23th Match - West Indies v Bangladesh

[aussie tragic]

All games from now on are dead rubbers as top 4 locked in. Shame as early form showed WI could be a contender

 

[mr_mister]

All games from now on are dead rubbers as top 4 locked in. Shame as early form showed WI could be a contender

NZ could lose to England and Australia and suddenly be in trouble should of these two teams not drop another game

 

[Zinzan]

NZ could lose to England and Australia and suddenly be in trouble should of these two teams not drop another game

If that happened NZ would need to win 2 of 3 against SA, Windies & Pakistan.

Mind, it would never transpire that way given England is NZ's last game of the qualifiers.

 

[mr_mister]

cmon Gayle. Stamp your authority like the universe boss you claim to be

 

[weldone]

4 out of 10 teams advancing is pretty rough yeah when the top 4 are light years ahead of the chasing pack

8 out of 12/14 was too many though, the group stages were only existing to eliminate minnows

Honestly I think 12/14 teams then Super sixes, like in '99, was actually a good format. I know it had flaws but they weren't an issue in '99 like they were in '03 when the location of the cup was the bigger problem

I sort of agree that 4 out of 10 is kinda harsh, but I'm not sold about a group stage after another. Ultimately we have to move towards quarter-finals but only when there are enough quality teams to make the 14-team group stages more interesting.

 

[Burgey]

I really don’t want to cause offence to anyone by asking what was once a harmless question but which is now trolling or piling on or something, but as I’m in a cab on the way home from a long weekend, dare I ask what the weather is like?

 

[Prince EWS]

I sort of agree that 4 out of 10 is kinda harsh, but I'm not sold about a group stage after another. Ultimately we have to move towards quarter-finals but only when there are enough quality teams to make the 14-team group stages more interesting.

Five's probably the perfect number to progress if you're going to do this format - half the teams seems right, even on top of the fact that the battle for fifth would make it a lot more interesting at the moment. Then you could have a top five finals series as used in various club leagues in other sports around the world, also ensuring the finishing higher still gave you a proper advantage.

In principle I object to this ten team round robin format though so thinking about how to improve it hasn't really been part of my brain orbit.

 

[Raghav]

Both the teams are evenly balanced on paper, and we should be ready for intriguing contest, mouth watering!

 

[weldone]

NZ could lose to England and Australia and suddenly be in trouble should of these two teams not drop another game

Same can happen to Australia to be honest, if they lose to NZ and Eng and SA keep winning their games then effectively the last game between SA and Aus may become a quarter-final.

Also if Afghanistan can pull off something stunning tomorrow on a spinning pitch that'd open up things likely (but that looks highly unlikely tbh as they have to face Archer and Wood).

 

[Flem274*]

if this tournament had a couple more minnows to go with afghanistan, england and indian/australian dick waving then it would be perfect. this tourney is copping it extra hard because of the rain.

i love having a theoretically competitive cricket game on every night, i see no need to rush.

 

[weldone]

... Then you could have a top five finals series as used in various club leagues in other sports around the world, also ensuring the finishing higher still gave you a proper advantage.
...

I don't follow other sports so have no clue

 

[cnerd123]

why oh why do they insist on bowling first

their only win so far was batting first

they nearly beat NZ batting first

bowling first backfired massively vs. England, and now they're trying it again against another lineup stacked with allrounders and big-hitters

 

[weldone]

Both the teams are evenly balanced on paper, and we should be ready for intriguing contest, mouth watering!

Still not sure why Mortaza elected to bowl first. Is there anything on the wicket for him and Saifuddin in the first few overs? Otherwise this could get ugly. I'd rather have a 300+ total being defended through Miraz-Shakib spin-choke. That would be difficult for WI in a must-win game in spite of the small ground.

 

[weldone]

why oh why do they insist on bowling first

their only win so far was batting first

they nearly beat NZ batting first

bowling first backfired massively vs. England, and now they're trying it again against another lineup stacked with allrounders and big-hitters

Exactly. I haven't seen the pitch so hoping there's something special to get 2+ wickets in first 10. Otherwise this is a stupid decision.

 

[aussie tragic]

NZ could lose to England and Australia and suddenly be in trouble should of these two teams not drop another game

Nah, NZ only needs 1 win and a washout to get 10 points, that'll be enough for top 4

 

[NUFAN]

Nah, NZ only needs 1 win and a washout to get 10 points, that'll be enough for top 4

I dont think that 10 is guaranteed. I think youll need 11.

 

[cnerd123]

good start by Mashrafe

 

[mr_mister]

I really don’t want to cause offence to anyone by asking what was once a harmless question but which is now trolling or piling on or something, but as I’m in a cab on the way home from a long weekend, dare I ask what the weather is like?

Cloudy but theyre meant to get a full game

 

[Prince EWS]

I don't follow other sports so have no clue

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_five_play-offs

 

[NUFAN]

I don't follow other sports so have no clue

Round 1
Qualification Final: 2nd vs 3rd
Elimination Final: 4th vs 5th
Bye: 1st

Round Two
Major Semi Final: 1st vs Winners of Qualification Final

Minor Semi Final: Losers of Qualification Final vs Winners of Elimination Final

Round Three
Preliminary Final: Losers of Major Semi Final vs Winners of Minor Semi Final
Bye: Winners of Major Semi Final

Round Four
Grand Final: Winners of Major Semi Final vs Winners of Preliminary Final