******Cricket Thread******

[Dr Jacoby]

Praying Afghanistan don’t get skittled for a double figure score.

 

[andyhinch]

Having a wobble :-)

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Praying Afghanistan don’t get skittled for a double figure score.

Just been looking at that. Their batting is quite poor (only two innings though) so am not expecting much over 90 myself.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Good fight back from Afghanistan.

 

[ancoats]

NZ are in the semi-finals

Afghanistan needs to score over 110 or win, then England needs to just beat Sri Lanka

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

I wonder if Afghanistan have an eye on 4th place to guarantee qualification next time? Need to win and hope Sri Lanka lose for that to happen. I'll take anything over 100 from here.

 

[supercity88]

I wonder if Afghanistan have an eye on 4th place to guarantee qualification next time? Need to win and hope Sri Lanka lose for that to happen. I'll take anything over 100 from here.

I'm sure they will do yes, they'll want to win this game. Plus it's Rashid Khan's "home ground" so he'll be bang up for this. I can't see them chasing that total, hopefully they do but their batting largely lets them down. They just need to stay in there initially, it's not a huge total so even a few poor overs won't see it rise to an unachievable total.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Just need the Afghans to whittle down that run rate - anything helps here.

 

[waspish]

If Sri Lanka win there next two games will they qualify in second?

 

[domalino]

Just need the Afghans to whittle down that run rate - anything helps here.

Australia need to restrict Afghanistan to below 100.

106 will draw them level today, but obviously if England win they'll improve their NRR at least a little, so anything over 100 from Afghanistan here and it's curtains for Australia on the run rate.

They'd realistically need to restrict Afghanistan to 90 to stand a good chance of getting through with England winning tomorrow.