Top 4 Predictions

[Daemon]

England
India
Pakistan
Australia

New Zealand
South Africa
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Netherlands

Pakistan have the advantage of playing a lot of games on the same ground and a lot less travelling. I had them at top 2 a month or so ago, but India finding form and Naseem being out means they're 3 or 4 for me. Australia aren't particularly strong imo, but NZ's bowling attack leaves a bit too much to be desired so I'd say they're still in the top 4. Labu making the squad helps too.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

India
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
New Zealand

 

[centurymaker]

Eng
Ind
NZ
Aus

When was the last time NZ failed to make the semis? 2003 I think. They almost always make the last 4 and I don't see that changing. In fact there's more chance of Aus missing out than NZ imo, though Australia are more likely to win the cup than NZ.

NZ is playing at just 6 venues, including
2 @Dharmsala
2 @Chennai
2 @Bengaluru
Back to back matches at the 3 venues above. So a lot less travel and their team hasn't changed a lot from 4 years ago.

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Australia
England
India
South Africa

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Ind
SL
NZ
Pak
_____
Eng
SA
Aus
Ban
Neth
Afg

 

[ataraxia]

Aus
Eng
Ind
NZ

Pak
Neth
Ban
Afg
SA
SL

 

[Test fan]

India
England
Australia
Pakistan

 

[BazBall21]

1) India
2) England
3) Australia
4) South Africa
5) New Zealand
6) Pakistan
7) Bangladesh
8) Sri Lanka
9) Afghanistan
10) Netherlands

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Ind
SL
NZ
Pak
_____
Eng
SA
Aus
Ban
Neth
Afg

Actually Bangladesh would beat Aus and finish over them.

Ind
SL
NZ
Pak
_____
Eng
SA
Ban
Aus
Neth
Afg

 

[Silver Silva]

I posted a similar thread to this first in this sub forum.

Predict the Group Standings of CWC 23 from 1-10.

 

[veganbob]

NZ
India
England
Pakistan

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

India
England
SA
NZ
-----
Pakistan
Australia
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Netherlands

 

[Molehill]

Australia
India
England
NZ
-----
Pakistan
S Africa
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Netherlands

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

India
Australia
England
Pakistan
Top 4

New Zealand, Bangladesh and South Africa fight for top 4 but fall short

Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Netherlands for the wooden spoon.

 

[Tom Flint]

Kiwis being underestimated, in Conway, kW and Mitchell they have 3 of the most consistent run scorers around. They are almost garunteed to post a defendable target every game (270), if their bigger hitters can go well to push them above 300 then a lot will depend on Boult carrying their bowling attack.
I'll predict them making the semis as they always do and have had worse teams than this in the past.

India
Nz
England
Pakistan

 

[ankitj]

Fun fact: Only team to play all world cup semi finals this century is New Zealand

In fact their streak started in 1999.

 

[Marius]

Fun fact: Only team to play all world cup semi finals this century is New Zealand

In fact their streak started in 1999.

Nope, didn't play in 2003 SFs, was Ind, Aus, SL, and Kenya (!).

 

[ankitj]

Sorry they didn't play semi final in 2003. Still they have the longest ongoing streak of playing all semis since 2007 edition.

 

[Howe_zat]

Cricket World Cup 2023: What the stats say about all 10 teams at tournament

BBC Sport works with data analysts CricViz on a team-by-team preview for the World Cup, which begins in India this week.

www.bbc.co.uk

Cricviz thinks South Africa are 4th, and that NZ are closer to Sri Lanka than they are to the semis. It also gives Afghanistan an above 1% chance of winning which feels like an overrating to me. I could see a Bangladesh win a couple of times in a hundred but would say Afghanistan have a chance that rounds to 0.

India 21.9%
England 17.3%
Australia 15.6%
South Africa 14.1%
Pakistan 11.6%
New Zealand 8.5%
Sri Lanka 6.8%
Bangladesh 2.9%
Afghanistan 1.3%
Netherlands 0%

 

[BazBall21]

Kiwis being underestimated, in Conway, kW and Mitchell they have 3 of the most consistent run scorers around. They are almost garunteed to post a defendable target every game (270), if their bigger hitters can go well to push them above 300 then a lot will depend on Boult carrying their bowling attack.
I'll predict them making the semis as they always do and have had worse teams than this in the past.

India
Nz
England
Pakistan

Yeah. The more I think about it, the more I realise I underestimated them a bit. They have a good start too on paper except England.