Yep, but I think they’ll keep the same team to keep the momentum going. No need to rest players when they are getting rest days in between.
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Yep, but I think they’ll keep the same team to keep the momentum going. No need to rest players when they are getting rest days in between.
Pakistan v Scotland, split loyalties hopefully they both win
Good start from Scotland. Get Guptill out and there could be something here for them
Great knock from Guptill, nice to see him do well as a Derbyshire fan.
Feel like this will be too much of a chase for Scotland.
Feel like this will be too much of a chase for Scotland.
Great chance for NZ to improve their NRR.
Good catch!! Scotland giving it a good go so far.
Good effort by Scotland, kept going but fell a bit short in the middle overs after starting well & Leask hitting some big shots at the end.
Kohli and toss, what a shit love story. Always hate when toss decides the match. Not that we have played any good cricket but still feel toss has been far too important than it should be.
I think the way the NRR is calculated, India have no choice but to bat first anyway.
Strong start by India.
Mills out for the tournament.
Guess that means England will play Wood and use Woakes as a death bowler. Can't see them going with Topley.
Guess that means England will play Wood and use Woakes as a death bowler. Can't see them going with Topley.
Wood will get first crack but dont write them off replacing the leftie with a leftie.
Impressive.
Found our level..
First 200 of the tournament in reach here.
The PSG of world cricket bashing Afghanistan. Pandya is an impressive hitter
Afghan NRR about to get properly rekt.
They are capable of hitting 160ish themselves. Will that save the NRR to some extent?
It would. They should target 160 and hit 160. Instead of going for 210 and getting 80.
Irrelevant really. NZ arent losing to Afghanistan
Sadly true.
This is going to be a massacre.
Really improves India’s NRR but I don’t think NZ will lose to Afghanistan.
India’s run rate will likely end up the best. All hangs on Afghanistan/NZ. Wouldn’t be the biggest upset in history, still small hope.
Given NZ’s performance today, wouldn’t be surprising to see Afghanistan beat them. They need to put this heavy defeat behind them as much as they can.
What was wrong with NZ's performance today?
It’s harsh but they just didn’t annihilate Scotland like the other teams in the group have. No major NRR benefit
Not sure its that certain. NZ are infamous for bottling it. Afghanistan bowling line up is still one of the best in the tournament. Pressure game can see NZ folding.
I have not seen a shit bowler play for India like Shardul. Absolute bang average bowler.
AFG faltering badly. They should just keep hitting at every ball
That six puts the India NRR on about 0 dead on doesn't it?
Good win but what a shit bowling performance by pandya and thakur. Probably cost us 20 runs extra. We should have contained them to 120.
Yea 0.05 by my calculations though cricinfo has them at 0.073 (maybe a rounding thing).
Afghanistan is still above them, so if they beat NZ it would still go up. India would have to pummel one of Namibia or Scotland to get above Afghanistan now.
Exciting group, I guess it's 'easier' for India that they just have to go with a do or die attitude to every game.
Another 60 run win would do them good. Likes today's approach. Sad they didn't show it againsg NZ.
60 runs doesn't sound that difficult, especially since India have the batting to score 200+
I suppose it makes it clear that they should be batting first. Given that the team that wins the toss usually bowls first, good for Kohli that he doesn't have to worry about losing it again
NZ v Afghanistan is going to be huge! I'm sure every Indian will be watching it like it's their match.
Outcome of Afg v NZ with massive implications for the group
India also have the advantage of playing the final game vs Namibia, so (if it comes down it to it) they'll know exactly by what margin victory they need.
Can’t see NZ losing to Afghanistan tbh, NZ are a top side in all forms of cricket, with so much hanging on the match NZ will be really up for it being the fighters they are.
Yea NZ would need to have a really really bad day to lose against Afghanistan. Afghanistan did fairly well against Pakistan but that's about their peak IMO, and they still lost.
India really had to beat one of Nz or Pakistan to qualify, it's all too late from them now.
Can't see Nz losing to Afghanistan.
I'm not sure how NRR really works but doesn't batting 2nd and chasing the target quickly give them a better NRR?
Can't see Nz losing to Afghanistan.
I'm not sure how NRR really works but doesn't batting 2nd and chasing the target quickly give them a better NRR?
no. It actually is better to do bat first and restrict the other team