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1  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: Today at 10:16:25 AM
Ireland are up by 1-0 in their T20I series against Pakistan, and tomorrow these two teams will be facing off each other at the Castle Avenue Stadium in Dublin. Despite the absence of Josh Little, Ireland managed to put up a strong performance in their first match, and it was their first ever win against Pakistan in a T20I match. If they win at least one of the remaining matches, then they will get a rare series win against one of the Tier-1 full member nations, and it will be a huge boost ahead of the T20I world cup.
2  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL Cricket on: May 10, 2024, 03:00:43 AM
Today we have the match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at Ahmedabad. GT has near zero chance of qualifying to the playoffs, and therefore the outcome of this match is mainly important for CSK. But then CSK is suffering from multiple injury issues. All three of their frontline pacers - Deepak Chahar, Mustafizur Rahman and Matheesha Pathirana are doubtful for today's match. At the same time, GT is also suffering from injury to Mohammed Shami. Richard Gleeson will be included in the CSK squad, along with Mitchell Santner.
3  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 10, 2024, 02:46:25 AM
Ireland vs Pakistan
Pakistan team recently played 5 matches T20I series with New Zealand team. Personally in that series Pakistan performance wasn't admirable. They lost 2 matches and won two matches and one was finished without any result. But here is Ireland I also hope that Pakistan will win the series easily. But If Pakistan will lose any single match from Ireland so Pakistani team should keep in mind that they need more practice to stand in the World Cup. Otherwise they will be out in the first phase.

Well.. it is T20 format and therefore you can't really rule out any team. Ireland are now a shadow of their former self, but even then they have high quality players such as Paul Stirling, Mark Adair, Andy Balbirnie, Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker. The absence of Josh Little is going to hurt them, but they have quality pacers in the form of Craig White and Barry McCarthy to cover his absence. The match will take place at Castle Avenue in Dublin, so Ireland will have the home advantage as well.
4  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cricket match prediction discussions on: May 09, 2024, 01:12:33 PM
There is an excellent article by Andrew Nixon regarding the inclusion of associate members in women's T20 World Cup, that was published a few days ago in CricketEurope:

https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2024/articles/000004/000425.shtml

He makes his points pretty clear. A total of 73 teams have participated in women's international cricket recently (compared to 87 for men). However, the 2026 World Cup will feature just 12 teams. If the men's world cup can have 20 teams, then what prevents the women's world cup from including the same number of teams?
5  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: May 09, 2024, 12:54:05 PM
Saudi Arabia atmosphere and culture vey difference such as usually for European players or their family, but I don't think its an acceptable reason behind Cristiano Ronaldo and some top or European players adapt well how difference culture in Saudi Arabia and Ronaldo have been three season there without any problem yet.
I think Lionel Messi accepted MLS League team offer behind more interested offering than Saudi Arabia club and he won't get more compete with Cristiano Ronaldo behind both players still be more excited rivalry right now. Keep respect between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo decision although playing with difference competition but has good rumor with Inter Miami owner David Bekham has dreaming to sign Ronaldo and joining Inter Miami after his contract over.

Ronaldo doesn't have any issues with staying in Saudi Arabia, but his girlfriend may not be that happy. Saudi laws are more restrictive towards the females. But a lot has changed over the years, ever since Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud came to power. He has envisioned Saudi Arabia transitioning to a modern society, compatible with Islamic values. Movie theatres and shopping malls are opening all over the country. Also the crown price wants to transform Saudi Arabia to a global sports hub.
6  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Women's Cricket Prediction & Discussion - T20 & ODI on: May 09, 2024, 12:44:16 PM
Bangladesh has lost 5 wickets till now, and they need another 67 runs in 6 overs to win. It is going to be another victory for the Indian women. Radha Yadav once again performs well, with a spell of 4-0-24-3. Among the opening bowlers, Pooja Vastrakar was expensive today, while Titas Sadhu was quite decent. I don't think that Renuka Singh Thakur can make a comeback anytime soon. This is the 5th match of the series, and unfortunately it looks like Bangladesh will be whitewashed 0-5.
7  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 09, 2024, 12:33:18 PM
Sure why not if the RCB bowler restricts Punjab under 49 (RCB's lowest score xD) and chase down the target within 3-4 overs then there is some possibility lol.

Same for Punjab and these folks need to repeat their performance in the remaining matches as well. TBH it's a fool's errand if you ask me. MI knocked out already.

Not very surprised with the developments. Mumbai Indians used to be one of the strongest sides in the history of Indian Premier League. Just one stupid move and the entire team disintegrated. What was the point in replacing Rohit Sharma with Harddick Pandya? Rohit was performing amazingly well and all of a sudden they disrupt the equilibrium by importing Pandya from the Gujarat Titans. Pandya do have powerful backers though, both in the IPL and in the Indian national team.
8  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Bets! on: May 09, 2024, 11:32:35 AM
Just in, Former president Trump openly attacked the Biden Administration's based on the policies it has been following against crypto and called for crypto fans to vote for him:

https://fxtwitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1788373884418294072

This is such an interesting development. I would assume Trump has been following everything happening in crypto and to an extent had also been personally affected given he released NFT projects. I wonder if the Biden campaign will give in to respond given their up to now total disregard of crypto investors.

Wow!!! This is big actually. There is no doubt that during Trump administration the regime was much more friendly to crypto, compared to what we are having during the last 3-4 years. Anyway, Trump is a businessman and he knows a lot about cryptocurrency. On the other hand Biden is a 81 year old with dementia who has no idea of what crypto is. During Biden's term as the POTUS, it will be people like Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen who design the laws and policies dealing with cryptocurrency.
9  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Women's Cricket Prediction & Discussion - T20 & ODI on: May 09, 2024, 11:22:15 AM
India may end up with a total of around 170, which can be very formidable in women's cricket. They were cruising along quite nicely at 122/2, but then Harmanpreet Kaur and Dayalan Hemalatha got out in consecutive balls. And then Sajeevan Sajana also got out in the same over. From 122/2, they collapsed to 124/5. Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma are at the crease with Pooja Vastrakar and Asha Sobhana to come next. Indian batters need to make sure that they doesn't lose quick wickets from now onwards.
10  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL Cricket on: May 09, 2024, 11:12:13 AM
Today Punjab Kings vs RCB two teams will face each other even though both teams are standing next to each other in the points table. No team can qualify for qualifiers regardless of which team wins today's match. However, in the way RCB is currently performing, it is expected that RCB will have a chance to win today's match by performing better than Punjab Kings. But the game of cricket is a game of uncertainty and it is really difficult to predict which team will win. The team which performs well on the field will basically win. But the batsmen of Punjab Kings are batting very well but it remains to be seen how well they can perform in today's match. I will definitely put RCB ahead of Punjab Kings because I support RCB and I would really like them to put up a great performance and win against Punjab Kings.

Out of all the teams participating in this season of the IPL, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has the least chances of qualifying for the playoffs. Only Virat Kohli is in good form for them. Cameron Green performed really well while he was with the Mumbai Indians. But he lost his form once he moved to the RCB. Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell have been big disappointments for this season. And the less talked about their bowling that better. Mohammed Siraj is terribly out of sorts, while Vijaykumar Vyshak and Yash Dayal are there just to make the numbers.
11  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: May 09, 2024, 11:02:19 AM
Regarding the proposal to play in Saudi, I think he really preferred to go to the USA because the culture is closer to what he experienced throughout his life, a radical change of culture at this point in his life would probably not be a good cost benefit for him.

Messi may even be able to play at Barcelona, as a farewell season, just like Daniel Alves did when he was close to 40... I think it is very difficult for him to go and play in Argentina, mainly due to the football structure, he will certainly prioritize a country where he lives and already knows basically everything (Spain).

From what I heard, Messi rejected the Saudi offer due to opposition from his wife (Antonella Roccuzzo). She was not happy about moving to a country where women are supposed to wear the abaya while going out. Anyway, he got a very good deal from Major League Soccer (MLS). On the other hand, Ronaldo made maximum use of his opportunity. Not only he benefitted monetarily, he is also performing exceptionally for his new club (Al Nassr). So far this season, Ronaldo is the top scorer in the Saudi Pro League. 
12  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL Cricket on: May 09, 2024, 10:52:17 AM
No other team has ever seen such a devastating innings as seen in SRH's match. SRH chased down the target of 167 runs against LSG within nine overs, again without a wicket. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad have the highest number of innings in the IPL so far. They should enter the field to record such a record in every match. Those who missed the LSG vs SRH match yesterday I would say missed one of the greatest matches of the IPL. I would like to see Sunrisers Hyderabad in the playoff round even if it is to see such great batting.

Imagine what would have happened if Lucknow Super Giants had opted to bat first? In all probability, they could have made a score of 300 plus. And that is the exact reason why the Lucknow Super Giants captain (KL Rahul) won the toss and asked SRH to field first. And it was like he accepted defeat before even a single ball was bowled. The scare was very evident among the LSG players and it was very well justified during the second innings. Advance condolences to Gujarat Titans. They are up next against the SRH.
13  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 09, 2024, 10:42:47 AM
Both these teams have 8 points + a low RR and are left with only 3 matches, at best one of em could get 6 points if one manages to win its remaining matches. It's an eliminator for both participants.

Not to mention, run rate is also a critical ingredient for the playoff so I'd say less than a 5% chance. Cricket is a weird and funny game so anything could happen but  I'd term it as a dead rubber. Grin

In this season of the IPL, a good match can mean a huge boost in terms of the net run rate. During yesterday's match, Sunrisers Hyderabad originally had a negative run rate to start with (-0.076 or something near). After they managed to demolish the Lucknow Super Giants, they ended up with a NRR of +0.406 and moved to the 3rd spot in the points table. So I would say that things are quite unpredictable at the moment. But honestly I don't expect RCB, PBKS, MI and GT to qualify for the playoffs.
14  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 08, 2024, 03:31:35 PM
Well.. it looks as if Lucknow Super Giants may get to a decent total. Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni have carried them to 126/4 from a precarious situation at 66/4. If these two can stay there till the end of the innings, then in all probability LSG may get to 160-170. And that can be a challenging total at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Also, Bhuvneshwar and Cummins have one over each remaining. Who will bowl the third over? Needs to be either Natarajan or Jaydev Unadkat.
15  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL Cricket on: May 08, 2024, 03:13:34 PM
This is going to be an easy outing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. At this rate, they may end up at somewhere around 140-150. Initial spells by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Pat Cummins broke the backbone of Lucknow Super Giants. And it doesn't help their cause that Quinton de Kock and Marcus Stoinis are in horrible form. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma maybe a bit disappointed, as their chase may get over in 10-12 overs. Anyway, now it is up to Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni to get LSG to a decent total.   
16  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 08, 2024, 03:03:06 PM
Lol yeah, they have this weird habit of going down as the tournament progresses but look at the bright side, they are making things interesting, and now Delhi has also entered the juicy scenario.

Delhi's fortunes changed solely due to Jake Fraser-McGurk. This guy has been amazing. So far he has scored 309 runs from just 7 matches, at a strike rate of 235.87. No one can match him as far as strike rate is concerned among the top order or middle order batsmen. After 5-6 matches, Delhi Capitals were fluctuating between the 8th and 9th positions in the points table. Now they are at the 5th position, with a good possibility of qualifying for the playoffs. Win against RR yesterday was amazing.
17  Economy / Games and rounds / Re: 🔥 BC.GAME IPL 2024 PREDICTION CONTEST! UP TO $70 TO WIN on: May 08, 2024, 02:50:21 PM
Date: 09/05/2024
Game number: 58
Teams playing: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

1. Match Winner: Punjab Kings
2. Highest Runs by a batter:Rilee Rossouw
3. Highest Wicket by a bowler: Sam Curran
4. Player of the Match: Sam Curran
5. Predict the Final Score of the Winning Team (within +/- 10 runs): 200
6. Predict who will hit Maximum Sixes: Sam Curran
7. Predict the team that will win the toss: Royal Challengers Bengaluru
18  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: May 08, 2024, 02:40:14 PM
As I said in my previous post. I was thinking that Afghanistan A will continue there performance so they did it. First of all Sri Lanka A performance was not good. They tried really well but they didn't go above 200+ runs. If they go above 200 so they could win. But unfortunately they didn't make that score. As you mentioned Riaz Hassan. He is really good in batting. He made 75 runs. By the Congratulations to Afghanistan on their winning.

Afghanistan do have tons of talent. A large number of Afghan players are participating in the Indian Premier League, and the numbers seem to go up with every year. After Australia, South Africa and West Indies, perhaps Afghanistan is the country that contributes to the largest number of foreign players to the IPL. On the other hand, players from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are decreasing in number. They maybe a war torn country, but the Afghan Cricket Board seems to be very efficient.
19  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: May 08, 2024, 02:29:12 PM
Both Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, after this World Cup, if they want to continue their careers as professional players, will have to review their positioning on the field, perhaps act more as a finishing center forward... mobility and agility deteriorate with age, so They have to use a little more positioning and finish plays towards the goal.

If they continue playing like they have throughout their careers, they will be easy targets for defenders.

At least for Cristiano Ronaldo, a position in the squad is not under threat at this moment. He is in good form, as we have seen during this season of the Saudi Pro League. Al-Nassr is at second position right now, and all set to qualify for the AFC Champions League Elite league. Cristiano Ronaldo is the top-scorer with 32 goals so far, and he is far ahead of Aleksandar Mitrović and Abderrazak Hamdallah. It can't get any better than this. He is scoring at an average of around 2 goals per match. 
20  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: League and Domestic Cricket discussion on: May 08, 2024, 02:19:41 PM
Mongolia tour of Japan competition, today total three matches of this competition was finished successfully and in third match, Mongolia have 100% possibility for lost this match but sadly, outcome of this match has no been announced due to rain. But in second and first match, Japan conquered a impressive victorious by defeating Mongolia squad. In second match which was finished today, Japan squad has begun this match with bat Inning and in first inning, Japan squad has successfully set 217 scores after playing 20 overs with lost of 7 batters. Sabaorish Ravichandran played splendid inning in second match for Japan squad and this batter batted total 39 scores off 39 deliveries. Mongolia sqaud faced this defeat very badly and also displayed worst performance in batting inning after completing Bowling inning. Mongolia squad just managed to collect 12 scores just in 20 overs and this squad lost this match with big difference of scores 205 same performance displayed in first match by Mongolia squad.

Mongolia is the same team that conceded 300 plus total against Nepal during the Asian Games cricket competition. But the good thing is that their squad is almost entirely comprised of native players, rather than foreigners. And since they have native players in their team, I am sure that they can only improve from now onwards. We can't expect much help from the ICC, since they have an aversion towards associate nations. But fortunately for them, the ACC is quite supportive nowadays.
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