ICC WORLD CUP 2023 DISCUSSION THREAD!

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As I was saying batting on this wicket will not be easy for the batsmen.

It's a bat second deck because of dew and it's already visible. In the next few overs, bowlers will start using towels. They are not using one atm because of some fine spell of Bumrah and Shami. To get an advantage of dew batters need to surpass 30 yard circle so that the ball kisses the outfield regularly, so props to fielding and the bowlers to keeping things tight.

Poms are 4 down but it's still tough to defend this total here because of the conditions and Poms bat deep. Although most of em are low on confidence still India needs to ball well when the spinner comes. 

The match is going to end very soon. India may not take long to take the last two wickets. First 8 batsmen out. England can lose this match against India by 80 to 100 runs. As time goes on it will be more difficult for England to bat. The last two batsmen are on the wicket, they are not professional batsmen, they may bat as they wish, if they don't get 6, run out like this, they may not be able to take their innings far.

I remember the other day Bangladeshi pacer Taskin Ahmed was speaking in a pre-match conference where he said that Indian's pitches are batting-friendly and there is nothing special for bowlers

We would have seriously looked at Taskin Ahmed if he was first or second in the list of highest wicket takers in the World Cup tournament.  In four matches where he has taken only four or five wickets, such words do not suit him. If the bowlers were not able to take advantage then the first bowler in the list of highest wicket takers would not have so many wickets next to his name.

[Littlemini]

Congratulations Indian team.They won easily due to their excellent performance. Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly. Mohammad Shami is a great bowler for India today he took 4 wickets against England. The Indian batsmen did not perform well but the bowling line was very good. Meanwhile, England bowled very well today but in batting they lost wickets one after another and were disoriented.  England's dreams of reaching the semi-finals ended early as they finished bottom of the points table. Meanwhile, India is at the top of the points table. This year's World Cup is more likely to be won by India.

[HelliumZ]

Congratulations Indian team.They won easily due to their excellent performance. Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly. Mohammad Shami is a great bowler for India today he took 4 wickets against England. The Indian batsmen did not perform well but the bowling line was very good. Meanwhile, England bowled very well today but in batting they lost wickets one after another and were disoriented.  England's dreams of reaching the semi-finals ended early as they finished bottom of the points table. Meanwhile, India is at the top of the points table. This year's World Cup is more likely to be won by India.

Despite the arrival of England as the most favorite team in this World Cup, the huge margin of defeat in every match is not acceptable for the last champion England. England are playing cricket like a weak team which applies to non favorite teams like Bangladesh and Netherlands but when a favorite team like England performs this badly we as spectators feel bad beyond words.

[Dimitri94]

India set a target of 230 runs for England. Indian Captain Rohit Sharma responsible knock of 87 runs in 101 balls and Suryakumar Yadav outstanding performance scored 49 runs in 47 balls just miss his half century by 1 run short, and Jasprit Bumrah 16 crucial runs helped India reach a total of 229 in 50 overs. A good bowling display from England. David Willey amazing bowling performance picked up 3 wickets by giving 45 runs in 10 overs and Chris Woakes picked up 2 wickets by giving 33 runs in 9 overs. Chris Woakes was excellent today with the new ball, and in death overs as well picked up Shubman Gill and Virat Kholi Wicket. From India Rohit Sharma played an outstanding innings on a slow, turning pitch 87 runs in 101 balls missed a well-deserved Hundred by just 13 runs. England has ability to chase down this small target 230 runs

Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav's runs in the match kept India unbeaten in today's match. India's bowling appeal was admirable as they did not give England's bowlers much time to stay on the pitch. These two bowlers managed to pick up important 4 wickets and at that time the Indian team was almost certain to be hopeful of winning today's match as well because those four wickets were the best batsmen of the England team. Both Joe Root and Ben Stokes went back to zero runs. Moreover, the England team won the toss but could not change their current condition and absolutely 230 was certainly not a big score.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

Congratulations Indian team.They won easily due to their excellent performance. Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly. Mohammad Shami is a great bowler for India today he took 4 wickets against England. The Indian batsmen did not perform well but the bowling line was very good. Meanwhile, England bowled very well today but in batting they lost wickets one after another and were disoriented.  England's dreams of reaching the semi-finals ended early as they finished bottom of the points table. Meanwhile, India is at the top of the points table. This year's World Cup is more likely to be won by India.

Despite the arrival of England as the most favorite team in this World Cup, the huge margin of defeat in every match is not acceptable for the last champion England. England are playing cricket like a weak team which applies to non favorite teams like Bangladesh and Netherlands but when a favorite team like England performs this badly we as spectators feel bad beyond words.

England had a chance to win today's match as India could not score enough runs in this match as they managed to score a total of 229 runs. With a target of 230 runs, England went into bat at the start and they fell into a batting disaster as a result of which England were all out for 129 runs. I did not expect such a performance from England today, I thought England will definitely win this match. England have played six matches in the World Cup, winning only one match. England are currently at the bottom of the points table after winning one match. It saddens me to see this poor state of England because England was once a very strong and dependable team.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Congratulations Indian team.They won easily due to their excellent performance. Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly. Mohammad Shami is a great bowler for India today he took 4 wickets against England. The Indian batsmen did not perform well but the bowling line was very good. Meanwhile, England bowled very well today but in batting they lost wickets one after another and were disoriented.  England's dreams of reaching the semi-finals ended early as they finished bottom of the points table. Meanwhile, India is at the top of the points table. This year's World Cup is more likely to be won by India.

Despite the arrival of England as the most favorite team in this World Cup, the huge margin of defeat in every match is not acceptable for the last champion England. England are playing cricket like a weak team which applies to non favorite teams like Bangladesh and Netherlands but when a favorite team like England performs this badly we as spectators feel bad beyond words.

England had a chance to win today's match as India could not score enough runs in this match as they managed to score a total of 229 runs. With a target of 230 runs, England went into bat at the start and they fell into a batting disaster as a result of which England were all out for 129 runs. I did not expect such a performance from England today, I thought England will definitely win this match. England have played six matches in the World Cup, winning only one match. England are currently at the bottom of the points table after winning one match. It saddens me to see this poor state of England because England was once a very strong and dependable team.

I am very annoyed by the performance of England and Bangladesh in every match in this World Cup. Even before the World Cup, the England team was in very good form. But they managed to win only one match in the World Cup. They won only against Bangladesh. The target was not big in today's match. India had given a target of only 230 runs. The pitch was not batting friendly though. Even so, scoring 230 runs was not difficult for a team as big as England if the batsmen could bat responsibly. Every batsman in England batted like a fool. Livingstone collected the maximum 27 runs for the team. Such a poor performance from a big team like England was completely unexpected.

[Shishir99]

I remember the other day Bangladeshi pacer Taskin Ahmed was speaking in a pre-match conference where he said that Indian's pitches are batting-friendly and there is nothing special for bowlers

We would have seriously looked at Taskin Ahmed if he was first or second in the list of highest wicket takers in the World Cup tournament.  In four matches where he has taken only four or five wickets, such words do not suit him. If the bowlers were not able to take advantage then the first bowler in the list of highest wicket takers would not have so many wickets next to his name.

You should know that he missed two matches due to his shoulder injury. He is not a bowler who throws random words! He has the capability but unfortunately, the entire team is not in form. I guess you have seen that he was playing in the Zim Afro T10 league where he played for Bulawayo Braves and he was top five wicket-takers (actually he was 4th by taking 11 wickets in seven matches).

He has great potential to be the leading wicket-taker if his team were able to play the final. Bangladesh is not doing well in this World Cup. But it's true that the ICC likes to organize matches on batting-friendly wickets.

[Jateng]

Poms are 4 down but it's still tough to defend this total here because of the conditions and Poms bat deep. Although most of em are low on confidence still India needs to ball well when the spinner comes.  

After Butler, I don't think there is anyone left to chase the small target by India. The dew factor is something that would affect the bowlers, still it won't affect the Indian team as 4 main players of the English team are already gone. Another wicket and this match would eventually become a one sided game.

India pushes England to the edge of elimination after defeating them by 100 runs in Lucknow. Rohit Sharma match-winning 87-run knock has moved him to the fourth position in the list of most run-getters. Also Jasprit Bumrah's three-wicket spell against England has elevated him to the second position in the list of most 14 wicket-takers.i think For the third consecutive time, England batters have failed to breach the 200-run mark in this world cup. In first time they all out in 170/10 against South Africa, and second time all out 156/10 against Srilanka and Now they All out 129/10 against India.

[cryptoWODL]

Congratulations Indian team.They won easily due to their excellent performance. Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly. Mohammad Shami is a great bowler for India today he took 4 wickets against England. The Indian batsmen did not perform well but the bowling line was very good. Meanwhile, England bowled very well today but in batting they lost wickets one after another and were disoriented.  England's dreams of reaching the semi-finals ended early as they finished bottom of the points table. Meanwhile, India is at the top of the points table. This year's World Cup is more likely to be won by India.

Despite the arrival of England as the most favorite team in this World Cup, the huge margin of defeat in every match is not acceptable for the last champion England. England are playing cricket like a weak team which applies to non favorite teams like Bangladesh and Netherlands but when a favorite team like England performs this badly we as spectators feel bad beyond words.

England had a chance to win today's match as India could not score enough runs in this match as they managed to score a total of 229 runs. With a target of 230 runs, England went into bat at the start and they fell into a batting disaster as a result of which England were all out for 129 runs. I did not expect such a performance from England today, I thought England will definitely win this match. England have played six matches in the World Cup, winning only one match. England are currently at the bottom of the points table after winning one match. It saddens me to see this poor state of England because England was once a very strong and dependable team.

England is definitely a strong team, they are the last world champions.Of the few players currently in the England team, not one is in good form.For which they are constantly losing matches, it is really inconsistent that England has won only one match and that too against Bangladesh.England's team formation looked like they would do well in this World Cup and become an unstoppable team.In yesterday's match, the whole England team was caught by one Md. Sami. Basically, Md. Sami became the biggest obstacle for the victory of the England team.In the current state of the England team, they will never qualify and it is not possible.India didn't score much yesterday it was a chance for England to win but they didn't capitalize on the opportunity.

[onecall123]

England is definitely a strong team, they are the last world champions.Of the few players currently in the England team, not one is in good form.For which they are constantly losing matches, it is really inconsistent that England has won only one match and that too against Bangladesh.England's team formation looked like they would do well in this World Cup and become an unstoppable team.In yesterday's match, the whole England team was caught by one Md. Sami. Basically, Md. Sami became the biggest obstacle for the victory of the England team.In the current state of the England team, they will never qualify and it is not possible.India didn't score much yesterday it was a chance for England to win but they didn't capitalize on the opportunity.

Defending champions, England, are out of the 2023 World Cup. This tournament has been a disaster for them, winning only one match against Bangladesh. Their players are not just out of form; something seems unsettled within the team. Yesterday India got victory over England by 100 runs, and Mohammed Shami was absolutely on FIRE.

[elevates]

Another intresting match schedule for today. Whenever Afghanistan or Netherlands are playing, it becomes difficult to predict the outcome of the game in the World Cup. Srilanka takes on Afghanistan today at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Srilanka are favourite to win against Afghanistan. They are ranked 5th on the point table and Afghanistan 7th.

If Srilanka wins today by a good margin then there is a possibility that they might dethrone Australia. If not the Afghanistan might snatch their position on the point table. Both the teams have previously won thier individual matches brilliantly.

Betting Odds

Srilanka - 1.629
Afghanistan - 2.338

Do guys think Afghanistan can defeat Srilanka today?

[Tony116]

Another intresting match schedule for today. Whenever Afghanistan or Netherlands are playing, it becomes difficult to predict the outcome of the game in the World Cup. Srilanka takes on Afghanistan today at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Srilanka are favourite to win against Afghanistan. They are ranked 5th on the point table and Afghanistan 7th.

If Srilanka wins today by a good margin then there is a possibility that they might dethrone Australia. If not the Afghanistan might snatch their position on the point table. Both the teams have previously won thier individual matches brilliantly.

Betting Odds

Srilanka - 1.629
Afghanistan - 2.338

Do guys think Afghanistan can defeat Srilanka today?

Although bookih favors Sri Lanka in today's match, I would say that both teams have equal chances to win. I cannot call the Afghanistan team weak. Because this team has defeated teams like England and Pakistan.

The pitch of Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is completely batting friendly. So I would say the performance of this match will depend on the performance of the batsmen. Since Sri Lankan batsmen are in better form than Afghanistan, bookih considers Sri Lankan team as favourite. Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium first innings average runs is 300 and second innings average runs is 278. So whichever team bats first, if they want to win, they must give a target of 330-360. Otherwise it will be very difficult to win this pitch.

[MusaPk]

Although bookih favors Sri Lanka in today's match, I would say that both teams have equal chances to win. I cannot call the Afghanistan team weak. Because this team has defeated teams like England and Pakistan.

The pitch of Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is completely batting friendly. So I would say the performance of this match will depend on the performance of the batsmen. Since Sri Lankan batsmen are in better form than Afghanistan, bookih considers Sri Lankan team as favourite. Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium first innings average runs is 300 and second innings average runs is 278. So whichever team bats first, if they want to win, they must give a target of 330-360. Otherwise it will be very difficult to win this pitch.

It will be a height of ignorance if any one think that Afghanistan have limited chance of winning any of there remaining matches. They have already beaten teams like England and Pakistan so far. To me both teams have fair chance of winning todays game and SL need to be careful if they bat first. Giving something under 300 will be a piece of cake for Afghanistan.

[kro55]

Afghanistan vs Sri lanka

Afghanistan won the toss and took the fielding decision. I don't know why they decided to field on such a batting friendly pitch. The pitch is completely batting friendly. So I think Afghanistan team would have benefited more if they had won the toss and decided to bat.

The performance of Afghanistan's batsmen is quite erratic. They depend more on top order players. Middle order players are not performing well. I don't think Afghanistan can win this match if they give more than 300 target on this batting friendly pitch today. And I think the Sri Lankan batsmen are in the form they are in, they will be able to give more than 300 target in today's match. If Sri Lanka wins today's match, this team will have a chance to qualify for the semi-finals.

[Tony116]

Although bookih favors Sri Lanka in today's match, I would say that both teams have equal chances to win. I cannot call the Afghanistan team weak. Because this team has defeated teams like England and Pakistan.

The pitch of Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium is completely batting friendly. So I would say the performance of this match will depend on the performance of the batsmen. Since Sri Lankan batsmen are in better form than Afghanistan, bookih considers Sri Lankan team as favourite. Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium first innings average runs is 300 and second innings average runs is 278. So whichever team bats first, if they want to win, they must give a target of 330-360. Otherwise it will be very difficult to win this pitch.

It will be a height of ignorance if any one think that Afghanistan have limited chance of winning any of there remaining matches. They have already beaten teams like England and Pakistan so far. To me both teams have fair chance of winning todays game and SL need to be careful if they bat first. Giving something under 300 will be a piece of cake for Afghanistan.

How did you say that Afghanistan has no chance of winning any more matches? No one would have imagined that Afghanistan would be able to defeat teams like Pakistan and England. Even then, Afghanistan defeated two strong teams. Afghanistan won by 69 runs against England. Although the performances of the players in this team are erratic, I do not see any chance to consider this team as weak. Afghanistan has a strong enough squad. If Afghanistan can beat Sri Lanka in today's match then I believe they will easily win against Netherlands in the next match as well. But it will be much more difficult to win against the likes of South Africa and Australia. But I don't think it's totally impossible. Nothing is impossible in cricket.

[jasonjm]

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to field first against Sri Lanka. The average score on this pitch is above 300 and it should be a batting paradise for the batters of both teams until we see some exceptional bowling.
Betting odds are in favour of Sri Lanka, and they should win this match comfortably, but I am not underestimating the Afghanistan cricket team, especially after their win against England and Pakistan. Sri Lanka will be looking to attack Afghanistan and get those crucial 2 points and run rate improvement to increase their chances of being in the semifinals. I am expecting a thriller today.

[Littlemini]

Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bowl. Where are both the teams in the points table?  Sri Lanka won two out of five matches and Afghanistan won two out of five matches.The team that wins today will advance to the semi-finals. So both teams will try to show good performance.

[pakhitheboss]

Afghanistan vs Sri lanka

Afghanistan won the toss and took the fielding decision. I don't know why they decided to field on such a batting friendly pitch. The pitch is completely batting friendly. So I think Afghanistan team would have benefited more if they had won the toss and decided to bat.

They chased very well against Pakistan and were able to restrict Pakistan batters to a small target. Thinking there previous performance they might have taken the decision to bowl first. Winning this match is not a major concern for the Afghan team. They are here to mainly disrupt ranking and create upset. It is not an easy task for them to be in the semifinals. If they win today the Srilankan team might not reach the semifinals.

[kro55]

Afghanistan vs Sri lanka

Afghanistan won the toss and took the fielding decision. I don't know why they decided to field on such a batting friendly pitch. The pitch is completely batting friendly. So I think Afghanistan team would have benefited more if they had won the toss and decided to bat.

They chased very well against Pakistan and were able to restrict Pakistan batters to a small target. Thinking there previous performance they might have taken the decision to bowl first. Winning this match is not a major concern for the Afghan team. They are here to mainly disrupt ranking and create upset. It is not an easy task for them to be in the semifinals. If they win today the Srilankan team might not reach the semifinals.

Perhaps this is why the Afghanistan captain decided to field despite winning the toss. And Afghanistan bowlers are bowling very well. Sri Lanka scored only 41 runs in 10 overs of the power play. And they lost a wicket. Pathum Nissanka scored 24 runs off 29 balls. Nissanka is batting very responsibly. Karunaratne was dismissed for just 15 runs. Kusal Mendis and Nissanka are experienced players. These two batsmen have the potential to form a big partnership. But the bowling of Afghanistan's bowlers is quite controlled today. If Sri Lanka gives a target of less than 300 on this pitch then maybe they will fail to win.

[synchronym]

Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bowl. Where are both the teams in the points table?  Sri Lanka won two out of five matches and Afghanistan won two out of five matches.The team that wins today will advance to the semi-finals. So both teams will try to show good performance.

In terms of points, both the teams are equal, they have played five matches, won two matches and lost three matches. Therefore, today's match is very important for both teams. The team who can win this match today will take a step forward on the way to the semi-finals. In this Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka match I will favor Sri Lanka as Sri Lanka bowling is excellent. If Sri Lanka can score 300 runs then Sri Lanka will win this match very easily. Afghanistan bowlers also bowled well. Maybe because of this Afghanistan captain decided to field after winning the toss. Now let's see how many runs Afghanistan bowlers can restrict Sri Lanka to in the end. But if the Afghan bowlers can keep Sri Lanka within 250 runs then it will be easy for Afghanistan to win this match. Finally let's see how many runs the Afghanistan bowlers can restrict Sri Lanka to.