T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[JunaidAzizi]

Guys what is the difference between PSL pitches and IPL pitches?
PSL pitches is a little bit neutral but IPL pitches is one sided even a score of 240 cannot be defended. Bowlers  like Jasprit Bumrah are getting hit for sixes almost every over. Why are they ruining the image of their own bowlers?
These kinds of pitches can seriously affect a bowlers confidence which may also impact their performance at the international level. Cricket should be played on balanced surfaces where both batsmen and bowlers have a fair chance to perform.
Pitches should be neutral not one sided. Otherwise it becomes very unfair for quality bowlers. Hopefully .this is something they will understand and improve in the future.

Yeah, the pitches should be neutral, benefiting both the bowlers and the batsmen. If the pitch is one sided, like bowling friendly, then the image of the batsman will be ruined. Although he may be a good player, due to the pitch performance, he will not score. The PSL pitches are neutral, favoring both the bowlers and the batsmen, and the boundaries are usually larger than in the IPL. That's why the matches are tougher, more competitive, and closer.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Also, Kohli's reaction to Gill getting out was comical. Dude will probably never mature in this department. Punjab still on top while GT is in 5th place now. Race to the playoffs intensifying.

I couldn't watch the game tonight, just kept tracking the scores and was surprised GT pushed the RCB even after a very good start.

Also, the teams at the bottom is losing their chances to even have a theoretical chance. It feels like three teams are out of the race already, and CSK and DC are hanging in there for now.

[Nalain420]

I thought that yesterday match between New Zealand and Bangladesh would be played and this time New Zealand would try to win this match and make series tied 1-1. And match would be exciting but unfortunately the weather was not good at Chattogram. So match was abandoned without a ball bowled. So there is only one match left and that will decide that Bangladesh will win the series or New Zealand try to tie the series. But I think Bangladesh will win this series because they have the home advantage.

If their performance and struggle had been like this in this game, they could have won it for him and it is unfortunate for both of them because we do not know who will play better and win it. At the moment, Bang is performance better and if they win the third game, they will also win the series at the same time. NZ should put better pressure and win the game so that the series is tied and it is not decided which will reduce their strength. I also feel the same and besides that, Bang played with a lot of better performance and struggle in the first game owing to which they can win the last game. In this game, Bang players fought a little more for a better target which led to their winning. This time too, they will play with the same performance and win.

[Nanga Parbat]

Bengaluru were in excellent form. They won the last match by a big  margin. But in this match, Bengaluru's batsmen failed to do well. Bengaluru's batsmen could  only score 155 runs. Devdutt padikkal was the highest scorer among bengaluru's batsmen,  adding 40  runs to the scoreboard. The batsmen could not do well, but if the bowlers can take wickets  quickly, bengaluru still has a chance of winning. They managed  to take two wickets in 5 overs , but conceded  57 runs. Gill played a brilliant innings of 45 run s off 18  balls

Obviously, they are the good and strongest team in this league, although the Punjab Kings team is stronger than their luck, but everyone has seen the strength of Royals Challengers. In this match, they bowled very hard and succeeded after finishing the match in just a few overs. Although Titans are also a good team who defeated a strong team like Royals Challengers and made their success good. In this match, Royals Challengers batsmen could not feel themselves struggling in bowling and were subjected to hard bowling, so their target became low, otherwise we all know how much their target is above 200. The defeat of this one match will not make a difference in their strength and development, but still they should effort this and keep themselves strong in the next matches.

[ThemePen]

Sri Lanka Women vs Bangladesh Women

Sri Lanka exhibited good pressure handling skills by defeating Bangladesh by 21 runs after having bowled them out for 133 runs, and leads series 2-0 and looks set for whitewash. Although Bangladesh began to play well, their lack of being able to score at required rate, such as against Sri Lankan bowlers like Kavisha Dilhari and when home side was chasing target put under pressure by Harshitha Samarawickrama quick 49 runs, contributed to Sri Lankan win. I believe Bangladesh lacks discipline when they lose few wickets, while Sri Lanka has free style approach built on being fearless, which allows them to outperform in middle overs. However, Bangladesh must drop hopeful cricket and instead adopt more proactive strategy to overcome psychological challenges of running after target in order to not lose final.

[Sithara007]

I couldn't watch the game tonight, just kept tracking the scores and was surprised GT pushed the RCB even after a very good start.

Also, the teams at the bottom is losing their chances to even have a theoretical chance. It feels like three teams are out of the race already, and CSK and DC are hanging in there for now.

CSK and DC have just 6 points each. And for Delhi Capitals, the next match is against a strong Rajasthan Royals (at Jaipur, today). If they lose that match, they are effectively out of contention for the playoffs. And given the form Rajasthan is in, defeating them will be very difficult. On the other hand, for the Chennai Super Kings the next match is against a weak Mumbai Indians. Also, the match will take place at Chepauk, so they will get the home advantage. For the first match, Stake has Rajasthan at 1.65 and Delhi at 2.15. IMO, it underestimates Rajasthan. For the second match, Stake has CSK at 2.00 and MI at 1.80. I don't know how this is possible. Mumbai should be the underdogs, and the match is taking place at Chennai.

[Bityar]

Guys what is the difference between PSL pitches and IPL pitches?
PSL pitches is a little bit neutral but IPL pitches is one sided even a score of 240 cannot be defended. Bowlers  like Jasprit Bumrah are getting hit for sixes almost every over. Why are they ruining the image of their own bowlers?
These kinds of pitches can seriously affect a bowlers confidence which may also impact their performance at the international level. Cricket should be played on balanced surfaces where both batsmen and bowlers have a fair chance to perform.
Pitches should be neutral not one sided. Otherwise it becomes very unfair for quality bowlers. Hopefully .this is something they will understand and improve in the future.

Yeah, the pitches should be neutral, benefiting both the bowlers and the batsmen. If the pitch is one sided, like bowling friendly, then the image of the batsman will be ruined. Although he may be a good player, due to the pitch performance, he will not score. The PSL pitches are neutral, favoring both the bowlers and the batsmen, and the boundaries are usually larger than in the IPL. That's why the matches are tougher, more competitive, and closer.

Yes brother Cricket is only fun to watch when there is a fair fight between the bat and the ball. These days when I watch Ipl it feels like pitches are made only for sixes and fours which is really tough for world class bowlers. When  a score of 240 is also not safe it takes away the thrill of a good bowling spell I agree that PSL pitches offer a much better balance making the games feel more like real competitive cricket.A neutral pitch shows who is actually a good player not just who can hit a flat ball.

[libert19]

RCB? I did bet on GT, but I did not expect them to chase such a small target though they did struggle thanks to their shit middle order to cross the line. Holder was brilliant in every possible way for them and some of his catches were just fire.

I find it hilarious that despite middle order weakness being obvious and literally everybody keep pointing it out yet GT decides to do nothing about it (i.e, testing their bench strength) — even yesterday, after Gill got out, the commentators said along the lines, "now, game is wide open for RCB"; mind you this is GT two down.

Washy, SRK (lol) had literally chance yesterday to take team home with barely 6 runs required per over, and yet they played pathetic, as if they were not confident in themselves to do this meagre task and my guy Tewatia — lol, playing unnecessary shots, looking worried as if you are chasing 30 off 10.

Holder has been terrific addition indeed.

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...On the other hand, for the Chennai Super Kings the next match is against a weak Mumbai Indians.

I wouldn't call MI weak, they are better than CSK.

For the first match, Stake has Rajasthan at 1.65 and Delhi at 2.15. IMO, it underestimates Rajasthan.

Not sure if I get you correctly, but odds look fair to me.

For the second match, Stake has CSK at 2.00 and MI at 1.80. I don't know how this is possible. Mumbai should be the underdogs, and the match is taking place at Chennai.

Again, fair. MI is better than CSK. Home advantage? Lol. It's no longer a chepauk fortress.


PS: Hope, Starc plays today and we see Starc vs Suryavanshi.

[Haunebu]

Pitches should be neutral not one sided. Otherwise it becomes very unfair for quality bowlers. Hopefully .this is something they will understand and improve in the future.

It's all about what the Indian crowd wants at the end of the day since that is what generates money and they just want to see baseball like sixes and fours all the time due to which IPL will most likely always stay heavily biased towards batsmen sadly.

PS: Hope, Starc plays today and we see Starc vs Suryavanshi.

Legends don't really matter much when the pitches are flat and when the grounds are small. It's a wonder that Bumrah was able to bowl really well in the IPL for so long until finally breaking down this season.

[noormcs5]

Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Multan Sultans

The team that won Eliminator 1 (N), that is Hyderabad Kingsmen, also needs to beat the Islamabad United team today and by the way, today's game is going to be 50 - 50 because both teams are full of great and excellent players and the momentum. Hyderabad Kingsmen may have a bit of an advantage, let's see. At the same time, if Hyderabad Kingsmen lose, it does not matter because when they started, it was so difficult for them to qualify and they chased this milestone, but also tried for it as much as possible.

[JSRAW]

Pitches should be neutral not one sided. Otherwise it becomes very unfair for quality bowlers. Hopefully .this is something they will understand and improve in the future.

It's all about what the Indian crowd wants at the end of the day since that is what generates money and they just want to see baseball like sixes and fours all the time due to which IPL will most likely always stay heavily biased towards batsmen sadly.

PS: Hope, Starc plays today and we see Starc vs Suryavanshi.

Legends don't really matter much when the pitches are flat and when the grounds are small. It's a wonder that Bumrah was able to bowl really well in the IPL for so long until finally breaking down this season.

So far they are producing diverse pitches, we had all short of scorecard this season from 75-160-265.

Long tournament like IPL deserve this kind of variation, not dimension script otherwise spectators will get bored watching. Due to this very reason, every dog has a day.

[Farhan99]

Royal Challengers Bengaluru  cricket team is very strong because team has great combination of players and players are giving their best to win the game .  The bowling line up of any team matters a lot and bowlers of Royal Challengers Bengaluru  team gave their best to win the match and Kumar was a top player who gave his best for the team to win this match. Josh was also in proper form and he showed that he is a big player and there is no replacement of him and he will give his best for the team for which he will play on any level. Royal Challengers Bengaluru  has to win next Matches to qualify for the semi final Ang they are defending champions and they always try to win the final And now team in strong and they can win back to back finals of IPL.

The game between Gujarat Titans and RCB was very enjoyable and Gujarat defeated the most strongest team of this season by four wickets. RCB opens inning first and among the openers Kholi played a well knock and in middle order Padikkal leads the RCB batting lineup but after his wicket all the team collapse badly and don't ends the innings with the great total and put the target of one fifty five runs only. Gujarat Titans batters looking confident but this target is not so easy to chase because the pich tonight supports to bowlers but Shubman played a very useful knock for the team and also Jose Butler was very impactful in this game and played very aggressively and in lower order Rahul Tewatia played the winning knock and Gujarat easily win this game and appointed on fifth position after winning this game.

[Sithara007]

The game between Gujarat Titans and RCB was very enjoyable and Gujarat defeated the most strongest team of this season by four wickets. RCB opens inning first and among the openers Kholi played a well knock and in middle order Padikkal leads the RCB batting lineup but after his wicket all the team collapse badly and don't ends the innings with the great total and put the target of one fifty five runs only. Gujarat Titans batters looking confident but this target is not so easy to chase because the pich tonight supports to bowlers but Shubman played a very useful knock for the team and also Jose Butler was very impactful in this game and played very aggressively and in lower order Rahul Tewatia played the winning knock and Gujarat easily win this game and appointed on fifth position after winning this game.

Rahul Tewatia pops up once or twice every season and then he disappears. But he is a very useful player. He bats at no.6 and his services are always in need when his team is in trouble. When Shahrukh Khan got out, Gujarat still needed 47 runs to win. Tewatia came in, stabilized the innings (Jason Holder was at the other end) and made sure that the required run rate never climbs above a certain threshold. Given the poor form of Shahrukh, I would swap his position with that of Tewatia. Also, why Washington Sundar needs to bat at no.4? He is more suitable at no.6 or no.7. 

[BTC FutureKing]

Sri Lanka Women vs Bangladesh Women

Sri Lanka exhibited good pressure handling skills by defeating Bangladesh by 21 runs after having bowled them out for 133 runs, and leads series 2-0 and looks set for whitewash. Although Bangladesh began to play well, their lack of being able to score at required rate, such as against Sri Lankan bowlers like Kavisha Dilhari and when home side was chasing target put under pressure by Harshitha Samarawickrama quick 49 runs, contributed to Sri Lankan win. I believe Bangladesh lacks discipline when they lose few wickets, while Sri Lanka has free style approach built on being fearless, which allows them to outperform in middle overs. However, Bangladesh must drop hopeful cricket and instead adopt more proactive strategy to overcome psychological challenges of running after target in order to not lose final.

Sri Lanka woman gave Bangladesh women a very easy aim while playing the first innings which was a golden opportunity for Bangladesh to equalize the lead but Bangladesh Women also missed this opportunity because this is a T20 series.In  the T20 format the strike rate should not  low.When strike rate is low which means you have to accept defeat.Every batsman from Sri Lanka woman did his duty and collected 154 runs for the team.Sri Lanka woman was also a little weak in batting but Sri Lanka woman did not leave any room in bowling.Sri Lanka woman is actually strong itself while Bangladesh Women is already weakening.It is very important for the coach and captain to improve the Bangladesh Women team otherwise they will lag far behind in cricket and every team will easily defeat Bangladesh.

[JSRAW]

Rough start for the royals, openers are gone and now they have to lean again on their meh middle order.

They're becoming too dependent on Jaiswal - suryavanshi duo. Other batters needs to step up as well specially jurel and parag, otherwise their campaign won't see any progress.

[Compromise me]

Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Multan Sultans

The team that won Eliminator 1 (N), that is Hyderabad Kingsmen, also needs to beat the Islamabad United team today and by the way, today's game is going to be 50 - 50 because both teams are full of great and excellent players and the momentum. Hyderabad Kingsmen may have a bit of an advantage, let's see. At the same time, if Hyderabad Kingsmen lose, it does not matter because when they started, it was so difficult for them to qualify and they chased this milestone, but also tried for it as much as possible.

Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bowl first and they want to chase the target in this match and that is semi final game for both team and Hyderabad Kingsmen cricket team won the last match and they have confidence to make good score in this match but they have to make 200 plus target in this match if they want to win this match because Islamabad United cricket team is very strong team and they have excellent players who can play well in every situation. Maaz Sadaqat could not do anything in this crucial game and Saim have to take responsibility in this match if they want to qualify for the final because they have to dominate in this match and then there will be chances of that team to win in this match.

[noormcs5]

Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bowl first and they want to chase the target in this match and that is semi final game for both team and Hyderabad Kingsmen cricket team won the last match and they have confidence to make good score in this match but they have to make 200 plus target in this match if they want to win this match because Islamabad United cricket team is very strong team and they have excellent players who can play well in every situation. Maaz Sadaqat could not do anything in this crucial game and Saim have to take responsibility in this match if they want to qualify for the final because they have to dominate in this match and then there will be chances of that team to win in this match.

Peshawar Zalmi are on the finals and they have many days to prepare, already they are on prime mood so it is for sure the trophy is coming home for Peshawar Zalmi, only two teams are left that may face Zalmi in finals including Islamabad United or Hyderabad Kingsmen, Peshawar Zalmi be like; better luck for the dead ones, they are looking for competition, anybody got some ? Anybody's here who can stop the winning streak. Lahore did it but that time Zalmi were also with relax mindset but this time is anyone here to beat them in final 

[JSRAW]

Benchoo season ki pehli ball khel rahe ho starc ki, should have check atleast one ball instead of half ass shot.

He should have been stayed there till last ball, think his wicket would be difference of 10-15 runs and starc has one more left, 2 more wickets and here comes the MOM in his first outing, champion bowler.

Hope Ferreira farm a strike here.

[Bityar]

Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Multan Sultans

The team that won Eliminator 1 (N), that is Hyderabad Kingsmen, also needs to beat the Islamabad United team today and by the way, today's game is going to be 50 - 50 because both teams are full of great and excellent players and the momentum. Hyderabad Kingsmen may have a bit of an advantage, let's see. At the same time, if Hyderabad Kingsmen lose, it does not matter because when they started, it was so difficult for them to qualify and they chased this milestone, but also tried for it as much as possible.

Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bowl first and they want to chase the target in this match and that is semi final game for both team and Hyderabad Kingsmen cricket team won the last match and they have confidence to make good score in this match but they have to make 200 plus target in this match if they want to win this match because Islamabad United cricket team is very strong team and they have excellent players who can play well in every situation. Maaz Sadaqat could not do anything in this crucial game and Saim have to take responsibility in this match if they want to qualify for the final because they have to dominate in this match and then there will be chances of that team to win in this match.

Hyderabad set a target of 187 runs for Islamabad. What an innings by Usman Khan who played a brilliant knock of 61 runs from just 30 balls, while Kusal Perera added a  37 runs off 21 balls in the middle order in last overs.
Islamabad bowlers  Chris Green Faheem Ashraf and Imad Wasim, worked hard to control the score in the start but Hyderabad aggressive batting made it difficult for them to maintain a  line and length. They pick up wickets in start but Usman and Perera gave Hyderabad a very strong total. This is a good total if hyderabad bowls well and play fearless without pressure they can win

[HelliumZ]

Hope Ferreira farm a strike here.

Donovan Ferreira has shown 100 times better than what is required to bat in T20s, that is, he has scored only 47 runs in 14 balls, which included six sixes. Today, he has shown more than what was needed for Rajasthan Royals to win. That is, in today's match, I can say that Rajasthan Royals will win based on Donovan Ferreira's 47 runs, while Riyan Parag's 90 runs were absolutely amazing and a match to bundle in the frame.