Men's Cricket ICC World Cup 2023

[phelps 7,450]

game #31,  b.  by 7 wickets

 

 just scored 204/all out in 45.1 overs, so it was a really easy task for  to complete the chase with 205/3 in only 32.3 overs

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102771

 

 

Tomorrow, game #32 features  vs  at 9.30 a.m. CET in Pune and it's likely to be a great clash and a decisive matchup for the top 4 final lineup

[phelps 7,450]

will it be  year?

 

they already grabbed the Rugby WC and Today they did show that they're for real also in the CWC

 

meanwhile  look to be struggling a lot right now...and Henry's injury doesn't look good at all for them

 

game #32,  destroyed  by 190 runs

 

the red hot  bats set a very high target of 357/4 in 50 overs in the 1st inning, score that  couldn't even think to match and in fact, they only managed to get 167 runs / all out in just 35.3 overs to lose big time this key match

 

now they have to be very careful of a possible (but unlikely, tbh) comeback by the surprising team from  to save their place among the Top 4

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102772

 

 

Tomorrow, game #33 sees  facing  at 9.30 a.m. CET in Mumbai

 

on paper, there's no match, but it's always a derby and I'm sure  would try everything they can to steal a prestigious result (even if it doesn't mean anything to their ranking)

[Dragon 1,781]

 357-8 beat  55 all out 

[phelps 7,450]

 really destroyed  

 

they scored a lot of runs, but, aboive all, their bowlers really humiliated  batsmen 

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102773

 

 

Tomorrow, game #34 features  and  at 9.30 a.m. CET in Lucknow

 

this is a very, very important match for  that desperatly need a win to stay in contention for an improbable but not yet completely out of reach 4th place

[phelps 7,450]

game #34,  beat  by 7 wickets, keeping their dream alive

 

 scored 179/all out in 46.3 overs, then  smashed that scoring 181/3 in just 31.3 overs

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102774

 

 

Tomorrow, it's time for the 2nd last doubleheader of the tournament: first,  vs  at 6 a.m. CET in Bengaluru, then a big classic,  vs  at 9.30 a.m. CET in Ahmedabad

[phelps 7,450]

we had to wait until match #35, but finally the unfair DLS method hit...and hit very hard 

 

 in fact might even lose their Top 4 spot because some rain ended well in advance their match vs  and gifted the Asians of the most improbable win of the tournament after giving up good 401 runs in their bowling inning  

game #35,  beat  by 21 runs (DLS method)

 

as written above, in the 1st inning  went 401/6 in 50 overs, then  offensive inning was stopped twice and finally ended because of rain showers when they were 200/1 after 25.3 overs

therefore, the result was determined with the (in)famous and unfair DLS method and  came home with the win

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102776

 

 

in the other match of the day, instead, there were no climatic issues and could, continue their comeback towards the top places in the standings

 

game #36,  beat  by 33 runs

 

 started the match with a 286/all out in 49.3 overs, leaving  with a solid chance to chase that score

 

but the reigning champions once again struggled with their bats and went "only" 253/all out in 48.1 overs without completing their chase (which was not so unlikely until Ben Stokes fell by hand of Adam Zampa -bowler- and Marcus Stoinis, the man who caught Stokes' ball)

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102775

 

 

Tomorrow, it's time for game #37, with the super clash between the best teams of the tournament so far:  vs  at 9.30 a.m. CET in Kolkata

[phelps 7,450]

wow! just wow!

 

 confirmed themselves as an awful chasing team, but Today it would have been a "mission impossible" stuff for every team in the World

 

game #37,  destroyed  by 243 runs   

 

the Host Nation sailed through the 1st inning, increasing their pace over after over and finally setting a target of 326/5 at the end of the 50 overs

 

 superstar batsman Quinton De Kock fell after just 10 balls at the start of the 2nd inning and from that moment on, it was just a painful punishment for the Africans

they only managed to score a miserable 83/all out in 27.1 inning and went home with one of the biggest losses in this CWC

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102777

 

 

Tomorrow, game #38 features  vs  at 9.30 a.m. CET in Delhi, not the most anticipated match of the tournament, to say the least

[Dragon 1,781]

Big controversy at

 

[phelps 7,450]

after the shameful controversy,  took advantage of the situation and got a win that leaves  dead last in the standings (for now)  

 

game #38,  beat  by 3 wickets

 

 posted a decent (but not unforgettable) 279/all out in 49.3 overs, then  answered with 282/7 in 41.1 overs and won the match

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102778

 

 

Tomorrow, game #39 might be a decisive one with  facing  at 9.30 a.m. CET in Mumbai

 

a  win might put them really in contention with  and  for the 4th place, even if they have another really difficult task in the last game vs , meanwhile  have to face  and  have to play their last match vs , teams with no more interests in the standings

[Thagard 45]

On 11/5/2023 at 9:48 PM, phelps said:

wow! just wow!

 

 confirmed themselves as an awful chasing team, but Today it would have been a "mission impossible" stuff for every team in the World

 

game #37,  destroyed  by 243 runs   

 

 

What a great day for Virat Kohli as he scored 101 not out on his 35th birthday!