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Found out that Wahab Riaz is now the new chief selector for PCB. Strange! I felt there were other deserving candidates in Pakistan cricket. The current selector still plays cricket in PSL, which made it look more strange.

BCCI has decided to have grand ending to the World Cup. They did not have grand opening therefore having an end does not make any sense. It might be a backlash from ICC and the domestic audience that forced them to have a closing ceremony. Oh! I forgot the PM of India would be present tomorrow in the finals Grin

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Quote from: Sithara007 on November 17, 2023, 11:54:07 PM

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Before the World Cup tournament, India played a bilateral ODI series against Australia where you must have noticed the performance of the Indian cricketers and the performance of the Australian cricketers. If you consider the ODI series performance, you can find many differences between the two teams. Although Australia won the last match, Australia were badly beaten by India in the first two matches. The positive side for Australia against India is that the Australian captain will get 7 to 8 bowlers to bowl against India and most of the players are fast bowling all-rounders. If one fails to bowl then another try is an added advantage for Australia. India's XI has several all-rounders and good quality bowlers so India will get a chance to bowl with seven + bowlers against Australia. Since this World Cup is on Indian soil, India will definitely be ahead in this match but even if India is ahead, Australia will fight hard against India.

That is my point. Australia always starts poorly in any major tournament. Even in this case, they started poorly with their India tour, by losing the ODI series and then losing the first two matches of the world cup. But then, they improved on their performance with each passing match. On the other hand, although India has been performing well there have been a few weaknesses that are being noticed. India are still the favorites. But I have a feeling that tomorrow's match is going to be very close and it will be decided in the last over.

The toss is crucial for India in Ahmedabad. If India can win the toss against Australia then India will definitely choose to field first. There are good reasons for India opting to field first, by fielding first India will want to keep Australia confined to a limited target. If India can restrict Australia to a limited target then India's chances of winning in the second innings will increase a lot as Virat Kohli, Iyer, KL Rahul are quite accustomed to chasing targets and winning.

Even if India bats first, there is no problem because Mohammad Sami has been bowling brilliantly during the night. Among the wickets taken by Mohammad Sami in this World Cup tournament, he took all the wickets at night, but Rohit Sharma can bat first.

Australia vs India matches are always the center of attraction so no one misses the excitement of this match.

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Quote from: Jateng on November 17, 2023, 10:03:06 PM

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Australia won back to back 8 consecutive matches in this world cup. South Africa brilliant effort fell short as Australia 215/7 sealed the win 3 wickets and 16 balls to spare and qualify for the final of world cup. Top Scorer from Australia is travis head 62 runs. But this win only possible dueto Crucial Partnership of Mitchell Starc and Josh Inglis and win match for his team and qulaify for final after 2015 world cup.

Australia lost the first two matches but won the remaining eight matches. On the other hand, India is unbeaten in ten matches, but if they can win the final with Australia, then India will be the unbeaten champions in the 2023 World Cup. Every batsman and bowler of India has prepared themselves well and they are ready to give their best in the final. Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are performing well in this World Cup so the World Cup is going to be decided for India.

Australia is very dangerous when they are in form and win eight back to back matches in world cup. India is also very string and in form players Virat kholi and Shubman Gill Rohit Sharma in playing XI. I think India have ability to won this world cup and take revenge Australia in after 20 years because Australia beat India in 2003 word cup final. Australia won by 125 runs. In this match player of the match award is Ricky Pointing for brilliant inning of 140 unbeaten in just 121 balls and Australia won the world cup final by 125 runs against India.

As the final match is being played between Australia vs India, this match is sure to be exciting for the audience. India team has been in good form since the beginning. Since the 2023 World Cup is being held at their home ground, they will surely want to keep this World Cup at their home ground. They got a chance to play the final after 20 years. To maintain the title of champion, every player will try to play their best in the final match. It is hoped that the 2023 World Cup will see some great batting from the batsmen of India. India is likely to win the 2023 World Cup.

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Quote from: Patrol69 on November 17, 2023, 09:05:57 PM

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Also, Australian pacers are in top form (especially Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc), and we saw this during the semi-final match between Australia and South Africa.

not sure, but my bet is on India to win it, and odds look good at the moment, taking into consideration that they are hosts, and unbeaten so far
agree that they know how to lose matches in knock-out phase, when considered as favorites, but one could see against New Zealand that they are serious now, scoring 397 is all but easy feat

it was almost a drama in Australia vs South Africa match, and South Africa set bar for Australia as low as possible, both teams seems to be easy to overcome for India

I am not saying that Australia are the favorites to win. But I simply don't agree with the odds. How can it be 1.4 for India and 2.8 for Australia? India having two times more probability to win? I don't think so. Australian batsmen struggled against South African spinners in the semi-finals. But then, India at this point is having a pace-based attack. Kuldeep and Jadeja will be there in the XI, but the majority of the overs will be bowled by the trio of Bumrah, Shami and Siraj. And by now, Australian batsmen know how to handle the Indian pacers.

Before the World Cup tournament, India played a bilateral ODI series against Australia where you must have noticed the performance of the Indian cricketers and the performance of the Australian cricketers. If you consider the ODI series performance, you can find many differences between the two teams. Although Australia won the last match, Australia were badly beaten by India in the first two matches. The positive side for Australia against India is that the Australian captain will get 7 to 8 bowlers to bowl against India and most of the players are fast bowling all-rounders. If one fails to bowl then another try is an added advantage for Australia. India's XI has several all-rounders and good quality bowlers so India will get a chance to bowl with seven + bowlers against Australia. Since this World Cup is on Indian soil, India will definitely be ahead in this match but even if India is ahead, Australia will fight hard against India.

India won the series against Australia in the bilateral series before the World Cup.That will be an Indian inspiration and plus point for them in the final match against Australia.The ground where the final match is scheduled to take place, however, has more low-scoring matches and is even more dominated by spin bowlers.You are right but Australia's fast bowling line-up is very strong compared to India but India's current first bowling line-up is not bad.Most importantly, Md Sami has been bowling brilliantly in this World Cup even as he is number one in the list of highest wicket takers in this World Cup.Moreover, India has several better all-rounders than Australia.All in all, India will be ahead as one of their advantages is that they will be contesting the final against Aji on their home soil.

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Quote from: Patrol69 on November 17, 2023, 09:05:57 PM

Before the World Cup tournament, India played a bilateral ODI series against Australia where you must have noticed the performance of the Indian cricketers and the performance of the Australian cricketers. If you consider the ODI series performance, you can find many differences between the two teams. Although Australia won the last match, Australia were badly beaten by India in the first two matches. The positive side for Australia against India is that the Australian captain will get 7 to 8 bowlers to bowl against India and most of the players are fast bowling all-rounders. If one fails to bowl then another try is an added advantage for Australia. India's XI has several all-rounders and good quality bowlers so India will get a chance to bowl with seven + bowlers against Australia. Since this World Cup is on Indian soil, India will definitely be ahead in this match but even if India is ahead, Australia will fight hard against India.

That is my point. Australia always starts poorly in any major tournament. Even in this case, they started poorly with their India tour, by losing the ODI series and then losing the first two matches of the world cup. But then, they improved on their performance with each passing match. On the other hand, although India has been performing well there have been a few weaknesses that are being noticed. India are still the favorites. But I have a feeling that tomorrow's match is going to be very close and it will be decided in the last over.

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Quote from: HelliumZ on November 17, 2023, 08:21:41 AM

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Australia won back to back 8 consecutive matches in this world cup. South Africa brilliant effort fell short as Australia 215/7 sealed the win 3 wickets and 16 balls to spare and qualify for the final of world cup. Top Scorer from Australia is travis head 62 runs. But this win only possible dueto Crucial Partnership of Mitchell Starc and Josh Inglis and win match for his team and qulaify for final after 2015 world cup.

Australia lost the first two matches but won the remaining eight matches. On the other hand, India is unbeaten in ten matches, but if they can win the final with Australia, then India will be the unbeaten champions in the 2023 World Cup. Every batsman and bowler of India has prepared themselves well and they are ready to give their best in the final. Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are performing well in this World Cup so the World Cup is going to be decided for India.

Australia is very dangerous when they are in form and win eight back to back matches in world cup. India is also very string and in form players Virat kholi and Shubman Gill Rohit Sharma in playing XI. I think India have ability to won this world cup and take revenge Australia in after 20 years because Australia beat India in 2003 word cup final. Australia won by 125 runs. In this match player of the match award is Ricky Pointing for brilliant inning of 140 unbeaten in just 121 balls and Australia won the world cup final by 125 runs against India.

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Quote from: Sithara007 on November 17, 2023, 12:52:28 PM

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Also, Australian pacers are in top form (especially Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc), and we saw this during the semi-final match between Australia and South Africa.

not sure, but my bet is on India to win it, and odds look good at the moment, taking into consideration that they are hosts, and unbeaten so far
agree that they know how to lose matches in knock-out phase, when considered as favorites, but one could see against New Zealand that they are serious now, scoring 397 is all but easy feat

it was almost a drama in Australia vs South Africa match, and South Africa set bar for Australia as low as possible, both teams seems to be easy to overcome for India

I am not saying that Australia are the favorites to win. But I simply don't agree with the odds. How can it be 1.4 for India and 2.8 for Australia? India having two times more probability to win? I don't think so. Australian batsmen struggled against South African spinners in the semi-finals. But then, India at this point is having a pace-based attack. Kuldeep and Jadeja will be there in the XI, but the majority of the overs will be bowled by the trio of Bumrah, Shami and Siraj. And by now, Australian batsmen know how to handle the Indian pacers.

Before the World Cup tournament, India played a bilateral ODI series against Australia where you must have noticed the performance of the Indian cricketers and the performance of the Australian cricketers. If you consider the ODI series performance, you can find many differences between the two teams. Although Australia won the last match, Australia were badly beaten by India in the first two matches. The positive side for Australia against India is that the Australian captain will get 7 to 8 bowlers to bowl against India and most of the players are fast bowling all-rounders. If one fails to bowl then another try is an added advantage for Australia. India's XI has several all-rounders and good quality bowlers so India will get a chance to bowl with seven + bowlers against Australia. Since this World Cup is on Indian soil, India will definitely be ahead in this match but even if India is ahead, Australia will fight hard against India.

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Quote from: Shishir99 on November 17, 2023, 10:07:43 AM

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Well, Indian fans are biased for their cricketing heroes but they are not braindead for sure, i understand you used this as an example but still no matter how big a player is if he's playing with 50 or 70 SR in ODI then he'll face criticism, and for the right reasons. One example is see fans react to Kohli in the T-20 format, he faces criticism over his SR regularly but in the ODI virtually never.

I don't follow Indian cricket too much but I follow them when they play against my country or play in an ICC event. I did not know that fans criticize him for his T-20 Strike rate. Before we criticize any player, we have to understand the match situation. I wouldn't talk about Virat's strike rate if I saw Indian already had five wickets and he was playing as an anchor player there.

Do you know Mahmudullah Riyad from the Bangladesh cricket team (He was the top run geter for Bangladesh in this World Cup)? And Tamim Iqbal? There are some plastic fans in Bangladesh who criticize them for their low strike-rate innings. They do not understand that Tamim always loses his partner when they start the innings and Tamim has to bat slowly. Mahmudullah plays at number seven and most of the time Bangladesh cannot even play 50 overs. So, Mahmudullah had to bat slow because he want to play as long as he can.

Anyways, I guess you are the one (and Sinthara too) I enjoy discussing cricket in this thread. Most of others are coming here to give us a overview of a match. It's like they are writing a short report. LOL.

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Speaking of Bangladesh cricket, i am not going to sugarcoat at all. They are biggest disappointment on-off the field, virtually no performance but plenty of unnecessary drama and a big letdown for the cricketing community.

Likes of Sakhib, Das and Mustafizur still have some juice with some dignity but if i am being honest then everyone else seems a prime candidate for tablagi jamat similar to Rizwan or an extremely selfish player and due to recent events, You can also add Shakib to that selfish list.

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Quote from: Sithara007 on November 17, 2023, 11:53:49 AM

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Also, Australian pacers are in top form (especially Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc), and we saw this during the semi-final match between Australia and South Africa.

not sure, but my bet is on India to win it, and odds look good at the moment, taking into consideration that they are hosts, and unbeaten so far
agree that they know how to lose matches in knock-out phase, when considered as favorites, but one could see against New Zealand that they are serious now, scoring 397 is all but easy feat

it was almost a drama in Australia vs South Africa match, and South Africa set bar for Australia as low as possible, both teams seems to be easy to overcome for India

I also consider India as the favourite. This group is very strong indeed. At the same time they are taking all kinds of home advantages.

Every batsman in India is in very good form. As they are not dependent on any particular batsman. So India is able to score big in every match. On the other hand, the performance of Australia's batsmen is quite erratic. They are not able to consistently perform well. Against South Africa, the team lost 7 wickets despite batting against a target of 213 runs.

Narendra Modi Stadium's pitch spin is helpful. And I think India's spin attack is stronger than Australia's. For these reasons, I consider India as the favorite in the final.

There is no doubt all stage is set for the India to become third time world cup champions batting pace attack and spinners all are giving their best which is making things easier Kohli and Mohammad Shami mostly likely are going to be the best duo of this world cup with their extraordinary form.

Australia were struggling in early matches but at the end they have good recovery which bring them into last two their wins against South Africa in semifinal and against Afghanistan surely deserve praise from the all cricketing fans now they are having tough challenge which is never been easy but in sports all is ok, but big question can Australia give their another best or India could be rule its really important

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Quote from: casperBGD on November 17, 2023, 12:08:36 PM

Quote from: Sithara007 on November 17, 2023, 11:53:49 AM

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Also, Australian pacers are in top form (especially Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc), and we saw this during the semi-final match between Australia and South Africa.

not sure, but my bet is on India to win it, and odds look good at the moment, taking into consideration that they are hosts, and unbeaten so far
agree that they know how to lose matches in knock-out phase, when considered as favorites, but one could see against New Zealand that they are serious now, scoring 397 is all but easy feat

it was almost a drama in Australia vs South Africa match, and South Africa set bar for Australia as low as possible, both teams seems to be easy to overcome for India

I am not saying that Australia are the favorites to win. But I simply don't agree with the odds. How can it be 1.4 for India and 2.8 for Australia? India having two times more probability to win? I don't think so. Australian batsmen struggled against South African spinners in the semi-finals. But then, India at this point is having a pace-based attack. Kuldeep and Jadeja will be there in the XI, but the majority of the overs will be bowled by the trio of Bumrah, Shami and Siraj. And by now, Australian batsmen know how to handle the Indian pacers.

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Quote from: casperBGD on November 17, 2023, 12:08:36 PM

Quote from: Sithara007 on November 17, 2023, 11:53:49 AM

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Also, Australian pacers are in top form (especially Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc), and we saw this during the semi-final match between Australia and South Africa.

not sure, but my bet is on India to win it, and odds look good at the moment, taking into consideration that they are hosts, and unbeaten so far
agree that they know how to lose matches in knock-out phase, when considered as favorites, but one could see against New Zealand that they are serious now, scoring 397 is all but easy feat

it was almost a drama in Australia vs South Africa match, and South Africa set bar for Australia as low as possible, both teams seems to be easy to overcome for India

I also consider India as the favourite. This group is very strong indeed. At the same time they are taking all kinds of home advantages.

Every batsman in India is in very good form. As they are not dependent on any particular batsman. So India is able to score big in every match. On the other hand, the performance of Australia's batsmen is quite erratic. They are not able to consistently perform well. Against South Africa, the team lost 7 wickets despite batting against a target of 213 runs.

Narendra Modi Stadium's pitch spin is helpful. And I think India's spin attack is stronger than Australia's. For these reasons, I consider India as the favorite in the final.

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The South African bowlers made the match competitive despite giving away a target of just 213 runs. However, Australian batsmen batted very well in the first 10 overs. He scored 74 runs in the first 10 overs. Travis Head's innings of 62 off 48 balls kept Australia in control of the match. However, the match became competitive due to the poor performance of the middle order. I expected a more responsible performance from the Australian batsmen. With such a performance, Australia will not be able to do well against India in the final match. To do well in the final, Australia's batsmen need to do better. India is a very strong team. If the batsmen perform so erratically against India, the attempt will be by a big margin to the Australian team.

South Africa can’t qualify for the final due to their batting and fielding. They couldn’t take very easy catches so they should have loss as a punishment for not playing well and they had, but on the other hand, it is a very sad moment for South Africa because they did very hard work for the World Cup but they can’t make it real,

and South Africa don’t have any good thing because they lost in 2015 World Cup and the captain of that time was Ab de Villars who cried and this time it was Temba Bavumba cried in the stadium because of Semi final loss and not making his team to clear the semi final hurdle.

Their chokers tag has been stuck with them since 1992 and SA produced lot of legends in cricket but everyone failed to bring their team to this big event and they need to wait for another 4 years to make things to change. I wouldn't even blame the batting but their fielding vs Australia is the biggest difference in the demin final and SA dropped 3 to 4 easy chances due to the pressure situation that shows why they never reached big stage in WC.

But their SA spin attack along with Coetzee gave all of their work which made the match to be interesting.

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Quote from: Sithara007 on November 17, 2023, 11:53:49 AM

~snip
Also, Australian pacers are in top form (especially Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc), and we saw this during the semi-final match between Australia and South Africa.

not sure, but my bet is on India to win it, and odds look good at the moment, taking into consideration that they are hosts, and unbeaten so far
agree that they know how to lose matches in knock-out phase, when considered as favorites, but one could see against New Zealand that they are serious now, scoring 397 is all but easy feat

it was almost a drama in Australia vs South Africa match, and South Africa set bar for Australia as low as possible, both teams seems to be easy to overcome for India

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Quote from: Compromise me on November 17, 2023, 09:12:51 AM

India is favorite .And India will win this World Cup . India is strongest team but I do not understand their planning for pitch change in Semi final with New Zealand. No team is playing like India and in the his history no team played like that in their home ground. Australia is also good side but luck matters a lot in the World cup final. Australian batsmans Glenn Maxwell and David Warner can be dangerous for Indian team but Indian team have to give their 100 percent because Australia is World Cup Champion of 2015 and it has capability to win this World Cup .

I was checking odds at different sportsbooks. Most of them are giving India 4/9 (1.44), while for Australia it is 9/5 (2.80). Stake has given slightly better odds for Australia, at 2.78 (1.41 for India). I haven't yet decided whether I should make a bet. In case I do, then it will be in favor of Australia, because they always outperform during the knockout phase of the tournaments. Also, Australian pacers are in top form (especially Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc), and we saw this during the semi-final match between Australia and South Africa.

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Quote from: JSRAW on November 16, 2023, 10:39:33 AM

Well, Indian fans are biased for their cricketing heroes but they are not braindead for sure, i understand you used this as an example but still no matter how big a player is if he's playing with 50 or 70 SR in ODI then he'll face criticism, and for the right reasons. One example is see fans react to Kohli in the T-20 format, he faces criticism over his SR regularly but in the ODI virtually never.

I don't follow Indian cricket too much but I follow them when they play against my country or play in an ICC event. I did not know that fans criticize him for his T-20 Strike rate. Before we criticize any player, we have to understand the match situation. I wouldn't talk about Virat's strike rate if I saw Indian already had five wickets and he was playing as an anchor player there.

Do you know Mahmudullah Riyad from the Bangladesh cricket team (He was the top run geter for Bangladesh in this World Cup)? And Tamim Iqbal? There are some plastic fans in Bangladesh who criticize them for their low strike-rate innings. They do not understand that Tamim always loses his partner when they start the innings and Tamim has to bat slowly. Mahmudullah plays at number seven and most of the time Bangladesh cannot even play 50 overs. So, Mahmudullah had to bat slow because he want to play as long as he can.

Anyways, I guess you are the one (and Sinthara too) I enjoy discussing cricket in this thread. Most of others are coming here to give us a overview of a match. It's like they are writing a short report. LOL.

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ICC World Cup 2023 World Cup Australia vs India will be the match which looks to be interesting. But my opinion and my personal prediction is that India is the better form of the two teams in this final match. The way they played from start to finish was truly amazing beating every team by a huge margin and so far India team has not lost a single match. But the World Cup is happening in the soil of India, due to which they are strong, and the World Cup will be in their hands, it is predicted by everyone and the campaign is going on in the social media. We have seen Australia defeated in the previous match and the final match will start with that Australia on Indian soil. It is very difficult to say how well Australia will play this match, but we have seen all the Australian players batting well. If every batsman in Australia bats brilliantly against India in the final match, then there is a possibility that Australia will win the cup. Also, I have seen on social media that people are talking about India the most because India will take the cup this time, I think 2023 World Cup will be held in India.

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Quote from: noormcs5 on November 17, 2023, 08:24:07 AM

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The South African bowlers made the match competitive despite giving away a target of just 213 runs. However, Australian batsmen batted very well in the first 10 overs. He scored 74 runs in the first 10 overs. Travis Head's innings of 62 off 48 balls kept Australia in control of the match. However, the match became competitive due to the poor performance of the middle order. I expected a more responsible performance from the Australian batsmen. With such a performance, Australia will not be able to do well against India in the final match. To do well in the final, Australia's batsmen need to do better. India is a very strong team. If the batsmen perform so erratically against India, the attempt will be by a big margin to the Australian team.

South Africa can’t qualify for the final due to their batting and fielding. They couldn’t take very easy catches so they should have loss as a punishment for not playing well and they had, but on the other hand, it is a very sad moment for South Africa because they did very hard work for the World Cup but they can’t make it real,
and South Africa don’t have any good thing because they lost in 2015 World Cup and the captain of that time was Ab de Villars who cried and this time it was Temba Bavumba cried in the stadium because of Semi final loss and not making his team to clear the semi final hurdle.

It is very sad for South Africa. They performed very well in this world cup. In almost every match of the World Cup, we have seen better batting from the South African batsmen. South Africa used to score high especially in the first innings. But South Africa's top order collapsed very quickly against Australia. Apart from Miller, no other player in the squad batted well. If the top order batted a little better, South Africa could easily have set a target of more than 280. Along with batsman, the bowlers also gave a lot of runs in the first 10 overs. The performance of the bowlers was not controlled in the beginning. As a result, it was easy for Australia to control the match.

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Quote from: HelliumZ on November 17, 2023, 08:21:41 AM

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Australia won back to back 8 consecutive matches in this world cup. South Africa brilliant effort fell short as Australia 215/7 sealed the win 3 wickets and 16 balls to spare and qualify for the final of world cup. Top Scorer from Australia is travis head 62 runs. But this win only possible dueto Crucial Partnership of Mitchell Starc and Josh Inglis and win match for his team and qulaify for final after 2015 world cup.

Australia lost the first two matches but won the remaining eight matches. On the other hand, India is unbeaten in ten matches, but if they can win the final with Australia, then India will be the unbeaten champions in the 2023 World Cup. Every batsman and bowler of India has prepared themselves well and they are ready to give their best in the final. Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are performing well in this World Cup so the World Cup is going to be decided for India.

India is favorite .And India will win this World Cup . India is strongest team but I do not understand their planning for pitch change in Semi final with New Zealand. No team is playing like India and in the his history no team played like that in their home ground. Australia is also good side but luck matters a lot in the World cup final. Australian batsmans Glenn Maxwell and David Warner can be dangerous for Indian team but Indian team have to give their 100 percent because Australia is World Cup Champion of 2015 and it has capability to win this World Cup .

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Quote from: pakhitheboss on November 17, 2023, 04:08:31 AM

What an amazing comeback by the Australian team. They lost a few initial games but made a good comeback in the end. A tough team to beat in the finals, yesterday it was thier bowling that destroyed South Africa.

Australia qualified for the final of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup. It is a piece of exciting news for them because the World Cup started Australia's team performance was very poor. They lost their first two matches with a very bad run rate, after those two matches people thought that the Australian cricket team's good performances were no more even though they lost to South Africa with 134 runs, and then people made fun of them then they both teams met again in the semi-final, and Australia won the semi-final and make the place in the final. This is a short and wonderful journey for the Australian team to the finals.

The Australian team never disappointed in the World Cup.
Truly a professional team with consistent performances in the World Cup.

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Quote from: Swordsoffreedom on November 16, 2023, 12:13:48 PM

The South African bowlers made the match competitive despite giving away a target of just 213 runs. However, Australian batsmen batted very well in the first 10 overs. He scored 74 runs in the first 10 overs. Travis Head's innings of 62 off 48 balls kept Australia in control of the match. However, the match became competitive due to the poor performance of the middle order. I expected a more responsible performance from the Australian batsmen. With such a performance, Australia will not be able to do well against India in the final match. To do well in the final, Australia's batsmen need to do better. India is a very strong team. If the batsmen perform so erratically against India, the attempt will be by a big margin to the Australian team.

South Africa can’t qualify for the final due to their batting and fielding. They couldn’t take very easy catches so they should have loss as a punishment for not playing well and they had, but on the other hand, it is a very sad moment for South Africa because they did very hard work for the World Cup but they can’t make it real,

and South Africa don’t have any good thing because they lost in 2015 World Cup and the captain of that time was Ab de Villars who cried and this time it was Temba Bavumba cried in the stadium because of Semi final loss and not making his team to clear the semi final hurdle.

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