ICC WORLD CUP 2023 DISCUSSION THREAD!

[pakhitheboss]

My guess was that Australia would win. But as South Africa batted brilliantly in the first match, I don't trust the Australian players. South African batsmen are in very good form.

Australia won the toss and decided to field. South Africa's two openers are batting responsibly. The team has not yet lost any wicket in 15 overs. If their run rate is less than 6. Still, with no wickets lost, the southpaw is likely to deliver the target at a high score. South Africa collected 80 runs in 15 overs. Both de Kock and Bavuma are batting very responsibly. Australia lost their first match against India. They must win today if they want to stay in the top four of the table.

I checked the betting odds for the match between these two. The odds are favoring South Africa, Australia can only win if South Africa does not go beyond 300 today. Already 97 runs have been made without any loss of wicket, current run rate is above 5. Australia has been bowling perfect line and length, but they need wickets which they are not able to get now. This opening pair partnership could become a problem for the Australian team.

[kro55]

My guess was that Australia would win. But as South Africa batted brilliantly in the first match, I don't trust the Australian players. South African batsmen are in very good form.

Australia won the toss and decided to field. South Africa's two openers are batting responsibly. The team has not yet lost any wicket in 15 overs. If their run rate is less than 6. Still, with no wickets lost, the southpaw is likely to deliver the target at a high score. South Africa collected 80 runs in 15 overs. Both de Kock and Bavuma are batting very responsibly. Australia lost their first match against India. They must win today if they want to stay in the top four of the table.

I checked the betting odds for the match between these two. The odds are favoring South Africa, Australia can only win if South Africa does not go beyond 300 today. Already 97 runs have been made without any loss of wicket, current run rate is above 5. Australia has been bowling perfect line and length, but they need wickets which they are not able to get now. This opening pair partnership could become a problem for the Australian team.

I now think South Africa will win. Because Ekana cricket ground is not batting friendly. Still the South African players are batting very well. The highest score of this pitch is 255 runs. And the first innings average score is 188. And the way South Africa are batting now, they will easily score 300+ runs today. Both openers have already scored 100 runs. South Africa scored 100 runs in 18 overs without losing a single wicket. de Kock scored an unbeaten 61 off 57 balls. And Bavuma's collection is now 33 off 51 balls. Bavuma is batting a bit slow. He is not in good form. Slow batting is good for South Africa if they can play big innings. But I think that the striker rate should be kept at 85+.

[pakhitheboss]

I now think South Africa will win. Because Ekana cricket ground is not batting friendly. Still the South African players are batting very well. The highest score of this pitch is 255 runs. And the first innings average score is 188. And the way South Africa are batting now, they will easily score 300+ runs today. Both openers have already scored 100 runs. South Africa scored 100 runs in 18 overs without losing a single wicket. de Kock scored an unbeaten 61 off 57 balls. And Bavuma's collection is now 33 off 51 balls. Bavuma is batting a bit slow. He is not in good form. Slow batting is good for South Africa if they can play big innings. But I think that the striker rate should be kept at 85+.

It is still too early to come to a conclusion that South Africa would win. They have a good chance when compared with the Australian side, they too have a good batting lineup. They decided to bowl first after winning the toss, the reason being they wanted to chase a small target. Looking at Quinton de Kock's batting, I doubt Australia would be able to stop him from getting another century today. He already got one when he was playing in Delhi, of course, that was a batting pitch. Bavuma was struggling to score runs it is good he is out and now we will see Rassie van der Dussen.

[Sithara007]

I now think South Africa will win. Because Ekana cricket ground is not batting friendly. Still the South African players are batting very well. The highest score of this pitch is 255 runs. And the first innings average score is 188. And the way South Africa are batting now, they will easily score 300+ runs today. Both openers have already scored 100 runs. South Africa scored 100 runs in 18 overs without losing a single wicket. de Kock scored an unbeaten 61 off 57 balls. And Bavuma's collection is now 33 off 51 balls. Bavuma is batting a bit slow. He is not in good form. Slow batting is good for South Africa if they can play big innings. But I think that the striker rate should be kept at 85+.

I would say that it is too early to predict anything. Ekana ground is just like any other Indian cricket ground. It is quite flat and offers not much support for the seamers. And also, let's not forget the fact that the South African batsmen are in top form. Quinton de Kock is handling the Australian bowlers with relative ease at this point. None of the Australian frontline seamers (Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins) have been successful in taking a wicket. Glenn Maxwell took the only South African wicket to fall till now.

[Bureau]

Good News for India

Shubman Gill has been discharged after being in the hospital at Chennai's Kaveri Hospital. He got hospitalized due to a drop in platelet count as he was suffering from dengue. Due to his sickness, he missed the first two matches of the World Cup against Australia and Afghanistan. As per the news, he is all set to join the team and play against Pakistan on Saturday.

Australia struggling against South Africa's good batting, de Knock has taken the responsibility of scoring runs. He has already scored 81 runs in just 76 balls, the way he is going he would easily get another 100. Rassie van der Dussen is rotating the strike which is a good thing to do and hitting the odd boundaries. These two have the ability to up the South African run rate in no time.

[Sithara007]

Good News for India

Shubman Gill has been discharged after being in the hospital at Chennai's Kaveri Hospital. He got hospitalized due to a drop in platelet count as he was suffering from dengue. Due to his sickness, he missed the first two matches of the World Cup against Australia and Afghanistan. As per the news, he is all set to join the team and play against Pakistan on Saturday.

Australia struggling against South Africa's good batting, de Knock has taken the responsibility of scoring runs. He has already scored 81 runs in just 76 balls, the way he is going he would easily get another 100. Rassie van der Dussen is rotating the strike which is a good thing to do and hitting the odd boundaries. These two have the ability to up the South African run rate in no time.

Still not very hopeful about Shubman Gill. In case he just got discharged from the hospital, I am not expecting him to play actively for the next 1-2 weeks. Hopefully he will be ready for the last 3-4 group matches, and also for the knockout phase (in case India manages to qualify for the semi-finals). At this point, Indians won't be much bothered. Rohit and Ishan did a great job during the last match and the middle order is also looking quite good. I am more concerned about who will be dropped, once Shubman is back to the squad.

[kro55]

I now think South Africa will win. Because Ekana cricket ground is not batting friendly. Still the South African players are batting very well. The highest score of this pitch is 255 runs. And the first innings average score is 188. And the way South Africa are batting now, they will easily score 300+ runs today. Both openers have already scored 100 runs. South Africa scored 100 runs in 18 overs without losing a single wicket. de Kock scored an unbeaten 61 off 57 balls. And Bavuma's collection is now 33 off 51 balls. Bavuma is batting a bit slow. He is not in good form. Slow batting is good for South Africa if they can play big innings. But I think that the striker rate should be kept at 85+.

I would say that it is too early to predict anything. Ekana ground is just like any other Indian cricket ground. It is quite flat and offers not much support for the seamers. And also, let's not forget the fact that the South African batsmen are in top form. Quinton de Kock is handling the Australian bowlers with relative ease at this point. None of the Australian frontline seamers (Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins) have been successful in taking a wicket. Glenn Maxwell took the only South African wicket to fall till now.

South Africa team has collected 196 runs by losing only 2 wickets in 34 overs. Australia's pace bowlers are not doing well. Despite Bavuma and Van der Dussen picking up two wickets, de Kock and Markram are batting well. de Koch scored 109 runs unbeaten. And Markram scored 17 runs off 16 balls. South Africa's run rate is still below 6 though. Even then the team will collect more than 300. If South Africa don't lose a wicket before 40 overs, I guess they will give a target of 340-360. And a target of 350 on this pitch will be enough to win if the bowlers can bowl under control. But it cannot be said for sure whether the bowlers will do well. The performance of the bowlers in the first match was not controlled.

[Jateng]

Australia struggling against South Africa's good batting, de Knock has taken the responsibility of scoring runs. He has already scored 81 runs in just 76 balls, the way he is going he would easily get another 100. Rassie van der Dussen is rotating the strike which is a good thing to do and hitting the odd boundaries. These two have the ability to up the South African run rate in no time.

South Africa crosses the 100-run partnership without losing a wicket. South  Africa played an sensational opening partnership by Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma. Temba Bavuma out after 35 runs as Glenn Maxwell took wickets for Australia. Quinton de Kock reached his second century of ODI World Cup in 91 balls. Rassie van der Dussen achieved a notable milestone, becoming the 5th quickest batter overall and joint fastest South African player to reach 2000 ODI runs. I think South Africa will Set a 300 more runs target for Australia.

[Bureau]

Still not very hopeful about Shubman Gill. In case he just got discharged from the hospital, I am not expecting him to play actively for the next 1-2 weeks. Hopefully he will be ready for the last 3-4 group matches, and also for the knockout phase (in case India manages to qualify for the semi-finals). At this point, Indians won't be much bothered. Rohit and Ishan did a great job during the last match and the middle order is also looking quite good. I am more concerned about who will be dropped, once Shubman is back to the squad.

He has reached Ahmedabad yesterday, uncertainty of him playing still prevails. Getting dengu then getting admitted to the hospital would have made him weak. I do feel he might be rested in the match against Pakistan. India is doing good without him. Yesterday Rohit Sharma single handedly took India to a victory, he is in good form. Ishan is struggling with his form, he was visibly not looking good for quite sometime. He did get out while playing a lose shot.

[JSRAW]

The wicket of Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen at the death overs cost at least 30 runs. Kudos to Cummins-Hazlewood duo for picking these 2, they were about to change gears and things could have been ugly for the Aussies.

Not sure if 310-320 is defendable unless Keshav and Shamsi click with the ball for Protea. 2 tons for De Kock in 2 matches, bummer he's taking retirement from ODI after this WC.

[Sithara007]

The wicket of Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen at the death overs cost at least 30 runs. Kudos to Cummins-Hazlewood duo for picking these 2, they were about to change gears and things could have been ugly for the Aussies.

Not sure if 310-320 is defendable unless Keshav and Shamsi click with the ball for Protea. 2 tons for De Kock in 2 matches, bummer he's taking retirement from ODI after this WC.

I am not sure whether a total of 320 can be defended by South Africa. Remember that they conceded 326 against Sri Lanka. Against an Australian lineup that includes quality players such as David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, this is clearly not going to be enough. And also, Jansen and Rabada were very expensive during the last match, and this time also I am not expecting much from them. When Aiden Markram got out, they were 263/4 after 43 overs. They should have made somewhere around 340.

[Bureau]

The wicket of Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen at the death overs cost at least 30 runs. Kudos to Cummins-Hazlewood duo for picking these 2, they were about to change gears and things could have been ugly for the Aussies.

Not sure if 310-320 is defendable unless Keshav and Shamsi click with the ball for Protea. 2 tons for De Kock in 2 matches, bummer he's taking retirement from ODI after this WC.

I am not sure whether a total of 320 can be defended by South Africa. Remember that they conceded 326 against Sri Lanka. Against an Australian lineup that includes quality players such as David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, this is clearly not going to be enough. And also, Jansen and Rabada were very expensive during the last match, and this time also I am not expecting much from them. When Aiden Markram got out, they were 263/4 after 43 overs. They should have made somewhere around 340.

I believe this target won't be easy for the Australian batters to chase. Unless Maxwell goes into the demolition mode, most of their batter is out of form. The pitch earlier in the game was not looking good for batting. It has now eased down a little bit still won't be an easy chase for the Australian batters. Someone has to bat exceptionally better if they want to win against South Africa. Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi are the ones who can become an issue for the Australian batters.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Australia currently 50/3 needing 262 runs from 241 balls. They need a run rate of 6.55 per over, it’s definitely achievable but isn’t going to be easy.

South Africa set them a sizeable target with their innings of 311/7. This is going to be an exciting watch, I urge you to tune in if you can.

[LDL]

Australia currently 50/3 needing 262 runs from 241 balls. They need a run rate of 6.55 per over, it’s definitely achievable but isn’t going to be easy.

South Africa set them a sizeable target with their innings of 311/7. This is going to be an exciting watch, I urge you to tune in if you can.

A target of 312 runs is quite possible for Australia in today's match and to say that three batsmen of Australia's top order were out and the team scored only 50 runs.
M Marsh 7
Warner 13
S. Smith 19
Josh Inglis 5
If all the 4 top order batsmen of Australia have scored this consecutive run, then it is easy to estimate the probability of Australia's victory.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Australia currently 50/3 needing 262 runs from 241 balls. They need a run rate of 6.55 per over, it’s definitely achievable but isn’t going to be easy.

South Africa set them a sizeable target with their innings of 311/7. This is going to be an exciting watch, I urge you to tune in if you can.

Like the first match, Australia is going to accept a humiliating defeat today. It was very difficult to score 300+ runs on this pitch. However, due to Australia's poor bowling and fielding, South Africa set a target of 312 runs. If I am not mistaken Australia missed 7 catches in today's match. They also missed a lot of fielding. And this is why Africa has collected more than 300. This is probably the highest collection of this pitch.

Along with bowling, Australia's batting is also very bad. They lost the two wickets of Marsh and Warner for 27 runs. And they lost four wickets to collect 56 runs. After such a bad start, Australia has no chance of winning this match. The team collected only 58 runs after losing 4 wickets in 13 overs.

[Sithara007]

Australia currently 50/3 needing 262 runs from 241 balls. They need a run rate of 6.55 per over, it’s definitely achievable but isn’t going to be easy.

South Africa set them a sizeable target with their innings of 311/7. This is going to be an exciting watch, I urge you to tune in if you can.

A target of 312 runs is quite possible for Australia in today's match and to say that three batsmen of Australia's top order were out and the team scored only 50 runs.
M Marsh 7
Warner 13
S. Smith 19
Josh Inglis 5
If all the 4 top order batsmen of Australia have scored this consecutive run, then it is easy to estimate the probability of Australia's victory.

Pathetic performance from Australia so far. Rabada and Jansen went for plenty, during their match against Sri Lanka. It is difficult to believe that all of a sudden they found their form. Australia had a preparatory series against India before the world cup. So they were quite well set for the world cup. But I don't know what is going on with them right now, as they are about to lose their second match in a row. And no one expected South Africa to win both of their opening matches, given their recent form (they barely qualified for the world cup through the direct route).

[Bureau]

Australia currently 50/3 needing 262 runs from 241 balls. They need a run rate of 6.55 per over, it’s definitely achievable but isn’t going to be easy.

South Africa set them a sizeable target with their innings of 311/7. This is going to be an exciting watch, I urge you to tune in if you can.

It is now 4 wickets that have been lost due to good bowling by the South African bowlers. I do not think they would be able to come back with the current run rate, which is below 5. They are trying to chase a target which according to me is scary to chase on that pitch. This game between these two teams is slowly sliding towards the South African side. Not only bowling, South Africans have been above average on fielding and stopping those boundaries, but they seem to become a much better team as this World Cup progresses.

Australia need a good partnership if they want to win. They are facing an excellent bowling attack, which is only looking to find wickets. The Australian side as per my understanding is trying to play a 20-over match. They might have forgotten that this is a 50-over match . After Maxwell Australia wont be able to chase the target South Africa game them.

[Compromise me]

Australia struggling against South Africa's good batting, de Knock has taken the responsibility of scoring runs. He has already scored 81 runs in just 76 balls, the way he is going he would easily get another 100. Rassie van der Dussen is rotating the strike which is a good thing to do and hitting the odd boundaries. These two have the ability to up the South African run rate in no time.

South Africa crosses the 100-run partnership without losing a wicket. South  Africa played an sensational opening partnership by Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma. Temba Bavuma out after 35 runs as Glenn Maxwell took wickets for Australia. Quinton de Kock reached his second century of ODI World Cup in 91 balls. Rassie van der Dussen achieved a notable milestone, becoming the 5th quickest batter overall and joint fastest South African player to reach 2000 ODI runs. I think South Africa will Set a 300 more runs target for Australia.

Australian team won the toss and elected to field first but South African team played very well and made 311 runs with fall of 7 wickets. De kock scored century for his country and he made 109 runs with just 106 balls . Aiden Markram  performed  56 runs with just 44 balls , Klaasen made 29 runs with just 27 balls and Bavuma made 35 runs  in 55 balls. Mitchell Starc took 2 wickets but he did not perform well because he gave more runs. Maxwell took 2 wickets  and performed well . This is not a big score because Indian pitches are batting friendly and Australian team has very depth. If big partnership occurs between two batsmans, Australian team will chase this score easily. Now , Australian score is 7 with fall of no wicket  and Australia need 305 runs to win 47.1 overs.

[JSRAW]

Lo BC kar lo baat!

Aussies are doing Pakistan here in their own way and i thought Proteas were going to roll over. This pitch was supposed to be a road for both teams but BCCI playing dirty and using nanobots so they could embarrass the mighty Aussies  and good job bringing BBL fraud in place of Carrey. 

[Iranus]

Australia currently 50/3 needing 262 runs from 241 balls. They need a run rate of 6.55 per over, it’s definitely achievable but isn’t going to be easy.
South Africa set them a sizeable target with their innings of 311/7. This is going to be an exciting watch, I urge you to tune in if you can.

It is now 4 wickets that have been lost due to good bowling by the South African bowlers. I do not think they would be able to come back with the current run rate, which is below 5. They are trying to chase a target which according to me is scary to chase on that pitch. This game between these two teams is slowly sliding towards the South African side. Not only bowling, South Africans have been above average on fielding and stopping those boundaries, but they seem to become a much better team as this World Cup progresses.
Australia need a good partnership if they want to win. They are facing an excellent bowling attack, which is only looking to find wickets. The Australian side as per my understanding is trying to play a 20-over match. They might have forgotten that this is a 50-over match . After Maxwell Australia wont be able to chase the target South Africa game them.

Australia will be defeated by at least 170 runs today. It's a shame for a big team like Australia. The team also lost against India by a big margin. India reached the target of victory by losing only 4 wickets in the target of 200 runs given by Australia. Today South Africa set a target of 312 runs descent. But the team faced a batting disaster at the beginning of the innings. They lost 6 batsmen of the top order to collect only 70 runs. Apart from Labuschagne, there is no experienced batsman anymore. No wonder Australia lost all wickets before 100. Australia completely failed to deal with South Africa's bowling attack.