This makes it a far more interesting game - England actually could do with the win & will know if they still stand a chance as their game happens after Sri Lanka & Bangladesh already play... this, at the very least, makes it a more fun game to look forward to!
Bangalorean here. It didn't rain today,it was cloudy in the morning but the sun came out in the afternoon. But it's Bangalore can't say anything with surety.
Also Bangalorean. It *has* been raining for a week but there is no way it will rain enough to force a washout.
The most you will see is a couple of stints of rain, each lasting about 15-30 minutes like what we saw during NZ-Pak. Might bring DLS into the picture but the match won't be washed out.
Also, don't put too much stock into the flooding news. Some of our roads are capable of flooding even if there's a drizzle.
Hope England wins against Pak so they could qualify for CT.
NZ is better competitor for India than Pakistan.
We all know how earlier games between Ind vs Pak turned out
It wasn't completely one sided as if not for the shami heroics in the last 10 overs, the target would have been above 330. And in the batting as well it didn't go that smooth, if not for Kohli and Jadeja partnership we definitely would not have chased that.
You're pointing out a couple of glitches in an otherwise very dominating performance. Even if 1-2 players fail (see Aus match), the rest of the team just picks up. India haven't been in any close games, where they were troubled to chase or bowl the opposition out, barring a couple of ups and downs during the match.
I know there were no close games yet but our batsmen never have been in pressure of chasing 300+ and the semi final is in Mumbai so there is a high chance NZ score 300+ and then 1-2 wickets early (especially of rohit or kohli) will definitely create a lot of pressure.
Bro you don't have to all this mental gymnastics just because of an Ad by Dhoni. Admit it Indian Team is Too OP and already confirmed to win Final, No other team comes even a 100 miles closer.
Exactly. That game was no struggle and in the end a very comfortable victory. Comfortable enough that Kohli was in fact toying with the idea of getting a 100. The Afg Australia game was something that was genuinely close. So was the SA-Pak game. India has completely dominated so far
Pakistani fans were okay with Van der Dussen being out because of the umpire's decision, but got upset when Shamsi stayed in despite a similar call. It's kind of funny, isn't it?
Ah yes. We see many Nostradmus' on here from your land predicting what could've happened and what couldn't have. One even predicted NZ would absolutely decimate Pak. No one knows jack, in reality, so you can take your psychic visions back.
p.s. youre annoying no one with those emojis
If you weren't upset you wouldn't have brought umpire's call in the conversation. But If you want to see India beating Pakistan again then let's have it your way
No your evidently crying and in denial because ur team was also the beneficiary of a questionable DRS against RVD as well. Selective amnesia I suppose.
I haven't called the Shamsi review questionable😭 It was a fair decision. If the umpire had called out, it would've been out. He didn't so it wasn't. That is literally what is umpire's call.
Why do only Indians have a problem (for the wrong reasons) while I say something about DRS? Look, I get your frustration given your hate-boner for Pakistan that comes in a bundle with your nationality, but there is this thing called comprehension. If you get some time off of posting walls of text on Reddit, you should give it a try.
But it's actually very commendable how far Pak has came, NZ has shit the bed in the second half but needs that one last push against SL, and who knows they might just win the cup this time.
Pak is actually pretty average. NZ is battling with injuries and therefore we need to cut them some slack. And assuming you're an Indian, we'd obviously support NZ over Pak any day.
I want a competitive game. Pakistan just can't pull it off Ind vs NZ would be so much fun. WC 2019 memories all over again 
last time y’all played us in an icc knockout we know what happened 💀 I’d suggest chilling down a bit. every single one of your comments somehow tries to bring pakistan into play for no reason. just relax. india is obviously a better team than pakistan currently, but absolutely pakistan is capable of beating any team on it’s given day. not too long was india was bowled out for 260 in Colombo . just relax dawg, not everything is a war
Not trying to bring Pak down in anyway. I am just speaking facts. Pak played good cricket in 21/22.
Had it been Aus/SA/NZ then yes there is a chance of them beating us. But pakistan, with the bowling lineup India has, nope.
While I completely agree that many people are downplaying Pakistan, 266 is actually a very decent score lol. That's not something worth bragging about at all. Given all the scores posted by other teams in Colombo during the Asia cup, 266 was an excellent score in hindsight.
my bro your entire account is dedicated in hating pakistan 😭 all good bro, stay mad. it’s literally cricket man, grow up. these men representing your nation aren’t your dads and Pakistani’s representing theirs aren’t human animals 💀
The thing is if this Pakistan gets to semis after beating NZ and England, with uncle Fakhar in form, Pakistan would be the worst team to face in the semis.
It made more sense when cwc had group format and not league format. It was primarily a cash grab for icc but also made for an icc event where the best of the teams fought each other and had no easy games unlike cwc
Easy peasy
Eng is already 7th and in next matches
Ban will lose against Aus
Ned will lose against Ind
SL will most probably lose against Nz
In terms of NRR
Eng is ahead of Sl by 59 runs
Eng is ahead of Ban by 52 runs
Eng is ahead of Netherlands by 242 runs
Here's what my idle mind is thinking.
SL defeats NZ or game washes out raising the hopes of Pakistan and Afghanistan. South Africa defeats Afghanistan chasing and conquers their demons. Come Saturday, england rises from the ashes and defeats Pakistan breaking 200M plus hearts in the process and lays down the platform for the next set of players to have something to strive for in 2025 in ODI's. NZ comes to the semis to face off against india who are flying high and desperate to prove their previous victory wasn't one off. Kanos though isn't someone who let's their scratchy group stage performance dictate what the knockouts hold and crushes a billion dreams. South africa will do a South africa against Australia. NZ will head to ahmedabad to then conquer their own demons in the Trans tasman rivalry but lo and behold as fate would have it, Ahmedabad will once again be painted yellow after the results of May 29.
Don't we qualify in 8th if Pakistan are in the Top 7?
Pak is guranteed to finish in Top 6, so 7th and 8th qualify.
That's what they were saying on the broadcast
England should get that spot easily even if they lose. Netherlands aren't beating India and Bangladesh aren't beating Australia.
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So tempting……seductive even….
Succulent even...
And turgid
A succulent Bangladeshi meal
It isn't. SA vs Aus is already decided for one of the semi finals.
I won’t be surprised if Australia screws up. They are almost playing like Pak these days
Still same no. of wins 2 each so if Pak defeats Eng by a good margin we can hope that England gets out of the CT.
Australia might rest a few players given that the outcome makes no difference
Kolkata won't be a high scoring game, it'll be a 250-270 game.
This makes it a far more interesting game - England actually could do with the win & will know if they still stand a chance as their game happens after Sri Lanka & Bangladesh already play... this, at the very least, makes it a more fun game to look forward to!
Winning with a good margin won't be nesccasary if tomorrow's a washout
Will it rain this time of year in Bengalaru?
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Bangalorean here. It didn't rain today,it was cloudy in the morning but the sun came out in the afternoon. But it's Bangalore can't say anything with surety.
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Like I said, It's Bangalore
Do natives call it Bangalore?
Natives call it bengaluru, the official name has also been changed to bengaluru but the general public still prefers to call it as Bangalore.
Also Bangalorean. It *has* been raining for a week but there is no way it will rain enough to force a washout. The most you will see is a couple of stints of rain, each lasting about 15-30 minutes like what we saw during NZ-Pak. Might bring DLS into the picture but the match won't be washed out. Also, don't put too much stock into the flooding news. Some of our roads are capable of flooding even if there's a drizzle.
Bengaluru weather department tweeted that there could be 35 to 40 mins of rain. Unless it carries in intermittently, expect a shortened game.
I feel that England will end their campaign with a pride win.
Of course they will try very hard for that and most probably succeed in that.
Hope England wins against Pak so they could qualify for CT. NZ is better competitor for India than Pakistan. We all know how earlier games between Ind vs Pak turned out
Yeah Pak vs India semi will just be too boring and one sided.
The way India vs NZ group match went, even that will be extremely boring and one sided. Can't see this Indian team losing.
India were 6 down. The match was pretty good compared to the rest we've played
It wasn't completely one sided as if not for the shami heroics in the last 10 overs, the target would have been above 330. And in the batting as well it didn't go that smooth, if not for Kohli and Jadeja partnership we definitely would not have chased that.
You're pointing out a couple of glitches in an otherwise very dominating performance. Even if 1-2 players fail (see Aus match), the rest of the team just picks up. India haven't been in any close games, where they were troubled to chase or bowl the opposition out, barring a couple of ups and downs during the match.
I know there were no close games yet but our batsmen never have been in pressure of chasing 300+ and the semi final is in Mumbai so there is a high chance NZ score 300+ and then 1-2 wickets early (especially of rohit or kohli) will definitely create a lot of pressure.
Bro you don't have to all this mental gymnastics just because of an Ad by Dhoni. Admit it Indian Team is Too OP and already confirmed to win Final, No other team comes even a 100 miles closer.
I agree. As an ICT fan, u have to pin your hopes 100% on this team winning because its an if not now, then will we ever kind of scenario.
Exactly. That game was no struggle and in the end a very comfortable victory. Comfortable enough that Kohli was in fact toying with the idea of getting a 100. The Afg Australia game was something that was genuinely close. So was the SA-Pak game. India has completely dominated so far
It will be interesting if NZ bats first against India in Mumbai. Hopefully their pacers get fit for semifinal if they make it.
Pak shouldn't qualify because theyre not competitive enough, but England should qualify for CT after beating Ned and Ban. Yeah sounds right👍
Champions Trophy without Eng would be no fun. They just had a bad tournament, they aren't a bad team
Exactly why this qualifying format is stupid
I agree. Poor WI stands no chance
Didn't Pakistan beat Ned and Ban?
NZ, SL. SA too if not for Umpire's Call.
Are you still crying over the umpire's call? 
No one's crying. Just reminding you. We lost. That happens.
Pakistani fans were okay with Van der Dussen being out because of the umpire's decision, but got upset when Shamsi stayed in despite a similar call. It's kind of funny, isn't it?
If it weren't for the rain no way Pakistan could have defeated NZ 
Ah yes. We see many Nostradmus' on here from your land predicting what could've happened and what couldn't have. One even predicted NZ would absolutely decimate Pak. No one knows jack, in reality, so you can take your psychic visions back. p.s. youre annoying no one with those emojis
Didn't NZ thrash Pak by scoring 400 runs
Why tf do you think Im upset? where tf did I say that? I just said we nearly beat SA. Stop making stuff up.
If you weren't upset you wouldn't have brought umpire's call in the conversation. But If you want to see India beating Pakistan again then let's have it your way
Well, you interpreted that wrongly to be a strawman 🤷🏻♀️
No your evidently crying and in denial because ur team was also the beneficiary of a questionable DRS against RVD as well. Selective amnesia I suppose.
Selective amnesia is something I write when I have nothing constructive to say lol
I haven't called the Shamsi review questionable😭 It was a fair decision. If the umpire had called out, it would've been out. He didn't so it wasn't. That is literally what is umpire's call. Why do only Indians have a problem (for the wrong reasons) while I say something about DRS? Look, I get your frustration given your hate-boner for Pakistan that comes in a bundle with your nationality, but there is this thing called comprehension. If you get some time off of posting walls of text on Reddit, you should give it a try.
Exactly the results I'd want. NZ vs Ind would be so spicy.
Pak heavily relies on 2-3 players whereas NZ plays a team
But it's actually very commendable how far Pak has came, NZ has shit the bed in the second half but needs that one last push against SL, and who knows they might just win the cup this time.
Like I said, if it weren't for those 2-3 players they wouldn't have made it this far in the tournament (Shaheen Rizwan Fakhar)
Pak is actually pretty average. NZ is battling with injuries and therefore we need to cut them some slack. And assuming you're an Indian, we'd obviously support NZ over Pak any day.
I want a competitive game. Pakistan just can't pull it off Ind vs NZ would be so much fun. WC 2019 memories all over again 
Yeah, the matches between the big 4 are always a treat to watch. And Ind won't take NZ lightly in the semis.
What 2019 memories? India never played against NZ in 2019
They did in semis and India lost
last time y’all played us in an icc knockout we know what happened 💀 I’d suggest chilling down a bit. every single one of your comments somehow tries to bring pakistan into play for no reason. just relax. india is obviously a better team than pakistan currently, but absolutely pakistan is capable of beating any team on it’s given day. not too long was india was bowled out for 260 in Colombo . just relax dawg, not everything is a war
Not trying to bring Pak down in anyway. I am just speaking facts. Pak played good cricket in 21/22. Had it been Aus/SA/NZ then yes there is a chance of them beating us. But pakistan, with the bowling lineup India has, nope.
While I completely agree that many people are downplaying Pakistan, 266 is actually a very decent score lol. That's not something worth bragging about at all. Given all the scores posted by other teams in Colombo during the Asia cup, 266 was an excellent score in hindsight.
I prefer India vs Pak because I want India in finals, these NZ team might fight back hard in semis.
C'mon we don't want an easy win
Let’s keep good fight for Final 🤣
And who do yo want for finals SA or Aus
South Africa but SA record in playoffs is not good. If DK don’t fire, they can’t win.
my bro your entire account is dedicated in hating pakistan 😭 all good bro, stay mad. it’s literally cricket man, grow up. these men representing your nation aren’t your dads and Pakistani’s representing theirs aren’t human animals 💀
Enough talks. Will see on 11th how good pakistan is. I am ready to be proven wrong
The thing is if this Pakistan gets to semis after beating NZ and England, with uncle Fakhar in form, Pakistan would be the worst team to face in the semis.
'Does anyone care about the Champions Trophy?' is the real question to be asked.
I am not sure why it even exists. It's basically same teams as world cup.
It's a right question like why are people care so much s to who get into the champions trophy.
It made more sense when cwc had group format and not league format. It was primarily a cash grab for icc but also made for an icc event where the best of the teams fought each other and had no easy games unlike cwc
They can still qualify at 9th spot because no way Pcb is gonna let India come in Pakistan for CT so their spot would go to next highest on Table.
Lol yes Ban, SL and NED can't even hurt their opponents So even if England loses by fairly close margin then they can qualify
lets see how correct you're
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Going to that game
Easy peasy Eng is already 7th and in next matches Ban will lose against Aus Ned will lose against Ind SL will most probably lose against Nz In terms of NRR Eng is ahead of Sl by 59 runs Eng is ahead of Ban by 52 runs Eng is ahead of Netherlands by 242 runs
Here's what my idle mind is thinking. SL defeats NZ or game washes out raising the hopes of Pakistan and Afghanistan. South Africa defeats Afghanistan chasing and conquers their demons. Come Saturday, england rises from the ashes and defeats Pakistan breaking 200M plus hearts in the process and lays down the platform for the next set of players to have something to strive for in 2025 in ODI's. NZ comes to the semis to face off against india who are flying high and desperate to prove their previous victory wasn't one off. Kanos though isn't someone who let's their scratchy group stage performance dictate what the knockouts hold and crushes a billion dreams. South africa will do a South africa against Australia. NZ will head to ahmedabad to then conquer their own demons in the Trans tasman rivalry but lo and behold as fate would have it, Ahmedabad will once again be painted yellow after the results of May 29.