Group B - Bangladesh, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland

[AndyZaltzHair]

So if Scotland beats PNG, Oman beats Scotland, and Bangladesh beats Oman and PNG it will come down to NRR I guess.

Scotland vs Oman should be a great match

 

[Camo999]

Wonderful and deserved result for these players who have played some phenomenal cricket over the past five years. It is a pity that they haven’t been afforded some more opportunities against high profile opposition over that time. Hopefully we can capitalise on this and get into the main draw of the tournament.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Wonderful and deserved result for these players who have played some phenomenal cricket over the past five years. It is a pity that they haven’t been afforded some more opportunities against high profile opposition over that time. Hopefully we can capitalise on this and get into the main draw of the tournament.

I don't understand why tours are so badly arranged (I know harder during Covid times etc) - but when India (and other places) tour England, surely it wouldn't/shouldn't be that hard to put together the odd T20/ODI vs Scotland and a test vs Ireland (assuming both aren't touring themselves at the same time)?

Visas and bus driver schedules aside of course...

 

[slippy888]

Well what happen here, i dont like saying this but if Bangladesh fail to qualfy here it will set them back at least 5 years.

 

[smash84]

Wow, bangers lost to Scotland

 

[CricAddict]

I don't understand why tours are so badly arranged (I know harder during Covid times etc) - but when India (and other places) tour England, surely it wouldn't/shouldn't be that hard to put together the odd T20/ODI vs Scotland and a test vs Ireland (assuming both aren't touring themselves at the same time)?

Visas and bus driver schedules aside of course...

Yes, A tour to England should have an Ireland test, a tour to India/Pakistan should have an Afghan test and a tour to SA should have a Zimbabwe test to start with.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Did Shakib get a guard of honor after becoming the world record holder for the most wicket taken in T20Is?

 

[cnerd123]

I don't understand why tours are so badly arranged (I know harder during Covid times etc) - but when India (and other places) tour England, surely it wouldn't/shouldn't be that hard to put together the odd T20/ODI vs Scotland and a test vs Ireland (assuming both aren't touring themselves at the same time)?

Visas and bus driver schedules aside of course...

Boards don't think it's worth the cost. Rightly or wrongly, the perception is that these games won't generate the revenue to justify the effort and the risk of humiliation.

Having said that there are teams whove done exactly that before. Pakistan played Ireland as a warmup to their England tour iirc, and a few other nations have taken on Scotland/Netherlands leading into an England series. But yea it's not as common as it should be.

 

[Burgey]

should have an Afghan test

This is problematic tstl

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-new...s-delivery-man-greaves-after-bangladesh-upsetCoetzer lauds 'delivery man' Greaves after Bangladesh upset

I love these kinda stories. Cinderella!

 

[CricAddict]

This is problematic tstl

Yeah, problem in Afghanistan but I think they play their home tests somewhere in India. So it should be possible.

 

[CricAddict]

Boards don't think it's worth the cost. Rightly or wrongly, the perception is that these games won't generate the revenue to justify the effort and the risk of humiliation.

Having said that there are teams whove done exactly that before. Pakistan played Ireland as a warmup to their England tour iirc, and a few other nations have taken on Scotland/Netherlands leading into an England series. But yea it's not as common as it should be.

I hope that it future, cricket moves forward from being an avenue to generate money to expanding the sport being the first priority.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Boards don't think it's worth the cost. Rightly or wrongly, the perception is that these games won't generate the revenue to justify the effort and the risk of humiliation.

Having said that there are teams whove done exactly that before. Pakistan played Ireland as a warmup to their England tour iirc, and a few other nations have taken on Scotland/Netherlands leading into an England series. But yea it's not as common as it should be.

Doesn’t it become a cyclical thing though where there is limited growth in the associate nations (because let’s face it no one wants to see Scotland vs Hong Kong or something)

No ones asking for a 5 test tour of Scotland
Just 2 ODIs and one test with Ireland or similar

India, AUS and a couple of others could even field a mixed B teams for ODIs like we just did with Sri Lanka - youngsters, experienced players and recovering players who need a game - plenty of top talent there and big name draws too.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I thought the whole point of T20s was to grow the game.

 

[Daemon]

Singapore beat Scotland in the WT20 Qualifiers. Therefore Singapore is currently better than Bangladesh (and Hong Kong of course).

Suck it @cnerd123

 

[Aritro]

Well what happen here, i dont like saying this but if Bangladesh fail to qualfy here it will set them back at least 5 years.

Why would it set us back five years? It'll be one missed tournament. A bit embarrassing, ultimately not of much consequence.

 

[cnerd123]

Singapore beat Scotland in the WT20 Qualifiers. Therefore Singapore is currently better than Bangladesh (and Hong Kong of course).

Suck it @cnerd123

Hong Kong already beat BD at a World T20 qualifier back in 2014. On their home turf too. Took Scotland 7 years to catch up, and ofc Singapore hasn't ever been at this level, so there's no comparison really.

 

[cnerd123]

I hope that it future, cricket moves forward from being an avenue to generate money to expanding the sport being the first priority.

Doesn’t it become a cyclical thing though where there is limited growth in the associate nations (because let’s face it no one wants to see Scotland vs Hong Kong or something)

No ones asking for a 5 test tour of Scotland
Just 2 ODIs and one test with Ireland or similar

India, AUS and a couple of others could even field a mixed B teams for ODIs like we just did with Sri Lanka - youngsters, experienced players and recovering players who need a game - plenty of top talent there and big name draws too.

Yea I'm all for it, and I think the big boards are wrong to think the relative lack of revenue generated makes it not worth their while. If anything there are plenty of new markets to tap into if they're savvy about how they promote and use those games (for example - think of all the subcontinental expats living in places like Scotland/Netherlands/etc that companies can target with these games). They could even use Associate nations as a way to get the 2nd XIs in action, as you say.

But unfortunately a lot of the thinking at the highest levels of cricket administration is still pretty backwards, and all they do care about is the bottom line. Everyone wants a larger slice of the pie and no one is thinking about how to make this pie bigger.

 

[Daemon]

Hong Kong already beat BD at a World T20 qualifier back in 2014. On their home turf too. Took Scotland 7 years to catch up, and ofc Singapore hasn't ever been at this level, so there's no comparison really.

Ah yes, had forgotten about that win. Not bad from a bunch of match fixers and deserters. 7 years ago though. If we're reaching that far Singapore has beaten Zimbabwe and Afghanistan too.

 

[cnerd123]

Ah yes, had forgotten about that win. Not bad from a bunch of match fixers and deserters. 7 years ago though. If we're reaching that far Singapore has beaten Zimbabwe and Afghanistan too.

but no matter how far we reach back, Singapore have never featured at a World Cup