T20 World Cup 2024 (West Indies/USA)

[Bevab]

Difference between Afghanistan and Bangladesh cricket is, player like Rashid and Nabi help local talent to grow, but Bangladesh cricketers play politics with fellow team mates...

Mate… you have no idea how political Afghani team selections are if you think they don’t indulge in it too.

 

[icyman]

Bangladesh really should have kicked on after their success in the last decade and the turn of it under Mortaza. Instead they’ve completely fumbled the platform he gave them.

All's not well within the Bangla camp it seems. Shakib has come out with statements like they shouldn't have bowled first vs India + seniority doesn't matter in the side. Clearly a case of Chandika micro managing them as usual.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Bangladesh - their attitude sucks the most and I am talking about their players that had success over the recent couple of decades tbh.

Pretty arrogant, cocky and over the top despite the little succes they had they behaved as if they are world beaters in reality just a mere upset in home conditions of Chittagong and Dhaka.

 

[Bevab]

All's not well within the Bangla camp it seems. Shakib has come out with statements like they shouldn't have bowled first vs India + seniority doesn't matter in the side. Clearly a case of Chandika micro managing them as usual.

Yeah, it’s clear that Hathurusinghe is an extremely poor fit for them at the moment.

They really should have cleaned the house with Langer or Pandit. They also need some form of domestic structure overhaul to better prepare their younger players for international cricket. They’re still relying on “learning by trade” with extended opportunities like they did with Shakib’s generation back in 2007 and it’s not a good look.

Bangladesh - their attitude sucks the most and I am talking about their players that had success over the recent couple of decades tbh.

Pretty arrogant, cocky and over the top despite the little succes they had they behaved as if they are world beaters in reality just a mere upset in home conditions of Chittagong and Dhaka.

Mortaza did his best to minimise the nastier aspects of it. Mahmudullah seemed like he would have been the right leader to carry on with that but he has been marginalised steadily and has also not been as tactically adept. Doesn’t help that they haven’t had a good coach either like @icyman says.

 

[Till Valhalla]

Afghanistan used the Jack Ryder strategy of bowling whoever can.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Missed the game trying sleep, couldn't sleep, missed a great one going only off the result.

Another scalp for Nabi, in the long list of teams his team has beaten.

Two hat-tricks in two matches for Cummins.

 

[Pinch hitter]

Mohammad Nabi is a only cricketer, who won a match against 45 different countries...

 

[Neptune]

Tears in my eyes Gulbadin Naib was the one to stop the constant Aussie mentality circlejerk

 

[wasteyouryouth]

So... Bangladesh can still go through

 

[wasteyouryouth]

One of round of matches left and all 8 teams can still technically qualify.

could just have quarter finals to achieve the same and save us all a week of our lives but asdfasdfadf

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Just watched the replay of the match. Superb perfrormance from Afghanistan. I think they're favourites to go through in second place now.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Watching the women's ODI and looking at some numbers for England and Jos Buttler's toss decision. It feels like they always field if they win the toss. However..

When he wins the toss and fields first, England's win % is 47.1%
When he wins the toss and bats first their win % is 100% (that's 2 matches v New Zealand and one v India and Pakistan)

Whey he loses the toss and England field first, the win % is even worse 33.3% (only three matches though)
When they lose the toss and bat first the win % is 61.5%

Overall, batting first England have won 70.6% of matches. When chasing it's 45%.

With all that said, if England win the toss today, I expect them to field first.

 

[cricfan123]

Gulbadin had his Kapil Dev moment

 

[cricfan123]

USA need to just remain focused today and just play every ball on its merit