Another important match would be played today between Pakistan and Afghanistan. If Pakistan loses to Afghanistan then they won't be able to qualify for the semifinals. I hope it doesn't happen as Pakistan is a better team than Afghanistan. The betting odds does favour Pakistan than The Afghan. The only issue with Pakistan is their inconsistency and unreliability. Whereas Afghanistan has defeated the English side in the tournament proving themselves as they can upset other teams prospects.
It is true that today's match is very important for Pakistan.Pakistan has always been ahead of Afghanistan in terms of statistics and strength.But as cricket sages say, "Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainty."But the proof is also found again and again that the smaller teams in the World Cup are beating the bigger and stronger teams.For example, Afghanistan beat England and Netherlands beat South Africa in this World Cup.It would not be a surprise if Afghanistan beat Pakistan today. 
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If Afghanistan beats Pakistan today then it will be beneficial for Australia to stay in 4th position in this ICC World Cup. If The upcoming 25th of October, Australia Beats New Zealand then it will be a great play.
Also, India played well. Congrats to India for its best performance. Keep it Up.
Pakistan won the first two matches against the Netherlands and Sri Lanka. However, they lost their last two matches against India and Australia. We are not getting good performances from Pakistani bowlers in the World Cup. In almost every match we have seen poor performances from Pakistani bowlers. If the bowlers perform this badly in today's match too, there is a possibility of their defeat. However, I consider Pakistan as the favourite in today's match. This group is quite strong. If the players perform with some responsibility, it will not be a difficult task for Pakistan to beat a team like Afghanistan. Hope Pakistani players will perform well in today's match. A defeat against Afghanistan will further reduce Pakistan's chances of qualifying for the semi-finals.
It is not just bowling, the Pakistani team is struggling with batting too. Babar Azam the number one batter in the ODI format has got out cheaply in the last two matches. Either he is out of form or the pressure of captaincy has been affecting his performance. Rizwan played very well against Srilanka in fact it is because of his batting that Pakistan won against Srilanka. In the last two matches, he has been unable to rotate the strike and hit the odd ball out of the boundary.
I think Iftikhar should be given a chance to bat in the upward order. I think he has the ability to quicky get runs on the scoreboard and reduce the pressure that gets into the minds of Babar and Rizwan when they come to bat. Today Pakistan needs to win against the Afghan team otherwise their chance of qualifying for the semifinals would become bleak in this World Cup.
Afghanistan vs Pakistan
Today's only match is between Afghanistan vs Pakistan. I think today's match will be very competitive. Because the match is going to be held in Chennai. This ground is not very batting friendly. Bowlers get a lot of advantage on this pitch. The performance of Afghanistan's batsmen is very erratic. But their bowlers are capable of doing quite well on bowling friendly pitches. And that's why I think the match will be competitive.
The performance of the batsmen of both Pakistan and Afghanistan teams has been erratic. The average score of the first innings of this pitch is 226 runs. And the average score of the second innings is 204 runs. If Afghanistan can bat first and give Pakistan a target of 280+ runs, it will not be easy for Pakistan to win this match. I would say both teams have chances to win
Today's only match is between Afghanistan vs Pakistan. I think today's match will be very competitive. Because the match is going to be held in Chennai. This ground is not very batting friendly. Bowlers get a lot of advantage on this pitch. The performance of Afghanistan's batsmen is very erratic. But their bowlers are capable of doing quite well on bowling friendly pitches. And that's why I think the match will be competitive.
The performance of the batsmen of both Pakistan and Afghanistan teams has been erratic. The average score of the first innings of this pitch is 226 runs. And the average score of the second innings is 204 runs. If Afghanistan can bat first and give Pakistan a target of 280+ runs, it will not be easy for Pakistan to win this match. I would say both teams have chances to win
Pakistan won the first two matches against the Netherlands and Sri Lanka. However, they lost their last two matches against India and Australia. We are not getting good performances from Pakistani bowlers in the World Cup. In almost every match we have seen poor performances from Pakistani bowlers. If the bowlers perform this badly in today's match too, there is a possibility of their defeat. However, I consider Pakistan as the favourite in today's match. This group is quite strong. If the players perform with some responsibility, it will not be a difficult task for Pakistan to beat a team like Afghanistan. Hope Pakistani players will perform well in today's match. A defeat against Afghanistan will further reduce Pakistan's chances of qualifying for the semi-finals.
Another important match would be played today between Pakistan and Afghanistan. If Pakistan loses to Afghanistan then they won't be able to qualify for the semifinals. I hope it doesn't happen as Pakistan is a better team than Afghanistan. The betting odds does favour Pakistan than The Afghan. The only issue with Pakistan is their inconsistency and unreliability. Whereas Afghanistan has defeated the English side in the tournament proving themselves as they can upset other teams prospects.
Yesterday's match was perhaps the most competitive one that we had in the tournament so far. The top two teams battled it out, and in the end the New Zealand target was too small to give them a win. Another 10-15 runs on board would have definitely made the difference. But then the Kiwis can blame only themselves. They were 205/3 after 37 overs. In the next 13 overs, they could only score another 68 runs. At this point, they had several big hitters with them, including Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman and Daryl Mitchell.
New Zealand were in control till the 37th over but when Latham and Glenn Philips got out very quickly, the match went out of New Zealand's control. On the other hand, if Dryle Mitchell could have been supported by someone later, then New Zealand's run would have been more than 320, then it would have been very competitive for India. However, India will go into tomorrow's match with four wickets without any pressure, which will give India a lot of chances in this ICC ODI World Cup. But so far, India have gone unbeaten at the top of the points table. 
Yesterday's match was perhaps the most competitive one that we had in the tournament so far. The top two teams battled it out, and in the end the New Zealand target was too small to give them a win. Another 10-15 runs on board would have definitely made the difference. But then the Kiwis can blame only themselves. They were 205/3 after 37 overs. In the next 13 overs, they could only score another 68 runs. At this point, they had several big hitters with them, including Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman and Daryl Mitchell.
India won the toss and decided to bowl first, India managed to restrict New Zealand to very few runs. India bowled out a team like New Zealand for 273 runs. India's bowlers managed to keep them within a few runs. Because we know about New Zealand's batting, New Zealand's batting is very good, it was very difficult to bowl them out for 273 runs, that's what India did. Darryl Mitchell has played excellently for the team, scoring 130 runs off 127 balls and Rachin Ravindra scoring 75 runs off 87 balls. Apart from these two, no other player could bat so well for New Zealand in the New Zealand match. As a result, the target of 273 runs was not very difficult for India, but Virat Kohli was the hero of the victory in this match. If Virat Kohli can play like this, he will be on the list of highest runs in this World Cup.
Afghanistan vs Pakistan
Today's only match is between Afghanistan vs Pakistan. I think today's match will be very competitive. Because the match is going to be held in Chennai. This ground is not very batting friendly. Bowlers get a lot of advantage on this pitch. The performance of Afghanistan's batsmen is very erratic. But their bowlers are capable of doing quite well on bowling friendly pitches. And that's why I think the match will be competitive.
The performance of the batsmen of both Pakistan and Afghanistan teams has been erratic. The average score of the first innings of this pitch is 226 runs. And the average score of the second innings is 204 runs. If Afghanistan can bat first and give Pakistan a target of 280+ runs, it will not be easy for Pakistan to win this match. I would say both teams have chances to win
Today's only match is between Afghanistan vs Pakistan. I think today's match will be very competitive. Because the match is going to be held in Chennai. This ground is not very batting friendly. Bowlers get a lot of advantage on this pitch. The performance of Afghanistan's batsmen is very erratic. But their bowlers are capable of doing quite well on bowling friendly pitches. And that's why I think the match will be competitive.
The performance of the batsmen of both Pakistan and Afghanistan teams has been erratic. The average score of the first innings of this pitch is 226 runs. And the average score of the second innings is 204 runs. If Afghanistan can bat first and give Pakistan a target of 280+ runs, it will not be easy for Pakistan to win this match. I would say both teams have chances to win
I did not know about this record, 20 years is a really long time, did they loose against New Zealand when India won the world cup in 2011 or they did not face each other in that edition.
New Zealand should have scored more runs if not for the brilliant bowling by Mohammed Shami, getting a chance to play in the end and he showed why he is a game changer by picking up 5 wickets and a wicket on the first ball he bowled in this world cup. Kohli and Rohit are in great touch and so does the others and like Ponting mentioned, the team that beats India has the ability to win this edition of the world cup.
New Zealand should have scored more runs if not for the brilliant bowling by Mohammed Shami, getting a chance to play in the end and he showed why he is a game changer by picking up 5 wickets and a wicket on the first ball he bowled in this world cup. Kohli and Rohit are in great touch and so does the others and like Ponting mentioned, the team that beats India has the ability to win this edition of the world cup.
Today game was unique after the New Zealand game for the India during the 2015 World Cup.
India is very strong, no team has been able to defeat India in this world cup. So far India has played 5 matches and won 5 matches. India topped the points table with ten points. India this year's World Cup has been a great performance from the start, I think India will definitely make it to the finals this time. The 21st match of the World Cup was between New Zealand vs India. Especially New Zealand's batting line was very bad, they need to score 300 plus runs to win against a strong team like India. If New Zealand's batting line had improved, they could have scored 300 plus runs, then New Zealand would have had a chance to win. But India is very strong at home and it is very difficult to beat them. Virat Kohli played very well and was dismissed for 95 runs. Congratulations to the Indian team for winning five matches in a row.
I did not know about this record, 20 years is a really long time, did they loose against New Zealand when India won the world cup in 2011 or they did not face each other in that edition.
New Zealand should have scored more runs if not for the brilliant bowling by Mohammed Shami, getting a chance to play in the end and he showed why he is a game changer by picking up 5 wickets and a wicket on the first ball he bowled in this world cup. Kohli and Rohit are in great touch and so does the others and like Ponting mentioned, the team that beats India has the ability to win this edition of the world cup.
New Zealand should have scored more runs if not for the brilliant bowling by Mohammed Shami, getting a chance to play in the end and he showed why he is a game changer by picking up 5 wickets and a wicket on the first ball he bowled in this world cup. Kohli and Rohit are in great touch and so does the others and like Ponting mentioned, the team that beats India has the ability to win this edition of the world cup.
Today game was unique after the New Zealand game for the India during the 2019 World Cup.This was seems to be the biggest revenge by the team India to the New Zealand.Today the game of New Zealand was good game,but India had their home ground support.The Key player for the New Zealand will be the Mitchell had scored his unique score of 130 runs at the needed time.If Mitchell score was taken before,the team score of New Zealand will be below 200 and it become the easy target for the team India.Shami had good bowling skill,So team India should use him wisely in the important matches to win the World Cup very easily.
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Congratulations to India After long 20 years, India beaten New Zealand in an ICC event, and they are Almost qualified for the semis. NewZealand should've been scored more, but there was no one to support Daryl Mitchell in the death overs.
I did not know about this record, 20 years is a really long time, did they loose against New Zealand when India won the world cup in 2011 or they did not face each other in that edition. Congratulations to India After long 20 years, India beaten New Zealand in an ICC event, and they are Almost qualified for the semis. NewZealand should've been scored more, but there was no one to support Daryl Mitchell in the death overs.
New Zealand should have scored more runs if not for the brilliant bowling by Mohammed Shami, getting a chance to play in the end and he showed why he is a game changer by picking up 5 wickets and a wicket on the first ball he bowled in this world cup. Kohli and Rohit are in great touch and so does the others and like Ponting mentioned, the team that beats India has the ability to win this edition of the world cup.
India may win yet another match of the World Cup and New Zealand will lose for the first time in this World Cup tournament. New Zealand set a target of only 273 runs against India. It is not easy to win any match in this world cup tournament unless you score 300 plus runs. Dharamshala's boundary is small enough and the outfield is fast enough that it will not be difficult for India to collect 274 runs. The game ended in 5 overs in the second innings where India scored 32 runs without losing a wicket. For New Zealand to win at this low capital, they must lose three or four wickets in the power play
India is the only team in this World Cup who have not lost a match so far.Today they won by four wickets against New Zealand which helped them move to the top of the points table today.One thing I noticed is that all the batsmen of India are now in their best form and giving their best game which is one of the reason behind their World Cup win.Before the start of the World Cup, Indian hard hitter batsman Rohit Sharma was out of form but he has come to the World Cup at the right time and is in form.
India may win yet another match of the World Cup and New Zealand will lose for the first time in this World Cup tournament. New Zealand set a target of only 273 runs against India. It is not easy to win any match in this world cup tournament unless you score 300 plus runs. Dharamshala's boundary is small enough and the outfield is fast enough that it will not be difficult for India to collect 274 runs. The game ended in 5 overs in the second innings where India scored 32 runs without losing a wicket. For New Zealand to win at this low capital, they must lose three or four wickets in the power play, although this is a tough task for the New Zealand bowlers, but they must do it if they want to win.
India is the only team in this World Cup who have not lost a match so far.Today they won by four wickets against New Zealand which helped them move to the top of the points table today.One thing I noticed is that all the batsmen of India are now in their best form and giving their best game which is one of the reason behind their World Cup win.Before the start of the World Cup, Indian hard hitter batsman Rohit Sharma was out of form but he has come to the World Cup at the right time and is in form.The way India have been winning every match and giving the best game, it looks like they will win this World Cup no doubt.India's main strength is that their batsmen can do very well. Especially the way Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are performing is absolutely commendable. In every match we see better performances from these two batsmen. Kohli scored 95 runs and Rohit Sharma scored 46 runs in today's match. Before the World Cup we saw that the Indian bowlers were not in good form. But now the batsmen as well as the Indian bowlers are performing well. Mohammad Shami's brilliant bowling in today's match broke New Zealand's experienced batting order. He picked up three important top-order wickets. Shami took the wickets of Rachin Ravindra, Young and Daryl Mitchell. If these three wickets were not picked up, New Zealand would have easily set a target of over 300.
India may win yet another match of the World Cup and New Zealand will lose for the first time in this World Cup tournament. New Zealand set a target of only 273 runs against India. It is not easy to win any match in this world cup tournament unless you score 300 plus runs. Dharamshala's boundary is small enough and the outfield is fast enough that it will not be difficult for India to collect 274 runs. The game ended in 5 overs in the second innings where India scored 32 runs without losing a wicket. For New Zealand to win at this low capital, they must lose three or four wickets in the power play, although this is a tough task for the New Zealand bowlers, but they must do it if they want to win.
India is the only team in this World Cup who have not lost a match so far.Today they won by four wickets against New Zealand which helped them move to the top of the points table today.One thing I noticed is that all the batsmen of India are now in their best form and giving their best game which is one of the reason behind their World Cup win.Before the start of the World Cup, Indian hard hitter batsman Rohit Sharma was out of form but he has come to the World Cup at the right time and is in form.The way India have been winning every match and giving the best game, it looks like they will win this World Cup no doubt.
New Zealand are doing what other teams so far have failed to do against the Indian team, tackling Indian spinners beautifully in the middle order and not allowing them to set in and take wickets.
Indians are surely missing 6th bowling option today but that's a test you have to pass when Pandaya is not around. Rachin is turning out to be a fantastic find for the Kiwis.
Indians are surely missing 6th bowling option today but that's a test you have to pass when Pandaya is not around. Rachin is turning out to be a fantastic find for the Kiwis.
Indian fielding today has been the worst. Spinners are struggling to get wickets, whereas they were unstoppable with other teams. The Newzealand team has now a run rate of above 5 they still have 9 overs left. They have lost 4 wickets but Mitchell is still batting on 102. They need 70 more ru s to get to 300 which would be a good target to defend.
Today ,India beaten New Zealand after interesting match . Mohammed Shami was awarded as player of the match who took 5 wickets by giving 54 runs in 10 overs.From New Zealand batting side ,Daryl Mitchell played excellent and made century for his country ,he made 130 runs in just 127 balls ,Rachin Ravindra also played very well and made 75 runs in 87 balls . New Zealand whole team out on 273 runs .New Zealand team scored 30 runs short .In this wicket, score should be 300+ .From New Zealand bowling side,no man played good . India is unbeatable but this was first lose of New Zealand after losing this match.
India may win yet another match of the World Cup and New Zealand will lose for the first time in this World Cup tournament. New Zealand set a target of only 273 runs against India. It is not easy to win any match in this world cup tournament unless you score 300 plus runs. Dharamshala's boundary is small enough and the outfield is fast enough that it will not be difficult for India to collect 274 runs. The game ended in 5 overs in the second innings where India scored 32 runs without losing a wicket. For New Zealand to win at this low capital, they must lose three or four wickets in the power play, although this is a tough task for the New Zealand bowlers, but they must do it if they want to win.
India is the only team in this World Cup who have not lost a match so far.Today they won by four wickets against New Zealand which helped them move to the top of the points table today.One thing I noticed is that all the batsmen of India are now in their best form and giving their best game which is one of the reason behind their World Cup win.Before the start of the World Cup, Indian hard hitter batsman Rohit Sharma was out of form but he has come to the World Cup at the right time and is in form.The way India have been winning every match and giving the best game, it looks like they will win this World Cup no doubt.Indian team proved that they are the strongest team in this world cup. New Zealand and South Africa teams are very strong. But the Indian players are in the best form. Especially Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are in great form. They are performing well in every match. And if these two players can maintain such consistency, India will be the most favorite team for this World Cup. India won all their 5 matches, New Zealand lost 1 match after winning 4 matches in a row. On the other hand, the performances of England, Pakistan and Australia are quite erratic. One of these three teams will qualify for the semi-finals.
India may win yet another match of the World Cup and New Zealand will lose for the first time in this World Cup tournament. New Zealand set a target of only 273 runs against India. It is not easy to win any match in this world cup tournament unless you score 300 plus runs. Dharamshala's boundary is small enough and the outfield is fast enough that it will not be difficult for India to collect 274 runs. The game ended in 5 overs in the second innings where India scored 32 runs without losing a wicket. For New Zealand to win at this low capital, they must lose three or four wickets in the power play, although this is a tough task for the New Zealand bowlers, but they must do it if they want to win.
India is the only team in this World Cup who have not lost a match so far.Today they won by four wickets against New Zealand which helped them move to the top of the points table today.One thing I noticed is that all the batsmen of India are now in their best form and giving their best game which is one of the reason behind their World Cup win.Before the start of the World Cup, Indian hard hitter batsman Rohit Sharma was out of form but he has come to the World Cup at the right time and is in form.The way India have been winning every match and giving the best game, it looks like they will win this World Cup no doubt. 
Even tho, India won, Indian batting suddenly seemed not enough. I wanted to see some of Surya — he has yet to prove himself in ODI format but was disappointed to see his out, hopefully he'll get one more chance.
Match was competitive as expected, NZ fielding was so good. Except India if I were to choose the team to win the world cup, that'd be NZ.
Kohli's to-be 49th ODI hundred yet to be done, will keep everyone on the edge for innings to come.
Match was competitive as expected, NZ fielding was so good. Except India if I were to choose the team to win the world cup, that'd be NZ.
Kohli's to-be 49th ODI hundred yet to be done, will keep everyone on the edge for innings to come.
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