ICC Men's T20 World Cup - 2024 #Cricket Prediction and Discussion

[Sithara007]

Yes , you are right that decision of ICC is wrong. ICC should choose UAE for the World Cup hosting. USA have no professional staff to take care of pitch and in USA there is no trend of cricket. But that is politics and USA want to earn money by this World Cup and ICC collaborated with USA government and that is bad decision for big teams. New Zealand and Pakistan are out of  the World Cup while USA and Scotland are in the World Cup.Mist Probably USA and Scotland will lose in super 8 and they will not qualify for Semi final. When I think that , Pakistan and New Zealand should be in the super 8. Tournament will be more interesting and enjoyable.Pakistani team played bad but Pakistani team has potential to win against any team ,so Pakistani team is more dangerous than USA and Scotland.

The problem with USA was that the weather conditions were not good, and the preparations were not done properly. If they can work on these aspects, then USA can become the cash cow for ICC. The India vs Pakistan match alone $15 million in the form of gate collection. If the same match is hosted in UAE, then the most we can expect is $2 million. On top of that, I don't have a good impression about the UAE. It is known as the global hub of match fixing, and criminals like Dawood Ibrahim are often spotted during international matches. 

[Bureau]

The problem with USA was that the weather conditions were not good, and the preparations were not done properly. If they can work on these aspects, then USA can become the cash cow for ICC. The India vs Pakistan match alone $15 million in the form of gate collection. If the same match is hosted in UAE, then the most we can expect is $2 million. On top of that, I don't have a good impression about the UAE. It is known as the global hub of match fixing, and criminals like Dawood Ibrahim are often spotted during international matches. 

The US is in the process of starting a cricket league which is backed by some of the richest Indians in the US. They will become bigger than many known cricket playing nations by the next World Cup. They are still new and they were playing against South Africa who are good with white ball cricket. It was expected that they will be defeated but they did give the South African a good fight as they got defeated by a small margin.

The match between West Indies and England is currently going on. The home team has given a target of 181 runs for England to chase. A good target and I am skeptical if the England batters will be able to chase the target.

[noormcs5]

The US is in the process of starting a cricket league which is backed by some of the richest Indians in the US. They will become bigger than many known cricket playing nations by the next World Cup. They are still new and they were playing against South Africa who are good with white ball cricket. It was expected that they will be defeated but they did give the South African a good fight as they got defeated by a small margin.

Can you share the source of this news? It will be great if he have another big league after IPL , that will add to the entertainment. Also, such leagues will boost the local cricket in the US too (just as IPL is doing wonders for the Indian cricket).


We are seeing some good matches by the USA team. Nothing else, just imagine what if Quinton de Kock would not score 70 and out at least on 40 score then for sure United States of America can won this match.

Also, they made their place in the 2026 World Cup. Wow, what a team they are and what type of players they have such like a wonderful. All praises finish for them because they are a good team and they may do well not in this World Cup but can do in 2026 (as they will be more mature by then.) I hope, However, in today’s match, their luck was not working otherwise i thought they bought the match to a position where they could have beaten the more experienced SA team.

[BALIK]

England is going to make a great comeback. West Indies team performed well against Afghanistan. Also West Indies team was in very good form. So I considered the West Indies team as the favorite against England today.

West Indies team managed to collect 180 runs by batting first today. However, the target of 181 runs cannot be called a big target on this batting friendly pitch. West Indies batsmen batted well. Now England's top order batsmen are also playing well. At the end of 14 overs, the England team collected 125 runs, losing only two wickets. Phil Salt remained unbeaten with 48 runs and Bairstow 32 runs. England need only 56 runs from 6 overs.

[hafiztalha]

In current game of super eight round, this 42 nd game is playing between West indies team and England team. First batting lineup was successfully completed and West indies team batted first. In this game, England team won the toss and they gave a batting opportunity to first West indies and their team decided to bowl first. West indies team effort in batting lineup was brilliant and their Batsman showed great determination in field with making 180 runs target by losing 4 wickets and this target was not easy to chase and England effort in past games also not well. In current situation, their team did not play good in bat and also have very difficulties to vase target because now west indies bowlers put high pressure to their batsman and stopped them at low runs. let's see what happen in next England team will chase this target. England needs 64 runs in 41 balls.

[kro55]

England is going to make a great comeback. West Indies team performed well against Afghanistan. Also West Indies team was in very good form. So I considered the West Indies team as the favorite against England today.

West Indies team managed to collect 180 runs by batting first today. However, the target of 181 runs cannot be called a big target on this batting friendly pitch. West Indies batsmen batted well. Now England's top order batsmen are also playing well. At the end of 14 overs, the England team collected 125 runs, losing only two wickets. Phil Salt remained unbeaten with 48 runs and Bairstow 32 runs. England need only 56 runs from 6 overs.

Although the West Indies team gave a target of 181 runs, England did not have any problem to win this match. England team won very easily. I don't like the performance of the West Indies bowlers today. England team has reached the goal of winning by losing only 2 wickets.

Opener Salt was unbeaten on 87 off 47 balls. Jonny Bairstow was unbeaten on 48 off 26 balls. Because of this pair, England reached the target of victory very easily. I considered the West Indies team to be one of the worthy contenders for this year's World Cup. But seeing the performance of West Indies in this match, I don't think West Indies will qualify for the semi finals.

[Bureau]

Can you share the source of this news? It will be great if he have another big league after IPL , that will add to the entertainment. Also, such leagues will boost the local cricket in the US too (just as IPL is doing wonders for the Indian cricket).

It is called the MLC (Major League Cricket), you can do a Google search. It is backed by ACE (American Cricket Enterprise), that consists of consortium of 20 investors. Prominent names are Satya Nadella who is the CEO of Microsoft, Shantanu Narayen who is the Chairman and CEO of Adobe, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO of Paytm based in India and others. It is already getting much mainstream media attention after the success of the US team in the tournament.

[BALIK]

England is going to make a great comeback. West Indies team performed well against Afghanistan. Also West Indies team was in very good form. So I considered the West Indies team as the favorite against England today.

West Indies team managed to collect 180 runs by batting first today. However, the target of 181 runs cannot be called a big target on this batting friendly pitch. West Indies batsmen batted well. Now England's top order batsmen are also playing well. At the end of 14 overs, the England team collected 125 runs, losing only two wickets. Phil Salt remained unbeaten with 48 runs and Bairstow 32 runs. England need only 56 runs from 6 overs.

Although the West Indies team gave a target of 181 runs, England did not have any problem to win this match. England team won very easily. I don't like the performance of the West Indies bowlers today. England team has reached the goal of winning by losing only 2 wickets.

Opener Salt was unbeaten on 87 off 47 balls. Jonny Bairstow was unbeaten on 48 off 26 balls. Because of this pair, England reached the target of victory very easily. I considered the West Indies team to be one of the worthy contenders for this year's World Cup. But seeing the performance of West Indies in this match, I don't think West Indies will qualify for the semi finals.

In this match I saw the result as per my expectations. I have placed a bet on the victory of the England team. And England won this match easily. But I thought the match would be competitive. But the match was one-sided. England's batsmen batted at the target of 181 runs. And England's batsmen dominated the match.

However, since this year's World Cup is being held in the West Indies. And West Indies are very experienced in T20 format. Therefore, West Indies are considered to be one of the favorites of this year's World Cup. However. England team is very experienced. And my favorite team. That's why I am betting on England to win today. England players do not disappoint me. England players played very well and won.

[Nrcewker]

The batting performance that we see in today's match will easily collect 200 runs on both of them.

This statement proves that the USA has showcased them as a strong opponent. They were very close to chasing down that big total. It doesn’t feel like the USA is playing World Cup for the first time. I must say that the players are well deserved in the team. The batting almost chased the target if the top order had shown some mature innings. On the other hand, SA have won all their matches in this world cup. Now that the matches are shifted to the West Indies, we are really able to see high-scoring matches. The Super 8 battle will be really fun on these pitches.

[DanWalker]

In current game of super eight round, this 42 nd game is playing between West indies team and England team. First batting lineup was successfully completed and West indies team batted first. In this game, England team won the toss and they gave a batting opportunity to first West indies and their team decided to bowl first. West indies team effort in batting lineup was brilliant and their Batsman showed great determination in field with making 180 runs target by losing 4 wickets and this target was not easy to chase and England effort in past games also not well. In current situation, their team did not play good in bat and also have very difficulties to vase target because now west indies bowlers put high pressure to their batsman and stopped them at low runs. let's see what happen in next England team will chase this target. England needs 64 runs in 41 balls.

England was able to win the match easily. They did not even have to play the whole 20 over. When England lost the second wicket I actually thought England might be in a little bit of trouble. But another good partnership between Salt and Jonny Bairstow made sure that they are able to win the match with 15 balls left. Winning by eight wickets and 15 balls left is a very comfortable win for any team. so far it has been really hard to understand what can be a good score in this World Cup. We have seen scores near 100 get defended and we have also seen high scores like this getting chased easily.

Afghanistan is going to play against India today. India is obviously going to be the favorite. But I am expecting a good fight from Afghanistan.

[pakhitheboss]

180 target for a team like England, who are the defending champions was not enough. WI fielding was top class but Powel missing two catches behind the wickets might be the turning point of the game. Bairstow was very lucky against the WI there were a few occasions when he should have got out. His luck was in his side don't know how long will it keep him safe.

[Fuso.hp]

South Africa beat the USA in the first match of the quarter finals and England secured a big 8 wicket win over the West Indies in the second match and now the third match will be held shortly. India and Afghanistan are the opponents in the third match.

India won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan. As we have seen a good amount of runs in both the matches, India may be planning to bat first to secure a big target for Afghanistan. India's batting and bowling lineup is very strong, so if India can score 170 to 190 runs against Afghanistan, then India's chances of winning this match will increase a lot. Afghanistan have started very well in this World Cup tournament so Afghanistan can surely give tough competition against India.

[noormcs5]

Afghanistan is going to play against India today. India is obviously going to be the favorite. But I am expecting a good fight from Afghanistan.

I think India are favorite to win today's match. Also, if we check the history of cricket matches between these two nations, Afghanistan usually do not perform well against the Indian team.

By the way, According to Cricinfo before the World Cup Virat Kohli gave hints that it could be his last World Cup but today Cricinfo said, now the hint is even more confirmed and after this World Cup there are 90% chances that he will step down from his cricket career.
Not a confirmation yet because whenever I research on it then somebody says it is wrong news and even some giving are the photo as an example but still not confirmed. Imagine, if it could be his last World Cup, then the full team of India will change because the team of India when Virat Kohli is not playing is totally different when he is in the playing 11.

[cryptoWODL]

In current game of super eight round, this 42 nd game is playing between West indies team and England team. First batting lineup was successfully completed and West indies team batted first. In this game, England team won the toss and they gave a batting opportunity to first West indies and their team decided to bowl first. West indies team effort in batting lineup was brilliant and their Batsman showed great determination in field with making 180 runs target by losing 4 wickets and this target was not easy to chase and England effort in past games also not well. In current situation, their team did not play good in bat and also have very difficulties to vase target because now west indies bowlers put high pressure to their batsman and stopped them at low runs. let's see what happen in next England team will chase this target. England needs 64 runs in 41 balls.

Today we saw a different West Indies.The way the West Indies team has been performing since the beginning of this year's men's T20 2024 season has been reversed in today's match.We have seen West Indies win every match in the group stage but suddenly in the first match of Super Eight they lost to England by 8 wickets which is a very sad situation.

In today's match, West Indies team batted 180 runs, maybe these runs were enough to win, but England team gave a very good batting performance and won the match. Philip Salt gave an impeccable batting performance for the England team. This is his first best innings as an opening batsman in this World Cup. The West Indies team stumbled in the first match of the Super Eight in such a bad way that it is beyond imagination.Everyone is very optimistic about this West Indies team, will they be able to keep their hope. The performance against England may not be telling.

[virasog]

Afghanistan is going to play against India today. India is obviously going to be the favorite. But I am expecting a good fight from Afghanistan.

I think India are favorite to win today's match. Also, if we check the history of cricket matches between these two nations, Afghanistan usually do not perform well against the Indian team.

Rashid Khan is doing his last over in this match and if he does not pick wickets in these last balls of his fourth over then we are not likely his bowling again in today’s match.

Oh! Two balls have been passed and no wickets taken by him. It could be a problem because against India, only he is doing good bowling. Let’s see still two balls are left, we want something good in this. Nope, nothing is good here and he has done 3 wickets while he afforded 26 runs. Good bowling by Rashid Khan in this match. No extra given by him in today’s match.

[Bitcoin_people]

Afghanistan is going to play against India today. India is obviously going to be the favorite. But I am expecting a good fight from Afghanistan.

I think India are favorite to win today's match. Also, if we check the history of cricket matches between these two nations, Afghanistan usually do not perform well against the Indian team.

Rashid Khan is doing his last over in this match and if he does not pick wickets in these last balls of his fourth over then we are not likely his bowling again in today’s match.

Oh! Two balls have been passed and no wickets taken by him. It could be a problem because against India, only he is doing good bowling. Let’s see still two balls are left, we want something good in this. Nope, nothing is good here and he has done 3 wickets while he afforded 26 runs. Good bowling by Rashid Khan in this match. No extra given by him in today’s match.

Rashid Khan's bowling performance against India in today's match was very good. He took 3 wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs which was amazing but as he didn't take any more wickets his bowling was excellent. Rashid Khan gave his best performance against India in today's match and bowled best due to which Indian team could not score much runs in today's match. Moreover Fazalhaq Farooqi also bowled brilliantly his 31 runs in 3.4 overs collecting 3 wickets is really interesting. And in today's match, these two bowled brilliantly and put India under a lot of pressure, however, Afghanistan has a good chance of winning today's match. These two bowlers have done a great bowling performance in today's match.

[UmerIdrees]

Rashid Khan's bowling performance against India in today's match was very good. He took 3 wickets for 26 runs in 4 overs which was amazing but as he didn't take any more wickets his bowling was excellent. Rashid Khan gave his best performance against India in today's match and bowled best due to which Indian team could not score much runs in today's match. Moreover Fazalhaq Farooqi also bowled brilliantly his 31 runs in 3.4 overs collecting 3 wickets is really interesting. And in today's match, these two bowled brilliantly and put India under a lot of pressure, however, Afghanistan has a good chance of winning today's match. These two bowlers have done a great bowling performance in today's match.

I think the Indian team can give a good target because in the 15th over they crossed 130 runs and still 30 balls are left in which the Indian team can make a decent score.

In this time, the wicket of any player is very important for the Afghanistan team because I am sure this match will be intense later on and every run scored or saved will matter a lot when Afghanistan comes to bat. The Indian team is batting with a run rate of 8 runs per over and I think they will make 180+, that is my prediction.
Today Afghanistan will have to chase a big target.

[Swordsoffreedom]

In this time, the wicket of any player is very important for the Afghanistan team because I am sure this match will be intense later on and every run scored or saved will matter a lot when Afghanistan comes to bat. The Indian team is batting with a run rate of 8 runs per over and I think they will make 180+, that is my prediction.
Today Afghanistan will have to chase a big target.

Your guess is correct. India team collected 181 runs losing 8 wickets. A descent of 182 runs set India a target. I wouldn't say it's a big target. There is no way to call it a big target considering the pitch. India could have been in the safe zone if they scored 200+ runs. But now I will say that Afghanistan has a big chance to win this match.

Suryakumar Yadav batted very aggressively today. He managed to score 53 runs off just 28 balls. No other batsman could bat at such an excellent strike rate.

Due to controlled bowling by Fazalhaaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan, India could not score 200+ runs. Both Farooqi and Rashid picked up three wickets each. Rashid Khan conceded just 26 runs in 4 overs and took three wickets. If Afghanistan's batsmen can bat responsibly, Afghanistan has a chance to win this match.

[Minecache]

In this time, the wicket of any player is very important for the Afghanistan team because I am sure this match will be intense later on and every run scored or saved will matter a lot when Afghanistan comes to bat. The Indian team is batting with a run rate of 8 runs per over and I think they will make 180+, that is my prediction.
Today Afghanistan will have to chase a big target.

Your guess is correct. India team collected 181 runs losing 8 wickets. A descent of 182 runs set India a target. I wouldn't say it's a big target. There is no way to call it a big target considering the pitch. India could have been in the safe zone if they scored 200+ runs. But now I will say that Afghanistan has a big chance to win this match.

Suryakumar Yadav batted very aggressively today. He managed to score 53 runs off just 28 balls. No other batsman could bat at such an excellent strike rate.

Due to controlled bowling by Fazalhaaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan, India could not score 200+ runs. Both Farooqi and Rashid picked up three wickets each. Rashid Khan conceded just 26 runs in 4 overs and took three wickets. If Afghanistan's batsmen can bat responsibly, Afghanistan has a chance to win this match.

Personally I don't think Afghanistan team can beat India. India is a very experienced team. Afghanistan is strong in this World Cup but not as experienced as India. It is very difficult to bat well against Indian bowlers.

Afghanistan's top order is performing very badly today. Despite batting well in previous matches, Afghanistan's top order batsmen Rahmanullah Gurbaaz, Hazratullah Zazai and Ibrahim Zadran did not bat well today. Afghanistan team lost three wickets to collect only 23 runs. After 5 overs, Afghanistan managed to collect 27 runs after losing 3 wickets. Bumrah picked up two wickets in 2 overs and Azar Patel picked up one wicket in 1 over and did not give any runs.

[Tony116]

Personally I don't think Afghanistan team can beat India. India is a very experienced team. Afghanistan is strong in this World Cup but not as experienced as India. It is very difficult to bat well against Indian bowlers.

Afghanistan's top order is performing very badly today. Despite batting well in previous matches, Afghanistan's top order batsmen Rahmanullah Gurbaaz, Hazratullah Zazai and Ibrahim Zadran did not bat well today. Afghanistan team lost three wickets to collect only 23 runs. After 5 overs, Afghanistan managed to collect 27 runs after losing 3 wickets. Bumrah picked up two wickets in 2 overs and Azar Patel picked up one wicket in 1 over and did not give any runs.

Your guess is going to be correct. Afghanistan team will be defeated today. I wouldn't be surprised if Afghanistan lose by a big margin. Afghanistan collected 91 runs in 14 overs. And Afghanistan took 5 wickets.

India's bowling attack is strong. If Afghanistan's experienced top-order batsmen got off to a good start, the match would have been competitive. Because Afghanistan's batsmen are capable of batting at a smart strike rate. It is now impossible for Afghanistan to win this match after poor batting from the top order. Afghanistan's batsmen need to score around 15 runs per over if they want to win.