T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Sithara007]

5 out of the 6 qualifying spots for the T20 Cricket World Cup 2020 have been decided so far:

These are the teams which have qualified:

1. Papua New Guinea
2. Ireland
3. The Netherlands
4. Namibia
5. Scotland

The final slot will be awarded to the winner of the Hong Kong vs Oman match, which will start in about 90 minutes from now.

I am glad that this time all the slots decided so far have gone to teams that fielded native players. It was irritating to watch teams such as UAE, Singapore and Oman fielding playing XIs, without a single national in the lineup. But those teams which fielded mercenaries fared really badly this time. Examples are UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore, Oman, Canada.etc. On the other hand, those teams which went for the native players performed better than expected. In addition to the teams that have managed to qualify, some of the other teams such as Jersey and Kenya also had their moments in their tournament.

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[ene1980]

5 out of the 6 qualifying spots for the T20 Cricket World Cup 2020 have been decided so far:
The final slot will be awarded to the winner of the Hong Kong vs Oman match, which will start in about 90 minutes from now.

So are you expecting Hong Kong to win the match, i am not following these qualifying matches nor watched any of their matches, just watched some highlights here and there, since you said that Oman does not have any nationals but mercenaries in the team are they any good to take the team for the world cup and if there is a solid answer i would like to wage a bet for fun  .

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Had no idea about this match but looking at scorecard. have no regrets whatsoever and glad that i didn't waste my time on it. looks dead series to me or Oz just doing net practice with Sri lankans  . anyways we have good amount of cricket in the next month let's hope for good contest.

All the hype that Srilanka had after defeating Pakistan ended after the first two T20s as they were playing just like club players and i was expecting this match when they were playing Pakistan but during that time they surprised me by white washing the series but now they are getting the same treatment what they deserve as a team  .

Eng vs NZ

I am going with England to win the match as the players they have can change a match with the bat and i am expecting a high scoring game.

Ind vs Ban ( Shakib's ban killed the hype, i suppose)

I was not giving any chance for Bangladesh but now there will be a one sided trashing as Shakib is not in the team.

[Sithara007]

5 out of the 6 qualifying spots for the T20 Cricket World Cup 2020 have been decided so far:
The final slot will be awarded to the winner of the Hong Kong vs Oman match, which will start in about 90 minutes from now.

So are you expecting Hong Kong to win the match, i am not following these qualifying matches nor watched any of their matches, just watched some highlights here and there, since you said that Oman does not have any nationals but mercenaries in the team are they any good to take the team for the world cup and if there is a solid answer i would like to wage a bet for fun  .

I am not interested in that particular match, because both the teams are 100% composed of expats. The Oman XI doesn't have any Arabs in the lineup and the Hong Kong team doesn't have any Chinese. I don't understand the point in having such teams. During the matches played by Oman and UAE, there were very few fans in the stadiums to support them. The Omanis and the Emiratis are not interested in these matches because for them these teams are just B teams of India and Pakistan. The expats don't support them as well, as they are proud of their respective nationalities.

Cricket is the only sport, which allows a playing XI which doesn't have any citizens to play international matches. Neither the FIFA or the FIBA allows such teams. And for FIBA, they even have additional requirements. They permit only one naturalized player per team. So even if a player have obtained the passport from his host nation, he may not be able to represent them. On the other hand, in cricket the ICC have made a mockery of the rules.

[Avirunes]

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Quite some new names in T20 WC. Haven't seen Papua New Guinea and Namibia a lot of cricket but glad to hear that such countries are also given opportunities to participate in this WC event. Kinda expected UAE and Canada to make a way into T20 WC next year. Still have one year and will be interesting to see how countries will prepare their T20 team before that to happen. Lot of teams yet have to improve their T20 side such as South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Had no idea about this match but looking at scorecard. have no regrets whatsoever and glad that i didn't waste my time on it. looks dead series to me or Oz just doing net practice with Sri lankans  . anyways we have good amount of cricket in the next month let's hope for good contest.

All the hype that Srilanka had after defeating Pakistan ended after the first two T20s as they were playing just like club players and i was expecting this match when they were playing Pakistan but during that time they surprised me by white washing the series but now they are getting the same treatment what they deserve as a team  .

IMO most of them are inexperienced and introducing such lineup against a side like Australia was like a suicide. Apart from Kusal perrera and Malinga I don't see anyone much experienced. Last match of the series is on 1st November and I am quite sure of which way the result will go.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

IMO most of them are inexperienced and introducing such lineup against a side like Australia was like a suicide. Apart from Kusal perrera and Malinga I don't see anyone much experienced. Last match of the series is on 1st November and I am quite sure of which way the result will go.

Before the first T20 i was not aware of the hollow situation as they played really well against Pakistan but after seeing the first T20 i placed a parlay on Australia to win the match along with the India and Bangladesh series and with the ban of Shakib Al Hasan there is no way that Bangladesh will have a fighting chance against a strong team like India.

[JSRAW]

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Speaking of experience in cricket field, not making fun of srilankan cricket but this is hilarious, pure gold!! Call it face palm moment or brain fade. bowler is sandakan, Reminds me of gully cricket 

https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1189498367010689025?s=09

[Haunebu]

Ind vs Ban ( Shakib's ban killed the hype, i suppose)

Honestly, there was never any hype to begin with since almost everyone are expecting India to decimate Bangladesh since they are in poor form, have issues with their board, bans etc which is why I will just check out the scorecards for these matches.

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Speaking of experience in cricket field, not making fun of srilankan cricket but this is hilarious, pure gold!! Call it face palm moment or brain fade. bowler is sandakan, Reminds me of gully cricket 

https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1189498367010689025?s=09

This is hilarious. What in the world was that guy thinking? Never heard of him before, but I will probably remember his name now. This will probably become a meme pretty soon.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

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Speaking of experience in cricket field, not making fun of srilankan cricket but this is hilarious, pure gold!! Call it face palm moment or brain fade. bowler is sandakan, Reminds me of gully cricket 
https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1189498367010689025?s=09

I understand how ridiculous this is but if you are a new player you will be under immense pressure to perform and these sort of funny moments does happen, he might be playing cricket where there is no media attention and when you are playing cricket when the world is watching you will mess up sometimes  . The reason i respect these international players is because they play under pressure and a single mishap will be watched around the world and the pressure will get you, this will be remembered for a long time  .

[7788bitcoin]

Anyone watching the Hong Kong v Oman T20 match, i was expecting Hong Kong to win the match with all the reviews here but it looks like Oman has the chance to qualify in the world cup as Hong Kong already lost seven wickets and they need 52 from 6 overs which is an impossible total but if they can win from this position it will be a miracle.

[Ayiranorea]

Anyone watching the Hong Kong v Oman T20 match, i was expecting Hong Kong to win the match with all the reviews here but it looks like Oman has the chance to qualify in the world cup as Hong Kong already lost seven wickets and they need 52 from 6 overs which is an impossible total but if they can win from this position it will be a miracle.

The match has come close, and there is more chances for this match to end after a hard fight. Now Hong Kong need 36 runs from 27 balls with three wickets in hand. Let's wait and see, just few over left to end the match. I think this will turn to be a miracle for Hong Kong as the above mate indicates.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

i was expecting Hong Kong to win the match with all the reviews here but it looks like Oman has the chance to qualify in the world cup as Hong Kong already lost seven wickets and they need 52 from 6 overs which is an impossible total but if they can win from this position it will be a miracle.

The match is almost over and if you trust some prediction you cannot win the bet as T20 is hard to predict and these qualifying matches are extremely hard to predict and with a wicket left and 5 more balls they need 16 runs to win the match and Oman is the last team to qualify for the T20 world cup, i made a small bet for Oman to win in the final 5 overs of the match.

[sureshnsnet]

Had no idea about this match but looking at scorecard. have no regrets whatsoever and glad that i didn't waste my time on it. looks dead series to me or Oz just doing net practice with Sri lankans  . anyways we have good amount of cricket in the next month let's hope for good contest.

Eng vs NZ
Ind vs Ban ( Shakib's ban killed the hype, i suppose)

I think England VS New Zealand T20 series will be interesting to watch because of after world cup both teams are going to be playing with this series, maybe new zealand will going to take revenge for world cup loss.

[BitSat19]

Had no idea about this match but looking at scorecard. have no regrets whatsoever and glad that i didn't waste my time on it. looks dead series to me or Oz just doing net practice with Sri lankans  . anyways we have good amount of cricket in the next month let's hope for good contest.

Eng vs NZ
Ind vs Ban ( Shakib's ban killed the hype, i suppose)

I think England VS New Zealand T20 series will be interesting to watch because of after world cup both teams are going to be playing with this series, maybe new zealand will going to take revenge for world cup loss.

New Zealand vs England is one of most interesting series in recent time we are going to have as we have some one sided but these two teams are balances and have good history of interesting matches.

[vella85]

Had no idea about this match but looking at scorecard. have no regrets whatsoever and glad that i didn't waste my time on it. looks dead series to me or Oz just doing net practice with Sri lankans  . anyways we have good amount of cricket in the next month let's hope for good contest.

Eng vs NZ
Ind vs Ban ( Shakib's ban killed the hype, i suppose)

I think England VS New Zealand T20 series will be interesting to watch because of after world cup both teams are going to be playing with this series, maybe new zealand will going to take revenge for world cup loss.

New Zealand vs England is one of most interesting series in recent time we are going to have as we have some one sided but these two teams are balances and have good history of interesting matches.

Yes I agree with you both as both teams are equal and the series should be competitive unlike what we are seeing in the series between Australia and Sri Lanka. Even though T20 matches can sometimes pull out an upset I couldn't see it happening in the Australian series as the Australian team simply outclass the Sri Lanka team. But we won't see this in the New Zealand and England series, well I hope not because its good to watch competitive matches instead of one sided matches.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

New Zealand vs England is one of most interesting series in recent time we are going to have as we have some one sided but these two teams are balances and have good history of interesting matches.

Historically New Zealand is really strong in their home ground and they are not that easy to beat and hence they are called the dark horses in every world cup, i never thought New Zealand will reach the finals in the last world cup nor had a clue that it will be tie even after super over and after that New Zealand and England facing each other for the first time and it is a really interesting series and not sure whom to wage a bet.

[Sithara007]

All the six qualifying slots have been finalized for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup. The teams that have managed to qualify are:

1. Papua New Guinea
2. Ireland
3. The Netherlands
4. Namibia
5. Scotland
6. Oman

The semi-finals will be played between: Ireland vs Netherlands and Namibia vs PNG.

[Avirunes]

Had no idea about this match but looking at scorecard. have no regrets whatsoever and glad that i didn't waste my time on it. looks dead series to me or Oz just doing net practice with Sri lankans  . anyways we have good amount of cricket in the next month let's hope for good contest.

Eng vs NZ
Ind vs Ban ( Shakib's ban killed the hype, i suppose)

After the Sri Lanka and Australia T-20 series we also have Pakistan vs Australia T-20 series (3 match series) starting 3rd November and Afghanistan vs West Indies as well which will be interesting to watch as they welcome W.I in their home stadium in Dehradun,India.

[akhjob]

Had no idea about this match but looking at scorecard. have no regrets whatsoever and glad that i didn't waste my time on it. looks dead series to me or Oz just doing net practice with Sri lankans  . anyways we have good amount of cricket in the next month let's hope for good contest.

Eng vs NZ
Ind vs Ban ( Shakib's ban killed the hype, i suppose)

After the Sri Lanka and Australia T-20 series we also have Pakistan vs Australia T-20 series (3 match series) starting 3rd November and Afghanistan vs West Indies as well which will be interesting to watch as they welcome W.I in their home stadium in Dehradun,India.

Didn't watch both the matches in the Srilankan tour but considering how the Aussies ripped the srilankan bowlers, I am not hyped by the Pak Vs Aus tour. It's going to be an one sided match unless Pak proves otherwise. And with Shakib gone Ind Vs Ban will also be one sided game. I'm now more interested in the upcoming English Vs NZ game.

[ene1980]

After the Sri Lanka and Australia T-20 series we also have Pakistan vs Australia T-20 series (3 match series) starting 3rd November and Afghanistan vs West Indies as well which will be interesting to watch as they welcome W.I in their home stadium in Dehradun,India.

We all know how Australia trashed Sri Lanka who dominated Pakistan in Pakistan and white washed them with a young team and are we expecting any other result other than another dominating performance from Australia, not sure what the odds will be for these matches and i am not expecting anything big nor expecting any upset, I did not know that Afghanistan is using India as their home ground and it will be an interesting series.