Who will win the WT20, 2014?

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Poll ended at Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:30 pm

Australia
9
60%
England
1
7%
India
2
13%
New Zealand
1
7%
Pakistan
0
No votes
South Africa
0
No votes
Sri Lanka
1
7%
West Indies
1
7%
 
Total votes : 15

Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Wed Mar 19, 2014 5:10 am

Actually his T20I record is pretty ordinary. I only included scores against top eight sides. He definitely didn't qualify by my criteria. I guess Faulkner would have been in, but he hasn't played ten games. My suggestions were entirely based on stats, as I think I said.
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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby meninblue » Wed Mar 19, 2014 5:46 am

:india
Test FL's - 8 , ODI and Tests Combo FL's - 1, ODI World Cup - 1, ODI FL's - 7, ODI and T20i combo FL's - 1 ,
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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:17 am

clubcricketeradi wrote::india



We have a second favourites at last.
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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby meninblue » Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:22 am

Arthur Crabtree wrote:
clubcricketeradi wrote::india



We have a second favourites at last.


Although our team has lost so many series recently and even the T20 warmup versus Sri Lanka , I have observed few things on the basis of which I have India as favorites.
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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby shankycricket » Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:18 pm

T20I average of 12 odd I think.
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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby dan08 » Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:33 pm

India have played only 1 T20I in the last 450 days!
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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby GarlicJam » Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:36 am

Aus seem to have hit their best run of form in T20's yet. They have never been too good in this format, but now they look to have serious strategies and tactics.

A couple of our old-timers - Hodge and Hogg in particular - have played plenty of the game around the traps now, and could well be great additions. (although it is still hard to believe that Brad Hogg still fools people so consistently with his bowling.)
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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby alfie » Thu Mar 20, 2014 12:43 pm

Not calling it a raffle : obviously skill is involved , though perhaps power is disproportionally rewarded in this format. And the brevity of the matches means luck can have more effect than in longer games , where the stronger team has more scope to exert their greater ability. So any t20 match is pretty open ; which means you wouldn't want to bet on a favourite at short odds...
I reckon several teams could win it : have gone for West Indies to repeat their previous success due to their array of power hitters and Narine.
Not putting money on them either though : they could just as easily go out in the early rounds.

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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:05 pm

Surprised SA and Pakistan haven't picked up any backers. In his few games, by the way, Tahir has bowled with a very good econ. Can he be their mystery spinner? And Steyn has been effective. I don't fancy Pakistan, but they are liked generally. I see England and NZ as the big outsiders.
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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby GarlicJam » Thu Mar 20, 2014 7:55 pm

The last I heard, Steyne, du Plessis and I think another big gun, were on the doubtful list. I haven't paid any attention to it since, but that was enough for me to think less of their chances.

added to the fact that they ARE South Africa..... :lol:
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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby shankycricket » Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:20 pm

Given their group, a semifinal berth seems pretty straightforward for the Saffas before they do their usual thing.

Pak are strong contenders. India not even in the top 5 IMO. Forget the bowling, even the batting isn't looking too hot.
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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:23 pm

How did India win the CT in UK?
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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby shankycricket » Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:49 pm

Thought we were talking about T20Is.
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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Mar 20, 2014 9:32 pm

I take that to mean you'd more fancy India in a comparable 50 over competition. But it's hard to make a case for or against India on the basis of T20, because they hardly play T20Is. In their last two games in Asia, they beat Pakistan and Australia (both strong contenders for this), and drew with England 1-1. That takes us back to the last T20WC. In terms of speculating, maybe it helps a little to think sideways from ODIs.
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Re: Who will win the WT20, 2014?

Postby Alviro Patterson » Sat Mar 22, 2014 1:31 am

Arthur Crabtree wrote:How did India win the CT in UK?


India won the Champions Trophy by virtue of the final being a Twenty20 and they had more T20 specialist batsmen in their ranks than England did.
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