Bitcointalk IPL Prediction Pool & Discussion

[teosanru]

Haha why are you going so much against SRH?

No solid reason but my money on the line lol, outright bet on KKR winning the tournament -Facepalm- so please don't blame me if i sounds biased. 

But as of now things are not looking good for MI and KKR  . SRH dominating the Mumbai tonight.

Dominating? Don't want to sound cocky but this looked like an either a fixed match or a completely deliberate attempt by Mumbai Indians to lose the match. I understand that there was no Bumrah or Trent Boult in the team but Pattinson and Coulter-Nile along with Chahar and Krunal are pretty decent bowlers you can't expect them not to take even a single wicket in the whole match and that too a match on which almost everybody has eyes on. If SRH are performing this good I would be surprised to see them not winning the IPL trophy this time. MI batsmen struggled like hell on this pitch and ground while Warner and Saha made this pitch look like a flat batsmen's paradise. Round-7 which was expected to be most thrilling actually didn't have even a single close last over encounter all matches were comfortable/easy wins.

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[Indymoney]

Damn you Rohit, he's back in team and everyone thought his injury was very serious that's why selectors didn't select him for Australia tour, Sahi drama hai!!

MI going without Bumrah/Boult and one less batter Hardik. SRH's fans might fancy their chance and KKR's fans should start praying.

This was really expecting from MI as they was already in play off's and they need give rest to some players before very important play off match KKR fans really heart break kids because they done very good in last few matches they lost their all touch and pay for this because I was also sure they are going in spot for play off but sadly poor NRR also against them.

[webtricks]

So we finally have our play-off teams, one of the most exciting IPL ever. I don't think there's any other league in the world, no matter the sport, which is as close as IPL! All 8 sides are almost equally good and even up till end it was impossible to 100% accurately predict the winner of any game before hand. Even on sportsbook, the odds for every game were in range of 1.67 - 2.30 before the start. Moreover, the current table topper in pool has only 62.5% accuracy rate, followed by 53.5% and 55.35% respectively. The whole tournament had been 'flip of a coin' mostly.

So we finally have:

Q1: MI vs DC
Eli: SRH vs RCB.

From Q1, I can see DC qualifying for the finals. Meanwhile, SRH is on hot-streak after making tactical changes and bringing Saha and Holder into the squad. Squad is more balanced than ever and I think they can easily beat RCB, the team which has lost all of its last 4 games.

SRH will once again better MI in second qualifier imo and I am routing for DC vs SRH final. Although, I am SRH supporter, I think DC will lift the trophy this year. So it's like mind says Delhi, heart says Hyderabad.

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That was pretty unpredictable. What happened with KXIP in first innings happened with SRH in the second innings. I think KXIP knew that the problem with SRH is that they don't have depth in their batting order at took advantage of the same. Now SRH is out of this tournament too. So the main fight is between KKR and KXIP and obviously KXIP's  next match with KKR will once again be decided for them. I thought it would be a narrow win but SRH played so bad that they lost comfortably  the saddest person today would be Warner followed by @webtricks 

Can't tell how much I waited to reply to this post with this (pictures speak louder than words):



Finally SRH is through once again, couldn't be happier!

What a round. Got all of them right though I couldn't beat Hector's record of 11 points in a single round. Webtricks is catching up with Rajavu which means Rajavu might not end up taking the 1st place.

Congratulations man! That was insane streak, 7 on 7, bingo! It's your bad luck that this round only had 7 games else you would have surely beaten amishmanish's record.

Only 4 matches left and still 4 points to catch up, I don't think Rajavu will lose to me. Only 8 more points to make and I want 5 points margin over him, looks next to impossible task. Let's see.


So @Royse777 (roysesuper) since seven rounds are over, no more 0.0025 BTC rewards, right?

[teosanru]

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That was pretty unpredictable. What happened with KXIP in first innings happened with SRH in the second innings. I think KXIP knew that the problem with SRH is that they don't have depth in their batting order at took advantage of the same. Now SRH is out of this tournament too. So the main fight is between KKR and KXIP and obviously KXIP's  next match with KKR will once again be decided for them. I thought it would be a narrow win but SRH played so bad that they lost comfortably   the saddest person today would be Warner followed by @webtricks  

Can't tell how much I waited to reply to this post with this (pictures speak louder than words):



Finally SRH is through once again, couldn't be happier!

Hahaha! Well pictures do speak louder than words and all I can say after that image is this:



Lol! But don't be too quick in celeberations Webby! Eliminator is between RCB and SRH. Even though RCB are famous for their choking at the end but I don't think SRH should in any way take them lightly. The best thing now is that there won't be any more matches on the ground of Sharjah. That ground is a joke in name of International cricket Stadium. Even my school cricket ground was larger than that.  

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Only 4 matches left and still 4 points to catch up, I don't think Rajavu will lose to me. Only 8 more points to make and I want 5 points margin over him, looks next to impossible task. Let's see.

It is possible for you to win, i was not very good at margin points in the start of the tournament and the reason i took it seriously was i saw you picking many margin points in one round and that made me think what i was doing wrong and that motivated me to play a little careful in picking the margin and it was successful because of pure luck  .

[Haunebu]

Dominating? Don't want to sound cocky but this looked like an either a fixed match or a completely deliberate attempt by Mumbai Indians to lose the match.

Seriously? This is the IPL where you need to expect the unexpected. MI is not a perfect team which wins all the time. SRH would have won 18 points just like MI of they hadn't botched 2 easy games(2 runs in 1 ball against KKR and 120 something target against Punjab).

This fixed match excuse makes you sound like Umer. SRH destroyed MI fair and square and that is a fact.

Congratulations man! That was insane streak, 7 on 7, bingo! It's your bad luck that this round only had 7 games else you would have surely beaten amishmanish's record.

Thanks. I am actually on an 8 win streak since I won the bet on the last match of the previous round. Also, I still think you can beat Rajavu since the playoff matches usually grant extra points.

[AB de Royse777]

Sorry for being late.
We have round 7 winner and it's kpk333 as known as Haunebu. Great round buddy. Surprisingly you were able to manage a slam point for the first time in this pool. Congrates!

Also, I still think you can beat Rajavu since the playoff matches usually grant extra points.

Rajavu is making good picks, and he is well ahead than anyone else. So if he ends up picking the right team then for others there will be no chance. The points for the upcoming matches are below which could be good for others if Rajavu starts making bad picks :-D




Edit: OP updated with round winner: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5114470.0
And FYI, there are no round winners from now on.

[teosanru]

Dominating? Don't want to sound cocky but this looked like an either a fixed match or a completely deliberate attempt by Mumbai Indians to lose the match.

Seriously? This is the IPL where you need to expect the unexpected. MI is not a perfect team which wins all the time. SRH would have won 18 points just like MI of they hadn't botched 2 easy games(2 runs in 1 ball against KKR and 120 something target against Punjab).

This fixed match excuse makes you sound like Umer. SRH destroyed MI fair and square and that is a fact.

Congratulations man! That was insane streak, 7 on 7, bingo! It's your bad luck that this round only had 7 games else you would have surely beaten amishmanish's record.

Thanks. I am actually on an 8 win streak since I won the bet on the last match of the previous round. Also, I still think you can beat Rajavu since the playoff matches usually grant extra points.

I actually am concerned about the performance of MI yeah it's unpredictable but still the margin of win looks fanatic. I mean it looked like both teams played on absolutely different pitches in both innings. But yes it's easy to say it's fixed by sitting here like it goes for every match.

Main issue is what do you guys are doing today at 7:30? Looks like end of IPL is going to bring those same old boring days back.  Even though Australian tour is coming but IPL has it's own fun.

[AB de Royse777]

Main issue is what do you guys are doing today at 7:30? Looks like end of IPL is going to bring those same old boring days back.  Even though Australian tour is coming but IPL has it's own fun.

From last 19th we had IPL every day and after 24 days we have a break. I do not mind having this holiday LOL
By the way, there are a ladies 3 team tournament in Sharja ground which will start today at the same time. I am not into it, but I am wondering are they going to play in the same pitch where we had IPL? It will be unfair for them not to have a fresh pitch. Lately all those pitches are slow and old because of last 24 days heavy service. Those ladies should have a new pitch :-D

[Haunebu]

We have round 7 winner and it's kpk333 as known as Haunebu. Great round buddy. Surprisingly you were able to manage a slam point for the first time in this pool. Congrates!

Just did some research regarding slam points and learnt that a slam point is granted if you predict 5-7 matches correctly in a round. Wish there were 8 matches in this round since predicting 8 in a row grants 2 slam points.

Am surprised that no one were able to predict 5 matches in a row correctly among all rounds apart from me.

Main issue is what do you guys are doing today at 7:30? Looks like end of IPL is going to bring those same old boring days back.  Even though Australian tour is coming but IPL has it's own fun.

Very true. Am going to miss watching IPL since it's so entertaining. This pool made it even more enjoyable. The organizers should be congratulated for managing to properly take care of everyone from the pandemic.

Also, check this out guys. It's absolutely hilarious.

https://twitter.com/AA__T_R_E_N_D_S/status/1323783900976484352?s=20

[JSRAW]

Mubarka Haunebu for winning the round, i am sure i am going to win the next fucking round, hell yeah bitches i am talking about T-20 World cup pool lol

SaShiRaJaVu already gave my best wishes so .... enjoy.

PS : It was one of the best IPL season in sense of cricket but as a betting it was one of my worst experience. Lot fair amount of money.

[teosanru]

Congratulations Rajavu and Haunebu the fight on superbru has been pretty interesting too.

Main issue is what do you guys are doing today at 7:30? Looks like end of IPL is going to bring those same old boring days back.  Even though Australian tour is coming but IPL has it's own fun.

From last 19th we had IPL every day and after 24 days we have a break. I do not mind having this holiday LOL
By the way, there are a ladies 3 team tournament in Sharja ground which will start today at the same time. I am not into it, but I am wondering are they going to play in the same pitch where we had IPL? It will be unfair for them not to have a fresh pitch. Lately all those pitches are slow and old because of last 24 days heavy service. Those ladies should have a new pitch :-D

I pretty much support advent of woman cricket but personally I don't find it as entertaining. I know judging a female match in comparison to a men's match would always make the comparison look one sided but I feel that the energy is somewhat missing in female games. The games are too slow. Not because of run rate but the whole context of the games move slow. Earlier I thought It's because of no crowd but after watching IPL without crowd I still feel women's cricket is not worth the watch.

[Vishnu.Reang]

I pretty much support advent of woman cricket but personally I don't find it as entertaining. I know judging a female match in comparison to a men's match would always make the comparison look one sided but I feel that the energy is somewhat missing in female games. The games are too slow. Not because of run rate but the whole context of the games move slow. Earlier I thought It's because of no crowd but after watching IPL without crowd I still feel women's cricket is not worth the watch.

I have talked to a lot many female cricket fans. Ironically, less than 10% of them have ever watched a ladies cricket match. That tells a lot about the popularity of women's cricket in India. I am not going to blame the women. In Australia, they have the WBBL, which gives the players a lot of exposure. But here in India, we don't have anything of that type.

[teosanru]

I pretty much support advent of woman cricket but personally I don't find it as entertaining. I know judging a female match in comparison to a men's match would always make the comparison look one sided but I feel that the energy is somewhat missing in female games. The games are too slow. Not because of run rate but the whole context of the games move slow. Earlier I thought It's because of no crowd but after watching IPL without crowd I still feel women's cricket is not worth the watch.

I have talked to a lot many female cricket fans. Ironically, less than 10% of them have ever watched a ladies cricket match. That tells a lot about the popularity of women's cricket in India. I am not going to blame the women. In Australia, they have the WBBL, which gives the players a lot of exposure. But here in India, we don't have anything of that type.

I think viewership itself is the biggest issue. In India there is almost negligible viewership of women's cricket despite of having such brilliant players. We lover to admire these players by reading the news of their score the next day. Rarely anyone would watch it live. This doesn't motivates BCCI to create a full fledged women's IPL they are trying with these small triangular series tactically keeping the matches on rest day of men's matches but yet I don't think the viewership would have gone up that much. Cricket is a profit making business in India no one wants to lose money by organizing a cricket match.

[Vishnu.Reang]

I think viewership itself is the biggest issue. In India there is almost negligible viewership of women's cricket despite of having such brilliant players. We lover to admire these players by reading the news of their score the next day. Rarely anyone would watch it live. This doesn't motivates BCCI to create a full fledged women's IPL they are trying with these small triangular series tactically keeping the matches on rest day of men's matches but yet I don't think the viewership would have gone up that much. Cricket is a profit making business in India no one wants to lose money by organizing a cricket match.

Viewership and revenue could be an issue with WBBL as well. I don't think that it is brining in any profit for the Australian cricket board. But they keep continuing with this tournament, because it beings a lot of exposure and opportunity to the women players. The BCCI also could have done the same and it could have given a lot of media attention to the women's game. But they remain primarily concerned about the revenues.

[Little Mouse]

Is Rohit the only flop player this season? He really had a bad performance. Ishan was doing good job at starting but he was not replaced.

PS : It was one of the best IPL season in sense of cricket but as a betting it was one of my worst experience. Lot fair amount of money.

Same here. Have won few bets in the middle of the tournament but overall, it wasn’t a good one.

[JSRAW]

^^ Yeah average tournament for Hitman, he needs to stop eating Vada pav now.  

Last 5 overs 78 freaking runs. There is a reason MI is Champion team, Solid batting line up.

[Pffrt]

Although MI had great batting at middle, tonight it was really bad. They were 86 after 9 but 104 after 13+. Well it was covered by Hardik and Ishan at their best strength (death overs).
DC is having so much hard time and they seems to be losing with a thrashing margin.

[JSRAW]

First Mumbai Indian batsmen stole the show on slow pitch now their bowlers creating havoc in Delhi's camp.

Zero minute silence for Capitals.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Surprised by the fighting spirit shown by Marcus Stoinis. He arrived at the crease, when the score was 0/3. And yet he started attacking from the very first ball. All the other top order and middle order batsmen are gone and just Axar Patel and some of the other bowlers are remaining. But Stoinis has helped himself to 62 till now, from just 41 balls. His treatment of Rahul Chahar was just savage.