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

[Sandstorm]

Aus vs Eng tomorrow morning. Do we think the Poms can be bothered to bat for 50 overs, do everyone else a favour and beat the Ockers?

Nope

[OomStruisbaai]

Aus vs Eng tomorrow morning. Do we think the Poms can be bothered to bat for 50 overs, do everyone else a favour and beat the Ockers?

Nope

We don't need favors.

[Enzedder]

Well, that sucked.

4 more years (but looking at our up and coming bowlers, I will say 40 more years)

[Gumboot]

Shit way to lose after batting so well.

[OomStruisbaai]

Shit way to lose after batting so well.

That's how we felt back in 1992 in our semi final vs England.

[OomStruisbaai]

I had to Google it
Cricinfo

Rain interrupted play for 12 minutes with South Africa 231/6 off 42.5 overs and the over limit was reduced to 43 overs with the target reduced by 1 to 252. (The SCG scoreboard and the TV coverage incorrectly displayed South Africa needing 22 off 7 balls, then 22 off 1 ball - the actual requirement to win was 21 off 1 ball)
Chris Lewis bowled the last ball with slow medium pace and Brian McMillan took a single with a push to midwicket
A Duckworth/Lewis calculation under the rules in 2006 would have first set South Africa a target of 273 in 45 overs, and then reduced this to 257 from 43 overs.

[Gumboot]

I had to Google it
Cricinfo

Rain interrupted play for 12 minutes with South Africa 231/6 off 42.5 overs and the over limit was reduced to 43 overs with the target reduced by 1 to 252. (The SCG scoreboard and the TV coverage incorrectly displayed South Africa needing 22 off 7 balls, then 22 off 1 ball - the actual requirement to win was 21 off 1 ball)
Chris Lewis bowled the last ball with slow medium pace and Brian McMillan took a single with a push to midwicket
A Duckworth/Lewis calculation under the rules in 2006 would have first set South Africa a target of 273 in 45 overs, and then reduced this to 257 from 43 overs.

I remember it well, Oom. Terrible result. SA woz robbed.

[OomStruisbaai]

Was very sad but thinking back it was an great achievement reaching the semi final after such a long time in isolation.

After many years of choking we have not a chance winning it.

Maybe send Kolisi over

[Gumboot]

Was very sad but thinking back it was an great achievement reaching the semi final after such a long time in isolation.

After many years of choking we have not a chance winning it.

Maybe send Kolisi over

Strange how it's worked out for SA in World Cup cricket. Such a contrast to how your rugby's gone since re-integration.

I blame Hanse Cronje.


(runs for cover)

[OomStruisbaai]

Was very sad but thinking back it was an great achievement reaching the semi final after such a long time in isolation.

After many years of choking we have not a chance winning it.

Maybe send Kolisi over

Strange how it's worked out for SA in World Cup cricket. Such a contrast to how your rugby's gone since re-integration.

I blame Hanse Cronje.


(runs for cover)

I blame Klusener and Alan Donald.

However this team showed some guts against Pakistan.

[Gumboot]

I hugely admired Cronje as a player and captain. Sad to think what could have been.

[OomStruisbaai]

I hugely admired Cronje as a player and captain. Sad to think what could have been.

Hansie Cronje made me lost believe in cricket. He was stupid, did a lot of damage to the sport.

[Gumboot]

I hugely admired Cronje as a player and captain. Sad to think what could have been.

Hansie Cronje made me lost believe in cricket. He was stupid, did a lot of damage to the sport.

Yep, all his self-serving "the devil made me do it" bollocks set the Proteas back years. Probably decades, looking back on it now. But the bookies must've loved it at the time. What a patsy he turned out to be.

[Gumboot]

[OomStruisbaai]

Proteas will play two spinners today.

[OomStruisbaai]

Kohli 35th birthday today.

[OomStruisbaai]

India won the toss. Will bat first.

[Gumboot]

Saffers off to a great start.

[Sandstorm]

Saffers off to a great start.

Not

[Gumboot]

Just a matter of time. Lulling them into a false sense of security...

[Gumboot]

Similar score to yesterday, when NZ was motoring along...

[Sards]

Watching the cricket

[OomStruisbaai]

Kohli to knock us hard.

[OomStruisbaai]

Shamsi need to strike.

[Sandstorm]

Shamsi need to strike.

Finally! He’s been dreadful today.

[Sandstorm]

Mark Nicolas still can’t tell one black face from another. Useless goon.

[OomStruisbaai]

327 is a tough ask. Let's see if they can surprise us.

[OomStruisbaai]

India destroying the Proteas.

[Sandstorm]

India destroying the Proteas.

This bowling lineup on this pitch is unplayable.

[Insane_Homer]

That the performance we were waiting for, no need to win this one. Chances of beating India twice here is zero. Throw this one, lul them into a false sense of security and then roll them when it counts

(or very likely not)

[OomStruisbaai]

We can only wish. India is taking every team apart.

[Bloutoria]

Humbling.

[Biffer]

Probably been said already, but South Africa batting first seem to be a very different animal to when they bat second

Batting first -
v Sri Lanka scored 428,won by 102
v Australia scored 311, won by 134
v England scored 399, won by 229
v Bangladesh scored 382, won by 149
v New Zealand scored 357, won by 190

Batting second
v Pakistan scraped home by one wicket chasing 271
v Netherlands lost by 38 chasing 246
v India destroyed.

If we get a SAvIND final and the saffers bat first, it could be interesting

[inactionman]

This is a weird one.

As if Mankads weren't shitehousy enough, we've now had the Banglas succeeding in an appeal to have Angelo Matthews timed out.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/66859033

Sounds like he was taking his time anyway, but had a problem with his helmet strap and Bangladesh appealed when he requested a replacement. I thought equipment failures would be considered outside of timed out (i.e. he was ready to face, but then the equipment was noted as failing), but apparently not.

I have never seen this before.

[Biffer]

If I were one of the Sri Lankans, I'd be looking for a mankad at the earliest opportunity.

[Insane_Homer]

AGF v AUS today.

Afghanistan chose to bat, solid start after 5 overs.

[Insane_Homer]

Last 5 ov (RR): 64/1 (12.80)

291/5

Aus reply...

4/1

[Insane_Homer]

49/4

[Insane_Homer]

69/5

LarbooShayne run out.

[OomStruisbaai]

Hier kom n ding.