Match Thread: all super 8 round games

[TOM-JOAD]

I believe non of the South Asian team deserved to be in he semis. Sri Lankas performance was just pathetic. I hope we go home tomorrow. Even if we are make it to finals we will play against Aussies and lose anyways.

Jayasuriya is 40 years old and should have retired right after the 2007 ICC world cup. By being in the team he has ended some young guys career.

Sangakaras captaincy also not very impressive, Opening with 40 year old Jayasuriya against 4 bowlers who could hit the 90 mph was the most foolish thing.

[lamisa]

yessssssssssssss,pakistan have made it to the semis.ekhon just srilanka indiare fatay dik!i hate india for being so full of themselves.their media hold their players up as if they are all sachin tendulkar or anil kumble.khali kolshi baje beshi!

[Banglatiger84]

Originally Posted by lamisa
yessssssssssssss,pakistan have made it to the semis.

Are you Bangladeshi or Pakistani?

On your other point, I agree that India deserves to go out simply because many of their fans believe Raina and Rohit Sharma are great batsmen when they are just flat track bullies

[zainab]

Why are Bangladeshis supporting pakistan?have they done anything to help BD cricket since independence? I have not read anything about this. I feel that India has done more to help BD cricket. The PCB have more jerks and morons than the BCB.

[al-Sagar]

Australia's convincing wins in their two matches have almost surely assured them of a semi-final, but the fight is on for the second slot from group F. Cricinfo looks at what each team needs to do to make the cut.

Sri Lanka (points 2, net run-rate -0.600)
They are currently in second place, thanks to a run rate that is superior to that of West Indies. The best-case scenario for them is that they beat India, and Australia beat West Indies, in which case Australia and Sri Lanka will qualify for the semi-finals on points. Sri Lanka will also be through if they lose to India by less than 20 runs and Australia beat West Indies.

However, even a win against India will not assure them a spot in the last four, if West Indies beat Australia. Currently, Sri Lanka have conceded 24 more runs than they have scored, while for West Indies the corresponding number is 43. If both teams win their final games and West Indies win by a margin that offsets that difference, then they will go through. Thus, if Sri Lanka beat India by a run, and West Indies beat Australia by 21 runs, then the home team will progress to the semis.

West Indies (points 2, net run-rate -1.075)
The win against India has kept them in contention, but the huge defeat against Sri Lanka means their NRR is still languishing at -1.075. They'll qualify without the run rate coming into play if they beat Australia and if Sri Lanka lose to India. However, if they beat Australia and Sri Lanka beat India, then NRR will come into play. West Indies currently have a handicap of 19 runs compared to Sri Lanka (refer to the paragraph above), and they'll have to win by a margin that offsets that handicap. A defeat against Australia will put them out of the tournament, regardless of the result in the other match.

India (points 0, net run-rate -1.575)
For India to make the cut, they'll have to beat Sri Lanka by a margin of at least 20 runs, and then hope West Indies lose to Australia. Currently India have conceded 63 more runs than they have scored, compared to Sri Lanka's 24. If they win by 20 runs, their difference will reduce to 43 while Sri Lanka's will increase to 44, which will do the trick for India. If India bat second, and assuming Sri Lanka have scored 160, they'll need to chase it down in a maximum of 17.4 overs to lift their NRR above Sri Lanka's.

Australia (points 4, net run-rate +3.250)
Not only have they won two games, they've won them so convincingly that their net run rate is an incredible +3.25; the difference between their runs scored and conceded is 130. They're through unless what's listed below, or something even more incredible, happens: West Indies beat Australia by 87 runs, and Sri Lanka beat India by a 68-run margin. Then both West Indies and Sri Lanka will have a higher NRR than Australia. It's a possibility, but only in theory.

[Awla]

Pakistan was enough lucky to be in Semis...but I dont think they can go to the Finals...coz they will be facing Australia in Semi...Looking forward to see Australia kicking Pakistan out

[AsifTheManRahman]

Pakistan always wins. Always. Just like Ashraful.

[Tiger444]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
i hate both Pakistan and India. Pakistan used to be my favorite team asides from BD until pretty recently. but their fans are just as obnoxious as Indian fans (exceptions abound either side). still, i'll always root for pakistan over india, and if i had to pick, i'd pak if one team had to be in teh semis, but i really wanted to see both teams humiliated. oh well, 2007 50-50 world cup was enough for one decade i guess...

I disagree..we should not look at how people on the forums look at us so much..because the paki friends I have are not like that at all..they actually have a soft side 2 BD and really like our players..they also talk about how its just a matter of time before we become a good team..some indians I found were pretty obnoxious but most of them actually like our cricket team as well and they say the same thing..at the end of the day there are good and bad apples in each country and we cant let the bad apples overtake what we think of them..I really love pakistan because of the style they play..once they click they can be 1 of the most exciting teams in the world..never liked india because of their style..their just a boring team 2 watch..only get entertained by the way yuvraj plays but players like gambhir and vijay put me 2 sleep..not saying their not good batsmen but just dont like the way they play..

[Tigers_eye]

I am hoping SL moves on. Just beat Ind and not worry about the WI-Aus match.

[wurusemu]

I want India to move on...just beat the crap out of SL and forget the WI-Aus match.

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by wurusemu
I want India to move on...just beat the crap out of SL and forget the WI-Aus match.

Hello wurusemu,
To what do we owe this honor to? Please do not disappear for another whole year.

[Tigers_eye]

Sangga has no planning on whom to bowl which over. Perera with the least Econ will not finish his quota.

[Awla]

Jaysuria must retire

[AsifTheManRahman]

What a great chase by the Lankans. Matthews is turning out to be quite a T20 sensation. Extremely measured chase here, let's see if they can get 4 off 3 to pull this off. If they do, God save the West Indies.

[TOM-JOAD]

WE WON.. What a beautiful game by our youngsters!

[AsifTheManRahman]

India are out! MUHAHAHAHA!!! Well they actually were as soon as Sri Lanka crossed 145, but they couldn't even win before getting the kick! Yeah baby yeah!

Kapugedera walks into my fantasy T20 team!

[AsifTheManRahman]

Originally Posted by TOM-JOAD
WE WON.. What a beautiful game by our youngers.............

This is how T20s should be played. Congratulations.

[bdtiger]

Well done Sri Lanka!

[TOM-JOAD]

Sanath should retire...

[bdtiger]

So Semis will be:

Aus vs. Pak
Eng vs. Slk

[bdtiger]

Originally Posted by TOM-JOAD
Sanath should retire...

yeah he is out of form and no time to regain it!

[simon]

congratulations Lanka.
u r my favourites .
win the cup.
Mathews should come in to bat early.
And from now on IPL should only be abt the Indian plyrs & no overseas plyrs.
only way Ind can improve.

[TOM-JOAD]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
This is how T20s should be played. Congratulations.

Thanks bro


From here win or lose.... I am satisfied.

[TOM-JOAD]

Originally Posted by bdtiger
So Semis will be:

Aus vs. Pak
Eng vs. Slk

not really if WI were to beat Aussie by 20 runs or more we are out.

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by TOM-JOAD
not really if WI were to beat Aussie by 20 runs or more we are out.

And you want the sun to rise from the west?

The equation has changed to 24 runs. Those four runs are as costly it can be, lol.