T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[tami40]

Srilanka is in control of the match at the moment. They are regularly taking wickets and Indians aren't able to settle down. Both the set batsmen Rohit Sharma  and Suryakumar Yadav are gone.
I smell an upset today but let's see how the game progresses in the Srilankan innings. Remember Srilanka is used to chasing big scores in the previous matches but this time they may not even have to chase a big score.

Before start of this match I was giving 35% chance to Sri Lanka and 65% to India but now after end of first half now Sri Lanka increase their chance with 45% and India is having 55% they have done good work in bowling and fielding with just 173 runs India is short of 15 to 20 runs from their target even their bowling is good, and they have few quality bowlers who can change things drastically but after back to back two wins is also giving good chance to Sri Lanka as they can do better for themselves and surely this win can give them spot into final which is surely in their mind.
 
Today Just Rohit Sharma was in good touch all others were badly missing their good touch which is very important for matches like these Kohli was the biggest disappointment after having two 50+ today got out on duck is not good for his confidence.

Today, Sri Lanka is performing exceptionally well against India. They already pass a long way to win. Sri Lanka managed to score 90 runs without losing any wicket. The required run rate is 8.73 which is in Sri Lanka's control. Already 10 overs have gone. If Sri Lanka wins today's match then India will be eliminated from this Asia Cup and Sri Lanka's chance will remain. Both teams will give great effort till the last ball in this match.

Sri Lanka was under pressure for some time but later turned the game around
  Sri Lankan batsmen were trying to hold from the start they played brilliantly but from what I saw Indian bowlers were not that good if India could have bowled better they might not have lost to Srilanka today

[ScamViruS]

Sri Lanka was under pressure for some time but later turned the game around
  Sri Lankan batsmen were trying to hold from the start they played brilliantly but from what I saw Indian bowlers were not that good if India could have bowled better they might not have lost to Srilanka today

After India lost to Pakistan, they were under a lot of pressure in this match. India's batting has not been able to do anything big today, as a result of which they have not been able to secure a big score. I think India's bowling is very weak compared to other teams, so in the last two matches, the Indian bowlers could not do much except take 4 wickets in the middle overs. Sri Lanka won this match by playing brilliantly, I was hopeful that something like this would happen, because their confidence level was very high from the performance Sri Lanka had in the last two matches.

[S A KHAIR]

Sri Lanka was under pressure for some time but later turned the game around
  Sri Lankan batsmen were trying to hold from the start they played brilliantly but from what I saw Indian bowlers were not that good if India could have bowled better they might not have lost to Srilanka today

After India lost to Pakistan, they were under a lot of pressure in this match. India's batting has not been able to do anything big today, as a result of which they have not been able to secure a big score. I think India's bowling is very weak compared to other teams, so in the last two matches, the Indian bowlers could not do much except take 4 wickets in the middle overs. Sri Lanka won this match by playing brilliantly, I was hopeful that something like this would happen, because their confidence level was very high from the performance Sri Lanka had in the last two matches.

I would not say that India's bowling is weak. Almost every bowler in their squad is very talented and experienced. Even though the bowling line-up is strong, they are not doing well on the Dubai pitch. In particular, I would like to mention Bhuvneshwar Kumar. His performance is very bad. We don't expect such a performance from an experienced bowler like him. He gave 19 runs in the 19th over in the match against Pakistan. As a result, India was defeated. In today's match too, he gave 14 runs in the 19th over. If he had bowled the 19th over successfully, India would have won the match.

[eaLiTy]

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India was fully favourite in this match, but Sri Lanka has proven it wrong. Sri Lanka had almost ensured their victory with their opening partnership. But India took control over the games by taking 4 wickets in the middle overs. That's why the betting odds was in favour of India at the moment. Arshdeep did quite well in the last over, but the required run wasn't so high. Sri Lanka has entered in the final as a first team. They lost the first match very badly against Afghanistan. No one expected such comeback from the Sri Lankan team. 19 runs were needed in the last 10 balls. I placed a bet on Sri Lanka at the moment and won it.

India was a heavy favorite coming into the match but in these pitches chasing the score is easier considering how all the teams that chased won. What i like about Sri Lanka is that they do not have an extraordinary player which everyone identifies yet they are team who will perform as a team.

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 I would like to mention Bhuvneshwar Kumar. His performance is very bad. We don't expect such a performance from an experienced bowler like him. He gave 19 runs in the 19th over in the match against Pakistan. As a result, India was defeated. In today's match too, he gave 14 runs in the 19th over. If he had bowled the 19th over successfully, India would have won the match.

Yes the biggest disappointment for India is Bhuvneshwar Kumar who bowled the second last over against Pakistan now in this match he bowled the second last over and went for runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar should bowl his quota of overs in his initial spell rather than banking on him in the later overs.

Fate of India lies on the other matches and it is highly unlikely we will see them in the final with the way things are progressing.

[Hamza2424]

I can see many poata now i would say bla bla bla dears here are too many users who are early judge haha. What was being discussed that its a Cakerun, piece of cake and all that but what eventually happened again my dear many fellows failed to see how its going. I'm not talking too much but in Asia cup i can see 80% wrong predictions.

Alhamdulliah i made a wordic in my last posts abot total score and that came closest ever. I really enjoyed the match highlights as i was unable to watch Sri Lankas Batting Line but i was checking Score board.

[Sithara007]

So this is going to be bad for the TV broadcasters. Disney-Star was hoping for a third India vs Pakistan clash in this tournament, and that is not going to happen. The final match is going to be between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in all probability. There is no 3rd place match, else they could have recovered some money through it. That said, Hotstar should be happy. As per the latest estimates, the Super 4 clash between India and Pakistan had a peak concurrent viewership of 14 million in the OTT platform. That is 1 million higher than the match between the two teams in group stage. 

[UmerIdrees]

Anyways I never said that Afghanistan / Srilanka are better teams than India. I said that Pakistan had to win an easy game with hong kong to qualify but now India have to win two relatively tough games with tough teams to qualify for the finals.

You literally mentioned that Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are much better teams than India in your earlier post which is why you are clearly changing your words here.

So you still think I was speaking lies 

Lol. Amplifying the text makes you look silly and you did change your words later on. Anyway, you were right and I was wrong which I admit, but India still are alive in the tournament at the moment which is why you are celebrating very early.

Stop focusing on my words/text and think about the performance of the team which get a lot of T20 match practice in IPL 

Am i celebrating? Even Pakistan has not qualified yet because they also have to beat either Srilanka or Afghanistan (beating one of them might be  enough though).

Lastly, India is alive in the tournament, but they are on the ventilator at the moment and Pakistan can pull off their oxygen mask if they beat Afghanistan today. 

[virasog]

I can see many poata now i would say bla bla bla dears here are too many users who are early judge haha. What was being discussed that its a Cakerun, piece of cake and all that but what eventually happened again my dear many fellows failed to see how its going. I'm not talking too much but in Asia cup i can see 80% wrong predictions.

What's make you think that Srilanka got the victory by "cakerun".

This was not a one-sided match. The match went to the last over and the last ball, which shows that how close was the match and eventually one team has to win and this time it was Srilanka.

[ibuddy122505]

Anyways I never said that Afghanistan / Srilanka are better teams than India. I said that Pakistan had to win an easy game with hong kong to qualify but now India have to win two relatively tough games with tough teams to qualify for the finals.

You literally mentioned that Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are much better teams than India in your earlier post which is why you are clearly changing your words here.

So you still think I was speaking lies 

Lol. Amplifying the text makes you look silly and you did change your words later on. Anyway, you were right and I was wrong which I admit, but India still are alive in the tournament at the moment which is why you are celebrating very early.

Stop focusing on my words/text and think about the performance of the team which get a lot of T20 match practice in IPL 

Am i celebrating? Even Pakistan has not qualified yet because they also have to beat either Srilanka or Afghanistan (beating one of them might be  enough though).

Lastly, India is alive in the tournament, but they are on the ventilator at the moment and Pakistan can pull off their oxygen mask if they beat Afghanistan today. 

I am very impressed with Sri Lanka's performance. Pakistan has not yet confirmed their ticket, but Sri Lanka almost did. It is a knife-edge situation for India after losing a close match against Sri Lanka. In the tournament, India remains alive, and it has a chance to reach the final, but it will need good luck in order to get there. A crucial event will take place today between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

[kro55]

I can see many poata now i would say bla bla bla dears here are too many users who are early judge haha. What was being discussed that its a Cakerun, piece of cake and all that but what eventually happened again my dear many fellows failed to see how its going. I'm not talking too much but in Asia cup i can see 80% wrong predictions.

What's make you think that Srilanka got the victory by "cakerun".
This was not a one-sided match. The match went to the last over and the last ball, which shows that how close was the match and eventually one team has to win and this time it was Srilanka.

It is a very enjoyable and competitive match. The performance of the players of both teams was outstanding. In the last over, Sri Lanka needed 7 runs to win. And Sri Lankan players had to play 5 balls to collect these 7 runs. Had Bhuvneshwar Kumar completed the 19th over successfully, India would have won the match? He eased Sri Lanka's path to victory by conceding 14 runs in the 19th over. India needs more experienced bowlers to bowl in the death overs. However, I expected a bigger target from India in this match. The performance of the batsmen was not as good as expected. If the target was 185/190 then India would have won this match.

[GigaBit]

I can see many poata now i would say bla bla bla dears here are too many users who are early judge haha. What was being discussed that its a Cakerun, piece of cake and all that but what eventually happened again my dear many fellows failed to see how its going. I'm not talking too much but in Asia cup i can see 80% wrong predictions.

What's make you think that Srilanka got the victory by "cakerun".

This was not a one-sided match. The match went to the last over and the last ball, which shows that how close was the match and eventually one team has to win and this time it was Srilanka.

Yes of course ,there is no way to call this match was one-sided. There were constantly dramatic changes happen in that match and it kept the excitement to spectators till to the last ball. At one stage it looked like India was losing. In another phase it looked like Sri Lanka was going to lose but in the end Sri Lanka finally won. In the last match, most of the Indian cricketers failed to play good cricket except only Rohit Sharma, which led to their loss despite being a cricket powerhouse.

[JSRAW]

So this is going to be bad for the TV broadcasters. Disney-Star was hoping for a third India vs Pakistan clash in this tournament, and that is not going to happen. The final match is going to be between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in all probability. There is no 3rd place match, else they could have recovered some money through it. That said, Hotstar should be happy. As per the latest estimates, the Super 4 clash between India and Pakistan had a peak concurrent viewership of 14 million in the OTT platform. That is 1 million higher than the match between the two teams in group stage.  

Last night's encounter also attracted enough eyeballs. I tuned in when there were like 12 Million live subs.

I reckon this is good for cricket overall, course correction is very much necessary atm. Only then Broadcasters and all other parties are going to be serious and focus on content like comm box etc.

[tami40]

Today's match is great one match Afghanistan vs Pakistan, Afghanistan is playing two matches in a row, two matches Afghanistan played very well. If Rashid Khan can make the right attacks in bowling, the ball and the batsman can play efficiently with effort. Then a plus coin can be expected for Afghanistan, I am confused about the Afghanistan-Pakistan two team match and very worried about the win and loss of both teams.

[Sithara007]

Last night's encounter also attracted enough eyeballs. I tuned in when there were like 12 Million live subs.

I reckon this is good for cricket overall, course correction is very much necessary atm. Only then Broadcasters and all other parties are going to be serious and focus on content like comm box etc.

So we can conservatively say that there are at least 20 million subscribers for Hotstar in India, who watch cricket regularly. Given their average subscription fee of $12 per year, it translates to $2.4 billion per year. On top of that, they get revenue from advertisements as well. For the South Asian and South East Asian regions, Hotstar claims to have a subscriber base of around 58 million, with a quarterly growth of close to 15% (8.3 million new subscribers in Q2 2022). Out of the entire pool of subscribers, at least one-third seems to be there primarily for cricket.

[onecall123]

Today's match is great one match Afghanistan vs Pakistan, Afghanistan is playing two matches in a row, two matches Afghanistan played very well. If Rashid Khan can make the right attacks in bowling, the ball and the batsman can play efficiently with effort. Then a plus coin can be expected for Afghanistan, I am confused about the Afghanistan-Pakistan two team match and very worried about the win and loss of both teams.

Pakistan and Afghanistan are playing in the Asia Cup Super 4 today. As both nations look to move forward in the competition, they are looking to win the match. As a result of previous results, Afghanistan's chances of winning are lower. It is a pitch for batting. It is also Afghanistan, which Pakistan should be aware of. If I were to guess, any team that bats first will lose.

[Sithara007]

Pakistan and Afghanistan are playing in the Asia Cup Super 4 today. As both nations look to move forward in the competition, they are looking to win the match. As a result of previous results, Afghanistan's chances of winning are lower. It is a pitch for batting. It is also Afghanistan, which Pakistan should be aware of. If I were to guess, any team that bats first will lose.

I am not sure whether both the teams can move forward. Sri Lanka has almost confirmed their spot in the finals. But if Afghanistan wins today and Pakistan wins their last Super4 match, then there is a chance that all the three top teams (Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan) may end up with 4 points each. And if that is the case, then I think the NRR will come to play. But in case Pakistan wins today, then Sri Lanka and Pakistan will proceed to the final. So there is a chance that everything will get decided today.

[MatthewLM]

Today's match is great one match Afghanistan vs Pakistan, Afghanistan is playing two matches in a row, two matches Afghanistan played very well. If Rashid Khan can make the right attacks in bowling, the ball and the batsman can play efficiently with effort. Then a plus coin can be expected for Afghanistan, I am confused about the Afghanistan-Pakistan two team match and very worried about the win and loss of both teams.

Yes, you are right, the match will be very interesting.  Let's see which of the two teams will be the winner. Today's match two teams are very strong Shali team. In the match I think Pakistan's kholwar will play well today. I hope Pakistan will win this match.

[pakhitheboss]

India was fully favourite in this match, but Sri Lanka has proven it wrong. Sri Lanka had almost ensured their victory with their opening partnership. But India took control over the games by taking 4 wickets in the middle overs. That's why the betting odds was in favour of India at the moment. Arshdeep did quite well in the last over, but the required run wasn't so high. Sri Lanka has entered in the final as a first team. They lost the first match very badly against Afghanistan. No one expected such comeback from the Sri Lankan team. 19 runs were needed in the last 10 balls. I placed a bet on Sri Lanka at the moment and won it.

The odds were in favor of India but you cannot stop a disaster, which for India was again the middle order. KL Rahul is out of form and he is struggling to bat and the same is with Virat Kohli. Hardik Pandya, Panth, and Hooda were a disaster again. For Srilanka, the benefit was that they won the toss and choose to field first as the wicket does help the bowlers. Arshdeep Singh after India vs Pakistan controversy was the costliest bowler. I hope the selectors do not drop him in the upcoming T20WC.

India will not play the final for sure as I am confident Pakistan will win against Afghanistan.

[Haunebu]

Am i celebrating? Even Pakistan has not qualified yet because they also have to beat either Srilanka or Afghanistan (beating one of them might be  enough though).

Lastly, India is alive in the tournament, but they are on the ventilator at the moment and Pakistan can pull off their oxygen mask if they beat Afghanistan today. 

You are technically right. Pakistan will most probably end up playing against Sri Lanka in the finals thanks to consecutive bad performances by the Indian team, but India vs Pakistan final would have been far more entertaining since they are 1-1 in the tournament so far.

KL Rahul is out of form and he is struggling to bat and the same is with Virat Kohli. Hardik Pandya, Panth, and Hooda were a disaster again.

I disagree about Pandya. He was the game-changer in several matches in recent times.

[CPNpr]

I expect the match that starts today will be very interesting between the two teams and after a lot of battle it will be seen which team will win but here I think if Pakistan players can perform well today then Pakistan will win I think these two teams are very  We have to wait until one of the teams emerges victorious after a hard fought battle