T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Danica22]

You made correct prediction and your analysis of match is good. Afghanistan win against Pakistan was largely due to great batting of Sediqullah Atal and Ibrahim Zadran their partnership set strong target of 170 runs. And from Pakistani batsmen including Saim Ayub got golden duck struggled to score runs because of losing wickets quickly. And exactly this win shows that Afghanistan is still strong team and it sets up exciting match between them in final.

There is nothing surprising in Pakistan's performance. This team's performance is always erratic. Although after Afghanistan gave a target of 170 runs, I thought Pakistan would win. But no batsman could bat responsibly and could not play a big innings. Only because of Haris Rouf's unbeaten innings of 34 runs off 16 balls, Pakistan was able to reduce the margin of defeat a little. If batsmen like Saim Ayub, Hasan Nawaz and Mohammad Nawaz could have played a little better, Pakistan had a chance to win. But the team lost 9 wickets for just 111 runs. If the top order fails to play well on this pitch, it is no longer possible to win.

[Webetcoins]

I predicted it a day before and afghanistan did win against Pakistan. Sediqullah Atal and Ibrahim Zadran's coincidental aggressive scoring with almost same runs in same balls, 64 of 45 and 65 of 45 respectively propelled Afghanistan's score to a defendable one.
Pakistan got a target of 170 which is not a huge for T20 but their batsmen failed to deliver, they were trying to score but occasional wickets made them always lower than the required run rate. Saim Ayub was a golden duck. The result shows Afghanistan is still capable but its still depended on the older generation. But the result of this T20 is not as significant as Pakistan and Afghanistan would eventually meet at the finals later.

At Sharjah winning toss is always good advantage; in first game Pakistan won and took bat first in this game Afghanistan won toss and have decent target on board which give them good chance their spin bowlers done impressive job and never allow any Pakistani batsman to settle.

Sediqullah Atal and Ibrahim Zardan century partnership was big moment for the Afghanistan which able to score good runs and then bring Pakistan under pressure from start of the game Harris Rauf who was the worst bowler have some good fun in last few overs for Pakistan and score 34 runs on 16 balls which is his career best score as well in this format.

[Tipstar]

A humiliating defeat of Pakistan by the hands of Afghanistan. Both the batting and bowling of Pakistan were underperforming this time.
It's been a long tradition of Pakistan to play with weaker teams to boost their rankings but this time it didn't went exactly like they wanted. It's good that the UAE team is weaker and won't win against Pakistan. Next time they should try playing against Canada and Scotland they too are T20I teams.

[HelliumZ]

A humiliating defeat of Pakistan by the hands of Afghanistan. Both the batting and bowling of Pakistan were underperforming this time.
It's been a long tradition of Pakistan to play with weaker teams to boost their rankings but this time it didn't went exactly like they wanted. It's good that the UAE team is weaker and won't win against Pakistan. Next time they should try playing against Canada and Scotland they too are T20I teams.

Pakistan once had a tradition of competing well with big teams. Maybe their performance is not what it used to be, but Pakistan is an important superpower in cricket. But Pakistan is a team that can do unexpected things against any team at any time. So I don't want to make unnecessary comments about Pakistan. Pakistan may not be in good form in T20s right now, but this team is not lost at all. Rather, they can turn themselves into a balancing team at any time.

[CryptoYar]

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Yes after winning toss and batting first was huge advantage for Afghanistan and their plan worked perfectly from start. Spin bowlers were major reason for their success as they did not let Pakistani batsmen get comfortable. This showed that Afghanistan team is strong in both batting and bowling. Partnership between Atal and Zardan gave them solid score putting Pakistan under pressure early. It was also surprising that Haris Rauf who struggled with his bowling had great performance with bat. By the way I will say Pakistan need more consistency.

[Fuso.hp]

Bangladesh has performed quite well in the first two matches and has defeated the Netherlands by a large margin in both matches and has already secured the series. Today is the third match of the T20 series between Netherlands vs Bangladesh where Bangladesh will also be ahead of the Netherlands before entering the field today. Bangladesh is batting in the second innings in the first two matches so today we expect Bangladesh to get a chance to bat in the first innings and we can see a big score from Bangladesh batsmen against Netherland. Since Bangladesh has definitely won the first two matches, we can definitely see some changes from Bangladesh in the third match. The toss will be held shortly and after the toss, it will be clear by looking at the starting XI of both teams which team is entering the field with how many changes in the third and final T20 match.

[Swordsoffreedom]

In the first two matches, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field. In today's match, Netherlands won the toss. And Netherlands decided to field first.



Saif and Liton opened today. Bangladesh started very aggressively. The match is now being delayed due to rain. Bangladesh's total is 60 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in 4.1 overs. Liton's aggressive batting surprised me. Liton is unbeaten on 42 runs from just 16 balls. Saif returned to the dressing room after scoring 12 runs from 8 balls.

If Bangladesh starts like this today, I have no doubt that Bangladesh will score 220+ in 20 overs. Bangladeshi batsmen are playing brilliantly against the weak bowling attack of Netherlands on their home ground

[hafiztalha]

Bangladesh has performed quite well in the first two matches and has defeated the Netherlands by a large margin in both matches and has already secured the series. Today is the third match of the T20 series between Netherlands vs Bangladesh where Bangladesh will also be ahead of the Netherlands before entering the field today. Bangladesh is batting in the second innings in the first two matches so today we expect Bangladesh to get a chance to bat in the first innings and we can see a big score from Bangladesh batsmen against New Zealand. Since Bangladesh has definitely won the first two matches, we can definitely see some changes from Bangladesh in the third match. The toss will be held shortly and after the toss, it will be clear by looking at the starting XI of both teams which team is entering the field with how many changes in the third and final T20 match.

Now game is stop and delay due to rain and in this 3 rd game,  Netherlands team gave batting line to Bangladesh team by winning toss. Bangladesh teamm lost their 1 st opener wickets and Saif did not show struggle and made only 12 runs. But other opener batsman Litton is playing quite brilliant and in next few balls he will complete half century and now he scored 42 runs in 16 balls only and hitted five 4s and two 6s. If he continues his batting lineup with same spirit and he will complete century in very few balls and holding on to his wicket is also important. If that happens, then winning this game will become impossible for Netherlands. Bangladesh team have made 60 runs in 4.1 overs and losing one wicket. I think target will be around 180 or 200 above.
 

[Marvell1]

Zimbabwe is in a  good form. Although we have seen Zimbabwe lose in two ODI matches. But the batsmen have been able to perform very well. And both the matches were quite  competitive.

The first of the three T 20 matches is being played today. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field. Sri Lanka may be able to win the match. However, in today's match too , we can see quite good batting from the Zimbabwe batsmen. The team has scored 175 runs in 20 overs. Brian Bennett played a much-needed innings of 81 runs off  57 balls.

We do not see much good bowling from the Sri Lankan bowlers. Only Dushmantha Chameera has taken 3 wickets. Nuwan Thushara has given 47 runs in 4 overs.

[laspol65]

Zimbabwe team performed quite well today, scoring 175 runs and giving Sri Lanka a lot of challenges. If Sri Lanka team performs well today, then of course there is a high chance of winning, but if they perform badly, then there is a possibility of losing by a large margin.
If Zimbabwe team wants to win this match today, then they will have to apply a lot of pressure from the bowling side, especially the fast bowlers and spinner bowlers, the victory of Zimbabwe team today will depend on them.

[free-bit.co.in]

Saif and Liton opened today. Bangladesh started very aggressively. The match is now being delayed due to rain. Bangladesh's total is 60 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in 4.1 overs. Liton's aggressive batting surprised me. Liton is unbeaten on 42 runs from just 16 balls. Saif returned to the dressing room after scoring 12 runs from 8 balls.

If Bangladesh starts like this today, I have no doubt that Bangladesh will score 220+ in 20 overs. Bangladeshi batsmen are playing brilliantly against the weak bowling attack of Netherlands on their home ground

I was very surprised to see Bangladesh batting in the first 4 overs. But now Bangladesh's batting is slow as usual. Bangladesh's collection was 56 runs in the first 4 overs. Bangladesh has collected an average of 14 runs per over. But after the rain, Bangladesh collected only 12 runs in the next 3 overs. Bangladesh's collection is 68 runs in 7 overs. Bangladesh should definitely give a target of 200+ in this match. Because the Dutch bowlers are not able to do well on this pitch. Liton is batting very well. Now I am waiting to see how batsmen like Hridoy, Shamim and Jaker Ali perform.

[noormcs5]

Afghanistan team players performed quite well today, scoring 169 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Scoring 169 runs is a big challenge for Afghanistan team, but Pakistan team has been given a target of 169 runs, but if they can put pressure on the bowling side, it can be difficult for Pakistan team to win. However, Pakistan team players are very aggressive, Pakistan team has a very high chance of winning in today's match. Because today's pitch is in favor of batting, so Pakistan team batsmen have the right to perform at their best.

Pakistan's batting line-up collapsed miserably in this match. The target was not so big but since the Pakistan team lost early wickets they made the target difficult for them. All the leading players, including the captain Salman Agha could not make runs for the team. The wicket wasn't so bad.

If Haris Rauf, who is a bowler, can play an innings of 34 runs, then why can't the top order play a responsible innings  Also, Salman Agha and Fakhar Zaman had a bit of a start, but then they could not capitalize on it. I would blame their batsmen for this loss.

[fuguebtc]

Afghanistan team performed quite well today, scoring 175 runs and giving Sri Lanka a lot of challenges. If Sri Lanka team performs well today, then of course there is a high chance of winning, but if they perform badly, then there is a possibility of losing by a large margin.
If Afghanistan team wants to win this match today, then they will have to apply a lot of pressure from the bowling side, especially the fast bowlers and spinner bowlers, the victory of Afghanistan team today will depend on them.

Afghanistan !!!! The match is being held between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. Where did you find the Afghanistan team?

However, the pitch is batting friendly. Zimbabwe's batsmen batted well. Zimbabwe was able to give a target of 176 runs. Opener Brian Bennett's brilliant innings of 81 runs helped Zimbabwe to give a big target. Even then, the chances of Zimbabwe winning are very low.

Sri Lanka scored 96 runs without losing any wickets in 10 overs. Sri Lanka lost their first wicket in 10.1 overs. Pathum Nissanka was dismissed for 55 runs in 32 balls. Sri Lanka will win today quite easily, although the target is quite big

[DanWalker]

I was very surprised to see Bangladesh batting in the first 4 overs. But now Bangladesh's batting is slow as usual. Bangladesh's collection was 56 runs in the first 4 overs. Bangladesh has collected an average of 14 runs per over. But after the rain, Bangladesh collected only 12 runs in the next 3 overs. Bangladesh's collection is 68 runs in 7 overs. Bangladesh should definitely give a target of 200+ in this match. Because the Dutch bowlers are not able to do well on this pitch. Liton is batting very well. Now I am waiting to see how batsmen like Hridoy, Shamim and Jaker Ali perform.

Bangladesh's total at the end of 17 overs is 141/4. It is always annoying to watch this team's performance. In the first 4 overs, we saw that Bangladesh's total was 56 runs. And many like me must have thought that Bangladesh might score more than 200. Usually we do not see Bangladesh team scoring more than 200. Usually in Bangladesh matches we see low scores. And in today's match also it will not be possible for the team to score up to 200. I have seen Towhid Hridoy and Shamim batting at decent strike rate in several matches before. But today Hridoy batted at 64 strike rate and Shamim's strike rate was also less than 100. Let's see how Jaker Ali and Nurul are able to bat.

[Sithara007]

I was very surprised to see Bangladesh batting in the first 4 overs. But now Bangladesh's batting is slow as usual. Bangladesh's collection was 56 runs in the first 4 overs. Bangladesh has collected an average of 14 runs per over. But after the rain, Bangladesh collected only 12 runs in the next 3 overs. Bangladesh's collection is 68 runs in 7 overs. Bangladesh should definitely give a target of 200+ in this match. Because the Dutch bowlers are not able to do well on this pitch. Liton is batting very well. Now I am waiting to see how batsmen like Hridoy, Shamim and Jaker Ali perform.

Now they have again stepped up the scoring rate. Tim Pringle and Aryan Dutt bowled 7 overs so far, and they conceded just 36 runs. On the other hand, all the other bowlers went for 124 runs from 10.4 overs, with Daniel Doram returning figures of 4-0-45-0. Netherlands went with three spinners, but Doram proved to be their weak point. It looks like Bangladesh will end up at somewhere around 190-200, and will clean sweep this series. But remember that Aryan Dutt has one over remaining.

[Iranus]

Sri Lanka scored 96 runs without losing any wickets in 10 overs. Sri Lanka lost their first wicket in 10.1 overs. Pathum Nissanka was dismissed for 55 runs in 32 balls. Sri Lanka will win today quite easily, although the target is quite big

What a great comeback by Zimbabwe bowlers!!!    After 10 overs we saw Sri Lanka's total was 96 runs without losing any wickets. After 16 overs Sri Lanka's total was 130 runs with the loss of 5 wickets. In these 6 overs Sri Lanka has scored only 34 runs and lost 5 wickets. And at this moment it seems that Zimbabwe has a small chance of winning this match. However, Kamindu mendis and shanaka have the ability to bat well. Sri Lanka need to score 46 runs to win from 24 balls. If Zimbabwe bowlers can bowl in a controlled manner, they have a chance of winning. And I will be happy if Zimbabwe wins this match. Their players are very hardworking.

[virasog]

Zimbabwe team performed quite well today, scoring 175 runs and giving Sri Lanka a lot of challenges. If Sri Lanka team performs well today, then of course there is a high chance of winning, but if they perform badly, then there is a possibility of losing by a large margin.
If Zimbabwe team wants to win this match today, then they will have to apply a lot of pressure from the bowling side, especially the fast bowlers and spinner bowlers, the victory of Zimbabwe team today will depend on them.

Sri Lanka is taking on Zimbabwe in the T20 match today. Earlier, the ODI series was finished 2-0 in favor of the Sri Lanka. In this match Zimbabwe team made a nice total, 175 runs. But it seems that they would not be able to defend this total and may lose this match too. If that happens it would be very disappointing for them.

Batting first, the Zimbabwe batsman Brian Bennett made 81 runs. He played so fast and used only 57 balls. Even if the rest of their batsmen played average, his innings alone was good enough to put a high total in the end.

[laspol65]

Afghanistan !!!! The match is being held between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. Where did you find the Afghanistan team?

Of course I made a mistake, I didn't realize it was my typing mistake, thank you very much for pointing out my mistake. Because you have shown me the cataract in my blind eye, for that I express my gratitude to you.

I am sorry that Zimbabwe team was not able to win this match despite trying hard. Because I thought Zimbabwe team would be able to win today's match because they worked hard and scored 175 runs. But Sri Lanka team easily achieved the target of 175 runs, and in the end Sri Lanka team was able to win.

[Popkon6]

Zimbabwe still has enough power to win, only bowling pressure can defeat Sri Lanka. In this case, Zimbabwe should be bowled by the most experienced bowlers, so that they can perform well in the current stressful moment. But in the end, Zimbabwe could not create pressure from the bowling side, so Sri Lanka should have won this match without any worries.
Zimbabwe is losing in ODI matches and T20 matches only because of poor bowling performance. So Zimbabwe must gain more experience in bowling, then Zimbabwe will have a good chance of winning.

[Danica22]

Zimbabwe still has enough power to win, only bowling pressure can defeat Sri Lanka. In this case, Zimbabwe should be bowled by the most experienced bowlers, so that they can perform well in the current stressful moment. But in the end, Zimbabwe could not create pressure from the bowling side, so Sri Lanka should have won this match without any worries.

Zimbabwe lost the match. But they tried their best to win the match. And I would say that Zimbabwe lost the match because Sri Lanka was experienced. Even after 17 overs, I saw that the match was completely under the control of Zimbabwean bowlers. But because of Kamindu Mendis' 41 off 16 balls, Sri Lanka won the match. In the 18th over, Tinotenda Maposa gave 26 runs. And in this over, the whole scenario of the match changed and the match went completely under Sri Lankan  control. Maposa gave only 21 runs in the first 3 overs. But he failed to do well in the most important over. And as a result, we saw Zimbabwe's defeat.