ICC WORLD CUP 2023 DISCUSSION THREAD!

[leonair]

Pakistan at 267-8, they still have 5 overs left and RR is fine but they don't have any batters left. As long as Nawaz is playing, they have hope 300, which would be a good total against SA.

I have doubts if SA will win today or not, all their high scores came while batting first, they are such a fail in this tourney when chasing as we saw them against the Netherlands.

Pakistan set a target of 270 runs and all out in just 47th Overs Not a huge, but not a bad total for Pakistan. Babar and Shakeel scored both fifties, cameos from Shadab and Nawaz helped Pakistan reach 270. South Africa aren’t known for good chasing nowadays so much. So the match is not over yet. Marco Jansen took 3 wickets and Gerald Coetzee took 2 wickets showcased their pace bowling brilliance against Pakistan. Tabraiz Shamsi is the pick of the bowlers for South Africa so took 4/60 excellent bowling spell and Restricted Pakistan to 270.

South Africa now need just 20 more runs and still have more than 8 overs in hand.  So South Africa is going to win the match.  Now the only way for Pakistan to win the match is to take the wickets of South Africa because South Africa has already lost 8 wickets so if Pakistan can take 2 more wickets before collecting 20 overs then Pakistan can win the match.  Otherwise it is a guaranteed that South Africa will win the match. South Africa are already in the second position in the points table.  And after winning today's match, they will be in the second position more strongly and South Africa can overtake India and move to the first position later.

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[Fuso.hp]

The 26th match of the World Cup between Pakistan and South Africa ended with drama in the last few overs. In the end South Africa needed 5 runs and Pakistan needed just one wicket but ended up winning by 5 runs.
Pakistan's victory could have been assured in an earlier over if the umpire had allowed the LBW plea. Umpire's plea for LBW was not met, Pakistan took a review and the review showed that the ball hit the wicket but it was an umpire's call, which means that the team that will go for the decision will definitely be lucky. That one decision alone made Pakistan lose this match. Pakistan out of the World Cup tournament (still a possibility but the equation is very difficult).

[Bitcoin Smith]

South Africa won by 1 wicket.

Pakistan really fought back at the later stage but they can't able to penetrate the Maharaj's defense, probably that is why that energetic celebration after winning that winning runs from him.

But finally a close game, and the best of the tournament so far now cause the game went deep down after we thought SA is in comfortable position. Kudos to SA tailenders and definitely unlucky day for Pakistan & co.

[Iranus]

Pakistan at 267-8, they still have 5 overs left and RR is fine but they don't have any batters left. As long as Nawaz is playing, they have hope 300, which would be a good total against SA.
I have doubts if SA will win today or not, all their high scores came while batting first, they are such a fail in this tourney when chasing as we saw them against the Netherlands.

Pakistan set a target of 270 runs and all out in just 47th Overs Not a huge, but not a bad total for Pakistan. Babar and Shakeel scored both fifties, cameos from Shadab and Nawaz helped Pakistan reach 270. South Africa aren’t known for good chasing nowadays so much. So the match is not over yet. Marco Jansen took 3 wickets and Gerald Coetzee took 2 wickets showcased their pace bowling brilliance against Pakistan. Tabraiz Shamsi is the pick of the bowlers for South Africa so took 4/60 excellent bowling spell and Restricted Pakistan to 270.

South Africa now need just 20 more runs and still have more than 8 overs in hand.  So South Africa is going to win the match.  Now the only way for Pakistan to win the match is to take the wickets of South Africa because South Africa has already lost 8 wickets so if Pakistan can take 2 more wickets before collecting 20 overs then Pakistan can win the match.  Otherwise it is a guaranteed that South Africa will win the match. South Africa are already in the second position in the points table.  And after winning today's match, they will be in the second position more strongly and South Africa can overtake India and move to the first position later.

In the end, Pakistan conceded defeat in yet another match. The main reason for Pakistan's defeat in today's match is their poor batting. Pakistan bowlers have done well enough today. Pakistan set a target of just 271 runs to a strong team like South Africa today. Pakistan lost against Afghanistan despite setting a target of 283 runs on the same pitch. So after giving a target of only 271 runs in today's match I was sure Pakistan will lose today. Even so, the match was very competitive. Shaheen Shah Afridi's bowling was good as usual today. At the same time, Mohammad Wasim bowled well enough. South Africa collected 271 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. The team lost four matches in a row.

[synchronym]

The 26th match of the World Cup between Pakistan and South Africa ended with drama in the last few overs. In the end South Africa needed 5 runs and Pakistan needed just one wicket but ended up winning by 5 runs.
Pakistan's victory could have been assured in an earlier over if the umpire had allowed the LBW plea. Umpire's plea for LBW was not met, Pakistan took a review and the review showed that the ball hit the wicket but it was an umpire's call, which means that the team that will go for the decision will definitely be lucky. That one decision alone made Pakistan lose this match. Pakistan out of the World Cup tournament (still a possibility but the equation is very difficult).

South Africa eventually won the match against Pakistan by one wicket. With a target of 271 runs, South Africa was supposed to win against Pakistan in a big way but the Pakistan bowlers bowled brilliantly which made South Africa struggle in the target of 271 runs. However, as Pakistan team lost today's match, their dream of playing in the semi-final was dashed. I feel very bad for Pakistan team Pakistan are playing very well today.Both bowling and fielding have done very well. If Pakistan could have played the full 50 overs then it would have been roughly 300 plus runs then Pakistan would have won today's match without a doubt. Congratulations to the South African team.

[vennali]

The 26th match of the World Cup between Pakistan and South Africa ended with drama in the last few overs. In the end South Africa needed 5 runs and Pakistan needed just one wicket but ended up winning by 5 runs.
Pakistan's victory could have been assured in an earlier over if the umpire had allowed the LBW plea. Umpire's plea for LBW was not met, Pakistan took a review and the review showed that the ball hit the wicket but it was an umpire's call, which means that the team that will go for the decision will definitely be lucky. That one decision alone made Pakistan lose this match. Pakistan out of the World Cup tournament (still a possibility but the equation is very difficult).

Yeah, that LBW was as close as it gets. Pakistan being on the unlucky side of things. If the on field umpire had given it out. That would have stood and Pakistan would have won the match then and there. Was a tough call for the umpire to make. I personally thought it would have dragged on wide but it did clip the stumps. Statistically, Pakistan's chances to qualify are slim to none now isnt it? 4 losses in a row for them, must've been unexpected for a team that started the campaign as one of the favs to reach far into the tournament. South Africa goes back on top of the standings on net run rate but, India has a game in hand.

[Jateng]

Pakistan at 267-8, they still have 5 overs left and RR is fine but they don't have any batters left. As long as Nawaz is playing, they have hope 300, which would be a good total against SA.

I have doubts if SA will win today or not, all their high scores came while batting first, they are such a fail in this tourney when chasing as we saw them against the Netherlands.

Pakistan set a target of 270 runs and all out in just 47th Overs Not a huge, but not a bad total for Pakistan. Babar and Shakeel scored both fifties, cameos from Shadab and Nawaz helped Pakistan reach 270. South Africa aren’t known for good chasing nowadays so much. So the match is not over yet. Marco Jansen took 3 wickets and Gerald Coetzee took 2 wickets showcased their pace bowling brilliance against Pakistan. Tabraiz Shamsi is the pick of the bowlers for South Africa so took 4/60 excellent bowling spell and Restricted Pakistan to 270.

South Africa now need just 20 more runs and still have more than 8 overs in hand.  So South Africa is going to win the match.  Now the only way for Pakistan to win the match is to take the wickets of South Africa because South Africa has already lost 8 wickets so if Pakistan can take 2 more wickets before collecting 20 overs then Pakistan can win the match.  Otherwise it is a guaranteed that South Africa will win the match. South Africa are already in the second position in the points table.  And after winning today's match, they will be in the second position more strongly and South Africa can overtake India and move to the first position later.

Undoubtedly the Best match so far in world cup Markram played a heroic knock of 91, Maharaj finished the job perfectly in the last wickey and won match for South Africa by 1 wicket. Tabraiz Shamsi award the Player of the Match for his brilliant four wickets spell against Pakistan he took 4 wickets in 10 over and also played 6 important runs for South Africa. Pakistan's brilliant bowling effort goes unrewarded as South Africa secures a thrilling win against Pakistan in Chennai. Haris Rouf took 2/62, waseem Jr took 2/50 and Shaheen  Shah Afridi took 3/49 most wickets so for in the world cup.

[MusaPk]

Yeah, that LBW was as close as it gets. Pakistan being on the unlucky side of things. If the on field umpire had given it out. That would have stood and Pakistan would have won the match then and there. Was a tough call for the umpire to make. I personally thought it would have dragged on wide but it did clip the stumps. Statistically, Pakistan's chances to qualify are slim to none now isnt it? 4 losses in a row for them, must've been unexpected for a team that started the campaign as one of the favs to reach far into the tournament. South Africa goes back on top of the standings on net run rate but, India has a game in hand.

Pakistan journey in icc world cup is over with this loss. They already lost to India, Afghanistan and Australia. Today was a must win game for them but they unfortunately lost it after a thriller. Pakistan got wickets in today's game but they came very late. The real damage was done by Aiden Markram. Pakistan team need to do a lot of work in ODI format as its evident from this tournament.

[JSRAW]

The 26th match of the World Cup between Pakistan and South Africa ended with drama in the last few overs. In the end South Africa needed 5 runs and Pakistan needed just one wicket but ended up winning by 5 runs.
Pakistan's victory could have been assured in an earlier over if the umpire had allowed the LBW plea. Umpire's plea for LBW was not met, Pakistan took a review and the review showed that the ball hit the wicket but it was an umpire's call, which means that the team that will go for the decision will definitely be lucky. That one decision alone made Pakistan lose this match. Pakistan out of the World Cup tournament (still a possibility but the equation is very difficult).

Yeah, that LBW was as close as it gets. Pakistan being on the unlucky side of things. If the on field umpire had given it out. That would have stood and Pakistan would have won the match then and there. Was a tough call for the umpire to make. I personally thought it would have dragged on wide but it did clip the stumps. Statistically, Pakistan's chances to qualify are slim to none now isnt it? 4 losses in a row for them, must've been unexpected for a team that started the campaign as one of the favs to reach far into the tournament. South Africa goes back on top of the standings on net run rate but, India has a game in hand.

The umpire's call went to both sides in the second inning. Rassie van der Dussen was also given out. 99% time umpire would have signaled not out but in this case, the umpire raised his finger so quickly without any second thought. So it happens, some decisions go your way and some don't.

We finally got the thriller we wanted but at the same time we will have plenty of dead matches for Pakistan as they are out (less than 2% chance)and we'll have more dead matches, maybe after Ind vs Eng.

[eaLiTy]

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South Africa won by 1 wicket.

Pakistan really fought back at the later stage but they can't able to penetrate the Maharaj's defense, probably that is why that energetic celebration after winning that winning runs from him.

South Africa somehow survived with the additional help of the umpire who made some terrible decisions and the lack of Pakistan bowlers to pick up the tail end wickets and their fielding positions giving them easy singles when they were 8 down and expect to win by picking up the wickets which they never did.

It is amazing how South Africa does really well when they bat first but chasing is a nightmare for them .

[Fuso.hp]

The 26th match of the World Cup between Pakistan and South Africa ended with drama in the last few overs. In the end South Africa needed 5 runs and Pakistan needed just one wicket but ended up winning by 5 runs.
Pakistan's victory could have been assured in an earlier over if the umpire had allowed the LBW plea. Umpire's plea for LBW was not met, Pakistan took a review and the review showed that the ball hit the wicket but it was an umpire's call, which means that the team that will go for the decision will definitely be lucky. That one decision alone made Pakistan lose this match. Pakistan out of the World Cup tournament (still a possibility but the equation is very difficult).

Yeah, that LBW was as close as it gets. Pakistan being on the unlucky side of things. If the on field umpire had given it out. That would have stood and Pakistan would have won the match then and there. Was a tough call for the umpire to make. I personally thought it would have dragged on wide but it did clip the stumps. Statistically, Pakistan's chances to qualify are slim to none now isnt it? 4 losses in a row for them, must've been unexpected for a team that started the campaign as one of the favs to reach far into the tournament. South Africa goes back on top of the standings on net run rate but, India has a game in hand.

There are some rules that would make the game better if they were dropped. Ampere's Call It is entirely in the hands of an ampere. If he gives out, the third umpire will try to support his decision as much as possible, and if the ball hits the stamp in either of the two sites less than fifty percent, the decision rests with the umpire. Umpire's call These benefits are more available to big teams. Pakistan Sri Lanka Afghanistan Bangladesh umpires calls are very less for these teams if these teams perform against big teams. Pakistan might not have seen such a debacle if he had responded to Ampere's appeal. Everyone praised Pakistan's comeback but criticized the umpire's decision.

[Out of mind]

Today's matches are going to be interesting with two matches, Australia vs New Zealand and Bangladesh vs Netherlands.
Australia Vs New Zealand
Australia vs New Zealand match today will be the most competitive match between these two teams as both teams will try hard enough to win today's matches. Moreover, if Australia can win today's match, it will certainly advance in the points table, but Australia may not be able to compete with New Zealand. I am saying from my personal prediction in the match today that New Zealand will definitely win against Australia.

Bangladesh Vs Nederland
Among these two teams, Bangladesh has the highest chance of winning because Bangladesh batting is much stronger than the Netherlands. But can't say Netherlands as the bowling performance was outstanding, and they won the match against South Africa. If Netherlands can put up a good bowling line-up against Bangladesh, then it is definitely possible to beat Bangladesh. And I think today Bangladesh may not let Netherlands win as they want to win the match. Moreover, these two teams are currently in the worst position, where they have won one match and lost all of the five matches they have played. The three worst placed teams in the points table are Bangladesh, England and Netherlands where they have won just one match each. Anyway, if they let the match go, they won't qualify for the World Cup, anyway today's match is against the Netherlands, I am supporting Bangladesh.

[pakhitheboss]

After watching total of 25 matches in the world cup. Yesterday game was a close one and I felt Pakistan would win. Untill Nawaz gave a lose ball and Maharaj hit it for a four. Wasim Jr debut was a special one as he took 2 wickets. I don't know why he wasn't given an opportunity earlier in the tournament. With this loss Pakistan are out of the tournament and there is only 5 percent chance that they would reach the semifinals.

South Africa leads the point table they now have a sure shot entry to the semifinals. Today Australia will be playing against New Zealand and if they are able to defeat the Kiwis they might sneak into the semifinals race.

[Littlemini]

The Bangladesh team is now on the verge of leaving the World Cup due to continuous failure.The dream with which Shakib Al Hasan's team set foot on Indian soil. Starting with a win against a weak Afghanistan, Team Tigers could not put up a fight with four strong teams.  If nothing major happens then there is not even a slight chance of making it to the semi-finals.This is the third match between the two teams in the ODI format. Bangladesh-Netherlands won 1 of the previous two matches.To go to the semi-finals, the Tigers need to secure a win against the Netherlands. Although tiger is associated with the name, they have never been able to show tiger-like performance.  Today, October 28, Bangladesh and Netherlands teams will meet at Kolkata Eden Gardens, the match will start at 2:30 pm Bangladesh time. Every time Team Tiger makes the fans dream big then disappoints the fans big time.

[synchronym]

Today's matches are going to be interesting with two matches, Australia vs New Zealand and Bangladesh vs Netherlands.

Bangladesh Vs Nederland
Among these two teams, Bangladesh has the highest chance of winning because Bangladesh batting is much stronger than the Netherlands. But can't say Netherlands as the bowling performance was outstanding, and they won the match against South Africa. If Netherlands can put up a good bowling line-up against Bangladesh, then it is definitely possible to beat Bangladesh. And I think today Bangladesh may not let Netherlands win as they want to win the match. Moreover, these two teams are currently in the worst position, where they have won one match and lost all of the five matches they have played. The three worst placed teams in the points table are Bangladesh, England and Netherlands where they have won just one match each. Anyway, if they let the match go, they won't qualify for the World Cup, anyway today's match is against the Netherlands, I am supporting Bangladesh.

Bangladesh started the 2023 World Cup with a win. But Bangladesh lost the next four matches very badly so Bangladesh must turn around in today's match. Bangladesh is in worse position than Afghanistan in terms of points so today's match with Netherlands is very important. Bangladesh lost the previous four matches because of their poor batting. Bangladesh have to bat and bowl well against Netherlands today, otherwise they will lose today as well. I want Bangladesh team to play very well today and finish the game with victory in today's field. As the game of cricket is uncertain, it is not possible to predict which team will win. And which team will lose. If the Bangladesh team loses today's match with the Netherlands, they will lose the qualification to play in a big event like the World Cup. Of course, best wishes for the Bangladesh team, let them play today's match very well.

[Minecache]

Today's matches are going to be interesting with two matches, Australia vs New Zealand and Bangladesh vs Netherlands.
Australia Vs New Zealand
Australia vs New Zealand match today will be the most competitive match between these two teams as both teams will try hard enough to win today's matches. Moreover, if Australia can win today's match, it will certainly advance in the points table, but Australia may not be able to compete with New Zealand. I am saying from my personal prediction in the match today that New Zealand will definitely win against Australia.

The match is going to be held shortly. The match is very important for both the teams. Although the Australian team did not start the World Cup journey well, they won the last three matches against the Netherlands, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. And in the last match they defeated the Netherlands team by a huge margin of 309 runs. On the other hand New Zealand team won their first 4 matches but lost against India in the last match. But the match was very competitive. The New Zealand team will definitely try to continue the winning streak again by defeating the Australia team in today's match. Both New Zealand and Australia are in very good form. So this match will be very competitive.

New Zealand won the toss and decided to field. New Zealand have the potential to do well if the performance of the bowlers is controlled. New Zealand's bowlers will have to try to stop Australia before 300.

[elevates]

Another important game today being played between Australia and New Zealand at Dharamshala. I am surprised with the betting odds for today's match. Australia is the favorite to win today and not New Zealand by the bookies. I personally believe that New Zealand team has an upper edge against the Australian team.

Betting Odds

Australia - 1.63
New Zealand - 2.335

Do you guys think Australia can make a huge comeback by defeating New Zealand today?

[libert19]

Travis head is back in place of Green, I was hearing the news that it'd be Marnus Labuschagne who'd go out. Thankfully he's not, Stoinis and Green kept replacing each other in few matches but both of them are out of form, so this change sounds like a better idea.

[Sithara007]

Travis head is back in place of Green, I was hearing the news that it'd be Marnus Labuschagne who'd go out. Thankfully he's not, Stoinis and Green kept replacing each other in few matches but both of them are out of form, so this change sounds like a better idea.

If I need to make a choice between Green and Stoinis, then I would rather go for the latter as he is a more explosive batsman. But then, his lack of form is a serious concern. Today's match is between two arch-rivals and both of them need a win today. If New Zealand can get a win, then they are almost assured of a semi-final spot. Australia need the win just to keep their semi-final hopes alive. Technically, there are still possibilities that Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan may still quality for the semi-finals. But 99% probability is that it is going to be India, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia (in that order).

[Fuso.hp]

Today's matches are going to be interesting with two matches, Australia vs New Zealand and Bangladesh vs Netherlands.

Bangladesh Vs Nederland
Among these two teams, Bangladesh has the highest chance of winning because Bangladesh batting is much stronger than the Netherlands. But can't say Netherlands as the bowling performance was outstanding, and they won the match against South Africa. If Netherlands can put up a good bowling line-up against Bangladesh, then it is definitely possible to beat Bangladesh. And I think today Bangladesh may not let Netherlands win as they want to win the match. Moreover, these two teams are currently in the worst position, where they have won one match and lost all of the five matches they have played. The three worst placed teams in the points table are Bangladesh, England and Netherlands where they have won just one match each. Anyway, if they let the match go, they won't qualify for the World Cup, anyway today's match is against the Netherlands, I am supporting Bangladesh.

Bangladesh started the 2023 World Cup with a win. But Bangladesh lost the next four matches very badly so Bangladesh must turn around in today's match. Bangladesh is in worse position than Afghanistan in terms of points so today's match with Netherlands is very important. Bangladesh lost the previous four matches because of their poor batting. Bangladesh have to bat and bowl well against Netherlands today, otherwise they will lose today as well. I want Bangladesh team to play very well today and finish the game with victory in today's field. As the game of cricket is uncertain, it is not possible to predict which team will win. And which team will lose. If the Bangladesh team loses today's match with the Netherlands, they will lose the qualification to play in a big event like the World Cup. Of course, best wishes for the Bangladesh team, let them play today's match very well.

If Netherlands can cause an accident like the one they did against South Africa, then Netherlands can win this match and Bangladesh will be ahead in this match in all aspects. There is no option for Bangladesh to win this match. Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by a big margin in the first match but after a 100 per cent defeat in four matches, they will finally take on the Netherlands in the sixth match today.  Even if Bangladesh wins this match, they will create a great chance of playing the semi-final, but there is no chance, but if they win this match, they can keep their dream of going to the semi-final alive. After today, Bangladesh will have three more matches and out of those three matches, Bangladesh has to win three matches, then we have to look at the win and loss of the other team.