T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[bryant.coleman]

It was a great win for Zimbabwe, it could not be a much better day for Masakadza, very few players get this type od last match. He was a great asset for Zimbabwe team, I think they will now be in more trouble.
I don't want to put a word on Ban vs Afg match, I wish Ban come back and play as natural.

Finally we see the first win for the Zimbabwe in this tournament and they will be happy to get their first 2 points on the table. The match was interesting as Zimbabwe only managed to win the last over.
This makes the next match between Bangladesh vs Afghanistan more interesting as the winner of it will top the table.

The loss was quite unexpected for Afghanistan and it changes the calculations. We have the Bangladesh vs Afghanistan match today, and I hope that Afghanistan is able to win their match. If they lose another match, then their T20 ranking will come down (as of now, only 11 points separate them from the 8th ranked Sri Lanka). The problem with the ICC rankings is that whenever a team loses to a side which is ranked much lower than it, it can have a huge impact on the points. Anyway, for Afghanistan the big danger is over. The direct qualification slots for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup have been decided already, and Afghanistan managed to qualify based on their rankings as of 2018 December.

[UmerIdrees]

Tickets are now on sale for the PAK SRI series. If you want to come to Pakistan and watch the matches live, please see the details in this link.
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[bryant.coleman]

Tickets are now on sale for the PAK SRI series. If you want to come to Pakistan and watch the matches live, please see the details in this link.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=232519.msg52514892#msg52514892

Very surprising. Most of the tickets are priced around $3. Ideally PCB should be looking to collect as much revenue as possible and reduce the crowd in the stadiums. They are doing the opposite. Rather than making the tickets expensive, they are giving them out at very cheap rates. This will increase the crowd and make it difficult to manage them. While I was visiting India, once I attended an IPL match. The cheapest tickets were priced at around $15.

Anyway, most important thing for them is to organize this series in a good manner, so that other teams will show their willingness to visit Pakistan. I am not sure whether the Indian team will visit them anytime soon. The last time they visited Pakistan was long back in 2006. Perhaps they will be able to attract the other two "Big three" teams (Australia and England).

[Haunebu]

The next T-20 between India and SA will be an electrifying one in my opinion since it is the final one. Kohli and Sharma are basically duking it out for the highest T-20 run scorer currently in the world and their performances will be viewed closely.

I feel that India might decimate South Africa(Just a feeling) which is why I would bet on India. Missing Bumrah, but it is good to see Chahar playing in the squad. Pant is receiving tips from everyone(Dravid today) and the expectations from him keep growing.

[UmerIdrees]

Tickets are now on sale for the PAK SRI series. If you want to come to Pakistan and watch the matches live, please see the details in this link.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=232519.msg52514892#msg52514892

Very surprising. Most of the tickets are priced around $3. Ideally PCB should be looking to collect as much revenue as possible and reduce the crowd in the stadiums. They are doing the opposite. Rather than making the tickets expensive, they are giving them out at very cheap rates. This will increase the crowd and make it difficult to manage them. While I was visiting India, once I attended an IPL match. The cheapest tickets were priced at around $15.

So you want the that they should increase the tickets price so no one should come in stadium.  
How will they collect revenue if people decide not to buy tickets because of expensive prices. I think this low price ticket system is better one as PCB will collect the revenue and also we will see fully packed crowds.
And i would suggest you to visit Pakistan too and watch/enjoy the matches in 3 dollars only.

[Pffrt]

Tickets are now on sale for the PAK SRI series. If you want to come to Pakistan and watch the matches live, please see the details in this link.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=232519.msg52514892#msg52514892

Very surprising. Most of the tickets are priced around $3. Ideally PCB should be looking to collect as much revenue as possible and reduce the crowd in the stadiums. They are doing the opposite. Rather than making the tickets expensive, they are giving them out at very cheap rates. This will increase the crowd and make it difficult to manage them. While I was visiting India, once I attended an IPL match. The cheapest tickets were priced at around $15.

So you want the that they should increase the tickets price so no one should come in stadium.  
How will they collect revenue if people decide not to buy tickets because of expensive prices. I think this low price ticket system is better one as PCB will collect the revenue and also we will see fully packed crowds.
And i would suggest you to visit Pakistan too and watch/enjoy the matches in 3 dollars only.

$3 = more than 350 Pak rupee, so it's not that much cheap I think if we account the current situation of Pakistan Cricket, after a long time, international match is going to be lived at Pakistan. I think price is okay. Once they get settled, price can be changed.
It's better to get more crowd with cheap price than less crowd with expensive. In our country, generally the normal tickets are priced around $3 as well if I'm correct. Little Mouse may give us some light on it.

[bryant.coleman]

So you want the that they should increase the tickets price so no one should come in stadium.  
How will they collect revenue if people decide not to buy tickets because of expensive prices. I think this low price ticket system is better one as PCB will collect the revenue and also we will see fully packed crowds.
And i would suggest you to visit Pakistan too and watch/enjoy the matches in 3 dollars only.

What I was suggesting was that they would get more revenue if they admit 20,000 people by selling tickets at $10 apiece rather than selling $3 tickets to 50,000 people ($200,000 vs $150,000). The larger the crowd, the more will be the expenses required for providing the security arrangements. Also, given the security scenario, it will be better if the crowd is smaller.

I would like to visit Pakistan, but Karachi is about 5,000 km away from my place and the last time I checked the cheapest one-way tickets were priced at around $400. I visit India often, because I have relatives there and I am involved in some business ventures. But doesn't sounds viable to spend $800 for a flight to Pakistan and then get a ticket for $3. 

[akhjob]

The next T-20 between India and SA will be an electrifying one in my opinion since it is the final one. Kohli and Sharma are basically duking it out for the highest T-20 run scorer currently in the world and their performances will be viewed closely.

Yeah tomorrow's match is going to be spectacular, with the short boundaries it going to be raining sixes and  I believe Chinnasamy Stadium is where Rohit got his 1st double century.

Edit: Some T20 Stats

Pant is receiving tips from everyone(Dravid today) and the expectations from him keep growing.

Pant has some good batting potential in him. If he isn't so recklessly losing his wickets then he would be a better replacement for Dhoni

[JSRAW]

~snip~
Yeah tomorrow's match is going to be spectacular with the short boundaries it going to be raining sixes and  I believe Chinnasamy Stadium is where Rohit got his 1st double century

Yeah first in Chinnaswamy followed by Eden garden and Mohali.

India is fav and should win but i am not holding breathe if T-20 series ends up with the draw.

Pant is receiving tips from everyone(Dravid today) and the expectations from him keep growing.

Pant has some good batting potential in him. If he isn't so recklessly losing his wickets then he would be a better replacement for Dhoni

He's not making strong case for himself and he knows that as well, Pant need to get his shit together asap otherwise some one else going to replace him in the shorter format.

[RapTarX]

Pant has some good batting potential in him. If he isn't so recklessly losing his wickets then he would be a better replacement for Dhoni

I guess Dhoni's replacement isn't possible. Can you remember his early days? How he did perform fearlessly against each country? Pant no doubt is a good batsman, he may get a great future in the Indian team if he can get out of his mistakes but being a replacement of Dhoni is somewhat different.
I can't see anyone replacement for Dhoni at the moment.

[Haunebu]

If he isn't so recklessly losing his wickets then he would be a better replacement for Dhoni

I don't think he will ever come close to replacing a legend like MSD since he is leagues away from him in every department, but he is an entertaining player. I only like how he bats(Don't like his keeping).

Pant no doubt is a good batsman, he may get a great future in the Indian team if he can get out of his mistakes but being a replacement of Dhoni is somewhat different.
I can't see anyone replacement for Dhoni at the moment.

Agreed. Its best to try and stop comparing Pant with Dhoni. Instead, everyone needs to focus on Pant and he is letting everyone down these days. So many chances wasted. Lets see how he performs going forward.

[7788bitcoin]

It was a great win for Zimbabwe, it could not be a much better day for Masakadza, very few players get this type od last match. He was a great asset for Zimbabwe team, I think they will now be in more trouble.

Did anyone predicted Zimbabwe to fight hard to give a farewell like that for Masakadza, i really never thought like that as it was not logical, i was seeing all their interview that they will try hard to win the match anyhow and i was thinking, if they have the confidence to win then why not apply all the time and i was betting on Afghanistan to win because of their bowling and i was wrong big time and lost a bit of money  .
No more prediction and betting in T20s.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Pant has some good batting potential in him. If he isn't so recklessly losing his wickets then he would be a better replacement for Dhoni

I guess Dhoni's replacement isn't possible. Can you remember his early days? How he did perform fearlessly against each country? Pant no doubt is a good batsman, he may get a great future in the Indian team if he can get out of his mistakes but being a replacement of Dhoni is somewhat different.
I can't see anyone replacement for Dhoni at the moment.

India has a very large player pool unlike the nations such as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It is not very difficult to replace Dhoni. If Rishabh Pant is not performing well, then a number of other players are available at the moment, including Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson. I wouldn't consider Dinesh Karthik, given his age and recent poor form. KL Rahul is another choice, but he is also not in good form currently. 

[virasog]

Tickets are now on sale for the PAK SRI series. If you want to come to Pakistan and watch the matches live, please see the details in this link.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=232519.msg52514892#msg52514892

Very surprising. Most of the tickets are priced around $3. Ideally PCB should be looking to collect as much revenue as possible and reduce the crowd in the stadiums. They are doing the opposite. Rather than making the tickets expensive, they are giving them out at very cheap rates. This will increase the crowd and make it difficult to manage them. While I was visiting India, once I attended an IPL match. The cheapest tickets were priced at around $15.

So you want the that they should increase the tickets price so no one should come in stadium.  
How will they collect revenue if people decide not to buy tickets because of expensive prices. I think this low price ticket system is better one as PCB will collect the revenue and also we will see fully packed crowds.
And i would suggest you to visit Pakistan too and watch/enjoy the matches in 3 dollars only.

$3 = more than 350 Pak rupee, so it's not that much cheap I think if we account the current situation of Pakistan Cricket, after a long time, international match is going to be lived at Pakistan. I think price is okay. Once they get settled, price can be changed.
It's better to get more crowd with cheap price than less crowd with expensive. In our country, generally the normal tickets are priced around $3 as well if I'm correct. Little Mouse may give us some light on it.

3$ to watch an International match. That's super cheap. The average starting price in our country ranges from 15- 30 dollars. You people are extremely lucky to get so much cheap entertainment.  

[AB de Royse777]

~snip~
3$ to watch an International match. That's super cheap. The average starting price in our country ranges from 15- 30 dollars. You people are extremely lucky to get so much cheap entertainment.  

Lucky indeed but you need to consider the average income there too and the buying power for the regular people.

UK minimum wage £8.21 per hour
France €10.03 per hour
Germany €9.19 per hour
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_Union_member_states_by_minimum_wage

In south Asia...
India ₹375 per day which is $5.27 per day! Source

Bangladesh:

The legal minimum wage for garment workers in the country is 8,000 taka (£73.85) a month

Pakistan:

the Federal Government has raised the minimum wage to Rs. 15000 per month ($150) for the working class in the country.

Sri Lanka:

the national minimum daily wage of a worker is set as 400 (four hundred) rupees.

^^
It feels sad to see all these number and living standard. Paying $3 for entertainment is a luxury there. Sorry mate you were so wrong.

[AB de Royse777]

My one and only entertainment for today, Bangladesh vs Afghanistan :-P
After winning the toss Bangladesh decided to field first. This is a kind of rehearsal match for both these teams before the final.

By the way @Little Mouse, how much does it cost in Bangladesh to have a ticket?

[virasog]

~snip~
3$ to watch an International match. That's super cheap. The average starting price in our country ranges from 15- 30 dollars. You people are extremely lucky to get so much cheap entertainment.  

Lucky indeed but you need to consider the average income there too and the buying power for the regular people.

UK minimum wage £8.21 per hour
France €10.03 per hour
Germany €9.19 per hour
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_Union_member_states_by_minimum_wage

In south Asia...
India ₹375 per day which is $5.27 per day! Source

Bangladesh:

The legal minimum wage for garment workers in the country is 8,000 taka (£73.85) a month

Pakistan:

the Federal Government has raised the minimum wage to Rs. 15000 per month ($150) for the working class in the country.

Sri Lanka:

the national minimum daily wage of a worker is set as 400 (four hundred) rupees.

^^
It feels sad to see all these number and living standard. Paying $3 for entertainment is a luxury there. Sorry mate you were so wrong.

These are the minimum wages which you mentioned. It means that majority of the people will be earning much more than that. I do agree that it has something to do with the developed and underdeveloped nations and the currency conversion value with respect to dollars.
Maybe not for the locals but if any foreigner from developed country visit there, then he can buy the entertainment for cheap. 

[AB de Royse777]

These are the minimum wages which you mentioned. It means that majority of the people will be earning much more than that. I do agree that it has something to do with the developed and underdeveloped nations and the currency conversion value with respect to dollars.
Maybe not for the locals but if any foreigner from developed country visit there, then he can buy the entertainment for cheap. 

No, they do not. In reality they earn much more lesser amount than that. If you ever go to those countries then you will see how many homeless sleeps on the predestine area, railway station, parks and other places.

Even in first world, I wonder how many people get paid by the minimum wages? People who works for cash in hand, in some cases they ends up getting half of the legal hour rate.

Not sure which country you are from but I have friends and family through out the Europe/United Kingdom, I do visit there often. I hang up with some of the community and what I am saying is pretty much true for that community.

Those who are smart and do not work for money they actually making good money.

[UmerIdrees]

These are the minimum wages which you mentioned. It means that majority of the people will be earning much more than that. I do agree that it has something to do with the developed and underdeveloped nations and the currency conversion value with respect to dollars.
Maybe not for the locals but if any foreigner from developed country visit there, then he can buy the entertainment for cheap.  

No, they do not. In reality they earn much more lesser amount than that. If you ever go to those countries then you will see how many homeless sleeps on the predestine area, railway station, parks and other places.

Even in first world, I wonder how many people get paid by the minimum wages? People who works for cash in hand, in some cases they ends up getting half of the legal hour rate.

Not sure which country you are from but I have friends and family through out the Europe/United Kingdom, I do visit there often. I hang up with some of the community and what I am saying is pretty much true for that community.

Those who are smart and do not work for money they actually making good money.

You are 100% right here. There are so many jobless people who are willing to work well under the minimum wages and yet they still could not find a good job for them. Then there are people who live luxury life and they own more than what they need to live and keep a major portion of their saving in the bank accounts. The poor are becoming more poorer and rich are becoming more richer with every passing day.

Well, leave it as this is a cricket discussion topic and not a discussion on economic condition of the country.

Coming back to the match today, i think the AFG are looking good  to win today's match as they are batting on the average of 8 runs per over with the score of 80/2 in 10 overs.

[Little Mouse]

Great come back by Bangladesh so far. I think Bangladesh have the chance to win the match easily unless a huge disaster comes in batting line. Hopefully it will not.