T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[onecall123]

What is your prediction about Sri Lanka vs South Africa 2nd T20 match? Sri lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. South Africa won the first T20 match. I think South Africa will win today's match too. Sri Lanka lost 1 wicket for 10 runs in 2 overs. South Africa's bowling lineup is good. South Africa will win if they can hold Sri Lanka to 140 runs.

Sri Lanka 94/6, after 14 overs!

In Colombo, Sri Lanka has started their second T20I match. With Sri Lanka's current run rate 6.7, it would be very difficult for them to reach 140 in the rest of the overs, with regular wickets falling. What is the par score today? You would probably think the same as they did in the first match, but such nothing will happen today. For South Africa, it is a sure win.

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[Maidak]

What is your prediction about Sri Lanka vs South Africa 2nd T20 match? Sri lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. South Africa won the first T20 match. I think South Africa will win today's match too. Sri Lanka lost 1 wicket for 10 runs in 2 overs. South Africa's bowling lineup is good. South Africa will win if they can hold Sri Lanka to 140 runs.

Sri Lanka 94/6, after 14 overs!
In Colombo, Sri Lanka has started their second T20I match. With Sri Lanka's current run rate 6.7, it would be very difficult for them to reach 140 in the rest of the overs, with regular wickets falling. What is the par score today? You would probably think the same as they did in the first match, but such nothing will happen today. For South Africa, it is a sure win.

Sri Lanka lost their seventh wicket for 100 runs and lost all their wickets for 103 runs. I don't think it is possible to beat the South African team by collecting only 103 runs. South Africa scored 22 runs in 3 overs and did not lose any wickets. Today's match will also be an easy win for South Africa.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Sri Lankans prepared another minefield and it backfired on them. LOL.. imagine Aiden Markram picking up 3 wickets in a T20I match. Anrich Nortje picked up one wicket, and otherwise spinners picked up all the remaining 9 wickets (Aiden Markram, Tabraiz Shamsi, Bjorn Fortuin and Keshav Maharaj). SLCB should prepare good tracks, else this is not going to help them for the T20 World Cup. The pitches in Dubai and Oman are likely to be more conductive to batting. The Sri Lankan bowlers will get serious whacking there.

[eaLiTy]

Sri Lankans prepared another minefield and it backfired on them.

The pitches in Dubai and Oman are likely to be more conductive to batting. The Sri Lankan bowlers will get serious whacking there.

If Sri Lanka cannot win in their backyard there is no way they are going to win any match against top teams in the World Cup. I am yet to see their World Cup line up but right now the team looks really weak and i could not see any batsman in their ranks that could make an impact in a match.

Sri Lanka kept making spinning tracks and they are getting trapped and South Africa went on to win the match easily.

[bryant.coleman]

If Sri Lanka cannot win in their backyard there is no way they are going to win any match against top teams in the World Cup. I am yet to see their World Cup line up but right now the team looks really weak and i could not see any batsman in their ranks that could make an impact in a match.

Sri Lanka kept making spinning tracks and they are getting trapped and South Africa went on to win the match easily.

The fact that Sri Lanka is one of the two division one teams playing in the first (qualifier) stage of the world cup tells a lot about their recent form (the other test nation playing in the qualifier stage is Bangladesh). In fact I am not even sure whether they will be able to finish at the top of their group (other teams are Netherlands, Ireland and Namibia). The good thing for them is that this time two teams from each group will proceed to the main stage of the tournament. But even if they manage to get in to the main stage, their prospects look weak.

[Mahdirakib]

Sri Lanka 94/6, after 14 overs!
In Colombo, Sri Lanka has started their second T20I match. With Sri Lanka's current run rate 6.7, it would be very difficult for them to reach 140 in the rest of the overs, with regular wickets falling. What is the par score today? You would probably think the same as they did in the first match, but such nothing will happen today. For South Africa, it is a sure win.

Sri Lanka don't had any hard hitter batsman and they lost their wickets frequently. After the end of 10th over, I thought Sri Lanka will score above 140 runs. But they just kept losing their wickets. We shouldn't expect much from young and inexperienced players in T20 format. Sri Lankan squad is full with them. It was a easy win for South Africa, they won the match by losing one wicket only.

[ene1980]

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Sri Lanka don't had any hard hitter batsman and they lost their wickets frequently. After the end of 10th over, I thought Sri Lanka will score above 140 runs. But they just kept losing their wickets. We shouldn't expect much from young and inexperienced players in T20 format. Sri Lankan squad is full with them. It was a easy win for South Africa, they won the match by losing one wicket only.

Sri Lanka is playing with an inexperienced team and i have not seen any potential player that could make an impact, if there is any such talents then the IPL teams would have snatched them but till now we have not seen any youngsters coming from Sri Lanka and their major recruit comes from West Indies Australia and England. The board should do something to build a good team if not they will find it hard to play even against lower ranked team.

[Sithara007]

Sri Lanka is playing with an inexperienced team and i have not seen any potential player that could make an impact, if there is any such talents then the IPL teams would have snatched them but till now we have not seen any youngsters coming from Sri Lanka and their major recruit comes from West Indies Australia and England. The board should do something to build a good team if not they will find it hard to play even against lower ranked team.

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are perhaps the only two test nations that still have club competition for domestic cricket. And this is the reason why these two nations are faring poorly in international cricket. Cricket remains confined to Colombo and Dhaka respectively, with few other regions contributing. Even Pakistan has now moved to province-level domestic competition and this has resulted in the expansion of player pool. Until Sri Lanka revamps its domestic cricket, the issues will remain. And let's not forget the fact that they have a smaller population when compared to the other South Asian nations.

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[bryant.coleman]

Disappointed with Pat Cummins. He was roped in for record amount during the auctions and he also performed well in the first leg of this year's edition. I am not sure whether Tim Southee would be able to fill the vacuum. Anyway, excited for Tim David. It is very rare to see any player from the associate nations appearing in the IPL. He used to represent Singapore, although nowadays he rarely makes his appearance for them. BTW, next year's IPL is going to be even more exciting, with a total of 10 teams.

[LittleBitFunny]

Today, in the last match of the series will hold, South Africa will play against Sri Lanka. Despite losing the ODI series, South Africa dominated the first two T20 matches and won both. In both the matches we have seen poor batting and bowling of Sri Lankan players. It looks like we will see the same thing in today's match too. South Africa will manage to win today's match.

[onecall123]

Today, in the last match of the series will hold, South Africa will play against Sri Lanka. Despite losing the ODI series, South Africa dominated the first two T20 matches and won both. In both the matches we have seen poor batting and bowling of Sri Lankan players. It looks like we will see the same thing in today's match too. South Africa will manage to win today's match.

Sri Lanka wins the toss and elects to bat first. We're just minutes away from start the game. Sri Lanka is desperate to win at least one of the T20Is after losing two in a row. This series offers them one more opportunity to find form in the shortest format. It is more rewarding for Sri Lanka to make the series 1-2 rather than end it 3-0, even though they lost the series.

[bryant.coleman]

Today, in the last match of the series will hold, South Africa will play against Sri Lanka. Despite losing the ODI series, South Africa dominated the first two T20 matches and won both. In both the matches we have seen poor batting and bowling of Sri Lankan players. It looks like we will see the same thing in today's match too. South Africa will manage to win today's match.

ODI series was more important and Sri Lanka managed to get some valuable point there. T20I doesn't have a league system like the ODI. Every win from the ODI matches get counted in the ICC ODI World Cup Super League. With multiple wins against South Africa, now Sri Lanka remains in contention for automatic qualification to the 2023 ODI World Cup. South Africa is currently at the 9th spot. Wins in the T20I series may act as morale boosters, but apart from that I don't think that there is much significance.

[LittleBitFunny]

Today, in the last match of the series will hold, South Africa will play against Sri Lanka. Despite losing the ODI series, South Africa dominated the first two T20 matches and won both. In both the matches we have seen poor batting and bowling of Sri Lankan players. It looks like we will see the same thing in today's match too. South Africa will manage to win today's match.

ODI series was more important and Sri Lanka managed to get some valuable point there. T20I doesn't have a league system like the ODI. Every win from the ODI matches get counted in the ICC ODI World Cup Super League. With multiple wins against South Africa, now Sri Lanka remains in contention for automatic qualification to the 2023 ODI World Cup. South Africa is currently at the 9th spot. Wins in the T20I series may act as morale boosters, but apart from that I don't think that there is much significance.

Maybe ODI matches are more important for Sri Lanka than T20. But, the T20 World Cup is ahead. It is not an honor to lose all the matches of the series against South Africa at the moment. This suggests that we will not see any good gameplay from Sri Lanka in the upcoming T20 World Cup. With such a poor performance, they will not win a single match in the World Cup.

[BALIK]

Sri Lanka wins the toss and elects to bat first. We're just minutes away from start the game. Sri Lanka is desperate to win at least one of the T20Is after losing two in a row. This series offers them one more opportunity to find form in the shortest format. It is more rewarding for Sri Lanka to make the series 1-2 rather than end it 3-0, even though they lost the series.

Hahaha. I also thought Sri Lanka would try to win. But he is still showing a terrible performance. Sri Lanka gave a target of only 121 runs. South Africa has scored 102 runs and has not lost a wicket yet. South Africa needs just 19 runs off 45 balls to win. I know Sri Lankan bowlers don't bowl well, but I didn't think they would do so poorly today. Sri Lankan bowlers need to be more experienced if they want to perform well in the T20 World Cup.

[bryant.coleman]

Maybe ODI matches are more important for Sri Lanka than T20. But, the T20 World Cup is ahead. It is not an honor to lose all the matches of the series against South Africa at the moment. This suggests that we will not see any good gameplay from Sri Lanka in the upcoming T20 World Cup. With such a poor performance, they will not win a single match in the World Cup.

No one is really expecting a strong performance from the Lankans, but they may surprise us. But first of all, they need to finish within the top two from the qualifying group. And trust me, this is not going to be an easy task. All the other teams in their group are in great form recently - Ireland, Netherlands and Namibia. And it will be interesting to know how the Sri Lankan spinners fare in the flat tracks of UAE. These surfaces will be very different from the ones where they defeated South Africa recently.

[Mahdirakib]

Hahaha. I also thought Sri Lanka would try to win. But he is still showing a terrible performance. Sri Lanka gave a target of only 121 runs. South Africa has scored 102 runs and has not lost a wicket yet. South Africa needs just 19 runs off 45 balls to win. I know Sri Lankan bowlers don't bowl well, but I didn't think they would do so poorly today. Sri Lankan bowlers need to be more experienced if they want to perform well in the T20 World Cup.

Pathetic performance by Sri Lankan cricket team. All of these players are in Sri Lankan T20 world cup squad. I'm wondering how far they will reach with this kind of performance. The Lions may remain silent without roaring. They will be knocked out from the group stage of the world cup if Sri Lankan players can't improve their performance.

[pakhitheboss]

Hahaha. I also thought Sri Lanka would try to win. But he is still showing a terrible performance. Sri Lanka gave a target of only 121 runs. South Africa has scored 102 runs and has not lost a wicket yet. South Africa needs just 19 runs off 45 balls to win. I know Sri Lankan bowlers don't bowl well, but I didn't think they would do so poorly today. Sri Lankan bowlers need to be more experienced if they want to perform well in the T20 World Cup.

Pathetic performance by Sri Lankan cricket team. All of these players are in Sri Lankan T20 world cup squad. I'm wondering how far they will reach with this kind of performance. The Lions may remain silent without roaring. They will be knocked out from the group stage of the world cup if Sri Lankan players can't improve their performance.

It is a complete whitewash, SL defeated by a comparatively new SA team. In just 20 overs they were able to score 120 runs, what happened to the SL batsmen. SL needs to find good bowlers as they had earlier. If this is the final team for the T20 WorldCup I doubt they will survive the knockout round.

[Sithara007]

It is a complete whitewash, SL defeated by a comparatively new SA team. In just 20 overs they were able to score 120 runs, what happened to the SL batsmen. SL needs to find good bowlers as they had earlier. If this is the final team for the T20 WorldCup I doubt they will survive the knockout round.

It was really pathetic performance from the Sri Lankan team. They prepared pitches that provided unfair advantage to their spinners and yet got smacked by the South Africans. And look at the margin - 10 wickets!! Can there be a bigger humiliation? When part timers like Aiden Markram are picking up wickets, you know the quality of the track that they have prepared. Apart from Kusal Perera, none of the Sri Lankan batsmen contributed. And in the second innings, it was all Hendricks/de Kock show. 

[LittleBitFunny]

Maybe ODI matches are more important for Sri Lanka than T20. But, the T20 World Cup is ahead. It is not an honor to lose all the matches of the series against South Africa at the moment. This suggests that we will not see any good gameplay from Sri Lanka in the upcoming T20 World Cup. With such a poor performance, they will not win a single match in the World Cup.

No one is really expecting a strong performance from the Lankans, but they may surprise us. But first of all, they need to finish within the top two from the qualifying group. And trust me, this is not going to be an easy task. All the other teams in their group are in great form recently - Ireland, Netherlands and Namibia. And it will be interesting to know how the Sri Lankan spinners fare in the flat tracks of UAE. These surfaces will be very different from the ones where they defeated South Africa recently.

My doubt is whether they will be able to cross the qualifying group. As they are showing now, it is not surprising if they cannot qualify for the World Cup. Nevertheless, Sri Lankan management is experienced. They have legendary players like Sangakkara, Malinga. They will probably advise the team to play T20 in the World Cup to play better.