The 20/20 World Championships are about to move into the Super 8 stage.
It will do so without the heavyweights of world cricket, Australia. Australia lost their second match to Sri Lanka, once again falling short in the batting department and failing to post a total competitive enough for the bowlers to defend. They’ve lost that mental edge they once had due to incurring some losses, and losing a lot of experience. It’s certainly helped sparked a bit more interest in the world game.

The South Africans on the other hand have gone from strength to strength mentally. They only managed a small total against New Zealand, but the back themselves to defend whatever they’ve posted. Roelof van der Merwe has an awesome attitude and helped drag them back into the match, when New Zealand were cruising. Check out the highlights.

The Super 8 also sees the inclusion of Ireland. It is just reward for a team that has produced some consistent results in the second tier of cricketing countries, and they fully deserve their chance. It’s be great to see them win a couple of games.
I’m picking South Africa and India to definitely make the semis, but the race is wide open to see who can join them..