So it's the tournament that all of SE has been waiting for, the Twenty20 world cup, starting tomorrow in the West Indies. American viewers can see it on DirectTV PPV for the low low price of $125, or you can go to one of those unnamed online streaming sites like everyone else. The NFL Sunday Ticket is $315, so when you consider that you can get 15 days of exciting cricket action for under 40% of that price, it's practically a bargain.
Basically this form of cricket is exactly like baseball with the games only lasting like 3 hours and most games being like 55-45 flips, unlike the 5 day version where the better team usually wins. Hell, Zimbabwe just won two in a row in the warmup matches, but I think they have a good team for this format. Ray Price (Nick Price is his uncle) is a beast! Who knows who will win, the only thing that's certain is that if India or Pakistan get knocked out early there will be people burning effigies of the coach and players and accusing them of match fixing.
Groups:
Group A Group B Group C Group D
Pakistan (1) Sri Lanka (2) South Africa (3) West Indies (4)
Bangladesh (8) New Zealand (7) India (6) England (5)
Australia (9) Zimbabwe (10) Afghanistan (11) Ireland (12)
Predictions:
Super Eights:
Group E Group F
A1:Aus B1:SL
B2:Zim A2:Pak
C1:Ind C2:SA
D2:WI D1:Eng
Ind vs. SA
Aus vs. SL
Ind vs. SL
Ind