I've listed my reasons why I think Volkanovski won, but the judges see it different, and Volk knows that better than we do. So, he's got work to do in the rematch, since he'll need to convincingly beat Islam. Hopefully, via a finish.
I am just saying that Volkanovski can't be best pound for pound fighter, despite his great performance, he lost the fight. Now I am hearing news of Islam's mother saying that she wants to see him quit fighting, and we all remember that was the reason Khabib retired from MMA at the top. We don't know if Islam will do this, but in my opinion this is two different situation and Khabib is much better than both of this fighters, but we can only test this in virtual games now. https://www.lowkickmma.com/islam-makhachev-mother-wants-him-retire/It is only a common practice that a p4p king losses that recognition if it lost its next fight even if it was outside of its normal division. But technically, it is not really a guarantee. The fight was very close and could've went either way tbh. P4p ranking is based on fighters' divisions and Volkanovski still seems invincible in his division. Let's see if Makachev will listen to his mother since his dad seems to support him all the way. I believe Makachev will continue with his career. Still too many big and winnable fights for him. Instead of a rematch, I personally would love to see him defend his belt against either Oliveira and Poirier, or even Gaethji (needs a win first before facing Makachev). Personally, I am actually going to like a rematch. Because it needs to be settled. And I don't see this rematch happening if it does not happen right now. Because if Islam Makhachev gets too much hooked up with the title race, Volcanovsky will probably not see a rematch anytime soon. The way I see it right now is the ball is in the court of Islam Makhachev. Give Volcanovsky a rematch, if he wants. He can also go after the title if he wants. In both ways, he's going to be benefited. But the best is going to be him going for the title in my opinion. However, if UFC thinks about the pay per view, I think a rematch is going to make a lot more sense |
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LOL! Do people really believe that the Clippers will not benefit from acquiring Westbrook, and instead will struggle?
The odds should increase, not decline, but from what we are seeing, it seems like the bettors do not appreciate the decision of the Clippers to acquire Westbrook. Well, it's too early to conclude just yet. Let him play first, and then we will decide. As for me, I have a feeling that Westbrook will not be criticized with the Clippers; the opposite may happen.
Before many fans hope that Westbrook addition can make Lakers a title contender but unfortunately it not ended up well since he's performance totally decline there. That's why many doubt because many fans that he will became a liability of Clippers the same on what happen to him on Lakers. But if Westbrook proves that he's still the Mr. tripple double machine and can get back on that shape or maybe a little bit closer maybe his status on clippers will became different. He is actually going to be able to perform well. Just because he did not pop off with the Lakers, does not mean that he will not be able to perform with Clippers as well. But on the other hand, his recent performance has not been up to the mark. So it is easy to assume that he might not have a good performance with the Clippers as well. I cannot blame these bettors anyways. There's a reason why the Lakers have been trying hard to unload Westbrook even before the start of the season due to his declining stats. Westbrook is really not that bad of a player, but his $46 million salary this year made him bad. The Clippers made a huge gamble because if Westbrook performs well, they will have the advantage of re-signing him again and they can also let him go next season if he becomes unwanted. At least the Clippers' gamble is only good for a year although still very costly.
The amount of salary he is getting and the type of performance he is giving does not have a balance with each other. His performance has dropped significantly. There is no reason for the Lakers to keep him with so much money. For this much money, they can get another player who will be able to perform much better. |
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Bitcoin's adoption is like a disease that spreads quickly and if there will be some bodies(authorities) to stop it, they barely make it.
Before, bitcoin was introduced as a peer to peer payment but right now, we mostly see people adopt bitcoin not only for the usage of being a payment method but mainly as an investment, as an asset.
And that's not wrong, because its utilities can be seen and we can't deny that either or the two, it really is.
You are right, the main purpose while Bitcoin is been valuable in the society today it's because is an asset, many people who comes into Bitcoin today it's because of having more profit via their investment, in last five years people who values Bitcoin now have not had the interest of Bitcoin, so therefore it's obvious that the more the year are coming, the more massive adoption of Bitcoin, so i believe that Bitcoin have continuous adoption, because the advertisement of Bitcoin has gotten to the grassroots, so the adoption will be adding instead of reducing. We do believe that majority of people who do dive in into crypto not because of its usecase but rather into its profit making opportunity which is something that a very common approach.Speaking about recognition and adoption then its not really that going slowly on where we have seen several countries had already made it as a legal tender and there are places which they do make it regulated which means that recognition is still really on the move.It is really just that we cant just hurry up if we do speak about adoption because not all corners of the world does like Bitcoin or crypto as a whole. I agree that the majority of people get into crypto because of speculation and investment reasons. But that isn't bad per se. It is just how they get involved and familiarize themselves with cryptocurrencies while playing around with it and getting to learn the market dynamics as they pay closer attention when they own some Bitcoin. In a second step though they also get to find out about Bitcoin's utility and how it makes sense to use it in some situations. That was the case for me as well. Own it at first because I saw the potential for it to rise in price as I was sure that many people will at least slightly get the idea that a decentralized currency has good reasons to exist and spread globally. But once you own it and you travel for example, you quickly find out that it can be practical besides any speculative reasons. Speculation is still our main goal when it comes to this market, but you are right. There will also be many cases where we will use bitcoin as a payment method, not just an investment. Assuming if bitcoin is accepted worldwide, then when traveling or working abroad, bitcoin is obviously much more convenient than fiat or banking. It can be said bitcoin use cases are not many, but sometimes we need and use them too. If bitcoin is no longer profitable, I will still use it in some cases. |
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I have seen a report today that in 2022 crypto payments showed an amazing rise. People are really accepting it and giving the value as they are giving to fiat payments.
Are you guys accepting crypto payments for your business?
Don't have to accept crypto as means of payment in your business all because some other person's are doing so. First thing you need to check, is your line of business convenient and workable through use of crypto for payments, For someone that's into automobile the difference can't be compared to a grocery sellers. Succinctly put, you don't expect a customer to buy a grocery of $20 only to pay it in bitcoin with attached transaction fee to it. There is no need to imitate others, but accepting cryptocurrencies as a means of payment is applicable to all industries as it only brings benefits without harm. It is true that when we spend a small amount, no one wants to incur additional transaction fees. But it will also be necessary in some cases, such as if you don't have cash at the time, then crypto can be a great alternative. Or crypto can also be a solution when you're selling to tourists, and they don't have your country's local currency. |
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Some gamblers thought that match fixing may be reduced in the near future but I think it is unlikely. It will continue as it is and gamblers will have to manage their gambling through it. Those involved in match-fixing are not ordinary gamblers and will not associate with ordinary people. Moreover, those who engage in activities such as fixing match usually do so in association with the help of sportsbooks.
If some stupid politician or administrator thinks that he can ban things such as gambling, porn and prostitution, then he is completely out of touch with the reality. These services have existed since time immemorial. The only viable way to move forward with sports gambling is to completely legalize it. If you criminalize sports gambling, then you are pushing it underground and increasing the involvement of the criminals. If gambling is completely legal, then incidents of match fixing will go down substantially. I actually agree with Sithara007 that betting might actually reduce the chance of match fixing. Because the bookies are getting the money and the kick out of betting already. But the thing is I think neither option is going to be 100% safe. Removing the option to place a bet might inspire people to try match fixing. But that is something that can also be done with the presence of legal betting. Even if gambling is legal, there will be a certain set of hierarchy. In the current modern world, it is almost impossible to remove batting or gambling. So the best thing is going to be making it legal and trying to exploit the positives of it. |
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There were a lot of threads about this earthquake already.
According to official figures, the death toll is currently 42310. However the actual number is unfortunately much higher. Those who haven't yet been recovered from the rubble, those who cannot be identified and the disappearances etc. reasons this figure doesn't reflect reality. I wish there were fewer deaths, but this number increased due to improper construction, insufficient control mechanisms, contractors stealing materials, ineffective post-disaster organization and bad weather conditions etc. There was a great earthquake 24 years ago too, unfortunately we saw that lessons still weren't learned from mistakes after all these years.
Don't try to blame the contractor or the organization after the disaster. Earthquakes and floods are the wrath of mother nature that is caused by none other than us humans. We destroy, exploit mineral resources indiscriminately, destroy the atmosphere ... all just to serve the needs of people, including you and me. We should all have some responsibility for that, not just blame others. I believe these things will happen more and more because with the current rate of destruction of nature, it is inevitable. |
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Came across this video in which a person questions whether they prefer to take 100$ or Bitcoin. The kids never took time, all of the sudden chosen 100$. I'm not specific about the location this had taken place, but it looks like they're are Western people. This makes me think, awareness is not upto the mark and in all means we need to educate people. Even the Western young generation unaware of it is really unbelievable. 100$ or BitcoinNice try OP!  These dumb kids have no idea about bitcoin so they will choose a 100$. I would rather surprise if they choose bitcoin over 100$. They thought bitcoin is some currency used in game. The interviewer guy should ask a random guy on the street instead of asking a kid. That's right, and I don't think these are kids. If I'm not wrong these are young generation who are much used to technology and everyone are much used to smartphones. Even in such situation these people not knowing about bitcoin is something unusual. Anyhow after this video few might search for bitcoin and feel bad of not opting to go with bitcoin and falling for mere $100 in cash. Nothing is out of the ordinary in this situation, not everyone with access to technology or using a smartphone will know everything. I mean, many kids are still surrounded by their parents, and they don't need to worry about money, even if they've heard of bitcoin before, they won't care. Young people today are interested in bitcoin because they need money, and what they care about is money, so kids who are given money by their parents won't care about bitcoins or anything else. I don't think they will believe in bitcoin even if they search for bitcoin later, faith in bitcoin cannot be created just by watching a few videos. If they find negative videos about bitcoin, they will feel they were right to choose $100 instead of 1 BTC. |
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There are many behind of the reasons for holding bitcoins for me. First of all it's give me secure investment platform and then it's also free me from the custody of the banking system. And it is the top and fastest growing Cryptocurrencies coin in crypto world and it's total supplies is only 21million which amount is gonna be small against the world population and As its usage is increasing day by day, I think its price will obviously increase in the future as the supply is less than the demand and this is one of the main reason for me to hold Bitcoin.
Bitcoin provides us with many utilities, such as means of payment, currency, and asset storage… but holding bitcoin for a long time has only one purpose, which is the profit it brings us. With all that bitcoin has done in the past it is an asset that always grows over time and people hold it in the hope that it can make them rich. Holding is good, but I disagree with many opinions that they will keep bitcoins forever, bitcoins only benefit when we use them, so sell them when we need them. |
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After all, bitcoin is money, and everyone needs money no matter how big or small, so I think there is no age limit on investing or owning bitcoin. For young children or the elderly, we can recommend bitcoin to them but should let them choose, if they want bitcoin, start with them, and if they refuse, don't force them.
I want to emphasize about introducing bitcoin to children, we don't have to rush, let them fully realize life before introducing bitcoin to them, they have more to learn than bitcoin. The early introduction of bitcoins does not guarantee that they will become richer in the future.
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Tottenham are going to host them this time. Honestly I don't see much possibility of Chelsea winning here. It is true that Chelsea are really superior to them in head-to-head games. But now Chelsea's form isn't worth trusting.
I have no confidence in Tottenham's performance. The performance of this team is very erratic. They beat mighty teams like Manchester City and suffered a humiliating 4-1 defeat against Leicester City in the very next match. They also lost against AC Milan in the Champions League. Betting on such a team is very risky. However, considering the home match, the Tottenham team can be called favorites. The overall condition of the Chelsea team is now very shaky. In this case, if Tottenham cannot secure 3 points from this match, then they will not be among the top four of the table. |
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7 goals in the confrontation between PSG and Lille in the 24th round of Ligue 1 created a dramatic score chase. In injury time, Messi scored a super free-kick, bringing an unbelievable victory with a score of 4-3 for PSG.
PSG hold the top of Ligue 1 with 57 points, 8 points more than second place Marseille, but played 1 more game.
PSG's last-minute goals were fantastic. After Jonathon Bamba scored Lille's third goal in the 69th minute of the second half, I thought PSG would not be able to get back on track in this match and lose. But my assumption was wrong. Mbappe scored in the 87th minute. And to everyone's surprise, after 90 minutes the GOAT Messi scored a wonderful goal from a free kick in extra time. We got an opportunity to see a wonderful goal. And PSG managed to secure a valuable 3 points from this match. The excitement was intense till the last minute of the match. |
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I believe that Betis will easily beat Elche, a club from the bottom of this table, because I will bet on the victory of Betis in the match later, you don't need to score many goals, just a narrow win is enough for Betis to pocket 3 points playing at home to Elche.
Elche is an opponent whose ranking points are at the very bottom while Real Betis is in the top five at the top of the standings, that will make Real Betis superior and of course an easy win will be obtained, Real Betis must take advantage of this opportunity well to score lots of goals so that the points they get will increase and have the potential to shift Atlético Madrid's position. I know the position of the Elche team is at the bottom of the points table. Still, I'd say this team shouldn't be underestimated. A few days ago Elche defeated Villarreal 3-1. So Real Betis should not consider Elche's team to perform too weak. Real Betis players must play very carefully. Otherwise they won't be able to win this match. Elche will try to draw the match. Therefore, Real Betis' percentage in this match should be effective from the beginning of the match. It is difficult to score points against Elche if the forward players do not play well. |
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Scotland's unexpected batting in today's match. Scotland scored 221 runs in 48.4 overs for the loss of all wickets. In ODI matches, 221 runs is a moderate score. With this score, Scotland win the match is absolutely risky. The bowlers of the Namibian cricket team, bowled brilliantly. It remains to be seen how well the Namibian cricket team can perform with the bat in the second innings
Namibia's Bowling performance was not as bad as I was thought about. Even though one of their good batsmen is currently out, I still think Namibia have a good chance of catching the fever. And just to post another wicket fell to them. I think Namibia should now play small shots instead of big shots. A rapid fall of wickets like this will win Scotland despite an unexpected batting performance. Namibia managed to collect 130 runs in 28 overs. But they lost 5 wickets. Batsmen are not able to play big innings. Opener Louwrens scored 52 runs and Gerhard's collection was 43 runs. Besides, no other batsman was able to make any contribution. If Green and France at the crease cannot form a good pair, Namibia has no chance of winning. They still need 92 runs to win. 92 runs in 22 overs is not a tough task if the Namibian batsmen can stay at the crease. The performance of Namibia's bowlers was very good. But their batsmen are not playing well. Lo-Handre Louwrens scored 52 runs. This is the highest run for the team. Besides, Erasmas scored 43 runs and Zane Green scored 25 runs. Besides, no other batsman can collect more than 10 runs. Namibia lost all wickets to collect 178 runs in the end. Namibia needs more improvement in the batting line-up. Their batsmen are not experienced enough, and that's why they lost this match. It certainly makes sense that they have potential but lack of experience. In the last match Namibia failed at the end after playing on a target of only 221 runs. If they lose one or two wickets, they cannot control the situation anymore. Namibia's bowlers have enough talent but it is not reflected due to the inefficiency of the batsmen. In cricket it is not possible to win a match by playing well. Here skill also has a big contribution. The few Namibian players who scored well were all caught out by playing big short. If they could have gained enough experience to play these shorts then they too could have win the last match. I was also saying the same thing the Namibian batsmen had both enough time and the bowl but they did not control themselves and got out while taking long shots. Yes you can say it is lack of experience because this place is where the experienced know what kind of shot to take Also, Scotland's good performance must be said, they also put the Namibian batsmen under such pressure with occasional dot balls that they mentally went crazy for long shots. This is due to the inexperience of the Namibian batsmen. Namibia's batsmen are not experienced enough. And so they could not survive at the crease against Scotland's bowlers. They should have collected slow runs and tried their best to stay at the crease. The target was not very big. Also I wouldn't say Scotland's bowlers are very experienced. Namibia had a chance to win the match. They missed an easy opportunity. However, these series will increase the experience of their players. And maybe we will see a better performance from Namibia in the future. |
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Toulouse 2-3 Marseille
Marseille players played well against Toulouse. Marseille won this match 3-2. Toulouse was not the weak opponent. Moreover, in this match too Toulouse players tried their best to win. But Marseille did not make any mistakes in this match. After trailing 1-0 in the first half, Marseille managed to score three consecutive goals in the second half.
Both PSG and Marseille won their last matches. PSG is now only 5 points ahead of Marseille. And so PSG is not in the safe zone yet. PSG must play well in the upcoming matches. Winning the title this season is not easy for PSG.
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Barcelona players has displayed what made people to believed that they are in a good position to win this la Liga league title, because they were able to achieved two goals in the first half to weak the strength of Cadiz players, which they did by not allowed them to score goal through out the match. Robert Lewandowski and Sergi Roberto used their opportunities well to help the team to embrace the goals that brought them victory and to help them to be ahead of Real Madrid in the la Liga league table. I think, Barcelona will definitely break record in this season by achieving the title, because they keep displaying wonders in this la Liga league competition.
Your viewpoint matches mine! Barcelona's recent La Liga performances have been outstanding, particularly that win over Cadiz? That was the icing! The guys have worked like peanut butter and jelly, scoring goals left, right, and center. I believe their consistency and grit will help them break records and reach their goals this season. They're in first place with an eight-point lead over Real Madrid, but don't get too confident. They must keep working hard. Will they maintain momentum and win? It's anyone's guess, but this is one squad you don't want to miss!!! Coach Xavi should be thanked for such an outstanding performance by Barcelona. Because of his match strategy, the Barcelona team has been able to consistently perform well in La Liga. And being able to tighten up the top spot in the table. Barcelona's midfield and attack are now very strong. They scored 45 goals in 22 matches in La Liga. And conceded only 7 goals. Although it seems that Barcelona's defense is very strong. But Barcelona's defense crumbled during performances against the big teams. Xavi should try to stabilize his defense more. |
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Scotland's unexpected batting in today's match. Scotland scored 221 runs in 48.4 overs for the loss of all wickets. In ODI matches, 221 runs is a moderate score. With this score, Scotland win the match is absolutely risky. The bowlers of the Namibian cricket team, bowled brilliantly. It remains to be seen how well the Namibian cricket team can perform with the bat in the second innings
Namibia's Bowling performance was not as bad as I was thought about. Even though one of their good batsmen is currently out, I still think Namibia have a good chance of catching the fever. And just to post another wicket fell to them. I think Namibia should now play small shots instead of big shots. A rapid fall of wickets like this will win Scotland despite an unexpected batting performance. Namibia managed to collect 130 runs in 28 overs. But they lost 5 wickets. Batsmen are not able to play big innings. Opener Louwrens scored 52 runs and Gerhard's collection was 43 runs. Besides, no other batsman was able to make any contribution. If Green and France at the crease cannot form a good pair, Namibia has no chance of winning. They still need 92 runs to win. 92 runs in 22 overs is not a tough task if the Namibian batsmen can stay at the crease. |
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It was definitely a hard-fought win for Real Madrid despite the final score's being 2-0.
The statistics are also proving this clearly even if you check them only. Osasuna were able to play comfortably against Real Madrid in this game. There wasn't a big gap between the number of passes and total shots as well. Besides ball possession percentages were also very close. Real Madrid's first goal even came while we were about to enter last ten minutes. Benzema was injured again. Maybe they might have broken the deadlock easier in his presence. But the important point is that they didn't make any mistake here.
There is no time left for Real Madrid to commit mistakes. They are already 5 points behind Barcelona which still has a game to play vs Cadiz. The odds are ridiculous for Cadiz to win or even draw while playing an away game.. The gap will most likely return to 8 points again. For ATM, they can reduce the difference between them and Sociedad to 2 points once they win vs Bilbao Real Madrid's performance needs further improvement. They won 2-0 against Osasuna. But their performance in the entire match was not good enough. The performance of their attacking players has slowed down a bit. Coach Ancelotti should try to avoid these problems. Otherwise, it will be difficult to perform well against big teams in the future. Team Barca will play today against Cadiz at Camp Nou. However, Barcelona seems to be stronger in this match. However, Barcelona's results in head-to-head matches against Cadiz are not satisfactory. Barcelona has won just one of their last 5 matches against Cadiz. So in today's match, Barcelona players have to play very carefully and secure 3 points. |
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Napoli won the 7th consecutive match in Serie A when defeating host Sassuolo, a 2-0 victory was enough for Napoli to reach 62 points, 18 points more than Inter.
The match at Mapei Stadium ended without any more goals for Sassuolo. Napoli will leisurely wait for the results of the match between Inter and Udinese.
While we were watching the match with friends I told them this is familiar Napoli, they score early and find another one to finish the game. The game finished as how I thought. Third goal was an option but they couldn't check offside. Kvaratskhelia and Osimhen are very productive whole season long. Eljif Elmas raised his performance in every game. This Napoli is unstoppable in Serie A. Sassuolo was too defensive but they can't do anything else against this strong Napoli. Even if Milan and Inter win their matches today the point difference is still too much. I think they already gave up on championship hopes and aim for second place. The match was really entertaining. At first, I thought probably the match was going to be one sided, but that did not happen. Napoli played well and deserved the win. At the same time, Sassuolo also played well in this match. Only if the finishing from Sassuolo was a little better, I think the final scoreline could have been different. In this match, both teams have hit the goalpost multiple times, imagine if those went in. And also a lot of offside decisions through VAR. Overall the match was entertaining. At this point, I believe it is kind of pointless to actually still hope to give Napoli any competition for the title. They are not going to get so many points in such a short time. Napoli is also not going to lose or give up the advantage of having so many points. |
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A 2-2 draw, for Manchester United maybe this is a good result because they did it away from home so there is one big hope that Manchester United can perform better in the second leg later. the match was going quite exciting, I only watched the first half because I fell asleep during the second half. barcelona did well in this match they had a lot of attacks that were quite accurate but unfortunately many of their chances didn't manage to become goals in the first half. all 4 goals occurred in the second half and for barcelona they were lucky to be able to equalize through Raphael.
statistically barcelona excels in ball possession, shooting and shots on goal but it is deserved for them as they are playing at home. the second leg will be a heavy burden for Barcelona because Manchester United is very strong when playing at home.
Manchester United vs Barcelona match was very exciting. I watched the whole game despite a lot of attacking in the first half with neither team scoring a goal. But in the second half, Barcelona lead by a goal against Manchester United. Seconds later, Manchester United leveled the game with another goal. And when Man United scored another goal later, they were 1-2 ahead of Barcelona. and after a lot of attacking, Barcelona leveled the game with another goal. and despite a lot of attacks later, neither team could score and the game was tied 2-2 at the end of time. both teams did well in the first half. both coaches try to use their tactics to get the victory. we can see an exciting match which is indeed a game that is almost as strong. Barca has better ball control. but in terms of odds, both teams are equally strong. a draw as many people predicted. Even though Barca seemed to be superior, seeing the strong performance from Man United, of course, a draw did not disappoint the fans. except for those who bet on the victory of one of the teams. We got a chance to enjoy a great match. The two teams did not attack in the first half. Both teams aimed to not concede a goal in the first half. And both teams succeeded. The first half was a goalless draw. But the scenario in the second half was completely different. Barcelona scored the first goal in the 50th minute. And just two minutes later Rashford's goal equalized the match. After that, Manchester United took a 2-1 lead due to Kounde's mistake in the 59th minute. Raphinha scored from Kounde's assist in the 76th minute, and the match was level. The players of both the teams played well. The second half in particular was very exciting. |
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Sh*t!! Brohit is following Kohli's footsteps, losing tosses all the time.
LOL.. no surprise there. Australia got advantage once more, as they don't need to bat during the 4th innings. Hopefully this time we will witness a better performance from them, at least in terms of batting. As long as Nathan Lyon is leading their bowling attack, I don't have any hope for them in that department. BTW, I am surprised that Scott Boland is kicked out of the playing XI. He did well during the first test, although he was unlucky not to get any wickets. Anyway, Matthew Kuhnemann gets his chance for today's match. Australia's batsmen, as terrible as they were in the first match, I can't rely on their performance. In the first match, they scored only 177 and 91 runs. It was unimaginable to see an experienced team like Australia suffer such a bad batting disaster. My guess is India will win this match too. Because every Indian player is in great form now. They are not relying on any particular player now. This is the reason why they were able to beat Australia easily in the first match. I expect India to win in the second test match as well. |
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