Sri Lanka, Bangladesh miss out on direct entry for T20 World Cup 2020 Super 12s stage

[MenInG]

Former champions Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to feature in the group stage of 16-team tournament to be held in Australia in 2020.

Former champions Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to feature in group stage of 16-team tournament.

The International Cricket Council today confirmed the sides that have qualified directly for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 to be held in Australia, based on the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings as on 31 December 2018.

As per the qualification criteria set for the tournament, Australia and the other nine top-ranked sides have ensured direct qualification. The top eight make it straight to the Super 12s stage while the remaining two will play in the group stage along with six other teams who will make it through from the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier in 2019. Four teams from the group stage will advance to the Super 12s.

Of the top 10 sides on the rankings table, top-ranked Pakistan, India, England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, the Windies and Afghanistan will start their campaign directly in in the Super 12s. Former champions and three-time finalists Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will have to contend with the other six qualifiers in the group stage of the tournament, which will be held from 18 October to 15 November 2020.

Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga was disappointed at 2014 champions not making it to the Super 12s but was confident of the team doing well in the tournament while Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan indicated that recent performances had given them belief and they would prepare well for the challenge.

Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga: “It is a bit disappointing that we have not been able to ensure a direct Super 12s berth but I’m confident that we will do well in the tournament.

“Having played three finals and winning once, it is natural that everyone expected us to finish in the top-eight but we have to take the opportunity in the extra matches of the group stage and prepare well for the knock-out matches.

“We are a side capable of beating the best on our day “We are a side capable of beating the best on our day"

“We have some fine players in the ranks and it is only a matter of doing our best when the time comes. We look forward to challenges coming our way as we prepare for the big event.”

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan: “We have not secured a direct Super 12s berth but I’m confident that we will do well in the tournament by going through the group stage.

“We are a side capable of beating the best on our day and I see no reason why we can’t go far in the tournament. There is still some time and we will use it to be at our best for the T20 World Cup.

“We won a T20 series against the West Indies, the world champions, in their backward not so long ago. That performance has given us a lot of belief in our Twenty20 capabilities.”

https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/963607

 

[MenInG]

Would have been a dull tournament without Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to an extent.

 

[light]

Man are they doing this again? Let all the 16 teams play each other. Starting to hate cricket world cup. Associates gets no love like this.

 

[hadi123]

Man are they doing this again? Let all the 16 teams play each other. Starting to hate cricket world cup. Associates gets no love like this.

Agreed, this whole first round thing for the minnows is stupid and probably not easy for broadcasters either as it's hard to know which teams will be playing in the next stage until a few days before it starts. If it's 16 teams, just do either 4 groups of 4 or 2 groups of 8 and from there knockouts!

 

[saeed5646]

feeling sad for SL they are one time champion

 

[Titan24]

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh miss out direct entry for T20 World Cup Super 12s

World T20 2014 champions Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will have an extra round to play in the Men's T20 World Cup 2020, the ICC confirmed on Tuesday (January 1). The 16-team tournament will have the top eight-ranked sides - Pakistan, India, England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Windies and Afghanistan - who will get a direct passage to the Super 12s, while Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will start with the group stage.

The group stage will include these two sides and six others who will make it there via World T20 qualifiers. The eight teams will jostle for the four remaining vacant spots in the Super 12s. Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lanka captain, expressed his disappointment at not earning a direct spot in the Super 12s but both he and Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan exuded confidence of making the cut to the next round.

"It is a bit disappointing that we have not been able to ensure a direct Super 12s berth but I'm confident that we will do well in the tournament. Having played three finals and winning once, it is natural that everyone expected us to finish in the top-eight but we have to take the opportunity in the extra matches of the group stage and prepare well for the knock-out matches," Malinga said.

"We have some fine players in the ranks and it is only a matter of doing our best when the time comes. We look forward to challenges coming our way as we prepare for the big event."

"We have not secured a direct Super 12s berth but I'm confident that we will do well in the tournament by going through the group stage. We are a side capable of beating the best on our day and I see no reason why we can't go far in the tournament. There is still some time and we will use it to be at our best for the T20 World Cup," Shakib said.

"We won a T20 series against the West Indies, the world champions, in their backward not so long ago. That performance has given us a lot of belief in our Twenty20 capabilities," Shaib added.

The Men's showpiece event will be held in Australia.

https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-ne...orld-cup-super-12s-t20-world-cup-cricket-2020

 

[Zakaz]

Expected from Bangladesh lol but this is surprising downfall of 2014 world cup champions Sri Lanka in T20 format.

 

[Smbhayi]

Wt20 should at least have 16 teams...

 

[BreadPakoda]

Expected from Bangladesh lol but this is surprising downfall of 2014 world cup champions Sri Lanka in T20 format.

That’s why T20I are a joke

 

[RyanRyan10]

Wt20 should at least have 16 teams...

It will have 16 teams

SL,BD & 6 others(from Qualifiers) will play round 1 with 4 teams divided into two groups

Two teams from each group will progress through Super12(earlier it used to be Super10)

 

[Canford Cliffs]

Wow Afg qualified directly but powerhouse team like BD need to play qualifiers?

 

[Stalin]

Now some posters will pop up and talk about the powerhouse team and how they are the phaastest improving team in the world and how some other teams took a lot more time to play wt20 qualifiers but they're doing it earlier than expected.

 

[Executioner]

We aren't too bad in this format.

But good things is in the previous format there were 10 teams in the 2nd round and now there are 12 which gives 2 more weak teams to play with the big boys.

 

[Hasan2K8]

Wow Afg qualified directly but powerhouse team like BD need to play qualifiers?

BD not powerhouse at T20s. You missed out Sri Lanka who didn't qualify directly too, a team who been in 3finals and won World T20 against mighty India in Bangladesh and the whole stadium was supporting and rooting for Sri Lanka, I loved that final and was very happy for Sanga and Mahela to finally win a final and take 2011 wc revenge..

Shows your bias hate for BD.

BD done well at t20s recent years. Only Asian side to chase over 200 runs at T20 that too in Lanka. Not bad, coming good at this format slowly but surely.

 

[light]

Agreed, this whole first round thing for the minnows is stupid and probably not easy for broadcasters either as it's hard to know which teams will be playing in the next stage until a few days before it starts. If it's 16 teams, just do either 4 groups of 4 or 2 groups of 8 and from there knockouts!

IKR. it made somewhat of a sense for ODI - even though I don't agree with it but for T20, this is a wrong decision. Associate nations waits 4 years to get a shot to play the best of the best, ends up playing bottom feeders among the elite.

 

[Canford Cliffs]

BD not powerhouse at T20s.

Let me tell you a story, they are not a powerhouse in any format.

You missed out Sri Lanka who didn't qualify directly too, a team who been in 3finals and won World T20 against mighty India in Bangladesh and the whole stadium was supporting and rooting for Sri Lanka, I loved that final and was very happy for Sanga and Mahela to finally win a final and take 2011 wc revenge..

SL downfall is quite predicted as most of their key players has retirer. But BD with all its senior players, still hv to play qualifiers to qualify for World T20 is a shame. Also good to see enrire BD stadium was supporting SL over India in WT20 final 2014. But I am afraid, SL didnt return the same favour when entire stadium in Colombo was supporting India in the Nidahas final.

Shows your bias hate for BD.

Its a well known fact that I am a well wisher of BD cricket. You are mistaken brother.

BD done well at t20s recent years. Only Asian side to chase over 200 runs at T20 that too in Lanka. Not bad, coming good at this format slowly but surely.

If getting whitewashed against Afg is done well according to you, standards are pretty low I must admit. Also dont forget, India C team comprises of Vijay Shankar and Washington Sundar has beaten BD 3 times in Nidahas trophy. So not sure if they has done well in T20s at all.

 

[BDfanforever]

Let me tell you a story, they are not a powerhouse in any format.


SL downfall is quite predicted as most of their key players has retirer. But BD with all its senior players, still hv to play qualifiers to qualify for World T20 is a shame. Also good to see enrire BD stadium was supporting SL over India in WT20 final 2014. But I am afraid, SL didnt return the same favour when entire stadium in Colombo was supporting India in the Nidahas final.


Its a well known fact that I am a well wisher of BD cricket. You are mistaken brother.


If getting whitewashed against Afg is done well according to you, standards are pretty low I must admit. Also dont forget, India C team comprises of Vijay Shankar and Washington Sundar has beaten BD 3 times in Nidahas trophy. So not sure if they has done well in T20s at all.

Good Post. Hopefully brother Soumya and Litton returns the favor of your well wishes at the world cup.

 

[BreadPakoda]

I’m sure Bangladesh will qualify. This is the greatest team in their history. Sad that it has to still play PNG, HK, etc. to qualify.

 

[moghul]

Man are they doing this again? Let all the 16 teams play each other. Starting to hate cricket world cup. Associates gets no love like this.

Please keep the final team numbers to 8 only . We want every game to be competitive one. This is not a charity game to support some teams, it's the WORLD CUP

 

[Hawkeye]

A fluke format.

But, this is the most authentic tournament of a format that's time pass fun. So, holds the most weight.

 

[MMHS]

Happy new years PP.

For T20, 16 team WC is better as the T20I are much closer between top tier & 2nd tier teams. And, I do agree the qualifiers as well, because this will help the lower tier teams to prepare better, acclimatize with the condition and fine tune their combination. Regarding Bangladesh, I don't understand what's the fuzz about it unless someone is trying to downplay BD - we are 10th in ranking and missed the cut, so did SRL.

I hope commonsense prevails and PP remains decent - every thread involving BD needs not to end in an ugly spat .... eventually it'll always end in slinging mud and someone will be forced to remind how shameless someone can be. AFG's are in top 8, so they made the cut to their credit, fair enough. 2 times World Champs WIN had to play WC qualifiers and BD qualified directly - I didn't see any mayhem that time, why it's an issue if BD is to play qualifiers?

 

[Balthazar]

Don't see Powerhouse Bangla qualifying for the World cup. Didn't they get whitewashed by Afghanistan not too long ago?

 

[light]

Please keep the final team numbers to 8 only . We want every game to be competitive one. This is not a charity game to support some teams, it's the WORLD CUP

What does the world mean to you before the cup? Champions trophy understandable, but this is the WORLD cup. WORLD should have gave you the hint on what the cup means.

 

[Stalin]

Happy new years PP.

For T20, 16 team WC is better as the T20I are much closer between top tier & 2nd tier teams. And, I do agree the qualifiers as well, because this will help the lower tier teams to prepare better, acclimatize with the condition and fine tune their combination. Regarding Bangladesh, I don't understand what's the fuzz about it unless someone is trying to downplay BD - we are 10th in ranking and missed the cut, so did SRL.

I hope commonsense prevails and PP remains decent - every thread involving BD needs not to end in an ugly spat .... eventually it'll always end in slinging mud and someone will be forced to remind how shameless someone can be. AFG's are in top 8, so they made the cut to their credit, fair enough. 2 times World Champs WIN had to play WC qualifiers and BD qualified directly - I didn't see any mayhem that time, why it's an issue if BD is to play qualifiers?

Windies fans never claim to be the powerhouse of world Cricket

 

[ARK Rafay]

Bangladesh and Sri Lankan fans do not need to worry. They'll make it to the Super 12s

 

[Varun]

Also good to see enrire BD stadium was supporting SL over India in WT20 final 2014. But I am afraid, SL didnt return the same favour when entire stadium in Colombo was supporting India in the Nidahas final.

Ouch. That was a burn!

 

[Abdullah719]

Windies fans never claim to be the powerhouse of world Cricket

Only one BD 'fan' claimed that, don't paint everyone with the same brush.

 

[MMHS]

Windies fans never claim to be the powerhouse of world Cricket

One troll doesn’t mean anything. No genuine BD fan goes over board here in praise of the team or player. But, once the animosity/hate against BD team/players or fans go beyond decency level, some of the derogatory drivals had to be responded - bad blood starts from there. Everyone has 2nd favourites - personally I support every Asian team unconditionally against any non Asian team, but BD team/posters face the same humiliation against any team for any purpose. That Cobra mocking was started by Lankans, and I am sure most here knows this, still it’s been used to humiliate BD as a whole - just one example.

I can open a new account with Indian or Pakistani flag and post rubbish to rile up posters - then bash IND or PAK in reference to that post with my own account. After so many years of cricket blogging, you should grow up and realise that someone is fooling you. Also, this thread has nothing to do with past threads/posts - if so, PP is 18 years old now, one can bring a past post as reference and take a dig at any team/poster. I would hope apart from few trolls, sensible posters will move out of this habit of moacking one particular team collectively.

I personally am the biggest critic of BD team & players, but I do praise them as well when due - what most of you do is stay away from BD threads when team is doing well and comeback only to rub salt when team is losing, which isn’t fair. Little leg pulling in match day chit chat is fine, but go though a search in PP archives for anything related to BD cricket, if you are honest should realise what goes on here. I don’t think genuine BD posters here deserves even a fraction of that and many BD posters actually have left PP. I have also started avoiding BD game threads, but if every such thread is spoiled by this and I had to write 2 pages for something absolutely not part of the thread, probably one day I’ll have avoid entire PP as well. Already, you should have noticed that 2 great series are going on and I hardly post on either game threads.

 

[Stalin]

One troll doesn’t mean anything. No genuine BD fan goes over board here in praise of the team or player. But, once the animosity/hate against BD team/players or fans go beyond decency level, some of the derogatory drivals had to be responded - bad blood starts from there. Everyone has 2nd favourites - personally I support every Asian team unconditionally against any non Asian team, but BD team/posters face the same humiliation against any team for any purpose. That Cobra mocking was started by Lankans, and I am sure most here knows this, still it’s been used to humiliate BD as a whole - just one example.

I can open a new account with Indian or Pakistani flag and post rubbish to rile up posters - then bash IND or PAK in reference to that post with my own account. After so many years of cricket blogging, you should grow up and realise that someone is fooling you. Also, this thread has nothing to do with past threads/posts - if so, PP is 18 years old now, one can bring a past post as reference and take a dig at any team/poster. I would hope apart from few trolls, sensible posters will move out of this habit of moacking one particular team collectively.

I personally am the biggest critic of BD team & players, but I do praise them as well when due - what most of you do is stay away from BD threads when team is doing well and comeback only to rub salt when team is losing, which isn’t fair. Little leg pulling in match day chit chat is fine, but go though a search in PP archives for anything related to BD cricket, if you are honest should realise what goes on here. I don’t think genuine BD posters here deserves even a fraction of that and many BD posters actually have left PP. I have also started avoiding BD game threads, but if every such thread is spoiled by this and I had to write 2 pages for something absolutely not part of the thread, probably one day I’ll have avoid entire PP as well. Already, you should have noticed that 2 great series are going on and I hardly post on either game threads.

Apologies brother. I did not intend to hate or derogate your team . It was just a reflex from my part after seeing your post. Didn't think it through.

I really hope that PP would ban those pathetic trolls beacuse of whom an entire fanbase is getting ridiculed.

 

[Shutdown Corner]

Would have been a dull tournament without Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to an extent.

This is just the prelim round...its always been the case for BD at least.

 

[Shutdown Corner]

One troll doesn’t mean anything. No genuine BD fan goes over board here in praise of the team or player. But, once the animosity/hate against BD team/players or fans go beyond decency level, some of the derogatory drivals had to be responded - bad blood starts from there. Everyone has 2nd favourites - personally I support every Asian team unconditionally against any non Asian team, but BD team/posters face the same humiliation against any team for any purpose. That Cobra mocking was started by Lankans, and I am sure most here knows this, still it’s been used to humiliate BD as a whole - just one example.

I can open a new account with Indian or Pakistani flag and post rubbish to rile up posters - then bash IND or PAK in reference to that post with my own account. After so many years of cricket blogging, you should grow up and realise that someone is fooling you. Also, this thread has nothing to do with past threads/posts - if so, PP is 18 years old now, one can bring a past post as reference and take a dig at any team/poster. I would hope apart from few trolls, sensible posters will move out of this habit of moacking one particular team collectively.

I personally am the biggest critic of BD team & players, but I do praise them as well when due - what most of you do is stay away from BD threads when team is doing well and comeback only to rub salt when team is losing, which isn’t fair. Little leg pulling in match day chit chat is fine, but go though a search in PP archives for anything related to BD cricket, if you are honest should realise what goes on here. I don’t think genuine BD posters here deserves even a fraction of that and many BD posters actually have left PP. I have also started avoiding BD game threads, but if every such thread is spoiled by this and I had to write 2 pages for something absolutely not part of the thread, probably one day I’ll have avoid entire PP as well. Already, you should have noticed that 2 great series are going on and I hardly post on either game threads.

Top post!

 

[BaankeJi]

One troll doesn’t mean anything. No genuine BD fan goes over board here in praise of the team or player. But, once the animosity/hate against BD team/players or fans go beyond decency level, some of the derogatory drivals had to be responded - bad blood starts from there. Everyone has 2nd favourites - personally I support every Asian team unconditionally against any non Asian team, but BD team/posters face the same humiliation against any team for any purpose. That Cobra mocking was started by Lankans, and I am sure most here knows this, still it’s been used to humiliate BD as a whole - just one example.

I can open a new account with Indian or Pakistani flag and post rubbish to rile up posters - then bash IND or PAK in reference to that post with my own account. After so many years of cricket blogging, you should grow up and realise that someone is fooling you. Also, this thread has nothing to do with past threads/posts - if so, PP is 18 years old now, one can bring a past post as reference and take a dig at any team/poster. I would hope apart from few trolls, sensible posters will move out of this habit of moacking one particular team collectively.

I personally am the biggest critic of BD team & players, but I do praise them as well when due - what most of you do is stay away from BD threads when team is doing well and comeback only to rub salt when team is losing, which isn’t fair. Little leg pulling in match day chit chat is fine, but go though a search in PP archives for anything related to BD cricket, if you are honest should realise what goes on here. I don’t think genuine BD posters here deserves even a fraction of that and many BD posters actually have left PP. I have also started avoiding BD game threads, but if every such thread is spoiled by this and I had to write 2 pages for something absolutely not part of the thread, probably one day I’ll have avoid entire PP as well. Already, you should have noticed that 2 great series are going on and I hardly post on either game threads.

Top post!

If genuine Bangladeshi fans agree that that one id is a troll, then I am good with BD fans.

I agree about the ban part. If an ID is causing traffic to reduce, then that should be banned and should not be treated as a different point of view.

 

[Executioner]

I haven't been regular on pakpassion in the last few years but every Bangladesh related thread has become one where people pick on Bangladesh. A bit of leg pulling is okay but currently it has gone out of hand.