World Cup Quarter Finals Discussion
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My predictions for the QF:
South Africa v Sri Lanka - Although SAF have never won a knockout yet, I feel they will better their record this time at the QF. I still feel they could potentially slip in the SF, but I feel they will do slightly better than their past history. And they have a good spinner Imran Tahir this time to counter SL. SL's bowling is pretty weak, and its time for SAF's pace to finally get one going against a good team.
Predicted Winner: South Africa
India v Bangladesh - Agree with what Poker said on this game. India have had two potential banana slip games (Ireland and Zimbabwe) and they should have come out pretty battle hardened out of those two games. And they are back in "now very familiar" Australian conditions. Their last game at MCG had such sensational fan support that a WC favorite like South Africa could not withstand the huge cauldron of opposition support and collapsed. Expecting the same fan support for this game (probably even more, since this is a WC knockout).
Predicted Winner: India
Pakistan v Australia - Rejuvenated Pakistan taking on massive WC favorites Australia, the team everyone dreads not to face early enough. Ideally Australia should sleepwalk their way through the next 3 games to lift the trophy on March 29th, but they will face the biggest two tests in the QF and SF, vs Pakistan and possibly India (if India make the semis). If Australia get past these two teams, this WC is theirs for the taking. But I have a feeling that Pakistan are getting close to prime form now and the inclusion of Sarfaraz has changed dynamics for them in a very positive way. This should be the biggest game of the quarterfinals, with it being very very hard to pick a winner. I am going with Pakistan here, also because this is at Adelaide which is the most subcontinental of all venues in Australia
Predicted Winner: Pakistan
New Zealand v West Indies - This is even more simpler to predict than the Ind v Ban game. WI have shown in their last few games that they have a long long way to go before they are considered serious contenders. Their inconsistency in the group stages was very frustrating. Even in the last game (vs UAE), they seemed to be in no hurry whatsoever (with rain looming). Their game looks very ordinary against good teams, and NZ should very easily get past them. Also the captaincy of Holder shows a lot of inexperience (the way he took the pedal off the accelerator against India proved it) and it could potentially bite them at a crucial stage.
Predicted Winner: New Zealand
If my predictions are right, a re-match of India vs Pakistan is coming up in the semifinals!
In that case, it would be the first time that Pakistan and India would be facing each other more than once in an ODI World Cup. They did so in the 2007 T20 World Cup. I would say India would probably want to face Australia than to face a 'back from the phoenix' Pakistan.
South Africa v Sri Lanka - Although SAF have never won a knockout yet, I feel they will better their record this time at the QF. I still feel they could potentially slip in the SF, but I feel they will do slightly better than their past history. And they have a good spinner Imran Tahir this time to counter SL. SL's bowling is pretty weak, and its time for SAF's pace to finally get one going against a good team.
Predicted Winner: South Africa
India v Bangladesh - Agree with what Poker said on this game. India have had two potential banana slip games (Ireland and Zimbabwe) and they should have come out pretty battle hardened out of those two games. And they are back in "now very familiar" Australian conditions. Their last game at MCG had such sensational fan support that a WC favorite like South Africa could not withstand the huge cauldron of opposition support and collapsed. Expecting the same fan support for this game (probably even more, since this is a WC knockout).
Predicted Winner: India
Pakistan v Australia - Rejuvenated Pakistan taking on massive WC favorites Australia, the team everyone dreads not to face early enough. Ideally Australia should sleepwalk their way through the next 3 games to lift the trophy on March 29th, but they will face the biggest two tests in the QF and SF, vs Pakistan and possibly India (if India make the semis). If Australia get past these two teams, this WC is theirs for the taking. But I have a feeling that Pakistan are getting close to prime form now and the inclusion of Sarfaraz has changed dynamics for them in a very positive way. This should be the biggest game of the quarterfinals, with it being very very hard to pick a winner. I am going with Pakistan here, also because this is at Adelaide which is the most subcontinental of all venues in Australia
Predicted Winner: Pakistan
New Zealand v West Indies - This is even more simpler to predict than the Ind v Ban game. WI have shown in their last few games that they have a long long way to go before they are considered serious contenders. Their inconsistency in the group stages was very frustrating. Even in the last game (vs UAE), they seemed to be in no hurry whatsoever (with rain looming). Their game looks very ordinary against good teams, and NZ should very easily get past them. Also the captaincy of Holder shows a lot of inexperience (the way he took the pedal off the accelerator against India proved it) and it could potentially bite them at a crucial stage.
Predicted Winner: New Zealand
If my predictions are right, a re-match of India vs Pakistan is coming up in the semifinals!
In that case, it would be the first time that Pakistan and India would be facing each other more than once in an ODI World Cup. They did so in the 2007 T20 World Cup. I would say India would probably want to face Australia than to face a 'back from the phoenix' Pakistan.
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My ***** comment by an Asian to a white man?
Why are you getting so upset? LOL It was obviously a slip of tongue.
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because it's totally inappropriate and insensitive? if it's a slip of the tongue, it's because he's said it before. he shouldn't ever say it. he's not black.
he's an idiot.
Of course it is inappropriate and insensitive and he is definitely an idiot. The thing I am trying to say is, to me, it did not like he wanted to say it but it just came out of his mouth at a wrong time.
Sanga and Mahela would give their best to fight the last battle,so Sri Lanka have a very good chance of winning this world cup.
South Africa is the best all round side along with Australia,so they have a very high chance of beating anyone in the finals.
South Africa is the best all round side along with Australia,so they have a very high chance of beating anyone in the finals.
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Terrible Aussies will be going home .
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.......and we are all idiots also, posting this in "Quarter Finals Discussion''.
Since everyone is on board and a youtube vid displaying the N word comfortably bypasses the swear filter I might as well throw in my piece.
I am positive Afridi doesn't even know the N word is racist and insulting to blacks when used by others, had he known surely he wouldn't have used it! Edit: Its not even certain thats what he said, if you slow it down that is![DOUBLEPOST=1426476454][/DOUBLEPOST]
Thats it the Aussies arent gonna slip up! Even if the strong Pakistan shows up their batsmen are ill equipped to handle Starc! However I wont mind having Pakistan/India match again so I would be hoping the match goes in Pak favour!
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No, it's impossible for India and New Zealand to meet in a semi-final.
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Sorry I meant FINAL !!!
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If that happens I guess it will be NZ that will prevail. India has been very bad against NZ in big matches. I only remember a match in T20 tournament where we were in a winning position against them and then Dhoni batted very slowly and we lost. NZ has always dominated India even in ODI tournaments. They always seem to be the thorn in flesh for us.[DOUBLEPOST=1426492989][/DOUBLEPOST]
Watch your words, Lala! You're clearly not as good as Jackie Chan when it comes to fighting.
We can ignore it taking he didn't know the meaning of that. Peace.
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I guess this is how Quarters will go
SAF beat SL (SL bowling is not enough to control SAF batting)
IND beat BAN (Nothing to say.....)
AUS beat PAK (PAK batting is real problem)
NZ beat WI (I guess its one sided match)
SAF beat SL (SL bowling is not enough to control SAF batting)
IND beat BAN (Nothing to say.....)
AUS beat PAK (PAK batting is real problem)
NZ beat WI (I guess its one sided match)
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I too believe that these will how it will turn out to be. I am very very impressed by the New Zealanders. We should look at them to how to make a team. They obviously have much less problems than us but their brand of management of players certainly we should learn from.
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