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World Cup Predictions Thread

Jimbo the giant

U19 12th Man
Likelihood of these things happening at this world cup ....?

Individual score of 171 or more? $1.85
Team score of 400 or more? $1.85
NZ to reach Semi's? $1.60
David Warner to score the most runs for Aussie? $3.25
Kane Williamson to score the most runs for NZ? $3


Multi $50 to pay = $2669.50

Your thoughts? Pretty unlikely but worth a punt?

The way batsman have been slaughtering bowlers recently makes me feel like the odds are decent. Kane and Davey seem to be in ominous form, I like their chances of top scoring for their respective teams.
 
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hendrix

Hall of Fame Member
NZ to reach the semis at $1.60 is not particularly good value, IMO. Yes, we're amongst the top three but it's a big tournament and 60c on the dollar is just not worth it.
 

Jimbo the giant

U19 12th Man
NZ to reach the semis at $1.60 is not particularly good value, IMO. Yes, we're amongst the top three but it's a big tournament and 60c on the dollar is just not worth it.
I just used it as a multiplier, I see it as being reasonable value as we should make the QF's and it's only one game away. We will be fav's over all but SA. I kind of see it as being the most bankable of the 5 actually and so does the TAB.

You take that option out and $50 will pay $1668. Quite a massive difference really.
 
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Isura

U19 Captain
Winners: South Africa
Runners Up: Pakistan
Semi finalists: New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan
Leading run scorer: AB
Leading wicket taker: Trent Bolt
Highest individual innings scorer: Chris Gayle
Highest individual innings wicket taker: Dale Steyn
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: India
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: Pakistan
Player of the Tourney: AB
Player of the Final: AB
Predict an upset in a group stage game: England/Bangladesh
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Virat Kohli
Random prediction: South African's don't choke.
 

faheemaltaf

Cricket Spectator
Winners: South Africa
Runners Up: Australia
Semi finalists:England and Srilanka
Leading run scorer: AB Dev
Leading wicket taker:Mitch
Highest individual innings scorer:Rohit sharma
Highest individual innings wicket taker:Starc
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: India
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing:England
Player of the Tourney:AB dev
Player of the Final:Amla
Predict an upset in a group stage game: India or Pakistan to get beaten by Minnow
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Warner
Random prediction: India not to win more than 2 games in the worldcup


I want to change some with mine.
Winners: England
Runners Up: South Africa
Semi finalists: Australia and Ireland
Leading run scorer: Misbah-ul-Haq or Hashim Amla
Highest individual innings scorer:Rohit sharma (I have doubt about it)
 
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NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
Likelihood of these things happening at this world cup ....?

Individual score of 171 or more? $1.85
Team score of 400 or more? $1.85
NZ to reach Semi's? $1.60
David Warner to score the most runs for Aussie? $3.25
Kane Williamson to score the most runs for NZ? $3


Multi $50 to pay = $2669.50

Your thoughts? Pretty unlikely but worth a punt?

The way batsman have been slaughtering bowlers recently makes me feel like the odds are decent. Kane and Davey seem to be in ominous form, I like their chances of top scoring for their respective teams.
Absolutely worth a punt! It'll keep you entertained throughout the dull group matches, just hope the minnows bowl first.

EDIT - For some reason I thought it was based off $10. Still not too bad if you have $50 free.
 
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NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
I think you're lucky that the site is allowing that multi to occur. The 171+ and 400+ are not entirely mutually exclusive and should be for it to stand.

I just put a $1 on the following to all be teams highest run scorer
Amla
Shehzad
Kohli
Mooen
Warner
Williamson

Paying 2633.83.
 
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faheemaltaf

Cricket Spectator
Winners: India
Runners Up: Australia
Semi finalists: New Zealand and South Africa
Leading run scorer: Rohit Sharma
Leading wicket taker: Mitchell Starc
Highest individual innings scorer: AB De Villiers
Highest individual innings wicket taker: James Anderson
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: Sri Lanka
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: New Zealand
Player of the Tourney: Rohit Sharma
Player of the Final: Virat Kohli
Predict an upset in a group stage game: Afghanistan to beat England
Biggest dud player of the tourney: David Warner
Random prediction: The knock-out games will feature a lot of sledging and that will make headlines
Are you sure, there is no chance of India can win this cup and as far as Runners Up, i think Australia can not even manage to play semi final.
 

3703

U19 12th Man
How's England going to go on Saturday? They're throwing a few barbs around but they've sounded a little desperate to me.
 

smash84

The Tiger King
I think you're lucky that the site is allowing that multi to occur. The 171+ and 400+ are not entirely mutually exclusive and should be for it to stand.

I just put a $1 on the following to all be teams highest run scorer
Amla
Shehzad
Kohli
Mooen
Warner
Williamson

Paying 2633.83.
Would be better off putting your money on Sohaib Maqsood
 

theegyptian

International Vice-Captain
The ultimate in ridiculous, ideal scenario's would be England South Africa (old chokers v new chokers) in the final (having beaten both home nations in the semis) and it raining for two days straight for the final.
 

BeeGee

International Captain
Winners: Zimbabwe
Runners Up: Pakistan
Semi finalists: Australia, New Zealand
Leading run scorer: Brendan Taylor
Leading wicket taker: Trent Boult
Highest individual innings scorer: Suresh Raina
Highest individual innings wicket taker: Yasir Shah
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: South Africa
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: Zimbabwe
Player of the Tourney: Brendan Taylor
Player of the Final: Brendan Taylor
Predict an upset in a group stage game: Zimbabwe to beat South Africa
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Dale Steyn
Random prediction: I'll be forced into an early retirement mid tournament when I rupture my spleen attempting to reach for the mute button on the remote because the commentary sucks balls.
 

Neil Pickup

Cricket Web Moderator
Winners: Australia
Runners Up: New Zealand
Semi finalists: England & SA
Leading run scorer: Kane Williamson
Leading wicket taker: Chris Woakes
Highest individual innings scorer: Rohit Sharma
Highest individual innings wicket taker:Dale Steyn
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: West Indies
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: Scotland
Player of the Tourney: Steve Smith
Player of the Final: Steve Smith
Predict an upset in a group stage game: Ireland beat WI
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Ravi Bopara however nobody expects anything else so Hashim Amla
Random prediction: MS Dhoni to appear interested during a press conference and at least one team to chase 300
 

Howsie

International Captain
Winners: Australia
Runners Up: New Zealand
Semi finalists: South Africa, Sri Lanka
Leading run scorer: Kane Williamson
Leading wicket taker: Dale Steyn
Highest individual innings scorer: Hashim Amla
Highest individual innings wicket taker: Dale Steyn
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: Pakistan
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: Ireland
Player of the Tourney: Kane Williamson
Player of the Final: Mitchell Johnson
Predict an upset in a group stage game: Afghanistan to beat England
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Aaron Finch
Random prediction: Duckworth Lewis will play a big part in this tournament
 

kiwiviktor81

International Debutant
Winners: South Africa
Runners Up: Black Caps
Semi finalists: Aussie, India
Leading run scorer: McCullum (thanks to scoring 300 against Scotland or Afghanistan)
Leading wicket taker: McClenaghan
Highest individual innings scorer: Kohli
Highest individual innings wicket taker: Morkel
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: Australia
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: Black Caps
Player of the Tourney: Williamson
Player of the Final: ABDV
Predict an upset in a group stage game: Afghanistan almost beat England
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Warner
Random prediction: Ireland to knock over two of WI, IND and PAK.
 

ankitj

Hall of Fame Member
Australia looking quite strong. Only South Africa seem to have a team to beat them but then they always choke.
 

Funky Goose

Cricket Spectator
Winners: South Africa
Runners Up: Australia
Semi finalists: Sri Lanka / India
Leading run scorer: Amla
Leading wicket taker: Johnson
Highest individual innings scorer: Kohli
Highest individual innings wicket taker: Steyn
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: England
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: Ireland!
Player of the Tourney: Steyn
Player of the Final: AB de Villiers
Predict an upset in a group stage game: Zimbabwe will beat Pakistan
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Eoin Morgan
Random prediction: England won't score over 300 against anyone, including the minnows
 

BigBrother

U19 12th Man
I guess this was only meant to for pre-tourney predictions. But I'll still make one.

If India and England meet up post group stage I have a feeling England will knock India out despite the results so far.
 

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