Alright. It is the 9th of June, 2009 and the preliminary stages of the World Cup T20 have just concluded.
(Maybe the calender is still showing 5th of June and maybe the World Cup has just started in all earnest! So what's your point??? Just stick with the post, will ya ...)
Here's how the teams stack up:
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
T |
NR |
PTS |
| GroupA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
India (A1) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Ireland (A2) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Bangladesh |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| GroupB |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pakistan (B1) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Netherlands (B2) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| England |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| GroupC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Australia (C1) |
2
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3
|
| Sri Lanka (C2) |
2
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3
|
| West Indies |
2
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3
|
| GroupD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| South Africa (D2) |
2
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| New Zealand (D1) |
2
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Scotland |
2
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
If anyone had predicted that the Super 8 would include Ireland and the Netherlands ... they'd have been laughed into oblivion.
Are you laughing?