hello all sajhaties,

this is my attempt to cure some of our ICC Cricket World cup fever by playing online version of World Cup cricket (to the one who doesnt like cricket: do not worry it will not consist of too many rules and it certainly wont take your whole day either)....it will be more like of a prediction game ....the similar to what we earlier did during NFL...i was highly impressed y it and huge number of responses...i can only hope it will be the same for WC Cricket

...so here is what is in store for the game:

PREDICTION MODEL

You must predict:

1. The game outcome (team 1 win, team 2 win or draw)

2. The margin of victory (i.e. runs difference AND wickets difference*)

* In cricket the judge of victory is determined by the coin toss, and as we won't know until each game starts how the victory will be determined, you must pick both options.

Points are awarded as follows:

Win Point (WP) 1.0 (for round robin, Super 8), 2 (for semi-finals), and 3 (for the final)

Margin Point (MP) 0.5
(A Margin Point will be awarded to every player whose margin prediction is within 30 runs of the real run margin or 3 wickets of the real wicket margin. You must correctly predict the winner of the game in order to qualify for a Margin Point.)


Bonus Point (BP) 1.0 Scored by player(s) whose margin prediction(s) is/are the closest to the actual margin. Each if the players will get 1 whol epoint point in case of ties. Once again, you must get the game outcome right (i.e. earn a WP) in order to qualify for BP.

i didn't make it too completed, did i ?

I will provide the scoreboard (which will be in an Excel spreadsheet, remember its online version we are playing) every week on saturdays after the saturday's game outcome

so, we ready for the toss?

P.S. There will be a 'trophy' for the winner ...the more the number of players, the bigger the trophy. It's a promise that wil lbe kept.

Here are your picks for the WEEK 3 (Super Eights baby!) :

1. Tuesday, March 27 Super Eights West Indies v Australia
2. Wednesday, March 28 Super Eights South Africa v Sri Lanka
3. Thursday, March 29 Super Eights West Indies v New Zealand
4. Friday, March 30 Super Eights Ireland v England
5. Saturday, March 31 Super Eights Australia v Bangladesh

here are my picks for WEEK 3:

1. Tuesday, March 27 West Indies v Australia: .....>Australia by 44 runs or 3 wickets
2. Wednesday, March 28 South Africa v Sri Lanka...>South Africa by 88 runs or 3 wickets
3. Thursday, March 29 West Indies v New Zealand....>New Zealand by 20 runs or 2 wickets
4. Friday, March 30 Ireland v England.......> England by 106 runs or 5 wickets
5. Saturday, March 31 Australia v Bangladesh...>Australia by 134 runs or 6 wickets

born to rule bro,

thanks a lot for all the hardwork work. this is great!! keep up

could you please explain me the bonus points again. for example lets take week 1 game 2 and 3. why one game has bonus point and not the other

thanks

hi tusaro,

thanks for your encouraging comments...appreciate it

now lets go to the explanation over bonus point:

This was the rule explained in the beginning of this thread:

Bonus Point (BP) 1.0 Scored by player(s) whose margin prediction(s) is/are the closest to the actual margin. Each of the players will get 1 whole point point in case of ties. Once again, you must get the game outcome right (i.e. earn a MP) in order to qualify for BP.

Now for instance, Game 2 in WEEK 1 was between England VS Canada where England won by 51 runs


These were prediction made by the players:

amanush: England will win by 150 runs or 5wkt
test005:England 100 or 4 wkt
tusaro: England 120 or 5 wkt
Sa54: England by 100 or 5 wkt
born_to_rule: England by 185 runs or 7 wickets

NO Players qualify for MP as per the rule "A Margin Point will be awarded to every player whose margin prediction is within 30 runs of the real run margin or 3 wickets of the real wicket margin." So, since none of the players could qualify for the MP, they didn't qualify for BP either.

However, in Game 3 in same week, ( India VS Bermuda where India won by 257 runs )

born_to_rule and hi_nanu earned MP each because of their prediction

born_to_rule: India by 242 runs or 8 wickets
hi_nanu: India by 252 runs or 9 wickets

BUT hi_nanu also earned a BP for her closer prediction !

Does that make you clear now tusaro who gets BP and who doesn't ?

I am glad you are playing these games closely and with lots of enthusiasm. Keep up that spirit alive.

Good luck for Super Eights !!!

1. Tuesday, March 27 West Indies v Australia: .....>Australia by 75 runs or 4 wickets
2. Wednesday, March 28 South Africa v Sri Lanka...>Sri Lanka by 38 runs or 3 wickets
3. Thursday, March 29 West Indies v New Zealand....>New Zealand by 25 runs or 2 wickets
4. Friday, March 30 Ireland v England.......> England by 90 runs or 4 wickets
5. Saturday, March 31 Australia v Bangladesh...>Australia by 100 runs or 6 wickets

thanks born to rule

i thought so too but your WEEK 1, game three result confused me

any ways great going!

here are my predictions for WEEK 3

1. Tuesday, March 27 West Indies v Australia: .....> Australia by 80 runs or 6 wickets
2. Wednesday, March 28 South Africa v Sri Lanka...> Sri Lanka by 45 runs or 5 wickets
3. Thursday, March 29 West Indies v New Zealand....>New Zealand by 55 runs or 5 wickets
4. Friday, March 30 Ireland v England.......> England by 95 runs or 6 wickets
5. Saturday, March 31 Australia v Bangladesh...>Australia by 120 runs or 6 wickets

Looks like i am the winner so far n cricket genuis.

My picks are:

1. Tuesday, March 27 West Indies v Australia: .....>Australia by 70 runs or 4 wickets
2. Wednesday, March 28 South Africa v Sri Lanka...>South Africa by 40 runs or 3 wickets
3. Thursday, March 29 West Indies v New Zealand....>West Indies by 20 runs or 2 wickets
4. Friday, March 30 Ireland v England.......> England by 40 runs or 4 wickets
5. Saturday, March 31 Australia v Bangladesh...>Australia by 150 runs or 6 wickets

thank you amanush, Tusaro, test005 for your instant predictions for this week

keep playing like winners!

Westindies will give aussie an absolute durbbing. Common windies.

Windies to win by 70 runs or 7 wickets

my pick for the 3rd week:

1. Tuesday, March 27 West Indies v Australia: .....>Australia by 65 runs or 5 wickets
2. Wednesday, March 28 South Africa v Sri Lanka...>Srilanka by 33 runs or 4 wickets
3. Thursday, March 29 West Indies v New Zealand....>west Indies by 25 runs or 4 wickets
4. Friday, March 30 Ireland v England.......> England by 154 runs or 6 wickets
5. Saturday, March 31 Australia v Bangladesh...>Australia by 198 runs or 5 wickets

1. Tuesday, March 27 West Indies v Australia: .....>Australia by 95 runs or 7 wickets
2. Wednesday, March 28 South Africa v Sri Lanka...>Sri Lanka by 25 runs or 4 wickets
3. Thursday, March 29 West Indies v New Zealand....>West indies by 15 runs or 4 wickets
4. Friday, March 30 Ireland v England.......> England by 55 runs or 5 wickets
5. Saturday, March 31 Australia v Bangladesh...>Australia by 102 runs or 8 wickets .

bidhan40, you missed couple of games last week too, and seems like you want to play very safe but incomplete game this week too (just like west indies !!!) ...is that what you will stick your strategy too ?

gwanche and hi_nanu thank you for your active participation in SWC ...your presence have made this tourney worth playing fighting for

you all had prove what you are made up of by reaching Super Eights

Indian cricketer gone crazy

The 2007 World Cup has already thrown up its fair share of surprises. India and Pakistan have both crashed out of the tournament, with 'lesser' cricketing nations Ireland and Bangladesh qualifying for the Super 8s in their stead.

There have been plenty of impressive player feats too; who could forget Herschelle Gibbs' stunning six sixes in one over for South Africa against Holland, the first time it's been achieved in a World Cup? What about New Zealand's Brendon McCullum hitting the fastest ever World Cup 50, off just 20 balls against Canada, and Australia's Matthew Hayden scoring the fastest ever World Cup century, off just 66 deliveries against South Africa? Weren't the group stages meant to be predictable?

The game has just begun ..and the mercury is rising

So, what are you waiting for? Sajha World Cup has been here for 2 weeks already...why don't you submit your picks too for WEEK 3 and join the group of winners ...there is nothing to lose...here is to prove you, we are born to be winners !

Here is my selection.
1.Tuesday, March 27 West Indies v Australia: .....>Australia by 46 runs or 3 wickets
2. Wednesday, March 28 South Africa v Sri Lanka...>S A by 65 runs or 3wickets
3. Thursday, March 29 West Indies v New Zealand....>west Indies by 20 runs or 1 wickets
4. Friday, March 30 Ireland v England.......> England by 90 runs or 6 wickets
5. Saturday, March 31 Australia v Bangladesh...>Australia by 140- runs or 7 wickets

Born to play, thick or thin i support windies. I am so confident this time aroud that they would win the world cup. Ok let me predict all the matches then

1. Westindies vs Australia -- Westindies by 70 runs or 7 wickets
2. South Africa vs Srilanka - Srilanka by 3 Wickets or 20 runs
3. Westindies vs Newzealand --> Westindies by 35 runs or 5 Wickets
4. Australia vs Banglandesh --> Australia by 30 runs or 4 Wickets

warm welcome to you drifting clouds...we have another 'winner' at the house !...round of applause

bidhan40, impressed to see your die-hard support for the WI that i concluded after going through your thread on 'calling all the supporters of WI' ....but did you realize you still forgot to submit the prediction for game 4 (Ireland v England)...but thanks for playing other games...and salute to your love for cricket !

2. Wednesday, March 28 South Africa v Sri Lanka...>South africa by 50 runs or 5 wickets
3. Thursday, March 29 West Indies v New Zealand....>New Zealand by 45 runs or 5 wickets
4. Friday, March 30 Ireland v England.......> England by 130 runs or 6 wickets
5. Saturday, March 31 Australia v Bangladesh...>Australia by 150 runs or 6 wickets

any guesses in this halfway stage? does anyone regret their prediction of this aussie vs WI game?

lets make this thread more lively - not just the dead guessing

plus is it still possible to change the prediction if the toss has not taken place?

here is the latest standing in super 8.