Bangladesh going well, you would think for them to get close then they need tamim and shakib to go big here
I agree. Closer games are far better.And then they lose another wicket.
It has (in the main part) been a really unexciting world cup so far IMO. Perhaps I'm odd in that I prefer watching close games to watching endless fours and sixes being clobbered off bowlers hamstrung by having to bowl with balls that won't swing or spin more then negligibly.
Yes, that's about the only game that's been close and it was a better sporting spectacle than most of the other have been.I agree. Closer games are far better.
Yesterdays game between NZ and S Africa was very good albeit quite low scoring.
few of their better batsmen gone ...but still 7 left ... hope they have a real goStill scoring at a good rate
All out for around 300-320few of their better batsmen gone ...but still 7 left ... hope they have a real go
maybe less now Das has gone?All out for around 300-320
It has (in the main part) been a really unexciting world cup so far IMO. Perhaps I'm odd in that I prefer watching close games to watching endless fours and sixes being clobbered off bowlers hamstrung by having to bowl with balls that won't swing or spin more then negligibly.
I think the likely final four would have been the same no matter the format. The problem is that there is a huge disparity between the quality and consistency of the top teams and the also-rans (cf the Womens World Cup) - adding a few more (Ireland, Holland, Namibia, Zimbabwe maybe) would just accentuate that. You're right, there are too many matches. I suspect the reason for that might be the advertising revenue every time India play!I'm not sure that the ' everybody plays everybody' and then semi final and final has worked.
Many predicted from the start the likely final 4.
As Tony has suggested the final 2 weeks of the group stages will be full of pretty meaningless games.
I reckon including Ireland and a couple more of the smaller nations, having fewer group games and then having a knock out from quarter finals onwards may have been more entertaining