Cricket match prediction discussions

[UmerIdrees]

Cricket has resumed with England and West Indies series and we are able to witness live matches after the long time after covid 19. Although corona virus risk factor is still there but its good to see that cricket is resumed with some precautionary measures.
There has been no activity in this oldest cricket thread also but now i think we can talk n discuss more about cricket. 

[ene1980]

There has been no activity in this oldest cricket thread also but now i think we can talk n discuss more about cricket. 

There was nothing much to talk about cricket and fortunately we have one series resumed and hopefully we will see more countries resuming the matches.
England is experimenting with the team and it would be fun if West Indies could white wash the series, i did not expect the first match to go with West Indies but they played the best cricket and hopefully they could retain that kind of performance.

[JSRAW]

Cricket has resumed with England and West Indies series and we are able to witness live matches after the long time after covid 19. Although corona virus risk factor is still there but its good to see that cricket is resumed with some precautionary measures.
There has been no activity in this oldest cricket thread also but now i think we can talk n discuss more about cricket. 

Veera, you don't need to bump this thread  everyone already discussing or speculating all kinds of topics in dedicated cricket threads.

[vella85]

There has been no activity in this oldest cricket thread also but now i think we can talk n discuss more about cricket. 

There was nothing much to talk about cricket and fortunately we have one series resumed and hopefully we will see more countries resuming the matches.
England is experimenting with the team and it would be fun if West Indies could white wash the series, i did not expect the first match to go with West Indies but they played the best cricket and hopefully they could retain that kind of performance.

Well right now its looking good for England after a good batting performance by the team. Now we'll see how good the WI are chasing over 450 runs in the first innings. England will need some quick wickets on day 3 if they are any chance of winning and to restrict the WI to under 350 runs.

[Juggy777]

There has been no activity in this oldest cricket thread also but now i think we can talk n discuss more about cricket. 

There was nothing much to talk about cricket and fortunately we have one series resumed and hopefully we will see more countries resuming the matches.
England is experimenting with the team and it would be fun if West Indies could white wash the series, i did not expect the first match to go with West Indies but they played the best cricket and hopefully they could retain that kind of performance.

Well right now its looking good for England after a good batting performance by the team. Now we'll see how good the WI are chasing over 450 runs in the first innings. England will need some quick wickets on day 3 if they are any chance of winning and to restrict the WI to under 350 runs.

@vella85 it finally looks like I’ll be getting this match’s prediction right (England), as I was horribly wrong about the last match, when I had so confidently posted that England would win the match easily. Further England has declared their innings after scoring 469 runs, and West Indies have already lost a wicket for 32 runs. Lastly if England manages to pick few more quick wickets, then they’ll definitely be able to win this match and restore their pride.

Source:

https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/29054/eng-vs-wi-2nd-test-west-indies-tour-of-england-2020

[pakhitheboss]

There has been no activity in this oldest cricket thread also but now i think we can talk n discuss more about cricket. 

There was nothing much to talk about cricket and fortunately we have one series resumed and hopefully we will see more countries resuming the matches.
England is experimenting with the team and it would be fun if West Indies could white wash the series, i did not expect the first match to go with West Indies but they played the best cricket and hopefully they could retain that kind of performance.

Well right now its looking good for England after a good batting performance by the team. Now we'll see how good the WI are chasing over 450 runs in the first innings. England will need some quick wickets on day 3 if they are any chance of winning and to restrict the WI to under 350 runs.

@vella85 it finally looks like I’ll be getting this match’s prediction right (England), as I was horribly wrong about the last match, when I had so confidently posted that England would win the match easily. Further England has declared their innings after scoring 469 runs, and West Indies have already lost a wicket for 32 runs. Lastly if England manages to pick few more quick wickets, then they’ll definitely be able to win this match and restore their pride.

Source:

https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/29054/eng-vs-wi-2nd-test-west-indies-tour-of-england-2020

You are right there is a good chance of England winning this test match. West Indies still needs 437 runs which according to me is a huge total. If England can get few wickets they will easily win this match. It is completely one sided match now.

[Vishnu.Reang]

You are right there is a good chance of England winning this test match. West Indies still needs 437 runs which according to me is a huge total. If England can get few wickets they will easily win this match. It is completely one sided match now.

There is not going to be any "easy" win for any of the sides here. England has a chance of winning this match, but they need to take quick wickets. Shai Hope fell to Curran a few minutes ago, but Kraigg Brathwaite is still there. Among the English bowlers, Sam Curran is looking the most promising. West Indies still trail by 346 runs (i.e they need another 146 runs to avoid follow on).

[AjithBtc]

By Tuesday 3rd ODI between England and Ireland is gonna be played. The first two matches were won by England. The second match being a close call with fast wickets for England while chasing the target. Finally the lower order stood strong taking towards a win. Ireland could've planned to make at least a winning, fortunately they've missed two chances. Ireland having match against England by now helps with the practice for upcoming world cup.

[Sithara007]

Ireland having match against England by now helps with the practice for upcoming world cup.

Which world cup? If you are talking about the next T20 World Cup, then it is more than a year away (scheduled for October 2021). Anyway, these are just practice matches for England, as Ireland is not being able to offer any resistance. IMO, for the 3rd match England should rest some of their regular players and give opportunity to the younger ones.

[MFahad]

By Tuesday 3rd ODI between England and Ireland is gonna be played. The first two matches were won by England. The second match being a close call with fast wickets for England while chasing the target. Finally the lower order stood strong taking towards a win. Ireland could've planned to make at least a winning, fortunately they've missed two chances. Ireland having match against England by now helps with the practice for upcoming world cup.

England won the 2nd one day with ease and it was a one sided match. Although england lost 6 wickets but they were able to score pretty quickly. Also i feel that the 3rd ODI will also be a one sided match and england will clean sweep. 

[Haunebu]

England won the 2nd one day with ease and it was a one sided match. Although england lost 6 wickets but they were able to score pretty quickly. Also i feel that the 3rd ODI will also be a one sided match and england will clean sweep. 

One sided? Seriously? Ireland could have probably won the 2nd match if Willey was dismissed quickly since they still needed some 50+ runs with only 4 wickets in hand majority of which were tail-enders.

England were struggling pretty badly. The Irish should have maintained the pressure, but England managed well at the end. Am not expecting anything spectacular from Ireland in the 3rd ODI though. They missed a golden opportunity here.

On the other hand, England will be pissed with their performances in recent times(Loss against West Indies, Under pressure against a team like Ireland etc). I still cannot believe that this is the same team that won the World Cup recently.

[7788bitcoin]

On the other hand, England will be pissed with their performances in recent times(Loss against West Indies, Under pressure against a team like Ireland etc). I still cannot believe that this is the same team that won the World Cup recently.

This is not the same team that won the World Cup but there are certain members that were involved, Ben Stokes who is an integral part of the team winning the World Cup and many of the members are rested for the Ireland ODI series and England need to build a good bench strength and sadly they did not give opportunities for young talent in this series. Even in the loss against West Indies they did not have Stuart Broad and he was integral in winning the next two matches.

[Juggy777]

England won the 2nd one day with ease and it was a one sided match. Although england lost 6 wickets but they were able to score pretty quickly. Also i feel that the 3rd ODI will also be a one sided match and england will clean sweep. 

One sided? Seriously? Ireland could have probably won the 2nd match if Willey was dismissed quickly since they still needed some 50+ runs with only 4 wickets in hand majority of which were tail-enders.

England were struggling pretty badly. The Irish should have maintained the pressure, but England managed well at the end. Am not expecting anything spectacular from Ireland in the 3rd ODI though. They missed a golden opportunity here.

On the other hand, England will be pissed with their performances in recent times(Loss against West Indies, Under pressure against a team like Ireland etc). I still cannot believe that this is the same team that won the World Cup recently.

@Haunebu I’ll agree with you that this match wasn’t a one sided match because Ireland had almost sealed the victory, but then their inexperience let them down.

This is not the same team that won the World Cup but there are certain members that were involved, Ben Stokes who is an integral part of the team winning the World Cup and many of the members are rested for the Ireland ODI series and England need to build a good bench strength and sadly they did not give opportunities for young talent in this series. Even in the loss against West Indies they did not have Stuart Broad and he was integral in winning the next two matches.

@7788bitcoin while you’re right about England resting several key player’s, but the fact remains that this current England team is yet superior to the Ireland team, and hence they should have won the match comfortably, but in the end they lost wickets and came very close to losing the match.

[Swordsoffreedom]

On the other hand, England will be pissed with their performances in recent times(Loss against West Indies, Under pressure against a team like Ireland etc). I still cannot believe that this is the same team that won the World Cup recently.

This is not the same team that won the World Cup but there are certain members that were involved, Ben Stokes who is an integral part of the team winning the World Cup and many of the members are rested for the Ireland ODI series and England need to build a good bench strength and sadly they did not give opportunities for young talent in this series. Even in the loss against West Indies they did not have Stuart Broad and he was integral in winning the next two matches.

I agree with you that it is not the same team who won the world cup. Actually, England wanna find some new talent, that's why they've tried some players outside their permanent squad.  it will take some time for the newcomers to adapt to the team.  just wait some more days, I hope in the England-India  series we will be able to see England's full strength, and the series  will be full of excitement. just calm and wait...

[Vishnu.Reang]

Yes, both are equal in terms of performance and experience players have got. Right now the Indian team is strong to face any team and has got full of young players. Every match played during these time period is a preparatory for the upcoming World T20 Championship. It takes young players to get suited to the match situation and perform. When the expertise team members get in, it'll be strong and will have a better performance to win even if they've scored 250runs.

The T20 World Cup has been postponed by more than a year. So the preparations can wait. I guess for now India and the other teams may be focusing on the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League and the ICC World Test Championship. England needs to be careful now, as they lost the 3rd match against Ireland. Now they have 20 points from 3 matches, but we were expecting that they may finish with 30 points. 

[MFahad]

On the other hand, England will be pissed with their performances in recent times(Loss against West Indies, Under pressure against a team like Ireland etc). I still cannot believe that this is the same team that won the World Cup recently.

This is not the same team that won the World Cup but there are certain members that were involved, Ben Stokes who is an integral part of the team winning the World Cup and many of the members are rested for the Ireland ODI series and England need to build a good bench strength and sadly they did not give opportunities for young talent in this series. Even in the loss against West Indies they did not have Stuart Broad and he was integral in winning the next two matches.

I agree with you that it is not the same team who won the world cup. Actually, England wanna find some new talent, that's why they've tried some players outside their permanent squad.  it will take some time for the newcomers to adapt to the team.  just wait some more days, I hope in the England-India  series we will be able to see England's full strength, and the series  will be full of excitement. just calm and wait...

Before the India England series. we have Pak-England series in progress and England is struggling is the first test match. With Indian team more stronger in batting and bowling , England will have to face more tough times ahead.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Before the India England series. we have Pak-England series in progress and England is struggling is the first test match. With Indian team more stronger in batting and bowling , England will have to face more tough times ahead.

India is perhaps the strongest team in all the three formats of cricket right now. But historically they have faced difficulty in conditions that are more suited for swing/seam bowling. Even in the current Indian team, Virat Kohli is perhaps the only player who is comfortable in such surfaces. And we should also remember the fact that the English bowlers, especially Anderson and Broad are in top form right now.

[Juggy777]

Before the India England series. we have Pak-England series in progress and England is struggling is the first test match. With Indian team more stronger in batting and bowling , England will have to face more tough times ahead.

India is perhaps the strongest team in all the three formats of cricket right now. But historically they have faced difficulty in conditions that are more suited for swing/seam bowling. Even in the current Indian team, Virat Kohli is perhaps the only player who is comfortable in such surfaces. And we should also remember the fact that the English bowlers, especially Anderson and Broad are in top form right now.

@Vishnu.Reang yea I too agree that team India’s batman’s tend to struggle under swing conditions, however let’s hope that this time they’ll be able to offer tough competition to team England bowlers.

Also it’s pertinent to note that team India has the experienced middle order batmen Pujara playing for them, who has played in multiple county matches in England, hence he’ll be able to score many runs because of his vast experience, and he’ll even be able to help other batman’s feel relaxed whenever he’s batting at the crease.

Sources:

https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/sportzwiki+english-epaper-sptwiken/praveen+kumar+reveals+why+indian+batsmen+fail+swing+bowling+condition-newsid-107862437

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/cheteshwar-pujara-signs-up-with-english-county-gloucestershire-2182599

[Juggy777]

I am glad that Cheteshwar Pujara decided to take part in county cricket. But this year, he is not a part of the Gloucestershire squad. He pulled out of the county championship, after it was postponed. Also, I want the other Indian cricketers to try their luck in the county championship. And even earlier I had posted about opportunities in Australia and New Zealand. The domestic cricket there is also of high quality.

@Vishnu.Reang yes because of covid19 he could not participate this year, but hopefully he’ll be able to participate next year if covid19 fears ease, and county cricket resumes once again. Also as far as I know first Indian player’s need to seek the permission from BCCI for county cricket, only then can they go ahead and choose a club that’ll accept them. Lastly BCCI doesn’t give permission that easily, so I don’t expect more player’s to play in county cricket anytime soon.

Source:

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ajinkya-rahane-bcci-permission-english-county-cricket/article26887579.ece

(He wasn’t even in team plans, yet he had to wait for approval from BCCI)

[Vishnu.Reang]

India vs England series isn't confirmed. If I'm not wrong the tournament will be scheduled to be played on England. In most of the matches played in England, it had got home ground advantage. Both teams are strong, and this series won't go one sided. I was looking for the game between Australia and England.

The England bowlers are in top form, and for the Indian batsmen this is going to be a tough challenge. On top of that, they will prefer fast and bouncy surfaces, in which the Indian batsmen (other than Virat Kohli) are not very comfortable. It would be good if the Indian team arrives in England at least 2-3 weeks before the series and get themselves acclimatized.