T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

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In the fifth T20 match between Australia and India, the Australian captain won the toss and decided to field first. The Australian captain has won the toss four times, not once did he choose to bat first, but four times he chose to bowl. He chose to bowl first and won just one match out of four matches. India has already secured the series by winning these three matches. India will try to play well in today's match if Australia can be given a target of 200 runs and if India can bowl well then maybe they can win the match.

[libert19]

Well said. Almost all Indian batsmen are performing really well, but very bowlers like Axar etc are performing well which is their major weak point. On the other hand, Australia's batting and bowling departments are struggling.

India has a better chance at winning the ICC WC 2024 when compared to Australia if you ask me.

C'mon again, this is average Australian team with most of their key players being out. Judge Aussies from their wc performance, not from such series.

[BitcoinsGreat]

Indian team won the match due to their bowling and fielding otherwise they would clearly have lost this match because their batting was so poor. Surya Kumar and Jaiswal and the other best players of India weren't able to play the match, they couldn't set to play on the for a long time, even two players from the Indian team gave a duck means they didn't make a single score.

I am not agree with you; What do you expect score in the twenty over match? 200 runs is not enough?

I think Indian batting is more stronger then bowling; It was bad luck in third game that Maxwell stole the victory.. Sourya kumar Yadav , Rinkhu Singh all are performing in all matches.. If you think that all players make fifty in 5/5 matches then its not possible.. Sometimes bowlers will do their job; sometimes Batting will win the match. In cricket you have to check overall performance..

In the previous of this series Indian team played very well they could easily make 200 runs in a single T20 match but in yesterday's match they didn't play well, they gave the average target, and the Australian team wasn't able to chase that due to their batting and Indian team bowling.

[MusaPk]

Today is the last T20I and India already won the series so outcome of today's game not much important for any team. Aussies will try to win today's game to finish 3-2 rather then going with 4-1. Third game was thriller and apart from that it's all happening in Indias favor. My guess is India will win today's game also as Aussies are not much excited for this series. They are already tired due to ODI world cup.

[Cheema02]

Today is the last T20I and India already won the series so outcome of today's game not much important for any team. Aussies will try to win today's game to finish 3-2 rather then going with 4-1. Third game was thriller and apart from that it's all happening in Indias favor. My guess is India will win today's game also as Aussies are not much excited for this series. They are already tired due to ODI world cup.

Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the fifth T20I of this series. India already won the series by 3-1.  India made only 1 change in playing eleven Arshdeep Singh comes in place of Deepak Chahar in the team. Australia also made 1 change in his team Nathan Ellis comes in place of Chris Green. Australia has ability to bounce back strongly and win this match but India has good bowling and batting unit and their recent performance is outstanding against Australia.

[jasonjm]

Well said. Almost all Indian batsmen are performing really well, but very bowlers like Axar etc are performing well which is their major weak point. On the other hand, Australia's batting and bowling departments are struggling.

India has a better chance at winning the ICC WC 2024 when compared to Australia if you ask me.

You are talking about the Australian team with major key players missing. Most of their main bowlers, let alone batsmen, are not playing the series. You are inferring all your analysis based on a bilateral series. Look at the Australian team's performance in the recent World Cup. Australians are the absolute beasts of ICC tournaments.
In the T20 World Cup, you can not predict the outcome this early because even the associate nations are playing good T20 cricket.

[LDL]

Well said. Almost all Indian batsmen are performing really well, but very bowlers like Axar etc are performing well which is their major weak point. On the other hand, Australia's batting and bowling departments are struggling.

India has a better chance at winning the ICC WC 2024 when compared to Australia if you ask me.

You are talking about the Australian team with major key players missing. Most of their main bowlers, let alone batsmen, are not playing the series. You are inferring all your analysis based on a bilateral series. Look at the Australian team's performance in the recent World Cup. Australians are the absolute beasts of ICC tournaments.
In the T20 World Cup, you can not predict the outcome this early because even the associate nations are playing good T20 cricket.

After winning the ICC World Cup 2023, most of the Australian players have gone to their country, so all but two old players have got a new chance in the T20 series. Maxwell and Stoinis were there till the third match but they also left. Since they have already lost the T20 series, there is no need to re-induct any old players into the squad. Moreover, after today's fifth and last t20 match, all Australian players will leave, so there is no need to bring back any new players from Australia.
Of course Australia is a much stronger team in T20 but losing the T20 series with India does not mean that Australia is bad in T20. If Australia had experienced players, it would have been much more competitive with India in T20.

[jasonjm]

Moreover, after today's fifth and last t20 match, all Australian players will leave, so there is no need to bring back any new players from Australia.
Of course Australia is a much stronger team in T20 but losing the T20 series with India does not mean that Australia is bad in T20. If Australia had experienced players, it would have been much more competitive with India in T20.

Well, the squad was already announced, so why would they call a new player from Australia?
All main Australian players are in Australia gearing up for the test match series against Pakistan, so they decided not to waste their energy on this bilateral series and gave their players much-needed rest after two months of continuous cricket. The same is true for India.

[libert19]

Just now Surya gone and India 46-3, I wanted to see Rinku and Jitesh's batting so I'm quite ok with this quick fall of wickets

Should have given Shivam Dubey chance to play today.

[JSRAW]

^^ Looks like a tough wicket to bat on, the ball was swinging and doing some magic at the start. Wish they had gone for such wickets at the start for more meme material and maybe to test new batting talents.

It's a dead rubber so doesn't matter if India wins or not but for Iyer it's an important match or may add Chahar into the same mix.

[Compromise me]

Today is the last T20I and India already won the series so outcome of today's game not much important for any team. Aussies will try to win today's game to finish 3-2 rather then going with 4-1. Third game was thriller and apart from that it's all happening in Indias favor. My guess is India will win today's game also as Aussies are not much excited for this series. They are already tired due to ODI world cup.

Yes ,you are right. India is much stronger than Australia. Australia won the World Cup in India. They defeated India very well. Indian team can't forget this World Cup. Indian fans became hopeless after losing World Cup final. Australia cricketer Travis head changed the trend of winning World Cup in home ground. Now, India is in difficult situation. Indian score is 77 with fall of 4 wickets. Shreyas Iyer  is not out on 22 runs in 17 balls.Raturaj made 10 runs in 12 balls and Jaiswal made 21 runs in 15 balls. Suryakumar Yadav made 5 runs in 7 balls and Rinko made 6 runs in 8 balls .

[LDL]

Just now Surya gone and India 46-3, I wanted to see Rinku and Jitesh's batting so I'm quite ok with this quick fall of wickets

Should have given Shivam Dubey chance to play today.

Oh no Rinku Singh out at 6.
I thought Rinku Singh would play a good innings in today's match but unfortunately he got out for just a personal six. But Jitesh Sharma and Shreyas Iyer have managed to form a good partnership. If the next overs can be dealt with properly then the team runs can be 160 plus.

Again Jitesh Sharma 24 runs off 16 ball , unfortunately He out.

[libert19]

It's a dead rubber so doesn't matter if India wins or not but for Iyer it's an important match or may add Chahar into the same mix.

No ser, he gone back home for medical emergency.

Just now Surya gone and India 46-3, I wanted to see Rinku and Jitesh's batting so I'm quite ok with this quick fall of wickets

Should have given Shivam Dubey chance to play today.

Oh no Rinku Singh out at 6.
I thought Rinku Singh would play a good innings in today's match but unfortunately he got out for just a personal six. But Jitesh Sharma and Shreyas Iyer have managed to form a good partnership. If the next overs can be dealt with properly then the team runs can be 160 plus.

Again Jitesh Sharma 24 runs off 16 ball , unfortunately He out.

Yea ser, not the batting I expected today. All hopes on Shreyas now, if he stays on crease India can make 150 otherwise that will be too tough.

BTW, does anyone else like Nathan Ellis bowling action?

[kro55]

Just now Surya gone and India 46-3, I wanted to see Rinku and Jitesh's batting so I'm quite ok with this quick fall of wickets

Should have given Shivam Dubey chance to play today.

Oh no Rinku Singh out at 6.
I thought Rinku Singh would play a good innings in today's match but unfortunately he got out for just a personal six. But Jitesh Sharma and Shreyas Iyer have managed to form a good partnership. If the next overs can be dealt with properly then the team runs can be 160 plus.

Again Jitesh Sharma 24 runs off 16 ball , unfortunately He out.

The Indian team stumbled at the beginning of the innings today. The team lost 4 batsmen for just 55 runs. With the help of Jitesh Sharma's 16-ball 24 runs and Shreyash Iyer's unbeaten 27-ball 34 runs, India managed to collect 115 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 16 overs. The way India started the innings, they are playing quite well now. If he can score 50 runs in the last 4 overs, then the match will be competitive. A target of more than 160 on this pitch will give India a chance to win the match. But if the target is less than 160, we will probably see the dominance of the Australian batsmen today. But since India has already won the series 3-1, today's match is not important for India.

[JSRAW]

It's a dead rubber so doesn't matter if India wins or not but for Iyer it's an important match or may add Chahar into the same mix.

No ser, he gone back home for medical emergency.

Lol when did that happen? The dude was on the roster before the toss.

[jasonjm]

It was a good toss win for Australia. Wickets are continuously tumbling for India. They are now 5 down for 97 runs. Australians are bowling in the right channels. Shreyas Iyer is playing sensibly and needs to be on the crease till the end if India wants a respectable target to defend.
I do not see any major reshuffle in the Indian T20I team after this series, as none of the youngsters is ready to replace the existing batsmen in the team.

[libert19]

It's a dead rubber so doesn't matter if India wins or not but for Iyer it's an important match or may add Chahar into the same mix.

No ser, he gone back home for medical emergency.

Lol when did that happen? The dude was on the roster before the toss.

I only tuned in during toss, Surya said he went home, you can check playing 11.

[Shishir99]

Normally Indian players don't announce their retirements publicly or early despite getting clear mszs from the selectors due to their deals with ad agencies as it could hurt brands a bit. One of the reasons many cricketers delay their official retirements. Management does move on and reasons could vary from case to case but it's up to players if they want to announce or not. Even the likes of Kaif, Raina publicly announced their retirement quite late.

If I am not wrong then Dhoni did announce his retirement from tests in 2014-15 and in white ball cricket official retirement came around 2020.  

Maybe because they believe they have the capabilities to play more and they do not want to retire too early. Most of the time subcontinent players do not announce retirement for this reason. But the problem is, the cricket board does not respect them well. I haven't seen many retirement announcements from sub-continent players where the board organized anything special for them.

If you talk about Bangladeshi players, most of them announce their retirement in social media or TV media without discussing anything with the board. The reason is, players wanted to continue but the board selectors never try to convince them.

[Haunebu]

Looks like this match will go to the Australians since India will likely end up posting a score close to 160 which should be chased successfully unless they collapse like dominoes in my opinion.

It's a pointless match for both teams though, but it's useful for the newbies who can gain more experience in this format.

[CryptoBuds]

Looks like this match will go to the Australians since India will likely end up posting a score close to 160 which should be chased successfully unless they collapse like dominoes in my opinion.

It's a pointless match for both teams though, but it's useful for the newbies who can gain more experience in this format.

It will not be easy for Australia to win today's match as well. The pitch is not batting friendly. Even in the last match we saw that Australia lost by 20 runs, the target of 175 runs given by India.

India's team collected 160 runs in 20 overs. Iyer and Axar Patel formed a crucial partnership at a time when the team needed it. Iyer scored 53 runs off 37 balls and Patel got out with 31 runs off 21 balls. We don't see a good performance from Captain Suryakumar Yadav. His performance in the previous matches was also not satisfactory. Today he collected only 5 runs off 7 balls. If the bowlers do well, India still has a chance to win. But the chances of Australia winning are high.