ICC Champions trophy 2017

[7by7]

ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Fixtures

 

Despite their heavy loss to South Africa on Monday (lost by 7 wickets after being 20/6 after 5 overs and, despite sterling efforts from Bairstow, Willey and debutante Roland-Jones, being bowled out for 153 in 31.1 overs) and being seeded 6, England are still the bookies favourites.

 

But will their run of 8 straight ODI wins prior to that, including a 72 run victory on Wednesday followed by a 2 run victory on Saturday over South Africa, and home advantage be enough to secure England's first 50 over trophy?

Eoin Morgan: England have learned lessons before Champions Trophy

 

Roy's form is a worry, as is Stokes' knee. But both will be in the squad. Stokes for his batting even if his knee means he can't bowl.

 

My heart says England. My head? Australia or South Africa.

[Will27]

I think the Poms will be hard to beat in their backyard.

 

Australia and SA are always tough to beat as well.

[7by7]

Aggers rates India's chances: Champions Trophy 2017: 'England are favourites, but watch out for India & SA'

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England's biggest rivals for the title are likely to be defending champions India. While all the subcontintental teams - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - will want dry pitches to play on, it won't matter too much to India.

They are such an experienced one-day team now and are coolly led by Virat Kohli, who is the best in the world at knocking off totals in a run chase. It's an extraordinary knack he has of making a pressurised situation appear anything but.

They also have a good variety to their bowling attack and players like Rohit Sharma are just so talented and unpredictable

 

[Will27]

Just looked at the fixtures.

 

One would've thought they would've come up with a better game than

England versus Bangladesh for the first game.

 

 

[Will27]

50 minutes ago, 7by7 said:

Aggers rates India's chances: Champions Trophy 2017: 'England are favourites, but watch out for India & SA'

 

Not sure the Indians like the ball too much when it's moving around.

 

Any spice in the pitches and I reckon they'll be found out.

[7by7]

8 hours ago, Will27 said:

Just looked at the fixtures.

 

One would've thought they would've come up with a better game than

England versus Bangladesh for the first game.

 

 

 

Designed to ensure England win their first game?

[7by7]

England secured victory in an entertaining match against Bangladesh at the Oval yesterday.

 

Bangladesh 305-6 (50 overs): Tamim 128, Mushfiqur 79, Plunkett 4-59

England 308-2 (47.2 overs): Root 133*, Hales 95, Morgan 75*

 

But Woakes left the field after bowling just two overs and is out for the rest of the tournament.

 

Stokes is still struggling with his knee, he only bowled 7 of his 10 overs, and Root strained his calf during his innings.

 

Champions Trophy: Joe Root hits a century as England beat Bangladesh

 

Champions Trophy: England's Chris Woakes ruled out of tournament with strain

[Will27]

On ‎1‎/‎06‎/‎2017 at 0:33 AM, 7by7 said:

 

Designed to ensure England win their first game?

Maybe.

 

As host, England obviously had to play the first game.

Just thought it would've been better as an opener to play Australia or NZ.

 

 

NZ made 291 against Australiain a rain affect gamed which has been reduced to 46 overs.

Should be an interesting chase.

[Will27]

I'm not going to say the Aussies were saved by the rain, but gee they were luck with the game being washed out.

 

They looked really underdone to me.

[7by7]

Having bowled New Zealand out for 291, it looked like the Aussies should find it easy; but they didn't!

 

I am going to say that Australia were probably saved by the rain!

 

New Zealand 291 all out (46 overs): Williamson 100, Ronchi 65, Hazlewood 6-52

Australia 53-3 off 9 overs (chasing 235 off 33 overs): Warner 18, Milne 2-9

Match abandoned due to rain. No result

Champions Trophy: Australia and New Zealand share points after play abandoned

 

Sri Lanka v South Africa today at The Oval, but the big one is tomorrow at Edgbaston: India v Pakistan.

[farmerjo]

It's a shambles with all the rain.

Hopefully the finals will produce something worth watching as so far it's been incredibly boring. 

 

[Will27]

3 hours ago, farmerjo said:

It's a shambles with all the rain.

Hopefully the finals will produce something worth watching as so far it's been incredibly boring. 

 

English weather mate.

 

What can you expect

[farmerjo]

A very flat track last night.

Sri Lanka getting home easily losing only one wicket to the bowlers.

2 run outs and a retired hurt filled the rest of the scorecard.

 

[Will27]

Australia 9/277 are really up against it I think.

 

Lost our last 5 wickets for 38.

Really needed either Smith or Finch to go on and get an 80 or a 100.

Hard to blame the bowlers with the bat as they haven't faced a ball on tour as yet.

Excellent innings by Travis Head at the end.

Excellent bowling by England at the death, especially by Rashid who picked up 4/28.

 

Can anyone tell me how Moises Henriques, who averages 8 in ODI's got a game before Chris Lynn?

Not only was his inclusion a terrible one, how was he batting at number 4 before Head and Maxwell?

Staggering!

 

[Will27]

Congrats to the Poms for knocking out the Aussies.

 

Aussies were on top early after removing both openers cheaply and

then the turning point came when at 2/22, our resident backstop dropped Morgan on 12.

 

From there on, he and Stokes destroyed us.

 

There should be a Royal Commission into the selection of

 

 

[farmerjo]

Yes we didn't deserve to go thru to next stage.

Even after second rate Wade dropped Morgan thought we were still a chance up to Maxwell dropping Butler.

ICC really needs to do something to help the bowling sides as with the flat decks the innings have a 20 over lull where sides just knock it around for a run a ball.

Maybe play 2 x 20 overs each side with the combined score winning the game.That be exciting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[7by7]

8 hours ago, Will27 said:

Congrats to the Poms for knocking out the Aussies.

 Nice of you to say this.

 

But if the weather hadn't interfered with both of Australia's other games, yesterday's game could easily have been to decide who won the group and who was second.

 

You bowled both New Zealand and Bangladesh out, for 291 and 182 respectively, and despite losing early wickets were ahead of the rate in both games before they were abandoned as no results.

 

Such a shame the weather decided your fate rather than cricket.

 

Group B very tight, all four having won 1, lost 1. The qualifiers will be the winners of the last two games; India v South Africa at The Oval today and  Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Cardiff tomorrow. Forecast is dry for both games, so here's hoping the cricket decides, not the weather.

[7by7]

Champions Trophy: India crush South Africa to reach semi-finals

 

South Africa 191 (44.3 overs): De Kock 53, Bumrah 2-28

India 193-2 (38 overs): Dhawan 78, Kohli 76*

India won by eight wickets

 

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India crushed shambolic South Africa by eight wickets at The Oval to reach the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.

World number ones South Africa, who are eliminated, suffered three run-outs in a collapse of eight wickets for 51 runs to be bowled out for 191............

 

Despite having four batsmen inside the top 10 of the world ODI rankings, South Africa could only muster 219-8 in their defeat by Pakistan last Wednesday. This, though, was a greater implosion - comical, calamitous and self-inflicted

 

Firstly AB de Villiers failed to beat Hardik Pandya's throw from point to depart with a tournament total of 20 runs.

De Villiers was running with Faf du Plessis who, five balls later, was involved in a farcical mix-up with David Miller that ended with both men striving to make ground at the striker's end as the bails were removed at the non-striker's. The third umpire adjudged Miller as the man out.

Fittingly, a run-out completed the collapse. Imran Tahir and JP Duminy met in the middle of the pitch, with Tahir's turn and dive unable to save him.

 

With a by far superior run rate, India have almost certainly won the group and will face Bangladesh in the semi finals.

 

Who will be England's opponents? Today will tell.

[7by7]

Well, that was closer than it seemed it might be after Sri Lanka were bowled out for 236, as Pakistan's ability to self destruct almost cost them victory!

 

Champions Trophy: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to set up England semi-final

[farmerjo]

The English are under the pump from the Paki's.

Should have the bowlers to get them over the line.

Pitch doesn't look that easy.

Looking forward to see if Paki's go out all guns blazing.

[7by7]

10 hours ago, farmerjo said:

Looking forward to see if Paki's go out all guns blazing.

 All guns blazing? Yes; to win by 8 wickets in 37.5 overs!

 

Pakistan's bowling and fielding were exemplary; but even so England should have been able to get more than 211; even on the slow Cardiff pitch.

 

Champions Trophy 2017: England's bad day comes at worst possible time

[Will27]

1 hour ago, 7by7 said:

 All guns blazing? Yes; to win by 8 wickets in 37.5 overs!

 

Pakistan's bowling and fielding were exemplary; but even so England should have been able to get more than 211; even on the slow Cardiff pitch.

 

Champions Trophy 2017: England's bad day comes at worst possible time

Woah, didn't see that coming, especially when Eng were 2/128.

 

Not making excuses for the Poms, but Pakistan are the type of side that can do that.

Really unpredictable.

 

Looks like being a Pakistan/India final unless Bangladesh can pull off another big upset.

 

[7by7]

17 hours ago, Will27 said:

Looks like being a Pakistan/India final unless Bangladesh can pull off another big upset.

When they were 154/2 after 27 overs it looked as if they just might!

 

But after losing Tamim Iqbal (70) and Mushfiqur Rahim (61) they could only manage 264/7.

 

A quick 46 from Dhawan then 123 not out from Rohit and 96 not out from Kohli saw India home with 9.5 overs to spare.

 

During his innings, Kohli became the fastest batsman to score 8000 ODI runs.

 

Champions Trophy: India & Pakistan set for final after Rohit's ton sinks Bangladesh

 

 

 

[7by7]

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I thought Pakistan were in with a chance, but, apart from Pandya's 76,  they totally demolished India!

 

Champions Trophy: Inspired Pakistan thrash India by 180 runs

 

Pakistan 338-4 (50 overs): Fakhar 114, Azhar 59, Hafeez 57*

India 158 all out (30.3 overs): Pandya 76, Amir 3-16, Hasan 3-19

Pakistan won by 180 runs

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Pakistan produced an incredible display to thrash fierce rivals India and win the Champions Trophy at The Oval.

Fakhar Zaman hit a spectacular century to propel Pakistan to 338-4 in the scorching south London sunshine.

Mohammad Amir then tore through the India top order to help reduce the defending champions to 54-5.

 

India eventually limped to 158, Pakistan winning by 180 runs to take their first global 50-over title since 1992.