brmtaylor.com admin wrote:Must have been an interesting feeling when Zimbabwe and Ireland tied then?
That match was pure frustration in just soooo many ways, you would not believe. I'm first & foremost a Zim fan, so I was raging that Zim let that one go - but seeing Ireland in the Super 8 was the highlight of the tournament after that...
When we needed something like 15 off 5 overs, I was sure we were home. Having said that, after that horrible Taylor dismissal it just seemed that luck was against us. That was a sad match
At the start of that tournament, I put AU$100 on Pakistan to not make the Super 8 stage. That tie set it up so perfectly as it meant they'd miss out if they lost either of their remaining matches - which they did. It was disappointing from a Zimbabwe fan's POV but it helped the hip pocket and it was good to see Ireland progressing, so I was definitely experiencing mixed emotions that day.
Re: the thread topic; I'm more of a diehard New South Wales fan than I am an Australia fan (or even a Zimbabwe fan..) but I voted for Australia.
I wish I had put $20 on Zimbabwe beating Australia the Twenty20 World Cup. I can't remember what the odds were now (50-1? 10-1? not too sure) but it would have been a good return.