T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[libert19]

Hope Australia wins today too, so excitement remains for the last game 

Both teams are really strong and no one can predict exactly that will win. In both of teams which will play the first turn and will make 200+ runs so for the opposite team this will be little bit difficult to chase.

200+ target seems nothing for this series, we have already seen in prior matches that both teams either crossed it or came close to it, 5 innings out of 6 played it was 200+, in second game it was close too as Aussie were just 9 run short.

[Sithara007]

The cricket match between India and Australia in Raipur today is cool to be a thrilling encounter as both teams struggle for a series win. The analysis suggests that both sides have identified key areas for improvement. India is particularly focused on addressing their concerns in death bowling and enhancing their top-order batting performance. Meanwhile, Australia aims to adapt to changes in their squad and strengthen their middle-order batting.

The outcome of this game holds significance for both teams as they seek to build momentum heading into the upcoming T20 World Cup. Cricket enthusiasts can anticipate an intense and competitive clash as India and Australia battle it out on the field.

As of now, depth bowling is a real concern for India. Mukesh Kumar has done a good job till now, but the other pacers such as Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna have failed. I would rather love to see Deepak Chahar in the place of either Arshdeep or Prasidh for today's match. Also, Suryakumar Yadav hasn't matured enough as the captain. He needs to refrain from using spinners to bowl end overs. During last match, he asked Axar Patel to bowl the 19th over, and it went for 22 runs. If not for that blunder, India would have won that match. 

[JSRAW]

At this very moment, i'd very much prefer role-based captaincy in every format so won't mind 3 different captains for all 3 formats.

Indian squad for the South African tour. I was thinking about spilt captaincy in each format and they are heading in the same direction. Although i believe atm it's a monkey balancing act as far as the White ball (T-20/ODI) format is concerned. SKY is just a temp skipper because Pandaya ( or a senior player like Rohit) is not there and it also indicates that they are not looking at Iyer as an option for T-20 skipper, despite him being in the squad.

For ODI they went with KL, IMO it would be too early to make any assumption about it as ODI is not relevant right now. Test captaincy was obvious so not a brainer.

I would have rather preferred Shreyas Iyer as the ODI captain, but they chose KL Rahul instead. I am following Rahul's performance for the past several years, and he has failed at both international level and in IPL. Ideally Shreyas or some of the other promising players such as Hardick, Ishan or Shubman could have been given the chance, but the selectors don't want to do that. Also, congratulations to Sanju Samson. He got included in the ODI squad. At least now his rabid fans would stop booing the Indian team whenever they play in Kerala.

I think we shouldn't mix the format if we are discussing or analyzing any player be it a bowler or batter.

In ODI he's performing consistently. In the Test not consistent but made a wonderful ton in the last South African tour, hence in the test squad. As far as T-20 is concerned, he's just bad and shouldn't be in 15 men's squad, maybe keep him in the 18-20 men's squad, that's it. So overall it's a mixed bag.

Regarding captaincy debate

At this very moment, i'd very much prefer role-based captaincy in every format so won't mind 3 different captains for all 3 formats. Virat and Rohit have already set the formula for ODI and Test formats. In this WC everyone had their set roles in every slot and it almost paid off. We already know what Virat's lead test team did in the last 6-7 years, results are there for everyone to see.

Pant's spot is not fixed in the T-20 Playing XI or in some cases squad. There is so much competition for middle-order (now top order too) WK batsman who can play the finisher role so IMO he's not a strong candidate in the T-20, and the same with the ODI format if KL and Kishan are in good nick.

KL could possibly fit the captaincy role in test and ODI if he gives up his dream of becoming an opener (That's where (Top-3) everyone wants to bat because it's glamorous and a marketable spot in terms of money and deals). He should bat in the middle order (similar to the last ODI WC) and must work on his Keeping. As far as T-20 goes, as an opening/middle order batter, his spot is also not secured in the playing XI. The point is for his survival he needs to become a WK batter. Also, he's too depressed to lead the team in T-20 (maybe ODI too), you need attacking cricket in a short format.

Pandaya actually did a satisfactory job in his T-20I captaincy gig, if he's fit then he should get a long rope. Shreyas has a perfect attitude for captaincy but his fitness is shaky due to back injuries so it's a tricky situation as you don't want your captain to break down in mid series.

Or maybe keep playing dumb charades in T-20 for a couple of months and when the WC comes, hand over the captaincy to Rohit, it won't be a bad idea as T-20 WC is around the corner.

[Fuso.hp]

Australia will face India today in the fourth match of the series. Today's match is very important for both India and Australia because if India wins this match then their series will be confirmed whereas if Australia wins this match they will return to tie the series. In the third T20I, India created great chances to win but despite creating great chances to win, they eventually lost to Australia due to Maxwell's batting rampage. The captains of the two teams may win the toss and decide to field today as batting in the second innings in T20s gives some advantage if the team has a good batting line-up. Both Australia and India have very strong batting lineups so these two teams will decide to field first after winning the toss.

[LDL]

Hope Australia wins today too, so excitement remains for the last game  

Both teams are really strong and no one can predict exactly that will win. In both of teams which will play the first turn and will make 200+ runs so for the opposite team this will be little bit difficult to chase.

200+ target seems nothing for this series, we have already seen in prior matches that both teams either crossed it or came close to it, 5 innings out of 6 played it was 200+, in second game it was close too as Aussie were just 9 run short.

Only in the second T20 match, Australia could not play an innings of 200 runs, and in every other match, the target was more than 200 runs in the first second innings. So in the matches between Australia and India, the target of 200 runs is not a trivial matter. You all have seen that in the third T20 match, India set a target of 223 runs to Australia and all the spectators assumed that Australia would lose this match. But the surprising thing is that Maxwell made this 223 run target a simple matter and managed to defeat India in this match as well. A target of 200 runs should never be considered a safe target in T20 because any team can win by meeting this target at any time.

[synchronym]

India vs Australia 4th T20 match today is very important for both the teams. Team India will want to win today's match and win the series. On the other hand, Australia will want to win today's match to level the series at points. We have seen the last two matches where Australia won the toss and decided to field. But the decision to field was not of much use to Australia's players. If the Australian team goes to the toss today, let's see whether the Australian captain will choose to bat or bowl. India are batting well so Australia should definitely opt to bat if they go for the toss. Looking forward to see India vs Australia today as competitive match as we saw in 2023 World Cup final.

[God bless u]

Only in the second T20 match, Australia could not play an innings of 200 runs, and in every other match, the target was more than 200 runs in the first second innings. So in the matches between Australia and India, the target of 200 runs is not a trivial matter. You all have seen that in the third T20 match, India set a target of 223 runs to Australia and all the spectators assumed that Australia would lose this match. But the surprising thing is that Maxwell made this 223 run target a simple matter and managed to defeat India in this match as well. A target of 200 runs should never be considered a safe target in T20 because any team can win by meeting this target at any time.

Most of Australia dangers player Glenn Maxwell, inglis and Stoinis turned back to home which is not good for Australia. Australia will be most of new squads..Only Travis head will be the available from the World cup team.

The pitch will be new for batsmen and I also think that If india batter first then 200 will be enough to defend.. It will be not easy for new batsmens to read the ball..

 Pitch is also good for spinner because there will be some turn and boundaries are also big..Both team will be looking to win this match and I hope the competition will be tough.

[noormcs5]

India face Australia in Raipur today looking for a series win. It is clear that both India and Australia have some important areas to focus on going into the fourth T20I. With the series finely tuned, India will be keen to address their death bowling concerns and strengthen their top-order batting performance. Australia, on the other hand, will work to adapt to changes in their squad and strengthen their middle-order batting. Overall, it promises to be an exciting and closely contested match between the two cricketing powerhouses. Both teams will be looking to gain the upper hand and build momentum as they head towards the upcoming T20 World Cup.

The match between India vs Australia will start in the next few hours and the Australian team players are confident to enter the ground and beat India in their home cricket stadium.

If Australia loses this match so they lose this series, and if they want to win this series so they should need to win this match. Australia can win this match because they have world-class batsmen and all-rounders who can be hit again and again by Indian bowlers especially Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head, and also in the previous match of this series Glenn Maxwell hit a century to Indian bowlers so now let's see.

[leonair]

India face Australia in Raipur today looking for a series win. It is clear that both India and Australia have some important areas to focus on going into the fourth T20I. With the series finely tuned, India will be keen to address their death bowling concerns and strengthen their top-order batting performance. Australia, on the other hand, will work to adapt to changes in their squad and strengthen their middle-order batting. Overall, it promises to be an exciting and closely contested match between the two cricketing powerhouses. Both teams will be looking to gain the upper hand and build momentum as they head towards the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Australia beat India in the last match in a very challenging manner. Australia similarly defeated India in the final match of the World Cup.  So Australia now seems much stronger than India. So similarly Australia looks more likely than India to win this match.  The match will start in an hour. India's performance can be seen a bit better if India fields earlier. Because it has been seen in previous matches that India could not win with Australia by batting first

[GigaBit]

India face Australia in Raipur today looking for a series win. It is clear that both India and Australia have some important areas to focus on going into the fourth T20I. With the series finely tuned, India will be keen to address their death bowling concerns and strengthen their top-order batting performance. Australia, on the other hand, will work to adapt to changes in their squad and strengthen their middle-order batting. Overall, it promises to be an exciting and closely contested match between the two cricketing powerhouses. Both teams will be looking to gain the upper hand and build momentum as they head towards the upcoming T20 World Cup.

The match between India vs Australia will start in the next few hours and the Australian team players are confident to enter the ground and beat India in their home cricket stadium.

If Australia loses this match so they lose this series, and if they want to win this series so they should need to win this match. Australia can win this match because they have world-class batsmen and all-rounders who can be hit again and again by Indian bowlers especially Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head, and also in the previous match of this series Glenn Maxwell hit a century to Indian bowlers so now let's see.

Indian batsmen have undoubtedly done well in this series. They are scoring more than 200 runs in every match but unfortunately they could not win the last match. It seems to me today that those who chase will have more chances of winning. Because India scored 222 runs in the last match but lost the match. The toss will play an important role in winning the match. If a target of 230 to 240 runs can be collected by batting at the beginning of the match, there may be a chance of victory. But if the runs are below 200 then India's defeat against Australia will be more likely. Maxwell has been in good form since the last World Cup and it was also said yesterday that if Maxwell fires up, Australia could win the match. Although the equation of the match was in India's favor at the end, Maxwell turned the match into a win with an incredible performance.

[Sithara007]

Indian batsmen have undoubtedly done well in this series. They are scoring more than 200 runs in every match but unfortunately they could not win the last match. It seems to me today that those who chase will have more chances of winning. Because India scored 222 runs in the last match but lost the match. The toss will play an important role in winning the match. If a target of 230 to 240 runs can be collected by batting at the beginning of the match, there may be a chance of victory. But if the runs are below 200 then India's defeat against Australia will be more likely. Maxwell has been in good form since the last World Cup and it was also said yesterday that if Maxwell fires up, Australia could win the match. Although the equation of the match was in India's favor at the end, Maxwell turned the match into a win with an incredible performance.

That means that both the teams are good in batting, but weak as far as bowling is concerned. It is not surprising, given the fact that India is missing all of their frontline bowlers (Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav). Australia is also weak on bowling, as they are missing Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. But then, Jason Behrendorff has been performing exceptionally well for them in this series. For India, none of the pace bowlers have risen to the occasion, as all of them are leaking runs.
 

[onecall123]

India face Australia in Raipur today looking for a series win. It is clear that both India and Australia have some important areas to focus on going into the fourth T20I. With the series finely tuned, India will be keen to address their death bowling concerns and strengthen their top-order batting performance. Australia, on the other hand, will work to adapt to changes in their squad and strengthen their middle-order batting. Overall, it promises to be an exciting and closely contested match between the two cricketing powerhouses. Both teams will be looking to gain the upper hand and build momentum as they head towards the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Australia pulled off a record-breaking win in the third T20I against India. After two consecutive losses, Australia is making a strong comeback in the 5-match T20 series. They're surely looking to level the series today, while India has another shot at sealing the series tonight. For the 4th match, Australia has a new look side once again. Anyway, it's time for some action.

Update: Australia won the toss and chose to bowl first. So, Australia seems comfortable with chasing, which is a good decision considering Indian death bowling has been quite bad.

[Haunebu]

If India post a total over 200 in this match, I don't see Australia winning this one because their main players like Maxwell etc are missing while the new players might stumble badly.

It all comes down to how well both teams bat since their almost all bowlers from both teams have been consistently underwhelming.

[Sithara007]

If India post a total over 200 in this match, I don't see Australia winning this one because their main players like Maxwell etc are missing while the new players might stumble badly.

It all comes down to how well both teams bat since their almost all bowlers from both teams have been consistently underwhelming.

Australia won the toss and chose to field. So they have an advantage early on. And remember that the momentum is with them, as they won the last match. As you mentioned, India maybe able to make a total of close to 200. But that alone will not give them a win. During the last match, India batted first and made 222/3 from 20 overs. But even then they lost the match after Maxi went mental towards the end. BTW, Deepak Chahar is back in the Indian squad and I am quite excited to see him back in action for India (his last international match was almost a year ago).

[jasonjm]

Australia won the toss to choose to field first again today. Changes in both teams, but the Indian team looked well-balanced. The inclusion of Shreyas Iyer further strengthens the Indian batting. I am expecting a target of over 200 today. Australia has the ability to win the match and chase down the target, but I think Indian bowling looks more threatening compared to the last match. This is a crucial match for both teams.

[rojan]

4th T20 of India vs Australia team has already started. Australia team won the toss and decided to bowl. Now India team came to bat. 12 runs in 2 overs. India team has not lost any wicket till now. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 7 runs from 12 balls.  Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 0 runs from 0 balls. I have bet in support of India team in today's match. I hope that India team will win today's match and if India team loses I will lose today's bet. If Australia team does not perform well now then India team has a chance to win.  Let's see what happens till the end of the game.

[synchronym]

Australia vs India 4th T20I. The Australian captain won the toss and elected to field first. I think today's match is very important for Australia. If Australia lose today's match then they will be eliminated from this series. And India will easily win this T20 series. In such an important match, it was better for the Australian captain to win the toss and bat first. It would have been better to target India by batting first and scoring big runs. India's opening pair is batting brilliantly. India's current score is 50 runs for zero wickets in 5 overs. India's current game situation seems that India will give Australia a target of 220 runs today. And if Australia can be given a target of 220 runs then India will win today's match.

[Ricardo11]

In the fourth T20I, India vs Australia, Australia won the toss and elected to bowl. If India can score more than 240 to 250 runs in this match, then India's chances of winning this match will increase to some extent. If India wants to win this match, the Indian team will have to perform at their best in batting and bowling. Because the Australian team is a very strong team. So India have to bowl well with their maximum strength.

[Jateng]

If India post a total over 200 in this match, I don't see Australia winning this one because their main players like Maxwell etc are missing while the new players might stumble badly.

It all comes down to how well both teams bat since their almost all bowlers from both teams have been consistently underwhelming.

Australia won the toss and gave india to batting both teams made some changes in their squads india aggressive start 50 for one in powerplay Jaisawal take charge on aussies bowlers make 37 for 28 balls only Haride takes 7/1 wicket in 2 overs. Shreyas and Gaikwad are on the crease the way india playing score will be 210+ Australia needs to put pressure on indian batsman to take wickets of both batsman before 10 overs.

[Sithara007]

Rinku Singh just hit a monstrous six of the bowling of Ben Dwarshuis. Looks like India may reach a total of 200 plus at this rate. But Ruturaj Gaikwad just got out, giving Tanveer Sangha his second wicket. But as long as Rinku is there, hopes for 200 will be alive for India. Next to come is Jitesh Sharma, and after that it will be the turn of Axar Patel and Deepak Chahar. India needs to be a bit cautious there, as they need someone to support Rinku from the other end. A couple of quick wickets, and they will be in trouble.