Cricket match prediction discussions

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Pakistan might be all out at a score of just 177, but they can still make a good comeback; it's not going to be easy for South Africa to bat on this wicket.

Pakistani bowling attack was always good and it's still good. SA are now 22 runs without losing any wicket but falling few wickets can turn the match around.

Let's see where we are going.

[Indymoney]

Pakistan might be all out at a score of just 177, but they can still make a good comeback; it's not going to be easy for South Africa to bat on this wicket.

Pakistani bowling attack was always good and it's still good. SA are now 22 runs without losing any wicket but falling few wickets can turn the match around.

Let's see where we are going.

Pakistani bowling attack is good but right now they have some on and off field problems these are creating more problems for them as personal like and dislike is also too much involve these all are not new we have these things years ago and every time these things done worst for them this series is going 3 - 0 for Pakistan and this year is also worst for them as they have not good enough players who can handle this situation for team and Board is as regular doing all for personal affairs not for team.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

this situation for team and Board is as regular doing all for personal affairs not for team.

This is always true for Pakistan team but yet they have done very well in the past. I hope they will have a good year ahead.

SA only lost one wicket so far. The score is 65/1 not good for Pakistan though.

[vella85]

It will be interesting to see what India do today, will they just keep batting for as long as they can or will Kohli bat until India reach around 450 runs and declare like he did in the third test match. Today will show us what strategy India are going to use, will they want to win the match or just be happy with a draw, we saw in the third test match that India wanted to try and win the match by declaring which some people on here thought might of been the wrong decision at the time but it turned out to be the right decision as India were able to win the match easily. Right now its looking like India will win their first ever test series win in Australia.

[absy]

It will be interesting to see what India do today, will they just keep batting for as long as they can or will Kohli bat until India reach around 450 runs and declare like he did in the third test match. Today will show us what strategy India are going to use, will they want to win the match or just be happy with a draw, we saw in the third test match that India wanted to try and win the match by declaring which some people on here thought might of been the wrong decision at the time but it turned out to be the right decision as India were able to win the match easily. Right now its looking like India will win their first ever test series win in Australia.

They can easily reach 450 , 500 with Pujara on crease . What a player ! He has been great throughout the series , just saw the stats that he has faced 1271 balls in this series which is remarkable , its never easy for any player to face that many balls abroad except if you are Rahul Dravid.

[vella85]

Yes Pujara has had a great test series and was very close to making a double century but fell 7 runs short thanks to Lyon taking a nice caught and bowled. India are now past 500 runs for the loss of just 6 wickets and this now shows that they really don't want to give Australia any opening at winning this test match. India seem to be taking their time so from what I can see they are happy for a draw as 500 runs is plenty as Australia has been struggling to even make 300 runs in their first innings. Maybe Kohli will declare once Pant makes his century and put Australia in to bat in the final hour of play to really put them under a lot of pressure.

[onrise]

Pujara deserved a double tom but just missed by 7 runs would hurt all . India is nearing 600 and would declare soon and try to get Oz all out quickly and give them followon and try to win this match as well . It will be test of bowlers again to get PZ team 20 wickets .

[MinerHQ]

Pujara deserved a double tom but just missed by 7 runs would hurt all . India is nearing 600 and would declare soon and try to get Oz all out quickly and give them followon and try to win this match as well . It will be test of bowlers again to get PZ team 20 wickets .

India has declared first innings for 622 runs and now Austalia has already started batting. Australia currently 19 runs and no wickets lost yet. It looks like a batting pitch so most of the batsman enjoyed batting on this surface so far. If it behaves like this for the rest of the game then this match will end in a draw and India will win this first ever test series in Australia. Now, the game depends on Indian bowling performance. If they pick up a couple of wickets quickly then rest of the Australian batsman will be under pressure.

[JSRAW]

Yup, everything looks good for India so far.

I am worried about Pakistan. They lost another one now 161/7 LOL

Yasir Shah (5) and Mohammad Amir (9) is betting now. Yasir is trying to hit the ball hard. What could he do. This team is unpredictable.

Update
More 2 wickets gone. Pak 163/9

177 all out within 51.1 overs.

Batting standard is going down in world test cricket these days. not only Pakistan but all teams showing following signs. Maybe due to the rise of the 20-20 format. And i am not surprised if we see another low scoring match. that would be interesting at least every team playing for result instead of draw.

Pakistan has quality bowlers and can restrict South African batsmen as well. having said that Pak team is surely a most unpredictable team in the cricketing world.

I see two reasons for the low-scoring matches these days:

1. due to the increase in T20 international matches (as you mentioned) and the T20 leagues (IPL, PSL, etc)
2. due to difficult pitches to bat on. The bounce/pace these days due to these pitches is awful

SENA's pitches always have been like this so I don't see anything new in this regard. What we are missing is a quality test Batsmen nowadays IMHO. We have very handful batsmen right now who can bat the whole day. to name a few: we need more Pujara, Hashim Amla,  Alastair Cook (Retired now) kind of batsmen in Test cricket.

And there is some financial angle too. Test cricket only earns respect but the shorter format makes you a superstar and Rich. considering the fact that sportsmen career is not very long so player focus more in the shorter format of a game.

But still, I am looking forward to ICC Test championship as a Red Ball cricket lover be it, Kookaburra or Duke.

[Maady]

Its looks like South Africa heading towards big lead after 4 wickets down. Lead is now 24 and 6 wickets in hand. do you guys think that they can take 200 runs lead from here? or i am underestimating pakistan bowling here? if they managed to do then easily 2-0 up in 3 match series.

[Pffrt]

Its looks like South Africa heading towards big lead after 4 wickets down. Lead is now 24 and 6 wickets in hand. do you guys think that they can take 200 runs lead from here? or i am underestimating pakistan bowling here? if they managed to do then easily 2-0 up in 3 match series.

Africa leads by 110 right now and it can be easily achievable now. I am expecting a 300 lead by tomorrow which can be a good challenge for team Pakistan since it will be the 4th day. So, there is a big chance of either the result will be drawn or Africa will win. No chance for Pakistan.

[JSRAW]

Its looks like South Africa heading towards big lead after 4 wickets down. Lead is now 24 and 6 wickets in hand. do you guys think that they can take 200 runs lead from here? or i am underestimating pakistan bowling here? if they managed to do then easily 2-0 up in 3 match series.

Africa leads by 110 right now and it can be easily achievable now. I am expecting a 300 lead by tomorrow which can be a good challenge for team Pakistan since it will be the 4th day. So, there is a big chance of either the result will be drawn or Africa will win. No chance for Pakistan.

Why possibility of a draw in the current state of Pakistan batting lineup? if South Africa can take 300 runs lead then they should go for the direct kill and should win this match by inning.  

[Indymoney]

Its looks like South Africa heading towards big lead after 4 wickets down. Lead is now 24 and 6 wickets in hand. do you guys think that they can take 200 runs lead from here? or i am underestimating pakistan bowling here? if they managed to do then easily 2-0 up in 3 match series.

Africa leads by 110 right now and it can be easily achievable now. I am expecting a 300 lead by tomorrow which can be a good challenge for team Pakistan since it will be the 4th day. So, there is a big chance of either the result will be drawn or Africa will win. No chance for Pakistan.

Why possibility of a draw in the current state of Pakistan batting lineup? if South Africa can take 300 runs lead then they should go for the direct kill and should win this match by inning.  

If any one thinking this match as draw he is surely without cricket mind because South Africa can win this match by an inning very easily Pakistani battling line up is not good enough to handle pressure and most of batsmen unpredictable so this match is going to end in four days with South African win.

[Pffrt]

If any one thinking this match as draw he is surely without cricket mind because South Africa can win this match by an inning very easily Pakistani battling line up is not good enough to handle pressure and most of batsmen unpredictable so this match is going to end in four days with South African win.

You seem to be very confident that South Africa will win this match. Well, isn't it the 2nd day? There is a very possibility of South Africa winning but the match can be drawn too. By the way, Africa is leading by 147 runs with 5 wickets remaining.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

India has declared first innings for 622 runs and now Austalia has already started batting. Australia currently 19 runs and no wickets lost yet. It looks like a batting pitch so most of the batsman enjoyed batting on this surface so far. If it behaves like this for the rest of the game then this match will end in a draw and India will win this first ever test series in Australia. Now, the game depends on Indian bowling performance. If they pick up a couple of wickets quickly then rest of the Australian batsman will be under pressure.

I am smelling another win for India here. May be they are going to wrap the series by 3 - 1 depending on the first innings response from Aussies. Australia will need to be doing very well in their first innings betting if they want to save the match. They need few good partnership. Right now they are buried under runs.

I am sure India is planning to take some quick wickets at the first session tomorrow and if they do then it's gonna be hard for Aussies to avoid follow on.

[hubballi]

India has declared first innings for 622 runs and now Austalia has already started batting. Australia currently 19 runs and no wickets lost yet. It looks like a batting pitch so most of the batsman enjoyed batting on this surface so far. If it behaves like this for the rest of the game then this match will end in a draw and India will win this first ever test series in Australia. Now, the game depends on Indian bowling performance. If they pick up a couple of wickets quickly then rest of the Australian batsman will be under pressure.

I am smelling another win for India here. May be they are going to wrap the series by 3 - 1 depending on the first innings response from Aussies. Australia will need to be doing very well in their first innings betting if they want to save the match. They need few good partnership. Right now they are buried under runs.

I am sure India is planning to take some quick wickets at the first session tomorrow and if they do then it's gonna be hard for Aussies to avoid follow on.

Every thing depend on the condition of the pitch on 3rd day as if the pitch start to crack then India can take the benefit and start taking wickets, If Australia lose early wicket in first session , it will be good for India. As from 4th day pitch will start to crack.

[JSRAW]

Its looks like South Africa heading towards big lead after 4 wickets down. Lead is now 24 and 6 wickets in hand. do you guys think that they can take 200 runs lead from here? or i am underestimating pakistan bowling here? if they managed to do then easily 2-0 up in 3 match series.

Dude you came up pretty close with your assessment so far. We all were expecting fight from pakistani bowlers but on 2nd day SA ends up with 205 runs lead and still 4 wickets to go.

I was eyeing for low scoring match .

[JohnBitCo]

Pujara deserved a double tom but just missed by 7 runs would hurt all . India is nearing 600 and would declare soon and try to get Oz all out quickly and give them followon and try to win this match as well . It will be test of bowlers again to get PZ team 20 wickets .

I wonder what's wrong with the Aussies this time around. Making such a big score is not a easy task against them in the Australian grounds. There was a time when McGrath and other bowlers used to destroy the batting lines of opposition. Time have changed and now Australians are losing  their control over the game.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

I wonder what's wrong with the Aussies this time around. Making such a big score is not a easy task against them in the Australian grounds. There was a time when McGrath and other bowlers used to destroy the batting lines of opposition. Time have changed and now Australians are losing  their control over the game.

You are talking about the golden age of Australia. A team having McGrath, Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie, Brett Lee. When a team have bowlers like then then scoring is difficult.

[vella85]

Pujara deserved a double tom but just missed by 7 runs would hurt all . India is nearing 600 and would declare soon and try to get Oz all out quickly and give them followon and try to win this match as well . It will be test of bowlers again to get PZ team 20 wickets .

I wonder what's wrong with the Aussies this time around. Making such a big score is not a easy task against them in the Australian grounds. There was a time when McGrath and other bowlers used to destroy the batting lines of opposition. Time have changed and now Australians are losing  their control over the game.

Australia still have a good bowling attack however the Indian batsman have just outclassed them. Also India have been lucky that the pitches have suited them on this tour, this is why when I saw the schedule of the matches and where they would be played it suited India a lot. I knew the match in Perth would be better suited by Australia even though it was a new ground however the pitch was similar to the other ground due to the conditions in Perth. The other 3 grounds are suited by India which is why I said that this is their best chance to win a test series in Australia and also that Smith and Warner are out of the team. When touring teams travel to Australia normally the first test match is played at The Gabba which Australia have a very good record at and all teams struggle on this ground but this time around it was Adelaide which is a batsman pitch which as we know India have a better batting line up then Australia. All of this has helped India in a big way however I will say that Australia haven't really played all that well either and India deserve the lead in the series and most likely will win the series.