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Which side will win the ICC World Cup 2023?

Which side will win the ICC World Cup 2023?

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It’s done and dusted don’t know why people are even mentioning other teams. India already has one hand on the World Cup. It’s inevitable they will win it.
 
JAV12341 said:
It’s done and dusted don’t know why people are even mentioning other teams. India already has one hand on the World Cup. It’s inevitable they will win it.
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Sorry but nothing is inevitable in sport. Ind is the firm fave and yes as an Ind supporter would absolutely be ecstatic if they win it but the moment any team thinks it is inevitable can get a rude shock.. stay In the present, focus on the basics , be confident, play aggressively and more often than not you will win the WC..don't assume anything.till the last ball is bowled..
 
Equation got simpler for South Africa, Australia, India, and New Zealand.

To reach semi, all they have to do is to reach 12 points or even 10 points (they all have great NRRs).

Pakistan and England can reach a maximum of 10 points.
 
Australia have secured 2 cruiel points after winning big chase encourter against New Zealand.
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Netherlands secured a convincing victory over Bangladesh, propelling their tally to 4 points in the tournament.

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Lol England have been awful this tournament by being at bottom of the table.
 
JAV12341 said:
It’s done and dusted don’t know why people are even mentioning other teams. India already has one hand on the World Cup. It’s inevitable they will win it.
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Nope. Aus is peaking at the right moment. With Head at the top, this team looks imposing. Having said that, every team has a weakness. And that's beautiful. SA just can't chase. India is untested batting first and scoring huge or chasing a huge total, NZ depends on conditions and Aus can't play spin that well. Going to be exciting with Aus, Ind, NZ, SA fav in that order
 
Of the semi-finalists elect it's tricky to call with the way the tournament has since progressed:

India: still my choice but I'd like to see them tested. They didn't face this Australia and though they bowled well to NZ, neither played the type of cricket we know that they can for the top-2 in the table at the time. Pak weren't and aren't a test and the other games were comfortable v minnows/associates. Home support is massive.

Australia: Look dangerous up top but they have a soft underbelly IMO, SPD, Labu and the rest of the order isnt really firing and hasn't properly capitalised on the platforms provided to them by the openers. Maxwell clearly a danger. Bowling has still gone for runs too, but they have options and variety. It's an international quality attack.

NZ: Expect them to be there or thereabouts, the team I'd want to win it personally but the one I fear will find it hardest to get over the line. They tend to go deep but can't seem to get over the line. They have enough quality to challenge the other 3 here though their players aren't necessarily regarded with the same glamour.

South Africa: Questions creeping in over their ability to chase but blistering batting first, solid top-order with devastating power in the line-up. Rounded bowling attack for LOI and Indian conditions. Carry a chokers tag aswell.

India to win, NZ my percy pick.
 
India on top after smashing England!

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Honestly India will win.

I can only see Australia stopping them due to Australia mindset.

England is officially out of the tournament.

Semi final spot is mostly booked. Unless NZ messes up somehow and loses the next 3 games to let Pakistan qualify but that won't happen.

Pakistan is on no condition to beat NZ. And NZ will max maybe only lose to sa, they'll beat the other 2 teams.

Congrats to India, Australia, NZ and SA for making it
 
SL should finish with 8 points.

Considering they are playing without their main player (Hasaranga), this is not a bad performance. They may finish 6th or 7th.
 
mominsaigol said:
They've been playing with almost everyone injured lol.

Shame to see Pakistan can't even beat full strength Sri lanka anymore.
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We should finish above Bangladesh and England and Netherlands and Afghanistan.
 
sweep_shot said:
If England miss out, that means Netherlands should play it.

Imagine a CT without West Indies and England.
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West Indies wouldn't do anything and would be embrassing minus shai hope who's the last remnant left for West Indies.

England will bounce back. But reality check is in order.
 
hassan918 said:
Tomorrow it will be another very important match between South Africa and New Zealand. A win for South Africa would take them through to the semifinals.
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Their already their lol.

The semi final spots are booked with sa, NZ, aus and India like I predicted way back in October 9th.

Abhi sab log dil khush karnei kei lyei, they'll watch the remaining Pakistan matches and NZ matches.

But trust me, NZ ain't losing to Pakistan and sri lanka lol
 
mominsaigol said:
Their already their lol.

The semi final spots are booked with sa, NZ, aus and India like I predicted way back in October 9th.

Abhi sab log dil khush karnei kei lyei, they'll watch the remaining Pakistan matches and NZ matches.

But trust me, NZ ain't losing to Pakistan and sri lanka lol
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Well anything can happen in sport and pak winning against nz sa and nz losing all 3 games is unlikely but certainly not a far fetched idea or a miracle. If nz beat sa tomorrow though its curtains for pak..

I hope Ind wins the final this time or else all the guys who dont support ind will be in full force emerging from their closets hammering ind team and the ind guys lol ! The C tag will be thrown around left and right. .I wouldn't be surprised if the servers are overwhelmed with the huge amount of traffic coming in. Those taunts will be never ending till the 2024 T20 WC 😀...😀.. on the other hand if ind wins - it will be a lot of ind rigged the WC, ind doctored the pitch , ind is home team so no big deal type of posts lol ! Either way fun times ahead ! 😉
 
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India such strong favs, bossing batting and bowling. I think Pakistan could challenge them if they manage to sneak into the semis after consecutive victories. The confidence would be sky high, and team morale would be great going into those matches if we can get there. As it would be close to a miracle, NZ pretty much have to lose 3/3. I can’t see us bettering our NRR significantly. I hope SA bats first v NZ and scores 400+ bowling out NZ under 200.
 
deltexas said:
Well anything can happen in sport and pak winning against nz sa and nz losing all 3 games is unlikely but certainly not a far fetched idea or a miracle. If nz beat sa tomorrow though its curtains for pak..

I hope Ind wins the final this time or else all the guys here who dont support ind will be in full force emerging from their closets hammering ind team and the ind guys lol ! The C tag will be thrown around left and right. .I wouldn't be surprised if the pp servers are overwhelmed with the huge amount of traffic coming in. Those taunts will be never ending till the 2024 T20 WC 😀...😀.. on the other hand if ind wins - it will be a lot of ind rigged the WC, ind doctored the pitch , ind is home team so no big deal type of posts lol ! Either way fun times ahead ! 😉
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I have a question, we reach semi's against all odds and then what? We face India in semi's? How are we suppose to win?

In 2017 we had a fakhar masterclass + hafeez and imad bashing in the middle + Amir masterclass. Our spin department was also better with hafeez and imad being in prime bowling form, this was before imad regressed in 2018.

How do we win now? A fakhsr masterclass if it happens won't be enough. Babar, rizwan are spineless beyond belief, Abdullah is a soft scorer, the middle order is a joke in general, Rauf is hilarious, waseem Jr will get eaten alive? Shaheen won't be able to do a masterclass anymore with his reduced pace now.

India would crush us in semi's and leave it to Pakistan to end the India chocking streak 😂😂.
 
mominsaigol said:
I have a question, we reach semi's against all odds and then what? We face India in semi's? How are we suppose to win?

In 2017 we had a fakhar masterclass + hafeez and imad bashing in the middle + Amir masterclass. Our spin department was also better with hafeez and imad being in prime bowling form, this was before imad regressed in 2018.

How do we win now? A fakhsr masterclass if it happens won't be enough. Babar, rizwan are spineless beyond belief, Abdullah is a soft scorer, the middle order is a joke in general, Rauf is hilarious, waseem Jr will get eaten alive? Shaheen won't be able to do a masterclass anymore with his reduced pace now.

India would crush us in semi's and leave it to Pakistan to end the India chocking streak 😂😂.
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Honestly pak reaching sf now from this position itself would be a remarkable turnaround. Reaching sf and then what you ask? Man - pak reaching sf itself will be a victory of sorts 🙂
And yeah for sure ind would fancy itself against pak in sf..
If pak reaches sf from here on- that itself would be a cornered tigers story ! 😀
 
mominsaigol said:
Their already their lol.

The semi final spots are booked with sa, NZ, aus and India like I predicted way back in October 9th.

Abhi sab log dil khush karnei kei lyei, they'll watch the remaining Pakistan matches and NZ matches.

But trust me, NZ ain't losing to Pakistan and sri lanka lol
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What do you think now after heavy defeat for New Zealand? If Pakistan beat New Zealand, they can go above New Zealand on the points table.
 
hassan918 said:
What do you think now after heavy defeat for New Zealand? If Pakistan beat New Zealand, they can go above New Zealand on the points table.
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It's possible but still unlikely.

First of, Sri Lanka beating NZ is still a huge task.

You have to realise NZ lost to 3 teams India, Aus and sa(while batting first) and all 3 teams are better then they are.

It's not like they lost to push overs, every other team NZ has dominated. So losing to Pak and Sri Lanka is still tough to call.

Trust me I want Pakistan to enter semi's. I'd like nothing more then my 2 countries aus and pak to enter but its a tall task to ask NZ to lose to Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Nz is the 4th strongest team in this tourney, at the start they were 3rd strongest but aus mentality and comeback has shoved NZ to 4th. However losing to pak and Sri Lanka is a tough call regardless. Hope for a miracle is all I'll say. Theirs also afg to worry about just saying, they ain't backing down and afg will beat nedtherlands easily lol
 
mominsaigol said:
It's possible but still unlikely.

First of, Sri Lanka beating NZ is still a huge task.

You have to realise NZ lost to 3 teams India, Aus and sa(while batting first) and all 3 teams are better then they are.

It's not like they lost to push overs, every other team NZ has dominated. So losing to Pak and Sri Lanka is still tough to call.

Trust me I want Pakistan to enter semi's. I'd like nothing more then my 2 countries aus and pak to enter but its a tall task to ask NZ to lose to Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Nz is the 4th strongest team in this tourney, at the start they were 3rd strongest but aus mentality and comeback has shoved NZ to 4th. However losing to pak and Sri Lanka is a tough call regardless. Hope for a miracle is all I'll say. Theirs also afg to worry about just saying, they ain't backing down and afg will beat nedtherlands easily lol
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Pakistan only need to win their two games with a fair margin and they will finish above New Zealand even if New Zealand beat Sri Lanka.
 
hassan918 said:
Pakistan only need to win their two games with a fair margin and they will finish above New Zealand even if New Zealand beat Sri Lanka.
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Hopefully that happens, but if it does happen it'll happen with England. We aren't beating NZ with a fair margin.

Ironically we have a better chance if it rains off and nz loses to Sri Lanka and pak beats England lol. Or if pak dominate eng even if nz beat Sri Lanka because England atm is completly out of it and is in no position to beat anyone, unless malan or butler kicks in. The rest are useless atm.

Bairstow, Root, Stokes will 100% not perform. Their gone cases and haven't played for 4 years.
 
mominsaigol said:
Hopefully that happens, but if it does happen it'll happen with England. We aren't beating NZ with a fair margin.

Ironically we have a better chance if it rains off and nz loses to Sri Lanka and pak beats England lol. Or if pak dominate eng even if nz beat Sri Lanka because England atm is completly out of it and is in no position to beat anyone, unless malan or butler kicks in. The rest are useless atm.

Bairstow, Root, Stokes will 100% not perform. Their gone cases and haven't played for 4 years.
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We shall see. There are many ups and downs still going to happen in this World Cup. We are are that point in this tournament.
 
hassan918 said:
We shall see. There are many ups and downs still going to happen in this World Cup. We are are that point in this tournament.
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One thing I will say, it's clear NZ is suffering from injuries and their overall morale is down after aus defeat.

Aus is to NZ as to what India is to Pakistan.

Anytime Aus faces NZ, NZ can be dominating but will insta go down on morale and start losing eventually. Its a mental block.

So Sri lanka beating NZ is a solid outcome as well as Pakistan humiliating NZ by big margins.
 
FearlessRoar said:
It's certainly getting harder and harder to see any team beating India during this tournament.
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Nah, India chasing 280 against good bowling unit may not be so easy. India is one batsman short.
 
cricketjoshila said:
6 Batsman plus Jadeja.

Thats not one short.
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Last 4 are proper tail. I think 2-3 quick wickets and if chase is 280, it may be trick against good bolwing sides.

Anyway, India has picked the right side here. Play your best bowling attack.
 
India remains unbeaten. India is the first team to qualify for semi finals for ICC ODI World Cup 2023.

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Three consecutive wins have earned Afghanistan 8 points, giving them a bright chance to qualify for the semi-finals.

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FearlessRoar said:
India remains unbeaten. India is the first team to qualify for semi finals for ICC ODI World Cup 2023.

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Mate pretty sure sa and India qualified as soon as they reached 12.

I see no possible equation where other teams reach 12 points let alone succeed in rr to sa, who have the best rr in the tournament. This requires a 700+ run victory 😂
 
I want India to win but their batting lineup is weak and might get exposed in the semis....maybe SA will win
 
Being an India fan who doesn’t believe in this weird notion of jinx, I would say that this is India’s World Cup to lose. They have by far the most superior team not only in this World Cup but also compared to the team that have previously won World Cups for India.

If they falter at some point, it would not diminish this fact that this is one of the greatest ever ODI teams of all time.
 
So after today's game, New Zealand is still ahead of Pakistan on NRR. And while Pak showed some heart, their chances of progressing to the Semi's look even more slim.

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Asad T said:
So after today's game, New Zealand is still ahead of Pakistan on NRR. And while Pak showed some heart, their chances of progressing to the Semi's look even more slim.

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Assuming NZ wins against Sri Lanka based of a close margin victory, how much margin does pak need to beat England?

Cause England is literally in no position to beat anyone.

Stokes, Root, Bairstow are all walking wickets. They haven't played in nearly 4 years. And their bowling is even more toothless then Sri lanka.

So a massive massive victory against them is easily possible.
 
Updated points table after Australia's remarkable win over Afghanistan. They're now through to the semi-finals.

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Aus will take lots of confidence from this game.
 
It's basically the four players will decide who will win the WC and they are

Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Glenn Maxwell
David Warner

Any opponent who gets them cheaply in K.Os will win the WC
 
Itachi said:
Pakistan out or what?
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Depends a lot on the NZ vs SL game.
Rain forecast for that day, if it persists enough for a washout pakistan are in the box seat, only needing a win vs a abject England side
If however we do get some sort of a result NZ are heavy favourites, due to SL not looking that great either. Yes NZ are on a losing streak but came within just a few runs of beating Australia despite a mammoth chase and still put on 400 against us before rain saved the day.
In that case, we will have to make sure to hammer England to overcome the NRR deficit.
As for afghans I don't think they really come into the picture now as they will need to hammer SA by a huge margin to overcome their own NRR chasm.
 
hassan918 said:
Updated points table after England vs Netherlands.

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England should be safe for CT 2025 now.

Sri Lanka now have a chance of missing out (they either need a washout or a win against NZ).

SL, BD, and NED can get tight.
 
Kianig89 said:
It's basically the four players will decide who will win the WC and they are

Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
Glenn Maxwell
David Warner

Any opponent who gets them cheaply in K.Os will win the WC
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I will say it's
Shami
Hazelwood
Zampa
Kuldeep
 
New Zealand will be a tougher match for India than Pakistan.

If NZ bat first and post 300, India will find it difficult vs Boult under the lights.
 
Sad to see Pakistan out.

As it stands now:

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India vs NZ is a repeat of the Semis in 2019
 
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