenty batting and overs left.

Babar Azam just silly captain..
Rain or not, moisture on the pitch or not, Babar Azam should not have won the toss and taken the field. After winning the toss, kane williamson takes advantage of that opportunity. Babar Azma tries hard but is unable to bring down New Zealand's wickets and prevent runs. It is assumed that the defeat of the Pakistan team is certain today. The way New Zealand is batting, they are batting at a target of 400 runs. Taking 400 runs will see Pakistan lose by over 100 runs and this semi-final dream will remain elusive.

[Cheema02]

Right now NZ doing amazingly well with Williamson and Ravindra on crease. They appear to be on their way to set target of 350+ as plenty batting and overs left.

Babar Azam just silly captain..
Rain or not, moisture on the pitch or not, Babar Azam should not have won the toss and taken the field. After winning the toss, kane williamson takes advantage of that opportunity. Babar Azma tries hard but is unable to bring down New Zealand's wickets and prevent runs. It is assumed that the defeat of the Pakistan team is certain today. The way New Zealand is batting, they are batting at a target of 400 runs. Taking 400 runs will see Pakistan lose by over 100 runs and this semi-final dream will remain elusive.

Decision to bat first is very bad decision. NewZealand is very good stage 211 runs in loss of 1 wickets in 30 overs. Rachin Ravindra is playing outstanding at 88 runs unbeaten in 79 balls he just 12 run short from his well deserved century and kane Williamson played a well inning of 71 runs in 62 balls. Pakistan bowlers fails to break partnership between Kane Williamson and Ravindra, and NewZealand is looking to score 350 plus total for Pakistan

[JSRAW]

Right now NZ doing amazingly well with Williamson and Ravindra on crease. They appear to be on their way to set target of 350+ as plenty batting and overs left.

Babar Azam just silly captain..
Rain or not, moisture on the pitch or not, Babar Azam should not have won the toss and taken the field. After winning the toss, kane williamson takes advantage of that opportunity. Babar Azma tries hard but is unable to bring down New Zealand's wickets and prevent runs. It is assumed that the defeat of the Pakistan team is certain today. The way New Zealand is batting, they are batting at a target of 400 runs. Taking 400 runs will see Pakistan lose by over 100 runs and this semi-final dream will remain elusive.

In Babar's mind and to be fair to him, the complete Pakistani outfit believes that bowling is their main strength despite no front line spinner and batters are not equipped to set winning totals, not because they are shit but because sometimes it's tough to assume what's the winning total.

Kane Mama came back from injury and again playing responsibly but Rachin is the new blue eyed boy for the Kiwis.

[libert19]

Australia playing both Stoinis and Green in today's game as Marsh and Maxwell are out, if these two can play their in-form game then their batting line-up looks destructive.

[Bitcoin_people]

England won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia today. Winning the 2019 World Cup this team is currently in the worst position where they are at the bottom of the points table compared to other teams. And today England will play against Australia, today's match may be the most difficult for England to win because their batting and bowling performance is very bad. And of course, if Australia plays well against England like other matches, it will beat England by a huge margin. If the partnership between Travis Head and David Warner continues brilliantly then the Australian team will definitely score a huge score, the two batsmen who have entered the field at the moment will definitely leave the field with a great score. In today's 36th match, I think Australia can score more than 350 runs against England by batting in the first innings. And if Australia can put up this huge score against England, England will definitely not be able to meet this target in the next innings, but Australia will win the match today.

[Fuso.hp]

Right now NZ doing amazingly well with Williamson and Ravindra on crease. They appear to be on their way to set target of 350+ as plenty batting and overs left.

New Zealand scored 366 runs after 47 overs. Kane Williamson narrowly misses out on a century. With three overs still to go and New Zealand having enough wickets in hand, New Zealand's score will surely go close to 400 runs in this match. Chasing 350 plus runs, Pakistan has a winning record against Afghanistan, but runs will be close to 400 today. If the runs get close to 400 then this match is impossible for Pakistan to win. I was expecting much better bowling from Pakistan. Pakistan are bowling very badly today and they are going to bowl badly. If Pakistan loses this match today, the entire responsibility will be on the bowlers. Pakistan's dream of going to the next round may end with this match.

[pakhitheboss]

Practically as target of 402 can be chased but knowing Pakistan team I doubt it. New Zealand have done everything correct today. What the need now is some early wickets and they can then hope to improve thier NRR. Very bad bowling by Pakistan today, except Wasim most bowlers have a bad economy. Rachin Ravindra is a sensational find for the Kiwis, another century by him in the World Cup.

[Nalain420]

Right now NZ doing amazingly well with Williamson and Ravindra on crease. They appear to be on their way to set target of 350+ as plenty batting and overs left.

Today's ICC World Cup match is very special and very important. This match is between Pakistan and New Zealand. This match is as important to win for Pakistan as it is for New Zealand. This match will decide who will go to the semi-finals and who won't. If New Zealand is playing according to this calculation, it seems that it is difficult for Pakistan to reach the semi-final. New Zealand set a target of 401 runs to Pakistan. This is a very important match for Pakistan.If they beat New Zealand, they will reach the semi-finals.If Pakistan win this match with all their efforts and strength, it will be a great success for them.

[libert19]

Practically as target of 402 can be chased but knowing Pakistan team I doubt it.

400+ target has been chased only once in odis by South Africa against Australia which was 434.

From the looks of it, such chases doesn't seem so practical but then again I took above data from 3 yr old quora answer, if you have updated data and there has been more significant number of successful chases, do correct.

[JSRAW]

Practically as target of 402 can be chased but knowing Pakistan team I doubt it. New Zealand have done everything correct today. What the need now is some early wickets and they can then hope to improve thier NRR. Very bad bowling by Pakistan today, except Wasim most bowlers have a bad economy. Rachin Ravindra is a sensational find for the Kiwis, another century by him in the World Cup.

Pakistan was supposed to be a lethal bowling attack, at least that was the case before the Asia Cup and World Cup. Now it appears that everyone (including me) was busy hyping them for no reason.

Today Rauf produced the most expensive spell in the WC for Pakistan and after a few minutes Shaheen took him over. The latter is the leading wicket taker for Pakistan in the current world cup but has virtually zero impact.

[Bd officer]

World Cup 35th match New Zealand vs Pakistan, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl. New Zealand lost the toss and went into bat, losing 6 wickets in the scheduled 50 overs and collecting 401 runs. Brilliant performances from Williamson and Rachin Ravindra helped the team score a lot of runs. Especially today, Pakistan won the toss and couldn't do well with the bowling line. New Zealand will easily win today's match as it is very difficult for Pakistan to win by 402 runs. New Zealand will win today and have a better chance of reaching the semi-finals. I think India, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia will play the semi finals. However, going down to bat on a target of 402 runs, they lost 1 wicket in 8 overs, Pakistan collected 56 runs. Today I see no chance for Pakistan to win. New Zealand will win easily.

[pakhitheboss]

Pakistan was supposed to be a lethal bowling attack, at least that was the case before the Asia Cup and World Cup. Now it appears that everyone (including me) was busy hyping them for no reason.

Today Rauf produced the most expensive spell in the WC for Pakistan and after a few minutes Shaheen took him over. The latter is the leading wicket taker for Pakistan in the current world cup but has virtually zero impact.

Rauf is not suited for ODI format, he more of T20 bowler as it is not possible for him to bowl 10 overs constantly with same pace. Afridi was very expensive today, he looks out of touch after his injury. Both Babar Azam and Fakar Zaman are batting well for now. A good partnership from both could ease the run chase for Pakistan. After these two Pakistan still has Rizwan, hopefully he plays in the same manner like he did against Srilanka.

[jasonjm]

Pakistan was supposed to be a lethal bowling attack, at least that was the case before the Asia Cup and World Cup. Now it appears that everyone (including me) was busy hyping them for no reason.

Today Rauf produced the most expensive spell in the WC for Pakistan and after a few minutes Shaheen took him over. The latter is the leading wicket taker for Pakistan in the current world cup but has virtually zero impact.

Rauf is not suited for ODI format, he more of T20 bowler as it is not possible for him to bowl 10 overs constantly with same pace. Afridi was very expensive today, he looks out of touch after his injury. Both Babar Azam and Fakar Zaman are batting well for now. A good partnership from both could ease the run chase for Pakistan. After these two Pakistan still has Rizwan, hopefully he plays in the same manner like he did against Srilanka.

After this World Cup, I think Pakistan should force their bowlers to play at the domestic level and bowl those longer spells. This is the only way they can compete in the ODI. Currently, Pakistan bowlers are bowling more of a T20 spell. They are not going for wickets, they are just trying to finish their overs. They also have to work on their line and length. I think Naseem was Pakistan's only bowler who could bowl anywhere in an ODI match. Pakistan should look for specialist spinners and groom Abrar because these spin-bowling all-rounders are not a good option in the ODI. 

[Nalain420]

Australia vs England
Another big match of the ICC World Cup involving Australia and England. This match is very important for both the teams, this match will take one of them to the semi finals. England won the toss and decided to bowl first. Australia's batsmen put up an all-out effort, scoring 160 runs in 32 overs and conceding four wickets.If Australia put in a little more effort, they can give a very good target.The Istra batsmen scored 190 runs in 35 overs and conceded five wickets. If Australia wins Aaj's match, they will reach the semi-finals.But seeing the struggle and hard work of Australia's batsmen, it seems that Australia will lose the match.

[JSRAW]

Oh boy! Rain interrupted the match and as of now, Pakistan is ahead in the game according to the DLS system, thanks to Fakhar's ridiculous hitting.

Is there some twist building up or some might say Kudrat ka nijam lol. If the rain keeps going on for a long or in case there is a washout then Pakistan will win the match for sure.

[ZeshanRandhawa]

Oh boy! Rain interrupted the match and as of now, Pakistan is ahead in the game according to the DLS system, thanks to Fakhar's ridiculous hitting.

Is there some twist building up or some might say Kudrat ka nijam lol. If the rain keeps going on for a long or in case there is a washout then Pakistan will win the match for sure.

Pakistan ahead on DLS Par score by 10 runs and the Rain has stopped play. Negative thing is If play resumes soon, the momentum for Fakhar Zaman might get impacted, and Positive thing is If rain continues whole day, Pakistan win by 10 runs and If it continues for a longer period the game will shorten and shorten chase will definitely help us rather chasing full 402. The ground is well equipped with latest systems to dry it sooner and resume the play as soon as rain stops.

[noormcs5]

Oh boy! Rain interrupted the match and as of now, Pakistan is ahead in the game according to the DLS system, thanks to Fakhar's ridiculous hitting.

Is there some twist building up or some might say Kudrat ka nijam lol. If the rain keeps going on for a long or in case there is a washout then Pakistan will win the match for sure.

Here the New Zealand fans can say that Pakistan has an unfair advantage if the rain does not stop or if many overs are lost. But this is how the DLS system works. Since Pakistan has lost only one wicket, this would mean that they will get a more easier target if the overs are lost.
If no overs are lost and the match starts before 5:40 Local (as that is the cut-off time before we will start to lose overs), then New Zealand might be a lucky team as how often we have seen teams losing wickets and set players have to start all over again.

Fakhar Zaman is destroying the dreams of New Zealand. No one expected this type of explosive batting. Anyways since the target is above 402, records have to be broken if Pakistan has to win this battle.