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    Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh; Zimbabwe vs Pakistan

    By Scott last year, mid-March Leave a comment on this post

    Interesting games today- the winner of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka will secure qualification. Even if Bangladesh lose today they are still well placed to go through. Meanwhile Zimbabwe will be their usual selves, but it is anyone’s guess as to what version of Pakistan will turn up today.

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  • worma wrote:
    March 21st, 2007 at 2.20 pm

    Nope…if SL win today they can still be left behind if Ind beat them on Friday with a certain margin, and BD wins their next game against Bermuda well enough. Also depends on SL’s margin of victory today, if they do win.

    BD, on the other hand, are almost sure to go through if they win today, as beating Bermuda should not be a huge challenge for them.

  • Michael wrote:
    March 21st, 2007 at 3.55 pm

    Out of the three teams I’d be most worried if I were an Indian supporter. Bangladesh should most certainly knock off Bermuda and Sri Lanka is playing scintillating cricket.

  • Scott wrote:
    March 21st, 2007 at 4.11 pm

    Pakistan look like they are switched on today.

  • Michael wrote:
    March 21st, 2007 at 4.29 pm

    Well done Inzi, thanks for a magnificent career. Will/Scott, it might be fun to open a thread on favourite Inzi innings or something.

    His 60* off 37 balls in the 1992 World Cup Semi Final against New Zealand has got to be right up there.

  • Michael wrote:
    March 21st, 2007 at 4.31 pm

    WHOA - that was 15 years ago to this day!

  • Kathy wrote:
    March 21st, 2007 at 8.00 pm

    His 60 off 37 balls in the 1992 World Cup semifinal against NZ is something I will never forgive him for.

  • Prashant wrote:
    March 21st, 2007 at 9.27 pm

    I may be deviating here a bit but excuse me for my outcry or restlessness, when are India going to produce a Genuine pace bowler who can bowl higher 80 mph and be consistent and more importantly make an impact on the opposing team psychologically, WHEN? are they even thinking about it or ever thought about it? Is it beacuse of our physical build or food habits, why cant we produce a McGrath or Tait like in Aussies, Shane Bond in NZ, Makhaya and Nel and others in SA, Malinga in SL, WI have young bowlers who can bowl high 80’s, only when it comes to our bowlers everyone just toys with them cause they are not accurate not lethal not fast - we cant win NO CUP this way, we have to produce good fast bowlers!! Did you guys watch the way they bowled against WI in practice match, it was pathetic -WI gave their wickets India didnot take them, i know score card shows a whole diff. picture, bowling against Netherlands was also awful, no one was impressive just lucky that they threw their wickets! Munaf Agarkar Irfan Zaheer wont do we need 1 fast bowler who means REAL BUSINESS! just my frustrations about my beloved team!
    And yes BD deserve to go next round but you never know with SL when they play India, India always outplayed them in neutral venues!

  • Tom wrote:
    March 22nd, 2007 at 1.29 am

    I think it has something to do with the pitches we’re all brought up on, plus the figures you use as role models.

    India’s pitches are slow and low - a spinner’s paradise, and the amount of quality spinners India has produced is testimony to this fact. I’m sure all countries at some stage wished for a Bedi, a Singh or a Kumble type spinner. Southern Hemisphere nations (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) all have the tennis-ball bounce wickets, and such are ideal wickets to promote fast bowling.

    I’ve been fortunate enough to play overseas (England) on a school tour last year, and the difference in bounce was quite remarkable - a ball on a good-length in Australia would usually carry to a keeper’s shoulder, if he stands 20-30 metres back, but in England, he was taken it around his knees.

    Also with countries having a tradition of producing batsman, or fast bowlers, more than likely younger players will replicate them. When I started to become serious about cricket, I tried to adopt a Kasperwicz style action. With Warne’s influence, in a team of eleven you will have two players who can bowl leg spin very well, while three or four others can turn the ball.

    It’s all about the environment you are brought up playing cricket in.

  • Wes wrote:
    March 22nd, 2007 at 4.01 am

    Sri Lanka are now through but India are real trouble. They have to play their best cricket to beat the on-song Sri Lanka.

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