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Board Gambling discussion
Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion
by
Sithara007
on 18/07/2025, 13:13:29 UTC
In today's T20 match, Zimbabwe has always batted in a Test style and has always kept the run rate around six. As a result, Zimbabwe was not able to take the team total above 120 even after 20 overs. 120 runs may be a tough target for Zimbabwe compared to other teams like Scotland, Namibia, United Arab Emirates, Papua New Guinea, but it is hard to imagine that Zimbabwe can hold New Zealand back with a target of 120 runs. There is no doubt that New Zealand will win today's match easily. However, Zimbabwe's performance in today's match was very poor, especially since the expectation was to give a target of over 150 runs, but instead, the target was 120.

Look at the New Zealand batting lineup. They have explosive batsmen such as Tim Seifert, Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell. Given this, and given the current state of Zimbabwe bowling, I would say that even a target of 180 is not going to be enough. The only quality bowler in Zimbabwe squad is Blessing Muzarabani. And in recent times, his form has deteriorated considerably. And there are not too many other players there to support him. Given all this, I would expect the Kiwis to win in less than 12 overs.