Who do you have pegged for your 4 semi finalists?

[Daemon]

One reason NRR system is bad is because they keep adding runs and overs across matches. So shorter matches and shorter innings have lower weight. They should calculate NRR for each match separately and take a simple average so all games have an equal weight.

That's a good point - I agree all matches should have equal weight. Would it have made much difference to the outcome?

If you took a simple average of NRR per game, the lopsided games would have an even bigger impact. For example that WI v Pak game would have had affected Pakistan's NRR by -0.66. Right now it's at -0.55.

Dunno if that's ideal.

 

[Bahnz]

I'm beginning to doubt whether NRR is the definitive way to go or at least it needs some adjustment. What about the 2015 Nz/Oz group game where Australia lost a heap of run rate but in truth were a whisker away from winning. Maybe wickets lost in the chase could be factored in somehow?

And I reckon where it comes down to two sides on the same points, it should be who won the head-to-head matchup. Maybe have NRR only come into it when there's more than two teams on the same amount of points.

While I can see why people support this, I don't really agree with it. Especially in a competition format like the current one, I think performance across the entire group phase should definitely be taken into account when deciding a tie-breaker.

 

[morgieb]

I'm beginning to doubt whether NRR is the definitive way to go or at least it needs some adjustment. What about the 2015 Nz/Oz group game where Australia lost a heap of run rate but in truth were a whisker away from winning. Maybe wickets lost in the chase could be factored in somehow?

And I reckon where it comes down to two sides on the same points, it should be who won the head-to-head matchup. Maybe have NRR only come into it when there's more than two teams on the same amount of points.

Yeah matches like that are a problem. I guess that you could argue New Zealand lost so many wickets as they went hard at the target to win the game quickly for their NRR, but the way the game went that clearly wasn't the case. Admittedly cases like that are pretty rare.

 

[cnerd123]

The only downside with NRR, IMO, is when teams become pragmatic about conserving it in a losing cause rather than going balls to the wall for a win. Like what India did Vs Eng, or when a fielding side does their best to drag out a runchase.

But it's like DLS. It has it flaws but it's better than all the alternatives.

 

[DriveClub]

It should be based on who has got more wins against top half of the teams and if still equal then nrr comes in to play

 

[ankitj]

If you took a simple average of NRR per game, the lopsided games would have an even bigger impact. For example that WI v Pak game would have had affected Pakistan's NRR by -0.66. Right now it's at -0.55.

Dunno if that's ideal.

That's OK. You get credit for winning big. Exactly how it should be.

 

[Prince EWS]

While I can see why people support this, I don't really agree with it. Especially in a competition format like the current one, I think performance across the entire group phase should definitely be taken into account when deciding a tie-breaker.

Strongly agree in principle, but head to head tiebreakers do make some sense when there have been washouts.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah matches like that are a problem. I guess that you could argue New Zealand lost so many wickets as they went hard at the target to win the game quickly for their NRR, but the way the game went that clearly wasn't the case. Admittedly cases like that are pretty rare.

I reckon you could create a pretty good differentiator out of Duckworth Lewis - certainly a better one than NRR - but most people hate it enough already so there wouldn't be support for it.

 

[Prince EWS]

I reckon you could create a pretty good differentiator out of Duckworth Lewis - certainly a better one than NRR - but most people hate it enough already so there wouldn't be support for it.

Other sports solve this problem in a much more elegant fashion by simply having points or goal difference (points for minus points against), but the reason we can't do that in cricket is that the turn-based nature of the game means teams batting second win by time rather than runs, and don't actually finish their innings.

Fortunately we have a perfectly good approximating method to project incomplete innings into complete ones, so we can convert wins chasing into wins in terms of runs by projecting these innings using Duckworth Lewis. It's not perfect but it certainly avoids many of the worst problems with NRR - games in which the team batting first wins counting more towards it for both teams, teams who win by (to use an exaggerated example) one wicket with 30 overs to spare getting credited for much bigger wins than they really had, teams batting in shortened innings getting advantages - while offering few new problems itself.

For example, the first game won by a chasing team in the World Cup was the crucial Pakistan/West Indies game. West Indies won by "seven wickets" with a large NRR boost, but their chasing innings of 108/3 (13.4) can be converted using DLS to project them to a score of 321. This means they can be said to have won by the equivalent of 216 runs.

As Howe said in I think a different thread, none of the better alternatives to NRR were likely to put Pakistan ahead of New Zealand anyway due to this one absolute thrashing, but it doesn't mean we shouldn't be looking at changing it to one of those better ones.

 

[stephen]

Net run rate is fine. DLS would make it worse because teams are trying to win, not trying to maximise their DLS projection.

 

[Prince EWS]

Net run rate is fine. DLS would make it worse because teams are trying to win, not trying to maximise their DLS projection.

DLS is fine. NRR would make it worse because teams are trying to win, not trying to maximise their NRR projection.

My entire point is that DLS more accurately correlates with what teams trying to win will do than NRR.

 

[Daemon]

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is that the DLS algorithm

 

[Prince EWS]

Nah it's me trying to post a stupid meme. Not worth it in the end.

 

[Flem274*]

It should be decided by how easily you beat afghanistan imo

Still happy for the 92 title to be handed in

 

[cnerd123]

is that the DLS algorithm

can you just make shorter and more succinct posts ffs

 

[Agent Nationaux]

It should be decided by how easily you beat afghanistan imo

Still happy for the 92 title to be handed in

No. That belongs to Imran, so we aren’t handing that back.

How about we keep the 92 title and enjoy watching the Aussies send your team back home. Let’s face it, you aren’t getting to the finals. I think that will be more fun.

Jokes aside, Pakistani fans shouldn’t be complaining. Everyone knew the rules coming in so you can’t ask for a rule change part way through the tournament to suit your situation. Happy for NZ to be in the semis, as they played more consistent cricket. Pakistan need to become professional and start selecting players on merit as opposed to nepotism (Malik).

Hopefully the changes Imran is making in our infrastructure should help things as well.

 

[Jezroy]

Pretty good draw for the World Cup TBH. Semi final line up decided in the final over of pool play.

 

[Jezroy]

Happy for NZ to be in the semis, as they played more consistent cricket.

Sure were.

Win win win win win against lesser teams.

Bit of rain.

Lose lose lose.

Very consistent

 

[ankitj]

Took last over of last league match to decide semi lineup. Been great league phase

 

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India have topped the league, which as we all know, is the fairest way of deciding which is the best team. Hand over the trophy already FFS