Cricket: The World Cup 2015 Thread - It's Australia yet again !

Gannu_1 · 18th March 2015, 12:11

SA needs 134 to win. AB, please promote yourself and finish off the match.

pratyush6 · 18th March 2015, 12:11

Really sad to see the approach of SL today. What a bad farewell to the two greats of the game - Sanga & Mahela.

I have no idea what went through the planning - dropping the in form Thirimanne down the order and getting Kushal to bat the way he was an open invite to the Proteas. He could not put bat to ball and things just went downhill from there.

SA bowlers have bowled well though, must give them credit.All predictions seem to be coming wrong, unless we see something even more dramatic.

carwatcher · 18th March 2015, 12:42

SA will do a first today,
Either they will their First Knockout match in the World Cup on the very same ground where they lost their first ever knockout match.
OR
They will lose a match chasing under 150 for the First time.

So they are on the verge of creating a small history apart from already created one by taking the first ever Hat-trick.

Folks get ready for a mouth-watering NZ v SA SF.

carwatcher · 18th March 2015, 13:35

Just got a message from someone that Jayawardene, Sangakkara and Dilshan had taken 'The Last Supper' along with the SL team.

narayans80 · 18th March 2015, 13:48

By the looks of how SL vs SA clash is going. We will have a battle of C-tags on 24th in Auckland

Who would believe that SA made a match out of this with spin

and we were thinking they had a strong pace battery.

The final SL score looks similar to how SA were thrown out of CWC '07 by Australia.

msdivy · 18th March 2015, 13:56

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Originally Posted by pratyush6

Really sad to see the approach of SL today.

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Originally Posted by narayans80

Who would believe that SA made a match out of this with spin

and we were thinking they had a strong pace battery.

I watched the initial stage of the match. SL batted as if they had 300 wickets. SA were bowling fast, but the way SL approached, wicket could fall for any ball. Against spinners it was like warming up for catch practice session. Sangakkara could have scored a century today but he didn't have any partners.

carwatcher · 18th March 2015, 14:09

Surprised that why has SA not opting for Batting Powerplay. They surely can't carry it forward to the next game.

Eddy · 18th March 2015, 14:14

^^ They may just choke in the powerplay

If it ain't broke, don't fix it !

carwatcher · 18th March 2015, 14:55

It seems SA, while avoiding getting choked by SL has strangulated them very badly.

naveenroy · 18th March 2015, 15:47

Not a cricket fan these days but still love SL, SA and NZ. Sad to see SL play so badly. What were they even thinking? Thirimanne was playing well and why did they change him? Couldn't even fathom some of the stuff happening. And Sangakkara was playing like in some test match.

ghodlur · 18th March 2015, 15:53

A sad end to the illustrious careers of Sangakkara and Jayawardene, a walk to the finals would have been more befitting the legends.

Surprised to read Anjelo Mathews comments about how nervous were the SL when it came to batting. This was in total contrast to the team which introduced pinch hitting in the first 10 to 15 overs.

Hope SA does retain their momentum against the next SF qualifier.

naveenroy · 18th March 2015, 20:41

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Originally Posted by Zappo

This mauka mauka silliness is now taking the proportions of gargantuan pompousness on the part of our media. Someone needs to seriously ask these guys to stop this circus. Jumping and dancing around Team India is one thing but making fun of a different country's team and it's supporters is absurdly immature to say the least.

Thankfully someone else who shares my sentiments about these ads. I found even the first ad disgusting.

carwatcher · 18th March 2015, 22:17

Maybe our prayers have been heard as I didn't see any Ad so far on Ind v Ban QF or they realised that if Ind meets Pak in SF and if India loses it will be catastrophic.

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Originally Posted by naveenroy

Thankfully someone else who shares my sentiments about these ads. I found even the first ad disgusting.

Let's hope Ind beats Ban tomorrow comfortably.

tbppjpr · 18th March 2015, 23:17

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Originally Posted by carwatcher

Maybe our prayers have been heard as I didn't see any Ad so far on Ind v Ban QF or they realised that if Ind meets Pak in SF and if India loses it will be catastrophic.

There is no stopping yet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SRQQ1jdBJw

NPV · 19th March 2015, 07:34

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Originally Posted by carwatcher

Let's hope Ind beats Ban tomorrow comfortably.

Yes, and then we can look forward to a "mini" Finale with an India-Pak or India-Aus Semi-final

View Poll Results: Who will win the World Cup 2015 ?
Australia	64	34.04%
England	1	0.53%
India	44	23.40%
New Zealand	31	16.49%
Pakistan	2	1.06%
South Africa	43	22.87%
Sri Lanka	0	0%
West Indies	3	1.60%
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18th March 2015, 12:11	#271
Gannu_1 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Madras Posts: 7,265 Thanked: 20,416 Times	Re: Cricket: The World Cup 2015 Thread SA needs 134 to win. AB, please promote yourself and finish off the match.
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18th March 2015, 12:11	#272
pratyush6 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Toronto Posts: 574 Thanked: 685 Times	Re: Cricket: The World Cup 2015 Thread Really sad to see the approach of SL today. What a bad farewell to the two greats of the game - Sanga & Mahela. I have no idea what went through the planning - dropping the in form Thirimanne down the order and getting Kushal to bat the way he was an open invite to the Proteas. He could not put bat to ball and things just went downhill from there. SA bowlers have bowled well though, must give them credit.All predictions seem to be coming wrong, unless we see something even more dramatic.
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18th March 2015, 12:42	#273
carwatcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bardez, Goa Posts: 1,184 Thanked: 1,032 Times	Re: Cricket: The World Cup 2015 Thread SA will do a first today, Either they will their First Knockout match in the World Cup on the very same ground where they lost their first ever knockout match. OR They will lose a match chasing under 150 for the First time. So they are on the verge of creating a small history apart from already created one by taking the first ever Hat-trick. Folks get ready for a mouth-watering NZ v SA SF.
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18th March 2015, 13:35	#274
carwatcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bardez, Goa Posts: 1,184 Thanked: 1,032 Times	Just got a message from someone that Jayawardene, Sangakkara and Dilshan had taken 'The Last Supper' along with the SL team.
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18th March 2015, 13:48	#275
narayans80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Madras Posts: 3,247 Thanked: 4,804 Times	Re: Cricket: The World Cup 2015 Thread By the looks of how SL vs SA clash is going. We will have a battle of C-tags on 24th in Auckland Who would believe that SA made a match out of this with spin and we were thinking they had a strong pace battery. The final SL score looks similar to how SA were thrown out of CWC '07 by Australia.
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18th March 2015, 14:09	#277
carwatcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bardez, Goa Posts: 1,184 Thanked: 1,032 Times	Cricket: The World Cup 2015 Thread Surprised that why has SA not opting for Batting Powerplay. They surely can't carry it forward to the next game.
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18th March 2015, 14:14	#278
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 9,454 Thanked: 13,789 Times	Re: Cricket: The World Cup 2015 Thread ^^ They may just choke in the powerplay If it ain't broke, don't fix it !
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18th March 2015, 14:55	#279
carwatcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bardez, Goa Posts: 1,184 Thanked: 1,032 Times	It seems SA, while avoiding getting choked by SL has strangulated them very badly.
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18th March 2015, 15:47	#280
naveenroy Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,511 Thanked: 1,254 Times	Re: Cricket: The World Cup 2015 Thread Not a cricket fan these days but still love SL, SA and NZ. Sad to see SL play so badly. What were they even thinking? Thirimanne was playing well and why did they change him? Couldn't even fathom some of the stuff happening. And Sangakkara was playing like in some test match.
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18th March 2015, 15:53	#281
ghodlur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Thane Posts: 6,089 Thanked: 4,372 Times View My Garage	Re: Cricket: The World Cup 2015 Thread A sad end to the illustrious careers of Sangakkara and Jayawardene, a walk to the finals would have been more befitting the legends. Surprised to read Anjelo Mathews comments about how nervous were the SL when it came to batting. This was in total contrast to the team which introduced pinch hitting in the first 10 to 15 overs. Hope SA does retain their momentum against the next SF qualifier.
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