T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[B2Z]

Yep, in 1st T20 game between India and South Africa, India defeated South Africa by 101 runs. India opens inning first with Abeshak Sharma and Shubman Gill but both the openers don't give a positive start to the team and Abeshak scores only 17 runs and Gill scores only 4 runs but in middle order Tilak Varma scores a well inning of 26 runs and also Hardik Pandeya played a well knock of 59 runs and at the end of the innings India put a strong target of 176 runs for South Africa. South Africa opens inning with Quinton de kock and Adam Markram but both the openers don't give a positive start to the team and De Cock gone on duck and Markram scores only 14 runs and after that the whole team panic and falls off wickets continue but Bravis played a well inning of 22 runs in this tough situation but at the end of the innings South Africa all out on 74 runs and India won the game by 101 runs.

SA batting flattened against Indian bowling in first T20I. The whole SA team got out in just 12.3 overs after scoring just 74 runs and that results in 101 runs victory for India. The target given by Indian team is not a big win but SA batsmen today were not able to stay on pitch and score runs. Today game revolves around Hardik Pandya, he was man of the match because he was good with bat and good with bowl. Four T20Is still to be played and SA need to work hard to win this series.  

In the first T20 match between India and South Africa, South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl. The South African bowlers bowled aggressively from the start. Due to which no Indian batsman could score much runs. Except Hardik Pandya. Pandya batted responsibly. Hardik Pandya is unbeaten on 59 runs from 28 balls. The Indian team scored 175 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. They gave a target of 176 runs to South Africa. For this, many might have thought that if South Africa batted responsibly, they would be able to win today's match. However, none of the South African batsmen could bat well after batting against the target of 176 runs given by India. The South African batsmen were completely disoriented after losing wickets one after another. The Indian bowlers must be praised. They bowled very well due to which South Africa was all out for just 74 runs, which was very embarrassing for them.  Congratulations to Team India on their huge 101-run win in their first T20I against South Africa.

[Bitcoin Smith]

I thought the game could be a close high chase thriller with the way stubbs striking the ball even after those two wickets but he fell short too and everyone fell without doing much and as a result they were al out for 74 runs.

Great start for the T20 too and everyone in the batting as well as bowling contributed in this match and without a doubt Hardik should be the man of the match.

As India scored 175 runs, I was also sure that South Africa team have gone for fierce chase but in this first game of 5 matches series Hardick Pandya and Arshdeep Singh was big difference while all Indian bowlers contribution was great but these two done good damages with this big win now most chances this series is going to be exciting.

Both teams were balanced but India's white-ball form is currently at another level, new generation players are so skilful and have good technique to handle things on their way. In today match, top order failure was not problem as the lower orders still have plenty of potential to do their best.

Even Dube got a wicket.

IPL helped India to dominate the white ball and it eventually changed the way the teams approach the game but it is also the reason why red ball is deteriorating even in India where domestic first class matches are still considered as they way to enter the national team.

Anyway it was a terrif start for the T20I series hope team continue with this momentum.

[Zaka1221]

India scored 175 runs in the T20I match against South Africa, although the Indian batsmen managed to score big in today's match. If the South African team wants to win today's match, they will have to keep their batting performance good from the beginning and they will have to bat strongly. We have already seen that South Africa won the Test match brilliantly against India, and South Africa lost the ODI series against India. However, it is difficult to predict which team will win the T20I series, but the team that wins today's match will be ahead. If I think India will perform better than South Africa in this match, because India always performs well in T20I matches.

Today Indian team struggled early on, as their openers, who are usually capable of building a solid total, failed to make a big impact. Abhishek Sharma managed only 17 today and Shabman gave only 4. Suryakumar also out early, scoring 12 leaving India in a crumbling position. The top-order collapse made for a shaky start, but Hardik Pandya, coming in at number six, stabilized the innings with 58 runs. India'team could add better target on the socreboard, but if the early wickets hadn’t fallen so quickly. Now all are waiting for the SA batting, but Indian can snatch the victory from SA because they have very strict bowlers can give tough time to the SA. But still result is uncertain. Anything can happen on the ground. So spectators of both sides are eagerly waiting for the remaining match

Today was the first T20 match between India and South Africa in which India defeated South Africa by 101 run. In this match something happened like this India batted first and set a target of 175 run. Hardik Pandya who scored 59 run, was a plate match and the rest of them were very supportive. Their hard work in executing the start cut paid off very well. Their team's excellent bowling or the pressure on the other team was absolutely zero. In which they were all dismissed in 12 overs. The way their players were dismissed, it seems that India's team has shown its excellent bowling. The South African team should have lost the first match and show a good performance in whatever match they have next so that they can make a name for themselves in the next matches. Otherwise, their team's record will be very bad, as it happened after losing this match.

[HelliumZ]

I thought the game could be a close high chase thriller with the way stubbs striking the ball even after those two wickets but he fell short too and everyone fell without doing much and as a result they were al out for 74 runs.

Great start for the T20 too and everyone in the batting as well as bowling contributed in this match and without a doubt Hardik should be the man of the match.

Hardik Pandya is already the Man of the Match and India managed to score 175 runs because of him. However, knowing that South Africa would lose by 101 runs, India did not need to score such a big score. South Africa was helpless today under the dominance of India's bowlers, especially the performance of Arshdeep Singh, Bumrah, Varun Chakrabraty, and other bowlers was outstanding.
Every Indian bowler was successful in today's match and got wickets as soon as they bowled the over.

[Haunebu]

Knew 160+ would be a great target on this surface, but I did not expect the Proteas to get decimated like that. Hot damn! Hardik Pandya was the one who injected the much needed boost for the team thanks to some classy strokeplay.

The South Africans really need to step it up since this is pretty much a preview for the upcoming T20 World Cup early next year.

[Crypto Library]

Yes, we have seen how strong the Indian team was when they included some Sr players in the team, and they had a significant advantage. In today's first T20 match, there hasn't been a good batting show at the start. The openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill both got out early and then the captain Suryakumar Yadav couldn't handle the pressure and he also lost his wicket when he made only 12 runs.

Hardik Pandya can play his role today, he made 14 in 5 balls only and hit 2 big sixes. If he can play a big quick innings here, then India can comeback strongly in the match. All they needs is runs on the board, no mater how they come.  

To be honest, the Indian team has performed a little better than I expected, I thought that since the Indian team is ahead of the South African team in all aspects in the T20 format and at the same time since the ground is in India's favor, India will be a little ahead in terms of winning but the match will be competitive where the South African team will perform competitively.
But in reality, we saw a different picture here the batting lineup of the Indian team has done well and at the same time their bowling lineup has performed even better. In which the South African team has unexpectedly been all out for just 74 runs

[ThemePen]

South Africa Women vs Ireland Women 3rd T20I

Today is the 3rd and final T20 International between South Africa Women and Ireland Women  which is being played at Willowmoore Park in Benoni. South Africa has already won series with 2-0 lead because of their excellent performance and big victories in first two matches and their star batter Laura Wolvaardt leading series in terms of runs. Thus, main goal of South Africa is to win clean 3-0 victory to keep their winning streak, whereas Ireland, where Leah Paul has batted well, is fighting for honor and single victory to show their ability to compete with much stronger team.

[Sithara007]

Knew 160+ would be a great target on this surface, but I did not expect the Proteas to get decimated like that. Hot damn! Hardik Pandya was the one who injected the much needed boost for the team thanks to some classy strokeplay.

The South Africans really need to step it up since this is pretty much a preview for the upcoming T20 World Cup early next year.

Hardik's return made the difference in the end. But at the same time, once again it was proven how brittle the top and middle order batting is for India. Apart from the 59 from Hardik, there were no other sizeable contributions. If not for the late fireworks from Hardik, India would have finished at somewhere around 150-160. But the Indian bowlers were exceptional yesterday. Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah together formed a lethal opening ball combination, well supported by spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel. For Proteas, top score was 22 from Brevis.

[Publictalk792]

South Africa Women vs Ireland Women 3rd T20I

That is perfect set up to last match where South Africa is looking to win in full 3-0 clean sheet since they are already leading 2-0 because of their great play and great scoring of their star, Laura Wolvaardt, which shows that they are much stronger team. Meanwhile, Ireland is working hard to earn their honor like you said to get even one win and show that they can play, and good batting of Leah Paul is giving them some hope, that is, game will show whether South Africa can stay on top or Ireland can use their pride to get surprise win.

[Sithara007]

That is perfect set up to last match where South Africa is looking to win in full 3-0 clean sheet since they are already leading 2-0 because of their great play and great scoring of their star, Laura Wolvaardt, which shows that they are much stronger team. Meanwhile, Ireland is working hard to earn their honor like you said to get even one win and show that they can play, and good batting of Leah Paul is giving them some hope, that is, game will show whether South Africa can stay on top or Ireland can use their pride to get surprise win.

South Africa Women won both the matches by big margin so far. First match was quite one-sided with Proteas winning by a massive margin of 105 runs. Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus added 176 runs for the second wicket partnership, to sink Ireland women. And then Luus returned to pick up 4 wickets in the second innings. Nonkululeko Mlaba and Chloe Tryon also picked up two wickets each. Second match was only slightly better for Ireland as they lost by a smaller margin (65 runs). One positive for Ireland was the half-century by Orla Prendergast. She also returned a good spell while bowling in the first innings. Prendergast remains as the backbone for Ireland.

[@prashant]

South Africa Women vs Ireland Women 3rd T20I

Today is the 3rd and final T20 International between South Africa Women and Ireland Women  which is being played at Willowmoore Park in Benoni. South Africa has already won series with 2-0 lead because of their excellent performance and big victories in first two matches and their star batter Laura Wolvaardt leading series in terms of runs. Thus, main goal of South Africa is to win clean 3-0 victory to keep their winning streak, whereas Ireland, where Leah Paul has batted well, is fighting for honor and single victory to show their ability to compete with much stronger team.

If Ireland wants to avoid a 3-0 sweep then they need to focus on their bowlers and build a good foundation partnership. Otherwise the same thing will be repeated just like the last 2 matches. Leah Paul has to show a once in a lifetime performance to give Ireland a chance of winning. The team also needs support from others in the middle order because one player alone can’t carry the whole side.  Most importantly dont miss the catches that can cost the match.

[CryptoYar]

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Yes with top and middle order batting being very weak, proving to be easily broken and only scoring 150-160 runs without Hardik Pandya 59 runs which was big issue with relying on one player. But Indian bowlers were amazing and won game, especially strong opening pair of Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah that was strongly helped by the controlled bowling of the spinners, Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel that limited highest score of Proteas to only 22 runs. Most important point is that bowling in India is very good, but they need to fix their unsteady batting before next big event.

[Bd officer]

To be honest, the Indian team has performed a little better than I expected, I thought that since the Indian team is ahead of the South African team in all aspects in the T20 format and at the same time since the ground is in India's favor, India will be a little ahead in terms of winning but the match will be competitive where the South African team will perform competitively.
But in reality, we saw a different picture here the batting lineup of the Indian team has done well and at the same time their bowling lineup has performed even better. In which the South African team has unexpectedly been all out for just 74 runs

The performance of South Africa's batsmen in this match was very disappointing. All out for just 74 runs, where South Africa scored 45 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the powerplay, but lost 7 wickets for the next 29 runs, which was not expected. I also thought the match would be very competitive but South Africa's batsmen performed badly due to which the match became one-sided. India won by a huge margin of 101 runs. Yes India played better than expected, both India's batting and bowling were excellent due to which India won by a huge margin. Since this series will be of 5 matches, South Africa's players have a chance to turn around, so South Africa's players will have to perform well. But I think India will win this series too, I will not be surprised if India wins 5-0.

[virasog]

I thought the game could be a close high chase thriller with the way stubbs striking the ball even after those two wickets but he fell short too and everyone fell without doing much and as a result they were al out for 74 runs.

Great start for the T20 too and everyone in the batting as well as bowling contributed in this match and without a doubt Hardik should be the man of the match.

Hardik Pandya is already the Man of the Match and India managed to score 175 runs because of him. However, knowing that South Africa would lose by 101 runs, India did not need to score such a big score. South Africa was helpless today under the dominance of India's bowlers, especially the performance of Arshdeep Singh, Bumrah, Varun Chakrabraty, and other bowlers was outstanding.
Every Indian bowler was successful in today's match and got wickets as soon as they bowled the over.

Yeah Hardik Pandya made 59 runs but it was the Indian bowlers that won the game for them. Indian team used six bowlers in the match and every topp bowler got two wickets.Jasprit Bumrah was most economical one as he gave only 17 runs in three overs. He was almost unplayable along with the other bowlers.

South Africa got all out in the 13th over otherwise I am sure one of them may have taken even 5 wickets too. South Africa batting look very ordinary and they may have to take it seriously in the upcoming matches.

[vivekdhyani1]

101 - T20I wickets for Jasprit Bumrah. He is only the second Indian to complete 100 wickets in men's T20Is, after Arshdeep Singh (107).

Only 5 Bowlers with 100-plus wickets in all three formats in international cricket, with Bumrah being the latest. He joins an elite club that includes Lasith Malinga, Shakib Al Hasan, Tim Southee and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

[As-Soon-As]

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Yes with top and middle order batting being very weak, proving to be easily broken and only scoring 150-160 runs without Hardik Pandya 59 runs which was big issue with relying on one player. But Indian bowlers were amazing and won game, especially strong opening pair of Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah that was strongly helped by the controlled bowling of the spinners, Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel that limited highest score of Proteas to only 22 runs. Most important point is that bowling in India is very good, but they need to fix their unsteady batting before next big event.

The bowling line of the Indian team has been quite strong and has easily bowled out the South African team, at the moment the Indian team is in good performance. However, the full squad of the Indian team has returned and has given a befitting reply to the South African team, after winning the ODI series, the Indian team has performed well in the T20 series. However, the Indian team can win the T20 series, if the South African team performs like this match, then I think there is a possibility of a whitewash.

[M47AK16]

with top and middle order batting being very weak, proving to be easily broken and only scoring 150-160 runs without Hardik Pandya 59 runs which was big issue with relying on one player. But Indian bowlers were amazing and won game, especially strong opening pair of Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah that was strongly helped by the controlled bowling of the spinners, Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel that limited highest score of Proteas to only 22 runs. Most important point is that bowling in India is very good, but they need to fix their unsteady batting before next big event.

Top order from both the sides were not good in this first game but Hardick Pandya was big difference in this match, with bat and bowl his presence is also now favourable for India because he is doing a fine. This always gives good confidence to team while you have good player like Hardick for every department.

Arshdeep Singh is also doing impressive job in white-ball format, this giving good support to Jasprit Bumrah, early breakthrough gave shock to South Africa, but their middle order badly collapsed. This was big difference between both the sides. IPL factor is now big game changer for India, in this format they are looking on another level even with all new players.

[noormcs5]

The bowling line of the Indian team has been quite strong and has easily bowled out the South African team, at the moment the Indian team is in good performance. However, the full squad of the Indian team has returned and has given a befitting reply to the South African team, after winning the ODI series, the Indian team has performed well in the T20 series. However, the Indian team can win the T20 series, if the South African team performs like this match, then I think there is a possibility of a whitewash.

Even though the Indian team had a very good win yesterday but still i think they need to look at their batting. I think they were struggling the whole time until Hardik Pandya arrived. He placed six fours and four sixes. Had he not played such an aggressive innings, the Indian team find it difficult to reach even 140-150 runs and in that case the match result would have been different.

[synchronym]

To be honest, the Indian team has performed a little better than I expected, I thought that since the Indian team is ahead of the South African team in all aspects in the T20 format and at the same time since the ground is in India's favor, India will be a little ahead in terms of winning but the match will be competitive where the South African team will perform competitively.
But in reality, we saw a different picture here the batting lineup of the Indian team has done well and at the same time their bowling lineup has performed even better. In which the South African team has unexpectedly been all out for just 74 runs

The performance of South Africa's batsmen in this match was very disappointing. All out for just 74 runs, where South Africa scored 45 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the powerplay, but lost 7 wickets for the next 29 runs, which was not expected. I also thought the match would be very competitive but South Africa's batsmen performed badly due to which the match became one-sided. India won by a huge margin of 101 runs. Yes India played better than expected, both India's batting and bowling were excellent due to which India won by a huge margin. Since this series will be of 5 matches, South Africa's players have a chance to turn around, so South Africa's players will have to perform well. But I think India will win this series too, I will not be surprised if India wins 5-0.

In the India vs South Africa T20 match, I thought that South Africa would bat responsibly and perform competitively in the first T20 match, but South Africa's performance really disappointed me. Chasing a target of 176 runs set by India, the South African batsmen were under a lot of pressure after losing wickets one after another. No batsman could bat responsibly for the South African team. Due to which they were all out for just 74 runs. Which is very embarrassing for South Africa. South African batsmen should have been more responsible. South African bowlers performed fairly well. But South African batsmen could not perform responsibly. Due to which they lost the first T20 match against India by a huge margin of 101 runs.

[B2Z]

The captain of Gulf Giants won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Gulf Giants bowlers bowled quite aggressively from the start. Sharjah Warriors came out to bat and lost one wicket at the beginning, but Kusal Mendis Johnson Charles batted responsibly for the team. Johnson Charles Kusal Mendis However, these two batsmen could not score much runs. Johnson Charles was out for 36 runs off 32 balls. Kusal Mendis was out for 23 runs off 15 balls. Sharjah Warriors current score is 99 runs for 5 wickets in 15 overs. Looking at their current game, it seems that if they can bat responsibly, they can score 130 runs.