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[noormcs5]

Afghanistan vs Uganda

Afghanistan and Uganda are going to face each other in the fifth match of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 today. Afghanistan has 80% chance to win this match mainly because Afghanistan has strong and balancing both bowling and batting. I have not personally enjoyed a Ugandan game so far but if I get a chance to watch the match today it will be my first Ugandan match. However, Afghanistan and Uganda have not faced each other in T20 cricket so far. If today's match takes place, then it will be the first T20 match between Afghanistan and Uganda.

Yes your 80% prediction was right in this match and Afghanistan squad was emerged victorious in match so easily without any stress and with no hard work. Afghanistan squad has begun this match with first Batting Inning and their performance in this inning was so admirable. Afghanistan squad has collected total 183 scores at end of their batting Inning of total 20 overs. Starter batter of Afghanistan squad displayed very impressive performance in batting and both made long lasting batting partnership with total 150+ scores. Rahmanullah Gurbaz batter entered on crease in this match h as first starter batter and he collected total 76 scores and other batter Ibrahim Zadran picked total 70 scores in this match. Just these two batter played amazingly and resting played just few deliveries with low scores. Uganda squad was unable to achieve this big Defeating target of total 183 scores and whole squads was wiped out at 58 scores and faced defeat with high scores of 125. No one played good from Uganda sqaud side whole squad was cleared out at below 10 scores. Fazalhaq Farooqi showcased unbelievable performance in bowling inning with picking 5 good batter wickets of Uganda squad in just 4 overs. Best wishes Afghanistan squad for upcoming matches.

Another thing to note that in this World Cup, every small team hitting back to back, can you even believe that Scotland's team performance is like this against England? How is it possible? To make 90 runs in 10 overs without losing any wickets. In that match, there was a huge disappointed for Scotland because they were playing very amazingly and going to create a history but the rain helped the England team.

Just imagine if they played full 20 overs, then there would be no chance for England to win this because everything is front of you. No doubt, Scotland is just a low name in the world of cricket and England is a giant.

Scotland captain admits 'frustration' as rain wrecks finely poised contest

[Haunebu]

In the past, Irish lads did upset Poms a couple of times so no one should underestimate them and on top of that it's T-20. India should cross a line as Group A seems relatively easy but there is no room for complacency. 

Those upsets happen once in a blue moon which is why I felt that this should be a cakewalk for the Indians and that is exactly what is happening here. India took full advantage of the pitch while Ireland didn't.

Am expecting the Indians to finish this one quickly in order to boost their NRR nicely.

India are going with Rohit-Kohli combo, which is interesting but feel for poor Jaiswal. Rohit looks like a quota skipper lol

Felt great to see both legends opening together after quite sometime. This could potentially be the last World Cup for Rohit if you ask me.

[Nalain420]

Afghanistan vs Uganda

Afghanistan and Uganda are going to face each other in the fifth match of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 today. Afghanistan has 80% chance to win this match mainly because Afghanistan has strong and balancing both bowling and batting. I have not personally enjoyed a Ugandan game so far but if I get a chance to watch the match today it will be my first Ugandan match. However, Afghanistan and Uganda have not faced each other in T20 cricket so far. If today's match takes place, then it will be the first T20 match between Afghanistan and Uganda.

Afghanistan is also a strong and performing team.  His team has decided to bring a very good performance in the match.  And in this match Uganda looks very difficult to win the match.  And Uganda performance proved that we cannot perform well in the match and lost by a huge margin.  Afghanistan batsmen had given a good target but their bowler dismissed all the batsmen for 58 runs.  The Uganda team will begin to perform very poorly.  They should improve themselves like the Afghanistan team has improved themselves.  And win a lot of matches.  And in this match too he won the match with very good performance and hard work and struggle. Congratulations to him for his victory

[JSRAW]

In the past, Irish lads did upset Poms a couple of times so no one should underestimate them and on top of that it's T-20. India should cross a line as Group A seems relatively easy but there is no room for complacency. 

Those upsets happen once in a blue moon which is why I felt that this should be a cakewalk for the Indians and that is exactly what is happening here. India took full advantage of the pitch while Ireland didn't.

Am expecting the Indians to finish this one quickly in order to boost their NRR nicely.

This match is in the bag but the kind of luck Indian team got, I won't rule out another Bakhchodi kind of performance in the knockout. One of the reasons, i am not expecting much from them is because it hurts so much when expectations are not matched lol.

Felt great to see both legends opening together after quite sometime. This could potentially be the last World Cup for Rohit if you ask me.

Hope, they got the balls to continue with this combination and if Rohit's form goes down in crucial matches then he should voluntarily discover imaginary niggle or pick injury for team balance. 

[libert19]

India are going with Rohit-Kohli combo, which is interesting but feel for poor Jaiswal. Rohit looks like a quota skipper lol

I didn't feel this was right combo either, Kohli is better as one-down batter, Jaiswal should open with Rohit and try to give good start to the team without caring for his wicket. Idk who should be benched for Jaiswal though, and there is no way Rohit himself can be stepping down.

Meanwhile, Surya is still finding his form, hopefully he'll perform when team needs him most.

[JSRAW]

India are going with Rohit-Kohli combo, which is interesting but feel for poor Jaiswal. Rohit looks like a quota skipper lol

I didn't feel this was right combo either, Kohli is better as one-down batter, Jaiswal should open with Rohit and try to give good start to the team without caring for his wicket. Idk who should be benched for Jaiswal though, and there is no way Rohit himself can be stepping down.

Meanwhile, Surya is still finding his form, hopefully he'll perform when team needs him most.

Don't take me wrong and i stand against your argument completely.

Virat opening for RCB for quite some time and tasted more than enough success, plus he's an anchor that we don't need but at the same time in tough times he can go with that. If I had some authority then i'd have dropped Rohit completely but he's a skipper so yk. I'd prefer Abhishek (similar aggressive young batter) and Jaiswal in T-20 every single time.

[libert19]

India are going with Rohit-Kohli combo, which is interesting but feel for poor Jaiswal. Rohit looks like a quota skipper lol

I didn't feel this was right combo either, Kohli is better as one-down batter, Jaiswal should open with Rohit and try to give good start to the team without caring for his wicket. Idk who should be benched for Jaiswal though, and there is no way Rohit himself can be stepping down.

Meanwhile, Surya is still finding his form, hopefully he'll perform when team needs him most.

Don't take me wrong and i stand against your argument completely.

Virat opening for RCB for quite some time and tasted more than enough success, plus he's an anchor that we don't need but at the same time in tough times he can go with that. If I had some authority then i'd have dropped Rohit completely but he's a skipper so yk. I'd prefer Abhishek (similar aggressive young batter) and Jaiswal in T-20 every single time.

You said, franchise cricket is not international cricket, just few comments above 

Anyway, what I mean is, in T20 team requires a good start, so aggressiveness in openers is must and after that anchoring the innings is done. And if it's openers day, they can sail the ship smoothly to winning shore without need of anybody else (as with SRH this year).

Regarding Rohit, I don't have anything with his inclusion, if he can show same intent as in odi world cup that's fine with me.

[JSRAW]

You said, franchise cricket is not international cricket, just few comments above 

Anyway, what I mean is, in T20 team requires a good start, so aggressiveness in openers is must and after that anchoring the innings is done. And if it's openers day, they can sail the ship smoothly to winning shore without need of anybody else (as with SRH this year).

Regarding Rohit, I don't have anything with his inclusion, if he can show same intent as in odi world cup that's fine with me.

I did but the discussion point is here batting number and he did open for India a few times. Also, Kohli is top order player anyway. If he was batting in the middle order then I'd have left him alone but that's not the case.

True, the Anchoring role has lost its charm in T-20 cricket but the kind of pitch this WC is offering, I believe anchoring will play its part. It all depends on your squad as well and you try to manage with what you have. If management wants to fit the Hardik-Dubey combination in the middle order then you have to compromise at the top. They won't drop Rohit-Kohli (every problem started with this duo, otherwise we'd have a young t-20 team), so only Jaiswal can sit out.

[jasonjm]

Anyway, what I mean is, in T20 team requires a good start, so aggressiveness in openers is must and after that anchoring the innings is done. And if it's openers day, they can sail the ship smoothly to winning shore without need of anybody else (as with SRH this year).

Aggressive openers are the need of the hour and the way cricket has evolved over the past few years, the role/ need of an anchor is greatly reduced. Every team is looking to start their inning on a high note, but these T20 World Cup pitches favour bowlers at the moment and on these low-scoring pitches, anchor is a must-have in the team.   

I did but the discussion point is here batting number and he did open for India a few times. Also, Kohli is top order player anyway. If he was batting in the middle order then I'd have left him alone but that's not the case.

Kohli doesn't have any role to play in the middle order, he is good at the top, plus, India has a good middle order which can accelerate at will.

[Haunebu]

Oman actually fought back pretty nicely against Australia. The margin of victory wasn't as big as I expected and it would have been smaller had some of the Oman fielders held on to some important catches.

USA vs Pakistan coming up! Pakistan should win this one comfortably, but they should be careful against the Americans(Or Asians) who are in good form currently.

[N.O]

Afghanistan vs Uganda

Afghanistan and Uganda are going to face each other in the fifth match of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 today. Afghanistan has 80% chance to win this match mainly because Afghanistan has strong and balancing both bowling and batting. I have not personally enjoyed a Ugandan game so far but if I get a chance to watch the match today it will be my first Ugandan match. However, Afghanistan and Uganda have not faced each other in T20 cricket so far. If today's match takes place, then it will be the first T20 match between Afghanistan and Uganda.

In world cup Uganda Vs Afghanistan game was finished very interesting and we see great sportsmanship in field. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran created great partnership with total of 154 runs against Uganda team in this fourth game in T20 World Cup history. This victory was not easy so far and Afghanistan team made total of 183 runs against Uganda. Rahmanullah made total 76 scores and Ibrahim achieved 70 runs but disappointing inning was showed after their dismissals other batsman team only added 27 runs in last 5 overs. The bowlers of Afghanistan team stopped to Uganda team only 58 runs and securing a great runs victory of total 125 and earning a high and  net run rate. Fazalhaq Farooqi's performed exceptionally in bowling with taking 5 wickets for only 9 runs. This win gives Afghanistan great spirit in next matches.

[LDL]

The match between Pakistan and USA was for me a prediction in Pakistan's favor and I was sure that Pakistan might win this match easily.  But it is hard to accept that a team like Pakistan will lose like this to a weak category team like USA. Pakistan under pressure at the beginning could not adjust themselves throughout the match and therefore batting under pressure could not take the score above 159 runs. In particular, Babar Azam scored 44 runs in the match, but in that case he faced 43 balls, which would not be wrong even in an ODI style. Pakistan could not create any kind of pressure in the match as a result of which the match was drawn early in the scheduled 20 overs, then the match was dramatically won by the USA in the Super Over. I noticed today for the first time that Pakistan's Mohammad Amir faced a bad over, especially giving away an extra seven or eight runs in a super over. I will never accept that it will be by Pakistani bowler Mohammad Amir. Moreover, according to USA, a team scoring 18 runs in a super over is also a shameful situation for Pakistan. Should I then assume that Pakistan cricket is in a decade of decline?

[Farhan99]

The match between Pakistan and USA was for me a prediction in Pakistan's favor and I was sure that Pakistan might win this match easily.  But it is hard to accept that a team like Pakistan will lose like this to a weak category team like USA. Pakistan under pressure at the beginning could not adjust themselves throughout the match and therefore batting under pressure could not take the score above 159 runs. In particular, Babar Azam scored 44 runs in the match, but in that case he faced 43 balls, which would not be wrong even in an ODI style. Pakistan could not create any kind of pressure in the match as a result of which the match was drawn early in the scheduled 20 overs, then the match was dramatically won by the USA in the Super Over.

Congratulations USA for winning second consecutive game in his maiden t20 World cup the scores were level of both teams then super over decided who will be winner. USA made 19 runs in super over these 19 runs made by only running except 1 four Muhammad amir gave 7 extra runs in super over which which costs pakistan a lot. Iftikhar and fakhar face USA bowling in super over but iftikhar gone on 4 runs of 3 balls which created pressure then shadab khan failed to make 15 runs on last 3 balls USA team won the match by 6 runs in super over. this is their second win in Dallas its a major upset for Pakistan team to lost a 18 ranked team who is playing their maiden t20 world cup and the USA has won two out of their two matches till now. The USA has created history after beating Pakistan.

[libert19]

Pakistan losing against USA makes me feel even less excited about India vs Pakistan lol and how demotivating it must be for themselves to lose against USA too.

Meanwhile, I'm impressed with the guys who picked USA to win over Pakistan (i.e, Farhan99, JSRAW, UmerIdrees), mind explaining your reasoning if I may ask?   

[noormcs5]

Pakistan losing against USA makes me feel even less excited about India vs Pakistan lol and how demotivating it must be for themselves to lose against USA too.

Maybe we need to think beyond the Pakistan India match as there are other matches that may be more interesting than this one. 
the excitement of the match remains at the point that both are level playing teams, but it seems not, India team is far superior these days as compared to the Pakistan team.


Tomorrow, there are two big matches and those are the matches of Netherlands vs South Africa and the second one is the match of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh.

Netherlands vs South Africa:
It is such a big match and also counts as rivalry because, in 2022, the Netherlands was losing to the South African team and also in the 2023 World Cup which was ODI, then this time South African team is ready to take revenge.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh:
This match is also no less than a big rivalry. This match rivalry started in the 2023 World Cup due to Hakib Al Hasan and I think about this, there was already too much hype so I don’t have to explain. In short, there was just a small fight between Sri Lankan team and the Bangladesh team on cricket rules then in the series between them, they both were taking revenge on each others.

[jasonjm]

Pakistan losing against USA makes me feel even less excited about India vs Pakistan lol and how demotivating it must be for themselves to lose against USA too.

Well, the feelings are mutual. The charm of the India vs Pakistan match is fading and the excitement is not there. After looking at the Pakistan team's performance, I think India will easily win the upcoming match; they only need Babar and Rizwan's wickets. Pakistan's middle order looked miserable and so did their spin bowling. Pakistan's batting line-up looked under pressure from ball one and the fall of early wickets put pressure on Babar and even he was struggling to get a single.   

[Alone055]

Pakistan losing against USA makes me feel even less excited about India vs Pakistan lol and how demotivating it must be for themselves to lose against USA too.

While I agree with you about the IND vs. PAK game, I would like to remind you that Pakistan has always been an unpredictable side in T20 cricket and we have seen this on a lot of occasions. I know that they performed poorly against the USA, their batting or bowling wasn't up to the mark and they conceded a lot of extra runs, especially during the Super Over where they could restrict them within 10 to 12 runs and easily chase it down but they conceded extra runs and pushed the target far from their reach.

Pakistan has good fast bowlers and we all know that, it's just that they are showing a lot of inconsistency at the moment. Nonetheless, I believe we are going to see good competition between India and Pakistan regardless of all these factors. However, India will have an advantage because Pakistan will be under a lot of pressure after this game, for sure.

[JSRAW]

Pakistan losing against USA makes me feel even less excited about India vs Pakistan lol and how demotivating it must be for themselves to lose against USA too.

Meanwhile, I'm impressed with the guys who picked USA to win over Pakistan (i.e, Farhan99, JSRAW, UmerIdrees), mind explaining your reasoning if I may ask?   

Lol no specific reason whatsoever, except it was Pakistan and with them everything is possible.

One day they will get spanked by unknowns and the next day they'll beat the shit out of, a comparably stronger team with ease.  They are quite famous for pulling out their Vintage Pakistani stuff out of nowhere.

[UmerIdrees]

Meanwhile, I'm impressed with the guys who picked USA to win over Pakistan (i.e, Farhan99, JSRAW, UmerIdrees), mind explaining your reasoning if I may ask?   

Well, i always knew that Pakistan would lose to the United States of America because they would take this match too causally that eventually, they will lose it. Right from the start, you could see that Pakistan team were not comfortable at all and they truly underestimated the USA team in this competition.

One day they will get spanked by unknowns and the next day they'll beat the shit out of, a comparably stronger team with ease.  They are quite famous for pulling out their Vintage Pakistani stuff out of nowhere.

Having said that I think Pakistan will win the India-Pakistan match and there are two strong reasons for this. First, since Pakistan lost the first match, their ego might have waken up 
Secondly, it wouldn't be fun going to the next stage of the competition without Pakistan and hence ICC would want too that Pakistan can beat India and remain in the competition.

[Haunebu]

Ireland vs Canada! The Irish should win this one despite their recent loss against India if you ask me.

One day they will get spanked by unknowns and the next day they'll beat the shit out of, a comparably stronger team with ease.  They are quite famous for pulling out their Vintage Pakistani stuff out of nowhere.

Agreed. I was stunned to see USA comfortably defeat Pakistan. Their bowling and fielding were absolutely atrocious especially in the super over. Kudos to America for never giving up until the end.

Also, great stuff surpassing me and reaching the first position in the leaderboard.