T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[BobK71]

I agree with you.  For a team to win, all players need to play well.  For a team to win, everyone has to play well, both batting and bowling.  If everyone plays well then the match can be won very easily. Pakistan players couldn't do that. I think Pakistan team has very good players.  After that they could not win the match. If all the players of Pakistan had played well then they could have won the match.

Pakistan is very unlucky that they lost this match. At the beginning of the match, the match was controlled by Pakistan. Sri Lanka managed to score 67 runs in the first 10 overs. But with the help of Rajapaksa's unbeaten innings of 71 runs, Sri Lanka set a target of 171 runs in 20 overs. But if Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman play well, Pakistan could have won. But these two batsmen could not play well.

I do not think Pakistan was unlucky. I think they had no clue or plan on how to win against Srilanka. They also underestimated the Srilankan batters after winning the toss and initially putting pressure on them. Bhanuka Rajapaksa played brilliantly yesterday as it was a pressure match. Babar Azam is out of form and this might not go well with Pakistan in the T20WC.

Above all Pakistan lost to a team which has not been able to qualify for the T20WC which is to be held next month. This loss is nothing but a humiliating defeat for Pakistan.

Defeat will be in the game but when that loss is against a small team that too in the final match of any tournament, it is definitely hard to accept. But it has to be said that when Sri Lanka team under pressure, Pakistan can make them look silly. As a result of which Sri Lanka was able to score big and finally they win the Asia Cup.

[S A KHAIR]

Defeat will be in the game but when that loss is against a small team that too in the final match of any tournament, it is definitely hard to accept. But it has to be said that when Sri Lanka team under pressure, Pakistan can make them look silly. As a result of which Sri Lanka was able to score big and finally they win the Asia Cup.

You are right .It is very difficult to accept that an experienced team like Pakistan will lose against Sri Lanka in the final match. Especially the Pakistan squad is more experienced than Sri Lanka. So our expectations from them were more. But the Pakistani batsmen's performance was very poor in the last 2 matches against Sri Lanka. Pakistan was defeated because of the poor performance of the batsmen.

[justdimin]

Pakistan's team has only one weakness. They depend on certain players. Especially if Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, and Rizwan are not able to bat well then it will be very difficult for the Pakistan team to win the match.
Rizwan played well in today's match but Babar Azam scored only 5 runs and Fakhar Zaman returned to the dressing room without scoring any runs. If Fakhar and Babar batted well, Pakistan could have won easily even after batting at a target of 170 runs. Pakistan needs to reduce its dependence on these three players. Otherwise, they will not be able to perform well in the next World Cup.

After watching this final match if someone still insisting Pakistan is quality team then surely I have feeling he needs to be rethought about this because they have never been quality team they never play with planning or better strategy mostly they have just few tasks after achieving them they are benched of crap players which are not able to give their best in big matches today their fields were completely crap and bowling were also out of order with Babar Azam's few decisions I was feeling they are playing to give this trophy to Sri Lanka as they were not in game for win.

They dropped many good players at home just for few players those were in with their personal links not with their ability of game which is surely talk able but no one want to talk about this because there is no merit all things are working on relationship or personal likes and dislikes which is the biggest issue in this board many were feeling with the arrival of Ramiz Raja things could be changed but nothing positive happening all in dark age.

[rojan]

Defeat will be in the game but when that loss is against a small team that too in the final match of any tournament, it is definitely hard to accept. But it has to be said that when Sri Lanka team under pressure, Pakistan can make them look silly. As a result of which Sri Lanka was able to score big and finally they win the Asia Cup.

You are right .It is very difficult to accept that an experienced team like Pakistan will lose against Sri Lanka in the final match. Especially the Pakistan squad is more experienced than Sri Lanka. So our expectations from them were more. But the Pakistani batsmen's performance was very poor in the last 2 matches against Sri Lanka. Pakistan was defeated because of the poor performance of the batsmen.

I think Pakistan to Sri Lanka player Shakti Shali. I didn't think Sri Lanka will win this match.  I thought Pakistan would win the match but it didn't happen.  Sri Lanka put the Pakistan players under pressure from the start in this match.  Pakistan players did not play well.  Sri Lanka bowling and batting both they did well in the match.

[dezoel]

Mr. Captain of Pakistan failed again to prove himself in this series. In the last five matches, He was unable to score a single 50+ score which is sad. He was supposed to lead the team from the front end. Another failure for Fakhar zaman. Pramod Madushan was outstanding so far. Wanindu Hasaranga also doing very good. Pakistan players have to keep their nerves. The match still hanging. Let's see what happens.

Batting performance from Pakistan was not good and that's why they have lost this match. Brilliant performance from Sri Lanka and they have played really well in this tournament from the beginning to end. Sri Lanka deserves this win against Pakistan. Congratulations for winning their 6th Asia Cup Trophy.

Pakistan lost this match as they allowed Sri Lanka after having 5/58 to reach at the target of 170 in remaining overs specially after having their all top batsmen this was turning point here Babar Azam's captaincy was also tested, and he is big failure why Mohammad Nawaz not allowed to complete his four overs, and he was going with most expensive bowlers again and again because if they have done some positive things then surely they have to achieved target which was around 140 to 145 which was achievable and good for them in this final, but they give around 25 runs extra and this game as well.

After this bowling performance their batsmen were under pressure where they fail to give their best specially Iftikhar waste too many balls and have partnership with Mohammad Rizwan 80 balls and 87 runs this was second turning point for the Pakistan team which give them this lost now a long and good time for thinking about these mistakes.

[ibuddy122505]

For their upcoming T20 World Cup in 2022, India has announced their T20 squad. A lot of noise has been made about Team India and its squad. The BCCI has been criticized for excluding Indian batsman Sanju Samson from the team for the T20 World Cup 2022. As fans said, the selectors made poor choices. A number of out-of-form players were selected, but Samson was not included. As a standby, Sanju should at least be present.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Pakistan lost this match as they allowed Sri Lanka after having 5/58 to reach at the target of 170 in remaining overs specially after having their all top batsmen this was turning point here Babar Azam's captaincy was also tested, and he is big failure why Mohammad Nawaz not allowed to complete his four overs, and he was going with most expensive bowlers again and again because if they have done some positive things then surely they have to achieved target which was around 140 to 145 which was achievable and good for them in this final, but they give around 25 runs extra and this game as well.

After this bowling performance their batsmen were under pressure where they fail to give their best specially Iftikhar waste too many balls and have partnership with Mohammad Rizwan 80 balls and 87 runs this was second turning point for the Pakistan team which give them this lost now a long and good time for thinking about these mistakes.

There were many questions regarding Babar Azam capacity after the loss of final. Despite continuous failure Fakhar was not replaced. Khushdil was also not replaced by some other player. The way iftikhar played tells the story that he was playing for himself rather for team.

[JohnBitCo]

Defeat will be in the game but when that loss is against a small team that too in the final match of any tournament, it is definitely hard to accept. But it has to be said that when Sri Lanka team under pressure, Pakistan can make them look silly. As a result of which Sri Lanka was able to score big and finally they win the Asia Cup.

You are right .It is very difficult to accept that an experienced team like Pakistan will lose against Sri Lanka in the final match. Especially the Pakistan squad is more experienced than Sri Lanka. So our expectations from them were more. But the Pakistani batsmen's performance was very poor in the last 2 matches against Sri Lanka. Pakistan was defeated because of the poor performance of the batsmen.

Pakistan was looking overconfident in the match and they were considering themselves a superior team to Srilanka. If you do not take your opponent seriously they can beat you on any given day and this is what happened in the finals. Even, in the match before the finals, Pakistan lost to Srilanka and did not learn any lessons from that match too.

[kotwica666]

Defeat will be in the game but when that loss is against a small team that too in the final match of any tournament, it is definitely hard to accept. But it has to be said that when Sri Lanka team under pressure, Pakistan can make them look silly. As a result of which Sri Lanka was able to score big and finally they win the Asia Cup.

You are right .It is very difficult to accept that an experienced team like Pakistan will lose against Sri Lanka in the final match. Especially the Pakistan squad is more experienced than Sri Lanka. So our expectations from them were more. But the Pakistani batsmen's performance was very poor in the last 2 matches against Sri Lanka. Pakistan was defeated because of the poor performance of the batsmen.

I think Pakistan to Sri Lanka player Shakti Shali. I didn't think Sri Lanka will win this match.  I thought Pakistan would win the match but it didn't happen.  Sri Lanka put the Pakistan players under pressure from the start in this match.  Pakistan players did not play well.  Sri Lanka bowling and batting both they did well in the match.

But from the previous match of the final, I could predict a lot that Sri Lanka will  win and will take the Asia cup 2022 this time.  The Sri Lankan batsmen proved it by their outstanding performance in that match.  And I think the Pakistan Cricket Board should not rely entirely on just a few players and prepare everyone accordingly. I saw they only depends on only Babar azam ,rizwan Zaman Iftikhar .  From Sri Lanka side Rajapaksa had great match . Congratulations to Sri Lanka as they are thr Champion of asia cup 2022

It was beyond my imagination that Sri Lanka would get this year's Asia Cup. This year's favorite team was India, Pakistan. But the Sri Lankan players have proved that no one is small. Everything is possible if you have aptitude. They defeated both India and Pakistan successively to become champions. Congratulations Sri Lanka.

[Marvell1]

Pakistan's team has only one weakness. They depend on certain players. Especially if Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, and Rizwan are not able to bat well then it will be very difficult for the Pakistan team to win the match.
Rizwan played well in today's match but Babar Azam scored only 5 runs and Fakhar Zaman returned to the dressing room without scoring any runs. If Fakhar and Babar batted well, Pakistan could have won easily even after batting at a target of 170 runs. Pakistan needs to reduce its dependence on these three players. Otherwise, they will not be able to perform well in the next World Cup.

After watching this final match if someone still insisting Pakistan is quality team then surely I have feeling he needs to be rethought about this because they have never been quality team they never play with planning or better strategy mostly they have just few tasks after achieving them they are benched of crap players which are not able to give their best in big matches today their fields were completely crap and bowling were also out of order with Babar Azam's few decisions I was feeling they are playing to give this trophy to Sri Lanka as they were not in game for win.

They dropped many good players at home just for few players those were in with their personal links not with their ability of game which is surely talk able but no one want to talk about this because there is no merit all things are working on relationship or personal likes and dislikes which is the biggest issue in this board many were feeling with the arrival of Ramiz Raja things could be changed but nothing positive happening all in dark age.

I just cannot still believe that Pakistan lost the match. and they did not just lose the match. Sri Lanka won the match quite convincingly. I have to send Sri Lanka played really well and they had a really good game plan going into this final. They got a good amount of France towards the end of the first innings and when Pakistan was getting a really good run rate in the second innings they realized that they need to bowl slower. And that's when Pakistan started to fall behind the run rate

They depend on certain players. Especially if Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, and Rizwan are not able to bat well then it will be very difficult for the Pakistan team to win the match.

Pakistan has won all the matches in this Asia cup without Babar and Fakhar scoring any significant runs. Only Rizwan was a consistent performer in the top 3 batsmen. Yes, I agree there are only two or three batsmen who were performing but since we were on a winning roll, we overlooked our weakness.

I believe that the problem was the top order of Pakistan not being able to get enough runs. There was a big expectation from Babar. But he failed. The batting of Pakistan was an area of concern for them from the whole tournament in my opinion.

[KennyR]

Defeat will be in the game but when that loss is against a small team that too in the final match of any tournament, it is definitely hard to accept. But it has to be said that when Sri Lanka team under pressure, Pakistan can make them look silly. As a result of which Sri Lanka was able to score big and finally they win the Asia Cup.

You are right .It is very difficult to accept that an experienced team like Pakistan will lose against Sri Lanka in the final match. Especially the Pakistan squad is more experienced than Sri Lanka. So our expectations from them were more. But the Pakistani batsmen's performance was very poor in the last 2 matches against Sri Lanka. Pakistan was defeated because of the poor performance of the batsmen.

Pakistan was looking overconfident in the match and they were considering themselves a superior team to Srilanka. If you do not take your opponent seriously they can beat you on any given day and this is what happened in the finals. Even, in the match before the finals, Pakistan lost to Srilanka and did not learn any lessons from that match too.

Over confidence always pays back and the same is being experienced by Pakistan in the finals. Thinking superior than the other team is a wrong perspective. Whether they're small or big, it is good to watch their performance and make plans accordingly so to turn it a winning match. Here Pakistan failed and were over confident on their performance. The confidence level could've gone even high during the first ten overs of the their innings.

[lixer]

I just cannot still believe that Pakistan lost the match. and they did not just lose the match. Sri Lanka won the match quite convincingly. I have to send Sri Lanka played really well and they had a really good game plan going into this final. They got a good amount of France towards the end of the first innings and when Pakistan was getting a really good run rate in the second innings they realized that they need to bowl slower. And that's when Pakistan started to fall behind the run rate

You are not alone who is still not believing in this defeat millions at home Pakistan also in shock as team already announces apologizes about this as they were overconfident and done few mistakes which are ok but suddenly many questions about Babar Azam captaincy and teams selections are also rising which is another chapter from this all I just want to figure out one thing which I read on Twitter and posted by legendary Pakistani player Shoaib Malik that" When will we come out from friendship, liking & disliking culture. Allah always helps the honest.

"It's all just end from my side about this defeat and about Pakistan team which is never been quality team, just a bench of good players which are going around the world for their own journey.

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I just cannot still believe that Pakistan lost the match. and they did not just lose the match. Sri Lanka won the match quite convincingly. I have to send Sri Lanka played really well and they had a really good game plan going into this final. They got a good amount of France towards the end of the first innings and when Pakistan was getting a really good run rate in the second innings they realized that they need to bowl slower. And that's when Pakistan started to fall behind the run rate

You are not alone who is still not believing in this defeat millions at home Pakistan also in shock as team already announces apologizes about this as they were overconfident and done few mistakes which are ok but suddenly many questions about Babar Azam captaincy and teams selections are also rising which is another chapter from this all I just want to figure out one thing which I read on Twitter and posted by legendary Pakistani player Shoaib Malik that" When will we come out from friendship, liking & disliking culture. Allah always helps the honest.

"It's all just end from my side about this defeat and about Pakistan team which is never been quality team, just a bench of good players which are going around the world for their own journey.

Yes, No one had really idea about that Pakistan would lose the match before the final match with Sri Lanka like that. And from that match, it was little predictable as to who would win the final match. And what I expected happened, because Sri Lanka had won against Pakistan in the last match, they had confidence and they were seen batting comfortably in the beginning and the bowling site was also very good in the final, and all the results were Sri Lanka's victory. Congratulations to the Sri Lankan team.

[Naficopa]

Mr. Captain of Pakistan failed again to prove himself in this series. In the last five matches, He was unable to score a single 50+ score which is sad. He was supposed to lead the team from the front end. Another failure for Fakhar zaman. Pramod Madushan was outstanding so far. Wanindu Hasaranga also doing very good. Pakistan players have to keep their nerves. The match still hanging. Let's see what happens.

Batting performance from Pakistan was not good and that's why they have lost this match. Brilliant performance from Sri Lanka and they have played really well in this tournament from the beginning to end. Sri Lanka deserves this win against Pakistan. Congratulations for winning their 6th Asia Cup Trophy.

Pakistan did not lose this match only because of batting failure. Pakistan also lost due to fielding failure also. Missed two catches at crucial time of the match and gave extra runs. If the two catches were not missed at that time, the result of the match could have been different.

Sri Lanka played like champions and they deserve to win this cup. Pakistan's performance in the last three matches shows that they are not as strong a team as everyone thought. Congratulations to Sri Lanka for winning the Asia Cup.

We can spend the whole day thinking about the match and also if this and that happened, the match results would have been different.
The thing is that both teams have 20 overs to play their best game and win the final. Srilanka showed a maturity that even losing 5 quick wickets they managed to keep in the game and later won it for their country.

Pakistan team lacked the team work and they had no plan on how to go for this big run chase. None of the players took any responsibility to take it till the end and eventually SriLankan team took full advantage of this situation and won the match.

I think that is okie. Pakistani team came so far and that is a good thing
Amid chaos and political trouble Sirlanakan team and Pakistnai team gave a small hope and happiness to their people - But both are not a rich nation. So the match was not fixed. 

[LittleBitFunny]

Yes, No one had really idea about that Pakistan would lose the match before the final match with Sri Lanka like that. And from that match, it was little predictable as to who would win the final match. And what I expected happened, because Sri Lanka had won against Pakistan in the last match, they had confidence and they were seen batting comfortably in the beginning and the bowling site was also very good in the final, and all the results were Sri Lanka's victory. Congratulations to the Sri Lankan team.

Sri Lanka deserves to be champions. Sri Lanka players have performed well in every match after losing all wickets for just 105 runs against Afghanistan in the first match. They batted against Bangladesh with a huge target of 184 runs and won. In the next match, Sri Lanka won quite easily despite batting for 176 against Afghanistan and 174 against India.

The main reason behind the two-match win against Pakistan was the excellent performance of their bowlers. In the first match, Sri Lanka took all the trouble from Pakistan for just 121 runs. And in final Pakistan lost all wickets for just 147 runs. Sri Lanka became champions because of the great performance of Sri Lankan bowlers.

[Tony116]

Yes, No one had really idea about that Pakistan would lose the match before the final match with Sri Lanka like that. And from that match, it was little predictable as to who would win the final match. And what I expected happened, because Sri Lanka had won against Pakistan in the last match, they had confidence and they were seen batting comfortably in the beginning and the bowling site was also very good in the final, and all the results were Sri Lanka's victory. Congratulations to the Sri Lankan team.

Sri Lanka deserves to be champions. Sri Lanka players have performed well in every match after losing all wickets for just 105 runs against Afghanistan in the first match. They batted against Bangladesh with a huge target of 184 runs and won. In the next match, Sri Lanka won quite easily despite batting for 176 against Afghanistan and 174 against India.

The main reason behind the two-match win against Pakistan was the excellent performance of their bowlers. In the first match, Sri Lanka took all the trouble from Pakistan for just 121 runs. And in final Pakistan lost all wickets for just 147 runs. Sri Lanka became champions because of the great performance of Sri Lankan bowlers.

This was Sri Lanka's first time playing in a tournament like this and they played well. The thing I like about them is that they have used their heads to make decisions. Their strategy didn't just consist of going into the field and trying to bowl as fast as they could. In addition to using the slow balls well, they also weighted for the right moment while batting to start hitting the ball at the right time. At this point in the tournament, if anyone told me that Sri Lanka was going to win this tournament and this was the start of the tournament, I would not have believed it. But they have proved most people wrong. The fact that they are still capable of doing good things shows that there is still hope for them.

[Rana590]

Defeat will be in the game but when that loss is against a small team that too in the final match of any tournament, it is definitely hard to accept. But it has to be said that when Sri Lanka team under pressure, Pakistan can make them look silly. As a result of which Sri Lanka was able to score big and finally they win the Asia Cup.

You are right .It is very difficult to accept that an experienced team like Pakistan will lose against Sri Lanka in the final match. Especially the Pakistan squad is more experienced than Sri Lanka. So our expectations from them were more. But the Pakistani batsmen's performance was very poor in the last 2 matches against Sri Lanka. Pakistan was defeated because of the poor performance of the batsmen.

Sri Lanka has ability to win against Pakistan as well as any team and they have already done it. Sri Lanka palys good in their big matches. Some young players are leading the team perfectly. Sri Lanka has opportunity to gain more in future.

[tami40]

I agree with you.  For a team to win, all players need to play well.  For a team to win, everyone has to play well, both batting and bowling.  If everyone plays well then the match can be won very easily. Pakistan players couldn't do that. I think Pakistan team has very good players.  After that they could not win the match. If all the players of Pakistan had played well then they could have won the match.

Pakistan is very unlucky that they lost this match. At the beginning of the match, the match was controlled by Pakistan. Sri Lanka managed to score 67 runs in the first 10 overs. But with the help of Rajapaksa's unbeaten innings of 71 runs, Sri Lanka set a target of 171 runs in 20 overs. But if Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman play well, Pakistan could have won. But these two batsmen could not play well.

I do not think Pakistan was unlucky. I think they had no clue or plan on how to win against Srilanka. They also underestimated the Srilankan batters after winning the toss and initially putting pressure on them. Bhanuka Rajapaksa played brilliantly yesterday as it was a pressure match. Babar Azam is out of form and this might not go well with Pakistan in the T20WC.

Above all Pakistan lost to a team which has not been able to qualify for the T20WC which is to be held next month. This loss is nothing but a humiliating defeat for Pakistan.

Babar Azam wins the toss and breaks the belief that Sri Lanka gave Pakistan a huge target. Pakistan failed to complete the target. Everyone finds it unbelievable that Pakistan lost to Sri Lanka.  Sri Lanka, one of the successful teams in the Asia Cup, failed

[kro55]

I agree with you.  For a team to win, all players need to play well.  For a team to win, everyone has to play well, both batting and bowling.  If everyone plays well then the match can be won very easily. Pakistan players couldn't do that. I think Pakistan team has very good players.  After that they could not win the match. If all the players of Pakistan had played well then they could have won the match.

Pakistan is very unlucky that they lost this match. At the beginning of the match, the match was controlled by Pakistan. Sri Lanka managed to score 67 runs in the first 10 overs. But with the help of Rajapaksa's unbeaten innings of 71 runs, Sri Lanka set a target of 171 runs in 20 overs. But if Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman play well, Pakistan could have won. But these two batsmen could not play well.

I do not think Pakistan was unlucky. I think they had no clue or plan on how to win against Srilanka. They also underestimated the Srilankan batters after winning the toss and initially putting pressure on them. Bhanuka Rajapaksa played brilliantly yesterday as it was a pressure match. Babar Azam is out of form and this might not go well with Pakistan in the T20WC.
Above all Pakistan lost to a team which has not been able to qualify for the T20WC which is to be held next month. This loss is nothing but a humiliating defeat for Pakistan.

Babar Azam wins the toss and breaks the belief that Sri Lanka gave Pakistan a huge target. Pakistan failed to complete the target. Everyone finds it unbelievable that Pakistan lost to Sri Lanka.  Sri Lanka, one of the successful teams in the Asia Cup, failed

Sri Lanka's target was too big? I cannot call the target of 171 runs a big target. Because against an experienced and strong bowling lineup like India, Pakistan was able to win despite batting at a target of 182 runs. Pakistan could have won the target of 171 runs if their batsmen had performed well.

Babar Azam has been out of form since the start of this tournament. So a good performance was not expected from him against Sri Lanka. But I expected better performance from Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Nawaz. If these two players could have played well then Pakistan could have become champions.

[n0ne]

Sri Lanka's target was too big? I cannot call the target of 171 runs a big target. Because against an experienced and strong bowling lineup like India, Pakistan was able to win despite batting at a target of 182 runs. Pakistan could have won the target of 171 runs if their batsmen had performed well.

Babar Azam has been out of form since the start of this tournament. So a good performance was not expected from him against Sri Lanka. But I expected better performance from Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Nawaz. If these two players could have played well then Pakistan could have become champions.

I agree - some people are just commenting
171 run was not a big target - but Pakistan do not have strong batting line like always and they not lucky yesterday that is why they lost the cup

The target is reachable, because in 120 balls 171 runs required. There is early wicket fall and further there is a good partnership, but the runrate isn't maintained. This increased the pressure at the end overs. Particularly from the 12th over onwards Pakistan tried to take chances and nothing gave hands.