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221  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Pakistan Super League #PSL Discussion Thread on: March 11, 2024, 07:50:37 AM
Indeed the match that took place yesterday between Multan Sultans and Islamabad United was truly a remarkable match. Islamabad United met the target of 229 runs set by Multan Sultans and eventually secured the semi-finals by defeating them by three wickets. However, the final list of the four teams that will participate in the semi-finals has been updated and the four teams Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta gladiators and Islamabad United have qualified. Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandar did not qualify but these two teams came to the end and managed to perform very well but unfortunately these two teams were eliminated before long.

There were two games yesterday and both were decided on very last ball of the game. IU did the unthinkable i.e. beating MS in crucial game. MS gave a target of 229 runs and everyone was saying that game is over for IU. Despite losing two early wickets, IU kept there morals high. The IU captain Shadab khan along with Colin Munro had a 141 runs partnership on just 64 balls. IU tail knew that it's a do or die game for them. In the end it's a victory for IU that has taken them to next round.
222  Economy / Speculation / Re: 100 Push-Ups A Day Until Bitcoin Is $100K Challenge on: March 11, 2024, 07:38:06 AM


That's a very good point and those who have not done push ups in past few months won't be able to do 100 push ups straight away. Best is to start with what your body is comfortable with. I gave it a try after reading this post and was able to do 10 push ups. I will do 10 Push-Ups for next two days also and will increase number of Push-Ups after that.  

10 March 2024 (Day 1) - 10 Push-Ups (Done)

11 March 2024 (Day 2) - 10 Push-Ups (Planned)
12 March 2024 (Day 3) - 10 Push-Ups (Planned)

I will come tomorrow and will update about the Push-Ups activity. Wish me luck.

I don't mean to be overly judgmental, but that quantity seems pretty low absent some reason that it needs to be that  low. .

In other words, you might want to consider doing three sets of push ups per day (or at least working up to being able to do 3 sets).., because one session per day seems to be pretty whimpy (especially with that quantity of pushups). and you might not experience improvements from that low of a level of pushups and if you are doing them all in one session and that scattered out of your sessions (which for you seems to be ONLY 1 session per day). ..

Of course, in the end, you can engage in this challenge in whatever way that you like...; or whatever fits your lifestyle and/or abilities.

You are very right in saying that quantity of push-ups are very low. The reason is, consider me as a guy who hasn't done push-ups or HIIT workouts for many years and for this reason my muscles are sleeping in comfort zone. I am giving three days time to my muscles to wake up and move out of comfort zone. I am happy that I have done 10 push-ups yesterday and today. From day after tomorrow I will increase my push-up quantity, perhaps 2 sets of 10 push-ups for first two days followed by 3 sets of 10 push-ups. Once my muscles are activated, I am sure I will increase that rate further.

Everyone of us is in different Hypo w.r.t push-ups. I consider myself at very early stage and need to activate my muscles first to gather push-ups on daily basis.   

Thanks JJG for this valuable suggestion of executing push-ups in sets. One set followed by another with some gap will help in getting to target of 100 push-ups per day.
223  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: March 11, 2024, 07:24:44 AM
Toss played crucial role as well, here pitch was getting better to bat day by day but usually it will be in the reverse, still standing up when they needed badly is something great and Aussies known for doing that and this victory doesn't surprise me much cause they have been completely dominant over Kiwis in test while playing in NZ for the last decades.

NZ team were all out for just 162 runs in first innings and Aussies were in same condition but its Marnus Labuschagne 90 runs that took them ahead of NZ. In second innings, NZ batsmen played with caution but it was too late by that time. If you give around 100 runs lead to team like Australia in first innings then its very difficult to get back in the game. Aussies once again proved that they are too good in test format.  
224  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: March 11, 2024, 04:19:59 AM
Back to back thriller match in PSL. In this match Quetta Gladiator required 4 runs from the last balls of the match. Waseem jr is playing Shaeen shan Afridi bowling and Waseem jr hit a six and Quetta Gladiator quality for the Play off of PSL9. Lahore Qalandar and Karchi kins are eliminated from this tournament. Yesterday Shoaib Malik needed 4 runs from to win against Lahore and Shoaib Malik hit a four and won the match for his team.

PSL teams for next round are selected and LQ and KK are eliminated. LQ had no chance for the next round since start of the tournament but KK fought hard and were eliminated because they don't have enough points. In yesterday game, KK were very close to victory but its Saud Shakeel and a match winning six from Muhammad Wasim that has taken QG to next round..
225  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: March 11, 2024, 04:15:38 AM
New Zealand deserved a win, but what to say? Matt Henry's brilliant performance went in vain. They had Australia at 43/4, then 80/5 and again at 220/7. When Mitchell Starc got out, they still needed another 61 runs to win, with just 3 wickets in hand. But all of their bowlers, who had performed extremely well till then, ran out of gas. Ben Sears was impressive and took 4 wickets in the second innings. But everyone else failed, in front of the lower order (Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey and Pat Cummins). But even now, Australia are well behind India, as far as the points table in WTC is concerned.   

Matt Henry who was doing so good in first 3 days of the game failed to pick wickets when NZ needed it badly. NZ were able to break partnership between Marsh and Head but then there is 140 runs partnership between Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey. It was first innings poor batting that costed NZ this match and the series. If NZ had not given such a huge lead in first innings then we might have different result of the game.
226  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Pakistan Super League #PSL Discussion Thread on: March 10, 2024, 05:09:55 PM
Lahore Qalandars set a target of 167 runs to Quetta Gladiators today. It cannot be called a big target. Quetta's batsmen are batting very carefully. At the end of 9 overs, the batsmen of Quetta Gladiators collected 66 runs with the loss of 2 wickets. Saud Shakee remains unbeaten with 29 runs from 29 balls. Jason Roy and Rille Rossouw are already out.

Gladiators have lost the wicket of there captain Rilee Rossouw and they are under pressure as they need 66 more runs on just 36 balls.
There is no Srafraz in today's game and that's because of his poor batting. First he was removed from captaincy and now he is axed from team because he is not performing in batting. It's best time for Sarfraz to say good bye to PSL on good note. If he insists to stay in PSL then I am sure in next season he won't be picked by any team. 
227  Economy / Speculation / Re: 100 Push-Ups A Day Until Bitcoin Is $100K Challenge on: March 10, 2024, 05:00:35 PM
Who's in?!?!?

Count me in  Wink

If 100 a day is too much, maybe try to start with whatever "K" the Bitcoin price is at and work your way up to 100 along with Bitcoin.  Smiley

That's a very good point and those who have not done push ups in past few months won't be able to do 100 push ups straight away. Best is to start with what your body is comfortable with. I gave it a try after reading this post and was able to do 10 push ups. I will do 10 Push-Ups for next two days also and will increase number of Push-Ups after that.  

10 March 2024 (Day 1) - 10 Push-Ups (Done)

11 March 2024 (Day 2) - 10 Push-Ups (Done) Edit.
12 March 2024 (Day 3) - 10 Push-Ups (Done)  Edit.

I will come tomorrow and will update about the Push-Ups activity. Wish me luck.
228  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: March 10, 2024, 04:44:05 PM
Lahore Qalanders are a relatively weak team. Lahore players are not performing well this season. Out of 9 matches they have won only one match. And today's match is also likely to lose Lahore. Looking at the condition of the pitch, I don't think it is a bowling friendly pitch. The pitch is batting friendly. And Lahore Qalanders batsmen set a target of 167 runs on this pitch. It cannot be called a big target. If the batsmen of Quetta Gladiators can bat with responsibility then they can easily beat Lahore Qalanders team.

The game is not very much important for Lahore Qalandars but it's very important for Quetta to win this match. If Quetta win this game then they will make it for play off. LQ have given a target of 166 runs and highlight of LQ innings is half century from Shaheen Shah. QG are going good so far, after 8 overs they are 63 and lost just one wicket. Win probability is more towards QG as they need 104 runs in 72 balls.

 
229  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Pakistan Super League #PSL Discussion Thread on: March 10, 2024, 04:35:37 PM
Today's first match has been finished and we can clearly see that the Islamabad United team achieved a win. Islamabad United's decision was not good in real but unfortunately, it worked in a very good way.

At Rawalpindi's pitch, they chose to bowl first where the pitch was too smooth for the team who batted first but I think today they came to the ground with a different type of strategy. Anyway, at the end of the game, they won and they just need win no matter how it came, but still I think that they took this decision because they had next to next great bowlers as three Shahs and a very good more spin with the name of Shadab Khan and Salman Agha.

Multan Sultan team posted a big total on the board that is 228 runs but the Islamabad United team chased this score in a style. Although no one made a century from the Islamabad united team but 84 runs innings in only 40 balls by Colin Munro set the tone for them.

With this win IU have secured there position for next round along with Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi. Now the contest is between Quetta and Karachi. If Quetta lose both of there remaining games and Karachi kings win there last game then Karachi Kings will qualify for the next round. For Quetta to make it to play off, they need to win at least one of there remaining match. Let's see which one from KK and QG makes it to lay off.   
230  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: March 10, 2024, 04:29:30 PM
It was another fantastic day for the Blackcaps, especially with their bowlers turning the game around. Matt Henry has been outstanding, and Ben Sears is also performing well. Tomorrow's cricket match looks promising, especially if Matt Henry maintains his excellent bowling form. However, they need to watch out for the dangerous partnership between Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head. It's crucial for New Zealand to clean them up early in the morning session; otherwise, the match might slip away from them. The morning session will be the most critical period of play tomorrow and will likely determine the outcome of the match.

NZ need to break the current partnership between Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head as quickly as possible. Aussies have the legacy that there is always a batsmen that performs when rest are not. We saw a rescue innings from Marnus Labuschagne in first innings and if current partnership is not broken game will slip away from NZ. Good batting from NZ in second innings and now they have a chance to level the series.   
231  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: HODL bitcoins, you can do it! Look at HODL camp map to build up strong hands on: March 09, 2024, 05:58:24 PM
If someone does not believe in bitcoin, then they might not feel FOMO or even really realize how much they are missing out until several years later, and sometimes it will be necessary to really point out the difference between investing in bitcoin versus other kinds of investments that they could have made before it might start to sink in that bitcoin would have had been a better investment.

Also, sometimes it is not really clear either regarding whether bitcoin is better or not, and several of us who have been into bitcoin longer notice these kinds of longer term trends and even some of us might become a bit wowed by how well a consistent BTC accumulation strategy ended up paying off.. and so it is even more apparent when new ATHs are being made.. but at the same time, if someone is coming in new, it could take them a whole cycle to build up their BTC holdings and even start to really be able to see positive results  (and we know that positive results are not guaranteed, either, so position size has to be accounted for in order to realize that positive results are not guaranteed).

Well, those who have belief issues with Bitcoin are doing harm to themselves. With so much data available about bitcoin that clearly tells how Bitcoin price has gone up from zero dollars to 70k in 13 years. There are online calculators available that tells you what benefit in past DCA and Lump Sum has given to investors. After going through all that data if somebody still has belief or trust issues with Bitcoin then we must not waste time in convincing that guy about Bitcoin. 
But I tell you one thing that more you go into Bitcoin more is your belief. As you go on investing in Bitcoin and try new techniques then your belief got more strengthen about Bitcoin. 
232  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Pakistan Super League #PSL Discussion Thread on: March 09, 2024, 01:05:47 PM
Today we will see the match between Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars and still, they had a very good chance to win but at the same time, if Karachi Kings will win it and Quetta loses their match tomorrow against Multan Sultans then Karachi Kings again win the match against Peshawar Zalmi on 11th March so it will be a chance to qualify on Semi-final for Karachi Kings. Quite difficult but still theoretically possible.

By the way, Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi are the only teams who have lost their match with Karachi Kings but I hope that if Lahore Qalandars loses then Peshawar Zalmi will not going to lose the match against Karachi Kings at Karachi.

Today is a must win game for Karachi Kings and the game is of zero interest for Lahore Qalandars. The PSL is getting interested as MS and PZ have qualified for play off stage while competition is between QG, IU and KK for the 3rd and 4th position. The last few games of PSL will be fun of action as three teams will be fighting hard for the next stage. IU last game will be against furious Multan Sultans and it will be difficult for them to beat them. 
233  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: March 09, 2024, 12:38:48 PM
In Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20 match Sri Lanka team came to bat and scored 174 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Sri Lanka team batsman Kusal Mendis scored 86 runs off 55 balls. Kamindu Mendis was out for 12 runs off 12 balls. Kamindu Mendis batting today.  Did not perform well. W Hasaranga was out for 15 runs off 13 balls. Bangladesh team now came out to bat. 84 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 14.1 overs. Bangladesh team is under a lot of pressure with the loss of 7 wickets.

Last over of the match is in progress and Bangladesh need 30 runs to win. 5 Sixes can do the job for Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed is on the crease and has batted beautiful for his 31 runs that include 2 sixes and 3 fours. From SL side, Nuwan Thushara has got best bowling figures of his career. He got 5 wickets and gave away just 20 runs in his 4 overs. Winner of this match will also win the series.
234  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: March 09, 2024, 12:32:07 PM
India decimated England while Australia is decimating NZ on the other side. At this point, I feel that we will have a rematch between India and Australia in the WTC finals unless they suddenly lose a lot.

Australia would be really happy if India made it to the finals and we all know why. Let's see what happens.

England would be happy that they were not whitewashed in this series, they are lucky to have a single test victory in this series. Indian spinners dominated last test and picked 18 English wickets, Bumrah picked two wickets in second innings. Muhammad Siraj remain wicket less throughout the test and was only given one over in second innings. There is nothing much to talk about English batting as it failed in both innings. India now on top of ICC WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS TABLE after this series win.
235  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Pakistan Super League #PSL Discussion Thread on: March 08, 2024, 07:10:04 AM
With the win yesterday, Islamabad United got themselves to the second position in points table for the Pakistan Super League (PSL). However, there is still a large gap with Multan Sultans, who have 12 points from 8 matches. Three teams (Islamabad United, Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi) have 9 points each, while Qalandars are at the bottom with just 3 points from 8 matches. 6 more matches remain in the group phase, and after that the knockout phase will start. Karachi needs to work really hard if they want to qualify. 

The scenario is now getting clear for next round. Lahore Qalandars are out and Karachi Kings also have very low chances of making it to next round. KK can only qualify for the next round if they win both of there remaining games and one team from Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta loses all of there remaining games. Islamabad has one game left against mighty Multan Sultans which they might lose and if they lost that game then KK has to beat Lahore and Zalmi in last two matches. 
236  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: March 08, 2024, 07:02:48 AM
LOL.. who is the foreign player in Nepal team? As far as I know, all the 11 players are Nepali citizens. That said, Nepal is a multi-cultural team, and the players do speak a variety of languages other than Nepali. Aasif Sheikh, Gulsan Jha, Aarif Sheikh.etc are Madheshis, and they speak languages such as Maithili and Oudhi instead of Nepali. But majority of the team members are Nepali speakers. USA had 1-2 promising native players, such as Ian Holland. But recent squads have not featured any natives.

Nepal no doubt has all native players unlike teams from Gulf countries. In teams like USA and Canada, players are mostly of South Asian origin but they have nationality of the country they are playing for. Nepal right now is doing good and if they keep going like that then soon they will be permanent part of ICC events like World Cups. Teams like Nepal are required in cricket eco-system, where there is interest in cricket among local population and team is fully composed of native players.
237  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: March 08, 2024, 06:55:47 AM
However, in the end, the Afghanistan team got a comfortable victory perhaps after a long time. Afghanistan's recent poor performance may have left many cricket fans in despair but now they have come out of despair.In the first ODI match between Afghanistan and Ireland Afghanistan batted first and put up a strong score along with some excellent batting against Ireland. However it is not the bad batting that the Ireland team did when they came down to bat against the given target in Afghanistan they lost by only 35 in a high voltage match.

Afghanistan won the match quite comfertably but a good fight from Ireland side after losing 3 wickets in 10 overs when score was just 34 runs. Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker both had a partnership of 173 runs, Harry Tector made 138 while Lorcan Tucker got out after scoring 85 run on 76 balls. Once Lorcan Tucker got out wickets start falling once again. Harry Tector kept frightening till last over and was the last batsmen to depart.
238  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: March 08, 2024, 06:49:53 AM
Throughout the Test series between India and England the spinners were more dominant than the fast bowlers. India's two spin bowlers who destroyed the England batting line-up in the first innings of the fifth Test match England may have been trying to take advantage of that but they could not succeed. Two batsmen of Indian team are batting very well at the moment especially Rohit Sharma and Shubman both of them are very close to century Rohit Sharma need one run to get century while SumanShubman Gill four runs. Maybe these two will complete the century very quickly and take their team to a strong position.

Indian spinners have done good job in first innings and English spinners are struggling to get wicket in first innings. India now have lead of 53 runs and they have lost just wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill both are now centurion. There are only two spinners in England squad, Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir while India destroyed English batting lineup with 3 spinners. There is not much hope for England to survive this test. 
239  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: March 07, 2024, 05:27:28 PM
Afghanistan put a competitive total of 310 on the board against Ireland. They dominated Ireland's bowling from bowl one. After Gurbaz and Rahmat's wicket, I thought they might fall short of 300, but Nabi and Shahidi batted beautifully and gave AFG bowlers a respectable total to defend.
Ireland is 11/1 in 3 overs. Ireland has a good batting lineup, and they might chase down this target if any of their top-order batters play a long inning. By looking at the AFG bowling lineup, I think AFG is the favourite to win this match. Hopefully, Ireland fight back, and we might see a close contest.

Looks like Afghans will win today's ODI comfortably. In reply to Afghanistan 310, Ireland at the moment 99 for 3 after 23 overs. The openers of Afghanistan scored 150 runs in 31 overs and in remaining 19 overs Afghanistan batting scored 160 runs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 6th ODI hundred in his 38 ODI appearances. Hashmatullah Shahidi played an entertaining innings toward the end by scoring 50 runs on just 33 balls. Ireland need some extraordinary performance to win this game.
240  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: March 07, 2024, 05:19:32 PM
England are performing the same way in the Test series against India as England did in the 2023 World Cup. England lost the series to India due to losing three matches in a row but in the fifth T20 match I thought maybe England can get a win against India but with the way they batted in the first innings it is not possible to win against India. England scored only 218 runs against India in the first innings. If India can bat like this then there is a possibility that England will lose this match by an innings. When England were batting it seemed that the wicket was very hard and the wicket was not helping the batsmen but the Indian batsmen were batting very well on the wicket.

England had terrible start of fifth test and Indians have performed quite well on first day. England had won the first test and since then its a dry period for them in the series. Zak Crawley was the only English batsmen to score a fifty and that's why England team was bowled out for just 218 runs on first test. Eleven wickets fell on first day and all were picked by spinners. Indians dressing room must be very satisfied as they are 135 for one on completion of first day. 
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