Predictions

[Howe_zat]

A couple of people have picked Sri Lanka highly now. I really don't see it at all. They had to play the qualifying tournament for a reason - they've been ****ing putrid in ODIs this cycle.

just a hipster shout i reckon. south africa now too unfashionable for it

 

[Bitmap]

Winner: Australia
Runner-up: England
Other semi-finalists: India, Pakistan
Top run scorer: Conway
Top wicket taker: Zampa
Most sixes: Bairstow
Most catches: Carey
Winner of India V Pakistan: India
Miscellaneous other prediction: Kohli to finally hit a boundary in a WC Semi.

 

[Daemon]

Winner: Australia
Runner-up: England
Other semi-finalists: India, Pakistan
Top run scorer: Conway
Top wicket taker: Zampa
Most sixes: Bairstow
Most catches: Carey
Winner of India V Pakistan: India
Miscellaneous other prediction: Kohli to finally hit a boundary in a WC Semi.

You had the perfect chance to predict SL as the winner and you wasted it

 

[centurymaker]

Winner: Australia
Runner-up: India
Other semi-finalists: England & New Zealand
Top run scorer: Conway/Kohli
Top wicket taker: Starc/Rashid
Most sixes: Bairstow
Winner of India V Pakistan: No result
Miscellaneous other prediction: England to score 550.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Winner: Bangladesh
Runner-up: Pakistan
Other semi-finalists: England & NZ
Top run scorer: Mushfiqur Rahim
Top wicket taker: Mustafizur
Most sixes: Liton Das
Winner of India V Pakistan: Pakistan
Miscellaneous other prediction: India to crash out early

 

[centurymaker]

Winner: Bangladesh
Runner-up: Pakistan
Other semi-finalists: England & NZ
Top run scorer: Mushfiqur Rahim
Top wicket taker: Mustafizur
Most sixes: Liton Das
Winner of India V Pakistan: Pakistan
Miscellaneous other prediction: India to crash out early

None of this is going to happen

 

[smash84]

Winner: England
Runner-up: Australia
Other semi-finalists: India & NZ
Top run scorer: Jos Buttler
Top wicket taker: Michelle Starc
Most sixes: SKY
Winner of India V Pakistan: India
Miscellaneous other prediction: SA to crash out in the first round

 

[ma1978]

2003 redux

winner: Australia
Runner up: India
semis: Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Highest run scorer: Kohli
Highest wicket taker: Starc

India gets a slow start, Kohli kills Pakistan. Smith kills India in the final along with Cam Green, Shubman Gill reprises Sehwag but it’s not nearly enough.

 

[FBU]

Winner: New Zealand
Runner-up: Pakistan
Other semi-finalists: England and Bangladesh
Top run scorer: Azam/Brook
Top wicket taker: Starc/Archer
Most sixes: Stokes
Most catches: Boult
Winner of India v Pakistan: Pakistan
Miscellaneous other prediction: Askwin to mankad someone (copied from TheBrand)

 

[Ashes81]

Winner: India
Runner-up: England
Other semi-finalists: Pakistan and Australia
Top run scorer: Root
Top wicket taker: Jadeja
Most sixes: Stokes
Most catches: Warner
Winner of India v Pakistan: India
Miscellaneous other prediction: Netherlands to win a match

 

[Athlai]

Winner: New Zealand
Runner-up: India
Other semi-finalists: Australia and England
Top run scorer: Big Daddy Kane
Top wicket taker: Siraj
Most sixes: Some Bazballer
Most catches: No one has ever cared about this, lets go Carey
Winner of India v Pakistan: India by a mile
Miscellaneous other prediction: Southee plays more than Henry

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Miscellaneous other prediction: Southee plays more than Henry

This will only happen because Nicholls didn't get picked.

 

[number11]

Winner : ENGLAND
Runner-up: INDIA
Other semi-finalists: AUSTRALIA, LANKA
Top run scorer: BUTTLER
Top wicket taker: RABADA
Most sixes: LIVINGSTONE
Most catches: Various with 8 [non wk].
Winner of India V Pakistan: INDIA
Miscellaneous other prediction: Netherlands will win 2 games. Bangladesh will beat one of the big 3.

 

[FBU]

Might want to change your predictions. I can see many injured taken to the WC in hope.

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[Red_Ink_Squid]

Edit: changed my mind on some of these already.

Winner: India
Runner-up: England
Other semi-finalists: South Africa, New Zealand
Top run scorer: Gill
Top wicket taker: Kuldeep
Most sixes: Klaasen
Most catches: Buttler
Winner of India V Pakistan: India
Miscellaneous other prediction: NL to beat at least one of the Test sides (probably SL).

 

[Molehill]

Winner : ENGLAND
Runner-up: Australia
Other semi-finalists: India, S Africa
Top run scorer: Bairstow
Top wicket taker: Siraj
Most sixes: Bairstow
Most catches: Kishan
Winner of India V Pakistan: INDIA
Miscellaneous other prediction: Bairstow to smash a century in the final and remind Carey what he's famous for

 

[andruid]

Winner: New Zealand
Runner-up: India
Other semi-finalists: England & Pakistan
Top run scorer: Kane Williamson
Top wicket taker: Jadeja
Most sixes: Kane Williamson
Winner of India V Pakistan: Pakistan
Miscellaneous other prediction: Diplomatic incident over Pakistan travelling to India for a match leads to detente

 

[FBU]

Winner: New Zealand
Runner-up: Pakistan
Other semi-finalists: England and South Africa
Top run scorer: Azam/Klaasen
Top wicket taker: Starc/Siraj
Most sixes: Stokes
Most catches: Boult
Winner of India v Pakistan: Pakistan
Miscellaneous other prediction: Big names injured after the warm ups

Changes to original

 

[Andyhere]

Winner: Australia
Runner-up: India
Other semi-finalists: New Zealand & Pakistan
Top run scorer: Shubman Gill
Top wicket taker: Kuldeep Yadav
Most sixes: David Miller
Most catches: Alex Carey
Winner of India v Pakistan: India
Miscellaneous other prediction: Afghanistan to upset many teams, Bangladesh will make an impact.

 

[Prince EWS]

Winner: Australia
Runner-up: India
Other semi-finalists: New Zealand & Pakistan

No England is surprising.