T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[JSRAW]

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We already have seen a glimpse in the Asia Cup

What is it about? I can not recall much LOL however in the World cup I do not think Afghanistan make any impact except only one match I think. ODI version Afghanistan still has a long way to go.

Yeah overall they were poor but not against Ind and Pak. Ask any Indian and Pakistani cricket fan 

In Asia Cup they won games against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh in league games. Gave good scare to both Pakistani/Indian fans (Match end up in draw) in Asia Cup and a similar story in WC (Close games).
 

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Anyone watching Scotland v Netherlands match, i am feeling sad for the bowlers as Scotland smashed all the bowlers round the park and scored 252 runs in 20 overs and one of their players scored a century as well, was going through some sports streams and i saw this live match and got stuck as the poor bowlers where smashed, since it is a T20 it was fun to watch and this is the first time watching these non associate matches.

[Little Mouse]

not worry about Shakib much, he's a champion cricketer and arguably lone warrior for Bengali team. he's going to bounce back sooner or later, just a matter of time. Hopefully Final?

Shakib is a proven quality player. I think it's the captaincy for which he is in pressure. Otherwise, I can't see any reason. Anyway, at the end of the day, a team is a combination of 11 players. One or two player's bad performance can get you the lose while our all the top and middle is performing so poorly.

[romero121]

not worry about Shakib much, he's a champion cricketer and arguably lone warrior for Bengali team. he's going to bounce back sooner or later, just a matter of time. Hopefully Final?

Shakib is a proven quality player. I think it's the captaincy for which he is in pressure. Otherwise, I can't see any reason. Anyway, at the end of the day, a team is a combination of 11 players. One or two player's bad performance can get you the lose while our all the top and middle is performing so poorly.

There were eleven players in a team, but if a single player have performed well as that of kohli and Smith does in most of the matches would've taken Bangladesh to win the match. India has got Kohli who makes the team steady even when there is continued fall in wicket. Shakib has got big wins to Bangladesh, by that time he was praised as good to be a captain. Now there is something lacking, he needs to identify and make necessary changes to get back on track.

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Now there is something lacking, he needs to identify and make necessary changes to get back on track.

The openers are not in good form and not giving the start they wanted, their middle order is weak and the entire team revolves around Shakib Al Hasan and if he has a bad day with the bat then there is no one to rescue them, Bangladesh had a good world cup because Shakib Al Hasan was performing very well, they need to find new talents if not it will be difficult for them to even maintain a good winning streak even in their home soil.

[Indymoney]

Now there is something lacking, he needs to identify and make necessary changes to get back on track.

The openers are not in good form and not giving the start they wanted, their middle order is weak and the entire team revolves around Shakib Al Hasan and if he has a bad day with the bat then there is no one to rescue them, Bangladesh had a good world cup because Shakib Al Hasan was performing very well, they need to find new talents if not it will be difficult for them to even maintain a good winning streak even in their home soil.

The teams around just one or two players mostly have not enough wins same happening to Bangladesh now time for them to concentrate in batting and bring some good and quality players otherwise they could be more down and Afghanistan is doing very good in recent time even they was worst in World Cup but the have good lessons from these defeats and now playing good and quality cricket which is good for sub continent as Sri Lanka Pakistan and Bangladesh all down in moral and quality.

[bryant.coleman]

Anyone watching Scotland v Netherlands match, i am feeling sad for the bowlers as Scotland smashed all the bowlers round the park and scored 252 runs in 20 overs and one of their players scored a century as well, was going through some sports streams and i saw this live match and got stuck as the poor bowlers where smashed, since it is a T20 it was fun to watch and this is the first time watching these non associate matches.

I was watching it intermittently. The Dutch bowlers (including well known county stars such as Paul van Meekeren and Fred Klaassen) got smacked all around the park by George Munsey and Kyle Coetzer. They were 200/0 after just 15 overs and had a real shot at the record for the highest total ever made in a T20 match. But Shane Snater got both of them out and in the end they ended up with 252/3. The Dutch captain (Pieter Seelaar) made 96 not out from 49 balls, but that was not enough for them to get to a win. The results will be having an impact on the ICC Twenty20 Rankings, as Scotland is currently trying hard to break in to the top 10. But their real test will come today, when they take on Ireland.

[bryant.coleman]

Just one day after their amazing victory against the Netherlands, the Scots came down crashing against Ireland. Now this is once again going to change the T20 rankings. Ireland is currently struggling with just 183 points and ranked 15th, and this win may take them closer to the top-10. At the same time, Nepal was able to overtake Scotland after their defeat to Ireland and they are now ranked 12th.

Today we have the Ireland vs Netherlands match and if Ireland is able to win comfortably against the Dutch, then it will further boost their chances. All the three teams have a number of star players currently playing county cricket in England, but Netherlands had decided to rest their main players (van der Merwe, van der Gugten.etc).

[akhjob]

India won the toss and opted to bowl first. And India managed to bag their first wicket, Hendricks. Which reminds me that Mohali is kind of a  home ground for both Hendricks and Miller being part of Kings XI Punjab. So it's good to see him gone. But I would have preferred de kock's wicket 

Regarding the other match not sure who is in control of the game  It looked like BAN were in full command, then they suddenly lost few wickets and then suddenly Mahmudullah started scoring on one end and got past 50.

[JSRAW]

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Proteas is set for 180-200 runs, Mohali wicket is good for batsmen and when its T-20 format then bowlers can only pray. I hate this Mohali stadium though due to -Low Lights set up - Miller lost all his charm and he's hit or miss case nowadays, i just want to see De Kock 100

Edit : And he's gone $*&%

[Little Mouse]

Regarding the other match not sure who is in control of the game   It looked like BAN were in full command, then they suddenly lost few wickets and then suddenly Mahmudullah started scoring on one end and got past 50.

Mahmudullah just got out, however, he scored a good amount, 62 from 41 deliveries. One more while I am typing this. Mosaddek is also gone. Last overs is wasted. I didn't watch the match from beginning though, was in office. Liton Das seems like batted well as well.
2 players played their maiden t20 today in Bangladesh team, good luck.

Nazmul Hasan Papon (President, BCB) has decided to bat for Bangladesh Cricket Team after the failure from the batsman vs Afghan   Hence, practicing  

[akhjob]

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Proteas is set for 180-200 runs, Mohali wicket is good for batsmen and when its T-20 format then bowlers can only pray. I hate this Mohali stadium though due to -Low Lights set up - Miller lost all his charm and he's hit or miss case nowadays, i just want to see De Kock 100

Edit : And he's gone $*&%

Yeah looks like the pace of scoring decreased once de cock was out. And miller has gone too while typing Now I see a target around 140-150. I think everything looks in favour of India

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Nazmul Hasan Papon (President, BCB) has decided to bat for Bangladesh Cricket Team after the failure from the batsman vs Afghan   Hence, practicing  

Lol. Even if he batted well who is gonna run between the wickets   Doubt he'll ask for a by-runner

Looks like BAN will win this match afterall

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[erikalui]

I guess SA will end up getting a 140-145 target which is a good total to chase down. No clue why Bumrah is not chosen in the team but even Sundar couldn't get any wickets. Still the economy was good and only 2 batsmen of SA managed to get them runs. Others just came and went. India should manage to get these runs in 15 overs if they play well.

[Little Mouse]

6th gone for Zimbabwe, well come back by Shafiul. I can still remember his batting contribution to the 2011 world cup match against England, a flashback to the good old day's memories after seeing his name in the team. However, he is very much expensive in bowling.
Anyway, it will be an easy win for Bangladesh.
SA could make a good score, I don't think 149 is defendable against India. Expecting an easy win.

Doubt he'll ask for a by-runner

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[JSRAW]

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Yeah looks like the pace of scoring decreased once de cock was out. And miller has gone too while typing Now I see a target around 140-150. I think everything looks in favour of India

IPL average score at Mohali's wicket is 170ish, so India did well restricting SA at an average total. Slower and especially Knuckleball are the perfect weapon for bowlers in a shorter format ( Guess thanks to inventor Charl Langeveldt or Zaheer Khan for inventing this weapon)

Its easy target and India should chase down effortlessly but you never know what happens in T-20. I wish for some early wicket otherwise can't watch the boring game.  

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6th gone for Zimbabwe,

What? 6th gone  

[Little Mouse]

What? 6th gone  

Edit- 7th gone. No wicket for Mustafiz till now. What's wrong with him? He was at some point one of the best bowlers in the world. His career is a long to go.
Zimbabwe has turned into a weak team, once we would be much happy if we could beat Zimbabwe.

[erikalui]

Rohit out for 12. Bad move and now they are 36 for 1 in 4.2 overs.  Now they need 105 more runs so hoping they build a partnership of atleast 50 runs before the next wicket. Current partnership: 16. Hoping to see Shikhar getting 50+.

[Vishnu.Reang]

It is going to be easy for India. They just need 54 runs more, from 8 overs (with eight wickets remaining). Virat is out there with an unbeaten 37, and I guess he'll get India home without much effort. The South Africans should do some introspection. Against a second string Indian attack, they were unable to make a total of 150 runs.

[FIFA worldcup]

~snip~
We already have seen a glimpse in the Asia Cup

What is it about? I can not recall much LOL however in the World cup I do not think Afghanistan make any impact except only one match I think. ODI version Afghanistan still has a long way to go.

Yeah overall they were poor but not against Ind and Pak. Ask any Indian and Pakistani cricket fan  

In Asia Cup they won games against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh in league games. Gave good scare to both Pakistani/Indian fans (Match end up in draw) in Asia Cup and a similar story in WC (Close games).
  

Is the next Asia cup around the corner ?  Any idea when is the next Asia cup ?

What? 6th gone  

Edit- 7th gone. No wicket for Mustafiz till now. What's wrong with him? He was at some point one of the best bowlers in the world. His career is a long to go.
Zimbabwe has turned into a weak team, once we would be much happy if we could beat Zimbabwe.

Bangladesh has won this match easily and won by 39 runs. With this Zimbabwe has lost the 3 matches played and have zero points. This twenty20 Tri-Series will be won either by Bangladesh or Afghanistan, although i think Afghanistan is favorite.

[Little Mouse]

This twenty20 Tri-Series will be won either by Bangladesh or Afghanistan, although i think Afghanistan is favorite.

True that they are favorite in this series so far with their performance, however, I believe Bangladesh will come back with their form before the final match, once again I will be there in Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium.
It's true that Afghan's batsman and bowlers are doing pretty well but don't forget that Bangladesh is also a good team, some of the players are not in form but rest will do the job next time.