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General Cricket => Latest Matches => Topic started by: Kulli on March 04, 2018, 01:37:37 PM
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Scotland well on their way to a big upset in the first round of games, expected Rashid to run through us but we’ve torn him a new one so far. 5-0-43-0
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Great performance by Scotland winning by 7 wickets. I didn't see that coming.
Ireland are on the way to victory against the Netherlands.
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Great performance by Scotland winning by 7 wickets. I didn't see that coming.
Ireland are on the way to victory against the Netherlands.
Where's the dislike button for Ire v NL?
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Convincing win for Scotland Callum Mcloud wielding his Hunts County Bat too great effect 156 not out
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Do they carry points forward in the super six? If so, that would be a massive boost for Scotland
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I am genuinely sad for Canada's elimination after last ball defeat to Nepal. Maybe I am sad because I know some players very well.
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Do they carry points forward in the super six? If so, that would be a massive boost for Scotland
I would presume so. If we can beat Zimbabwe Rik and hit the super 6’s with 2 wins already it would give us a massive chance.
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2 defeats from 2 for Afghanistan losing a tight one one against Zimbabwe by 2 runs.
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Couple of thrillers today. Afghans just need to beat HK and Nepalmto make the super 6’s but with points carrying over they’ll need to win all three of those to stand a chance.
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Few decent games today.
WIndies rotating a bit and having a bit of a scare against PNG.
Scotland bowling brilliantly but needing bailed out by Coetzer with the bat once again.
Afghanistan struggling again, wonder what went wrong there.
UAE just about home against a Dutch side that seems to be much better on paper than the pitch.
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Few decent games today.
WIndies rotating a bit and having a bit of a scare against PNG.
Scotland bowling brilliantly but needing bailed out by Coetzer with the bat once again.
Afghanistan struggling again, wonder what went wrong there.
UAE just about home against a Dutch side that seems to be much better on paper than the pitch.
With Afghanistan I think going with Rashid Khan as captain has completely backfired. Should have given the captaincy to Nabi who I think has done the job before. It's just a shame that these games are not televised as it would have liked to have watch these encounters.
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The super six onwards is.
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The super six onwards is.
On what channel?
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https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/630804 (https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/630804)
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Big win for HK today
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Drop catches by Ireland proving to be extremely costly. Think they will struggle to chase over 250.
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Roach has bowled well, coming back and breaking up the O'Brien and Joyce partnership.
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Scotland chasing 211 against Zimbabwe. A great opportunity to make it 4 from 4.
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Scotland chasing 211 against Zimbabwe. A great opportunity to make it 4 from 4.
Yup, have to do it to have any chance of qualifying. if we do then we're already 2/2 in the super 6, in that case, wins against Ireland and UAE would be enough to see us through to the final, maybe even a win against one of them if we get a few lucky breaks.
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A tie in the Scotland game
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Yup, ballsed that up royally at the end.
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They may have done that but they played extremely well to give themselves A chance to win the Game people only remember the bad parts and not stop to think and give praise to the good parts
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They may have done that but they played extremely well to give themselves A chance to win the Game people only remember the bad parts and not stop to think and give praise to the good parts
They’ve bowled a million miles above their standard for the full tournament, and i’d Have bitten your arm off for join top and 3 points carried over. But if they’d even not run on that 9th wicket they’d have won. Big old swing and then crossing was dumb, easily done but dumb all the same.
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Scotland have comfortably beaten UAE. Bit of surprise that Afghanistan have beaten the West Indies considering how poor they've been.
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Zimbabwe have beaten Ireland. With that Ireland's chances have probably gone.
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Yup, surely they can just throw Sunday’s a game and let us qualify in the interests of neighbourly cooperation.
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Won't need to the belief in the camp has to be sky high it will be close but I hope it goes Scotlands way
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Coetzer looking different class to everyone else at the moment.
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Really surprised Scotland are going so well. No really standout players
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Losing 4 quick wickets in the middle will probably cost Scotland here.
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Scotland losing by 25 runs but the positive for Scotland is their net run hasn't taken too much of a battering.
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Very faint hopes for Scotland after today's reverse to Ireland. Probably having to have to beat Windies
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Yup, was that screw up against zimbabwe that will cost us qualification though.
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Player from Zimbabwe hit with a bouncer from Roach right inbetween the grill of his Shrey this morning. Seems to have just about done the job of stopping it going through but he left the field.
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Brendan Taylor class apart. Looks at ease when at the crease
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Sensational 100 by Taylor. 10th odi century. When it's all said and done arguably Zimbabwe's greatest odi batsman
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Sensational 100 by Taylor. 10th odi century. When it's all said and done arguably Zimbabwe's greatest odi batsman
I think Andy Flower might have something to say about that!
Brendan Taylor is good, don't get me wrong, but this Windies attack is hardly world beating. Other than Roach, and maybe Holder, you wouldn't say there is a great deal there to worry about for most International players. They made Moeen look like the best player in the world at Bristol last year!
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I think Andy Flower might have something to say about that!
Brendan Taylor is good, don't get me wrong, but this Windies attack is hardly world beating. Other than Roach, and maybe Holder, you wouldn't say there is a great deal there to worry about for most International players. They made Moeen look like the best player in the world at Bristol last year!
Andy Flower was a sensational Test batsman less so in limited overs cricket. Secondly Flower's Zimbabwe was considerably stronger than Taylor's.
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West Indies with that win have more or else booked their place into the World Cup.
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So you have written Scotland off then ?
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So you have written Scotland off then ?
Scotland's last group match is against West Indies. Zimbabwe have the underperforming UAE. Tough ask for the Scottish boys.
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Tough ask but they can do it UAE on there day can also beat anyone of the top Teams
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Game on, would have taken this sort of a chase this morning, presuming they don't go mental in the last few.
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West Indies bowled out for 198
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Think Scotland chase this?
For me they do, West Indies dropping Bishoo for Brathwaite suggests to me there are no huge demons to be expected. A few Scottish spinners took wickets but again not like it turned a mile or offered drastic amounts of variable bounce. Scotland cant have asked for much more than this for an opportunity.
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They have given themselves every chance anyway.
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And now blowing every chance, fair play to them, consistent if nothing else
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Rain has stopped play and Scotland are five runs behind on DLS.
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Looks like they will be back out in the not too distant future, got every chance, but if we don't manage to blow it no doubt the umpires will do it for us. Did anyone else see Berringtons lbw?
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Absolutely disgraceful the lbw call haha was sliding a long way down
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robbed!
Scotland out West Indies through!
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Oh no, poor Scotland. Match called off because of rain. So very close for Scotland, I feel so sorry for them. Just 5 runs behind on DL. That LBW call proved very expensive.
The irony of it - Scotland having their chances ended by rain, in Southern Africa.
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ICC dropped the ball by reducing the number of nations at the 2019 World Cup. Sides like West Indies, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Ireland and Afghanistan should all be in the tournament.
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Also I wonder how many of the Caribbean t20 mercenaries now declare their availability for the World Cup. Narine and Russell had issues. But the likes of Pollard, Darren Bravo etc can't be bothered to usual play for their country
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ICC dropped the ball by reducing the number of nations at the 2019 World Cup. Sides like West Indies, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Ireland and Afghanistan should all be in the tournament.
I completely agree with this - the biggest global shop window in Cricket. What an enticement to players from the smaller cricketing nations as a goal to aim for. Then to have the experience of paying against the top cricket teams.
Whatever logistical issues the organisers face, surely they could have been overcome.
Cricket has quite a history of being an insular game, not looking for expansion. (eg Australia not playing a Test against New Zealand between 1946 and 1973. I hope England take a more positive view of Test cricket with Ireland - surely they can slip in the odd Test here and there).
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ICC dropped the ball by reducing the number of nations at the 2019 World Cup. Sides like West Indies, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Ireland and Afghanistan should all be in the tournament.
And the Netherlands (though not to be judged by this tournaments efforts). They are a team in transition, missed Stephan Myburgh through injury and somehow seemed to hit the panic button.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kb2B04yOGcY
Nailed on
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It's an absolute shocking decision and without Scotland would be through.
@Mister Le Chiffre You look at a number of different sports around, they are trying increase and expand their sports. Whereas cricket is more than happy to reduce it.
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The World Cup usually drags on endlessly so how does the ICC believe the removal of the associates/smaller Test playing nations be good for the game? In the upcoming football World Cup it's heading to Russia followed by Qatar. Neither are exactly footballing powerhouses.
Some of the players in the smaller sides deserve to be at the World Cup e.g. Coetzer, Kevin o'brien for Christ sake had the fastest World Cup hundred ever, ten Doeschate, Rashid Khan etc.
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The thing is the world cup dragged on for ever because the scheduling didn't allow for two or three games a day. Which is mad.
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No DRS for this tournament?
Shocking decision by the umpire for that lbw, maybe just goes to show that umpires are more willing to give players out having used DRS for so long.
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No DRS for this tournament?
Shocking decision by the umpire for that lbw, maybe just goes to show that umpires are more willing to give players out having used DRS for so long.
Apart from the Irish player who was stone dead, not given and won the game for them the other day
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That was the same umpire, he’s gunned us down twice in two games.
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Gutted for Scotland, but most of all gutted the West Indies didn't fail to qualify. Not that I have anything against them, just that it would have given the ICC the massive kick in the teeth they deserve!
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That was the same umpire, he’s gunned us down twice in two games.
Who was the umpire?
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Just happened to find these...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A6RA6iJdFg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A6RA6iJdFg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acso1eIyBF4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acso1eIyBF4)
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Who was the umpire?
a Paul Wilson, Aussie.
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UAE off to a solid start against Zimbabwe. Afghanistan and Ireland will be hoping UAE one a rabbit out of the hat so they can nip in essentially through the backdoor
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UAE piling them on against Zimbabwe...the hosts seem to be wilting
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Seems like I put the mockers on UAE. Lost three quick wickets. Zimbabwe's fan redound their voices
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And now more rain. Should have had proper knock out stuff with reserve days.
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The qualifying competition has shown just what a travesty it is that there are going to be so few nations in the next WC. Some great cricket, from committed, passionate teams.
Did the ICC nobble the umpire yesterday? They will have been desperate for the Windies to qualify. That way the only embarassmnet is that the worlds number one rated ODI bowler will not be eligible to play...
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Looks like Zimbabwe are on their way out.
Zimbabwe Cricket brought back Brendan Taylor and Kyle Jarvis, and are paying both - upfront - more than what Kane Williamson earns. Plus their contracts are 4 times the length of a standard international cricketer's contract. All of this just to qualify for the CWC.
Expect big internal trouble there then.
Not sure who I want to qualify out of Ireland or Afghanistan, still bitter that the rain costs us a shot.
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UAE take out Zimbabwe incredible scenes
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Good news! There will be an associate at the world cup as long as Ireland v Afghanistan ends with a win for someone. Hopefully whoever gets there tears it up.
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Scotland lose by 5 runs and Zimbabwe lose by 3 runs. So close for both teams trying to get into the World Cup.
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Might be another close finish today, Afghanistan having a bit of an implosion, get Nabi early and it's game on I think.
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Afghanistan have qualified for the World Cup
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Stinky. How much luck didn't those buggers have!
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I’m sure I’ve just read that even with only 10 teams the World Cup is schedules to take 7 weeks.....
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I’m sure I’ve just read that even with only 10 teams the World Cup is schedules to take 7 weeks.....
Yep i have just seen that as well. Completely ridiculous! I thought the idea was reduce the teams and reduce the length of the tournament.
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I’m sure I’ve just read that even with only 10 teams the World Cup is schedules to take 7 weeks.....
All they'll do is schedule 1 game per day. It will just drag on.
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Just crazy!
If you’re going to do that, play 2 games a day at different times (one day and one day/night) and then add in the associate nations and split it into 2 groups.
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Yep i have just seen that as well. Completely ridiculous! I thought the idea was reduce the teams and reduce the length of the tournament.
the idea was to reduce the teams and ensure India play at least 8/9 games.
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the idea was to reduce the teams and ensure India play at least 8/9 games.
Yep realise the connotations around the big 3 getting more games etc... but I thought the tournament was going to last less time also.
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Every team will play against the other 9 teams. The top 4 teams will qualify for the semifinals. That makes 45 group games with an awful lot of dead matches (and no minnows to root for). Guess the ECBand ICC need the money for their jolly/slush fund/ bribe pot. This is very, very shortsighted.
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I hope India rest players against Afghanistan thinking they're safe, followed by Mo Shahzad battering 250 and Rashid Khan taking all 10 including bowling Kohli round his legs to send India out.
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FIFA World Cup: 32 teams - 64 games
Rugby World Cup: 20 teams - 48 games
Cricket World Cup: 10 teams - 48 games
It's absolutely ridiculous
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I hope India rest players against Afghanistan thinking they're safe, followed by Mo Shahzad battering 250 and Rashid Khan taking all 10 including bowling Kohli round his legs to send India out.
I feel bad for the Irish but I cannot deny that Shahzad's presence automatically makes the World Cup worth watching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOKqSQwoDis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOKqSQwoDis)
What a guy.
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It's ridiculous that the ICC would prefer to milk the Indian cash cow rather than develop the game as they should be. Even a 14 team World Cup is small but the above mentioned numbers regarding other sports. 7 weeks of watching the same teams again and again yet associate nations whom have lit up recent ICC events will be out in the cold. Moronic
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Just announced, football World Cup to increase to 48 teams for Qatar 2022. The ICC should hang their heads in shame for what they are doing to cricket!
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FWIW I dont really see much value in the football world cup being increased to 48 teams. The standard outside the top 32 is pretty low. For context, Scotland are ranked 34 ;)
However, I'm fully in favour of the cricket world cup being far more inclusive, especially in a format such as T20 where realistically anyone can beat anyone on their day