The Cricket Thread

Afghanistan seemingly deciding to hand the Aussies cheap runs to keep things interesting in the group. Terrible fielding and overthrows.

 

SL fans will be getting increasingly excited here

 

Still going to be a big ask for them to beat us even if Afghanistan pull off a shock here.

 

Afghanistan starting to crumble now. What impact will a big win have on the Aussie NRR?
Can they match or better ours?

 

They'd have to restrict them to 106 or less.

 

That won’t happen then.

 

106 or less is the target for Aus to overtake our current NRR. But our current NRR could yet decrease, even if we win.

I think 117 or less is the real target.

 

22 off 6 is surely one or two big blows too many for Afghan. Without that horrible three-wicket over, they would probably have won this.

21 off 6

 

Simple for England then. Beat Sri Lanka and we are in the semis

 

Even a complete washout would do.

 

No it wouldn't.

 

It isn't going to rain anyway, forecast to be good conditions so we will get a result either way.

 

Sorry you’re right, I was looking at the table before it was updated. Yes, any sort of win will do nicely. Presumably if we scored 500 and bowled Sri Lanka out for 10 we could theoretically overtake NZ?

 

As an example, if we scored 200, then we would need to bowl SL out for 73 in reply in order to win the group.

To be honest, I'm fine with finishing 2nd. I said before a ball was the group stage started that, ourselves aside, SA's batting line-up looking the most dangerous to me. And following their defeat yesterday, they will almost certainly be finishing 2nd in their group. So us also finishing 2nd means playing India instead. That will still be a tough match, no question, but I fancy us more against India than against SA.

 

I'm torn TBH. I fancy our batters more against SA but our bowlers against India. Weighing it all up I think I'd rather play SA.

 

Not going well in a BIG WAY !

 

Sri Lanka are pretty much punishing every ball that is there to be hit.
Seeing Rashid slowing the run rate is good but also concerning as our scoring rate against spin is the worst of the super 12 teams and SL normally have decent spin bowlers.

 

There's also a very short boundary to attack. I'm not too concerned.

 

Well done!

 

Really good turnaround by England, following the power play.
Just copied these stats for Sydney, that indicates a low score for second innings.


STATS - T20
Total matches 17
Matches won batting first 11
Matches won bowling first 5
Average 1st Inns scores 168
Average 2nd Inns scores 131
Highest total recorded 221/5 (20 Ov) by AUS vs ENG
Lowest total recorded 101/10 (16.3 Ov) by BAN vs RSA
Highest score chased 200/3 (20 Ov) by IND vs AUS
Lowest score defended 134/5 (20 Ov) by AUSW vs RSAW