T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Mr.corol]

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings.
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl. And after some time the match is going to start. So far Chennai have played four matches and got two wins. Bengaluru has two wins in four matches. Ruturaj Gaikwad is performing amazing batting in this year's IPL.
Both Chennai and Bangalore have very strong batting lines. Playing at home in Bangalore today, Bengaluru will try to play well. Do you think which team can win today's match?

[elevates]

RR vs GT might be emerging as a nice rivalry  

Why do you think that RR vs GT is a rivalry but not with these teams RCB, MI, and LSG? I am pretty much confused now! As I do not have a clue from which scenario were you able to come to that conclusion. RR is nothing compared to GT in every aspect. They won because they had some luck.

I believe the rivalry is between LSG & GT. RCB & MI. KKR & SRH, MI, LSG and so on. I absolutely do not think RR cannot beat GT in the finals. RR is just like a fizz for the moment. They come and they disrupt the point standing and later on they will settle down.

[Popkon6]

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings.
 Do you think which team can win today's match?

I would like to say at the outset that I have stopped betting on this match today. Because both the teams are also equal in terms of points. Both teams have strong bowling line and batting line so I am not sure which team will win. But I can say that if they get power at the beginning of the game, the team that can bat well will win, but if today's match is more than 200 runs, the game will be contest. Chennai Super Kings are more likely to win today's match as they have won in past matches. Because Royal Challengers Bengaluru collected 4 points and won by very narrow margin but Chennai has more winning runs in past matches.  Considering this, I think Chennai will win today's match.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Pakistan vs Newzealand 3rd t20 is going to start at 9 after 2 hours almost , last two matches were won by Pakistan easily and they totally controlled the game . Newzealand balling side is OK they are somehow controlling Pakistan runs but their batting is totally out of order the reason they are loosing .
Looking forward to some competition in today's game .

[JSRAW]

RR vs GT might be emerging as a nice rivalry  

Why do you think that RR vs GT is a rivalry but not with these teams RCB, MI, and LSG? I am pretty much confused now! As I do not have a clue from which scenario were you able to come to that conclusion. RR is nothing compared to GT in every aspect. They won because they had some luck.

I believe the rivalry is between LSG & GT. RCB & MI. KKR & SRH, MI, LSG and so on. I absolutely do not think RR cannot beat GT in the finals. RR is just like a fizz for the moment. They come and they disrupt the point standing and later on they will settle down.

For starters, both teams were finalists in the last season and then on-field theatrics also comes into play along with off-field statements, this spice things up.

No specific team has a monopoly on rivalry. MI vs RCB vs CSK got its brand value in terms of marquee match or rivalry but other teams are also upping their game as far as this so called rivalry topic is concerned.

As i mentioned in my previous comment, I rate RR vs Punjab rivalry higher when compared to RR vs GT as most of the time former matchups are tighter. 

[Litzki1990]

Today two teams entered the field in the fight to leave each other. So far the two teams have played a total of four matches in the IPL 2023 season and out of the four matches, CSK has won two matches and RCB has won two matches.  The two teams are placed sixth and seventh in the points table respectively. Teams who win against each other today will overtake each other in the points table.

Royal Challengers Bangalore opted to bowl first after winning the toss. After losing the toss, CSK put in to bat and after playing 14 overs, they accumulated 147 runs for 2 wickets on the scoreboard.
Now it remains to be seen how many total runs CSK can collect in the end. CSK must have 200 plus runs on the scoreboard to win against RCB. Because RCB's batting lineup is very strong.

[coinerer]

Pakistan vs Newzealand 3rd t20 is going to start at 9 after 2 hours almost , last two matches were won by Pakistan easily and they totally controlled the game . Newzealand balling side is OK they are somehow controlling Pakistan runs but their batting is totally out of order the reason they are loosing .
Looking forward to some competition in today's game .

It doesn't look like anything out of the ordinary will happen in this match.  Like the last two matches, Pakistan will win this match against New Zealand and will win by higher runs or wicket margin. Pakistan team has many good players and they are good in batting and bowling. Due to which New Zealand cannot play well with Pakistan, although New Zealand team has good players, they are not equal to Pakistani players. Because of this, it is unlikely to see anything exceptional in today's match

[Haunebu]

227 to win! Damn. RCB need to bat like monsters if they wish to win this one. Conway, Dube and Rahane were freaking awesome. 200+ games are the new normal in the IPL based on what I observed.

Patel completely messed up in the final over. The hilarious part was when the CSK fans were actually cheering when Jadeja got out just because of Dhoni who couldn't really do much since he only faced a single ball.

Am expecting RCB to come close and lose this one. Exciting stuff!

[onecall123]

227 to win! Damn. RCB need to bat like monsters if they wish to win this one. Conway, Dube and Rahane were freaking awesome. 200+ games are the new normal in the IPL based on what I observed.

Chennai Super Kings put up a massive total on the board, and the last over was quite dramatic.

Just when I thought we're going to watch another high-scoring thriller, RCB lost both of their openers as CSK's baller's strike first. It seems like there may be more trouble waiting for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. After poor bowling, their batters lost quick wickets and it looks like they'll be bowled out in no time. Faf du Plessis and Maxwell both established and charge on...

[MusaPk]

It doesn't look like anything out of the ordinary will happen in this match.  Like the last two matches, Pakistan will win this match against New Zealand and will win by higher runs or wicket margin. Pakistan team has many good players and they are good in batting and bowling. Due to which New Zealand cannot play well with Pakistan, although New Zealand team has good players, they are not equal to Pakistani players. Because of this, it is unlikely to see anything exceptional in today's match

T20 format is really unpredictable. We saw Netherlands beating south africa and Zimbabwe beating Pakistan in last T20 World cup. New Zealand is without its major players but that doesn't mean they can't beat Pakistan. Third T20I is in progress and at the end of power pay New Zealand are 36 for the loss of one wicket. If New Zealand can score somewhere around 160 then they are very likely to win this game.

[UmerIdrees]

Pakistan vs Newzealand 3rd t20 is going to start at 9 after 2 hours almost , last two matches were won by Pakistan easily and they totally controlled the game . Newzealand balling side is OK they are somehow controlling Pakistan runs but their batting is totally out of order the reason they are loosing .
Looking forward to some competition in today's game .

I don't see that New Zealand team can play any better than this. This time the New Zealand team is batting first but still not able to score many runs. The score of 35/1 in the 6th over is not much that we can talk about except that they have lost only one wicket.
I guess that this New Zealand team is not capable of beating Pakistan; they should rather focus more on security than on the game.

If Pakistan wins this match, then they will win the series too and it will put the nail in the coffin to the oppositon security concerns.

[Crypto Library]

227 to win! Damn. RCB need to bat like monsters if they wish to win this one. Conway, Dube and Rahane were freaking awesome. 200+ games are the new normal in the IPL based on what I observed.

Patel completely messed up in the final over. The hilarious part was when the CSK fans were actually cheering when Jadeja got out just because of Dhoni who couldn't really do much since he only faced a single ball.

Am expecting RCB to come close and lose this one. Exciting stuff!

I think they are also doing the batting like that monster, although recently after falling the two wickets current run rate has slowed down a bit but they are still managing the distance of their current run rate from the required run rate.
But I would still call the match unpredictable because if Royal Challengers Bangalore lose their wickets quickly then Chennai Super Kings will reap the rewards of the excellent batting performance they put up today. However, credit for such a strong batting performance of Chennai Super Kings should be given to Devon Conway as well as their lower order batsmen. Because their pushing towards the last was also extraordinary.

Chennai Super Kings put up a massive total on the board, and the last over was quite dramatic.
Just when I thought we're going to watch another high-scoring thriller, RCB lost both of their openers as CSK's baller's strike first. It seems like there may be more trouble waiting for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. After poor bowling, their batters lost quick wickets and it looks like they'll be bowled out in no time. Faf du Plessis and Maxwell both established and charge on...

Virat Kohli and Mahipal Lomror couldn't do any favors in today's match but Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis filled that void today. And it's seems the falling of more two wicket make  them under pressure right now. Left only four wicket and two over and need 30 run  and I think it will be very difficult for their lower order batsmens right now . And one more wicket now I don't think RCB can beat the target but it's really sad to see that even after coming so close, they are going to face defeat.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Pakistan vs Newzealand 3rd t20 is going to start at 9 after 2 hours almost , last two matches were won by Pakistan easily and they totally controlled the game . Newzealand balling side is OK they are somehow controlling Pakistan runs but their batting is totally out of order the reason they are loosing .
Looking forward to some competition in today's game .

It doesn't look like anything out of the ordinary will happen in this match.  Like the last two matches, Pakistan will win this match against New Zealand and will win by higher runs or wicket margin. Pakistan team has many good players and they are good in batting and bowling. Due to which New Zealand cannot play well with Pakistan, although New Zealand team has good players, they are not equal to Pakistani players. Because of this, it is unlikely to see anything exceptional in today's match

Today Newzealand did a good job with batting and they give a good target to Pakistan  163 runs.
Now Pakistan already lost their first and most important wicket of Babar Azam, seems like today's match is going to be an interesting one .

Not going to be an easy one for green shirts.

[mm2543363580]

Pakistan vs Newzealand 3rd t20 is going to start at 9 after 2 hours almost , last two matches were won by Pakistan easily and they totally controlled the game . Newzealand balling side is OK they are somehow controlling Pakistan runs but their batting is totally out of order the reason they are loosing .
Looking forward to some competition in today's game .

I don't see that New Zealand team can play any better than this. This time the New Zealand team is batting first but still not able to score many runs. The score of 35/1 in the 6th over is not much that we can talk about except that they have lost only one wicket.
I guess that this New Zealand team is not capable of beating Pakistan; they should rather focus more on security than on the game.

If Pakistan wins this match, then they will win the series too and it will put the nail in the coffin to the oppositon security concerns.

As expected today Kiwis came with high spirits of winning and they'll try their best to achieve that,  they did good with batting and now they are trying their best to pressurise Pakistan in balling.
Muhammad Rizwan and fakhar zaman is on crease Pakistan is on 13 for 1 out.
 These two wickets are crucial for Pakistan.

[kotwica666]

Pakistan vs Newzealand 3rd t20 is going to start at 9 after 2 hours almost , last two matches were won by Pakistan easily and they totally controlled the game . Newzealand balling side is OK they are somehow controlling Pakistan runs but their batting is totally out of order the reason they are loosing .
Looking forward to some competition in today's game .

I don't see that New Zealand team can play any better than this. This time the New Zealand team is batting first but still not able to score many runs. The score of 35/1 in the 6th over is not much that we can talk about except that they have lost only one wicket.
I guess that this New Zealand team is not capable of beating Pakistan; they should rather focus more on security than on the game.

If Pakistan wins this match, then they will win the series too and it will put the nail in the coffin to the oppositon security concerns.

As expected today Kiwis came with high spirits of winning and they'll try their best to achieve that,  they did good with batting and now they are trying their best to pressurise Pakistan in balling.
Muhammad Rizwan and fakhar zaman is on crease Pakistan is on 13 for 1 out.
 These two wickets are crucial for Pakistan.

Pakistan team lost 2 wickets very quickly, as a result of which Pakistan team will have great difficulty in chasing the target given by New Zealand. If the two batsmen of the Pakistan team can form a great partnership then the match will come out easily.

[Marvell1]

Pakistan vs Newzealand 3rd t20 is going to start at 9 after 2 hours almost , last two matches were won by Pakistan easily and they totally controlled the game . Newzealand balling side is OK they are somehow controlling Pakistan runs but their batting is totally out of order the reason they are loosing .
Looking forward to some competition in today's game .

I don't see that New Zealand team can play any better than this. This time the New Zealand team is batting first but still not able to score many runs. The score of 35/1 in the 6th over is not much that we can talk about except that they have lost only one wicket.
I guess that this New Zealand team is not capable of beating Pakistan; they should rather focus more on security than on the game.
If Pakistan wins this match, then they will win the series too and it will put the nail in the coffin to the oppositon security concerns.

There is no doubt that Pakistan is in trouble in this match. Pakistan is currently chasing a target and they have already lost two important wickets in the process. It is also worth noting that the record run rate is already above nine. It looks like the target right now is going to be a pretty big one.

It is still too early to make any assumptions at this point in time. But there is no doubt in my mind that New Zealand has a very good chance of winning this match. New Zealand gave a good effort in a match that was a Do or Die situation for them.

[Ayers]

Chennai Super Kings put up a massive total on the board, and the last over was quite dramatic.
Just when I thought we're going to watch another high-scoring thriller, RCB lost both of their openers as CSK's baller's strike first. It seems like there may be more trouble waiting for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. After poor bowling, their batters lost quick wickets and it looks like they'll be bowled out in no time. Faf du Plessis and Maxwell both established and charge on...

Virat Kohli and Mahipal Lomror couldn't do any favors in today's match but Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis filled that void today. And it's seems the falling of more two wicket make  them under pressure right now. Left only four wicket and two over and need 30 run  and I think it will be very difficult for their lower order batsmens right now . And one more wicket now I don't think RCB can beat the target but it's really sad to see that even after coming so close, they are going to face defeat.

They lost the match only after Bengaluru was completely in control of the match for 16 overs. Bengaluru's collection was 181 runs in just 16 overs. Bengaluru needed just 45 runs to win in the last 4 overs. They failed to score only 45 runs. Had Dinesh Karthik been at the crease, they might have won. But Shahbaz and Pernell's batting was very annoying. They wasted the ball at crucial moments. Moreover, when batting for such a big target, the team expects a good performance from an experienced player like Virat. But Kohli was able to collect only 6 runs today. But in the last few overs, Chennai's bowlers bowled well. This match proved once again that Dhoni is a great captain.

[mm2543363580]

Pakistan team lost 2 wickets very quickly, as a result of which Pakistan team will have great difficulty in chasing the target given by New Zealand. If the two batsmen of the Pakistan team can form a great partnership then the match will come out easily.

Pakistan two top batsmen are out on almost no runs and now middle order will struggle in chasing this target , Newzealand doing good with their balling. They took two important wickets in powerplay.

With this balling attack this game In Newzealand court today

[n0ne]

Pakistan team lost 2 wickets very quickly, as a result of which Pakistan team will have great difficulty in chasing the target given by New Zealand. If the two batsmen of the Pakistan team can form a great partnership then the match will come out easily.

Pakistan two top batsmen are out on almost no runs and now middle order will struggle in chasing this target , Newzealand doing good with their balling. They took two important wickets in powerplay.

With this balling attack this game In Newzealand court today

163 runs is reachable target, with the early wicket fall of Babar Azam and Rizwan the match have turned little difficult. Pakistan team is much dependent on the two players. The middle order could withstand wicket as well as develop partnership. For now Pakistan have reached 35 runs in 6 overs.

New Zealand have got good bowling, however it holds the pressure to win the match. If not, this series will go into the hands of Pakistan. Winning the match will keep the hope of series win for New Zealand.

[Mahdirakib]

Am expecting RCB to come close and lose this one. Exciting stuff!

Your expectation has come true! RCB made it too close, but they couldn't win the match. They were getting close to the victory for the powerful batting of Faf du Plessis and Maxwell. The match was indeed exciting. I was supporting RCB in today's match. Unfortunately, they lost the match by 8 runs. Vijaykumar had given 20 runs only in his debut match against Delhi. But today he has given 62 runs in 4 overs, which was quite surprising.