Bitcointalk IPL Prediction Pool & Discussion

[Vishnu.Reang]

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.

Well.. I agree. Mumbai Indians have been performing badly so far in this season. But frankly I didn't expected Delhi to beat them, because they were facing a lot of issues in keeping the team balance (due to the absence of their key players). Mumbai has played 4 matches so far... I think now the time has come to drop some of the players who are not performing well. They have a lot of depth in talent, so there is nothing wrong in giving chance to a few of the younger players. Since Hardik is not 100% fit, they can rest him for 1-2 matches and instead include Chris Lynn or James Neesham.

[JSRAW]

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.

I was expecting last few ball finish after second half but on rare occasion Bumrah messed up 19th overs and bowled 2 no ball with 10runs, you don't see Bumrah giving freebies to batters and he also knew that he messed up for good so consider yourself lucky.

[Haunebu]

SRH annihilated Punjab registering their first win which surprised me to be honest. I expected SRH to win comfortably, but I didn't expect a thrashing win. Punjab seems to be going downhill once again this season.

Coming to the CSK match, I am happy with CSK's performance so far. Both the openers are playing brilliantly and Narine seems to be the only bowler who is troubling them so far.

Edit: Damn. Didn't expect Cummins to play like a champ though they lost because he didn't have proper support. Looks like I nailed both predictions today and am about to win this round.

[JSRAW]

Lol  csk's batters humiliated KKR's fast bowlers. Kkr batting struggling so I doubt that if they could chase down this big total. May be need some explosive performance from the top order, especially from Rana saab.

[Vishnu.Reang]

SRH annihilated Punjab registering their first win which surprised me to be honest. I expected SRH to win comfortably, but I didn't expect a thrashing win. Punjab seems to be going downhill once again this season.~

I am not at all surprised by the poor form from Punjab. They are overdependent on a few players for both batting (KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal) and bowling (Mohammed Shami). The remaining players are not very experienced and it was evident today. The problem is that whenever the top order fails, there is no one in the middle order, who has the capability to build a partnership and get them to a decent total. Nicholas Pooran was in such terrific form during last season, but so far he has failed to score runs this year. He had 3 ducks from 4 innings. 

[JSRAW]

CSK vs KKR game turned out to be very entertaining for everyone. I was thinking that KKR might just give up after losing 5 quick wickets and mayhem created by beautiful boy Deepak Chahar. KKR's middle order really fired up and made things interesting for their supporters. I knew Patty can bat but didn't expect him to go bonkers like that, there are surely some positive from KKR's perspective. Middle order is back in form, now if Morgan and top order also kicks in then this team would be really tough to beat.

[Vishnu.Reang]

CSK vs KKR game turned out to be very entertaining for everyone. I was thinking that KKR might just give up after losing 5 quick wickets and mayhem created by beautiful boy Deepak Chahar. KKR's middle order really fired up and made things interesting for their supporters. I knew Patty can bat but didn't expect him to go bonkers like that, there are surely some positive from KKR's perspective. Middle order is back in form, now if Morgan and top order also kicks in then this team would be really tough to beat.

It was not just Cummins, Russel also made some big hits (he made 54 from just 22 balls, which included 6 sixes). Ironically these two players went for a lot of runs when they were bowling, so it was like a sweet revenge for them. Cummins went for 58 from his 4 (his most expensive spell in T20?) and Russell went for 27 of his two overs. It was a bloodbath for the bowlers. From the CSK side, Sam Curran went for 58 from his 4, and Shardul went for 48 from three.

[JSRAW]

CSK vs KKR game turned out to be very entertaining for everyone. I was thinking that KKR might just give up after losing 5 quick wickets and mayhem created by beautiful boy Deepak Chahar. KKR's middle order really fired up and made things interesting for their supporters. I knew Patty can bat but didn't expect him to go bonkers like that, there are surely some positive from KKR's perspective. Middle order is back in form, now if Morgan and top order also kicks in then this team would be really tough to beat.

It was not just Cummins, Russel also made some big hits (he made 54 from just 22 balls, which included 6 sixes). Ironically these two players went for a lot of runs when they were bowling, so it was like a sweet revenge for them. Cummins went for 58 from his 4 (his most expensive spell in T20?) and Russell went for 27 of his two overs. It was a bloodbath for the bowlers. From the CSK side, Sam Curran went for 58 from his 4, and Shardul went for 48 from three.

Yeah their middle order really fired up yesterday. We all know what Russ and in some way Kartik are capable of when they are in good touch but i was stunned by Cummins's inning as i didn't expect him to play like this.

[Haunebu]

CSK vs KKR game turned out to be very entertaining for everyone. I was thinking that KKR might just give up after losing 5 quick wickets and mayhem created by beautiful boy Deepak Chahar. KKR's middle order really fired up and made things interesting for their supporters. I knew Patty can bat but didn't expect him to go bonkers like that, there are surely some positive from KKR's perspective. Middle order is back in form, now if Morgan and top order also kicks in then this team would be really tough to beat.

The biggest problem with KKR is that majority of their players(Batsmen and Bowlers) are very inconsistent so far this season. For example, Russell took 5-15 in one match and gave away over 40-45 runs in another.

Also, Russell scored 54 from 22 against CSK, but he scored at a low strike rate in the previous matches. Other examples include Karthik, Gill, Cummins etc.

[Vishnu.Reang]

The biggest problem with KKR is that majority of their players(Batsmen and Bowlers) are very inconsistent so far this season. For example, Russell took 5-15 in one match and gave away over 40-45 runs in another.

Also, Russell scored 54 from 22 against CSK, but he scored at a low strike rate in the previous matches. Other examples include Karthik, Gill, Cummins etc.

Agreed. None of the players listed above have performed in a consistent manner. Russell was supposed to be their star performer, but apart from his 5-wicket haul, he was out of form in the previous matches. In particular I am concerned about Dinesh Karthik. He has only made 72 runs from 4 matches. During the last season also, he didn't scored too many runs. I would add Eoin Morgan to the list as well. So far he has scored 45 runs from 4 matches.

[JSRAW]

It feels like Samson's international career never going to kick in. After his first ton in the first game he again went into his shell and struggling with the consistency drama. It pains me to see such a talented batsman to struggle again n again. Poor guy need serious soul searching if he want to make name for himself in the cricketing world.  

[Swordsoffreedom]

What do you think about today's match? I placed today's bet on behalf of RCB. But with the help of Dube and Tewatia, RR made a big collection of 177 runs. Batting for so many runs will not be easy though. The RCB squad has some experienced batsmen like Kohli, Maxwell and de Villiers. Hopefully, RCB will not be defeated.

[Haunebu]

What the heck did I just watch? RCB thrashed RR to another planet by scoring a big total like 178 like it was nothing. Worst part is that the RR bowlers couldn't take a single wicket which is messed up.

Why the heck did Unadkhat get replaced when he was performing well recently? RR is performing worse than Punjab and SRH currently.

[JSRAW]

What the heck did I just watch? RCB thrashed RR to another planet by scoring a big total like 178 like it was nothing. Worst part is that the RR bowlers couldn't take a single wicket which is messed up.

Why the heck did Unadkhat get replaced when he was performing well recently? RR is performing worse than Punjab and SRH currently.

Just one new kid in town was competing with the old freak and outscored him in every way possible. Old guard tried to keep up with the kid but he was anchoring the inning. Meanwhile by doing so they forget that they were murdering the opposition self respect. 

[Vishnu.Reang]

It feels like Samson's international career never going to kick in. After his first ton in the first game he again went into his shell and struggling with the consistency drama. It pains me to see such a talented batsman to struggle again n again. Poor guy need serious soul searching if he want to make name for himself in the cricketing world.  

Samson is highly inconsistent. Although his fans would disagree with me, I think he has got enough chances at least when compared to someone like Devdutt Padikkal or Ishan Kishan. Now there is too much competition for the slot of wicketkeeper batsman and Samson has so far wasted whatever opportunity that was given to him. A lot will depend on how he performs during the remainder of the IPL.

[JSRAW]

It feels like Samson's international career never going to kick in. After his first ton in the first game he again went into his shell and struggling with the consistency drama. It pains me to see such a talented batsman to struggle again n again. Poor guy need serious soul searching if he want to make name for himself in the cricketing world.  

Samson is highly inconsistent. Although his fans would disagree with me, I think he has got enough chances at least when compared to someone like Devdutt Padikkal or Ishan Kishan. Now there is too much competition for the slot of wicketkeeper batsman and Samson has so far wasted whatever opportunity that was given to him. A lot will depend on how he performs during the remainder of the IPL.

In future selectors might play ping pong with the 3-4 individuals and they should as more guys ranking up quickly. As of now wicket keeper slot vacuum is already filled by Pant and in shorter format KL would be their second choice. Padikkal is keeper?

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In this season MI is not looking hungry enough. 

[Haunebu]

Lfc is the only one who correctly predicted Punjab scoring an easy win over MI which is an exceptional prediction since I didn't expect Punjab to bounce back like this. Will they start another winning streak like last season?

Bet on KKR against RR primarily due to their recent performance against CSK. Also, 2 exciting matches this Sunday people.

[teosanru]

It feels like Samson's international career never going to kick in. After his first ton in the first game he again went into his shell and struggling with the consistency drama. It pains me to see such a talented batsman to struggle again n again. Poor guy need serious soul searching if he want to make name for himself in the cricketing world. 

Samson is highly inconsistent. Although his fans would disagree with me, I think he has got enough chances at least when compared to someone like Devdutt Padikkal or Ishan Kishan. Now there is too much competition for the slot of wicketkeeper batsman and Samson has so far wasted whatever opportunity that was given to him. A lot will depend on how he performs during the remainder of the IPL.

In future selectors might play ping pong with the 3-4 individuals and they should as more guys ranking up quickly. As of now wicket keeper slot vacuum is already filled by Pant and in shorter format KL would be their second choice. Padikkal is keeper?

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In this season MI is not looking hungry enough. 

No I don't think Padikkal is a wicket keeper. I always thought he was an all-rounder?

I think KL Rahul is batting so good that he would fit anyway despite of using him as a wicket-keeper or not at least in the shorter formats. Ishan Kishan is inconsistent too but yeah a good talent. So there is going to be an abundance of wicket-keeping batsmen soon.

Lfc is the only one who correctly predicted Punjab scoring an easy win over MI which is an exceptional prediction since I didn't expect Punjab to bounce back like this. Will they start another winning streak like last season?

Bet on KKR against RR primarily due to their recent performance against CSK. Also, 2 exciting matches this Sunday people.

Ahh, they played like a great team today. In all three departments, they were spot on. It looked as if it's an entirely different team from the one that played the previous match. I think it was the start of the bowling attack which worked pretty nicely for Punjab. I Still think that Gayle and Rahul should open. Gayle is useless if he comes after 10 overs. But no one expected that Punjab could pull it off this easily. They have found the right combination for Chennai Stadium but I think it was their last match here now. 

[JSRAW]

No I don't think Padikkal is a wicket keeper. I always thought he was an all-rounder?

I think KL Rahul is batting so good that he would fit anyway despite of using him as a wicket-keeper or not at least in the shorter formats. Ishan Kishan is inconsistent too but yeah a good talent. So there is going to be an abundance of wicket-keeping batsmen soon.

In past Rahul showed a flexibility that he can bat anywhere Top or Middle order so he surely is strong candidate along with Iyer (new addition is SKY but guess its early) in the middle order as India is trying to fill number 4 spot for so long, considering Pant, Pandaya,Jadeja would bat at 5,6,7.

[Haunebu]

RR bounced back right after Punjab. Crazy. Some of the KKR batsmen literally threw away their wickets showing their desperation due to which they are at the bottom of the table. Rana and Tripathi seem like the only consistent batsmen currently.

Coming to today's matches, I am expecting CSK to break RCB's streak and SRH to win against Delhi.