India needs to win today against Srilanka to confirm their spot in the semifinals. Hardik Pandya won't be able to play due to his injury. I don't think the team management would make any changes to the existing team. Shreyas Iyer need to score big today otherwise he won't be given a chance in the next. Already there are two more players eyeing for the fourth position. After Hardi joins the team after today's game there would be some changes in the team.
Looking at the current form of Indian team I don't think it will be easy for the Srilankan team. They are in the 7th place on the points table. If they lose today then would be the second team be out of the World Cup.
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Today is the 33rd match of World Cup India vs Sri Lanka. Today, Sri Lanka will play this year's World Cup unbeaten team against India. Sri Lanka can be eliminated outright if they lose today's match. Sri Lanka has played 6 matches so far and won 2 matches and is at number 7 in the points table. On the other hand, India, which performed well, played 6 matches and won 6 matches and is at number 2 in the points table. If India win the match today, they will go to the top of the points table. India's bowling and batting lines are much better than Sri Lanka's. Today I can say without doubt that India will win. I don't see any chance of Sri Lanka winning. Besides, playing at India's home ground, India will perform much better. I think India can continue the winning streak today.
That was such a fail from NZ, I expected a better game, Phillips played good nifty inning.
Anyway, now 4th position is wide open, tourney just got more interesting!
Anyway, now 4th position is wide open, tourney just got more interesting!
What a shocker from NZ! I was expecting a close game as they did almost chase over 380 against Australia but couldn't even get past 170 against RSA. I honestly don't rate Keshav Maharaj much as a quality spinner but I suppose New Zealanders couldn't read his spin much and gave away 4 wickets to him.
I feel the wickets fell simply due to the scoreboard pressure, and any score over 300 will bring that psychological barrier and I expected this would happen immediately when NZ won the toss and said bowl first. Honestly why they chose to bowl?
SA lost to a low score while chasing against NED and the result almost same with Pakistan too but saved by that marginal mistake from umpire so why NZ didn't try to exploit their opposition weakness!
Today toss is won by New Zealand and they decided to bowl first. South Africa made use of the opportunity. The players were at their best form, because every player contributed from the beginning. 357 runs isn't easy target, and expected win by a close margin. In the previous match same New Zealand chased target of 388 runs and lost by just 5 runs. Today the difference is 190 runs and few early wickets of New Zealand suffered and continued to loss wickets.
New Zealand probably lost 1 wicket in the first 8 runs and they lost three wickets in the first 11 overs. Basically, after losing so many wickets in the power play, they are already far away from the match. Already the big target of South Africa, then again in the beginning with three wickets, New Zealand is under a lot of pressure. Whenever New Zealand was under a lot of pressure to score runs after losing three wickets, the pressure was increased by the South African bowlers. At one stage losing wickets at regular intervals, New Zealand were bowled out for a meager number of runs which ensured South Africa another big win in the match. By winning this match, South Africa confirmed the number one position in the points table. What a shocker from NZ! I was expecting a close game as they did almost chase over 380 against Australia but couldn't even get past 170 against RSA. I honestly don't rate Keshav Maharaj much as a quality spinner but I suppose New Zealanders couldn't read his spin much and gave away 4 wickets to him.
I feel the wickets fell simply due to the scoreboard pressure, and any score over 300 will bring that psychological barrier and I expected this would happen immediately when NZ won the toss and said bowl first. Honestly why they chose to bowl?
SA lost to a low score while chasing against NED and the result almost same with Pakistan too but saved by that marginal mistake from umpire so why NZ didn't try to exploit their opposition weakness!
New Zealand had the worst batting performance in today's match, where they both bowled and batted poorly. Batting in the first innings in today's match, South Africa lost 4 wickets and collected 357 runs. The South African batsmen played the best in today's match, their batting performance was worth watching and they scored runs brilliantly. In the second innings, New Zealand went down to bat and lost badly, losing a complete wicket and the New Zealand team lost to South Africa by a huge margin of 190 runs. The batting performance of the New Zealand team was worst due to which they could not survive from the beginning to the end and lost the match. But South Africa did well in both batting and bowling which led them to win brilliantly. South Africa have played seven matches so far, losing one match and winning six matches, and they are currently at the top of the points table with matches won.
I also shocked when i see New Zealand team performance in this match first in bowling side after got a target and then in batting side. They just scored 167 runs and then entire team dismissed. In this match, New Zealand won toss and then they decide to bat first. South Africa won this match by 190 runs. Q Kock completed brilliant centery and he scored 114 runs in 116 balls and hitted ten 4s and three 6s and then T.Boult dismissed. R.Dussen also completed outstanding century by scoring 133 runs from 118 balls with nine 4s and five 6s. In bowling side, K.Maharaj took down 4 wickets with 46 runs in 9 overs. 
36 overs and SA at 205-1, De Kock makes 100 once again, he's been in great form, they should easily cross 300+. I wonder why Latham choose to bowl when even commentary guys were saying SA hasn't been good at chasing.
Unbelievable batting.De Kock is consistently scoring centuries, and he's just hit his 4th hundred in this World Cup. He's been the standout player of the tournament. What a fantastic way to say farewell to your last World Cup. He's having a dream run in his final ODI tournament and is heading into retirement with a bang. South Africa has already crossed 300 runs in the 46th over. Dussen and Miller are at the crease, hitting the ball to all around of the field.
The target of the match between Australia and New Zealand in this season was the closing that everyone expected in this match between South Africa and New Zealand. But all those hopes were dashed and South Africa won in a landslide. South Africa won by a huge margin of 190 runs. Top of the table with 12 points from seven games and almost assured of a top four finish. South Africa scored 350 plus runs in four matches in this tournament. If we look at South Africa's top order middle order is in great form. Also their bowling unit is very strong. Both South Africa and India are contenders for the title in this tournament. We just have to wait 18 days to see who will be the world champion.
South Africa won the toss against New Zealand today and South Africa won the toss against New Zealand and elected to bat first. South Africa played a monstrous innings against New Zealand today. South Africa have a total of six wins in this World Cup where they have won five in the first innings and one by batting in the second innings. Out of the five matches that South Africa have won by batting in the first innings, they have won by 100 plus runs in all five matches and the remaining one match that they have won by batting later, they have won by just one wicket against Pakistan. Looking at their statistics like this, it is clear that the toss is very important for them. South Africa may not decide to toss based on what the wicket might look like, rather they decide to bat first if they win the toss. Kudos to the South African team for giving us a great win against New Zealand.
The target of the match between Australia and New Zealand in this season was the closing that everyone expected in this match between South Africa and New Zealand. But all those hopes were dashed and South Africa won in a landslide. South Africa won by a huge margin of 190 runs. Top of the table with 12 points from seven games and almost assured of a top four finish. South Africa scored 350 plus runs in four matches in this tournament. If we look at South Africa's top order middle order is in great form. Also their bowling unit is very strong. Both South Africa and India are contenders for the title in this tournament. We just have to wait 18 days to see who will be the world champion.
New Zealand suffered a huge defeat against South Africa. New Zealand were not alert at all in this match. South Africa won the match in his abudant style. New Zealand played very badly in this match. Dewan Conway was out for six balls with 2 runs. And with that Rachin ravindra is out after 16 balls. And in the next ball of the same Will Jong got out after playing 37 balls.And with that, it was South Africa third win. And with that, South Africa also out the Tom Latham. South Africa won big after New Zealand were dismissed for four in 15 overs The target of the match between Australia and New Zealand in this season was the closing that everyone expected in this match between South Africa and New Zealand. But all those hopes were dashed and South Africa won in a landslide. South Africa won by a huge margin of 190 runs. Top of the table with 12 points from seven games and almost assured of a top four finish. South Africa scored 350 plus runs in four matches in this tournament. If we look at South Africa's top order middle order is in great form. Also their bowling unit is very strong. Both South Africa and India are contenders for the title in this tournament. We just have to wait 18 days to see who will be the world champion.
South Africa won the toss against New Zealand today and South Africa won the toss against New Zealand and elected to bat first. South Africa played a monstrous innings against New Zealand today. South Africa have a total of six wins in this World Cup where they have won five in the first innings and one by batting in the second innings. Out of the five matches that South Africa have won by batting in the first innings, they have won by 100 plus runs in all five matches and the remaining one match that they have won by batting later, they have won by just one wicket against Pakistan. Looking at their statistics like this, it is clear that the toss is very important for them. South Africa may not decide to toss based on what the wicket might look like, rather they decide to bat first if they win the toss. Kudos to the South African team for giving us a great win against New Zealand. 
What a shocker from NZ! I was expecting a close game as they did almost chase over 380 against Australia but couldn't even get past 170 against RSA. I honestly don't rate Keshav Maharaj much as a quality spinner but I suppose New Zealanders couldn't read his spin much and gave away 4 wickets to him. RSA are back on top and potentially waiting for India's match coming up tomorrow against SriLanka, to see if they still stay up top.
New Zealand had the worst batting performance in today's match, where they both bowled and batted poorly. Batting in the first innings in today's match, South Africa lost 4 wickets and collected 357 runs. The South African batsmen played the best in today's match, their batting performance was worth watching and they scored runs brilliantly. In the second innings, New Zealand went down to bat and lost badly, losing a complete wicket and the New Zealand team lost to South Africa by a huge margin of 190 runs. The batting performance of the New Zealand team was worst due to which they could not survive from the beginning to the end and lost the match. But South Africa did well in both batting and bowling which led them to win brilliantly. South Africa have played seven matches so far, losing one match and winning six matches, and they are currently at the top of the points table with matches won.
The target of the match between Australia and New Zealand in this season was the closing that everyone expected in this match between South Africa and New Zealand. But all those hopes were dashed and South Africa won in a landslide. South Africa won by a huge margin of 190 runs. Top of the table with 12 points from seven games and almost assured of a top four finish. South Africa scored 350 plus runs in four matches in this tournament. If we look at South Africa's top order middle order is in great form. Also their bowling unit is very strong. Both South Africa and India are contenders for the title in this tournament. We just have to wait 18 days to see who will be the world champion.
As I said that it is impossible for New Zealand to win this match, it is going to be true. None of the batsmen in the squad can bat responsibly. Every batsman's performance was poor. They lost 6 batsmen to collect 100 runs. After Australia set a target of 389 runs in the last match, New Zealand batted brilliantly. 383 runs scored by New Zealand. And so I thought today's match would also be very competitive. But the match was completely one-sided by the South African bowlers. Losing 6 wickets in 24 overs, New Zealand collected only 106 runs. It is not possible for New Zealand to collect 252 runs in 26 overs.
The current score of New Zealand is 130 and they have only two more wicket to go. There lose their eight wickets already, and they need more to 220 plus Run for winning from 20 overs. So there is no chance of winning New Zealand in this match. Even then I think they will not be able to touch 150 Runs.However, South Africa has performed exceptionally well today from both their batting and bowling sides. The New Zealand team is going to lose by a huge margin in this match
36 overs and SA at 205-1, De Kock makes 100 once again, he's been in great form, they should easily cross 300+. I wonder why Latham choose to bowl when even commentary guys were saying SA hasn't been good at chasing.
Unbelievable batting.De Kock is consistently scoring centuries, and he's just hit his 4th hundred in this World Cup. He's been the standout player of the tournament. What a fantastic way to say farewell to your last World Cup. He's having a dream run in his final ODI tournament and is heading into retirement with a bang. South Africa has already crossed 300 runs in the 46th over. Dussen and Miller are at the crease, hitting the ball to all around of the field.
Quinton de Kock hit a century in today’s match. In the previous matches, he hit sixes again and again and that’s why he lost his wicket early but today he played calmly and he later started to do powerplay but he played very well and Rassie van der Dussen also hit a century and he also started late to do powerplay but he played better than Quinton de Kock.
David Miller also performed well but he was out early because he was under pressure. But the bowlers of South Africa also perform very well, they are also doing a great job for their team. The winning chances of South Africa are very high and therefore odds for them are low with the bookies.
South Africa has almost won the match. New Zealand is 119/8 after 28 overs. Not a very good performance by the New Zealand batters; they were exceptional against Australia, but today, they looked sluggish. I think they should try to play as many overs as they can to improve their net run rate. They still have plenty of overs left, so they should try to score more runs. South Africa bowled brilliantly to restrict the strong New Zealand side to this low score.
Quinton de Kock is in the form of his life; he already hit 4 centuries in this World Cup, and I think he will break Sachin Tendulkar's record for most runs scored in a single edition of the World Cup.
36 overs and SA at 205-1, De Kock makes 100 once again, he's been in great form, they should easily cross 300+. I wonder why Latham choose to bowl when even commentary guys were saying SA hasn't been good at chasing.
Unbelievable batting.De Kock is consistently scoring centuries, and he's just hit his 4th hundred in this World Cup. He's been the standout player of the tournament. What a fantastic way to say farewell to your last World Cup. He's having a dream run in his final ODI tournament and is heading into retirement with a bang. South Africa has already crossed 300 runs in the 46th over. Dussen and Miller are at the crease, hitting the ball to all around of the field.
Quinton de Kock hit a century in today’s match. In the previous matches, he hit sixes again and again and that’s why he lost his wicket early but today he played calmly and he later started to do powerplay but he played very well and Rassie van der Dussen also hit a century and he also started late to do powerplay but he played better than Quinton de Kock.
David Miller also performed well but he was out early because he was under pressure. But the bowlers of South Africa also perform very well, they are also doing a great job for their team. The winning chances of South Africa are very high and therefore odds for them are low with the bookies.
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De Kock is consistently scoring centuries, and he's just hit his 4th hundred in this World Cup. He's been the standout player of the tournament. What a fantastic way to say farewell to your last World Cup. He's having a dream run in his final ODI tournament and is heading into retirement with a bang. South Africa has already crossed 300 runs in the 46th over. Dussen and Miller are at the crease, hitting the ball to all around of the field.
This innings against South Africa is one of the best innings he played even though he scored 3 other centuries in this world Cup as the wicket was not that easy to bat initially and Quinton de Kock played an incredible innings and batting first South Africa always score runs.De Kock is consistently scoring centuries, and he's just hit his 4th hundred in this World Cup. He's been the standout player of the tournament. What a fantastic way to say farewell to your last World Cup. He's having a dream run in his final ODI tournament and is heading into retirement with a bang. South Africa has already crossed 300 runs in the 46th over. Dussen and Miller are at the crease, hitting the ball to all around of the field.
It will be a difficult chase for New Zealand and they need to built partnerships and take the match close without loosing much wickets to pose any challenge as they already lost 2 wickets.
South Africa set a huge target of 358 runs. Batting well in the second innings is a bit difficult on this pitch. Still, the target is huge. If the top order could have done well, New Zealand would have won the match. I also thought the match might be competitive. But the South African bowlers are bowling very well. At the end of 12 overs, New Zealand collected 57 runs after defeating three batsmen of the top order. They need 301 runs in 38 overs. New Zealand's batsmen have to collect an average of 8 runs per over.
New Zealand collected only 67 runs in 15 overs. But I would say New Zealand still has a chance of winning if they don't lose wickets. New Zealand's middle order is also quite strong. At the end of 15 overs, South Africa's collection was 61 runs with the loss of 1 wicket. If Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham both score centuries, the match might become a competitive one.
As I said that it is impossible for New Zealand to win this match, it is going to be true. None of the batsmen in the squad can bat responsibly. Every batsman's performance was poor. They lost 6 batsmen to collect 100 runs. After Australia set a target of 389 runs in the last match, New Zealand batted brilliantly. 383 runs scored by New Zealand. And so I thought today's match would also be very competitive. But the match was completely one-sided by the South African bowlers. Losing 6 wickets in 24 overs, New Zealand collected only 106 runs. It is not possible for New Zealand to collect 252 runs in 26 overs.
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De Kock is consistently scoring centuries, and he's just hit his 4th hundred in this World Cup. He's been the standout player of the tournament. What a fantastic way to say farewell to your last World Cup. He's having a dream run in his final ODI tournament and is heading into retirement with a bang. South Africa has already crossed 300 runs in the 46th over. Dussen and Miller are at the crease, hitting the ball to all around of the field.
This innings against South Africa is one of the best innings he played even though he scored 3 other centuries in this world Cup as the wicket was not that easy to bat initially and Quinton de Kock played an incredible innings and batting first South Africa always score runs.De Kock is consistently scoring centuries, and he's just hit his 4th hundred in this World Cup. He's been the standout player of the tournament. What a fantastic way to say farewell to your last World Cup. He's having a dream run in his final ODI tournament and is heading into retirement with a bang. South Africa has already crossed 300 runs in the 46th over. Dussen and Miller are at the crease, hitting the ball to all around of the field.
It will be a difficult chase for New Zealand and they need to built partnerships and take the match close without loosing much wickets to pose any challenge as they already lost 2 wickets.
South Africa set a huge target of 358 runs. Batting well in the second innings is a bit difficult on this pitch. Still, the target is huge. If the top order could have done well, New Zealand would have won the match. I also thought the match might be competitive. But the South African bowlers are bowling very well. At the end of 12 overs, New Zealand collected 57 runs after defeating three batsmen of the top order. They need 301 runs in 38 overs. New Zealand's batsmen have to collect an average of 8 runs per over.
New Zealand stumbled at the beginning of the innings. They lost their first wicket for just 8 runs. However, the team lost the wicket of Rachin Ravindra for 45 runs and the wicket of Will Young for 56 runs. New Zealand lost three top order batsmen within 11 overs. And now their batting is very slow.
New Zealand collected only 67 runs in 15 overs. But I would say New Zealand still has a chance of winning if they don't lose wickets. New Zealand's middle order is also quite strong. At the end of 15 overs, South Africa's collection was 61 runs with the loss of 1 wicket. If Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham both score centuries, the match might become a competitive one.
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De Kock is consistently scoring centuries, and he's just hit his 4th hundred in this World Cup. He's been the standout player of the tournament. What a fantastic way to say farewell to your last World Cup. He's having a dream run in his final ODI tournament and is heading into retirement with a bang. South Africa has already crossed 300 runs in the 46th over. Dussen and Miller are at the crease, hitting the ball to all around of the field.
This innings against South Africa is one of the best innings he played even though he scored 3 other centuries in this world Cup as the wicket was not that easy to bat initially and Quinton de Kock played an incredible innings and batting first South Africa always score runs.De Kock is consistently scoring centuries, and he's just hit his 4th hundred in this World Cup. He's been the standout player of the tournament. What a fantastic way to say farewell to your last World Cup. He's having a dream run in his final ODI tournament and is heading into retirement with a bang. South Africa has already crossed 300 runs in the 46th over. Dussen and Miller are at the crease, hitting the ball to all around of the field.
It will be a difficult chase for New Zealand and they need to built partnerships and take the match close without loosing much wickets to pose any challenge as they already lost 2 wickets.
New Zealand have already lost three of their wickets. And I would say this match is impossible for New Zealand to win at the moment.
South Africa set a huge target of 358 runs. Batting well in the second innings is a bit difficult on this pitch. Still, the target is huge. If the top order could have done well, New Zealand would have won the match. I also thought the match might be competitive. But the South African bowlers are bowling very well. At the end of 12 overs, New Zealand collected 57 runs after defeating three batsmen of the top order. They need 301 runs in 38 overs. New Zealand's batsmen have to collect an average of 8 runs per over.
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