T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[MusaPk]

I also noticed that their broadcasting was not up to standard. I couldn't see their players while doing finding in straight position  and there is some error in the position where the cameras need to be held. After all this series has still created great interest among cricket lovers. Because Ireland beat Pakistan in T20 match. If Ireland win the toss and decide to field in the final T20 match, they can have a chance to win the series. Although the probability of that happening is very low, it can happen. Because their batting standard has improved enough. I would call Pakistan's sudden loss in the first match an accident because the pitch conditions in Asia and the conditions in Europe will not be the same.

Ireland so far has done a good job in this series and that's why the series is alive till last T20I. Before this series everyone was predicting an easy win for Pakistan but Ireland proved it wrong. Not good sign for Pakistan as they had a series draw against NZ second-tier team. Ireland has also qualified for T20 world cup and there performance against Pakistan has given a clear signal that they will be giving tough time to opponents.   

[Nalain420]

Pakistan team managed to perform well in the second match, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman performed best to win this second match. And in terms of bowling, Shaheen Afridi and Abbas Afridi have performed best. This match gave the best proof that the Pakistan team was strong and roared as per previous performances. So far the matches between Ireland team and Pakistan team are tied, Ireland team won the first match and Pakistan team won the second match. The third T20 match can be won, and the Pakistan team will definitely win this series.

They found the target difficult.  If these batsmen had not perform well they would have lost the match.  And the same has happened in the first match.  But now he has won the match by perform well in the match.  Congratulations to them for their performance.  Rizwan has batted very well.  Had he not scored 75 runs the match could have been a bit more difficult.  But he scored 195 runs in 17 overs.  If so they work hard and struggle.  If the situation is similar to the first match they can lose this series.  If it happens like this match I will be very happy.  That Pakistan has also won the series.Everyone has performed well in this match.  If Ireland's bowler applied pressure they could have won the match.  But Pakistan batsmen had decided.

[UmerIdrees]

Pakistan had a disappointing start in this today's match. Seeing their performance, there was a feeling that they would lose in this match as well. But from that situation, Pakistan is in a slightly better place. The team collected 125 runs for the loss of just 2 wickets and to reach the target they need 65 runs from 43 balls which is not a difficult equation. However, there were concerns about how Pakistan performed in the first match, by which fans feeling quite disappointed about the match. A better performance is expected from Pakistan team. The Ireland team is performing brilliantly, I never imagined they would perform so well consistently.

After giving too many runs in bowling, Pakistani batsmen have done a good job. Pakistan need 22 more runs in last 4 overs. Rizwan has played exceptionally well today along with Fakhar Zaman. With this win Pakistan will level the series and last match will decide the winner of this series. Rizwan is not out on 78 runs and today he consumed very little balls for this inning.

Pakistan won the second match against Ireland with a beauty, and in this match when Babar Azam and Saim Ayub lost their wickets early then only Muhammad Rizwan remained who played amazingly and once again brought our hopes otherwise Pakistan had lost the match.

When Saim Ayub was out in the first over then Rizwan started to play well, he was starting to play well in the early mood and he didn’t feel that one wicket down and didn’t lose his confidence which was very good for him, he can also make century but the target was already achieved when he reached on just 75 runs.

[Haunebu]

RCB are on a crazy high these days, but I am not expecting them to reach the playoffs due to multiple reasons. Their never give up attitude and their fans backing them seriously impressed me though.

Coming to KKR vs GT, I am expecting Kolkata to win since Gujarat have been very inconsistent throughout this season while KKR have been very consistent recently.

[noormcs5]

Pakistan won the second match against Ireland with a beauty, and in this match when Babar Azam and Saim Ayub lost their wickets early then only Muhammad Rizwan remained who played amazingly and once again brought our hopes otherwise Pakistan had lost the match.

When Saim Ayub was out in the first over then Rizwan started to play well, he was starting to play well in the early mood and he didn’t feel that one wicket down and didn’t lose his confidence which was very good for him, he can also make century but the target was already achieved when he reached on just 75 runs.

Incredibly played by Fakhar Zaman and Muhammad Rizwan, both are the best players and today they made a wonderful partnership that carries Pakistan to win.
Rizwan made 75 while Fakhar Zaman made 78, Rizwan used 46 balls and Fakhar Zaman used 40 balls. In the boundaries competition, Fakhar Zaman was on high, of course, he have a more good strike rate than Muhammad Rizwan but still, he was not a man of the match. Rizwan is the man of the match. It is not fair. Fakhar Zaman should be a man of the match but there is a point that Rizwan played sometimes in a tough situation when two good players lost their wickets early.

Rizwan and Fakhar help Pakistan draw level with Ireland

[virasog]

Incredibly played by Fakhar Zaman and Muhammad Rizwan, both are the best players and today they made a wonderful partnership that carries Pakistan to win.
Rizwan made 75 while Fakhar Zaman made 78, Rizwan used 46 balls and Fakhar Zaman used 40 balls. In the boundaries competition, Fakhar Zaman was on high, of course, he have a more good strike rate than Muhammad Rizwan but still, he was not a man of the match. Rizwan is the man of the match. It is not fair. Fakhar Zaman should be a man of the match but there is a point that Rizwan played sometimes in a tough situation when two good players lost their wickets early.

Rizwan and Fakhar help Pakistan draw level with Ireland

Pakistan had a victory in the second match against the Ireland team but still now they must have to win the last match otherwise Pakistan will lose the series to Ireland and this is not a level of the Pakistan Cricket Team. Ireland is a weak team while Pakistan is considered as a strong team, so there will be extra pressure on the Pakistan team to make sure they win the last match and win the series.

Also, this series helped Pakistan very much as Pakistan gets the chance to check the middle order where Fakhar Zaman and Azam Khan come to bat. After these players, they have Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan also there but they cannot get the chance to bat.
However, the early players took the game in a very good way especially the responsible batting by Fakhar Zaman and Muhammad Rizwan. These two are the best players in yesterday’s match.

[noormcs5]

From recent two matches most of us observed that Bangladesh feel trouble while scoring or defending his target so I mentioned in my previous post that it's look like an easy for Bangladesh to beat Zimbabwe but things are looking abit out of range and tonight we got solid proof and I think it's not a disappointment moment for Bangladesh because they already got the series but unable to white wash them but here they got a high voltage shock which will really help them to realise thier preparation for any big competition isn't enough they should work on Thier player especially thier batters because they already have phenomenal quality pacers which can get the game for them but thier batting order sudden collapse will really make things hard for them.

No way, how is it possible that Bangladesh lost against Zimbabwe? How they can compete with Sri Lanka when they have no players, no good practice even no any history, and now they are losing to teams like Zimbabwe?

Bangladesh did have a good show in this series. However the first four matches were won by Bangladesh and the four victors were also very hard for them and in the last match Zimbabwe did won a match against them on Bangladesh’s home ground.

Now, Zimbabwe has something to say about when they go back to their own country that they did won a single match and did not lose all the matches. It would have been embarrassing for them if they had come to their country and they would have left back losing all matches.  

[Sithara007]

I guess it is a matter of time before the match between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders is called off. It is a big disappointment for KKR, as they were expecting two points against weak opponents. But the good news is that they will remain at the top of points table, with 19 points (even if Rajasthan Royals win their next match, they can only get to 18). From what I have heard from Ahmedabad, it is still raining very heavily out there. Anyway, let's focus on tomorrow's match (Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants).

[Compromise me]

Coming to KKR vs GT, I am expecting Kolkata to win since Gujarat have been very inconsistent throughout this season while KKR have been very consistent recently.

You are right , but If we look at the table board record , it looks like Kolkata Night Riders will win today match . But if we look at their pervious matches Gujarat Titans has won two matches and Kolkata Night Riders has won one match against each other . But now the match has been delayed . Now let see what happens next and Gujarat Titans previous formula come in handy  but every match is new and anything can happen .

Anyway this match will be very interesting , looking at the table board and looking at Gujarat Titans performance , it is difficult to predict which team will win this match .

[virasog]

I guess it is a matter of time before the match between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders is called off. It is a big disappointment for KKR, as they were expecting two points against weak opponents. But the good news is that they will remain at the top of points table, with 19 points (even if Rajasthan Royals win their next match, they can only get to 18). From what I have heard from Ahmedabad, it is still raining very heavily out there. Anyway, let's focus on tomorrow's match (Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants).

Today the rain was coming hard at the Ahmedabad stadium and if it did not go then it could be not well because today is the match of Gujrat Titans and in this match, Shubman Gill must have to perform because he is already out from the World Cup squad but made the place on reserves.

Just to find a way to play in the World Cup, he has to perform well in the remaining matches of IPL and today the match was also in Ahmedabad so he could also take advantage of this but the rain came and finished all enjoyment of the match. The news from the ground is that the rain has begun again and the chance of play is even less now but still we are waiting for the official announcement.

[Unknown Op]

LOL what is going on with the Pakistan team bowlers!!
It's seems today Ireland will be able to score 170 to 180 and I think that will be also a good score in t20 format. Anyway, I think the Ireland team taking the full benefit of being the host of this match. Currently they are in 165 run in 18.1 over and they have still 4 wicket in hand and run rate is over 9. So I am guessing that today the chances of winning of Pakistan can be also less, I am going to take my after watching the starting batting of Pakistan team still match is unpredictable for me but expecting Ireland will won.

I am really impress with the Irish approach against Pakistani bowling attack as they are in complete control with having score of 193 against Pakistan is always good for any team and after winning first match here we have good confidence in their batting hopefully they will go bowling as well this performance is clearly showing Pakistani teams is preparing for the world cup on low note, and they are having no depth into their bowling with batting is also having problems.

All bowlers having good punishment from the Irish batting side with they were playing with good approach right now Ireland is favourite for to win this second match after having this target at the board Pakistani quality is on decline in last few months which is massive issue for them.

I agree with you. I was surprised by the performance of Ireland's batsmen against the Pakistani bowlers. I thought the Pakistani pace attack was very strong. But in the last series against New Zealand we did not see good performance of Pakistani bowlers. And even against a weak team like Ireland, Pakistani bowlers are not able to do well.

Ireland team made a huge collection of 193 today. However, Ireland could not win the match. Still, I'd say this team performed really well. Ireland team could have defeated Pakistan in this match too if they had experienced bowlers in the squad. Almost all the batsmen in Ireland's squad performed well. On the other hand, Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman and Azam Khan's excellent batting saw Pakistan get an easy win. But Babar and Saim Ayub's performance was poor as usual today.

Right buddy, Against New Zealand squad competition Pakistan squad members really did not display their best performance and lost this competition very badly.

Alos in first match against Ireland sqaud, Pakistan squad members also played very slow and did not contribute nice strength in bowling inning and faced defeat with a delivery and 5 batters wickets. I see that Ireland sqaud need some improvement in their camermans and also in commentary anyways I really surprised by the performance of Ireland squad in first match how their batter like Andy Balbirnie played bat inning. Today Pakistan Squad took a revenge of previous defeat in this match, Pakistan emerged victory with good difference of wickets and deliveries. Saim Ayyub and Babar Azam was not showcased good performance but Muhammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman both batter build strong and long lasting batting partnership both made 150 scores partnership.

[libert19]

English players are leaving IPL to prepare for upcoming T20wc, some have already left, some will be leaving soon. IMO, Phil Salt is biggest blow to kkr out of all leaving for their respective teams, more so because KKR will be without him in important play-offs and in finals (if they reach there, ofc). You may expect me to say same about Jos Buttler in RR too but imo he was not consistent as Salt.

Source: Buttler, Livingstone, other England cricketers leave IPL early for T20 World Cup duty

[noormcs5]

On the other hand, Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman and Azam Khan's excellent batting saw Pakistan get an easy win. But Babar and Saim Ayub's performance was poor as usual today.

Finally, the day came when a good player who couldn’t perform in international matches got the chance to come for the batting and he performed. Yes, he is, of course, Azam Khan who played very well in yesterday's match and gave the vibes like Asif Ali, as Asif came at the last and allowed Pakistan to win from where nobody could think.

Yesterday Azam Khan played with a strike rate of 300 and for sure he would have wanted to complete his fifty but in the last overs he didn’t get the chance to complete but the balls that he played he has done amazing batting on that. On just 10 balls, he made 30 runs. I know that at that time there was no pressure, therefore he took full advantage of the situation and played freely.

[cryptoWODL]

English players are leaving IPL to prepare for upcoming T20wc, some have already left, some will be leaving soon. IMO, Phil Salt is biggest blow to kkr out of all leaving for their respective teams, more so because KKR will be without him in important play-offs and in finals (if they reach there, ofc). You may expect me to say same about Jos Buttler in RR too but imo he was not consistent as Salt.

Source: Buttler, Livingstone, other England cricketers leave IPL early for T20 World Cup duty

Phil Salt was the most successful opening batsman of the Kolkata Knight Riders team and his departure will really hurt the Kolkata Knight Riders this season. Phil Salt played well in most of the matches due to which he became the lifeblood of the Kolkata team. Similarly if Josh Buttler leaves then Rajasthan Royals will be in deep trouble just like Kolkata Knight Riders.Just like Salt is an important batsman for Kolkata Knight Riders, Buttler is also an important batsman for Rajasthan Royals on whose batting performance a lot of matches depend.

The few players of the England team who are playing in different teams of IPL are each making important contribution in every match. If they leave, those teams will definitely suffer.

[Haunebu]

Gujarat are on the verge of getting knocked out officially without playing a single ball thanks to rain interference. They are still hoping for a 5 over game per side, but I don't think they will be able to play.

Even if they play a 5 over game, KKR will most probably destroy them up thanks to beasts like Narine, Salt(If he's playing etc).

[tsaroz]

Gujarat are on the verge of getting knocked out officially without playing a single ball thanks to rain interference. They are still hoping for a 5 over game per side, but I don't think they will be able to play.

Even if they play a 5 over game, KKR will most probably destroy them up thanks to beasts like Narine, Salt(If he's playing etc).

The game was abandoned without a ball being bowled. It was unfortunate for Gujrat Titans. They might had a hard time against KKR but at least they would have had a chance to fight. But with abandoned match, they are out of the title race. KKR are now confirmed to play the qualifier for the first spot in final and most probably RR would join them on that qualifier. The next qualifier/elimination teams are still contested and probably Sunrisers Hyderabad would get a place as their upcoming two matches are with relatively poorer team.

[FinePoine0]

Gujarat are on the verge of getting knocked out officially without playing a single ball thanks to rain interference. They are still hoping for a 5 over game per side, but I don't think they will be able to play.

Even if they play a 5 over game, KKR will most probably destroy them up thanks to beasts like Narine, Salt(If he's playing etc).

The game was abandoned without a ball being bowled. It was unfortunate for Gujrat Titans. They might had a hard time against KKR but at least they would have had a chance to fight. But with abandoned match, they are out of the title race. KKR are now confirmed to play the qualifier for the first spot in final and most probably RR would join them on that qualifier. The next qualifier/elimination teams are still contested and probably Sunrisers Hyderabad would get a place as their upcoming two matches are with relatively poorer team.

The match was postponed only due to rain, if there was any chance this match would have been played. But if this match was started at that time, there was definitely a possibility of Kolkata Knight Riders team winning. But the Gujarat Details team has no chance to enter the qualifiers as they have only five match wins.

[Publictalk792]

The match was postponed only due to rain, if there was any chance this match would have been played. But if this match was started at that time, there was definitely a possibility of Kolkata Knight Riders team winning. But the Gujarat Details team has no chance to enter the qualifiers as they have only five match wins.

The Match interesting if it will be played. But the rain was there and the Match abandoned due to rain. And as you mentioned I was also thinking that if these both teams play the match so the Kolkata Knight Riders was looking strong as compare to the Gujarat Titans. But this is cricket so Gujarat Titans also have the chances to win the match because we can't underestimate them. They have ability to fight with strong team. And this was an unpredictable match.

[Sithara007]

The match was postponed only due to rain, if there was any chance this match would have been played. But if this match was started at that time, there was definitely a possibility of Kolkata Knight Riders team winning. But the Gujarat Details team has no chance to enter the qualifiers as they have only five match wins.

The match was not postponed, but cancelled (or abandoned). There are no reserve days in this season of the IPL. So if a match gets washed out, the teams will be sharing the points. Anyway, even before the match started there was hardly any chance that Gujarat Titans would have qualified for the playoffs. They were near rock bottom, with just 8 points. Their experimentation with Afghan overseas players failed miserably this time. And at the same time, they ignored talented players such as Josh Little for team selection.

[HelliumZ]

The match was postponed only due to rain, if there was any chance this match would have been played. But if this match was started at that time, there was definitely a possibility of Kolkata Knight Riders team winning. But the Gujarat Details team has no chance to enter the qualifiers as they have only five match wins.

The Match interesting if it will be played. But the rain was there and the Match abandoned due to rain. And as you mentioned I was also thinking that if these both teams play the match so the Kolkata Knight Riders was looking strong as compare to the Gujarat Titans. But this is cricket so Gujarat Titans also have the chances to win the match because we can't underestimate them. They have ability to fight with strong team. And this was an unpredictable match.

If tomorrow's match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans had not been abandoned due to rain and tied on points then with luck Gujarat Titans would have had a chance to qualify for the playoffs. But Kolkata Knight Riders did not have any problem due to equal points due to rain but Gujarat Titans got 13 points and were eliminated from this year's IPL. In other words, they had no chance to make the playoffs.