India Australia Final - Pre-match discussion

[coffee_rules]

4 matches in NaMo stadium. 3 went with the chasing team. Eng lost or came close batting second and lost to Australia.

 

Win toss and chase or put bat first.

 

It will be a 280-290 pitch for sure, not a 350 one. I feel we should win like NZ/Ind-Pak game and chase it like we did in Chennai.

 

 

Edited November 17, 2023 by coffee_rules

[coffee_rules]

NZ - Eng:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-1367856/england-vs-new-zealand-1st-match-1384392/full-scorecard

 

Ind-Pak:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-1367856/india-vs-pakistan-12th-match-1384403/full-scorecard

Aus-Eng:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-1367856/australia-vs-england-36th-match-1384427/full-scorecard

SA-Afg:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-1367856/afghanistan-vs-south-africa-42nd-match-1384433/full-scorecard

India-Aus?

[speed_thrills]

No one is beating us in Namo Modi Stadium.

[ViruPaaji]

2003 Still haunts me.

 

That Zaheer first over

Ponting Smashing us

Sachin second ball Wicket.

 

Need to put that nightmare to rest.

 

[deathmonger]

1 minute ago, ViruPaaji said:

2003 Still haunts me.

 

That Zaheer first over

Ponting Smashing us

Sachin second ball Wicket.

 

Need to put that nightmare to rest.

 

2003 easiest to get over cause of how good that aus team was.

 

i was happy we went to the final.

 

 

[wanted_desi]

Gill and Shami, they should do well there. 

[rangeelaraja]

Given how Aussies have played.

 

Our team management would be mighty stupid to play Siraj instead of Ashwin

[Lone Wolf]

Travis Head Warner...  Two lefties...  Bumrah usually chokes against lefties...  Would be moronic if Shami who is taking out lefties like video game stuff would not open the bowling.. 

 

Come on RoVid use some brains.  This is the game right there.  Learn from Travis Head assault in WTC final. 

[Need4Speed]

I hope Boom's nervers are settled now after last match..we need him in complete mental control against Aussies..dont want Zaheer like opening bowling in 2003.

[ViruPaaji]

9 minutes ago, deathmonger said:

2003 easiest to get over cause of how good that aus team was.

 

i was happy we went to the final.

 

 

Don't know about that.

 

We were coping hard after the loss. Making delusional claims such as "Ponting had Spring in his bat" and not ready to accept the result.

 

 

[deathmonger]

5 minutes ago, ViruPaaji said:

Don't know about that.

 

We were coping hard after the loss. Making delusional claims such as "Ponting had Spring in his bat" and not ready to accept the result.

 

 

I don't know about other people but I was happy that we came 2nd. Happy also later in the year when we drew 1-1 in the BGT.

 

There was no way we were winning that. Maybe when you are younger and aren't that cricket savvy, it might feel like a big loss but the odds were too much against us.

 

Same for Pakistanis and 2011 Mohali.

[putrevus]

Big match win the toss and bat first. Aussies are batting first if they win the toss.

[cowboysfan]

We will win because we have the better team.

[nitinbwj]

Bumrah didn't bowl that badly. Gave away too many wides.Also,a catch dropped off his bowling. Came back well in the end on a fukking patta. It was wankhede more than anything else.He will do well. 

[coffee_rules]

8 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

We will win because we have the better team.

This.

Australia with Marsh at 3 , Head knows only one way to play, spin bowling with only Champa is a big loop hole. Smith and Lab can be cancelled like today with accurate spin bowling. Only weakness for us in Siraj. How do you handle him? Drop him for Ashwin than we will have only 2 pacers. If we had Pandya we could have taken Ashwin. So, without Pandya, Siraj has to be maintained. No low score defend business. Either we chase low score or have them chase close to 300.

[Khota]

India has the better batting.

India has the better bowling.

Australia fields better.

India is the home field.

India wins.

[rangeelaraja]

1. Aus has better big match temperament.
2. Their clutch players crank it up several gears at the BIG moments.
3. Our 2 BIG players ( Virat + Rohit ) have not had a bad day collectively and are due a failure.
4. Kettleborough factor

Aussie is winning their 6th WC title

 

I would have been hugely confident if it were South Africa. 

[Nikhil_cric]

54 minutes ago, Need4Speed said:

I hope Boom's nervers are settled now after last match..we need him in complete mental control against Aussies..dont want Zaheer like opening bowling in 2003.

This is where we are likely to lose if we do. Bumrah and Siraj kept overpitching and lost control. Shami dropped a catch.

 

Hazlewood didn't bowl a single ball fuller than 6 m in his first spell and even Starc bowled 70 % either on good length or hard length.

They tightened the screws heavily on SA.  And that was backed by extraordinarily good catching and fielding.

 

India need to bowl very well defensively in Ahmedabad and hold their lengths as long as possible.

 

Ahmedabad has seen the least swing in PP among all World Cup venues.  Just hit good/hard lengths and make OZ come at you. Go hunting for wickets and they'll dominate.

Edited November 16, 2023 by Nikhil_cric

[vayuu1]

9 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said:

1. Aus has better big match temperament.
2. Their clutch players crank it up several gears at the BIG moments.
3. Our 2 BIG players ( Virat + Rohit ) have not had a bad day collectively and are due a failure.
4. Kettleborough factor

Aussie is winning their 6th WC title

 

I would have been hugely confident if it were South Africa. 

Not announced yet 

[cricspirit]

31 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

We will win because we have the better team.

 

This