Anyone know what happens if australia v bangladesh gets rained out? Rescheduled or canned altogether?
It is a no-result, hence each team gets one point
Only 3 games from memory because the Qld Govt didn't want to put up any cash to secure more.
And one of those should've been a Quarter-Final in exchange for the one in Sydney (as Sydney already has a semi-final). Brisbane was rorted in the World Cup match allocations. Hardly any of these three group matches in Brisbane are what you would call marquee matchups:
Australia vs Bangladesh
Ireland vs UAE
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe
though with Afghanistan, SL and Scotland to follow , we should romp it in to 1st or 2nd place in the group regardless. However, be a bit concerning if another one of those games gets washed out. Still make the quarters but we could end up playing SA in the quarter finals instead of WI ...or Ireland
I'm 100% confident we'll make the Quarters with consummate ease, but feel that if we don't top our group, we are going to get a tough Q/F on a flat, high-scoring Adelaide pitch against either India/Pakistan/South Africa.
Forecast not looking great
But as the BIG SHOW so positively mentioned on the tele last night, hopefully they can squeeze in 20 overs each to make it a confirmed game (and more of a contest, Bangers a better chance)
Which if it does happen this way, you are playing a t20 game really, in a 50 over ODI world cup tournament
Its just not cricket
Yeah, that's just stupid playing what is essentially a T20 match in a 50-over tournament. Another one of the myriad of rule changes to the ODI game over the past decade that has baffled me.
Before the advent of T20 cricket, it used to be 25 overs that was the mandatory minimum in an ODI for a 'result' to be constituted.
Which is a shame really.
In the 2011 WC the Australia vs Sri Lanka match got rained out and that cost crucial points.
Reserve days make a lot of sense but probably impractical with broadcasting/tickets etc.
If the forecast is terrible they could try backup plans to move games to another venue in advance.
I remember that Australia vs Sri Lanka match, but I think most of us Aussies were thankful for the rain at the time as Sri Lanka looked like posting a good score. They were 3/146 from 32.5 overs. Anything around 250 wouldn't have been easy to chase down. In that tournament, Colombo was one of the more difficult pitches to score runs with consummate ease. People forget that Canada nearly gave Pakistan a scare, bowling them out for 184 in the 1st innings and only a 5-fer from Afridi saved the day for the Pakis. Reminds me a lot of Port Elizabeth in 2003 - all 3 of Australia's matches at that venue were sub-220 scores.
The last World Cup group match that had a reserve day IIRC was England vs India in the '99 World Cup. I remember it, England had to win to make the Super Six and were batting second before rain ended days play. The next day, they got completely skittled on a lively wicket at Edgbaston. Reserve days are now only used for finals matches (i.e. Quarters, Semis and the Final). Given that matches are pretty much played on consecutive days during the group stage of the tournament, I guess it is too much of a hassle regarding broadcasting, especially if there are already two other matches scheduled for the following day
During the Super Eight stage of the 2007 World Cup, our first match vs West Indies also spanned over two days.
