T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[onecall123]

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The chances of Pakistan qualifying exist only on paper. In reality, it is impossible to think that South Africa will lose to the Netherlands. Miracles do not happen in cricket.

What happens it is a rain affected match and Netherlands have a small total to chase, so anything is possible when rain is interrupting the matches throughout this tournament. If the match points are shared between South Africa and Netherlands and Pakistan wins the next match against Bangladesh by a huge margin then they have the possibility to qualify with Net run rate.

Tonight it was Shadab Khan day, he played an outstanding innings to take Pakistan to a great total and then he bowled really well picking up two important wickets.

South Africa has never beaten Pakistan in a T20 World Cup. In the T20 World Cup, Pakistan beat the unbeaten team. It is well deserved for Pakistan to make the semi-finals, but we will have to wait and see. As long as Pakistan gets to the knockout stage with this win, it will all be well and good. Unfortunately, no, unless the rain plays its game again. If issues arise, we will see what the net run rate is.

It was Shadab Khan's night, and he was named player of the match. He boosted his team's total by batting and taking two crucial wickets along the way.

[Sithara007]

I was merely pointing out that Shadab looks like million dollar prospect when leading, it doesn't mean that I am criticizing or degrading Babar's captaincy. Both can be good leaders at the same time, that's why they are captain and vice captain.

Agreed. The combination works pretty well for Pakistan. Recently things seems to be moving in the right direction for them. They have got two world class players (Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi), the best person available for the post of Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, and teams are touring Pakistan regularly after a large gap. PSL is picking up, both in terms of popularity and revenues. On top of that, their financial condition is also quite good, after Ramiz Raja managed a deal with ARY-PTV for media rights.

[noormcs5]

Agreed. The combination works pretty well for Pakistan. Recently things seems to be moving in the right direction for them. They have got two world class players (Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi), the best person available for the post of Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, and teams are touring Pakistan regularly after a large gap. PSL is picking up, both in terms of popularity and revenues. On top of that, their financial condition is also quite good, after Ramiz Raja managed a deal with ARY-PTV for media rights.

Even with all these positivities, the Pakistan team is most probably out of this T20 world cup.

Now coming to today's match we can blindly bet on NZ as they will try their best not only to win this match but at the same time win with a good run rate.

Today I would suggest not taking risks with betting on Ireland as even though the odds are attractive, it's very unlikely they would win the match.

[BobK71]

Agreed. The combination works pretty well for Pakistan. Recently things seems to be moving in the right direction for them. They have got two world class players (Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi), the best person available for the post of Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, and teams are touring Pakistan regularly after a large gap. PSL is picking up, both in terms of popularity and revenues. On top of that, their financial condition is also quite good, after Ramiz Raja managed a deal with ARY-PTV for media rights.

Even with all these positivities, the Pakistan team is most probably out of this T20 world cup.

Now coming to today's match we can blindly bet on NZ as they will try their best not only to win this match but at the same time win with a good run rate.

Today I would suggest not taking risks with betting on Ireland as even though the odds are attractive, it's very unlikely they would win the match.

Betting on these types of matches are usually a bit more risky. New Zealand will win the match but when a gambler looks at the odds he will again be discouraged. However, if the playing conditions are somewhat make some changes, then a little risk can be taken in betting according to the odds. Super 12 Group 1 is not much of a concern but Super 12 Group 2 is quite taken the attention for the spectators. After all I also agree that Pakistan might be out of this tournament. However, many are still optimistic that Pakistan will be able to reach that difficult target.

[rojan]

New Zealand vs Ireland, 37th Match, Super 12 Group 1 In this match, Ireland won the toss and decided to bowl. Now New Zealand are batting. They scored 173 runs in 18 overs and lost 3 wickets. I think New Zealand will easily score 185 runs in this match.  Can do like this. But in this match we will see a tough fight between two teams.

[BobK71]

Ireland wins the toss and doing bowls. Ireland is not able to take advantage of the bowling. Ireland will need to strengthen their bowling structure if they are to defeat a strong New Zealand team. If the Ireland bowlers cannot keep the New Zealand batsmen under pressure. New Zealand batsmen will be able to set a big target for Ireland. New Zealand team score 94-1(11). Looking at the movement of the game, it looks like New Zealand's score will stand at 200

We are going to see another big score. Where New Zealand are playing with enthusiasm. At present they have accumulated 157 runs in 17 overs. Hopefully the run would be more then 180 it is still possible today as they still have enough wickets. Ireland are currently bottom of the points table and it is the Ireland's last game for the season. Let's see what they can gift for the spectators in the last match. Although this is already known but anything is possible in T20.

[romero121]

New Zealand vs Ireland, 37th Match, Super 12 Group 1 In this match, Ireland won the toss and decided to bowl. Now New Zealand are batting. They scored 173 runs in 18 overs and lost 3 wickets. I think New Zealand will easily score 185 runs in this match.  Can do like this. But in this match we will see a tough fight between two teams.

I'm also expecting some fightback from Ireland. New Zealand have scored good. From the beginning they have played in a stable way without going for big shots all the time. Kane Williamson had an excellent innings scoring 61 runs. Finally Little is able to take a hatrick wicket of Kane Williamson, Neesham and Santner. New Zealand have ended the innings as your prediction, 185 runs losing 6 wickets.

[BobK71]

New Zealand vs Ireland, 37th Match, Super 12 Group 1 In this match, Ireland won the toss and decided to bowl. Now New Zealand are batting. They scored 173 runs in 18 overs and lost 3 wickets. I think New Zealand will easily score 185 runs in this match.  Can do like this. But in this match we will see a tough fight between two teams.

I'm also expecting some fightback from Ireland. New Zealand have scored good. From the beginning they have played in a stable way without going for big shots all the time. Kane Williamson had an excellent innings scoring 61 runs. Finally Little is able to take a hatrick wicket of Kane Williamson, Neesham and Santner. New Zealand have ended the innings as your prediction, 185 runs losing 6 wickets.

Ireland have a good record of batting well at times. If they can calmly take the match forward then a win can be expected for them today. However, they have to exit this tournament with today's game. But at the last moment they will want to at least return home with a win. 185 runs is definitely a big score but not impossible to chase down. If they can protect the wicket and play long time then we can have a hope even if it is difficult for them.

[Sithara007]

Ireland have a good record of batting well at times. If they can calmly take the match forward then a win can be expected for them today. However, they have to exit this tournament with today's game. But at the last moment they will want to at least return home with a win. 185 runs is definitely a big score but not impossible to chase down. If they can protect the wicket and play long time then we can have a hope even if it is difficult for them.

Well.... they have a history of chasing down big totals.. If you have any doubt, you can ask Poms about what happened to them in 2011. For now, Ireland has got an excellent start and they are at 67/0 after 7.5 overs. Both Andy Balbirnie and Paul Stirling are blasting the Kiwi bowlers all around the park. But the big question is whether they will be able to sustain the momentum once one of the batsmen get out. For now, Ireland has been successful in keeping the required run rate under the 10 runs per over level. 

[rojan]

New Zealand vs Ireland, 37th Match, Super 12 Group 1 In this match, Ireland won the toss and decided to bowl. Now New Zealand are batting. They scored 173 runs in 18 overs and lost 3 wickets. I think New Zealand will easily score 185 runs in this match.  Can do like this. But in this match we will see a tough fight between two teams.

I'm also expecting some fightback from Ireland. New Zealand have scored good. From the beginning they have played in a stable way without going for big shots all the time. Kane Williamson had an excellent innings scoring 61 runs. Finally Little is able to take a hatrick wicket of Kane Williamson, Neesham and Santner. New Zealand have ended the innings as your prediction, 185 runs losing 6 wickets.

Ireland have a good record of batting well at times. If they can calmly take the match forward then a win can be expected for them today. However, they have to exit this tournament with today's game. But at the last moment they will want to at least return home with a win. 185 runs is definitely a big score but not impossible to chase down. If they can protect the wicket and play long time then we can have a hope even if it is difficult for them.

New Zealand batted first and set Ireland a target of 185. Now batting, Ireland scored 70 runs in 9.1 overs and lost 2 wickets.  I think Ireland's runs and wickets are not good. The way Ireland started the game, it doesn't look like they can score 150 runs. It looks like New Zealand will win this match very easily. Let's see what happens till the end of the game.

[Naficopa]

New Zealand set Ireland a target of 186 runs. Although the target is big for Ireland, it looks like Ireland will be able to meet the target. Ireland's batting performance has been very good so far. Ireland's score is 68-1 (8.1). If Ireland's batsmen can play a little more consciously. But good things can be expected for Ireland

Newzealand won the match by 35 runs ,congratulations to Newzealand team for making it to semi finals. A good fight by Ireland team they didn't give up till the last ball and a good match. But it's a game and one has to loose but a good match have two competitive teams fighting to win and we saw this in today's match.

[Sithara007]

New Zealand set Ireland a target of 186 runs. Although the target is big for Ireland, it looks like Ireland will be able to meet the target. Ireland's batting performance has been very good so far. Ireland's score is 68-1 (8.1). If Ireland's batsmen can play a little more consciously. But good things can be expected for Ireland

Ireland has lost 4 quick wickets and their chase is in disarray. Now there is zero percent chance that they will be able to win this match. We have seen this in their previous matches as well. The openers are able to give a good start, but then the middle order collapses. Lorcan Tucker is still there and he is in good form at this point. But without support from anyone else, I don't think that he will be able to manage the required rate, which has climbed to more than 14 runs per over. New Zealand in all probability will finish as the top team in Group1.

Edit: New Zealand won the match by 35 runs and qualifies to the semi-finals.

[CryptoBuds]

New Zealand won the match against Ireland by 35 runs. If Ireland could have done better bowling performance. Then the New Zealand batsmen could not have scored so many runs. Due to poor bowling performance of Ireland team. New Zealand managed to score 185 runs. Ireland's batting performance was good at the start. Ireland's 2 opening batsmen could have played a bit better. Then Ireland would have won today's match. New Zealand defeated Ireland, setting up for the semi-finals.

New Zealand is in very good form in the World Cup. I didn't think they would lose against Iran. However, the Ireland team cannot be called weak. They have some world-class batsmen in their squad. But they are not able to play consistently well. I would say it is due to lack of experience. On the other hand, the main weakness of the Ireland team is their bowling. Due to the weakness of bowling they cannot win the match. If the bowlers had enough experience then they would have fought for victory against New Zealand. Still, I would say Ireland played well enough and the team is slowly improving.

[keyscore44]

New Zealand won the match against Ireland by 35 runs. If Ireland could have done better bowling performance. Then the New Zealand batsmen could not have scored so many runs. Due to poor bowling performance of Ireland team. New Zealand managed to score 185 runs. Ireland's batting performance was good at the start. Ireland's 2 opening batsmen could have played a bit better. Then Ireland would have won today's match. New Zealand defeated Ireland, setting up for the semi-finals.

Comparing Ireland to New Zealand is silly. But Ireland is performing well day by day. Their team has improved a lot. But New Zealand should have won the match better. New Zealand team is very strong. But hopefully in a few years Ireland will turn into a good cricket team.

[crunck]

New Zealand won the match against Ireland by 35 runs. If Ireland could have done better bowling performance. Then the New Zealand batsmen could not have scored so many runs. Due to poor bowling performance of Ireland team. New Zealand managed to score 185 runs. Ireland's batting performance was good at the start. Ireland's 2 opening batsmen could have played a bit better. Then Ireland would have won today's match. New Zealand defeated Ireland, setting up for the semi-finals.

Comparing Ireland to New Zealand is silly. But Ireland is performing well day by day. Their team has improved a lot. But New Zealand should have won the match better. New Zealand team is very strong. But hopefully in a few years Ireland will turn into a good cricket team.

We thought the match would be completely one-sided and New Zealand would win by a huge margin. But New Zealand won by 35 runs. New Zealand did not win by a huge margin because Ireland did not aim to win. They were batting slowly from the beginning of the innings. They only wanted to reduce the run margin. However, New Zealand is now at the top of the table after winning 3 out of 5 matches.

[keyscore44]

Yes, it is not fair to do so. Such comments are arranging due to the last match playing against Bangladesh. The fake fielding of Virat Kohli on the other is the Wet out field. Virat Kohli is also a super star player. I do not want to impose any fault on Kohli. He has made the wrong and he will get his punishment. But it is their failure to those who have not seen especially the umpires. The umpires made such a big mistake but it was visible in the eyes of ordinary people which is questionable. And if India have the power then why need to play the game?. But i do not think Bangladesh can make an excuse. Due to the wet out field the fielders will also have more problems. A batman's pitch is always covered during rain. The bad performance of Bangladesh is responsible for losing the match.

In the end, the ICC and the TV broadcasters (as well as the online streaming platforms) need India to be in the semi-finals (and preferably in the final as well). The viewership for matches in the next stage will be a lot lower, if India fails to qualify. And that is the reason why some of the rules are being bent and there is not much outcry from any of the other boards. Even the PCB has remained silent on what happened yesterday. But then, it is the fault of BCB as well. BCB in recent times taken a negative view on spreading the game. And in the long run, it ensures that the revenues remain concentrated in India.

So if that is the case, why not award the T20 world cup to India? Why you are wasting time by playing all these matches when the result has been fixed? I would just say SHAME ON ICC. By the name, do you know ICC stands for International cricket council India Cricket Council

The striker didn't see Kohli.
Nonstriker didn't even look at Kohli when running.
The umpires didn't notice Kohli.
The camera did notice Kohli

Yeah, all the problem is because of this camera thing which is showing the truth. How about introducing a new rule, no camera replay and recording allowed in Indian Matches  

Once a time Cricket was a center of entertainment. But now it has become the focus of business. Cricket will not play a neutral role because Cricket Council is slave of money. ICC exists in name only. International or Franchisee cricket is now nothing but business. In any important case, the ICC's attitude shows indifference which is never desirable. That is why cricket is still confined to a short range.

The cricketing world never expected such favoritism from ICC. ICC has this kind of bias only for India. In fact, policy ethics is almost disappearing now, the ICC's partiality has been seen by the whole world and condemned by all. In fact, we see this kind of bias in neighborhood cricket. But we are now looking at world cricket as well. Cricket is a decent man's game?? lol.. Hope these matters will be investigated.

[impulse709]

38th Match Super 12 Group 1. Two teams participated in this match, Australia vs Afghanistan. I bet for Australia in today's match. Hopefully Australia will play very well. Australia team has experienced bowlers and experienced batsmen. I am hopeful that Australia will perform well and give cricket lovers a thrilling match.

[kro55]

Australia VS Afghanistan

After winning the toss, the Afghanistan captain decided to field. And the bowlers have been able to perform their duties properly. Australia set a target of just 168 runs in 20 overs. Australia's batting line-up is strong. I thought Australia would give a target of at least 180+. Although Australia started the innings well, their batting in the last 4 overs was very poor. Australia collected only 25 runs in the last 4 overs. At least 40 runs should have been collected in the last 4 overs.

Afghanistan bowlers Farooqi, Naveen, and Rashid Khan performed very well. Due to the responsible bowling of these three bowlers, they were able to restrict Australia to 168 runs. 168 is not a very big target. If Afghanistan's top-order batsmen play well in this match, Afghanistan has a chance to win.

[Rigon]

Australia batting after losing the toss in this life-or-death match in T20 World Cup. There is no option for the Australians, who are third in the points table on netrun rate in Group 1 at the T20 World Cup stage. Today's match is a life and death match for Australia cricket team. The Australian team will have to win the semi-final match by a huge margin. But for Afghanistan, today's match is just a show. But today Australia scored 168 runs for 8 wickets in scheduled 20 overs. But I think 168 runs is not very safe for Australia team.

[impulse709]

Australia team ended the game and gave Afghanistan a target of 169 runs for 8 wickets.  If the Australian team could have played well from the beginning, then Afghanistan could have been given a bigger target.  After that I think Australia managed to score well enough. Hopefully Australia team will be able to perform well in bowling as well.