The World Cup 2011 Predictions Thread.

[Howe_zat]

Go on then.

Winners
Finalists / Semi - Finalists
Player Of The Tournament
Top Run Scorer
Top Wicket Taker
Surprise Package
Surprise Failures
AOP (any other predictions)

Starting us off:

Winners: Sri Lanka
South Africa as runners up, India and Bangladesh 3rd and 4th.
Mahela Jayawardne, top run scorer
Shakib Al Hasan to be POTT and the top wicket taker, winning at least one match practically on his own
Bangladesh evidently the surprise package, who will beat Australia in a QF upset
England and Australia to disappoint, they will make selectorial errors and go home before the semis.

 

[vcs]

Go on then.

Winners
Finalists / Semi - Finalists
Player Of The Tournament
Top Run Scorer
Top Wicket Taker
Surprise Package
Surprise Failures
AOP (any other predictions)

Starting us off:

Winners: Sri Lanka
South Africa as runners up, India and Bangladesh 3rd and 4th.
Mahela Jayawardne, top run scorer
Shakib Al Hasan to be POTT and the top wicket taker, winning at least one match practically on his own
Bangladesh evidently the surprise package, who will beat Australia in a QF upset
England and Australia to disappoint, they will make selectorial errors and go home before the semis.

Winners - Australia
Runners Up - England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka 3rd and 4th
Top scorer - AB de Villiers
Top wicket taker - Umar Gul
Surprise Package - Nothing overly surprising

 

[GIMH]

Winners - England
Finalists / Semi - Finalists - India (F), Sri Lanka, Australia (SF)
Player Of The Tournament - Kevin Pietersen
Top Run Scorer - Kevin Pietersen
Top Wicket Taker - Malinga
Surprise Package - Australia (making it out of the groups)
Surprise Failures - New Zealand, going out in the group stage
AOP (any other predictions) - Burgey and Got_SPin to be ***** throughout

 

[Blaze 18]

Winners
India

Finalists / Semi - Finalists
England (F), South Africa (SF), Sri Lanka (SF)

Player Of The Tournament
Sachin Tendulkar

Top Run Scorer
Sachin Tendulkar

Top Wicket Taker
Graeme Swann

Surprise Package
Zimbabwe

Surprise Failures
Australia, Pakistan

 

[morgieb]

Winners Sri Lanka
Finalists / Semi - Finalists Australia (F), India, South Africa (SF)
Player Of The Tournament Malinga
Top Run Scorer Sachin (only to choke where it mattered, haha)
Top Wicket Taker Malinga
Surprise Package Bangladesh making the QF's.
Surprise Failures West Indies not, New Zealand struggling big time but still narrowly make it.
AOP (any other predictions) A minnow to beat a proper side.

 

[0RI0N]

Winners Safricans
Finalists / Semi - Finalists Australia (F), SL India, South Africa (SF)
Player Of The Tournament AB de Villiers
Top Run Scorer AB, Amla or Kallis
Top Wicket Taker Murali the pure

Surprise Failures New Zealand and England
AOP (any other predictions)KP to be bowled by a left arm spinner.

 

[Jayzamann]

The only thing I am certain of is New Zealand making it to the semis.

 

[Faisal1985]

Ind/SL/Eng....hot favorites imo.

Pak will lose in the QF.

Australia will lose in the Semis.

 

[Flyonthewall]

Winners - Sri Lanka
Finalists/Semi-Finalists - Australia (F), England and India (SF)
Player Of The Tournament - Kumar Sangakkara
Top Run-Scorer - Kumar Sangakkara
Top Wicket-Taker - Graeme Swann
Surprise Package - Zimbabwe to defeat at least one major team, possibly two.
Surprise Failures - New Zealand to go at the first hurdle, England to top their group stage
Any Other Predictions - Both Taylors to top-score in the New Zealand-Zimbabwe game. Morgan to make a duck against Ireland.

 

[Jarquis]

I said the Taylor thing in the T20 wc and neither of them batted IIRC

 

[gvenkat]

Seriosly this world cup cannot be predicted. In reality the WC starts from the QF stage. You can win 5 games have a bad day on the QF and you are out.

I would stay out of this predicting business.. It's actually a stupid format..

 

[Flyonthewall]

I said the Taylor thing in the T20 wc and neither of them batted IIRC

Yeah, but this is 50 overs! And less likelihood of rain shortages = winner.

 

[Hurricane]

Go on then.

Winners Australia (they always win)
Finalists / Semi - Finalists India/ South Africa SL
Player Of The Tournament Shakib
Top Run Scorer Hussey
Top Wicket Taker Johnson
Surprise Package Ireland
Surprise Failures Pakistan
AOP (any other predictions) -NZ fans not to have any high hopes going into this.

 

[vcs]

Looking forward to some damn Aussie ODI bowler coming out of nowhere and having a career-best tournament at the World Cup..

 

[shivfan]

Winners - West Indies!
Finalists / Semi - Finalists - Windies vs South Africa/Sri Lanka and England
Player Of The Tournament - Jacques Kallis
Top Run Scorer - Hashim Amla
Top Wicket Taker - Murali
Surprise Package - Bangladesh, who will win a match or two against fancied teams
Surprise Failures - India, because of their poor fielding

 

[Prince EWS]

I don't really rate any of the teams particularly highly, particularly in these conditions. Very hard to tip a winner.

 

[NZ Guy]

NZ to do better than expected but still get knocked out in the semi's

Bangladesh to make semi's

 

[MyLord]

Winners - New Zealand
Finalists/Semi-Finalists - Bangladesh, England and India
Player Of The Tournament - Vettori (Top Scorer, 2nd chap to 200 in ODI)
Top Run-Scorer - Vettoti
Top Wicket-Taker - Graeme Swann
Surprise Package - Australia (make it to the KO)
Surprise Failures - South Africa.
Any Other Predictions - Ricky Ponting breaks down and cries like a Sreesanth when Australia is KO'ed. Shahid Afridi make it big in the woman's world cup with a fake certificate.

 

[Hurricane]

I don't really rate any of the teams particularly highly, particularly in these conditions. Very hard to tip a winner.

Please pick a team and cheer for them in a biased fashion. No fence sitters allowed.

 

[Prince EWS]

Please pick a team and cheer for them in a biased fashion. No fence sitters allowed.

Ireland it is.