T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[onrise]

]The Srilanka vs India T20 series was always going to be one-sided one and i do not know why people were giving unnecessary hype to be interesting matches. It was an easy win for India and with this they will name another series with themselves. The win will also give them confidence for the next series against Australia, which is a much better team.

The reason might be in the past several series India used to loose a game every series and used to come back from behind and in this series the first match was washed out and was expect one upset but since the series is on the line they dominated both the games, the series against Australia will be really competitive as they are playing well and i expect all the matches are close and the odds will be better.

One sided match will not be that much interested as watching a game where both teams got equally skilled players so AUS series will be more fun for the cricket enthusiast and also don't forget that IPL season is not too far away from now which has got more fan followings even compared to international matches.

Yes, the t20 series against Sri Lankan was one side series because there is no good show from them in batting and bowling I think it has very desponding for Sri Lankan fans. and India won the series 2-0.

SL after winning the toss should have batted first as they are not that experienced side to chase big scores and under pressure it is not even easy . Also SL would have to plan out so that they can come closer to the target and not lose by huge scores .

[Sithara007]

SL after winning the toss should have batted first as they are not that experienced side to chase big scores and under pressure it is not even easy . Also SL would have to plan out so that they can come closer to the target and not lose by huge scores .

Their bowling looked OK during the second T20 (at least we can say that it was better than their batting). And that may be the reason why they opted to field first. Perhaps the skipper (Lasith Malinga) was hoping to restrict India to somewhere around 160, which would have given a good chance of an upset for the Lankans. But the Lankan opening bowlers (Malinga and Matthews) failed in their task and that ended the competitiveness of the match.

[Haunebu]

When is the IPL scheduled and hopefully we will have a competition in the forum.

I believe that IPL 2020 begins on Mar 29 and ends on May 24 of this year. Also, Royse is already planning a competition related to this tournament in a separate thread and you can join whenever it opens.

SL need to rework on their top order batsmen. All 4 failed today.

Sri Lanka needs to replace the majority of the team in my opinion. Their performance has been horrible for quite sometime now and replacements could solve this problem. Except Angelo, everyone else disappointed me.

[7788bitcoin]

Sri Lanka needs to replace the majority of the team in my opinion. Their performance has been horrible for quite sometime now and replacements could solve this problem. Except Angelo, everyone else disappointed me.

The T20 team of Sri Lanka does not have any impact players who could hit the ball the long way and so is the reason they are struggling now but they have defeated South Africa in South Africa not long ago and hence they have a good team in the Test format but they need to find good players in the shorter format and if i remember they started attacking cricket in ODI in the first 15 overs when the other teams were consolidating in the first few overs thinking about not loosing wickets and if they can find players who can take on bowlers during 90s then they can very well find players who are aggressive.

[erikalui]

Sri Lanka needs to replace the majority of the team in my opinion. Their performance has been horrible for quite sometime now and replacements could solve this problem. Except Angelo, everyone else disappointed me.

They managed to win against Pakistan where the weather conditions are like India but I can see players like Rajapaksa were not chosen so they should not skip good batsmen who can make those important 20-30 runs. They had great players like Sangakara and Mahela but in today's team, none look like match winners today.

[ragavancoin]

Sri Lanka needs to replace the majority of the team in my opinion. Their performance has been horrible for quite sometime now and replacements could solve this problem. Except Angelo, everyone else disappointed me.

They managed to win against Pakistan where the weather conditions are like India but I can see players like Rajapaksa were not chosen so they should not skip good batsmen who can make those important 20-30 runs. They had great players like Sangakara and Mahela but in today's team, none look like match winners today.

Yes SriLanka team have to choose best players for India tour but they did not done because some SriLankan crickets are playing well in ongoing leagues like BBL, BP doing great performance there but SriLanka cricket board not peek them so they know that problem now maybe they can select good performing players next series.

[Clement Kaliyar]

Yes SriLanka team have to choose best players for India tour but they did not done because some SriLankan crickets are playing well in ongoing leagues like BBL, BP doing great performance there but SriLanka cricket board not peek them so they know that problem now maybe they can select good performing players next series.

If they are having a good team and sent a second string team to tour India, is that what you are telling  . First and foremost the two matches were one sided and if they are looking to built a team for the upcoming world cup then they should be playing in the team rather than playing in franchise cricket as it will not help them in bonding with the team, may be if the players are able to perform in the BBL they could get a chance to represent Sri Lanka.

[Haunebu]

They had great players like Sangakara and Mahela but in today's team, none look like match winners today.

2 amazing legends. I still remember how powerful they were. Sanath Jayasuriya, Atapattu, Vaas, Murali, Dilshan etc are some of the names that I will always remember. Vaas and Murali are 2 of my favorite bowlers of all time.

On the other hand, Sanga had one of the best batting averages in Cricket history. He was basically the left handed version of MSD back then which was why the World Cup final between them was a treat to watch in 2007.

[ubercool]

They had great players like Sangakara and Mahela but in today's team, none look like match winners today.

2 amazing legends. I still remember how powerful they were. Sanath Jayasuriya, Atapattu, Vaas, Murali, Dilshan etc are some of the names that I will always remember. Vaas and Murali are 2 of my favorite bowlers of all time.

On the other hand, Sanga had one of the best batting averages in Cricket history. He was basically the left handed version of MSD back then which was why the World Cup final between them was a treat to watch in 2007.

Though I agree that the current team is not their strongest but don't underestimate the talents of Angelo and Malinga. They can play some fabulous cricket and win matches single handedly.

[Indymoney]

They had great players like Sangakara and Mahela but in today's team, none look like match winners today.

2 amazing legends. I still remember how powerful they were. Sanath Jayasuriya, Atapattu, Vaas, Murali, Dilshan etc are some of the names that I will always remember. Vaas and Murali are 2 of my favorite bowlers of all time.

On the other hand, Sanga had one of the best batting averages in Cricket history. He was basically the left handed version of MSD back then which was why the World Cup final between them was a treat to watch in 2007.

Though I agree that the current team is not their strongest but don't underestimate the talents of Angelo and Malinga. They can play some fabulous cricket and win matches single handedly.

Now this golden time is gone for these players as they are aged and have not in good touch for long time but Sri Lanka have few good players which can do some better role in current team but its need some expereince which need some good time and consistancy and good management of Cricket Board.

[Sithara007]

Though I agree that the current team is not their strongest but don't underestimate the talents of Angelo and Malinga. They can play some fabulous cricket and win matches single handedly.

The problem with the Sri Lankan team is that they are not being able to replace their legendary players. During the 90s, it was Sanath Jayasuriya, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga and Muttiah Muralitharan. A decade later, it was the turn of Kumar Sangakkara and Lasith Malinga. But they don't have any such player for the next generation. Malinga is 37 years old and he don't have much cricket left in him. And even now, he is the backbone of the Sri Lankan bowling lineup. Unless they can find a replacement, Sri Lanka will find it hard to stay competitive.

[Haunebu]

Though I agree that the current team is not their strongest but don't underestimate the talents of Angelo and Malinga. They can play some fabulous cricket and win matches single handedly.

Angelo and Malinga themselves are not in the best form of their lives if you observed their performances in recent times. They used to win matches on their own, but not anymore due to the current team dynamics.

Unless they can find a replacement, Sri Lanka will find it hard to stay competitive.

Exactly. Bangladesh and teams like Afghanistan are rising these days and Sri Lanka has basically been pushed to the bottom. They desperately need big replacements.

[7788bitcoin]

Though I agree that the current team is not their strongest but don't underestimate the talents of Angelo and Malinga. They can play some fabulous cricket and win matches single handedly.

Angelo Mathews usually performs really well in Test matches in recent times and he had many health issues but in the last match he looked healthy and started bowling after a long time and it is good for them leading into the World Cup, Malinga is a world class bowler but his pace is reduced considerably with age and it is not troubling the batsman like they used to in the past. They need to find new players that can replace these players.

[erikalui]

Though I agree that the current team is not their strongest but don't underestimate the talents of Angelo and Malinga. They can play some fabulous cricket and win matches single handedly.

Malinga is 36 means already on the verge of retiring. Angelo will last there for few years more. Most of their great players have either retired or not chosen. They were not as weak as WI or AFG to get beaten so badly and even WI is improving now. I envy Aus because they have been ruling the cricket world for ages. No matter who retires, the one who replaces him proves to be better than the old.

[onrise]

Though I agree that the current team is not their strongest but don't underestimate the talents of Angelo and Malinga. They can play some fabulous cricket and win matches single handedly.

Malinga is 36 means already on the verge of retiring. Angelo will last there for few years more. Most of their great players have either retired or not chosen. They were not as weak as WI or AFG to get beaten so badly and even WI is improving now. I envy Aus because they have been ruling the cricket world for ages. No matter who retires, the one who replaces him proves to be better than the old.

I think India and Oz are team where even if some legend gets retire they have good players lined up to fill the shoes . May be it may take little time to fill that spot but not that team may keep losing many matches like it is happening with sL.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

I think India and Oz are team where even if some legend gets retire they have good players lined up to fill the shoes . May be it may take little time to fill that spot but not that team may keep losing many matches like it is happening with sL.

There was not too long back when Australia was struggling when David Warner and Steve Smith was suspended because of ball tampering and the weakness was seen and now they are back in the team and now they are back dominating everyone and when it comes to T20 England is the most dominating team as they have the players with huge strike rate even though they are not having a equally good Test team, my top team to win the T20 World cup are England, Australia and India and the rest of the teams have to do the catch up game.

[mersal]

I think India and Oz are team where even if some legend gets retire they have good players lined up to fill the shoes . May be it may take little time to fill that spot but not that team may keep losing many matches like it is happening with sL.

There was not too long back when Australia was struggling when David Warner and Steve Smith was suspended because of ball tampering and the weakness was seen and now they are back in the team and now they are back dominating everyone and when it comes to T20 England is the most dominating team as they have the players with huge strike rate even though they are not having a equally good Test team, my top team to win the T20 World cup are England, Australia and India and the rest of the teams have to do the catch up game.

Domestic tournaments gave an opportunity for players to shine and get a spot on international squad which was never existed before so there is no demand for talents but finding the right team is difficult for many teams but fortunately India got too many combinations and most of the time every changes they made worked for them.

[pakhitheboss]

I think India and Oz are team where even if some legend gets retire they have good players lined up to fill the shoes . May be it may take little time to fill that spot but not that team may keep losing many matches like it is happening with sL.

There was not too long back when Australia was struggling when David Warner and Steve Smith was suspended because of ball tampering and the weakness was seen and now they are back in the team and now they are back dominating everyone and when it comes to T20 England is the most dominating team as they have the players with huge strike rate even though they are not having a equally good Test team, my top team to win the T20 World cup are England, Australia and India and the rest of the teams have to do the catch up game.

Domestic tournaments gave an opportunity for players to shine and get a spot on international squad which was never existed before so there is no demand for talents but finding the right team is difficult for many teams but fortunately India got too many combinations and most of the time every changes they made worked for them.

I am not sure about international squad but, I am pretty sure about IPL. Domestic cricket has helped a lot of new talents to get selected in a IPL  team. India is abundant with batting talent the problem was always with bowling talent. Only few have made it to the headlines. When we talk about team combination bowling plays an important role. With the recently concluded T20 match, I can see that the selectors have quite an abundant source of bowling talent available for them to choose.

[JSRAW]

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Kohli

No way,

Context

It's clear now, and he do take rest regularly with weaker team, but this year T20 World Cup so may be he wanted to fully focus on T20. I still don't understand how Manish Pandey getting so much chances after failing regularly.

Great!

Yeah, we can say that he also need some practice in T-20 due to World cup and India playing only 5 test match (Against NZ in Feb and Against Australia in Nov 2020 -Jan 2021)this year so team management can manage his workload easily. As far as i understand management still looking for middle order batsman and as of now Manish pandey sounds okay if we look at his recent performance in IPL and domestic cricket.

Quick look at the Indian Team without going into any details.

-Dhawan /KL fighting for opening slot ( Rohit is fixed)
- Kohli (Fixed) and Iyer making a strong case for fix spot.
- Manish Pandey wants to cement his position for Number 5, let's see.
-Rishabh Pant is favorite but Sanju is ready to compete for Wicket keeper-Batsman
-Batting all- rounders. We have to wait and watch who comes at the top. Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar Hardik (Vijay and Hardik are out due to injury)
-Bowling all-rounders -Washington Sunder or R.Jadeja-
-Cutthroat competition in Seam bowling. (Bumrah is fixed)
-Spinners are fighting as well Chahal-Kuldeep

To sum up everything i would say its mess right now (Good thing) and management/ Kohli are not sure what's their Bullet-proof combination. that's why we are witnessing dramatic changes in team and shuffling at the batting order. tough time for any Selector, so don't get surprise if your favorite players are left behind.

[JohnBitCo]

Quick look at the Indian Team without going into any details.

-Dhawan /KL fighting for opening slot ( Rohit is fixed)
- Kohli (Fixed) and Iyer making a strong case for fix spot.
- Manish Pandey wants to cement his position for Number 5, let's see.
-Rishabh Pant is favorite but Sanju is ready to compete for Wicket keeper-Batsman
-Batting all- rounders. We have to wait and watch who comes at the top. Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar Hardik (Vijay and Hardik are out due to injury)
-Bowling all-rounders -Washington Sunder or R.Jadeja-
-Cutthroat competition in Seam bowling. (Bumrah is fixed)
-Spinners are fighting as well Chahal-Kuldeep

To sum up everything i would say its mess right now (Good thing) and management/ Kohli are not sure what's their Bullet-proof combination. that's why we are witnessing dramatic changes in team and shuffling at the batting order. tough time for any Selector, so don't get surprise if your favorite players are left behind.

This is because India have too many good players that it is impossible for the selectors to decide which player to keep and which to drop. No combination or player can be 100% perfect choice but in the long run this competition will force the Indians to increase their performance to the next big level if they want to stay in the team.