Here’s our regular update on the competition, featuring a look at the Matchday 3 games that took place over Gameweek 33. We also have some fun handing out some Matchday Awards and a look ahead to Matchday 4. Please use this article for all tournament chat.
MATCHDAY 3 RESULTS
The final Matchday 3 results have been updated in the Cup spreadsheet and we can reveal that after a hard-fought round, Bangladesh and South Africa top Groups A and B respectively.
In Group A, four teams are on four points apiece. One more win for any of those four teams will guarantee them a place in the knockouts. Scotland with two and Sri Lanka with no points may be lagging behind but are still very much in the race for qualification.
In Group B, South Africa and West Indies are through to the knockouts, courtesy of their unbeaten run. All the remaining four teams still stand a chance to take the remaining two knockouts spots.
Congratulations to all the victorious teams and a reminder to those that lost that everyone is still in this hunt for glory.
MATCHDAY 3 AWARDS
Sachin Tendulkar Award for the best batting lineup – WI with 658 runs
Salma Hayek Overnight Award for the player of the week – Never Trust Bony with 70 runs from IND
Hot Urine Treatment for the highest run scorer on the bench – Mull with 73 runs from AUS
SAF Management Award – manager with highest manager rating – Bonz of SAF with rating of 99
Dalglish Differential – manager with lowest manager rating – Zep of AUS with rating of 92
Jose Mourinho Award for the best pressers before Matchday 3 deadline:
Media choice – Sheikh Badger (UAE) with +10
Fans choice – Sheikh Badger (UAE) with 30 votes on the CWC poll
Andrew Symonds Award for the best sledging (Social Media) – BungledMess (Parody fan account of Bangladesh) and New Zealand
MATCHDAY 4 PREVIEW
Gameweek 34′s fixtures are as follows:
Group A
New Zealand vs Australia (Trans-Tasmanian Derby takes the limelight this weekend)
England vs Scotland
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
Group B
India vs West Indies
Ireland vs South Africa
UAE vs Pakistan
Keep track of how your team progresses over the Gameweek via the Live ScoreCard Tool
LINE-UP SUBMISSION
All managers are requested to email me their four substitutes and their FPL IDs before the deadline of Friday, 24 April, 2359 BST. In case he or she fails to do so, the autosubs will be the last four players on the Squads Page.
Managers may also be likely to post any pressers on this article here. So be on the lookout for latest team news, especially from your rivals. As always, please keep all the match day banter on this thread.
We are entering crunch time where we could have some thrilling encounters. Good luck to all the teams.
