Cricket World Cup 2019
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Deal! Good luck, but, best of all, enjoy the game!
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Mister Dury, do you think Angelo Matthews and the the great Kumar Sangakkara may have retired too early?
I know Sanga was getting on in years, but their dual retirement left Sri Lanka severely weakened, I reckon.
And we have another conundrum - will Pakistan reach their D/L-affected target? I reckon they have a shot - but, we shall see.
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springrain wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 7:51 pmMister Dury, do you think Angelo Matthews and the the great Kumar Sangakkara may have retired too early?
I know Sanga was getting on in years, but their dual retirement left Sri Lanka severely weakened, I reckon.
And we have another conundrum - will Pakistan reach their D/L-affected target? I reckon they have a shot - but, we shall see.
Matthews is still playing no?
Any team would miss Sanga, but he was getting on. There problem has been the middle order for a while. I think I read they were averaging 7 this World Cup from 4 down.
I have to admit it is not a SL team I recognise. Long gone are the days of Sanga, jayawardene, jayasuria, chamida Vaas & even malinga in his pomp. Just making up the numbers now.
Don’t think Pakistan will make it, India have a decent pace attack. Although should be closer than what Jep reckons
Didnt realise there was a market for that!springrain wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:57 pm
PS - Mohamed Amir has been officially warned TWICE for running on the pitch - it's only his 4th over!
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@RTBF3: Yes, you're right, Mr Angelo Matthews is indeed in the squad; the two washouts of their games haven't really done them any favours - and Angelo played only in the defeat by Australia.
@jep: I reckon you won that one - a facile victory for India.
Back to tonight's game - a strange innings from WI (297-7 off 47) - what an anchoring innings Shai Hope has played! (Final score: 321-8)
But, is it enough? I'd imagine that would be enough, but with the losers of this game more or less having their WC strangled, and Taunton having relatively small boundaries... who knows?
So, it's looking like the big 3 (England, India, Australia) + one other from: WI, NZ! It's game on! (Or can Bangladesh upset the apple cart?) I don't think so from here.
NZ have the tougher of the remaining fixtures, but they can afford a couple of narrow defeats - or even 3.
@jep: I reckon you won that one - a facile victory for India.
Back to tonight's game - a strange innings from WI (297-7 off 47) - what an anchoring innings Shai Hope has played! (Final score: 321-8)
But, is it enough? I'd imagine that would be enough, but with the losers of this game more or less having their WC strangled, and Taunton having relatively small boundaries... who knows?
So, it's looking like the big 3 (England, India, Australia) + one other from: WI, NZ! It's game on! (Or can Bangladesh upset the apple cart?) I don't think so from here.
NZ have the tougher of the remaining fixtures, but they can afford a couple of narrow defeats - or even 3.
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Bangladesh going great guns. Looks like they're gonna knock the total off with overs to spare.
74 from 96 needed after a superb ton from Shakib.
74 from 96 needed after a superb ton from Shakib.
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Bangladesh, you beauty, amazing!
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Ditto that.
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As it stands
Bangladesh still in it. Although last 4 games include Aus and Ind (along with Pak and Afg) so may be a bit beyond them.
Eng vs Afg today so should be a one sided affair. Will be interesting to see the team with Roy missing, will they bother risking Morgan and apparently Plunkett missing through illness.
Moeen and Vince to come in doesn’t really weaken the team.
Bangladesh still in it. Although last 4 games include Aus and Ind (along with Pak and Afg) so may be a bit beyond them.
Eng vs Afg today so should be a one sided affair. Will be interesting to see the team with Roy missing, will they bother risking Morgan and apparently Plunkett missing through illness.
Moeen and Vince to come in doesn’t really weaken the team.
Some of the sweetest batting it has been my pleasure to see last night.
Had to feel sorry for the Windy batters as everything they tried just got whacked around the ground.
Had to feel sorry for the Windy batters as everything they tried just got whacked around the ground.
fixed that for you, Rob.
Thanks.
I never had RobW down as a cricket man. Lacrosse perhaps. Or showjumping. But not cricket.
I was also going to correct him, so I will now, it's not Windy, it's Windies.Dallow Spicer wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 2:00 pmI never had RobW down as a cricket man. Lacrosse perhaps. Or showjumping. But not cricket.
West Indies.
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