Thread by @RCBTweets

Long list of freaky World Cup coincidences - A Thread🧵

This is basically ‘Ee Sala…’ but #DontSayIt! ❌ (1/n)

#T20WorldCup

2007 - 🇮🇳 defeat 🇵🇰 in the group stage of the T20 WC(last ball thriller). India go on to win the 🏆

2022 - 🇮🇳 have defeated 🇵🇰 in the group stage of the T20 WC in a last ball thriller…

#DontSayIt ❌ (2/n)

2007 - 🇧🇩 defeat 🇮🇳 for the☝time in WC history. 🇮🇳 exit WC(group stage)
2011 - 🇮🇳 defeat 🇧🇩 in the☝match of the WC and go on to win the 🏆

2021 - 🇵🇰 defeat 🇮🇳 for the☝time in WC history. 🇮🇳 exit WC(group stage)
2022 - 🇮🇳 defeat 🇵🇰 in the☝match of the WC

#DontSayIt ❌ (3/n)

2011 - 🇮🇪 defeat 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 at the Chinnaswamy in the group stage of the ODI WC. 🇮🇳 go on to win the 🏆

2022 - 🇮🇪 defeat 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in the group stage of the T20 WC…

#DontSayIt ❌ (4/n)

2003 & 2011 - The only two times 🇮🇳 played against 🇳🇱 in the WC before 2022. 🇮🇳 win both the encounters and go on to reach the final on both occasions.

2022 - 🇮🇳 beat 🇳🇱 in the T20 WC…

#DontSayIt ❌ (5/n)

2003 - A player named (Tim) de Leede represents 🇳🇱 in the ODI WC. India go on to reach the final.

2022 - A player named (Bas) de Leede is representing 🇳🇱 in the T20 WC…

#DontSayIt ❌ (6/n)

2007 - 🇿🇼 defeat a heavyweight(🇦🇺) and cause a major upset in the group stage of the T20 WC. 🇮🇳 go on to win the 🏆

2022 - 🇿🇼 defeat a heavyweight(🇵🇰) and cause a major upset in the group stage of the T20 WC…

#DontSayIt ❌ (7/n)

2011 - 🇿🇦 beat 🇮🇳 in the group stage of the ODI WC. 🇮🇳 go on to win the 🏆

🇿🇦 have not beaten 🇮🇳 in any WC since then.

2022 - 🇿🇦 beat 🇮🇳 in the group stage of the T20 WC…

#DontSayIt ❌ (8/n)

2011 - A left-handed batter scores the winning runs through the off-side off the fourth ball of the final over for 🇿🇦 against 🇮🇳

2022 - A left-handed batter scores the winning runs through the off-side off the fourth ball of the final over for 🇿🇦 against 🇮🇳.

#DontSayIt ❌ (9/9)