Super 8 points table at the start...

goru · #1 March 25, 2007, 10:29 PM

(sorry if already posted... please delete in that case)

Wow, now I really wish we played a little better in SL game. But oh well...

tonoy · #2 March 25, 2007, 10:30 PM

ha ha we are last again

goru · #3 March 25, 2007, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by tonoy
ha ha we are last again

But SA, the current #1 ODI team, is second last... so... :P

(though they won't be #1 when new rankings come out in April...)

Tokyobreeze · #4 March 25, 2007, 10:48 PM

I predict at least 2 wins in the 2nd round...one against Ireland and another against England / WI.

Farhad · #5 March 25, 2007, 11:11 PM

Is NRR carried on too??

Rabz · #6 March 26, 2007, 12:40 AM

Dont worry guys...
mark my word...
the top 2 and the bottom 2 teams from that point table is heading for the semis...
get yourself prepared for at least 7 sleepless nights...( at least for those in this part of the world...)

Ahmed_B · #7 March 26, 2007, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BD4eva
Is NRR carried on too??

Seems that it will... but only the match with the other qualifier will (SL, in BD's case) count for it.

PoorFan · #8 March 26, 2007, 03:13 AM

Hmmm ... no way to go down, only up.

jabbar · #9 March 26, 2007, 03:36 AM

The NRR looks almost perfectly symmetrical. (ie. SL = +4.304, BD, -4.304, etc.) Is that how it should be?

Spitfire_x86 · #10 March 26, 2007, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jabbar
The NRR looks almost perfectly symmetrical. (ie. SL = +4.304, BD, -4.304, etc.) Is that how it should be?

Only the matches played against qualified teams count in Super 8. This is why in super 8 point table every team has played one match, and the NRR is only whatever they gained from that match.

Rubu · #11 March 26, 2007, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jabbar
The NRR looks almost perfectly symmetrical. (ie. SL = +4.304, BD, -4.304, etc.) Is that how it should be?

Plus of one team is the minus of the other. So, it has to be.

zakirc · #12 March 26, 2007, 08:49 AM

So this means rather than worrying about NRR, we should concentrate more on winning at least 5 of our 6 matches. Ok Then ... where do we begin ?

Protic · #13 March 26, 2007, 08:53 AM

Yeah.. We have 6 more matches to play ..NRR wont come in our away again!

allrounder · #14 March 26, 2007, 11:31 AM

Man our NRR is the worst in super8. Definitely our batting is hurting our progress in cricket.

chinaman · #15 March 26, 2007, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by PoorFan
.. no way to go down

Exactly. We have nothing to lose, no ranks to defend. Let others spend sleepless nights worrying how to lick honey off of the Tiger's claw.

*AsifTheManRahman* · #16 March 26, 2007, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by chinaman
We have nothing to lose, no ranks to defend. Let others spend sleepless nights worrying how to lick honey off of the Tiger's claw.

exactly. this is a young team, and it is important that they go out there and enjoy themselves. sure, there will be the overhead of game planning, the burden of fans' expectations and what not, but if they enjoy themselves, any feat is possible to pull off.

Xavier · #17 March 26, 2007, 02:19 PM

New Zealand could have some troubles: opener Lou Vincent got wrist broken during practice and left the tournament. Hamish Marshall will be called in his place. Batsman Ross Taylor is still sufferin from hamstring strain (missed last match) and Tuffey left the team too after injuring right shoulder and was replaced by Chris Martin.

btw here is a "quick guide" to the Super-8
http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc200...ry/287305.html

this is to be kept in mind:
"If there is a tie for positions, then they are separated as follows:
The team with the most wins goes through;
if the number of wins are the same, net run-rate - including all matches played in the competition - comes into play;
if - and it is very unlikely - NRR is the same then the team with the most wickets taken per balls bowled goes through."