T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[libert19]

Lol, 10 overs gone and RR has been playing an odi game, are RR batters affected by heat or what? If that's so, whatever 170-80 target RR is going to give, CSK should be able to do it easily, because firstly they are gonna bat in cooler evening and secondly, in their last game against GT, they did well even with that opening disaster, 170-180 target is nothing.

[libert19]

...and RR settles for 141 — were they playing to lose? Do they want CSK in play-offs? is it in service for Dhoni? CSK will definitely try to chase this mediocre target fast to get that crucial NRR boost.

[wiss19]

Lol, 10 overs gone and RR has been playing an odi game, are RR batters affected by heat or what? If that's so, whatever 170-80 target RR is going to give, CSK should be able to do it easily, because firstly they are gonna bat in cooler evening and secondly, in their last game against GT, they did well even with that opening disaster, 170-180 target is nothing.

Spirited bowling by Chennai Super Kings bowlers which not allowed Royal Rajasthan batsmen to play freely and having any trouble for them while chasing right now as we are having end of the first half of this match we have Royal Rajasthan which after winning toss choose to bat first having troubling batting while they fail to bring good target for themselves to defend against team like Chennai Super Kings.

Simarjeet Singh pick of the bowers with his 3 early wickets, and now we have 2 wickets for the Tushar Deshpande which increase problems for the Royal Rajasthan which ends their inning with the score of just 141 for 5 after completing their 20 overs which is looking not good to defend and this could be ticketed for the Chennai Super Kings for the playoffs with RCB chances are going to be limited.

[JSRAW]

...and RR settles for 141 — were they playing to lose? Do they want CSK in play-offs? is it in service for Dhoni? CSK will definitely try to chase this mediocre target fast to get that crucial NRR boost.

The royals choking royally! This would be their 3rd consecutive defeat, it seems like they ran out of luck after their encounter against SRH (1 run defeat).

I still feel they'll qualify and win at least one of their remaining matches but can imagine the heartbreak if they fail to secure even the last spot and GT or DC slide in.

[Haunebu]

I still feel they'll qualify and win at least one of their remaining matches but can imagine the heartbreak if they fail to secure even the last spot and GT or DC slide in.

I doubt that. They pretty much qualified already and their NRR is pretty good too. Their performance in this particular match has been crappy though thanks to some great bowling performances by CSK.

Their momentum got screwed by SRH and they are going downhill at the worst time possible, but they are still great contenders for the cup if you ask me.

[JSRAW]

I still feel they'll qualify and win at least one of their remaining matches but can imagine the heartbreak if they fail to secure even the last spot and GT or DC slide in.

I doubt that. They pretty much qualified already and their NRR is pretty good too. Their performance in this particular match has been crappy though thanks to some great bowling performances by CSK.

Their momentum got screwed by SRH and they are going downhill at the worst time possible, but they are still great contenders for the cup if you ask me.

They should but one big defeat and their NRR could take a serious dent.

RR has 1 match against Kolkatta so it won't be a cakewalk for them and 1 against Punjab, they are weaker but they did produce a fair amount of thrillers so fingers crossed for Rajasthan.

[libert19]

Pathetic batting from CSK, ain't even funny. Jadeja's out will bring so much entertainment in next few hours on social media.

[noormcs5]

In the fifth and final t20 match against Zimbabwe, Bangladesh came into the field with several changes. Zimbabwe won the toss against Bangladesh and elected to field first after winning the toss. At the end of 17 overs, Bangladesh collected 124 runs for 5 wickets. There are still three overs left and Bangladesh must try to score 40 plus runs in these three overs. If Bangladesh can score 40 plus runs in the last three overs then the target will be pretty good for Zimbabwe and Bangladesh will likely win that match. Since two hard hitting batsmen are on the wicket at the moment, surely they will be able to score big.

Finally, Zimbabwe won this match and they ended the series on a good note. Although they lost the series but it is always good to have a win under your belt in the last match of the series. By the way, Bangladesh ended this series with a 4-1 win. 

In this match, Bangladesh made 157 runs and they thought they will be able to defend it but not to be as Zimbabwe batsmen batted well to chase this score. Although Tadiwanashe Marumani was out early but Brian Bennett and Sikandar Raza, both made 70+ runs each and made sure that the Zimbabwe team were over the mark. I wonder why these players were unable to show similar performances in earlier matches 

Bennett, Raza seal consolation win for Zimbabwe

[UmerIdrees]

Pakistan team has left the country to play World Cup and before that they will play T20 series against Ireland and England. Pakistan must have made changes in the squad to replace slow batsmen like Muhammad Rizwan but there is no more time left to make changes. T20 is unpredictable format and despite poor form Pakistan can do surprises in upcoming world Cup.

The 2nd match between Ireland and Pakistan has been delayed due to rain in Ireland but hope it will stop after some time and we see a complete match.

Also, I have a piece of news that Muhammad Amir got a visa to Ireland and he reached there yesterday, also met with the Pakistan Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and he would be a part of this match but the rain came on the ground which caused that till now the squad wasn’t announced that is why I cannot say anything about Muhammad Aamir playing or not. The rain is delaying the match and fingers are crossed that it will stop and play will resume.

[onecall123]

Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe after winning the toss gave bangladesh team to batting fisrt Bangladesh made 157/6 in 20 overs. After the first three wickets of Ban team gone quickly it looked like they would be able to score maximum 120 runs but after that Mahmudullah and Najmul Hossain came on the crease and took responsibility and played very smart innings. they made 69 runs partnership which gave a new hope to ban team and they set a good total of 157 runs Mahmudullah make fifty while shakib and Jaker Ali also contributed to gave target of 158 runs now their bowlers should need to perform very well to white wished Zimbabwe

Bangladesh team could not perform well enough in this match today due to which they lost. Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh team has performed well enough to collect one wicket with 9 runs in 4 overs. If Shakib Al Hasan could have performed well like Anand Bale then there would have been a chance to win, the worst performance was Mohammad Saifuddin who conceded 55 runs in four overs picking up just one wicket. But I can say that if they had won the last four matches, Bangladesh team could have won the fifth T20I match. But it seems that the Bangladesh team did not try too hard to win this match, as the Zimbabwean team performed very well and maintained their reputation.

Pride is good but too much pride is dangerous. Bangladesh has already won four of the five-match series. So probably everyone in the Bangladesh team was carrying on with pride and arrogance. And that is the root of the downfall of pride that has been observed today. Shakibul Hasan is a very good batsman but after playing so well he could not play today. Of course, he fixed the matter by bowling. But the rest of the team has not played such a bad game.

Before the T20 World Cup, I wasn't satisfied with the performance of the Bangladeshi team. They showed very poor performance. Although Bangladesh has won the series, their style of play and player discipline are still lacking. Unfortunately, Zimbabwe lost the series. The way they lost was quite unlucky, it can't be called lost. If Sikandar Raza had played sensible innings in all the matches, his side could have won the series. Congratulations, and best of luck to Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe after winning the toss gave bangladesh team to batting fisrt Bangladesh made 157/6 in 20 overs. After the first three wickets of Ban team gone quickly it looked like they would be able to score maximum 120 runs but after that Mahmudullah and Najmul Hossain came on the crease and took responsibility and played very smart innings. they made 69 runs partnership which gave a new hope to ban team and they set a good total of 157 runs Mahmudullah make fifty while shakib and Jaker Ali also contributed to gave target of 158 runs now their bowlers should need to perform very well to white wished Zimbabwe

Bangladesh team could not perform well enough in this match today due to which they lost. Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh team has performed well enough to collect one wicket with 9 runs in 4 overs. If Shakib Al Hasan could have performed well like Anand Bale then there would have been a chance to win, the worst performance was Mohammad Saifuddin who conceded 55 runs in four overs picking up just one wicket. But I can say that if they had won the last four matches, Bangladesh team could have won the fifth T20I match. But it seems that the Bangladesh team did not try too hard to win this match, as the Zimbabwean team performed very well and maintained their reputation.

Pride is good but too much pride is dangerous. Bangladesh has already won four of the five-match series. So probably everyone in the Bangladesh team was carrying on with pride and arrogance. And that is the root of the downfall of pride that has been observed today. Shakibul Hasan is a very good batsman but after playing so well he could not play today. Of course, he fixed the matter by bowling. But the rest of the team has not played such a bad game.

Before the T20 World Cup, I wasn't satisfied with the performance of the Bangladeshi team. They showed very poor performance. Although Bangladesh has won the series, their style of play and player discipline are still lacking. Unfortunately, Zimbabwe lost the series. The way they lost was quite unlucky, it can't be called lost. If Sikandar Raza had played sensible innings in all the matches, his side could have won the series. Congratulations, and best of luck to Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup.

Bangladesh have already won the series by winning the first four matches of the 5-match series. However, the Bangladesh team failed to win in the last match. Bangladesh was defeated today because of the bad performance of the bowlers.

But I also agree with you that I am not satisfied with such erratic performance of Bangladeshi players before the World Cup. Especially the batting of Bangladeshi batsmen is very erratic and slow. It is challenging for this team to collect 160 runs in 20 overs. Whereas in international cricket we now usually see 180-200 runs. But it is almost impossible for Bangladeshi batsmen to collect 200+. If the Bangladeshi batsmen bat so slowly in the next World Cup, this team will not be able to win even a single match.

[GigaBit]

Lol, 10 overs gone and RR has been playing an odi game, are RR batters affected by heat or what? If that's so, whatever 170-80 target RR is going to give, CSK should be able to do it easily, because firstly they are gonna bat in cooler evening and secondly, in their last game against GT, they did well even with that opening disaster, 170-180 target is nothing.

It seemed that CSK would have to shown an exceptional performance to win the match. But the way RR batted today, they didn't need the win. They came to the field to follow the rules. The team held wickets and the wheel of runs from the start. As far as I know they scored only 13 runs in 3 overs. There is no point in discussing such behavior in T20 cricket even though there are various indications. However, if RR could have given a big target today, then CSK would have performed according to the target to win this match. If RR had scored 180 or even 200 runs, they would have won today's match. The team could have made the match more lively as they had wickets.

[Crypto Library]

LOL what is going on with the Pakistan team bowlers!!
It's seems today Ireland will be able to score 170 to 180 and I think that will be also a good score in t20 format. Anyway, I think the Ireland team taking the full benefit of being the host of this match. Currently they are in 165 run in 18.1 over and they have still 4 wicket in hand and run rate is over 9. So I am guessing that today the chances of winning of Pakistan can be also less, I am going to take my after watching the starting batting of Pakistan team still match is unpredictable for me but expecting Ireland will won.

[noormcs5]

Lol, 10 overs gone and RR has been playing an odi game, are RR batters affected by heat or what? If that's so, whatever 170-80 target RR is going to give, CSK should be able to do it easily, because firstly they are gonna bat in cooler evening and secondly, in their last game against GT, they did well even with that opening disaster, 170-180 target is nothing.

It seemed that CSK would have to shown an exceptional performance to win the match. But the way RR batted today, they didn't need the win. They came to the field to follow the rules. The team held wickets and the wheel of runs from the start. As far as I know they scored only 13 runs in 3 overs. There is no point in discussing such behavior in T20 cricket even though there are various indications. However, if RR could have given a big target today, then CSK would have performed according to the target to win this match. If RR had scored 180 or even 200 runs, they would have won today's match. The team could have made the match more lively as they had wickets.

In the other match too that is being played today, I think that there is a chance for Royal Challengers Bengaluru to lose the match because today their batting was not too much good. If they won this match then their run rate would not be increased too much, but their bowlers are performing well as in the first over, a wicket down which is the loss for Delhi Capitals.

This is a good start by Royal Challengers Bengaluru and hope that in the next overs, this wicket helps to them. Let’s see what would happen in this match, I see Royal Challengers Bengaluru winning at this time, let’s see but still I am supporting Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

RCB carve up DC top-order in 188 chase

[Bitcoinsummoner]

...and RR settles for 141 — were they playing to lose? Do they want CSK in play-offs? is it in service for Dhoni? CSK will definitely try to chase this mediocre target fast to get that crucial NRR boost.

The Rajasthan Royals are not worthy of 141 runs. I think Rajasthan must have played the royal game. Of course, Rajasthan Royals want CSK in the playoffs. No matter what the Rajasthan Royals plan, this cup will go to KKR.

[UmerIdrees]

LOL what is going on with the Pakistan team bowlers!!
It's seems today Ireland will be able to score 170 to 180 and I think that will be also a good score in t20 format. Anyway, I think the Ireland team taking the full benefit of being the host of this match. Currently they are in 165 run in 18.1 over and they have still 4 wicket in hand and run rate is over 9. So I am guessing that today the chances of winning of Pakistan can be also less, I am going to take my after watching the starting batting of Pakistan team still match is unpredictable for me but expecting Ireland will won.

This is a must for Pakistan to win this match otherwise if they lose today’s match then Pakistan will lose the series. By the way, this is normal and shocking when a big and good players team loses to a very weak team as you can see England, they also lost to Ireland in 2022, and then India also lost to Zimbabwe in the past while South Africa also in 2022, the Indians team was lost by Ireland or Netherlands. So, in the moral, there is no shame to be lose with a small team because it is the part of the game.  

I am not saying that Pakistan will lose this match too but nothing can be said with certainty with this Pakistan team. The fact is that Pakistan bowlers have failed in this match too. When you see big names in the team like Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Naseem Shah and still Ireland score 193 runs is just something unusual.

[Bitcoin_people]

...and RR settles for 141 — were they playing to lose? Do they want CSK in play-offs? is it in service for Dhoni? CSK will definitely try to chase this mediocre target fast to get that crucial NRR boost.

The Rajasthan Royals are not worthy of 141 runs. I think Rajasthan must have played the royal game. Of course, Rajasthan Royals want CSK in the playoffs. No matter what the Rajasthan Royals plan, this cup will go to KKR.

The runs that Rajasthan Royals scored in today's match was something they never deserved.141 runs was a very small score for the team. CSK performed well today beating RR, of course CSK played royally in today's match which led to a huge win against Rajasthan Royals. I believe that if Rajasthan Royals plan differently to win the IPL trophy this season then surely it will be wrong. This season I think Kolkata Knight Riders are in the best form and they will be the only IPL champion to win the KKR trophy.

[Haunebu]

RCB were quite lucky to even reach 187 since DC dropped so many catches initially(Jacks, Patidar etc). On the other hand, DC got off to a horrendous start by losing 4 wickets in the powerplay itself.

Jake was so freaking unlucky. Delhi are still fighting bravely, but I feel like this is Bangalore's game currently. Let's see what happens.

[libert19]

Flop show from DC, two players who largely DC depends on, i.e, JFMG and Stubbs got run-out, Stubbs one was completely unnecessary while JFMG was unlucky, though these days these kinda run-outs happen quite often that off-striker needs to be aware of it.

Axar is trying to keep things floating, I like the fightback but don't think he'll be able to bring DC to the shore. I'm all-in for surprise though.

[GigaBit]

That is a shame. I was thinking that Pakistan will win this series with 3-0. Because Pakistan squad was very strong as compare to the Ireland team. But they really disappointed me. First of they didn't make a higher target to put a pressure on Ireland team and after that Pakistan bowlers wasn't able to stop the Ireland team. I really appreciate the performance of Andy Balbirnie he is the only one who pulled the Ireland team to win the match. Shadab Khan performance in bowling was very disappointed. Ireland collected 54 runs in 4 ours from him.  Pakistan needs more practice to stand against Ireland. By the way Congratulations to Ireland team.

Exactly. Pakistan performance was really disappointing. In my point of view the target was Ok but the performance of Pakistani bowlers was not admirable. Because just because of them Pakistan lost the match. They still need more practice. You mentioned Shadab Khan. He gave 54 runs to Ireland and he didn't collect a single wicket from them. He needs to practice more. And you are right Andy Balbirnie is the Hero of this match he played really well and he made 77 runs on 55 balls and he hit 12 boundaries including 10 Fours and 2 Sixers. Congratulations to the Ireland team. I hope they will continue this performance.

Pakistan had a disappointing start in this today's match. Seeing their performance, there was a feeling that they would lose in this match as well. But from that situation, Pakistan is in a slightly better place. The team collected 125 runs for the loss of just 2 wickets and to reach the target they need 65 runs from 43 balls which is not a difficult equation. However, there were concerns about how Pakistan performed in the first match, by which fans feeling quite disappointed about the match. A better performance is expected from Pakistan team. The Ireland team is performing brilliantly, I never imagined they would perform so well consistently.