T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[JSRAW]

In the past, 150 to 160 runs target was enough to stop the opponents. Nowadays, a target above 200 runs can easily be beaten. Day by day IPL matches have become a run making machine like the T10 matches. We have witnessed two matches with 270+ runs within the first 16 matches of the IPL. Who should we blame for such huge scoring matches? Is it the bad bowling or completely batting friendly pitch?

Agreed. I remember something close to 300 being a competitive score in ODIs in the past, but that's a competitive score in T20 matches these days which is insane if you think about it.

Batting friendly pitches + Bad bowling + Small grounds + Excellent batting combo is the reason why teams are scoring such high scores in T20s these days.

70+75 meters Straight, 65 meters square boundaries are not small per se but modern batters can clear it quite easily. Dead pitches also help it as batters can time the ball ridiculously well. The problem comes when you deliberately shorten the boundaries to 60 meters (straight), luckily it stopped in the IPL and you hardly see 60-meter boundaries, unless you are using side pitches (one side boundary becomes way too small like it's a woman's cricket).

You can't solve this short boundaries problem in existing grounds because stadiums are small but there should be enough space in new grounds for 80-90 or even 100-meter boundaries (Straight).   

[FinePoine0]

Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans will be the most competitive match between these two teams today. Although there is no gap between the players of the two teams in this match, all the teams have experienced players. But in comparison, Gujarat Titans team has won two matches and they are at number five in the points table. And Punjab Kings team is placed at 7th place, so I think the team that can perform well from the start today is likely to win.

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[Farhan99]

After the batting of the first innings it was almost possible to predict who would win the match. This season I think KKR will try to win every match. Few matches this season suggest anything of the sort. Their batsmen have become so aggressive that they are determined to give big targets. The way Sunil Narine is batting in the last two matches, it seems that he is not a bowler but his batting career is important. His big scores in two consecutive matches gave them a boost to ensure victory. A massive score of 85 off 39 balls from his bat helped the team score 272 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders has been playing really well in their recent matches. They are batting aggressively which is working out for them. Sunil Narine who used to be a bowler is now a strong batsman for team. His high scores have boosted team confidence and made it tough for other teams. Kolkata Knight Riders is setting big targets and controlling matches. This shows they are determined to win every match this season. It will be interesting to see if they can keep up this good performance.

In last game Kolkata Knight Riders made 272 runs  excellent innings by sunil narine of 85 runs and second wicket partnership of 104 runs help KKR team to post a big target. A perfect start of tournament for team Kolkata won 3 of 3 games with six points the top of the table while Delhi capitals position was not good they won only single match till now Delhi captial failed to chased the target thCapitalsonly 166 for all out KKR won the by biggest margin of 106 runs. Kolkata team just 5 runs behind from Sunrisers Hyderabad of the highest IPL total in history

[onecall123]

After the batting of the first innings it was almost possible to predict who would win the match. This season I think KKR will try to win every match. Few matches this season suggest anything of the sort. Their batsmen have become so aggressive that they are determined to give big targets. The way Sunil Narine is batting in the last two matches, it seems that he is not a bowler but his batting career is important. His big scores in two consecutive matches gave them a boost to ensure victory. A massive score of 85 off 39 balls from his bat helped the team score 272 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders has been playing really well in their recent matches. They are batting aggressively which is working out for them. Sunil Narine who used to be a bowler is now a strong batsman for team. His high scores have boosted team confidence and made it tough for other teams. Kolkata Knight Riders is setting big targets and controlling matches. This shows they are determined to win every match this season. It will be interesting to see if they can keep up this good performance.

In last game Kolkata Knight Riders made 272 runs  excellent innings by sunil narine of 85 runs and second wicket partnership of 104 runs help KKR team to post a big target. A perfect start of tournament for team Kolkata won 3 of 3 games with six points the top of the table while Delhi capitals position was not good they won only single match till now Delhi captial failed to chased the target thCapitalsonly 166 for all out KKR won the by biggest margin of 106 runs. Kolkata team just 5 runs behind from Sunrisers Hyderabad of the highest IPL total in history

Congratulations to the Kolkata Knight Riders for topping the table! They've really turned things around compared to the past few years. This season, KKR looks sharp and focused. Hopefully, they can make a serious push and maybe even win the trophy.
Teams like RR, CSK, KKR, and SRH seem to be the most well-rounded in this year's IPL and are likely to qualify for the playoffs. However, Mumbai Indians need to step up their game, especially since they're currently at the bottom. The change in captaincy might be affecting them, but they'll need to improve if they want to make it to the playoffs.

[Minor Miner]

After the batting of the first innings it was almost possible to predict who would win the match. This season I think KKR will try to win every match. Few matches this season suggest anything of the sort. Their batsmen have become so aggressive that they are determined to give big targets. The way Sunil Narine is batting in the last two matches, it seems that he is not a bowler but his batting career is important. His big scores in two consecutive matches gave them a boost to ensure victory. A massive score of 85 off 39 balls from his bat helped the team score 272 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders has been playing really well in their recent matches. They are batting aggressively which is working out for them. Sunil Narine who used to be a bowler is now a strong batsman for team. His high scores have boosted team confidence and made it tough for other teams. Kolkata Knight Riders is setting big targets and controlling matches. This shows they are determined to win every match this season. It will be interesting to see if they can keep up this good performance.

In last game Kolkata Knight Riders made 272 runs  excellent innings by sunil narine of 85 runs and second wicket partnership of 104 runs help KKR team to post a big target. A perfect start of tournament for team Kolkata won 3 of 3 games with six points the top of the table while Delhi capitals position was not good they won only single match till now Delhi captial failed to chased the target thCapitalsonly 166 for all out KKR won the by biggest margin of 106 runs. Kolkata team just 5 runs behind from Sunrisers Hyderabad of the highest IPL total in history

Congratulations to the Kolkata Knight Riders for topping the table! They've really turned things around compared to the past few years. This season, KKR looks sharp and focused. Hopefully, they can make a serious push and maybe even win the trophy.
Teams like RR, CSK, KKR, and SRH seem to be the most well-rounded in this year's IPL and are likely to qualify for the playoffs. However, Mumbai Indians need to step up their game, especially since they're currently at the bottom. The change in captaincy might be affecting them, but they'll need to improve if they want to make it to the playoffs.

I agree with you. Kolkata team is performing great this season as compared to previous seasons. Almost every player in the squad has been performing well since the first match. And the dominance of Kolkata's players in every match is visible.

Kolkata's batsmen are in great form. Although Narine did not perform well in the first two matches, Narine batted very aggressively in yesterday's match. Russell is also in very good form. Kolkata have formed a stable squad. And with most of the players in the squad in good form, the Kolkata team is able to score big in every match.

[Bd officer]

Oman Vs Namibia 3rd Match

The third match of the Oman vs Namibia T20 series has started. Oman won the toss and elected to bowl. Oman's bowling line was very good today. Namibia collected 101 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted overs. Today's Namibian batsmen could not perform well, none of the batsmen could play big innings. Oman went into bat with a target of 102 runs and so far collected 45 runs in 5 overs. Oman have a chance to win if they bat well in the end. Today I think Oman can win. Let's see which team can win in the end.

[noormcs5]

Oman Vs Namibia 3rd Match

The third match of the Oman vs Namibia T20 series has started. Oman won the toss and elected to bowl. Oman's bowling line was very good today. Namibia collected 101 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted overs. Today's Namibian batsmen could not perform well, none of the batsmen could play big innings. Oman went into bat with a target of 102 runs and so far collected 45 runs in 5 overs. Oman have a chance to win if they bat well in the end. Today I think Oman can win. Let's see which team can win in the end.

I know, in this match, there is no rivalry or big teams that can be a cause of big match suspense here but at the same time, the team that became rivalry was also there. For example, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka were once small teams but sometime before their standard was also like these two teams. Maybe in future, this match will also become rival match that’s why we have to support every team even if we don’t know much about them.

I am coming here to talk about the match and also support so back to the original topic, I would like to see Namibia as the winner of this series because I think this team is more best than Oman but in the first match, we have seen both were equal. Anything can happen today.

[Cheema02]

Oman Vs Namibia 3rd Match

The third match of the Oman vs Namibia T20 series has started. Oman won the toss and elected to bowl. Oman's bowling line was very good today. Namibia collected 101 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted overs. Today's Namibian batsmen could not perform well, none of the batsmen could play big innings. Oman went into bat with a target of 102 runs and so far collected 45 runs in 5 overs. Oman have a chance to win if they bat well in the end. Today I think Oman can win. Let's see which team can win in the end.

Namibia batted first and set a low target 101 runs in loss of 8 wickets in the first inning of the match. Oman's current score is 62 runs with only a loss of one wicket against Namibia. Oman needed 40 runs from 70 balls to win this match. From Oman, Khushi is playing at 45 runs not out from just 28 balls and very close to the half-century. Namibia needs to some quick wickets to get back in the match otherwise Oman win this match easily.

[Sithara007]

Namibia batted first and set a low target 101 runs in loss of 8 wickets in the first inning of the match. Oman's current score is 62 runs with only a loss of one wicket against Namibia. Oman needed 40 runs from 70 balls to win this match. From Oman, Khushi is playing at 45 runs not out from just 28 balls and very close to the half-century. Namibia needs to some quick wickets to get back in the match otherwise Oman win this match easily.

Pathetic performance by Namibia once again. And these defeats will be having a major impact on the T20I ranking for Namibia. They were in a comfortable position when compared to the other associate nations, but now they are slipping down a lot. And Namibian squad looks quite strong on paper. They are having heavyweights such as David Wiese and Ruben Trumpelmann, in addition to Gerhard Erasmus, Bernard Scholtz and Jan Frylinck. And yet they lost the match today by a very heavy margin, as they were bundled out for a total of just 101/8.   

[cryptoWODL]

After the batting of the first innings it was almost possible to predict who would win the match. This season I think KKR will try to win every match. Few matches this season suggest anything of the sort. Their batsmen have become so aggressive that they are determined to give big targets. The way Sunil Narine is batting in the last two matches, it seems that he is not a bowler but his batting career is important. His big scores in two consecutive matches gave them a boost to ensure victory. A massive score of 85 off 39 balls from his bat helped the team score 272 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders has been playing really well in their recent matches. They are batting aggressively which is working out for them. Sunil Narine who used to be a bowler is now a strong batsman for team. His high scores have boosted team confidence and made it tough for other teams. Kolkata Knight Riders is setting big targets and controlling matches. This shows they are determined to win every match this season. It will be interesting to see if they can keep up this good performance.

In last game Kolkata Knight Riders made 272 runs  excellent innings by sunil narine of 85 runs and second wicket partnership of 104 runs help KKR team to post a big target. A perfect start of tournament for team Kolkata won 3 of 3 games with six points the top of the table while Delhi capitals position was not good they won only single match till now Delhi captial failed to chased the target thCapitalsonly 166 for all out KKR won the by biggest margin of 106 runs. Kolkata team just 5 runs behind from Sunrisers Hyderabad of the highest IPL total in history

When a team's team performance is good then and on that day the team is able to score more runs which we have seen many times in the game of cricket. The 16th match of the Indian Premier League was amazing to watch and all the batsmen of Kolkata Knight Riders batted in great form in that match which resulted in them scoring a lot of runs. What I found most surprising in that match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals was that Angkrish Raghuvanshi played an innings to remember in his debut match. On that day, most of the batsmen of Kolkata Knight Riders played the ball less but scored more runs for which Kolkata was able to score 272 runs in that match.

In the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals, Delhi Capitals' batting was poor when two of their batsmen got out for zero runs and they were completely knocked out of the match.After which they could not come back in the game and Delhi Capitals lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by a huge margin of 106 runs in that match.

[doomloop]

70+75 meters Straight, 65 meters square boundaries are not small per se but modern batters can clear it quite easily. Dead pitches also help it as batters can time the ball ridiculously well. The problem comes when you deliberately shorten the boundaries to 60 meters (straight), luckily it stopped in the IPL and you hardly see 60-meter boundaries, unless you are using side pitches (one side boundary becomes way too small like it's a woman's cricket).

You can't solve this short boundaries problem in existing grounds because stadiums are small but there should be enough space in new grounds for 80-90 or even 100-meter boundaries (Straight).   

While teams are playing in New Zealand and South Africa we have never talked about short boundaries but here usually things gone in this way I am not well aware about what are the rules about this, but we need to be had 70 meters minimum boundaries for men cricket because it is important and surely can do good for them having small boundaries are surely never been ideal situation and on existing grounds doing this is more problematic for the boards.

But, we still need some good specific rule from ICC about this because I watch few matches recently in different countries, and we have many small boundaries even in few we have nearly 55 meters which are surely not good for the men cricket specially while you are playing on dead pitches and bowlers are surely praying for hell instead of playing on pitches and conditions like these.

[rojan]

In today's 3rd T20 match of Oman vs Namibia, Namibia team came to bat and set a target of 101 runs, losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. Namibia team batsman Kotze was dismissed for 18 runs from 23 balls. Malan Kruger was dismissed for 2 runs from 10 balls. Performance of Namibia team batsmen.  Was very bad. Oman team won this match by 8 wickets. Oman team batsman Naseem Khushi was dismissed with 66 runs off 40 balls. Jatinder Singh was dismissed with 7 runs off 11 balls.

[Fuso.hp]

In the 18th match of IPL, Punjab Kings faced Gujarat Titans. GT is currently batting first against Punjab Kings where after the first power play, GT has collected 53 runs for one wicket. 53 runs for the loss of one wicket in the first power play can be said to be a good collection for any team. Compared to Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans is definitely a stronger team and one that has consistently performed. If Gujarat Titans can score 180 or 190 plus runs in the first innings against Punjab Kings, GT will likely win this match.

Punjab Kings' first three match results are not good at all as they have lost two out of first three matches. However, the team that is up against Punjab Kings is doing pretty well in this tournament so far.  


As my bet is in favor of Gujarat Titans in this match I expect GT to win this match.

[JSRAW]

70+75 meters Straight, 65 meters square boundaries are not small per se but modern batters can clear it quite easily. Dead pitches also help it as batters can time the ball ridiculously well. The problem comes when you deliberately shorten the boundaries to 60 meters (straight), luckily it stopped in the IPL and you hardly see 60-meter boundaries, unless you are using side pitches (one side boundary becomes way too small like it's a woman's cricket).

You can't solve this short boundaries problem in existing grounds because stadiums are small but there should be enough space in new grounds for 80-90 or even 100-meter boundaries (Straight).  

While teams are playing in New Zealand and South Africa we have never talked about short boundaries but here usually things gone in this way I am not well aware about what are the rules about this, but we need to be had 70 meters minimum boundaries for men cricket because it is important and surely can do good for them having small boundaries are surely never been ideal situation and on existing grounds doing this is more problematic for the boards.

But, we still need some good specific rule from ICC about this because I watch few matches recently in different countries, and we have many small boundaries even in few we have nearly 55 meters which are surely not good for the men cricket specially while you are playing on dead pitches and bowlers are surely praying for hell instead of playing on pitches and conditions like these.

New Zealand is a special case, they have small grounds so they can't do much about it and it's a fact that not every stadium can accommodate 75-meter boundaries.

Usually, it's a minimum 60-meter mark from the center of the pitch but old stadiums are not made to accommodate the same boundary size from every direction, here comes the short Square boundary problem, sometimes it's like 55-ish meters which is a big joke. However, In the last WC ICC gave a recommendation of a minimum of 70 meters boundaries for every venue and it was followed accordingly.

[Haunebu]

Close to 300 scores are not competitive rather a sure-fire win for the defending team, such scores leave no room for second inning whereas I think 170- 200 runs are competitive totals.

SRH vs MI was not as one sided despite being a high scoring match, but I think it's rare feat.

You contradicted yourself here. Close to 300 scores might not really be competitive now, but they might be competitive later the way things are going with each passing season in the IPL.

You can't solve this short boundaries problem in existing grounds because stadiums are small but there should be enough space in new grounds for 80-90 or even 100-meter boundaries (Straight).  

That's good news for bowlers if that is the case. It would even the playing field making matches a lot more competitive.

[JSRAW]

You can't solve this short boundaries problem in existing grounds because stadiums are small but there should be enough space in new grounds for 80-90 or even 100-meter boundaries (Straight).  

That's good news for bowlers if that is the case. It would even the playing field making matches a lot more competitive.

It wasn't news but my wishful thinking and I am sure we won't see 100-meter boundaries even if we have enough space in the stadium. 80-85 meters might be achievable and it could become the norm if the people at the top start treating bowlers like humans. lol

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Gill is fighting for his spot in the T-20 WC squad. 

[Sithara007]

Gill is fighting for his spot in the T-20 WC squad. 

Competition is really tough. He got good starts in some of the matches, but he is yet to get a 50. Anyway, in today's match he may get to 50. Now he's batting on 46 and in all probability he should be getting a half-century. That said, the competition is really tough. A number of younger players are in contention for the top slot. BTW, GT looks all set to reach a total of around 180-200. But the big question is whether that is going to be enough at the Narendra Modi Stadium. It offers a lot of support for the batsmen.

[kro55]

Gill is fighting for his spot in the T-20 WC squad. 

Competition is really tough. He got good starts in some of the matches, but he is yet to get a 50. Anyway, in today's match he may get to 50. Now he's batting on 46 and in all probability he should be getting a half-century. That said, the competition is really tough. A number of younger players are in contention for the top slot. BTW, GT looks all set to reach a total of around 180-200. But the big question is whether that is going to be enough at the Narendra Modi Stadium. It offers a lot of support for the batsmen.

Gujrat Titans players are now very confident after defeating the strong Hyderabad team in the previous match. Hyderabad team was in great form. Gujarat then got an easy win against Hyderabad. Gujarat's batsmen are batting very well in today's match as well.

At the end of 16 overs, Gujarat team managed to collect 141 runs after losing 3 wickets. Unbeaten Shubman Gill collected 59 runs from 35 balls. Gujarat team will not give target less than 180. I wouldn't be surprised even if Gujarat score 60 runs in the last 4 overs. Gujarat batsmen have this ability. If the target is more than 200 I would say Gujarat will win today for sure. Because Gujarat's bowling order is strong enough.

[CryptoBuds]

Gill is fighting for his spot in the T-20 WC squad. 

Competition is really tough. He got good starts in some of the matches, but he is yet to get a 50. Anyway, in today's match he may get to 50. Now he's batting on 46 and in all probability he should be getting a half-century. That said, the competition is really tough. A number of younger players are in contention for the top slot. BTW, GT looks all set to reach a total of around 180-200. But the big question is whether that is going to be enough at the Narendra Modi Stadium. It offers a lot of support for the batsmen.

Gujrat Titans players are now very confident after defeating the strong Hyderabad team in the previous match. Hyderabad team was in great form. Gujarat then got an easy win against Hyderabad. Gujarat's batsmen are batting very well in today's match as well.

At the end of 16 overs, Gujarat team managed to collect 141 runs after losing 3 wickets. Unbeaten Shubman Gill collected 59 runs from 35 balls. Gujarat team will not give target less than 180. I wouldn't be surprised even if Gujarat score 60 runs in the last 4 overs. Gujarat batsmen have this ability. If the target is more than 200 I would say Gujarat will win today for sure. Because Gujarat's bowling order is strong enough.

Gujarat has collected 199 runs in 20 overs. Gujarat has been able to provide a target of 200 runs descent. Shubman Gill batted responsibly from the start of the innings. And ended up unbeaten with 89 runs. Rahul Tewati played a much-needed innings of 23 off 8 balls in the last minute. A target of 200 runs is a good enough target on this pitch.
None of Punjab's bowlers performed well today. Although Rabada could take 2 wickets, he gave 44 runs in 4 overs.
Gujarat have several T20 specialist bowlers in their squad. Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai and Umesh Yadav are all experienced bowlers for the T20 format. So I would say Gujarat has more chances to win.

[JSRAW]

Gill is fighting for his spot in the T-20 WC squad.  

Competition is really tough. He got good starts in some of the matches, but he is yet to get a 50. Anyway, in today's match he may get to 50. Now he's batting on 46 and in all probability he should be getting a half-century. That said, the competition is really tough. A number of younger players are in contention for the top slot. BTW, GT looks all set to reach a total of around 180-200. But the big question is whether that is going to be enough at the Narendra Modi Stadium. It offers a lot of support for the batsmen.

I guess, for the backup opener, he's safe for now(Rohit-Jaiswal are first choice openers). I'm not seeing enough competition for openers because no local talent is breaking the door at the top. Ruthu is there but his chances are not looking good atm. Don't want to see KL Rahul as an opener, no matter what. Also, I believe selectors won't entertain his name as an opener, despite him opening for his franchise.