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Champions Trophy 2025 🦗 🏆🏆🏆 🦗

Karim_myBagheriKarim_myBagheri
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Started today. 
In Pakistan and Dubai. 

Pakistan (home team) 223/7 v New Zealand 320/5

Should be a new Zealand victory. Crowd have already started leaving early. Pakistan need 98 from 45 balls. 

Group A
Bangladesh
India
New Zealand
Pakistan

Group B
Afghanistan
Australia
England
South Africa

Comments

  • Pelling1993Pelling1993
    I think we lose every game in our group. We can't play spin remotely well so Afghanistan will embarrass us 
  • MarcusH26MarcusH26
    Rashid Khan and Mujeeb will have a field day against us. 

    Only hope is that the Aussie mix and match side completely collapses too. 
  • Karim_myBagheriKarim_myBagheri
    We got no chance. India favourites 6/4. With Aussies and kiwis second fave at 5/1. We somehow come next at 7/1. 
  • ChizzChizz
    edited February 19
    New Zealand looked very, very good in the opening game
  • Karim_myBagheriKarim_myBagheri
    Young and Latham showing how to bat in  50 over cricket. 

    Spin for new Zealand was so superior to Pakistan. Plus some decent fielding. Few mistakes but that catch from Phillips was pretty special. 

    Tomorrow is India v Bangladesh. Too much of an early start for me. 9am. 
  • Addick AddictAddick Addict
    MarcusH26 said:
    Rashid Khan and Mujeeb will have a field day against us. 

    Only hope is that the Aussie mix and match side completely collapses too. 
    That's rather been forced upon the Aussies with five big players missing from their original squad for one reason or another - Cummins (injured), Hazlewood (injured), Stoinis (retired), Marsh (injured) and Starc (personal reasons). This will be our best opportunity for a long time to turn them over. 
  • MarcusH26MarcusH26
    Addick Addict said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    Rashid Khan and Mujeeb will have a field day against us. 

    Only hope is that the Aussie mix and match side completely collapses too. 
    That's rather been forced upon the Aussies with five big players missing from their original squad for one reason or another - Cummins (injured), Hazlewood (injured), Stoinis (retired), Marsh (injured) and Starc (personal reasons). This will be our best opportunity for a long time to turn them over. 

    Yeah an Australia A type bowling attack and a top 3 if they go with Matt Short,Jake Fraser-McGurk and Cooper Connolly that lacks international experience. The best chance we'll have of beating them in years. 
  • killerandflashkillerandflash
    Karim_myBagheri said:
    We got no chance. India favourites 6/4. With Aussies and kiwis second fave at 5/1. We somehow come next at 7/1. 
    No way should Australia be second favourites. NZ and SA are both better sides.
  • Pelling1993Pelling1993
    Chizz said:
    New Zealand looked very, very good in the opening game
    When you see NZ got 300+ you're expecting Williamson, Mitchell, Conway (maybe less so as he's in crap touch) to get the bulk of the runs. If Latham & Young are getting runs and Ravindra to come back into the side. They're a real force.

    Would like to see them win it if (when) we don't
  • Pelling1993Pelling1993
    killerandflash said:
    Karim_myBagheri said:
    We got no chance. India favourites 6/4. With Aussies and kiwis second fave at 5/1. We somehow come next at 7/1. 
    No way should Australia be second favourites. NZ and SA are both better sides.
    Agree but they just seem to turn up at tournaments. Most of their side have won stuff before so I think there is a slight degree of pressure off which helps.
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  • Addick AddictAddick Addict
    Trying to think of another tournament, in any sport, where a country dictates where they are prepared to play. India aren't willing to travel to Pakistan so, instead of being kicked out, are going to play all their matches in Dubai. And we have the ludicrous situation where the venue for the final will be dependent on whether India are one of the finalists. Imagine a situation where India refused to come to England and if it were an England v India final we would have to play at a venue abroad and dictated to by India.

    But that's the ICC (International Indian Cricket Council) for you. 
  • Addick AddictAddick Addict
    Meanwhile Bangladesh are 35-5 against India
  • Addick AddictAddick Addict
    And Rohit drops the hat-trick ball off Axar to make it 35-6. It was, in terms of slip catches, a "dolly" too! 
  • fenaddickfenaddick
    Addick Addict said:
    Trying to think of another tournament, in any sport, where a country dictates where they are prepared to play. India aren't willing to travel to Pakistan so, instead of being kicked out, are going to play all their matches in Dubai. And we have the ludicrous situation where the venue for the final will be dependent on whether India are one of the finalists. Imagine a situation where India refused to come to England and if it were an England v India final we would have to play at a venue abroad and dictated to by India.

    But that's the ICC (International Indian Cricket Council) for you. 
    Second men’s ICC tournament in a row where the venues of matches are rigged in India’s favour too. They aren’t even subtle about it 
  • killerandflashkillerandflash
    Addick Addict said:
    Trying to think of another tournament, in any sport, where a country dictates where they are prepared to play. India aren't willing to travel to Pakistan so, instead of being kicked out, are going to play all their matches in Dubai. And we have the ludicrous situation where the venue for the final will be dependent on whether India are one of the finalists. Imagine a situation where India refused to come to England and if it were an England v India final we would have to play at a venue abroad and dictated to by India.

    But that's the ICC (International Indian Cricket Council) for you. 
    A massive benefit to India. They get to play ALL their games at one venue, so no travelling and they'll have expert knowledge about the local conditions.

  • Karim_myBagheriKarim_myBagheri
    After having Bangladesh at 35/5 they are now 162/5 makes me think India has turned it to a practice session so they can get even more use to the surface and conditions in Dubai. 
  • Addick AddictAddick Addict
    Karim_myBagheri said:
    After having Bangladesh at 35/5 they are now 162/5 makes me think India has turned it to a practice session so they can get even more use to the surface and conditions in Dubai. 
    They did drop two sitters and had a missed stumping too. Allowing them 228, even if India should chase it comfortably, might push that theory a bit to the limit. Hridoy batted for the last hour on one leg and was last man out for exactly 100 (118)


  • Karim_myBagheriKarim_myBagheri
    Important wicket to get. Need to put pressure on Rahul.

    145/4 India. 
  • Karim_myBagheriKarim_myBagheri
    Addick Addict said:
    Karim_myBagheri said:
    After having Bangladesh at 35/5 they are now 162/5 makes me think India has turned it to a practice session so they can get even more use to the surface and conditions in Dubai. 
    They did drop two sitters and had a missed stumping too. Allowing them 228, even if India should chase it comfortably, might push that theory a bit to the limit. Hridoy batted for the last hour on one leg and was last man out for exactly 100 (118)


    Yeah my theory doesn't stack up much. Wasn't watching it so just went by what the scores ended up being. 
  • MarcusH26MarcusH26

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  • Karim_myBagheriKarim_myBagheri
    edited February 20
    I was so annoyed with our performance against India on our tour as I always want India to fail. In every tournament I want them to lose Including in this tournament. I would be happy if even the Aussies won it (as long as we beat them in the ashes) 
    Should hopefully see us against them during the summer. Gonna bring pie and mash with me to counter the stench of curry their fans always seem to bring with them. 

    Unfortunately they have started with a win, though their fielding as well as Bangladesh's was a bit suspect.
  • Addick AddictAddick Addict
    India win by 6 wickets with 21 balls to spare. Gill becomes the fourth player in just two matches in the competition to score a ton which is something that we have consistently failed to do in recent matches. Time for at least one of our seven batsmen in the team to do so.
  • Addick AddictAddick Addict
    We have that same issue with the balance in the side - three seamers, one full time spinner plus two part timers that will have to bowl at least ten overs between them. At least, with four keepers in the side, we won't be short of alternatives should Smith get injured again.
  • Addick AddictAddick Addict
    Rickleton becomes centurion number five. The record number of centuries in a Champions Trophy is 10 and we have only had five innings in this tournament to date. SA are 199-2 off 35. Afghanistan's bowling has been poor and their fielding has been absolutely abysmal. Their Coach, Jonanathan Trott, will be tearing his hair out. 


  • Addick AddictAddick Addict
    And having said that about the fielding, Rashid Khan demonstrates brilliant anticipation with a throw to match to a ball hit by Rickleton and runs the batter out for 103 (106) 

    201-3 (35.3)
  • stop_shoutingstop_shouting
    Gotta admit, this passed me by! Had no idea we we were playing Australia tomorrow!
  • Pelling1993Pelling1993
    Got my girlfriend's stepdad's niece's wedding tomorrow in Nottingham. Absolutely fuming as it means missing England & Charlton! 
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