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The Points Table/Standings

Molehill

Molehill

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It now makes SL v Bang a huge game for Champions Trophy qualification. SL had been miles ahead on NRR and looking safe, not anymore.
 
Adorable Asshole

Adorable Asshole

International Regular
centurymaker said:
India can even afford to lose to SA next and can make up the NRR in the last group game vs Netherlands to finish 1st in the table.

In fact, (although India won't do this and shouldn't) but it might be a good underhand strategy to lose to SA and then decide in the final group game of the WC vs Netherlands where you want to finish in the table!

India can choose to finish 1st by winning handsomely or choose to finish 2nd by winning less handsomely. This way India can literally pick their opponent for the semi final. Ofcourse India won't do this. But just hypothetically speaking.
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Would be an extremely beta thing to do.
 
centurymaker

centurymaker

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Adorable Asshole said:
Would be an extremely beta thing to do.
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Yeah.

India might lose to SA anyway though.

Tbh I'd rest key bowlers for the SA game. Wouldn't want to exert them or give match practice to South Africa. At the same time they can test out the remaining players in the squad and keep them up to speed and see if someone like Ashwin is a better option for the knockout games over Thakur.

Rohit
Gill
Kohli
Iyer
Kishan/Rahul (wk)
Sky
Jadeja
Ashwin
Thakur
Shami
Siraj
 
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Molehill

Molehill

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India have an opportunity to go through this comp unbeaten. So far they've not really been tested. I think they'll want to keep winning and should get an easier semi draw by doing so too.
 
Magrat Garlick

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NL's net run rate catching up with Sri Lanka, good times

Seriously though the format has been a disaster, too few teams and too few good teams
 
TheJediBrah

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Molehill said:
India have an opportunity to go through this comp unbeaten. So far they've not really been tested. I think they'll want to keep winning and should get an easier semi draw by doing so too.
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I don't think there'll be much of a quality gap between whoever finishes 2, 3 and 4 anyway
 
Molehill

Molehill

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TheJediBrah said:
I don't think there'll be much of a quality gap between whoever finishes 2, 3 and 4 anyway
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I suspect the one team they'd want to avoid is SA who look very strong if they bat first. The Aussies might be struggling to put 11 out on the park by then.
 
Gob

Gob

International Coach
India's bowling looks too good to be taken apart tbh. Kewldeep in particular is such an asset
 
GIMH

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
An Afghanistan win in good time is needed here for a CT qualification boost for England

Sentences you never expected to be writing...
 
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