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Always been fascinated with this sport but have never been able to pick up how it actually works. Is there a "dummys" guide out there?

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If you watch the two videos I posted above, you are good to go in terms of basics. You will start picking up nuances and in-game strategies along the way as you watch more. :cheers:

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Can anyone explain the game like im 10?

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Here is the single best video I have seen of someone explaining cricket in a way that baseball fans in America can understand:


Jomboy has become a huge cricket fan and was even a commentator at some of the T20 World Cup matches held here in the US last month.

India, South Africa, Austrlia and New Zealand the semifinalists after the league stage.

India went undefeated in the league stage beating every team handily and hardly broke a sweat.

India plays New Zealand on Nov 15th in the first semi final. Australia and South Africa play in the second semi final a day later.

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Cheapest gas in America right here in Longmont CO. Crazy! 100s of cars waiting in line.

This intersection in Firestone, CO has 4 gas stations that have been in a price war for over a year and they often have the cheapest gas in the country.

Yesterday it got down to $0.99!

Average gas price in the US is $3.60.

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India, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia are the top 4 teams after 2/3rds of the way through the tournament and are most likely to end up in the semi-finals.

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The temperature in Phoenix, Arizona continues to rise as the city broke its previous record of the most consecutive days at or above 110F (43C).

On Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service announced that the temperature at Phoenix Sky Harbor international airport reached 110F, making it the 54th day this year with temperatures of at least 110F.

Earlier this summer, Phoenix grappled with a 31-day streak of temperatures at or above 110F as a blistering and historic heatwave swept across numerous states including Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and California.

The previous record was set in 1974 during which the city saw 18 consecutive days of at or above 110F.

According to Nasa’s global temperature analysis, June 2023 was the hottest June on record.

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Here's what our (wife and I combined) Wealthfront says:



But then again, I am a first gen immigrant who came to the US on a student visa and eventually got my green card after 20 years. Got two graduate degrees along the way and joined the tech industry at the right time (think 2010), so there was luck involved too. My wife has a graduate degree too and works in big tech.

I just come from a culture where this is expected, so I don't particularly feel I have done something special or out of the ordinary. We have friends my age, who are much better off than us with like 10x our net worth (from getting into startups that hit big etc.), but we happy and thankful with what we have achieved and have no regrets. This would have been only possible in America and nowhere else, and I never forget that even for a moment.

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Major League Cricket (MLC) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in the United States. Operated by American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) and sanctioned by USA Cricket, it began play on July 13, 2023, with six teams representing major U.S. cities under a single-entity model. The first season is taking place over three weeks at Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, and Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina, concluding on July 30, 2023.

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Twenty-two men will paint North Texas purple, gold and yellow Thursday for a game of bat and ball during the historic debut of Major League Cricket. The sport is wildly popular in many places, but not in the United States.

The Texas Super Kings will host the Los Angeles Knight Riders in the opening match of a 19-match tournament at the newly transformed 7,200-seat Grand Prairie Stadium near Dallas.

"It's a new beginning for cricket in this country," said Zubin Surkari, who is managing operations for Major League Cricket. "T20 (a shorter format) is an exciting three hours of cricket, the pitch looks great, the field looks great. This has never been done in terms of a stadium of this magnitude."

MLC is a $120 million investment from multiple entities — mainly Sameer Mehta and Vijay Srinivasan, co-founders of Willow TV, the largest broadcaster of cricket in North America.

The two businessmen plan to grow the game in the United States by bringing in international talent, and building stadiums and training facilities in hopes of cultivating the new generation of U.S. cricketers.

Major League Cricket makes its American debut near Dallas

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Texas Super Kings won their first match against the Los Angeles Knight Riders - Scorecard

Some pics from the game:



A very-American wing of Perot Investments HQ was the scene of the pre-tournament captains' press conference (In pic: Anurag Jain, co-owner of Texas Super Kings, and Aaron Finch, captain of San Francisco Unicorns):

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Sampras is the GOAT

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Sampras didn't do shite on clay. Wasn't his best performance at the French Open a semi final appearance? The big 3 are better all round players imho and any one of them deserve be GOAT.

4th guy from the left. Dude's name is Marco Jansen and plays for South Africa. He is officially listed at 2.06 meters tall. The England team is on the right. They are paying tribute to the Queen before starting their cricket game.

Here him next to the shortest player on the South African team :lol: