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

[Spark]

!!!

 

[Burgey]

Genuine India 1980s fielding off the last ball there

 

[anil1405]

160 farget. Pak favs. 70-30 in their favour.

 

[duffer]

160 farget. Pak favs. 70-30 in their favour.

We see off the first few and we do this easy

 

[TheJediBrah]

lol 2 free runs for Pakistan there

 

[Spark]

Hard to judge that score because of how uneven that was but feels like the game is still in the balance

 

[Burgey]

Rohit looks properly shitty there. So he should be. Some poor bowling and fielding there

 

[Starfighter]

I reckon that the batting later in the innings shows they left plenty out there. Unless Pakistan find similar movement before the ball gets beaten out of shape and the Indian batsmen play it the same way India should be able to chase this.

Still, looked like they were going to score 120 for a while so a much more competitive match than might have been.

 

[TheJediBrah]

You know if Rizwan and Babar batted 15 overs they still might not have got more than 160 anyway

 

[Xuhaib]

Yeah it's a 180 pitch now I think toss win was crucial for India

 

[trundler]

Yeah India should ace this once they get past the new ball. Left runs out there.

I reckon that the batting later in the innings shows they left plenty out there. Unless Pakistan find similar movement before the ball gets beaten out of shape and the Indian batsmen play it the same way India should be able to chase this.

Still, looked like they were going to score 120 for a while so a much more competitive match than might have been.

Not worse than Afghanistan though. **** outta here

 

[subshakerz]

Spinners seem a big weakness in this game.

Pacers much more likely to make the strikes and harder to get away.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Pakistan favourite to win this now

 

[Xuhaib]

A 4th pacer would have been ideal here.

 

[straw man]

Head says India chase comfortably, but nah it's time for Banglawash Trophy champions Pakistan to get one over India for once imo. Top order collapse incoming.

 

[subshakerz]

Will be interesting to see what approach Indian openers take, conservative and save wickets for the last ten overs or hit out upfront.

 

[Xuhaib]

Pakistan favourite to win this now

India is argubly the best traveling batting team for Australian pitches its 70-30 for me to India.

 

[trundler]

A 4th pacer would have been ideal here.

Imagine if we had a guy who's a better batsman than Asif and can bowl well enough

 

[TheBrand]

I know there were a couple of stoppages but the fact that innings took 1 hour and 52 minutes and yet India was ahead of the over rate both times they showed it on screen seemed scarcely believable.

 

[subshakerz]

India is argubly the best traveling batting team for Australian pitches its 70-30 for me to India.

No way. Advantage definitely with Pakistan but India just need to stay wicketless the first few overs and then its their game. Basically the game hinges IMO on Pak pacers taking a couple of poles in the first four overs. With India's depth there is no second option.