T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[JSRAW]

Looks like DCW and MIW will play the finals now.

UP Warriors are struggling, already 3 down on 30-odd runs and they are chasing a 180+ target. Need a couple of blinder innings with some cameo from the lower-middle order, if not then it's game over for UPW.

[MusaPk]

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.

Pakistan won the toss and choose to bat first. Half of Pakistani batting lineup is back in pavilion after just 8 overs. Majority of players in Pakistan team are new and selected on basis of there performance in last PSL. Projected score looks to be 100 or 120. Imad and Shadad are batting and they are last recognised batting pair. They both are Pakistan last hope and if Afghanistan can get them out by 10 or 12th over then game will be very much over for Pakistan.

[impulse709]

1st match of the T20 series between Pakistan and Afghanistan has already started.  In today's match, Pakistan cricket team won the toss and batted first.  Pakistan cricket team is in a very dangerous position in batting.  They are not able to take advantage of the batting.  Pakistan cricket team has already lost 5 wickets.  Pakistan team score so far, 41-5(7.2) I think Pakistan team will fail to score 100 in today's match.  The bowling line-up of the Afghanistan team is very strong.  Very easily one after another Pakistan batsmen are resisting.  Now let's see how long Pakistani batsmen can last in front of Afghanistan bowlers

[noormcs5]

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.

Pakistan is already in trouble as they have scored 41 for 5 wickets down in about 8 overs. The match is being held at Sharjah and i think Pakistan is not taking this match seriously or they have underestimated the Afghanistan team.

Its seems that Pakistan wants to give a chance to new players as four of their players including  Saim Ayub, Tayyab , Ihsanullah and Zaman Khan are making debuts.
 
Afghanistan usually plays well against Pakistan and i guess today they have a best chance to start this series with 1-0 lead.

[Haunebu]

Looks like DCW and MIW will play the finals now.

UP Warriors are struggling, already 3 down on 30-odd runs and they are chasing a 180+ target. Need a couple of blinder innings with some cameo from the lower-middle order, if not then it's game over for UPW.

They are struggling to even reach 120 at the moment. This was completely expected and predictable. Sciver took the game away from them and some other players chipped in later on.

UPW somehow made it to the eliminator, but they got decimated by MI. Am excited for DC vs MI match since it's the final market in one of my accumulators. It's very tough to predict who will win between them.

I just hope that it won't be a one sided contest since that would make a boring finale.

[DanWalker]

Looks like DCW and MIW will play the finals now.
UP Warriors are struggling, already 3 down on 30-odd runs and they are chasing a 180+ target. Need a couple of blinder innings with some cameo from the lower-middle order, if not then it's game over for UPW.

They are struggling to even reach 120 at the moment. This was completely expected and predictable. Sciver took the game away from them and some other players chipped in later on.
UPW somehow made it to the eliminator, but they got decimated by MI. Am excited for DC vs MI match since it's the final market in one of my accumulators. It's very tough to predict who will win between them.
I just hope that it won't be a one sided contest since that would make a boring finale.

DC and MI are certainly going to be the ones to play in the final. It has been decided after today's match.

MI was able to win this match by a very big margin. The final is certainly going to be interesting. I am also sure that the final is not going to be anything like this match. My prediction is that the final is actually going to be competitive. Both of these teams deserved to play in the finals as well.

[WatChe]

Afghanistan usually plays well against Pakistan and i guess today they have a best chance to start this series with 1-0 lead.

Afghanistan bowlers just destroyed Pakistani batting lineup. Pakistani batsmen have no clue what's happening in the center and result is Pakistan manage to score just 92 runs in 20 overs. Defiantly Afghanistan will win the game unless some miracle happens. Imad Wasim was top scorer who scored 18 runs but took 32 balls for that. 6 bowlers were used by Rashid khan and all of them got wikcets and conceded few runs. Overall its a top bowling from Afghanistan side.

[Crypto Library]

Afghanistan usually plays well against Pakistan and i guess today they have a best chance to start this series with 1-0 lead.

Afghanistan bowlers just destroyed Pakistani batting lineup. Pakistani batsmen have no clue what's happening in the center and result is Pakistan manage to score just 92 runs in 20 overs. Defiantly Afghanistan will win the game unless some miracle happens. Imad Wasim was top scorer who scored 18 runs but took 32 balls for that. 6 bowlers were used by Rashid khan and all of them got wikcets and conceded few runs. Overall its a top bowling from Afghanistan side.

What a wonderful bowling performance by Afghanistani bowlers.  No Pakistani batsman could stand up to the odds in Afghanistan today. All six bowlers combined to take wickets today and their team work was excellent to say the least. Partnership Run Today No pair crossed just above nineteen. It was a one of the worst match by Pakistani batmans. Required runrate is just about to 4.5 so its be and easiest match for Afghanistani batmens. I would like to take Afghanistan today for my bed.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Afghanistan usually plays well against Pakistan and i guess today they have a best chance to start this series with 1-0 lead.

Afghanistan bowlers just destroyed Pakistani batting lineup. Pakistani batsmen have no clue what's happening in the center and result is Pakistan manage to score just 92 runs in 20 overs. Defiantly Afghanistan will win the game unless some miracle happens. Imad Wasim was top scorer who scored 18 runs but took 32 balls for that. 6 bowlers were used by Rashid khan and all of them got wikcets and conceded few runs. Overall its a top bowling from Afghanistan side.

What a wonderful bowling performance by Afghanistani bowlers.  No Pakistani batsman could stand up to the odds in Afghanistan today. All six bowlers combined to take wickets today and their team work was excellent to say the least. Partnership Run Today No pair crossed just above nineteen. It was a one of the worst match by Pakistani batmans. Required runrate is just about to 4.5 so its be and easiest match for Afghanistani batmens. I would like to take Afghanistan today for my bed.

Pakistani batsman failed today on sharjah pitch and wonderful balling by Afghanistan,  no player could stand for long and make runs as a result Pakistan could give a small target of 92 runs with 9 wickets loss .
Afghanistan is in strong position batting wise too .

[Iranus]

Afghanistan usually plays well against Pakistan and i guess today they have a best chance to start this series with 1-0 lead.

Afghanistan bowlers just destroyed Pakistani batting lineup. Pakistani batsmen have no clue what's happening in the center and result is Pakistan manage to score just 92 runs in 20 overs. Defiantly Afghanistan will win the game unless some miracle happens. Imad Wasim was top scorer who scored 18 runs but took 32 balls for that. 6 bowlers were used by Rashid khan and all of them got wikcets and conceded few runs. Overall its a top bowling from Afghanistan side.

What a wonderful bowling performance by Afghanistani bowlers.  No Pakistani batsman could stand up to the odds in Afghanistan today. All six bowlers combined to take wickets today and their team work was excellent to say the least. Partnership Run Today No pair crossed just above nineteen. It was a one of the worst match by Pakistani batmans. Required runrate is just about to 4.5 so its be and easiest match for Afghanistani batmens. I would like to take Afghanistan today for my bed.

Afghanistan's bowling impressed me today. Pakistan was the favorite in this match. It was unimaginable to see them such a batting disaster. Pakistan scored only 92 runs in 20 overs. The pitch was bowling friendly. And so Pakistan's batting was weak from the beginning of the innings. Pakistan's two important batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are not in the squad for this match. Due to this, Pakistan's batting line-up was very weak. However, Afghanistan managed to collect 16 runs in 3.3 overs. Afghanistan will easily win this match if they don't lose wickets very quickly.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Afghanistan usually plays well against Pakistan and i guess today they have a best chance to start this series with 1-0 lead.

Afghanistan bowlers just destroyed Pakistani batting lineup. Pakistani batsmen have no clue what's happening in the center and result is Pakistan manage to score just 92 runs in 20 overs. Defiantly Afghanistan will win the game unless some miracle happens. Imad Wasim was top scorer who scored 18 runs but took 32 balls for that. 6 bowlers were used by Rashid khan and all of them got wikcets and conceded few runs. Overall its a top bowling from Afghanistan side.

What a wonderful bowling performance by Afghanistani bowlers.  No Pakistani batsman could stand up to the odds in Afghanistan today. All six bowlers combined to take wickets today and their team work was excellent to say the least. Partnership Run Today No pair crossed just above nineteen. It was a one of the worst match by Pakistani batmans. Required runrate is just about to 4.5 so its be and easiest match for Afghanistani batmens. I would like to take Afghanistan today for my bed.

Afghanistan's bowling impressed me today. Pakistan was the favorite in this match. It was unimaginable to see them such a batting disaster. Pakistan scored only 92 runs in 20 overs. The pitch was bowling friendly. And so Pakistan's batting was weak from the beginning of the innings. Pakistan's two important batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are not in the squad for this match. Due to this, Pakistan's batting line-up was very weak. However, Afghanistan managed to collect 16 runs in 3.3 overs. Afghanistan will easily win this match if they don't lose wickets very quickly.

Today's match is a proof  that you can't send a whole new team to any series just to check their performance , atleast their should be some experienced good players with them.
Pakistan today's performance is a result of that experiment.
Right now Pakistan is on weaker side even after taking 2 wickets.
Afghanistan is totally enjoying their game .

[WatChe]

What a wonderful bowling performance by Afghanistani bowlers.  No Pakistani batsman could stand up to the odds in Afghanistan today. All six bowlers combined to take wickets today and their team work was excellent to say the least. Partnership Run Today No pair crossed just above nineteen. It was a one of the worst match by Pakistani batmans. Required runrate is just about to 4.5 so its be and easiest match for Afghanistani batmens. I would like to take Afghanistan today for my bed.

No doubt Afghanistani bowlers have performed exceptionally well today and inverse is true for Pakistani batsmen who keep on losing wickets. This is Pakistan one of lowest total in T20I.
Ihsanullah 2 wickets in his first over has given Pakistan some hope. Afghanistan have lost 3 wikcets in 6 over and they need 64 runs in 84 balls. Afghanistan just need not panic as they still have batting left behind to chase this easy target. Muhammad Nabi is batting sensibly, he is taking singles and just rotating the strike.

[Mahdirakib]

Afghanistan's bowling impressed me today. Pakistan was the favorite in this match. It was unimaginable to see them such a batting disaster. Pakistan scored only 92 runs in 20 overs. The pitch was bowling friendly. And so Pakistan's batting was weak from the beginning of the innings. Pakistan's two important batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are not in the squad for this match. Due to this, Pakistan's batting line-up was very weak.

Pakistan team management has given opportunities to some youngsters in this series. But they have failed to prove them in the first match. The condition of the pitch is in favour of the bowlers. Inexperienced batsmen of Pakistan weren't able to do well on that pitch. Afghanistan is too close to the victory now. The target would have been above 120 runs if there were experienced top order batsmen in Pakistan team.

[kro55]

What a wonderful bowling performance by Afghanistani bowlers.  No Pakistani batsman could stand up to the odds in Afghanistan today. All six bowlers combined to take wickets today and their team work was excellent to say the least. Partnership Run Today No pair crossed just above nineteen. It was a one of the worst match by Pakistani batmans. Required runrate is just about to 4.5 so its be and easiest match for Afghanistani batmens. I would like to take Afghanistan today for my bed.

No doubt Afghanistani bowlers have performed exceptionally well today and inverse is true for Pakistani batsmen who keep on losing wickets. This is Pakistan one of lowest total in T20I.
Ihsanullah 2 wickets in his first over has given Pakistan some hope. Afghanistan have lost 3 wikcets in 6 over and they need 64 runs in 84 balls. Afghanistan just need not panic as they still have batting left behind to chase this easy target. Muhammad Nabi is batting sensibly, he is taking singles and just rotating the strike.

Afghanistan only needs 24 rounds from 30 balls right now. With six wickets remaining, that is very much achievable. This should be an easy win for Afghanistan. I was talking about Afghanistan making a statement in this series. Looks like Afghanistan is approaching in that direction.

Winning the toss and choosing to bat first was the biggest mistake Pakistan made in this match. The Afghanistan bowling lineup absolutely ran through the Pakistani batting lineup.

[eaLiTy]

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No doubt Afghanistani bowlers have performed exceptionally well today and inverse is true for Pakistani batsmen who keep on losing wickets. This is Pakistan one of lowest total in T20I.

Impressive performance by Afghanistan and a terrible batting performance by Pakistan and Afghanistan will easily win the match as they need less than a boundary to win the match.

Surprised to see a slim wicketkeeper   and when i searched about him he is the son of Moin Khan, i have seen him bat in PSL but he is yet to provide any meaningful performance in his International career.
 

[Crypto Library]

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No doubt Afghanistani bowlers have performed exceptionally well today and inverse is true for Pakistani batsmen who keep on losing wickets. This is Pakistan one of lowest total in T20I.

Impressive performance by Afghanistan and a terrible batting performance by Pakistan and Afghanistan will easily win the match as they need less than a boundary to win the match.

Surprised to see a slim wicketkeeper   and when i searched about him he is the son of Moin Khan, i have seen him bat in PSL but he is yet to provide any meaningful performance in his International career.
 

It was a wonderful performance from Afghanistan. I will give full credit to Afghanistan's bowlers for today's win as their standout performance allowed them to restrict Pakistan to just 92 runs. However, Pakistan kept the match completely unpredictable in their first 10 overs.  At first I thought such a big chance was running away from Afghanistan as they lost 4 wickets in 10 overs.  The situation was going to be similar to that of Pakistan. However, Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah Zadran led the team and put on a 53-run partnership to give Afghanistan victory. But I feel bad for Pakistan's newcomers as they failed to capitalize on the opportunity of team management.
Here is the run rate and score chart of today's match.
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[LDL]

Winning the toss and choosing to bat first was the biggest mistake Pakistan made in this match. The Afghanistan bowling lineup absolutely ran through the Pakistani batting lineup.

Pakistan winning the toss and batting is not unreasonable here. But one thing I think is very meaningless to you, what lesson did Pakistani batsmen and bowlers learn from PSL that in a match like T20 only 92 run target should be given. Here I will give more importance to the performance of Afghanistan's bowlers. They bowled controlled and they bowled very efficiently in scoring runs.  But Pakistan should learn from this match how to play controlled bowling and batting.
Worthless batting from Pakistan...
Abdullah Shafique 0
Azam khan 0
Faheem Ashraf  2
Naseem Shah 2
Mohamed Haris 6

Here top 5 batsmen collected only 10 runs !!! LOL!!!

[romero121]

Winning the toss and choosing to bat first was the biggest mistake Pakistan made in this match. The Afghanistan bowling lineup absolutely ran through the Pakistani batting lineup.

Pakistan winning the toss and batting is not unreasonable here. But one thing I think is very meaningless to you, what lesson did Pakistani batsmen and bowlers learn from PSL that in a match like T20 only 92 run target should be given. Here I will give more importance to the performance of Afghanistan's bowlers. They bowled controlled and they bowled very efficiently in scoring runs.  But Pakistan should learn from this match how to play controlled bowling and batting.

Few days back PSL got over, following T20 match against Afghanistan is lost. Considering the PSL performance, young players were into the team and things happened unpredicted. Bangladesh team had the combined effort as each and every player had good contribution in bowling. Everyone bowled took atleast a wicket. Six bowlers were used, with batting it suffered and Nabi kept the match under control and took it towards the winning. One more match to be won to win the T-20 series.

[justdimin]

Impressive performance by Afghanistan and a terrible batting performance by Pakistan and Afghanistan will easily win the match as they need less than a boundary to win the match.

Surprised to see a slim wicketkeeper   and when i searched about him he is the son of Moin Khan, i have seen him bat in PSL but he is yet to provide any meaningful performance in his International career.

Bowlers done good foundation for this historic win because now Afghanistan has first ever win against Pakistan in International matches which is good for them and their game in future because with this win now they can feel better, and confidence level is also going to rise for the better future of this game in this country even we have no chance for having home cricket in next 10 to 15 years.

Pakistan came here without their top T20i players and mostly players were selected on performance of PSL, but batting is completely mess-up as no one were able to stand here and give his best as they were doing amazing in PSL but still cognates to Afghanistan for having firs win.

Azam Khan is son of Moin Khan and his inclusion in this team is not because of his performance he is in just because of personal links, so we can't expect good from him in wicketkeeping even he is the good hitter which done good performance in BPL and CPL as well.

[cozytrade]

In the 1st T20 match between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Pakistan batted first and set a target of 92 runs. I thought that the game would be a very tight fight between the two teams. I did not think that Pakistan would perform so badly. All the batsmen of Pakistan had a bad performance.  .Afghanistan's bowler made it easy to win the match due to his great bowling. Afghanistan's bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi took 2 wickets with 13 runs in 4 overs.