How about them Yanks (Yes, American Cricket)?
Gramps49
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Two wins in the Men's World Cup so far, against Pakistan and India. Two usually very tough teams.
Can we take it all the way?
Can we take it all the way?
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The USA final first stage match against Ireland was rained out (It was scheduled for South Florida which has been receiving huge amounts of water recently. 8 inches in 3 hours is no joke.)
But, anyway, it was enough to secure USA a spot in the Super 8, where they get to play against South Africa, West Indies and England. Which is neat. USA & West Indies are co-hosts for the tournament and it is special to have the 2 co-hosts play against each other!
Doublethink, Admin
Still, from the USA perspective, it was not an embarrassing loss. Nothing at all like (earlier in the tournament) when England disposed of Oman in only 3.1 overs.
Speaking of which, England takes on West Indies in about 6 hours....
Earlier today, England and South Africa played, with South Africa coming away with a 7-run victory. In a little under 4 hours, USA is scheduled to play West Indies.
In the other quartet, India beat Afghanistan while Australia beat Bangladesh. Tomorrow's matches will be India-Bangladesh and Australia-Afghanistan.
This is by far the worse showing USA has made this tournament. They have one more match left and, as noted above, it is against England on Sunday. We'll see if the American squad can make a competitive match of it.
When the USA gained independence they missed out on sports like Football and cricket so they had to invent their own sports.
I can't see cricket being more popular than baseball.
For your information, Cricket was a very popular sport in the American colonies. It was said that George Washington encouraged his soldiers to play cricket while encamped at Valley Forge. It was quite popular America up until the 1860s. The problem was, it remained an elite sport and did not develop into a game of professionals. On the other hand, baseball was a common man's sport that gained popularity from the masses which did develop into professional leagues.
It does now! But until the 1990s the cricket scene in Afghanistan barely existed and as recently as 2002 the national team was comparable in strength to a second-division Pakistan regional side. It's an inspirational cricket story!
@Gramps49 I totally agree and I believe the first recorded international match was between the USA and Canada. Good to see cricket on the rise again!
South Africa v. Afghanistan tomorrow, and then India v. England on Thursday.
And rain in Guyana this morning for the India-England match. That is Less Than Optimal.
I hope it's a good pitch and good weather for the final
Apparently not. India 171/7; England 103.
England were thrashed. Viagra couldn't have rescued a performance that limp.
There are 42 laws of cricket. In addition all competitions have their own regulations
I do find it funny that the two sports have taken diametrically opposed approaches to the ball. In cricket, there are only certain limited scheduled times when a new ball can be introduced into the match. In baseball, we get a new ball every time the old ball touches the ground! Seriously. Every time. It didn't use to be that way, but now if it touches the dirt, the ball gets thrown out and a new one introduced.
Gentlemen (which I think you all are), this thread is about Cricket, and in particular the performance of an American team in that game in relation to teams of other nationalities. Please don't make it a "cricket versus baseball" argument; they are two separate games, and pitting one against the other isn't what the Circus is about.
Thank you.
Piglet, Circus host
Although pitting a cricket team against a baseball team might fit in. Particularly if each team was playing their own sport. That might make umpiring a bit surreal.
If anyone has any further comments about @Piglet's Hostly direction above, please take it to the Styx.
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India batted first and posted 176 runs. South Africa ran a spirited chase, entering the final over with 161 runs (and 6 wickets). Now 15 runs in an over (16 to win) is not unachievable. But India got a wicket on the first ball. SA got a 4 on the second ball and a bye on the third. The 3rd ball resulted in a leg bye for one, leaving SA needing 10 off of 2 balls. They get another run off a wide, needing 9 off of 2 balls. But the fifth ball results in a wicket. And the final ball yields only one run, so SA finishes with 169.