*Official* Group B General Discussion

[James]

Teams

• Bangladesh
• England
• India
• South Africa
• West Indies
• Ireland
• Netherlands

Schedule

Sat Feb 19
1st Match, Group B - India v Bangladesh
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Tue Feb 22
5th Match, Group B - England v Netherlands
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

Thu Feb 24
7th Match, Group B - South Africa v West Indies
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Fri Feb 25
8th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v Ireland
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sun Feb 27
11th Match, Group B - India v England
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Mon Feb 28
13th Match, Group B - Netherlands v West Indies
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Wed Mar 2
15th Match, Group B - England v Ireland
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Thu Mar 3
16th Match, Group B - Netherlands v South Africa
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Fri Mar 4
19th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v West Indies
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sun Mar 6
21st Match, Group B - England v South Africa
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Sun Mar 6
22nd Match, Group B - India v Ireland
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Wed Mar 9
25th Match, Group B - India v Netherlands
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Fri Mar 11
27th Match, Group B - Ireland v West Indies
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Fri Mar 11
28th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v England
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

Sat Mar 12
29th Match, Group B - India v South Africa
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

Mon Mar 14
32nd Match, Group B - Bangladesh v Netherlands
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

Mon Mar 14
33rd Match, Group A - Pakistan v Zimbabwe
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Tue Mar 15
34th Match, Group B - Ireland v South Africa
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Thu Mar 17
36th Match, Group B - England v West Indies
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Fri Mar 18
38th Match, Group B - Ireland v Netherlands
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Sat Mar 19
39th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v South Africa
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sun Mar 20
42nd Match, Group B - India v West Indies
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

 

[weldone]

There is some incentive for giving our best at the group stages (we might get NZ or one of the minnows in the QF). Hopefully that'll motivate our boys from the start.

 

[morgieb]

Strong group. Something weird's gonna happen here.

 

[GIMH]

We'll top this group, quite easily.

 

[M0rphin3]

Undoubtedly the strongest group. Eng, India should top the list with SA & WI coming 3rd and 4th.

 

[Spark]

Will be interesting to see WI and Bangladesh fight for the 4th spot.

 

[weldone]

My Predictions for Group B

My bet will be with SA, India, England and WI in that order. If India gives their best shot they might come out on top; but I don't see England topping this group, even knowing that Swann might play a big role.

I think Bangladesh will cause an upset by beating one of these 4 teams, but WI will just edge past them in NRR or H-T-H or something.

Though SA will lose to a weaker team in either QF or SF, but that's a different story...

 

[vcs]

Bloody hell, it seems like ages since England performed well (or even beat a decent side) at a World Cup. They've been terrible since '92. Think they'll do pretty well this time.

 

[Howe_zat]

Bloody hell, it seems like ages since England performed well or even beat a decent side. They've been terrible since '92. Think they'll do pretty well this time.

Fixed

Or at least when it comes to one-day cricket. It's only in the last 15 months or so that they've got their act together.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah, at the right time though.

 

[Blaze 18]

India's first match is against Bangladesh again ?

 

[Howe_zat]

India's first match is against Bangladesh again ?

In Mirpur, no less. Be afraid... be very afraid...

 

[superkingdave]

Rather think we might be slightly dissapointing here. Expectations will probably be higher than they have been in a long time.

India to top the group, Bangladesh 2, SA 3rd, between England and WI for 4th

 

[Blaze 18]

In Mirpur, no less. Be afraid... be very afraid...

Yeah, it is more than a bit disconcerting.

 

[Cruxdude]

This opener against Bangladesh can be really tricky. In slow low condition resembling the ones in the WI there is a high chance of an upset. England will be interesting to see. There bowlers were cannon fodder the last time they played ODIs here. Would be interesting to see how much they have improved.

 

[Ausage]

We'll top this group, quite easily.

Yeah the Netherlands in particular should be no trouble.

 

[vcs]

This opener against Bangladesh can be really tricky. In slow low condition resembling the ones in the WI there is a high chance of an upset. England will be interesting to see. There bowlers were cannon fodder the last time they played ODIs here. Would be interesting to see how much they have improved.

Sachin will top-score and set the match up for India and it will be dismissed as "cheap minnow runs".

 

[Shri]

Bangladesh to win the whole thing beating the no.1 side in the final. Then go 25 years without another silverware. We have been there ****s!

 

[Faisal1985]

Ind, followed by SA and England...imo.

 

[centurymaker]

1. ind
2. sa
3. bangladesh
4. england