T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

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Afghanistan vs Ireland 1st T20 match Ireland team won the match by 38 runs. Ireland team came to bat first in this match. Ireland team scored 149 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Ireland team batsman Harry Tector scored 56 runs from 34 balls and Balbirnie scored 22 runs from 14 balls.  Out. Afghanistan team messed up the bowling line and batting for which Afghanistan team was all out in 18.4 overs. The bowling of Ireland team put the batsmen of Ireland team under a lot of pressure.

[Bd officer]

Afghanistan's batsmen are under a lot of pressure after losing 3 wickets in the beginning to bat against the target of 150 runs given by Ireland. If Mohammad Ishaq and Ibrahim Zadran can bat responsibly, Afghanistan can win the match against Ireland. Ireland's bowlers have done very well against Afghanistan putting pressure on Afghanistan's batsmen from the start, if they can bowl like this then Ireland can win against Afghanistan.

Ireland surprised everyone by beating Afghanistan. Afghanistan scored 149 runs in the allotted overs. The target of 150 was not too difficult, but Afghanistan were all out for 111 in 18.4 overs chasing the target. They lost because of the failure of Afghanistan's batsmen. Afghanistan's top order batsmen performed very poorly, as a result of which the middle order batsmen did not perform well. Afghanistan's two opening batsmen Sediqullah Atal and Rahmanullah Gurbaz were dismissed for 1 and 0 respectively.

Ireland won because of a great performance by Ireland's bowlers. Joshua Little, Barry McCarthy, Benjamin White all bowled brilliantly. Ireland's bowlers are truly admirable. Ireland won the first match to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

[Justin999]

Still i feel Wonder how Ireland won the match against one of the strongest team like Afghanistan choose the Bowl first and Ireland started batting with good start. Top order make decent runs, and Harry Tector was in his forum who made 56 runs from balls. Ireland total collection was 149-6 runs only. But who knows, Afghanistan would keep losing their wickets , they lost 3 wickets for 4 runs. And they have dinner the same poor performance in the whole match and all out in 111 runs. I must say Ireland improved a lot in their bowling sector

[ZAINmalik75]

Islamabad United vs Quetta Gladiator
Islamabad United team players are performing so well that victory is assured. Because the batting at the beginning has performed well as Martin Guptill entered the field as the opening batsman. He performed best and in terms of bowling Imad wasim collected 3 wickets alone. Quetta Gladiator team players are not patient as all the batsmen were out in a short time.

Well it's a fantastic match where Quetta were quite good and expecting were quite postive from them but unfortunately they unable to fulfil our expectations and done awful performance and lose his last match of PSL 9 journey because they are officially eliminated from PSL, while their opponent Islamabad shown great strength especially at thier bowling side and thus grab thier opponent before they done any damage while chasing, to be honest Quetta has dozen of phenomenal player but most of them failed to show his magic because it wasn't a big target to chased down but they hasn't.
Anyway congratulations to Islamabad United for this victory now they has to face baber Azam team Peshawar zalmi in order to face Multan in finals, but in my view Peshawar will beat them and will end thier journey at that stage.

[tsaroz]

Even though Afghanistan won the ODI series and Rashid Khan was back on the team, they were unable to win against Ireland on the first T20.
Batting first, Ireland set a medium target of 150 for Afghanistan to follow. The Irish batsmen didn't made a good impact except for a not out 56 by Harry Tector and a good opening partnership between Andy Balbirnie and Paul Sterling. Afghanistan batting second was expected to reach the target but their batting lineup collapse started from the very first ball and even though Mohammad Ishaq and Mohammad Nabi tried to control the game, Ben White's bowling got them off guard.
There are still 2 T20s to be played on this tournament and nothing can be said for sure as T20 are less predictable than ODIs.

[ThemePen]

Well it's a fantastic match where Quetta were quite good and expecting were quite postive from them but unfortunately they unable to fulfil our expectations and done awful performance and lose his last match of PSL 9 journey because they are officially eliminated from PSL, while their opponent Islamabad shown great strength especially at thier bowling side and thus grab thier opponent before they done any damage while chasing, to be honest Quetta has dozen of phenomenal player but most of them failed to show his magic because it wasn't a big target to chased down but they hasn't.
Anyway congratulations to Islamabad United for this victory now they has to face baber Azam team Peshawar zalmi in order to face Multan in finals, but in my view Peshawar will beat them and will end thier journey at that stage.

Yes you are right I agree that it was a disappointing performance from Quetta in their last match of PSL 9. It is always tough to see a team with so much potential not live up to expectations. Islamabad United did show great strength especially in their bowling and deserved victory. It will be interesting to see how they fare against Peshawar Zalmi in next match.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Even though Afghanistan won the ODI series and Rashid Khan was back on the team, they were unable to win against Ireland on the first T20.
Batting first, Ireland set a medium target of 150 for Afghanistan to follow. The Irish batsmen didn't made a good impact except for a not out 56 by Harry Tector and a good opening partnership between Andy Balbirnie and Paul Sterling. Afghanistan batting second was expected to reach the target but their batting lineup collapse started from the very first ball and even though Mohammad Ishaq and Mohammad Nabi tried to control the game, Ben White's bowling got them off guard.
There are still 2 T20s to be played on this tournament and nothing can be said for sure as T20 are less predictable than ODIs.

Afghanistan players managed to perform well in both the ODI matches. And so we considered Afghanistan as the favorite in the first T20 match. Moreover, Afghanistan's players are very experienced in the t20 format. Afghanistan players perform regularly in various franchise leagues.



The performance of Afghanistan's batsmen was very poor. Other than Ishaq and Nabi, no other batsmen can do better. Experienced batsmen like Gurbaz and Zadran also performed poorly. Rashid Khan could not perform well after returning to the squad after a long time.
Ben White and Josh Little bowled well today. White took 4 and Little 3 wickets. Ireland's overall performance was very good. But I doubt if Ireland will win the series even if they win the first match.

[kro55]

Well it's a fantastic match where Quetta were quite good and expecting were quite postive from them but unfortunately they unable to fulfil our expectations and done awful performance and lose his last match of PSL 9 journey because they are officially eliminated from PSL, while their opponent Islamabad shown great strength especially at thier bowling side and thus grab thier opponent before they done any damage while chasing, to be honest Quetta has dozen of phenomenal player but most of them failed to show his magic because it wasn't a big target to chased down but they hasn't.
Anyway congratulations to Islamabad United for this victory now they has to face baber Azam team Peshawar zalmi in order to face Multan in finals, but in my view Peshawar will beat them and will end thier journey at that stage.

Yes you are right I agree that it was a disappointing performance from Quetta in their last match of PSL 9. It is always tough to see a team with so much potential not live up to expectations. Islamabad United did show great strength especially in their bowling and deserved victory. It will be interesting to see how they fare against Peshawar Zalmi in next match.

Islamabad United's batting order is relatively weak. And the performance of their batsmen is very erratic. But the performance of their bowlers is very good. And after Islamabad United set a target of 175 runs in this match I was sure that United team will win today.
Earlier, Islamabad United had set a small target of 139 runs against Quetta Gladiators. Although the target was small, the match was very competitive.

Every batsman in Islamabad United's top order batted well. Guptil managed to collect 56 runs and Agha salman 31 runs. Also the batting of Hales, Sadab Khan and Azam was quite good. On the other hand, no other batsman can do well except Omair Yousuf and Akeal Hosein of Quetta Gladiators squad. Quetta Gladiators were defeated by a margin of 39 runs.

[Bitcoin_people]

Afghanistan vs Ireland

First T20 match between Afghanistan and Ireland today Afghanistan and Ireland played ODI series and Test series earlier. In the ODI series Afghanistan defeated Ireland to win the series but in the Test series, Ireland defeated Afghanistan to win the series. The T20 series between these two teams is starting from today. Afghanistan has a majority of players who have played in various T20 franchise leagues which gives them a lot of experience. However, one batsman in the Ireland team who has been performing quite well recently is Harry Tector. Maybe today the fight between these two teams will be equal.

Today is the first T20 match between Ireland and Afghanistan which will not be a one-sided match for Afghanistan as we are thinking because before the series on tour match, the Afghanistan team lost the match where the match was a tour test Match and there they can still draw the match but their team is too bad and they were all out on 155 runs while Ireland team won that match in a very good way and easily.

The match is in progress.  Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bowl first.  Afghanistan's decision to bowl first could make or break their win. Ireland have scored 66 now in 11 overs . Afghanistan team bowlers playing very well they have taken five wickets of  Ireland so far which is why Ireland's best men are still under full pressure.  There is no hope that the Island team will be able to score more than a hundred runs.

Afghanistan however wanted to play to the target and earn a brilliant win for Ireland. But their dream was not fulfilled but unfortunately Ireland team won by 34 runs and Afghanistan team lost. Although the Ireland team played very poorly at the start due to which they did not score much in the first overs, it looked like they would be all out soon but later on they held the game and scored 149 runs. Although the target of 150 runs was not much for Afghanistan, they lost due to poor batting performance of Afghanistan later on. The Afghans lost all their wickets for just 111 runs which led to their loss, but the bowling performance of the Ireland team was excellent especially Ben White taking 4 wickets. However, as this match has been an exciting game between Ireland and Afghanistan, Afghanistan will have to perform better in the next match to win.

[libert19]

I know it's futile but atmosphere would have been majestic had yesterday's match were held in Bangalore, it's shame we won't see final there either, I'm sure there will be good fan support from both sides in Delhi but it can't replicate the chinnaswamy atmosphere.

[synchronym]

Ireland's batsmen and bowlers have performed well in the first T20 match of Afghanistan vs Ireland. Because after giving Afghanistan a target of 150 runs, Ireland's bowlers bowled aggressively from the beginning, due to which Afghanistan's batsmen could not bat that well. Afghanistan was bowled out for only 111 runs. Ireland win by 38 runs against Afghanistan. Afghanistan team performed very well in T20 format but they could not bat well against Ireland due to which Afghanistan lost the match against Ireland. Afghanistan team won the toss and decided to field first. Afghanistan bowlers bowled fairly well. Ireland scored 149 runs in the allotted 20 overs. If Afghanistan batsmen could have batted responsibly against Ireland, Afghanistan would have won the match against Ireland. Benjamin White and Joshua Little bowled very well. Benjamin White took four wickets and Joshua Little three wickets.

[Fuso.hp]

Ireland got off to a good start with a win against Afghanistan in the first match of the T20 series. In the first T20 match against Afghanistan, Ireland batted first and managed to score 149 runs against a target of 150 runs for Afghanistan. 150 runs was not a difficult target for Afghanistan as they have quality batsmen but they made this easy target very difficult which resulted in Afghanistan being bowled out for just 111 runs. Ireland secured an easy 38-run victory over Afghanistan in the first T20I after scoring 111 runs in 18 overs. Ireland took a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first T20 match.

[FinePoine0]

The bowling performance of the Ireland team was more important in this win. Because of the bowling performance alone, the Ireland team won by a wide margin, three reliable batsmen were dismissed for no runs for the Afghanistan team in the T20I. In T20 matches, the only way to win is to have an aggressive batting performance while protecting common wickets. This short game Afghanistan team was not ready to defend the wicket, due to which Afghanistan team was forced to lose.

[fuguebtc]

In today's match Peshawar Zalmi is going to face Islamabad United. Islamabad United team got a great win against Quetta Gladiators in yesterday's match. Islamabad's batsmen and bowlers both performed very well in this match.

The last two matches between Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United were very competitive. We saw high scores in both the matches. Peshawar Zalmi set a big target of 202 runs in the first match and Peshawar Zalmi won the match by just 8 runs. And in the second match, Islamabad United set a target of 197 runs, which Islamabad United won by 29 runs.

And so I think there is a high chance of seeing a high score in today's match as well. Peshawar Zalmi team played very well in the group stage. However, if the batsmen do not perform well in today's match, victory against Islamabad United is not possible.

[Popkon6]

In today's match Peshawar Zalmi is going to face Islamabad United. Islamabad United team got a great win against Quetta Gladiators in yesterday's match. Islamabad's batsmen and bowlers both performed very well in this match.

The last two matches between Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United were very competitive. We saw high scores in both the matches. Peshawar Zalmi set a big target of 202 runs in the first match and Peshawar Zalmi won the match by just 8 runs. And in the second match, Islamabad United set a target of 197 runs, which Islamabad United won by 29 runs.

And so I think there is a high chance of seeing a high score in today's match as well. Peshawar Zalmi team played very well in the group stage. However, if the batsmen do not perform well in today's match, victory against Islamabad United is not possible.

It is very difficult to predict these two teams today, as two matches were played against these two teams twice in the past.  Each team was roughly equal in terms of experience, and the two matches were tied 1-1. So today between these two teams, the team that can perform better will win. So I don't find much difference between these two groups.  Peshawar Zalmi team player Babar Azam performed well in a match due to which Babar Azam's team won easily. 
But the team lost due to Babar Azam not performing well in the next match, so the unique players are less experienced except Babar Azam. So today if Babar Azam's team with Babar Azam performs well from the beginning of the game then surely Peshwar Zalmi team has a chance to win.

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The bowling performance of the Ireland team was more important in this win. Because of the bowling performance alone, the Ireland team won by a wide margin, three reliable batsmen were dismissed for no runs for the Afghanistan team in the T20I. In T20 matches, the only way to win is to have an aggressive batting performance while protecting common wickets. This short game Afghanistan team was not ready to defend the wicket, due to which Afghanistan team was forced to lose.

Before the start of Ireland vs Afghanistan 1st T20 match I predicted that Afghanistan will win the match against Ireland but I was proved wrong as Ireland put up a great performance which led to defeating Afghanistan by 38 runs. However, the Afghanistan team performed very well in the T20 format, but their top batsmen could not bat well against Ireland, due to which the Afghanistan batsmen had to struggle to bat only on a target of 150 runs. If Afghanistan's batsmen could have batted responsibly, they would have easily won the match against Ireland. However, Ireland's bowlers bowled very well by bowling Afghanistan out for just 111 runs. Ireland started the T20 series with a win.

[Publictalk792]

Before the start of Ireland vs Afghanistan 1st T20 match I predicted that Afghanistan will win the match against Ireland but I was proved wrong as Ireland put up a great performance which led to defeating Afghanistan by 38 runs. However, the Afghanistan team performed very well in the T20 format, but their top batsmen could not bat well against Ireland, due to which the Afghanistan batsmen had to struggle to bat only on a target of 150 runs. If Afghanistan's batsmen could have batted responsibly, they would have easily won the match against Ireland. However, Ireland's bowlers bowled very well by bowling Afghanistan out for just 111 runs. Ireland started the T20 series with a win.

We mostly see in cricket people often try to guess who will win based on how well teams are playing and how good players are. But best thing about cricket is that you can never be sure what will happen. For example in Ireland vs Afghanistan 1st T20 match everyone thought Afghanistan would win because they usually do well in T20 games. However Ireland played really well that day and surprised everyone by winning. We should give credit to Ireland bowlers for stopping Afghanistan batters. By the way match was really exciting.

[noormcs5]

Congratulations Islamabad United team for this brilliant win in 1 st Eliminator game and I disappointed the effort of Quetta Gladiator team which was showed in this game and they was failed to chase down big runs target. Islamabad United team set 179 runs target in 20 overs by losing 9 wickets. I.Wasim won a player of game award because his bowling effort was outstanding and he took down 3 wickets in 4 overs with 12 runs. N.Shah also took down 2 wickets with 33 runs in 4 overs. Quetta Gladiator team only chased 135 runs entire team was dismantled and only 9 balls left. O.Yousaf performed well and he scored 50 runs in 37 balls with four 4s and one 6s. From Islamabad United batting lineup side, opener batsman M.Guptil scored 56 runs in 47 runs and I believe Islamabad United team showed same effort in upcoming games like in 2 nd eliminator game.

Now, today's match will be going to be awesome for sure. Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi, the wonderful match between them, and for the first time, this match was hosted by Karachi in this PSL. When the second last time Peshawar Zalmi faced them, Babar Azam hit a century and in the second innings, the Islamabad United team also played very well but Babar Azam took the twist on the game where he gave the over to Arif Yaqoob and now, I think today Babar Azam should allow to Arif Yaqoob to play today's match because he did the best over in PSL history, he is not just a spinner, he is a game changer.

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[MusaPk]

We mostly see in cricket people often try to guess who will win based on how well teams are playing and how good players are. But best thing about cricket is that you can never be sure what will happen. For example in Ireland vs Afghanistan 1st T20 match everyone thought Afghanistan would win because they usually do well in T20 games. However Ireland played really well that day and surprised everyone by winning. We should give credit to Ireland bowlers for stopping Afghanistan batters. By the way match was really exciting.

It's true that in T20 format it's very much impossible to predict who will win the game. Afghanistan is much better side then Ireland in T20 format and in UAE side winning the toss also wins the match because of dew factor. In yesterday game, Afghanistan won the toss and rightly decided to bowl first and they were given a chaseable target of 149. Afghanistan start was poor as they lost 3 batsmen in first 11 balls of the innings and were never allowed by Irish bowlers to make a come back in the game.  

[Crypto Library]

It's true that in T20 format it's very much impossible to predict who will win the game. Afghanistan is much better side then Ireland in T20 format and in UAE side winning the toss also wins the match because of dew factor. In yesterday game, Afghanistan won the toss and rightly decided to bowl first and they were given a chaseable target of 149. Afghanistan start was poor as they lost 3 batsmen in first 11 balls of the innings and were never allowed by Irish bowlers to make a come back in the game.  

I was really surprised that Afghanistan was beaten so badly with Ireland. I assumed before the start of the match that Afghanistan will win this match not only this match I thought Afghanistan will win this T20 series. Now the performance of Afghanistan's first T20 match has made me worry a lot. You are right that 149 target was not a big target in T20 format. The main point is that in this match, Afghanistan's bowlers performed fairly well, but Afghanistan's batting line showed completely irresponsible performance. Both their openers failed to perform and not a single top order batsman could play well. And that's why Afghanistan had to lose this match.