T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Ayers]

In the second over, Ireland got a boundary and this boundary was hit on the leg side to Shaheen Shah Afridi which is not a good thing for Shaheen Shah Afridi and also Pakistan because also we have seen in the last match where Andy Balbirnie made a very good runs in the starting overs but later when he was out then he has done enough score that is why it is good to take his wicket early.

Shaheen Shah Afridi got a wicket which was the first wicket of the match and as usual, Shaheen used his trick to out every single batsman. One ball outside with no swing and the second ball he gave the bouncer on the same location but this time, he executed the swing that helps the ball to come inside and hit the wicket. 

The ball after the wicket was delivered and it seemed that he wanted to do this once again. He had done once again same ball on the outside but now he was not able to do that once again and that ball went as dot. Shaheen Shah Afridi took 2 wickets in total today in the three overs he bowled so far. The economy rate is perfect for him, only 3.66, which is the best when you know it is a T20 match.

This match was pretty easy for Pakistan to win in the end. Pakistan was able to win with six weeks in hand and three overs remaining. I was actually surprised to see Pakistan lose the first match. But of course that was really good performance from Ireland to actually win that match. But after that Pakistan was able to come back very strongly. I do not think anyone expected that Pakistan was going to lose against Ireland.

After this Pakistan is going to play a four match T20 series against England. And I honestly think that this series against Ireland is not going to help them at all when it comes to getting ready for the World Cup. Playing against England is going to give them a much better preparation.

[noormcs5]

In the third T20I, Ireland scored 178 runs, batting first, I think that's a huge score. However, if Pakistan team can give a good batting performance in today's match, then surely there is a possibility to win this t20 match and win the series. We have seen the games between the two teams that have ended with both teams winning one match each, so we don't know what the equation is going to be today. As Pakistan team batting to meet the target of 179 runs, if they can perform well in batting today then it is definitely possible to win the series. And I think Pakistan will try their best in today's match to win the match and win the series. Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam two experienced batsmen are still batting brilliantly if they can make big score for the team then victory is possible today. And to win the series in today's match, the Pakistan team needs to collect 133 runs from only 93 balls.

In this match, Babar Azam has made the very good effort as he hit three sixes back to back in the over, it was such a fun tactic and an incredible moment. He had done very good score in the last balls, He made the 50 on 30 balls but after that, he started to hit three sixes back to back and in the over, he hit 4 sixes.  
On that time, everybody hoped that he would hit 6 sixes on 6 balls but on the fourth ball he could not touch the ball with his bat otherwise that could have gone as a six too.



He scored 75 in only 42 balls with an excellent strike rate. It was due to his batting, the Pakistan team chased the target in the 17th over.
Anyways i thought that he should be the man of the match according to his performance but it was Shaheen Shah Afridi who took 3 wickets and was the player of the match.

[Haunebu]

DC dragged LSG out of the playoffs race with Goenka looking on like a dumdum. Arshad did what most Lucknow batsmen couldn't and almost pulled off a crazy miracle. He needed support, but there was none.

Both GT and LSG ended their playoffs qualification streak in this season. We now have SRH, CSK and RCB fighting it out for the remaining 2 spots. All eyes on the NRR.

[Unknown Op]

The players of the Ireland team performed very well today, because they must perform well today.  In order to win this match, you can stay ahead, but this opportunity will never be given to the experienced players of the Pakistan team. Because this season Pakistan team is strong enough and perform aggressively.  Shaheen Afridi had the best bowling performance conceding only 14 runs in 4 overs and picking up three wickets. Shaheen Afridi also performed well in the second match, now only hope to perform well from the batting side. Pakistan team can win only if they perform well in terms of batting, the target of 178 runs seems small for Pakistan team.

First I want to congrats Pakistan squad for second victory in this competition which was played against Ireland squad and also Pakistan sqaud won this competition with 2 matches lead. In third match, this match was not easy for Pakistan so far because Defeating target which was set by Ireland squad was not simple and as well low quality. But we are all know that who strong Pakistan sqaud but in first match of this competition their performance was very bad and faced very worst defeat. In today match, when Pakistan starter batters entered on creae for showing great start but Saim Ayyub was unable to build batting partnership with Muhammad Rizwan and made just 14 scores. But when Babar Azam displayed their impressive batting skills and also collected 75 scores with Muhammad Rizwan and he also collected 56 scores. Not just Pakistan sqaud displayed superb strength in batting Inning but also in bowling, Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled 4 overs and in these overs, Afridi wiped out 3 good batter wickets.

[Farhan99]

Pakistan vs Ireland

Today is the third and the final match of the T20I series between Pakistan vs Ireland. We all know that the series is tied at this time and today is the final match between these two teams. The team which will win it will win the series too. Pakistan performance is not admirable. We saw what they have done in the first match. But still my best wishes are with Pakistan and I hope they will win this match and will win the series too. But here we can't underestimate the Ireland team because they have already won one match so they have some chances to win this match. So let's wait and see who will win.

Ireland made only 178/7 in batting first excellent innings played by captain Tucker. Pakistan team easily chased down the target Muhammad rizwan 56 runs and babar azam 75 runs innings help his team to won this match 2nd wickets partnership of 139 runs between these two players closer to victory and put all pressure on Ireland bowlers. Shaheen shah afridi bowls amazing spell takes 14/3 wickets and Pakistan won this game by six wickets.

[Mahdirakib]

Both GT and LSG ended their playoffs qualification streak in this season. We now have SRH, CSK and RCB fighting it out for the remaining 2 spots. All eyes on the NRR.

The equation is interesting now. I would like to keep SRH and CSK ahead for the playoff journey. Hyderabad might end the group stage round by being in top 2. I'm expecting them to win the next two matches. RCB vs CSK match will be like a final, but in group stage match. RCB will qualify for the final if they can manage to win the match by an average margin. RCB has made a great comeback in this season. They might regret for losing the 8th match by 1 run only against Kolkata.

[JSRAW]

DC dragged LSG out of the playoffs race with Goenka looking on like a dumdum. Arshad did what most Lucknow batsmen couldn't and almost pulled off a crazy miracle. He needed support, but there was none.

Both GT and LSG ended their playoffs qualification streak in this season. We now have SRH, CSK and RCB fighting it out for the remaining 2 spots. All eyes on the NRR.

They are almost out but don't forget Lucknow still has to play 1 more match (I also forgot this in my previous post) so NRR etc equations are still in play, the percentage is way too low though.

Due to this match result, RR has qualified automatically, and the fight is tight for the last spot. SRH has 2 matches left so they should win at least 1 and they are in.

CSK and RCB have only 1 match left and they are playing their last match against each other. If RCB manages to keep up its winning momentum then things would become spicy because of NRR.

 

[kro55]

Pakistan vs Ireland

Today is the third and the final match of the T20I series between Pakistan vs Ireland. We all know that the series is tied at this time and today is the final match between these two teams. The team which will win it will win the series too. Pakistan performance is not admirable. We saw what they have done in the first match. But still my best wishes are with Pakistan and I hope they will win this match and will win the series too. But here we can't underestimate the Ireland team because they have already won one match so they have some chances to win this match. So let's wait and see who will win.

Ireland made only 178/7 in batting first excellent innings played by captain Tucker. Pakistan team easily chased down the target Muhammad rizwan 56 runs and babar azam 75 runs innings help his team to won this match 2nd wickets partnership of 139 runs between these two players closer to victory and put all pressure on Ireland bowlers. Shaheen shah afridi bowls amazing spell takes 14/3 wickets and Pakistan won this game by six wickets.

After losing the first match, we have seen excellent batting from the Pakistani batsmen in the last two matches. Babar Azam and Rizwan were not in good form. The performances of these two important batsmen were very erratic. Rizwan and Babar both batted well in today's match. Rizwan scored 56 runs from 38 balls and Babar scored 75 runs from 42 balls. Thanks to this excellent partnership, Pakistan got an easy win in today's match.

But as usual Pakistani bowlers performance was not good today. Ireland set a huge target of 179 runs. But Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled well today. He picked up three wickets with just 14 runs in 4 overs.

[ZAINmalik75]

Pakistan vs Ireland

Today is the third and the final match of the T20I series between Pakistan vs Ireland. We all know that the series is tied at this time and today is the final match between these two teams. The team which will win it will win the series too. Pakistan performance is not admirable. We saw what they have done in the first match. But still my best wishes are with Pakistan and I hope they will win this match and will win the series too. But here we can't underestimate the Ireland team because they have already won one match so they have some chances to win this match. So let's wait and see who will win.

Finally paksitan make a strong comback and showed Thier strength for which the were known especially in T20 format and I think some they showed Thier this series how un predictable and surprising team they are because after first defeat everyone are almost confirmed that they Gona lose second two after Ireland scored 190+ and paksitan lose first two important wickets but they surprised everyone and won the series after two consecutive victory through which they get a lead if 2-1 anyway such unpredictability make indopak more excited and full of enjoyment because no one knew what Gona happen in next ball. I think they phenomenal innings of baber and Rizwan get the important game for them and I really love they way baber show his aggression by hitting 4 or 5 sixes in single over and here the dominant shifted to paksitan hope they will continue his form till world cup trophy lifting time by itself

[DanWalker]

Both GT and LSG ended their playoffs qualification streak in this season. We now have SRH, CSK and RCB fighting it out for the remaining 2 spots. All eyes on the NRR.

The equation is interesting now. I would like to keep SRH and CSK ahead for the playoff journey. Hyderabad might end the group stage round by being in top 2. I'm expecting them to win the next two matches. RCB vs CSK match will be like a final, but in group stage match. RCB will qualify for the final if they can manage to win the match by an average margin. RCB has made a great comeback in this season. They might regret for losing the 8th match by 1 run only against Kolkata.

I don't think LSG have any chance of qualifying for the next round anymore. LSG team could not win today's match against Delhi. A win in this match would have given LSG a great chance to qualify for the next round.

Now I would say a team between Chennai and Bengaluru will qualify for the next round. Chennai is 2 points ahead of Bengaluru. However, if Chennai cannot defeat the Bengaluru team in the last match, the chances of Chennai qualifying for the next round are slim. However, if Chennai lose by a narrow margin, Hyderabad and Chennai might qualify for the next round.

[Popkon6]

It is proof that Pakistan team players have performed aggressive batting, Ireland team performed very well. Pakistan team player Babar Azam did not perform well in the second match but he performed the best in the third match.
Before the end of 20 overs, Pakistan team won the match, Babar Azam and Rizwan are the most and their role is the most to win this match. Meanwhile on the bowling side both Shaheen Afridi and Abbas Afridi have performed very well and are exceptional bowlers. 
So Pakistan team has proved that they are strong by winning the last two matches by a wide margin.

[HelliumZ]

Both GT and LSG ended their playoffs qualification streak in this season. We now have SRH, CSK and RCB fighting it out for the remaining 2 spots. All eyes on the NRR.

Among the above three teams, Sunrisers Hyderabad are the most likely to clinch the third position as they have two more matches to spare and a win in one of the two matches would take them to 16 points to secure a playoff spot. But the net run rate may change the position of the points table but there will be a hundred percent chance of securing the playoffs.
But the competition between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings will be different as these two teams are one match away so each must win. From my point of view, Chennai Super Kings are unlikely to secure a playoff spot in this year's IPL. Royal Challenge Bengaluru has done well towards the end of the season and is likely to make the playoffs, which is why I am rooting for Royal Challenge Bengaluru as the fourth team in this year's IPL.

[Publictalk792]

It is proof that Pakistan team players have performed aggressive batting, Ireland team performed very well. Pakistan team player Babar Azam did not perform well in the second match but he performed the best in the third match.
Before the end of 20 overs, Pakistan team won the match, Babar Azam and Rizwan are the most and their role is the most to win this match. Meanwhile on the bowling side both Shaheen Afridi and Abbas Afridi have performed very well and are exceptional bowlers. 
So Pakistan team has proved that they are strong by winning the last two matches by a wide margin.

Exactly Pakistan played really well in this series. The first match disappointed me but after that there were two remaining matches and Pakistan make a strong comeback.
In short Ireland took the first turn and they made 178 runs here I appreciate the batting of Lorcan Tucker who made 73 runs for Ireland. And here one more hero Shaheen Shah Afridi was there he collected 3 wickets.
After that Pakistan started their turn and Babar Azam Played really well in this match but in the previous match he wasn't good at all. By the congratulations to Pakistan on their series win with 2-1.

[Rustam Meraj]

Exactly Pakistan played really well in this series. The first match disappointed me but after that there were two remaining matches and Pakistan make a strong comeback.
In short Ireland took the first turn and they made 178 runs here I appreciate the batting of Lorcan Tucker who made 73 runs for Ireland. And here one more hero Shaheen Shah Afridi was there he collected 3 wickets.
After that Pakistan started their turn and Babar Azam Played really well in this match but in the previous match he wasn't good at all. By the congratulations to Pakistan on their series win with 2-1.

I totally agree with you that Pakistan played really well in this series. They did great after losing the first game. They kept trying hard and won next two games. Lorcan Tucker was great at batting for Ireland but Shaheen Shah Afridi was amazing at bowling from Pakistan. It was also great to see Babar Azam do well again and help Pakistan to win the match. Pakistan definitely deserved to win the series and I'm happy to congratulate them on their 2-1 series win. I hope with this performance they will play well in the World Cup too. But they need more practice to face big teams.

[ThemePen]

I totally agree with you that Pakistan played really well in this series. They did great after losing the first game. They kept trying hard and won next two games. Lorcan Tucker was great at batting for Ireland but Shaheen Shah Afridi was amazing at bowling from Pakistan. It was also great to see Babar Azam do well again and help Pakistan to win the match. Pakistan definitely deserved to win the series and I'm happy to congratulate them on their 2-1 series win. I hope with this performance they will play well in the World Cup too. But they need more practice to face big teams.

@Rustam Meraj yes Pakistan played well in this series but if you will take a look on previous series with New Zealand although that series tied but the performance of Pakistan has no consistency.
Basically you said that Pakistan will play well in the World Cup and you said that they need more practice. So yes they need practice and Pakistan players have less consistency. They need to focus on it. For sure the bowling of Pakistan is good but in batting they need more practice. I hope that they will play well in future and try to fix the mistakes that they were making in the past.

[Fuso.hp]

BCB president yesterday announced the 15-member World Cup team ahead of the T20 World Cup where Nazmul Hossain Shanto was named as the captain and Taskin Ahmed as the assistant captain. Nazmul Hossain captaining the World Cup tournament with Shakib Al Hasan is a bit surprising to me. Another surprise is the lack of familiar faces in the World Cup squad. Why Mehidy Hasan Miraz is not in World Cup squad is a big question. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who was picked as a replacement, was not supposed to be included in the squad considering either his domestic leap performance, BPL performance or national team performance, but was still included in the squad. 

Before every World Cup, BCB makes such plays and by making plays, they announce the team as they wish. In this case, BCB does not feel the need to give any importance to which player will do well or which player can do well.

[libert19]

I can already feel the excitement for RCB vs CSK match, it's gonna have a good atmosphere. Eliminator for RCB, and two of biggest personalities in cricket, how can it be less than a carnival?

[synchronym]

BCB president yesterday announced the 15-member World Cup team ahead of the T20 World Cup where Nazmul Hossain Shanto was named as the captain and Taskin Ahmed as the assistant captain. Nazmul Hossain captaining the World Cup tournament with Shakib Al Hasan is a bit surprising to me. Another surprise is the lack of familiar faces in the World Cup squad. Why Mehidy Hasan Miraz is not in World Cup squad is a big question. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who was picked as a replacement, was not supposed to be included in the squad considering either his domestic leap performance, BPL performance or national team performance, but was still included in the squad.  

Before every World Cup, BCB makes such plays and by making plays, they announce the team as they wish. In this case, BCB does not feel the need to give any importance to which player will do well or which player can do well.

You are right that the drama of BCB is not ending. We have seen the drama of ODI World Cup BCB. The team announced by excluding Tamim. Again, it is a question of thousands of cricket fans. Our world best all rounder Shakib Al Hasan will perform in T20 World Cup of course he is an experienced player and BCB should have captained him while captain Shakib Al Hasan was in the team. Mehdi Hasan Miraz has performed very well in BPL, compared to that, Mehdi Hasan Miraz should have been allowed to play in the World Cup. Let's see if Bangladesh can perform well in T20 without maintaining the continuation of the bad performance they did in ODI World Cup then Tigers can finish the World Cup well. But the way Bangladesh team batting performance against Zimbabwe, it seems that they need to focus more on batting. Because they have batting weakness as they have to perform against big teams in World Cup so they have to perform well in both batting and bowling otherwise it will be a failed mission.

[AirtelBuzz]

BCB president yesterday announced the 15-member World Cup team ahead of the T20 World Cup where Nazmul Hossain Shanto was named as the captain and Taskin Ahmed as the assistant captain. Nazmul Hossain captaining the World Cup tournament with Shakib Al Hasan is a bit surprising to me. Another surprise is the lack of familiar faces in the World Cup squad. Why Mehidy Hasan Miraz is not in World Cup squad is a big question. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who was picked as a replacement, was not supposed to be included in the squad considering either his domestic leap performance, BPL performance or national team performance, but was still included in the squad.  

Before every World Cup, BCB makes such plays and by making plays, they announce the team as they wish. In this case, BCB does not feel the need to give any importance to which player will do well or which player can do well.

You are right that the drama of BCB is not ending. We have seen the drama of ODI World Cup BCB. The team announced by excluding Tamim. Again, it is a question of thousands of cricket fans. Our world best all rounder Shakib Al Hasan will perform in T20 World Cup of course he is an experienced player and BCB should have captained him while captain Shakib Al Hasan was in the team. Mehdi Hasan Miraz has performed very well in BPL, compared to that, Mehdi Hasan Miraz should have been allowed to play in the World Cup. Let's see if Bangladesh can perform well in T20 without maintaining the continuation of the bad performance they did in ODI World Cup then Tigers can finish the World Cup well. But the way Bangladesh team batting performance against Zimbabwe, it seems that they need to focus more on batting. Because they have batting weakness as they have to perform against big teams in World Cup so they have to perform well in both batting and bowling otherwise it will be a failed mission.

Maybe we shouldn't talk about the captaincy issue because they have given the captaincy to whoever they think is deserving.But one thing that seems most surprising is that the Bangladesh Cricket Board did not select Mehdi Hasan's Mirage in the squad for the World Cup.Mehdi Hasan Miraj is a great all-rounder and we have seen proof that he can play in any position in the last few matches.Even though he is currently in great form, BCB did not pick him in the squad which may have been unfair to him.I have seen Mehdi Hasan Miraj as an opening batsman, one down batsman, even batting in the lower order and besides, he does great bowling as well as great fielding. When such a really good player is not included in the team, there is real hatred towards the cricket board of that country as it happened before the ODI World Cup.

[LDL]

I can already feel the excitement for RCB vs CSK match, it's gonna have a good atmosphere. Eliminator for RCB, and two of biggest personalities in cricket, how can it be less than a carnival?

Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will basically be as exciting as the final. The winning team will qualify and the losing team will be eliminated. Defeated at the start, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost six consecutive matches in this year's IPL, but later won five consecutive matches to keep themselves a contender in the playoff competition so far. Although Royal Challenger Bangalore has only one more match left, Royal Challenger Bangalore must win this match. Although Chennai Super Kings lost by 6 wickets last time out, it remains to be seen if they can avenge that 6 wicket defeat this time.