T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Bluedrem]

In the Men's T20  World Cup New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 61 runs. New Zealand opens inning first with Finn Allen and Tim Siefert and among the openers Allen give a good start to the team by scoring 23 runs but Siefert losses his wicket early on 8 runs and in middle order Rachin Ravindra played a well knock of 32 runs and also Mitchell Santner played a well innings of 47 runs and at the end of the innings New Zealand set a strong target of 169 runs. Sri Lanka opens inning with Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis and both the openers don't give a positive start to the team by and Mendis scores only 11 runs and also Nissanka losses his wicket early on duck and then the team was panicked and struugled in batting but  in middle order Kamindu Mendis played good inning of 31  runs and also Wellalage played a well knock of 29 runs but Sri Lanka can't chase the target successfully and scores only 107 runs and New Zealand won the game by 61 runs.

Sri Lanka did not perform well at all in today's match as a result they lost by a huge margin of 61 runs. At the same time, New Zealand took a step forward in the semi-final game with this big win. With New Zealand's win today, Pakistan's dream of playing the semi-final has faded a lot. Because after playing two matches, New Zealand is currently ranked second in the group with 3 points and they still have one more match in their hands. On the other hand, Pakistan is third in the points table with 1 point from two matches. They have another match ahead of them and if they can defeat the opposing team by a big margin in that match and if New Zealand loses to England, then only if Pakistan has a higher net run rate will they be able to play the semi-final. Let's see if Pakistan can match this difficult equation.

[Haunebu]

Wow! Sri Lanka...So darn embarrassing. How do you go from almost folding the Kiwis within 100 to losing the match by 61 runs? That is just ridiculous. I was confident about my earlier prediction supporting them since it was their home ground, but this stunned me.

It's like Nissanka is their only proper batsman these days while the rest are useless. NZ bowlers pretty much suck these days and they looked elite level thanks to the Lankans. Also, it looks like they screwed Pakistan too with that NRR boost.

[HelliumZ]

Wow! Sri Lanka...So darn embarrassing. How do you go from almost folding the Kiwis within 100 to losing the match by 61 runs? That is just ridiculous. I was confident about my earlier prediction supporting them since it was their home ground, but this stunned me.

It's like Nissanka is their only proper batsman these days while the rest are useless. NZ bowlers pretty much suck these days and they looked elite level thanks to the Lankans. Also, it looks like they screwed Pakistan too with that NRR boost.

The way New Zealand won the match today, it will not create any difficult situation for New Zealand to qualify because they have only one more match left where if New Zealand wins against England then they will qualify 100% sure but if they lose and if the margin is not big then New Zealand will still have a chance to qualify. So it will be difficult for Pakistan because the next match will have to win with a big margin against Sri Lanka which is really difficult for Pakistan.

[ThemePen]

Wow! Sri Lanka...So darn embarrassing. How do you go from almost folding the Kiwis within 100 to losing the match by 61 runs? That is just ridiculous. I was confident about my earlier prediction supporting them since it was their home ground, but this stunned me.

It's like Nissanka is their only proper batsman these days while the rest are useless. NZ bowlers pretty much suck these days and they looked elite level thanks to the Lankans. Also, it looks like they screwed Pakistan too with that NRR boost.

Sri Lanka were officially kicked out to take part in their own World Cup on reason of terrible 61 runs loss to New Zealand, in which they had gone so far ahead of game in first place. Having Kiwis in serious trouble at 84/6, Sri Lankan end bowling failed, and New Zealand scored well before Lankan batting list failed badly with only 107 runs.
I agree that team is totally lost without Pathum Nissanka who went out without scoring and his lack of attacking during powerplay was sad to home country. This huge win improved Net Run Rate of New Zealand to +3.050, which basically hurt Pakistani because they now had to be beaten badly by England just to stay alive. As you thought bowlers of New Zealand were weak, I think that they showed top play on difficult pitch, while Sri Lanka only played too much in fear of losing.

[Zaka1221]

In the Men's T20  World Cup New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 61 runs. New Zealand opens inning first with Finn Allen and Tim Siefert and among the openers Allen give a good start to the team by scoring 23 runs but Siefert losses his wicket early on 8 runs and in middle order Rachin Ravindra played a well knock of 32 runs and also Mitchell Santner played a well innings of 47 runs and at the end of the innings New Zealand set a strong target of 169 runs. Sri Lanka opens inning with Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis and both the openers don't give a positive start to the team by and Mendis scores only 11 runs and also Nissanka losses his wicket early on duck and then the team was panicked and struugled in batting but  in middle order Kamindu Mendis played good inning of 31  runs and also Wellalage played a well knock of 29 runs but Sri Lanka can't chase the target successfully and scores only 107 runs and New Zealand won the game by 61 runs.

Sri Lanka did not perform well at all in today's match as a result they lost by a huge margin of 61 runs. At the same time, New Zealand took a step forward in the semi-final game with this big win. With New Zealand's win today, Pakistan's dream of playing the semi-final has faded a lot. Because after playing two matches, New Zealand is currently ranked second in the group with 3 points and they still have one more match in their hands. On the other hand, Pakistan is third in the points table with 1 point from two matches. They have another match ahead of them and if they can defeat the opposing team by a big margin in that match and if New Zealand loses to England, then only if Pakistan has a higher net run rate will they be able to play the semi-final. Let's see if Pakistan can match this difficult equation.

This is the 46th match of the Super Eight series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand.It was evident that the sri lanka team was not interested in the match at all because the target in front of them was not so high that this team could achieve it. However New Zealand team is currently on a very high rise. If the target was not so high,then it was not less either because the target of 168 run has some meaning in 20 over which includes a little bit of hard work from all the players who together set a good target and at the same time they also paid a lot of attention to their bowling and fielding, due to which they were able to bring the other team under their control and win this match. By dismissing Pathum Nissanka for zero run they had a lot of impact on their team due to which their entire team was disturbed and they had to face defeat.

[Sithara007]

Sri Lanka were officially kicked out to take part in their own World Cup on reason of terrible 61 runs loss to New Zealand, in which they had gone so far ahead of game in first place. Having Kiwis in serious trouble at 84/6, Sri Lankan end bowling failed, and New Zealand scored well before Lankan batting list failed badly with only 107 runs.
I agree that team is totally lost without Pathum Nissanka who went out without scoring and his lack of attacking during powerplay was sad to home country. This huge win improved Net Run Rate of New Zealand to +3.050, which basically hurt Pakistani because they now had to be beaten badly by England just to stay alive. As you thought bowlers of New Zealand were weak, I think that they showed top play on difficult pitch, while Sri Lanka only played too much in fear of losing.

Now there is a real possibility that none of the Asian teams may qualify for the semi-finals. Sri Lanka is out, Bangladesh has boycotted and Pakistan has only a remote possibility of qualifying. And in case of India, they lost the crucial match against South Africa. Now they need to win against both Zimbabwe and West Indies. Today they have the match against Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, and after a few days they will face West Indies at Eden Gardens. South Africa is almost in, and the fight is going to be between India and West Indies.

[noormcs5]

Now there is a real possibility that none of the Asian teams may qualify for the semi-finals. Sri Lanka is out, Bangladesh has boycotted and Pakistan has only a remote possibility of qualifying. And in case of India, they lost the crucial match against South Africa. Now they need to win against both Zimbabwe and West Indies. Today they have the match against Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, and after a few days they will face West Indies at Eden Gardens. South Africa is almost in, and the fight is going to be between India and West Indies.

Finally a big match, India vs Zimbabwe. I was waiting for this game very much because India lost their first match after 12 back to back wins in ICC tournament of T20 World Cup, their batting line up collapsed, nothing great by Abhishek Sharma and other middle order batsmen but losing is a part of game. They should learn from their mistakes, and I think a single loss cannot change the entire picture for the World Champions. Today is going to be against Zimbabwe, but at the same time India could not take them lightly as they did against South Africa.

[Sithara007]

Finally a big match, India vs Zimbabwe. I was waiting for this game very much because India lost their first match after 12 back to back wins in ICC tournament of T20 World Cup, their batting line up collapsed, nothing great by Abhishek Sharma and other middle order batsmen but losing is a part of game. They should learn from their mistakes, and I think a single loss cannot change the entire picture for the World Champions. Today is going to be against Zimbabwe, but at the same time India could not take them lightly as they did against South Africa.

This is going to be a boring as well as completely one-sided match. We all saw how Zimbabwe lost to West Indies by a 100 plus run margin. They qualified to Super8 through sheer luck, and that luck seems to have run out by now. And for India, this is a do or die match. There is no room for complacency or any sort of experimenting. Abhishek Sharma's form is a concern, and from what I head Rinku Singh will be replaced by Sanju Samson for today's match. And Sanju is quite good against weak teams such as Zimbabwe (although he made just 22 against Namibia in the group stage).