T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[dezoel]

Its a big score but they are fighting really hard tho.

They need 34 runs in 14 balls and it's possible in T-20. I felt that they are only relying on sixes, boundaries but not successfully rotating the strike it happened with the Irish openers specially Balbirnie and rest of the batters also doing the same. This is okay in small ground like this one but not successful strategy overall.

29 off 11 now so it's going down the wire.

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Uff so close, hard luck for Irish team and big relief for youngster Malik.

225 against team like Ireland is very handy target but as they give reply surely Indian management need to think about this with IPL experience and having quality and skills they were in sweat to defend this target surely it's one of the best from Ireland even they lost match I am feeling still they could be proud with their performance.

Because, it's never been easy to play against team like India and having target like this then still losing by just four runs I am still had butterflies in my head what the hell we have in today match which was playing between India and Ireland just because of this thrill I am really love in this format and now looking to ICC they bring some more excitement with giving more chances to these teams for having more competitions against top ranked teams.

[eaLiTy]

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Because, it's never been easy to play against team like India and having target like this then still losing by just four runs I am still had butterflies in my head what the hell we have in today match which was playing between India and Ireland just because of this thrill I am really love in this format and now looking to ICC they bring some more excitement with giving more chances to these teams for having more competitions against top ranked teams.

India is experimenting with the team and it was a really close match and for a moment i thought Ireland is going to win the match because George Dockrell took Ireland back in the team with his power hitting and with the small grounds it was easier to clear the boundary easily but he was not able to cope with the pace of Umran Malik who bowled the last over. But when he bowled a no ball i thought they will win the match but nerves got the better for Ireland.

[n0ne]

Such an entertaining innings by Paul Stirling, but he got out when Ireland needed him to stay. Balbirnie is struggling out there and if the remaining Irish batsmen can't score runs quickly, then the match will rapidly drift out of their control. But still, during the initial powerplay, Ireland scored a massive 73 runs in 6 overs. Now they lost another wicket, as Gareth Delany got out trying for a single that was never there. Ireland need to convert their good starts to good finishes. Else they will remain at the second tier test system for infinite amount of time.

Edit: Balbirnie hits 50, after struggling a lot.

225 runs chase will never going to be easy for Ireland. They did play a few very good overs but to keep the pace for full 20 overs is difficult for a small team like Ireland. Now they need almost 12 runs per over for the next 9-10 overs which is quite an impossible task for the Ireland batsmen. Both the openers Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie are out and two new batsmen at the crease now make the task more difficult against the Indian bowlers.

The Ireland team didn't took it easy. From the beginning they maintained the required run rate. During the end overs George Dockrell and Mark Adair shattered the Indian team with their performance. The match almost into the hands of Ireland and it is some sort of luck that took India win the match and the series.

[Sithara007]

Good fight from Ireland, but a loss is a loss. They should win these sort of close matches. In the end, no one will remember the margin of victory. In the books, it will be recorded as 2-0 series win for India. I appreciate the way some of the Irish players, especially Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie, Harry Tector, George Dockrell and Mark Adair gave the scare to India. But it was a match where they had a good chance of winning. All the hard work was wasted, when Harry Tector got out. He should have stayed till the end, to guide them to a victory.   

[JohnBitCo]

Such an entertaining innings by Paul Stirling, but he got out when Ireland needed him to stay. Balbirnie is struggling out there and if the remaining Irish batsmen can't score runs quickly, then the match will rapidly drift out of their control. But still, during the initial powerplay, Ireland scored a massive 73 runs in 6 overs. Now they lost another wicket, as Gareth Delany got out trying for a single that was never there. Ireland need to convert their good starts to good finishes. Else they will remain at the second tier test system for infinite amount of time.

Edit: Balbirnie hits 50, after struggling a lot.

225 runs chase will never going to be easy for Ireland. They did play a few very good overs but to keep the pace for full 20 overs is difficult for a small team like Ireland. Now they need almost 12 runs per over for the next 9-10 overs which is quite an impossible task for the Ireland batsmen. Both the openers Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie are out and two new batsmen at the crease now make the task more difficult against the Indian bowlers.

Its a big score but they are fighting really hard tho.

They need 34 runs in 14 balls and it's possible in T-20. I felt that they are only relying on sixes, boundaries but not successfully rotating the strike it happened with the Irish openers specially Balbirnie and rest of the batters also doing the same. This is okay in small ground like this one but not successful strategy overall.

29 off 11 now so it's going down the wire.

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Uff so close, hard luck for Irish team and big relief for youngster Malik.

I will give full marks to the Ireland team for showing some amazing performance and lost only by 4 runs. Hard Luck. They needed 17 off the last over and at the end of the day a boundary was the difference between winning and losing.
On the other hand, it was a sign of relief in the Indian camp as they managed to write in the history 2-0 to Ireland.

[Juggy777]

Good fight from Ireland, but a loss is a loss. They should win these sort of close matches. In the end, no one will remember the margin of victory. In the books, it will be recorded as 2-0 series win for India. I appreciate the way some of the Irish players, especially Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie, Harry Tector, George Dockrell and Mark Adair gave the scare to India. But it was a match where they had a good chance of winning. All the hard work was wasted, when Harry Tector got out. He should have stayed till the end, to guide them to a victory.   

@Sithara007 maybe history will forget how they played, but I hope that Indian selectors remember this match because I felt that team India bowler’s were not up to the mark, and had their batman not scored so many runs it would have ended in a humiliating defeat for them.

Such an entertaining innings by Paul Stirling, but he got out when Ireland needed him to stay. Balbirnie is struggling out there and if the remaining Irish batsmen can't score runs quickly, then the match will rapidly drift out of their control. But still, during the initial powerplay, Ireland scored a massive 73 runs in 6 overs. Now they lost another wicket, as Gareth Delany got out trying for a single that was never there. Ireland need to convert their good starts to good finishes. Else they will remain at the second tier test system for infinite amount of time.

Edit: Balbirnie hits 50, after struggling a lot.

225 runs chase will never going to be easy for Ireland. They did play a few very good overs but to keep the pace for full 20 overs is difficult for a small team like Ireland. Now they need almost 12 runs per over for the next 9-10 overs which is quite an impossible task for the Ireland batsmen. Both the openers Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie are out and two new batsmen at the crease now make the task more difficult against the Indian bowlers.

Its a big score but they are fighting really hard tho.

They need 34 runs in 14 balls and it's possible in T-20. I felt that they are only relying on sixes, boundaries but not successfully rotating the strike it happened with the Irish openers specially Balbirnie and rest of the batters also doing the same. This is okay in small ground like this one but not successful strategy overall.

29 off 11 now so it's going down the wire.

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Uff so close, hard luck for Irish team and big relief for youngster Malik.

I will give full marks to the Ireland team for showing some amazing performance and lost only by 4 runs. Hard Luck. They needed 17 off the last over and at the end of the day a boundary was the difference between winning and losing.
On the other hand, it was a sign of relief in the Indian camp as they managed to write in the history 2-0 to Ireland.

Lastly if anyone had wagered live on this match then they would have got some really good odds on India, as I sincerely believed that Ireland was about to defeat India, but overall I’ll yet say that Indian bowler’s disappointed and the selectors should be careful to select them against the big teams.

[Sithara007]

I will give full marks to the Ireland team for showing some amazing performance and lost only by 4 runs. Hard Luck. They needed 17 off the last over and at the end of the day a boundary was the difference between winning and losing.
On the other hand, it was a sign of relief in the Indian camp as they managed to write in the history 2-0 to Ireland.

Don't think that the Indian team was much worried. It was a young team, comprising of inexperienced youngsters such as Umran Malik, Deepak Hooda and Ravi Bishnoi. On the other hand, Ireland had one of the best T20 players in the world right now (Paul Stirling) in their squad. 200 plus was expected from both the teams, since the ground size was very small. Ireland performed decently, but unless they manage to win against the big-4 teams, no one will take them seriously. Recently they won an ODI series in West Indies. They need to perform like that against the bog-4.

[JSRAW]

Uff so close, hard luck for Irish team and big relief for youngster Malik.

I will give full marks to the Ireland team for showing some amazing performance and lost only by 4 runs. Hard Luck. They needed 17 off the last over and at the end of the day a boundary was the difference between winning and losing.
On the other hand, it was a sign of relief in the Indian camp as they managed to write in the history 2-0 to Ireland.

I loved their fighting spirit, chasing 200+ score is never an easy task but they almost did it. Associate teams needs such kind of series regularly and ICC + full nations specially big teams should go ahead and start touring them even if they are sending their 2nd string squad, it's a win-win for everyone.

Positive sign for Ravi Bishnoi, he bowled beautifully last night despite going for runs. Irish batters were struggling against him, he could have picked 3-4 wickets if it wasn't for no ball drama and dropped catch.

[BobK71]

Such an entertaining innings by Paul Stirling, but he got out when Ireland needed him to stay. Balbirnie is struggling out there and if the remaining Irish batsmen can't score runs quickly, then the match will rapidly drift out of their control. But still, during the initial powerplay, Ireland scored a massive 73 runs in 6 overs. Now they lost another wicket, as Gareth Delany got out trying for a single that was never there. Ireland need to convert their good starts to good finishes. Else they will remain at the second tier test system for infinite amount of time.

Edit: Balbirnie hits 50, after struggling a lot.

225 runs chase will never going to be easy for Ireland. They did play a few very good overs but to keep the pace for full 20 overs is difficult for a small team like Ireland. Now they need almost 12 runs per over for the next 9-10 overs which is quite an impossible task for the Ireland batsmen. Both the openers Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie are out and two new batsmen at the crease now make the task more difficult against the Indian bowlers.

The Ireland team didn't took it easy. From the beginning they maintained the required run rate. During the end overs George Dockrell and Mark Adair shattered the Indian team with their performance. The match almost into the hands of Ireland and it is some sort of luck that took India win the match and the series.

That was a competitive match between the two Ireland Vs India which is played last day. India collect reliable score of 225. Most of us assume that they will win the match very easily but after starting the dynamic batting of first 5.2 overs every predictor may change their prediction. A certain period of time we were confused who will win the match? Finally Ireland lost the match by 4 runs. Though Ireland didn't win the match but definitely it was great cricket from them.

[Sithara007]

I loved their fighting spirit, chasing 200+ score is never an easy task but they almost did it. Associate teams needs such kind of series regularly and ICC + full nations specially big teams should go ahead and start touring them even if they are sending their 2nd string squad, it's a win-win for everyone.

Positive sign for Ravi Bishnoi, he bowled beautifully last night despite going for runs. Irish batters were struggling against him, he could have picked 3-4 wickets if it wasn't for no ball drama and dropped catch.

Yeah.. Ravi Bishnoi was the player who won the match for India. All the other bowlers were going for more than 12 runs per over, when he was introduced. Bhuvi went for 29 from his 2 and Umran went for 14 in his first. But in his first two overs, Bishnoi conceded only 11 runs and that was the game changer. Irish batsmen were ahead until then, but two tight overs created a lot of pressure and that resulted in Stirling getting out. Stirling had a strike rate of around 250 at that point. From there onwards, Ireland remained behind India.

[pakhitheboss]

I loved their fighting spirit, chasing 200+ score is never an easy task but they almost did it. Associate teams needs such kind of series regularly and ICC + full nations specially big teams should go ahead and start touring them even if they are sending their 2nd string squad, it's a win-win for everyone.

Positive sign for Ravi Bishnoi, he bowled beautifully last night despite going for runs. Irish batters were struggling against him, he could have picked 3-4 wickets if it wasn't for no ball drama and dropped catch.

Yeah.. Ravi Bishnoi was the player who won the match for India. All the other bowlers were going for more than 12 runs per over, when he was introduced. Bhuvi went for 29 from his 2 and Umran went for 14 in his first. But in his first two overs, Bishnoi conceded only 11 runs and that was the game changer. Irish batsmen were ahead until then, but two tight overs created a lot of pressure and

Forget about Indian bowlers, what happened to the batters? Except Hooda and Samson everyone was a big failure. Dinesh Karthik and Axar Patel went for a duck. I thought the Indian side might have taken the Irish batters for granted. They lost by just 4 runs this match might not go well with the selectors next time.

[onecall123]

Such an entertaining innings by Paul Stirling, but he got out when Ireland needed him to stay. Balbirnie is struggling out there and if the remaining Irish batsmen can't score runs quickly, then the match will rapidly drift out of their control. But still, during the initial powerplay, Ireland scored a massive 73 runs in 6 overs. Now they lost another wicket, as Gareth Delany got out trying for a single that was never there. Ireland need to convert their good starts to good finishes. Else they will remain at the second tier test system for infinite amount of time.

Edit: Balbirnie hits 50, after struggling a lot.

225 runs chase will never going to be easy for Ireland. They did play a few very good overs but to keep the pace for full 20 overs is difficult for a small team like Ireland. Now they need almost 12 runs per over for the next 9-10 overs which is quite an impossible task for the Ireland batsmen. Both the openers Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie are out and two new batsmen at the crease now make the task more difficult against the Indian bowlers.

The Ireland team didn't took it easy. From the beginning they maintained the required run rate. During the end overs George Dockrell and Mark Adair shattered the Indian team with their performance. The match almost into the hands of Ireland and it is some sort of luck that took India win the match and the series.

That was a competitive match between the two Ireland Vs India which is played last day. India collect reliable score of 225. Most of us assume that they will win the match very easily but after starting the dynamic batting of first 5.2 overs every predictor may change their prediction. A certain period of time we were confused who will win the match? Finally Ireland lost the match by 4 runs. Though Ireland didn't win the match but definitely it was great cricket from them.

There is more excitement than expected in this Ireland vs India T20 series. Despite playing well, Ireland lost the match by 4 runs, scoring almost the winning run. With a series win, Hardik begins his international captaincy career. There's no judging a series against Ireland, luck is on his side. The bowling wasn't good, the batting was poor except for Hooda and Samson. Deepak Hooda is an incredibly talented young man. Having the opportunity to play for the national team, he makes the most of it.

[BALIK]

There is more excitement than expected in this Ireland vs India T20 series. Despite playing well, Ireland lost the match by 4 runs, scoring almost the winning run. With a series win, Hardik begins his international captaincy career. There's no judging a series against Ireland, luck is on his side. The bowling wasn't good, the batting was poor except for Hooda and Samson. Deepak Hooda is an incredibly talented young man. Having the opportunity to play for the national team, he makes the most of it.

I was very surprised to see Ireland's performance. This team will play better in the future. After batting on a huge target of 226 runs, they lost by only 4 runs. Almost every batsman in Ireland has tried to play well. Experienced bowlers like Bhuvnewar Kumar also gave a lot of runs. The players of the Irish team have proved they have the ability.

[laurenB7742]

I loved their fighting spirit, chasing 200+ score is never an easy task but they almost did it. Associate teams needs such kind of series regularly and ICC + full nations specially big teams should go ahead and start touring them even if they are sending their 2nd string squad, it's a win-win for everyone.
Positive sign for Ravi Bishnoi, he bowled beautifully last night despite going for runs. Irish batters were struggling against him, he could have picked 3-4 wickets if it wasn't for no ball drama and dropped catch.

Yeah.. Ravi Bishnoi was the player who won the match for India. All the other bowlers were going for more than 12 runs per over, when he was introduced. Bhuvi went for 29 from his 2 and Umran went for 14 in his first. But in his first two overs, Bishnoi conceded only 11 runs and that was the game changer. Irish batsmen were ahead until then, but two tight overs created a lot of pressure and

Forget about Indian bowlers, what happened to the batters? Except Hooda and Samson everyone was a big failure. Dinesh Karthik and Axar Patel went for a duck. I thought the Indian side might have taken the Irish batters for granted. They lost by just 4 runs this match might not go well with the selectors next time.

A lot of people did not give any chance to Ireland and it is good to see Ireland finally shutting them up. They did not bowl well at all. But they did try their heart out in the batting. It was a really good run chase in my opinion. And Ireland also almost got there.

It was really interesting to see a team like India not winning the match convincingly against a team like Ireland. These are the reason why I also agree that the associate teams need to play more regularly. If they can even perform like this they will be a lot more interested in cricket compared to what they are right now.

[Sithara007]

A lot of people did not give any chance to Ireland and it is good to see Ireland finally shutting them up. They did not bowl well at all. But they did try their heart out in the batting. It was a really good run chase in my opinion. And Ireland also almost got there.
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I disagree with you here. The argument from the critics was that Ireland never wins against the big-4 teams. And Ireland lost the series 0-2 against India. So I don't understand what is there for Ireland to celebrate. They get such opportunities very rarely and need to make maximum use out of them. In the end, everyone will look at the points table and the outcome. It won't be of much help, even if they give a good fight and then lose the match. And let's not forget the fact that this was a home series for them.

[kro55]

I disagree with you here. The argument from the critics was that Ireland never wins against the big-4 teams. And Ireland lost the series 0-2 against India. So I don't understand what is there for Ireland to celebrate. They get such opportunities very rarely and need to make maximum use out of them. In the end, everyone will look at the points table and the outcome. It won't be of much help, even if they give a good fight and then lose the match. And let's not forget the fact that this was a home series for them.

Ireland is in the 11th position in the ranking. And doing well against big teams is a big achievement for them. It was not easy for Ireland to collect more than 220 against a team like India. If Ireland's batsmen can continue such a performance, they will become stronger. And if the Irish players are able to maintain this continuity, then the Irish team will rise even higher in the rankings.

[Sithara007]

I disagree with you here. The argument from the critics was that Ireland never wins against the big-4 teams. And Ireland lost the series 0-2 against India. So I don't understand what is there for Ireland to celebrate. They get such opportunities very rarely and need to make maximum use out of them. In the end, everyone will look at the points table and the outcome. It won't be of much help, even if they give a good fight and then lose the match. And let's not forget the fact that this was a home series for them.

Ireland is in the 11th position in the ranking. And doing well against big teams is a big achievement for them. It was not easy for Ireland to collect more than 220 against a team like India. If Ireland's batsmen can continue such a performance, they will become stronger. And if the Irish players are able to maintain this continuity, then the Irish team will rise even higher in the rankings.

Again, if they want to remain at the 11th position and maintain their status as the untouchables of cricket, then these sort of performances are fine. But if they want to challenge the existing system, where Ireland receives 5% of the ICC funds that are given to India and around 25% of the funds that are given to Zimbabwe, then they need to win regularly against the big-4 nations. Big boards such as the BCCI and ECB throw some breadcrumbs towards smaller boards like Ireland and Netherlands in the form of 1-2 matches every few years. If they are happy with this system, then I don't have any issue.

[pakhitheboss]

There is more excitement than expected in this Ireland vs India T20 series. Despite playing well, Ireland lost the match by 4 runs, scoring almost the winning run. With a series win, Hardik begins his international captaincy career. There's no judging a series against Ireland, luck is on his side. The bowling wasn't good, the batting was poor except for Hooda and Samson. Deepak Hooda is an incredibly talented young man. Having the opportunity to play for the national team, he makes the most of it.

I was very surprised to see Ireland's performance. This team will play better in the future. After batting on a huge target of 226 runs, they lost by only 4 runs. Almost every batsman in Ireland has tried to play well. Experienced bowlers like Bhuvnewar Kumar also gave a lot of runs. The players of the Irish team have proved they have the ability.

The team will only play better in the future if they get more opportunities like this. They need more experience to play international cricket. They have the potential but unfortunately they lack experience. In these times when more emphasis is given to franchise T20 cricket i doubt they will get any more opportunities like the one they got with India.

[JSRAW]

I loved their fighting spirit, chasing 200+ score is never an easy task but they almost did it. Associate teams needs such kind of series regularly and ICC + full nations specially big teams should go ahead and start touring them even if they are sending their 2nd string squad, it's a win-win for everyone.

Positive sign for Ravi Bishnoi, he bowled beautifully last night despite going for runs. Irish batters were struggling against him, he could have picked 3-4 wickets if it wasn't for no ball drama and dropped catch.

Yeah.. Ravi Bishnoi was the player who won the match for India. All the other bowlers were going for more than 12 runs per over, when he was introduced. Bhuvi went for 29 from his 2 and Umran went for 14 in his first. But in his first two overs, Bishnoi conceded only 11 runs and that was the game changer. Irish batsmen were ahead until then, but two tight overs created a lot of pressure and that resulted in Stirling getting out. Stirling had a strike rate of around 250 at that point. From there onwards, Ireland remained behind India.

I've always liked Ravi Bishnoi as a bowler even when he got hammered in the IPL. Kid is extremely talented for sure but competition is tight in the Indian team for the  spin/leggie spot. He's very young so i would like to see him focusing on his batting as well, may be try to become slogger like Umesh Yadav even if it's miss or hit, this might give him edge over others leggie.   

[BobK71]

There is more excitement than expected in this Ireland vs India T20 series. Despite playing well, Ireland lost the match by 4 runs, scoring almost the winning run. With a series win, Hardik begins his international captaincy career. There's no judging a series against Ireland, luck is on his side. The bowling wasn't good, the batting was poor except for Hooda and Samson. Deepak Hooda is an incredibly talented young man. Having the opportunity to play for the national team, he makes the most of it.

I was very surprised to see Ireland's performance. This team will play better in the future. After batting on a huge target of 226 runs, they lost by only 4 runs. Almost every batsman in Ireland has tried to play well. Experienced bowlers like Bhuvnewar Kumar also gave a lot of runs. The players of the Irish team have proved they have the ability.

Yes,This is the attraction of cricket. Ireland came back very close to victory but they didn't win that after all the game captivated the spectators. A team in this position can score 221 runs against India which will inspire others. No matter which team it is, small team has the power to defeat them. Of course, there are many such instances in the history of cricket.