T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Maidak]

It should have been an easy win for the Punjab Kings. But they literally threw away the match. They were 91/0 after 11 overs and ended up at 158/6. Royal Challengers Bangalore won the match by 6 runs. This is the 4th consecutive failure for Nicholas Pooran, and I guess they should consider Deepak Hooda in his place. And with the extra overseas slot, they can play either Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis or Riley Meredith. 

It was not an easy win for the Punjab Kings. We all know that the performance of their players is irregular. However, if the middle order batsmen performed a little better, they could have won. Despite the good performances of Kl Rahul and Agarwal, the performance of other players was very poor. We have seen such incidents in the previous few matches. Punjab has managed to score only 10 points in 13 matches. They don’t seem to be able to go to the next round.

[laurenB7742]

After keeping Shakib on the bench for 5 matches, Kolkata has added Shakib to their squad today. Shakib should have been given a place in the squad earlier. Because, foreign players like Morgan, Narine are not performing well. SRH's collection in 11 overs is only 54/4. Shakib managed to take 1 wicket with 10 runs in 3 overs. Pretty good bowling.

[bryant.coleman]

After keeping Shakib on the bench for 5 matches, Kolkata has added Shakib to their squad today. Shakib should have been given a place in the squad earlier. Because, foreign players like Morgan, Narine are not performing well. SRH's collection in 11 overs is only 54/4. Shakib managed to take 1 wicket with 10 runs in 3 overs. Pretty good bowling.

All the KKR bowlers did well.. including Shakib. I was disappointed because they didn't included Lockie Ferguson. T20 seems to be a no-go zone for bowlers who average 90 mph and above. For SRH, the game was over as soon as Saha, Roy and Williamson got out. Their middle order is really useless. Priyam Garg got a good start, but he could not convert it to a big score. Right now they are 80/6 after 16.1 overs. Looks like they may struggle to get to a three digit total (unless Rashid Khan can score some big hits).

[eaLiTy]

Punjab Kings just blew their opportunity to qualify and they need to win the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore to stand a chance to get qualified and they blew up at the last moment. Today Kolkata Knight Riders is looking for a win and by the way the match is going Sunrisers Hyderabad is giving them the opportunity in a golden platter as they are struggling for 110 for the loss of 8 wickets and just 2 balls left.

[laurenB7742]

After keeping Shakib on the bench for 5 matches, Kolkata has added Shakib to their squad today. Shakib should have been given a place in the squad earlier. Because, foreign players like Morgan, Narine are not performing well. SRH's collection in 11 overs is only 54/4. Shakib managed to take 1 wicket with 10 runs in 3 overs. Pretty good bowling.

All the KKR bowlers did well.. including Shakib. I was disappointed because they didn't included Lockie Ferguson. T20 seems to be a no-go zone for bowlers who average 90 mph and above. For SRH, the game was over as soon as Saha, Roy and Williamson got out. Their middle order is really useless. Priyam Garg got a good start, but he could not convert it to a big score. Right now they are 80/6 after 16.1 overs. Looks like they may struggle to get to a three digit total (unless Rashid Khan can score some big hits).

Kolkata bowlers have shown an extraordinary performance today. Especially the performance of Sakib and Narine was very good. Hyderabad scored only 120 runs in 20 overs. It is not possible to win with a target of 115 runs on such a batting-friendly pitch unless the Kolkata players face a batting disaster. If the Kolkata opener can make a good start for the batsmen then it is an easy win for Kolkata. And if they lose this match. Then sorry to say, Kolkata is not a worthy team to go to the next round.

[JSRAW]

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BTW, JSRAW will be happy. The Kolkata Knight Riders have included Shakib Al Hasan in their squad (replaces Tim Seifert). BTW, Umran Malik from Jammu and Kashmir is making his debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Bhai i'm big fan of Shakib in every format. I wish we had couple of more guys like him along with Jaddu and Ashwin. Good on KKR that they included him tonight, hope he perform with the bat too. Pitches in UAE are slow and SRH bowlers are good on slow pitches so they need to watch out for the surprises.

Umran Malik is local guy for me but never heard about him in the domestic, guess Irfan Pathan is backing him similar to Samad.

[bryant.coleman]

Kolkata bowlers have shown an extraordinary performance today. Especially the performance of Sakib and Narine was very good. Hyderabad scored only 120 runs in 20 overs. It is not possible to win with a target of 115 runs on such a batting-friendly pitch unless the Kolkata players face a batting disaster. If the Kolkata opener can make a good start for the batsmen then it is an easy win for Kolkata. And if they lose this match. Then sorry to say, Kolkata is not a worthy team to go to the next round.

116 to win. The chances that SRH may win this match is less than 1%. The tailenders added some valuable runs, else they would have ended below 100. Is it that difficult for the SRH to find some local talent? Always it is like 4 players of SRH (overseas quota) against 11 players of the opposite team. The local players have almost zero contribution. This was not a major issue when Warner, Williamson, Rashid and Holder were in form. But now it looks like their overseas players have also gone out of form.

[onecall123]

After keeping Shakib on the bench for 5 matches, Kolkata has added Shakib to their squad today. Shakib should have been given a place in the squad earlier. Because, foreign players like Morgan, Narine are not performing well. SRH's collection in 11 overs is only 54/4. Shakib managed to take 1 wicket with 10 runs in 3 overs. Pretty good bowling.

All the KKR bowlers did well.. including Shakib. I was disappointed because they didn't included Lockie Ferguson. T20 seems to be a no-go zone for bowlers who average 90 mph and above. For SRH, the game was over as soon as Saha, Roy and Williamson got out. Their middle order is really useless. Priyam Garg got a good start, but he could not convert it to a big score. Right now they are 80/6 after 16.1 overs. Looks like they may struggle to get to a three digit total (unless Rashid Khan can score some big hits).

Kolkata bowlers have shown an extraordinary performance today. Especially the performance of Sakib and Narine was very good. Hyderabad scored only 120 runs in 20 overs. It is not possible to win with a target of 115 runs on such a batting-friendly pitch unless the Kolkata players face a batting disaster. If the Kolkata opener can make a good start for the batsmen then it is an easy win for Kolkata. And if they lose this match. Then sorry to say, Kolkata is not a worthy team to go to the next round.

I think Shakib is a world-class cricketer! Regardless, he turned in an excellent performance after a long break through bowling and fielding. SRH were restricted to 115/8 with an impressive bowling performance from Kolkata Knight Riders. It will be an easy and deserved victory for the Knight Riders. I'm watching the chase. SRH is having a forgettable season this season, nothing is going right for them.

[bitgov]

I think Shakib is a world-class cricketer! Regardless, he turned in an excellent performance after a long break through bowling and fielding. SRH were restricted to 115/8 with an impressive bowling performance from Kolkata Knight Riders. It will be an easy and deserved victory for the Knight Riders. I'm watching the chase. SRH is having a forgettable season this season, nothing is going right for them.

SRH management need to sit and seriously think about what team to choose in next season, they cant do much in this season as its already over for them. Right now they have only Roy, Williamson and Holder as major batsman other then that there is no noticeable performer. SRH is becoming an associate level team of IPL and thats something worrying for SRH team management.

[kro55]

However, Kolkata managed to beat Hyderabad in today's match and scored two valuable points. Yet their batting seemed disgusting to me. After the bowlers bowl so well, the batsmen should bat responsibly, dominate the entire match and win. I did not like the batting of Iyer and Nitish Rana. Iyer has scored 8 runs off 14 balls and Rana has scored 25 runs off 33 balls. They must remember that this is a T20 match. Here you have to score more than the ball. Although their goal was not too much, they should have batted more responsibly.

[Mahdirakib]

Mate, Mustafizur was not in bowling for CSK they have Hazelwood Curran Moeen Jadega and Shardul they all was not good today as Rajasthan's opening pair done some serious damage in very early overs and their middle order was also on good as Dube and Samson both take their team in good position which is going to help them for better end of this season in next match now they are going against Mumbai Indians and winner of this match has some better chance for qualifying, but KKR is also in hunt very interesting situation for these 4 teams in next few matches. ~

The Fizz plays in Rajasthan and I know it. I was comparing his bowling performance with CSK bowlers. He gave a lot of run in the first innings. But Chennai bowlers Curran & Hazlewood gave 55 and 54 runs in the second innings. The bowlers weren't getting any help from the pitch. RR need to win against both Mumbai and Kolkata to qualify for the next round. KKR staying ahead now as they won today against Hyderabad.

[TheGreatPython]

I think Shakib is a world-class cricketer! Regardless, he turned in an excellent performance after a long break through bowling and fielding. SRH were restricted to 115/8 with an impressive bowling performance from Kolkata Knight Riders. It will be an easy and deserved victory for the Knight Riders. I'm watching the chase. SRH is having a forgettable season this season, nothing is going right for them.

Shakib's entry in today's match was very fruitful for KKR as he has done very good at bowling and fielding now I am feeling he doesn't require in batting as target is just 116, and they are already on 16 in 3 overs and very long batting line up is in waiting this win is very good for KKR as now they could be favorite for qualifying in next round as their NRR is much better than other teams those are in qualifying race.

On Tuesday, we have one crucial match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals which will cut one more from this race. Still, plenty of exciting matches is coming in next few days.

[ene1980]

Shakib's entry in today's match was very fruitful for KKR as he has done very good at bowling and fielding now I am feeling he doesn't require in batting as target is just 116, and they are already on 16 in 3 overs and very long batting line up is in waiting this win is very good for KKR as now they could be favorite for qualifying in next round as their NRR is much better than other teams those are in qualifying race.

The team selection of Kolkata Knight Riders were really bad for the matches i saw till now and finally they included Shakib Al Hasan who is probably the best all rounder in world cricket and even though they are playing in spin friendly wickets he was not included and you need to blame the team selection.

On Tuesday, we have one crucial match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals which will cut one more from this race. Still, plenty of exciting matches is coming in next few days.

If Rajasthan Royals win the match then they will have a chance to get qualified, Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab are the other teams looking to get qualified and with the form Mumbai Indians are right now, i think Rajasthan Royals could win the match with their batting strength.

[add1ct3dd]

However, Kolkata managed to beat Hyderabad in today's match and scored two valuable points. Yet their batting seemed disgusting to me. After the bowlers bowl so well, the batsmen should bat responsibly, dominate the entire match and win. I did not like the batting of Iyer and Nitish Rana. Iyer has scored 8 runs off 14 balls and Rana has scored 25 runs off 33 balls. They must remember that this is a T20 match. Here you have to score more than the ball. Although their goal was not too much, they should have batted more responsibly.

Mate, you are right in your concern they have 2 valuable points, and now they have some chances as going in next round with 4th spot. Even we have some good matches still to come from Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians and KKR vs Rajasthan Royals, these are the most crucial matches for these 3 teams.

As you saying you are not happy with batting of KKR for this please check UAE pitches are very slow and SRH have some good quality bowlers who are doing very good, but sadly their batting was not on top but still their bowling done very reasonable job with very low target, so It's not about KKR batting some pitches also not good for batting.

[ReiMomo]

Shakib's entry in today's match was very fruitful for KKR as he has done very good at bowling and fielding now I am feeling he doesn't require in batting as target is just 116, and they are already on 16 in 3 overs and very long batting line up is in waiting this win is very good for KKR as now they could be favorite for qualifying in next round as their NRR is much better than other teams those are in qualifying race.

The team selection of Kolkata Knight Riders were really bad for the matches i saw till now and finally they included Shakib Al Hasan who is probably the best all rounder in world cricket and even though they are playing in spin friendly wickets he was not included and you need to blame the team selection.

On Tuesday, we have one crucial match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals which will cut one more from this race. Still, plenty of exciting matches is coming in next few days.

If Rajasthan Royals win the match then they will have a chance to get qualified, Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab are the other teams looking to get qualified and with the form Mumbai Indians are right now, i think Rajasthan Royals could win the match with their batting strength.

I too feel the same. Seriously did not expect RR to blast out yesterday. It was awesome seeing them chasing CSK to 189. Jaiswal was at fire yesterday. Being a CSK fan, though it was bit sad to watch, I became a fan of RR as well now. Full of young boys in RR. An another cool captain Sanju Samson leading the team with high spirit along with skillful players. Fielding was awesome as well. I now wonder, how come they are at the bottom in the table. However happy to see them back in the middle order in the table after beating CSK. Eagerly awaiting for their next game.

[perfect999]

If Rajasthan Royals win the match then they will have a chance to get qualified, Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab are the other teams looking to get qualified and with the form Mumbai Indians are right now, i think Rajasthan Royals could win the match with their batting strength.

From now for me Mumbai and Punjab kings already out of next round race now just these two have good and fair chance KKR is not good as Rajasthan Royals but after Shakib Al Hasan they are doing some better but still Rajasthan Royals are most favorite but mostly in cricket we have to wait till last ball because no one can predict 100% about result any ball can change all matches situation and its happen many times in recent IPL matches.

Tomorrow we have match for top rank both teams form is good and this could be anybody game; right now for grand finale I am feeling these two could be very strong and then still anybody game for championship.

[Vaskiy]

If Rajasthan Royals win the match then they will have a chance to get qualified, Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab are the other teams looking to get qualified and with the form Mumbai Indians are right now, i think Rajasthan Royals could win the match with their batting strength.

From now for me Mumbai and Punjab kings already out of next round race now just these two have good and fair chance KKR is not good as Rajasthan Royals but after Shakib Al Hasan they are doing some better but still Rajasthan Royals are most favorite but mostly in cricket we have to wait till last ball because no one can predict 100% about result any ball can change all matches situation and its happen many times in recent IPL matches.

Tomorrow we have match for top rank both teams form is good and this could be anybody game; right now for grand finale I am feeling these two could be very strong and then still anybody game for championship.

Tomorrow's game is like a rehearsal for the trophy. We don't know which team is gonna make to the finals, but these two teams are well and good at present in terms of form, team co-ordination and stable performance. Royal Challengers Bangalore have confirmed their position. Now for the fourth position the competence is among Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians and KKR. The match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals will give a conclusion.

[7788bitcoin]

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From now for me Mumbai and Punjab kings already out of next round race now just these two have good and fair chance KKR is not good as Rajasthan Royals but after Shakib Al Hasan they are doing some better but still Rajasthan Royals are most favorite but mostly in cricket we have to wait till last ball because no one can predict 100% about result any ball can change all matches situation and its happen many times in recent IPL matches.

Mumbai Indians does not have a chance to qualify this season and with the win today Kolkata Knight Riders is about to cement the final spot and they need to win the rest of the matches. CSK, Delhi and RCB are safe and the battle is for the final spot.

Tomorrow we have match for top rank both teams form is good and this could be anybody game; right now for grand finale I am feeling these two could be very strong and then still anybody game for championship.

Tomorrow Delhi Chargers and CSK are playing and both are strong teams and Delhi have a much better bowling side and hence i am going with them to win the match.

[Sithara007]

Tomorrow Delhi Chargers and CSK are playing and both are strong teams and Delhi have a much better bowling side and hence i am going with them to win the match.

CSK bowling is too dependent on Deepak Chahar. Last time they scored 189 and then went on to lose the match. And I agree that Delhi Capitals have been exceptional so far. They looks like the most balanced side in every department - spin, pace and batting. On top of that, they are being captained by a really cool guy as well. CSK is slightly ahead in net run rate and that means that in points table they are ahead of DC. But today's match will give a chance for the Delhi Capitals to overtake CSK. 

[laurenB7742]

I too feel the same. Seriously did not expect RR to blast out yesterday. It was awesome seeing them chasing CSK to 189. Jaiswal was at fire yesterday. Being a CSK fan, though it was bit sad to watch, I became a fan of RR as well now. Full of young boys in RR. An another cool captain Sanju Samson leading the team with high spirit along with skillful players. Fielding was awesome as well. I now wonder, how come they are at the bottom in the table. However happy to see them back in the middle order in the table after beating CSK. Eagerly awaiting for their next game.

After losing 3 matches in a row, Rajasthan Royals defeated CSK team. It is not easy to win by batting for 190 runs. Moreover, CSK's bowling lineup is strong. I would say that Rajasthan won the match because of the remarkable opening partnership between Jaiswal and Lewis. The two openers Evin Lewis and Jaiswal had strike rates of 225 and 236 respectively. Since then Samson and Dube have maintained continuity. After that Rajasthan managed to score 190 runs in just 17.3 overs.