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2024 T20 World Cup
England are defending the crown they won at the MCG in front of 80,000 people in November 2022. They'll probably be hoping it goes a bit better than their defence of the 50 over title! The tournament is, as T20 competitions are, very wide open. If England were to win it again they'd be the first men's team to win back to back World T20 titles in the history of the competition.
Chasing them keenly are the bookmakers favourites India, who are very, very thirsty because of a drought that has existed since 2013 in ICC tournaments. Australia will obviously be there or thereabouts, and there's plenty of excitement around the West Indies, twice winners of this competition, and how glorious it would be to see them lift a trophy at home.
Or perhaps South Africa will finally stop being Tottenham and actually win something? But it's T20. So it could be anyone. Ireland, Scotland, Uganda....USA?
I thought the format of the last couple of T20 World Cups was absolutely perfect. Naturally, then, the ICC have altered it for this year! So we've now got 20 teams, up from 16, and 55 matches in total, up from 45.
There's no preliminary round this time. All teams start off the same. Four groups of five teams. All play each other once. Top two in each group go through to the Super 8s. Super 8s is split into two groups of four. No points are carried over and all teams play each other once in the Super 8s. Top two in each Super 8 group go through to the semi-finals, from which it's a straight knockout. Means a team will play nine games if they are to lift the trophy, in comparison to England's seven games to win it in 2022.
One curious thing about the format, and the ICC love curious things (such as there being no reserve day for one semi-final), is that the finishing places in the initial group are seeded. For example, England are designated B1 in their group, and Australia are B2, which means that it's irrelevant if England come first or second. They will go through to Group 2 of the Super 8s regardless of finishing first or second. I suppose it guarantees certainty for fans, as they know where teams are playing after the initial group stage.
While I don't think it's been directly said, the draw was not a fair and open one. It took place behind closed doors and ensured India/Pakistan were in the same group, as well as some other long-standing rivalries, such as USA v Canada. I'm surprised the ICC didn't put India and Pakistan in the same Super 8 group as well! The groups are:
- Groups:
- Group A: Canada, India (A1), Ireland, Pakistan (A2), USA
Group B: Australia (B2), England (B1), Namibia, Oman, Scotland
Group C: Afghanistan, New Zealand (C1), Papua New Guinea, Uganda, West Indies (C2)
Group D: Bangladesh, Nepal, Netherlands, South Africa (D1), Sri Lanka (D2)
Super 8s
Group 1: India, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka
Group 2: Pakistan, England, West Indies, South Africa (presuming all goes to plan and no upsets happen!)
Another note: India will be playing in the second semi-final if they get there, because of TV times
The fixture list is all over the place with timings, so try and keep up! If you're in the UK, games can start at 01:30, or they might begin at 18:00, and quite a few matches seem to overlap in the early stages.
- Fixture List (All times BST):
- Sunday June 2
USA vs Canada - Grand Prairie, Texas (1.30am)
West Indies vs Papua New Guinea - Providence, Guyana (3.30pm)
Monday June 3
Namibia vs Oman - Bridgetown, Barbados (1.30am)
Sri Lanka vs South Africa - Long Island, New York (3.30pm)
Tuesday June 4
Afghanistan vs Uganda - Providence, Guyana (1.30am)
England vs Scotland - Bridgetown, Barbados (3.30pm)
Netherlands vs Nepal - Grand Prairie, Texas (4.30pm)
Wednesday June 5
India vs Ireland - Long Island, New York (3.30pm)
Thursday June 6
Papua New Guinea vs Uganda - Providence, Guyana (12.30am)
Australia vs Oman - Bridgetown, Barbados (1.30am)
USA vs Pakistan - Grand Prairie, Texas (4.30pm)
Namibia vs Scotland - Bridgetown, Barbados (8pm)
Friday June 7
Canada vs Ireland - Long Island, New York (3.30pm)
Saturday June 8
New Zealand vs Afghanistan - Providence, Guyana (12.30am)
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh - Grand Prairie, Texas (1.30am)
Netherlands vs South Africa - Long Island, New York (3.30pm)
Australia vs England - Bridgetown, Barbados (6pm)
Sunday June 9
West Indies vs Uganda - Providence, Guyana (1.30am)
India vs Pakistan - Long Island, New York (3.30pm)
Oman vs Scotland - North Sound, Antigua (6pm)
Monday June 10
South Africa vs Bangladesh - Long Island, New York (3.30pm)
Tuesday June 11
Pakistan vs Canada - Long Island, New York (3.30pm)
Wednesday June 12
Sri Lanka vs Nepal - Lauderhill, Florida (12.30am)
Australia vs Namibia - North Sound, Antigua (1.30am)
USA vs India - Long Island, New York (3.30pm)
Thursday June 13
West Indies vs New Zealand - Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago (1.30am)
Bangladesh vs Netherlands - Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3.30pm)
England vs Oman - North Sound, Antigua (8pm)
Friday June 14
Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea - Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago (1.30am)
USA vs Ireland - Lauderhill, Florida (3.30pm)
Saturday June 15
South Africa vs Nepal - Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (12.30am)
New Zealand vs Uganda - Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago (1.30am)
India vs Canada - Lauderhill, Florida (3.30pm)
Namibia vs England - North Sound, Antigua (6pm)
Sunday June 16
Australia vs Scotland - Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (1.30am)
Pakistan vs Ireland - Lauderhill, Florida (3.30pm)
Monday June 17
Bangladesh vs Nepal - Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (12.30am)
Sri Lanka vs Netherlands - Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (1.30am)
New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea - Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago (3.30pm)
Tuesday June 18
West Indies vs Afghanistan - Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (1.30am)
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Wednesday June 19
A2 vs D1 - North Sound, Antigua (3.30pm)
Thursday June 20
B1 vs C2 - Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (1.30am)
C1 vs A1 - Bridgetown, Barbados (3.30pm)
Friday June 21
B2 vs D2 - North Sound, Antigua (1.30am)
B1 vs D1 - Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (3.30pm)
Saturday June 22
A2 vs C2 - Bridgetown, Barbados (1.30am)
A1 vs D2 - North Sound, Antigua (3.30pm)
Sunday June 23
C1 vs B2 - Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1.30am)
A2 vs B1 - Bridgetown, Barbados (3.30pm)
Monday June 24
C2 vs D1 - North Sound, Antigua (1.30am)
B2 vs A1 - Gros Islet, Saint Lucia (3.30pm)
Tuesday June 25
C1 vs D2 - Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1.30am)
Knockout stages
Thursday June 27
Semi-final #1 - Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago (1.30am)
Semi-final #2 - Providence, Guyana (3.30pm)
Saturday June 29
Final - Bridgetown, Barbados (3.30pm)
- Squads (Not yet finalised):
- Group A
Canada
Saad Bin Zafar (captain), Aaron Johnson, Dilon Heyliger, Dilpreet Bajwa, Harsh Thaker, Jeremy Gordon, Junaid Siddiqui, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Rayyankhan Pathan, Shreyas Movva.
Reserves: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar.
India
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan.
Ireland
Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
Pakistan
Yet to be announced
United States
Monank Patel (captain), Aaron Jones, Steven Taylor, Corey Anderson, Saurabh Netravalkar, Jessy Singh, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Nitish Kumar, Andries Gous, Shayan Jahangir, Ali Khan, Nisarg Patel, Milind Kumar.
Reserves: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Yasir Mohammad.
Group B
Australia
Mitchell Marsh (captain), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
Reserves: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Short.
England
Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood.
Namibia
Gerhard Erasmus (captain), Zane Green, Michael Van Lingen, Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, Tangeni Lungameni, Niko Davin, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotze, David Wiese, Bernard Scholtz, Malan Kruger, PD Blignaut.
Oman
Aqib Ilyas (captain), Zeeshan Maqsood, Kashyap Prajapati, Pratik Athavale, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Naseem Khushi, Mehran Khan, Bilal Khan, Rafiullah, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Shakeel Ahmad.
Reserves: Jatinder Singh, Samay Shrivastava, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra.
Scotland
Richie Berrington (captain), Matthew Cross, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal.
Group C
Afghanistan
Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohammad Ishaq, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran.
Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi.
New Zealand
Kane Williamson (captain), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.
Reserve: Ben Sears.
Papua New Guinea
Assadollah Vala (captain), CJ Amini, Alei Nao, Chad Soper, Hila Vare, Hiri Hiri, Jack Gardner, John Kariko, Kabua Vagi Morea, Kipling Doriga, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Sema Kamea, Sese Bau, Tony Ura.
Uganda
Brian Masaba (captain), Simon Ssesazi, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Dinesh Nakrani, Fred Achelam, Kenneth Waiswa, Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Bilal Hassun, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Juma Miyaji, Ronak Patel.
Reserves: Innocent Mwebaze, Ronald Lutaaya
West Indies
Rovman Powell (captain), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hossain, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd.
Group D
Bangladesh
Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
Reserves: Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud.
Nepal
Rohit Paudel (captain), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee.
Netherlands
Scott Edwards (captain), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Daniel Doram, Fred Klaassen, Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma, Wesley Barresi.
Reserve: Kyle Klein
South Africa
Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs.
Reserves: Nandre Burger and Lungi Ngidi.
Sri Lanka
Wanindu Hasaranga (captain), Charith Asalanka (vc), Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, and Dilshan Madushanka
Reserves: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Janith Liyanage.
- Outright Odds (Bet365):
- India 11/4; Australia 7/2; England 9/2; South Africa 6/1; West Indies 9/1; New Zealand 10/1; Pakistan 12/1; Afghanistan 33/1; Sri Lanka 33/1; Bangladesh 80/1; Ireland 200/1; Netherlands 250/1; Namibia 400/1; PNG 500/1; Scotland 500/1; USA 750/1; Nepal 1000/1; Oman 1000/1; Canada 1000/1; Uganda 1500/1.
The USA and Canada will be starting this one off in Texas. That's the most unlikely cricket sentence ever uttered.
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VTR wrote:I think I just about followed that, what a crazy format, even by the standards of the ICC! Think I'll be limited here to seeing how England do then take interest from the semi finals regardless. Really don't have the mental energy to try and follow in detail all the various groups
What else are you doing at 1:30 in the morning of Monday 3rd June when Namibia play Oman?
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- Canada: Oh Canada. First time for them at a T20 World Cup, after edging out Bermuda on NRR. I know nothing about them, except two of their team play for Surrey...mind you, this is Surrey Jaguars in the T20 Canadian league.
Prediction: 5th in Group A.
India: The giants of group phase cricket; the minnows of KO cricket. Can they break a decade long drought? Can the home of IPL win their first World T20 since 2007? They’ve got all the ingredients – the pace of Bumrah, the spin of many, the class of Kohli, and the six-hitting of Sky and Rohit, plus the welcome return of Pant - but I fear the KO curse will continue.
Prediction: 1st in Group A; 1st in Group 1 of the Super 8s; losers in the semi-finals.
Ireland: Times are tough for Ireland. They didn’t make much of an impression at the last T20 World Cup, they failed to qualify for the last 50 over World Cup, and Italy nearly turned them over in qualification for this tournament. Their squad looks very similar to previous years, and their bowling will likely struggle.
Prediction: 4th in Group A.
Pakistan: Finalists last time, bidding to go one better. Amir joins Shaheen in the fast bowling ranks, while the batting is built around Babar, who returns as captain. Their bowling looks a handful for anyone, but they may lack enough big hitters to make a lasting impact.
Prediction: 2nd in Group A; 4th in Group 2 of the Super 8s.
USA: The potential surprise package of the competition? Major League Cricket has recently started in the USA, and they’re co-hosting this tournament. They’ve recently mashed up group rivals Canada 4-0 in a T20 series, and beat the more illustrious Bangladesh 2-1. Star names are Corey Anderson with the bat and Ali Khan with the ball.
Prediction: 3rd in Group A.
Australia: Champions in 2021, but missed out on the KO stages to eventual winners England on NRR. It’s another packed squad. Cummins, Hazlewood and Starc provide the pace; Marsh, Head, Warner and Maxwell provide the maximums. Might be some question marks around the spin bowling, with a lot resting on Zampa.
Prediction: 2nd in Group B; 2nd in Group 1 of the Super 8s; losers in the semi-finals.
England: The champions in 2022 suffered humiliation in the 50 over format in 2023, and will be keen to avoid a repeat. They will need to defy history, as no one has won back to back World T20 titles. The batting looks explosive, with Buttler, Brook and Jacks the main names, but will it deliver? Jofra might finally return to lead an attack, featuring Topley, player of the tournament Curran from 2022, and Wood, who desperately needs to rediscover form. Rashid leads the spin for possibly the final time.
Prediction: 1st in Group B; 1st in Group 2 of the Super 8s; losers in the final.
Namibia: Scored a shock win over Sri Lanka in 2022, before faltering against the UAE and the Dutch. Can they do a little better this time? I’ve got no real idea.
Prediction: 4th in Group B.
Oman: Took down Bahrain to get here. Challenges might be a little stiffer at the tournament proper. Oman’s squad is interesting. Every player is 27 or older. 5 are 35 or older! Two are 41! Is experience going to be key?
Prediction: 5th in Group B.
Scotland: Scotland are now regulars at this competition, and they’ll be looking to top 2021, where they recorded three wins, including one over Bangladesh. There’s a good mix of youth and experience, and I’m sure we’re all familar with Berrington, Leask, Greaves and Watt by now. If they could squeeze through this group, it would be Scotland’s greatest achievement in cricket.
Prediction: 3rd in Group B.
Afghanistan: Will this be Afghanistan’s time? A great rise in world cricket, but they’ve never made a deep run at an ICC Tournament, and didn’t even pick up a win in 2022. They’ve got two of the best spinners in the world, with Rashid Khan and Mujeeb. They’ve discovered Farooqi for the quick bowling. And maybe, just maybe, the young talents of Zadran and Gurbaz can provide the impetus to Afghanistan’s batting that they’ve often lacked?
Prediction: 2nd in Group C; 3rd in Group 1 of the Super 8s.
New Zealand: Someone has to disappoint, and it may as well be the over the hill looking Kiwi team, with just a couple of players under 26. It looks a good quick attack to be fair, but perhaps the spin will be found wanting. The batting looks strong on paper, but so did England’s last year.
Prediction: 3rd in Group C.
Papua New Guinea: I won’t pretend I know anything about them. This is just their second global ICC tournament. They got here after taking down Vanuatu, Japan and the Phillipines. They’ve only got one spinner, apparently. One to keep an eye on is pace bowler Semo Kamea. I don’t know why you should keep an eye on him at 3 in the morning, but it’ll look impressive if he takes five against NZ or something.
Prediction: 5th in Group C.
Uganda: Now, you might ask, where are Zimbabwe? They’re not here because Uganda toppled them, and this is their first global ICC tournament as a nation. So well done to them. They must have something about them because they took down Zimbabwe and Kenya in qualifying. They sound half like a village cricket team from England in the 1950s, with names such as Roger, Fred, Henry and Frank. Frank Nsubuga is actually 43, born before Botham’s Ashes, making him the oldest player here.
Prediction: 4th in Group C.
West Indies: Go on then. These are my chosen champions. With King Charles opening the batting, sorry, King and Charles opening the batting, Hetmyer and Pooran providing sixes for days, the steady presence of Hope, backed up with the pace of Joseph, McCoy and Joseph, allied with the spin of Hosein and Motie, which could be quite a lot to handle, plus there’s the lovely experience of Russell, Powell and Chase. It’s a wonderfully put together squad with all the right ingredients to replicate 2016.
Prediction: 1st in Group C; 2nd in Group 2 of the Super 8s; winners.
Bangladesh: Another will they, won’t they situation, like a 90s romcom. Will Bangladesh finally do something at a major tournament? No, they won’t! I don’t find a lot to like about their squad. Not much in the bowling, overly reliant on Mustafizur rolling back the years. The batting looks very uninspiring, and there’s probably deep divisions in the squad. They’re like the French football team, but without the quality.
Prediction: 4th in Group D.
Nepal: Only their second time at a major ICC tournament. They’ve lost Lamichhane, their only recognisable name, for reasons we won’t go into. They’re left with a very young squad, 11 of the 15 are 25 or younger, and this could be a tough expedition for them.
Prediction: 5th in Group D.
Netherlands: Regulars now and they regularly manage to beat South Africa! It’s a familar squad, and they’re sure to entertain once more. And I think they can squeeze out of this hectic group.
Prediction: 2nd in Group D; 4th in Group 1 of the Super 8s.
South Africa: We’re not doing this again. No matter how attractive they might look, I’m not tipping them for glory again. They’ll probably win their first three games, then lose to Nepal. But it does look a good squad. Nortje, Rabada, Jansen, Markram, Miller, Stubbs. Looks good. But will surely disappoint.
Prediction: 1st in Group D; 3rd in Group 2 of the Super 8s.
Sri Lanka: It just doesn’t look convincing to me in the batting or seam bowling departments. The spin looks excellent. Hasaranga and Theekshana can do a lot of damage in 8 overs, but what about the other 12? And where are the runs coming from? Who’s getting timed out this time?
Prediction: 3rd in Group D.
TLDR: West Indies to win the tournament, beating England in the final. Australia and India the other semi-finalists. NZ and Sri Lanka not to make it past the first group. Bonus. Most runs = Phil Salt. Most wickets = Rashid Khan.
Remember, these are 100% guaranteed predictions (until they're not). You might as well not watch this tournament now. It’s in a spoiler tag for a reason.
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Bold predictions. I see you are sticking with your established habits in writing off NZ
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Who knows , with t20 ? But I think it rather more likely that all the seeded teams make it though the initial groups without too much difficulty (rendering a lot of early games fairly meaningless if it happens) Will thus save me from having to wake up at 3 am too often.
Then again , England could get knocked over by Scotland I suppose...
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alfie wrote:Have to admire the efforts you have made to set up this tournament for us , Duty![]()
Bold predictions. I see you are sticking with your established habits in writing off NZ![]()
Who knows , with t20 ? But I think it rather more likely that all the seeded teams make it though the initial groups without too much difficulty (rendering a lot of early games fairly meaningless if it happens) Will thus save me from having to wake up at 3 am too often.
Then again , England could get knocked over by Scotland I suppose...
I think we'll get a fair few upsets with it being T20. Group A and B should be fairly safe for India/Pakistan/Australia/England, but Group C has three teams with a realistic chance of qualifying and Group D has four. Who actually wins the tournament is like drawing a raffle number.
Wasn't aware I keep writing off NZ, to be honest!
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As you say , t20 lends itself to upsets. Agree groups A and B look the most straightforward (so will probably contain the upsets !). But I will be surprised if Afghanistan can upset NZ or the co-hosts in Group C. Group D seems the least predictable , with both Bangladesh and Netherlands some sort of chance to upset Sri Lanka or SA on a day.
Still seems a lot of games to weed out the minnows but if it all brings fans into US grounds and gives the TV crowd stuff to show - and of course giving "minor" teams their moment in the sun , then all good
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Tiny boundaries and 21 sixes in the contest is an omen of what's to come, I think. That'll lower the skill gap still further, meaning upsets should be more likely.
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Of the 18 T20 games I've cast an eye on since Thursday to now - that's all 16 Vitality Blast games this season plus England's final warm up game against Pakistan and the WC opener in the early hours between USA and Canada - the team winning the toss has elected to field 15 times.
The team batting second has won 14 times and lost only 3 with the remaining game still in play. Of the 3 wins by the side batting first, only once did that team win the toss and choose to do so.
So if you win the toss, you field and you win. Well, I wouldn't go that far at all but it certainly seems the current preference and maybe determines an otherwise tight result. Thoughts?
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VTR wrote:Sounds awful to be honest, but then you are hardly going to get the US audience excited by lauding the economy rates as a team defends 120 on a slow pitch
Yes, it is one of my concerns for the tournament. I mentioned it before, but I really liked the last T20 World Cup in Australia because the boundaries were quite big and there was generally a good contest between bat and ball.
Here, it looks like it's going to be small boundaries and a huge advantage for bat over ball. Expect to see quite a few 200+ scores, but hopefully it doesn't get to IPL 2024 levels.
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Duty281 wrote:Anyway, probably won't be a 200+ score here as the West Indies put PNG into bat.
PNG didn't help themselves too much in their dig. Until the final overs they appeared to lack belief and didn't push often enough for a second run.
Really liked Hossein though for the West Indies. Surprised he didn't bowl a full allocation.
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WI have lost Charles for a first baller, and they could have lost Pooran for a duck, if PNG had reviewed, but they didn't and they missed out on the chance. 8/1 instead of 8/2.
And then the rain came down. But should blow through quickly.
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Duty281 wrote:Respectable 136 from PNG, after a slow start. Half century from Sese Bau giving them that credibility. WI using an interesting combination of six bowlers, all bowling at least three overs each.
WI have lost Charles for a first baller, and they could have lost Pooran for a duck, if PNG had reviewed, but they didn't and they missed out on the chance. 8/1 instead of 8/2.
And then the rain came down. But should blow through quickly.
Yep, PNG now not helping themselves when bowling and perhaps again lacking belief.
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I haven't followed associate cricket as much since life got busy. I was amazed to see how familiar this PNG team is a few years on though. Only Kariko stands out to me as a newer player. I wouldn't be surprised if the average age of this XI is around or over 30. It sort of gives feelings of the last dance but for a smaller cricketing nation. Hopefully it goes better for them than England backing anyone over 30 who hadn't yet retired at the CWC.
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West Indies get the victory thanks to Chase and Russell's partnership, and it was comfortable enough in the end, but things were a little ropey at one stage. PNG have pushed them further than many would have thought.
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The bowling looks dangerous from a strike perspective but perhaps not the most reliable. I have a feeling some of the slower, lower Windies pitches will suit them better if they pick Maharaj and Shamsi in the same XI.
Nortje hasn't quite looked the same since injury, sadly. He was bowling Mark Wood paces with elite slower balls at one point. Which unsurprisingly put a lot of strain on the body. His back of the hand slower ball is basically a googly with the fastest arm speed you see from bowlers.
Baartman's domestic T20 stats are outrageous but have mostly come at a lower level. It will be interesting to see how he does a World T20.
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Baartman's domestic T20 stats are outrageous but have mostly come at a lower level. It will be interesting to see how he does a World T20.
Has not started too badly has he
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The pitch is a shocker for t20, if it was a test you would have a packed slip cordon and say it was a tricky wicket....the outfield is painfully slow, but....SL made a baffling decision at the toss to bat on a pitch no one has played on and a ground no one has played on...they should have bowled....however 80-90 will be a tough score to chase on this
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77 all out. Ouch. Nortje was stung, by Carlos, into action with 4-0-7-4!
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Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:South Africa looking good to start off an ICC white ball competition, is it? I wonder how this story ends...
A film we've all seen 100 times, but we just can't resist seeing it that once more...
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Duty281 wrote:Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:South Africa looking good to start off an ICC white ball competition, is it? I wonder how this story ends...
A film we've all seen 100 times, but we just can't resist seeing it that once more...
I find these sequels and reboots fairly tedious, far preferred the original.
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wisden wrote:They're now 68-6 in the 15th over....however..
The pitch is a shocker for t20, if it was a test you would have a packed slip cordon and say it was a tricky wicket....the outfield is painfully slow, but....SL made a baffling decision at the toss to bat on a pitch no one has played on and a ground no one has played on...they should have bowled....however 80-90 will be a tough score to chase on this
Given it took South Africa 16.2 overs to chase 78, this assessment looks on the mark. Puts SL on the brink already, they probably need 3 wins from the remaining 3.
Next game in New York is between India and Ireland on Wednesday.
But before that, Afghanistan/Uganda in the small hours, and England v Scotland, plus Netherlands/Nepal, for tomorrow afternoon.
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I'm a big fan of Angelo Mathews now being a bowling all-rounder in T20s as a footnote to his already odd career.
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Time for England this afternoon.
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Duty281 wrote:Uganda were a bit outmatched. Afghanistan put up 186/5, although that was slightly underwhelming after being 156/0 after 15. Farooqi then tore Uganda apart with figures of 4-0-9-5, as the Afghans won by 125 runs.
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Wow! That's a very serious contender for best return of this World Cup.
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Time for England this afternoon.
I was fortunate enough to get a free ticket to see England beat Pakistan at the Oval last week. As already covered in the main by you guys, a lot to be encouraged by -
* Wood = sheesh! And Archer not far behind.
* Plenty of spin options with Rashid as canny as ever and leading the way.
* Some good support in the field. I knew about Jacks already but was particularly impressed by Salt (as flagged by Carlos on the England Summer thread) pulling off a couple of excellent boundary stops.
* Power hitting from all the top five.
However, before getting too carried away, have to keep in mind it's t20 where one or two things can happen quickly and be hard to pull back. Other possible concerns or issues -
* Pakistan were not the strongest opposition and folded badly after a fine start. We'll need to beat better organised teams than them to bring home the trophy.
* Not convinced by our later order batting but there again, I guess if you lose, say, 5 wickets early on, you're likely to lose anyway.
* Some good individuals in the field as mentioned above but also one or two weak links in that chain which might end up costing us. On a possibly anorak point, I thought we needed third man to be finer when our pacemen came back for their second spells. It made not a jot of difference on the night but a couple of balls going over the rope than for a single could be telling in the coming month.
* Connected to the previous point, how fit and available will all our bowlers be for each game? Do we play the same eleven today or select with Australia on Saturday in mind? I'm very much for playing the best team in the here and now but we'll see.
Anyway, looking forward to this afternoon. Bring it on.
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That washout actually saved England from probable elimination in a World Cup they went on to win. England made 120/9, and Ireland were 14/1 after 3.3 overs, before the heavens opened. Had England lost they would have been brown bread.
Will the terrible record change today?
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I am sure that England will make the Super 8's but I cant see them reaching the semi finals, just do not think they have a very balanced side.
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Duty281 wrote:Interesting stat from Cricinfo. England have played four European teams at T20 World Cups....and not won a single one, losing to the Dutch twice and Ireland once, plus the washout in 2010 against Ireland.
That washout actually saved England from probable elimination in a World Cup they went on to win. England made 120/9, and Ireland were 14/1 after 3.3 overs, before the heavens opened. Had England lost they would have been brown bread.
Will the terrible record change today?
Wright and Bopara actually had a partnership that wasn't terrible in one of those games, and we still lost!
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VTR wrote:Duty281 wrote:Interesting stat from Cricinfo. England have played four European teams at T20 World Cups....and not won a single one, losing to the Dutch twice and Ireland once, plus the washout in 2010 against Ireland.
That washout actually saved England from probable elimination in a World Cup they went on to win. England made 120/9, and Ireland were 14/1 after 3.3 overs, before the heavens opened. Had England lost they would have been brown bread.
Will the terrible record change today?
Wright and Bopara actually had a partnership that wasn't terrible in one of those games, and we still lost!
They found their level in that game.
It was also Rashid's T20 debut.
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England have loaded up with Archer and Wood, not Topley, for this one.
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Hope for a good start today
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Things also really miserable over in Dallas at the moment, where the Netherlands and Nepal are set to start in just under 50 minutes. For now, the main cover is on, as are the floodlights.
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49/0 after the PowerPlay. Need Rashid to deliver in these middle overs.
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Nepal 17/2 after 3.5 overs in the other game. Their fans are making a great din.
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