My money is on the West Indies. If we bat first, Gayle and Samuels will make big scores.
If Dwayne Smith plays, he will either embarass himself, or make his only decent score of the tournament, thereby earning himself a pick for the next few games, in which he will proceed to embarass himself.
[quote author=Calypso link=topic=95852.msg619031#msg619031 date=1424036833] Why are teams still electing to bowl first after winning the toss?? Four matches so far at World Cup, all four teams batting first have won.
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Although South Africa beat Zimbabwe, AB de Villiers indicated that bowling first in those conditions was the better option. South Africa were in a lot of trouble early on, and had Zimbabwe been able to take a couple more wickets, they might have won the match. I don't think that the results in those four matches have had as much to do with who batted first as that the best team won.
It's staggering how rediculously inept Dwayne Smith is when in West Indies colors. Nobody in the history of world cricket has played as many ODI games, whilst averaging so little.