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[LosingNow]

Should be a cracker of a day.. praying for no rain

[WicketView]

Should be a cracker of a day.. praying for no rain

You think we will lose now and you pray for no rain?

[broadbat]

Should be a cracker of a day.. praying for no rain

Would a wash out not help?

[justforkix]

What is the next tie-breaker if we also lose to Pak by 50 runs

[LosingNow]

NAH .. I bought the package..now want to see some "good" cricket.

I was not excited till now, but somehow .. Ind vs Pak.. gets your juices flowing.

[justforkix]

BTW, what does 60% chance of rain mean - It will rain 60% of the day with 100% probability or it will rain 100% of the day with 60% probability. Or it may rain for X% of the day with 60% probability with X being a known unknown

[WicketView]

BTW, what does 60% chance of rain mean - It will rain 60% of the day with 100% probability or it will rain 100% of the day with 60% probability. Or it may rain for X% of the day with 60% probability with X being a known unknown

is right I believe.

[LosingNow]

BTW, what does 60% chance of rain mean - It will rain 60% of the day with 100% probability or it will rain 100% of the day with 60% probability. Or it may rain for X% of the day with 60% probability with X being a known unknown

If you take 100 days like today, on 60 of them there will be some rain

[dextrous]

BTW, what does 60% chance of rain mean - It will rain 60% of the day with 100% probability or it will rain 100% of the day with 60% probability. Or it may rain for X% of the day with 60% probability with X being a known unknown

If you take 100 days like today, on 60 of them there will be some rain

if you take 100 days, on 60 of them LN's stat interpretation will be correct 

[broadbat]

BTW, what does 60% chance of rain mean - It will rain 60% of the day with 100% probability or it will rain 100% of the day with 60% probability. Or it may rain for X% of the day with 60% probability with X being a known unknown

is right I believe.

But if you read between the lines what it really say's is "We are the Met Office so take everything we say with a pinch of salt"

[gouravk]

bottomline: ICC expects its events to be successful when it does not take efforts to study climate patterns nor is it flexible enuf to make last minute changes.

[keep-it-cool]

ICC has been smart here .. they have scheduled all rivalries - India-Pak, WI-SAF, Aus-Eng in the group stage itself ... did not want another shocker like the 50-50 WC.

[dextrous]

ICC has been smart here .. they have scheduled all rivalries - India-Pak, WI-SAF, Aus-Eng in the group stage itself ... did not want another shocker like the 50-50 WC.

good point, i guess the groups weren't 'random'!

let's hope rain also favors ICC

[gouravk]

and sl-nz ... the rivalry that no one cares abt by default .. they have a lot in common ... both teams until now used to play really boring cricket ... only now they have a couple of exciting fast bowlers (malinga and bond) ... but sl at least have a couple of attractive batsmen - like mahela and sanga, aravinda in the past, nz only had crowe as far as i can remember.

[dextrous]

and sl-nz ... the rivalry that no one cares abt by default .. they have a lot in common ... both teams until now used to play really boring cricket ... only now they have a couple of exciting fast bowlers (malinga and bond) ... but sl at least have a couple of attractive batsmen - like mahela and sanga, aravinda in the past, nz only had crowe as far as i can remember.

123of would have liked john wright 

[teamindia]

SL is on its way to highest 20/20 innings total here.

[gouravk]

how exciting.

[keep-it-cool]

wow .. SL - 260 in 20 overs ... and why the hell is Malinga not opening the bowling?? he is in my team .. jayawardhane is a dumbo.

[justforkix]

wow .. SL - 260 in 20 overs ... and why the hell is Malinga not opening the bowling?? he is in my team .. jayawardhane is a dumbo.

So, there is hope for Zimbabwe - Psychos can prolly score 260 or more then

HEHE - Hope Slinga is clobbered for 15 an over 

[gouravk]

Wudnt zim be hoping for an england win

[dhruvdeepak]

Wudnt zim be hoping for an england win

either that or a huge 60+ run win for aus would get them through

[justforkix]

Wudnt zim be hoping for an england win

either that or a huge 60+ run win for aus would get them through

Nope. Aussies would need win by 98 runs or more. If Aus bat 2nd, #overs would depend on the target - 100 in 8 overs, 150 in 9 overs, 200 in 10 overs.

[justforkix]

wow .. SL - 260 in 20 overs ... and why the hell is Malinga not opening the bowling?? he is in my team .. jayawardhane is a dumbo.

SLINGA gets a wicket !!!! 

[keep-it-cool]

wow .. SL - 260 in 20 overs ... and why the hell is Malinga not opening the bowling?? he is in my team .. jayawardhane is a dumbo.

SLINGA gets a wicket !!!! 

 

good economy too

jaya's got one too .. that is two in my case !!!

[keep-it-cool]

all over...

another record - highest victory margin in 20-20 - 173 runs

[keep-it-cool]

And now, the big one ... Aussies fighting to stay in the competition. The last world cup where they faced a similar situation, Steve Waugh stepped up from captain to legend.

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe wouldnt mind a bout of rain.

[keep-it-cool]

What's wrong with England??? They have decided to bat first.

[justforkix]

England win the toss and bat 1st - Zimbabwe virtually now has to pray for Eng win. Aussies are unlikely to win in 8-10 overs to eliminate Eng !!!!

[justforkix]

What's wrong with England??? They have decided to bat first.

why ?!? excellent decision - If they score 100+, they are virtually thru' unless Aussies chase it down in 8 overs.

[keep-it-cool]

What's wrong with England??? They have decided to bat first.

why ?!? excellent decision - If they score 100+, they are virtually thru' unless Aussies chase it down in 8 overs.

How did you work that out?

[justforkix]

What's wrong with England??? They have decided to bat first.

why ?!? excellent decision - If they score 100+, they are virtually thru' unless Aussies chase it down in 8 overs.

How did you work that out?

From the points table:

Eng: FOR = 188/20, AGAINST = 138/20

Eng need to >= -1.196

If Eng score 100, then letz say Aussies need X overs to win in order for Eng's NRR to go below 1.196

(188+100)/40 - (138+101)/(20+X) >= -1.196

Solving for X will give 8 overs and 2 balls

[keep-it-cool]

Thanks. Dont count the psychos out!

[dhruvdeepak]

let's support england!!!! CMON POMMIE

[keep-it-cool]

Bracken goes for 8 in an over and immediately taken off ... Ponting appears to be on tenterhooks here.

[keep-it-cool]

let's support england!!!! CMON POMMIE

CMON LUKE WRIGHT .. get a century and win me some points

[LosingNow]

Damn.. why do they have fully dressed cheerleaders. They need to learn more from the NFL/NBA.

[keep-it-cool]

Aussies have done well here .. Zim looks to be on the way out unless England go ballistic in the last 3

[keep-it-cool]

WHAT A COLLAPSE ... Can the Aussies score 130 odd in 8 overs and push KP's words right down his throat?

[dhruvdeepak]

WHAT A COLLAPSE ... Can the Aussies score 130 odd in 8 overs and push KP's words right down his throat?

it is 12 overs....

[keep-it-cool]

WHAT A COLLAPSE ... Can the Aussies score 130 odd in 8 overs and push KP's words right down his throat?

it is 12 overs....

some confusion .. JFK's done some calculations earlier on the thread .. with 8.2 overs being the result ...