T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[bryant.coleman]

Smith will surely take part in the auction, virtually zero chance of him going unsold. He's not T-20 great but he brings experience, solidity for his team. On the other hand Joe Root failed to grabs eyes in IPL so far, for right reasons. Even English team avoid selecting him in T-20 squad so it doesn't matter if he's opting out or not, he's not going to find any buyer anyway.

You can disagree with me, but as far as I am concerned, Smith is one of the best captains out there. During the last tournament, although he didn't scored too many runs, Smith did a pretty decent job in captaining the Rajasthan Royals side. During the initial phases, Smith and Warner were the only non-Indians captaining IPL franchises (before Pollard was appointed as the Mumbai Indians captain during the later phases).

[JSRAW]

Smith will surely take part in the auction, virtually zero chance of him going unsold. He's not T-20 great but he brings experience, solidity for his team. On the other hand Joe Root failed to grabs eyes in IPL so far, for right reasons. Even English team avoid selecting him in T-20 squad so it doesn't matter if he's opting out or not, he's not going to find any buyer anyway.

You can disagree with me, but as far as I am concerned, Smith is one of the best captains out there. During the last tournament, although he didn't scored too many runs, Smith did a pretty decent job in captaining the Rajasthan Royals side. During the initial phases, Smith and Warner were the only non-Indians captaining IPL franchises (before Pollard was appointed as the Mumbai Indians captain during the later phases).

Not disagreeing at all, that's what i meant when i said he brings experience and solidity to the table. For me he's Test great but having said that he's batting is bit dodgy when it comes to T-20 still he's good buy but he can't justify his $1.8 Million paycheck only with his batting.

[Sithara007]

Not disagreeing at all, that's what i meant when i said he brings experience and solidity to the table. For me he's Test great but having said that he's batting is bit dodgy when it comes to T-20 still he's good buy but he can't justify his $1.8 Million paycheck only with his batting.

Multi-million USD paychecks are justified only for players such as Pollard, Maxwell, Cummins, Rahul, Dhawan, Archer, Bumrah.etc. These players are capable of winning matches for their team, if all the other players fail. The same can't be said about players such as Steve Smith. Anyway, we have the IPL 2021 auctions in less than two weeks and everyone will get to see how much money is splashed on some of these players.

[Indymoney]

Today first Twenty/20 between Pakistan Vs South Africa in Lahore local time 6 P:M and forum time 1 P:M

After losing test series now South Africa want to bounce back hopefully we will watch very entertaining match between these two teams currently South Africa leading this format by 8 - 6 against Pakistan as both teams have 14 matches.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Today first Twenty/20 between Pakistan Vs South Africa in Lahore local time 6 P:M and forum time 1 P:M

After losing test series now South Africa want to bounce back hopefully we will watch very entertaining match between these two teams currently South Africa leading this format by 8 - 6 against Pakistan as both teams have 14 matches.

Advantage is with Pakistan after their win in the test series. They have the home advantage, and the bowling looks to be in very good shape with Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi picking wickets regularly. South Africa is without the big names and the young players such as Dwaine Pretorius and Jacques Snyman have huge responsibility on their shoulders.

[aysg76]

Today first Twenty/20 between Pakistan Vs South Africa in Lahore local time 6 P:M and forum time 1 P:M

After losing test series now South Africa want to bounce back hopefully we will watch very entertaining match between these two teams currently South Africa leading this format by 8 - 6 against Pakistan as both teams have 14 matches.

Advantage is with Pakistan after their win in the test series. They have the home advantage, and the bowling looks to be in very good shape with Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi picking wickets regularly. South Africa is without the big names and the young players such as Dwaine Pretorius and Jacques Snyman have huge responsibility on their shoulders.

Both teams had a good start. For Pakistan scoring 37 in first 5overs meanwhile South Africa taking the first wicket makes score 37-1 in 5 overs.
SA > Pak, if we analyze the first 5 overs.

[bryant.coleman]

Both teams had a good start. For Pakistan scoring 37 in first 5overs meanwhile South Africa taking the first wicket makes score 37-1 in 5 overs.
SA > Pak, if we analyze the first 5 overs.

Anything less than 50-60 runs during the first powerplay is not regarded as a good start, especially in sub-continental surfaces. On top of that, they have lost two of the important wickets as well (that of Babar Azam and Haider Ali). One thing that irritates me the most regarding the Pakistan team is their lack of team bonding and coordination. The run out of Babar Azam is the perfect example. They need to be more careful about the communication, while batting.

[GbitG]

Both teams had a good start. For Pakistan scoring 37 in first 5overs meanwhile South Africa taking the first wicket makes score 37-1 in 5 overs.
SA > Pak, if we analyze the first 5 overs.

Anything less than 50-60 runs during the first powerplay is not regarded as a good start, especially in sub-continental surfaces. On top of that, they have lost two of the important wickets as well (that of Babar Azam and Haider Ali). One thing that irritates me the most regarding the Pakistan team is their lack of team bonding and coordination. The run out of Babar Azam is the perfect example. They need to be more careful about the communication, while batting.

Right now I am watching match live my feeling is after 9 overs South Africa is in good control and Pakistani youngsters doing bad as they are giving wickets very easily run-rate is also not good for batting side. If Pakistan want to win this match then surely they need any target above 170 because in this short format any target less then this is not good enough for team bowling in second inning.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Right now I am watching match live my feeling is after 9 overs South Africa is in good control and Pakistani youngsters doing bad as they are giving wickets very easily run-rate is also not good for batting side. If Pakistan want to win this match then surely they need any target above 170 because in this short format any target less then this is not good enough for team bowling in second inning.

At one point, they were comfortably cruising at 69/2, before losing the wicket of Hussain Talat. Now they are 99/4. The current run rate of 8 is not going to be enough to win against a team such as South Africa. Overall, it is a disappointing performance from the Pakistanis so far. The South African bowling attack is quite inexperienced, and I expected then to make a total of around 180-200. With less than 8 overs remaining, that looks too distant.

[FIFA worldcup]

After 15 overs 123 for 4 is not bad at all if Rizwan going to stay on crease until 20th over then surely Pakistan is going to pass good target around 185 to 190 because he is in good touch with very good strike rate just a little more from him can give good hope to Pakistan for winning this first match of series.

I think South Africa has managed to comeback well in these last overs. At one time in the start of the innings, pakistan was looking to score more than 200 run but now South Africa has a little control over the match. However they may still have to chase between 160-170 runs.

[ene1980]

Really disappointed with South Africa, they started well but then lost their way after loosing wickets in a short period of time and they still need 36 runs to win from 16 balls and the pressure is building and if they loose one more wicket then there is no way to win the match .

Edit: Hendricks is gone at a crucial time.

[Indymoney]

Really disappointed with South Africa, they started well but then lost their way after loosing wickets in a short period of time and they still need 36 runs to win from 16 balls and the pressure is building and if they loose one more wicket then there is no way to win the match .

Edit: Hendricks is gone at a crucial time.

South African start was very good but Usman Qadir introduction change things very quickly for Pakistan and now Hendricks run out give sure win for Pakistan very good match by both teams but South African lost in two overs of Usman Qadir now they need 29 runs from 12 balls Fortune and Pretorius is on crease look like its end for them because both not good enough for doing this all at the end of match.

Edit: A very entertaining end of first match South Africa was looking for 19 runs in first five balls they manage to have 13 now last ball is going by Faheem Ashraf and Pakistan won by 3 runs.

[eaLiTy]

they need 29 runs from 12 balls Fortune and Pretorius is on crease look like its end for them because both not good enough for doing this all at the end of match.

From a situation where South Africa had no chance Pretorius and Fortuin took the match close as they need a hit over the boundary to win the match in the last ball but they only managed to score 2 runs in the last ball and Pakistan was able to win by 3 runs. I expected Pakistan to win the match easily but South Africa fought hard and manage to restrict the Pakistan score to 169 runs and they started well but then Pakistan was able to pick wickets and create pressure and over all it was a really close match.

Why is Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock not in the team ?.

[vennali]

South Africa and chokers, name a better word synonymous to their cricket team. If Hendricks stayed at the crease until the end. It potentially could have been a win for them but nah, he has to run without even noticing where the ball is and get run out. Anyways, I bet on Pakistan so Im happy. 

[Vaskiy]

South Africa and chokers, name a better word synonymous to their cricket team. If Hendricks stayed at the crease until the end. It potentially could have been a win for them but nah, he has to run without even noticing where the ball is and get run out. Anyways, I bet on Pakistan so Im happy. 

Pakistan have won the match. Both South Africa and Pakistan have lost six wickets. A small variation in the performance and small mistakes from South Africa has given a win to Pakistan. Asian teams are getting stronger, and once again this has got proven through the win. Even the odds of the match were so close. So live Betting could've been so interesting during the end overs of the match.

[Sithara007]

South Africa and chokers, name a better word synonymous to their cricket team. If Hendricks stayed at the crease until the end. It potentially could have been a win for them but nah, he has to run without even noticing where the ball is and get run out. Anyways, I bet on Pakistan so Im happy. 

I don't think that Pakistan is any better. They have also lost a number of matches, which they could have won with ease. They were having the home advantage and other factors favoring them, but South Africa managed to give a tough fight. All credit goes to Usman Qadir, as he almost single handedly changed the course of the match. Most of the other bowlers were very expensive, perhaps with the exception of Mohammad Nawaz. 

[pakhitheboss]

South Africa and chokers, name a better word synonymous to their cricket team. If Hendricks stayed at the crease until the end. It potentially could have been a win for them but nah, he has to run without even noticing where the ball is and get run out. Anyways, I bet on Pakistan so Im happy. 

There are still two more matches left. Pakistan had a lucky Win, they are the most unpredictable team. I still think SA will come back in the second match. The decider will be the last match, we will be able to know which team out of these two are better then.

[bryant.coleman]

There are still two more matches left. Pakistan had a lucky Win, they are the most unpredictable team. I still think SA will come back in the second match. The decider will be the last match, we will be able to know which team out of these two are better then.

I am not sure about this. South Africa has now lost three matches in a row (two test matches and the first T20I match). The morale is depleted among the South African ranks. On the other hand, the Pakistanis are in top form right now, despite fielding a relatively young and inexperienced side for the T20I series. My prediction is 3-0 sweep for Pakistan in the T20I series, after their 2-0 whitewash of the test series. But after all, Pakistan is one of the most unpredictable teams and it is really hard to make a bet in their favor.

[Juggy777]

There are still two more matches left. Pakistan had a lucky Win, they are the most unpredictable team. I still think SA will come back in the second match. The decider will be the last match, we will be able to know which team out of these two are better then.

I am not sure about this. South Africa has now lost three matches in a row (two test matches and the first T20I match). The morale is depleted among the South African ranks. On the other hand, the Pakistanis are in top form right now, despite fielding a relatively young and inexperienced side for the T20I series. My prediction is 3-0 sweep for Pakistan in the T20I series, after their 2-0 whitewash of the test series. But after all, Pakistan is one of the most unpredictable teams and it is really hard to make a bet in their favor.

@pakhitheboss I’ll too agree with @bryant.coleman analysis as South Africa’s loss of form is due to their own mistakes, and it’ll take a miracle for them to bounce back in this series. Lastly SA can only win if Pakistan perform bad, but after winning the first match I highly doubt that Pakistan will perform badly in the remaining matches.

Source:

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12346/12108378/will-south-africa-be-banned-from-international-cricket-kass-naidoo-on-the-proteas-problems

[JSRAW]

Predictable or unpredictable, betting against Pakistan in T-20 is not wise move unless they are playing against India. They are pretty solid team in T-20 format so i'm not expecting great things from the Proteas. They only had some chance in Test but they lost that too so from now on it should be easy for Pakistan.