Originally posted by: WildestDreams
Shubman Gill HAS NOT TRAVELLED to the ground. The man with five ODI hundreds in 2023 will not start the World Cup owing to dengue.
It is good that he is getting full rest.
Hoping to see him get well soon and on the field.
i can see different countries competing against each other. But How many matches they have to win to stay in the world cup?
Round robin competition- everyone plays each other and the top four qualify, so it's tough to quantify a number.
But, you'll generally say 6/7 wins out of 9 is enough to qualify. NZ got to the SF last time with five wins though.
Originally posted by: WildestDreams
Shubman Gill HAS NOT TRAVELLED to the ground. The man with five ODI hundreds in 2023 will not start the World Cup owing to dengue.
I'm a tad surprised they're talking of dengue like a minor illness for Gill. 
In most cases, folks take at least a week to recover, and two weeks (sometimes even more actually) to regain full fitness and strength. It saps all the energy out of a person, and for a high level sport like 50 over cricket (which involves fielding in the October heat in India), you can't play the game at 50-60% fitness levels.
Originally posted by: Savera84
We can't really say how many matches they need to win to go to semi finals.
Each country has to play against rest of the 9 countries once. Each country has a chance to win 18 points. After completing the group matches, The top 4 teams in the points table (with better net run rate if they are tied with points) will go to Semi Finals. Bottom 6 will go home.
Cheers..
Okay. Makes sense
Thank you
You can count on the fingertips of one hand better ways to spend a Sunday afternoon than watching an India vs Australia World Cup match!! After three days of fairly scattered attendances and one-sided contests, we can say with some conviction that today should be different. Roads in central Chennai will be choker blocked as fans hurry themselves to get to Chepauk nice and early, many probably after paying a fortune for those tickets - all in the hope of seeing a glorious cricket match. Time for the World Cup to truly liven up!
Australia have lost five out of their last six games leading up to today, but you need to be really bold or really foolish to discount them in a World Cup. Mitchell Starc looked ominous in the warm-up clash against Netherlands, while Smith, Warner and Marnus have been amongst the runs. Glenn Maxwell spun a web against India in that 3rd ODI in Rajkot, so take this Aussie team lightly at your own peril. They claimed a memorable series win against India at Chepauk earlier this year thanks to a superb spell by Adam Zampa, and would be eager to repeat those heroics in their World Cup opener.
For India, it is a question of if and how much does a mosquito bite alter their team combination? If Gill hasn’t recovered fully to play, then Ishan Kishan is no stranger to opening the innings but all this while he has been practicing for middle overs batting. In all likelihood, this seems like the last World Cup for Rohit and Virat, and how keen would they be to start off with aplomb. Today could also mark a World Cup return for the home boy Ravi Ashwin, with the thought of playing three spinners looming large at Chepauk. Lots to mull over in terms of team combinations, we are not too far away from the toss. Stick around….
Any news on Gill whether he will be playing? Don’t see on the ground.
Jasprit Bumrah, today: "Body feels good. You miss the feeling of contributing to the team so excited for the tournament. We are one of the few lucky ones to play a home World Cup. Australia will make for cracking competition. Feeling is relaxed because we've played a lot of cricket recently. We were fresh and trained even when there wasn't any warm-up game. Will try to enjoy the occasion because in a big tournament you tend to overthink and go beyond the situation. It will be a little hot."
i can see different countries competing against each other. But How many matches they have to win to stay in the world cup?
One has to win 5 out of 9 matches at least to qualify for the SF
in the last WC, both NZ and Pak had 9 points each but NZ made it due to their better NRR
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