Semi-Final #1- India v Australia- Tuesday, March 4th- Dubai

[honestbharani]

If Shami can get Head to nick one of those balls he gets routinely beaten by early, it will be good.

 

[Qlder]

Australia will go out and score 290 today

 

[SkyBlue]

Australia will go out and score 290 today

That's a winning total. No way India will even come close to chasing that.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Hmmm, who to cheer for here? I want Pakistan to get to host the final but if all else were equal I'd prefer India advancing to Australia.

Kif, we have a conundrum.

I'm definitely supporting the West Islanders.

 

[King Kane]

Not surprising that Australia chose to bat first, it's probably their best chance on this pitch which will probably get harder to bat on like it did for us.

 

[Silver Silva]

Not surprising that Australia chose to bat first, it's probably their best chance on this pitch which will probably get harder to bat on like it did for us.

The key will be strike rotation, NZ just played far too many dots to win the match, Carey and Inglis will be key in that middle order

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Not surprising that Australia chose to bat first, it's probably their best chance on this pitch which will probably get harder to bat on like it did for us.

Agree. What month was that WT20 (2021?) when chasing almost always won. Perhaps different time of year.

 

[Qlder]

I think Rohit should have sent out a substitute captain for the toss. That's now 11 ODI tosses in a row he's lost

 

[SkyBlue]

Because of the toss, I think this will be a repeat of Nov 19, 2023

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I'm calling it now.
Travis Head motm tonight, King Kane tomorrow, and Rachin in the final.

 

[SkyBlue]

Also Smith has never won an ICC event as captain. This probably his best and only chance I reckon.

 

[King Kane]

I'm definitely supporting the West Islanders.

It's not often I support Australia but I would prefer to see them win so the final is in Pakistan where I think we will have a better chance of winning.

Of course we still need to beat South Africa tomorrow otherwise it doesn't matter where the final is.

 

[honestbharani]

Agree. What month was that WT20 (2021?) when chasing almost always won. Perhaps different time of year.

That was November, I think or at least October. And funnily enough, that was a BCCI hosted event that was entirely played in the UAE.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

That was November, I think or at least October.



And funnily enough, that was a BCCI hosted event that was entirely played in the UAE.

The pitches were so different.

Yes, that's quite funny.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

It's not often I support Australia but I would prefer to see them win so the final is in Pakistan where I think we will have a better chance of winning.

Of course we still need to beat South Africa tomorrow otherwise it doesn't matter where the final is.

Agree

 

[SkyBlue]

That should've been taken

 

[SkyBlue]

Such an easy grab ffs

 

[honestbharani]

Shami ain't catching those tbf. He has always been a mediocre fielder at best.

 

[SkyBlue]

Head struggling with his timing atm

Still getting adjusted to this pitch.

 

[King Kane]

Both batsmen struggling with the different pace of the pitch, it's not easy for a team to play a final in a different country to all their other games.

Just ask NZ who had to play the 2015 WC final in Australia after playing all their other games in NZ.