World Cup Predictions Thread

[Grasshopper]

Winners: South Africa
Runners Up: Australia
Semi finalists: Pakistan, New Zealand
Leading run scorer: Hashim Amla
Leading wicket taker: One of the Mitchells
Highest individual innings scorer: AB de Villiers
Highest individual innings wicket taker: Vernon Philander
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: India
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: Bangladesh
Player of the Tourney: AB de Villiers
Player of the Final: Hashim Amla
Predict an upset in a group stage game: UAE to beat Pakistan by 165 runs in Napier
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Steven Smith
Random prediction: Spidercam will malfunction during the final and scone a fielder just as he's lining up a vital catch.

Nailed the only category that really matters.

 

[_Ed_]

I'm holding on to hope for the Spidercam prediction as well.

 

[longranger]

Winners: India
Runners Up: Australia
Semi finalists: New Zealand and South Africa
Leading run scorer: Rohit Sharma
Leading wicket taker: Mitchell Starc
Highest individual innings scorer: AB De Villiers
Highest individual innings wicket taker: James Anderson
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: Sri Lanka
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: New Zealand
Player of the Tourney: Rohit Sharma
Player of the Final: Virat Kohli
Predict an upset in a group stage game: Afghanistan to beat England
Biggest dud player of the tourney: David Warner
Random prediction: The knock-out games will feature a lot of sledging and that will make headlines

Some howlers with Rohit Sharma and James Anderson. Happy with the India and Mitchell Starc predictions. Let's see if the Kohli prediction holds.

 

[Anil]

new zealand will win their first world cup in a nz vs aus final...

 

[Jezroy]

Winners: New Zealand (maybe)
Runners Up: Sri Lanka (no)
Semi finalists: South Africa, Australia (yes)
Leading run scorer: Kane Williamson (no)
Leading wicket taker: Morne Morkel (probably not)
Highest individual innings scorer: Chris Gayle (204 v UAE at Napier) - DIDN'T EVEN TURN UP MAAAAAAAAAAAN. But he did get a double.
Highest individual innings wicket taker: Adam Milne - If he get's an 8-fer in the next 2 games... You can thank me then.
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: India (Nope)
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: Sri Lanka (nope)
Player of the Tourney: Kane Williamson (If he wants to double Guptill)
Player of the Final: Kane Williamson (Maybe I'm still right there)
Predict an upset in a group stage game: AFG vs BANG - Shocking that B'desh won so convincingly. I'll take that.
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Tamim Iqbal - Or if you're talking one of the big boys - Watto - Neither really.
Random prediction: Zim vs Ire to be a tie like back in 2007 - 5 runs out

Not the best

 

[morgieb]

Winners: Australia
Runners Up: New Zealand
Semi finalists: Australia, New Zealand, England, Sri Lanka - nup
Leading run scorer: Williamson - nup
Leading wicket taker: Hazlewood - not even close, probably wouldn't get a bite of it even if he did play every game.
Highest individual innings scorer: Finch - nup
Highest individual innings wicket taker: Starc - close but no cigar
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: India, South Africa - nup. I guess South Africa sorta underachieved the group stage, but unlike in the past they lifted in the knockouts.
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: England - more like underacheive lol
Player of the Tourney: Hazlewood - not even close
Player of the Final: Faulkner
Predict an upset in a group stage game: Ireland v Pakistan - hey Ireland did upset someone! Shame it was the wrong side.
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Dhoni - not really
Random prediction: A Top 8 won't make the quarters.

Bolded = accurate.

Wish I had stayed with my November prediction of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India making the semis.

 

[ajdude]

Winners: South Africa tick
Runners Up: Australia tick
Semi finalists: SA, Aus, Pakistan, NZ tick tick tick tick
Leading run scorer: Ahmed Shehzad big tick
Leading wicket taker: Imran Tahir tick
Highest individual innings scorer: Shane Watson (199 against Scotland, bowled leaving one in the 42nd over) tick hahaha how ****ing funny was that
Highest individual innings wicket taker: Imran Tahir (7/28 against WI) tick and what a tick
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: India I guess tick
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: Pakistan I guess yep tick
Player of the Tourney: Imran Tahir tick **** he went off celebrating didn't he
Player of the Final: Hashim Amla (122 off 101, 5/20 off 10, 6 catches) tickeroonie
Predict an upset in a group stage game: UAE over India at Perth tick
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Ian Bell the biggest tick of all
Random prediction: Nobody to score more than two centuries for the tournament didn't quite nail this one but tick

well gentlemen it's been a pleasure

 

[Zinzan]

Winners: Australia
Runners Up: South Africa
Semi finalists: New Zealand, England
Leading run scorer: Watson
Leading wicket taker: Steyn
Highest individual innings scorer: Warner
Highest individual innings wicket taker: Starc
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: Sri Lanka
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: England
Player of the Tourney: Watson
Player of the Final: Watson
Predict an upset in a group stage game: Ireland to upset the Windies.
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Gayle
Random prediction: Ali to beat Amla in the battle of the beards

Aside from the winner, I was miles off...especially with my backing of Watto.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Winners: South Africa
Runners Up: New Zealand
Semi finalists: Australia, England
Leading run scorer: Steve Smith
Leading wicket taker: Mitchell McClenaghan
Highest individual innings scorer: David Warner
Highest individual innings wicket taker: Mitchell Starc
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: India
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: England
Player of the Tourney: AB de Villers
Player of the Final: Hashim Amla
Predict an upset in a group stage game: Afghanistan beating England but England still qualifying
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Sunil Narine
Random prediction:England to do what they did in 2011 by losing randomly to bad teams buut also pulling off great wins against the big nations and reaching the semis

Well that didn't go well

 

[Burgey]

Winners: NZ
Runners Up: Australia
Semi finalists: SA, SL
Leading run scorer: McCullum
Leading wicket taker: Johnson
Highest individual innings scorer: Warner
Highest individual innings wicket taker: Narine
Which team will be the biggest disappointment apropos their pre-tourney standing: India (hopefully)
Which team will over achieve apropos their pre-tourney standing: NZ
Player of the Tourney: McCullum
Player of the Final: Boult
Predict an upset in a group stage game: Ireland beat WI
Biggest dud player of the tourney: Rahane
Random prediction: Warner to be suspended for sledging/ abuse.

Pretty much got all these right....