*Official* Match 22 - India v Ireland

[straw man]

Well, on this wicket, I would bowl first too tbh, regardless of which team I'm on.

We'll see, I don't think Ireland will lose it 'convincingly' for what it's worth. If the group goes down to the wire, it may come down to net run rate (anyone know the order of the tie breakers?), so maybe Ireland may want to think about that too.

FTR, order of the tie-breakers is:

In the event of teams finishing on equal points in its Group, the right to play in the quarter-finals will be decided in the following order of priority:

The team with the most wins in the Group matches will be placed in the higher position.
If there are teams with equal points and equal wins in the Group matches then in such case the team with the higher net run rate in the Group matches will be placed in the higher position.

 

[Jono]

Drop Chawla next game for sure. Play Ashwin. At least he has control.

 

[Jono]

3 wides and another no ball? just **** off Chawla

 

[Uppercut]

Lol, 4 overs for 34. Ireland haven't even been attacking the guy.

 

[Mike5181]

Ireland are batting pretty well here.

 

[Daemon]

Piyush bowling **** means Yusuf has to bowl 10 which means easy runs for the opposition on a slow wicket. Thats probably the biggest weakness India has. If even one frontline bowler messes up(which almost always happens), its really hard to put the pressure on the batting team. And if our batting fails then thats pretty much it I guess.

 

[straw man]

This is really good from Ireland. Even if they get 300 you'd back India to chase it down comfortably... still there's nothing like the pressure of potential egg-on-face to lead to actual egg all over face.

 

[Jono]

Only good thing is now Chawla can't cost us a match in the knockout stages.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

If you guys want a laugh, just go on the Indian cricket fans website. Those guys are going crazy.

 

[Uppercut]

O'Brien!

He would have been handy later on. Hits the ball just as well as his bro.

 

[Uppercut]

Andrew White's funny to watch. He basically tries to play a sweep at every delivery.

 

[Prince EWS]

****ing run-outs

 

[Uppercut]

No one's out on the sweep for White, wtf. Looks like India haven't done any kind of preparation for the Ireland side at all.

 

[Furball]

No one's out on the sweep for White, wtf. Looks like India haven't done any kind of preparation for the Ireland side at all.

If their cricket side is as arrogant as their fans, this doesn't suprise me.

 

[Prince EWS]

No one's out on the sweep for White, wtf. Looks like India haven't done any kind of preparation for the Ireland side at all.

Didn't cost them. Getting quite sick of him in ODIs really; he's played some decent four-day innings and his unorthodoxy makes him somewhat useful in T20 cricket I suppose but if he's not going to bowl his darts he definitely shouldn't be playing ODIs IMO. I'm gathering Botha is injured but I'd prefer to see Wilson given a run at this point.

 

[Uppercut]

Wilson's another one they've stuck with for a long time for almost no contribution at all. Never been that convinced by Wilson, he must look fantastic in the nets. Was one of the first in the Ireland side to get a county contract and has been one of the worst performers.

 

[Prince EWS]

Wilson's another one they've stuck with for a long time for almost no contribution at all. Never been that convinced by Wilson, he must look fantastic in the nets. Was one of the first in the Ireland side to get a county contract and has been one of the worst performers.

Wilson's never really had a proper run though; he's usually been the reserve batsman or been used out of position. His ODI record is better than White's as well.

 

[Uppercut]

I can't really figure out what his role in ODIs is supposed to be.

But yeah I'd still probably prefer him to White if White isn't bowling. Went to my school, incidentally.

 

[Jono]

If their cricket side is as arrogant as their fans, this doesn't suprise me.

Yawn.

 

[Manee]

Why is Chawla still bowling? I'm not watching. I assume one of the other Indian bowlers is injured. If not, Dhoni has lost his mind!