Match Thread: ICC WC 2015, The Crunch Game - Bangladesh vs England at Adelaide Oval; 9th March, 2015 (14:00 Local Time| 03:30 GMT)

[Night_wolf]

Originally Posted by simon
bismillah



first thing first, get Shofi in instead of the Village Gangsta

Yes..get sofi for England..Rubel for Newzeland..then get Mash for Ind in the qf..result we are in the semies!!!

[Nadim]

Originally Posted by Night_wolf
Yes..get sofi for England..Rubel for Newzeland..then get Mash for Ind in the qf..result we are in the semies!!!

Then call up Ash for either Aus or SA... Then we r in the final and world champion

[BD_TigerZ]

[mij]

Originally Posted by simon
bismillah



first thing first, get Shofi in instead of the Village Gangsta

[bodrul]

Go BD. My team will be

Tamim
Imrul
Soumya
Mahmudullah
Mushfiq
Shakib
Shabbir
Nasir
Mashrafe
Taijul
Shafiul/Arafat

[anon4567]

Originally Posted by Rifat
Best case scenario for Bangladesh:

We win the remaining two matches and we end up second from the table in the best case

Worst case scenario: no matter how much Bangladesh screws up, they will end up fifth from the group stages in the worst case.

Actually, there is no possible way for us to finish second. Australia/ SL (whoever wins the head to head game is likely to finish second, having a NRR advantage).

Best case scenario: Win against England, lose against NZ (or vice versa). Finish 4th and face off India in QF at MCG, where we will have a small chance of winning, and making history.


2nd best case scenario: Win against England and NZ- Finish 3rd in group, and face off against SA in QF- With SA's current pace bowling and opening and middle order batting, we stand no chance against SA, our WC journey ends there.

Worst case scenario: We lose both games, go back home. Papol mama makes sure tigers get no game before SA tour, that too in the monsoon season.

[Dilscoop]

^ 2nd case IS the best case scenario because SA's will choke.

[TigersMeow]

Originally Posted by Dilscoop
^ 2nd case IS the best case scenario because SA's will choke.

Or score another 400+

[hoodlum]

Originally Posted by Nadim
Then call up Ash for either Aus or SA... Then we r in the final and world champion

good one

[Puck]

Originally Posted by RazabQ
Hey, it's Puck our Telegraph loving bilati fan.

Not sure how the reference to the Telegraph came into this response?!?

[anon4567]

Originally Posted by Dilscoop
^ 2nd case IS the best case scenario because SA's will choke.

I would much rather take my chances with Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Ashwin, Shami and Yadav rather then Hashim Amla, De Villiers, Tahir, Steyn, Morkel and Abbott. SA has arguably better pace bowlers than India, and in a fast wicket like MCG, not only will they smash a 400 against us, but will also restrict us to a score below 200. So best avoid that 3rd spot (advice for all teams).

[trixta2108]

Originally Posted by anon4567
I would much rather take my chances with Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Ashwin, Shami and Yadav rather then Hashim Amla, De Villiers, Tahir, Steyn, Morkel and Abbott. SA has arguably better pace bowlers than India, and in a fast wicket like MCG, not only will they smash a 400 against us, but will also restrict us to a score below 200. So best avoid that 3rd spot (advice for all teams).

IND beat SA.

[tamzid90]

India bound to lose one or two games. after what they have been doing. No team has really pushed them hard enough I think. Only team that could have were South Africa and they crumbled under pressure.

Quarter Final different story though. Different stage, different pressure. Lets beat England first and not get too ahead of ourselves

[anon4567]

Originally Posted by trixta2108
IND beat SA.

Yes that was a bit of a fluke IMO, SA was the better side. I guess India did well with the bat to post a huge total, and SA just collapsed in pressure. But if SA batted first that game, it would have been a different story.

[MHRAM]

Yes India beat SA but remember this, India's strength is our strength too. India have a quality spin attack and we are decent against spin and they being good players of spin, we have some decent spinners who won't make the job easy for them.

SA? They will just decimate us.

[roman]

Let's beat England first please.

[Tigers_eye]

"The uploader has not made this video available in your country."

OP....?

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by Antora
I think I have the worst luck when it comes to games! My family and I are driving to Adelaide . All the days are looking bright and sunny, apart from the day the game is going to be. 60% chance of rain in the morning. So much LOL.

You have the best luck if it rains out. You just don't know yet. I will personally look for a job for you at BCB.

[imtiaz82]

One game at a time.. let's focus on England match and nothing else!

[Fazal]

One point at a time.. let's focus on one point in England match and nothing else!

Allah Megh Dey Pani dey....

[kalpurush]

Originally Posted by Night_wolf
Yes..get sofi for England..Rubel for Newzeland..then get Mash for Ind in the qf..result we are in the semies!!!

Genius NadStar!

[Vepu]

Lets arrange a rain dance

[Tigerblood99]

There will be no WASHOUT.


showers in the morning and its only max 1 hr and max 1mm.


Game time is 2 pm.


Adelaide drainage is top notch


We got a full game guys.

[Tigerblood99]

more important question is:


How does moisture in the pitch impact play?

My understanding is that it helps pacers. Maybe someone with more cricket knowledge can tell, whether spin is still a good option.

[Razi]

Originally Posted by Tigers_eye
"The uploader has not made this video available in your country."

OP....?

This is the official video highlights of that match from Star Sports, so maybe due to copyrights they have not made it available in the US.