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261  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bitcoin - The road to a SIX DIGIT price valuation on: July 19, 2023, 03:40:02 AM
This is my opinion as well. Big companies like BlackRock don't care about Bitcoin anyway. All they think about is reaping huge profits. The last thing they think about is adopting Bitcoin as it was found as a decentralized means of payment.

On the contrary, I think they will be happy (and with them the governments of course) the more and more centralized Bitcoin is, so I think the negatives of companies entering the market will be greater than the positives.

Unfortunately, not only companies, but the majority do not think about the future of Bitcoin. They only care about the high price, whatever the results.
We should not criticize companies or organizations that enter the for-profit market because we are just like them. We expect bitcoin to be more accepted and popular... this causes demand to increase while supply is limited, but ultimately we also want the price to rise to take profits.

To put it bluntly, no one will care about the future of bitcoin if it doesn't benefit us. It is the bare truth that many people are denying and trying to show that they support the bitcoin revolution without caring about their pockets.
262  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 18, 2023, 01:51:27 PM
Australia Women vs England Women

Today is the third and the last ODI match between these two teams. Both teams played well in the last two matches and their series is now 1-1. And this is final match which will show that who will win the series. Can't predict at this time because both teams are good and will try its best to win this match. The match is going to be interested. And I think which one will take first turn and will go above 280 runs so this will be little bit difficult target for the second team.
Today is the final match of ODI series between Australia women team vs England women team because in the first two matches England women team won one match and Australia women team won one match so whichever team wins today between the two teams will finally win the ODI series. Australia won the only Test match of the entire tour to win the Test series.In the subsequent two T20s out of the three T20s, England Women's team won the T20 series. Both Australia and England have a chance to decide the series with a win in today's ODI match. In the last match, Australia won the match very closely against England. Australia won the second ODI by just three runs. I want to put England ahead in the final match of the ODI series. Hopefully England will win the last match and confirm the ODI series.

England and Australia are the strongest teams in women's cricket. And it is very difficult to predict which team will win the match between these two teams.
Australia women's team won the toss and decided to field in today's match. The start was very good by the Australian bowlers. They sent England's two openers to the dressing room in just 12 runs. However, the Australian bowlers cannot maintain this consistency. England women's team collected 149 runs losing only 2 wickets in 30 overs. My guess is that England Women will give a target of more than 280 today.
263  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: July 18, 2023, 01:31:10 PM
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 PSG is interested in signing Dušan Vlahović. I think we will see Dušan Vlahović with PSG next season. And that would certainly be good for both Dušan Vlahović and PSG. Dušan Vlahović may become more experienced with PSG coach Luis Enrique.
Yes, if Dusan Vlahovi joined to PSG maybe will get more experience under Enrique leadership. Also at there is not too competitive as Serie A, there is a possibility he will be shine a lot more. But unfortunately, it seems PSG plans are not going to go smoothly, I read the news today in the local media that the most influential fan group in paris made open warning, it was horrible. You can see here, (twitter juve_canal). With that warning, I think it seems like Dusan Vlahovic would not be interested in joining PSG.

How PSG management will build their squad for next season is still in the dark. With Messi and Mbappe gone, their attack will be weak. Now we are not sure if PSG will have a long-term plan with Luis Enrique or if they will spend big money and buy experienced players again. But PSG should plan for the long term. Because the PSG management has not got the expected performance despite spending a lot of money in the last few years. Luis Enrique will be able to build a strong and stable team in the next 2-1 years if he builds the team with young talented players.
264  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: July 17, 2023, 07:28:58 PM
Pakistan's performance is not good at present. In Test matches, the main goal is to protect wickets, but Sri Lanka and Pakistan both have the highest fall of wickets. Sri Lanka in this case had almost all the wickets on the first day as Pakistan pursued the exact same target with a total of five wickets falling so far. I see 200 runs for the loss of five wickets in 41 overs. To win here, the current pair of Salman and Saud Shakeel must meet Pakistan's target of 312 runs given by Sri Lanka today. If Pakistan can play to the end today, they can surely collect 350 runs.
Pakistan was under a lot of pressure due to the loss of 5 wickets very quickly but they are now in a good position from that situation. Saud Shakeel and Agha Salman's reliable batting gave the team relief. Tomorrow if these two batsmen can play full day Pakistan can overcome the target of 312 runs and they can add 30-50 runs. If Sri Lanka could have added a few more runs, they could have been ahead in the match. Now Sri Lanka need to break the partnership quickly then the game will change.

The Sri Lankan team made a brilliant comeback thanks to responsible performances by Dhananjaya and Mathews. and made a huge collection of 312 Pakistan team is heading for a big collection due to the excellent batting of Shakeel and Salman. However, it is not yet certain whether the Pakistan team will be able to take the lead. Pakistan is still behind by 91 runs. If Shakeel and Salam start the next day well then Pakistan might be able to take a decent lead. But I guess Pakistan will not be able to take the lead.
265  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: July 17, 2023, 07:25:38 PM
And Vlahovic did not manage to become the main striker in Juventus in full, then injuries also knocked him out for a while. Alegri understands that Juventus needs a more punchy striker, maybe Vlahovic is still too young and he needs more experience. I saw the news that PSG were interested in Vlahovic, I'm a little surprised if Enrique can be interested in him, I think that he can be slow for the way Enrique plays.
Age is not an obstacle for Vlahovic he has proven this in the 2021/2022 season when he was ranked 2nd as the top scorer in the Italian league , if his performance dropped when he moved to Juventus maybe for several reasons like an injury and maybe he just hasn't found the right partner yet. As a young player Vlahovic still has potential that is why big clubs like PSG and others are interested in signing him but I think this season is not the right time to move.

23-year-old Dušan Vlahović is an excellent player. He performed well with Fiorentina. But he did not play well in the last two seasons with Juventus. He failed to adapt himself to Juventus' match strategy. It is not sure if he will be able to play well with Juventus next season. PSG is interested in signing Dušan Vlahović. I think we will see Dušan Vlahović with PSG next season. And that would certainly be good for both Dušan Vlahović and PSG. Dušan Vlahović may become more experienced with PSG coach Luis Enrique.
266  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: July 16, 2023, 08:45:53 AM
Arsenal have spent a lot of money but I wouldn't say they have been able to build a strong squad. We have seen many times in the past that Arsenal have brought in players at high prices, but their performances haven't improved much. Arsenal often forget to pick the right players for their squad. And so it cannot be said that Arsenal have successfully built a strong squad. How the Arsenal team will perform next season is still unknown. Also, Liverpool, and Manchester United clubs also continue to try to add talented players to their squads.
The EPL League Next season will be very competitive. I feel there are so many teams moving in this transfer window. Spurs and Chelsea are sleeping and could be very good challengers for the top of the table. And Liverpool will be a giant especially not being in the Champions League.

But I see Arsenal have a top squad now. Even though, as you said, the expensive players bought by Arsenal are always not optimal when playing, this time I believe in Arteta's strategy. Because If they can't win the premier league next season, it will be a disappointment. Man City will probably lose more players before the end of the transfer window and will have a few transition issues. This is the best chance for Arsenal to win the Epl league in my opinion.

I don't expect much from Tottenham next season. Tottenham are not taking the necessary steps to strengthen their squad. And maybe Harry Kane will leave the team. And without finding a replacement for Harry Kane, it is very difficult for Tottenham to stay in the top 10 of the points table.

Liverpool and Manchester United will fight for the title next season. And for this purpose they are building their squad. They are preparing big funds. And trying to recruit the necessary talented players.

I thought Newcastle would add a number of star players to their squad next season. But so far they have not been able to take any star player into the team. If Newcastle do not strengthen their attack, the team will not be able to finish in the top four of the table next season.
267  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: July 16, 2023, 08:40:42 AM
Fabrizio Romano explained that Lukaku had yet to respond to an offer from Inter Milan and added to the complexity of price negotiations with Chelsea's management. Juventus came to enliven the hunt for Lukaku's signature by offering Dusan Vlahovic to Chelsea, a genius move made by Juve's management in this transfer.
Anything can still happen because the transfer market is still long and various possibilities can be explored by clubs that want the services of the player from Belgium.
Inter Milan close negotiation for signing Lukaku, they not interested yet want to sign Lukaku next season after last proposal from Inter rejected by Chelsea. Return back to Chelsea can't guarantee with Lukaku as priority player and become first choose under Pochettino but back to Inter Milan almost impossible after announcing have decide not negotiation yet. Lukaku will waiting respond from Juventus and will pay bid offer ask bu Chelsea above 45 million euro? Actually Inter Milan decide not negotiation again for Lukaku because disappointed with Chelsea respond after two proposal reject. Possibility with Inter won't pay above 35 million euro for signing Lukaku but Chelsea thinks that values most cheapest price for Lukaku.
But as far as I know also that Lukaku does not want and or is not interested in playing at Juventus but yes, if Juventus offer Vlahovic to Chelsea to get Lukaku then maybe the transaction could happen. But indeed, I also don't know what if the player really doesn't want to join Juventus, but at the same time I personally believe Chelsea will agree to sign Vlahovic. This issue is very interesting to me, because it seems that Juventus are very serious about bringing Lukaku and giving up Vlahovic, and for me it is a ridiculous move made by Juventus.
This is likely to happen. Lukaku's performance with Inter Milan last season was quite good. But Lukaku did not succeed with the Chelsea team. He could not adapt himself to this group. And so Chelsea have no interest in Lukaku. And I also think Chelsea would be willing to give Lukaku if Juventus offered Vlahovic. Vlahovic is a young player. Chelsea will certainly be interested in signing this talented youngster. And so it seems very likely to see Lukaku in the jersey of Juventus next season.
I don't completely agree with you because the performance of Lukaku is this season is not good enough to say he worth trying hard and paying a huge amount of money for him, Lukaku was injured in many games and he couldn't help his team for weeks, however after getting recovered Lukaku could show in the last week but all we saw from Lukaku was just in a few last weeks which is not enough to say he had a good performance.

Lukaku scored 10 goals and 4 assists in Serie A. He appeared in 25 matches. Lukaku may not score a lot of goals, but I have seen Lukaku play a very important role in Inter Milan's overall gameplay. Although Lukaku did not score many goals, he was able to contribute enough to keep the team's performance stable. I didn't see that in Lukaku's performance with Chelsea. And this is why I would say if Lukaku's fitness is good next season, then Juventus will definitely benefit from signing Lukaku.
268  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: July 15, 2023, 05:28:27 PM
Fabrizio Romano explained that Lukaku had yet to respond to an offer from Inter Milan and added to the complexity of price negotiations with Chelsea's management. Juventus came to enliven the hunt for Lukaku's signature by offering Dusan Vlahovic to Chelsea, a genius move made by Juve's management in this transfer.
Anything can still happen because the transfer market is still long and various possibilities can be explored by clubs that want the services of the player from Belgium.
Inter Milan close negotiation for signing Lukaku, they not interested yet want to sign Lukaku next season after last proposal from Inter rejected by Chelsea. Return back to Chelsea can't guarantee with Lukaku as priority player and become first choose under Pochettino but back to Inter Milan almost impossible after announcing have decide not negotiation yet. Lukaku will waiting respond from Juventus and will pay bid offer ask bu Chelsea above 45 million euro? Actually Inter Milan decide not negotiation again for Lukaku because disappointed with Chelsea respond after two proposal reject. Possibility with Inter won't pay above 35 million euro for signing Lukaku but Chelsea thinks that values most cheapest price for Lukaku.
But as far as I know also that Lukaku does not want and or is not interested in playing at Juventus but yes, if Juventus offer Vlahovic to Chelsea to get Lukaku then maybe the transaction could happen. But indeed, I also don't know what if the player really doesn't want to join Juventus, but at the same time I personally believe Chelsea will agree to sign Vlahovic. This issue is very interesting to me, because it seems that Juventus are very serious about bringing Lukaku and giving up Vlahovic, and for me it is a ridiculous move made by Juventus.

This is likely to happen. Lukaku's performance with Inter Milan last season was quite good. But Lukaku did not succeed with the Chelsea team. He could not adapt himself to this group. And so Chelsea have no interest in Lukaku. And I also think Chelsea would be willing to give Lukaku if Juventus offered Vlahovic. Vlahovic is a young player. Chelsea will certainly be interested in signing this talented youngster. And so it seems very likely to see Lukaku in the jersey of Juventus next season.
269  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: July 15, 2023, 05:22:10 PM
Arsenal spent heavily this transfer window, if I am not mistaken they spent more money than any other team this transfer window whether in EPL or even elsewhere?
€226.6m given to bring Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber.
Gunners are now the team with the most market value among teams in EPL! If it shows something then it is how serious the stuff and Arteta are to bring a title or two for the team next season. Manchester City and Guardiola should be worried about its titles.
Arsenal spent a lot of money, it's a fact. So did they build a strong enough squad? They will pay West Ham 122 million, and the player they bought is Declan Rice. His performance last season was not very high, he is a talented and young player, but I don't know if he deserves that much money. We will see together Smiley

Arsenal have spent a lot of money but I wouldn't say they have been able to build a strong squad. We have seen many times in the past that Arsenal have brought in players at high prices, but their performances haven't improved much. Arsenal often forget to pick the right players for their squad. And so it cannot be said that Arsenal have successfully built a strong squad. How the Arsenal team will perform next season is still unknown. Also, Liverpool, and Manchester United clubs also continue to try to add talented players to their squads.
270  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: My story about bitcoin and my old friend. on: July 15, 2023, 03:04:29 AM
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And proving to your friend what you have made from your Bitcoin investment is not a good idea because he may think you are trying to mock him, which may lead him to start thinking negatively and try to take bad action against you.

Why don't we think in a more positive way? That's not mocking, what OP meant is that if his friend wants to be like him, then change yourself and take the chance instead of letting it pass again. What I'm seeing is that the OP is more open to his friend and more willing to share the opportunity with him. If he wanted to show off and piss off the other guy, they didn't talk for long, and the OP didn't share his success.
For me, this is not bragging but proof to skeptics and the best advice, nothing more practical than giving them the evidence they need.

I prefer to think in a more negative way. That all these stories are fake and mean nothing, because they're just made up. I mean, are we all really going to sit around believing that in normal life we talk with our friends about investment and showing off how much money we made? Man, I don't even do that in real life with real money.

I hate showing people bitcointalk these days in the Bitcoin discussion because of this nonsense. My friends read all these posts, they'll think I'm one of these guys.

This is not proof to skeptics, this is proof so many posters are bullshitters and not real Bitcoiners.

Well, if you think this story is bullshit and not true, then you are being too negative. I still believe the OP's story, and I don't think it's bragging but a confiding between two friends. Because I always share these with my brother and a few of my closest friends as well. We share everything about family, life, and money, and if given the opportunity, we will work together.

For me, people who are always talking about morality or gossiping on social media about work or wealth, that are called bragging. And when sharing with relatives and friends, it is only for confiding.
271  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: My story about bitcoin and my old friend. on: July 13, 2023, 03:45:23 AM
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And proving to your friend what you have made from your Bitcoin investment is not a good idea because he may think you are trying to mock him, which may lead him to start thinking negatively and try to take bad action against you.

Why don't we think in a more positive way? That's not mocking, what OP meant is that if his friend wants to be like him, then change yourself and take the chance instead of letting it pass again. What I'm seeing is that the OP is more open to his friend and more willing to share the opportunity with him. If he wanted to show off and piss off the other guy, they didn't talk for long, and the OP didn't share his success.
For me, this is not bragging but proof to skeptics and the best advice, nothing more practical than giving them the evidence they need.
272  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: July 13, 2023, 03:38:32 AM
Yes, the Sri Lankan women's team roared in the final match of the T20 series. Although the Sri Lankan women's team did not play well in the first and second matches, they performed well in this third match. In this final match of the t20 series, Sri Lanka Women's team won by 10 wickets against New Zealand Women's team, easing the pain of the series defeat. Hopefully in the future Sri Lanka Women's team will be able to prepare themselves to give good performances
The performance of Sri Lankan women during the first two matches surprised me. Sri Lanka has an established women's team with some big names such as Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama, but despite playing at home they failed to win the first two matches. During the third T20I match also New Zealand women setup an imposing total (140/9, with Sophie Devine making 46 and Suzie Bates scoring 37), but the partnership between Chamari Athapaththu and Samarawickrama made sure that Sri Lanka successfully chased down the target.

I would say it was an incredible result. The Sri Lankan women's team was relatively weak. However, they put up a good fight against New Zealand in this series. Sri Lankan players have performed very well in every match. A huge target of 141 in the last match for Sri Lanka to win without losing a wicket was a completely unexpected result. Sri Lanka Women's team is slowly improving. It is hoped that if this continues, this group will become stronger in the next few years. And will challenge teams like Australia/England.
273  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Today is the story of my investment in Bitcoin on: July 13, 2023, 03:19:05 AM
It seems to me that you have made an important decision by deciding to buy 1 bitcoin despite not having enough money initially. I understand that you had a fixed deposit of $6,000 in the central bank, but what a surprise that the bank gave you a loan for $10,000 in such a simple way, they almost always tend to be tedious and never end up giving the loan but good for you, do This type of investment carries many risks in itself and even more so when you made a double loan, I don't know whether to tell you if you made a good decision or not since I like the idea of investing in BTC but I don't really like the idea of loans …although if all goes well you could easily pay off your debts, including 18-19% average interest over 2 years, averaging around 9% APR. The future is uncertain and I somewhat disagree that Bitcoin will reach stratospheric prices in 2 years

That being said, I wish you the best in your decision and I hope you can achieve your financial goals. Always remember to do a thorough analysis daily and be aware of any adversity I hope you achieve your goal.
It is not only an important decision but also an extremely risky one because borrowing money to invest in a highly volatile asset like bitcoin. But as long as you can still repay that loan, even if you don't need the results of that investment, borrowing to invest can be considered.
I know people will say OP is taking risks and being too reckless, but I believe he has his own plan. He's not a newcomer to the market, so he knows what he's doing with his life and money.
274  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Why are you not hodling on: July 12, 2023, 07:46:56 AM
The votes stands above lack of funds to invest with and indeed that there are so many of us who really has no extra funds to put in crypto as they are preparing for foods .
but for me ? we can tighten our belt and lessen the expenses for daily use and put into crypto investing so in the future we will be having more money that what we can have in some time like spending day by day.
I have this idea based on my experiences  , in the 2017 halving ? I am not ready for bitcoin , and in 2021? i spend more than to hold so I fail.
but now? yes I have to do what I regret from those days.
and I will buy until I am ready to collect my fruits.

With the current difficult life, many people do not have enough money to invest, which is understandable because they have to take care of each meal for their family before thinking about investing. Honestly, I can't invest while my kids are hungry. But you are right, austerity is possible, although the amount will not be too large, and if we accumulate it in the long run, it will also be a significant amount.

I sincerely advise those who say there is no money to invest to find ways because opportunities will not come and wait for us forever. Bitcoin has rallied many times in the past, but that doesn't mean the future will always be so, so make the most of the opportunity. Don't let the opportunity pass by, and only regret because you didn't try your best.
275  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: July 11, 2023, 10:57:32 PM
That's correct, the valuation on Kylian Mbappe is Insanely crazy, Real Madrid shouldn't make such a useless move for Kylian Mbappe, besides they once did and saw him turning them down. He missed his chance, now everything's difference and difficult to get him.
Good example you gave there, Real Madrid spent too much on Eden Hazard and finally got no service from him. I hope they get to learn from that.
This time, Real Madrid is careful enough to spend a lot of money again, even though it was to bring in Mbappe, one of RealMadrid's dream players and targets for the past few seasons. But unfortunately, Real Madrid has also spent a lot of money to bring in young players before, which incidentally is expensive but still young. And right now, they still need several players for other positions. With such a high price that PSG expects, maybe yes, it's a little difficult to get Mbappe at the moment, unless PSG wants to lower the price again and reach an agreement, than they have to lose Mbappe at future transfer window.
Talking about Mbappe and Madrid is like a tug of war because indeed seeing from the current conditions, even Madrid must want this player but they are still hindered by prestige, especially before they were also shamefully rejected.
Now to bring Mbappe their rivals are not many but it is indeed the condition of money that weighs.
Madrid could have brought him directly at the price required by PSG, it's just that FFP will also definitely glance at this, especially with the previous purchase of Jude with more than 100 million and Arda Guller, of course this will be a little depressing for them if Madrid is not really thick in finance. But I still believe in Madrid if they want to immediately quickly bring Mbappe.

Mbappe said he wants to play for Madrid. But in the last few seasons, he has neglected Madrid and renewed his contract with PSG. All season Mbappe was rumoured to be heading to Madrid. In the end, we don't see it.
This season it is also rumoured that Mbappe is no longer willing to stay with PSG. He did not renew his contract with PSG. PSG management is also interested in selling Mbappe now. But Real Madrid is silent now. If they want Mbappe in the team then why are they not offering PSG a big amount of money now? I don't know what Florentino Pérez really wants.
276  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 11, 2023, 06:21:20 PM
Finally, Bangladesh has achieved a victory over Afghanistan. In the third ODI match, Bangladesh managed to win by 7 wickets, so avoid whitewash in the ODI series against Afghanistan. The bowlers displayed outstanding performance, with special mention to Shoriful Islam's performance. Shakib Al Hasan played an aggressive innings, while Captain Litton led the team till end. Congratulations to Afghanistan for winning the series 2-1. Since 2015, Afghanistan is only the second team to defeat Bangladesh in an ODI series on their home ground.
The match was not important for Afghanistan. Because they won the series 2-0. And so Rashid Khan, one of Afghanistan's best players, was absent in this match. Afghanistan's performance might have been better if Rashid Khan was with the squad. However, it is challenging to beat Bangladesh on their home ground. However, all three matches were held in Chittagong. It might have been more difficult for Afghanistan to win the series if it was held in Mirpur. Two T20 matches will be held in Sylhet. Match two is expected to be very competitive.
Although Bangladesh won this match by 7 wickets, I would not count it a big success for them. The Afghanistan team has already won the series and this match. So I don't think that they were much serious about this game. Most of the batsmen played careless shots which caused them to make only 126 runs.
Bangladesh should take this win as a morale booster for the T20 series between the two teams starting from Friday 14, July. I believe that Bangladesh has to play very well else Afghanistan is in full form to win that series too.

I agree, Bangladesh won by 7 wickets. And they won quite easily. Still, I'd say it's not a big achievement for them. As Bangladesh played well in the last few series. Expectations were high from them in this series as well. But they could not win the series. Bangladesh lost badly in the first two matches. If they cannot play well against a team like Afghanistan, nothing good can be expected from this team in the World Cup.
We also don't know how Bangladesh will play in the T20 format. But I think Afghanistan players are more experienced than Bangladesh in the T20 format. Afghanistan players perform well in various franchise leagues.
277  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 11, 2023, 04:53:16 PM
Finally, Bangladesh has achieved a victory over Afghanistan. In the third ODI match, Bangladesh managed to win by 7 wickets, so avoid whitewash in the ODI series against Afghanistan. The bowlers displayed outstanding performance, with special mention to Shoriful Islam's performance. Shakib Al Hasan played an aggressive innings, while Captain Litton led the team till end. Congratulations to Afghanistan for winning the series 2-1. Since 2015, Afghanistan is only the second team to defeat Bangladesh in an ODI series on their home ground.

The match was not important for Afghanistan. Because they won the series 2-0. And so Rashid Khan, one of Afghanistan's best players, was absent in this match. Afghanistan's performance might have been better if Rashid Khan was with the squad. However, it is challenging to beat Bangladesh on their home ground. However, all three matches were held in Chittagong. It might have been more difficult for Afghanistan to win the series if it was held in Mirpur. Two T20 matches will be held in Sylhet. Match two is expected to be very competitive.
278  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: July 11, 2023, 04:16:47 PM
It's really unfortunate that Bangladesh women's team came close to winning today but couldn't win. Because they could not perform well in their own home ground and lost to India women's team. Today's series would have been a tie if Bangladesh Women's team had won but India Women's team won today's match and went ahead. Bangladesh women's team had the best chance to win today's match but they lost the match due to the fall of wickets at the last minute. But India women's team today put up a great bowling performance and batting which led them to snatch a great win from Bangladesh women's team. India Women won by just 8 runs for the second time in their second T20 match which is a delight for India Women.

The way Bangladesh bowled at their home ground was really impressive. I have not seen such good bowling from Bangladesh bowlers in the past. Bangladeshi bowlers had a very good performance. But even then they can't win. To be honest, the Bangladesh team is weak even though the bowlers can bowl well. We have been seeing their poor batting line-up for a long time. Bangladesh does not have the experienced players in its squad to bat responsibly against an experienced team like India. BCB should give more importance to women's cricket.
279  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 10, 2023, 06:24:15 PM
After observing Netherlands perform we can can assume that they normally play good against any weak team. Many of us start dreaming about their team after few good matches but in reality, it is unlikely that it will happen. Because they can't perform as expected with the experienced team. Ireland's inconsistency will not allow them to go far in a World Cup where every team is more stronger. I think this team should regain their consistency back as soon as possible.
Netherlands bowlers have done a wonderful job yesterday by restricting SL to a score of 233. SL were all out in 47.5 overs and this is maximum what bowlers can do for there side. Its utter disappointment from Netherlands batting line up. Max O'Dowd was the highest scorer from Netherlands with 33 runs and rest is just a history now. Netherlands can surely do well against associate teams but they need to put more efforts while playing against test teams.
The Sri Lankan batsmen have proved themselves as much as the Sri Lankan bowlers have proved themselves in the World Cup qualifiers but they have not proved themselves as much as the bowlers. Sri Lanka's score was very low in most of the innings but due to their excellent bowling they won every match despite being a low scoring match. In a 50-over game, a team like the Netherlands was bowled out for only 233 runs, then you understand the level of Sri Lanka's batting. As strong as Sri Lanka's bowling line-up is, so should their batting line-up. If they had been consistent in batting, they would not have had to play the World Cup qualifiers and make it to the main stage. Indian conditions are very similar to Sri Lanka so if they can do well in batting India will create a good chance for Sri Lanka in the World Cup.

Among the teams that performed in the World Cup qualifiers, Sri Lanka was the strongest team. Other teams were relatively inexperienced. Even then, against the teams we have seen, the performance of the Sri Lankan batsmen has not been as good as expected. In the two matches against the Netherlands, Sri Lanka scored 213 and 231 runs respectively. Since the Sri Lankan batsmen cannot play well against such inexperienced bowlers, how will they play well against experienced bowlers on the World Cup stage? Before the World Cup, Sri Lanka will have to solve the internal problems of the team. Batsmen have to play with more responsibility. Otherwise, we will not see a better performance from Sri Lanka in any World Cup match.
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In this match New Zealand Women have won the toss and decided to bowl. Sri Lanka Women have started the innings scoring 21/3 in 5 overs. Rain have delayed the game. This is a series winning match for New Zealand Women team as they've already won the first T20 match. Both the teams have faced in 10 T20 matches and every match have been won by New Zealand Women team. Sri Lanka have good players and slowly they're getting importance. Over time we can expect the team to improve whereas New Zealand Women team is one among the best and the goodness is that the Women team were given equal importance same as the mens team by the New Zealand Cricket Board.
Now the Srilankan women team has made 71 runs in 14 overs and lost 4 wickets. They are nearly same as the previous match. They made 72 runs in 14 overs in the last match. But in the last match they lost 6 wickets at this stage. But today they lost only 4 wickets. But still New Zealand women team is looking strong. I hope they will win again.
New Zealand women's team is undoubtedly a strong team in T20 cricket who also holds a good position in the international women's cricket rankings. It is natural that a team ranked 8th would have a higher chance of losing to a team ranked in the third position. However, if the Sri Lanka women's top order could have done well in today's match, then there would have been an increase in the number of runs. Vishmi Gunaratne, Athapaththu and Kavisha Dilhari none of them could reach double figures. As a result the team has been restricted to only 118. The target given by them was not a big obstacle for the New Zealand team, so New Zealand women team win there very easily.

The New Zealand women's team is strong. Sri Lanka needed to set a target of at least 140 to win against such a team. But Sri Lankan batsmen batting was slow from the beginning of the innings. The first two batsmen scored 7 and 2 runs respectively. Except Anushka, no batsman can bat more than 100 strike rate. Sri Lankan batsmen must play well if they want to beat a strong team like New Zealand. If the batsmen are not able to play well in the upcoming matches as well then the Sri Lanka women's team will be defeated in every match.
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