T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Sithara007]

What they lost again? I can't believe it, its now 7 out of 7. I was expecting that MI will come stronger in this match to win the game but they just scored 155 runs. You can score 155 runs when both your openers are gone for zero. IPL need quality not quantity, clearly MI is not a standard team to be part of such league.

Well... this time it was really close.. but in the end Mumbai lost their 7th consecutive match. They have 0 points, and a net run rate of -0.892. Difficult to believe that this is the team that has the record of most IPL titles. So what happened all of a sudden, after a good performance last year? Has it something to do with captaincy? Anyway, now it is too late for them. Half of their matches are completed and they have zero chances of making it to the semi-finals. Maybe for the next season they should work towards getting some good players in their squad who can help them win matches.

[KennyR]

What they lost again? I can't believe it, its now 7 out of 7. I was expecting that MI will come stronger in this match to win the game but they just scored 155 runs. You can score 155 runs when both your openers are gone for zero. IPL need quality not quantity, clearly MI is not a standard team to be part of such league.

Well... this time it was really close.. but in the end Mumbai lost their 7th consecutive match. They have 0 points, and a net run rate of -0.892. Difficult to believe that this is the team that has the record of most IPL titles. So what happened all of a sudden, after a good performance last year? Has it something to do with captaincy? Anyway, now it is too late for them. Half of their matches are completed and they have zero chances of making it to the semi-finals. Maybe for the next season they should work towards getting some good players in their squad who can help them win matches.

We can't say the squad is bad, or the players aren't doing good. It looks like the bad time, and the little mistakes during the matches that keep the team experience consecutive losses. Other than the match against Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore the performance of Mumbai Indians were quite good. In almost every match chasing targets they reach close to the target, but some mistakes in the middle order batting restricts them and loss the match.

[onecall123]

What they lost again? I can't believe it, its now 7 out of 7. I was expecting that MI will come stronger in this match to win the game but they just scored 155 runs. You can score 155 runs when both your openers are gone for zero. IPL need quality not quantity, clearly MI is not a standard team to be part of such league.

Well... this time it was really close.. but in the end Mumbai lost their 7th consecutive match. They have 0 points, and a net run rate of -0.892. Difficult to believe that this is the team that has the record of most IPL titles. So what happened all of a sudden, after a good performance last year? Has it something to do with captaincy? Anyway, now it is too late for them. Half of their matches are completed and they have zero chances of making it to the semi-finals. Maybe for the next season they should work towards getting some good players in their squad who can help them win matches.

Mumbai lost for the 7th straight match because of the unbeaten innings of MS Dhoni. Regardless of how old the lion is, he never stops hunting. In a thrilling last ball finish, Dhoni retains his leadership skills. Winning and losing are a part of the game, but what can be said about the Mumbai Indians' season so far? Yes, at the end it was a great fight from them, but it also helped them to lose their seventh match in a row. It is only Mumbai Indians who deserve the blame.

[pakhitheboss]

What they lost again? I can't believe it, its now 7 out of 7. I was expecting that MI will come stronger in this match to win the game but they just scored 155 runs. You can score 155 runs when both your openers are gone for zero. IPL need quality not quantity, clearly MI is not a standard team to be part of such league.

Well... this time it was really close.. but in the end Mumbai lost their 7th consecutive match. They have 0 points, and a net run rate of -0.892. Difficult to believe that this is the team that has the record of most IPL titles. So what happened all of a sudden, after a good performance last year? Has it something to do with captaincy? Anyway, now it is too late for them. Half of their matches are completed and they have zero chances of making it to the semi-finals. Maybe for the next season they should work towards getting some good players in their squad who can help them win matches.

Mumbai lost for the 7th straight match because of the unbeaten innings of MS Dhoni. Regardless of how old the lion is, he never stops hunting. In a thrilling last ball finish, Dhoni retains his leadership skills. Winning and losing are a part of the game, but what can be said about the Mumbai Indians' season so far? Yes, at the end it was a great fight from them, but it also helped them to lose their seventh match in a row. It is only Mumbai Indians who deserve the blame.

The late flourish by Dhoni indeed helped CSK to win the match. I also feel that a score of 155 was not at all that hard for CSK to reach. Mukesh Choudhary took two crucial wicket for CSK otherwise they could have scored more than 155 runs. 3 wickets in the initial stages of the match by this guy's might have demoralized the batting order.

[mm2543363580]

The late flourish by Dhoni indeed helped CSK to win the match. I also feel that a score of 155 was not at all that hard for CSK to reach. Mukesh Choudhary took two crucial wicket for CSK otherwise they could have scored more than 155 runs. 3 wickets in the initial stages of the match by this guy's might have demoralized the batting order.

what's up with IPL - Gosh there are so many teams.
When is the quarterfinal? so that we get know which team is the better. Is there hype in IND regarding IPL - can someone update?

[JSRAW]

The late flourish by Dhoni indeed helped CSK to win the match. I also feel that a score of 155 was not at all that hard for CSK to reach. Mukesh Choudhary took two crucial wicket for CSK otherwise they could have scored more than 155 runs. 3 wickets in the initial stages of the match by this guy's might have demoralized the batting order.

what's up with IPL - Gosh there are so many teams.
When is the quarterfinal? so that we get know which team is the better. Is there hype in IND regarding IPL - can someone update?

We have long way too go, close to 1 month give or take. So far, historically 2 strong teams Mumbai and CSK are struggling badly and standing at last.

Yeah not so much hype due to various reasons.

-Board exams are about to start in some states or ongoing in some. (minor)
-People started going back to work and other stuff after covid drama. (minor)
-Only 6 month window between 2021-2022 seasons. (main)
-CSK and MI are not performing, one of the main reason TV rating are down in comparison to last year. (main)

Although streaming services like hotstar making a killing this year.

[Minor Miner]

We have long way too go, close to 1 month give or take. So far, historically 2 strong teams Mumbai and CSK are struggling badly and standing at last.

Yeah not so much hype due to various reasons.

-Board exams are about to start in some states or ongoing in some. (minor)
-People started going back to work and other stuff after covid drama. (minor)
-Only 6 month window between 2021-2022 seasons. (main)
-CSK and MI are not performing, one of the main reason TV rating are down in comparison to last year. (main)

Although streaming services like hotstar making a killing this year.

Yes, I absolutely agree and another thing is the decrease in the popularity of cricket around the whole world. And it's not only cricket. Almost all the sports have lost some popularity. Obviously, this has something to do with the Coronavirus situation. And now people are getting back to their normal life and starting to go to work and schools and stuff. So, I think it is understandable. To be honest, I think the only people who have the time of watching a whole T20 match is either students or retired person.

[blatchcorn]

The 155 runs opening stand between butler and Devdutt Padikkal has placed RR in very good position as they have finished there innings on 222 runs and lost just 2 wickets. Butler has also scored century in his match against KKR, he is having ipl of his life. DC have to work hard to get this.

[kro55]

The 155 runs opening stand between butler and Devdutt Padikkal has placed RR in very good position as they have finished there innings on 222 runs and lost just 2 wickets. Butler has also scored century in his match against KKR, he is having ipl of his life. DC have to work hard to get this.

It is very difficult to win the target of 223 runs, but not impossible. Delhi's batting lineup was strong enough. If the opening pair could have played better then Delhi had a chance to win. But Warner and Sharfaraz khan are already out. Rishab Pant and Prithvi Shaw are still in the crease. They are very experienced players. If these two batsmen can bat till 20 over, Delhi still has a chance to win.
Delhi collected 87 runs in 8.3 overs.

[Rana590]

The 155 runs opening stand between butler and Devdutt Padikkal has placed RR in very good position as they have finished there innings on 222 runs and lost just 2 wickets. Butler has also scored century in his match against KKR, he is having ipl of his life. DC have to work hard to get this.

It is very difficult to win the target of 223 runs, but not impossible. Delhi's batting lineup was strong enough. If the opening pair could have played better then Delhi had a chance to win. But Warner and Sharfaraz khan are already out. Rishab Pant and Prithvi Shaw are still in the crease. They are very experienced players. If these two batsmen can bat till 20 over, Delhi still has a chance to win.
Delhi collected 87 runs in 8.3 overs.

DC is still on the match. They need to play continuously to win the match though it is tough. Pant is playing so well and he needs a good partnership with Lalit. It is not impossible to win the match for DC because 99 from 51 balls is very much possible in IPL.

[LittleBitFunny]

The 155 runs opening stand between butler and Devdutt Padikkal has placed RR in very good position as they have finished there innings on 222 runs and lost just 2 wickets. Butler has also scored century in his match against KKR, he is having ipl of his life. DC have to work hard to get this.

It is very difficult to win the target of 223 runs, but not impossible. Delhi's batting lineup was strong enough. If the opening pair could have played better then Delhi had a chance to win. But Warner and Sharfaraz khan are already out. Rishab Pant and Prithvi Shaw are still in the crease. They are very experienced players. If these two batsmen can bat till 20 over, Delhi still has a chance to win.
Delhi collected 87 runs in 8.3 overs.

DC is still on the match. They need to play continuously to win the match though it is tough. Pant is playing so well and he needs a good partnership with Lalit. It is not impossible to win the match for DC because 99 from 51 balls is very much possible in IPL.

Delhi will probably lose the match. And it is very difficult to win by batting against such a huge target. Delhi collected 162 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 16 overs. Lalit Yadav is unbeaten on 29 off 17 balls. He is a very talented batsman. 61 runs needed to win from 24 balls. It is almost impossible for Lalit alone to collect this run. So the match is now completely under the control of the Rajasthan Royals. They will get an easy win if they can control the bowling.

[KennyR]

Finally Rajasthan Royals won the match by 15 runs. The winning credit goes to Prashid Krishna who bowled the 19th over taking a wicket without giving any runs. If 10 runs have come out of that over, then Delhi Capitals would've played with less pressure in the last over which could've helped Delhi Capitals win the match. Anyhow from the beginning to the last both the teams had the similar scoring pattern. The difference is much on the 19th over as well as on the fall of wickets.

[Mahdirakib]

The 155 runs opening stand between butler and Devdutt Padikkal has placed RR in very good position as they have finished there innings on 222 runs and lost just 2 wickets. Butler has also scored century in his match against KKR, he is having ipl of his life. DC have to work hard to get this.

It was the 3rd century for Jos Buttler in this IPL season. Beside that he got two fifties as well. Undoubtedly he is playing his great IPL in this season. Anyway, Rajasthan has won the match by 15 runs only. Although Rajasthan players are scoring a lot of runs, but they aren't successful enough to keep pressure on the opponent by bowling well. I think Buttler wicket will be the main target for the opponents of Rajasthan in the upcoming matches.

[Rana590]

Finally Rajasthan Royals won the match by 15 runs. The winning credit goes to Prashid Krishna who bowled the 19th over taking a wicket without giving any runs. If 10 runs have come out of that over, then Delhi Capitals would've played with less pressure in the last over which could've helped Delhi Capitals win the match. Anyhow from the beginning to the last both the teams had the similar scoring pattern. The difference is much on the 19th over as well as on the fall of wickets.

Yes 19th over was the game changing over and Krishna did really well and managed to win the the match. Absolutely brilliant over from him. DC played also great but unfortunately they have lost the match and 19th over is the biggest cause for losing the match.

[doomloop]

Finally Rajasthan Royals won the match by 15 runs. The winning credit goes to Prashid Krishna who bowled the 19th over taking a wicket without giving any runs. If 10 runs have come out of that over, then Delhi Capitals would've played with less pressure in the last over which could've helped Delhi Capitals win the match. Anyhow from the beginning to the last both the teams had the similar scoring pattern. The difference is much on the 19th over as well as on the fall of wickets.

Yes 19th over was the game changing over and Krishna did really well and managed to win the the match. Absolutely brilliant over from him. DC played also great but unfortunately they have lost the match and 19th over is the biggest cause for losing the match.

There is no doubt Krishna 19th maiden over was enough for this win but still currently top scorer for RR Buttler is having an amazing time in this season's IPL as he is currently leading the table with his 491 runs in 7 innings with the help of three centuries. Now with this win RR is at top of table as GT and RCB also having same points but GT is going through with one match in hand which can bring back them at top.

Delhi's batting line up also done good job specially at the end overs Rovman Powell hits few massive sixes but still not good enough for their team's win Pant has some concerns on no ball as he and Warner both done some talk with field empires, but they have no control on this all which is still some controversial, but it's all end.

[7788bitcoin]

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Mumbai lost for the 7th straight match because of the unbeaten innings of MS Dhoni. Regardless of how old the lion is, he never stops hunting. In a thrilling last ball finish, Dhoni retains his leadership skills. Winning and losing are a part of the game, but what can be said about the Mumbai Indians' season so far? Yes, at the end it was a great fight from them, but it also helped them to lose their seventh match in a row. It is only Mumbai Indians who deserve the blame.

The expectations were too high for Mumbai India, after watching their last match i came to conclusion that they were having a new team literally except for a couple of other players and their main stay Rohit Sharma is in terrible form throughout this season and without a good start the team is struggling. Dhoni showed his class once again and the way in which he was able to control the match till the final ball is a skill in itself.

[Vaskiy]

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Mumbai lost for the 7th straight match because of the unbeaten innings of MS Dhoni. Regardless of how old the lion is, he never stops hunting. In a thrilling last ball finish, Dhoni retains his leadership skills. Winning and losing are a part of the game, but what can be said about the Mumbai Indians' season so far? Yes, at the end it was a great fight from them, but it also helped them to lose their seventh match in a row. It is only Mumbai Indians who deserve the blame.

The expectations were too high for Mumbai India, after watching their last match i came to conclusion that they were having a new team literally except for a couple of other players and their main stay Rohit Sharma is in terrible form throughout this season and without a good start the team is struggling. Dhoni showed his class once again and the way in which he was able to control the match till the final ball is a skill in itself.

They have the big expectation, because they're the leaders winning the IPL trophy as well as in entering the top 4. This time losing seven consecutive matches is really bad experience for them and an unexpected one. In this season every team is in a good competence level, if you look at every match there is a fight back and very few one sided matches. Even yesterday's match between DC and RR proved how close the end results. So, its time for them to be more careful in handling every team to start their win.

[Sithara007]

There is no doubt Krishna 19th maiden over was enough for this win but still currently top scorer for RR Buttler is having an amazing time in this season's IPL as he is currently leading the table with his 491 runs in 7 innings with the help of three centuries. Now with this win RR is at top of table as GT and RCB also having same points but GT is going through with one match in hand which can bring back them at top.

Delhi's batting line up also done good job specially at the end overs Rovman Powell hits few massive sixes but still not good enough for their team's win Pant has some concerns on no ball as he and Warner both done some talk with field empires, but they have no control on this all which is still some controversial, but it's all end.

Rajasthan got everything right this time. They got the perfect team balance and their players are in top form. Jos Buttler is in such terrific form that Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer usually doesn't get much of an opportunity to bat. Their bowlers are in terrific form (Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin). The only issue is with the middle order, which looks slightly weak with Riyan Parag and Karun Nair not in good form. They have a good chance to lift the trophy this time.
 

[blatchcorn]

The expectations were too high for Mumbai India, after watching their last match i came to conclusion that they were having a new team literally except for a couple of other players and their main stay Rohit Sharma is in terrible form throughout this season and without a good start the team is struggling. Dhoni showed his class once again and the way in which he was able to control the match till the final ball is a skill in itself.

Both MI and CSK are in terrible situation in this season. CSK won from MI doesn't mean they are a better team in this season. If they both continued in this manner then it will surely means that IPL will be shifted back to 8 teams. Rohit needs a team to perform and he doesn't have that unfortunately.

[Mr.Scott]

There is no doubt Krishna 19th maiden over was enough for this win but still currently top scorer for RR Buttler is having an amazing time in this season's IPL as he is currently leading the table with his 491 runs in 7 innings with the help of three centuries. Now with this win RR is at top of table as GT and RCB also having same points but GT is going through with one match in hand which can bring back them at top.

Delhi's batting line up also done good job specially at the end overs Rovman Powell hits few massive sixes but still not good enough for their team's win Pant has some concerns on no ball as he and Warner both done some talk with field empires, but they have no control on this all which is still some controversial, but it's all end.

Rajasthan got everything right this time. They got the perfect team balance and their players are in top form. Jos Buttler is in such terrific form that Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer usually doesn't get much of an opportunity to bat. Their bowlers are in terrific form (Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin). The only issue is with the middle order, which looks slightly weak with Riyan Parag and Karun Nair not in good form. They have a good chance to lift the trophy this time.
 

After losing the toss, Rajasthan won the match against Delhi and topped the table! A total of five tosses were lost by Sanju Samson, and he won every match. Sanju is enjoying such excellent luck, their performances are boosted by both batters and ballers. There is an excellent chance that RR can win the trophy this time around since they have a balanced side.