T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Vaskiy]

Except a few Indian players most teams in the WPL are dependent on the performance of overseas players. India's talent pool in women cricket is saturated. I am sure the BCCI would work on this issue to make things more competitive. At the moment it is MI who are looking as the front runner to pick the trophy of WPL.

There is no surprise in the overdependence on foreign players. It was also inflated by the fact that some capped Indian players were out of form.

But at the same time, we can confidently say that this inaugural season will only help Indian women's cricket as far as the talent pool is concerned. Yes, it'll take some time to mature but things are going in the right direction.

It takes time for the betterment of the Indian Women cricketers. Most of the foreign players have already played similar leagues which is an added advantage. Right now more players are known to the outer world and Women cricket too have gained little popularity in a country where the men's cricket dominates every other sports.

[JSRAW]

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But at the same time, we can confidently say that this inaugural season will only help Indian women's cricket as far as the talent pool is concerned. Yes, it'll take some time to mature but things are going in the right direction.

The tournament is a success as more people are watching the Women's Cricket and more opportunities for the players to earn a good purse which is much bigger than their International remunerations and the young generations will be taking note of that on a global scale and will be focusing on earning these WIPL contacts and in the future we will see more talents.

Did ratings come out recently? Last I checked overall reach was around 50-ish Million for the first week, this report came out last week or so and after that, I didn't notice any new report but surely WPL attracting serious eyeballs so it looks fine so far, although we have to wait a couple of weeks for the final numbers.

Oh yeah, big fat checks for Women's players. In comparison, The 100 Draft came out just now and the highest paycheck for Men and Women are £125K and £31K respectively.

[Sithara007]

Did ratings come out recently? Last I checked overall reach was around 50-ish Million for the first week, this report came out last week or so and after that, I didn't notice any new report but surely WPL attracting serious eyeballs so it looks fine so far, although we have to wait a couple of weeks for the final numbers.

Oh yeah, big fat checks for Women's players. In comparison, The 100 Draft came out just now and the highest paycheck for Men and Women are £125K and £31K respectively.

Don't know much about the viewership, but heard that Viacom18 is selling advertisement rates at a level that is around 1/20th of that of the men's tournament. For the IPL, a 10-second advertisement costs as much as ₹2,200,000, while for the WPL the rate is around ₹125,000. It is good return, given the fact that Viacom18 purchased the media rights for 1/50th of the amount of the same in IPL. But one factor should be remembered here. WPL is broadcasted for free and therefore there will be no subscription fees.

[darewaller]

There is no surprise in the overdependence on foreign players. It was also inflated by the fact that some capped Indian players were out of form.

But at the same time, we can confidently say that this inaugural season will only help Indian women's cricket as far as the talent pool is concerned. Yes, it'll take some time to mature but things are going in the right direction.

It takes time for the betterment of the Indian Women cricketers. Most of the foreign players have already played similar leagues which is an added advantage. Right now more players are known to the outer world and Women cricket too have gained little popularity in a country where the men's cricket dominates every other sports.

I feel like this is first drop in Women's cricket in this region and surely things are going to be change in coming years even before this event Indian women's are having rank in top four teams which was good, but now things could be change in next few years, and we will have them in top four with Australian and English could be still at the top because their body language and environment is also having big advantage for them and here we need good time for these all changes.

But, this is still a revolutionary change for women's cricket and money and other advertising are going to bring better things with facilities will be also increase which is much needed because we still have many areas which are living in 19th century about women's and changing mind is never been easy.

[BobK71]

Except a few Indian players most teams in the WPL are dependent on the performance of overseas players. India's talent pool in women cricket is saturated. I am sure the BCCI would work on this issue to make things more competitive. At the moment it is MI who are looking as the front runner to pick the trophy of WPL.

There is no surprise in the overdependence on foreign players. It was also inflated by the fact that some capped Indian players were out of form.

But at the same time, we can confidently say that this inaugural season will only help Indian women's cricket as far as the talent pool is concerned. Yes, it'll take some time to mature but things are going in the right direction.

It takes time for the betterment of the Indian Women cricketers. Most of the foreign players have already played similar leagues which is an added advantage. Right now more players are known to the outer world and Women cricket too have gained little popularity in a country where the men's cricket dominates every other sports.

All cricket experts believe that women's cricket will be advanced a lot in the next few years. Women's cricket has been neglected till last few years but since the launch of Womens Premier League many countries and cricket boards around the world have started giving it importance. Because they have realized very well that ICC can give good reward to women's cricket as well. Like Womens Premier League  very soon we will see several such leagues where better cricketers can be born.

[pakhitheboss]

There is no surprise in the overdependence on foreign players. It was also inflated by the fact that some capped Indian players were out of form.

But at the same time, we can confidently say that this inaugural season will only help Indian women's cricket as far as the talent pool is concerned. Yes, it'll take some time to mature but things are going in the right direction.

I still won't come into any conclusion whether the first season of WPL is a success or not. After its completion data on viewership would be out and it will give us an actual understanding on what went right and what went wrong.

At the moment I can see the crowd and the excitement in the stadium. It looks good. I also know the talent pool for women cricket in India is very less but what makes it more depressing is those who are playing in WPL are not at all suitable to play league cricket. A lot of work has to be done and I think it will take couple of years or more to do it.

[Sithara007]

There is no surprise in the overdependence on foreign players. It was also inflated by the fact that some capped Indian players were out of form.

But at the same time, we can confidently say that this inaugural season will only help Indian women's cricket as far as the talent pool is concerned. Yes, it'll take some time to mature but things are going in the right direction.

Even among the capped Indian players, only a few have participated in franchise T20 leagues such as the W100 and WBBL. And those who have that experience have played well in this season. Anyway, the inaugural season of the WPL is more like a learning experience, for both the capped and uncapped Indian players. One thing that I would like to see next time is the participation of more associate players. But it is not going to happen, given the aversion for associate players from the WPL/IPL franchises. Tara Norris was the only associate player this time, despite having a maximum quota of 5 (1 per team).

[justdimin]

All cricket experts believe that women's cricket will be advanced a lot in the next few years. Women's cricket has been neglected till last few years but since the launch of Womens Premier League many countries and cricket boards around the world have started giving it importance. Because they have realized very well that ICC can give good reward to women's cricket as well. Like Womens Premier League  very soon we will see several such leagues where better cricketers can be born.

Women's cricket in three countries already at its best with now India and other subcontinent countries need to work on this because now this is also important region and with this relative boards can do better things even few countries are still not able to provide better facilities because of domestic issues, but we can expect good changes in near future with WPL is surely going to be good for the Indian women's because BCCI is having selfish mindset, and they will never been helpful for other boards of this region.

But right now, situation in Pakistan and Sri Lanka is not good just Bangladesh can do if they are also interested in this games development and countries in Gulf region have no chance to be done anything better because they are not able to bring any native men so bringing native women's completely out of their rang.

[BALIK]

Except a few Indian players most teams in the WPL are dependent on the performance of overseas players. India's talent pool in women cricket is saturated. I am sure the BCCI would work on this issue to make things more competitive. At the moment it is MI who are looking as the front runner to pick the trophy of WPL.

There is no surprise in the overdependence on foreign players. It was also inflated by the fact that some capped Indian players were out of form.
But at the same time, we can confidently say that this inaugural season will only help Indian women's cricket as far as the talent pool is concerned. Yes, it'll take some time to mature but things are going in the right direction.

It takes time for the betterment of the Indian Women cricketers. Most of the foreign players have already played similar leagues which is an added advantage. Right now more players are known to the outer world and Women cricket too have gained little popularity in a country where the men's cricket dominates every other sports.

All cricket experts believe that women's cricket will be advanced a lot in the next few years. Women's cricket has been neglected till last few years but since the launch of Womens Premier League many countries and cricket boards around the world have started giving it importance. Because they have realized very well that ICC can give good reward to women's cricket as well. Like Womens Premier League  very soon we will see several such leagues where better cricketers can be born.

Even a few years ago women's cricket was very boring. But now women's cricket has been able to make unprecedented progress. And with the Women's IPL, it is well known that women's cricket is now very enjoyable. We have seen high scores in several matches. Women's IPL was very enjoyable.

UP Warrior Women's team will play against Mumbai Indians Women's team in today's match. I am keeping the Mumbai team ahead in this match. Because Mumbai has played very well in every match since the beginning of the season. But the Mumbai team lost against UP warrior in the last match. So this match also seems to be competitive. Still, my Mumbai team is the favorite so I will bet on Mumbai to win.

[JSRAW]

There is no surprise in the overdependence on foreign players. It was also inflated by the fact that some capped Indian players were out of form.

But at the same time, we can confidently say that this inaugural season will only help Indian women's cricket as far as the talent pool is concerned. Yes, it'll take some time to mature but things are going in the right direction.

Even among the capped Indian players, only a few have participated in franchise T20 leagues such as the W100 and WBBL. And those who have that experience have played well in this season. Anyway, the inaugural season of the WPL is more like a learning experience, for both the capped and uncapped Indian players. One thing that I would like to see next time is the participation of more associate players. But it is not going to happen, given the aversion for associate players from the WPL/IPL franchises. Tara Norris was the only associate player this time, despite having a maximum quota of 5 (1 per team).

I think The 100 league only allows 3 overseas players per squad (squad of 15 players) so it cut down the list drastically and sometimes they don't even draft 3 players, resulting in only marquee players getting the contract. If I am not wrong then (not sure) BBL as a league is a bit generous as they pick 5 overseas players in the squad and 3 in the playing XI.

Tough call for associate players, I'll also add Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (or Pak) too in this mix. Guess need 3 more teams to entertain more women's players.

~snip~
I also know the talent pool for women cricket in India is very less but what makes it more depressing is those who are playing in WPL are not at all suitable to play league cricket. A lot of work has to be done and I think it will take couple of years or more to do it.

Completely agree with the statement, we can only hope for the best.

[coinerer]

Afghanistan  Vs Pakistan
The first T20 match will start today and we know that Pakistan is much better in cricket game than Afghanistan so definitely our prediction indicates that Pakistan will win the match. Do you think Pakistan will do well in today's match as usual and beat Afghanistan? Although Afghanistan is also not too weak in the game of cricket.  So can Pakistan beat Afghanistan very easily?I support Pakistan.  What is your prediction for this match?

[MusaPk]

Afghanistan  Vs Pakistan
The first T20 match will start today and we know that Pakistan is much better in cricket game than Afghanistan so definitely our prediction indicates that Pakistan will win the match. Do you think Pakistan will do well in today's match as usual and beat Afghanistan? Although Afghanistan is also not too weak in the game of cricket.  So can Pakistan beat Afghanistan very easily?I support Pakistan.  What is your prediction for this match?

Pakistan is going without Babar, Rizwan and Shaheen Shah. I don't know why they have given rest to all there key players. Afghanistan has always given tough time to Pakistan and its not a wise move to go with 2nd tier team against Afghanistan. Rashid Khan is Afghanistan captain this time replacing Muhammad Nabi.
Pakistan may be favorite for this series but we can't say they can win the series easily. With such Pakistani squad, Afghanistan is capable of giving surprise to Pakistan.

[elevates]

Afghanistan  Vs Pakistan
The first T20 match will start today and we know that Pakistan is much better in cricket game than Afghanistan so definitely our prediction indicates that Pakistan will win the match. Do you think Pakistan will do well in today's match as usual and beat Afghanistan? Although Afghanistan is also not too weak in the game of cricket.  So can Pakistan beat Afghanistan very easily?I support Pakistan.  What is your prediction for this match?

Oh ho! this match would interest a lot of cricket fans and many Indians considering the border tension and terrorist issues happening in Pakistan by Afghanistan-based terrorists. A lot of Indians nowadays are supporting the Afghan cricket team. Considering the players in both teams I would say Pakistan has an upper edge. Afghanistan can play a spot sport or it can win today's game as they tend to perform exceptionally well against Pakistan.

[onecall123]

Afghanistan  Vs Pakistan
The first T20 match will start today and we know that Pakistan is much better in cricket game than Afghanistan so definitely our prediction indicates that Pakistan will win the match. Do you think Pakistan will do well in today's match as usual and beat Afghanistan? Although Afghanistan is also not too weak in the game of cricket.  So can Pakistan beat Afghanistan very easily?I support Pakistan.  What is your prediction for this match?

I'm thrilled for the upcoming Afghanistan vs Pakistan match. It's worth noting that Pakistan will be introducing us with experimental line-up for the first T20I with Afghanistan. I've noticed that four new players have been selected, which is exciting news indeed. Despite having so many debutants on their team, I have a feeling that Pakistan will do good. I'm confident that the young blood in the squad will step up and deliver a winning performance.

[Litzki1990]

Afghanistan  Vs Pakistan
The first T20 match will start today and we know that Pakistan is much better in cricket game than Afghanistan so definitely our prediction indicates that Pakistan will win the match. Do you think Pakistan will do well in today's match as usual and beat Afghanistan? Although Afghanistan is also not too weak in the game of cricket.  So can Pakistan beat Afghanistan very easily?I support Pakistan.  What is your prediction for this match?

Pakistan is going without Babar, Rizwan and Shaheen Shah. I don't know why they have given rest to all there key players. Afghanistan has always given tough time to Pakistan and its not a wise move to go with 2nd tier team against Afghanistan. Rashid Khan is Afghanistan captain this time replacing Muhammad Nabi.
Pakistan may be favorite for this series but we can't say they can win the series easily. With such Pakistani squad, Afghanistan is capable of giving surprise to Pakistan.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has already announced the team for the T20 series against Afghanistan with Sadab Khan as the captain. But the most surprising thing is that the main three in the team have been rested. The announcement of the team is really surprising, resting those on whose performance this Pakistan team wins. As far as I know Afghanistan is a very strong team in T20 cricket and a team like Afghanistan should never be taken lightly. Babar Azam Mohammad Rezwan and Shaheen Afridi needed them a lot in this series.

[BobK71]

Afghanistan  Vs Pakistan
The first T20 match will start today and we know that Pakistan is much better in cricket game than Afghanistan so definitely our prediction indicates that Pakistan will win the match. Do you think Pakistan will do well in today's match as usual and beat Afghanistan? Although Afghanistan is also not too weak in the game of cricket.  So can Pakistan beat Afghanistan very easily?I support Pakistan.  What is your prediction for this match?

Pakistan is going without Babar, Rizwan and Shaheen Shah. I don't know why they have given rest to all there key players. Afghanistan has always given tough time to Pakistan and its not a wise move to go with 2nd tier team against Afghanistan. Rashid Khan is Afghanistan captain this time replacing Muhammad Nabi.
Pakistan may be favorite for this series but we can't say they can win the series easily. With such Pakistani squad, Afghanistan is capable of giving surprise to Pakistan.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has already announced the team for the T20 series against Afghanistan with Sadab Khan as the captain. But the most surprising thing is that the main three in the team have been rested. The announcement of the team is really surprising, resting those on whose performance this Pakistan team wins. As far as I know Afghanistan is a very strong team in T20 cricket and a team like Afghanistan should never be taken lightly. Babar Azam Mohammad Rezwan and Shaheen Afridi needed them a lot in this series.

Afghanistan is definitely a good team but not better than Pakistan. Maybe Pakistan don't think there will be any risk. It wouldn't matter if there was no risk. But if Pakistan loses the series or match, there may be a storm of criticism on their decision. Moreover, Afghanistan team is one of the few other good teams in T20 cricket. We will be able to guess after watching the first match of the series. It won't be easy for Pakistan cricket because Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan are the good opponent for them.

[MusaPk]

Oh ho! this match would interest a lot of cricket fans and many Indians considering the border tension and terrorist issues happening in Pakistan by Afghanistan-based terrorists. A lot of Indians nowadays are supporting the Afghan cricket team. Considering the players in both teams I would say Pakistan has an upper edge. Afghanistan can play a spot sport or it can win today's game as they tend to perform exceptionally well against Pakistan.

Afghanistan in very short time has proven itself as a strong T20 competitor specially against Pakistan. We saw a close contest between these two countries in last Asia cup when Afghanistan required only one wikcet to win the match in very last over and Naseem Shah two sixes saved Pakistan from that loss.
There are many Afghanistan players that have played there domestic cricket in Pakistan. So Pakistan has part in development of cricket in Afghanistan.

[rojan]

Except a few Indian players most teams in the WPL are dependent on the performance of overseas players. India's talent pool in women cricket is saturated. I am sure the BCCI would work on this issue to make things more competitive. At the moment it is MI who are looking as the front runner to pick the trophy of WPL.

There is no surprise in the overdependence on foreign players. It was also inflated by the fact that some capped Indian players were out of form.

But at the same time, we can confidently say that this inaugural season will only help Indian women's cricket as far as the talent pool is concerned. Yes, it'll take some time to mature but things are going in the right direction.

It takes time for the betterment of the Indian Women cricketers. Most of the foreign players have already played similar leagues which is an added advantage. Right now more players are known to the outer world and Women cricket too have gained little popularity in a country where the men's cricket dominates every other sports.

All cricket experts believe that women's cricket will be advanced a lot in the next few years. Women's cricket has been neglected till last few years but since the launch of Womens Premier League many countries and cricket boards around the world have started giving it importance. Because they have realized very well that ICC can give good reward to women's cricket as well. Like Womens Premier League  very soon we will see several such leagues where better cricketers can be born.

The way women cricket team is progressing in all countries now, after few years women cricket team will be in good position in all countries. But if women cricket team is given priority like men cricket team now, then women cricket team will be far better in many countries.  I have seen the standard of playing of the team players, the standard of playing of female players is much better than that of male players. Therefore, it is expected that if women are given better opportunities in playing cricket, then the women's cricket team will be in a good position and will be able to show good things.

[cozytrade]

Oh ho! this match would interest a lot of cricket fans and many Indians considering the border tension and terrorist issues happening in Pakistan by Afghanistan-based terrorists. A lot of Indians nowadays are supporting the Afghan cricket team. Considering the players in both teams I would say Pakistan has an upper edge. Afghanistan can play a spot sport or it can win today's game as they tend to perform exceptionally well against Pakistan.

Afghanistan in very short time has proven itself as a strong T20 competitor specially against Pakistan. We saw a close contest between these two countries in last Asia cup when Afghanistan required only one wikcet to win the match in very last over and Naseem Shah two sixes saved Pakistan from that loss.
There are many Afghanistan players that have played there domestic cricket in Pakistan. So Pakistan has part in development of cricket in Afghanistan.

Today's match is going to start after some time. It is very difficult to predict which team will win this match because everyone knows that Afghanistan is a very good team. Again Pakistan has quite a lot of quality players and they have performed very well in several matches.  Because if we think that Pakistan team is weak, we will be completely wrong, so it is very difficult to predict which team will win this match.

[Patrol69]

Afghanistan  Vs Pakistan
The first T20 match will start today and we know that Pakistan is much better in cricket game than Afghanistan so definitely our prediction indicates that Pakistan will win the match. Do you think Pakistan will do well in today's match as usual and beat Afghanistan? Although Afghanistan is also not too weak in the game of cricket.  So can Pakistan beat Afghanistan very easily?I support Pakistan.  What is your prediction for this match?

Surely PCB would have thought a little more before announcing this T20 squad for Pakistan against Afghanistan.  Because in Afghanistan, there are some world famous T20 specialist players who can turn the tide of a match at any moment.

I still don't understand how such simple squared declaration against them is reasonable. In the last T20 World Cup, we saw how dependent Pakistan's batting line-up was on Babar Azam and Mohammad Rezwan. And the bowling line-up was led by Shaheen Afridi but the three were left out of the team and declared square.

But since the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced such a team, there must be a reason behind it. Hopefully Pakistan will do much better against Afghanistan without Md Rizwan Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi.