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The Points Table/Standings

Molehill

Cricketer Of The Year
I like PEWS idea (looks adapted from the NRL). Though I do like this format more except for lack of minnows.

Maybe have a pile of groups at the start for a rapid fire group stage then into the Super 10s/8s

Group stage is 2 games, 3 teams, top 2 go through. Done in half a week.

India
WI
Nepal

Pakistan
Afghanistan
Netherlands

Australia
Sri Lanka
Ireland

South Africa
Bangladesh
Scotland

New Zealand
England
Zimbabwe
But it wouldn't be done in half a week. There's 15 matches to be played there, at best it's 8 days, probably more.
 

Molehill

Cricketer Of The Year
Good chance to play away from the main grounds, of which you wouldn't need many in this era of co hosting etc
Yeah, but you need to televise them and have commentary/umpiring teams. They can't do more than 2 matches a day and even that seems a push.
 

Ashes81

State Vice-Captain
Today's game feels like the first one of the tournament that really matters. Of course the previous matches are important but this is the 1st one that you feel has that bit extra riding on it.

If the Aussies lose then they're in a bit of trouble, and that raises the expectation of the game.

I suppose its really hard to come up with the perfect format - plenty of games to generate cash, making matches really count and keeping the length of the tournament right.
 

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
So only Bangladesh of the teams that won in round 1 didn't win in round 2. Which means no sides who won their games played each other. That seems quite an unlikely occurrence to me but I haven't thought about it too deeply.
 

Andyhere

International 12th Man
RSA, NZ, IND and PAK are the only teams unbeaten so far in the tournament. That will change on Saturday for sure!
May change on Friday too
 

Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
I reckon 15 teams with 3 pools of 5. Top 2 in each pool progress to Super 6. In Super 6 no points are carried through, so the 2 qualifiers from each pool play again.
Top 2 after Super 6 play the final.

30 pool games
15 Super 6 games.
1 final.

46 matches.

9 teams play 4 matches; 4 play 9 matches; the 2 finalists play 10.
 

Aidan11

International Vice-Captain
I do feel a bit of sadness that the WIs aren't here.

They may not be the force they were a few decades ago but they still have some quality players.
 

CricAddict

Cricketer Of The Year
Australia vs Srilanka match on Monday is a virtual knock-out match so early in the tournament since 7/9 wins is required to make the semis without NRR and 6 wins with a superior NRR. I don't think either of the teams can come back from a 3-0 loss to make the semis winning the rest of the 6 games and also upping their NRR.
 

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