T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Iranus]

What a shitty performance from the Bongbros. I feel for Bangladeshi fans, they are passionate about their cricket team and that's what they get in return every single time.
Virtually no fightback whatsoever and also they just got lucky against the Netherlands.

Bangladesh is one of the two countries whose performance declined after being awarded the test status (other being Zimbabwe). Today, they were pathetic. South Africa made a total of 200 plus, despite the fact that quota product Bavuma wasted an entire over at the beginning. Rilee Rossouw and Quinton de Kock were just ruthless. And then Anrich Nortje finished off the things with his bowling. Hopefully the CSA will not proceed with their new transformation policy (4 players on merit in the playing XI) after witnessing the performance today.

They are again n again making a strong case for striping their full test status.
Proteas were good but having said that they need to take some hard decisions regarding Buvama, he's looking like a freeloader and as some experts pointed out Captaincy is a privilege, not a right.

I really don't know what to say. I am so freaking disappointed in Bangladesh. The batting lineup of Bangladesh is so terrible, it's really unbelievable. When your top order is missing straight balls you know that you have a problem and they do not deserve to be your openers or top-order batsmen. Shakib Al Hasan was unlucky in this match, both in batting and bowling. And how does a keeper not recognize that he cannot move backward when the bowler is running up to deliver the ball!! It doesn't matter how hard you try, if you don't know the basics you are not able to go far.

At the same time, Bangladesh does not have fast bowlers who can consistently bowl at over 145 km per hour speed. Overall, Bangladesh had a poor performance. I hope they will be able to do better in the next one.

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[Dubaian]

Today's T20 World Cup score for Pakistan vs Zimbabwe is complete. Zimbabwe won the game and they were cheered by thousands of spectators. Most of the Pakistan team wanted to win this game. But they could not win this match due to their poor game performance. Pakistan team could have scored more runs if Shan Masood was not out. And Pakistan could have won but luckily it was a good Zimbabwean performance again so they got the winner.

[noormcs5]

Both Pakistan and Zimbabwe have almost equal strength. Winning the toss and batting, the Zimbabwean team performed well in the beginning. But after a while when the wicket of Zimbabwe fell, the game turned around. Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf brought Zimbabwe's batting into slow motion in a flash. Zimbabwe made 130 for 8 in 20 overs, giving Pakistan a target of 131 runs. So far Pakistan has collected 71 runs by losing 3 wickets in 12 overs. There is intense tension in this match

Even if both the teams are equal in strength, the field of play will prove who will win and who will lose.  In this match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe today, Zimbabwe batted first and collected 130 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Playing on the target of 130 runs, Pakistan has so far collected 102 runs in 17 overs in 6 wkts. Pakistan need 24 runs from 16 balls right now to win. Which is not too difficult for Pakistan team.

I can't believe what happened? What did Pakistan do? If they perform like this how they dream to play in the World Cup and deserve to the final? Most of the gamblers today already lost huge money. The condition of T20 cricket cannot be predicted until the last ball is delivered. As it is game anything can happen but Pakistani supporters don't expect such a situation.

That was what i was thinking that it would have been a nightmare for the gamblers who bet on Pakistan today. Everyone or the majority of the gamblers would have bet on Pakistan (as they were the stronger of the two teams) and to their surprise, Pakistan lost the match.

Tomorrow the first match is between Afghanistan and Ireland. The odds are good for both teams. I would suggest betting on Afghanistan in this match with 1.61 odds.

[teosanru]

Biggest Upset in T20WC - 2022

First of all I would like to humbly say one word for Pakistan team OVER CONFIDENCE . Getting defeated by Zimbabwe is the most humiliating event happened to them after getting their win  snatched  by India.

This is hilarious in my opinion as the important player of the Zimbabwe side named Sikander Raza was not at all productive today. I was accepting Pakistan to win this match but as always they are dependent on the opening pair.

Getting into semifinals is no more easy for Pakistan after what happened today. This defeat should make the Pakistani side understand that all mighty will never help you unless you work on the basic.

What an amazing moment is for the Zimbabwe team. They were an underdog but after this win they have become a contender to win this tournament.

What a match today, Zimbabwe nowhere looked like an associate nation. They played perfect process cricket in all the three aspects. That save of boundary on the first ball of the last over was sufficient to prove this. That 1 run might have made all the difference. Coming to Pakistan, it's not only over confidence it's lack of skill I would say. This doesn't looks like a team which can play in Australia, until when will Pakistan be dependent on Babar and Rizwan? If they don't perform the whole line up isn't capable enough to even take you to a par score. Forget about the pace line up they flaunt so much about. Sheer pace cannot help you take wickets, just because you have good pace and it's Australia you'll not automatically get wickets, you'll have to adjust yourself according to pitches. My stand pretty much remains same from the Asia Cup, this Pakistan team isn't a world class team at all. They showed that in Asia Cup and are showing the same here as well. Just winning 1 or 2 matches here and there can't prove your greatness. They should focus on building real match skills in their players, not just flaunting that how their players can hit 150 sixes everyday in nets.

[impulse709]

It is really unfortunate for Pakistan. Despite Pakistan team stepping on the door of victory, Pakistan had to lose the match to Zimbabwe. Two matches in a row  the defeat, Pakistan's place in the semi-finals was largely uncertain. Pakistan team scored 129 runs in 20 overs losing 8 wickets. I think Pakistan team could have won the match if they tried a little more. In today's match, both the teams fought hard. Zimbabwe also had to win the match through a tough fight.

[BALIK]

Today's T20 World Cup score for Pakistan vs Zimbabwe is complete. Zimbabwe won the game and they were cheered by thousands of spectators. Most of the Pakistan team wanted to win this game. But they could not win this match due to their poor game performance. Pakistan team could have scored more runs if Shan Masood was not out. And Pakistan could have won but luckily it was a good Zimbabwean performance again so they got the winner.

Through the result of this match, we once again understood well how weak Pakistan team is. Pakistan team is completely dependent on the performance of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. Babar Azam has been out of form for a long time, so the Pakistan team is not playing well either. If Babar and Rizwan were able to play well today then Pakistan team would not have faced any problem to win this match. Even in the upcoming matches, if Babar and Rizwan don't return to form and perform well, they will lose a few more matches.

[Maidak]

Both Pakistan and Zimbabwe have almost equal strength. Winning the toss and batting, the Zimbabwean team performed well in the beginning. But after a while when the wicket of Zimbabwe fell, the game turned around. Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf brought Zimbabwe's batting into slow motion in a flash. Zimbabwe made 130 for 8 in 20 overs, giving Pakistan a target of 131 runs. So far Pakistan has collected 71 runs by losing 3 wickets in 12 overs. There is intense tension in this match

Even if both the teams are equal in strength, the field of play will prove who will win and who will lose.  In this match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe today, Zimbabwe batted first and collected 130 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Playing on the target of 130 runs, Pakistan has so far collected 102 runs in 17 overs in 6 wkts. Pakistan need 24 runs from 16 balls right now to win. Which is not too difficult for Pakistan team.

I can't believe what happened? What did Pakistan do? If they perform like this how they dream to play in the World Cup and deserve to the final? Most of the gamblers today already lost huge money. The condition of T20 cricket cannot be predicted until the last ball is delivered. As it is game anything can happen but Pakistani supporters don't expect such a situation.

We are seeing strange things in this World Cup. England team was in great form before the World Cup and they won the series with a great performance against Australia. But yesterday they lost against Ireland. It was a completely unexpected result. And I think many gamblers lost their money in this match.
Pakistan lost today's match against a relatively weak team like Zimbabwe. Although Pakistan's bowlers performed well, Pakistan could not win despite batting at a target of only 131 runs. We do not expect such bad batting from Pakistani players.

England lost against Ireland because of the DLS system. I think that is the most trash system ever invented. I have to say that England was really unlucky. If the match was actually played for the whole 40 overs I don't think Ireland had any chance against England.

But on the other hand, the performance of Pakistan was really terrible. Pakistan did not play well when it came to chasing. Pakistan is proficient while bowling. They restricted Zimbabwe to 130 which was really helpful. But Pakistan still lost by one run. On the whole, I would like to say that Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan are the two players on whom Pakistan absolutely depends. If they don't perform, Pakistan cannot perform well on the batting side. But I expected Pakistan to win this match. And there is no excuse that can be accepted for this loss. Now it is going to be very difficult for Pakistan to qualify.

[Naficopa]

Biggest Upset in T20WC - 2022

First of all I would like to humbly say one word for Pakistan team OVER CONFIDENCE . Getting defeated by Zimbabwe is the most humiliating event happened to them after getting their win  snatched  by India.

This is hilarious in my opinion as the important player of the Zimbabwe side named Sikander Raza was not at all productive today. I was accepting Pakistan to win this match but as always they are dependent on the opening pair.

Getting into semifinals is no more easy for Pakistan after what happened today. This defeat should make the Pakistani side understand that all mighty will never help you unless you work on the basic.

What an amazing moment is for the Zimbabwe team. They were an underdog but after this win they have become a contender to win this tournament.

A disappointing match and worst performance by Pakistani players and yes one word to describe this is Over Confidence.  They were not prepared and performed horribly. Didn't expect this from Pakistani team,  balling side of Pakistan was ok but batting wise Pakistani batsman failed to hit any good shots.  Apart from Shan Masood no other player scored any runs. Zimbabwe well done and keep it up ,well played.

[Iranus]

Biggest Upset in T20WC - 2022

First of all I would like to humbly say one word for Pakistan team OVER CONFIDENCE . Getting defeated by Zimbabwe is the most humiliating event happened to them after getting their win  snatched  by India.
This is hilarious in my opinion as the important player of the Zimbabwe side named Sikander Raza was not at all productive today. I was accepting Pakistan to win this match but as always they are dependent on the opening pair.
Getting into semifinals is no more easy for Pakistan after what happened today. This defeat should make the Pakistani side understand that all mighty will never help you unless you work on the basic.
What an amazing moment is for the Zimbabwe team. They were an underdog but after this win they have become a contender to win this tournament.

A disappointing match and worst performance by Pakistani players and yes one word to describe this is Over Confidence.  They were not prepared and performed horribly. Didn't expect this from Pakistani team,  balling side of Pakistan was ok but batting wise Pakistani batsman failed to hit any good shots.  Apart from Shan Masood no other player scored any runs. Zimbabwe well done and keep it up ,well played.

Pakistan lost the first two matches. While the Pakistan batsmen were able to play somewhat well against India, the performance of the Pakistan batsmen against a weak team like Zimbabwe was very disappointing. A good result is not possible in a platform like the World Cup depending on the performance of only two particular batsmen. Cricket is a team game, so if you want to get good results on a platform like the World Cup, all the players in the team have to try to perform well in their position. Pakistani bowlers are doing very well now. Pakistani bowlers are able to perform well as the pitch helps the pace bowlers. Now Pakistan would have been able to qualify for the semi-finals only if their batsmen performed well.

[ScamViruS]

Biggest Upset in T20WC - 2022

First of all I would like to humbly say one word for Pakistan team OVER CONFIDENCE . Getting defeated by Zimbabwe is the most humiliating event happened to them after getting their win  snatched  by India.

This is hilarious in my opinion as the important player of the Zimbabwe side named Sikander Raza was not at all productive today. I was accepting Pakistan to win this match but as always they are dependent on the opening pair.

Getting into semifinals is no more easy for Pakistan after what happened today. This defeat should make the Pakistani side understand that all mighty will never help you unless you work on the basic.

What an amazing moment is for the Zimbabwe team. They were an underdog but after this win they have become a contender to win this tournament.

A disappointing match and worst performance by Pakistani players and yes one word to describe this is Over Confidence.  They were not prepared and performed horribly. Didn't expect this from Pakistani team,  balling side of Pakistan was ok but batting wise Pakistani batsman failed to hit any good shots.  Apart from Shan Masood no other player scored any runs. Zimbabwe well done and keep it up ,well played.

This match was a huge nightmare for Pakistan. Totally disappointing I saw the performance from Pakistan's batsmen. The Zimbabwe batsmen batted aggressively early, but the Pakistani bowlers bowled brilliantly after the powerplay and prevented Zimbabwe from scoring big. Pakistani batting is heavily dependent on Babar Azam and Rezwan. If they both fail to score then Pakistan will struggle to save the match. The first two matches of this World Cup are very disappointing for Pakistan. Now they have a tough equation to think about if they want to go to the semi-finals.

[jostorres]

It is really unfortunate for Pakistan. Despite Pakistan team stepping on the door of victory, Pakistan had to lose the match to Zimbabwe. Two matches in a row  the defeat, Pakistan's place in the semi-finals was largely uncertain. Pakistan team scored 129 runs in 20 overs losing 8 wickets. I think Pakistan team could have won the match if they tried a little more. In today's match, both the teams fought hard. Zimbabwe also had to win the match through a tough fight.

Don't call this win unfortunate for Pakistan because it is a good fight from Zimbabwe; they keep their momentum until last ball and win this match, one of the best win for them, and I am feeling peoples are forgetting we already have one big upset few days back when Ireland beats England even rain was the cause but as they play was going Ireland was in good control, and we have few upsets in early rounds as well with West Indies is already out of this competition and Sri Lanka is also done hard work for qualifying into this main round.

Now cricket is surely more entertaining, and we can expect upsets like these, so please be supportive it's not lost of Babar Azam or anyone player you have to praise winner as well because they are doing hard work and having dividend for this hard work many teams having history of upsets like these now I have feeling Pakistan could be out of the top four race as South Africa is also doing amazing job in their campaign for heading into last four.

[CryptoBuds]

Biggest Upset in T20WC - 2022

First of all I would like to humbly say one word for Pakistan team OVER CONFIDENCE . Getting defeated by Zimbabwe is the most humiliating event happened to them after getting their win  snatched  by India.

This is hilarious in my opinion as the important player of the Zimbabwe side named Sikander Raza was not at all productive today. I was accepting Pakistan to win this match but as always they are dependent on the opening pair.

Getting into semifinals is no more easy for Pakistan after what happened today. This defeat should make the Pakistani side understand that all mighty will never help you unless you work on the basic.

What an amazing moment is for the Zimbabwe team. They were an underdog but after this win they have become a contender to win this tournament.

A disappointing match and worst performance by Pakistani players and yes one word to describe this is Over Confidence.  They were not prepared and performed horribly. Didn't expect this from Pakistani team,  balling side of Pakistan was ok but batting wise Pakistani batsman failed to hit any good shots.  Apart from Shan Masood no other player scored any runs. Zimbabwe well done and keep it up ,well played.

This match was a huge nightmare for Pakistan. Totally disappointing I saw the performance from Pakistan's batsmen. The Zimbabwe batsmen batted aggressively early, but the Pakistani bowlers bowled brilliantly after the powerplay and prevented Zimbabwe from scoring big. Pakistani batting is heavily dependent on Babar Azam and Rezwan. If they both fail to score then Pakistan will struggle to save the match. The first two matches of this World Cup are very disappointing for Pakistan. Now they have a tough equation to think about if they want to go to the semi-finals.

The performance of the bowlers of both the teams was excellent. But the performance of Pakistani batsmen was really disappointing. They played very badly. I didn't think that an experienced team like Pakistan, batting for a target of just 130 runs, will be defeated. Zimbabwe's bowling line-up is not very strong either. Even then the Pakistani batsmen did not play well. However, this is not the first time we have seen such poor batting from Pakistan. We have seen in the past that Pakistan's batting line-up is not strong. So it is foolish to expect much from the Pakistan team in the World Cup.

[doomloop]

This match was a huge nightmare for Pakistan. Totally disappointing I saw the performance from Pakistan's batsmen. The Zimbabwe batsmen batted aggressively early, but the Pakistani bowlers bowled brilliantly after the powerplay and prevented Zimbabwe from scoring big. Pakistani batting is heavily dependent on Babar Azam and Rezwan. If they both fail to score then Pakistan will struggle to save the match. The first two matches of this World Cup are very disappointing for Pakistan. Now they have a tough equation to think about if they want to go to the semi-finals.

If you look at the history of Pakistani cricket team, you will find that they have never been a stable team in cricket history because they have too many upsets from them in big events like 1999 against Bangladesh and then against Ireland and now against Zimbabwe these are noting new; they are doing this stuff for many decades because most of the time they are not a good team just staying with one or two players and as their star players fail then they are down and out from competition so same happen in last two matches and both time they are lost on last ball once they fail to stop runs and second time they are not able to score for their win right now feeling sad for Afghanistan as they were also in same situation in Asia Cup, but they lost their cool and lost match but today Zimbabwe players keep their cool and win this match they deserve this and cognates to their firs big win of this tournament.

[ene1980]

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If you look at the history of Pakistani cricket team, you will find that they have never been a stable team in cricket history because they have too many upsets from them in big events like 1999 against Bangladesh and then against Ireland and now against Zimbabwe these are noting new; they are doing this stuff for many decades because most of the time they are not a good team just staying with one or two players and as their star players fail then they are down and out from competition so same happen in last two matches and both time they are lost on last ball once they fail to stop runs and second time they are not able to score for their win right now feeling sad for Afghanistan as they were also in same situation in Asia Cup, but they lost their cool and lost match but today Zimbabwe players keep their cool and win this match they deserve this and cognates to their firs big win of this tournament.

Throughout history Pakistan might be unpredictable but they fought till the end in both of their lost matches. Against India, one batsman stood against all odds and that was Virat Kohli who was able to connect the two massive sixes which changed the game and the final over which was a mess, if he could bowl good 6 deliveries they would have won the match and yes the pressure is too high and nerves gets the better of you.

Against Zimbabwe Sikandar Raza was the man between Pakistan winning and loosing and then they only needed 3 runs to win the match from the last 3 balls and they messed that completely.

[romero121]

The runs that Brad Evans and Ryan Burl scored at the depth overs for Zimbabwe too a reason for the winning of the match. At some point the score is predicted to reach 120 runs. The small difference in score have made it a winning day for Zimbabwe. A big disappointment for Pakistan, and in specific the chances to reach the semifinals have come down for Pakistan. The upcoming matches for Pakistan is against Netherlands, South Africa and Bangladesh.

[Sithara007]

The runs that Brad Evans and Ryan Burl scored at the depth overs for Zimbabwe too a reason for the winning of the match. At some point the score is predicted to reach 120 runs. The small difference in score have made it a winning day for Zimbabwe. A big disappointment for Pakistan, and in specific the chances to reach the semifinals have come down for Pakistan. The upcoming matches for Pakistan is against Netherlands, South Africa and Bangladesh.

Yeah.. the partnership between Ryan Burl and Brad Evans added 31 valuable runs, and took Zimbabwe from 95/7 to 130/8. But even then, according to the Zimbabwe captain, the total was 25-30 runs short of what they wanted. Pakistan still lost the match yesterday, as a result of poor performance from their batsmen. Pakistan were 88/3 after 13.4 overs. They could have easily won the match at this point. But some careless hitting from the batsmen proved costly and the match got tighter towards the last 2-3 overs.

[KennyR]

The runs that Brad Evans and Ryan Burl scored at the depth overs for Zimbabwe too a reason for the winning of the match. At some point the score is predicted to reach 120 runs. The small difference in score have made it a winning day for Zimbabwe. A big disappointment for Pakistan, and in specific the chances to reach the semifinals have come down for Pakistan. The upcoming matches for Pakistan is against Netherlands, South Africa and Bangladesh.

Yeah.. the partnership between Ryan Burl and Brad Evans added 31 valuable runs, and took Zimbabwe from 95/7 to 130/8. But even then, according to the Zimbabwe captain, the total was 25-30 runs short of what they wanted. Pakistan still lost the match yesterday, as a result of poor performance from their batsmen. Pakistan were 88/3 after 13.4 overs. They could have easily won the match at this point. But some careless hitting from the batsmen proved costly and the match got tighter towards the last 2-3 overs.

Yes, when the score was 88/3 they should've started score ones and two. For that most players went for big shots. The openers should've played their regular game. Yesterday it looked like they're playing a pressure game after losing against India. Another flaw in yesterday's match, Masood took the game on their side and went for the wrong shot when everything is in favour of Pakistan's win.

[virasog]

Biggest Upset in T20WC - 2022

First of all I would like to humbly say one word for Pakistan team OVER CONFIDENCE . Getting defeated by Zimbabwe is the most humiliating event happened to them after getting their win  snatched  by India.

This is hilarious in my opinion as the important player of the Zimbabwe side named Sikander Raza was not at all productive today. I was accepting Pakistan to win this match but as always they are dependent on the opening pair.

Getting into semifinals is no more easy for Pakistan after what happened today. This defeat should make the Pakistani side understand that all mighty will never help you unless you work on the basic.

What an amazing moment is for the Zimbabwe team. They were an underdog but after this win they have become a contender to win this tournament.

A disappointing match and worst performance by Pakistani players and yes one word to describe this is Over Confidence.  They were not prepared and performed horribly. Didn't expect this from Pakistani team,  balling side of Pakistan was ok but batting wise Pakistani batsman failed to hit any good shots.  Apart from Shan Masood no other player scored any runs. Zimbabwe well done and keep it up ,well played.

This match was a huge nightmare for Pakistan. Totally disappointing I saw the performance from Pakistan's batsmen. The Zimbabwe batsmen batted aggressively early, but the Pakistani bowlers bowled brilliantly after the powerplay and prevented Zimbabwe from scoring big. Pakistani batting is heavily dependent on Babar Azam and Rezwan. If they both fail to score then Pakistan will struggle to save the match. The first two matches of this World Cup are very disappointing for Pakistan. Now they have a tough equation to think about if they want to go to the semi-finals.

Pakistan has played two matches in the world cup till now and lost both. The main reason for their loss was almost o runs scored by their openers Rizwan and Babar. If we see the previous series where Pakistan played well against England and also in the Asia cup was their openers who always gave them a platform for the middle order to build on. In this WC, both the openers failed to score runs and it exposed their whole batting line up.

Now coming back to their chances of reaching the Semi finals are really slim. Not only do they have to win all remaining matches at a high rate but also India needs to beat South Africa in the upcoming match. When you depend upon other teams results to qualify, this means there are other better teams who deserve to go ahead in the tournament.

[Sithara007]

Yes, when the score was 88/3 they should've started score ones and two. For that most players went for big shots. The openers should've played their regular game. Yesterday it looked like they're playing a pressure game after losing against India. Another flaw in yesterday's match, Masood took the game on their side and went for the wrong shot when everything is in favour of Pakistan's win.

Till Shan Masood was there, Pakistan had a chance of victory. Mohammad Nawaz and Mohammad Wasim added crucial runs, but they couldn't score quick enough. The required run rate was 8-9 runs per over, but the batsmen failed to even score one run per ball. As a result, the equation climbed to 22 runs from last 2 overs. And Mohammad Nawaz was not getting much of the strike, thanks to excellent tactics from the Zimbabwe captain. In the end pressure mounted on him and he got out to the bowling of Brad Evans.

[BobK71]

The runs that Brad Evans and Ryan Burl scored at the depth overs for Zimbabwe too a reason for the winning of the match. At some point the score is predicted to reach 120 runs. The small difference in score have made it a winning day for Zimbabwe. A big disappointment for Pakistan, and in specific the chances to reach the semifinals have come down for Pakistan. The upcoming matches for Pakistan is against Netherlands, South Africa and Bangladesh.

Yeah.. the partnership between Ryan Burl and Brad Evans added 31 valuable runs, and took Zimbabwe from 95/7 to 130/8. But even then, according to the Zimbabwe captain, the total was 25-30 runs short of what they wanted. Pakistan still lost the match yesterday, as a result of poor performance from their batsmen. Pakistan were 88/3 after 13.4 overs. They could have easily won the match at this point. But some careless hitting from the batsmen proved costly and the match got tighter towards the last 2-3 overs.

Yes, when the score was 88/3 they should've started score ones and two. For that most players went for big shots. The openers should've played their regular game. Yesterday it looked like they're playing a pressure game after losing against India. Another flaw in yesterday's match, Masood took the game on their side and went for the wrong shot when everything is in favour of Pakistan's win.

Maybe something happened like that. Pakistan lost to India and they became desperate. They failed to present the as usual game. Pakistan is now at the 5th position in the points table after losing 2 matches. Their current performance will not be able to take them far in this World Cup. Pakistan have 3 more matches to play including one against Africa where they are likely to lose.