T20 World Cup Day 12. South Africa v Bangladesh 1330hrs, Netherlands v India 1730hrs @ the SCG, Pakistan V Zimbabwe 2130hrs @ Perth Stadium

[Gough]

Squads.
South Africa from, Temba Bavuma (capt), Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Rillee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs. Reserves: Bjorn Fortuin, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams.
Bangladesh from, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Afif Hossain, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mossadek Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Najmul Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Nurul Hasan (wk), Shoriful Islam, *Soumya Sarkar, Taskin Ahmed, Yasir Ali. Standby players: Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Rishad Hossain, Sabbir Rahman.
Netherlands from, Scott Edwards (capt, wk), Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmad, Tom Cooper, Brandon Glover, Fred Klaassen, Bas de Leede, Stephan Myburgh, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O'Dowd, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren.
India from, Rohit Sharma (capt), Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, KL Rahul, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Suryakumar Yadav. Standby players: Ravi Bishnoi, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur.
Pakistan from, Babar Azam (capt), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Usman Qadir. Reserves: Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.
Zimbabwe from, Craig Ervine (capt), Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva, Tendai Chatara, Bradley Evans, Luke Jongwe, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Sean Williams. Reserves: Tanaka Chivanga, Innocent Kaia, Kevin Kasuza, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Victor Nyauchi.

 

[ioppolo]

How could you forget Pakistan vs Zimbabwe?

 

[Gough]

How could you forget Pakistan vs Zimbabwe?

Noted and about to be corrected.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Massive triple header today. You'd assume SA get the chocolates but I've learnt to never rely on SA. India will get a NRR boost in the other game.

 

[Nuggetz]

Going to the game today, hopefully a capacity crowd & the rain stays away. Can Netherlands do an India causing an upset? Ditto for Zimbabwe and the true minnows of cricket Bangladesh

 

[corbies]

Triple header Thursday. Love to see it.

 

[Gough]

Don't draft a thread after a few wines the night before without checking before you post it is my take out so far from the day.

 

[eddiesmith]

In response to LukeParkerno1 post in the locked thread on yesterdays game, 100% agree on the lack of advertising.

When I tell people what I’m doing this week, none are even aware it’s on and some think it must be a women’s tournament!

 

[Gough]

In response to LukeParkerno1 post in the locked thread on yesterdays game, 100% agree on the lack of advertising.

When I tell people what I’m doing this week, none are even aware it’s on and some think it must be a women’s tournament!

Chucking shorter form cricket behind a pay wall has been an unmitigated disaster. If this had been on fta every night the whole place would be buzzing.

 

[corbies]

In response to LukeParkerno1 post in the locked thread on yesterdays game, 100% agree on the lack of advertising.

When I tell people what I’m doing this week, none are even aware it’s on and some think it must be a women’s tournament!

His response that it needs to be advertised on social media was a little ridiculous. It already is. So I ask the same question, where should it be advertised?

It was everywhere in Hobart, on TV, on buses, on flags lining the city, there were fan sites on both sides of the Derwent, cheap tickets, free transport. Still very few attended.

People don't know its on because they have little interest in the sport right now. At some point we have to start blaming the consumer. And its totally fine if people don't want to attend there are objectively much better ways to spend your time than watching cricket but I don't think its a lack of advertising that is the issue.

 

[Gough]

Pointless stat of the day.

 

[corbies]

Chucking shorter form cricket behind a pay wall has been an unmitigated disaster. If this had been on fta every night the whole place would be buzzing.

FTA barely want to show the games they're showing at the moment.

 

[Taylor]

Chucking shorter form cricket behind a pay wall has been an unmitigated disaster. If this had been on fta every night the whole place would be buzzing.

I haven't noticed that month of advertising on their own network for the product they bought at all.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

In response to LukeParkerno1 post in the locked thread on yesterdays game, 100% agree on the lack of advertising.

When I tell people what I’m doing this week, none are even aware it’s on and some think it must be a women’s tournament!

Yep. Honestly you and I can find out but we are always going to the games. What about everyone else that aren’t cricket tragic’s. The advertising has been very poor, it’s a shame because the cricket quality has been extremely good

 

[Nuggetz]

Advertising compared to tv shows like MAFS, Survivor, The Block is very poor. If it wasn't behind a paywall, I assume channel 9 would've advertised the s**t out of it, well for the Aus games anyway.

But fk it, ind v pak was a sellout, today is a sell out, perth double header on sunday is a sell out.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Advertising compared to tv shows like MAFS, Survivor, The Block is very poor. If it wasn't behind a paywall, I assume channel 9 would've advertised the s**t out of it, well for the Aus games anyway.

But fk it, ind v pak was a sellout, today is a sell out, perth double header on sunday is a sell out.

Yeah that's the positive and the cricket has been outstanding.

 

[Around the Wicket]

No wonder, the T20 WC is getting s**t crowds and s**t ratings, hardly any good match up.. another day and the 2 games are South Africa v Bangladesh and India v Netherlands.

Embarrassing.

 

[corbies]

No wonder, the T20 WC is getting s**t crowds and s**t ratings, hardly any good match up.. another day and the 2 games are South Africa v Bangladesh and India v Netherlands.

Embarrassing.

Those two games have a sell out crowd

The crowds and ratings are fine and compare well to comparable games at the 1992 and 2015 World Cups. We're a country who only go to the big "event" games and we always have been.

 

[Voice of the G]

No wonder, the T20 WC is getting s**t crowds and s**t ratings, hardly any good match up.. another day and the 2 games are South Africa v Bangladesh and India v Netherlands.

Embarrassing.

Are the ratings down?Reason for some poor crowds might be more games being played mid week and the ordinary weather on the east coast at the moment.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

No wonder, the T20 WC is getting s**t crowds and s**t ratings, hardly any good match up.. another day and the 2 games are South Africa v Bangladesh and India v Netherlands.

Embarrassing.

It’s sold out in Sydney. Indian fans will be there in droves

 

[corbies]

The World Cup should just be a quad series between India, Pakistan, Australia and England. Think of the ratings and crowds

 

[royboy2]

Bangers are a different beast in limited overs, wont be as much of a walk over as you think

 

[akkaps]

The World Cup should just be a quad series between India, Pakistan, Australia and England. Think of the ratings and crowds

already been declined by the icc

Pakistan to propose annual T20 quad-series to ICC in bid to revive India rivalry

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja is set to propose to the International Cricket Council an annual quadrangular Twenty20 series involving India, Pakistan, England and Australia in a bid to get India and Pakistan to play regular international cricket matches against each...

www.arabnews.pk

 

[corbies]

Bangers are a different beast in limited overs, wont be as much of a walk over as you think

They've been a perennial underachievers at T20 World Cups. They've never won a game at the Super stage (whether that be 8, 10 or 12) or beyond at a T20 World Cup.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Rain has come

Second game is fine the first one in danger

SA love this hahahahaha