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06-18-2024 , 06:40 AM
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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
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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
Today the fight is for more than tea
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06-24-2024 , 02:13 PM
CRIKEY MATES
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06-24-2024 , 11:42 PM
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
LOL bye Australia
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06-25-2024 , 05:11 PM
Australia koed before the semis
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06-26-2024 , 10:43 AM
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
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
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Originally Posted by DonkDonkDonkDonk
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
Nathan Astle on steroids
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06-26-2024 , 06:56 PM
The over:

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06-27-2024 , 08:37 AM
That pitch in the first semi was a disgrace
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06-29-2024 , 01:26 PM
klaasen is a scary ginger man
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06-29-2024 , 01:43 PM
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
16 needed from the last over
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06-29-2024 , 02:00 PM
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
This is the most SA match ever
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06-29-2024 , 02:05 PM
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
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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
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
Sir Jimmy doing his thing. 7-35 from 16 overs.
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07-03-2024 , 02:12 PM
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
Looks like 10 dismissals and an unbeaten double hundred from Bracey
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07-07-2024 , 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by PeteBlow
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

Hes a keeper and he doesnt wear proper gloves?
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07-07-2024 , 03:57 AM
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
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