Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[JSRAW]

New World test championship cycle and Ashwin is back to his usual bravado. He should touch close to 490 test wickets in this series if he's bowling a long spell.

Windies should also try to adopt bazball, after all these guys are known for their power hitting in white ball cricket despite hitting rock bottom.

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[Marvell1]

That is why I have predicted that West Indies will not be able to score more than 180 runs in the first innings. because they still have many weaknesses and they are playing against a strong team like India. so it is a huge challenge for them. so I think India can very well win this Test match with West Indies. because India can play easy matches very well, they have this ability. that is why I have full confidence in India

Did you only predict that WI will not be able to score 180 runs or did you actually bet on it?
I usually bet on winning and losing but do not bet on such things as they are difficult to predict. At Lunch, West Indies are 68 for 4 wickets down. Any single partnership can easily take West Indies beyond 180 runs. Sometimes even the 8, 9, or 10 wickets make 30 - 40 runs, and a team scores beyond 180. Such bets are too risky indeed.

West Indies has scored 147 so far. They have already lost nine wickets. So it is almost certain that they are not going to reach 180. I believe they will be able to score 160 Max. I will actually say that the West Indies did well enough to at least stay in the middle for a long time. They have played 62 overs. But they were not able to actually score freely at any moment. India did really well in the bowling lineup. There was no chance for the West Indies to actually get a move on. I think India is going to score a lot more compared to what West Indies is going to do. It is just a matter of time before West Indies lose all of their wickets .

[eaLiTy]

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Windies should also try to adopt bazball, after all these guys are known for their power hitting in white ball cricket despite hitting rock bottom.

The West Indies players might have tried the Bazball after looking at the wickets highlights some of the wickets were like gifting them to the spinners by looking for a big shot but going to cover and fine leg fielders inside the circle, they need to first time the ball .

Lot of hype behind Yashasvi Jaiswal for his debut from the commentators because he is having an incredible first class career and the way he is playing he might score a debut century.

[Nrcewker]

New World test championship cycle and Ashwin is back to his usual bravado. He should touch close to 490 test wickets in this series if he's bowling a long spell.

He already took 5 wickets in the first winnings. So yes we can see that he is moving towards this milestone. To be honest I am completely disappointed with WI’s game style. At first they failed to qualify for the 50 over world cup and now pathetic batting performance in this match. Ashwin really proved what he could have done in the WTC final if he was selected. Moreover I also loved the batting innings of Indian team. Rohit Sharma and Jaiswal the debutant really playing well. The pitch is slow, and yet they are playing in great momentum. Let’s see if we see some twist today in the match or not.

[Sithara007]

I don't know what is the point in having these sort of test matches. In all probability, West Indies is going to lose this match by an innings and ~300 runs. West Indies is a team that failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup in 2023, after losing to both Scotland and Netherlands. Their performance in test format is even worse than that in limited overs. What was the need for India to tour them and play so many matches against them (well, I know that the calendar from ICC mandates such matches). In the end the WICB don't care and they will be happy as long as they gets money from media rights deals.

[Iranus]

I don't know what is the point in having these sort of test matches. In all probability, West Indies is going to lose this match by an innings and ~300 runs. West Indies is a team that failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup in 2023, after losing to both Scotland and Netherlands. Their performance in test format is even worse than that in limited overs. What was the need for India to tour them and play so many matches against them (well, I know that the calendar from ICC mandates such matches). In the end the WICB don't care and they will be happy as long as they gets money from media rights deals.

West Indies might be having a bad time right now. But a renowned team in cricket history is West Indies. This group was quite strong a few days ago. But now they are a very weak team. They could not qualify for the ODI World Cup. Such a poor performance in the Test series against India was not expected. The team lost all the wickets to collect only 150 runs. Aswin took 5 wickets and Jadeja 3 wickets. I wouldn't even say the pitch is completely bowling-friendly. Because India scored 80 runs without losing any wickets.

[Litzki1990]

India vs West Indies 1st Test match is being held. West Indies are batting first innings in today's series. It is difficult to say how well West Indies will perform in today's match. But in today's match, India will bowl well, if India can give a good bowling performance, West Indies' wicket will fall. Right now West Indies batsmen Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Kraigg Brathwaite are batting if their pair can survive then they can collect good runs. Today West Indies will try to play well to win the match and if India can bowl well then West Indies will surely come under pressure. At the moment, West Indies' collected runs are 21 in 8 overs, so far no wicket has fallen.

West Indies won the toss and went into bat, collecting 4 wickets in 28 overs and collected 68 runs. Today West Indies batted very badly, they will be all out today, it seems that they will not be able to give a lead of 200+ runs. Kraigg Brathwaite was out for 20 runs, Tagenarine Chanderpaul was out for 12 runs, Raymon Reifer was out for 2 runs, Jermaine Blackwood was out for 14 runs. India bowled well, so far Ravichandran Ashwin bowled well and took 2 wickets, Shardul Thakur took 1 wicket, Ravindra Jadeja 1 wicket, India's spin bowling is getting better today.

The West Indies team has come to India to play two Tests, three ODIs and 5 T20 matches where the two teams entered the field on the first day of the first Test yesterday. In the first innings of the first test, West Indies were all out for just 150 runs in the first innings. After bowling West Indies out for 150 runs, Team India went into bat in their first innings where they managed to score 80 runs without a wicket at the end of the first day's play so far in India. 

Recently, West Indies are having a very bad time in cricket. A few days ago they failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup. Failure to qualify for the ODI World Cup and subsequent poor performance in the tour of India may be a major concern for the team. West Indies are likely to lose the series by a margin against India in the first Test match.

[Sithara007]

West Indies might be having a bad time right now. But a renowned team in cricket history is West Indies. This group was quite strong a few days ago. But now they are a very weak team. They could not qualify for the ODI World Cup. Such a poor performance in the Test series against India was not expected. The team lost all the wickets to collect only 150 runs. Aswin took 5 wickets and Jadeja 3 wickets. I wouldn't even say the pitch is completely bowling-friendly. Because India scored 80 runs without losing any wickets.

When was the last time that West Indies played competitively against the pig-4? They have been playing like this for sometime. There are two main reasons. First of all, they have a very biased selection policy, which discriminates against players from certain races and religions. Players like Ravindranath Rampaul have spoken against this. And secondly, their players are more interested in participating in franchise leagues around the world, rather than playing for the national team. And also, let's not forget the fact that West Indies is an amalgam of different island countries.

[Gulttam2a2]

I don't know what is the point in having these sort of test matches. In all probability, West Indies is going to lose this match by an innings and ~300 runs. West Indies is a team that failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup in 2023, after losing to both Scotland and Netherlands. Their performance in test format is even worse than that in limited overs. What was the need for India to tour them and play so many matches against them (well, I know that the calendar from ICC mandates such matches). In the end the WICB don't care and they will be happy as long as they gets money from media rights deals.

India has been out of the game for a long time after losing the Test Championship. I agree with you that there is no point in playing such matches. But India pays more to ICC so maybe they have a bit more priority. India tour West Indies to burn themselves. For this they always pick weak team. West Indies failed to qualify for their ODI World Cup which is disappointing for West Indies. India will win blindly with this disappointing team. India has come to West Indies to get their players back in form. You will see that the Asia Cup will start after the West Indies tour. So this tour of India is a plus point to prepare themselves.

[Jateng]

India vs West Indies 1st Test match is being held. West Indies are batting first innings in today's series. It is difficult to say how well West Indies will perform in today's match. But in today's match, India will bowl well, if India can give a good bowling performance, West Indies' wicket will fall. Right now West Indies batsmen Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Kraigg Brathwaite are batting if their pair can survive then they can collect good runs. Today West Indies will try to play well to win the match and if India can bowl well then West Indies will surely come under pressure. At the moment, West Indies' collected runs are 21 in 8 overs, so far no wicket has fallen.

In 1st test match End of day 1 West Indies v scored only 150 and all out with a low score. From West Indies, Athanaze scored 47 runs and no other player cross it very disappointing performance by west indies batters. Ravichandran Ashwin boll well picking up 5 crucial wickets and restricting the West Indies to a low score of 150. While India is trail by 70 runs. India's current score is 80 without the loss of any wicket Jasiwal is 40 run not out and Rohit is playing at 30 run not out. I think India will score 400 plus runs and lead by huge runs.

[3kpk3]

But a renowned team in cricket history is West Indies.

That was ages ago. I cannot remember the last time they performed admirably.

Such a poor performance in the Test series against India was not expected. The team lost all the wickets to collect only 150 runs.

Wrong. Such a poor performance was completely expected by almost everyone since they couldn't even qualify for the upcoming ODI World Cup successfully. Their new gen squad are mediocre basically.

[Sithara007]

I don't know what is the point in having these sort of test matches. In all probability, West Indies is going to lose this match by an innings and ~300 runs. West Indies is a team that failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup in 2023, after losing to both Scotland and Netherlands. Their performance in test format is even worse than that in limited overs. What was the need for India to tour them and play so many matches against them (well, I know that the calendar from ICC mandates such matches). In the end the WICB don't care and they will be happy as long as they gets money from media rights deals.

India has been out of the game for a long time after losing the Test Championship. I agree with you that there is no point in playing such matches. But India pays more to ICC so maybe they have a bit more priority. India tour West Indies to burn themselves. For this they always pick weak team. West Indies failed to qualify for their ODI World Cup which is disappointing for West Indies. India will win blindly with this disappointing team. India has come to West Indies to get their players back in form. You will see that the Asia Cup will start after the West Indies tour. So this tour of India is a plus point to prepare themselves.

I have been saying this for a long time. We need to have more divisions in test cricket. Maybe, there should be 15 teams divided in to 3 divisions, with each division having 5 teams. In a given cycle, teams within the same division need to play against each other once, and there should be one series per cycle between any one team from the first division with any one team from second and third divisions. So in total, there would be 6 series (4 in the same division, and one each with other divisions). My proposal to divide teams are as follows:

Division 1: India, Australia, New Zealand, England and Pakistan
Division 2: South Africa, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
Division 3: Ireland, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, Scotland, Nepal

[JSRAW]

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Windies should also try to adopt bazball, after all these guys are known for their power hitting in white ball cricket despite hitting rock bottom.

The West Indies players might have tried the Bazball after looking at the wickets highlights some of the wickets were like gifting them to the spinners by looking for a big shot but going to cover and fine leg fielders inside the circle, they need to first time the ball .

Lot of hype behind Yashasvi Jaiswal for his debut from the commentators because he is having an incredible first class career and the way he is playing he might score a debut century.

Doubt that...

Because most of the time none of Windies batters picked up Ashwin and Jadeja that well, they both bagged 8 wickets. Particularly Ashwin was doing all sorts of things and at times it felt like he was toying with the batters with his variations.

The hype around Jaiswal seems promising but let's see where he stands after the 10+test match.

[Sithara007]

Doubt that...

Because most of the time none of Windies batters picked up Ashwin and Jadeja that well, they both bagged 8 wickets. Particularly Ashwin was doing all sorts of things and at times it felt like he was toying with the batters with his variations.

The hype around Jaiswal seems promising but let's see where he stands after the 10+test match.

Yashasvi Jaiswal is someone with a first class batting average of 80.21. But considering the quality of first-class cricket in India (it can't be compared with the county championship of England or Sheffield Shield of Australia). But yesterday he started quite solidly against a quality bowling attack, that had Kemar Roach, Alzarri Joseph and Jason Holder. There was no undue haste and he batted rather cautiously. But the problem for Indian selectors is over-availability of talent and not the scarcity of quality players. If Jaiswal needs to be included, then either Gill or Kishan needs to be dropped. And what will happen once Pant is back?

[LDL]

What a shocker. India is destroying WI as expected thanks to the miraculous spin combo of Jadeja and Ashwin. What's even more shocking is the fact that this spin combo wasn't a part of the WTC final 2023.

Just for heads up, KL Rahul said the latter many times. 

Yeah. I remember that. He really needs to focus on delivering more bite than bark.

The West Indies cricket team is on the verge of collapse as their failure to qualify for this year's ODI World Cup qualifiers has proved that. The West Indies, who once had a strong performance in Tests, are gradually losing themselves and were bowled out for 150 yesterday by Ravindra Jadeja and Ashwin's bowling. But West Indies cricket should be investigated for the reason why it is being destroyed and action should be taken as soon as possible. West Indies cricket team is likely to disappear in the near future if action is not taken very soon.

[Haunebu]

But West Indies cricket should be investigated for the reason why it is being destroyed and action should be taken as soon as possible. West Indies cricket team is likely to disappear in the near future if action is not taken very soon.

Why would anyone investigate them just because they are performing badly? Their board are corrupt fools just like all other boards and they don't really care about trophies since money is what primarily matters to them.

Also, the WI team won't disappear since they are still a force to reckon with in the T-20 format in my opinion.

[elevates]

I do not understand why the Indian team is playing test cricket against WI. The WI team is in such bad shape that it is worthless to even play against them. All I am able to foresee is that the ongoing series will only help India's ranking on the ICC table. I am not going to see the test match as I know India would easily win the match. BCCI should have canceled this bilateral and any in the future until the WI side is good enough to play against India.

[coinerer]

That is why I have predicted that West Indies will not be able to score more than 180 runs in the first innings. because they still have many weaknesses and they are playing against a strong team like India. so it is a huge challenge for them. so I think India can very well win this Test match with West Indies. because India can play easy matches very well, they have this ability. that is why I have full confidence in India

Did you only predict that WI will not be able to score 180 runs or did you actually bet on it?

I usually bet on winning and losing but do not bet on such things as they are difficult to predict. At Lunch, West Indies are 68 for 4 wickets down. Any single partnership can easily take West Indies beyond 180 runs. Sometimes even the 8, 9, or 10 wickets make 30 - 40 runs, and a team scores beyond 180. Such bets are too risky indeed.

I didn't bet for it I just made a prediction West Indies scored only 150 I guessed they will score 180 max. my prediction worked out so well that if I had placed a bet on it I would have won it too. But my gambling luck is not very good which is why I lose bets most of the time but when I just make predictions without any bets I notice that almost all of them work. I don't understand why this happens and if the same happens to everyone

[Mahdirakib]

I don't know what is the point in having these sort of test matches. In all probability, West Indies is going to lose this match by an innings and ~300 runs. West Indies is a team that failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup in 2023, after losing to both Scotland and Netherlands. Their performance in test format is even worse than that in limited overs. What was the need for India to tour them and play so many matches against them (well, I know that the calendar from ICC mandates such matches).

West Indies was also eliminated from the T20 world cup qualifiers, then they have been eliminated from the ODI world cup qualifiers too. West Indies has become very weak team for the ignorance of their cricket board. Undoubtedly they are going to loss the first test match by an innings. And I think that the result of the second test match will be same. Now the betting odds for India is 1.02× only. It is a safe odds for doing some wager.

[MusaPk]

West Indies was also eliminated from the T20 world cup qualifiers, then they have been eliminated from the ODI world cup qualifiers too. West Indies has become very weak team for the ignorance of their cricket board. Undoubtedly they are going to loss the first test match by an innings. And I think that the result of the second test match will be same. Now the betting odds for India is 1.02× only. It is a safe odds for doing some wager.

The whole West Indies batting lineup was able to score only 150 runs while India at the moment is 96 for no loss. There is nothing much to say about this test match. After getting eliminated from ODI WC its time for West Indies to be eliminated from test format also. No West Indies batsmen was able to score a 50, highest score is 47 from Alick Athanaze. Its now time to bet whether West Indies will lose by an innings or avoid that.