T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[LDL]

On the first match of the T20 series between Pakistan, Afghanistan and UAE, Pakistan had an easy win. Pakistan batting first made 182/7 where every batsmen played their part. Afghanistan chasing it had a decent start but their middle and lower order collapsed as they were all out in 143.

People do argue that Pakistan plays more games with weaker teams to boost their rankings and this T20 series justifies that. Even though Afghanistan still is a good team, it is not as strong during the last generation where they defeated big names. UAE too is on decreasing side with their teams ranking lowest among Associates in League 2.

We have to accept that Afghanistan is a very good team in T20s, but if you look closely, you will see that in today's match, Afghanistan lost their precious 6 wickets for 68-97. If a team loses 6 wickets for 29 runs, how can that team win the match after setting a target of 182 runs?
However, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan was able to perform somewhat better, but in the end, when Rashid Khan was dismissed for 39 runs, Afghanistan was all out for 143 and Afghanistan lost by 39 runs.

[Sithara007]

We have to accept that Afghanistan is a very good team in T20s, but if you look closely, you will see that in today's match, Afghanistan lost their precious 6 wickets for 68-97. If a team loses 6 wickets for 29 runs, how can that team win the match after setting a target of 182 runs?
However, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan was able to perform somewhat better, but in the end, when Rashid Khan was dismissed for 39 runs, Afghanistan was all out for 143 and Afghanistan lost by 39 runs.

Afghanistan suffered a middle order collapse and that was one of the reasons why they lost the match. Haris Rauf was the destroyer in chief, and he was ably supported by Sufiyan Muqeem and Mohammad Nawaz. But at the same time, it won't be fair to blame only the Afghan batsmen. Their bowlers were also expensive, and Pakistan managed to get to a total of 182/7 because of that. The three spinners (Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi) were economical, but the pacers went for plenty.

[Bd officer]

We have to accept that Afghanistan is a very good team in T20s, but if you look closely, you will see that in today's match, Afghanistan lost their precious 6 wickets for 68-97. If a team loses 6 wickets for 29 runs, how can that team win the match after setting a target of 182 runs?
However, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan was able to perform somewhat better, but in the end, when Rashid Khan was dismissed for 39 runs, Afghanistan was all out for 143 and Afghanistan lost by 39 runs.

In fact, Afghanistan did not perform as expected in this match, Pakistan batsmen batted well and the bowling line was also excellent. However, Afghanistan batted badly from the 12th over to the 15th over and Afghanistan fell far behind here. Afghanistan collected only 6 runs in these 4 overs from 12-15 overs and lost 5 important wickets, due to which they were eventually all out. Rashid Khan tried well, but in the end could not lead the team to victory, Rashid Khan's performance is very commendable.

Now Afghanistan need to do both batting and bowling well in the next match, but Pakistan will be ahead in this series. I think Pakistan will win the series.

[ThemePen]

In fact, Afghanistan did not perform as expected in this match, Pakistan batsmen batted well and the bowling line was also excellent. However, Afghanistan batted badly from the 12th over to the 15th over and Afghanistan fell far behind here. Afghanistan collected only 6 runs in these 4 overs from 12-15 overs and lost 5 important wickets, due to which they were eventually all out. Rashid Khan tried well, but in the end could not lead the team to victory, Rashid Khan's performance is very commendable.

Now Afghanistan need to do both batting and bowling well in the next match, but Pakistan will be ahead in this series. I think Pakistan will win the series.

This match between Afghanistan and Pakistan was major turning point for series. You pointed out that Afghanistan loss came down to bad stretch from 12th to 15th over when they only scored six runs and lost five wickets.
You also noted that Pakistan strong batting and excellent bowling were key to their win. Only Rashid Khan played little well but it was not enough to lead Afghanistan to victory. Given Pakistan strong performance I also think that Pakistan will win this Tri Nation series.

[Mahdirakib]

However, Afghanistan batted badly from the 12th over to the 15th over and Afghanistan fell far behind here. Afghanistan collected only 6 runs in these 4 overs from 12-15 overs and lost 5 important wickets, due to which they were eventually all out. Rashid Khan tried well, but in the end could not lead the team to victory, Rashid Khan's performance is very commendable.

The batting collapse is the primary reason for the defeat of Afghanistan. Also, the slow and poor start of the opening pair had created pressure on them. Without any doubt Afghanistan and Pakistan will play the final match of this Tri-Series. And I believe that Afghanistan has the capability to beat Pakistan. All the batsmen of Pakistan have played well. Their key bowlers have also put pressure on Afghanistan batting line-up. The whole team has contributed to the victory.

[Shadiq]

This match between Afghanistan and Pakistan was major turning point for series. You pointed out that Afghanistan loss came down to bad stretch from 12th to 15th over when they only scored six runs and lost five wickets.
You also noted that Pakistan strong batting and excellent bowling were key to their win. Only Rashid Khan played little well but it was not enough to lead Afghanistan to victory. Given Pakistan strong performance I also think that Pakistan will win this Tri Nation series.

This is what will happen in the case of Afghanistan, either they will lose by a big margin or win by a big margin. The main reason for this is the nature of the XI. They have only 4 genuine batsmen, with which they will not be able to get good results every day. The day when their top order plays till the end and takes them close to victory, they will win only on that day. But the day when the top order gets out before getting close to victory, it will become difficult for them to build an innings. Because their XI has 4 batsmen, 4 all-rounders and 3 bowlers. It is normal that all-rounders do not play well regularly. So I think until the Afghanistan XI reduces the number of all-rounders, they will not do very well in international cricket. It may raise hopes, but it will not last in the end. On the other hand, Pakistan is still the best to win, their XI has 6 great batsmen, 2 all-rounders and 3 bowlers. That is why they are doing well in every department. Afghanistan played with half the team in the batting innings.

[laspol65]

In fact, Afghanistan did not perform as expected in this match, Pakistan batsmen batted well and the bowling line was also excellent. However, Afghanistan batted badly from the 12th over to the 15th over and Afghanistan fell far behind here. Afghanistan collected only 6 runs in these 4 overs from 12-15 overs and lost 5 important wickets, due to which they were eventually all out. Rashid Khan tried well, but in the end could not lead the team to victory, Rashid Khan's performance is very commendable.

Now Afghanistan need to do both batting and bowling well in the next match, but Pakistan will be ahead in this series. I think Pakistan will win the series.

This match between Afghanistan and Pakistan was major turning point for series. You pointed out that Afghanistan loss came down to bad stretch from 12th to 15th over when they only scored six runs and lost five wickets.
You also noted that Pakistan strong batting and excellent bowling were key to their win.

In this case, I praise the bowlers of the Pakistan team, because the bowlers of the Pakistan team were the most aggressive. Although the batting performance was good, that is why they were able to score 182 runs, the target of 182 runs was thrown at the Afghanistan team and the target of 182 runs on the Afghanistan team is much bigger. In this case, I can undoubtedly say that the Afghanistan team's squad is much weaker than the Pakistan team's squad. Of the two teams, the reputation of the Pakistan team is much higher, because the aggressive batting of the Pakistan team was more violent.

[CryptoYar]

[...]

This is great point which you mentioned about Afghanistan cricket team lineup. Their team relies on few key batters which means they win big or lose big. Having too many all rounders as you mentioned can be problem because they are not as good at batting or bowling as specialists which makes team less consistent. In contrast Pakistan with more dedicated batsmen has more stable and reliable foundation. Your analysis is good for Afghanistan to become top team they will need to find better balance in their squad and rely less on all rounders.

[Sithara007]

This is great point which you mentioned about Afghanistan cricket team lineup. Their team relies on few key batters which means they win big or lose big. Having too many all rounders as you mentioned can be problem because they are not as good at batting or bowling as specialists which makes team less consistent. In contrast Pakistan with more dedicated batsmen has more stable and reliable foundation. Your analysis is good for Afghanistan to become top team they will need to find better balance in their squad and rely less on all rounders.

Are you implying that Afghanistan is overdependent on a few players? That is quite surprising, because Afghan players are popular in franchise T20 leagues. Therefore I would expect them to have a balanced team, at least in the T20 format. But at the same time, there are a few things which are beyond their control. As a result of the civil war, home matches are being hosted in the United Arab Emirates. Grass-root coaching is another area which is impacted, as foreigners don't want to travel to Afghanistan.

[HelliumZ]

[...]

This is great point which you mentioned about Afghanistan cricket team lineup. Their team relies on few key batters which means they win big or lose big. Having too many all rounders as you mentioned can be problem because they are not as good at batting or bowling as specialists which makes team less consistent. In contrast Pakistan with more dedicated batsmen has more stable and reliable foundation. Your analysis is good for Afghanistan to become top team they will need to find better balance in their squad and rely less on all rounders.

You are right, the number of all-rounders in Afghanistan's squad was four, whereas the maximum number of all-rounders was supposed to be two, but there were four. In this case, adding a batsman and a bowler would have made Afghanistan's squad much stronger. Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi are two experienced players, so these two should be kept in the squad for now and Noor Ahmed should be included in the squad as a bowler. It is not reasonable to have four all-rounders for now.

[GIF-JOBS]

The first match of their T20 series between Pakistan and Afghanistan was really great, especially Pakistan's bowling performance was very good. Pakistan gave Afghanistan a total target of 182 runs in batting, which was a good target, Salman Ali Agha batted well, along with everyone in Pakistan batted well, but on the other hand, Afghanistan's performance in batting was not good at all, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, look at their performance, such a bad performance can never be expected, anyway, this was their first match, hope they will try to do better in the coming matches.

[|MINER|]

The first match of their T20 series between Pakistan and Afghanistan was really great, especially Pakistan's bowling performance was very good. Pakistan gave Afghanistan a total target of 182 runs in batting, which was a good target, Salman Ali Agha batted well, along with everyone in Pakistan batted well, but on the other hand, Afghanistan's performance in batting was not good at all, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, look at their performance, such a bad performance can never be expected, anyway, this was their first match, hope they will try to do better in the coming matches.

Actually, I was more surprised by the performance of the Pakistani batsmen than the Pakistani bowlers. Because I thought that the Pakistani batsmen would be weak against the Afghan bowlers and the runs would be below 150, but there they scored 182. Salman Agha played a brilliant innings of 53 runs off 36 balls.

So I got an unexpectedly good performance from the Pakistani batsmen and on the other hand the Pakistani bowlers also did well and they were able to win this match very easily. And this performance of Pakistan is forcing me to change my previous ideas.
Anyway, today I see that the T20 series between Bangladesh and the Netherlands is about to start. What are your opinions on the prediction for this match?

[Bd officer]

Anyway, today I see that the T20 series between Bangladesh and the Netherlands is about to start. What are your opinions on the prediction for this match?

Yes today will be the 1st match of T20 series between Bangladesh vs Netherlands. Bangladesh is a stronger team than Netherlands so I will take Bangladesh as favorite. However, in the T20 format, the opponent cannot be taken as so weak. However, Bangladesh have won 2 consecutive T20I series, which is against strong teams like Pakistan and Sri Lanka, so Bangladesh will play with confidence in this series. Besides, Bangladesh will play at home, so Bangladesh will get more benefits than Netherlands, so Bangladesh is ahead in all aspects, so I think Bangladesh will win today.
Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl, let's see how many runs the Netherlands can score.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

Anyway, today I see that the T20 series between Bangladesh and the Netherlands is about to start. What are your opinions on the prediction for this match?

Yes today will be the 1st match of T20 series between Bangladesh vs Netherlands. Bangladesh is a stronger team than Netherlands so I will take Bangladesh as favorite. However, in the T20 format, the opponent cannot be taken as so weak. However, Bangladesh have won 2 consecutive T20I series, which is against strong teams like Pakistan and Sri Lanka, so Bangladesh will play with confidence in this series. Besides, Bangladesh will play at home, so Bangladesh will get more benefits than Netherlands, so Bangladesh is ahead in all aspects, so I think Bangladesh will win today.
Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl, let's see how many runs the Netherlands can score.

We can see that at the moment, Netherlands has scored 49 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 8 overs. However, based on the performance of Netherlands today, it can be said that Netherlands may not be able to perform very well against Bangladesh today. Meanwhile, if Bangladesh can keep their bowling line right, I think they may be able to restrict Netherlands to 150 runs. If Bangladesh can restrict Netherlands to 150 runs, I think Bangladesh can easily defeat Netherlands today and win. I have put Bangladesh ahead in my prediction for today's victory against Netherlands.

[Crypto Library]

We can see that at the moment, Netherlands has scored 49 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 8 overs. However, based on the performance of Netherlands today, it can be said that Netherlands may not be able to perform very well against Bangladesh today. Meanwhile, if Bangladesh can keep their bowling line right, I think they may be able to restrict Netherlands to 150 runs. If Bangladesh can restrict Netherlands to 150 runs, I think Bangladesh can easily defeat Netherlands today and win. I have put Bangladesh ahead in my prediction for today's victory against Netherlands.

Looking at the Netherlands' current performance, I think Bangladesh made a mistake in winning the toss and deciding to bowl. Because we see Netherlands performing better than we thought, they have already scored 65 runs after 9.2 overs and their current run rate is around seven, even though they have lost two wickets I think losing two wickets in the T20 format is not bad in this situation.

If Netherlands can continue their game like this and score above 170 runs, then I think Bangladesh will lose this match because it will be difficult for Bangladesh to chase such runs.

[LDL]

Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl, let's see how many runs the Netherlands can score.

In T20, if there is not a good score, it is not enjoyable to watch the game, especially if it is a low-scoring match, the audience cannot enjoy watching T20 cricket. Netherlands have scored 60 runs after nine overs for the loss of two wickets, meaning if they can score something good in the last 11 overs, the score could go closer to 150-160. We expect the Netherlands to score well in the match where Bangladesh and the Netherlands will compete. However, a target of 150 runs would be good for Bangladesh and the Netherlands is trying its best to achieve that.

[Swordsoffreedom]

The first match of the Bangladesh vs Netherlands series is being played now. In this tour, the Netherlands team will play 3 T20 matches against Bangladesh. The first match is being played in Sylhet.

The pitches of Bangladesh are not batting friendly. So the chances of seeing a big score here are very low. The Bangladesh team won the toss and decided to field. The Netherlands lost four wickets in 10 overs and managed to collect 68 runs. Max O'Dowd scored 23 runs from 15 balls and Teja Nidamanuru scored 26 runs from 26 balls.

If the Netherlands can provide a target of 140+, then the match will become very competitive. However, if the target is less than 130, I expect an easy victory for the Bangladesh team. Bangladesh is always the favorite on the home pitch

[Just Say]

Bangladesh are holding a good grip on the visiting Netherlands today because we can see that this team batsmen are already unable to cope with the Bangladesh bowlers. However the Netherlands may have a chance to turn things around, as everyone must have enjoyed this team's terrible performance in a long-ago T20 World Cup. They surprised Ireland and defeated them, so it seems they might be able to do the same against Bangladesh, so Bangladesh should hold the Dutch off until the end. Taskin Ahmed has been successful so far in today's match against the Netherlands, As far as I know this dynamic bowler is bowling at the correct length in the initial stages today. However it is largely true that Netherlands team's Raihan Cook may be a familiar face, especially for Bangladesh, as he was a coach in Bangladesh before, so maybe this Dutch coach can make an important impression in today's match.

[virasog]

The players of the Pakistan team have been very aggressive, but the loss of wickets has been comparatively much higher. At present, the Pakistan team is under a lot of wicket pressure, the top batsmen are already getting out. If the Pakistan team continues to score runs like this, there will be a high chance of losing, because if they cannot throw a high score at the Afghanistan team, then there will be a high chance of losing.
Although the Pakistan team is much stronger than the Afghanistan team, the Pakistan team should pay more attention to scoring runs. So far, the Pakistan team has scored 76 runs in 10 overs, losing three wickets.

When Saim Ayub got out, it was hurting to the Pakistan team but still at that time, mine thoughts were Hassan Nawaz was there and he could manage the game. However, the way Rashid Khan tricked to Saim Ayub, Fakahr Zaman played the early balls of Rashid Khan's over and he was just tipping the ball then on the third ball he got single, Saim Ayub played and till that time Rashid was just going with the single style of ball he was just doing a kind of reverse swing on to the leg side and then Rashi understood this time Saim would go for shot and he went but Rashid gave the ball onto the outside of stumps, Saim already done his foot work so he was thinking to go for short and fielder was there, he got out.

[Iranus]

If the Netherlands can provide a target of 140+, then the match will become very competitive. However, if the target is less than 130, I expect an easy victory for the Bangladesh team. Bangladesh is always the favorite on the home pitch

The pitch conditions I saw, it is very difficult for a team like Netherlands to score close to 150 on this pitch. And they probably won't be able to do it. Almost every bowler in Bangladesh is bowling very controlled. Especially Taskin Ahmed took three wickets for just 15 runs in 3 overs. Also, Mehedi, Mustafiz and Shariful's bowling is also very controlled. After 17 overs, Netherlands managed to score 104 runs after losing 6 batsmen. The team managed to score at an average of only 6.11 runs per over. It is also unlikely that they will score 30 runs in the last 3 overs. Netherlands will probably give a target of around 130. I don't think it is enough for a win.