T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Iranus]

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However, if Warner and Marsh can play well in today's match and concede more than 190 runs targets, then Delhi will win. With a target of less than 180-190, it is difficult to win in this field. I bet for the victory of Delhi. Let's see if I can win the bet today.

I think it is a must-win for Delhi Capitals. and we have to remember if they win they will go to the fourth position in the standings because they have a better run rate compared to RCB. 
so they will surely try to somehow win this match. for Mumbai Indians, the tournament is already over and they are already out so it is not going to matter if they win or lose. they are just going to play for their Pride. but on the other hand, Delhi capitals will surely try to win this game at any cost.

Today seems to be a bad day for Delhi. At the end of 6 overs, they have collected only 37 runs. And lost three important wickets. Prithvi Shaw, Warner and Marsh return to the dressing room. Had one of these three been at the crease, Delhi would have been able to deliver a big target. Rishab Pant and Powell are talented enough. But Delhi needs to score at least 180 to win. It is very difficult for Delhi now.

Rovman Powell and Rishabh Pant's responsible batting helped Delhi Capital score 97 runs in 13 overs. They lost four wickets. If Pant and Powell can stay at the crease till 18 overs, then Delhi Capital will be able to collect 175-185 today. Rishab pant Khub is not more attacking today. But Powell has been batting destructively from the start.

[LittleBitFunny]

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However, if Warner and Marsh can play well in today's match and concede more than 190 runs targets, then Delhi will win. With a target of less than 180-190, it is difficult to win in this field. I bet for the victory of Delhi. Let's see if I can win the bet today.

I think it is a must-win for Delhi Capitals. and we have to remember if they win they will go to the fourth position in the standings because they have a better run rate compared to RCB. 
so they will surely try to somehow win this match. for Mumbai Indians, the tournament is already over and they are already out so it is not going to matter if they win or lose. they are just going to play for their Pride. but on the other hand, Delhi capitals will surely try to win this game at any cost.

Today seems to be a bad day for Delhi. At the end of 6 overs, they have collected only 37 runs. And lost three important wickets. Prithvi Shaw, Warner and Marsh return to the dressing room. Had one of these three been at the crease, Delhi would have been able to deliver a big target. Rishab Pant and Powell are talented enough. But Delhi needs to score at least 180 to win. It is very difficult for Delhi now.

Rovman Powell and Rishabh Pant's responsible batting helped Delhi Capital score 97 runs in 13 overs. They lost four wickets. If Pant and Powell can stay at the crease till 18 overs, then Delhi Capital will be able to collect 175-185 today. Rishab pant Khub is not more attacking today. But Powell has been batting destructively from the start.

It is very difficult for Delhi to collect more than180 runs. They do not seem to be able to give such a big target. Bumrah, Sams and Meredith are good bowlers. Bumrah bowled just 2 overs. It will be very difficult for Delhi to collect runs in his 2 overs. If 160 is able to collect Delhi now then it will be a good collection to fight. The Delhi bowlers are good enough at the same time the Mumbai players are less consistent in their performance. Delhi bowlers can bowl well, they have a chance to win even after giving a target of 160 runs.

[laurenB7742]

If anyone want to watch match fixing live on TV, then you can watch the ongoing duel between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians. After the 10th over, the owners of DC and MI seems to have reached an agreement. Suddenly, Mumbai bowlers became wayward, and fielding became flimsy. Misfielding once in a while is understandable. But making silly mistakes consecutively and not chasing the ball is very suspicious. DC is going to make a total of 170-180 and then Mumbai is going to lose the match by some 20-30 runs. Everything looks scripted.

I slightly agree with you. Delhi's performance in the first 10 overs was very poor. Their collection in 10 overs was 55 runs losing 4 wickets. At the end of 13 overs, Delhi collected 97 runs. I have seen at least one fielding miss in each of these 3 overs. At the end of 15.5 overs, Delhi collected 125/4. Since Powell and Pant are still at the crease. Most likely they will collect at least 50 runs in the last four overs. Let's see what will happen.

Edit: Delhi lost the wicket of Rishab Pant in the last ball of the 15th over.

[elevates]

DC is in fifth place right now, and their fate is in their own hands today; they must win. To move up to the fourth place, NRR must be higher than RCB; DC has gained momentum by winning their last two matches, while MI should shine on their home turf today. The chasing team should do better, according to the venue statistics.

[kro55]

Mumbai Indians VS Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capita also gave a target of 160 runs. This pitch is not a bowling-friendly pitch. 160 runs is not enough to win on such a pitch. However, since it is a do or die match for Delhi. So the Delhi bowlers will continue to work hard today to win the match. On the other hand, even if they win this match, Mumbai's position will be at the bottom of the table.
Mumbai have scored 16 runs in 3 overs without losing a wicket. Khaleel Ahmed gave only two runs in 2 overs.

[CryptoBuds]

Mumbai have scored 16 runs in 3 overs without losing a wicket. Khaleel Ahmed gave only two runs in 2 overs.

Mumbai scored 24 runs in 4 overs. Their average is 6 runs per over. That's enough because they haven't lost a wicket yet. Mumbai will not face any problem to win this match if they do not lose wickets. Because their batsmen are experienced enough. However, the interesting thing is that he has collected only 1 run from 10 balls. His strike rate is only 10. If he gets out in this situation, it will be very embarrassing for him.

[Vaskiy]

Big catch dropped by Pant. He ran and it was like he took the catch, but it got dropped. It is Brevis who is contributing to the team at the right time. Possibly this catch is going to cost them big. Also there is no distraction from the bowler, so he should've taken the catch with confidence. Brevis is getting stronger to make big shots as the required run rate have increased.

[BALIK]

Mumbai have scored 16 runs in 3 overs without losing a wicket. Khaleel Ahmed gave only two runs in 2 overs.

Mumbai scored 24 runs in 4 overs. Their average is 6 runs per over. That's enough because they haven't lost a wicket yet. Mumbai will not face any problem to win this match if they do not lose wickets. Because their batsmen are experienced enough. However, the interesting thing is that he has collected only 1 run from 10 balls. His strike rate is only 10. If he gets out in this situation, it will be very embarrassing for him.

I still think the chances of the two teams winning are equal. However, Mumbai Indians lost only two wickets. However, they collected 92 runs in 14 overs. Mumbai's current run rate is 6.57. They still need to collect 68. runs from 36 balls to win. Gradually the match will be difficult for Mumbai to win unless the batsmen are aggressive. They still need 11.33 runs per over to win.

[romero121]

Big catch dropped by Pant. He ran and it was like he took the catch, but it got dropped. It is Brevis who is contributing to the team at the right time. Possibly this catch is going to cost them big. Also there is no distraction from the bowler, so he should've taken the catch with confidence. Brevis is getting stronger to make big shots as the required run rate have increased.

It looks like Delhi Capitals don't have luck to win this game. Again Pant have mistaken without taking DRS for the catch of Tim David. Ultra edge shows a spike. Ball after the missing wicket David went for six. Both the teams have equal opportunity to win the match. However it is a very important match for Delhi Capitals to make their entry into playoff.

[romero121]

Every small mistake from the players of Delhi Capitals have made them not qualify for the playoff. In fielding there were three fours midfield, two catches dropped. One by Shradul Thakur and the other by Pant. Very big mistake is the wrong umpiring on the keeper catch of Tim David. Pant had the decision to go for DRS. The match could've turned if he had taken the review, because Tim David is the one who changed the match scoring 34 runs of 11 balls. They had two reviews left, I don't know why he was hesitant to take the review.

[JSRAW]

Big catch dropped by Pant. He ran and it was like he took the catch, but it got dropped. It is Brevis who is contributing to the team at the right time. Possibly this catch is going to cost them big. Also there is no distraction from the bowler, so he should've taken the catch with confidence. Brevis is getting stronger to make big shots as the required run rate have increased.

It looks like Delhi Capitals don't have luck to win this game. Again Pant have mistaken without taking DRS for the catch of Tim David. Ultra edge shows a spike. Ball after the missing wicket David went for six. Both the teams have equal opportunity to win the match. However it is a very important match for Delhi Capitals to make their entry into playoff.

True it wasn't their night but Pant is the main culprit here. He messed up big time, didn't took a review, dropped a sitter. Safe to say he just crumbled under pressure.

In 2018 season DC did the same with Mumbai and tonight Mumbai kicked them out.  

[KennyR]

Big catch dropped by Pant. He ran and it was like he took the catch, but it got dropped. It is Brevis who is contributing to the team at the right time. Possibly this catch is going to cost them big. Also there is no distraction from the bowler, so he should've taken the catch with confidence. Brevis is getting stronger to make big shots as the required run rate have increased.

It looks like Delhi Capitals don't have luck to win this game. Again Pant have mistaken without taking DRS for the catch of Tim David. Ultra edge shows a spike. Ball after the missing wicket David went for six. Both the teams have equal opportunity to win the match. However it is a very important match for Delhi Capitals to make their entry into playoff.

True it wasn't their night but Pant is the main culprit here. He messed up big time, didn't took a review, dropped a sitter. Safe to say he just crumbled under pressure.

In 2018 season DC did the same with Mumbai and tonight Mumbai kicked them out.  

Now this will get into controversy, and people starts to discuss that fixing have taken place in the match. People connect the dropped catch and the review that isn't taken, though there is two reviews left. The first drop is the wicket of Brevis who contributed good and the second one is for Tim David. As said Delhi Capitals was under pressure, because they targeted for 180+ runs. As the target was 160 runs it started to create pressure. Another thing Mumbai Indians started to play in a stable way without losing early wickets.

[Mahdirakib]

Every small mistake from the players of Delhi Capitals have made them not qualify for the playoff. In fielding there were three fours midfield, two catches dropped. One by Shradul Thakur and the other by Pant. Very big mistake is the wrong umpiring on the keeper catch of Tim David. Pant had the decision to go for DRS. The match could've turned if he had taken the review, because Tim David is the one who changed the match scoring 34 runs of 11 balls. They had two reviews left, I don't know why he was hesitant to take the review.

Delhi Capitals has paid for their mistakes by getting knocked out from the group stage. I can't find out the reason for saving the reviews during the 15th over of the match. They should have taken the opportunity to collapse the batting lineup of Mumbai. Rishabh Pant has dropped a very easy catch. Anyway, Bangalore's fans are happy today. They have qualified for the playoffs as Delhi has lost the game today.

[Minor Miner]

Every small mistake from the players of Delhi Capitals have made them not qualify for the playoff. In fielding there were three fours midfield, two catches dropped. One by Shradul Thakur and the other by Pant. Very big mistake is the wrong umpiring on the keeper catch of Tim David. Pant had the decision to go for DRS. The match could've turned if he had taken the review, because Tim David is the one who changed the match scoring 34 runs of 11 balls. They had two reviews left, I don't know why he was hesitant to take the review.

Delhi Capitals has paid for their mistakes by getting knocked out from the group stage. I can't find out the reason for saving the reviews during the 15th over of the match. They should have taken the opportunity to collapse the batting lineup of Mumbai. Rishabh Pant has dropped a very easy catch. Anyway, Bangalore's fans are happy today. They have qualified for the playoffs as Delhi has lost the game today.

The match was under the control of Delhi even after giving a target of 160 runs. But after Rishab Pant missed the catch, the match went out of control. The match then came under Mumbai's control due to Tim David's devastating batting. Delhi lost due to poor bowling and poor fielding of bowlers.

[Sithara007]

This match turned out to be more damaging to Rishabh Pant than DC as a whole. His poor captaincy skills were exposed once again, and I don't think that the national team selectors will consider him when they look for the next T20 captain. Two of the big names - Pant and Shreyas failed this time. On the other hand, Sanju Samson of Rajasthan rose to the forefront once again. His batting has been very inconsistent so far in this season, but performance as the captain was excellent (only negative was his continued preference for Riyan Parag over Karun Nair).

[galambo]

This match turned out to be more damaging to Rishabh Pant than DC as a whole. His poor captaincy skills were exposed once again, and I don't think that the national team selectors will consider him when they look for the next T20 captain. Two of the big names - Pant and Shreyas failed this time. On the other hand, Sanju Samson of Rajasthan rose to the forefront once again. His batting has been very inconsistent so far in this season, but performance as the captain was excellent (only negative was his continued preference for Riyan Parag over Karun Nair).

What's the fault of captain when the team failed to big target in such crucial match. When DC required Warner the most he failed to score runs. MI only achievement in this IPL is that they halted the way of DC for making it to next round. DC should have won this match as they have worked hard throughout the tournament.

[onecall123]

This match turned out to be more damaging to Rishabh Pant than DC as a whole. His poor captaincy skills were exposed once again, and I don't think that the national team selectors will consider him when they look for the next T20 captain. Two of the big names - Pant and Shreyas failed this time. On the other hand, Sanju Samson of Rajasthan rose to the forefront once again. His batting has been very inconsistent so far in this season, but performance as the captain was excellent (only negative was his continued preference for Riyan Parag over Karun Nair).

What's the fault of captain when the team failed to big target in such crucial match. When DC required Warner the most he failed to score runs. MI only achievement in this IPL is that they halted the way of DC for making it to next round. DC should have won this match as they have worked hard throughout the tournament.

Errors are an integral part of any game. Normally, DC would win the match, but small things matter a great deal. A clueless captaincy from Pant and non-review of caught behind and irresponsible batting all contributed to RCB qualifying. While Delhi has worked hard to get into the playoffs, it failed to succeed when it matters most.

[galambo]

Errors are an integral part of any game. Normally, DC would win the match, but small things matter a great deal. A clueless captaincy from Pant and non-review of caught behind and irresponsible batting all contributed to RCB qualifying. While Delhi has worked hard to get into the playoffs, it failed to succeed when it matters most.

MI is an associate level team in this IPL and whe n everything was in favour of DC they lost it. Rovman Powell and Pant were only two major contributor from DC in batting. In such crucial match DC should have gone for 180 plus but they settled for 159. In the end its victory for RCB.

[Sithara007]

MI is an associate level team in this IPL and whe n everything was in favour of DC they lost it. Rovman Powell and Pant were only two major contributor from DC in batting. In such crucial match DC should have gone for 180 plus but they settled for 159. In the end its victory for RCB.

I don't believe in the argument that Mumbai is weaker than the other teams in the IPL. They have won the trophy multiple times and they have some of the best T20 players in their squad. For them, there were two negatives this season. Team balance got disrupted after players such as Trent Boult and Quinton de Kock left the franchise. And Rohit's captaincy was poor throughout this season. And then comes Delhi Capitals, who despite their good team balance failed to qualify to the next phase due to poor captaincy. 

[JSRAW]

Errors are an integral part of any game. Normally, DC would win the match, but small things matter a great deal. A clueless captaincy from Pant and non-review of caught behind and irresponsible batting all contributed to RCB qualifying. While Delhi has worked hard to get into the playoffs, it failed to succeed when it matters most.

MI is an associate level team in this IPL and whe n everything was in favour of DC they lost it. Rovman Powell and Pant were only two major contributor from DC in batting. In such crucial match DC should have gone for 180 plus but they settled for 159. In the end its victory for RCB.

They had a poor run but we shouldn't jump into conclusion. They are Champion team backed by fine supporting staff and they know how to bounceback. From the start they were quite clear that they want to build the team for the future and in doing so if it hurts their interest then they were okay with it.

This would be core MI team in coming years, hardly a associate level team IMO.

Ishan Kishan had a off season but he's good bat.
Dewald Brevis - He's an excellent bat and future star.
Tilak Varma - Another terrific 19 year old kid and making headlines with his performance.
SKY already a proven character
Tim David also clicked and showed what he's capable of.
Bumrah + Archer(if he's fit) will lead the bowling attack.

Then there are Rohit+Pollard for couple of more years.

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