The Official, one and only, Men's ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 thread

[Torquemada 1420]

Or maybe win it as Afg press the panic button. 4 over throws on a no chance run out

[Insane_Homer]

215

Trounced

[Torquemada 1420]

All over. Well played Rugs

[Insane_Homer]

Aus propping up the table now.

Screenshot_20231015-170521.png (222.93 KiB) Viewed 1689 times

[Insane_Homer]

SL v AUS
Huge game for both.

Sri Lanka won the toss & chose to bat

Solid start 70/0 after 13

[Insane_Homer]

finally a breakthrough from Cummins

125/1 (21.4 overs)

[Insane_Homer]

SL imploding after the rain delay.

199/8 40 overs

209 all out. 43.3 overs. Adv Aus.

[Thor Sedan]

That is some collapse - going 1/125 and then 9/84

Phew.

[Sandstorm]

That is some collapse - going 1/125 and then 9/84

Phew.

Pakistan lost 7/64 against India on Saturday.

[Insane_Homer]

35/2 brisk start but Warne and Smith gorne

[Sandstorm]

Warne gorne

That's old news, mate

[Insane_Homer]

Warne gorne

That's old news, mate

AAagghhhh.......r

Marsh not messing about.

64/2 after 10

81/3 Marsh RUN OUT

[Sandstorm]

Just 53 needed, Aussies phoning this one in.

[Insane_Homer]

Comfortable win in the end. Aus needed that desperately.

[Insane_Homer]

SA v NED

MATCH DELAYED BY RAIN

edit: some action...

2:32pm It's time for the toss. Bavuma and Edwards are out in the middle. The floodlights are well and truly on, and it looks quite overcast. Dry for now, though, and that is the most important thing. Bavuma gives the coin a flick. Edwards calls heads, but it comes down as tails. South Africa will bowl first.

edit: uh oh

2:47pm Just as we were preparing to get stuck in, the rain has returned and the covers are back on. Looks like that kind of a day...

[Sandstorm]

We have a game on! Netherlands bat first. 43 overs each

[clydecloggie]

3 early wickets, two of them on review. Netherlands struggling to get going.

[Insane_Homer]

Huge acceleration from the Dutch to finish.

245/8 in 43.

64 off the last 5.

[clydecloggie]

Huge acceleration from the Dutch to finish.

245/8 in 43.

64 off the last 5.

Unexpected but very welcome. Now if they can do their usual miserly act, get the RRR up to 8 RPO and take wickets when the pressure gets to the Saffer players, they might add the 50-over scalp to the T20 one.

SA still favourite, their batting line-up is strong. But they will be shaken by their performance in the field.

[Insane_Homer]

42/2 after 10 here comes the kak.

42/3 10.2

[Thor Sedan]

Tell you what - this Netherlands side has a blimmin' good bowling unit. This is 3 games in a row that their bowlers have asked questions of 'tier 1' batting.

[Thor Sedan]

Wow - 44/4

[Biffer]

Well, well, well.

[OomStruisbaai]

Proteas under the pump here.

[Biffer]

82/5

[Thor Sedan]

89/5 - Klaasen gone.

A lot of pressure on Miller now.

[Biffer]

Saffers rolling over to have their tummies tickled by the old motherland here.

[OomStruisbaai]

Saffers rolling over to have their tummies tickled by the old motherland here.

Roelof van der Merwe must enjoy this.

[Bloutoria]

Die Hôllanners lê-naai ons.

Sorry vir die taal.

[Insane_Homer]

Miller done, game over.

[Thor Sedan]

Well.....that wasn't a result I was expecting.

Netherlands bowling is top draw though.

[Biffer]

Said it before, I’ll say it again. Test / Associate status should be abolished. Teams need to be scheduled against the three teams above and below them every two years. Do that for 50 over and t20 cricket, minimum three games, icc decides which team is home / away. For long form cricket do the two above and below you, minimum two tests for the top ten. Can make it four day, one off match outside the top ten if you want. Countries can choose which forms of the game they play - if you just want to play t20, that’s all you do.

Allows good teams to rise, makes sure everyone plays against their competitors. Tournament qualifications still done through rankings plus qualifying tournaments.

Edit - this genuinely isn’t particularly radical. As an example, if the rankings were as they are now at the end of this year, England would have to play three match ODI series against South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh over 2024 and 2025. Afghanistan would have to play England, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Scotland. Ireland would have to play West Indies, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Netherlands, Nepal and Namibia. At the top, India would have to commit to playing Pakistan, South Africa and Australia.

The big teams play 15-20 ODIs every year, so still plenty of scope to organise other series, India would have plenty of scope for other series against England and Australia for example. Some of the smaller nations will just take the twelve.

This helps everyone - one or two teams (e.g. Ireland and Netherlands) are artificially low because they only ever get to play teams above them. After a few years the world rankings will be truly representative of how good teams are relative to each other.

[clydecloggie]

Brilliant result for the Dutch. Finally their batting backed up their bowling, which is undisputed class.

Unsung hero for me - Aryan Dutt. 20yo offie, opening the bowling and not letting teams get big runs first up.

Hope they can take a few more scalps.

[OomStruisbaai]

Die Hôllanners lê-naai ons.

Sorry vir die taal.

Ons krieket is uiters kak en vrot van politiek. Om eerlik te wees geniet ek as die chicken runners presteer. Holland het ons by die T20 WC ook uitgeskakel.

[Guy Smiley]

Said it before, I’ll say it again. Test / Associate status should be abolished. Teams need to be scheduled against the three teams above and below them every two years. Do that for 50 over and t20 cricket, minimum three games, icc decides which team is home / away. For long form cricket do the two above and below you, minimum two tests for the top ten. Can make it four day, one off match outside the top ten if you want. Countries can choose which forms of the game they play - if you just want to play t20, that’s all you do.

Allows good teams to rise, makes sure everyone plays against their competitors. Tournament qualifications still done through rankings plus qualifying tournaments.

Edit - this genuinely isn’t particularly radical. As an example, if the rankings were as they are now at the end of this year, England would have to play three match ODI series against South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh over 2024 and 2025. Afghanistan would have to play England, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Scotland. Ireland would have to play West Indies, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Netherlands, Nepal and Namibia. At the top, India would have to commit to playing Pakistan, South Africa and Australia.

The big teams play 15-20 ODIs every year, so still plenty of scope to organise other series, India would have plenty of scope for other series against England and Australia for example. Some of the smaller nations will just take the twelve.

This helps everyone - one or two teams (e.g. Ireland and Netherlands) are artificially low because they only ever get to play teams above them. After a few years the world rankings will be truly representative of how good teams are relative to each other.

Agreed... and rugby could take a leaf from the same book.

[Kiwias]

Black Caps put in to bat by Afghanistan and after a slow start, Young has his 50 and Ravindra is starting to score quite freely. 103-1 after 18 overs

[Kiwias]

WHOOPS

Now 112-4

[Paddington Bear]

These crowds remain so sad to see

[Kiwias]

Afghanistan need 289 to win, probably a bit too many thanks to some big hitting in the last few overs

[Insane_Homer]

strong finish,

288/6