ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]

[Shishir99]

Batting at a big target, England scored 39 runs in 7 overs. Salt and Smith lost two important wickets. If Duckett and Root do not bat well, England will lose by a big margin.

Afghanistan has a very good bowling lineup. They only lack good batting. Since they already managed to score 325 runs, I was kind of shocked that they managed to score this big total against England's bowling lineup. England lost wickets in regular intervals. I believe nobody expected England to lose this match.

Do you guys remember what Ricky Ponting said before the Champions Trophy started? He said Afghanistan has a better chance than Bangladesh. Afghanistan has been proving their strenth in several ICC events and they proved themself again. While Bangladesh losing match after match.

[UmerIdrees]

Yes, It is rainy season in Pakistan today, it is raining everywhere and there is a possibility of rain in the morning, after that the weather is fine. This match of Pakistan against Bangladesh has ended without any result due to the rain, the ground staff was having a hard time in draining the water. Pakistan had a very disappointing performance in the Champions Trophy, we finished last in the group with -2 run rate. Bangladesh also did not win any match in the champion Trophy. If Pakistan had played this match, there would have been more chances of winning it, but it was of no use. I think the selector had wrongly selected the team from the beginning. The important match of Champions Trophy will be played between Afghanistan and Australia, the winning team will qualify for the semi-finals.

I don't know if it was good that the match was not played otherwise if Pakistan lost against bangladesh it would be very bad for them. However, even though the journey for Pakistan is finished in this champions trophy but sadly we have finished last on the points table in Group A.
Even though both Bangladesh and Pakistan had one point each but Pakistan had a poor net run rate of -1.087 and this finished last. Bangladesh had a slightly better run rate of -0.443 and they finished third.

[Just Say]

Pakistan vs Bangladesh is going to be the last match today and the toss in this match was not completed due to rain. Both the teams have been eliminated from the Champions Trophy, their performance was not good and they lost every match and were eliminated. However, if today's match is held after the rain, then maybe Pakistan will have more chances of winning than Bangladesh. And since today's rain is not that important for any team, it does not seem like it will be a very exciting game.

However, the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan was abandoned today due to rain and both teams were awarded one point each. However, it was good for Bangladesh and Pakistan that each team finished this year's Champions Trophy with one point. Of course, both teams have long since been eliminated from the Champions Trophy qualification list. Today's match was a very disciplined match between the two teams.

It was a normal match for both teams, because although both teams performed, we could not feel the competition and excitement between the two teams. Because the opening matches were full of competition and excitement, where we were able to observe the performance and experience of each player. Because the weather conditions are not yet under proper control, the weather in the sky has gone out of control.

Today, I might have seen an exciting match between Bangladesh and Pakistan because both teams are equally strong. However, Pakistan, although they were supposed to perform well at their own venue, failed to do so, but in today's match, we could have definitely seen a competitive match between Bangladesh and Pakistan. But the rain changed the picture of that competitive match.

To be honest I never expected this, i.e I don't think for a moment that the match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be exciting. Look at the Pakistan match yesterday, after watching that match I felt for a while that Pakistan and Bangladesh should learn some lessons from them. It was probably entirely correct that no one believed that Afghanistan would win against England. When Afghanistan scored 325 against England, I was completely shocked to see them score so big total. Ibrahim Zadran scored 177 runs and was a batsman, but Azmatullah Omarzai took five wickets and was a bowler.

[virasog]

Yes, It is rainy season in Pakistan today, it is raining everywhere and there is a possibility of rain in the morning, after that the weather is fine. This match of Pakistan against Bangladesh has ended without any result due to the rain, the ground staff was having a hard time in draining the water. Pakistan had a very disappointing performance in the Champions Trophy, we finished last in the group with -2 run rate. Bangladesh also did not win any match in the champion Trophy. If Pakistan had played this match, there would have been more chances of winning it, but it was of no use. I think the selector had wrongly selected the team from the beginning. The important match of Champions Trophy will be played between Afghanistan and Australia, the winning team will qualify for the semi-finals.

I don't know if it was good that the match was not played otherwise if Pakistan lost against bangladesh it would be very bad for them. However, even though the journey for Pakistan is finished in this champions trophy but sadly we have finished last on the points table in Group A.
Even though both Bangladesh and Pakistan had one point each but Pakistan had a poor net run rate of -1.087 and this finished last. Bangladesh had a slightly better run rate of -0.443 and they finished third.

For the host team to finish last in the tournament is always embarrassing and Pakistan team did exactly that. When a nation hosts a tournament, there are always expectation from the home team and the local public want that their team perform well.

In the case of the Pakistan team, their last place finish would have been taken very badly and like a humiliating defeat. Well known names like Baber Azam, Rizwan and shaheen failed to perform in this tournament. Pakistan has produced some of the world's most talented cricketers over time but they are just declining fast now.

[Jewan420]

To be honest I never expected this, i.e I don't think for a moment that the match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will be exciting. Look at the Pakistan match yesterday, after watching that match I felt for a while that Pakistan and Bangladesh should learn some lessons from them. It was probably entirely correct that no one believed that Afghanistan would win against England. When Afghanistan scored 325 against England, I was completely shocked to see them score so big total. Ibrahim Zadran scored 177 runs and was a batsman, but Azmatullah Omarzai took five wickets and was a bowler.

Yes, it was expected that the Pakistan vs Bangladesh match would be a low-key and unexciting match. But the irony of fate was that their match never started. Both the teams had to leave the tournament without a win. I just wonder why Pakistan and Bangladesh are in such a negative situation despite having so much talent? Why can't they develop their players to international standards? Like Afghanistan has been able to do with their strong cricket infrastructure. Afghanistan's biggest strength is that their players get opportunities in big leagues, especially the IPL. Most of their XI players are obsessed with the IPL.

On the other hand, Pakistan and Bangladesh have young talent, but their weak cricket infrastructure cannot develop that talent to international standards. Although Pakistan and Bangladesh are gaining strength in age-based cricket, the strength of the national team is going down day by day. They must work on their domestic leagues so that their cricket infrastructure can improve even more.

[Sithara007]

Heartbreak for the Pakistani fans. Their team is out of the tournament, with zero wins from 3 matches. They managed to host the tournament after a lot of uncertainty, but what is the use if the home team is not there in the semi-finals? That said, the greater issue is climate change and the obstruction to cricket as a result of rain interruptions. Neither the BCCI, not the ICC has considered the economic impact seriously. Time has come for constructing stadiums with retractable roof, similar to what they have in Australia.

[Nanga Parbat]

The last match of the Champions Trophy between Bangladesh and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain due to which the fans of both the teams might say that the rain resulted in the two teams gaining a point each. If there are two worst performing teams in this Champions Trophy tournament then they are Pakistan and Bangladesh. Whereas Pakistan hosted this Champions Trophy so expectations from them were high at the start of the season. We have seen great excitement in the group stage matches this season of the Champions Trophy and hopefully we will see more competition in the semi-finals from all the teams that will qualify for the semi-finals.

We won't see any interest in this match either as this match has been stop for today but it can add more hope as Pakistan are now expect to beat Bangladesh very badly and well which will give them the next opportunity.  This will not benefit Pakistan but Pakistan will benefit only when they success in defeating Bangladesh and that will be known only when the match start.  Therefore they have a match in which we have most hope from Pakistan but Pakistan can also be weak in this match because there is no telling when Bangladesh perform will be good and when it will be bad.  Pakistan are also not play strong this time which gives more hope that Pakistan will win this trophy.  If Pakistan goes to the semi final there will be a lot of interest which will give us a lot of enjoyment.

[noormcs5]

Australia and Afghanistan

Finally here we are with the match between Australia and Afghanistan that will be played tomorrow. I am personally very excited for this awesome game as it is the biggest rivalry in the world of cricket. If we look in the history, in 2023 ODI World Cup when both teams were set to face each other as a normal match in World Cup but who knows that game will become a rivalry, the Australian batsmen cannot steady the game, back to back losing wickets but then a yellow storm arrived Maxwell who had an injury. Almost you can say he was playing with one leg cannot even stand then he hit back to back sixes and fours and lead the team through the win.

[Out of mind]

Australia and Afghanistan

Finally here we are with the match between Australia and Afghanistan that will be played tomorrow. I am personally very excited for this awesome game as it is the biggest rivalry in the world of cricket. If we look in the history, in 2023 ODI World Cup when both teams were set to face each other as a normal match in World Cup but who knows that game will become a rivalry, the Australian batsmen cannot steady the game, back to back losing wickets but then a yellow storm arrived Maxwell who had an injury. Almost you can say he was playing with one leg cannot even stand then he hit back to back sixes and fours and lead the team through the win.

Tomorrow's game is definitely going to be the most competitive and exciting one where Afghanistan and Australia are going to play. In this match, we are looking forward to seeing a competitive game which we saw once in 2023 where Australia and Afghanistan were in a tense battle. Yes, it reminds us that in the previous World Cup, the batting performance of the Australian team player Maxwell which really set a world record, he brought the team victory despite an injury. We can call this legendary player Mad Max and in that case, he was able to defeat Afghanistan due to such a performance. However, we have to wait and see whether the Australian team will be able to defeat Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy. If they can play well, then of course Australia's victory is possible, but Afghanistan will not give up so easily, they will also try to play well enough. Overall, the match will be exciting.

[Vaskiy]

Australia and Afghanistan

Finally here we are with the match between Australia and Afghanistan that will be played tomorrow. I am personally very excited for this awesome game as it is the biggest rivalry in the world of cricket. If we look in the history, in 2023 ODI World Cup when both teams were set to face each other as a normal match in World Cup but who knows that game will become a rivalry, the Australian batsmen cannot steady the game, back to back losing wickets but then a yellow storm arrived Maxwell who had an injury. Almost you can say he was playing with one leg cannot even stand then he hit back to back sixes and fours and lead the team through the win.

If the Afghanistan team hasn't won against England, tomorrow's match could never have been this expected. The win has initiated the big discussion as well as brought the past memories back, where Australia struggled against the Afghanistan team. As for now, the Australian team is in good form, and this is going to be an easy winning match for the Australian team. Australia could've lost the match against Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup. Maxwell's wicket was missed several times. It was a lucky day for him. Maxwell scored 201* runs in 128 balls, and the second highest score from the team was 24 runs by Marsh.

[Compromise me]

The last match of the Champions Trophy between Bangladesh and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain due to which the fans of both the teams might say that the rain resulted in the two teams gaining a point each. If there are two worst performing teams in this Champions Trophy tournament then they are Pakistan and Bangladesh. Whereas Pakistan hosted this Champions Trophy so expectations from them were high at the start of the season. We have seen great excitement in the group stage matches this season of the Champions Trophy and hopefully we will see more competition in the semi-finals from all the teams that will qualify for the semi-finals.

Pak International cricket team is very bad for the champions trophy and Rizwan is not brace captain and that is the big reason, Pak team is not part of this tournament. Pak team have to learn from their mistakes but we always talked about that but they didn't learn anything from that . In the last champions trophy, Pak team was not too strong but their captain was brave person and in the end, captain lifted the trophy.Bangladeshi team performance should be change because they need players like Shakib which is very difficult for the team . Pakistani Played match in Dubai as we know that Pak team played most of the matches in Dubai but Pak team lost the match against India.

[BALIK]

Australia and Afghanistan

Finally here we are with the match between Australia and Afghanistan that will be played tomorrow. I am personally very excited for this awesome game as it is the biggest rivalry in the world of cricket. If we look in the history, in 2023 ODI World Cup when both teams were set to face each other as a normal match in World Cup but who knows that game will become a rivalry, the Australian batsmen cannot steady the game, back to back losing wickets but then a yellow storm arrived Maxwell who had an injury. Almost you can say he was playing with one leg cannot even stand then he hit back to back sixes and fours and lead the team through the win.

If the Afghanistan team hasn't won against England, tomorrow's match could never have been this expected. The win has initiated the big discussion as well as brought the past memories back, where Australia struggled against the Afghanistan team. As for now, the Australian team is in good form, and this is going to be an easy winning match for the Australian team. Australia could've lost the match against Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup. Maxwell's wicket was missed several times. It was a lucky day for him. Maxwell scored 201* runs in 128 balls, and the second highest score from the team was 24 runs by Marsh.

Afghanistan team is in very good form at the moment. I watched the England vs Afghanistan match. Afghanistan players played great. The team has done well on both sides of batting and bowling. Afghanistan has also made big collections against an experienced team like England. Especially Ibrahim Zadran's innings was memorable.

Australia is a strong team, no doubt about it. Even then, it will not be easy for Australia to win against Afghanistan. Even if Afghanistan wins this match, I will not be surprised at all. Afghanistan has the ability to defeat Australia. So the match is going to be very competitive. And we will see high scores in this match.

[Farhan99]

Pakistan vs Bangladesh is going to be the last match today and the toss in this match was not completed due to rain. Both the teams have been eliminated from the Champions Trophy, their performance was not good and they lost every match and were eliminated. However, if today's match is held after the rain, then maybe Pakistan will have more chances of winning than Bangladesh. And since today's rain is not that important for any team, it does not seem like it will be a very exciting game.

This ICC Champions Trophy match between Bangladesh and Pakistan has not been held in any way and there is no possibility of it ever being held. We saw today that the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan was not held at all due to heavy rain. This match would not have had a significant impact on Bangladesh and Pakistan, but the team that could have won would have probably earned points. Just as the Bangladesh cricket team played poorly in this Champions Trophy, the Pakistan cricket team played poorly in this Champions Trophy. The Bangladesh team might have lost to Pakistan today but they didn't have to lose because of the rain.

The 9th match of the ICC Champions Trophy between Bangladesh and Pakistan was unfortunately abandoned without a ball being bowled, leaving both teams disqualified from the tournament. Bangladesh played three matches, losing two and ending up with just one point, while Pakistan also played three, with today’s match abandoned and two losses against New Zealand and India, resulting in the same score of one point for them. The difference in their journey lies in the Net Run Rate. On a brighter note, India and New Zealand have excelled in their matches and successfully qualified for the semifinals, and it’s clear they’ve shown remarkable skill and determination throughout the tournament. Meanwhile, in Group B, Afghanistan managed a narrow victory against England, winning by just 8 runs. The next match will be played between Afghanistan and Australia. Let's see which team is going to qualify for the semi-finals.

[ZAINmalik75]

Afghanistan cricket team is getting ready for another tough game against Australia. To move forward to semifinals they need to play their best and handle pressure very well. Their recent win against England was great with team doing well in both bowling and batting. But doing as well against Australia will be very hard. Australia is strong team and Afghanistan needs to try very hard and use same skills and determination they used against England if they want to win. And we have seen what they did in the ICC World Cup with Australia. Both gave tough time each other. So I think this match will be very interesting. So let's see what they both will do?

Well group B of champions trophy look messy, because none of team has confirmed thier position in the semi finals and rather than england rest of the them has chances to be the contender of the semis. No doubt Afghanistan were looking one of dominating side after delivering such phenomenal results in his recent match against england, Also due to lack of Australian star bowlers they struggle huge too against strong batting side, so I believe if gurbaz or Ibrahim deliver such magnificent innings then definitely they will have upper hand on Aussies. We have already seen in previous world cup how they give tough time to Australian but just ordinary innings of Maxwell get the match from them. So huge hopes from Afghanistan let's see how they tackle things.

[Unknown Op]

Zimbabwe A vs Canada

Is there anyone here who is watching the match of newly one day start competition Canada touring to Zimbabwe A and playing 3 matches.

First match of total 3 was finished yesterday among them Canada squad against Zimbabwe A squad. In the beginning of match, Canada squad was begun match with first batting inning and their members of Canada squad displayed bad performance and bad start with losing starter batter Aaron Johnson at 3 scores. Harsh Thaker and Kanwarpal Tathgur both showcased amazing performance and both collected 53 and 49 scores respectively after 3 wickets lost. In full inning, Canada squad managed to collect 231 scores as a defend after playing 50 overs and this was more good than I expected from Canada squad. Their squad faced a defeat because of low quality performance to their bowlers. In start of Zimbabwe A Inning, Canada bowlers displayed strong performance and picked up significant wickets of Zimbabwe A but partnership of Timycen Maruma and Antum Naqvi was amazing and unable Canada bowlers to break them and both collected 105 and 72 scores respectively and successfully emerged victorious with 4 wickets.

[LDL]

Felt really great to see Afghanistan topple England to stay alive in the competition despite being the clear underdogs. England crashing out like this isn't surprising at all considering how trash their form has been in recent times.

Australia is probably nervous now considering how they were almost defeated by the Afghans in the recent ODI World Cup.

After Afghanistan beat England, the tension is equally high for all three teams, especially Afghanistan. If they can win against Australia in the last match, they will qualify, and if they lose, they will be eliminated directly.

South Africa is in a tight spot. If Afghanistan wins, Afghanistan will qualify, and the team in the better position between Australia and South Africa based on points and NRR will qualify for the semi-finals.

Australia is nervous that if Afghanistan wins and they are eliminated like England, their dream of the Champions Trophy will remain elusive.

[As-Soon-As]

Australia and Afghanistan

Finally here we are with the match between Australia and Afghanistan that will be played tomorrow. I am personally very excited for this awesome game as it is the biggest rivalry in the world of cricket. If we look in the history, in 2023 ODI World Cup when both teams were set to face each other as a normal match in World Cup but who knows that game will become a rivalry, the Australian batsmen cannot steady the game, back to back losing wickets but then a yellow storm arrived Maxwell who had an injury. Almost you can say he was playing with one leg cannot even stand then he hit back to back sixes and fours and lead the team through the win.

If the Afghanistan team hasn't won against England, tomorrow's match could never have been this expected. The win has initiated the big discussion as well as brought the past memories back, where Australia struggled against the Afghanistan team. As for now, the Australian team is in good form, and this is going to be an easy winning match for the Australian team. Australia could've lost the match against Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup. Maxwell's wicket was missed several times. It was a lucky day for him. Maxwell scored 201* runs in 128 balls, and the second highest score from the team was 24 runs by Marsh.

Afghanistan team is in very good form at the moment. I watched the England vs Afghanistan match. Afghanistan players played great. The team has done well on both sides of batting and bowling. Afghanistan has also made big collections against an experienced team like England. Especially Ibrahim Zadran's innings was memorable.

Australia is a strong team, no doubt about it. Even then, it will not be easy for Australia to win against Afghanistan. Even if Afghanistan wins this match, I will not be surprised at all. Afghanistan has the ability to defeat Australia. So the match is going to be very competitive. And we will see high scores in this match.

Today's challenge is the most competitive for both teams, the team that wins today will be able to enter the semi-finals. So both teams will have to go through the most difficult challenge in this match, but in this match, the Australian team is ready to play well in both bowling and batting and can face any situation at any time. Such ability is within the Australian players, but meanwhile the Afghan team players have performed the best against the England team and they are also ready to score big runs.
So if the Afghan team can perform well from the beginning today, then there is a possibility of winning in the end. But many gamblers have put the Australian team on the betting list because they are ready to perform aggressively in batting and bowling.

[Rabata]

Afghanistan cricket team is getting ready for another tough game against Australia. To move forward to semifinals they need to play their best and handle pressure very well. Their recent win against England was great with team doing well in both bowling and batting. But doing as well against Australia will be very hard. Australia is strong team and Afghanistan needs to try very hard and use same skills and determination they used against England if they want to win. And we have seen what they did in the ICC World Cup with Australia. Both gave tough time each other. So I think this match will be very interesting. So let's see what they both will do?

Well group B of champions trophy look messy, because none of team has confirmed thier position in the semi finals and rather than england rest of the them has chances to be the contender of the semis. No doubt Afghanistan were looking one of dominating side after delivering such phenomenal results in his recent match against england, Also due to lack of Australian star bowlers they struggle huge too against strong batting side, so I believe if gurbaz or Ibrahim deliver such magnificent innings then definitely they will have upper hand on Aussies. We have already seen in previous world cup how they give tough time to Australian but just ordinary innings of Maxwell get the match from them. So huge hopes from Afghanistan let's see how they tackle things.

Afghanistan has become a very strong team in a short period of time. We have not seen them perform like that in other major tournaments, but the way they played in the last match, they will not be a weak opponent for a big team. Every player in the team can play with enough skill. With a great bowling squad and good batting, they can expect big things. Although Australia is the best team in Group B, they have the possibility of a big defeat against Afghanistan. Especially if a batsman is able to shine like in the last match, then it will not be difficult to win that match. There is no way to think that Ibrahim Zadran will play well every day, but if all the team members can contribute well, then it is not impossible to win that match.

[Bd officer]

South Africa is in a tight spot. If Afghanistan wins, Afghanistan will qualify, and the team in the better position between Australia and South Africa based on points and NRR will qualify for the semi-finals.

South Africa still have one match left. South Africa will play against England so if South Africa can beat England then South Africa will directly qualify for semi finals.

Today, if Australia unfortunately lose with Afghanistan, then for Australia to play in the semi-final, then the result of South Africa vs England match will have to be seen. If South Africa win, they will qualify directly for the semi-finals. If South Africa lose against England then Australia and South Africa have equal points and NRR will be considered.

Now in the match between Australia and Afghanistan, Australia has more chances to win. So let's see what is the result of today's match.

[Sithara007]

South Africa still have one match left. South Africa will play against England so if South Africa can beat England then South Africa will directly qualify for semi finals.

Today, if Australia unfortunately lose with Afghanistan, then for Australia to play in the semi-final, then the result of South Africa vs England match will have to be seen. If South Africa win, they will qualify directly for the semi-finals. If South Africa lose against England then Australia and South Africa have equal points and NRR will be considered.

Now in the match between Australia and Afghanistan, Australia has more chances to win. So let's see what is the result of today's match.

In all probability, Australia and South Africa will be the teams to qualify for the semi-finals from Group B. Afghanistan is the one-match wonder team. They participate in most of the ICC tournaments, then perform well in one match and vanish. There is no chance of Australia losing to Afghanistan. They are the most balanced team in this tournament. Players such as Josh Inglis, Alex Carey and Ben Dwarshuis are in excellent form. And I would say that the chances are that final match will be played between India and Australia.