Group 2 (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Netherlands)

[Fuller Pilch]

Surely india throw this so they play NZ over England

India have never beaten NZ in the World T20, and only ever 3 times in the ODI WC.

 

[White Ball]

Surely india throw this so they play NZ over England

For me the opposition doesn’t matter both are tough if anything for us NZ tougher given their record against us and we have a good record v England BUT playing England at Adelaide with their batting and our bowling would be tough, playing NZ at Sydney which could bring our spinners into it… does bring your suggestion into play

 

[Burgey]

India have never beaten NZ in the World T20, and only ever 3 times in the ODI WC.

Yeah but NZ are historically incapable of winning a WC too

 

[kevinw]

Oh South Africa, you do find ways to screw things up!

 

[Bahnz]

Wtf was that giant hand, like something out of a Monty Python sketch.

 

[Xuhaib]

Has Shakib ever bowled well in a crunch game?

 

[Bahnz]

Yeah but NZ are historically incapable of winning a WC too

That leaves NZ with plenty of wiggle-room to flatten India in the semi before they roll over against whoever their opponents are in the final.

 

[Bahnz]

That was a brute of a first over.

 

[Heboric]

Thank goodness I didnt get up early to watch that steaming pile of garbage.
Pathetic, heads should role

Stakes couldn't be higher for INDvsZIM match

Should have been for the Dutch

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Rahul should be dropped. He can't bat at all against good bowling. He might score a fifty here vs Zim but he will **** us up in the semis.

 

[Starfighter]

What are the Indians doing?

 

[ankitj]

That one point SA lost to rain did ultimately come back to haunt them. Such luck.

 

[Starfighter]

Chatara's action looks a bit like Adam Sanford's.

 

[slippy888]

Evening all did South Africa choke today

 

[ankitj]

Surely india throw this so they play NZ over England

No way. Last time India defeated NZ in a world cup game was in 2003

 

[_Ed_]

No way. Last team India defeated NZ in a world cup game was in 2003

Which we could possibly have won too, if McCullum held an easy chance that Dravid nicked off Bond.

 

[SteveNZ]

No way. Last team India defeated NZ in a world cup game was in 2003

Not at all relevant to what might happen on Wednesday. We as fans can often read way too much into head to head stats.

 

[Howe_zat]

That one point SA lost to rain did ultimately come back to haunt them. Such luck.

If SA had that extra point they'd still be behind Pakistan on NRR.

 

[Everton Seymour]

That one point SA lost to rain did ultimately come back to haunt them. Such luck.
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I've thought about this , I don't think South Africa can say they were unlucky...

Beat Netherlands and qualify. Every Test Nation would take this scenario 100 times out of 100 , the actual SA vs Zim game itself, the conditions were so bad one could argue the bowling performance of Zim was compromised by the rainy conditions plus any other big team would have got their side off a lot sooner in the SA chase ..

They didn't play great cricket they only have themselves to blame .

 

[anil1405]

One man out there and he didn't have to move an inch.