T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[kro55]

The first T20I between New Zealand and Pakistan seemed like a match between one of the rapidly improving sides versus one of the teams that is in rapid decline. New Zealand was without their key bowlers, as most of them are away playing the Indian Premier League (Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee.etc) and the remainder are injured (Kyle Jamieson.etc). On the other hand, Pakistani youngsters delivered a very strong performance yesterday with Saim Ayub and Zaman Khan (both in their early 20s). Future looks bright for Pakistan.

I don't think the future of Pakistan is bright yet. In the last series against Afghanistan, we saw a poor performance from Pakistan. And against New Zealand too, it would not have been easy for Pakistan's batsmen to collect 182 runs if they had their first-order squad. New Zealand's bowling line-up is weak now. However, the way Pakistan performed in this match is absolutely commendable. They have played very well and I will be happy if they can maintain this consistency. Pakistan's main weakness is that their players fail to play consistently well.

[Unknown Op]

The first T20I between New Zealand and Pakistan seemed like a match between one of the rapidly improving sides versus one of the teams that is in rapid decline. New Zealand was without their key bowlers, as most of them are away playing the Indian Premier League (Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee.etc) and the remainder are injured (Kyle Jamieson.etc). On the other hand, Pakistani youngsters delivered a very strong performance yesterday with Saim Ayub and Zaman Khan (both in their early 20s). Future looks bright for Pakistan.

The Pakistani cricket team has some exciting young talent and it is encouraging to watch them perform well against a formidable opponent like New Zealand. It is encouraging to see players like Saim Ayub and Zaman Khan compete at such a high level because they hold promise for the future of Pakistani cricket. While some of New Zealand major players may not have been available it is vital to recognise Pakistan youthful talent for their efforts and prospective contributions to the team. It is always encouraging to see fresh talent emerge and I look forward to following their future growth and success.

[Minecache]

The first T20I between New Zealand and Pakistan seemed like a match between one of the rapidly improving sides versus one of the teams that is in rapid decline. New Zealand was without their key bowlers, as most of them are away playing the Indian Premier League (Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee.etc) and the remainder are injured (Kyle Jamieson.etc). On the other hand, Pakistani youngsters delivered a very strong performance yesterday with Saim Ayub and Zaman Khan (both in their early 20s). Future looks bright for Pakistan.

I don't think the future of Pakistan is bright yet. In the last series against Afghanistan, we saw a poor performance from Pakistan. And against New Zealand too, it would not have been easy for Pakistan's batsmen to collect 182 runs if they had their first-order squad. New Zealand's bowling line-up is weak now. However, the way Pakistan performed in this match is absolutely commendable. They have played very well and I will be happy if they can maintain this consistency. Pakistan's main weakness is that their players fail to play consistently well.

I think it is still a little too early to say because yes I agree Pakistan showed a good performance in the last match. But of course, that was against not the main New Zealand team I would say. But at the same time, New Zealand should have done better in batting. There is no excuse for getting all out for less than 90 in the same track wire. Pakistani youngsters are scoring quite easily and freely.

Anyway, it is a five-match series, which will certainly be interesting if Pakistan can win this series.

[bitgov]

The first T20I between New Zealand and Pakistan seemed like a match between one of the rapidly improving sides versus one of the teams that is in rapid decline. New Zealand was without their key bowlers, as most of them are away playing the Indian Premier League (Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee.etc) and the remainder are injured (Kyle Jamieson.etc). On the other hand, Pakistani youngsters delivered a very strong performance yesterday with Saim Ayub and Zaman Khan (both in their early 20s). Future looks bright for Pakistan.

I don't think the future of Pakistan is bright yet. In the last series against Afghanistan, we saw a poor performance from Pakistan. And against New Zealand too, it would not have been easy for Pakistan's batsmen to collect 182 runs if they had their first-order squad. New Zealand's bowling line-up is weak now. However, the way Pakistan performed in this match is absolutely commendable. They have played very well and I will be happy if they can maintain this consistency. Pakistan's main weakness is that their players fail to play consistently well.

I think it is still a little too early to say because yes I agree Pakistan showed a good performance in the last match. But of course, that was against not the main New Zealand team I would say. But at the same time, New Zealand should have done better in batting. There is no excuse for getting all out for less than 90 in the same track wire. Pakistani youngsters are scoring quite easily and freely.

Anyway, it is a five-match series, which will certainly be interesting if Pakistan can win this series.

Pakistan team is currently performing very well in the T20 format. Pakistan team is ahead of comparable New Zealand. However, as the New Zealand team has a lot of experienced players, the match could be very competitive.

[Haunebu]

RCB are playing really well at the moment and it looks like they will post a 200+ target which should be enough against DC who are struggling these days.

I don't agree with this suggestion. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the most experienced bowler in the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad. And if you look at his figures, he did quite well yesterday. In a match where the Kolkata Knight Riders scored at more than 10 runs per over, Kumar returned figures of 4-1-29-1. The other SRH pacers, such as Marco Jansen, Umran Malik and Thangarasu Natarajan were much more expensive compared to him. And you are forgetting the fact that Kumar got the wicket of Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the first over, which put KKR in backfoot. 

You are only looking at his performance in a single match while negating his horrendous performances in earlier matches which is why I disagree with you. Kumar is way past his prime and Gurbaz isn't really a big scalp.

[Sithara007]

You are only looking at his performance in a single match while negating his horrendous performances in earlier matches which is why I disagree with you. Kumar is way past his prime and Gurbaz isn't really a big scalp.

OK.. he played all 4 of the Sunrisers Hyderabad matches so far. First match was against Rajasthan Royals, where all the SRH bowlers got the stick. This is the match where Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson went berserk and Kumar conceded 36 runs in 3 overs. But then most of the SRH bowlers went for over 10 runs per over in that match. Next match was against a super-strong Lucknow Super Giants and Bhuvi bowled 2 overs taking 19/1. Got the wicket of Deepak Hooda. Third match was against Punjab Kings, where he had figures of 4-0-33-1. I would say that he has performed decently. 

[elevates]

RCB's imapct player had all the negative impact on the scoreboard. DC bowled very well today. All thanks to Kuldeep Yadav & Nortje. The score is not that big but DC would make it complicated. I was not expecting such a pathetic batting by RCB after getting a good start. I am what was going through the mind of Dinesh Karthik when he hit that shot. Looks like he is also out of form. If he had stayed their then the target could have gone beyond 200.

[JSRAW]

Somehow RCB manage to make a royal mess of their inning and ended up with a below-par score on a ground that has an average first-inning score of 190+. It's a difficult ground to defend on when bowling second.

Also, it looks like RCB's Impact player was a double agent, Anuj Rawat scored 15 off 22 and pinch hitter Hasaranga was sitting out with his pads on.

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Lol bad evening for both impact players with the bat.

RCB defending quite well. 

[Popkon6]

Lucknow Super Giants started the game quite well but their wickets fell more in the last period of the match. That's why they couldn't score more runs. Finished the match with just 159 runs and on the other hand Punjab Kings have a chance to win today as the difference is not much of a run if they can decide the match by being careful from the wicket side then Punjab Kings will surely win. Because there are very good and in-form players in the batting line. A single wicket fall in the first over at the start of the match is very devastating for the team which is enough to pull the team back. Today's game will be very exciting. Please watch the game till the end.

[Mahdirakib]

Now I see the importance of David Warner slow batting for Delhi Capitals. All other top order batsmen have batted poorly in every match. They lost their wickets quickly without scoring anything big. Prithvi Shaw has scored only 34 runs by playing 5 matches, Mitchell Marsh has scored 4 runs by playing 3 matches. 5 consecutive losses for DC. Perhaps Delhi Capitals will be the first team to lose the qualification chance for the next round.

[ItsCrafty]

Pakistan team is currently performing very well in the T20 format. Pakistan team is ahead of comparable New Zealand. However, as the New Zealand team has a lot of experienced players, the match could be very competitive.

THE FIRST T20 match was fantastic and i enjoyed it so much. New Zealand bowler has so much pace with swing and new Zealand bowlers took advantage with new ball. Both opener of Pakistan out very early and at first i wans thinking that projected score will be not more than 160 but middle order did well to score 182.

182 was well target but New Zealand batsmen couldn't settled in the front of Pakistani Young pace bowlers. second match is live and we will se some interesting bowling as well but this new Zealand batsmen can be prove dangerous and should not be taken lightly.

[WatChe]

I think it is still a little too early to say because yes I agree Pakistan showed a good performance in the last match. But of course, that was against not the main New Zealand team I would say. But at the same time, New Zealand should have done better in batting. There is no excuse for getting all out for less than 90 in the same track wire. Pakistani youngsters are scoring quite easily and freely.

Anyway, it is a five-match series, which will certainly be interesting if Pakistan can win this series.

These days boards and players are more interested in money rather then performance of national team. Its best example is squad of New Zealand visiting Pakistan for T20 and ODI series. 8 New Zealand players are missing because they are playing IPL. Its good opportunity for Pakistan to test there new players against young and inexperienced New Zealand side.
2nd T20I is in progress between two teams and Pakistan have lost 3 quick wickets at the end of 12 overs and score is 103 runs. New Zealand bowling is impressive, they must try restrict Pakistan to 150.

[Patrol69]

Mustafizur Rahman bowling context

Why Mustafiz is bowling like this?

Mustafizur Rahman's great bowling is lost? It is normal for everyone to ask such questions. Because everyone expects it, why can't Mustafiz say it like he used to say before. The way he bowled in the last match is never expected from a world class bowler. 
Especially if his last over is discussed then one question will come to everyone's mind is that Mustafiz? 

After bowling the last over, it seemed that Mustafiz might be bowling by rote. That is, before entering the field, Mustafiz has memorized where he will throw the ball. Because the wicket was a left-hander at the time, he wanted to wide yorker, every ball but he failed every time. While yorkering every ball, he hit four full toss  balls. A world class bowler's bowling skills cannot be like this.
 
If you are failing to give yorker, then you say another length, it is not like that you have to give yorker.
The way Mustafiz performed in the last match, it is clear that he will not get a place in the Delhi Capitals squad.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Pakistan team is currently performing very well in the T20 format. Pakistan team is ahead of comparable New Zealand. However, as the New Zealand team has a lot of experienced players, the match could be very competitive.

THE FIRST T20 match was fantastic and i enjoyed it so much. New Zealand bowler has so much pace with swing and new Zealand bowlers took advantage with new ball. Both opener of Pakistan out very early and at first i wans thinking that projected score will be not more than 160 but middle order did well to score 182.

182 was well target but New Zealand batsmen couldn't settled in the front of Pakistani Young pace bowlers. second match is live and we will se some interesting bowling as well but this new Zealand batsmen can be prove dangerous and should not be taken lightly.

Today was the day for Muhammad Rizwan and Babar Azam both of them scored half centuries , Babar Azam is still playing . Other than that all other batsmen got out on almost no runs now iftikhar Ahmed is doing good with bat.
At 17 overs they Pakistan have collected 145 runs 4 wickets loss.

[sovie]

Pakistan team is currently performing very well in the T20 format. Pakistan team is ahead of comparable New Zealand. However, as the New Zealand team has a lot of experienced players, the match could be very competitive.

THE FIRST T20 match was fantastic and i enjoyed it so much. New Zealand bowler has so much pace with swing and new Zealand bowlers took advantage with new ball. Both opener of Pakistan out very early and at first i wans thinking that projected score will be not more than 160 but middle order did well to score 182.

182 was well target but New Zealand batsmen couldn't settled in the front of Pakistani Young pace bowlers. second match is live and we will se some interesting bowling as well but this new Zealand batsmen can be prove dangerous and should not be taken lightly.

Pakistan team has scored good runs so far but hopefully they won't score 200 plus runs till the end. If Pakistan can't score 200 plus runs then chances of winning this match will be less as New Zealand batsmen have the ability to secure match win of 150/160 runs.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Pakistan team is currently performing very well in the T20 format. Pakistan team is ahead of comparable New Zealand. However, as the New Zealand team has a lot of experienced players, the match could be very competitive.

THE FIRST T20 match was fantastic and i enjoyed it so much. New Zealand bowler has so much pace with swing and new Zealand bowlers took advantage with new ball. Both opener of Pakistan out very early and at first i wans thinking that projected score will be not more than 160 but middle order did well to score 182.

182 was well target but New Zealand batsmen couldn't settled in the front of Pakistani Young pace bowlers. second match is live and we will se some interesting bowling as well but this new Zealand batsmen can be prove dangerous and should not be taken lightly.

Pakistan team has scored good runs so far but hopefully they won't score 200 plus runs till the end. If Pakistan can't score 200 plus runs then chances of winning this match will be less as New Zealand batsmen have the ability to secure match win of 150/160 runs.

With the current runrate and pace Pakistan can give target of 200 , Babar Azam is batting outstanding and has adored 80 runs so far he's about to make his century.
Newzealand balling was really good but Babar Azam is a top class batsman and he is difficult to handle once settled on crease.

[ZAINmalik75]

Today was the day for Muhammad Rizwan and Babar Azam both of them scored half centuries , Babar Azam is still playing

Yeh absolutely tomorrow in first t20 Thier performance were quite bad, but tonight they played spectacular both scored half century first but later after dismissal of Rizwan the captain of Pakistani team Baber Azam take a charge and smashed them brutally, Baber Azam Scored a phenomenal century with a strike rate of 174. It's not just century for him but due to this century he become the second fastest and highest number of century scorer after C.Gayle. Pakistan manage to score 192 in first inning as a total hope bowling lineup will defend it

[MusaPk]

Pakistan team is currently performing very well in the T20 format. Pakistan team is ahead of comparable New Zealand. However, as the New Zealand team has a lot of experienced players, the match could be very competitive.

THE FIRST T20 match was fantastic and i enjoyed it so much. New Zealand bowler has so much pace with swing and new Zealand bowlers took advantage with new ball. Both opener of Pakistan out very early and at first i wans thinking that projected score will be not more than 160 but middle order did well to score 182.

182 was well target but New Zealand batsmen couldn't settled in the front of Pakistani Young pace bowlers. second match is live and we will se some interesting bowling as well but this new Zealand batsmen can be prove dangerous and should not be taken lightly.

Second match is even more entertaining as it has blistering knock of Babar Azam, i.e., 101 on just 58 balls. After very long time both Babar and Rizwan have performed in a T20I match, Rizwan has scored 50 on 34 balls. We saw New Zealand batting collapsed in first match under 100 while they where chasing 182 runs. Today they are chasing 193 runs. New Zealand need to take on Pakistan pace attack from the start to win today's game.

[BobK71]

Mustafizur Rahman bowling context

Why Mustafiz is bowling like this?

Mustafizur Rahman's great bowling is lost? It is normal for everyone to ask such questions. Because everyone expects it, why can't Mustafiz say it like he used to say before. The way he bowled in the last match is never expected from a world class bowler. 
Especially if his last over is discussed then one question will come to everyone's mind is that Mustafiz? 

After bowling the last over, it seemed that Mustafiz might be bowling by rote. That is, before entering the field, Mustafiz has memorized where he will throw the ball. Because the wicket was a left-hander at the time, he wanted to wide yorker, every ball but he failed every time. While yorkering every ball, he hit four full toss  balls. A world class bowler's bowling skills cannot be like this.
 
If you are failing to give yorker, then you say another length, it is not like that you have to give yorker.
The way Mustafiz performed in the last match, it is clear that he will not get a place in the Delhi Capitals squad.

Mustafizur Rahman could not do anything after getting a chance in two matches. He had a good start in his first match but in the last over he could not hold his reputation. His poor performance in today's match may keep him out of the playing squad. In the first match, he was seen that he was bowing in such a way that the batsmen could already understand it. The same situation in this match. Today, he gave 41 runs in 3 overs and could not keep any wicket by his name. It is clear that Delhi Capitals is no longer satisfied with him.

[eaLiTy]

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Second match is even more entertaining as it has blistering knock of Babar Azam, i.e., 101 on just 58 balls. After very long time both Babar and Rizwan have performed in a T20I match, Rizwan has scored 50 on 34 balls. We saw New Zealand batting collapsed in first match under 100 while they where chasing 182 runs. Today they are chasing 193 runs. New Zealand need to take on Pakistan pace attack from the start to win today's game.

Babar Azam played an incredible innings even when wickets were falling around him and along with Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan got a great start but then wickets started to fall and at one point it looked liked they will be struggling to score anywhere they scored in the end and Iftikhar Ahmed was crucial in helping them by scoring at one side which eased the pressure on Babar Azam giving him the freedom to break loose in the end.