Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Smack That Ace]

At stumps New Zealand are leading by 204 runs and they have Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell still at the crease. England need to restrict New Zealand in the morning session if they want to win the match, if not New Zealand will run away with the match.

New Zealand batsmen are in good form. Their performance was good in the second match as well. They were able to take a big lead of 84 runs in the first innings. England's innings was stopped at 354 runs.

New Zealand is batting quite well in the second innings as well. They were able to collect 120 runs for the loss of 3 wickets at the end of the third day. But the two batsmen Tom Latham and Conway, who collected 150+ in the first innings, could not collect even 10 runs in the second innings. However, Daryl Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra are batting responsibly. New Zealand are now leading by 204 runs. They will probably be able to give the target of 350+

[Bitcoin Smith]

~West Indies are in a very strong position. Amir Jangoo scored a big century of 165 runs and still going strong, while Roston Chase also scored a century. The partnership has reached 264 runs and going strong. At one point, the West Indies were struggling at 168 runs for the loss of 5 wickets, and now they are leading by 125 runs and it is going to be a tough battle ahead for Sri Lanka.

Looks like they turned into a historic performance already, partnership of 394* and faced 600 balls together, they are just drying the SL bowlers to the ground, can't imagine how much exhausting it is to bowl a full day without getting a single wicket.

WI is in a strong position, still 20 overs left in day 3, if they can switch gears and give the SL to bat in the last few overs might be a smart choice in my opinion.

[Ab de villiers]

At this moment, New Zealand has lost one wicket and entered the field as an opening batsman. Tom Latham has put the team under more pressure by getting out, because he has scored four runs in 6 balls as captain. However, if the current pair of Conway and Henry Nicholls, these two batsmen, can build a long partnership,
then they will definitely be able to score more runs for their team. Because the New Zealand team is depending on this pair to score more runs, so the New Zealand team has scored only nine runs in 4.3 balls in the second innings of the third match, losing one wicket. If the New Zealand team can perform well, then they will definitely be able to beat the England team by a large margin in this match as well.

New Zealand batsmen, after victory the first innings, were already careless in the second innings and lost 2 wickets for 31 runs. If they had played well and with the same effort and strength as before, they would not have had to see such a failure so soon. New Zealand batsmen should have played well and strong to make this match a sure victory so that they can win and for this they will have to score runs with hard work and effort and give a strong target to England. Even if New Zealand batsmen do not give the same target as before, they will have to score at least 300 runs so that some of their runs in the first innings will also make a strong target in the second innings, which will lead to their victory. Now there is a good opportunity for England that they will have to be tough so that it is an easy target for them to win. England's bowlers will have to play well and strong so that New Zealand batsmen can control them.

Performance of New Zealand team in first innings was fabulous. But second innings was not looked better. The pair of openers who did outstanding in first innings was fumbled in second innings. Letham and Conway both were failed to make good additions. However Ravindra and Mitchell are playing yet and performing well. Their consistency indicating that their partnership will help to lift the target. Currently New Zealand on 120 runs for 3 wickets. Next morning is very important for them , they should give furious come back if they want to led down the England. On the other side England first innings score was 354 , that is also showcasing their strong position. But for sure results we will have to wait for the next day innings.

[noormcs5]

Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe, Only Test

From today at Harare a test match will take place between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. I am excited about this because Richard Ngarava is said to be the team's leader or captain who will lead Zimbabwe for the first time in test matches. Also, the second thing which boosts the excitement for this game is that Graeme Cremer, the old legend, is back. 39 years old player who played his last match in 2017, almost 9 years ago.

[MusaPk]

Looks like they turned into a historic performance already, partnership of 394* and faced 600 balls together, they are just drying the SL bowlers to the ground, can't imagine how much exhausting it is to bowl a full day without getting a single wicket.

WI is in a strong position, still 20 overs left in day 3, if they can switch gears and give the SL to bat in the last few overs might be a smart choice in my opinion.

WI have declared their innings after getting a lead of 318 runs. Amir Jangoo has played only one test before this match and was able to score 233 runs in his second test. Roston Chase also played well but was bowled by Sonal Dinusha on 194 runs. SL in second innings have already lost the wicket of Pathum Nissanka and they still trail by 303 runs. Two days play still left and it looks difficult that SL will be able to save that match. WI have played 8 test matches so far in WTC and yet to register a win but it looks like they will finally see a victory in ongoing WTC.   

[virasog]

Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe, Only Test

From today at Harare a test match will take place between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. I am excited about this because Richard Ngarava is said to be the team's leader or captain who will lead Zimbabwe for the first time in test matches. Also, the second thing which boosts the excitement for this game is that Graeme Cremer, the old legend, is back. 39 years old player who played his last match in 2017, almost 9 years ago.

I think it is not going to be a big deal for Bangladesh to beat Zimbabwe. Since in recent times, they have won against multiple teams and big teams, for example recently they beat Pakistan and won the series, while the same goes for New Zealand and West Indies. Bangladesh won the series against all these three countries in recent times. Their confidence level is at its peak so let's see.

[JSRAW]

Kiwis' are fumbling this match, rr has gone down and scoring here looking tough as match progress but poms are unpredictable when chasing at home.

If target is under 350-370 then poms will fancy their chances because they've done this few times ( that time they had easy track tho).

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Stokes' retirement is coming!!

[Mahdirakib]

The match and the series depend upon how many runs New Zealand can put together in the next few sessions and if they can set England a 300 run target. It will be an interesting final day, where England will try their usual attacking cricket while the pitch will likely behave unpredictably.  

New Zealand batsmen were playing pretty comfortably in the first session. But they have lost 3 wickets very quickly in the 2nd session today. The target is going to be above 300 runs. Which could be very difficult to chase.

On the other side, I can see pathetic batting of Bangladeshi players. They got all out in just 140 runs against Zimbabwe. I think Zimbabwe will take a good lead in the first innings.

[Bd officer]

Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe, Only Test

From today at Harare a test match will take place between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. I am excited about this because Richard Ngarava is said to be the team's leader or captain who will lead Zimbabwe for the first time in test matches. Also, the second thing which boosts the excitement for this game is that Graeme Cremer, the old legend, is back. 39 years old player who played his last match in 2017, almost 9 years ago.

Actually everyone expected Bangladesh to do well in this Test but looking at the performance of their batsmen it doesn't seem like Bangladesh can win. Anyway Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bowl but I was disappointed with the performance of Bangladesh batsmen. Bangladesh scored 112 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 33 overs but in the end they couldn't score 150+ lol, in the end they got all out for 140 runs which is very disappointing.

On the other hand Zimbabwe scored 89 runs in 16 overs. Zimbabwe batsmen are putting in a good effort which is very commendable, if Zimbabwe can score 250 runs in the 1st innings then Zimbabwe will be ahead for the win. Now let's see how many runs Zimbabwe can score in the 1st innings.

[WatChe]

New Zealand batsmen were playing pretty comfortably in the first session. But they have lost 3 wickets very quickly in the 2nd session today. The target is going to be above 300 runs. Which could be very difficult to chase.

On the other side, I can see pathetic batting of Bangladeshi players. They got all out in just 140 runs against Zimbabwe. I think Zimbabwe will take a good lead in the first innings.

England team was doing good in first innings till the time Joe Root got out. Once Root got out when England score was 224 runs, the New Zealand bowlers were able to get rest of 7 wickets without much trouble. New Zealand score in second innings is 220 for the loss of 7 wickets but they have got a lead of 84 runs in first innings and due to that they now lead by 304 runs. If New Zealand can give a target of 350 runs then New Zealand have bight chance of winning the game because its not easy to bat on day 5. At the moment all eye are on New Zealand last three wickets that how much runs they score at this crucial stage.

[Danica22]

England team was doing good in first innings till the time Joe Root got out. Once Root got out when England score was 224 runs, the New Zealand bowlers were able to get rest of 7 wickets without much trouble. New Zealand score in second innings is 220 for the loss of 7 wickets but they have got a lead of 84 runs in first innings and due to that they now lead by 304 runs. If New Zealand can give a target of 350 runs then New Zealand have bight chance of winning the game because its not easy to bat on day 5. At the moment all eye are on New Zealand last three wickets that how much runs they score at this crucial stage.

There is very little chance for England to win this match. The play of the third session of the fourth day is  now underway. New Zealand is still batting. They collected 235 runs after losing 8 wickets. By a big margin of  319 runs. Batting on the last day to win a target of 350+ will be much more difficult on England's pitch. Even then , this is exactly the england team capable of surprising. They have several experienced batsmen in their squad. But we have not seen england's batsmen perform very well in this series. Most of the players' batting is  erratic.

[Compromise me]

Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe, Only Test

From today at Harare a test match will take place between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. I am excited about this because Richard Ngarava is said to be the team's leader or captain who will lead Zimbabwe for the first time in test matches. Also, the second thing which boosts the excitement for this game is that Graeme Cremer, the old legend, is back. 39 years old player who played his last match in 2017, almost 9 years ago.

Innocent Kaia is playing very well in this match and he is not out on the crease and he made 76 runs in this match and played with strike rate of 70 in this match. Bangladesh International cricket team was all out in this match and Bangladesh national cricket team performance was very bad in this match because they could not make any partnership in this match. Newman Nyamhuri played very well in this match and he took 4 wickets in the first inning of the match and Zimbabwe cricket team is looking very strong and they will win this match one sided because they are playing on their home ground and Bangladesh can only win in their home ground.

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Innocent Kaia is playing very well in this match and he is not out on the crease and he made 76 runs in this match and played with strike rate of 70 in this match. Bangladesh International cricket team was all out in this match and Bangladesh national cricket team performance was very bad in this match because they could not make any partnership in this match. Newman Nyamhuri played very well in this match and he took 4 wickets in the first inning of the match and Zimbabwe cricket team is looking very strong and they will win this match one sided because they are playing on their home ground and Bangladesh can only win in their home ground.

Even this was a more impressive performance from the Zimbabwe team, we already saw the good performance from the side of Zimbabwe team like Newman Nyamhuri and also the others three bowlers were took per person 2 wickets. And about the maiden over there was also a performance which is very comfortable for the eyes.

And if I talk about the Bangladeshi batting performance then it was very unexpected performance from them like even I don't see any batter execpt the Mominul Haque that they performacne at least from their end top order or lowers order every where they fall with very low scores. Anyway, I think thing thid is going to be a good oppurtunity for the Zimbabwen team to win against the Bangladesh team in this match if they can took a good lead already we saw their batter were trying to some exceptional performance.

[AgriTrack]

Performance of New Zealand team in first innings was fabulous. But second innings was not looked better. The pair of openers who did outstanding in first innings was fumbled in second innings. Letham and Conway both were failed to make good additions. However Ravindra and Mitchell are playing yet and performing well. Their consistency indicating that their partnership will help to lift the target. Currently New Zealand on 120 runs for 3 wickets. Next morning is very important for them , they should give furious come back if they want to led down the England. On the other side England first innings score was 354 , that is also showcasing their strong position. But for sure results we will have to wait for the next day innings.

This match is still being played between the New Zealand and England teams because both teams have had the opportunity to play their innings twice. The first innings target was set by the New Zealand team, in which they were able to score a target of 438 with the hard work and good performance of their team. Two of them scored very good scores, who covered many of their scores and showed their good performance. England scored 354 runs out of the target in their first innings, which proves that the England team does not look very strong in the first innings. Many of their players have also scored a little. They have also used more overs than New Zealand, due to which their run rate is also looking quite down. Today, the New Zealand team started playing its second innings, in which they have scored 120 runs while playing so far and have lost three wickets. If they continue to lose their wickets,  They may not play as well as their first innings, but now it can be decided after England's second innings which team will win.

[vivekdhyani1]

Ben Stokes has announced that he will retire from international cricket, with the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge set to be his final appearance for England. The 35-year-old informed the England squad of his decision before the start of play on Sunday (June 28), bringing the curtain down on an international career that began in 2011 and included captaining the Test side since April 2022.

One of England's greatest all-rounders, Stokes played defining roles in some of the country's most memorable victories, including his unbeaten 84 in the 2019 ODI World Cup final against New Zealand and his remarkable 135 not out at Headingley later that summer in the Ashes. He also finished with a career-best Test score of 258 against South Africa in Cape Town in 2016.

[Crypto Library]

Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe, Only Test

From today at Harare a test match will take place between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. I am excited about this because Richard Ngarava is said to be the team's leader or captain who will lead Zimbabwe for the first time in test matches. Also, the second thing which boosts the excitement for this game is that Graeme Cremer, the old legend, is back. 39 years old player who played his last match in 2017, almost 9 years ago.

A disaster situation is going on with the Bangladesh team, after first failing miserably in their batting performance, now they have started performing badly in their bowling performance as well.
Even the way the Bangladesh team batted in the beginning, it seemed that they would not cross 100 runs, but they managed to do it. Although they could not cross 150 runs in the end. And scoring only 140 runs in a Test match certainly opens the way for the rival team to take the lead easily. I definitely think that Zimbabwe will win this match, even if Bangladesh's batting performance does not improve, they will lose in the next matches as well.

[Nanga Parbat]

England team was doing good in first innings till the time Joe Root got out. Once Root got out when England score was 224 runs, the New Zealand bowlers were able to get rest of 7 wickets without much trouble. New Zealand score in second innings is 220 for the loss of 7 wickets but they have got a lead of 84 runs in first innings and due to that they now lead by 304 runs. If New Zealand can give a target of 350 runs then New Zealand have bight chance of winning the game because its not easy to bat on day 5. At the moment all eye are on New Zealand last three wickets that how much runs they score at this crucial stage.

There is very little chance for England to win this match. The play of the third session of the fourth day is  now underway. New Zealand is still batting. They collected 235 runs after losing 8 wickets. By a big margin of  319 runs. Batting on the last day to win a target of 350+ will be much more difficult on England's pitch. Even then , this is exactly the england team capable of surprising. They have several experienced batsmen in their squad. But we have not seen england's batsmen perform very well in this series. Most of the players' batting is  erratic.

I also feel the same because England also missed the target in the first innings and in the second innings they got a good target which New Zealand can victory. New Zealand batsmen have scored 288 runs with full effort and effort and I think it is a good target but not too strong. England batsmen will now have to play strong and with more effort so that they can score above 400 runs to make up for the first innings deficit and victory. There is interest in this match but both will have to play with ease and hard work so that no one is careless and they succeed in the match. There is tough bowling for New Zealand which can make their target even stronger and for England not to be careless which can make this series successful. It has become tough for both and it will end only with the hard work and efforts of both.

[Bluedrem]

Actually everyone expected Bangladesh to do well in this Test but looking at the performance of their batsmen it doesn't seem like Bangladesh can win. Anyway Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bowl but I was disappointed with the performance of Bangladesh batsmen. Bangladesh scored 112 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 33 overs but in the end they couldn't score 150+ lol, in the end they got all out for 140 runs which is very disappointing.

On the other hand Zimbabwe scored 89 runs in 16 overs. Zimbabwe batsmen are putting in a good effort which is very commendable, if Zimbabwe can score 250 runs in the 1st innings then Zimbabwe will be ahead for the win. Now let's see how many runs Zimbabwe can score in the 1st innings.

Bangladesh is back to its former form after winning the Test match against Pakistan. It is really disappointing to be all out for 140 runs in the first innings of Bangladesh against Zimbabwe in the Test match. Where Mominul Islam alone scored 60 runs and only two other batsmen could reach double figures and none of the rest of the batsmen could collect even 10 runs.
On the other hand, if you look at the Zimbabwean batsmen, you will see that they are showing a great performance in batting. They have lost only 1 wicket in the first innings and have collected 136 runs at the end of the first day so far. Where Innocent Kaia is unbeaten on 73 runs.

[noormcs5]

England team was doing good in first innings till the time Joe Root got out. Once Root got out when England score was 224 runs, the New Zealand bowlers were able to get rest of 7 wickets without much trouble. New Zealand score in second innings is 220 for the loss of 7 wickets but they have got a lead of 84 runs in first innings and due to that they now lead by 304 runs. If New Zealand can give a target of 350 runs then New Zealand have bight chance of winning the game because its not easy to bat on day 5. At the moment all eye are on New Zealand last three wickets that how much runs they score at this crucial stage.

England have lost all their wickets at 354 runs, where New Zealand were still in the lead. And they got the chance to extend it, what a great, excellent and wonderful batting done by every single batsmen. You just name the quality, whether it is the class of playing, the art of defending, or game awareness of judging the ball. Playing totally excellent cricket. New Zealand made 288 runs and declared the innings.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Ben Stokes has announced that he will retire from international cricket, with the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge set to be his final appearance for England. The 35-year-old informed the England squad of his decision before the start of play on Sunday (June 28), bringing the curtain down on an international career that began in 2011 and included captaining the Test side since April 2022.

One of England's greatest all-rounders, Stokes played defining roles in some of the country's most memorable victories, including his unbeaten 84 in the 2019 ODI World Cup final against New Zealand and his remarkable 135 not out at Headingley later that summer in the Ashes. He also finished with a career-best Test score of 258 against South Africa in Cape Town in 2016.

Before this series, he said he was focusing on the test match over the T20 leagues and then the chaos and suddenly retired? Or is he forced into it?

He is a rare breed that is for sure, like Hardik and it's tough spot to fill in as well.


WI trashed SL by winning over an inning and 270 runs, it's SL but still impressive from Windies.