T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[pakhitheboss]

Today we have Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore. If RCB wins today's match, then they will be on top of the points table. Punjab Kings are inconsistent despite the presence of some of the T20 heavyweights. I don't have much hope for them in this season. I expect today's match to be clearly one-sided, with RCB winning comfortably. If RCB bats first, expect a score in excess of 200. All the RCB batsmen are in terrific form, and combined with the pathetic performance of the Punjab Kings bowlers so far we can expect a record total (in case RCB bats first).  

They are onto something today and already got a excellent start. Chris Gayle is looking dangerous and if he gets going like this then 180+ score is easy peasy for the Punjab. Should be cracker run chase considering RCB batting line up.

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150/5 at the end of 18th over, three more overs left. I am not expecting any miracles from team Punjab now. It would be easy for RCB to chase any score which is less than 200. In my opinion this would be an easy win for RCB.

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[mersal]

Today we have Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore. If RCB wins today's match, then they will be on top of the points table. Punjab Kings are inconsistent despite the presence of some of the T20 heavyweights. I don't have much hope for them in this season. I expect today's match to be clearly one-sided, with RCB winning comfortably. If RCB bats first, expect a score in excess of 200. All the RCB batsmen are in terrific form, and combined with the pathetic performance of the Punjab Kings bowlers so far we can expect a record total (in case RCB bats first).  

They are onto something today and already got a excellent start. Chris Gayle is looking dangerous and if he gets going like this then 180+ score is easy peasy for the Punjab. Should be cracker run chase considering RCB batting line up.

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Duh Punjab

Pooran only made 20+ out of 7 matches which is what hurting the PBKS hurting too much, I hope they will find someone better to fill that slot or try him to lower down the order for death overs because he is not capable of taking responsible innings in the middle overs when its much needed. Finally PBKS good comeback at the last 3 overs and made a decent total of 179 which can be a fighting total for sure. Once again the purple cap holder giving away to much runs in his last over but this time KL Rahul.

[eaLiTy]

They are onto something today and already got a excellent start. Chris Gayle is looking dangerous and if he gets going like this then 180+ score is easy peasy for the Punjab. Should be cracker run chase considering RCB batting line up.

It was surprising to see Chris Gayle in full flow today and KL Rahul in his usual form took the team to a decent total and i was expecting the RCB batting line up to give a strong chase but Harpreet Brar picked up crucial wickets of Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers and that put RCB in the back foot and now it is a matter of time Punjab wins the match as they are loosing wickets in quick succession.

[JSRAW]

Aaj punjabiyo ne banglore walo ki band baja di sahi wali  . And here we were thinking that they could bend the knee against the RCB lol. 3 prize wickets for Harpreet!!

[romero121]

Aaj punjabiyo ne banglore walo ki band baja di sahi wali  . And here we were thinking that they could bend the knee against the RCB lol. 3 prize wickets for Harpreet!!

The match entirely turned by the eleventh over with the wicket fall of Virat Kohli and Maxwell. Losing the wicket of AB de Villiers Royal Challengers were out of the winning move. However the end players contributed good. If the scoring of Punjab Kings during the last five overs were restricted, the match could've got a result in a close call.

[mersal]

Aaj punjabiyo ne banglore walo ki band baja di sahi wali  . And here we were thinking that they could bend the knee against the RCB lol. 3 prize wickets for Harpreet!!

The match entirely turned by the eleventh over with the wicket fall of Virat Kohli and Maxwell. Losing the wicket of AB de Villiers Royal Challengers were out of the winning move. However the end players contributed good. If the scoring of Punjab Kings during the last five overs were restricted, the match could've got a result in a close call.

RCB back to their form? I mean their poor form!

One bowler and one over the match completely turned towards the side of Punjab, hope RCB will change their fortune into the winning moments because they stated exceptionally well with five straight wins followed by poor loss.

[7788bitcoin]

RCB back to their form? I mean their poor form!

One bowler and one over the match completely turned towards the side of Punjab, hope RCB will change their fortune into the winning moments because they stated exceptionally well with five straight wins followed by poor loss.

RCB was having their best start of the season winning matches in a row with ease and the loss against Punjab is a small hurdle and it looks like the pitch is difficult to bat and still Punjab was able to score a huge total thank to the clean striking of Gayle and KL Rahul played well to take the team to a decent total but they still need to improve their middle order

[Mahdirakib]

RCB back to their form? I mean their poor form!
One bowler and one over the match completely turned towards the side of Punjab, hope RCB will change their fortune into the winning moments because they stated exceptionally well with five straight wins followed by poor loss.

Bangalore was struggling to score quickly from the start of the match. Kohli tried to hit boundaries against spin bowlers but who knows that the spin bowlers would be the game changer there! Ball was turning nicely and it was tough for the batsman to hit the ball perfectly. RCB have good players in their team, probably they won't struggle like this in upcoming games.

[Vaskiy]

RCB back to their form? I mean their poor form!
One bowler and one over the match completely turned towards the side of Punjab, hope RCB will change their fortune into the winning moments because they stated exceptionally well with five straight wins followed by poor loss.

Bangalore was struggling to score quickly from the start of the match. Kohli tried to hit boundaries against spin bowlers but who knows that the spin bowlers would be the game changer there! Ball was turning nicely and it was tough for the batsman to hit the ball perfectly. RCB have good players in their team, probably they won't struggle like this in upcoming games.

Yeah, Royal Challengers might've never thought of spin bowlers taking the match into control. In simple words it wasn't the day for RCB, because there is bad cricket from the middle order of Punjab Kings, Rahul gave the best and made the team reach 179.

The partnership with Gayle made 80 runs and with Harpreet made 61 runs. If this partnerships have got broken Punjab Kings might not be able to score more than 150. With less pressure RCB have played and won it. In today's match after 10th over RCB had a required run rate of 12 which is also a reason for wicket fall.

[Sithara007]

RCB back to their form? I mean their poor form!

LOL.. I just hope that this defeat doesn't start a new trend for them. The captaincy was very poor. Harshal Patel had proved very expensive during the end overs in the previous matches and still Kohli asked him to bowl two out of the last three overs. And he conceded an eye-watering 40 runs from those two overs. And this was despite Kyle Jamieson having one over left. Even Mohammed Siraj bowled only 3 overs, and had one over left. I don't know what was going on in Kohli's mind at this point. Else Punjab Kings would have got restricted to somewhere around 150.

[UmerIdrees]

Due to the worse covid-19 situation in India, the T20 world cup should be moved out of India. T20 World Cup likely to be moved to UAE: BCCI official also seems to have this same point of view. If they did not move it out of India, i am afraid the world cup will again be delayed. UAE is the best place to play the world cup in current circumstances.

[Swordsoffreedom]

RCB back to their form? I mean their poor form!

LOL.. I just hope that this defeat doesn't start a new trend for them. The captaincy was very poor. Harshal Patel had proved very expensive during the end overs in the previous matches and still Kohli asked him to bowl two out of the last three overs. And he conceded an eye-watering 40 runs from those two overs. And this was despite Kyle Jamieson having one over left. Even Mohammed Siraj bowled only 3 overs, and had one over left. I don't know what was going on in Kohli's mind at this point. Else Punjab Kings would have got restricted to somewhere around 150.

I don't know why Kohli sent Harshal Patel to bowl even though Mohammad Siraj and Kyle Jamieson had 2 overs left. This was the biggest wrong decision of the match and this is why they lost. Moreover, Virat Kohli has batted very slow in the powerplay. We expect more responsible batting towards him. It is difficult to win a match if you go down to bat for 180 runs and bat so slowly.

[iram3130]

RCB back to their form? I mean their poor form!

LOL.. I just hope that this defeat doesn't start a new trend for them. The captaincy was very poor. Harshal Patel had proved very expensive during the end overs in the previous matches and still Kohli asked him to bowl two out of the last three overs. And he conceded an eye-watering 40 runs from those two overs. And this was despite Kyle Jamieson having one over left. Even Mohammed Siraj bowled only 3 overs, and had one over left. I don't know what was going on in Kohli's mind at this point. Else Punjab Kings would have got restricted to somewhere around 150.

I don't know why Kohli sent Harshal Patel to bowl even though Mohammad Siraj and Kyle Jamieson had 2 overs left. This was the biggest wrong decision of the match and this is why they lost. Moreover, Virat Kohli has batted very slow in the powerplay. We expect more responsible batting towards him. It is difficult to win a match if you go down to bat for 180 runs and bat so slowly.

Again the team is getting dependent on one single batsman or a bowler which is the same mistake RCB does every year. They have to work as a team and until then, they will be an entertainer in the IPL rather than Winner. RCB was winning until their bowling performance was good and when that fails, it will be too hard for them to win.

[mersal]

RCB back to their form? I mean their poor form!

LOL.. I just hope that this defeat doesn't start a new trend for them. The captaincy was very poor. Harshal Patel had proved very expensive during the end overs in the previous matches and still Kohli asked him to bowl two out of the last three overs. And he conceded an eye-watering 40 runs from those two overs. And this was despite Kyle Jamieson having one over left. Even Mohammed Siraj bowled only 3 overs, and had one over left. I don't know what was going on in Kohli's mind at this point. Else Punjab Kings would have got restricted to somewhere around 150.

I don't know why Kohli sent Harshal Patel to bowl even though Mohammad Siraj and Kyle Jamieson had 2 overs left. This was the biggest wrong decision of the match and this is why they lost. Moreover, Virat Kohli has batted very slow in the powerplay. We expect more responsible batting towards him. It is difficult to win a match if you go down to bat for 180 runs and bat so slowly.

Because harshal patel took 7 wickets in the death overs while giving only four runs in the first 5 matches that is why he is been considered as death bowler but Jadeja changed everything later then followed.

Biggest match of the season coming up MI vs CSK!

How many of you betting on the MI since they are defending champions and the only team holds the winning percentage of 60% with CSK which is the highest of any other teams in the whole IPL.

[pakhitheboss]

RCB back to their form? I mean their poor form!

LOL.. I just hope that this defeat doesn't start a new trend for them. The captaincy was very poor. Harshal Patel had proved very expensive during the end overs in the previous matches and still Kohli asked him to bowl two out of the last three overs. And he conceded an eye-watering 40 runs from those two overs. And this was despite Kyle Jamieson having one over left. Even Mohammed Siraj bowled only 3 overs, and had one over left. I don't know what was going on in Kohli's mind at this point. Else Punjab Kings would have got restricted to somewhere around 150.

I don't know why Kohli sent Harshal Patel to bowl even though Mohammad Siraj and Kyle Jamieson had 2 overs left. This was the biggest wrong decision of the match and this is why they lost. Moreover, Virat Kohli has batted very slow in the powerplay. We expect more responsible batting towards him. It is difficult to win a match if you go down to bat for 180 runs and bat so slowly.

Because harshal patel took 7 wickets in the death overs while giving only four runs in the first 5 matches that is why he is been considered as death bowler but Jadeja changed everything later then followed.

Biggest match of the season coming up MI vs CSK!

How many of you betting on the MI since they are defending champions and the only team holds the winning percentage of 60% with CSK which is the highest of any other teams in the whole IPL.

You can certainly quote today's match as one of the biggest. Top 2 teams of IPL will be playing against each other. I am very excited, can't decide which team will win today.

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You can certainly quote today's match as one of the biggest. Top 2 teams of IPL will be playing against each other. I am very excited, can't decide which team will win today.

MI won the toss and elected to bowl first, which may give great advantage for them because CSK won most games while chasing while CSK made no changes in their playing XI obviously. MI made 2 interesting changes Neesham and Kulkarni comes in the place of coulter Nile and Yadav.

Really excited to watch the match is going to begin in the next few minutes.

[eaLiTy]

You can certainly quote today's match as one of the biggest. Top 2 teams of IPL will be playing against each other. I am very excited, can't decide which team will win today.

I am going with Chennai to win the match but it all depends upon how the Mumbai Indians restrict the run flow. They already got an early breakthrough they have the inform Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali in the crease and Ravindra Jadeja won the game for them in their last match and MS Dhoni has to rise to the occasion if everyone fails as Mumbai is having a good bowling line up and it is difficult to score freely in the last 4 overs.

Moeen Ali is smashing Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah and if he could score like this for the next 4 overs they can put a good score on the board.

[Iranus]

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You can certainly quote today's match as one of the biggest. Top 2 teams of IPL will be playing against each other. I am very excited, can't decide which team will win today.

MI won the toss and elected to bowl first, which may give great advantage for them because CSK won most games while chasing while CSK made no changes in their playing XI obviously. MI made 2 interesting changes Neesham and Kulkarni comes in the place of coulter Nile and Yadav.

Really excited to watch the match is going to begin in the next few minutes.

Mumbai had a remarkable win in their previous match against RR, batting for the target of 172 runs. They think it will be the same performance against CSK. But Dhoni is an experienced enough captain, and Chennai are in form now. At the end of powerplay, Chennai lost 1 wicket for 49 runs. I think Chennai will win today if they can collect more than 170 runs.

[7788bitcoin]

I think Chennai will win today if they can collect more than 170 runs.

Even i think like that because Mumbai always struggle with their batting and their par score is around 150 runs and they win because they have some of the best bowlers in the world and they usually put pressure on the batsman by picking wickets at regular intervals but Chennai had a good start and Moeen Ali and Faf du Plessis are playing aggressive cricket and they is punishing all the loose balls over the rope and if they go at this pace they will easily score above 170 runs.

[onecall123]

I think Chennai will win today if they can collect more than 170 runs.

Even i think like that because Mumbai always struggle with their batting and their par score is around 150 runs and they win because they have some of the best bowlers in the world and they usually put pressure on the batsman by picking wickets at regular intervals but Chennai had a good start and Moeen Ali and Faf du Plessis are playing aggressive cricket and they is punishing all the loose balls over the rope and if they go at this pace they will easily score above 170 runs.

Absolutely brilliant batting by CSK batsman. In the first half Faf du Plessis and Moeen and then Rayudu great batting display takes Chennai Super Kings to 218, which is massive total and hard to penetrate for any team. MI failed badly maintain sensible bowling attack, their best bowlers Jasprit Bumrah turn out most costly. At the moment, MI batsman Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock on the pitch. They are playing flawlessly and manage 68 runs after 7 overs.