ICC WORLD CUP 2023 DISCUSSION THREAD!

[libert19]

Afghanistan makes 291, they must be pleased with that, very good innings from Rashid Khan — thanks to him they reached this score, and well deserved hundred from Ibrahim. Chase is on for the Aussies.

[rojan]

This victory of Bangladesh will only be a consolation for them. They have lost every previous match but won the last match against Sri Lanka. Shakib Al Hasan has played very well in the last matches, especially because of this, the Bangladesh team has become so weak.  Shakib Al Hasan's good performance in yesterday's match helped Bangladesh to win the match. Bangladesh has earned a lot of reputation in the game of cricket but in this world cup they have played in such a way that they have ruined their reputation

Bangladesh team played very well in this match, it would have been good for them if they had performed well in the previous matches. The performance of the Bangladesh team players was so bad that it was beyond imagination.  I didn't think. Because I first thought maybe Bangladesh team can't win this match but due to their good performance Bangladesh team won very easily.

[Fuso.hp]

Afghanistan makes 291, they must be pleased with that, very good innings from Rashid Khan — thanks to him they reached this score, and well deserved hundred from Ibrahim. Chase is on for the Aussies.

A late cameo of 35 from Rashid Khan and Ibrahim Zadran's unbeaten 129 helped Afghanistan to 291 in the end. Ibrahim Zadran is probably the first opening batsman to bat in an innings from the start to the end of a World Cup tournament. 

The target level for Australia is 292 runs, if we consider the performance of Australia in other matches, the target of 292 runs is not a very big target for Australia but since they have the likes of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad in the opposition team. It can be assumed that this match will be a tough fight.

[Shishir99]

Hey,
Are we going to see another upset today? Or better say another good performance from Afghanistan today? 291 isn't a bad total against Australia. Naveen-ul-Haq already removed Travis without scoring runs. We know how well Afghanistan's bowling line up. They are one of the teams in Asia and are likely to bowl well in Indian conditions.

The last two opponents of Australia are not too strong. Bangladesh very much likely to lose against Australia and Afghanistan already playing today. I would love to see some good cricket today.

[Bureau]

Can Afghanistan win against the Australian team today? Knowing Australia I think it is hard for them. Considering the overall performance today, it seems Australia has a upper edge against Afghanistan. They were able to restrict Afghans from going beyond 300 runs. For me that is a positive sign.

If Afganistan wants to win against Australia, they would have to get wickets before the first power play ends. The first 10 overs are critical as it helps the bowling side eliminate the top batters. The situation is similar as of Afghanistan are able to get a few wickets it would become a problem for the Australian batting.

[LittleBitFunny]

Can Afghanistan win against the Australian team today? Knowing Australia I think it is hard for them. Considering the overall performance today, it seems Australia has a upper edge against Afghanistan. They were able to restrict Afghans from going beyond 300 runs. For me that is a positive sign.

If Afganistan wants to win against Australia, they would have to get wickets before the first power play ends. The first 10 overs are critical as it helps the bowling side eliminate the top batters. The situation is similar as of Afghanistan are able to get a few wickets it would become a problem for the Australian batting.

Australia's chances of victory are slowly diminishing. They lost 4 important batsmen for just 49 runs. Azmatullah took two wickets in two balls. I didn't expect to see Australia batting badly in the power play. Maxwell and Labuschagne are batting now. If these two batsmen can survive at the crease, Australia still has a chance to win. But it is much more difficult. The average run of the teams in the second innings on this pitch of Wankhede Stadium is only 196 runs. This is why it is difficult for Australia to win by batting at a target of 292 runs. Moreover, Afghanistan's bowlers are bowling well today.

[JSRAW]

Can Afghanistan win against the Australian team today?

Ben Stokes!!! Afghans are the favorite now.

Their seamers doing India here. They are giving Australia the same treatment as SL's batters and the scorecard looks glorious (Sri Lankans should not feel alone now lol). I placed a bet on them when they were struggling during 40-ish overs and the odds were @3.50. I wasn't serious about it but now it's looking good.

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[Crypto Library]

Can Afghanistan win against the Australian team today? Knowing Australia I think it is hard for them. Considering the overall performance today, it seems Australia has a upper edge against Afghanistan. They were able to restrict Afghans from going beyond 300 runs. For me that is a positive sign.

If Afganistan wants to win against Australia, they would have to get wickets before the first power play ends. The first 10 overs are critical as it helps the bowling side eliminate the top batters. The situation is similar as of Afghanistan are able to get a few wickets it would become a problem for the Australian batting.

Australia's current condition looks like they are under a lot of pressure. Australia have already lost their four wickets for just 49 run.  Australia's big four wickets have already fallen and only 6 wickets are left but they still need 241 runs to touch the target. So that's why I want to say that yes Afghanistan can win today's match.
Today Australia's batsmen seem nervous in front of Afghanistan's bowlers. My expectations were slightly different today however I thought Australia would win this match and qualify for the semi finals. Although Australia's chances of winning today seem low to me, I would still say that Australia should play the match with a cool head.  If you are too hasty to score runs I think the rest of the wickets will fall very quickly. But my ultimate thought is that Australia will lose today.

[Z_MBFM]

This victory of Bangladesh will only be a consolation for them. They have lost every previous match but won the last match against Sri Lanka. Shakib Al Hasan has played very well in the last matches, especially because of this, the Bangladesh team has become so weak.  Shakib Al Hasan's good performance in yesterday's match helped Bangladesh to win the match. Bangladesh has earned a lot of reputation in the game of cricket but in this world cup they have played in such a way that they have ruined their reputation

Bangladesh team played very well in this match, it would have been good for them if they had performed well in the previous matches. The performance of the Bangladesh team players was so bad that it was beyond imagination.  I didn't think. Because I first thought maybe Bangladesh team can't win this match but due to their good performance Bangladesh team won very easily.

After a long penance, Bangladesh finally won a match and it looked like we got some oxygen but this oxygen was only to save lives and watch the other team take the cup ha ha. Shakib Al Hasan finally played a match very well.  Although Bangladesh is behind this time, I hope that Bangladesh will show a good performance in the next World Cup

Can Afghanistan win against the Australian team today? Knowing Australia I think it is hard for them. Considering the overall performance today, it seems Australia has a upper edge against Afghanistan. They were able to restrict Afghans from going beyond 300 runs. For me that is a positive sign.

If Afganistan wants to win against Australia, they would have to get wickets before the first power play ends. The first 10 overs are critical as it helps the bowling side eliminate the top batters. The situation is similar as of Afghanistan are able to get a few wickets it would become a problem for the Australian batting.

Afghanistan's position is very good so far and although Afghanistan could not give Australia a target of more than 300 runs, their bowling performance has been very good and they have bowled only 9 overs to take Australia's 4 wickets. Afghanistan's performance suggests that they are very likely to win the match.  And I think Afghanistan can win the match by big runs. Australia had won all the last 5 matches but they probably won't win the match today

[LDL]

Hey,
Are we going to see another upset today? Or better say another good performance from Afghanistan today? 291 isn't a bad total against Australia. Naveen-ul-Haq already removed Travis without scoring runs. We know how well Afghanistan's bowling line up. They are one of the teams in Asia and are likely to bowl well in Indian conditions.

The last two opponents of Australia are not too strong. Bangladesh very much likely to lose against Australia and Afghanistan already playing today. I would love to see some good cricket today.

Whether today's match will be one to remember for Afghanistan, the way Afghanistan's pacers have started is not sure if Australia are bowled out before 150 runs.
If Afghanistan wins today then the World Cup semi-final equation will be completely reversed, in this case if Afghanistan win their next match then Afghanistan will go to the semi-final without any equation.
However, Australia is a much weaker team than their next competitors Bangladesh Afghanistan which Afghanistan have proved in this World Cup. However, Afghanistan's next match is against South Africa where if Afghanistan does well, Australia will not qualify for the semi-finals.

[libert19]

I find this hard to believe this is happening with Australia, or are they deliberately playing bad to make troubles for New Zealand and Pakistan?

[fuguebtc]

Can Afghanistan win against the Australian team today? Knowing Australia I think it is hard for them. Considering the overall performance today, it seems Australia has a upper edge against Afghanistan. They were able to restrict Afghans from going beyond 300 runs. For me that is a positive sign.

If Afganistan wants to win against Australia, they would have to get wickets before the first power play ends. The first 10 overs are critical as it helps the bowling side eliminate the top batters. The situation is similar as of Afghanistan are able to get a few wickets it would become a problem for the Australian batting.

Australia's chances of victory are slowly diminishing. They lost 4 important batsmen for just 49 runs. Azmatullah took two wickets in two balls. I didn't expect to see Australia batting badly in the power play. Maxwell and Labuschagne are batting now. If these two batsmen can survive at the crease, Australia still has a chance to win. But it is much more difficult. The average run of the teams in the second innings on this pitch of Wankhede Stadium is only 196 runs. This is why it is difficult for Australia to win by batting at a target of 292 runs. Moreover, Afghanistan's bowlers are bowling well today.

The Australian team is now in trouble. I never imagined that Australia's  top order would  collapse like this. In the last 5  matches we have seen great performances from Australian players. Especially  the batsmen  played very well. But today they can't stay at the crease against the Afghanistan bowlers. At the end of 12 overs, Australia collected only 61 runs, losing 4 wickets. If Maxwell and Labuschagne can't play big innings then Australia has no chance of winning. Australia has a slim chance of winning if these two batsmen score a century. But the match is now completely under the control of the Afghanistan bowlers.

[LittleBitFunny]

Can Afghanistan win against the Australian team today? Knowing Australia I think it is hard for them. Considering the overall performance today, it seems Australia has a upper edge against Afghanistan. They were able to restrict Afghans from going beyond 300 runs. For me that is a positive sign.
If Afganistan wants to win against Australia, they would have to get wickets before the first power play ends. The first 10 overs are critical as it helps the bowling side eliminate the top batters. The situation is similar as of Afghanistan are able to get a few wickets it would become a problem for the Australian batting.

Australia's chances of victory are slowly diminishing. They lost 4 important batsmen for just 49 runs. Azmatullah took two wickets in two balls. I didn't expect to see Australia batting badly in the power play. Maxwell and Labuschagne are batting now. If these two batsmen can survive at the crease, Australia still has a chance to win. But it is much more difficult. The average run of the teams in the second innings on this pitch of Wankhede Stadium is only 196 runs. This is why it is difficult for Australia to win by batting at a target of 292 runs. Moreover, Afghanistan's bowlers are bowling well today.

The Australian team is now in trouble. I never imagined that Australia's  top order would  collapse like this. In the last 5  matches we have seen great performances from Australian players. Especially  the batsmen  played very well. But today they can't stay at the crease against the Afghanistan bowlers. At the end of 12 overs, Australia collected only 61 runs, losing 4 wickets. If Maxwell and Labuschagne can't play big innings then Australia has no chance of winning. Australia has a slim chance of winning if these two batsmen score a century. But the match is now completely under the control of the Afghanistan bowlers.

Australia lost their fifth wicket. Labuschagne was run out at such a crucial moment. I didn't imagine they would play so stupid like that. Australia's batsmen should have batted more carefully. As they lost four wickets very quickly. The way Australia are batting now, it will be difficult for Australia to score 100 runs if Maxwell is out. Australia now collect 72/5. There is no chance of winning the match. Losing this match will make it more difficult for Australia to qualify for the semi-finals. They will play against Bangladesh in the last match. Although Bangladesh is not strong, it is not possible to make predictions about the performance of this team.

[pakhitheboss]

I never imagined a team like Australia struggling against a team like Afganistan. These Afghans have already defeated some of the highly recognised team. They might make Australia realise their position in this cup. Another big upset I feel in the making as Australians are struggling.

Not comfortable with Afghanistan winning as it will change the whole scenario for Pakistan and I wanted them to play in semifinals or you can say view another game with India. For me this game is going from bad to worst for Australian team. Unless a batter comes up an d destroy the Afghan bowling.

[synchronym]

Australia's batsmen are going down to bat against a target of 292 runs. The game of cricket is a game of uncertainty which is also proved today. Strong Australia who have the ability to score 400 runs. They are not able to bat properly for the target of 229 runs today. Australia's current score is 89 runs for 6 wickets in 17 overs. Australia's current score looks like they won't be able to play a full over. Afghanistan's bowling is very good in this match Afghan bowlers are bowling very well. Let's see if Australia team can win this match today.

[fuguebtc]

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Australia lost their fifth wicket. Labuschagne was run out at such a crucial moment. I didn't imagine they would play so stupid like that. Australia's batsmen should have batted more carefully. As they lost four wickets very quickly. The way Australia are batting now, it will be difficult for Australia to score 100 runs if Maxwell is out. Australia now collect 72/5. There is no chance of winning the match. Losing this match will make it more difficult for Australia to qualify for the semi-finals. They will play against Bangladesh in the last match. Although Bangladesh is not strong, it is not possible to make predictions about the performance of this team.

Afghanistan's bowlers are literally playing with Australia's batsmen today. Australia is batting very badly. The confidence of the Australian players hit rock bottom after losing several wickets early on. This is why the performance of top order as well as middle order players is very poor. At the moment Australia is only 97 runs and they have lost 7 wickets. Australia has no chance of winning this match. Australia need 195 more runs. Maxwell is the only experienced batsman. After losing 7 wickets so quickly I don't see the possibility of Australia scoring 292 runs with Maxwell batting. Afghanistan players are very confident now. And this confidence will result in them winning by a big margin today.

[Fuso.hp]

Australia's batsmen are going down to bat against a target of 292 runs. The game of cricket is a game of uncertainty which is also proved today. Strong Australia who have the ability to score 400 runs. They are not able to bat properly for the target of 229 runs today. Australia's current score is 89 runs for 6 wickets in 17 overs. Australia's current score looks like they won't be able to play a full over. Afghanistan's bowling is very good in this match Afghan bowlers are bowling very well. Let's see if Australia team can win this match today.

Australia's performance against Afghanistan in this crucial match is nothing short of madness. Where Australia's progress to the semi-finals depends on the outcome of this match, such a performance is really disappointing. Australia have been losing wickets since the beginning and they are still losing wickets. Australia lost 7 wickets to reach 100 runs, while Australia's target of 290 runs is above that, if Australia loses 7 wickets to reach 100 runs then the remaining three wickets together will never reach 190 runs. Australia is going to lose this match for sure. If Afghanistan wins this match, the team will go a long way in the fight to reach the semi-finals. If Afghanistan can win this match against Australia then surely Afghanistan will do well against South Africa.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Australia's batsmen are going down to bat against a target of 292 runs. The game of cricket is a game of uncertainty which is also proved today. Strong Australia who have the ability to score 400 runs. They are not able to bat properly for the target of 229 runs today. Australia's current score is 89 runs for 6 wickets in 17 overs. Australia's current score looks like they won't be able to play a full over. Afghanistan's bowling is very good in this match Afghan bowlers are bowling very well. Let's see if Australia team can win this match today.

Australia's performance against Afghanistan in this crucial match is nothing short of madness. Where Australia's progress to the semi-finals depends on the outcome of this match, such a performance is really disappointing. Australia have been losing wickets since the beginning and they are still losing wickets. Australia lost 7 wickets to reach 100 runs, while Australia's target of 290 runs is above that, if Australia loses 7 wickets to reach 100 runs then the remaining three wickets together will never reach 190 runs. Australia is going to lose this match for sure. If Afghanistan wins this match, the team will go a long way in the fight to reach the semi-finals. If Afghanistan can win this match against Australia then surely Afghanistan will do well against South Africa.

If Maxwell and Labuschagne's partnership lasted longer, Australia's chances of winning would have increased. But Labuschagne ran out like a fool. No batsman can be expected to take such a stupid decision at such a crucial moment. At the same time, Mitchell Marsh was dismissed due to a wrong decision by the umpire. Mitchell marsh should have taken the review.

Maxwell continued to fight. Also the bad fielding of Afghanistan players has started now. They missed several easy fieldings and a catch by Maxwell was missed by the Afghanistan fielders. Australia collected 140 runs in 27 overs. Maxwell remains unbeaten with 55 runs off 56 balls. Maxwell is trying to reduce the margin of defeat.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

Australia's batsmen are going down to bat against a target of 292 runs. The game of cricket is a game of uncertainty which is also proved today. Strong Australia who have the ability to score 400 runs. They are not able to bat properly for the target of 229 runs today. Australia's current score is 89 runs for 6 wickets in 17 overs. Australia's current score looks like they won't be able to play a full over. Afghanistan's bowling is very good in this match Afghan bowlers are bowling very well. Let's see if Australia team can win this match today.

Yes cricket is a game of uncertainty. Any accident can happen at any moment. Today I predicted Australia-Afghanistan to lose by a huge margin but the complete opposite happened. At the moment, Australia has collected 126 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. Australia need 166 runs in 25 overs to win. Australia could have won if there were enough wickets. Australia will never win today's match against Afghanistan. Because at the moment Australia has lost 7 wickets. So how can Australia beat Afghanistan today? Australia will lose unimaginably to Afghanistan today.

[Shishir99]

Hey, Are we going to see another upset today? Or better say another good performance from Afghanistan today? 291 isn't a bad total against Australia. Naveen-ul-Haq already removed Travis without scoring runs. We know how well Afghanistan's bowling line up. They are one of the teams in Asia and are likely to bowl well in Indian conditions.

So, I was right in my prediction. Noor Ahmad already destroyed the Australian batting lineup and the good thing for Afghanistan is Noor Ahmad only bowled five overs and he has another five overs in hand. Maxwell is on the crease but the required run rate increasing after each over which will force him to play big shots against those bowlers. Now it's time to see how long Maxwell can face them and how well the Aussie tailenders can defend. Australia pretty much lost this match already. Afghanistan will jump up to the number four in the point table. This is their most successful World Cup so far. Congratulations!