T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Juggy777]

SRH once again put up an unbalanced side. I don't know why they chose to retain two rookie players (Umran Malik and Abdul Samad), who are yet to perform in the IPL. They are spending millions of USD on low quality players and as a result they have a second string playing XI. And at the same time they refused to retain quality players such as David Warner. He might have performed poorly during last season, but still have one of the best stats for any batsmen in the history of the IPL. Looks as if SRH will finish at the 10th position this time.

You are right. Sunrisers Hyderabad's team is not strong. There are very few experienced players in the squad. They've spent a lot of money, but I don't see any players in their squad who can play well in a regular basis and bring victory for the team. I'm even more surprised they didn't have an experienced player like Warner on the team. Warner is an outstanding player in the history of IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad will not be in the top 4 of the table with this squad.

@Sithara007 I agree their decision not to retain Warner was a blunder, and they’ll definitely be regretting it though out the IPL. Furthermore your analysis about their team is spot on, and it’s fair to conclude that the team management is clueless about their best playing 11, and if they continue to experiment like this then they’ll definitely continue having a bad tournament.

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[coinism]

At the end of 7 overs, Sunrisers Hyderabad collected only 21 runs. They lost three wickets. Their average collection is 3 runs per over. Is this a T20 match? We don't watch IPL to watch such weak batting. I did not think that Hyderabad would show such bad performance in the first match. In a one-sided match. Their batting lineup is very weak. I think we will see Hyderabad in the last position of the table.

Despite poor start SRH finished well, 149 in 20 overs. Aiden Markram played an unbeaten knock of 57 runs on 41 balls. Washington Sundar was the man who scored 40 runs of 14 balls that's the only entertainment from SRH in last match. I don't think SRK will progress further in the tournament.

[CryptoBuds]

SRH once again put up an unbalanced side. I don't know why they chose to retain two rookie players (Umran Malik and Abdul Samad), who are yet to perform in the IPL. They are spending millions of USD on low quality players and as a result they have a second string playing XI. And at the same time they refused to retain quality players such as David Warner. He might have performed poorly during last season, but still have one of the best stats for any batsmen in the history of the IPL. Looks as if SRH will finish at the 10th position this time.

You are right. Sunrisers Hyderabad's team is not strong. There are very few experienced players in the squad. They've spent a lot of money, but I don't see any players in their squad who can play well in a regular basis and bring victory for the team. I'm even more surprised they didn't have an experienced player like Warner on the team. Warner is an outstanding player in the history of IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad will not be in the top 4 of the table with this squad.

@Sithara007 I agree their decision not to retain Warner was a blunder, and they’ll definitely be regretting it though out the IPL. Furthermore your analysis about their team is spot on, and it’s fair to conclude that the team management is clueless about their best playing 11, and if they continue to experiment like this then they’ll definitely continue having a bad tournament.

^^ I think that the Sunrisers Hyderabad team is heavily dependent on the batting of Kane Williamson. If he does not perform well as he could not in the last match it is really hard for Sunrisers Hyderabad to win any match.
I don't see any other player who also can replace  Williamson because if he is out, that's a big win condition removed for SRH. I don't see this team doing very well with this squad.


@Juggy777, they need to find out what their plan is moving on in the future matches in the tournament. If they cannot make a good plan and execute it on the field they will be in big trouble. And in a t20 tournament, I think Warner would have been a great player to have on the team.

[BALIK]

Even though Kolkata gave a target of only 129 runs today, it was very difficult for RCB to win the match despite batting for such a low target.

Bangalore lost 7 wickets. Scored 132 runs in 19.2 overs and won. The Kolkata team is very stable. They are good at both the bowling and batting side. They may have lost today due to poor batting, but I think we will see better gameplay from them in upcomming matches.

[kro55]

Even though Kolkata gave a target of only 129 runs today, it was very difficult for RCB to win the match despite batting for such a low target.

Bangalore lost 7 wickets. Scored 132 runs in 19.2 overs and won. The Kolkata team is very stable. They are good at both the bowling and batting side. They may have lost today due to poor batting, but I think we will see better gameplay from them in upcomming matches.

The target was very low. RCB should have won easily by batting for only 128 runs. But their performance was very poor. David Willy scored only 18 runs off 28 balls. Rutherford made 28 off 40 balls. The players had to be more professional. If they perform in this way, they will not be able to qualify for the top 4 teams in the points table. Batsmen should bat more responsibly.

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The target was very low. RCB should have won easily by batting for only 128 runs. But their performance was very poor. David Willy scored only 18 runs off 28 balls. Rutherford made 28 off 40 balls. The players had to be more professional. If they perform in this way, they will not be able to qualify for the top 4 teams in the points table. Batsmen should bat more responsibly.

The wicket was helping the bowlers and it was a great game of Cricket as the match went till the last over even though RCB was chasing a really low total and at one point i thought Kolkata Knight Riders could pull off the victory when Tim Southee picked some crucial wickets. Looks like Andre Russell is injured and if so it is a big loss for KKR in this tournament as he is an integral part of KKR.

[Sithara007]

The wicket was helping the bowlers and it was a great game of Cricket as the match went till the last over even though RCB was chasing a really low total and at one point i thought Kolkata Knight Riders could pull off the victory when Tim Southee picked some crucial wickets. Looks like Andre Russell is injured and if so it is a big loss for KKR in this tournament as he is an integral part of KKR.

Both the teams were disappointing yesterday. If not for important knocks from Sherfane Rutherford and Shahbaz Ahmed towards the end, Royal Challengers Bangalore would have lost the match yesterday. Their top order failed (including Virat Kohli). For the KKR, three of the bowlers performed well - Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee and Sunil Narine. These three bowled a total of 12 overs between them, and conceded just 48 runs (picked up 6 wickets as well). But the other bowlers couldn't sustain the momentum, especially Andre Russell and Varun Chakravarthy.

[JSRAW]

The wicket was helping the bowlers and it was a great game of Cricket as the match went till the last over even though RCB was chasing a really low total and at one point i thought Kolkata Knight Riders could pull off the victory when Tim Southee picked some crucial wickets. Looks like Andre Russell is injured and if so it is a big loss for KKR in this tournament as he is an integral part of KKR.

Both the teams were disappointing yesterday. If not for important knocks from Sherfane Rutherford and Shahbaz Ahmed towards the end, Royal Challengers Bangalore would have lost the match yesterday. Their top order failed (including Virat Kohli). For the KKR, three of the bowlers performed well - Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee and Sunil Narine. These three bowled a total of 12 overs between them, and conceded just 48 runs (picked up 6 wickets as well). But the other bowlers couldn't sustain the momentum, especially Andre Russell and Varun Chakravarthy.

Why should batsmen have all the fun or let's say Smash The Batriarchy.  

Bowlers are consider labour class in the cricket and everyone expect them to get smashed day and night. So give some credit to bowlers for producing low scoring match.

Not sure what's happening with the Andre Russell. He's not looking at his best when bowling, may be not fit to ball anymore?

[coinism]

Both the teams were disappointing yesterday. If not for important knocks from Sherfane Rutherford and Shahbaz Ahmed towards the end, Royal Challengers Bangalore would have lost the match yesterday. Their top order failed (including Virat Kohli). For the KKR, three of the bowlers performed well - Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee and Sunil Narine. These three bowled a total of 12 overs between them, and conceded just 48 runs (picked up 6 wickets as well). But the other bowlers couldn't sustain the momentum, especially Andre Russell and Varun Chakravarthy.

King Kohli is in no mood of scoring runs whether it's international cricket or IPL. I strongly believe that sometimes giving  yourself a break really helps in regaining form. Its a good match for Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva as he manage to get 4 wickets. A low scoring match but it was definitely not one sided.

[kro55]

Both the teams were disappointing yesterday. If not for important knocks from Sherfane Rutherford and Shahbaz Ahmed towards the end, Royal Challengers Bangalore would have lost the match yesterday. Their top order failed (including Virat Kohli). For the KKR, three of the bowlers performed well - Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee and Sunil Narine. These three bowled a total of 12 overs between them, and conceded just 48 runs (picked up 6 wickets as well). But the other bowlers couldn't sustain the momentum, especially Andre Russell and Varun Chakravarthy.

King Kohli is in no mood of scoring runs whether it's international cricket or IPL. I strongly believe that sometimes giving  yourself a break really helps in regaining form. Its a good match for Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva as he manage to get 4 wickets. A low scoring match but it was definitely not one sided.

Chennai have given a huge target of 211 runs with the help of the devastating batting of Chennai batsmen. Robin Uthappa made 50 off just 27 balls. And Dube was dismissed for 49 off 30 balls. Moreover, the batting of Moin Ali and Raydu is enough good. Chennai is in the safe zone after gave the target of 211 runs. And they will probably win very easily. My guess is that Chennai will win by at least 30 runs.

[BALIK]

Both the teams were disappointing yesterday. If not for important knocks from Sherfane Rutherford and Shahbaz Ahmed towards the end, Royal Challengers Bangalore would have lost the match yesterday. Their top order failed (including Virat Kohli). For the KKR, three of the bowlers performed well - Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee and Sunil Narine. These three bowled a total of 12 overs between them, and conceded just 48 runs (picked up 6 wickets as well). But the other bowlers couldn't sustain the momentum, especially Andre Russell and Varun Chakravarthy.

King Kohli is in no mood of scoring runs whether it's international cricket or IPL. I strongly believe that sometimes giving  yourself a break really helps in regaining form. Its a good match for Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva as he manage to get 4 wickets. A low scoring match but it was definitely not one sided.

Chennai have given a huge target of 211 runs with the help of the devastating batting of Chennai batsmen. Robin Uthappa made 50 off just 27 balls. And Dube was dismissed for 49 off 30 balls. Moreover, the batting of Moin Ali and Raydu is enough good. Chennai is in the safe zone after gave the target of 211 runs. And they will probably win very easily. My guess is that Chennai will win by at least 30 runs.

Your guess may not be correct. Collection of LSG in 12 overs 114. They lost only 2 wickets. Rahul was dismissed for 40 off 26 balls. de Kock is unbeaten on 53 off 36 balls. If de Kock is at the crease, the chances of LSG winning will increase. LSG needs 97 runs from 48 balls to win. At the moment LSG seems more likely to win. However, if Chennai can pick up two wickets quickly, the match will be under Chennai's control.

[Minor Miner]

Both the teams were disappointing yesterday. If not for important knocks from Sherfane Rutherford and Shahbaz Ahmed towards the end, Royal Challengers Bangalore would have lost the match yesterday. Their top order failed (including Virat Kohli). For the KKR, three of the bowlers performed well - Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee and Sunil Narine. These three bowled a total of 12 overs between them, and conceded just 48 runs (picked up 6 wickets as well). But the other bowlers couldn't sustain the momentum, especially Andre Russell and Varun Chakravarthy.

King Kohli is in no mood of scoring runs whether it's international cricket or IPL. I strongly believe that sometimes giving  yourself a break really helps in regaining form. Its a good match for Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva as he manage to get 4 wickets. A low scoring match but it was definitely not one sided.

Chennai have given a huge target of 211 runs with the help of the devastating batting of Chennai batsmen. Robin Uthappa made 50 off just 27 balls. And Dube was dismissed for 49 off 30 balls. Moreover, the batting of Moin Ali and Raydu is enough good. Chennai is in the safe zone after gave the target of 211 runs. And they will probably win very easily. My guess is that Chennai will win by at least 30 runs.

Your guess may not be correct. Collection of LSG in 12 overs 114. They lost only 2 wickets. Rahul was dismissed for 40 off 26 balls. de Kock is unbeaten on 53 off 36 balls. If de Kock is at the crease, the chances of LSG winning will increase. LSG needs 97 runs from 48 balls to win. At the moment LSG seems more likely to win. However, if Chennai can pick up two wickets quickly, the match will be under Chennai's control.

LSG needed only 34 runs from 12 balls to win. Will they be able to do it? At the crease is Evin Lewis who is batting tremendously. And if he gets a chance to play 10 balls then maybe LSG can win. Yet the chances of both teams winning are equal. The performance of Chennai bowlers was very poor. And with a weak bowling lineup, they will not be able to stay on the table. Let's see what will happen in this match.

[CryptoBuds]

CSK  vs  LSG

What an outstanding performance by Evin Lewis! I would say that Lucknow has been able to win this match only because of his great batting. Lewis collected 55 runs from just 23 balls. His strike rate was 239.13. Moreover, Lucknow's innings started well. Rahul and De Kock's performance was good. Chennai has lost this match only because of inexperienced bowlers. They have used 7 bowlers in this match. But no bowler was able to bowl as well as expected.

[romero121]

CSK  vs  LSG

What an outstanding performance by Evin Lewis! I would say that Lucknow has been able to win this match only because of his great batting. Lewis collected 55 runs from just 23 balls. His strike rate was 239.13. Moreover, Lucknow's innings started well. Rahul and De Kock's performance was good. Chennai has lost this match only because of inexperienced bowlers. They have used 7 bowlers in this match. But no bowler was able to bowl as well as expected.

Lack of bowlers is the core reason for the loss. Another incident that turned the match is the easy catch drop of Quinton De Cock by Moen Ali. If that was caught Lucknow Super Giants would've struggled atleast a little to create a good opening partnership. Anyhow Lucknow is quite confident with their bowling and batting, that is reason why they took bowling even after winning the toss.

[kro55]

CSK  vs  LSG

What an outstanding performance by Evin Lewis! I would say that Lucknow has been able to win this match only because of his great batting. Lewis collected 55 runs from just 23 balls. His strike rate was 239.13. Moreover, Lucknow's innings started well. Rahul and De Kock's performance was good. Chennai has lost this match only because of inexperienced bowlers. They have used 7 bowlers in this match. But no bowler was able to bowl as well as expected.

Lack of bowlers is the core reason for the loss. Another incident that turned the match is the easy catch drop of Quinton De Cock by Moen Ali. If that was caught Lucknow Super Giants would've struggled atleast a little to create a good opening partnership. Anyhow Lucknow is quite confident with their bowling and batting, that is reason why they took bowling even after winning the toss.

Chennai's management has failed to form a stable team. The team has a lot of experienced batsmen. As a result, Chennai easily collected 210 runs today. But still they have lost badly. Expected more responsible gameplay from them. They have tried 7 bowlers but none of them have been successful. Jadeja is not yet experienced enough as a captain.

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Chennai's management has failed to form a stable team. The team has a lot of experienced batsmen. As a result, Chennai easily collected 210 runs today. But still they have lost badly. Expected more responsible gameplay from them. They have tried 7 bowlers but none of them have been successful. Jadeja is not yet experienced enough as a captain.

It was a flat pitch and the batsman rose against the challenge and Lucknow Super Giants was in great form with the bat as i did not expect this result as Lucknow Super Giants is a new team and they are coming off a loss and Chennai Super Kings does have an experienced team and yet they are not able to defend the total with the experience they have and even though Jadeja is the captain i am sure MSD controls the team.

[Sithara007]

Perhaps this is an indication that there is not enough talent available in India for a 10-team competition? I had mentioned this many months ago. The BCCI should seriously consider raising the threshold of foreign players in the XI from 4 to 5, and that in the squad from 8 to 10. Yesterday, for both the teams the disadvantage came from young local players (Mukesh Choudhary, Tushar Deshpande.etc). If the BCCI want to maintain the quality, then they should allow one more overseas player in the XI. 

[galambo]

Perhaps this is an indication that there is not enough talent available in India for a 10-team competition? I had mentioned this many months ago. The BCCI should seriously consider raising the threshold of foreign players in the XI from 4 to 5, and that in the squad from 8 to 10. Yesterday, for both the teams the disadvantage came from young local players (Mukesh Choudhary, Tushar Deshpande.etc). If the BCCI want to maintain the quality, then they should allow one more overseas player in the XI. 

I think it's not about quality, as we know that IPL is money rich league and BCCI doesn't wanna lose all the money slipping away to foreign players. That's why they are giving more preference to local domestic players over foreign players and its a good approach. That's why useless players like ishan who has merely played for India is most expensive player of IPL 2022.

[CryptoBuds]

Perhaps this is an indication that there is not enough talent available in India for a 10-team competition? I had mentioned this many months ago. The BCCI should seriously consider raising the threshold of foreign players in the XI from 4 to 5, and that in the squad from 8 to 10. Yesterday, for both the teams the disadvantage came from young local players (Mukesh Choudhary, Tushar Deshpande.etc). If the BCCI want to maintain the quality, then they should allow one more overseas player in the XI. 

I agree with you. Since now the number of teams has increased. So it is very difficult to find the necessary talented domestic players. If the number of teams was less then maybe there would not be so many problems. Moreover, local players are not experienced enough for platforms like IPL. Increasing the number of foreign players could be a good solution. Let's see what BCCI decides next season.

[coinism]

I agree with you. Since now the number of teams has increased. So it is very difficult to find the necessary talented domestic players. If the number of teams was less then maybe there would not be so many problems. Moreover, local players are not experienced enough for platforms like IPL. Increasing the number of foreign players could be a good solution. Let's see what BCCI decides next season.

There is bracket of foreign players in every league. Teams are increased to 10 so it will be a matter of one or more IPL before we have quality domestic players that can perform good in the league. BCCI doesn't allow its players to take part in other leagues if domestic players quota is reduced in IPL then bcci must lift that ban.