Pakistan vs India...Cricket..who you got?

**onetrickpony** · 03-29-11, 08:07 PM

better off flipping a coin

**ebbearsfb1** · 03-29-11, 08:12 PM

i was gonna say go with the middle eastern team but that doesnt exactly help in this spot

squares are on india

lol

**SoV** · 03-29-11, 08:13 PM

Originally posted by onetrickpony

better off flipping a coin

Or a grenade.

**Roxxyfish** · 03-29-11, 08:48 PM

who fukkin cares ??is that a sport? what do the winner get?? a pot of rice ??

**Dirty Sanchez** · 03-29-11, 09:07 PM

Originally posted by Roxxyfish

who fukkin cares ??is that a sport? what do the winner get?? a pot of rice ??

It's the cricket World Cup...for them it's the damn Superbowl....prices for tickets were being scalped for 100x the face value....almost a years salary over there. Amazing to see the riots going on...it's the first time they've played since the terrorist attack in Mumbai.

**SoV** · 03-29-11, 09:26 PM

Originally posted by Roxxyfish

who fukkin cares ??is that a sport? what do the winner get?? a pot of rice ??

More viewers than any Yank sport easily.

**pavyracer** · 03-29-11, 09:28 PM

Pakistan should win. Doesn't it take 3 days and 5,000 pitches to finish just one game?

**Boscoe** · 03-29-11, 09:33 PM

so....what's the play?

**ebbearsfb1** · 03-29-11, 09:36 PM

India
Pakistan
Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)

Current time: 08:04 local, 02:34 GMT | Match begins in: 6:26 India squadMS Dhoni*†, V Sehwag, R Ashwin, PP Chawla, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, A Nehra, MM Patel, YK Pathan, SK Raina, S Sreesanth, SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh Pakistan squadShahid Afridi*, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Shafiq, Junaid Khan, Kamran Akmal†, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Akmal†, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan
theres the line ups

**SoV** · 03-29-11, 09:42 PM

Originally posted by pavyracer

Pakistan should win. Doesn't it take 3 days and 5,000 pitches to finish just one game?

50*6*2 = 600 pitches.

And this is a one-dayer. So around 6-8 hrs.

**sneakerhead** · 03-29-11, 09:44 PM

Pakistan

**pavyracer** · 03-29-11, 09:49 PM

Originally posted by SoV

50*6*2 = 600 pitches.

And this is a one-dayer. So around 6-8 hrs.

6-8 hrs? The concession stands will be really busy.

Can't imagine the lines to the toilets.

**Sunde91** · 03-29-11, 09:54 PM

Shantystar Pmed me with a major play on Pakees

His bread and butter here

This will be on at the worst possible time. It will be from like 2 am to 8 am my time

**ebbearsfb1** · 03-29-11, 10:22 PM

good so late night cash?

pakistans the play?

u sure

**triqy** · 03-29-11, 10:25 PM

Ill be playing Pakistan +150 at 5dimes...what are the lines some of you are getting at the different books?

**Wulfman14** · 03-29-11, 10:40 PM

india is the play here. call it "revenge" for the terrorist attacks in mumbai. plus india played better in the later stages of the tournament.

**Sport_Fish** · 03-29-11, 10:47 PM

Pakistan is the play

**ebbearsfb1** · 03-29-11, 10:48 PM

People on both

**Nats' Fan** · 03-29-11, 10:53 PM

Do any of you degenerates actually know anything about cricket?

**onetrickpony** · 03-29-11, 10:55 PM

Originally posted by Nats' Fan

Do any of you degenerates actually know anything about cricket?

thats why were degens

**SoV** · 03-29-11, 10:56 PM

Going to be a boss game. Looking forward to it.

**Nats' Fan** · 03-29-11, 10:57 PM

Originally posted by onetrickpony

thats why were degens

Me too. I was looking for some action.

**binomial** · 03-29-11, 11:38 PM

pakistan looks value on form. but there has to be a fairly significant chance of them choking in such a big game as they do.

**SportsMushroom** · 03-29-11, 11:38 PM

india was the favorite to win the cup from the beginnig of the WC, hard to see them not go through to the final

not to mention that they have home field advantage

but I will wait until closer to game time to make a final decision, lets see who will be batting first

**TRone** · 03-29-11, 11:59 PM

I'm on India here, just with SBR points though. Would not bet real cash on them at -180. I am not Indian but have traveled there extensively years ago. Wish I could be there for this, the atmosphere is gonna be crazy. Businesses will be closed and people will skip work in both countries. These two countries hate each other more than any two other countries in the world. I'm not sure if things have changed and it could still be the same, but these two countries didn't play each other outside of these big tournaments because of huge safety concerns and just a disdain for each other.
I feel the team that bats second will win this. I am routing for the Indians though and bet my SBR points on them. I may place a live wager depending on how things look.

**sneakerhead** · 03-30-11, 12:41 AM

Originally posted by triqy

Ill be playing Pakistan +150 at 5dimes...what are the lines some of you are getting at the different books?

http://www.oddsportal.com/cricket/world/icc-world-cup-2011/pakistan-india-607962/

**NEW_WORLD** · 03-30-11, 12:49 AM

over 15.5 wides

**survive** · 03-30-11, 12:49 AM

saw this on espn earlier. didnt bother reading but maybe some of you guys will find it helpful/interesting...

OTL: Why You Should Care About Cricket

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=110329/Cricket

Wright Thompson goes on the road with the Indian national team, chasing the soul of the game.

**sneakerhead** · 03-30-11, 12:50 AM

Originally posted by NEW_WORLD

over 15.5 wides

only if shoaib plays

**benrama** · 03-30-11, 01:04 AM

This comes down to India's batting advantage versus Pakistan's bowling advantage. To quote ESPNcricinfo:

"In this World Cup, India have the better average (39.46) and run-rate (5.89) than Pakistan, who average 33.13 and score at 5.07. No Pakistani batsman has scored a century in this World Cup so far, while there have been five centuries for India in their seven matches. Three of India's batsmen figure among the top ten run-getters in the World Cup, whereas Umar Akmal, Pakistan's top scorer does not figure in the top 20.

Pakistan have been the better bowling side by far, though. They have an excellent economy rate (4.11) and average (19.95). While there have been two four-wicket hauls for Indian bowlers, all four of Pakistan's four-wicket hauls have been taken by Afridi. Shoaib Akhtar hasn't been at his best in the World Cup, but Pakistan might still risk him given his record against India - 41 wickets at 26.78. For India, Zaheer Khan, with17 wickets at an average of 16.23 in the tournament, has been the best bowler. Yuvraj Singh has been highly successful with 11 wickets at 24.63. On the other hand, the experienced Harbhajan Singh has had a very ordinary time, with six wickets at an average of nearly 50."

Pakistan had a much easier set of group matches, and their bowling figures were flattered by Canada, Kenya and the West Indies quarter final collapse. Pakistan also had a batting collapse against New Zealand, and - Canada??? India are 4-0 against Pakistan in world cup matches and Pakistan have a history of batting collapses. Pakistan can win on their day, but I say if this game is played 10 times, India wins 7 of them, therefore getting odds of -175 on India is good value to me, as I look it at like (0.7*1-0.3*1.75) = 0.175 x UNITS bet.

If Pakistan win the toss and bat first and can put up a good total, say 270+ I'd make them favourites to win by the 2nd innings. Any other scenario and I think it's going to be a long night for Pakistan supporters.

So biggest bet of the world cup for me on this game, $600 to win $330 on India.

**gregm** · 03-30-11, 01:12 AM

Originally posted by benrama

This comes down to India's batting advantage versus Pakistan's bowling advantage. To quote ESPNcricinfo:

"In this World Cup, India have the better average (39.46) and run-rate (5.89) than Pakistan, who average 33.13 and score at 5.07. No Pakistani batsman has scored a century in this World Cup so far, while there have been five centuries for India in their seven matches. Three of India's batsmen figure among the top ten run-getters in the World Cup, whereas Umar Akmal, Pakistan's top scorer does not figure in the top 20.

Pakistan have been the better bowling side by far, though. They have an excellent economy rate (4.11) and average (19.95). While there have been two four-wicket hauls for Indian bowlers, all four of Pakistan's four-wicket hauls have been taken by Afridi. Shoaib Akhtar hasn't been at his best in the World Cup, but Pakistan might still risk him given his record against India - 41 wickets at 26.78. For India, Zaheer Khan, with17 wickets at an average of 16.23 in the tournament, has been the best bowler. Yuvraj Singh has been highly successful with 11 wickets at 24.63. On the other hand, the experienced Harbhajan Singh has had a very ordinary time, with six wickets at an average of nearly 50."

Pakistan had a much easier set of group matches, and their bowling figures were flattered by Canada, Kenya and the West Indies quarter final collapse. Pakistan also had a batting collapse against New Zealand, and - Canada??? India are 4-0 against Pakistan in world cup matches and Pakistan have a history of batting collapses. Pakistan can win on their day, but I say if this game is played 10 times, India wins 7 of them, therefore getting odds of -175 on India is good value to me, as I look it at like (0.7*1-0.3*1.75) = 0.175 x UNITS bet.

If Pakistan win the toss and bat first and can put up a good total, say 270+ I'd make them favourites to win by the 2nd innings. Any other scenario and I think it's going to be a long night for Pakistan supporters.

So biggest bet of the world cup for me on this game, $600 to win $330 on India.

excellent write up, I didn't get anywhere near -175 but I think India wins this. We shall see

**benrama** · 03-30-11, 01:32 AM

Gregm - what odds do you get? Pinnacle now has it at -172 and my local Aussie book at about the same at 1.58.

I swear I have some type of voodoo curse when I post my plays on SBR so I generally don't list them, but I thought that's just superstitious BS so I'd rather be involved in the dialogue. My main concern with India is their bowling, but if they can win the toss and bat first the odds on India almost double IMO.

Should be a good game either way, let's see if I can stay awake for this one!

**Sunde91** · 03-30-11, 01:39 AM

I can get -165 at 5Dimes...jeesus am I going to get talked into betting this shit?

Is the line not over -200 cause of the respect for rivalry, when Pakis are really overrmatched?

**sneakerhead** · 03-30-11, 02:00 AM

Originally posted by benrama

This comes down to India's batting advantage versus Pakistan's bowling advantage. To quote ESPNcricinfo: "In this World Cup, India have the better average (39.46) and run-rate (5.89) than Pakistan, who average 33.13 and score at 5.07. No Pakistani batsman has scored a century in this World Cup so far, while there have been five centuries for India in their seven matches. Three of India's batsmen figure among the top ten run-getters in the World Cup, whereas Umar Akmal, Pakistan's top scorer does not figure in the top 20. Pakistan have been the better bowling side by far, though. They have an excellent economy rate (4.11) and average (19.95). While there have been two four-wicket hauls for Indian bowlers, all four of Pakistan's four-wicket hauls have been taken by Afridi. Shoaib Akhtar hasn't been at his best in the World Cup, but Pakistan might still risk him given his record against India - 41 wickets at 26.78. For India, Zaheer Khan, with17 wickets at an average of 16.23 in the tournament, has been the best bowler. Yuvraj Singh has been highly successful with 11 wickets at 24.63. On the other hand, the experienced Harbhajan Singh has had a very ordinary time, with six wickets at an average of nearly 50." Pakistan had a much easier set of group matches, and their bowling figures were flattered by Canada, Kenya and the West Indies quarter final collapse. Pakistan also had a batting collapse against New Zealand, and - Canada??? India are 4-0 against Pakistan in world cup matches and Pakistan have a history of batting collapses. Pakistan can win on their day, but I say if this game is played 10 times, India wins 7 of them, therefore getting odds of -175 on India is good value to me, as I look it at like (0.7*1-0.3*1.75) = 0.175 x UNITS bet. If Pakistan win the toss and bat first and can put up a good total, say 270+ I'd make them favourites to win by the 2nd innings. Any other scenario and I think it's going to be a long night for Pakistan supporters. So biggest bet of the world cup for me on this game, $600 to win $330 on India.

most of the stuff is right but Pakistans group matches were not easy, they did beat sri lanka who is in the finals right now and they did beat australia, both pools had almost even matchups