Bitcointalk IPL Prediction Pool & Discussion

[Vishnu.Reang]

Guys not much into cricket but I thought why not have some fun. It's between two teams only. Head or tail LOL

But to my surprise in the first round all gone south for me 😂

Last few days I was busy so could not even log into the forum obviously could not select my picks. But a few minutes ago I checked my superbru and discovered 3 points next to me lol
I should have continued not making picks 😆

Don't feel bad.. even those with good knowledge of the tournament are struggling now. There have been a lot of upsets, especially with top teams such as Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders facing defeat. On the other hand, less fancied teams such as Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore are doing well in a relative sense. It has been a very unpredictive tournament so far. Hopefully we'll have more luck in the remaining rounds.

[Haunebu]

DC is the same team that is chasing big totals like they are nothing and got screwed recently by RR. Not a single team has been consistent so far. Even RCB needed a good deal of luck to win some of their matches.

The Indian pitches have become a nightmare for both the players and the punters. Winning this pool would need an insane amount of luck this time around.

[Vishnu.Reang]

DC is the same team that is chasing big totals like they are nothing and got screwed recently by RR. Not a single team has been consistent so far. Even RCB needed a good deal of luck to win some of their matches.

The Indian pitches have become a nightmare for both the players and the punters. Winning this pool would need an insane amount of luck this time around.

You need to understand that the Delhi Capitals are playing without two of their most important players. They are missing their best batsman (Shreyas Iyer) and the best bowler (Anrich Nortje). No other team has been as negatively impacted by player absence such as the DC. Kagiso Rabada performs the best when he bowls in tandem with Nortje. In the absence of Nortje, Rabada has been unimpressive so far. And from what we saw yesterday, it is very clear that Steven Smith is unable to fill the vacuum created by the absence of Iyer.

[JSRAW]

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Arshdeep bowling really well even when put under pressure, skinny boy but got big heart for sure. Same story for Delhi's bowlers, everyone got smashed. Although they pulled up really good at the end. There are seamers, spinners, off spinners, leg spinners and at last we have Ashwin  . I recently looked at his IPL stats and found out that his economy is too good for T-20 format (less than 7), very close to Rashid Khan.

[AB de Royse777]

Did anyone notice that Rapter has 100% accuracy rate? So far he has 11 correct pick from 11 matches. This is insane!!! After an average first round vishnu coming back to competition. teosanru is also doing exceptional.

[Haunebu]

You need to understand that the Delhi Capitals are playing without two of their most important players. They are missing their best batsman (Shreyas Iyer) and the best bowler (Anrich Nortje). No other team has been as negatively impacted by player absence such as the DC. Kagiso Rabada performs the best when he bowls in tandem with Nortje. In the absence of Nortje, Rabada has been unimpressive so far. And from what we saw yesterday, it is very clear that Steven Smith is unable to fill the vacuum created by the absence of Iyer.

I disagree. DC are managing well without Nortje and Iyer to be honest. Smith just played one match and ruling out someone so extraordinary is stupidity. Also, Rabada is their best bowler(Not Nortje) and Dhawan is their best batsman(Not Iyer).

The team that actually got negatively impacted the most currently is RR since they are missing Archer and Stokes who were vital cogs of their team.

[JSRAW]

Did anyone notice that Rapter has 100% accuracy rate? So far he has 11 correct pick from 11 matches. This is insane!!! After an average first round vishnu coming back to competition. teosanru is also doing exceptional.

As far as Rapter or anyone else 100% accuracy is concern. I refused to accept this reality and round 1 doesn't exit in my playbook  . Its better that way otherwise it would be embarrassing for some of us. 

[Swordsoffreedom]

In today's CSK vs RR match, I bet on RR. But for a while now, my betting luck was going very badly. I have lost a lot of money in the last 1 week. Yesterday I won the bet in the match of DC vs PBKS. CSK players scored 112 runs in 12 overs losing 3 wickets. It looks like CSK will score 175-165. I think RR can win the match if the target is below 180.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

In today's CSK vs RR match, I bet on RR. But for a while now, my betting luck was going very badly. I have lost a lot of money in the last 1 week. Yesterday I won the bet in the match of DC vs PBKS. CSK players scored 112 runs in 12 overs losing 3 wickets. It looks like CSK will score 175-165. I think RR can win the match if the target is below 180.

Sorry for your loss brother. In gambling it's regular, you win, you lose. I hope you are in control of your gambling habit.

I am very happy with my first earned point! I knew that one day I will manage to get a correct pick 🤣

[Vishnu.Reang]

I disagree. DC are managing well without Nortje and Iyer to be honest. Smith just played one match and ruling out someone so extraordinary is stupidity. Also, Rabada is their best bowler(Not Nortje) and Dhawan is their best batsman(Not Iyer).

The team that actually got negatively impacted the most currently is RR since they are missing Archer and Stokes who were vital cogs of their team.

I would agree with you on Rajasthan Royals, but still from the performance of Delhi Capitals, it looks as if they are badly missing Iyer and Nortje. Smith is not able to perform in the place of Iyer, while Chris Woakes who came in the place of Nortje has been expensive. Another aspect is that Rishabh Pant doesn't have much experience captaining the side, and it was evident a few times during pressure situations. That said, from what I heard Nortje will be available from next match onwards.

[AB de Royse777]

Its better that way otherwise it would be embarrassing for some of us. 

You are actually doing better than any other pools we had :-D I guess you are learning from your mistakes :-P

Finally, Rapter missed to score in the last match.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Its better that way otherwise it would be embarrassing for some of us. 

You are actually doing better than any other pools we had :-D I guess you are learning from your mistakes :-P

Finally, Rapter missed to score in the last match.

LOL.. Rapter is far ahead of the rest with 15 points. I think it will be extremely difficult for anyone to catch up with him. Today's match is going to be tricky. It is between two of the tournament favorites (Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians), and both of them are not in very good shape right now. There are rumors that Axar will be included in the DC playing XI. If that is the case then Axar/Ashwin combination can pose serious issues to the MI batsmen. Also, it will be interesting to see whether DC is going to drop Steve Smith or not.

[JSRAW]

Its better that way otherwise it would be embarrassing for some of us. 

You are actually doing better than any other pools we had :-D I guess you are learning from your mistakes :-P

Finally, Rapter missed to score in the last match.

I guess so lol

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LOL.. Rapter is far ahead of the rest with 15 points. I think it will be extremely difficult for anyone to catch up with him. Today's match is going to be tricky. It is between two of the tournament favorites (Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians), and both of them are not in very good shape right now. There are rumors that Axar will be included in the DC playing XI. If that is the case then Axar/Ashwin combination can pose serious issues to the MI batsmen. Also, it will be interesting to see whether DC is going to drop Steve Smith or not.

Smudge playing today, he only played 1 game so it make sense, they should give him atleast 3 games before keeping him out from the playing XI. He's not T-20 specialist but he's champion batsman and atleast better than Ajinkya.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

My 2nd win! As usual I was not expecting to have any point but very pleased to see Deli Capital finished it well. I wish I had a decent first round. Still I am occupying the bottom place. Can anyone help me to get 2 points from a match? I have not got any yet.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Smudge playing today, he only played 1 game so it make sense, they should give him atleast 3 games before keeping him out from the playing XI. He's not T-20 specialist but he's champion batsman and atleast better than Ajinkya.

He did OK today. He made 33 from 29 balls, when the team really needed it. When he came to bat, DC was in some sort of trouble and he managed to build a good partnership with Shikhar Dhawan. I don't have anything against Ajinkya Rahane, but as far as I am concerned he is not a better batsman when compared to Smith. Previously I had criticized the captaincy of Rishabh Pant. But today his tactics were really good and I need to take back my criticism. 

[teosanru]

It looked as if I match was fixed by some superbru user today who chose comfortable win for Delhi just like me 1 run to win in 5 balls and the bowler bowls a no ball and tadaa DC win with 5 balls remaining and I get an extra point which I thought was almost gone.

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Arshdeep bowling really well even when put under pressure, skinny boy but got big heart for sure. Same story for Delhi's bowlers, everyone got smashed. Although they pulled up really good at the end. There are seamers, spinners, off spinners, leg spinners and at last we have Ashwin  . I recently looked at his IPL stats and found out that his economy is too good for T-20 format (less than 7), very close to Rashid Khan.

Yes he is great in T20 too but hasn't been key wickets taker. Moreover he doesn't has a lot of variation in his bowling so he tries to do variation with his action which is useful sometimes. Today Delhi Capitals played with Amit Mishra and he has been excellent today still has a lot of mystery in his bowling. I don't know why were all these spin bowlers removed from the Indian cricket team.

[Swordsoffreedom]

In today's CSK vs RR match, I bet on RR. But for a while now, my betting luck was going very badly. I have lost a lot of money in the last 1 week. Yesterday I won the bet in the match of DC vs PBKS. CSK players scored 112 runs in 12 overs losing 3 wickets. It looks like CSK will score 175-165. I think RR can win the match if the target is below 180.

Sorry for your loss brother. In gambling it's regular, you win, you lose. I hope you are in control of your gambling habit.

I am very happy with my first earned point! I knew that one day I will manage to get a correct pick 🤣

I don't understand whether the IPL matches this season are too unpredictable or I am making a mistake in selecting the teams. 13 matches of IPL have been held. I have won my bet on only 4 or 5 matches. In today's match, I want to select the PBKS team. Let's see what happens today.

[Vishnu.Reang]

I don't understand whether the IPL matches this season are too unpredictable or I am making a mistake in selecting the teams. 13 matches of IPL have been held. I have won my bet on only 4 or 5 matches. In today's match, I want to select the PBKS team. Let's see what happens today.

One factor may be the unavailability of many players due to quarantine requirements. Important players such as Anrich Nortje are yet to play a single match. The second one may be that the bio-secure bubbles may be putting an emotional toll on some of the players and they may not be able to perform up to their level. In particular, I am disappointed with the performance of Mumbai Indians so far. They have the best players, and yet they have lost 2 out of their 4 games so far.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I don't understand whether the IPL matches this season are too unpredictable or I am making a mistake in selecting the teams. 13 matches of IPL have been held. I have won my bet on only 4 or 5 matches. In today's match, I want to select the PBKS team. Let's see what happens today.

One factor may be the unavailability of many players due to quarantine requirements. Important players such as Anrich Nortje are yet to play a single match. The second one may be that the bio-secure bubbles may be putting an emotional toll on some of the players and they may not be able to perform up to their level. In particular, I am disappointed with the performance of Mumbai Indians so far. They have the best players, and yet they have lost 2 out of their 4 games so far.

I think the Mumbai Indians team is the most stable this season. Other teams have given more importance to the batting lineup. But the Mumbai Indians are stable enough in batting and bowling on both sides. Although their batsmen are not that much successful yet. So far they have not scored more than 160 runs in any of the four matches. If their batsmen can perform well, they will become irresistible

[Haunebu]

My 2nd win! As usual I was not expecting to have any point but very pleased to see Deli Capital finished it well. I wish I had a decent first round. Still I am occupying the bottom place. Can anyone help me to get 2 points from a match? I have not got any yet.

Don't focus too much on the points. Instead, keep trying harder to pick the right teams(Don't just choose the favorites everytime). I have seen participants go from the bottom to the top in this manner in past pools.

It looked as if I match was fixed by some superbru user today who chose comfortable win for Delhi just like me

That's me(kpk333). I expected Delhi to win this one comfortably and they didn't disappoint me. Looks like luck didn't side with Mumbai this time around.

I think the Mumbai Indians team is the most stable this season. Other teams have given more importance to the batting lineup. But the Mumbai Indians are stable enough in batting and bowling on both sides. Although their batsmen are not that much successful yet. So far they have not scored more than 160 runs in any of the four matches. If their batsmen can perform well, they will become irresistible

You are over-estimating Mumbai Indians this season. They clearly got lucky on several occasions in recent matches which is why I expected Delhi to comfortably defeat them.