Group B contains two teams that are usually considered as dark horses. Or in New Zealand’s case, sheepguys. No, not really, but they are the teams that are always said to have a chance of winning, but are never the favourites. There, I just defined ’dark horses’.
Zimbabwe is also in this group. (it had to be on a new line or no one would pay attention. I barely did)
Sri Lanka
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Last week, Haroon Lorgat, the ICC Chief Executive, announced that the 2015 World Cup would feature 10 teams. This almost effectively means that Associates and Affiliate members have no chance of competing (or is it participating?) at the tournament, unless the ICC introduces a qualification tournament.
Around the time the 2007 tournament was still coming to terms with the early exit of India & Pa...
Afghanistan held their own against one of the pre-tournament favourites, Scotland, in a tense and impressive 42-run win in Benoni, successfully defending 280
Scotland’s status hangs by a thread - Read the rest of the piece at Cricinfo.
When it mattered, Scotland finally produced a performance meriting
their pre-tournament status as one of the two favourites, thumping UAE
by 122 runs and, with it, retaining their status as an international
country by the thinnest of margins
Hamilton saves Scotland’s ODI status - Read the rest of the piece at Cricinfo.
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