Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[JSRAW]

This match is swinging like a pendulum. Both teams are throwing punches, fighting back, and keep coming back into the game and right now India are doing its own thing.

Now I'd say it's 50-50 for both teams. Extra 30-40 runs from here could potentially put England slightly ahead in the race as 220 + target won't be an easy task in the 4th inning. India would hope for one of the guys from the top 3 to dig in.

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[Essential10]

India took control in the second innings. Indian spinner bowlers are bowling brilliantly. Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets in the second innings of England's top order batsmen. Kuldeep Yadav destroyed the middle order batsmen. Kuldeep Yadav has taken four wickets so far. England took 139 runs for 8 wickets. Zak Crawley scored 66 in the second innings.12 more overs will be played today, it is becoming very difficult for England to survive two wickets at this moment. I think England can't take a lead of more than 220-230 runs.

[libert19]

The way game is moving, once India starts to bat, I'm sure England is going to get early breakthroughs and we may feel that England is going to win the game and then Indian tail enders come to the crease and India wins the game lol

And another 4 day test.

[kro55]

This match is swinging like a pendulum. Both teams are throwing punches, fighting back, and keep coming back into the game and right now India are doing its own thing.

Now I'd say it's 50-50 for both teams. Extra 30-40 runs from here could potentially put England slightly ahead in the race as 220 + target won't be an easy task in the 4th inning. India would hope for one of the guys from the top 3 to dig in.

An experienced batsman like Ben Foakes is still at the crease. He is playing very carefully. Perhaps the England team wants to set a target of over 200 anyway.

Ben Foakes is at the crease with 17 runs off 74 balls. Shoaib Bashir collects 1 run off 20 balls. Their main aim is to stay at the crease. The pitch condition looks like it has become completely spin friendly. Playing big shots on this pitch against spin bowlers is very risky. So Bashir and Foakes are batting very carefully. The England team managed to take a lead of 190 runs. And if they can score 20-30 runs, they can give India a descent target.

[JSRAW]

Holy cow! I guess the Indians now have a shot here, they only need one good knock and they should be fine.

Still, this is a tricky target on a challenging pitch and the remaining 20-30 minutes of the period would be very challenging for batters, no batter enjoys batting towards the end of any session.

Hope, this period goes wicketless for India.

[virasog]

The way game is moving, once India starts to bat, I'm sure England is going to get early breakthroughs and we may feel that England is going to win the game and then Indian tail enders come to the crease and India wins the game lol

And another 4 day test.

The first day of India vs England match 4th day coming to an end. Today many things happened first the Indian team lost their all wickets of the main players and then bowlers and new people came to play but they also could not do anything, so the team was out then hero bowlers came and what type of play they did like a T20 match. They picked all the wickets of England's batsmen by giving a wonderful performance.

For the England team, it will be good if they do not allow to Indian batsmen to make runs and they need to take their wickets but if they cannot take wickets so no problem but then they should play like Indian batsmen cannot make runs, and at the same time, focus on wickets taking tomorrow. India has a higher chances of winning in this test match. The England team collapsed on 145 runs and that was the real turning point of this match.

[HelliumZ]

After seeing England's first innings, it seemed that England might return to their performance in this fourth test, but as England were bowled out for 145 runs in the second innings, I completely changed that idea.
Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandan Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja's spin bowled the England squad for 145 runs. At the end of today's third day's play, India needs to collect 152 runs to win, which is not a difficult target for India, but India will also win the fourth Test at a relaxed pace.

[WatChe]

Holy cow! I guess the Indians now have a shot here, they only need one good knock and they should be fine.

Still, this is a tricky target on a challenging pitch and the remaining 20-30 minutes of the period would be very challenging for batters, no batter enjoys batting towards the end of any session.

Hope, this period goes wicketless for India.

Spinners have done the job for India, 5 wickets for Ashwin and 4 for Kuldeep. India need 152 more runs on day 4 of this test to clinch the series. England have done so good in first innings and a poor batting show in second innings. England should have score 250 in second innings to try there luck in bowling but with such a low target it will be difficult to save the match. Both Indian openers are steady in run chase and are at the crease on stumps.

[Bd officer]

India took control in the second innings. Indian spinner bowlers are bowling brilliantly. Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets in the second innings of England's top order batsmen. Kuldeep Yadav destroyed the middle order batsmen. Kuldeep Yadav has taken four wickets so far. England took 139 runs for 8 wickets. Zak Crawley scored 66 in the second innings.12 more overs will be played today, it is becoming very difficult for England to survive two wickets at this moment. I think England can't take a lead of more than 220-230 runs.

England batted well in the first innings but could not bat well in the second innings. England scored 353 runs in the first innings but were all out for just 145 runs in the second innings. In the second innings the spinner bowlers of India performed brilliantly and all the wickets were taken by the spinner bowlers. India scored 40 runs without losing a wicket at the end of the third day in the second innings. We will see the result of this test match tomorrow. India need 152 runs to win which they can easily win.

[3kpk3]

Holy cow! I guess the Indians now have a shot here, they only need one good knock and they should be fine.

Still, this is a tricky target on a challenging pitch and the remaining 20-30 minutes of the period would be very challenging for batters, no batter enjoys batting towards the end of any session.

Hope, this period goes wicketless for India.

Jurel-Kuldeep partnership sealed the deal for India if you ask me. I expected England to collapse in the second innings thanks to the fab trio(KD, Ash, Jaddu) and that's exactly what happened.

Root was a bit unlucky though since the actual decision was 50:50. India pretty much won the series already with a test remaining.

[LDL]

Holy cow! I guess the Indians now have a shot here, they only need one good knock and they should be fine.

Still, this is a tricky target on a challenging pitch and the remaining 20-30 minutes of the period would be very challenging for batters, no batter enjoys batting towards the end of any session.

Hope, this period goes wicketless for India.

Jurel-Kuldeep partnership sealed the deal for India if you ask me. I expected England to collapse in the second innings thanks to the fab trio(KD, Ash, Jaddu) and that's exactly what happened.

Root was a bit unlucky though since the actual decision was 50:50. India pretty much won the series already with a test remaining.

Ashwin 5, Kuldeep 3, Jadeja 1
The trio contributed to England being bowled out for 145 in the second innings and shared ten wickets apiece. Unfortunately, no Seamers were allowed to take wickets here. I didn't understand that England were bowled out for just 145 runs in the second innings while they played an amazing innings of 353 runs in the first innings. The result of this test already everyone has guessed that England is definitely going to lose this test. India have two more days left where they need to collect only 152 runs.

[onecall123]

India took control in the second innings. Indian spinner bowlers are bowling brilliantly. Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets in the second innings of England's top order batsmen. Kuldeep Yadav destroyed the middle order batsmen. Kuldeep Yadav has taken four wickets so far. England took 139 runs for 8 wickets. Zak Crawley scored 66 in the second innings.12 more overs will be played today, it is becoming very difficult for England to survive two wickets at this moment. I think England can't take a lead of more than 220-230 runs.

England batted well in the first innings but could not bat well in the second innings. England scored 353 runs in the first innings but were all out for just 145 runs in the second innings. In the second innings the spinner bowlers of India performed brilliantly and all the wickets were taken by the spinner bowlers. India scored 40 runs without losing a wicket at the end of the third day in the second innings. We will see the result of this test match tomorrow. India need 152 runs to win which they can easily win.

From 110/3 to 145/10, it's disappointing to see England's performance. Once again, England's batsmen disappointed. They missed a great chance after their strong first innings. India's lower order performed well, and then their spinners took control. England needs to quickly dismiss India's batsmen. but it feels like England let a good opportunity slip away. India is clearly the stronger team in India. This series might end up 4-1 in India's favor.

[tsaroz]

India took control in the second innings. Indian spinner bowlers are bowling brilliantly. Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets in the second innings of England's top order batsmen. Kuldeep Yadav destroyed the middle order batsmen. Kuldeep Yadav has taken four wickets so far. England took 139 runs for 8 wickets. Zak Crawley scored 66 in the second innings.12 more overs will be played today, it is becoming very difficult for England to survive two wickets at this moment. I think England can't take a lead of more than 220-230 runs.

England batted well in the first innings but could not bat well in the second innings. England scored 353 runs in the first innings but were all out for just 145 runs in the second innings. In the second innings the spinner bowlers of India performed brilliantly and all the wickets were taken by the spinner bowlers. India scored 40 runs without losing a wicket at the end of the third day in the second innings. We will see the result of this test match tomorrow. India need 152 runs to win which they can easily win.

From 110/3 to 145/10, it's disappointing to see England's performance. Once again, England's batsmen disappointed. They missed a great chance after their strong first innings. India's lower order performed well, and then their spinners took control. England needs to quickly dismiss India's batsmen. but it feels like England let a good opportunity slip away. India is clearly the stronger team in India. This series might end up 4-1 in India's favor.

2nd inning batting of England crumbled just like it did on the third test. Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav destroyed the batting line up of England. Even though Zak Crawley  made a 60 for England, they never had a working partnership and the wickets kept falling. It would be a easy walk for India to finish the match before midday of 4th day. With this India would have won the test series with one match still left to be played. All of it still being the part of world test championship. The series itself has been an interesting one for a Test as all of the game ended in a result mostly on the 4th day.

[JSRAW]

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Jurel-Kuldeep partnership sealed the deal for India if you ask me. I expected England to collapse in the second innings thanks to the fab trio(KD, Ash, Jaddu) and that's exactly what happened.

Root was a bit unlucky though since the actual decision was 50:50. India pretty much won the series already with a test remaining.

On field umpire gave him not out and DRS showed 2 red (Impact + Hitting the wicket), the umpire had to reverse his decision. It's hardly an unlucky incident but yeah from Joe Root's perspective he was not out, he has that right because every batter thinks he/she is always not out.

India got a decent start, not losing a wicket was the biggest positive but the match is not finished and we've seen some fine collapse in this series from both teams but still it's India's game to lose as they have their nose ahead. 

[Bitcoin Smith]

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India got a decent start, not losing a wicket was the biggest positive but the match is not finished and we've seen some fine collapse in this series from both teams but still it's India's game to lose as they have their nose ahead. 

It's hard to lose this game for India from this stage, at last the Indian spin attack came to the party when it's needed and the inexperienced ENG giving freebies to Hitman to score some boundaries. Tomorrow is not going to be easy but if the required run was around 200 then India might stuck without knowing attack or defence but only 152 needed to so it mitigate the psychological barrier and give the freedom to play according to their ability.

[Patrol69]

In the first innings against India, England ended the game with a lead but in the second innings, England disappointed the fans. England were bowled out for just 145 in the second innings which was a real surprise. In the first innings where they ended the first innings ahead of India despite a bad situation, I cannot account why they performed so badly in the second innings. Due to their poor performance in the second innings, the series may be confirmed for India with one match in hand. India need just 152 runs to win this Test match with ten valuable wickets still in hand. India will reach their target before the end of the first session of the fourth day. Congratulations in advance to Team India for winning the series with one match in hand.

[Haunebu]

Kuldeep impressed me more than Ashwin because he was turning the ball like crazy while Ashwin became the highest wicket-taker in India.

On field umpire gave him not out and DRS showed 2 red (Impact + Hitting the wicket), the umpire had to reverse his decision. It's hardly an unlucky incident but yeah from Joe Root's perspective he was not out, he has that right because every batter thinks he/she is always not out.

I don't know. The ball seemed to have been 50% outside the line and 50% inside the line which is why the decision was actually left to the tech which decided to rule in favor of the Indians.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Kuldeep impressed me more than Ashwin because he was turning the ball like crazy while Ashwin became the highest wicket-taker in India.

Two are different kind of spinners and generally wrist spinners can spin a lot than the finger spinners that is why you saw Kuldeep Yadav was turning balls more angle but each kind of spin has their own benefits which respective to the pitch conditions.

Who really impressed with the batting skills of Kuldeep than his bowling in this match,?

[Bitcoin_people]

On the third day in England, the team did not score too many runs due to which their chances of victory are very slim. Scoring only 145 runs and losing all the wickets, England team had a poor batting performance in the third day's play, this poor batting might cost them the match. But the Indian team was in great bowling form due to which they quickly took the wickets and overwhelmed England. England played well on the first day but they did not perform so well on the third day. England batting on the third day did not manage to give much lead due to which India is expected to win comfortably. India scored 40 runs in the third day's play with no wickets falling so far. Only 157 more runs can fill the lead given by England and the Indian team will achieve another great victory in the Test match.

[Compromise me]

On the third day in England, the team did not score too many runs due to which their chances of victory are very slim. Scoring only 145 runs and losing all the wickets, England team had a poor batting performance in the third day's play, this poor batting might cost them the match.

You said  right England did not perform well in their second innings.  India need only 150 runs to get this innings and it is quite easy for India.  India are now speeding towards victory in just a few hours.  Before the England players could do anything, India's bowlers put them in trouble.  The pitch condition is also helpful for India and makes their win strong. Rohit Sharma  and YJaiswal are playing very carefuly and continue their innings without losing a wicket, Rohit Sharma made 24 run in 27 ball and y Jaiswal made 16 run in 21 balls .