India VS Bangladesh

The last ODI of this bilateral series will be played today. India has already lost the series and would try to save themselves from more humiliation by winning the last game. The complete Indian batting order is in shambles and those senior players have failed to perform. I am expecting some of them might get tested in the last match and new players would be given an opportunity.

Bangladesh has been completely dominating this series and especially the lower middle order has been able to win the last two match for them with an ease. Their bowlers have shown more maturity then their Indian counterpart. They would try their level best to win the last match too.

Do not follow that blindly as this world cup is full of big upsets. I was so confident that Brazil would go through to the semifinal but after yesterday I am not believing on any of the odds. Croatia won because of their goalkeeper otherwise it would have been Brazil in the semis.  More such shocks and upsets to come in the last two quarterfinals and in the semifinals.

Brazil will win that is for sure. This is another match for them in the world cup but their have been instances in the past world cups where Brazil being the best team lost a crucial match. The way croatia have played most of their games I think today's match won't be easy for Brazil. We will know the answer in some hours. Let's hope for the best.

My initial thoughts were England had a bat start and we're not able to give a big target to Pakistan. After seeing Pakistani batter struggling to score single runs I think the English batters did a good job. Pakistan has already lost two wickets and the good part here is that Babar Azam is still playing and hopefully he will score his half century. I still feel before the days ends England bowlers will be able to get another wicket which might not help Pakistan tomorrow.

I knew AI's are being used for many things but I was not aware that they can be also used to predict the outcome of any games or results. It is intresting where technology is going and if these kind of Artificial intelligence starts getting correct outcomes then betting would become redundant. I still believe it is hard to beat the human intelligence when critical decision need to be taken and taking critical decision is a part of betting as well as gambling.

Bad start by England! They have already lost their openers for just 122 runs. I was expecting the same kind of batting by them as they did in the first test match. The pitch in this match is looking good and is not like the first test match. A big game for Pakistan if they do not want to lose this test series. I am sure Babar Azam would be in lot of pressure in this test match. 

Clearly, the odds are in favor of Brazil and everyone knows that they will win comfortably. Brazil as a team is playing every game and is less dependent on its star players. They have not lost the last four matches that they have played against Croatia. Another team that I am pretty confident will qualify for the semifinal is Portugal. These two teams have won every match they have played in this world cup comfortably.

From Bad to Worst! This guy has been struggling so much and still, he gets to play in the ODI series against Bangladesh and might also get to play in the ODIWC. He is basically eating the position of someone who can help the Indian batting lineup. BCCI selectors should forget about his past and should focus on how India can win the world cup.



In the last 7 ODIs that he played he has scored 5,9,17,16,0,18 and 8

There is no doubt that Brazil will qualify for the semifinals if Croatia plays like they played with Koreans then also Brazil will defeat them but it will be a little tough match for them.

The match between Argentina and Netherland is very unpredictable any team can win the match. If Messi is in action mode on the match day then their is a chance for Argentina to qualify for the semifinal.

Changes have already started happening. They have already removed Dravid as a coach and a new name should be announced soon. Rohit Sharma got his chance and royally screwed it in the T20 world cup and after this humiliating defeat from Bangladesh he might be dropped as a captain for ODI squad. The same thing might happen to KL Rahul. I am still confused as to what might be the reason of Sanju Samson not being played again and again. They should have given him an opportunity. As for Kohli I think he should take a permanent rest from cricket. He no more suitable as a batter for any form of cricket.

As I said earlier India will miss Sanju Samson. Except Sheyas Iyer India does not have a reliable batter on the field now. The captain himself got out cheaply. Apparently both the captain and the vice captain have been struggling with their form for sometime now. This will be another humiliating defeat by the Indian team on Bangladesh soil.

Virat Kohli or shall I say the so called inform Kohli!
This is a classic example why you shouldn't allow your star batter who lost his form for three years and regained a little bit while playing in the world cup a break. He is again struggling! The management did change his order but nothing is working for him. I think he is in his end and the new selection committee might drop him hereafter. They already have removed Dravid as the coach of India and they might do the same with veteran players.

Absolutely stunning performance by Bangladesh. They have only three balls left for their innigs to end otherwise they would have easily set a target of 300 runs for India. They still have wickets in hand but after losing 6 wicket coming back into the game shows how inconsistent Indian bowlers are performing. In my opinion only Washington Sundar was productive as he not only took 3 wickets he was also economical. Sanju Samson again not playing in this match and his absence will hurt India's batting when they 271 runs.

Mahmudullah &Hasan have controlled the Bangladesh batting to a great extent. I think if they continue the way they are playing now Bangladesh will easily reach 250. Anything above 250 would be a good target to defend for the bowlers. Indian bowlers gave a good early start but we're not able to maintain the pressure. Thakur, Patel and Chahar have failed to get any wickets and have been expensive too. Things are not looking good for India at the moment.

Both team have shown poor batting in the first ODI. I am still not sure why Bangladesh choose to bat first after winning the toss. At the moment it looks like the pitch is favouring Indian bowlers and would have done the same for Bangladeshi bowlers. It is too early to come into any conclusion but if Bangladesh wants to win the match then they need to score 250+ runs as India's batting is pretty much in shambles and a target of 250+ would be big for Indian batters.

If I am correct then you are referring to the 2019 Ashes. It was a very important game as if Australia had won the match then they would have retained the trophy. It was an incredible partnership which helped England to stay in the tournament.

This was the third win of England in a test match in Pakistan. Ben stokes after taking over as a captain of the English test side has changed the team completely. Pakistani batters were struggling against pacers but when spinners were introduced they were going after them. This is when a bulk of runs were scored by them. After lunch the agressive fielding and continuous pace attack destroyed the Pakistani batting line up. 

Niether yours nor mine prediction went well. As usual Pakistan lost a match which they could have won easily or could have drawn it. On thier homeground getting defeated royally is a big shame for the Pakistani side. The gamble that the English side took went well for them. Good comeback by the England team.

Everyone knows Pakistan is unpredictable but you can clearly see in this match they need to chase a small target and have the full 5th day to do it. At the moment they only need 86 runs and they have 51 overs in hand. They have lost 5 wickets which can be a little concerning but I think it doesn't matter at this stage. Mind you they are also playing in their homeground and are aware of the conditions.

That decision might get back fired today ! I am sure they would have gone through multiple scenarios before coming up with the decision. England at the moment is struggling to contain or apply pressure on Pakistani batters. Pakistan only need 174 runs and they have only lost 3 wickets. In my opinion it is far easy now for Pakistan to win this test match than England.