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Will Kiwis win the WC? (WC19)


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Knockout is a different ball game. Many parameters reset. Good teams do go through ebbs and flows where they win a lot and lose a lot. Kiwis have lost 3 in a row, so would be looking to bounce back. Do they have depth and confidence to pull this off? 

 

  • Pros: Some of the players are in form. Bowling is good, while fielding has been exceptional lately 
  • Cons: Many of the players have not clicked as they would have liked. A few of them have looked good though so maybe it is a matter of time before they click

 

Will be playing at Old Trafford and Lords (if they win at OT). Both venues would suit them as the lower-middle order can come into play on such surfaces. Guptill would be looking to fire after a mediocre tournament so far. Boult and Ferguson can have good days, while the other bowlers have the ability to bowl decently.

 

 

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Do they have depth and confidence to pull this off? 

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Never know bowl first on green top against Aussies who suck against swing and Boult-southee run havoc and bowl Aussies out for a subpar score. Boom they are in finals which is anyone’s game

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12 minutes ago, maniac said:

Never know bowl first on green top against Aussies who suck against swing and Boult-southee run havoc and bowl Aussies out for a subpar score. Boom they are in finals which is anyone’s game

Their top order can come back in form anytime ..

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Pressure will be less on Kiwis relative to other teams. Other 3 teams are billed as favorite depending upon whom you ask. Kiwis can crash out or only go up, which can make them dangerous  

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4 minutes ago, zen said:

Pressure will be less on Kiwis relative to other teams, who are billed as favorite depending upon who you ask. Kiwis can crash out or only go up, which can make them dangerous  

That goes without saying for every team in the knockouts.

 

That has been the problem with teams like SA and NzL or even Srilanka in the early part of 2000s who were usually on Autopilot in these events in the league stages.

 

They would smack the hell out of minnows, get a win here and there against big teams and sneak into knockouts where they met with teams with far superior mental strength and intensity.

 

Nzl cannot match Aus here or even India . As I said their best bet is for conditions to work in their favor

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2 minutes ago, maniac said:

That goes without saying for every team in the knockouts.

 

That has been the problem with teams like SA and NzL or even Srilanka in the early part of 2000s who were usually on Autopilot in these events in the league stages.

 

They would smack the hell out of minnows, get a win here and there against big teams and sneak into knockouts where they met with teams with far superior mental strength and intensity.

 

Nzl cannot match Aus here or even India . As I said their best bet is for conditions to work in their favor

What I implied was that Kiwis are not expected to go beyond the SF so even if they crash out (also lost 3 games in a row), it will not be a big deal for them relative to other teams who are billed as favorites. Therefore, they can play relatively freely

 

I guess, to do well some luck will have to go their way too 

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