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06-18-2024 , 06:40 AM

#15151

kerr

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Originally Posted by xander biscuits

The teams were seeded beforehand. It was predetermined that the top seed from a group goes here and the 2nd seed goes here. So top seeds from a group (like India) knew where they were going provided that they qualified.

The rationale is that you want the groups balanced based on ability and not have a group of death and an easy group.

The truth is though that they wanted to try as hard as possible to get the fixtures they wanted when they wanted them.

Not really how any qualification stage in any sport has ever worked. Finish 1st or 2nd, same thing. Qualify and win or lose against the other team that qualified, same, same, game meant nothing. I was hoping the Super Eights would go according to in-tournament rank rather than pre-tournament seed:

***Super Eights, Group 1: A1, B2, C1, D2
***Super Eights, Group 2: A2, B1, C2, D1

So we have:

A1-IND
B1-AUS
C2-AFG
D2-BAN

A2-USA
B2-ENG
C1-WI
D1-SA

I really wanted India to play England in the second round. As long as England don’t make the semi finals I’ll be happy.

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06-19-2024 , 03:20 PM

#15152

exec771

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Originally Posted by kerr

I was hoping the Super Eights would go according to in-tournament rank rather than pre-tournament seed:

ICC successfully rigged the tourney and got all the matches it needed.

IND PAK
IND USA
IND AUS

They really have PTSD from 2007.

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06-23-2024 , 10:29 AM

#15153

muttiah

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Today the fight is for more than tea

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06-24-2024 , 02:13 PM

#15154

BOIDS

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CRIKEY MATES

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06-24-2024 , 11:42 PM

#15155

feel wrath

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scenarios galore in the Afg v Bang match right now with a weather stoppage. No doubt events will conspire to send Australia through

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06-25-2024 , 07:17 AM

#15156

DonkDonkDonkDonk

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LOL bye Australia

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06-25-2024 , 05:11 PM

#15157

AllBlackDan

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Australia koed before the semis

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06-26-2024 , 10:43 AM

#15158

DonkDonkDonkDonk

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Leicestershire are chasing 464 and are basically collapsing at 144/6, their number 8 Louis Kimber comes out and hits 243 runs in 127 balls including 21 sixes and almost gets them over the line but they lose by just 18 runs. What on earth

Apparently there was a 43 run over in there too. Madness

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06-26-2024 , 03:49 PM

#15159

xander biscuits

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43 run over was off Ollie Robinson.

Good to see him in form with Jimmy retiring...

His double hundred was the fastest first class double ever (100 balls)

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06-26-2024 , 06:47 PM

#15160

AllBlackDan

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Originally Posted by DonkDonkDonkDonk

Nathan Astle on steroids

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06-26-2024 , 06:56 PM

#15161

PeteBlow

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The over:

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06-27-2024 , 08:37 AM

#15162

POGcrazy94

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That pitch in the first semi was a disgrace

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06-29-2024 , 01:26 PM

#15163

BOIDS

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klaasen is a scary ginger man

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06-29-2024 , 01:43 PM

#15164

BOIDS

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needed 26 off 26 with six wickets in hand

lost a wicket

froze

now need 21 from 14

south africa.

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06-29-2024 , 01:51 PM

#15165

BOIDS

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16 needed from the last over

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06-29-2024 , 02:00 PM

#15166

TheGramuel

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That might be the greatest catch of all time in world cricket, given the situation / batter etc too.

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06-29-2024 , 02:02 PM

#15167

muttiah

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This is the most SA match ever

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06-29-2024 , 02:05 PM

#15168

BOIDS

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they needed a run a ball coming into the 16th over and lost by seven runs

you should have to re-establish with both feet btw after stepping over the boundary line. current rule is bad

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06-29-2024 , 08:50 PM

#15169

AllBlackDan

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Originally Posted by BOIDS

needed 26 off 26 with six wickets in hand

lost a wicket

froze

now need 21 from 14

south africa.

Thats a choke!

Well done India but SA bottled this, great bowling and fielding though to force it

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06-30-2024 , 01:59 AM

#15170

xander biscuits

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Kohli and Rohit retired from T20Is

Wonder if they would have retired from ODIs if they won last year.

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07-02-2024 , 10:44 AM

#15171

PeteBlow

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Sir Jimmy doing his thing. 7-35 from 16 overs.

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07-03-2024 , 02:12 PM

#15172

PeteBlow

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Unreal finish between Gloucestershire and Glamorgan.

Gloucestershire declare their second innings on 610-5, setting Glamorgan 593 to win.
Glamorgan all out for 592 on the last ball of the day/match.
Match tied

Last edited by PeteBlow; 07-03-2024 at 02:26 PM.

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07-03-2024 , 05:33 PM

#15173

feel wrath

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Looks like 10 dismissals and an unbeaten double hundred from Bracey

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07-07-2024 , 03:54 AM

#15174

AllBlackDan

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Originally Posted by PeteBlow

Hes a keeper and he doesnt wear proper gloves?

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07-07-2024 , 03:57 AM

#15175

BOIDS

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tied score one ball to go, so the batsmen are running whatever happens and i am guessing he took his right glove off so that he could throw the stumps down easier if it came through to him