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***Official*** Intercontinental Cup Thread

andruid

Cricketer Of The Year
Where's the WCLC thread disappeared to? Looking for a place to wonder out loud if Kenya beat Namibia cos they were good or Namibia were poor.
 

AndyZaltzHair

Hall of Fame Member
A bit confused about what will happen in 2018 Test Challenge but things looking great for Afghanistan as it stands out,

If Afghanistan claim the full 20 points - six for a first-innings lead and 14 more for an outright win - they will sneak past Ireland by a point into the tournament lead. Their final two games are against Hong Kong and UAE, currently placed last. An Ireland loss would mean they'd be in an uphill battle to surge past Afghanistan since they arguably have the toughest remaining slate of any team in the competition - against Netherlands and Scotland.

ICC needs to provide more clarification now and confirm this,

Much discussion recently have pegged a double bump up for both sides, but that will depend on ICC's reforms being approved, a long-drawn process if history is any indication. For now, only the champion of the Intercontinental Cup will advance to the 2018 Test Challenge, a four-match series against the bottom-ranked Test side, currently Zimbabwe.
 

mr_mister

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It'd be so unfair if Ireland miss out after putting in the hard yards and performing well at multiple world cups. I feel both Ireland and Afghanistan could at least have competitive tests with the windies and Zimbabwe at the moment. Seems silly to only allow one through but it's clear Afghanistan has the brighter future
 

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