ICC WORLD CUP 2023 DISCUSSION THREAD!

[Jateng]

Maybe this is how to color your birthday and keep it memorable. On his 35th birthday, Virat Kohli gifted all the cricket lovers with his fifty-ninth century. Before the start of the match at Eden Garden, the Eden Garden Stadium was beautifully decorated especially the streets outside the stadium with various pictures of Virat Kohli celebrating his various celebrations. His fans will do so much for him he will do nothing for his fans it doesn't happen. I think his 49th fifty is the best gift for his fans on his birthday. India have set a target of 327 runs to South Africa, although South Africa have the ability to score 400 plus runs, I would say it is very difficult for South Africa to win this match as India have the best bowling line-up in the world right now.

This was best match for the Virat Kohli on his birthday,because the full match was end with the 83 runs.This was another historic chase of the team India,nearly 243 runs was the difference of the two team.So we should accept this as the historic moment for the team India,8-8 win in the World Cup was unique one here.The main reason for this win was the team India had the good team in this league,because they had the 6 batsman and 5 bowlers.All the players doing their part without fail for this was the most important one.Kohli also made his 49th hundred in today match was the unique thing here.This was the birthday gift to his fan by the Virat Kohli.

India secured a 247 runs victory over South Africa in the 37th match of the Cricket World Cup. Virat Kohli showcased his brilliance by notching up his 49th ODI century. Virat Kohli masterful 101* innings, support by Shreyas Iyer impressive 77, propelled India to a formidable total of 326/5. South Africa faced a difficult task in the chase and all out in 83 runs. Ravindra Jadeja's exceptional bowling performance, claiming a career best 5 for 33, dismantled their batting lineup. South Africa could only manage 83 runs all out 28th over, and India a commanding victory by 243 runs.

[Compromise me]

D kock gone, I consider it a fatal blow for SA.

Like the previous matches, the Indian bowlers are bowling well today. De Kock could not survive at the crease against the bowling of Mohammad Siraj. He returned to the dressing room after collecting 5 runs off 10 balls. South African batsmen collected only 19 runs in 6 overs. Even if batting slowly at the beginning of the innings, the South African batsmen will gradually come under more pressure.
I am looking forward to see how Captain Temba Bavuma bats in today's match. Although Bavuma is the captain of the South Africa squad, I don't see Bavuma playing well for the needs of the team. Despite his poor performance, he is the captain of the team. Despite having better batsmen than Bavuma in the South African squad, Bavuma is being given chances time and again.

In 10 overs of powerplay, India collected 91 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. On the other hand, South Africa collected 35 runs by losing 3 wickets. They are batting very slowly and losing wicket too quickly. We have not seen better batting than Bavuma in today's match. I will not blame the batsmen of South Africa. Indian bowlers are really bowling very controlled. Their bowling speed and length are very controlled. So the batsmen of South Africa are not able to collect runs. It is difficult to collect runs in the second innings on this pitch of Eden Gardens. The average run of the second innings of this pitch is 201 runs. South Africa are batting towards India's huge target of 327. Naturally, the South African batsmen are under pressure. The loss of De KocK's wicket has put the team under more pressure. I would not be surprised to see a South African batting disaster in this match.

We are seeing terrible batting today from South Africa. They lost their ninth wicket for 79 runs. And it seems that the team will not be able to collect even 100 runs. No one was prepared to witness such terrible batting from South Africa. Because the most successful team after India in this World Cup is South Africa. And in each of the past matches, we have seen brilliant innings from the South African batsmen. But today they are not able to collect even 100 runs against India. Jadeja took 5 wickets. Jadeja took 5 wickets with only 29 runs. The pitch was spin friendly. And India has exploited this opportunity very well.

South Africa's innings ended with 83 runs. South Africa lost today by a huge margin of 243 runs. No one could have imagined that South Africa would concede such a humiliating defeat. However, seeing the performance of both teams in this match, it is clear that India does not want to miss out on this World Cup. Either way they will be world champions this time. In this World Cup we have seen very good performances from India and South Africa in every match. Both these teams are seen as worthy contenders for this year's World Cup. And India proved their mettle by beating South Africa by 243 runs. It is no surprise that India won the World Cup this year without losing a single match. It is even more likely.

Unexpectedly, South African team all team out on 83 runs. Indian team is King in Cricket  and past performance of Indian team is classy ,no team is playing like India  but luck is very important in Cricket.If bad luck not happens to India then this World Cup is of India.
But in knock out game ,there is no chance to lose match because one lose can end your journey in World Cup.I did not expect this type of performance from South Africa , South Africa is on 2nd number in points table.Seven players of South African team can't enter in double figures and it is disappointing situation.Top scorer of SA is Marco Jansen who made only 14 runs .

[Essential10]

India are unbeaten in this World Cup after beating South Africa by a huge margin of 243 runs. This match was a big challenging match for Africa. As South Africa and India have shown great performances with the bat and ball, everyone expected today's match to be a tight contest but South Africa did badly. The pair of Kohli and Lyer led India to a big total. Today's match jadeja great bowling, he took five wickets with 33 runs. India's performance doesn't look like they will let the World Cup trophy go anywhere else from home. India has become an unstoppable team in this world cup. The world cup trophy is actually theirs.

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Unexpectedly, South African team all team out on 83 runs. Indian team is King in Cricket  and past performance of Indian team is classy ,no team is playing like India  but luck is very important in Cricket.If bad luck not happens to India then this World Cup is of India.
But in knock out game ,there is no chance to lose match because one lose can end your journey in World Cup.I did not expect this type of performance from South Africa , South Africa is on 2nd number in points table.Seven players of South African team can't enter in double figures and it is disappointing situation.Top scorer of SA is Marco Jansen who made only 14 runs .

The main weakness of South Africa in this World Cup is that the players cannot play well under extra pressure. In three matches, South Africa batted later and in all three their performances were abysmal. South Africa lost against a weak team like Netherlands. South Africa was very lucky against Pakistan. So even after losing 9 wickets, they managed to win in the end. But today everyone was shocked to see the batting of African players against India.

We considered South Africa's batting order to be the strongest batting order of this World Cup. But this team lost all wickets today for just 83 runs. Such a bad batting probably no one imagines. South Africa conceded a humiliating defeat by 243 runs today.

[LDL]

The main weakness of South Africa in this World Cup is that the players cannot play well under extra pressure. In three matches, South Africa batted later and in all three their performances were abysmal. South Africa lost against a weak team like Netherlands. South Africa was very lucky against Pakistan. So even after losing 9 wickets, they managed to win in the end. But today everyone was shocked to see the batting of African players against India.

We considered South Africa's batting order to be the strongest batting order of this World Cup. But this team lost all wickets today for just 83 runs. Such a bad batting probably no one imagines. South Africa conceded a humiliating defeat by 243 runs today.

Good the points.
They went down to bat at their target and won one against Pakistan by 1 wicket but lost by 38 runs to a weak team like Netherlands.


South Africa won the toss and batted first in every match and beat the opposition by big margins but this South Africa is weak in chasing runs after losing the toss which was proved after yesterday's 83 all out against India.

[synchronym]

2023 World Cup Bangladesh and England are confirmed to be the first to leave. Today, Bangladesh will take the field against Sri Lanka. Today's match is very important for Bangladesh. If Bangladesh wants to play in the Champions Trophy, they must win against Sri Lanka. India made the equation a bit easier for Bangladesh by beating Sri Lanka by 302 runs. Now Bangladesh cricket team should batting and bowling well today's match if they can win today's match. Maybe or their championship game hopes could survive. Of course, best wishes for the Bangladesh team. May they play this match well today and win against Sri Lanka.

[libert19]

Ricky Ponting found giving friendly advise to SA players while commentating yesterday. Here it is in my words:

This isn't a knock-out game, go guns blazing. If you don't overcome your weakness of chasing right now, what will happen in knock-out phase where it'll be do or die? You can't expect to always win the toss and decide to bat first.

[Essential10]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka is going to face in Delhi today. Both the teams have been eliminated from the race for the next round. Bangladesh has not seen any winning match in six consecutive matches. Sri Lanka has won only two matches. It is very difficult to say in which position the batting of Bangladesh will be played and due to the variation of this batting position, this is the condition of Bangladesh today. In other words, Bangladesh could not show any batting performance in this tournament. As Bangladesh disappointed themselves and disappointed their visitors. It is now questionable whether Bangladesh can get the opportunity to play the upcoming Champions Trophy. In the last match, Sri Lanka lost to India by a huge margin of 302 runs. Earlier, South Africa and Australia managed to score 380+ in Delhi. Today's match is also expected to be a high scoring match. Can Bangladesh break out of their losing streak or will Sri Lanka grab their third win?

[Bd officer]

Good the points.
They went down to bat at their target and won one against Pakistan by 1 wicket but lost by 38 runs to a weak team like Netherlands.


South Africa won the toss and batted first in every match and beat the opposition by big margins but this South Africa is weak in chasing runs after losing the toss which was proved after yesterday's 83 all out against India.

You are right, if we analyze every match of South Africa, it is clear that if South Africa bat later, chances of winning are very low. South Africa played a total of 8 matches in this World Cup, out of which they batted first in 5 matches and won by a big margin. But bowled first in 3 matches which lost 2 matches and won one match against Pakistan by 1 wicket, losing to a team like Netherlands which is incredible. I did not expect a team like South Africa to be bowled out for 83 runs, especially in yesterday's match. But the way India is performing, it can be said for sure that they will win the World Cup undefeated. India has only one match left and India will easily win that match against Netherlands.

[Texac]

The main weakness of South Africa in this World Cup is that the players cannot play well under extra pressure. In three matches, South Africa batted later and in all three their performances were abysmal. South Africa lost against a weak team like Netherlands. South Africa was very lucky against Pakistan. So even after losing 9 wickets, they managed to win in the end. But today everyone was shocked to see the batting of African players against India.
We considered South Africa's batting order to be the strongest batting order of this World Cup. But this team lost all wickets today for just 83 runs. Such a bad batting probably no one imagines. South Africa conceded a humiliating defeat by 243 runs today.

Good the points.
They went down to bat at their target and won one against Pakistan by 1 wicket but lost by 38 runs to a weak team like Netherlands.


South Africa won the toss and batted first in every match and beat the opposition by big margins but this South Africa is weak in chasing runs after losing the toss which was proved after yesterday's 83 all out against India.

Had South Africa batted  first against India, they might have provided a  decent target. But South Africa's  performance in the second innings is not good. Even in the pre-World  Cup series, we  have seen South Africa's  batting order collapse  when chasing runs. Their performance  is quite poor when they bat on  target. It was  unimaginable that South Africa  would bat so badly against  India. Even so, I would say India  and South Africa are the  most likely to win the title this time. But with the way India's bowlers are now, it will be difficult for any team to beat India now.

[libert19]

But the way India is performing, it can be said for sure that they will win the World Cup undefeated. India has only one match left and India will easily win that match against Netherlands.

I was checking Twitter and came across tweet that mentioned India was dominant in prior world cup's group stages too (2015, 2019) however, in knock-out stages they choked. Let's see what happens this time around.



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[Fuso.hp]

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka's dream of reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup is over now they will play to qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Sri Lanka is already in a much better position than Bangladesh then if they can win today's match then champion trophy is sure for Sri Lanka and if Bangladesh lose today then world cup dream is over then again their dream of qualifying for 2025 champion trophy is over. In the Asia Cup Bangladesh played two matches against Sri Lanka in which Bangladesh lost both matches and the few teams that Bangladesh performed against in the World Cup except Afghanistan, Bangladesh lost all the matches by a large margin. Recent performance of Bangladesh is not good at all so I will favor Sri Lanka in this match and I think Sri Lanka has 70% chance to win this match.

[MusaPk]

I was checking Twitter and came across tweet that mentioned India was dominant in prior world cup's group stages too (2015, 2019) however, in knock-out stages they choked. Let's see what happens this time around.



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The only team whose performance can't be predicted is Pakistan. They lost to Afghanistan but chased down 402 runs against NZ. This is not in this world cup rather performance of Pakistan from day one is unpredictable. Pakistan lose crucial game against SA due to some controversial decisions by umpires otherwise they will be in semis.

[Sithara007]

Ricky Ponting found giving friendly advise to SA players while commentating yesterday. Here it is in my words:

This isn't a knock-out game, go guns blazing. If you don't overcome your weakness of chasing right now, what will happen in knock-out phase where it'll be do or die? You can't expect to always win the toss and decide to bat first.

First of all, Bavuma needs to go. There are more deserving players out there and the South African selectors can't select him as the opener everytime just because he is black. He is not only underperforming himself, but also dragging down the entire team with him. Anyway, it is almost confirmed that they will finish either at the 2nd or the 3rd position in the points table. Therefore they will avoid facing India in the semis. But even then, they need to formulize a strategy against the possible opposition (Australia / New Zealand / Pakistan).

[HelliumZ]

Ricky Ponting found giving friendly advise to SA players while commentating yesterday. Here it is in my words:

This isn't a knock-out game, go guns blazing. If you don't overcome your weakness of chasing right now, what will happen in knock-out phase where it'll be do or die? You can't expect to always win the toss and decide to bat first.

RSA vs Sri Lankan, RSA collected 428/5
RSA vs Australia, RSA collected 311/7
RSA vs England, RSA collected 399/7
RSA vs Bangladesh, RSA collected 382/5
RSA vs New Zealand, RSA collected 357/3

RSA vs India, RSA collected only 83/10

South Africa's 83 all out against India goes against each of the above matches so no comment on this match would be right but a nightmare for South Africa.

[pakhitheboss]

I was checking Twitter and came across tweet that mentioned India was dominant in prior world cup's group stages too (2015, 2019) however, in knock-out stages they choked. Let's see what happens this time around.

Yes they have a habit of getting choked in the knock out. This time it is different as their bowling attack is more powerful than their batting. The bowling attack in 2015 and 2019 was not that good when compared to the present one. There are three pace bowlers and two spinners. If anyone fails to take a wicket the others do it. There is a collective approach by them as seen yesterday Bhumrah did not get any wickets but Shami and Shiraj did. Then spinners wiped out the whole team not to forget Jadeja.

Rohit Sharma as a captain has been always attacking the opponent. While batting he is going after the bowlers and not allowing them to settle which basically is helping Kohli as when he is on the field he is not having any pressure on his mind. He takes his time and then he becomes explosive. The whole approach by this team is very different in this World Cup. They are enjoying the game rather than playing it.

[jasonjm]

I was checking Twitter and came across tweet that mentioned India was dominant in prior world cup's group stages too (2015, 2019) however, in knock-out stages they choked. Let's see what happens this time around.

This Indian team is playing exceptional cricket. All of their players are performing and stepping up for their team at crucial moments. I think you can compare this Indian team with the peak Australian team under Ponting's captaincy. Can they achieve similar results is yet to be seen. They have proved that they are the most deserving team to win this World Cup. They did chock in the past, but things might change this time. Virat Kohli is peaking at the right time for them and is their go-to player. He will be the key if they want to win this World Cup.

[Bd officer]

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka's dream of reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup is over now they will play to qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Sri Lanka is already in a much better position than Bangladesh then if they can win today's match then champion trophy is sure for Sri Lanka and if Bangladesh lose today then world cup dream is over then again their dream of qualifying for 2025 champion trophy is over. In the Asia Cup Bangladesh played two matches against Sri Lanka in which Bangladesh lost both matches and the few teams that Bangladesh performed against in the World Cup except Afghanistan, Bangladesh lost all the matches by a large margin. Recent performance of Bangladesh is not good at all so I will favor Sri Lanka in this match and I think Sri Lanka has 70% chance to win this match.

You are right, I also do not see the possibility of Bangladesh winning today's match according to the current performance of Bangladesh. Bangladesh cannot expect to win the match due to the batting disaster, the bowling line is in a bit of a tough position. The opening batting cannot survive the power play. Bangladesh's batting line is so weak that it cannot perform well even on batting friendly pitches. First of all Bangladesh has been eliminated from the World Cup, I think they will not be able to play in the Champions Trophy in 2025. Tanzid Hasan should be left out of the squad today, and Mahmudullah Riyad should be batted at number 4 or 5. Nazmul Hossain Shanto should change his batting position. If Bangladesh cannot win today, the last match will be played against Australia, it is impossible for Bangladesh to win against Australia. Let's see if Bangladesh can perform well today.

[Marvell1]

I was checking Twitter and came across tweet that mentioned India was dominant in prior world cup's group stages too (2015, 2019) however, in knock-out stages they choked. Let's see what happens this time around.

This Indian team is playing exceptional cricket. All of their players are performing and stepping up for their team at crucial moments. I think you can compare this Indian team with the peak Australian team under Ponting's captaincy. Can they achieve similar results is yet to be seen. They have proved that they are the most deserving team to win this World Cup. They did chock in the past, but things might change this time. Virat Kohli is peaking at the right time for them and is their go-to player. He will be the key if they want to win this World Cup.

Even before the World Cup, India's performance was somewhat erratic. Even though they were the champions of the Asia Cup, they lost against Bangladesh. India also lost an ODI series against Bangladesh. But from the first match of the World Cup, suddenly every Indian batsman returned to form. If Gill doesn't perform well, we have seen better batting from Rohit and Kohli. If Rohit doesn't do well, we get better batting from Gill. If Kohli can't do well, we have seen KL Rahul batting brilliantly. The important thing is that the team is not dependent on any single player. This is why India is performing well in every match and is able to win. And if they are not very unlucky, the World Cup will be in India this time.

[Minecache]

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka's dream of reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup is over now they will play to qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Sri Lanka is already in a much better position than Bangladesh then if they can win today's match then champion trophy is sure for Sri Lanka and if Bangladesh lose today then world cup dream is over then again their dream of qualifying for 2025 champion trophy is over. In the Asia Cup Bangladesh played two matches against Sri Lanka in which Bangladesh lost both matches and the few teams that Bangladesh performed against in the World Cup except Afghanistan, Bangladesh lost all the matches by a large margin. Recent performance of Bangladesh is not good at all so I will favor Sri Lanka in this match and I think Sri Lanka has 70% chance to win this match.

You are right, I also do not see the possibility of Bangladesh winning today's match according to the current performance of Bangladesh. Bangladesh cannot expect to win the match due to the batting disaster, the bowling line is in a bit of a tough position. The opening batting cannot survive the power play. Bangladesh's batting line is so weak that it cannot perform well even on batting friendly pitches. First of all Bangladesh has been eliminated from the World Cup, I think they will not be able to play in the Champions Trophy in 2025. Tanzid Hasan should be left out of the squad today, and Mahmudullah Riyad should be batted at number 4 or 5. Nazmul Hossain Shanto should change his batting position. If Bangladesh cannot win today, the last match will be played against Australia, it is impossible for Bangladesh to win against Australia. Let's see if Bangladesh can perform well today.

Bangladesh is a team whose performance cannot be predicted. There is no doubt that this group is relatively weak. But suddenly they surprised everyone with a great performance. Sri Lanka will undoubtedly be the favorite in today's match. But I don't forget Sri Lanka's performance in the last match. Set to bat against India with a target of 358 runs, Sri Lanka mustered only 55 runs. The Sri Lankan team was defeated by a margin of 302 runs. Bangladesh's batting order is weak, at the same time I would say Sri Lanka's situation is similar. The performance of their batsmen is also very erratic. So today's match will be competitive. And I will not say that there is absolutely no chance of Bangladesh winning. No wonder this team won. They have the ability.