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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Callumcafc said:
    Shove it India.

    Sideways,and back to front too.

  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,284
    Another moody performance from Dhoni, that shrinking non dive stretch for the run out 
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,540
    CharltonKerry said:
    Be a lot of tickets going for the final now😀
      Yeah. Stubhub starting @ £2125
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,200
    Lincsaddick said:
    superb game, unfortunately partly ruined by yesterday's weather  .. dead eye Guptill wins it for the Kiwis .. who'd a thunk it 
    Can't imagine many people agreeing with that.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    B72 was right !
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,284
    Bookies all over that 
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,694
    My favourite innings of cricket for a long time. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,174
    killerandflash said:
    A Kiwi Kent win double within 5 minutes!
    Matt Henry MOTM too
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469

    Well that was a big surprise for quite a few on here.

    Kent beating Surrey

  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,539
    oohaahmortimer said:
    Another moody performance from Dhoni, that shrinking non dive stretch for the run out 
    Honestly, the way the Indian commentator kept going on about him got on my tits, like it was a forgone conclusion that with him at the wicket they were bound to win.
    Once the run rate got up around 9 an over with 5 overs to go I thought it was a pretty much nailed on NZ victory.

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  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,694
    SoundAsa£ said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    Another moody performance from Dhoni, that shrinking non dive stretch for the run out 
    Honestly, the way the Indian commentator kept going on about him got on my tits, like it was a forgone conclusion that with him at the wicket they were bound to win.
    Once the run rate got up around 9 an over with 5 overs to go I thought it was a pretty much nailed on NZ victory.

    When he hit the 6 just before he got out I thought Dhoni was going to do it. 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,539
    SantaClaus said:
    SoundAsa£ said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    Another moody performance from Dhoni, that shrinking non dive stretch for the run out 
    Honestly, the way the Indian commentator kept going on about him got on my tits, like it was a forgone conclusion that with him at the wicket they were bound to win.
    Once the run rate got up around 9 an over with 5 overs to go I thought it was a pretty much nailed on NZ victory.

    When he hit the 6 just before he got out I thought Dhoni was going to do it. 
    I didn’t.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,122
    edited July 2019
    SoundAsa£ said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    Another moody performance from Dhoni, that shrinking non dive stretch for the run out 
    Honestly, the way the Indian commentator kept going on about him got on my tits, like it was a forgone conclusion that with him at the wicket they were bound to win.
    Once the run rate got up around 9 an over with 5 overs to go I thought it was a pretty much nailed on NZ victory.
    Agreed, it was laughable.
    Dhoni was great, but he's past his best.
    It happens to all of us.
    The wankfest was ridiculous.
    He scored 50 off 72 balls in 114 mins.
    Gary Ballance ?
    Jadeda scored 77 off 59.
    If Dhoni had been capable of doing the same they would have won.
    I appreciate he felt the need to remain there, but he was still tapping singles or dot balls when the RR was up to 10.
  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,307
    carly burn said:
    CharltonKerry said:
    Be a lot of tickets going for the final now😀
      Yeah. Stubhub starting @ £2125
    That is already quite a bit cheaper than they were Saturday night when I looked. Once it was clear India wouldn't be playing at Egbaston SF tickets dropped massively from about £750 minimum to £150 yesterday. I expect Final tickets will now fall quite  bit. If we lose as well there could be loads available. 

  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,980
    The ICC have been cancelling a lot of the tickets on unauthorised resale sites.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,284
    Covered End said:
    SoundAsa£ said:
    oohaahmortimer said:
    Another moody performance from Dhoni, that shrinking non dive stretch for the run out 
    Honestly, the way the Indian commentator kept going on about him got on my tits, like it was a forgone conclusion that with him at the wicket they were bound to win.
    Once the run rate got up around 9 an over with 5 overs to go I thought it was a pretty much nailed on NZ victory.
    Agreed, it was laughable.
    Dhoni was great, but he's past his best.
    It happens to all of us.
    The wankfest was ridiculous.
    He scored 50 off 72 balls in 114 mins.
    Gary Ballance ?
    Jadeda scored 77 off 59.
    If Dhoni had been capable of doing the same they would have won.
    I appreciate he felt the need to remain there, but he was still tapping singles or dot balls when the RR was up to 10.
    He is still clever enough to score quicker than that , I reckon he is still capable 
    smells just like the England game where he didn’t go for it 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,122
    Awaits Chizz.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,410
    Suspicious 

    :wink:
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,174
    Dhoni will argue that the partnership between him and Jadeja would have got them over the line,  even if HE wasn't scoring very quickly.

    Whether the Indian media accept this is another matter,  though in this case I'm sure they'll find bigger targets to blame first
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,410
    It wasn't Dhoni that lost them the game.  It was the 1, 1, 1 start. 

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  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,193
    Wow - just watched the highlights. Wished I'd sat at home all day now.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,788
    blackpool72 said:
    England v New Zealand in the final. 
    Called it.
    Just beat the sandpaper boys 
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 8,005
    Rain forecast in Brum tomorrow afternoon. Hate it if spread over 2 days. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,122
    Chizz said:
    It wasn't Dhoni that lost them the game.  It was the 1, 1, 1 start. 
    Dhoni didn't lose the game.
    But the lavish praise the commentators gave him all match, based on his performance in this match, was OTT and not justified.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    ha ha you lost.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,122
    bolloxbolder said:
    Rain forecast in Brum tomorrow afternoon. Hate it if spread over 2 days. 
    Forecast looks ok to me (hopefully).

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2650236
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 64,070
    edited July 2019
    Kohli’s scores in the knockout stage of the last two World Cups:

    3 vs Bangladesh,
    1 vs Australia,
    1 vs New Zealand 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,174
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Cricket_World_Cup#Knockout_stage

    Looking at the 2015 results, India won 6 out of 6 in the group stages, win their qf before losing badly to Australia in the sf

    I knew England were bad, but their 2015 performance was dreadful. Finishing 5th in their group, only ahead of Afghanistan and Scotland!
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,423
    Covered End said:
    Chizz said:
    It wasn't Dhoni that lost them the game.  It was the 1, 1, 1 start. 
    Dhoni didn't lose the game.
    But the lavish praise the commentators gave him all match, based on his performance in this match, was OTT and not justified.
    if Guptill's throw had missed .. India would have won .. as for Dhoni going too slow ..  Williamson did a similar job for NZ and was praised for it .. most innings that get off to a sticky start need a player to hold up one end while his partner hits out, especially if his side has a long tail .. the criticism of Dhoni is not totally justified
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,079
    Australia batting. On the evidence of the world cup so far, that makes the Aussies firm favourites

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