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At the end of the round robin stage. What happens if two or more teams have the same number of points?i
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nickyboy
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It's going to put those that didn't play due to rain at a disadvantage surely.
Or not. It's early.
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nickyboy
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Not really. If you're a mediocre team (such as Sri Lanka) and you are scheduled to play, say, India and get rained off, you get a point and no impact on your NRR. You can then play maybe Afghanistan, win and have a healthy positive NRR. The system won't let a truly weak team through but you could easily get a mediocre team through if they happen to get their really tough games rained off
Really the ICC should have built in a few potential fixtures where rained off games could have been played. Nowhere is more than a few hours away and there are more than enough grounds to cope. It's just penny pinching. If the wet weather continues we will not get the best four teams in the semis
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Thanks for making it clear for me.
AndyRM
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Superb bowling from England against the Windies. Keeping them within touching distance of 200 is an excellent effort.
Worrying about Roy and Morgan though. No real need for them today (I hope, though I've probably jinxed it now) but they'll be a big miss if their injuries are serious.
Worrying about Roy and Morgan though. No real need for them today (I hope, though I've probably jinxed it now) but they'll be a big miss if their injuries are serious.
deptfordmarmoset
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Magnificent batting from Bangladesh and some completely feckless bowling from WIndies to help them along. Oh, the short ball just got hit to the boundary, let's bowl another one....
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Great game between new zealand and south africa, at edgebaston.
It went close but a six in the last over from williamson,which also brought up his hundred clinched it for the kiwis.
It went close but a six in the last over from williamson,which also brought up his hundred clinched it for the kiwis.
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I was wondering if the current format could be improved? With the prospect of a bunch of dead rubbers now the top four are almost guaranteed what about extending to 12 teams with 4 seeded teams groups then QF, SF and final, er, a bit like the footy?
deptfordmarmoset
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I actually like this format because you can follow how each team faces up to all the others. Bad weather excepting.....but that's summer 2019.
deptfordmarmoset
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You'd clearly seen enough bat action in the changing rooms to see any more out on the pitch. Good figures there.
AndyRM
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The powers that be have fannied around with the format for a long time. This is close to working I reckon, though doesn't give much to the associate nations.
Grant Fondo
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Yes and since i posted maybe this format will give us some nervy final games. Lets see. Never watched so much cricket its been great.
AndyRM
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The weekend certainly livened up what has been a largely predictable, though still entertaining tournament.
The only real surprise (for me at least) is just how poor South Africa have been, they're playing in a way which would have just about been competitive 10 years ago! Too many players the wrong side of 30 and no real evidence of the next Amla, du Plessis or de Kock ready to take over.
