There was no real dominating side in the 2019 World Cup

[jnaveen1980]

It is a case of different teams clicking in different phases. Whoever clicked in the right phases took the cup. England and NZ definitey came alive at the right moment. At one point England looked like getting knocked out. Then NZ was hanging by a thread. Australia was going up and down and up. India flunked at the crucial moment.

We all expected England to bulldoze every team. But they were beaten three times. THey ended up tying the final.

 

[BDfanforever]

Yes exactly and NZ winding up losing last 4 of their 5 games.

 

[Harsh Thakor]

No world cup has ever been so closely fought with so many teams so evenly balanced..In terms of playing hardly anything seperating 5 sides with West Indies at their best as good as anybody.Man to man England were the most balanced and the best team in terms of pre-world cup performance.India was the most talented and performed best till the knockout.Pakistan were unlucky not to qualify.No world cup has had as man change in fortunes or so much ebb and flow.

 

[Pakhs]

Yes some teams were disappointing (Bangladesh, Afghanistan and WI) others all beat each other. The teams were brought closer together due to the pitches as well.

 

[Savak]

I felt India was the no 1 side but their poor middle order caught up with them after losing the top 4 early

 

[Savak]

The lack of variety in Australia's bowling attack caught up with them in the semis

 

[rhony]

Incredible world cup with teams underperforming at various stages. I expected a lot more from WI and they could have easily been one of the teams gunning for SF. India looked the dominant side for the most part until the SF. Pakistan and England dominated in their last 4 games, BD did just enough to evoke some interest and Afg could have walked away with 2 wins against Ind and Pak. NZ's campaign was very uneven and they were lucky to be in the SF, however, they also deserved to win the world cup based on their SF and final play. Just shows that "favorite" tag is worthless and world cricket has never been more competitive

 

[BDfanforever]

Yes some teams were disappointing (Bangladesh, Afghanistan and WI) others all beat each other. The teams were brought closer together due to the pitches as well.

Bangladesh had two players in top 5 batting and bowling departments. It was also only team outside of the semifinalists to have a player in team of the tournament.

WI blew you guys away in like 10 overs, lost to Aus and NZ unluckily. Otherwise they were exciting.

Afghanistan almost crushed India, Pak, Sri Lanka. The average runs they conceded against these three teams was probably just 210s.

 

[Pakhs]

Bangladesh had two players in top 5 batting and bowling departments. It was also only team outside of the semifinalists to have a player in team of the tournament.

WI blew you guys away in like 10 overs, lost to Aus and NZ unluckily. Otherwise they were exciting.

Afghanistan almost crushed India, Pak, Sri Lanka. The average runs they conceded against these three teams was probably just 210s.

The bottom 3 didnt win enough games its as simple as that. Those 3 teams were disappointing as a team but may have had a player or two who did well or very well. I think Bangladesh finished with 7 points? so 3 wins out of 9 games that's too low same goes to the other two teams.

 

[Hasan123]

England were the best overall team. But don't think they were dominating.

 

[pakistani pride]

Bangladesh had two players in top 5 batting and bowling departments. It was also only team outside of the semifinalists to have a player in team of the tournament.

WI blew you guys away in like 10 overs, lost to Aus and NZ unluckily. Otherwise they were exciting.

Afghanistan almost crushed India, Pak, Sri Lanka. The average runs they conceded against these three teams was probably just 210s.

Afghanistan almost crushed India and Pakistan? What? Do you even know the meaning of crushing?

Bangla team ended up with 7 points and below SL. In total just 3 wins...

 

[jnaveen1980]

England were the best overall team. But don't think they were dominating.

England's domination was from India match till semi final. Three matches. India's domination was from the start till semi (with one blemish), Australia didn't exactly dominate. They did well in patches. NZ barely qualified. Pakistan won 3 on the bounce their brief period of domination. England clicked in the right matches to get to the final. But they got away in the final.

 

[Artaxerxes]

England were the best overall team. But don't think they were dominating.

England are good on flat wickets.On sporting wickets England are no better than other teams.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Reason probably was each team was flawed. Their flaws got exposed in the right conditions.

 

[JibranAnsari]

England's domination was from India match till semi final. Three matches. India's domination was from the start till semi (with one blemish), Australia didn't exactly dominate. They did well in patches. NZ barely qualified. Pakistan won 3 on the bounce their brief period of domination. England clicked in the right matches to get to the final. But they got away in the final.

4 on the bounce.

 

[Hasan123]

England are good on flat wickets.On sporting wickets England are no better than other teams.

England are not that bad on sporting wickets. The final was not on a flat pitch, also when they beat NZ in the group stages the pitch got difficult towards the end of their innings.

They have also won a lot of bilaterals away. England aren’t perfect on sporting wickets, but it’s a PP myth they can’t play on sporting wickets.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Australia must be regretting for losing their match against SA. Best team to beat NZ is Australia as they have a wood over them. OZ would have landed in final. INdian batting would never have folded against England as their bowlers more of a back of the length bowlers. Also there are no left armers. It would have been an enthralling contest.

 

[angeldsoul]

According to mamoon its England
Most clutch team of all time lololol
Yet they had 5 off days in tournament.
Lost warm up then 3 I tournament then had all mighty wobble in final lololol
Yes very competitive WC!

 

[Pete Rose]

India came close to being the dominant team, IMO.

 

[jnaveen1980]

According to mamoon its England
Most clutch team of all time lololol
Yet they had 5 off days in tournament.
Lost warm up then 3 I tournament then had all mighty wobble in final lololol
Yes very competitive WC!

Dhoni's inept batting bailed them out at a crunch moment.

 

[Rellu_Katta]

India was by far the most consistent team of the tournament... they had the best bowling lineup with even better bench players.. their middle order and coward dhoni cost them the cup.. if they had been in the final, it was their cup ... on that lords wicket, there is no chance eng could have chased even 200... so dominant was india...

Eng-Aus-Nz and Pak were the other teams that had the quality and short dominence... Bag had a few good games but their mentality was still of a minnow .... for Bag, it was either Sakib or doom ... cant win games like that ... and their fielding was embarissing.. they out "poor-fielded" pakistan which is a great embarrassment lol ...

WI was a strange show... i had them as my dark horse to cause upsets.. unfortunatly they only upset us .. and thts tht..

 

[barah_admi]

I agree, this was the most open and evenly contested world cup ever. Any of the top 5 or 6 teams deserved to be anywhere in that top grouping. Every top side struggled at times and yet had some stunning performances too.

good, well contested tournament.

 

[The Viper]

I agree. All teams had some close scares. India was the most consistent in the group phase as the matches they won were pretty comfortable barring Afghanistan.

 

[sweep_shot]

There is no dominating side in the world currently. All sides can defeat all other sides (from #1 to #10) in ODI. World Cup was a reflection of this fact.

 

[PakPhenom]

I think apart from England and maybe West Indies all the teams had pretty weak middle n lower middle orders. Surprising in the age of T20s. Only Jadeja perhaps played a significant innings from the lower order.