T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[libert19]

MI's fielding has been mediocre today.

...but I still feel Punjab should win this one thanks to MI posting a below par total despite De Kock's century.

If Bumrah were able to take Prabhsimran's catch, Punjab would have come under pressure and MI might have had bit of chance even with this total.

Also, I still can't believe Chahal dropped such an easy catch while Iyer took a blinder.

I don't think Iyer's catch to be blinder, there was presence of mind in there.

The way the Mumbai stadium just shut down after that catch was hilarious to say the least. Go Punjab!

They should have applauded Shreyas, it deserved standing ovation.

[noormcs5]

Rawalpindi batted very poorly and that was totally disaster of another good opportunity. And By the way I just hope that in the next season of PSL 12, I know its too late now but in this season they will replace Muhammad Rizwan, Rawalpindiz made an huge mistake of assigning the captaincy to wrong player who is obviously Muhammad Rizwan with poor batting effort. Now if he will score up to 50 in next match with good strike rate, we should not care about it because when you take multiple chances and then play an good innings which is like one in a hundred so in the remaining 99 matches, we get nothing.

The way Rawalpindiz utilize the power play against Hyderabad Kingsmen, I really liked it. When Asif Afridi and Ben Sears did wonderful spell, later on when it was the last over of power play, already Abbas Afridi did everything so that Pindiz needed a bowler who can maintain the momentum of the game and also able to take wickets so of course the first name that come in his mind with all these qualities is Muhammad Amir, he came and got a single wicket too.

[7788bitcoin]

~
Looking at MI's bowling, I don't think they are going to defend it.

MI have the best bowler in Bumrah and yet they are unable to defend the total, this year might be the year where Punjab Kings win their much awaited title, they came close last year and it is amazing too see how Ricky Ponting and Brad Haddin changed the team chemistry and confidence altogether and they are yet to taste defeat this season and hopefully continue like this till they reach the final.

[BTC FutureKing]

Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi

Babar Azam played well, also he was looking to manage the strike rate, I just hope that he will score a century later in the tournament, because now some of the games are left and so far we have not seen any 100 by him, yeah he played well in recent games often reached up to 50 and also once he was close to 80 or maybe crossed it but what we want is just a century. Even today, he scored amazingly. Last time in the PSL of 2024, he scored a century, and then in 2025, he was so close, maybe scored 96 or I forget now, but got run out that time and couldn't achieve that milestone.

He would be happier on his team being unbeaten more than him getting Centuries. Babar has many individual achievements and I don't think he really cares much about it, what has been less in his career is team trophies whether that be PSL or International as a Captain so I think he would be more than happy to see his team perform well as a captain, we just pray than Babar and PZ continue this form and win the PSL bcz it's been long since PZ has won a psl.

In this Pakistan Super League Peshawar Zalmi is really seeing an incredible performance and I am also very happy with their performance.By the way the credit for this success goes to the entire team because they are winning very seriously and I think this headlines and fame are also due to the brilliant captaincy of Babar Azam because he is working very hard for his team and has come close to scoring many centuries.Babar Azam is also forming a great partnership with Kushal Mandis and Babar Azam fans are enjoying Peshawar Zalmi matches.Overall the entire team is playing in form and as you said Peshawar Zalmi has a lot of chances of winning the PSL because no team is strong enough to challenge them yet.

[juttsab@]

Namibia had also lost to Scotland in odi and today their t20 series started. In 1 st game, Namibia played poorly and Scotland beated them. Namibia team won toss and they elected batting first and gave bowling line to Scotland team. Namibia batsmen made 159 runs target in 20 overs by losing 7 wickets. Gerhard made great progress and made brilliant half century 54 runs in 39 balls and hitted four 4s and one 6s but his runs were useless and Namibia team lost this game by 7 wickets and 7 balls. Mark bowler bowled out 2 wickets in 4 overs and gave 24 runs. Scotland team chased down target in 18.5 overs by losing 3 wickets. George opened this lineup with great batting and he made 44 runs in 31 balls and hitted two 4s and three 6s. Brandon batsmen also batted so great with George and he scored 44 runs in 39 balls and hitted three 4s and one 6s. Congratulations Scotland team won 1 st T20 game.

They had been holding themselves strong with their good efforts before and in this T20 series Namibia had the opportunity to strengthen their target and make their victory easy. If their batsmen had worked a little harder and scored a few more runs, it would have been good for them and for Scotland this target was not strong in my opinion because their batsmen achieved this target in 19 overs and achieved victory. Obviously they are a strong team and their batsmen did not play carelessly due to which they victory the match and their strength and chances of victory the series will be high. The Scottish team has played every match responsibly because they are serious in the match and try their good to victory the match. I hope for a whitewash of Namibia along with a series victory.

This match is based on 20 overs in which Namibia won the toss but they batted first and gave Scotland a chance to field in which they showed the essence of their batting. Namibia gave a target of 159 in which they showed their strong batting and they scored fearlessly. From their team, Gerhard Erasmus scored 54, he scored a good score on very few balls and Louren Steenkamp scored 27, who managed to score more runs by creating a good bond with each other and they scored 50 runs in 6 overs which is a good score and the Scottish team achieved the target and scored 160 runs and managed to win the match by just one run. From their team, almost all the players scored good scores, Brandon McMullen scored 44 runs and was not out, which proves that they are  The batting of the team was strong and good in today's match and they completed the runs without any pressure and Scotland won the match by 7 wickets with a few hairs to spare.

[Jewan420]

In this Pakistan Super League Peshawar Zalmi is really seeing an incredible performance and I am also very happy with their performance.By the way the credit for this success goes to the entire team because they are winning very seriously and I think this headlines and fame are also due to the brilliant captaincy of Babar Azam because he is working very hard for his team and has come close to scoring many centuries.Babar Azam is also forming a great partnership with Kushal Mandis and Babar Azam fans are enjoying Peshawar Zalmi matches.Overall the entire team is playing in form and as you said Peshawar Zalmi has a lot of chances of winning the PSL because no team is strong enough to challenge them yet.

The current points table of the Pakistan League proves the truth of your statements. Peshawar Zalmi has formed a balanced team that has a balance of batsmen, all-rounders and bowlers and they are all in great form. So far, they are unbeaten in a total of 7 matches, winning 6 and sharing points in another match and are at the top of the table with 13 points.

The credit for this success of the team must be given to every player of the team, especially the captain of the team Babar Azam. The young players of Peshawar Zalmi are also doing great, the young left-arm Chinaman spin bowler Sufiyan Muqeem is their best wicket-taker, but the best bowler so far may be Bangladesh's Nahid Rana. With such a balanced team, Peshawar Zalmi can expect the title.

[Unknown Op]

LSG team scored only 146 runs against RCB today, their batting performance was not good due to which they got all out quickly. RCB team's bowling performance was very good in today's match, Rasikh Salam Dar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled well due to which LSG team was under a lot of pressure. At the moment, RCB has lost three wickets while batting to make their mark but their chances are still the highest. This match will definitely be successful in winning RCB team they have good batsmen besides they are a strong team. By winning today's match, RCB team will occupy the first position in the points table from the third position. RCB team is already batting well they need 56 runs from 55 balls which is a very simple equation.

Yeah, in Indian Primer League RCB defeated LSG by 5 wickets. LSG opens inning first with Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh and among the openers Mitchell Marsh was so amazimg and gives a good start to the team by scoring 40 runs but Markram  lost his wicket early on 12 runs and in middle order all the batters don't put a great impact by playing big innings and Ayush Badoni played a aggressive knock of 38 runs and also Mukul Chudhary played defensively and scores 39 runs and at the end of the innings LSG set a very low  target of 147 runs. RCB opens inning with Phill Salt and Virat Kholi and among the openers Kholi showing his class and gives a very positive start to the team while chasing the target and scores 49 runs but Salt scores just 7 runs and in middle order Rajat Patidar was in incredible form and played a aggressive knock of 27 runs and also Jitesh Sharma Scores 23 runs and RCB easily chase the target and won the game

Match shifted to one sided match when  Lucknow Super Giants completed their batting inning and achieved low total score. Lucknow Super Giants squad was started yesterday match first with weak batting performance and all batters were collected 146 scores as a target off 20 overs inning. Special thanks to Rasikh Salam and Bhuvneshwar Kumar who restricted Lucknow Super Giants squad at low scores and each bowler picked up 4 and 3 wickets respectively. Virat Kohli was top scorer of this match and he really played wonderful inning and collected 49 scores off 34 deliveries. By defeating Lucknow Super Giants squad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad succeeded to add 2 more points. With 5 wickets and 29 deliveries, Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeat Lucknow Super Giants squad.

[Sithara007]

Match shifted to one sided match when  Lucknow Super Giants completed their batting inning and achieved low total score. Lucknow Super Giants squad was started yesterday match first with weak batting performance and all batters were collected 146 scores as a target off 20 overs inning. Special thanks to Rasikh Salam and Bhuvneshwar Kumar who restricted Lucknow Super Giants squad at low scores and each bowler picked up 4 and 3 wickets respectively. Virat Kohli was top scorer of this match and he really played wonderful inning and collected 49 scores off 34 deliveries. By defeating Lucknow Super Giants squad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad succeeded to add 2 more points. With 5 wickets and 29 deliveries, Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeat Lucknow Super Giants squad.

The three pacers (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam and Josh Hazlewood) ran through the Lucknow Super Giants  batting lineup. A target of less than 150 is not being seriously taken in T20 cricket, especially in the Indian Premier League. As usual, Mitchell Marsh put up a decent performance, but the only ones to back him up were Ayush Badoni at no.5 and Mukul Choudhary at no.7. The chase was just a formality. Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased down the total with almost 5 overs to spare. Virat Kohli still can't get his strike rate to more than 150, but for now it will do for RCB.

[ThemePen]

Match shifted to one sided match when  Lucknow Super Giants completed their batting inning and achieved low total score. Lucknow Super Giants squad was started yesterday match first with weak batting performance and all batters were collected 146 scores as a target off 20 overs inning. Special thanks to Rasikh Salam and Bhuvneshwar Kumar who restricted Lucknow Super Giants squad at low scores and each bowler picked up 4 and 3 wickets respectively. Virat Kohli was top scorer of this match and he really played wonderful inning and collected 49 scores off 34 deliveries. By defeating Lucknow Super Giants squad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad succeeded to add 2 more points. With 5 wickets and 29 deliveries, Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeat Lucknow Super Giants squad.

RCB beat LSG by keeping them to low score of 146 runs and winning game in just over 15 overs. This was biggest win in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium due to good bowling by Rasikh Salam who took 4 wickets, Bhuvneshwar Kumar who took 3 wickets and Josh Hazlewood made sure that scoring was small. Then Virat Kohli started chase with fast 49 runs and finished game, RCB having 29 balls left, and pushing them to top of the table with great run rate bit now they are at second due to PBKS recent win. I think this match shows that RCB has improved their bowling plan making them much more dangerous team than in past years. This easy win showed that they have better plan over LSG, which was not able to keep up.

[vivekdhyani1]

The ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) is investigating allegations of corruption involving Cricket Canada, one of which focuses on a game involving Canada from the recent men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

Under scrutiny is the fifth over of New Zealand's chase when the captain Dilpreet Bajwa came on to bowl. Bajwa, then 22, was appointed captain three weeks before the tournament began.He began the over with a no-ball, bowled a wide down the leg side and ended up conceding 15 off the over.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/canada-t20-world-cup-match-under-icc-corruption-investigation-1532182

[Compromise me]

Match shifted to one sided match when  Lucknow Super Giants completed their batting inning and achieved low total score. Lucknow Super Giants squad was started yesterday match first with weak batting performance and all batters were collected 146 scores as a target off 20 overs inning. Special thanks to Rasikh Salam and Bhuvneshwar Kumar who restricted Lucknow Super Giants squad at low scores and each bowler picked up 4 and 3 wickets respectively. Virat Kohli was top scorer of this match and he really played wonderful inning and collected 49 scores off 34 deliveries. By defeating Lucknow Super Giants squad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad succeeded to add 2 more points. With 5 wickets and 29 deliveries, Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeat Lucknow Super Giants squad.

Lucknow Super Giants cricket team could not make good target in this match and that was the reason they lose this match at the end . Mitchell Marsh tried to make runs for the team but his strike rate was very low in this match and that was the reason they could not make good target in this match. He hit 2 sixes and 3 fours in this match and Ayush Badoni played with excellent strike rate and played for the team. Jitesh Sharma took responsibility of that match and he made 23 runs in just 9 balls. Rajat Patidar strike rate was also brilliant in this match and he made 27 runs in just 13 Balls and his team won the match at the end. He hit 3 sixes in this match.

[noormcs5]

Rawalpindi batted very poorly and that was totally disaster of another good opportunity. And By the way I just hope that in the next season of PSL 12, I know its too late now but in this season they will replace Muhammad Rizwan, Rawalpindiz made an huge mistake of assigning the captaincy to wrong player who is obviously Muhammad Rizwan with poor batting effort. Now if he will score up to 50 in next match with good strike rate, we should not care about it because when you take multiple chances and then play an good innings which is like one in a hundred so in the remaining 99 matches, we get nothing.

The target set by Rawalpindiz was so bad but when they came  to bowl, it seems a bit different as we have been expected. Because early Asif Afridi was bowling excellently, he was bowling with the good economy, also you can say maidin overs and also Rawalpindiz were looking to have as many early wickets as possible and built as much pressure, for that Asif Afridi done his three overs in the power play, while Muhammad Amir came at the end of the power play.

[libert19]

Powell had been added since last game and looked in touch in earlier game and done ok in this game too, today's game we saw another change that's Tim Seifert, which I was glad to see, he looked in touch too and Cam Green — man, continues to be in pathetic form but is drifting along, riding his luck.

Edit: Now, I see some confidence from Green.

[Danica22]

Powell had been added since last game and looked in touch in earlier game and done ok in this game too, today's game we saw another change that's Tim Seifert, which I was glad to see, he looked in touch too and Cam Green — man, continues to be in pathetic form but is drifting along, riding his luck.

Edit: Now, I see some confidence from Green.

Except Cameron Green, no other batsman of Kolkata has been able to bat responsibly. Green is unbeaten on 77 runs off 46 balls. And Kolkata has managed to score 173 runs in 18 overs. And they have lost 8 wickets. If the top order could have started a little better, Kolkata could have given a target of 200+. This is also because it is a batting friendly pitch, it is quite difficult to win with a target below 200. Kolkata's innings will probably stop before 185.

[JSRAW]

The ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) is investigating allegations of corruption involving Cricket Canada, one of which focuses on a game involving Canada from the recent men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

Under scrutiny is the fifth over of New Zealand's chase when the captain Dilpreet Bajwa came on to bowl. Bajwa, then 22, was appointed captain three weeks before the tournament began.He began the over with a no-ball, bowled a wide down the leg side and ended up conceding 15 off the over.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/canada-t20-world-cup-match-under-icc-corruption-investigation-1532182

Shouldn't surprise anyone if its turns out be real thing and it they seriously digging deep then its very much possible that they might discover some khalistani link as well.

Green finally clicked after wasting 30 balls, still feel he's not a generation talent and sometimes looks like a big fraud but ponting sold his story nicely in international cricket.

[libert19]

...

Except Cameron Green, no other batsman of Kolkata has been able to bat responsibly. Green is unbeaten on 77 runs off 46 balls. And Kolkata has managed to score 173 runs in 18 overs. And they have lost 8 wickets. If the top order could have started a little better, Kolkata could have given a target of 200+. This is also because it is a batting friendly pitch, it is quite difficult to win with a target below 200. Kolkata's innings will probably stop before 185.

It will never cease to amaze me when there is well settled batter on the other side yet new batters instead of giving him a strike they will go for big shots by themselves and lose their wicket (does no coach ever tells them to not do so?). Cam Green was just starting to look good, I thought it would be nice if he makes a century, it'd give him immense confidence which he desperately needs these days but my guy didn't even get strike.

[Bitcoin Smith]

...

Except Cameron Green, no other batsman of Kolkata has been able to bat responsibly. Green is unbeaten on 77 runs off 46 balls. And Kolkata has managed to score 173 runs in 18 overs. And they have lost 8 wickets. If the top order could have started a little better, Kolkata could have given a target of 200+. This is also because it is a batting friendly pitch, it is quite difficult to win with a target below 200. Kolkata's innings will probably stop before 185.

It will never cease to amaze me when there is well settled batter on the other side yet new batters instead of giving him a strike they will go for big shots by themselves and lose their wicket (does no coach ever tells them to not do so?). Cam Green was just starting to look good, I thought it would be nice if he makes a century, it'd give him immense confidence which he desperately needs these days but my guy didn't even get strike.

And there was some chaos he didn't get the chance to bat for like 14 balls are something meanwhile wickets kept falling at the other end and when he got chance he went back to the old Green, can't even able to make contact with the ball. And poor guy Kartik Tyagi gave away his wicket for nothing in the end.

GT should be happy with the way they pulled their innings in the last 4 overs and 180 is the perfect score for them to chase without much trouble.

[Haunebu]

KKR and LSG are the teams to play against if you want 2 easy points in this season basically. I predicted GT would win this one just like the majority and it looks like that's what is about to happen thanks to Kolkata's shit batting lineup basically.

Their bowling lineup is better in comparison. GT will try to chase this down within 18 overs probably. Just another one sided affair. Am excited for the CSK vs SRH match coming up soon.

[free-bit.co.in]

And there was some chaos he didn't get the chance to bat for like 14 balls are something meanwhile wickets kept falling at the other end and when he got chance he went back to the old Green, can't even able to make contact with the ball. And poor guy Kartik Tyagi gave away his wicket for nothing in the end.

GT should be happy with the way they pulled their innings in the last 4 overs and 180 is the perfect score for them to chase without much trouble.

Kolkata were able to set a decent target due to the responsible innings of Cameroon green. They were able to score 180 runs. Considering the condition of the pitch, this is not a big collection. Cameroon green played the most necessary innings of 79 runs.
But Kolkata has no chance of winning this target. The bowlers are not able to do well. Gujarat lost 2 wickets in 10 overs and managed to score 99 runs. Gujarat need 82 runs in the next 60 balls to win. If the batsmen can survive at the crease, Gujarat can easily reach the target.

[virasog]

The target set by Rawalpindiz was so bad but when they came  to bowl, it seems a bit different as we have been expected. Because early Asif Afridi was bowling excellently, he was bowling with the good economy, also you can say maidin overs and also Rawalpindiz were looking to have as many early wickets as possible and built as much pressure, for that Asif Afridi done his three overs in the power play, while Muhammad Amir came at the end of the power play.

Well, in the innings of Hyderabad Kingsmen, Maaz Sadaqat got out early after scoring just 4 runs off 5 balls and then Saim Ayub came in the ground to showcase his batting, he early was looking to have boundaries and play in comfort zone. He also looking to up the strike rate gear a bit. First of all all the credit goes to bowlers, Hunain Shah and Muhammad Ali did magical bowling and the results was clear after this effort. It relaxed the batsmen that why there was not much pressure on Hyderabad side.