Super Eight

[Raghav]

Because if Kenya go through to the top 8, all the other sides except for NZ get to play them. Flem quite rightly sees England as a stronger side for the others to have to go up against.

Perfect! You are right!

 

[Evermind]

Prepared to make it interesting?

I mean, if its so safe an assumption...

What do you mean, like some kinda avatar deal? I don't mind.

 

[Evermind]

I think it's safe to assume that the run for the championship has narrowed to a 4-horse race:

Aus
SA
NZ
SL

I don't see Eng and WI being serious contenders, and India will be crashing out tonight.

So we pretty much have our semi-finalists here.

Well....as I was saying...

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Well....as I was saying...

You can't wait till the super eight is over and the games are played out to be smug, eh?

 

[Lostman]

Does the NRR from the group stages carry through to the S8?

 

[Prince EWS]

Does the NRR from the group stages carry through to the S8?

Only from the games that carry through points.

 

[Lostman]

good news for west indies and sri lanka

 

[simmy]

I wonder what odds you would have got for neither Pak or Ind being in the Super 8. Amazing.

 

[chaminda_00]

Likely table going into Super 8s

Sri Lanka - 2 pts
New Zealand - 2 pts
West Indies - 2 pts
Australia/South Africa - 2 pts
Bangladesh - 0 pts
Ireland - 0 pts
Australia/South Africa - 0 pts
England/Kenya - 0 pts

If Kenya make it into the next round IMO the winner of tonights match between South Africa and Australia would have basically booked a spot in the semi. If England make it through then IMO Kiwis have basically have booked a spot in the semis. This is on the presumption that every team beat Bangladesh and Ireland off course, as basically New Zealand, South Africa or Australia will only have to win one more game to make the semis.

With that in mind this is what i see as the semi final line ups:

Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka/West Indies

I reckon the winner of Sri Lanka and West Indies will get the 4th spot.

 

[LA ICE-E]

how many games you need to win to get to the semis? or how many game can you lose to be out of the running?

 

[masterblaster]

My three picks to win the World Cup:

1. Australia
2. Sri Lanka
3. New Zealand

Would love to see any of these three sides take out the trophy.

 

[LA ICE-E]

semis it would be great if any of these teams went-ireland or banlgadesh(may far streched but still), sri lanka, west indies, south africa.

as winner it be best if -ireland or banlgadesh(again may far streched but still), west indies

 

[33/3from3.3]

NZ
Saffland
Ausland
Ireland
Windies
Lanka
Bangla
England

Semis:
NZ - Ausland
Saffland - Lanka

Final:
NZ - Saffland

Winner:
Saffland

 

[LA ICE-E]

Irelands going to be infornt of WI? when WI have the 2 points?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Feeling like punching the dolts on TMS who keep going on about how much harder it is for teams not carrying points through to catch up because Ireland and Bangladesh (probably) are through...

Err no those two going through doesn't make it harder than if Pakistan and India had gone through instead. Morons.

 

[marc71178]

Actually it does make it harder, since most sides will beat those 2, thus meaning there's fewer chances against the bigger sides in which to beat them and attempt to progress.

 

[grecian]

Well, as an Englishman, I was wondering if I'd ever post in this thread.

I'm practically certain I won't in the semi-finals thread, mind.

 

[TT Boy]

First game for are boys is against Sri Lanka isn't it?

 

[Beleg]

Key games for me:

SL vs. AUS

SA vs. NZ

WI vs. AUS

SL. vs. SA

 

[LA ICE-E]

Actually it does make it harder, since most sides will beat those 2, thus meaning there's fewer chances against the bigger sides in which to beat them and attempt to progress.

not really because they still have 4 chances to catch up, one more than in the super six all together...