T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Iranus]

Have you watched the T20 match between Pakistan and South Africa? South Africa lost 5 wickets in 20 overs and scored 203 runs. But still, Pakistan won this match very easily. The South African bowlers bowled very poorly. Pakistan's two openers have batted brilliantly. Mohammad Rizwan is unbeaten on 73 off 47 balls and Babar Azam has scored 122 off 59 balls. This is the highest run in Pakistan's T20 history.

[bryant.coleman]

Have you watched the T20 match between Pakistan and South Africa? South Africa lost 5 wickets in 20 overs and scored 203 runs. But still, Pakistan won this match very easily. The South African bowlers bowled very poorly. Pakistan's two openers have batted brilliantly. Mohammad Rizwan is unbeaten on 73 off 47 balls and Babar Azam has scored 122 off 59 balls. This is the highest run in Pakistan's T20 history.

Ideally South Africa should have scored 220-230. But they lost too many wickets towards the end and the middle and lower order didn't clicked today. Janneman Malan and Aiden Markram gave them such an excellent start and it was followed by another quick cameo from George Linde. At one point, they were 141/1 after 13 overs. But their bowlers failed big time today. Beuran Hendricks went for 55 runs from his four overs. 

[mersal]

SRH won the toss and selected to bowl first, until now they are in great control because they got 2 early wickets.

It turns out that Royal Challengers Bangalore are moving back their default setting. This one going to low scoring match, batsmen were struggle only Maxwell manage to hit 50+ Let's see how SRH can chase specially on pitches like this yet he bowls first, they should always bat first because as they have strong bowling lineup can defend low scores.

Maxwell scored a fifty after 4 years and it came at the right time which helped RCB to put a defending total for their opponents. While SRH took an early wickets after tempting Saha with too much dot balls still Warner and Pandey took the pressure away with some big shots.

SRH needs 93 from 78 balls, but SRH middle order was weak all the time so they don't have to lose too many wickets from now on to win this match.

[Vishnu.Reang]

SRH middle order was weak all the time so they don't have to lose too many wickets from now on to win this match.

Have to agree with this. After Jonny Bairstow, it is a bunch of players who are not in the best of form (at least with the bat) right now -  Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad and Jason Holder. Out of these three, Samad and Holder may be suitable for short bursts. But if they need to bat before the 15th over, then things will get complicated. Rashid Khan at no.8 can also bat, but I would rather expect Warner and Pandey (and maybe Bairstow) to take SRH near the target.

[7788bitcoin]

There are many bets placed on stake by many gamblers on Royal Challengers Bangalore to win at odds of over 5.8 and it looks like they have a chance to win the match as Sunrisers Hyderabad looks like they messed up once again as they already lost 5 wickets and they need 30 runs from 15 balls and it is not going to be an easy chase and they need Jason Holder to produce some boundaries now or loose the match.

Edit: Jason Holder is gone.

[pakhitheboss]

There are many bets placed on stake by many gamblers on Royal Challengers Bangalore to win at odds of over 5.8 and it looks like they have a chance to win the match as Sunrisers Hyderabad looks like they messed up once again as they already lost 5 wickets and they need 30 runs from 15 balls and it is not going to be an easy chase and they need Jason Holder to produce some boundaries now or loose the match.

 

SRH is a much weaker team than RCB, to add to their misery their middle order is struggling this season. I did think once SRH might be able to change the end result of this match if they can hit a couple of six. But, they are now losing wickets and struggling to score the singles. They will lose this match.

[bryant.coleman]

SRH is a much weaker team than RCB, to add to their misery their middle order is struggling this season. I did think once SRH might be able to change the end result of this match if they can hit a couple of six. But, they are now losing wickets and struggling to score the singles. They will lose this match.

This is the problem when the team is over-dependent on a few players. In the batting department they are dependent on Warner and Bairstow. And for bowling, they depend too much on Rashid Khan. And from what we have seen today, individual efforts are not enough to win a match. Rashid bowled his heart out (4-0-18-2). Similarly, Warner also made a half century with a strike rate of 145. But despite all this, they lost.

[mersal]

There are many bets placed on stake by many gamblers on Royal Challengers Bangalore to win at odds of over 5.8 and it looks like they have a chance to win the match as Sunrisers Hyderabad looks like they messed up once again as they already lost 5 wickets and they need 30 runs from 15 balls and it is not going to be an easy chase and they need Jason Holder to produce some boundaries now or loose the match.

 

SRH is a much weaker team than RCB, to add to their misery their middle order is struggling this season. I did think once SRH might be able to change the end result of this match if they can hit a couple of six. But, they are now losing wickets and struggling to score the singles. They will lose this match.

SRH lost 6 wickets for 10 to 15 runs which means how weak their middle order is, they should include some experienced players as well been though if they are not in good form because their experience can help in such a horrible situation when wickets are falling with no stop.

RCB is on the top of the table which is rare to see every year, hope the curse on them will be cleared in this season.

[vella85]

Have you watched the T20 match between Pakistan and South Africa? South Africa lost 5 wickets in 20 overs and scored 203 runs. But still, Pakistan won this match very easily. The South African bowlers bowled very poorly. Pakistan's two openers have batted brilliantly. Mohammad Rizwan is unbeaten on 73 off 47 balls and Babar Azam has scored 122 off 59 balls. This is the highest run in Pakistan's T20 history.

Ideally South Africa should have scored 220-230. But they lost too many wickets towards the end and the middle and lower order didn't clicked today. Janneman Malan and Aiden Markram gave them such an excellent start and it was followed by another quick cameo from George Linde. At one point, they were 141/1 after 13 overs. But their bowlers failed big time today. Beuran Hendricks went for 55 runs from his four overs. 

I agree, SA should of scored more in this match however I think the Pakistan bowlers bowled well at the vital times during the match which is why the SA middle order couldn't put any partnerships together and get to 220 - 230 runs. It was a good team performance by Pakistan and in the end they dominated SA with their batting. Normally the series would be over but as this series is a 4 match series, SA still have a chance to draw the series.

[Sithara007]

I agree, SA should of scored more in this match however I think the Pakistan bowlers bowled well at the vital times during the match which is why the SA middle order couldn't put any partnerships together and get to 220 - 230 runs. It was a good team performance by Pakistan and in the end they dominated SA with their batting. Normally the series would be over but as this series is a 4 match series, SA still have a chance to draw the series.

Yeah.. Pakistan is leading the series 2-1 and if South Africa manages to win the 4th match, then the series will be drawn. Overall, it is a very good series for Pakistan. They won the ODI series 2-1, and they have a good chance of winning the T20I series as well. On the other hand, South Africa needs to self-introspect about why they performed so poorly. Their batting seems to be OK, but the bowlers are leaking too many runs.

[Iranus]

I agree, SA should of scored more in this match however I think the Pakistan bowlers bowled well at the vital times during the match which is why the SA middle order couldn't put any partnerships together and get to 220 - 230 runs. It was a good team performance by Pakistan and in the end they dominated SA with their batting. Normally the series would be over but as this series is a 4 match series, SA still have a chance to draw the series.

Yeah.. Pakistan is leading the series 2-1 and if South Africa manages to win the 4th match, then the series will be drawn. Overall, it is a very good series for Pakistan. They won the ODI series 2-1, and they have a good chance of winning the T20I series as well. On the other hand, South Africa needs to self-introspect about why they performed so poorly. Their batting seems to be OK, but the bowlers are leaking too many runs.

Pakistan won the first match, South Africa came back in a great way in the second match. They won the match with 36 balls and 6 wickets remaining. In the third match, their batsmen played brilliantly but the bowlers gave a lot of runs and were not able to take wickets. They will have to bowl more responsibly in the next match. Otherwise, they will not be able to win.

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T20 is the most exiting format of this sports. The IPL (Indian Premier League) is the most successful league in this format and IPL basically made this format popular. Now we have so many leagues.


Of course there are t20 world cup and also the tour matches.

And many more. Please mention and I will update.

Let's discuss here only about the T20 matches.

Cheers :-)

There is county T20 tournament also in England

[bryant.coleman]

Pakistan won the first match, South Africa came back in a great way in the second match. They won the match with 36 balls and 6 wickets remaining. In the third match, their batsmen played brilliantly but the bowlers gave a lot of runs and were not able to take wickets. They will have to bowl more responsibly in the next match. Otherwise, they will not be able to win.

South Africa was able to win one T20I and one ODI each. But in the end, we have to agree that Pakistan was the better team. IMO, South Africa is a team in decline. There is a lot of talent, but due to political issues most of this talent either gets wasted or the players simply migrate to other countries. On the other hand, Pakistan is going through some sort of a resurgence. Their pace bowlers are in excellent form, and Babar Azam is now the top ODI batsman as per the ICC rankings.

[Iranus]

Pakistan won the first match, South Africa came back in a great way in the second match. They won the match with 36 balls and 6 wickets remaining. In the third match, their batsmen played brilliantly but the bowlers gave a lot of runs and were not able to take wickets. They will have to bowl more responsibly in the next match. Otherwise, they will not be able to win.

South Africa was able to win one T20I and one ODI each. But in the end, we have to agree that Pakistan was the better team. IMO, South Africa is a team in decline. There is a lot of talent, but due to political issues most of this talent either gets wasted or the players simply migrate to other countries. On the other hand, Pakistan is going through some sort of a resurgence. Their pace bowlers are in excellent form, and Babar Azam is now the top ODI batsman as per the ICC rankings.

The Pakistan team is much stronger and more stable than the South African team. Strong in both side bowling and batting. They have world class batsmen like Babar Azam and Rizwan. Shaheen Shah AFridi, Nawaz is a good enough bowler. The South African team is slowly heading for further decline. This team will not be able to win even against a small team after a while if the problem within their management is not solved properly.

[Vishnu.Reang]

The Pakistan team is much stronger and more stable than the South African team. Strong in both side bowling and batting. They have world class batsmen like Babar Azam and Rizwan. Shaheen Shah AFridi, Nawaz is a good enough bowler. The South African team is slowly heading for further decline. This team will not be able to win even against a small team after a while if the problem within their management is not solved properly.

To tell the truth, I wasn't really expecting the Pakistan team to win abroad, and that too in the SENA region. This is an exceptional performance from them. Reminds me of the Pakistan team that won the world cup in 1992. The only department in which I could find weakness is in spin bowling. Two decades back they had world class spinners such as Saqlain Mushtaq and Mushtaq Ahmed. The current bunch of spinners are not up to that level.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

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 They have depth in their batting, so I would say that 200 plus is very much achievable. 

Babar Azam promoted himself and played the anchor role just like the replica innings where Kohli promoted himself as the opener and won the match and series against England and as expected they surprised everyone.

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RCB is on the top of the table which is rare to see every year, hope the curse on them will be cleared in this season.

May be they will finally have their fortune of lifting the trophy this year, they have a good team and if they bowlers can perform then they can win the tournament after a decade of waiting.

The only department in which I could find weakness is in spin bowling. Two decades back they had world class spinners such as Saqlain Mushtaq and Mushtaq Ahmed. The current bunch of spinners are not up to that level.

Bowling is a department that they need to improve, they cannot be compared with the 1992 team in regards to the bowling in any way shape or form but the batting has improved and they have a mix of youth and talent just like the 92 team but they need to drastically improve their bowling department.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Bowling is a department that they need to improve, they cannot be compared with the 1992 team in regards to the bowling in any way shape or form but the batting has improved and they have a mix of youth and talent just like the 92 team but they need to drastically improve their bowling department.

Well.. comparison with the team of 1992 may be premature, but I would insist that their pace bowling lineup is very impressive. Pacers such as Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali have the experience and Mohammad Hasnain and Naseem Shah have the raw pace. On helpful surfaces, they can completely destroy the opposition batting lineup. I would still say that it is the spin bowling department which needs immediate improvement.

[JSRAW]

Bowling is a department that they need to improve, they cannot be compared with the 1992 team in regards to the bowling in any way shape or form but the batting has improved and they have a mix of youth and talent just like the 92 team but they need to drastically improve their bowling department.

Well.. comparison with the team of 1992 may be premature, but I would insist that their pace bowling lineup is very impressive. Pacers such as Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali have the experience and Mohammad Hasnain and Naseem Shah have the raw pace. On helpful surfaces, they can completely destroy the opposition batting lineup. I would still say that it is the spin bowling department which needs immediate improvement.

I feel you guys are getting over excited on this series win. If it was test win (Red ball) then i could understand the excitement as subcontinent teams struggles in SENA and its big achievement for Subcontinent teams but its a white ball series and bilateral one, no one talk about it much or remember in cricketing world except winning nation and 1992 pakistan team was on another level, they do have couple of talented individuals but i would say this current lot has long way to go in both department batting and bowling -by miles-,

[Juggy777]

There are many bets placed on stake by many gamblers on Royal Challengers Bangalore to win at odds of over 5.8 and it looks like they have a chance to win the match as Sunrisers Hyderabad looks like they messed up once again as they already lost 5 wickets and they need 30 runs from 15 balls and it is not going to be an easy chase and they need Jason Holder to produce some boundaries now or loose the match.

SRH is a much weaker team than RCB, to add to their misery their middle order is struggling this season. I did think once SRH might be able to change the end result of this match if they can hit a couple of six. But, they are now losing wickets and struggling to score the singles. They will lose this match.

SRH lost 6 wickets for 10 to 15 runs which means how weak their middle order is, they should include some experienced players as well been though if they are not in good form because their experience can help in such a horrible situation when wickets are falling with no stop.

RCB is on the top of the table which is rare to see every year, hope the curse on them will be cleared in this season.

@mersal I feel that we’re getting excited too early about RCB chances, but if they continue to win few more matches then suddenly they may be considered as one of the top contenders for the cup. Lastly how many of you’ll actually feel that RCB has what it takes to win to league cup, because I feel they only have 50% chance of winning it.

Source:

https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/ipl-2021-3-reasons-rcb-will-win-tournament

[onecall123]

Pakistan won the first match, South Africa came back in a great way in the second match. They won the match with 36 balls and 6 wickets remaining. In the third match, their batsmen played brilliantly but the bowlers gave a lot of runs and were not able to take wickets. They will have to bowl more responsibly in the next match. Otherwise, they will not be able to win.

South Africa was able to win one T20I and one ODI each. But in the end, we have to agree that Pakistan was the better team. IMO, South Africa is a team in decline. There is a lot of talent, but due to political issues most of this talent either gets wasted or the players simply migrate to other countries. On the other hand, Pakistan is going through some sort of a resurgence. Their pace bowlers are in excellent form, and Babar Azam is now the top ODI batsman as per the ICC rankings.

The Pakistan team is much stronger and more stable than the South African team. Strong in both side bowling and batting. They have world class batsmen like Babar Azam and Rizwan. Shaheen Shah AFridi, Nawaz is a good enough bowler. The South African team is slowly heading for further decline. This team will not be able to win even against a small team after a while if the problem within their management is not solved properly.

There is actually historic run chase after heroic batting from the star batsmen like Babar Azam, Rizwan and Pakistan take 2-1 series lead. Both are awesome great players and this is how great players respond. Pakistan now a perfect balance team with bowling and batting. It's time for Pakistan Cricket and Babar Azam to be in the spotlight.