T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[JSRAW]

Argued in other threads that with his attitude this guy should not handle the press, he takes himself way too seriously and consider himself as main character and media training toh bhul hi jayo iske liye.

Tweaking batting order once a while should be fine but big problem if he's trying to make this into a habit.

Excatly , i would even argue he is too emotional to be a coach but we can't do anything about it now but atleast BCCI needs to instruct him not to come for every conference ..he is coming in & making everything about his ego ...Team is started to feel like secondary character.

Gali khaynge sare bhar bhar ke if they fuck up big in T-20 wc, folks won't mind losing after competing well but no one will tolerate quackery and monkey balancing if there are no results to show for.

India used to be mediocre in t-20 format and in last few years somehow it changed drastically. I remember KL playing maiden overs game after game lol, atleast now we have different sorts of problems so that's a upgrade.

[Haunebu]

3rd T20 between India and the Proteas coming up. This is probably the decider of the series even though there are still 2 matches remaining in this series. Both teams are on fire at the moment.

I feel it will come down to who bats first in this match. Ngidi and Varun are the key bowlers to focus on while Abhishek and Brevis are the key batsmen to focus on in this match IMO.

[vivekdhyani1]

IPL 2026 auction will take place on December 16 in Abu Dhabi. It is a one-day event that will start at 1pm local time (2.30pm IST).A total of 77 slots are available, including 31 for overseas players. Kolkata Knight Riders have the most vacancies, 13, followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad with ten.

The longlist had 1355 names, of which 359 have been shortlisted. Among them, 244 are Indian and 115 from overseas. Forty players have listed themselves at the maximum base price of INR 2 crore (USD 220,000 approx.), with Venkatesh Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi the only Indians in that group.

[Webetcoins]

Argued in other threads that with his attitude this guy should not handle the press, he takes himself way too seriously and consider himself as main character and media training toh bhul hi jayo iske liye.

Tweaking batting order once a while should be fine but big problem if he's trying to make this into a habit.

Excatly , i would even argue he is too emotional to be a coach but we can't do anything about it now but atleast BCCI needs to instruct him not to come for every conference ..he is coming in & making everything about his ego ...Team is started to feel like secondary character.

Gautam Ghambhir is now 44 years old, but he is having problems like 23 years old, he is having too many troubles around him, social media full of memes and his behaviour after defeat in second match, his heated argument with Hardick Pandya is also at the top around.

T20I world cup is now few weeks away and his problems are increasing, this is going to be not good for him because his contract is till 2027 World Cup but if he fails to bring some positive change, most chances he is going to lose his job early because BCCI is having a good number of choices, and they will love to replace him quickly.

[WatChe]

That is right Quinton de Kock was run out on 90 runs but his score was what made South Africa in winning spot, which was more important than hundred, and valuable late runs of David Miller and Donovan Ferreira completed task, placing total too far ahead of India. In case of India, their key bowlers such as Bumrah and Arshdeep had very poor day in terms of giving up too many runs and only Varun Chakravarthy performed well to maintain score line, and thus result of match was determined by great hitting of South Africa and poor bowling of India. And with this match now the series is looking more exciting because both sides played very bad in both matches.

Quinton de Kock 90 runs in the start and hitting by Miller and Ferreira towards the end of innings helped South Africa in giving a huge target of 213 runs. Once you put 213 runs on the board, it becomes difficult for the opponent to chase that target no matter how strong there batting is. India lost both of it's openers in second over and after that we saw there wickets falling regularly. Talik Varma was highest run scorer for India with 62 runs but we didn't saw any other Indian batsmen playing such innings.  

[Bluedrem]

Quinton de Kock 90 runs in the start and hitting by Miller and Ferreira towards the end of innings helped South Africa in giving a huge target of 213 runs. Once you put 213 runs on the board, it becomes difficult for the opponent to chase that target no matter how strong there batting is. India lost both of it's openers in second over and after that we saw there wickets falling regularly. Talik Varma was highest run scorer for India with 62 runs but we didn't saw any other Indian batsmen playing such innings.  

213 runs in T20 is undoubtedly a good collection. Yes, you are right, opening batsman Quinton de Kock's innings of 90 runs off 46 balls played an important role in bringing South Africa a big collection of runs, along with small cameos from other batsmen of the team, South Africa got a good collection of 213 runs.
Batting for a victory of 214 runs, no one except Indian batsman Tilak Varma could score any significant runs. Also, in front of the excellent bowling of South African bowlers, especially Ottneil Baartman who took four wickets in this match, he was all out for just 162 runs. With India winning the first match, the T20 series is currently tied at 1-1.

[Jewan420]

That is right Quinton de Kock was run out on 90 runs but his score was what made South Africa in winning spot, which was more important than hundred, and valuable late runs of David Miller and Donovan Ferreira completed task, placing total too far ahead of India. In case of India, their key bowlers such as Bumrah and Arshdeep had very poor day in terms of giving up too many runs and only Varun Chakravarthy performed well to maintain score line, and thus result of match was determined by great hitting of South Africa and poor bowling of India. And with this match now the series is looking more exciting because both sides played very bad in both matches.

Quinton de Kock 90 runs in the start and hitting by Miller and Ferreira towards the end of innings helped South Africa in giving a huge target of 213 runs. Once you put 213 runs on the board, it becomes difficult for the opponent to chase that target no matter how strong there batting is. India lost both of it's openers in second over and after that we saw there wickets falling regularly. Talik Varma was highest run scorer for India with 62 runs but we didn't saw any other Indian batsmen playing such innings.  

South Africa's comeback is really surprising me, they are finding their old form, the form of the golden era of 2010 is being seen in the current South Africa team. India dominates the match against India at home, which is a very difficult task for any team. But South Africa gives India a tough time in almost every match. Although India's dominance in white ball cricket is also noticeable, some matches are giving India a hard time.

Tomorrow the 3rd match of the series will be played, there is no telling what can happen. This series is going to be very difficult for the bookies, it is difficult to predict what is going to happen in that match. However, I think the team that wins the toss has the possibility of winning the match. Because batting in the second innings can be a bit difficult, at least according to the statistics of the first two matches. So whichever team wins the toss, the team that will decide to bat first and fight for victory with the advantage of the pitch.

[BTC FutureKing]

ILT20 match between Desert Vipers and Gulf Giants was easily won by 8 wickets by Vipers, who had kept Giants to score of 157/7. Bowler of Vipers, Khuzaima Tanveer, did very good job of keeping Giants score low and in batting Max Holden with 64 runs and Sam Curran with 67 runs struck brilliant partnership to enable Vipers to score 158/2 and win with over three overs remaining. This win makes Vipers only team that has not lost in tournament and this shows their good performance in this season and they are already on top of the table.

This is the 12th match of the international leagues t20 and this wonderful league is being played.All the teams are playing very well.Talking about the teams in this match the desert viper team was stronger than the gulf giant.Desert viper scored these runs at the loss of few wickets while the gulf giant achieve runs at the loss of 7 wickets.The reason for the low aim of the gulf giant was the tough bowling of the desert viper which they could not face.Max Holden and Sam Curran formed a strong partnership and remained on the field till the end.Desert viper has not faced defeat yet because they are playing very well and there is no team that can defeat them and they are determined for the next matches.

[Zaka1221]

ILT20 match between Desert Vipers and Gulf Giants was easily won by 8 wickets by Vipers, who had kept Giants to score of 157/7. Bowler of Vipers, Khuzaima Tanveer, did very good job of keeping Giants score low and in batting Max Holden with 64 runs and Sam Curran with 67 runs struck brilliant partnership to enable Vipers to score 158/2 and win with over three overs remaining. This win makes Vipers only team that has not lost in tournament and this shows their good performance in this season and they are already on top of the table.

This match was between Gulf Giants and Desert Vipers which was the 12th match of the series in which the Gulf Giants team set a target of 157 run. In this 20 over match, the performance of their players was just fine because all the players worked together to achieve this target. No single player showed any special performance, but when the other team, which is the Desert Vipers team, only two players of their team were out and the other two who were not out were named Sam Curran and Max Holden. One scored 64 and the other 66 runs. After totaling them, the target given to them is almost completely achieved. The other two players who were out also kept the match going, but not well. Similarly, the other team faced failure and this team won this match. The target given by the first team was not that big in 20 overs, but this team achieved this target very easily with its hard work and dedication.

[JSRAW]

IPL 2026 auction will take place on December 16 in Abu Dhabi. It is a one-day event that will start at 1pm local time (2.30pm IST).A total of 77 slots are available, including 31 for overseas players. Kolkata Knight Riders have the most vacancies, 13, followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad with ten.

The longlist had 1355 names, of which 359 have been shortlisted. Among them, 244 are Indian and 115 from overseas. Forty players have listed themselves at the maximum base price of INR 2 crore (USD 220,000 approx.), with Venkatesh Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi the only Indians in that group.

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KKR did good by not retaining fraud Iyer, tbh last time it felt like they only funded his retirement in the auction and in doing so ditched the sexy Iyer due to ego clash. Chances are they'll get the former cheaper this time.

In foreign batting slot (keeping is plus), de kock's chances are looking good. 3 t-20 matches are left in the series, hope he mints more runs with his explosive batting and seal the potential million dollar contract. Guess Green won't bowl much this season so not sure about his price tag. Delhi still got big purse, ganja phir se gand machayega auction mein.

[Nanga Parbat]

This match was between Gulf Giants and Desert Vipers which was the 12th match of the series in which the Gulf Giants team set a target of 157 run. In this 20 over match, the performance of their players was just fine because all the players worked together to achieve this target. No single player showed any special performance, but when the other team, which is the Desert Vipers team, only two players of their team were out and the other two who were not out were named Sam Curran and Max Holden. One scored 64 and the other 66 runs. After totaling them, the target given to them is almost completely achieved. The other two players who were out also kept the match going, but not well. Similarly, the other team faced failure and this team won this match. The target given by the first team was not that big in 20 overs, but this team achieved this target very easily with its hard work and dedication.

In this league 13th match have being played, Knight Riders had given a target of more than 200 in their first match which used to make their strength and success even good, but now they are playing weakly their batsmen have been given a target of 196 runs which they are playing poorly in fulfilling. Dubai Capital batsmen have played well and have not shown any negligence, yet their batsmen have given such a good and strong target which makes their victory very close. If they continue to play well in the last over in bowling, they will move towards success. Knight Riders batsmen need 54 runs in 18 balls to succeed in this victory which is difficult, their batsmen will have to play very hard only after that will they victory, otherwise defeat is enough easy for them. Dubai Capital team has played very well and even then they will defeat their opponents with full effort.

[B2Z]

That is right Quinton de Kock was run out on 90 runs but his score was what made South Africa in winning spot, which was more important than hundred, and valuable late runs of David Miller and Donovan Ferreira completed task, placing total too far ahead of India. In case of India, their key bowlers such as Bumrah and Arshdeep had very poor day in terms of giving up too many runs and only Varun Chakravarthy performed well to maintain score line, and thus result of match was determined by great hitting of South Africa and poor bowling of India. And with this match now the series is looking more exciting because both sides played very bad in both matches.

Quinton de Kock 90 runs in the start and hitting by Miller and Ferreira towards the end of innings helped South Africa in giving a huge target of 213 runs. Once you put 213 runs on the board, it becomes difficult for the opponent to chase that target no matter how strong there batting is. India lost both of it's openers in second over and after that we saw there wickets falling regularly. Talik Varma was highest run scorer for India with 62 runs but we didn't saw any other Indian batsmen playing such innings.  

South Africa's comeback is really surprising me, they are finding their old form, the form of the golden era of 2010 is being seen in the current South Africa team. India dominates the match against India at home, which is a very difficult task for any team. But South Africa gives India a tough time in almost every match. Although India's dominance in white ball cricket is also noticeable, some matches are giving India a hard time.

Tomorrow the 3rd match of the series will be played, there is no telling what can happen. This series is going to be very difficult for the bookies, it is difficult to predict what is going to happen in that match. However, I think the team that wins the toss has the possibility of winning the match. Because batting in the second innings can be a bit difficult, at least according to the statistics of the first two matches. So whichever team wins the toss, the team that will decide to bat first and fight for victory with the advantage of the pitch.

Agreed South Africa performed well in the ODI series against the powerful India and did not perform that well in the first T20I match in the T20I series but South Africa performed brilliantly in the second T20I match. India is undoubtedly a strong team, only Australia can perform like this against them. But the way South Africa is performing, it seems like it is an India vs Australia game. South Africa is performing competitively against India. South Africa lost badly in the first T20I match due to which I thought that they might not be able to win against India in the second T20I match but they batted very well and gave a huge target of 214 runs to India which the Indian batsmen were not able to cross. It is very difficult to say which team will win the third T20I match but both the teams will perform well but India is likely to play aggressive batting and bowling as they lost the second T20I match badly so they will try to perform well in the third T20I match.

[Unknown Op]

ILT20 match between Desert Vipers and Gulf Giants was easily won by 8 wickets by Vipers, who had kept Giants to score of 157/7. Bowler of Vipers, Khuzaima Tanveer, did very good job of keeping Giants score low and in batting Max Holden with 64 runs and Sam Curran with 67 runs struck brilliant partnership to enable Vipers to score 158/2 and win with over three overs remaining. This win makes Vipers only team that has not lost in tournament and this shows their good performance in this season and they are already on top of the table.

This is the 12th match of the international leagues t20 and this wonderful league is being played.All the teams are playing very well.Talking about the teams in this match the desert viper team was stronger than the gulf giant.Desert viper scored these runs at the loss of few wickets while the gulf giant achieve runs at the loss of 7 wickets.The reason for the low aim of the gulf giant was the tough bowling of the desert viper which they could not face.Max Holden and Sam Curran formed a strong partnership and remained on the field till the end.Desert viper has not faced defeat yet because they are playing very well and there is no team that can defeat them and they are determined for the next matches.

No doubt this competition is quite interesting and this match was finished among Desert Vipers squad against Gulf Giants squad. Gulf Giants squad was begun match first with batting inning and batters of Gulf Giants were managed to set 157 scores target after playing 20 overs inning. Noor Ahmad and Khuzaima Tanveer both played crucial role in victory and both performances was amazing and both picked up 2 and 4 wickets respectively. With 8 wickets and 19 deliveries, Desert Vipers squad successfully emerged victory and Gulf Giants squad faced second defeat. Sam Curran and Max Holden both top performer of this match and both built strong batting partnership and collected 64 and 67 scores respectively.

[Nothingtodo]

3rd T20 between India and the Proteas coming up. This is probably the decider of the series even though there are still 2 matches remaining in this series. Both teams are on fire at the moment.

I feel it will come down to who bats first in this match. Ngidi and Varun are the key bowlers to focus on while Abhishek and Brevis are the key batsmen to focus on in this match IMO.

India should focus on Shubman Gill's batting, especially as he has performed very poorly in the first two matches. Shubman Gill took four individual runs in the first match and a golden duck in the second match. We did not see anything like the way India won the first match in the second match, which means India's performance will definitely be aggressive in the third match. On the other hand, South Africa will be desperate to maintain their team's performance, especially the performance they showed in the second match.
However, I saw India's two bowlers, Bumrah and Arshdeep, remain wicketless in the second match, which is unbelievable.

[ThemePen]

India should focus on Shubman Gill's batting, especially as he has performed very poorly in the first two matches. Shubman Gill took four individual runs in the first match and a golden duck in the second match. We did not see anything like the way India won the first match in the second match, which means India's performance will definitely be aggressive in the third match. On the other hand, South Africa will be desperate to maintain their team's performance, especially the performance they showed in the second match.
However, I saw India's two bowlers, Bumrah and Arshdeep, remain wicketless in the second match, which is unbelievable.

You mentioned important thing for 3rd T20I, in which two most big problems of India are bad form of Shubman Gill and uneven play of bowling. Low scores of Gill show that he is feeling much of stress and India really needs him to play hard in this game to make good start, especially with series at tie of 1-1 and they have to win this game to get back control. What was most shocking was that best bowlers Bumrah and Arshdeep failed to get single wicket in second match, which was key reason why South Africa scored so much. They are now expected to bowl better today in Dharamsala where all focus will be on them and Gill to give good winning performance.

[vivekdhyani1]

KKR did good by not retaining fraud Iyer, tbh last time it felt like they only funded his retirement in the auction and in doing so ditched the sexy Iyer due to ego clash. Chances are they'll get the former cheaper this time.

In foreign batting slot (keeping is plus), de kock's chances are looking good. 3 t-20 matches are left in the series, hope he mints more runs with his explosive batting and seal the potential million dollar contract. Guess Green won't bowl much this season so not sure about his price tag. Delhi still got big purse, ganja phir se gand machayega auction mein.

that was a stupid mistake by KKR but i guess they drink their own kool aid and thaught title was because of Gauti & not Sexy Iyer had nothing to do with it.regarding Venky they paid extra 10 cr on him , no way he is more than 9-10 cr player but watch out for CSK if they don't get green they will pay premuim for Venky as i'm 100 % sure Ganja uncle will bid for him.

De Cock will fetch the max price i think , his form in recent series rises his stocks + not much big names coming in auction

[B2Z]

India vs South Africa Their 3rd T20I match will be held today, of course it is really difficult to say which team will win today between these two teams. Because in the first T20I match, India performed very responsibly, Indian batsmen and bowlers performed responsibly, due to which India got a huge victory by 101 runs in the first T20I match. And in the second T20I match, South Africa batted responsibly and came out to bat against the target of 214 runs given by South Africa and India lost one wicket after another, putting a lot of pressure on India. India was all out for just 162 runs. South Africa won the second T20I match by 51 runs. So in the third T20I match, both the teams will try to win the match and stay ahead. But if India bats responsibly and India definitely has responsible batsmen, if they can bat and bowl responsibly, then maybe India will have a chance to win.

[JSRAW]

KKR did good by not retaining fraud Iyer, tbh last time it felt like they only funded his retirement in the auction and in doing so ditched the sexy Iyer due to ego clash. Chances are they'll get the former cheaper this time.

In foreign batting slot (keeping is plus), de kock's chances are looking good. 3 t-20 matches are left in the series, hope he mints more runs with his explosive batting and seal the potential million dollar contract. Guess Green won't bowl much this season so not sure about his price tag. Delhi still got big purse, ganja phir se gand machayega auction mein.

that was a stupid mistake by KKR but i guess they drink their own kool aid and thaught title was because of Gauti & not Sexy Iyer had nothing to do with it.regarding Venky they paid extra 10 cr on him , no way he is more than 9-10 cr player but watch out for CSK if they don't get green they will pay premuim for Venky as i'm 100 % sure Ganja uncle will bid for him.

De Cock will fetch the max price i think , his form in recent series rises his stocks + not much big names coming in auction

Venky is not alone, there are plenty of players like Harshal ( fair amount of local kids), Maxwell ( virtual damad of IPL) along with Aussie brigade.

Then there are some one season wonder in price tag like Kyle Jamieson, Morris etc. Hate that when they in context of strategy inflate the price of useless players and deserving ones get peanuts or worse goes unsold.

[MusaPk]

Big Bash League 2025/26 is starting today. The first game will be played between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers at Perth today. There are eight teams in this contest that will play 40 matches and final will be played on 25th January 2026. Babar Azam is playing from Sydney Sixers and he must be looking to score runs to regain his lost form. Few other Pakistani players are also selected in BBL 2025/26 which are Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan and Hasan Ali   

[noormcs5]

Big Bash League 2025/26 is starting today. The first game will be played between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers at Perth today. There are eight teams in this contest that will play 40 matches and final will be played on 25th January 2026. Babar Azam is playing from Sydney Sixers and he must be looking to score runs to regain his lost form. Few other Pakistani players are also selected in BBL 2025/26 which are Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan and Hasan Ali   

Big Bash League isn't famous because few of the Pakistan cricketers are taking part in it. 

Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers match is being delayed by Wet Outfield. Although the players are on the ground for practice, the start time of the match is yet to be announced. I hope there will be no over loss and we should be able to see full 20 overs of action.
Moises Henriques is leading the Sydney Sixers and he will be counting on his batsmen today to make a big total.