T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[noormcs5]

Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi call for the T20 World Cup games. Babar Azam recently played the BBL where he was not performing with consistency, so I  think giving Babar Azam a chance to play in every single game would not be good either.

He should also experience sitting on the bench. On the other hand, Shaheen Shah Afridi is pretty good. Pakistan can use him in a very good way to create pressure on the opposing team and by the way Haris Rauf is not for the World Cup, sadly, just due to a bad spell in the Asia Cup final against India; he has been dropped from the team.

[ZAINmalik75]

After winning the two matches, the winning momentum is with India and New Zealand will have to do some extra efforts to break that momentum to win third T20I. If India wins today then series will lose it's charm and next two matches will just be a formality. New Zealand is strong team and I don't think it will be easy thing for India to win the series 5-0. New Zealand batting is doing good in this series but there bowlers have to bowl well to stop Indian batsmen from scoring runs.   

Indian were looking truly charming throughout three of his vital match and that's how officially seal the series which is executing huge impact on black caps, morever thier heroic innings were set new surprises for them at every clash although they got defeat at recent ODI series but currently momentum are with them and they were properly utilizing it by smashing new Zealand hardly. Anyway looking to thier current performance and player moral I do believe rest of team will struggle to face them at thier home ground for world cup.

[Popkon6]

New Zealand is not performing well in this T20 format, but even if India loses the series in the ODI series, India is likely to win the T20 series. The match is being played on India's home soil, so it is natural for India to win. But New Zealand is not performing as well as they could have, and New Zealand is gradually heading towards failure. Out of the five T20 matches, three T20 matches have been played, and India has won three. India is leading 3-0 in the match and if India wins the next two matches, they can whitewash New Zealand.

[MusaPk]

Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi call for the T20 World Cup games. Babar Azam recently played the BBL where he was not performing with consistency, so I  think giving Babar Azam a chance to play in every single game would not be good either.

He should also experience sitting on the bench. On the other hand, Shaheen Shah Afridi is pretty good. Pakistan can use him in a very good way to create pressure on the opposing team and by the way Haris Rauf is not for the World Cup, sadly, just due to a bad spell in the Asia Cup final against India; he has been dropped from the team.

Babar Azam is included in T20 World Cup squad and he has to perform this time to prove that he deserves to be in the squad. If Babar wasn't able to perform this time then he might be dropped from the squad for a longer interval. This is good decision by PCB to drop Haris Rauf, he has history of conceding runs at crucial moments of the game and Pakistan lost many games because of his bad spells. There is T20 series coming up between Pakistan and Australia, the series will tell how well Pakistan players are prepared for the upcoming world cup.

[JSRAW]

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These guys scaring me lol

Batting line up is looking jacked and goated at this time but fingers crossed about not peaking early and using all their luck before the wc.
Our last odi wc squad was also goated and packed in all department but we fumbled in the final, hope not this time.

PS: Sanju making things tough for himself.

Swap Sanju with Tilak and Ishan along with Abishek Sharma then imagine at what rate they will end the power play overs.

Batting also looks deep, but warning the dugout so hopefully in the next 2 matches they will get some game time then enter the WC with full potential but anyway the league matches are nothing but practice matches for India lol.

Send Bumrah, hardik and varun home, now no need to expose them in remaining matches.

Sanju fucking up but i still think he should get first crack in wc. Yeah if he fumble in first 2 matches then replace him, no issue with that.

[Rustam Meraj]

Babar Azam is included in T20 World Cup squad and he has to perform this time to prove that he deserves to be in the squad. If Babar wasn't able to perform this time then he might be dropped from the squad for a longer interval. This is good decision by PCB to drop Haris Rauf, he has history of conceding runs at crucial moments of the game and Pakistan lost many games because of his bad spells. There is T20 series coming up between Pakistan and Australia, the series will tell how well Pakistan players are prepared for the upcoming world cup.

Announcement of Pakistan T20 world cup list of 2026 is big change in that Babar Azam is getting second chance under new leadership of Salman Ali Agha which puts Babar under much of stress, as he has to show that he is still part of team after facing such a lot of pressure.  Bold move taken by PCB was to replace fast bowler Haris Rauf with spin-focused attack with Shadab Khan and Abrar Ahmed because PCB had felt that slow bowlers will work better on sticky pitches in Sri Lanka.

This new look team with youngsters like Saim Ayub and Khawaja Nafay in it takes its first test with 3 matches home series against Australian team starting January 29, which will be last practice before world cup starts. It is big risk in my opinion, though dropping Rauf and depending on Babar as steady player, it is possible to have more attack out of other hitters, but any leadership or bowling strength failure in Australia series would be very much source of worry and unrest just before games in Colombo.

[Haunebu]

Jeez! Abhishek's consistency in the T20 format is remarkable while Sky is fully back in form after a long period of drought. Kishan is in sublime form too. Bumrah being Bumrah, Hardik keeps doing his thing, Varun and Bishnoi are epic etc. This is seriously one heck of a lineup.

I still don't think they will retain the trophy though primarily due to the unpredictable nature of this format, but it will be extremely difficult taking it away from such an epic lineup.

[ThemePen]

Jeez! Abhishek's consistency in the T20 format is remarkable while Sky is fully back in form after a long period of drought. Kishan is in sublime form too. Bumrah being Bumrah, Hardik keeps doing his thing, Varun and Bishnoi are epic etc. This is seriously one heck of a lineup.

I still don't think they will retain the trophy though primarily due to the unpredictable nature of this format, but it will be extremely difficult taking it away from such an epic lineup.

Yes Abhishek Sharma making history by breaking 14-ball fifty second-quickest ever by Indian as captain Suryakumar Yadav showed that he is still in top form with fast not out 57 runs. They have perfect mix of players to start their defense in World Cup in so-called great top order made of changed Ishan Kishan and worldnwide bowling team led by Jasprit Bumrah, who took 3/17 last time. By having Varun Chakaravarthy at current spot of World No. 1 T20 bowler and Ravi Bishnoi as helping spinner, India has made spin grip which not many teams can beat. There is no sure way of getting trophy, and so with doubt that surrounds T20 cricket, this team, that has won three back to back games by 48 runs, 7 and 8 wickets in that order, will be ruin of any other team in next few weeks.

[Bd officer]

India won the series by winning the first 3 matches and now India will try to whitewash New Zealand. India's performance in this series was excellent which is very commendable. In the 1st match, India scored 238 runs and in the 2nd match, New Zealand scored 208 runs where India was able to chase the target in 15.2 overs. In the last match, New Zealand scored 158 runs where India was able to chase the target in 10 overs and it proves that India is a strong team in T20. Such a great performance will boost the confidence of Indian players in the upcoming World Cup. And we can say that it will be difficult for any team to beat India in the World Cup. Anyway, based on the performance, I think India can win the series 5-0.

Today will be the 3rd match of the T20 series between Italy and Ireland. Ireland is leading the series 2-0 after winning the first two matches, if Ireland can win today then Italy will be whitewashed.

[As-Soon-As]

Jeez! Abhishek's consistency in the T20 format is remarkable while Sky is fully back in form after a long period of drought. Kishan is in sublime form too. Bumrah being Bumrah, Hardik keeps doing his thing, Varun and Bishnoi are epic etc. This is seriously one heck of a lineup.

I still don't think they will retain the trophy though primarily due to the unpredictable nature of this format, but it will be extremely difficult taking it away from such an epic lineup.

Yes Abhishek Sharma making history by breaking 14-ball fifty second-quickest ever by Indian as captain Suryakumar Yadav showed that he is still in top form with fast not out 57 runs. They have perfect mix of players to start their defense in World Cup in so-called great top order made of changed Ishan Kishan and worldnwide bowling team led by Jasprit Bumrah, who took 3/17 last time. By having Varun Chakaravarthy at current spot of World No. 1 T20 bowler and Ravi Bishnoi as helping spinner, India has made spin grip which not many teams can beat. There is no sure way of getting trophy, and so with doubt that surrounds T20 cricket, this team, that has won three back to back games by 48 runs, 7 and 8 wickets in that order, will be ruin of any other team in next few weeks.

India can perform quite aggressively in T20 matches, which is evidenced by winning three consecutive T20 matches and winning the series. However, in this third T20 match, India got an unusual victory and by a large margin, so in the ratio of these three matches, I can definitely say that India will be able to easily create a chance to whitewash the New Zealand team. Abhishek Sharma, at the age of 25, has made India win with his excellent performance and has brought smiles to the faces of the Indian team fans.

[JSRAW]

Jeez! Abhishek's consistency in the T20 format is remarkable while Sky is fully back in form after a long period of drought. Kishan is in sublime form too. Bumrah being Bumrah, Hardik keeps doing his thing, Varun and Bishnoi are epic etc. This is seriously one heck of a lineup.

I still don't think they will retain the trophy though primarily due to the unpredictable nature of this format, but it will be extremely difficult taking it away from such an epic lineup.

That's a most dangerous thing about abhishek, it's so freaking hard to be consistent when you play risky cricket and so far he's acing it.

Everything is going good, just kulle and sanju need to click. Both of them are having a rough series. Axar also need a game time, hope he recovers soon.

Yeah, one bad day in knockout stage and you are out but these guys are giving hope lol

[Bitcoin Smith]

Jeez! Abhishek's consistency in the T20 format is remarkable while Sky is fully back in form after a long period of drought. Kishan is in sublime form too. Bumrah being Bumrah, Hardik keeps doing his thing, Varun and Bishnoi are epic etc. This is seriously one heck of a lineup.

I still don't think they will retain the trophy though primarily due to the unpredictable nature of this format, but it will be extremely difficult taking it away from such an epic lineup.

That's a most dangerous thing about abhishek, it's so freaking hard to be consistent when you play risky cricket and so far he's acing it.

Everything is going good, just kulle and sanju need to click. Both of them are having a rough series. Axar also need a game time, hope he recovers soon.

Yeah, one bad day in knockout stage and you are out but these guys are giving hope lol

Just remembering what happened in 2023 when everyone that India is going to beat the AUS as well but what we got in return was complete silence. So in knockout we also needs some luck and hope the guys will keep something left for the big day.

I am sure India is playing in the final and I just wish it's not Aussies we are playing against.

[Crypto Library]

Babar Azam is included in T20 World Cup squad and he has to perform this time to prove that he deserves to be in the squad. If Babar wasn't able to perform this time then he might be dropped from the squad for a longer interval. This is good decision by PCB to drop Haris Rauf, he has history of conceding runs at crucial moments of the game and Pakistan lost many games because of his bad spells. There is T20 series coming up between Pakistan and Australia, the series will tell how well Pakistan players are prepared for the upcoming world cup.

Looking at Pakistan's squad, it is clear that they have taken a very strong setup for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup.
However, what I am thinking about is the actual outcome of the meeting between Pakistan Cricket Board President Mohsin Naqvi and the Prime Minister of Pakistan to make the final decision on whether to participate in the upcoming World Cup or boycott.
So far, I have mostly seen news that Pakistan has low chance of participating in the ICC World Cup. What do you think about this?

[AgriTrack]

World of cricket has yet to understand fact that India scored on never before seen grounds of beating New Zealand by very high lead of 7 wickets in Raipur where New Zealand had made huge goal of 209 runs look easy as they finished them out in less than 15.2 overs. Hero was Ishan Kishan who broke record of hitting 76 runs out of 32 balls and captain Suryakumar Yadav broke long no win run by scoring aexcellent 82 runs. By the way today is the last match and I think India will make 3-0. Because they are playing very well at this time.

After winning the two matches, the winning momentum is with India and New Zealand will have to do some extra efforts to break that momentum to win third T20I. If India wins today then series will lose it's charm and next two matches will just be a formality. New Zealand is strong team and I don't think it will be easy thing for India to win the series 5-0. New Zealand batting is doing good in this series but there bowlers have to bowl well to stop Indian batsmen from scoring runs.   

In 3rd T20 match NZ team looked again helpless. Then openers  showed again weak performance. They could not stay on the crease for a long time. They are experienced players but don't know what they are doing because this is not strength of him. Only Phillips and Chapman scored some runs. Very poor performance by NZ batters. But credit goes to Indian team who kept his strength remaining. Abishak sharma and surya Kumar played very brilliant inning. Sharma scored 68 runs in just 20 balls it was fastest score in which included  5 sixes and 7 fours. He played with 340 plus strike rate, what a mind blowing batting he played. Also suryakumar yadav played magnificent batting he scored 57 runs in 26 balls. In bowling line they looked performing well jasprit gave 17 runs and took 3 wickets. So we can say that they looked brilliant in both side, in batting and bowling. But we appreciate Indian team for winning the match.

India played a devastating series against New Zealand. Bumrah was the real threat, taking three crucial wickets and helping his team restrict New Zealand. Phillips was the only player who showed little resistance, scoring 48 runs. Mark Chapman then joined Phillips and helped stabilise the innings. Santner added only 27 runs, and after his wicket New Zealand lost momentum and suffered a quick fall of wickets. After stumbling, they managed to post 153 runs against India. India gave a furious reply. Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan together provided a solid start to the team. Abhishek reached his half-century, but Samson was out for a golden duck. After that, Kishan and Suryakumar comfortably completed their half-centuries and led the team to victory. It was a big win by 8 wickets with 60 balls remaining, and it was truly a well-deserved victory

[noormcs5]

Tomorrow is going to be the first interaction in T20 game in this series between West Indies and South Africa and it is going to be held at Paarl. A series of three games in T20 format and after that the West Indies as well as South Africa will directly travel to India or possibly Sri Lanka for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

However, it is the practice for both of the teams this time ahead of the World Cup and might be the game changer for both these team. In recent days, every series prior to the WC is all about practice for the World Cup and nothing else, series do not matter.

[Bluedrem]

Looking at Pakistan's squad, it is clear that they have taken a very strong setup for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup.
However, what I am thinking about is the actual outcome of the meeting between Pakistan Cricket Board President Mohsin Naqvi and the Prime Minister of Pakistan to make the final decision on whether to participate in the upcoming World Cup or boycott.
So far, I have mostly seen news that Pakistan has low chance of participating in the ICC World Cup. What do you think about this?

I don't think they will boycott the World Cup. I saw in a newsfeed that a famous Pakistani journalist has mentioned three possible decisions of the Pakistan Cricket Board regarding the upcoming World Cup. Here it is said
1. They can boycott the World Cup.
2. They can boycott the match against India.
3. They can dedicate every match of Pakistan to Bangladesh.
I think the Pakistan Cricket Board will take the second decision. They may participate in the World Cup and dedicate every match to Bangladesh to gain the sympathy of Bangladeshi cricket fans.

[Compromise me]

India won the series by winning the first 3 matches and now India will try to whitewash New Zealand. India's performance in this series was excellent which is very commendable. In the 1st match, India scored 238 runs and in the 2nd match, New Zealand scored 208 runs where India was able to chase the target in 15.2 overs. In the last match, New Zealand scored 158 runs where India was able to chase the target in 10 overs and it proves that India is a strong team in T20. Such a great performance will boost the confidence of Indian players in the upcoming World Cup. And we can say that it will be difficult for any team to beat India in the World Cup. Anyway, based on the performance, I think India can win the series 5-0.

Today will be the 3rd match of the T20 series between Italy and Ireland. Ireland is leading the series 2-0 after winning the first two matches, if Ireland can win today then Italy will be whitewashed.

India is very strong team and we saw strength of that team in T20 series when they won the 3 matches of the series easily by high margin. India International cricket team need to work with full confidence because they will play World Cup after that series. Abhishek Sharma is in dangerous form and he is giving full effort to give runs to his team. Ishan Kishan performance is at top because he played very well in last 2 matches and played important in for his team and he is hitting big sixes in this series which is requirement of his team. New Zealand International cricket team should try to win next match because they should save their respect. New Zealand bowling is very low class and they have no tricky bowler and bowlers are giving more runs in all matches.

[ZAINmalik75]

Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi call for the T20 World Cup games. Babar Azam recently played the BBL where he was not performing with consistency, so I  think giving Babar Azam a chance to play in every single game would not be good either.

He should also experience sitting on the bench. On the other hand, Shaheen Shah Afridi is pretty good. Pakistan can use him in a very good way to create pressure on the opposing team and by the way Haris Rauf is not for the World Cup, sadly, just due to a bad spell in the Asia Cup final against India; he has been dropped from the team.

From some sources Shaheen isn't fully fit for world cup and including him for big clashes will be huge gamble with his career as already we have lose a final just due to Shaheen injury, morever baber isn't that bad like it's true that from recent time he struggle to catch the momentum and have some good number, but it's temporary dip and any vital innings can bring him back in his run machine mode. Also team need a strong experience guy on non striker end to hold things at pressure situation & backed the un-experience young striker like saim and Farhan and rotate strike in order to tackle situation and absorb pressure, so you can't bench baber either you trust his abilities or you leave him out of the squad.

[hafiztalha]

India won the series by winning the first 3 matches and now India will try to whitewash New Zealand. India's performance in this series was excellent which is very commendable. In the 1st match, India scored 238 runs and in the 2nd match, New Zealand scored 208 runs where India was able to chase the target in 15.2 overs. In the last match, New Zealand scored 158 runs where India was able to chase the target in 10 overs and it proves that India is a strong team in T20. Such a great performance will boost the confidence of Indian players in the upcoming World Cup. And we can say that it will be difficult for any team to beat India in the World Cup. Anyway, based on the performance, I think India can win the series 5-0.

Today will be the 3rd match of the T20 series between Italy and Ireland. Ireland is leading the series 2-0 after winning the first two matches, if Ireland can win today then Italy will be whitewashed.

India already won T20 series and two games left to play and India team won 3 games in a  row without losing any game. New Zealand team won odi series and this time, New Zealand team failed and lost this T20 series. 4 th game will tomorrow and lets see New Zealand team will perform better or again lose another game. In 3 rd game, New Zealand team set 153 runs target in 20 overs by losing 9 wickets. Bumrah helped team and took down 3 wickets in 4 overs and gave 18 runs. Glenn effort was good and he made 48 runs but unfortunately his runs were useless and New Zealand team lost 3 rd game by 8 wickets. India team chased down target in only 10 overs and losing 2 wickets only. Sharma batsmen batted so well and he made 68 runs in 20 balls and hitting seven 4s and five 6s.

[ThemePen]

3rd T20 Ireland vs Italy

Italy made history when they scored their first win against Top Member country by beating Ireland by small amount of 4 wickets in last match of their T20I series. Despite win of series 2-1 to Ireland, show of Italy showed that they are rising team to fight in 2026 T20 World Cup. Irish were all out at 154 runs following very strong beginning by Paul Stirling and Italian bowler Crishan Kalugamage got three important wickets to stop Irish. During chase, Italy stayed calm as it lost wickets though also Wayne Madsen gave them steady feel, and Grant Stewart brought game to end with strong 33 runs including three sixes in last over to win with three balls to left. This big success shows that Italy can play on high level and gives strong signs to rest of the teams even before World Cup in month to come.