*Official* World Cup Qualifiers 2023

[G. S. Kohli]

Viljoen
Alice Athanaze waiting for Indian ( Aug 12 & Aug 13 ) for Florida Twenty overs Int'Lgame, (Even Lewis hits back to back 100 against india at Florida some time ago on week-end)

I wish westindies pick AA tomorrow vs Netherland in place of Powell whose ODI average 22 but he is Superb 20 over player.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

samaravikrama*(57) & Dimuth k*(67*) as SL at Half way 157/2*

 

[Beamer]

I think trundler meant the ICC was to blame for scheduling a WC with only ten teams in it, not for WI not being one of the best ten teams anymore.

Yes but the ICC revenue model is one reason why we are not in the top 10, alongside our own various failings.

 

[Beamer]

West Indies keep shooting themselves in the foot..
Not qualifying for the ODI WC would be a disaster for West Indies that's when you need to put differences aside and select the best squad ..


Then there is some weird selection policies ..
Keacy Carty makes the World Cup ODI squad with an average of 25 at a SR of 59 .. yet a guy like Sunil Ambris averaged 36 at a SR of 95 for West Indies and got discarded after playing 15 games , Rovman Powell has played 50 ODI matches with an average of 19 yet a finisher like Hetmyer who has a good ODI record can't get in the team ..

Kevin Sinclair hasn't featured once in the tournament when these conditions clearly have something on offer for the spinners and he's taken 9 wickets @16 for the West Indies ..

Alick Athanaze hit the fastest 50 ever on debut but sits on the bench , Evin Lewis is way more consistent than King or Mayers will ever be yet not in the squad ..its just one big mess

Agreed we never select our best side and the current selectors are garbage. It's not all the boards fault though, Hety couldn't be arsed to get on a plane to the world cup and Evin Lewis picks and chooses when he wants to play.

 

[turnstyle]

Shades of Toronto 2001 here for those of us old enough to remember.

As depressing as it looks, there are some positives though just like that absolute shitshow 22 years ago. The best batters are actually good and still in their 20s, the bowling stocks, albeit not anywhere near world-class are still better than in 2001 and there is at least a 'structure' to the domestic league compared to when there were no interpros at all.

There are rumblings that a lot of it has to do with bullying and mismanagement at the admin level along with substandard training facilities, no stadium, no fc cricket.

Holding onto hope there will be enough talent for another 2005 style golden generation, but it's going to be difficult now being cut off from county cricket.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Karunaratne playing for his 100 cost SL a bit of momentum in the last 10 ..Work to do for Asalanka

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Karunaratne so far in 3 innings

52, 61* & 103 = 216

Shyan Jahangir/ Ervine & Williams are other 3 already reached 200* runs in 2023 wC Qualifiers

Hasaranga # 1 with 11 wkts

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Little cameo innings of 32 by Mackentosh just ends as Scotland now reached 300 plus

Also congratulation to scotland for Super six in Advance

congratulation to Bilal khan for 5 fer & 9 wkts in WC Qualifiers so far

oman need 321 to win

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Sri lanka lost last 6 wkts for 44 runs

325 all out
Mark Adair took 50th ODI wkts

ireland need 326 on Road of Bulawayo.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

If Tector gets going, Ireland can very well chase this

 

[Prince EWS]

Some tournament from McMullen. Opens the bowling and takes 5, bats #3 and hits a ton.

 

[Niall]

Well done Balbrinie on getting more than 10 runs today.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Wanindu Hasaranga only the 2nd bowler in ODI history to get 3 5-fors in a row .

Only Waqar Younis had previously done this , back in 1990.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

							Wanindu Hasaranga only the 2nd bowler in ODI history to get 3 5-fors in a row . Only Waqar Younis had previously done this , back in 1990. Ya todays newspaper says so

 

[G. S. Kohli]

If Tector gets going, Ireland can very well chase this

They are about to Fly back to Dublin

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Netherlands Squad: Max ODowd, Vikramjit Singh, Wesley Barresi, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards(w/c), Logan van Beek, Clayton Floyd, Shariz Ahmad, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Vivian Kingma, Saqib Zulfiqar, Michael Levitt, Noah Croes
West Indies Squad: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Keemo Paul, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Yannic Cariah ( Subject to fitness), Keacy Carty, Shamarh Brooks, Romario Shepherd

Alice Athanaze << His name not listed in the team as one poster melntion othet day " "Athanaze on the bench"

 

[Saket1209]

So west indies have kept Charles and dropped mayers

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Both teams make two changes. For West Indies, Shamarh Brooks and Romario Shepherd come in for Kyle Mayers and Rovman Powell

While Kingma & Zulfiqar in for Netherland

Westindies bats after Loosing toss

 

[Saket1209]

Other changes are good ,but playing Charles and dropping mayers🥲

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Joseph (99* wkts )have to wait for 4 hours for milestone in his 60th match

Good luck