Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[GigaBit]

Test series between Pakistan and West Indies starts from tomorrow, in this series I consider Pakistan as favorite as these matches will be played on Pakistan's home ground. However, Pakistan have performed very poorly in recent Test series against South Africa, they have not won a single match against South Africa. On the other hand, West Indies managed to perform fairly well against Bangladesh.

We have seen earlier that Pakistan A team and West Indies played a warm-up match, however that match was a draw now it is to be seen how well these two teams can perform in the main test matches. Pakistan will definitely want to win the series against West Indies as they will want to forget the series defeat against South Africa by winning the series against West Indies.

Test series between Pakistan and West Indies will be exciting. Pakistan has one advantage because they are playing at home but they did not do well against South Africa recently and we also know what they did against Bangladesh. This shows they have some weaknesses. On the other hand West Indies played pretty well against Bangladesh. Pakistan wants to win against West Indies to make up for losing to South Africa. It will be interesting to see how both teams handle pressure.

There will be a big rivalry between Pakistan and West Indies. It is not possible to keep any team ahead in advance. Because both the teams are almost at the same level. Although Pakistan team is in a higher position than West Indies in ICC Test Rankings, it will be difficult to keep any team ahead considering the overall situation. However, Pakistan will play at home ground due to which they will get home advantage. A match was held between West Indies and Pakistan A team in 3-day Warm-up Match and the match was drawn. The main matches of the series are more likely to be decided by win or defeat.

[noormcs5]

There will be a big rivalry between Pakistan and West Indies. It is not possible to keep any team ahead in advance. Because both the teams are almost at the same level. Although Pakistan team is in a higher position than West Indies in ICC Test Rankings, it will be difficult to keep any team ahead considering the overall situation. However, Pakistan will play at home ground due to which they will get home advantage. A match was held between West Indies and Pakistan A team in 3-day Warm-up Match and the match was drawn. The main matches of the series are more likely to be decided by win or defeat.

The first test match between Pakistan and West Indies is delayed due to rain however there are chances that this test match will start very soon

jawad jadu : "Hy there, i am 15 km away from Mulan cricket stadium and now weather is ok hopefully match will be start very soon best of luck both teams" --- I have my fingers crossed (and numb in this cold Punjab weather)

This match was initially planned to be hosted at Karachi, but then some construction work going on there, so it was shifted to Multan and here the weather is not so good for play.

It is not because of the rain but due to fog the match is delayed. The toss hasn’t happened till now. Nevertheless, This is an important test series both for the West Indies and the home team.

[Popkon6]

Test series between Pakistan and West Indies starts from tomorrow, in this series I consider Pakistan as favorite as these matches will be played on Pakistan's home ground. However, Pakistan have performed very poorly in recent Test series against South Africa, they have not won a single match against South Africa. On the other hand, West Indies managed to perform fairly well against Bangladesh.

We have seen earlier that Pakistan A team and West Indies played a warm-up match, however that match was a draw now it is to be seen how well these two teams can perform in the main test matches. Pakistan will definitely want to win the series against West Indies as they will want to forget the series defeat against South Africa by winning the series against West Indies.

Test series between Pakistan and West Indies will be exciting. Pakistan has one advantage because they are playing at home but they did not do well against South Africa recently and we also know what they did against Bangladesh. This shows they have some weaknesses. On the other hand West Indies played pretty well against Bangladesh. Pakistan wants to win against West Indies to make up for losing to South Africa. It will be interesting to see how both teams handle pressure.

There will be a big rivalry between Pakistan and West Indies. It is not possible to keep any team ahead in advance. Because both the teams are almost at the same level. Although Pakistan team is in a higher position than West Indies in ICC Test Rankings, it will be difficult to keep any team ahead considering the overall situation. However, Pakistan will play at home ground due to which they will get home advantage. A match was held between West Indies and Pakistan A team in 3-day Warm-up Match and the match was drawn. The main matches of the series are more likely to be decided by win or defeat.

Pakistan team lost 2 wickets in this match first but I think this test game is to put pressure on the team that lost wickets in the power play. Mohammad Hurraira and Masood were out in a short time, so the opening batsman's pair broke and Babar Azam entered the field as the next batsman. At the moment, Kamran Ghulam and Babar Azam have a partnership, they have collected 23 runs in 9 overs for the loss of 2 wickets.
In this way, if Pakistan team keeps losing wickets then they will definitely be defeated by West Indies team, Pakistan team is much ahead of West Indies team but losing wickets is the most weakness of Pakistan team.

[SATWAT]

What a start for West Indian in first hour of play they have 4 Pakistani top order batsmen 47 for 4 is surely giving them good encouragement for having bowl first in these conditions.
We have first session lost due to weather and now second session is completely under control of West Indies with Jayden Seales and Gudakesh Motti both doing impressive job on this dry pitch now Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan on pitch for having decent end of first days play for Pakistan cricket team.
Current PCB management is doing all things for laughed at Pakistan due to their worst management and having matches in these conditions which are never been ideal for game specially cricket.

[fuguebtc]

Pakistan team lost 2 wickets in this match first but I think this test game is to put pressure on the team that lost wickets in the power play. Mohammad Hurraira and Masood were out in a short time, so the opening batsman's pair broke and Babar Azam entered the field as the next batsman. At the moment, Kamran Ghulam and Babar Azam have a partnership, they have collected 23 runs in 9 overs for the loss of 2 wickets.
In this way, if Pakistan team keeps losing wickets then they will definitely be defeated by West Indies team, Pakistan team is much ahead of West Indies team but losing wickets is the most weakness of Pakistan team.

We did not see Pakistan play well in the Test series against South Africa either. Pakistan lost both Test matches. Pakistan's batsmen failed to get off to a good start in the first Test match against West Indies. Pakistan lost the top order wickets very quickly.

Pakistan lost 4 wickets for just 47 runs. Pakistan lost the wickets of Shan Masood, Muhammad Hurraira, Babar Azam and Kamran Ghulam. Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan are now at the crease. Shakeel and Rizwan are two experienced batsmen in the Pakistan squad. Pakistan still has the potential to score big.

[As-Soon-As]

Test series between Pakistan and West Indies starts from tomorrow, in this series I consider Pakistan as favorite as these matches will be played on Pakistan's home ground. However, Pakistan have performed very poorly in recent Test series against South Africa, they have not won a single match against South Africa. On the other hand, West Indies managed to perform fairly well against Bangladesh.

We have seen earlier that Pakistan A team and West Indies played a warm-up match, however that match was a draw now it is to be seen how well these two teams can perform in the main test matches. Pakistan will definitely want to win the series against West Indies as they will want to forget the series defeat against South Africa by winning the series against West Indies.

Test series between Pakistan and West Indies will be exciting. Pakistan has one advantage because they are playing at home but they did not do well against South Africa recently and we also know what they did against Bangladesh. This shows they have some weaknesses. On the other hand West Indies played pretty well against Bangladesh. Pakistan wants to win against West Indies to make up for losing to South Africa. It will be interesting to see how both teams handle pressure.

There will be a big rivalry between Pakistan and West Indies. It is not possible to keep any team ahead in advance. Because both the teams are almost at the same level. Although Pakistan team is in a higher position than West Indies in ICC Test Rankings, it will be difficult to keep any team ahead considering the overall situation. However, Pakistan will play at home ground due to which they will get home advantage. A match was held between West Indies and Pakistan A team in 3-day Warm-up Match and the match was drawn. The main matches of the series are more likely to be decided by win or defeat.

Pakistan team lost 2 wickets in this match first but I think this test game is to put pressure on the team that lost wickets in the power play. Mohammad Hurraira and Masood were out in a short time, so the opening batsman's pair broke and Babar Azam entered the field as the next batsman. At the moment, Kamran Ghulam and Babar Azam have a partnership, they have collected 23 runs in 9 overs for the loss of 2 wickets.
In this way, if Pakistan team keeps losing wickets then they will definitely be defeated by West Indies team, Pakistan team is much ahead of West Indies team but losing wickets is the most weakness of Pakistan team.

Pakistan team is going through the most vulnerable time at the moment, 4 wickets have fallen at the moment, which is the most aggressive of the four batsmen. The top order batsman got out early in this first test match, but the biggest weak point of Pakistan team was in the first innings of this first test match.
Pakistan team is facing a lot of pressure after losing 4 wickets for 47 runs in 16 overs, the possibility of Pakistan team being all out on this first day is very high, Jayden Seales he has collected three wickets alone which has played the biggest role for West Indies team. West Indies team is performing well in terms of bowling but of course they can have a chance of winning this innings.

[Cheema02]

There will be a big rivalry between Pakistan and West Indies. It is not possible to keep any team ahead in advance. Because both the teams are almost at the same level. Although Pakistan team is in a higher position than West Indies in ICC Test Rankings, it will be difficult to keep any team ahead considering the overall situation. However, Pakistan will play at home ground due to which they will get home advantage. A match was held between West Indies and Pakistan A team in 3-day Warm-up Match and the match was drawn. The main matches of the series are more likely to be decided by win or defeat.

Yes, it is difficult to decide which team is more favorite, but due to home advantage the Pakistan team is being declared as the favorite in the test match. Pakistan had a bad start to the first session lost 4 quick wickets at just 46 runs but after Soud Shakeel and Muhammad Rizwan made a partnership of 40 runs, and at the end of the first session, Pakistan scored 86 runs in a loss of 4 wickets. Muhammad Harrira debut just score 6 runs. West Indies bowling performance was amazing to watch in the first inning especially Jayden Seales who picked 3 important wickets, including the most crucial wicket of Babar Azam, at just 8 scores. Pakistan needs to build this partnership between Soud Shakeel and Muhammad Rizwan if they want to score a huge runs on board.

[Nanga Parbat]

Pakistan team lost 2 wickets in this match first but I think this test game is to put pressure on the team that lost wickets in the power play. Mohammad Hurraira and Masood were out in a short time, so the opening batsman's pair broke and Babar Azam entered the field as the next batsman. At the moment, Kamran Ghulam and Babar Azam have a partnership, they have collected 23 runs in 9 overs for the loss of 2 wickets.
In this way, if Pakistan team keeps losing wickets then they will definitely be defeated by West Indies team, Pakistan team is much ahead of West Indies team but losing wickets is the most weakness of Pakistan team.

Pakistan team is going through the most vulnerable time at the moment, 4 wickets have fallen at the moment, which is the most aggressive of the four batsmen. The top order batsman got out early in this first test match, but the biggest weak point of Pakistan team was in the first innings of this first test match.
Pakistan team is facing a lot of pressure after losing 4 wickets for 47 runs in 16 overs, the possibility of Pakistan team being all out on this first day is very high, Jayden Seales he has collected three wickets alone which has played the biggest role for West Indies team. West Indies team is performing well in terms of bowling but of course they can have a chance of winning this innings.

In which most people hopes will be on Pakistan to beat the West Indies in this series as well.  They are right to think this, but after looking at Pakistan performance, I hope they will lose this first match.  Pakistan has won the toss and decided to bat first, which is not going well because West Indies bowler Jayden Seales has taken 3 special wickets of Pakistan, which will also damage Pakistan target.  Pakistan batsmen have scored 102 runs in 31 overs and have also lost 4 wickets, which will not make Pakistan a good target in this first innings.  West Indies have a chance to win the first innings if their bowling continues to take all their wickets.  Pakistan batsmen are not playing well, they should play well.

[Shishir99]

Pakistani friends must be relieved a little now. Losing their first four top-order batters within the first 15 overs and without even scoring 50 runs is a signal of upcoming batting collapse. It is good to see at least two batters showed some patience and still continue to bat. Both batters got their half-century which needed to continue further. The Pakistan team is totally unpredictable. The upcoming batters may not be able to stand in front of the West Indies bowlers. So, Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel should bat as long as they can.

[noormcs5]

Pakistani friends must be relieved a little now. Losing their first four top-order batters within the first 15 overs and without even scoring 50 runs is a signal of upcoming batting collapse. It is good to see at least two batters showed some patience and still continue to bat. Both batters got their half-century which needed to continue further. The Pakistan team is totally unpredictable. The upcoming batters may not be able to stand in front of the West Indies bowlers. So, Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel should bat as long as they can.

Really that was a poor start by the Pakistan team. Their top order batsmen aren't in good form. Shan Masood made only 11 runs. He is the captain, I don't know when he will feel the responsibility and start playing a better innings. Many people had hopes with Babar Azam but he could only make 8 runs.



Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan's partnership started when the score was 46 runs. Now the score is 143 and these two have put on around 100 runs together. Although it may be a sign of relief for them, but then i don't say it as Pakistan fully recovered as yet because if they lose wickets tomorrow, they can still be all out under 200 runs.

[Sithara007]

Quite meaningless match ongoing between Pakistan and West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium. More than half of the overs were lost to rain, and after that we witnessed some low quality cricket between two teams that are currently placed at the bottom of the points table in ICC World Test Championship. Pakistan were 46/4 when Babar Azam got out, but recovered after that thanks to the partnership between Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan. Jayden Seales looked impressive for West Indies, BTW.

[HelliumZ]

Quite meaningless match ongoing between Pakistan and West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium. More than half of the overs were lost to rain, and after that we witnessed some low quality cricket between two teams that are currently placed at the bottom of the points table in ICC World Test Championship. Pakistan were 46/4 when Babar Azam got out, but recovered after that thanks to the partnership between Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan. Jayden Seales looked impressive for West Indies, BTW.

As the 48th over was stopped due to rain, the medium fast balls got enough turn soon after the start of the game which made it difficult for Pakistan's early top order batsmen to bat and Pakistan fell by four wickets for 46 runs. Pakistan managed to build a 97-run partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and Suad Shakeel when the pitch returned to normal at the end of the day. If Pakistan can bat in all their three sessions on the second day, it will definitely be difficult for West Indies to draw the match if they can put up a big score.

[Bitcoin_people]

Pakistan lost four wickets in the first day of the Test match, their opening batsmen did not bat well and they played with patience. Initially, the Pakistan team players were under a lot of pressure, although today they scored only 143 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. However, if Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel can play together on the second day, then Pakistan team will be able to increase its score. Saud Shakeel held the game a lot today, his batting performance was good, he scored 56 runs, of course, he scored his target century, besides Mohammad Rizwan scored 51 runs, their partnership is amazing. If Saud Shakeel can score a century, then Pakistan team will collect good runs and it will not be easy for West Indies to meet the target. However, Jayden Seales did well in the bowling performance of West Indies team, his bowling was amazing, he took three wickets.

[Sithara007]

Quite meaningless match ongoing between Pakistan and West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium. More than half of the overs were lost to rain, and after that we witnessed some low quality cricket between two teams that are currently placed at the bottom of the points table in ICC World Test Championship. Pakistan were 46/4 when Babar Azam got out, but recovered after that thanks to the partnership between Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan. Jayden Seales looked impressive for West Indies, BTW.

As the 48th over was stopped due to rain, the medium fast balls got enough turn soon after the start of the game which made it difficult for Pakistan's early top order batsmen to bat and Pakistan fell by four wickets for 46 runs. Pakistan managed to build a 97-run partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and Suad Shakeel when the pitch returned to normal at the end of the day. If Pakistan can bat in all their three sessions on the second day, it will definitely be difficult for West Indies to draw the match if they can put up a big score.

Apart from Jayden Seales, the other West Indian bowlers looked clueless. And that is the reason why the Pakistani 5th wicket partnership is inching towards the 100 mark. Gudakesh Motie has been in quite good form for some time, and he picked up the wicket of Pakistani captain Shan Masood as well. But he may not be that useful during the first 2-3 days of this match. That means that Justin Greaves, Kevin Sinclair and Jomel Warrican need to provide support for Seales. Overall, I would say that advantage is with Pakistan now.

[Jewan420]

Pakistan lost four wickets in the first day of the Test match, their opening batsmen did not bat well and they played with patience. Initially, the Pakistan team players were under a lot of pressure, although today they scored only 143 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. However, if Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel can play together on the second day, then Pakistan team will be able to increase its score. Saud Shakeel held the game a lot today, his batting performance was good, he scored 56 runs, of course, he scored his target century, besides Mohammad Rizwan scored 51 runs, their partnership is amazing. If Saud Shakeel can score a century, then Pakistan team will collect good runs and it will not be easy for West Indies to meet the target. However, Jayden Seales did well in the bowling performance of West Indies team, his bowling was amazing, he took three wickets.

Pakistan team was not in a reliable position at the beginning. Their top order was completely ineffective. They are in a slightly advantageous position due to the middle order. Instead of talking about today's match, I want to talk about the performance of Pakistan team at home. My biggest question is when everyone tries to win the match with the advantage of home field, but why can't Pakistan team take advantage of their home field? Why can't they perform at home as much as they can in other countries' fields?

I think Pakistan team management or curator should prepare the pitch based on their strengths. Or they should work more to improve the performance of their players at home. Pakistan is not looking confident at home, especially in Test matches. After the defeats against Bangladesh and England, they are not seen to have a great performance against West Indies. No matter how well they perform tomorrow, losing 4 wickets for just 46 runs at home does not bode well for their confidence.

[Haunebu]

Pakistan are in the lead thanks to their middle order while their top order collapsed yet again. Expected them to perform a whole lot better since it's their turf, but they struggled initially thanks to Seales.

If Pakistan races to a target of 300+, I feel that the Windies are screwed since their batting department is worse than their bowling department these days.

[AirtelBuzz]

Quite meaningless match ongoing between Pakistan and West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium. More than half of the overs were lost to rain, and after that we witnessed some low quality cricket between two teams that are currently placed at the bottom of the points table in ICC World Test Championship. Pakistan were 46/4 when Babar Azam got out, but recovered after that thanks to the partnership between Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan. Jayden Seales looked impressive for West Indies, BTW.

As the 48th over was stopped due to rain, the medium fast balls got enough turn soon after the start of the game which made it difficult for Pakistan's early top order batsmen to bat and Pakistan fell by four wickets for 46 runs. Pakistan managed to build a 97-run partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and Suad Shakeel when the pitch returned to normal at the end of the day. If Pakistan can bat in all their three sessions on the second day, it will definitely be difficult for West Indies to draw the match if they can put up a big score.

Some of the top order batsmen of the Pakistan team batted very poorly in the early stages, while the most effective bowling was by West Indies' Jayden seales. This bowler has bowled very well in a series before and now he is currently bowling very well against Pakistan. Four batsmen of the Pakistan team have already been dismissed, the West Indies fast bowler dismissed three of these four batsmen.

Pakistan's batsmen were under a little pressure initially but Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel have already given their team a great partnership. Based on the partnership of these two, the Pakistan team is now in a strong position again, Of course, these two batsmen will have to bat with a lot more patience.

[virasog]

Really that was a poor start by the Pakistan team. Their top order batsmen aren't in good form. Shan Masood made only 11 runs. He is the captain, I don't know when he will feel the responsibility and start playing a better innings. Many people had hopes with Babar Azam but he could only make 8 runs.



Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan's partnership started when the score was 46 runs. Now the score is 143 and these two have put on around 100 runs together. Although it may be a sign of relief for them, but then i don't say it as Pakistan fully recovered as yet because if they lose wickets tomorrow, they can still be all out under 200 runs.

It seems like the bad patch for the Babar Azam hasn't finished yet and he is struggling to find his form. Maybe he needs a rest just like Rohit Sharma rested for the Indian team as he was also having continuous bad innings.

The good thing for the Pakistan team is that their opposition is West Indies team who themselves aren't in good touch, therefore this partnership can be the difference between the two teams in the end. I expect one of these batsmen will make a century. If both of them makes 100, Pakistan will surely win 

[Out of mind]

Quite meaningless match ongoing between Pakistan and West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium. More than half of the overs were lost to rain, and after that we witnessed some low quality cricket between two teams that are currently placed at the bottom of the points table in ICC World Test Championship. Pakistan were 46/4 when Babar Azam got out, but recovered after that thanks to the partnership between Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan. Jayden Seales looked impressive for West Indies, BTW.

As the 48th over was stopped due to rain, the medium fast balls got enough turn soon after the start of the game which made it difficult for Pakistan's early top order batsmen to bat and Pakistan fell by four wickets for 46 runs. Pakistan managed to build a 97-run partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and Suad Shakeel when the pitch returned to normal at the end of the day. If Pakistan can bat in all their three sessions on the second day, it will definitely be difficult for West Indies to draw the match if they can put up a big score.

Some of the top order batsmen of the Pakistan team batted very poorly in the early stages, while the most effective bowling was by West Indies' Jayden seales. This bowler has bowled very well in a series before and now he is currently bowling very well against Pakistan. Four batsmen of the Pakistan team have already been dismissed, the West Indies fast bowler dismissed three of these four batsmen.

Pakistan's batsmen were under a little pressure initially but Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel have already given their team a great partnership. Based on the partnership of these two, the Pakistan team is now in a strong position again, Of course, these two batsmen will have to bat with a lot more patience.

Yes, the opening batsmen of the Pakistan team performed very poorly, all four players were out very quickly. They were unable to play the ball of Jayden Seales of the West Indies team. He took three wickets and because of his bowling, the Pakistan team's batsmen were under a lot of pressure. He bowled well in the beginning of the series and Pakistan needed to be under pressure, however, the Pakistan team lost four wickets and later Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel played their game. The partnership of these two batsmen which allowed the Pakistan team to post a big score on the first day, of course, if these two can bat well on the second day, then Pakistan's target will be big. However, if they can bat patiently, Pakistan can increase the runs and if the partnership of these two breaks, then Pakistan will be under a lot of pressure and there is a possibility of being all out with a few runs.

[General_Bitcoin]

Boyz and Galz firstly I am really upset with PCB because they are doing their best for Pakistani team to be relegated from top ranks, and then they can feel proud about this because conditions are not ideal for having test match in this city or any city of Punjab where fog is badly spreading in last few days.
Secondly they prepared batting wicket, but their top order again fail and bundled out badly which is another problem for them, but surely West Indies is also not decline as their bowlers not able to take any advantage from this situation most chances tomorrow we will have same problem with just 50 to 55 overs and then match can end in draw.