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Originally Posted by pagol-chagol
Since we have India, SA & Eng in our group, and only 4 teams qualify to the next round, the game against West Indies will more than likely be the litmus test that will determine our success in this tournament.
If we win this game, it will be very hard for West Indies to topple us and make it to the second round. If we lose, even a win against the big 3 probably won't be enough for us to make it past West Indies.
If we win against West Indies, it's possible that we could lose against a smaller team and still make it to the next round.
The playing XI in this game should get at least 1 game together before they play this game. A century in this game is far more valuable than a century in any other 1st round game.
The coaches and management should prepare as much as possible for every game, but they should know that this game will be far more crucial than any other. Don't you wish we had an easier group?
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PC bhai...u don't get more points for beating stronger teams vs weaker teams. only thing that counts that is different is net run rate.
therefore, every game is important. we cannot lose to NET or IRE...but at the same time, WI is no more important than IND, except that they are more beatable.
also, the idea that will auto qualify if we beat WI is likely, but not guaranteed. WI could beat any of the other top 3, and in that case even if we beat WI, we'd be tied with them and it would come down to NRR.
thats why we have to bat first against NED/IRE and do our darnest to score 300 and bowl them out for 150-180, 200 max.