Group C (Afghanistan, India, South Africa) - 12th Match Afghanistan v SA

[aussie1st]

Group C
South Africa (3)
India (6)
Afghanistan (11)

• Sat May 1, 3rd Match, Group C -
  
  v
  
  at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
• Sun May 2 , 5th Match, Group C -
  
  v
  
  at Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
• Wed May 5, 12th Match, Group C -
  
  v
  
  at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Squads
Afghanistan
Nowroz Mangal (c)
Asghar Stanikzai
Dawlat Ahmadzai
Hamid Hassan
Karim Sadiq
Mirwais Ashraf
Mohammad Nabi
Mohammad Shahzad
Nasratullah
Noor Ali
Raees Ahmadzai
Samiullah Shenwari
Shabir Noori
Shafiqullah (wk)
Shapoor Zadran

India
MS Dhoni
Virender Sehwag (vc)
Piyush Chawla
Gautam Gambhir
Harbhajan Singh
Ravindra Jadeja
Dinesh Karthik (wk)
Zaheer Khan
Praveen Kumar
Ashish Nehra
Yusuf Pathan
Suresh Raina
Rohit Sharma
Vinay Kumar
Yuvraj Singh

South Africa
Graeme Smith (c)
Jacques Kallis (vc)
Loots Bosman
Johan Botha
Mark Boucher (wk)
AB de Villiers
Jean-Paul Duminy
Herschelle Gibbs
Rory Kleinveldt
Charl Langeveldt
Albie Morkel
Morne Morkel
Dale Steyn
Juan Theron
Roelof van der Merwe

 

[Params7]

I don't know why, but I'm getting a bad feeling about our opening match with Afghans =|

 

[SaiSrini]

If we lose to Afghanistan, we are dead. Would be a huge huge upset and it has good chances of happening in a T20 match. Thats why this kind of group scheduling is bad for Twenty20 format.

 

[Dare]

Thats why this kind of group scheduling is bad for Twenty20 format.

What wrong with the scheduling? Two strong teams and a weak one.

 

[TumTum]

Thats why this kind of group scheduling is bad for Twenty20 format.

LOL any type of scheduling will be bad for a T20 tournament, it's all random anyway :laugh

 

[SaiSrini]

What wrong with the scheduling? Two strong teams and a weak one.

Not that. The format where one upset could potentially disqualify you for the Super Eights is bad, since this is a T20 format where upsets are even more possible of happening. A team on its day can beat anyone, and there is a good chance Afghan might surprise India or SA.

 

[TumTum]

Not that. The format where one upset could potentially disqualify you for the Super Eights is bad, since this is a T20 format where upsets are even more possible of happening. A team on its day can beat anyone, and there is a good chance Afghan might surprise India or SA.

I'm all up for upsets

If a strong team loses to a weak team, they only have themselves to blame.

 

[Max Peters]

Quite an unlucky draw for Afghanistan. Having done so well in cricket lately they have to face two giants in the form of India and South Africa. Bad Luck.

 

[Dare]

Not that. The format where one upset could potentially disqualify you for the Super Eights is bad, since this is a T20 format where upsets are even more possible of happening. A team on its day can beat anyone, and there is a good chance Afghan might surprise India or SA.

Well thats why the strong teams should avoid big upsets. All the more reason to play better cricket and not take any of the weaker teams lightly.

Dare added 0 Minutes and 58 Seconds later...

Like TumTum said I don't mind a good upset.


As long as its not against the WI.

 

[Akash00]

I too have a feeling India will lose to Afghanistan as they did last time in WC 2007 against Bangladesh in the same Caribbean...

 

[Mihir Doshi]

:laugh:laugh

and you call yourself a indian cricket team fan!! Do not have even 1% faith??

It's Afghanistan and not Bangladesh!!

Bangladesh are much more capable side to create upset but Afghanistan??

You should be ashamed guys to think even!!

 

[surendar]

It's not about faith, it's about game's outcome. It can be anyone's day in T20. Who expected Netherland to win England last time?

What I feel is, India's batting line up should be too much for Afghans. Zaheer - Vinay - Praveen - Harbhajan - Yusuf should be doing good in bowling department is what I hope/believe. No Nehra, please!

 

[TumTum]

Like TumTum said I don't mind a good upset.


As long as its not against the WI.

You want WI to lose? :sarcasm

 

[Mihir Doshi]

Well said Suren Bhai!!

This is what people should write!! But instead people have shown no belief

 

[BKB1991]

Feel for the Afghans, have got a huge task in front of them, but they might make one of the two games pretty close...