Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[virasog]

Ireland are leading by 61 runs at the moment thanks to their middle order and tail-enders primarily while Zadran and Rehman did a great job with the ball though 155 was always going to be tough to defend.

I don't see the Afghans winning this one unless they produce something special in the second innings and Adair will be their biggest concern.

The current situation of the match between Afghanistan and Ireland cannot be believed that Afghanistan players are playing like this. Ireland's team it's on its peak against Afghanistan. They took all the wickets of Afghanistan in just a day and now their batsmen performed like a pro. They made runs more than 250 on this wicket.

By the way, the Ireland team is the young team of Ireland, not their experienced player playing this. While on the Afghanistan team, they have Gurbaz, Karim Janat, and one of the best openers ever from their team Ibrahim Zardan. Although Afghanistan is in the lead by 26 runs on stumps at day 2 but they have lost three wickets. I don't think they will be able to give big target to the Nepal team. Remember this is the only test being played between these two teams.

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[UmerIdrees]

Ireland are leading by 61 runs at the moment thanks to their middle order and tail-enders primarily while Zadran and Rehman did a great job with the ball though 155 was always going to be tough to defend.

I don't see the Afghans winning this one unless they produce something special in the second innings and Adair will be their biggest concern.

Ireland managed to give Afghanistan a lead of 108 runs at the end of the first innings,  Ireland were all out for 263 in the first innings. Zia-Ur-Rehman bowled well for Afghanistan, taking five wickets. Afghanistan are now batting in the second innings, their team score is 50/2, today they will play 23 more overs. Mark Adair has been bowling brilliantly he has taken 5 wickets in the first innings and two in the second innings so far. Afghanistan are still 58 runs behind Netherlands. Afghanistan must bat well and build a big partnership otherwise the match will slip out of Afghanistan's control.

Today is the practice match between Afghanistan and Ireland and of course, this match can be won by Afghanistan also this is a ground that was full at the 2017 final of the Champions trophy where the Pakistan and India match was played and Sarfraz won the first trophy for Pakistan as captain.
Also, it was the first Champions trophy that had been won by Pakistan, and what a great victory for Pakistan because on the other side, the captain was Virat Kohli, after Dhoni's captaincy Indian team didn't win any ICC tournament. A team like India can only win the World Cup by using Dhoni's mastermind captaincy.

[Haunebu]

Today Mark Adair 2 wickets, Mark on 🔥 fire.
Afghanistan started their second innings and at the last call Afghanistan were trailing by 65 runs so far. Two wickets fell for 63 runs and two wickets were taken by Mark Adair. This time if Afghanistan can't perform well then Ireland will win this test. Afghanistan's Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah could not improve their performance even in the second innings, so Afghanistan is in a dangerous position.

Agreed. Adair already took 7 freaking wickets so far and is in the run for the MOM award if you ask me. He will continue trying to take more wickets and push his tally towards 10 wickets or beyond.

Afghanistan will probably end up giving them a lead of around 150 or something close to it which Ireland should comfortably chase unless they collapse.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Devdutt Padikkal likely to make his debut in last test match at Dharamshala as KL unlikely to be fit by then while Patidar continues to under perform, even if KL was fit, I'd say they should have given chance to Padikkal as India has already won the series, so try some new blood when there is nothing to lose.

Also, I feel Akash Deep will have his stay in playing XI.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-squad-for-5h-test-devdutt-padikkal-to-make-debut-in-dharamsala-rajat-patidar-to-stay-in-squad-as-kl-rahul-out-101709175454693.html — Writer looks confident here, so I'm confident about this news too 

Lots of media reporting the same so might be true.

Siraj played 2 back to back matches and nowadays high command taking workload management pills regularly so he could be rested. In that scenario Akashdeep deserves another go, Bumrah is coming back so Siraj missing out on the last match shouldn't be an issue.

I just feel for the poor guy Axar who did everything right and posted excellent performance whenever he got chance still can't able to find a spot in playing XI just because of Jaddu the similar player in everyway but has better stats. Axar can be even played as a complete batsman to be honest instead of just trying to give Patidar back to back chances and probably his red ball career for national side will be over if he doesn't post a performance if he has given one final chance.

[JSRAW]

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I just feel for the poor guy Axar who did everything right and posted excellent performance whenever he got chance still can't able to find a spot in playing XI just because of Jaddu the similar player in everyway but has better stats. Axar can be even played as a complete batsman to be honest instead of just trying to give Patidar back to back chances and probably his red ball career for national side will be over if he doesn't post a performance if he has given one final chance.

In this series, he looked off color with the ball, I know it's harsh but when you have wicket taker bowler like Kuldeep sitting in the dugout then the team can't afford that, hence bench strength is good to have.

Ashwin did bag 17 wickets so far but he also didn't look at best, which is very rare. He did contributed though by picking 3-6 wickets in almost every outing and he's your number 1 spin bowler so you can't drop him. This also didn't help Axar's cause, then we have Jaddu's angle which you mentioned already.  

Competition is tough in the Indian team and things are surely looking dicey for Patidar.

[jasonjm]

Australia is 279/9 after 1st day at Wellington. NZ bowled beautifully; Henry was the pick of the bowlers and took 4 wickets. Cameron Green scored a brilliant century. He did not get any support from the other end apart from Mitchell Marsh's brief stay at the crease. NZ will probably get the only wicket remaining early in the first session of day 2. It will be a contest to watch because of Aussie's bowling strength.

In the test match between Afghanistan and Ireland, at the moment, Ireland is in complete control of the game. This partnership between Hashmatullah Shahidi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz is important for AFG's survival in the test match. I think the way Mark Adair is bowling, this pair will not last longer on the crease in the first session on day 3. I am of the opinion that Ireland should win this match comfortably from this point.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Ashwin did bag 17 wickets so far but he also didn't look at best, which is very rare. He did contributed though by picking 3-6 wickets in almost every outing and he's your number 1 spin bowler so you can't drop him. This also didn't help Axar's cause, then we have Jaddu's angle which you mentioned already.  

Talking about Ashwin, himself mentioned in post match presentation that it is taking 10 to 12 balls to get into his rhythm probably his age factor is causing that aside from he might be having hard time due to someone in their family is ill so that's reasonable.

Yes, Axar can't able to make it because other spinners are wicket takers but he will be given chance and Jaddu can take a rest in the final match?

[MusaPk]

It's true that NewZeland really shown bad performance in his recent ODI series and I taught they will carry on his worst performance in test series too but here they make things completely changed and almost took entire Australian line up before 200 but here thank to green who took charge hold his wickets and scored a phenomenal century in such crutical situation where thier opponent have upper hand on them and dominance were already shifted from them. Now it's a significant chance for NewZeland to took his revenge and get Australian last hope green before they scored a total of 300. I know NewZeland were going on with one of thier worst batting performance but hope so they will recover and took a decent lead on Australian in order to be in game and make handsome results

Aussies always have batsmen that can take responsibility in case batting lineup collapse. This time its Cameron Green who has kept one end despite the fact that wickets were continuously falling from other end. Aussies have done well at the end of day one, 279 is not a bad score and they still have one wicket left. They will try to take score to 300 runs by tomorrow which will bring them back in the game.   

[JSRAW]

Ashwin did bag 17 wickets so far but he also didn't look at best, which is very rare. He did contributed though by picking 3-6 wickets in almost every outing and he's your number 1 spin bowler so you can't drop him. This also didn't help Axar's cause, then we have Jaddu's angle which you mentioned already.  

Talking about Ashwin, himself mentioned in post match presentation that it is taking 10 to 12 balls to get into his rhythm probably his age factor is causing that aside from he might be having hard time due to someone in their family is ill so that's reasonable.

Yes, Axar can't able to make it because other spinners are wicket takers but he will be given chance and Jaddu can take a rest in the final match?

He's an old fashioned cricketer (physically) and not physically gifted like Jadeja or disciplined like Jimmy Anderson.

His knees are also about to give up, it would be great if he could take a leave from the IPL for good and focus on his fitness and test cricket. Only then he can extend his career, maybe 3-4 years at best.

[wiss19]

The current situation of the match between Afghanistan and Ireland cannot be believed that Afghanistan players are playing like this. Ireland's team it's on its peak against Afghanistan. They took all the wickets of Afghanistan in just a day and now their batsmen performed like a pro. They made runs more than 250 on this wicket.

By the way, the Ireland team is the young team of Ireland, not their experienced player playing this. While on the Afghanistan team, they have Gurbaz, Karim Janat, and one of the best openers ever from their team Ibrahim Zardan. Although Afghanistan is in the lead by 26 runs on stumps at day 2 but they have lost three wickets. I don't think they will be able to give big target to the Nepal team. Remember this is the only test being played between these two teams.

On second day, we have good bowling from Afghanistan which bring back them into this test match with now their batting needs to be better and improved for the win currently they are leading by 26 runs with two set batsmen on crease if they keep cool and have some more time then surely they can do some decent runs which can give them good advantage they have enough time need good patience and technique for the staying on crease and having good runs in this second inning.

Ireland is also improving, but these teams need good practice and more matches which are not coming as requirement which is hurting their cause for the better performance tomorrow first session could be important which will decide how things will be gone in this game with most chances we will have end of this match as well.

[Tony116]

The current situation of the match between Afghanistan and Ireland cannot be believed that Afghanistan players are playing like this. Ireland's team it's on its peak against Afghanistan. They took all the wickets of Afghanistan in just a day and now their batsmen performed like a pro. They made runs more than 250 on this wicket.

By the way, the Ireland team is the young team of Ireland, not their experienced player playing this. While on the Afghanistan team, they have Gurbaz, Karim Janat, and one of the best openers ever from their team Ibrahim Zardan. Although Afghanistan is in the lead by 26 runs on stumps at day 2 but they have lost three wickets. I don't think they will be able to give big target to the Nepal team. Remember this is the only test being played between these two teams.

On second day, we have good bowling from Afghanistan which bring back them into this test match with now their batting needs to be better and improved for the win currently they are leading by 26 runs with two set batsmen on crease if they keep cool and have some more time then surely they can do some decent runs which can give them good advantage they have enough time need good patience and technique for the staying on crease and having good runs in this second inning.

Ireland is also improving, but these teams need good practice and more matches which are not coming as requirement which is hurting their cause for the better performance tomorrow first session could be important which will decide how things will be gone in this game with most chances we will have end of this match as well.

I was also a little surprised to see that Afghanistan is not playing well against Ireland. I thought Afghanistan would be a far better team, especially in the test format against Ireland. But things have not turned out to be like that. And when Afghanistan lost two wickets in their second innings for only 38, I was legit worried. But right now it seems like they have stabilized the situation. Right now they have a lead of 26 runs. They have seven wickets in hand and it is only the end of day two. So they have a lot of time to score. They should try to survive and keep the scoreboard running. If they give a target of anything less than 300/350, it might be a problem for them.

[JSRAW]

Poor Kiwis  Sent opponent in on green top, also picked up their 6 wickets cheaply but Green came out of syllabus and to make things worse, he's batting with the tail and added more than 150 runs.

On top of that, the biggest partnership of the first inning is the 10th wicket partnership, 78 and counting lol. Now they would hope for the pitch to flatten out for 2 days at least.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Poor Kiwis  Sent opponent in on green top, also picked up their 6 wickets cheaply but Green came out of syllabus and to make things worse, he's batting with the tail and added more than 150 runs.

On top of that, the biggest partnership of the first inning is the 10th wicket partnership, 78 and counting lol. Now they would hope for the pitch to flatten out for 2 days at least.

He took the match away single handedly from Kiwis at the moment, with bit of support from the tail enders.

The worse thing is Kiwis started really bad and already they lost 3 wickets just for 15 runs on the board including one run out of Williamson. Well, that sums why Kiwis always struggled against OZ in the red ball at their home for decades.

Someone has to grind really hard to decrease the deficit as much as they can.

[AirtelBuzz]

Poor Kiwis  Sent opponent in on green top, also picked up their 6 wickets cheaply but Green came out of syllabus and to make things worse, he's batting with the tail and added more than 150 runs.

On top of that, the biggest partnership of the first inning is the 10th wicket partnership, 78 and counting lol. Now they would hope for the pitch to flatten out for 2 days at least.

I don't know why the New Zealand team is giving such a poor performance.Looking at the New Zealand team's batting today, it is surprising that five wickets have already fallen in their fifty-two runs.Kiwis come to play or have fun.Watching their game, no one would want to believe that they are number one in the Test Championship rankings.Just as they were thrashed by Australia in the T20 series, the Test series is going to be similarly thrashed.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Aussies bundled the Kiwis and got lead of 205 but not enforcing follow on, so they are going to bat as deep as they can and let the NZ to lose by huge margin. Lyon strike too early than expected and picked 4 wickets just in the 8 overs. For NZ Phillips and Matter Henry fired some quick runs to get such total or their innings might ended in 120-130 range.

[rojan]

In today's 1st Test match of New Zealand vs Australia team, Australia team came to bat in the 1st Innings and scored 383 runs losing 10 wickets in 115.1 overs. Now New Zealand team came to bat and scored 179 runs in 43.1 overs. New Zealand team played badly in batting.  In today's match, Australia team is still leading by 208 runs.

[Bureau]

New Zealand's batting was an absolute disaster as they did not even get to 200 runs. Thanks to Cameron Green Australia after having a bad start were able to get to 383 runs. Hazelwood played a significant role being on the nonstriker end with Green. Australia has a good lead and they would want that lead to be of at least 300 runs. This test is slowly going out of the hands of the New Zealand team. Looking at the current situation again Australian batters are having a tough time.

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In today's 1st Test match of New Zealand vs Australia team, Australia team came to bat in the 1st Innings and scored 383 runs losing 10 wickets in 115.1 overs. Now New Zealand team came to bat and scored 179 runs in 43.1 overs. New Zealand team played badly in batting.  In today's match, Australia team is still leading by 208 runs.

Currently New Zealand team is on a very bad situation. They can't do anything on T20 format they got white washed by Australian team. And we are seeing kind of same thing here also like they can't even cross in the first series of test match they got all out at only 179 Run, this is very  unexpectable performance from New Zealand team. Currently Australia is batting they took 13 run from 8over and lose their  two wicket. And they lead by 217 run.

[WatChe]

New Zealand's batting was an absolute disaster as they did not even get to 200 runs. Thanks to Cameron Green Australia after having bad start were able to get to 383 runs. Hazelwood play a significant role being on the non striker end with Green. Australia has a good lead and they woul want that lead to be of atleast 300 runs. This test is slowly going out of the hand of Newzealand team. Looking at the current situation again Australian batters are having a tough time.

Green has played best knock of his life by scoring an unbeaten 174 runs and most importantly these runs at a stage when Australia need someone to score. Australia were 267 for 9 and last wicket added 116 runs to the total. After Green innings its there bowlers who didn't allowed New Zealanders to score runs and New Zealand whole team got out on just 179 runs. Australians have got a lead of 217 and they have plenty of batting to come, the game is most likely to be win by Australia.

[Haunebu]

Australia is absolutely decimating the Kiwis across all formats these days. This test is most likely going to the Aussies at this point thanks to that insane 10th wicket partnership.

On the other hand, it looks like Ireland will comfortably defeat Afghanistan since they might have to chase a target of around 100-150 which shouldn't be a problem for them.