T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Lordshiva]

So it is confirmed this year IPL final will be played between CSK and KKR. Who do you think will win it? Looking back it seems CSK has a very good chance to win this year IPL match. The team is in full form this season and the way they have played so far it seems it would be easy for them to defeat KKR.

Yes it's very clear cut that Chennai super Kings (CSK) more powerful than Kolkata Knight Riders but cricket fully uncertainties games. One can't get any previously decision among the game. If shakib and naraine play good for match then it would highly possible to win the match.

Another heatbreak for the RCB fans , kohli's last IPL as a captain and he was able to win a single trophy of IPL and has to feel for him. This IPL he was not at his best and that was also one of the reason and a sad ending for him as a captain. I really hope he wins the world cup for india this year.

This IPL should have been a little memorable for Virat Kohli as maybe this is his last captaincy.Yesterday I supported Kolkata as always but I was in favor of Virat Kohli. The unfortunate Virat Kohli could not take the match on his own even after a good captaincy yesterday. Anyway, for Virat Kohli, my endless love support remained.

[moderator's note: consecutive posts merged]

Yes my endless support will also be with virat forever, he is one of the best in the game and i hope from next year with no pressure of captaincy he will score tons of runs again in the IPL like he did in IPL 2016 scoring 4 centuries in a session.

[perfect999]

Wow guys, I did not expect it at all yesterday, and boom KKR is in the final, after taking out what everyone thought would be the finalists (or at least I thought RCB would).

Odds from bookies are less than 2x on either of them and always switching to this is proof there is so little to divide these 2 teams. So I wouldn't say it is easy for CSK, just need to ask RCB

Mate, Kolkata is not in final now, they are going to play second qualifier tomorrow against Delhi Capitals. I am feeling good for Kolkata because they are emerging good in last few matches and have some good combination of talented players those are performing good in crucial time.

Delhi Capitals is also good team but in last two matches suddenly they are going down very badly and this can have very bad impact on their performance in next match if they want to qualify for final then surely they need to regroup and have very good batting because they have very decent bowling but every time batting is giving them some serious shocks.

[Webetcoins]

it's very clear cut that Chennai super Kings (CSK) more powerful than Kolkata Knight Riders but cricket fully uncertainties games. One can't get any previously decision among the game. If shakib and naraine play good for match then it would highly possible to win the match.

Right now on papers CSK is clearly good and strong for this year's title but on game day we have to check who is going to be good for this because cricket by chance is always applied for all teams in all formats as we were not expecting Kolkata are going to be too good for RCB so may be Kolkata or Delhi Capitals which is coming right now we are not sure so on game day any player can do big change for his own team.

In last few matches few new players added in Kolkata and these all are giving very good for their team specially Narain and Shakib bring some good impact and support for their batting and bowling with their all performance.

[KennyR]

So it is confirmed this year IPL final will be played between CSK and KKR. Who do you think will win it? Looking back it seems CSK has a very good chance to win this year IPL match. The team is in full form this season and the way they have played so far it seems it would be easy for them to defeat KKR.

Yes it's very clear cut that Chennai super Kings (CSK) more powerful than Kolkata Knight Riders but cricket fully uncertainties games. One can't get any previously decision among the game. If shakib and naraine play good for match then it would highly possible to win the match.

Another heatbreak for the RCB fans , kohli's last IPL as a captain and he was able to win a single trophy of IPL and has to feel for him. This IPL he was not at his best and that was also one of the reason and a sad ending for him as a captain. I really hope he wins the world cup for india this year.

This IPL should have been a little memorable for Virat Kohli as maybe this is his last captaincy.Yesterday I supported Kolkata as always but I was in favor of Virat Kohli. The unfortunate Virat Kohli could not take the match on his own even after a good captaincy yesterday. Anyway, for Virat Kohli, my endless love support remained.

[moderator's note: consecutive posts merged]

Yes my endless support will also be with virat forever, he is one of the best in the game and i hope from next year with no pressure of captaincy he will score tons of runs again in the IPL like he did in IPL 2016 scoring 4 centuries in a session.

We can't say Virat is under pressure. If he's playing with pressure surely he won't be able to score runs. Even in the last match against KKR, he did his job well. He's the top scoring player for RCB in that match. RCB has good batting line-up, but there is no consistency in the game. If one wicket is lost, then the scoring gets disturbed. Maybe in the upcoming season Virat will play much relaxed.

[nhaila]

So it is confirmed this year IPL final will be played between CSK and KKR. Who do you think will win it? Looking back it seems CSK has a very good chance to win this year IPL match. The team is in full form this season and the way they have played so far it seems it would be easy for them to defeat KKR.

Yes it's very clear cut that Chennai super Kings (CSK) more powerful than Kolkata Knight Riders but cricket fully uncertainties games. One can't get any previously decision among the game. If shakib and naraine play good for match then it would highly possible to win the match.

Another heatbreak for the RCB fans , kohli's last IPL as a captain and he was able to win a single trophy of IPL and has to feel for him. This IPL he was not at his best and that was also one of the reason and a sad ending for him as a captain. I really hope he wins the world cup for india this year.

This IPL should have been a little memorable for Virat Kohli as maybe this is his last captaincy.Yesterday I supported Kolkata as always but I was in favor of Virat Kohli. The unfortunate Virat Kohli could not take the match on his own even after a good captaincy yesterday. Anyway, for Virat Kohli, my endless love support remained.

[moderator's note: consecutive posts merged]

Yes my endless support will also be with virat forever, he is one of the best in the game and i hope from next year with no pressure of captaincy he will score tons of runs again in the IPL like he did in IPL 2016 scoring 4 centuries in a session.

We can't say Virat is under pressure. If he's playing with pressure surely he won't be able to score runs. Even in the last match against KKR, he did his job well. He's the top scoring player for RCB in that match. RCB has good batting line-up, but there is no consistency in the game. If one wicket is lost, then the scoring gets disturbed. Maybe in the upcoming season Virat will play much relaxed.

Virat Kohli has played well last month but the only regret is that no one has scored well except him. However, when Virat Kohli retires, he may relax and play well. Virat Kohli was in very good form before he got the captaincy. After taking over the captaincy, the performance gradually decreased.

[Sithara007]

Virat Kohli has played well last month but the only regret is that no one has scored well except him. However, when Virat Kohli retires, he may relax and play well. Virat Kohli was in very good form before he got the captaincy. After taking over the captaincy, the performance gradually decreased.

Virat is a very egoistic personality. I don't know whether he can adjust himself if someone else is captaining the RCB. Also, if he steps down from captaincy, who will be the replacement? Apart from AB de Villiers, none of the other players don't have much experience. Glenn Maxwell may be another choice, but I don't know whether he had captained T20 teams before. Else, RCB needs to go for some of the promising young players like Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal or Devdutt Padikkal. But that will be a very risky move.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Virat Kohli has played well last month but the only regret is that no one has scored well except him. However, when Virat Kohli retires, he may relax and play well. Virat Kohli was in very good form before he got the captaincy. After taking over the captaincy, the performance gradually decreased.

Virat is a very egoistic personality. I don't know whether he can adjust himself if someone else is captaining the RCB. Also, if he steps down from captaincy, who will be the replacement? Apart from AB de Villiers, none of the other players don't have much experience. Glenn Maxwell may be another choice, but I don't know whether he had captained T20 teams before. Else, RCB needs to go for some of the promising young players like Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal or Devdutt Padikkal. But that will be a very risky move.

AB de Villiers could be his replacement if Virat Kohli relinquishes the captaincy. I don't think Maxwell is a better captain than Virat. RCB's performance was bad, it wasn't for the captain. Their batting was irregular and many experienced and talented players were in the squad. But they was not in form. Kohli himself could not give the expected service to the team. However, I don't think there will be any improvement in the team if Maxwell is made the captain.

[Juggy777]

Virat Kohli has played well last month but the only regret is that no one has scored well except him. However, when Virat Kohli retires, he may relax and play well. Virat Kohli was in very good form before he got the captaincy. After taking over the captaincy, the performance gradually decreased.

Virat is a very egoistic personality. I don't know whether he can adjust himself if someone else is captaining the RCB. Also, if he steps down from captaincy, who will be the replacement? Apart from AB de Villiers, none of the other players don't have much experience. Glenn Maxwell may be another choice, but I don't know whether he had captained T20 teams before. Else, RCB needs to go for some of the promising young players like Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal or Devdutt Padikkal. But that will be a very risky move.

AB de Villiers could be his replacement if Virat Kohli relinquishes the captaincy. I don't think Maxwell is a better captain than Virat. RCB's performance was bad, it wasn't for the captain. Their batting was irregular and many experienced and talented players were in the squad. But they was not in form. Kohli himself could not give the expected service to the team. However, I don't think there will be any improvement in the team if Maxwell is made the captain.

@Swordsoffredom I don’t think Ab will be keen to captain RCB, because it’ll add extra pressure on himself, and for that same reason I doubt Maxwell will also say yes to captain RCB. Lastly this leaves RCB two options either promote any younger inexperienced player, or buy someone experienced and make him the captain and I feel they’ll go for the latter option.

[pakhitheboss]

Today we have KKR and DC playing to win a spot in the finals. DC is a strong team than KKR and in my opinion, they have a better chance of winning today's match. Another interesting fact is that if Sunil Narine performs like hid did in the previous match with RCB then DC might get into trouble. Who do you think will win today?

[JSRAW]

Virat Kohli has played well last month but the only regret is that no one has scored well except him. However, when Virat Kohli retires, he may relax and play well. Virat Kohli was in very good form before he got the captaincy. After taking over the captaincy, the performance gradually decreased.

Virat is a very egoistic personality. I don't know whether he can adjust himself if someone else is captaining the RCB. Also, if he steps down from captaincy, who will be the replacement? Apart from AB de Villiers, none of the other players don't have much experience. Glenn Maxwell may be another choice, but I don't know whether he had captained T20 teams before. Else, RCB needs to go for some of the promising young players like Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal or Devdutt Padikkal. But that will be a very risky move.

AB de Villiers could be his replacement if Virat Kohli relinquishes the captaincy. I don't think Maxwell is a better captain than Virat. RCB's performance was bad, it wasn't for the captain. Their batting was irregular and many experienced and talented players were in the squad. But they was not in form. Kohli himself could not give the expected service to the team. However, I don't think there will be any improvement in the team if Maxwell is made the captain.

Ab de Villiers is 37 yo so he should be out of the contest, franchise might go after younger guy for this role in auction, most probably Indian player and new addition to the RCB team. Upcoming auction is going to very juicy for everyone. Going with local captain also help with the team balance as it gives freedom to select 4 in form overseas players.

[Sithara007]

Today we have KKR and DC playing to win a spot in the finals. DC is a strong team than KKR and in my opinion, they have a better chance of winning today's match. Another interesting fact is that if Sunil Narine performs like hid did in the previous match with RCB then DC might get into trouble. Who do you think will win today?

If things go the way they are, then it should be easy for the Delhi Capitals. They have the depth in their batting lineup and variety in their bowling. On the other hand, for the KKR there are a number of weak spots which may haunt them. Narine performed well during the last match, but his form was pathetic so far this year. Ferguson was bowling well in the beginning, but he's getting more expensive now. And although their openers (Shubman Gill & Venkatesh Iyer) have scored quick runs, the middle order has failed in most of the matches.

[kro55]

Today we have KKR and DC playing to win a spot in the finals. DC is a strong team than KKR and in my opinion, they have a better chance of winning today's match. Another interesting fact is that if Sunil Narine performs like hid did in the previous match with RCB then DC might get into trouble. Who do you think will win today?

If things go the way they are, then it should be easy for the Delhi Capitals. They have the depth in their batting lineup and variety in their bowling. On the other hand, for the KKR there are a number of weak spots which may haunt them. Narine performed well during the last match, but his form was pathetic so far this year. Ferguson was bowling well in the beginning, but he's getting more expensive now. And although their openers (Shubman Gill & Venkatesh Iyer) have scored quick runs, the middle order has failed in most of the matches.

Delhi is definitely the favorite in this match. But the favorite team does not always win. Delhi was also a favorite against Chennai. They were defeated. I'm not relying on Narine. He has given an outstanding performance in this one match of the season. His performance in past matches was poor. Shakib is on the Kolkata team. He is an experienced bowler. Ferguson is not bad. The bowling lineup is very good. If Kolkata batsmen can play well then maybe Kolkata will be managed to win.

[slaman29]

Mate, Kolkata is not in final now, they are going to play second qualifier tomorrow against Delhi Capitals. I am feeling good for Kolkata because they are emerging good in last few matches and have some good combination of talented players those are performing good in crucial time.

Delhi Capitals is also good team but in last two matches suddenly they are going down very badly and this can have very bad impact on their performance in next match if they want to qualify for final then surely they need to regroup and have very good batting because they have very decent bowling but every time batting is giving them some serious shocks.

Man yeah, my friend pointed it out to me already at lunch so I came back looking for this comment!

See what happens when your team is out? You stop caring about the whole tournament 

You know the problem with a good team performing badly is that they can suddenly improve, like my MI did (but of course, not enough to go through for playoffs). I feel like the unpredictability is getting wider these days.

[BALIK]

Today we have KKR and DC playing to win a spot in the finals. DC is a strong team than KKR and in my opinion, they have a better chance of winning today's match. Another interesting fact is that if Sunil Narine performs like hid did in the previous match with RCB then DC might get into trouble. Who do you think will win today?

If things go the way they are, then it should be easy for the Delhi Capitals. They have the depth in their batting lineup and variety in their bowling. On the other hand, for the KKR there are a number of weak spots which may haunt them. Narine performed well during the last match, but his form was pathetic so far this year. Ferguson was bowling well in the beginning, but he's getting more expensive now. And although their openers (Shubman Gill & Venkatesh Iyer) have scored quick runs, the middle order has failed in most of the matches.

Delhi is definitely the favorite in this match. But the favorite team does not always win. Delhi was also a favorite against Chennai. They were defeated. I'm not relying on Narine. He has given an outstanding performance in this one match of the season. His performance in past matches was poor. Shakib is on the Kolkata team. He is an experienced bowler. Ferguson is not bad. The bowling lineup is very good. If Kolkata batsmen can play well then maybe Kolkata will be managed to win.

Predictions cannot be made for sure about Kolkata's match at the moment. Just as Delhi is a strong team, Kolkata is also strong enough. Since T is the 20 format. The outcome of the match may change at any time. If Shakib and Narine perform well today, then Kolkata has a chance to win. Calcutta would have been stronger if Russell had been in the squad. I will not bet on this match. Because both teams have a chance to win.

[KennyR]

Today we have KKR and DC playing to win a spot in the finals. DC is a strong team than KKR and in my opinion, they have a better chance of winning today's match. Another interesting fact is that if Sunil Narine performs like he did in the previous match with RCB then DC might get into trouble. Who do you think will win today?

KKR and DC are good in their performance. Anyone can be a game changer in cricket. That too with T20 format, in no time things will change. We can't get into conclusion on the winning team. Both the teams have won against each other in this IPL season which also show there is a strong fight in today's match. Based on a poll result the winning percentage is almost similar with a small difference of DC with 49% and KKR with 51%

[Sithara007]

KKR and DC are good in their performance. Anyone can be a game changer in cricket. That too with T20 format, in no time things will change. We can't get into conclusion on the winning team. Both the teams have won against each other in this IPL season which also show there is a strong fight in today's match. Based on a poll result the winning percentage is almost similar with a small difference of DC with 49% and KKR with 51%

Before the tournament started, I was thinking that DC was the team with the best chance to won the trophy. They haven't performed up to that level, but I still believe that even at the current state they are better than the Kolkata Knight Riders. Also, KKR is heavily dependent on foreign players. If they go for Narine, Ferguson, Shakib and Morgan, then Russell needs to be dropped. Other promising players like Tim Southee, Tim Seifert and Ben Cutting are not even being considered for selection. This issue is not there for DC.

[onecall123]

KKR and DC are good in their performance. Anyone can be a game changer in cricket. That too with T20 format, in no time things will change. We can't get into conclusion on the winning team. Both the teams have won against each other in this IPL season which also show there is a strong fight in today's match. Based on a poll result the winning percentage is almost similar with a small difference of DC with 49% and KKR with 51%

Before the tournament started, I was thinking that DC was the team with the best chance to won the trophy. They haven't performed up to that level, but I still believe that even at the current state they are better than the Kolkata Knight Riders. Also, KKR is heavily dependent on foreign players. If they go for Narine, Ferguson, Shakib and Morgan, then Russell needs to be dropped. Other promising players like Tim Southee, Tim Seifert and Ben Cutting are not even being considered for selection. This issue is not there for DC.

KKR's management and even captain have a tough time deciding which four foreign players to include in their eleven. The KKR captain Morgan already criticized not being able to use Shakib, so selection of players is a very big issue for the team. While they have so many quality players and options, you need to demonstrate your importance in order to be taken seriously. Their performance in UAE's second leg has been phenomenal, so it could be the thread for DC. I'm curious to see who will challenge CSK for the IPL title in 2021.

[Minor Miner]

KKR and DC are good in their performance. Anyone can be a game changer in cricket. That too with T20 format, in no time things will change. We can't get into conclusion on the winning team. Both the teams have won against each other in this IPL season which also show there is a strong fight in today's match. Based on a poll result the winning percentage is almost similar with a small difference of DC with 49% and KKR with 51%

Before the tournament started, I was thinking that DC was the team with the best chance to won the trophy. They haven't performed up to that level, but I still believe that even at the current state they are better than the Kolkata Knight Riders. Also, KKR is heavily dependent on foreign players. If they go for Narine, Ferguson, Shakib and Morgan, then Russell needs to be dropped. Other promising players like Tim Southee, Tim Seifert and Ben Cutting are not even being considered for selection. This issue is not there for DC.

Which team is ahead in the statistics in the play-off round, considering these are not profitable. While the Delhi team may seem very strong, it is not surprising that if they will be lost this match. Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai, all the teams are strong. Delhi had given Chennai a target of 173 in their previous match. That was enough to win but their bowlers performed very poorly. To win a match, bowlers and batsmen have to perform well together. Otherwise victory is not possible.

[Lordshiva]

Today's match would be very exciting and really I am not able to know who would be the favorite to win this one and will face chennai in the finals.
Delhi came here after loosing and KKR here after winning so i would give only 1% advantage to KKR but cant say delhi were the table toppers in the league stage and we can see them in the finals.

[lixer]

Virat Kohli has played well last month but the only regret is that no one has scored well except him. However, when Virat Kohli retires, he may relax and play well. Virat Kohli was in very good form before he got the captaincy. After taking over the captaincy, the performance gradually decreased.

This is nothing new with RCB just check their history they have this issue for very long time mostly they were star-studded team but never have results which was expected from them. ABD, Maxwell and Kohli these can destroy any bowling line up, but strangely they fail to give required results in this season IPL. But, now Kohli is already step down from captaincy, let's wait how they perform in next season because this is going to be good chance for them. It's also good for Kohli as now he can play freely for his team.

Today's qualifier must be another exciting match and I have already placed my bets on KKR due to their spin attack. But for final on Friday, I may stay without betting on any team as high voltage matches may swing to any any team.