ICC WORLD CUP 2023 DISCUSSION THREAD!

[Jateng]

It is going to be New Zealand vs Netherlands today. The Kiwis are in superb form, even without Kane Williamson and they thrashed the Poms in their opening match. On the other hand, the Dutch lost to Pakistan in their opening match. There are rumors that Tim Southee will be playing today for the Kiwis and in this case he will be replacing the out of form Lockie Ferguson. The other two pacers (Matt Henry and Trent Boult) are in superb form. For the Dutch, Ryan Klein maybe included in the playing XI (in place of injured Logan van Beek, who is out with a hamstring injury).

New Zealand retains the top spot after a comfortable victory against Netherlands in the 4 points table with NRR is +1.98. New Zealand beat Netherland by 99 runs in Match 6 Two in two for New Zealand. Another dominating win for New Zealand in this ODI World Cup 2023. NewZealand all out Netherlands in 223/10 in 47th Over of the match. Matt Henry finishes with 3/40 against Netherlands in Hyderabad. Maiden World Cup fifty for Colin Ackermann and his third in ODIs. Mitchell Santner have been awarded Player of the Match for his all-round 37* knock and 5/59 bowling spell against Netherlands.

[Sithara007]

New Zealand retains the top spot after a comfortable victory against Netherlands in the 4 points table with NRR is +1.98. New Zealand beat Netherland by 99 runs in Match 6 Two in two for New Zealand. Another dominating win for New Zealand in this ODI World Cup 2023. NewZealand all out Netherlands in 223/10 in 47th Over of the match. Matt Henry finishes with 3/40 against Netherlands in Hyderabad. Maiden World Cup fifty for Colin Ackermann and his third in ODIs. Mitchell Santner have been awarded Player of the Match for his all-round 37* knock and 5/59 bowling spell against Netherlands.

It was a decent performance by the Dutch. They lost their first two matches against very strong teams, by double digit margins. And there is always a chance of upset, when they play against some of the relatively weaker teams such as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The next match for Netherlands is going to be against South Africa. The Proteas are also in great form and it is going to be yet another tough match for the Dutch. One advantage is that this match will take place at Dharamsala, where the weather and ground conditions are more favorable for them.

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The seventh match of the World Cup will be played today at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala. England are the favorite to win today. They have not won any games in the World Cup.

Betting Odds

England - 1.21
Bangladesh - 4.70

Can Bangladesh win today against England?

[pakhitheboss]

Not a good start for Bangladesh, at this rate England would surpass the 300-run mark by the end of the 50th over. They need a wicket ASAP or they won't be able to control the run flow. Good start from England after they lost to the Kiwis they would want to win this match. They are one of the favorite teams in this World Cup. Both openers are looking comfortable against the Bangladesh bowling attack.

The next match of today is the one I am personally waiting to watch. Pakistan would like to defeat Srilanka to avenge their defeat in the Asia Cup. Srilanka is not looking good in the tournament, they are at the bottom of the point table. If they do not win today then they would be in trouble.

[Sithara007]

Betting Odds

England - 1.21
Bangladesh - 4.70

Can Bangladesh win today against England?

I am currently watching the match on Disney-Hotstar and I would say that the odds are justified. Despite their loss in the first match against New Zealand, England has so far dominated this match completely. Bangladesh is looking more and more hapless with each passing over. England has raced to 112/0 and the Bangladeshi bowlers are yet to take any wickets. The pitch at Dharamsala looks quite flat, but at the same time my feeling is that when compared to the other venues there is a bit more support for the seamers.

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The eighth match of the World Cup will be played today at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. Pakistan are favorite to win the match against Srilanka, they are a far better team. The Srilankan team is not looking good in the World Cup they have already lost their first match against Bangladesh.

Betting Odds

Pakistan - 1.48
Srilanka - 2.74

Can Srilanka win today against Pakistan?

[jasonjm]

Betting Odds

England - 1.21
Bangladesh - 4.70

Can Bangladesh win today against England?

I am currently watching the match on Disney-Hotstar and I would say that the odds are justified. Despite their loss in the first match against New Zealand, England has so far dominated this match completely. Bangladesh is looking more and more hapless with each passing over. England has raced to 112/0 and the Bangladeshi bowlers are yet to take any wickets. The pitch at Dharamsala looks quite flat, but at the same time my feeling is that when compared to the other venues there is a bit more support for the seamers.

England is playing exceptionally well, especially Malan, who is near to his 100. The pitch is flat and turning out to be a batting paradise. It looks like a 350 + wicket. England batters are bashing the BAN bowling lineup. Currently, they are at 187/1 after 30 overs. England has plenty of batting to come, and almost all of them are known for their hard-hitting abilities. BAN is in all sorts of trouble in this match.  

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England is playing exceptionally well, especially Malan, who is near to his 100. The pitch is flat and turning out to be a batting paradise. It looks like a 350 + wicket. England batters are bashing the BAN bowling lineup. Currently, they are at 187/1 after 30 overs. England has plenty of batting to come, and almost all of them are known for their hard-hitting abilities. BAN is in all sorts of trouble in this match.  

Malan scores his first century in the World Cup. This is his fourth hundred in 2023 and his second against Bangladesh this year. None of the Bangladeshi bowlers are able to break this partnership between Malan and Root. The current run rate is above 6 and if these two guys go on then England will cross the 400 runs mark. I do not think it would be easy for Bangladesh to even chase 300 runs with the pace attack that England has in this team.

[pakhitheboss]

England playing against Bangladesh is a disaster for the bong brothers. The way English batters are batting is not looking good, they still have plenty of wickets in hand. They need 2 runs to reach 300 and have 100 overs still to play. If the bat aggressively from now on they would beat South Africa's record of 428 runs in this World Cup. This match is being totally dominated by England.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

At the moment, England have collected 334 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 46.4 overs. Bangladesh Tigers could not beat England very easily in today's match. Bangladesh Tigers took the field with more spinners against England hoping for the success they had with spinners in the first match against Afghanistan. Today maybe such a decision has become a cause of danger for Bangladesh. At this moment, Root got out after scoring 82 runs off 68 balls. I thought Root would reach the century soon. Root is out by Mushfiqur Rahim. If 7 wickets were taken within 250 runs then Bangladesh team could have stopped England within 300 runs today. However, Bangladesh is expected to win from the current condition of England. Let's see what result Bangladesh can bring against England.

[Bureau]

Pakistan started well with a wicket in the second over. Then after both Afridi and Ali are struggling with their bowling. They have given 6 runs in extra which is not expected from them. Srilanka looking good, runs are coming easy for both batters. It is very early phase of the game, Pakistani bowling would improve I guess.

England played really well today against Bangladesh after thier bad start in the World Cup. They gave the Bangladesh batter a target of 365 runs. I don't think Bangladeshi batters would be able to chase those runs. England do have a good pace attack to defend their target.

[Sithara007]

Pakistan started well with a wicket in the second over. Then after both Afridi and Ali are struggling with their bowling. They have given 6 runs in extra which is not expected from them. Srilanka looking good, runs are coming easy for both batters. It is very early phase of the game, Pakistani bowling would improve I guess.

Kusal Mendis is going to be the key player for Sri Lanka. During the last match also (vs South Africa) he made a quick-fire 76 from just 42 balls. And before that he made 158 against Afghanistan during the warmup match. He is in pretty good form and if he can build a partnership with Sadeera Samarawickrama, then Sri Lanka may end up with a good total (>350). The pitch at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium hardly offers any support for the bowlers. So any total below 320 would be like a cakewalk for the Pakistanis.

[Dimitri94]

The eighth match of the World Cup will be played today at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. Pakistan are favorite to win the match against Srilanka, they are a far better team. The Srilankan team is not looking good in the World Cup they have already lost their first match against Bangladesh.

Betting Odds

Pakistan - 1.48
Srilanka - 2.74

Can Srilanka win today against Pakistan?

Today's match will be very exciting for Sri Lanka. They entered the World Cup for the first time as if they were a top ranked team. Sri Lanka tried to score more runs from the start and they succeeded in that. Especially an innings of 122 runs by Kushal Mendis will keep Sri Lanka ahead of victory in this match. Pathum Nissanka get half-century to his name even and all batsmen in the Sri Lankan team have scored well except Kusal Perera. I expect Sri Lanka to win today's match. The betting odds have undergone massive changes today which really made for better betting opportunities. Those who will be lucky in today's match will have a good return. As both sides have given big ups and downs.

[Bureau]

Kusal Mendis is going to be the key player for Sri Lanka. During the last match also (vs South Africa) he made a quick-fire 76 from just 42 balls. And before that he made 158 against Afghanistan during the warmup match. He is in pretty good form and if he can build a partnership with Sadeera Samarawickrama, then Sri Lanka may end up with a good total (>350). The pitch at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium hardly offers any support for the bowlers. So any total below 320 would be like a cakewalk for the Pakistanis.

Mendis destroyed the hope of Pakistani team to restrict Srilanka under 250 runs. When he was batting the run rate was above 8, after his departure it is hovering between 6 and 7. They still have 10 more overs to face and they will easily score more than 300 runs. Sadeera Samarawickrama is batting very well on 81, he is eyeing for the century. After the century he would try to increase the run rate. They have a few batters left who can come in the end overs and hit the ball for six or fours. Pakistani batting would be tested today if Srilanka gets beyond 350.

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Today's matches in 2023 Asia Cup


Bangladesh Vs England

Bangladesh and England face each other in today's match.In this match Bangladesh won first and they decided to field.I would like to say one thing that perhaps the decision of Bangladesh to field first was not correct.England batted first and scored 365 runs.
Later Bangladesh came to bat and they were under pressure at first maybe because of more runs they played under pressure due to which their wickets fell very quickly.So far Bangladesh's score is 187 runs with the loss of 6 wickets.

On the other hand,

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
In the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka batted first and scored 322 runs.Now, however, their match is on break.But it seems that it will not be very easy for Pakistan to win this match.

[Patrol69]

Two matches of the World Cup are currently underway in which Bangladesh is losing one match and the other match is going to end in the first innings.

Batting against the target of 365 runs given by England, Bangladesh quickly lost six wickets where Bangladesh has managed to collect 189 runs after 39 overs so far. England lost the first match by a big margin to New Zealand maybe they plan to fix their net run rate by winning this match by a big margin.

In the other match of the day, Sri Lanka won the toss against Pakistan and elected to bat first and managed to post 343 runs in 49 overs.  Pakistan bowlers did not bowl well against the Sri Lankan batsmen today. As Sri Lanka are likely to score 350 plus runs in the first innings, Sri Lanka will be ahead in the second match as well.

[LDL]

Today's matches in 2023 Asia Cup


Bangladesh Vs England

Bangladesh and England face each other in today's match.In this match Bangladesh won first and they decided to field.I would like to say one thing that perhaps the decision of Bangladesh to field first was not correct.England batted first and scored 365 runs.
Later Bangladesh came to bat and they were under pressure at first maybe because of more runs they played under pressure due to which their wickets fell very quickly.So far Bangladesh's score is 187 runs with the loss of 6 wickets.

On the other hand,

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
In the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka batted first and scored 322 runs.Now, however, their match is on break.But it seems that it will not be very easy for Pakistan to win this match.

Playing style of Pakistan and Bangladesh is very similar, in the match between Bangladesh and England both Bangladesh batting and bowling were very poor due to which Bangladesh's collection is so poor amidst England's big collection that Bangladesh will probably lose by a huge margin of 150 runs. Apart from Liton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh, none of the other batsmen could score significant runs.
In today's match, Pakistan has performed so badly in fielding and bowling like Bangladesh that Sri Lanka has already given Pakistan a target of 345 runs which will be impossible for Pakistan to collect. In today's match Bangladesh and Pakistan have a high probability of defeat.

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England vs Bangladesh in this match, the England team has done an extraordinary batting performance, the target of 365 runs has been given to Bangladesh to win. England's batting performance was excellent in today's match and England fans are really happy to see such a good batting performance. England's two batsmen, Root and Malan both batted brilliantly and together they made a partnership of 222 runs. Unfortunately Root didn't score a century, but Malan scored a brilliant century, his batting performance was incredible. However, England played well enough to win today and are still bowling brilliantly against Bangladesh. Right now the Bangladesh team has lost 8 wickets but still can't come close to meeting the target. Since Bangladesh cannot win at all against England today we can predict that they will lose by a huge margin. Had the two Bangladeshi batsmen not been out, there might have been some hope, Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das both scored half-centuries if they had stayed at the crease. However, after the good batsmen of Bangladesh got out, they are batting under a lot of pressure, now they have only two wickets in hand, so they will lose against England. 
Bangladesh still need to score 145 off 30 balls to win which is never possible so we can say for sure that England will win today against Bangladesh by a huge margin.

[Cheema02]

The eighth match of the World Cup will be played today at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. Pakistan are favorite to win the match against Srilanka, they are a far better team. The Srilankan team is not looking good in the World Cup they have already lost their first match against Bangladesh.

Betting Odds

Pakistan - 1.48
Srilanka - 2.74

Can Srilanka win today against Pakistan?

Pakistan is favourite but Sri Lanka batting very well in this match Scored 344 in loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs. Pakistan has pulled it back, and credit goes to Hasan Ali he took 4 crucial wickets to keep the score under 350, but It's not out of reach. Pakistan should chase this down if the partnership between Abdullah Shafique and Imam ul Haq. Shaheen Shah Afridi has taken a wicket in the 18th consecutive ODIs. Its a record for a Pakistan bowler. Shaheen was bowling with his injured finger today.

No Pakistani pacer went for less than 6 an over, Mendis batting performance is outstanding Scored 122 runs in 77 and Sadeera also bat well scored 108 runs in 89 balls bossed Pakistani bowling to help Sri Lanka post 344. Hassan Ali bowling good picked up 4 wickets by giving 71 runs in 10 Overs, Shaheen Afridi picked 1 wickets by giving 62 runs in 9 overs and Haris Rauf picked 2 important wickets by giving 64 runs in 10 over.

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The eighth match of the World Cup will be played today at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. Pakistan are favorite to win the match against Srilanka, they are a far better team. The Srilankan team is not looking good in the World Cup they have already lost their first match against Bangladesh.

Betting Odds

Pakistan - 1.48
Srilanka - 2.74

Can Srilanka win today against Pakistan?

Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first against Pakistan. Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and sent South Africa into bat in the previous match. After that, however, Sri Lanka had to be crushed by the mountain of runs. Keeping that mistake in mind, Sri Lanka decided to bat first at Hyderabad's Wicket Aid Stadium today. Batting first, he collected 344 runs losing 9 wickets in 50 overs. In today's match, Sri Lanka's top order batsmen Kushalmendis and Sadira Samarawickrama stormed the well positioned bowlers. Kushal Mendis became the fastest century for Sri Lanka in the World Cup. But it is yet to be said what Pakistan can do in today's match but Sri Lanka have scored enough runs and the chances of victory are very high. I see Sri Lanka more likely to win than Pakistan today.