Can India win its first Twenty 20 international? Sure!

India is set to play its first Twenty 20 international cricket match today against South Africa
For those who havent heard of Twenty 20 cricket, you could check all everything about Twenty 20 cricket

How is Twenty 20 cricket different from one day international cricket?

The rules of Twenty 20 cricket make it clear that Twenty 20 cricket is fundamentally similar to one day international cricket. A few basic rules are different , but Twenty 20 cricket essentially ensures that you can get a complete cricket match for the same duration as a basketball game or an American football game.

Will India win in the India Vs South Africa Twenty 20 cricket international?

Twenty 20 cricket is more tuned to individual cricket talents than conventional test and one day international cricket. Though India has been beaten comprehensively in the one day international cricket series against South Africa, it does stand a chance against South Africa in the Twenty 20 match since it has potential match winners in Sachin, Sehwag and of course Dhoni.

India's limited experience in Twenty 20 cricket internationals

India's only international experience in Twenty 20 cricket was a Twenty 20 match against New Zealand, where Sachin was the man of the match and won the Twenty 20 game for India. This relative inexperience of the Indian cricket team in Twenty 20 cricket internationals may prove to be India's undoing - but hey, these are experienced cricketers and should be able to play any form of cricket

Based on India's current form, it looks unlikely that India will be able to win any one day international match or test match against South Africa, but India sure has a good chance against South Africa in the inaugural Twenty 20 international cricket match

Why the Indian cricket team is losing in South Africa?Its the toss,stupid

The India cricket team's recent defeats to South Africa in the current India Vs South Africa cricket series have the experts flummoxed- The reasons given by the so-called experts for the Indian cricket team's abysmal performance include Chappell's coaching, the bounce in the pitches, poor batting etc.

But hey,do you think one cricket team loses to another ONLY because it is inferior? Think again,elementary , my dear Watson!Its the toss,stupid!

We,at GameCricket.com, have carried out thousands of automated cricket match simulations of matches between India and South Africa- our conclusion is the Indian and South African cricket teams are evenly matched.Then, why is the Indian cricket team losing so badly?

The reason is that South African pitches generally favor the teams batting second in one day international cricket matches,especially in day/night cricket matches.
An analysis of past wins of teams playing in South Africa shows that statistically, there is a huge advantage for cricket teams batting first in a one day international in South Africa.

So, who do you think should be the man of the series for the India Vs South Africa cricket series? Its Graeme Smith,of course, who despite the succession of ducks he has scored, has won toss in all three one day international cricket matches against India in this series in South Africa

Pakistan Vs West Indies one day series predictions

Predictions for the Pakistan Vs West Indies one day International cricket series

The Pakistan Vs West Indies one day international cricket series in Pakistan is set to begin after the test series.

The West Indies cricket team is playing good one day international cricket

In recent times, the West Indies cricket team has performed way beyond expectations. The West Indies cricket team beat India in the West Indies, beat Australia and India once in Malaysia and also reached the finals of the Champions Trophy in India.

The Pakistan Vs West Indies cricket series will be influenced by the pitches for the one day series in Pakistan

Amazingly,enough, the West Indies cricket team has been doing better recently on slower pitches rather than faster ones. The one reason for the success of the West Indies cricket team on slower pitches is that the best bowler in the West Indies cricket team is very often Chris Gayle,who bowls most effectively in the slog overs. Also, the West Indies cricket team is nowadays used to the slower West Indies pitches of recent times and even the West Indies batsmen play better on the slower pitches

Pakistan may not miss Akhtar during the Pakistan Vs West Indies one day international cricket series

Akhtar was always a better test bowler than a one day bowler and very often his erratic bowling caused Pakistan the match. Also, his pace allowed batsman (such as Sachin Tendulkar during the 2003 World cup) to score more during the initial and middle overs.

In summary, if the pitches in Pakistan aid seam bowling, Pakistan has a good chance but if the pitches in Pakistan are slow, the West Indies cricket team has the upper hand in the West Indies Vs Pakistan cricket series.

Third ODI : India manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!

In the third India Vs South Africa cricket one day international, at this point, India have almost managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. India had a superb start against South Africa, with South Africa at 76/6 at one stage and 135/7 at another stage. Unbelievable,South Africa made 278 with a masterful 100 from Kemp.

For India, Kumble(24 runs of 10 overs) and Zaheer (43/4 off 10 overs) bowled well, but India had let go a great opportunity to tie the India Vs South Africa cricket series.

The Indian batting during the third India Vs South Africa cricket one day international ?
The less said the better, Dravid was back to his boring plodding ways and ensured India's defeat with an incredibly slow start. Dhoni played really well and proved that he deserves all those expensive endorsements with a masterful 50 with 4 sixes.

In summary, a disappointing Indian performance as usual in South Africa- as India hurtle towards defeat against South Africa again

The Match Referee: India vs South Africa - Match 3 Preview

Came across this post at The Match Referee: India vs South Africa - Match 3 Preview- Good post,but I still believe the chief concern for India is that the Indian bowlers are still only trying to contain and not take wickets-And Kumble's selection is desperately needed,he is after all India's greatest bowler

Kumble should be selected -India Vs South Africa cricket series,2006-Predictions

India take on South Africa in the India Vs South Africa cricket series,2006. Two of the 5 one day cricket matches are completed and India are trailing 0-1 in this India Vs South Africa cricket series.

A lot of cricket commentators have criticized India's batting in the second one dayer of the India Vs South Africa cricket series. But, really, India need to be more concerned about their bowling attack-which seems to be the weakest in the cricketing world today

The India Vs South Africa cricket series is bound to produce hard and bouncy pitches and the Indian bowlers need to generate the pace and bounce to push the South African batsmen on the back foot. India's only hope lies in Sehwag,Pathan and Kumble - the best bowlers in the Indian cricket team to be a part of every India Vs South Africa cricket match irrespective of the form of these bowlers.

Pathan is one bowler who can get valuable wickets with the new ball and Kumble is probably the best bowler India has ever produced. To drop Kumble during the India Vs South Africa cricket series on any wicket is the most stupid decision of any Indian captain or coach

GameCricket.com's predictions for the India Vs South Africa cricket series
India are going to find it extremely difficult to beat South Africa even with a full strength team-with Kumble and Pathan not being selected, India's chances are less than zero, unless Cronje's ghost comes back to fix the remaining matches of the India Vs South Africa cricket series

Freddie's Ashes?Will the Ashes 2006 cricket series be Freddie's Ashes?

Will the 2006 Ashes cricket series be named Freddie's Ashes? After Botham's grand performance twenty years ago, Flintoff represents the best hope for England.

We at GameCricket.com, think that England's hopes depend entirely on the performance of Flintoff and Pieterson,if they are to pull off an upset. Flintoff is an extraordinary cricketer, but he has been recently been plagued by injuries. While England would not mind playing Flintoff solely as a batsman, it is Flintoff's abilities as a bowler which will shape England's chances in the Ashes cricket series

England Vs Australia Ashes predictions- Australia favorites

The England Vs Australia Ashes cricket series is here- it is a battle of the 'old Aussie Kangaroos' versus the younger but less fitter 'Pommies'

The last Ashes cricket series between Australia and England

The England cricket team had an amazing run in the last Ashes cricket series against Australia- The England cricket team looked Australia in the eye and beat the Australian cricket team both pyschologically and on the field.

The England cricket team also exposed the 'age' of the Australian cricket team - The average age of the Australia cricket team for the last Ashes cricket series was above 30!

Predictions for the Ashes cricket series 2006- Australia Vs England

Australia are the favorites for this Ashes cricket series in Australia for the following reasons

• Australia are not going to take England lightly in this Ashes cricket series- the Australian team led by Ponting knows the ability of Flintoff's England cricket team
• The Australian cricket team for the Ashes 2006 series in Australia has new match-winners in Hussey and the imitable Johnson- who already has scalped Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Brian Lara in his short international debut
• The England cricket team for the Ashes 2006 cricket series are a ragged injured team which is struggling to barely form a playing eleven.
• Added to this, the 'Stresscothick' incident has left the England cricket without their best opening batsmen to combat the likes of McGrath and Brett Lee

In addition, GameCricket.com has performed statistical simulation of over 1000 scenarios of the Ashes 2006-2007 cricket series and Australia emerge as clear favorites over the England cricket team.

Cricket Astrologer correctly predicts resurgence of West Indies cricket

Amazingly,GameCricket.com's predictions about the prospects of the West Indies cricket team have almost come true. See our earlier predictions about the West Indies cricket team,prior to the start of the Champions Trophy.

"The West Indies cricket team in the ICC Champions Trophy,2006,has vastly improved and has a chance of pulling off an unbelievable second ICC Champions Trophy win in succession. The West Indies bowlers have the right ability to bowl on the slow pitches of India,where the ICC Champions Trophy is being hosted. Also, Chris Gayle will be the key player for West Indies in the ICC Champions Trophy since he is one of the best opening batsmen in the world and also one of the best bowlers in the slog overs."

Once again, GameCricket.com lays claim to being the true cricket astrologers in correctly predicting cricket match results!