Having tasted some success with my recent predictions (so South Africa didn’t complete a whitewash, they came really close), I feel like I should start 2009 by gambling my credibility with some educated guesses relating to every Series scheduled to be played in 2009.
Will be collecting several trophies in 2009 if I'm right...
It’s worth pointing out that is a good chance several of these series may never take place. After all, can you really see Australia visiting Pakistan for 5 ODIs in this political climate? Nevertheless, I’m going to take a look into my crystal ball and make a few predictions. Some are calculated, others slightly bold, but hopefully by now, you’ll understand my thinking behind each one of them.
The period I’m covering is from the beginning of the Pakistan/Sri Lanka series to the Pakistan/New Zealand series in December/January. All of the series are listed as per the ICC’s Future Tours Program.
I’ve not made a distinction of ODI winner and Test winner. My prediction merely relays which team I feel will emerge from the tour with a greater sense of victory.
Jan 2009
Sri Lanka in Pakistan (ODIS) – Winner: Pakistan
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh (ODIs) – Winner: Bangladeh
Tri-Series in Bangladesh (Ban, SL & Zim) – Winner: Sri Lanka
Feb 2009
England in West Indies (4 Tests & 5 ODIs) – Winner: England
New Zealand in Australia (5 ODIs) – Winner: Austalia
Australia in South Africa (3 Tests & 5 ODIs) – Winner: South Africa
India in New Zealand (3 Tests & 5 ODIs) – Winner: India
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe (2 Tests & 3 ODIs) – Winner: New Zealand
March 2009
IApril 2009
West Indies in Bangladesh (2 Tests & 3 ODIs) – Winner: West Indies
May 2009
West Indies in England (2 Tests & 3 ODIs) – Winner: England
Tri-Series in Sri Lanka (Ind, SL & SA) – Winner: Sri Lanka
June 2009
ICC T20 World Championship – Winner: Pakistan
Australia in England (5 Tests & 7 ODIs) – Winner: Australia
July 2009
New Zealand in Zimbabwe (2 Tests & 3 ODIs) – Winner: New Zealand
Pakistan in Sri Lanka (3 Tests & 5 ODIs) – Winner: Pakistan
August 2009
New Zealand in Sri Lanka (3 Tests & 5 ODIs) – Winner: Sri Lanka
Bangladesh in Zimbabwe (2 Tests & 3 ODIs) – Winner: Bangladesh
September 2009
ICC Champions Trophy – Winner: South Africa
October 2009
Australia in India (7 ODIs) – Winner: India
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh (3 Tests & 5 ODIs) – Winner: Bangladesh
November 2009
England in South Africa (4 Tests & 5 ODIs) – Winner: South Africa
Pakistan in Australia (3 Tests) – Winner: Australia
Sri Lanka in India (3 Tests & 5 ODIs) – Winner: India
December 2009
West Indies in Australia (3 Tests) – Winner: Australia
India in Bangladesh (2 Tests) – Winner: India
New Zealand in Pakistan (3 Tests & 5 ODIs) – Winner: Pakistan
©Doctor Cricket 2009
Pakistan winning the Twenty20 World Cup? You’re having a laugh mate…