T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[Bitcoin Smith]

Dead rubber but india went with full strength in bowling attack. Using the term attack won't do any justice here because Kiwis are belting them tonight.

Hope they score above par tonight, would be fun chase even if india fails.

Rachin can't catch a break at number 3 and think Daryl Mitchell would do better job if he gets the promotion.

Not full strength IMO, because they left the Varun.

215 could be a competitive total that teams can defend but India is on a dream run so any target is at the risk of being chased down. NZ batters did decent job and agree with Mitchell who again saved them from below par score.

I hope Sanju won't fail again.

[MinMan]

After having 3–0 lead full strength India keep Sanju Samson despite too many criticism due to his poor run but he is doing good job against New Zealand at Visakhapatnam, in four match of series India chose to keep practice for chasing.

New Zealand have good century sand for first wicket while things were looking balanced for both teams still India is hot favourite due to their high charged top order. Tim Seifert hits 62 on 36 balls have good support from Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchel ended their inning on 215. I have wagered on India winning as I strongly believe that India is going to win this series 5-0.

[Bitcoin Smith]

This time Abishek gone on the very first ball and then followed by SKY for 8 run. So this chase can be a real test for the unexposed Indian middle order and also they will get some game time which is good.

Sanju should play responsibly and hang on for sometime while letting Rinku and upcoming batters to go for the big shots.

[JSRAW]

Dead rubber but india went with full strength in bowling attack. Using the term attack won't do any justice here because Kiwis are belting them tonight.

Hope they score above par tonight, would be fun chase even if india fails.

Rachin can't catch a break at number 3 and think Daryl Mitchell would do better job if he gets the promotion.

Not full strength IMO, because they left the Varun.

215 could be a competitive total that teams can defend but India is on a dream run so any target is at the risk of being chased down. NZ batters did decent job and agree with Mitchell who again saved them from below par score.

I hope Sanju won't fail again.

They went with 5 specialist bowlers and rare case when team didn't use hardik and dube so i think this should be called as full strength bowling attack. In this case, would've been much better if they had tested their attack in tough conditions which is bowling second when dew comes.

Kiwis are struggling with their combination, idk if their squad is out but don't think couple of their players fit in the playing XI and rachin tops the list.

Sanju scoring 70+ tonight

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[Out of mind]

New Zealand did not perform well at all in the T20I series against India, in the ODI series we saw that the New Zealand team played very well due to which they were able to defeat India. However, if the New Zealand team can win the fourth T20I match today, then they can save themselves from being whitewashed in the series. Today, the New Zealand team has scored 215 runs, although India will try to fulfill this run very easily and the Indian batsmen will plan to defeat the New Zealand team badly.
However, at the moment, India has lost two wickets and they are batting well at the moment, if the New Zealand team cannot put pressure on India at the moment, then it may not be possible to defeat them. So to defeat the Indian team, the New Zealand team will have to take wickets at the moment, although the New Zealand team is not trying hard enough, they are putting pressure on India.

[virasog]

New Zealand have good century sand for first wicket while things were looking balanced for both teams still India is hot favourite due to their high charged top order. Tim Seifert hits 62 on 36 balls have good support from Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchel ended their inning on 215. I have wagered on India winning as I strongly believe that India is going to win this series 5-0.

No, it may not be easy for India to win today's match or Shivam Dube can turn the game for India ? They need 93 runs in 44 balls from here on and Shivam Dube is batting on 52 runs in 15 balls only. As long as he is on the wicket, India hopes remain alive but the way he is batting, he can get out anytime but who knows, the luck also matters 

By the way, he has hit 6 sixes so far and two fours. This is one of the fastest 50 he has scored today. India still have five wickets in hand, but that doesn't matter. Its only Shivam Dube who can take India home today.

[Bitcoin Smith]

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They went with 5 specialist bowlers and rare case when team didn't use hardik and dube so i think this should be called as full strength bowling attack. In this case, would've been much better if they had tested their attack in tough conditions which is bowling second when dew comes.

Kiwis are struggling with their combination, idk if their squad is out but don't think couple of their players fit in the playing XI and rachin tops the list.

Sanju scoring 70+ tonight

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Opppsiee 😂 #justiceforsanju

Ravi Bisnoi is a weak link compared to others but he got wickets when it comes to T20Is so I will give you that.

Should be the end of the run for Sanju because he had a golden opportunity to prove his worth but he doesn't look comfortable even with those boundaries.

Sixer Dube is keeping the game alive with some skyscraper sixers, reached 3rd fastest 50 with 15 balls, can he do that with long tails?

Edit: Anti climax Dube got out in the non striker end in the most unfortunate way.

[Mahdirakib]

Should be the end of the run for Sanju because he had a golden opportunity to prove his worth but he doesn't look comfortable even with those boundaries.

I was surprised that Sanju Samson was still picked in the squad of the 4th T20 match by ignoring his first 3 matches bad performance. He has played a little bit better in today's match. But he has failed to play a long innings. Most probably the team selectors are giving him the opportunities so that he can get back into the form and do better in the world cup. India is going to lose the 4th match by a big margin despite the great batting performance of Shivam Dube.

[HelliumZ]

This time Abishek gone on the very first ball and then followed by SKY for 8 run. So this chase can be a real test for the unexposed Indian middle order and also they will get some game time which is good.

Sanju should play responsibly and hang on for sometime while letting Rinku and upcoming batters to go for the big shots.

India's top order has failed completely in today's match, which is why India's defeat in today's match is certain. Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube tried hard but Shivam Dube played an innings of 65 runs off 23 balls but unfortunately got run out which created the turning point for India to lose today's match. Even if India loses today's match, it will not be a problem because India has already won three of the five-match T20 series and won the series.

[MusaPk]

India's top order has failed completely in today's match, which is why India's defeat in today's match is certain. Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube tried hard but Shivam Dube played an innings of 65 runs off 23 balls but unfortunately got run out which created the turning point for India to lose today's match. Even if India loses today's match, it will not be a problem because India has already won three of the five-match T20 series and won the series.

NZ must be happy that they finally got a victory after 3 straight defeats. The NZ openers were in hurry today in scoring runs and they both scored 100 run in just 49 balls. Due to such a good start, NZ was able to score 215 runs in there 20 overs. Today luck was also in favour of NZ  because Abhishek Sharma got out on first ball of India innings. Shivam Dube was unstoppable today and NZ got him out in 15th over otherwise it will be a fifth consecutive defeat for NZ today. Tim Seifert was man of the match for his 62 runs innings. 

[virasog]

Should be the end of the run for Sanju because he had a golden opportunity to prove his worth but he doesn't look comfortable even with those boundaries.

I was surprised that Sanju Samson was still picked in the squad of the 4th T20 match by ignoring his first 3 matches bad performance. He has played a little bit better in today's match. But he has failed to play a long innings. Most probably the team selectors are giving him the opportunities so that he can get back into the form and do better in the world cup. India is going to lose the 4th match by a big margin despite the great batting performance of Shivam Dube.

Today when India was chasing the target of 215 runs, they tried best but Sharma got out on the first ball which makes a bit trouble for the Indian team in the start but from the other end, Sanju Samson providing essential shots and trying to play the game changer innings but also at the end of the second over, Suryakumar Yadav got out on 8 off 8 when India was batting on 9 score.

Finally, Rinku Singh arrived and played a valuable innings, this time by the way Hardik Pandya also failed to carry out power hitting and got out on 2 off 5 balls. It was always going to be a difficult target to chase.

[noormcs5]

NZ must be happy that they finally got a victory after 3 straight defeats. The NZ openers were in hurry today in scoring runs and they both scored 100 run in just 49 balls. Due to such a good start, NZ was able to score 215 runs in there 20 overs. Today luck was also in favour of NZ  because Abhishek Sharma got out on first ball of India innings. Shivam Dube was unstoppable today and NZ got him out in 15th over otherwise it will be a fifth consecutive defeat for NZ today. Tim Seifert was man of the match for his 62 runs innings. 

Oh, finally, after such a long time, seeing India not dominating the opponents in their home ground. New Zealand achieved their motive and won the forth game, yeah they had already lost the series but it does not matter at least we can say they beat to India and also by the way they were winning the one day games so you cannot say that this tour was unsuccessful for the New Zealand and in fact still there is a single game that remains to be played and if New Zealand can end up 2-3 in this series, it won't be bad at all.

[Farhan99]

New Zealand did not perform well at all in the T20I series against India, in the ODI series we saw that the New Zealand team played very well due to which they were able to defeat India. However, if the New Zealand team can win the fourth T20I match today, then they can save themselves from being whitewashed in the series. Today, the New Zealand team has scored 215 runs, although India will try to fulfill this run very easily and the Indian batsmen will plan to defeat the New Zealand team badly.
However, at the moment, India has lost two wickets and they are batting well at the moment, if the New Zealand team cannot put pressure on India at the moment, then it may not be possible to defeat them. So to defeat the Indian team, the New Zealand team will have to take wickets at the moment, although the New Zealand team is not trying hard enough, they are putting pressure on India.

Yeah, In the 4th T20I game between India and New Zealand, New Zealand defeated India by 50 runs. New Zealand opens inning first with Devon Conway and Tim Siefert and both the openers give a very positive start to the team and Conway played a well inning of 44 runs and also Siefert played a well inning of 62 runs and in middle order Daryl Mitchell again played a well innings of 39 runs and also Glenn Phillips played a well inning of 24 runs and at the end of the innings New Zealand set a very strong target of 219 runs for India. India opens inning with Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson and among the openers Samson give a positive start to the by scoring 24 runs but Abhishek Sharma losses his wicket early on duck and in middle order Shivam Dube played a memorable innings of 65 runs target and also Rinko Singh played a well knock of 39 runs but India don't chase the target and scores only 165 runs at the end of the innings and  New Zealand won the game by 50 runs.

[AgriTrack]

NZ must be happy that they finally got a victory after 3 straight defeats. The NZ openers were in hurry today in scoring runs and they both scored 100 run in just 49 balls. Due to such a good start, NZ was able to score 215 runs in there 20 overs. Today luck was also in favour of NZ  because Abhishek Sharma got out on first ball of India innings. Shivam Dube was unstoppable today and NZ got him out in 15th over otherwise it will be a fifth consecutive defeat for NZ today. Tim Seifert was man of the match for his 62 runs innings. 

Oh, finally, after such a long time, seeing India not dominating the opponents in their home ground. New Zealand achieved their motive and won the forth game, yeah they had already lost the series but it does not matter at least we can say they beat to India and also by the way they were winning the one day games so you cannot say that this tour was unsuccessful for the New Zealand and in fact still there is a single game that remains to be played and if New Zealand can end up 2-3 in this series, it won't be bad at all.

New Zealand took a strong start with their opener Devon Conway scoring 44 and Tim Seifert making 62 runs. Tim set a milestone with his stunning performance. When the match reached the middle overs, the pace of scoring became slow. Then Mitchell came and stabilized the innings, scoring 39 runs and remaining not out. With an overall team effort, they lifted the score to 215 runs. In reply, India were shocked when Abhishek got out on a duck. it was a hold-breath moment. But Samson and Rinku stabilized the innings. Shivam Dube scored the fastest half-century and even made 65 runs, but his effort alone was not enough. Because of the strong New Zealand bowling, wickets kept falling. The remaining Indian players got frustrated and couldn’t handle the pressure and the team was bowled out on 165 runs. India is another big team, but today’s win against India was no doubt a big success for New Zealand

[Nothingtodo]

Today when India was chasing the target of 215 runs, they tried best but Sharma got out on the first ball which makes a bit trouble for the Indian team in the start but from the other end, Sanju Samson providing essential shots and trying to play the game changer innings but also at the end of the second over, Suryakumar Yadav got out on 8 off 8 when India was batting on 9 score.

Finally, Rinku Singh arrived and played a valuable innings, this time by the way Hardik Pandya also failed to carry out power hitting and got out on 2 off 5 balls. It was always going to be a difficult target to chase.

In the previous two matches, India was able to win very easily by batting towards the target, especially in the second match, when they went in to bat towards the target of 209 runs and won with 28 balls remaining. In the third match, India, batting at a target of 154 runs, won with 60 balls to spare.

But in today's match, batting for a target of 216 runs, we thought that India would win easily like the previous two matches, but India's most aggressive batsman Abhishek Sharma got out early and India came under pressure and Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh tried to overcome it, but in the end they lost by 50 runs. However, New Zealand should definitely win one or two matches in the 5-match T20 series and New Zealand showed that today.

[Crypto Library]

NZ must be happy that they finally got a victory after 3 straight defeats. The NZ openers were in hurry today in scoring runs and they both scored 100 run in just 49 balls. Due to such a good start, NZ was able to score 215 runs in there 20 overs. Today luck was also in favour of NZ  because Abhishek Sharma got out on first ball of India innings. Shivam Dube was unstoppable today and NZ got him out in 15th over otherwise it will be a fifth consecutive defeat for NZ today. Tim Seifert was man of the match for his 62 runs innings. 

Actually, I think the New Zealand team is feeling more than happy about winning this match, it is about relieving themselves of some responsibility and reducing their burden. Because the performance of the New Zealand team that we saw in the first three matches against the Indian team was very disappointing and at the same time we were missing the actual New Zealand team because they were not able to perform at least competitively against the Indian team.
Anyway, the fact that the New Zealand team escaped a whitewash is also one of the big achievements of the New Zealand team, winning this match.

[ZAINmalik75]

Oh, finally, after such a long time, seeing India not dominating the opponents in their home ground. New Zealand achieved their motive and won the forth game, yeah they had already lost the series but it does not matter at least we can say they beat to India and also by the way they were winning the one day games so you cannot say that this tour was unsuccessful for the New Zealand and in fact still there is a single game that remains to be played and if New Zealand can end up 2-3 in this series, it won't be bad at all.

Yeh that's quite surpring like looking to Indian recent performance it was expected an easy white wash series victory for them, but out of no where black caps back in the game after several humiliation and surprised rest of us, like they were clear with thier mindset to won that vital game and that's how thier opening batting pair start aggressive from very first over. While on the other hand Indian middle order exposed as soon as abishek got departure on golden duck and that's some kind of loop hole root in at Indian lineup which may can be utilize in world cup too by their opponent.

[Doll2233]

West Indies Vs South Africa

In first match in series of three T20I, South Africa gave great show to beat West Indies by nine wickets. Winning toss and choosing to bowl, Proteas managed to keep West Indian powerful team to 173 runs for 7 wickets with George Linde being Player of the Match after taking three key wickets.

South Africa caught guests in skilled way, although Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell made strong 74 runs pairing to provide  guests with good total. Captain Aiden Markram led with career best not out at 84 runs, off 47 balls, with Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Ryan Rickelton giving him good support, to ensure win within 13 balls remaining. This win gives South Africa 1-0 lead as two nations work on their plans and mix of power hitting before next T20 world cup.

WI team could not perform well in 1st T20 match. They have experienced but today they made blunder. In this team they have power hitter batters but they looked performing poor in this inning. Only 3 or 4 players could score some runs but these runs could not gave success. Only Hetmyr played with 150 plus strike rate other players remained less from this.
On the other hand Markram and Rickelton batted magnificent batting. Markam from some previous matches looked in form and he was performing best almost every inning and today he batted well. If we talk about bowling side, George Linde bowled very well. He gave 25 runs and took 3 important wickets. So we can say that SA team was champion of this match and they proved with their performance and win the match with a great victory.

[Publictalk792]

WI team could not perform well in 1st T20 match. They have experienced but today they made blunder. In this team they have power hitter batters but they looked performing poor in this inning. Only 3 or 4 players could score some runs but these runs could not gave success. Only Hetmyr played with 150 plus strike rate other players remained less from this.
On the other hand Markram and Rickelton batted magnificent batting. Markam from some previous matches looked in form and he was performing best almost every inning and today he batted well. If we talk about bowling side, George Linde bowled very well. He gave 25 runs and took 3 important wickets. So we can say that SA team was champion of this match and they proved with their performance and win the match with a great victory.

In Paarl, South Africa took lead in the first T20 by large gap of nine wickets and its play was great that made West Indies look weak. Though Shimron Hetmyer was hitting well with fast 48 runs, other West Indies power hitters were unable to get speed against George Linde who alone took three main wickets with 25 runs. Captain of South Africa, Aiden Markram, led chase with top career total of 86 runs. This 1-0 win gives Proteas much hope for upcoming matches in Centurion and Johannesburg before the T20 world cup begins in February.

[Sithara007]

Yeah, In the 4th T20I game between India and New Zealand, New Zealand defeated India by 50 runs. New Zealand opens inning first with Devon Conway and Tim Siefert and both the openers give a very positive start to the team and Conway played a well inning of 44 runs and also Siefert played a well inning of 62 runs and in middle order Daryl Mitchell again played a well innings of 39 runs and also Glenn Phillips played a well inning of 24 runs and at the end of the innings New Zealand set a very strong target of 219 runs for India. India opens inning with Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson and among the openers Samson give a positive start to the by scoring 24 runs but Abhishek Sharma losses his wicket early on duck and in middle order Shivam Dube played a memorable innings of 65 runs target and also Rinko Singh played a well knock of 39 runs but India don't chase the target and scores only 165 runs at the end of the innings and  New Zealand won the game by 50 runs.

Samson should be included in the playing XI for the 5th match and then he should be asked to pack his bags and leave. His fans always react violently when he is dropped, but let it be like that. No one should be included in the XI just because of bullying. Having a T20I batting average of 24 is simply not enough to guarantee a permanent slot. For the next 2-3 years at least Samson should focus on IPL and the domestic tournaments. Karun Nair was called back after almost a decade. So why make the exception for Samson? So far he has scored just 40 runs in 4 matches.