*Official* Quarters/Semis/Final General Discussion

[IndiaLose]

Match fixing results made public?

Gut feeling that Pakistan will win.

In that case India should deliberately lose the match against WI. I would prefer India to face any other team in the quarter finals than Australia.

 

[Prad100w]

Gut feeling that Pakistan will win.

In that case India should deliberately lose the match against WI. I would prefer India to face any other team in the quarter finals than Australia.

Although i agree Aus game would be tough if India plays against them, there is no reason why they can't beat Australia. I don't expect another collapse from the batting order. Happy that it happened before the quarters. So all is not lost!!!

 

[Blaze 18]

Gut feeling that Pakistan will win.

In that case India should deliberately lose the match against WI. I would prefer India to face any other team in the quarter finals than Australia.

India should not lose to anyone deliberately - it doesn't matter if they get the beating of their lifetime against Australia. Seriously, how can you even suggest such a thing?

 

[centurymaker]

India should not lose to anyone deliberately - it doesn't matter if they get the beating of their lifetime against Australia. Seriously, how can you even suggest such a thing?

India will have to play Australia either in the quarters or the semis.
Let's hope that pakistan win today so that India play australia in the quarters.

 

[Fusion]

Ok I get the below from PP. Can someone confirm if this is accurate?

Assuming SAF beats BD...... here are all the scenarios....please correct me if I am wrong.

1) If Aus beats Pak & Ind beats WI.... will be an SAF-Pak QF.
2) If Aus beats Pak & WI beats Ind.... will be an SAF-Pak QF.

3) If Pak beats Aus & Ind beats WI.... will be an WI-Pak QF.
4) If Pak beats Aus & WI beats Ind.... will be an IND-Pak QF.

5) If Pak vs Aus get rained out & Ind beats WI.... will be an Ind-Pak QF.
6)If Pak vs Aus get rained out & WI beats Ind.... will be an WI-Pak QF.

 

[Blaze 18]

Ok I get the below from PP. Can someone confirm if this is accurate?

Assuming SAF beats BD...... here are all the scenarios....please correct me if I am wrong.

1) If Aus beats Pak & Ind beats WI.... will be an SAF-Pak QF.
2) If Aus beats Pak & WI beats Ind.... will be an SAF-Pak QF.

3) If Pak beats Aus & Ind beats WI.... will be an WI-Pak QF.
4) If Pak beats Aus & WI beats Ind.... will be an IND-Pak QF.

5) If Pak vs Aus get rained out & Ind beats WI.... will be an Ind-Pak QF.
6)If Pak vs Aus get rained out & WI beats Ind.... will be an WI-Pak QF.

I think that's wrong. If Pakistan beat Australia, they'll move to the top of their table. India move down to number three if they lose to West Indies. In other words, if Pakistan beat Australia and West Indies beat India, it will be a Pakistan-England quarter-final.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Assuming South Africa beats Bangladesh, these are the possible quarterfinal permutations.

Australia win, India win
Australia vs West Indies
Sri Lanka vs England
New Zealand vs India
Pakistan vs South Africa

Australia win, West Indies win
Australia vs England
Sri Lanka vs India
New Zealand vs West Indies
Pakistan vs South Africa

Pakistan win, India win
Pakistan vs West Indies
Sri Lanka vs England
Australia vs India
New Zealand vs South Africa

Pakistan win, West Indies win
Pakistan vs England
Sri Lanka vs India
Australia vs West Indies
New Zealand vs South Africa

 

[Athlai]

What about rain?

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

AUS-PAK rained out, India win
Australia vs West Indies
Sri Lanka vs England
Pakistan vs India
New Zealand vs South Africa

AUS-PAK rained out, West Indies win
Australia vs England
Sri Lanka vs India
Pakistan vs West Indies
New Zealand vs South Africa

 

[Fusion]

Assuming South Africa beats Bangladesh, these are the possible quarterfinal permutations.

Australia win, India win
Australia vs West Indies
Sri Lanka vs England
New Zealand vs India
Pakistan vs South Africa

Australia win, West Indies win
Australia vs England
Sri Lanka vs India
New Zealand vs West Indies
Pakistan vs South Africa

Pakistan win, India win
Pakistan vs West Indies
Sri Lanka vs England
Australia vs India
New Zealand vs South Africa

Pakistan win, West Indies win
Pakistan vs England
Sri Lanka vs India
Australia vs West Indies
New Zealand vs South Africa

AUS-PAK rained out, India win
Australia vs West Indies
Sri Lanka vs England
Pakistan vs India
New Zealand vs South Africa

AUS-PAK rained out, West Indies win
Australia vs England
Sri Lanka vs India
Pakistan vs West Indies
New Zealand vs South Africa

 

[Spark]

Ah, misread the points table. So basically we come 1st if we win/NR/tie, and 3rd if we lose. Right.

 

[Athlai]

What would happen if Bangers actually pull it off? Do they just trade places with England/West Indies (depending on the WI-India match)

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

South Africa win
Australia win, India win
Australia vs West Indies
Sri Lanka vs England
New Zealand vs India
Pakistan vs South Africa

Australia win, West Indies win
Australia vs England
Sri Lanka vs India
New Zealand vs West Indies
Pakistan vs South Africa

Pakistan win, India win
Pakistan vs West Indies
Sri Lanka vs England
Australia vs India
New Zealand vs South Africa

Pakistan win, West Indies win
Pakistan vs England
Sri Lanka vs India
Australia vs West Indies
New Zealand vs South Africa

AUS-PAK rained out, India win
Australia vs West Indies
Sri Lanka vs England
Pakistan vs India
New Zealand vs South Africa

AUS-PAK rained out, West Indies win
Australia vs England
Sri Lanka vs India
Pakistan vs West Indies
New Zealand vs South Africa

Bangladesh win
Australia win, India win
Australia vs England
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
New Zealand vs South Africa
Pakistan vs India

Australia win, West Indies win
Australia vs India
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
New Zealand vs South Africa
Pakistan vs West Indies

Pakistan win, India win
Pakistan vs England
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
Australia vs South Africa
New Zealand vs India

Pakistan win, West Indies win
Pakistan vs India
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
Australia vs South Africa
New Zealand vs West Indies

AUS-PAK rained out, India win
Australia vs England
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
Pakistan vs South Africa
New Zealand vs India

AUS-PAK rained out, West Indies win
Australia vs India
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
Pakistan vs South Africa
New Zealand vs West Indies

 

[Athlai]

Cheers for that, so NZ pretty much set to play India or South Africa in the likeliest course of events.

 

[blahblahblah]

wow, india against nz will be awesome

 

[GIMH]

Looking like Eng-SL

 

[IndiaLose]

As I said yesterday, Afridi and team are determined to win the game against Australia and top the Group A table.

India vs. Australia is looking more and more likely.

Our bowlers simply don't have it in them to dismantle a team like Australia. Pakistan has much much better bowlers. Their fielding has also been excellent today.

No chance of India going to the semi finals now. Only way for India to have any chance now to go to semi finals is to lose their game against WI.

 

[Days of Grace]

Been thinking of who I would rather New Zealand play, South Africa or India?

Of course, I would like us to play the Windies, but that is not likely to happen now.

I think we are a better shot against South Africa in the subcontinent. The Indians will score 400 and their spinners will tie us down, if not necessarily run through us like the Sri Lankans do.

Many of the New Zealand batsmen have never faced Steyn or Morkel before but I am more confident our bowlers can hold their own then against the Indians in home conditions.

What do the other NZer posters think?

 

[Flem274*]

I think we'll be going home.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Doesn't really matter who you get, you have to play 3 tough matches against good sides to win it. No difference really in who you meet as there is no standout side this year and all have frailties that can be exposed at any time.

Don't think it matters much for England, think we are going out in quarters whoever we get.