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Parallels between 2003 and 2026 World Cup Finals and how Win Predictor had to do very little both times

In a nutshell All those who endured the torture of the 2003 World Cup final deserved a day where the tables would turn and India would heap the same kind of misery on our Oceanian neighbors that they once piled upon us. Fun fact, my win predictor friend didn't have much to do on that evening too more than two decades ago. The D-Day The final of the 2026 World Cup produced a one-sided beating much to the delight of my friend, the one and only Win Predictor who also practically dozed off throughout the semifinal until being woken up by Jacob Bethell's explosive century.  The final would offer no such snags for my friend. This was at first a canter by any stretch of the imagination until  Samson fell trying to up the ante.  Jimmy Neesham who accounted for Samson then took two more making it 3 wickets in the space of 5 balls and Hardik Pandya who promoted himself at the expense of his captain found the meaning of hard times. My Win Predictor friend's slumber was about...