Cricket World Cup 2023 (in Asia)

[grassy1]

Mitch Marsh with a big hundred

He’s been is fine form this year. Good on him

Thank heavens whatever he had to rush home to got resolved quickly.

To me,it was “Yeah,ok.If it’s urgent family business,fair enough!”

If it was me,I would have told the family to wait until the Team had finished up in India,NO MATTER WHAT!

Ask his Grandfather to wait and die another day?

I did say Fair enough in his case.I’d be a hypocrite in my case.If the Family Absolutely needed me back,then I’d go back and that’s the Tournament.This is not something you dust off your hands and fly back in a few days for,though I reckon he’s done well to get on with things.Very well,actually!

[BenDoolan]

1st Semi Final

IND 4/397 of 50 overs (V. Kohli 117, S. Iyer 105, S. Gill 80*, R. Sharma 47, T. Southee 3-100) defeated NZ 327 off 48.3 overs (D. Mitchell 134, K. Williamson 69, G. Phillips 41, M. Shami 7-57)

[BenDoolan]

2nd Semi Final

SAf 212 of 49.4 overs (D. Miller 101, H. Klaasen 47, M. Starc 3-34, P. Cummins 3-51, J. Hazlewood 2-12, T. Head 2-21) defeated by AUS 7/215 off 47.2 overs (T. Head 62, T. Shamsi 2-42, G. Coetzee 2-47)

[grassy1]

Having that mob opposite 4 -24 certainly helped,set u0 the Win.Onwards to Ahmedabad for The Big One!

Good Luck Fellas!

[BenDoolan]

Having that mob opposite 4 -24 certainly helped,set u0 the Win.Onwards to Ahmedabad for The Big One!

Good Luck Fellas!

The two nations played off in the world test championship a few months back.

Here they are again playing off for the ODI World Cup.

Should be a cracker of a game.

I expect the pitch to be dead, and it will be a battle of the bats. India will win based on batting power.

While we have danger bats in Warner, Head, Marsh and Maxwell belting tons this tournament, Smith and Labuschagne have both been underwhelming.

Australia better be prepared to chase close to 400 if India bat first.

[rockhole]

Not an altogether convincing win but as we know it is not how but how many.
The expectations on the Indians will be massive on their home turf and may just make a difference.

[F111]

241 runs for the win.

Don’t be South Africa.

[BenDoolan]

FINAL

IND 240 off 50 overs (K. Rahul 66, V. Kohli 54, R. Sharma 47, M. Starc 3-55, P. Cummins 2-34, J. Hazlewood 2-60) defeated by AUS 4/241 off 43 overs (T. Head 137, M. Labuschagne 58*, J. Bumrah 2-43)

[grassy1]

And they weren't!

6 Times World Champions!!!!

[BenDoolan]

[desmondo]

Congrats to the Aussie team. A great win against the odds.

[F111]

Travis Head, batsman, bowler, fielder...turned the last two games! Great effort.

[rockhole]

How sweet it is!!!!!!

[BenDoolan]

Fair to say Travis Head has had some sort of year!

Test World Championship Final: 163 & 18 (man of the match)

World Cup ODI Final: 137 (man of the match)

That catch to get rid of Rohit Sharma was pivotal too.

[grassy1]

THAT CATCH!

Absolutely Incredible,because he was pretty much flying blind at it and could have looked a right goose,had it ended up badly.

It didn't,the ball stuck in his hands and pretty much set the tone for the rest of the day,after India flew away to a good start.

WELL DONE TRAVIS!!!!!

[BenDoolan]

T20i’s v IND after party

AUS 3/208 off 20 overs (J. Inglis 110, S. Smith 52) defeated by IND 8/209 off 19.5 overs (S. Yadav 80, I. Kishan 58, T. Sangha 2-46)

IND 4/235 off 20 overs (R. Gaikwad 58, Y. Jaiswal 53, I. Kishan 52, R. Singh 31*, N. Ellis 3-45) defeated AUS 9/191 off 20 overs (M. Stoinis 45, M. Wade 42*, T. David 37, R. Bishnoi 3-32, P. Krishna 3-41)

IND 3/222 off 20 overs (R. Gaikwad 123*, S. Yadav 39, T. Varma 31*) defeated by AUS 5/225 off 20 overs (G. Maxwell 104*, T. Head 35, M. Wade 28*, R. Bisnoi 2-32)

IND 9/174 off 20 overs (R. Singh 46, Y. Jaiswal 37, J. Sharma 35, R. Gaikwad 32, B. Dwarshius 3-40, T. Sangha 2-30, J. Behrendorff 2-32) defeated AUS 7/154 off 20 overs (M. Wade 36*, T. Head 31, A. Patel 3-16, D. Chahar 2-44)

IND 8/160 off 20 overs (S. Iyer 53, A. Patel 31, B. Dwarshius 2-30, J. Behrendorff 2-38) defeated AUS 7/154 off 20 overs (B. McDermott 54, T. Head 28, M. Kumar 3-32, R. Bishnoi 2-29, A. Singh 2-40)