ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

FlawlessThaw

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It's a full blown collapse now, at least Aus did it with 270+ on the board.
 

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What an innings Hassan Ali is playing!
 

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Chasing 300 plus is not easy. It doesn't matter how much a team chased in bilateral series. WC becomes a different ball game.
 

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Chasing 300 plus is not easy. It doesn't matter how much a team chased in bilateral series. WC becomes a different ball game.
I think that's been the great thing about this World Cup so far. In the previous bilateral series, it seemed a number of sides could chase down any score. However this world cup is showing more balance between batting first or second.
 

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Chasing 300 plus is not easy. It doesn't matter how much a team chased in bilateral series. WC becomes a different ball game.
Both Eng and Oz still made 300+ while chasing. 309 was doable on this pitch, Pak batting is just not good enough.
 

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Wahab Riaz playing very sensibly.
 

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And then boom, chinese cut past off stump for 4, a six and a slog sweep.
On maxwell though so makes sense.

Not sure I agree with Finch to bowl Maxwell this over. Should've stretched the match.
 

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Wahab as I said during the England game is such a refined cricketer unlike a lot of subcontinent fast bowlers
 

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On maxwell though so makes sense.

Not sure I agree with Finch to bowl Maxwell this over. Should've stretched the match.
Yeah, it actually proved your point (albeit with a bit of luck). I just liked the juxtaposition.
 

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Did anyone hear the third umpire?

"Looks like there's nothing in this, oh there's a spike "
 

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feck off. It’s the hope that kills you :(
 

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Starc's won it for Australia. That extra bit of quality made the difference.
 

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SO Aus are almost there in top 4 then. Both WIndies and Pak should be gutted. Still sticking to my original prediction of Aus, Ind, Eng and NZ in top 4.
 

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Why the feck did Sarfaraz take a single there? It could work out for them but it's so fecking stupid.
 

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Pakistan have a few very good individuals but then they are surrounding with absolute crap.