ICC World Twenty20 2012

Australia swept all before them in the pool stages and the super eights, except for the final dead rubber, but got comprehensively thumped in the semis. What is that definition of choking again? ;)

Sorry, my mistake, choking is the word used for any SA loss only...
 
West Indies 205/4 (20/20 ov)
Australia 131 (16.4/20 ov)

Start the Gangnam Style, West Indies have won by 74 runs and qualify for the World T20 final against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Congratulations to all in the Caribbean, their first final since 2006 Champions Trophy.
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Wonderful achievement :)
 
ClintZA said:
Australia swept all before them in the pool stages and the super eights, except for the final dead rubber, but got comprehensively thumped in the semis. What is that definition of choking again? ;)

Sorry, my mistake, choking is the word used for any SA loss only...
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+1 - Australia and New Zealand are CHOKERS!!
 
ClintZA said:
Australia swept all before them in the pool stages and the super eights, except for the final dead rubber, but got comprehensively thumped in the semis. What is that definition of choking again? ;)

Sorry, my mistake, choking is the word used for any SA loss only...
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The label could only have been given to the Saffers if they had lost in the finals ... but unlike the Aussies we did not have that luxury :p
 
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Yellow for Mike Hoxbig :D
 
SL have made a few finals andd ended up losing...

Even they can be deemed chokers...


Final ought to be a cracker... I doubt it will be as one-sided as the group match ...
 
SinghDude said:
SL have made a few finals andd ended up losing...

Even they can be deemed chokers...
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That is the stupid thing, it seems almost any loss nowadays is referred to as a choke. Silly. Even when referring to wiki (with it's obvious user bias) the Proteas are mentioned for their losses in the world cup but then three of the examples given are hardly chokes!

1992 Rain reduced a makeable target of 22 off 13 to 22 off 1 ball
1999 Heading for what looked like a certain loss before Klusenar heroics (36 off 21 balls which pre-T20 was exceptional) gave us a sniff and then the unfortunate run out.
2003 Again affected by rain and the new Duckworth-Lewis being incorrectly interpreted. Stupidity if anything but not a choke. At the time many teams, and commentators, admitted to not knowing that the score shown meant you need one more.

So the choker tag is based on getting knocked out of 5 world cups of which three are hardly chokes, in my opinion, but just unfortunate.

EDIT : Out of interest is was partly as a result of the fiasco at the 1992 world cup that a decision was made to alter the rules for rain affected matches.
 
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So stoked the Windies are into the final, even more so cause they thrashed the Aussies!
 
You can't choke in a final, it's anyone's game, the best 2.
SA are the chokers on cricket today.
Don't know why people try and defend it.
Hope Windies take it!!!!
 
Saffers hate losing. It hurts more when on paper the team appears better than the opposition.

Watching the SA team NOT playing to their full potential especially when it matters is the most frustrating part of being a south african supporter.
 
ClintZA said:
That is the stupid thing, it seems almost any loss nowadays is referred to as a choke. Silly. Even when referring to wiki (with it's obvious user bias) the Proteas are mentioned for their losses in the world cup but then three of the examples given are hardly chokes!

1992 Rain reduced a makeable target of 22 off 13 to 22 off 1 ball
1999 Heading for what looked like a certain loss before Klusenar heroics (36 off 21 balls which pre-T20 was exceptional) gave us a sniff and then the unfortunate run out.
2003 Again affected by rain and the new Duckworth-Lewis being incorrectly interpreted. Stupidity if anything but not a choke. At the time many teams, and commentators, admitted to not knowing that the score shown meant you need one more.

So the choker tag is based on getting knocked out of 5 world cups of which three are hardly chokes, in my opinion, but just unfortunate.

EDIT : Out of interest is was partly as a result of the fiasco at the 1992 world cup that a decision was made to alter the rules for rain affected matches.
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Can't we alter the wiki - how dare we be labelled chokers.

//off to wiki to see if it can be changed//
 
Losing in this format of the game is hardly a choke. This is cricket's version of the lottery. On the day even the best team can lose to a rampant opponent. We have been on the receiving end of plenty of rough deals. But such is life. Maybe next time we will have better luck.
 
So WI have made only one run off the bat after 3 overs. This must be the slowest start in T20 cricket ever.
 
32/2 after 10 overs. Not a great start to this test match :rolleyes:
 
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