Blackjax Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 The ICC T20 World Cup is underway in the UAE and since we have reached the final stages of the event we here at Askgamblers have decided to have a fun contest where forum members get a chance to pick the winners for the Semi finals and the Finals. Members who mange to pick the correct winners will win Admin points which they can exchange for cash. The contest will be divided in to two halves the semi final predictions and finals predictions. You will get to choose the winners for semi finals from the two matches and every correct pick will be rewarded by 200 points. Predicting the winner of the Finals will get you 600 points. Part 1- Semi Finals Semi Final 1- Australia vs South Africa The T20 world Cup has been held 8 times before 2024 and Australia has won it 6 times and have been runners up once. They have a lot of experience and are the favorites to win this game. South Africa's best performance was last year where they reached the Finals but lost to Australia. South Africa would want a revenge of their loss meanwhile Australia would like to make it to their 8th final. Australia and South Africa have played each other 10 times and Australia has dominated them with 9 wins. Australia are currently unbeaten in the tournament and are looking unstoppable. South Africa on the has been in a good form too and have won 3 out of their last four matches. Australia Form- Match 1 vs Sri Lanka- Won by 6 wickets Match 2 vs New Zealand- Won by 60 runs Match 3 vs Pakistan- Won by 9 wickets Match 4 vs India- Won by 9 runs South Africa Form- Match 1 vs West indies- Won by 10 wickets Match 2 vs England- lost by 7 wickets Match 3 vs Scotland- Won by 80 runs Match 4 vs Bangladesh- Won by 7 wickets Semi Final 2- New Zealand vs West Indies New Zealand has never won the World cup but have been in the Finals twice. West Indies has won the world cup once that was 10 years ago but they have a very bad record at the semi final of this tournament where they have lost 3 times in semi finals. New Zealand would like to capitalize on the fact that West Indies gets nervous during big occasions. Its important to mention that every time New Zealand has played a semi Final they have always made it to the Finals. When you look at the head to head record the two teams have played each other 22 times and New Zealand leads with 17 victories. During the current tournament New Zealand and West Indies both have won 3 out of their 4 matches. New Zealand Form- Match 1 vs India- Won by 58 runs Match 2 vs Australia- lost by 60 runs Match 3 vs Sri Lanka- Won by 8 wickets Match 4 vs Pakistan- Won by 54 runs West Indies Form- Match 1 vs South Africa- Lost by 10 wickets Match 2 vs Scotland- won by 6 wickets Match 3 vs Bangladesh- Won by 8 wickets Match 4 vs England- won by 6 wickets cocopop3011 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocopop3011 Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 @Blackjax Just so I understand this and can figure out the points, can you just confirm how many guesses each member must make in the semi finals please? Then I will post the points for each correct answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjax Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 One guess per match. So thats two guesses for Part 1. No more guesses after 12 pm GMT, 17th of October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjax Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 My Predictions- Match 1- Australia Match 2- New Zealand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocopop3011 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 6 hours ago, Blackjax said: One guess per match. So thats two guesses for Part 1. No more guesses after 12 pm GMT, 17th of October. Okay so you can aware 200 points per correct guess please. @Afi4wins @Fiekie247 @Flatzem @marius1978 @Icy @Ultras34 @ales200 @Blackjax please invite anyone else you think might enter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjax Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 2 minutes ago, cocopop3011 said: Okay so you can aware 200 points per correct guess please. @Afi4wins @Fiekie247 @Flatzem @marius1978 @Icy @Ultras34 @ales200 @Blackjax please invite anyone else you think might enter. And for Finals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjax Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 @Maiwen @loceff13 @Potatohead you guys can guess and win 400 points. These 400 points are equivalent to €10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loceff13 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Australia win, NZ win thanks Blackjax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocopop3011 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 53 minutes ago, Blackjax said: And for Finals? For finals I will award 600 points. Blackjax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocopop3011 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 @Blackjax I’ll play along but I’m confused what teams I am picking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afi4wins Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 My pick are the same as the others, but then again, cricket is not my kind of game. Match 1 - Australia to win. Match 2 - New Zealnd to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marius1978 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Clueless when it comes to cricket but going for: 1) South Africa Visited it once and found it a stunningly beautiful and very life-educational country. 2) New Zealand Would be thrilled to go there some time. Blackjax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiwen Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 My Predictions: Match 1: Australia winner Match 2-:New Zealand winner Blackjax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Match 1: Australia to win! Match 2: New Zealand to win it! Blackjax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ales200 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 This post was recognized by cocopop3011! ales200 was awarded the badge 'Contest Points' and 200 points. Match 1: -Australia win Match 2:- New Zealand win Blackjax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocopop3011 Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Everyone has just picked the same answers Blackjax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjax Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 3 minutes ago, cocopop3011 said: Everyone has just picked the same answers Apart from Marius. marius1978 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 This post was recognized by cocopop3011! Icy was awarded the badge 'Contest Points' and 200 points. 25 minutes ago, cocopop3011 said: Everyone has just picked the same answers If it helps I changed how I worded my answers to make it look good. Not bad, eh? cocopop3011 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjax Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 Well, well, well. What an upset. South Africa had defeated Australia for the first time in t20 world cup. Only @marius1978 got it right. cocopop3011, marius1978 and loceff13 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marius1978 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Damn, curious what the odds were? I bet quite a bit but not on cricket which is a sport I don't even understand Funny, I only picked them because I like that country Blackjax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjax Posted October 18 Author Share Posted October 18 New Zealand has won the match and will now face South Africa in finals. loceff13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocopop3011 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 On 10/17/2024 at 5:55 PM, Blackjax said: Well, well, well. What an upset. South Africa had defeated Australia for the first time in t20 world cup. Only @marius1978 got it right. Are you happy to record the points on this one please? Do we have another guessing round now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjax Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 7 hours ago, cocopop3011 said: Are you happy to record the points on this one please? Do we have another guessing round now? I am keeping track of the points. We have part 2 to guess the final winner. Then I will create the leaderboard. Please do not reward anyone yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjax Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 Part 2- Finals South Africa vs New Zealand Its South Africa vs New Zealand at the t 20 world cup final and no matter who wins we are going to have a new Champion. This is South Africa's 2nd final appearance in as many years and they would like to achieve a victory and lift the cup. Tomorrow's match for New Zealand is their third Final appearance and they might get lucky the third. New Zealand and South Africa have played each other 16 times where the former team has won 11 matches and the latter 4. One was no result. Looking at their recent form both teams finished second in their respective groups and both of them have won 4 out of their last 5 matches. Pick your winner carefully as a correct prediction will give you 600 points which is equivalent to €15. FINALS- NEW ZEALAND VS SOUTH AFRICA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjax Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 My Pick - New Zealand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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