ICC WORLD CUP 2023 DISCUSSION THREAD!

[Jateng]

The Bangladesh team scored only 245 runs in the game between Bangladesh and New Zealand. The target of 246 runs has been given to New Zealand and to fulfill this target the New Zealand team is playing exceptionally well. The way New Zealand played in the beginning today looked really disappointing, but later on they improved their game and increased the run rate. They don't have to put too much pressure on themselves to win today and easily win the match against Bangladesh. So far, since New Zealand's great batsmen Daryl Mitchell and Kane Williamson are in the field, I think they will take the game and eventually leave the field with a win.

NewZealand won by 8 wickets Chase down target in 49th overs 248/2 , NewZealand Captain Kane Williamson retired hurt after scoring 78(107). and Daryl Mitchell unbeaten 82-run knock have helped New Zealand to seal a comfortable victory against Bangladesh in Chennai. the efforts of the fielders is responsible for defeat. But if NewZealand are dreaming to qualify for the semis, catches must be taken there shouldn't be any excuses whatsoever. NewZealand Poor top order, poor catching with 0% favour of luck, Bangladesh have faced another heavy defeat by 8 wickets. Congratulations to the NewZealand for 3/3 wins for them in world cup

[Bitcoin Smith]

Congratulations to the NewZealand for 3/3 wins for them in world cup

They are literally banging the door for the top 4 position and with this three wins their remaining job gets easier.

Kane Williamson back to form straight away which is good thing, but he is still not recovered from the injury 100% that is why he got retired hurt, hope we can see him in full action in the coming matches.

Tomorrow we have the big match India vs Pak, even though Pakistan has not been at their best still it will be high octane game whenever they are against India hope we can see some good cricket tomorrow.

[hafiztalha]

Today match of New Zealand vs Bangladesh team will start in very short time. I want to bet in support of Bangladesh team in today's match. I don't know how well Bangladesh team will play. But New Zealand team is very strong. I know. After that I decided to bet against New Zealand team today. I have taken it. Which team will win today's match will depend on the bowling and batting of Bangladesh team. If Bangladesh team wins the match, I will win the bet.

Firstly, I feeling very sad for you because today you lost your bet and you chose wrong team for betting. In this match, there was clear difference between both teams New Zealand and Bangladesh who will win this match and you also know that New Zealand is a strong team they also defeated other strong team England in their first match. Today New Zealand won this match by huge margin of wickets and balls which are left for played in the field. D.Comway effort in this match was not excellent as compared to other previous matches but I like D.Mitchell and K.Williomso performance in this match. I also disappointed for K.Williomson because he tried due to injury hurt if they played at the end of match then he achieved brilliant century.

[Smack That Ace]

The Bangladesh team scored only 245 runs in the game between Bangladesh and New Zealand. The target of 246 runs has been given to New Zealand and to fulfill this target the New Zealand team is playing exceptionally well. The way New Zealand played in the beginning today looked really disappointing, but later on they improved their game and increased the run rate. They don't have to put too much pressure on themselves to win today and easily win the match against Bangladesh. So far, since New Zealand's great batsmen Daryl Mitchell and Kane Williamson are in the field, I think they will take the game and eventually leave the field with a win.

NewZealand won by 8 wickets Chase down target in 49th overs 248/2 , NewZealand Captain Kane Williamson retired hurt after scoring 78(107). and Daryl Mitchell unbeaten 82-run knock have helped New Zealand to seal a comfortable victory against Bangladesh in Chennai. the efforts of the fielders is responsible for defeat. But if NewZealand are dreaming to qualify for the semis, catches must be taken there shouldn't be any excuses whatsoever. NewZealand Poor top order, poor catching with 0% favour of luck, Bangladesh have faced another heavy defeat by 8 wickets. Congratulations to the NewZealand for 3/3 wins for them in world cup

Like the previous matches, New Zealand won today's match quite easily. The team won by dominating all three matches. And in every single match we have seen great performances from the New Zealand batsmen. The team is in excellent form. Bangladesh scored only 246 runs in just 42.5 overs. The pitch was spin friendly. Spinners have had a good advantage on this pitch in all the previous matches. But even today the spin bowlers of Bangladesh cannot do well. New Zealand are now at the top of the points table after winning three matches. And their net run rate is 1.6. South Africa's net run rate is the highest at 2.3. However, there is still a long journey ahead. But I don't think New Zealand will have any problem to qualify for the semi-finals. Because every batsman in the squad is in form now.

[rohang]

THE biggest and fiercest rivalry in cricket is just 12 hours away as INDIA host pakistan in the CWC

Till 2021 Pakistan had lost 12 world cup odi/t20 matches to india in a row which is just an insane stat!

Pakistan are  2.78 odds currently and if they are to win, alot of it will depend on their captain and #1 ODI batsman Babar azam,

It might be a sin for me to say this as an indian, but i got a feeling that pakistan might win this ,indian team may crumble under the insane pressure of this match.

We will still win the cup so lets just give this one to our neighbours 

[Westinhome]

THE biggest and fiercest rivalry in cricket is just 12 hours away as INDIA host pakistan in the CWC

Till 2021 Pakistan had lost 12 world cup odi/t20 matches to india in a row which is just an insane stat!

Pakistan are  2.78 odds currently and if they are to win, alot of it will depend on their captain and #1 ODI batsman Babar azam,

It might be a sin for me to say this as an indian, but i got a feeling that pakistan might win this ,indian team may crumble under the insane pressure of this match.

We will still win the cup so lets just give this one to our neighbours  

Actually it’s not the biggest rivalry game between the team India and Pakistan.Only the social media and the government portrait in this way to their politics.Indian government mostly try to feel the North India to feel unsecured and get the vote based on the politics.It’s true the Pakistan was involved in the attack to India.But why they attacking India as compared to the other neighbouring countries.If the game is portrait in this way,it will leads to hatred feeling among the people of both the countries.

[JSRAW]

Congratulations to the NewZealand for 3/3 wins for them in world cup

They are literally banging the door for the top 4 position and with this three wins their remaining job gets easier.

Each team is scheduled to play 9 matches in group matches so it's a long tournament.

New Zealand started well but they can't be complacent from here, it applies to everyone because 3-4 losses in the group can dent their chances as i believe knockout entries will come down heavily on NRR. 

[Fuso.hp]

Another game which is one sided in the World Cup. I mean why we are not able to witness an upset. The match between England and New Zealand was a big upset for England. After that game we haven't witnessed anything similar. As far as I understand there are 4 teams that are dominating this World Cup. You can see thier names on the point table.

Bangladesh did well in getting back into the game. They were once 4 down when they had 81 runs on the scoreboard. As expected Shakib and Rahim were able to form a partnership. Looking into the target, I think it won't be an easy for Bangladesh to defend it.

In the World Cup, not only the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was one-sided, but all the matches were one-sided. The way teams are running in this World Cup tournament, 245 runs is nothing for New Zealand but Chennai's wicket could be a problem. Although batting on the wicket is difficult, collecting 245 runs will not be too difficult for the New Zealand batsmen. Out of the five batsmen in the first row, any two batsmen have the capability to take this match out easily. 

Bangladesh can bounce back in this match if they can get some early wickets down. If Bangladesh pick up three wickets early and keep New Zealand within 40 runs then the next power play will be easy for Bangladesh. But all things considered, New Zealand is definitely going to secure an easy win in this match.

As Bangladesh's top order batsmen were out, the runs were not supposed to come this far. However, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad's outstanding performance gave Bangladesh a target of 246 runs to New Zealand. It will be very difficult for Bangladesh to secure victory in this match without the outstanding performance of the Bangladeshi bowlers in the second innings.

In the press conference before the start of the match against Bangladesh, the New Zealand coach said that Bangladesh is not a team to win the World Cup, Bangladesh is not among the six to seven teams that have won the World Cup. He has definitely said the right thing, Bangladesh's performance like this cannot be expected at least in a big event like the World Cup tournament. Looking at the batting of Bangladesh, it seems Bangladesh's innings starts with the bat of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim and they seem to be the opening pair because the four who bat first cannot make only 50 rupees by batting four. While the opening pair of other teams are performing well, Bangladesh's top order failed. With such a failed team, the World Cup cannot be won anyway.

[elevates]

The twelfth match of the World Cup will be played today at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The highly anticipated match between India and Pakistan will be start at 2 PM IST. Both teams have been undefeated in the tournament, it is very hard to predict which team will win today. The betting odds favour India.

Betting Odds

India - 1.49
Pakistan - 2.68

Undoubtedly It will be a high pressure match. Which team do you think will be able to handle the pressure and win today?

[BitcoinsGreat]

THE biggest and fiercest rivalry in cricket is just 12 hours away as INDIA host pakistan in the CWC

Till 2021 Pakistan had lost 12 world cup odi/t20 matches to india in a row which is just an insane stat!

Pakistan are  2.78 odds currently and if they are to win, alot of it will depend on their captain and #1 ODI batsman Babar azam,

It might be a sin for me to say this as an indian, but i got a feeling that pakistan might win this ,indian team may crumble under the insane pressure of this match.

We will still win the cup so lets just give this one to our neighbours 

Today is the biggest and amazing match which is Pakistan vs India. This match is more important than a single match of cricket and the World Cup. Yes, I say that this match is more important than a World Cup because when every tournament starts so there will be a ceremony but in this World Cup, we didn’t see any ceremony because of some issues so BCCI decided to do a ceremony before the match of Pakistan vs India.

The best for the Pakistan team is that Shaheen Shah Afridi recovered from their injury and now he is totally fit. Maybe this is the last match of Pakistan vs India of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kholi, and Ravindra Jadeja because these are all players who take retirement after this World Cup, If the Pakistan team and Indian team don’t meet in the final or Semi-Final so this is last Pakistan vs India match of these players.

[Sithara007]

Each team is scheduled to play 9 matches in group matches so it's a long tournament.

New Zealand started well but they can't be complacent from here, it applies to everyone because 3-4 losses in the group can dent their chances as i believe knockout entries will come down heavily on NRR. 

Yes.. the last 1-2 entries for the semi-final stage will be decided solely on the basis of NRR. That said, I am still disturbed by the fact that we are yet to get a close match in this world cup so far. Look at the results till now:

1. New Zealand vs England - NZ by 9 wickets (13.4 overs)
2. PAK vs NED - PAK by 81 runs
3. BAN vs AFG - BAN by 6 wickets (15.2 overs)
4. RSA vs SL - RSA by 102 runs
5. IND vs AUS - IND by 6 wickets (8.4 overs)
6. NZ vs NED - NZ by 99 runs
7. ENG vs BAN - ENG by 137 runs
8. SL vs PAK - PAK by 6 wickets (1.4 overs)
9. IND vs AFG - IND by 8 wickets (15 overs)
10. RSA vs AUS - RSA by 134 runs
11. NZ vs BAN - NZ by 8 wickets (7.1 overs)

Out of these 11 matches, only the match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan can be considered as even remotely close.

[JSRAW]

Each team is scheduled to play 9 matches in group matches so it's a long tournament.

New Zealand started well but they can't be complacent from here, it applies to everyone because 3-4 losses in the group can dent their chances as i believe knockout entries will come down heavily on NRR. 

Yes.. the last 1-2 entries for the semi-final stage will be decided solely on the basis of NRR. That said, I am still disturbed by the fact that we are yet to get a close match in this world cup so far. Look at the results till now:

1. New Zealand vs England - NZ by 9 wickets (13.4 overs)
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5. IND vs AUS - IND by 6 wickets (8.4 overs)
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10. RSA vs AUS - RSA by 134 runs


Out of these 11 matches, only the match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan can be considered as even remotely close.

The worrisome part is even BIG-3 matches turning into one sided affairs and the way Australia played its 2 matches, it feels like they are just surrendering. Their planning is in shambles, the middle order is not clicking, the player getting dropped after just 1 match and there is virtually no strategy as far as the spin department goes.

On the other hand teams like NZ and SA upping their game. Kiwis in particular were in bad shape before the WC.   

[jasonjm]

Each team is scheduled to play 9 matches in group matches so it's a long tournament.

New Zealand started well but they can't be complacent from here, it applies to everyone because 3-4 losses in the group can dent their chances as i believe knockout entries will come down heavily on NRR.  

Yes.. the last 1-2 entries for the semi-final stage will be decided solely on the basis of NRR. That said, I am still disturbed by the fact that we are yet to get a close match in this world cup so far. Look at the results till now:

1. New Zealand vs England - NZ by 9 wickets (13.4 overs)
----
5. IND vs AUS - IND by 6 wickets (8.4 overs)
----
10. RSA vs AUS - RSA by 134 runs


Out of these 11 matches, only the match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan can be considered as even remotely close.

The worrisome part is even BIG-3 matches turning into one sided affairs and the way Australia played its 2 matches, it feels like they are just surrendering. Their planning is in shambles, the middle order is not clicking, the player getting dropped after just 1 match and there is virtually no strategy as far as the spin department goes.

On the other hand teams like NZ and SA upping their game. Kiwis in particular were in bad shape before the WC.    

Australia looked off-colour in the last two games. No strategy from the Australian side thus far; hopefully, we will see some wow cricket in the upcoming AUS matches. They have lost 4 consecutive matches in the World Cup for the first time in the last 48 years.  

Pitches for this World Cup are more batting-friendly, and the way this World Cup is going, many people will stop following it because it is getting boring with every passing match. Small teams like the AFG or BAN have no chance of winning in these conditions. We might not see an upset in this World Cup (except for the Pakistan vs Afghanistan match in Chennai -chance of a potential upset-). We are into the 12th match of the tournament and haven't seen a thriller yet.
I think players' IPL experience will come in handy when performing in these conditions.  

[pakhitheboss]

Shubman Gill is back in the squad that plays against Pakistan. Ishan Kishan has been dropped, while all other players are same from the last match. I am suprised to see Shiraj still being part of the team today. Speculation were that he would be dropped and Shami would be taken in. Getting fit and game ready in such a short time is an achievement for Shubman Gill. Let's see how he plays today when he comes to bat for India.

[Dimitri94]

India - 1.49
Pakistan - 2.68

Undoubtedly It will be a high pressure match. Which team do you think will be able to handle the pressure and win today?

According to the performance of the India team, it has more chances to win today's match. But as Pakistan is an unpredictable team, some doubts remain. If Pakistan's opening partnership is big then Pakistan will have a chance but if they are under pressure early then they will fail to score big. They have lost to the Indian team every time they have played in the World Cup cricket so far. In today's match, as India won the toss and decided to bowl, they will be ahead to win today. Moreover, the advantage that the Indian team will get from the home ground that will definitely work as a big advantage for them to be ahead. After batting first 20 overs we will be able to predict who can win today's match.

[Bitcoin_people]

India vs Pakistan match India won the toss and decided to bowl. Today's match is being held at Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad, Pakistan team has already started to bat in the first innings. Both teams are strong enough and each team has played two matches so far, they have not lost a match yet both teams have won two matches each. But how well Pakistan can do against India in today's match is very difficult to say but I think today's match will be an attacking game between the two teams. Since we can say that India has more chances because they are playing on Indian soil so they can be expected to play well. But Pakistan is also in good enough form and every player can perform well, if any of Pakistan's batsmen can bat well, a big score is definitely possible. And if Pakistan can score 350 runs against India today, then the match could be a tight one between the two teams.

[Shishir99]

The twelfth match of the World Cup will be played today at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The highly anticipated match between India and Pakistan will be start at 2 PM IST. Both teams have been undefeated in the tournament, it is very hard to predict which team will win today. The betting odds favour India.

This is one of the high-voltage games in this World Cup. Surely Semi-Finals and Finals are high-voltage games. But this match is the only high-voltage match so far. Pakistan always struggles in India but they are always ahead with words. Their ex-cricketers and reporters always report that they can beat India every day. But when they come to the field, they get exposed. I hope they will try to show some skills today.

Surely India will take some advantage as they are playing in their home ground and of course, they are the favorite in this match. I can't wait for the game result.

[JSRAW]

This looks like another fantastic highway and an absolute belter from our honorable minister Nitin Gadkari. Kudos to him and should get Bharat Ratna Award.

Pakistan needs to get a 350 here otherwise this could turn into their first defeat in the current edition because there is some chatter of dew during 2nd inning.

[pakhitheboss]

This looks like another fantastic highway and an absolute belter from our honorable minister Nitin Gadkari. Kudos to him and should get Bharat Ratna Award.

Pakistan needs to get a 350 here otherwise this could turn into their first defeat in the current edition because there is some chatter of dew during 2nd inning.

Sir Jadeja again able to spin the ball on a flat road. This guy is a genius, Rizwan would have been back in the dressing room if the ball had straightened enough. Hardik Pandya doing what he does best playing the mind game. Both openers are out, full pressure on Babar & Rizwan again.

Pakistan need a big score if the cannot then they are in trouble. Indian batters would love to bat on such a wicket. That is the reason they choose to bowl first.

[synchronym]

India vs Pakistan match India won the toss and decided to bowl. Today's match is being held at Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad, Pakistan team has already started to bat in the first innings. Both teams are strong enough and each team has played two matches so far, they have not lost a match yet both teams have won two matches each. But how well Pakistan can do against India in today's match is very difficult to say but I think today's match will be an attacking game between the two teams. Since we can say that India has more chances because they are playing on Indian soil so they can be expected to play well. But Pakistan is also in good enough form and every player can perform well, if any of Pakistan's batsmen can bat well, a big score is definitely possible. And if Pakistan can score 350 runs against India today, then the match could be a tight one between the two teams.

Rohit Sharma's team won the toss and decided to field at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. India has used the fielding decision appropriately Team India they are bowling very well not allowing Pakistan to score much runs India has put a lot of pressure on Pakistan's batsmen Pakistan's current score is 80 runs 2 wickets 16 overs game is going on. If India can bowl like this then Pakistan will not be able to score more than 280 runs. If Pakistan wants to win against India then minimum 300 plus runs will be a tough target. Now let's see how many runs Pakistan can give to India in the end.