Minnow bashing gets harder in T20?

[vvvslaxman]

Most recently Australia lost T20 to Zimboks. Zimboks beat Pakistan last year in Zimbabwe.  Pakistan shot out for 99 runs.  So it isnot  so unfathomable losing to a team that is only slightly behind you. This idea of this format is to make lesser teams compete better with bigger teams as you just have to be good enough for 20 overs. India losing with an understrength side shouldn't be shocking. We may see more of this. Lesser sides beating us. Who knows. We might lose to Afghanistan as well if we bat first.  England who are supposedly beasts in this format were disadvantaged by fielding first and NZ won in a canter in the end.  Teams are getting better in T20. Almost all associate sides have deeper batting line up than us. Minnow bashing is not as easy as it was.  

 

This is even more true in UAE. 

 

 

 

[Frustrated]

Aus lost to Zim in ODI.  Not T20.  (If i m not wrong)

[vvvslaxman]

Strategically they get better due to franchise cricket. Yesterday Srilanka's use of bigger boundary was very impressive.

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, Frustrated said:

Aus lost to Zim in ODI.  Not T20.  (If i m not wrong)

 

my bad. Thought it was T20 given that Warner was carrying the bat through.

[coffee_rules]

Agree, it was tough for Pak and SL to beat India in last two matches. It went down to last over penultimate ball

[vvvslaxman]

4 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

Agree, it was tough for Pak and SL to beat India in last two matches. It went down to last over penultimate ball

 

We as a T20 side stagnated. Have been struggling with 6th bowling option since Kedar Jadhav's days. The Pandya injury, Vijay shankar last minute selection, then again Pandya's come back, then again Dube, Venky Iyer selection, again Pandya's come back. Next time he gets injured we may see experiment another all rounder.

Edited September 7, 2022 by vvvslaxman

[Chakdephatte]

Hong Kong came close to beating us. Afghanistan deserved to win today's match, if not for a tailender.

[Ankit_sharma03]

4 hours ago, Frustrated said:

Aus lost to Zim in ODI.  Not T20.  (If i m not wrong)

 

4 hours ago, Frustrated said:

Aus lost to Zim in ODI.  Not T20.  (If i m not wrong)

 

4 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

my bad. Thought it was T20 given that Warner was carrying the bat through.

U guys are getting in 2007 Wc mighty aussies were beaten by Zimb. 

Shorter the format the better chances minnows have

Edited September 7, 2022 by Ankit_sharma03

[Lord]

Shorter the game, more even the teams

[Vickydev]

Yes England also lost to us at home. Agree with the OP

[vvvslaxman]

3 minutes ago, Lord said:

Shorter the game, more even the teams

Leagues have helped them with strategies. Field sets are more thoughtful