T20 World Cup

[Tintinnabulate]

India is the first team to make it to the Super 8's.

[Tintinnabulate]

England lost to WI because if D/L method.

Paul Collingwood says: "We're very, very frustrated, 95% of the time 191 runs is enough but with D/L it wasn't. They need a different calculation."

Oh my. They said how good it is when they beat West Indies and South Africa last time because of it. "/. Stop moaning if you lose.

[Geraint]

It's a strange system. They're both pretty much neck and neck at 6 overs.

[Tintinnabulate]

It's a strange system. They're both pretty much neck and neck at 6 overs.

Although its not a fair system and people have made better ones, I dont think teams should say its fair when they win and unfair if they lose.

Either way, England did amazingly well. 191 is not easy and they could have won. Anyway, I still think they will trash Ireland and easily get in Super 8's.

[StefanWolves]

Oh dear, Ireland are beating us.

[Tintinnabulate]

Oh dear, Ireland are beating us.

Weird how England made 191 against WI but WI managed to trash Ireland and get them all out for something like 68.

[Tintinnabulate]

England v Ireland - Match abandoned due to the rain. England qualify on better run rate.

The results so far:

1st Match, Group B: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Providence - Apr 30, 2010
New Zealand won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

2nd Match, Group D: West Indies v Ireland at Providence - Apr 30, 2010
West Indies won by 70 runs

3rd Match, Group C: Afghanistan v India at Gros Islet - May 1, 2010
India won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)

4th Match, Group A: Bangladesh v Pakistan at Gros Islet - May 1, 2010
Pakistan won by 21 runs

5th Match, Group C: India v South Africa at Gros Islet - May 2, 2010
India won by 14 runs

6th Match, Group A: Australia v Pakistan at Gros Islet - May 2, 2010
Australia won by 34 runs

7th Match, Group B: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Providence - May 3, 2010
Sri Lanka won by 14 runs (D/L method)

8th Match, Group D: West Indies v England at Providence - May 3, 2010
West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (D/L method)

9th Match, Group B: New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Providence - May 4, 2010
New Zealand won by 7 runs (D/L method)

10th Match, Group D: England v Ireland at Providence - May 4, 2010
No result

[Geraint]

Anyone else think the format is ****? I know there's not many teams in it but 3 to a group is crap. Should be 2 groups of 6, top 2 progress with 1st playing 2nd of the other group. Could do 5th/6th place matches for a laugh. Why not.

[Tintinnabulate]

Anyone else think the format is ****? I know there's not many teams in it but 3 to a group is crap. Should be 2 groups of 6, top 2 progress with 1st playing 2nd of the other group. Could do 5th/6th place matches for a laugh. Why not.

I would prefer 3 groups of 4
2 from each group go through.

[StefanWolves]

I would prefer 3 groups of 4
2 from each group go through.

slightly off topic but I love your Manifesto, however I did try to get a separate 'football sub-forum' some time back, no one listened, and many of the people in the sports forum rubbished it and said no, I hope you get it through though! makes sense.