India vs. England - One off T20 match - Predictions please!!

@ram_cv (16513)
India
October 28, 2011 11:47am CST
India take on England in the one off T20 match in Eden Gardens tomorrow. England are hurting from the 5-0 drubbing in the ODI series suffered at the hands of India. But India would do well to remember that England are the no. 1 in the rankings of the T20 and are the current world champions in that format. What are your predictions for the result of this match? Cheers! Ram
9 responses
• India
29 Oct 11
It should not must be 6-0 for India, but know what, it seems like just a fixed match that Indian gave a chance to England to win....But really what an shameless defeat to India, seems like England took the revenge for all the 5 matches it looseed...really really short match for these two big names in cricket world.... Have anyone seen these type of match ever before this...
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
29 Oct 11
Yes, it was not a great performance for India. But I do not see any reason to believe the match is fixed. I think unnecessarily talking about fixing when results do not go as per expectations is not fair. Cheers! Ram
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
29 Oct 11
Maybe yes it is there. But I do not believe that every team and every match is fixed. That is simply rubbish. Sports persons have more pride than they are given credit for. Cheers! Ram
• India
29 Oct 11
hey dude ram, don't take it personally, but betting and fixing is the real truth of today's world, don't you go to pubs and cricket bars where everytime someone is betting on some match, and fixing is not legal anywhere so it is the one of the most secret thing no one wanna talk about who knows about it...and offcourse not every match would be fixed but yes some matches are.... and I'm very upset of loosing team India like this way....and loosed several thousands too...
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@arya007 (306)
• Tirupathi, India
29 Oct 11
probably we can expect India the winner of the current match because the England people are unable to play well in the pitches of india.So we can expect more from the Indian team. Thank you.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
29 Oct 11
Let's hope that the Indian team has more fireworks left in them. Let them not have spent all their fireworks in Deepavali itself. :) I hope we can send England back home without a single win in Indian soil. Cheers! Ram
@jade1986 (563)
• India
29 Oct 11
England have suffered demoralizing defeat in the ODI series but that is not going to make too much of a difference in the T20 match. T20 is a different ball game and it doesn't provide too many chances to make up for your mistakes. Couple of early wickets down for India will put pressure on the hyped batting line up and the following without much time to consolidate, will have to continue taking chances, which again does not guarantee a good score. Similarly for England, if the Indians start off with a flier it would be difficult for the relatively inexperienced English bowling attack to pull up things. So you never know what's on the cards. But going by the current form of the Indian batsmen and spinners and the inclusion of fresh blood in the quick bowling department, I think India has a better chance of winning. Remember though, Eden Gardens will have a packed house full of Indian support, the records of India at this venue don't speak too well.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
29 Oct 11
You are absolutely right. One good over for either side can change the game completely. But in the given circumstances India seems to have their necks ahead of England. Cheers! Ram
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
29 Oct 11
India is in its home ground. this advantage is not there for england. I expect India to win easily. let us see.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
29 Oct 11
I actually do not expect it to be a easy win. The reason is that T20 is just a 20 over game and one bad over is the end of the story. So I expect it to be a keen contest though India definitely holds the upper hand. Cheers! Ram
@mohkanari (1957)
• India
28 Oct 11
Confidence level of Indian team is far better than England's. Further presence of Robin Uthappa as well as Yusaf Pathan are positive factors to Indian team.England has to fight to keep the No 1 ranking in T20s without their T20 captain Stuart Broad. So I think the chances are clearly in Indian's favour!
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
28 Oct 11
Yes, Uthappa and Pathan would come into the T20 team. I think India will definitely start as the favorites. But I think KP could be the game changer for England in the T20 version. Cheers! Ram
@deliar (609)
• Indonesia
29 Oct 11
will be great battle in T20. I think England will have more spirit to revenge,and i think it will really help. but India will not easy to beat,it has strong team. I think England will win the battle but they have to struggle. In this match, we will see amazing performance prom all player,to keep their perstige. so dont miss it.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
29 Oct 11
Yes, England would really be thirsting for a win. I think they will throw everything they have at us. But I still feel that we will have the upper hand. Cheers! Ram
@hanuma34 (819)
• India
28 Oct 11
From the present scenario one can predict that team India will take the honors. English team seems to be demoralized. The way they lost the one-day series we can very well presume that they are not able to adjust to the pitches as well as the weather in India, the way Indians failed in England. The induction of new blood in batting as well as seam bowling by India will also make a difference.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
28 Oct 11
Yes, England got a real drubbing in the ODI series. But remember in the T20 the spinners are bit less effective than the ODI series. That evens up things a bit for England. Cheers! Ram
@rameshchow (4426)
• India
28 Oct 11
In this present situations India team is looking so strong. Bating and bowling from India side is very fit with young blood. so India is the winner(sure).
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
28 Oct 11
Batting and bowling departments are working. More importantly the fielding department has been excellent. I think that was one of the major factors in the 5-0 whitewash. Cheers! Ram
@msdivkar (23359)
• India
28 Oct 11
It may not be easy for Englishmen to forget 5-0 drubbing handed over to them in just concluded O.D.I. series. I feel that will certainly affect their game. Again India is on high with that win they may not let the momentum shift to the opposition so early, But as you rightly pointed out, they should not forget that each match is a different ball game and the fortunes change hands so often.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
28 Oct 11
The team composition might also be interesting. Apparently Peterson has recovered from his finger injury. So he will be playing tomorrow. For the Indians, it would be interesting to see if Aaron Varun plays. Cheers! Ram