ICC WORLD CUP 2023 DISCUSSION THREAD!

[Iranus]

The Netherlands is inching closer to victory. Bangladesh is 108/7, and they need another 122 runs in 20 overs with 3 wickets in hand. Against my expectations, this match will be one-sided. The Netherlands is on top and the favourite to win this match at the moment, as they are continuously taking wickets, and Bangladesh batsmen were not able to stitch a big partnership. Mahmudullah is the key here for Bangladesh as well as for the Netherlands; if he gets out, the Netherlands will win the match comfortably and vice versa. Let's see how long Bangaldesh's tail will be able to stay on the wicket.

Sadly, Bangladesh team would not secure victory in current match against Netherlands team. Eden Gardens was lucky Stadium for Netherlands team in today match because their team displayed tremendous performance in bowling inning. Netherlands team did not made a high defending target and they made 229 scores defending target to against team at their ending of batting inning. But their strength truly shone in bowling inning and they bowled out whole team for just 142 scores and securing their today's victory. Bas de Leede was the bowler of Netherlands team, he picked up four wickets and show unbelievable performance for their team.

After seeing the target at 230 runs, I was sure that the Bangladesh team was going to lose today. Although Bangladeshi bowlers started the innings well, Netherlands managed to collect 229 runs. I would say it is the failure of the Bangladeshi bowlers. Their bowling was not controlled. Also, I don't like Bangladesh's squad today. I don't know why Mehedi Hasan was included in the team. Also taskin was not given a chance in the last match, taskin was kept in today's squad. Bangladesh management knows very well that their batsmen are not performing well. And so instead of Mehedi they should have included a batsman or an all-rounder in the squad. I don't think that the Bangladesh team will be able to win any more matches in this World Cup.

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[eaLiTy]

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After seeing the target at 230 runs, I was sure that the Bangladesh team was going to lose today. Although Bangladeshi bowlers started the innings well, Netherlands managed to collect 229 runs. I would say it is the failure of the Bangladeshi bowlers. 

Why to blame the bowlers when they were able to restrict Netherlands, you need to blame the fielders for dropping the catches and giving away runs in the form of miss fielding and not the bowlers and the defeat is because their batsman failed to put a meaningful partnership rather than going for outlandish shorts and loosing their wickets, another great performance from Netherlands and i stopped considering these upsets as it is becoming a common theme in this World Cup.

Australia New Zealand was another close match and back to back close matches and hopefully the trend continues.

[Marvell1]

ENGLAND vs INDIA

Today's only match is between England vs India. The Indian team can be said to be the strongest team in this World Cup. On the other hand, England is a very strong team but at the moment they are at the bottom of the points table. Out of 5 matches they have won only one match. England is now 6 points behind Australia in fourth place in the table. And so this team has no chance of qualifying for the semi-finals.

Indian team is very strong. They performed well and won all 5 matches. Indian batsmen are in very good form as well as the performance of the bowlers is decent. The chances of India winning against England are also high. Because the performance of England's batsmen is now very weak and erratic.

[Fuso.hp]

The Netherlands is inching closer to victory. Bangladesh is 108/7, and they need another 122 runs in 20 overs with 3 wickets in hand. Against my expectations, this match will be one-sided. The Netherlands is on top and the favourite to win this match at the moment, as they are continuously taking wickets, and Bangladesh batsmen were not able to stitch a big partnership. Mahmudullah is the key here for Bangladesh as well as for the Netherlands; if he gets out, the Netherlands will win the match comfortably and vice versa. Let's see how long Bangaldesh's tail will be able to stay on the wicket.

Sadly, Bangladesh team would not secure victory in current match against Netherlands team. Eden Gardens was lucky Stadium for Netherlands team in today match because their team displayed tremendous performance in bowling inning. Netherlands team did not made a high defending target and they made 229 scores defending target to against team at their ending of batting inning. But their strength truly shone in bowling inning and they bowled out whole team for just 142 scores and securing their today's victory. Bas de Leede was the bowler of Netherlands team, he picked up four wickets and show unbelievable performance for their team.

After seeing the target at 230 runs, I was sure that the Bangladesh team was going to lose today. Although Bangladeshi bowlers started the innings well, Netherlands managed to collect 229 runs. I would say it is the failure of the Bangladeshi bowlers. Their bowling was not controlled. Also, I don't like Bangladesh's squad today. I don't know why Mehedi Hasan was included in the team. Also taskin was not given a chance in the last match, taskin was kept in today's squad. Bangladesh management knows very well that their batsmen are not performing well. And so instead of Mehedi they should have included a batsman or an all-rounder in the squad. I don't think that the Bangladesh team will be able to win any more matches in this World Cup.

Bangladesh batting bowling fielding was third class. Where Bangladesh qualified for the World Cup from number four in the Super League, such performance of Bangladesh in the World Cup is definitely disappointing. The way Bangladesh fielded badly and the way they dropped catches, it looks like Bangladesh are having a bad fielding competition and a picnic of missed catches. It makes you laugh to hear that this team has come to play the semi-finals. If Bangladesh cricket did not exist because of having such a team then maybe Bangladeshi people would not be so passionate. This cricket has made a very few people laugh and they have made a lot of people cry. The team that Bangladesh brought to the World Cup was considered to be one of the best in the history of Bangladesh, and that one of the best teams is performing the worst in the history of the World Cup. As a Bangladeshi fan, I don't dream of winning any more matches in this tournament.

[LDL]

ENGLAND vs INDIA

Today's only match is between England vs India. The Indian team can be said to be the strongest team in this World Cup. On the other hand, England is a very strong team but at the moment they are at the bottom of the points table. Out of 5 matches they have won only one match. England is now 6 points behind Australia in fourth place in the table. And so this team has no chance of qualifying for the semi-finals.

Indian team is very strong. They performed well and won all 5 matches. Indian batsmen are in very good form as well as the performance of the bowlers is decent. The chances of India winning against England are also high. Because the performance of England's batsmen is now very weak and erratic.

England have no chance this time as they have to win all the remaining games except today's game. However, it will not be easy for England to win against Australia. Moreover, if England loses against India today, there will be no chance of winning the next three games. Because the number four of the points list, Australia will be able to confirm with Bangladesh and Afghanistan in all the remaining games, so Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England will have no chance to qualify for the semi-finals because their points list is more points. So this year's ICC World Cup is nothing but a nightmare for England.

[Marvell1]

ENGLAND vs INDIA

Today's only match is between England vs India. The Indian team can be said to be the strongest team in this World Cup. On the other hand, England is a very strong team but at the moment they are at the bottom of the points table. Out of 5 matches they have won only one match. England is now 6 points behind Australia in fourth place in the table. And so this team has no chance of qualifying for the semi-finals.

Indian team is very strong. They performed well and won all 5 matches. Indian batsmen are in very good form as well as the performance of the bowlers is decent. The chances of India winning against England are also high. Because the performance of England's batsmen is now very weak and erratic.

England have no chance this time as they have to win all the remaining games except today's game. However, it will not be easy for England to win against Australia. Moreover, if England loses against India today, there will be no chance of winning the next three games. Because the number four of the points list, Australia will be able to confirm with Bangladesh and Afghanistan in all the remaining games, so Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England will have no chance to qualify for the semi-finals because their points list is more points. So this year's ICC World Cup is nothing but a nightmare for England.

If England can win all the next four matches, they will have 10 points. On the other hand, New Zealand and Australia have already earned 8 points. New Zealand's net run rate is quite good. England must not only win the next matches, they must win by a big margin. England's next four matches are against India, Australia, Netherlands and Pakistan. Wins against India and Australia will be very difficult. At the same time, if they lose today's match, England will have no chance of qualifying for the semi-finals.
As India are in great form right now, there is very little chance of them losing against England. I guess India will win today's match too by a big margin.

[synchronym]

ENGLAND vs INDIA

Today's only match is between England vs India. The Indian team can be said to be the strongest team in this World Cup. On the other hand, England is a very strong team but at the moment they are at the bottom of the points table. Out of 5 matches they have won only one match. England is now 6 points behind Australia in fourth place in the table. And so this team has no chance of qualifying for the semi-finals.

Indian team is very strong. They performed well and won all 5 matches. Indian batsmen are in very good form as well as the performance of the bowlers is decent. The chances of India winning against England are also high. Because the performance of England's batsmen is now very weak and erratic.

India is in great form in 2023 world cup they have won five matches by playing five matches. Match number 6 will be held today against England I will keep India ahead in this match. That's because England, as the current champion, is not in a good form in the 2023 World Cup, they are not playing very well. Their semi-final match is quite uncertain. After watching the games we have seen them play, it seems that they will not be able to win today's match against India. Because India's batting and bowling is very good. Since the 2023 World Cup is being held on Indian soil, India is likely to win the cup in this World Cup anyway. Let's see how the match turns out in the end. Which team can win today's match?  But whether India loses or England loses today's match, it doesn't matter which team. That's because India confirmed the semi-final a long time ago and England was eliminated from the semi-final. They will not be able to play in the semi-finals. So, today's match is England's rule match. Best wishes to both teams.

[Cheema02]

The New Zealand vs Australia match required 19 runs from 6 balls in the last over when it was not clear which team would win. But I would say luck is on Australia's side today. That's because New Zealand didn't have to go for four twice in the last over because Australia's fielding was superb. Had Neesham not been run out, New Zealand would have won today's match. But New Zealand has played very well, looking at their game, it seems that India and New Zealand may be opponents in the final. New Zealand did not do well in the beginning after the two openers got out.Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell led the team both of them played very well. Rachin Ravindra scored 116 off 89 balls while Daryl Mitchell scored 54 off 51 balls.

In a record-breaking World Cup clash in Dharamsala, Australia edged past New Zealand in a 771-run thriller. Travis Head and David Warner explosive opening partnership led Australia to a historic 388 runs target for NewZealand. Despite Rachin Ravindra brilliant century and James Neesham late heroics, New Zealand fell short by five runs. Adam Zampa key wickets and Glenn Phillips exceptional bowling added twists to the game. Australia middle-order stumbled but late fireworks pushed them to 388. In a breathtaking setting, the match became the highest-scoring World Cup match impacting semi-final chances for both teams. Travis Head get the player of the match for his amazing batting performances scored 109 runs in just 67 balls.

[Compromise me]

The New Zealand team is doing well in chasing the target. The required run rate is 8.22 and the current run rate is 7.1 with loss of 2 wickets in 21 overs. One big partnership and this game will go in favour of the New Zealand team. Adam Zampa magic is not working today for Australia. If Australia can break this partnership then it would be a nightmare for the New Zealand team.

New Zealand batsmen are scoring more runs than Australian batsmen. If the Australian bowlers fail to get Rachin Ravindra out then New Zealand will win today's match. The Australian bowlers are failing miserably to break the partnership.

Australia won the match by 5 runs . New Zealand lose match at the end .In 2nd last ball ,match has shifted to the Australia.Travis Head is awarded as player of the match who performed very well and made an excellent 109 runs with just  67 balls. Both teams played very well .David Warner made 81 runs in just 65 balls ,Glenn Maxwell also performed very well and made 41 runs in just 24 balls ,Pat Cummins made 37 runs in just 14 balls ,Josh made 38 runs in just 28 balls and Mitchel Marsh made 36 runs in 51 Australian all team out by making 388 runs in 49.2 overs.Trent boult and Glenn Phillips  took 3- 3 wickets . Mitchel Santner took 2 wickets  by giving 80 runs in 10 overs.Rachin Ravindra  also made century and performed 116 runs  in just 89 balls and Daryl Mitchell  made  54 runs in  51 balls .In 2nd last ball ,James Neesham was run out and Australia won this match.

[libert19]

Tis' just a meme, it's good for fans.

[jasonjm]

Tis' just a meme, it's good for fans.

India is the hub of cricket. India is the most cricket-loving nation in the World. So, there will be a lot of money when the Indian Nation is involved. ICC do know that 

Mid-way through the tournament, a total of 542,000 fans attended the matches, which is 190,000 more than the 2019 World Cup at the same stage.
Broadcasters witnessed a 43% increase in viewership compared to the last edition of the World Cup (2019 in England and Wales).
Live broadcast recorded a viewership of 364.2 million* til now. Simply outstanding.

This shows how passionate India as a nation is when it comes to cricket, and it is a proud moment for them.
 

 

[elevates]

India takes on England  today at Ekana Sports City in Lucknow. As of now England is ranking at the bottom of the point table. Before the World Cup had started they were one of the favourite to be into the semifinals. There chance to get into the semifinals is very bleak but they can be a spoil sport for the Indian team. If they are able to defeat India today they won't get much benefit but India might lose their current rank on the point table.

Betting Odds

India - 1.49
England - 2.704

Do guys think India can remain undefeated in this World Cup?

[leonair]

ENGLAND vs INDIA

Today's only match is between England vs India. The Indian team can be said to be the strongest team in this World Cup. On the other hand, England is a very strong team but at the moment they are at the bottom of the points table. Out of 5 matches they have won only one match. England is now 6 points behind Australia in fourth place in the table. And so this team has no chance of qualifying for the semi-finals.

Indian team is very strong. They performed well and won all 5 matches. Indian batsmen are in very good form as well as the performance of the bowlers is decent. The chances of India winning against England are also high. Because the performance of England's batsmen is now very weak and erratic.

India is in great form in 2023 world cup they have won five matches by playing five matches. Match number 6 will be held today against England I will keep India ahead in this match. That's because England, as the current champion, is not in a good form in the 2023 World Cup, they are not playing very well. Their semi-final match is quite uncertain. After watching the games we have seen them play, it seems that they will not be able to win today's match against India. Because India's batting and bowling is very good. Since the 2023 World Cup is being held on Indian soil, India is likely to win the cup in this World Cup anyway. Let's see how the match turns out in the end. Which team can win today's match?  But whether India loses or England loses today's match, it doesn't matter which team. That's because India confirmed the semi-final a long time ago and England was eliminated from the semi-final. They will not be able to play in the semi-finals. So, today's match is England's rule match. Best wishes to both teams.

England and Bangladesh are considered to be the worst teams in this year's Cricket World Cup so far. And they have lost almost all of their last five matches. and they lost even against a much weaker team from India.  So there is no chance of England winning the match with India even today. However, England's bowling performance looks good and they take one wicket of India in just 4 overs. Shubman Gill is a very good player for India and he can collect huge amount of runs.  Unfortunately he got out first today so India can target England with a bit less runs today.  But still I think India will definitely win today

[JSRAW]

This is probably the best start for England in this World Cup. They couldn't ask for a better opening against India than this, winning a toss and 2 opposition batters are already down and one of em is Kohli.

From an Indian perspective, they won't like Gill looking out of touch after recovering from dengue. Kohli having an off day at work is alright i suppose, maybe he'll save some carrots for the knockouts?

Maybe it is time to test the middle order again and in the absence of Pandaya. Surya and Iyer need to get some runs as well, especially Iyer. 

[Minecache]

This is probably the best start for England in this World Cup. They couldn't ask for a better opening against India than this, winning a toss and 2 opposition batters are already down and one of em is Kohli.

From an Indian perspective, they won't like Gill looking out of touch after recovering from dengue. Kohli having an off day at work is alright i suppose, maybe he'll save some carrots for the knockouts?

Maybe it is time to test the middle order again and in the absence of Pandaya. Surya and Iyer need to get some runs as well, especially Iyer. 

India have just lost their third wicket. India never started such a bad match in the past. In every match we have seen responsible batting from India's top order. But today's scenario is completely different.

At the end of 12 overs, India managed to collect only 40 runs. They lost three important batsmen. Rohit Sharma is still unbeaten with 27 runs from 34 balls.

Gill collected 9 runs. Kohli could not collect any runs from 9 balls. Iyer got out for just 4 runs off 16 balls. Rohit and KL Rahul are batting now. These two batsmen are very experienced. If this pair can survive at the crease, India will be able to collect big.

[libert19]

Bad start for India we could say, but great opportunity for Surya to prove himself, he'll likely get lot of overs in his quota today, he needs to play good and make his space for next games deservingly, like Shami did in this one.

I'm glad he's been given another chance in today's squad after unfortunate run-out in last match.

[JSRAW]

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Bit of a fumble today at the start but i guess we can trust the Rohit-Rahul pair with the bat. Sometimes you have to respect conditions and respect the opponent bowlers as well.

In the context of the WC journey, it won't be bad if batters get a reality check. It could very well work in Indian favor as far as knockouts are concerned.

I'm glad he's been given another chance in today's squad after unfortunate run-out in last match.

I feel that Ashwin would've been a better fit for this pitch. Maybe they should've rested Siraj?

[Minecache]

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Bit of a fumble today at the start but i guess we can trust the Rohit-Rahul pair with the bat. Sometimes you have to respect conditions and respect the opponent bowlers as well.

In the context of the WC journey, it won't be bad if batters get a reality check. It could very well work in Indian favor as far as knockouts are concerned.

Rohit Sharma is doing his duty properly. Rohit Sharma is still unbeaten with 82 runs from 90 balls. But Kl Rahul could not extend his innings much. KL Rahul returned to the dressing room after collecting 39 runs from 58 balls. Rahul's strike rate was only 67. After a long time I saw Rahul batting at such a bad strike rate. India managed to collect 141 runs in 32 overs. They managed to collect an average of 4.4 runs per over. If Rohit Sharma survives at the crease, India will give a target of more than 260 very easily. But if Rohit Sharma is out, it may not be possible for India to collect more than 250.

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Bit of a fumble today at the start but i guess we can trust the Rohit-Rahul pair with the bat. Sometimes you have to respect conditions and respect the opponent bowlers as well.

In the context of the WC journey, it won't be bad if batters get a reality check. It could very well work in Indian favor as far as knockouts are concerned.

Rohit Sharma is doing his duty properly. Rohit Sharma is still unbeaten with 82 runs from 90 balls. But Kl Rahul could not extend his innings much. KL Rahul returned to the dressing room after collecting 39 runs from 58 balls. Rahul's strike rate was only 67. After a long time I saw Rahul batting at such a bad strike rate. India managed to collect 141 runs in 32 overs. They managed to collect an average of 4.4 runs per over. If Rohit Sharma survives at the crease, India will give a target of more than 260 very easily. But if Rohit Sharma is out, it may not be possible for India to collect more than 250.

India vs England game today as if I don't recognize this India. Every match of India their opener pairs play very well. He made a big partnership, but today, except for Rohit Sharma, no one could score such a big score. Rohit Sharma is fulfilling the responsibility of a captain. If we look at every match, Rohit Sharma may be playing badly in one or two matches and he has played well in every match. He is a good quality player and a good captain. India's current score is 158 runs for four wickets in 36 overs. If India plays like this then maybe they can get 300 runs. And if they can give England a target of 300 runs then India will have more chances to win this match. England's bowling is good but batting is not so good that they can score 300 runs. We know India's bowling line is very good, maybe they won't let them score 300 runs. Now finally let's see how many runs India can give to England.

[Tony116]

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Bit of a fumble today at the start but i guess we can trust the Rohit-Rahul pair with the bat. Sometimes you have to respect conditions and respect the opponent bowlers as well.

In the context of the WC journey, it won't be bad if batters get a reality check. It could very well work in Indian favor as far as knockouts are concerned.

Rohit Sharma is doing his duty properly. Rohit Sharma is still unbeaten with 82 runs from 90 balls. But Kl Rahul could not extend his innings much. KL Rahul returned to the dressing room after collecting 39 runs from 58 balls. Rahul's strike rate was only 67. After a long time I saw Rahul batting at such a bad strike rate. India managed to collect 141 runs in 32 overs. They managed to collect an average of 4.4 runs per over. If Rohit Sharma survives at the crease, India will give a target of more than 260 very easily. But if Rohit Sharma is out, it may not be possible for India to collect more than 250.

I would say the Indian team is slowly moving towards the big score. They collected 163 runs in 36 overs. India scored an average of 4.5 runs per over. In the beginning, the team stumbled by losing wickets. But they are now in a very good position with Rohit's responsible batting. If India don't lose any wickets in the next 5 overs, I would say they will give away a target of 280+ today. And if India can score more than 280 on this pitch then they will win. Because the pitch is helping the bowlers enough. On the other hand, England's batting order is now very weak. Let's see if India can deliver more than 280 target.