Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Nothingtodo]

Almost all the important batsmen of the West Indies team have fallen, if the Bangladesh team can perform a little better and create pressure in terms of bowling, then they will definitely be able to get the West Indies team out in a short span of time. Nayem Hasan, Taijul Islam and Mehedi Hasan Miraj need to be handled more by them,
they have given very few runs and the trajectory of the ball is quite rewarding. It is only through them that it is possible to fall the next batsmen, in this way if the Bangladesh team continues to bowl, then in the end they will be all out before meeting the target in this Test match.

There is also a dependency among the West Indies players but there is no dependency among the Bangladesh players. If any West Indies player performs well, they can surpass Bangladesh's 272 runs and give Bangladesh a lead in runs, but if Bangladesh has a batting disaster, they cannot avoid that batting disaster and within a moment, Bangladesh's players are all out. Bangladesh were all out after adding only 59 runs on the second day after taking three wickets for 213 runs. There, the West Indies will not be all out as quickly as Bangladesh.

[Haunebu]

It is pretty early to reach a conclusion that the match would end up in a draw. South Africa is still trailing by 42 runs, we still have two days left, and there is definitely a result coming unless South Africa somehow bats throughout the day tomorrow.

Guess you were right here. I expected rain interference at some point due to which I thought a draw was on the cards, but nothing of that sort happened thanks to which Australia is in full control of the test as well as the series at this point.

Stranger things have happened in the world of cricket which is why the Proteas could pull off something special here even though the odds of something like that happening are low especially with both Markram and Bavuma out.

[Bd officer]

This is the only characteristic of Bangladesh players, they lose patience after scoring a century and cannot last long. Yesterday they were unbeaten on 99 runs and today Sadman Islam got out after adding just 6 runs. However, Bangladesh performed very badly today, due to which they got all out for 272 runs without adding much runs and this run was not enough for Bangladesh's 7 wickets today and yesterday they lost 213 runs for 3 wickets and today they got all out after adding just 59 runs.

Hey, their goal is to score a century, they don't see whether the team is in a good position or under pressure. Why is scoring a century the main target? Because if he gets a century, he will be in the selectors' favorite list for the next 1 year.

The sad thing is that they are performing so shamefully at home too. Meanwhile, Zaker Ali is batting as a replacement for Mominul who is seriously injured, he has taken the field for the national team after almost a year. Now the opportunity has come to prove himself.

Wow, great.

[JSRAW]

^^ believe if bangbros even manages to add 60-70 runs from here, they have pretty good shot at 4th innings.

Pitch already doing enough and it's not going to get better out there so 160-170 won't be a cakewalk chase.


Bit of confusing gameplay at Capetown, it's moving at slow pace and still looks like a 50-50 to me.

[Bityar]

The third test match enters into an interesting phase at the end of the third day's play with South Africa 40 for a loss of 4 wickets hanging into balance. Bavuma is also gone; it's a big setback for them. Australians always have good fightback in situations like this through their new batting lineup. The 5th wicket partnership gives enough boost to Australia, with the South African second inning batting also not as they needed.

Can their lower middle order and tail enders give enough support, like Australians have done for their team? It's a big question because I am expecting tomorrow is going to be the last day of this match, with the most chances Australia will be the winner of the match and series. Mitchael Starc is still a deadly bowler with his experience and lethal bowling.

The day 4 of Australia and south africa is going in which in second innings the south africa is 353 for the loss of 9 wickets. Rickelton is out as he played very well and made 101 runs while mulder is not out on 84 also rabada is present with him on the crease now south africa is lead by 251 runs and i think if they want to win this match they should give a big target to them because the Australian batters are very strong so they should go above 400 it look impossible because tomorrow is the last day of this test match and their is also some chance that match giing to draw. From Australian side starc took 3 wickets while N lyon took 2 wickets. So lets see what happenbut i think the match will be drawn.

[Bluedrem]

Hey, their goal is to score a century, they don't see whether the team is in a good position or under pressure. Why is scoring a century the main target? Because if he gets a century, he will be in the selectors' favorite list for the next 1 year.

The sad thing is that they are performing so shamefully at home too. Meanwhile, Zaker Ali is batting as a replacement for Mominul who is seriously injured, he has taken the field for the national team after almost a year. Now the opportunity has come to prove himself.

Wow, great.

If they really prioritized personal achievements, I would have seen some good performance. The personal collection of some players could have played a role in the team's victory. However, the kind of performance that Bangladesh players are showing does not make it seem like even a single player in the team is playing professional cricket. The current state of the Bangladesh cricket team is going so far, whether it is personal performance or team performance, they are currently losing matches to weaker teams like Zimbabwe and Afghanistan.
Just look at this test, they have already lost six wickets in the second innings while the team collection is only 79 runs. I do not think Bangladesh will be able to bring good results in this test match.

[Compromise me]

There is also a dependency among the West Indies players but there is no dependency among the Bangladesh players. If any West Indies player performs well, they can surpass Bangladesh's 272 runs and give Bangladesh a lead in runs, but if Bangladesh has a batting disaster, they cannot avoid that batting disaster and within a moment, Bangladesh's players are all out. Bangladesh were all out after adding only 59 runs on the second day after taking three wickets for 213 runs. There, the West Indies will not be all out as quickly as Bangladesh.

Bangladesh team performance is very poor in the second inning because their most of the players are in the pavilion and they could be out on just 100 score and there is big opportunity for West Indies to win this match as  they have to chase a low score in this match but they should try to all out opponent team as early as possible and Chase and Greaves are good batter of west Indies cricket team.  That is bowling wicket and both teams are happy with that pitch because there will be decided which team will win this match. We don't like to watch test matches but the matches in which both teams play well we like to watch that kind of matches.

[eaLiTy]

It is pretty early to reach a conclusion that the match would end up in a draw. South Africa is still trailing by 42 runs, we still have two days left, and there is definitely a result coming unless South Africa somehow bats throughout the day tomorrow.

Guess you were right here. I expected rain interference at some point due to which I thought a draw was on the cards, but nothing of that sort happened thanks to which Australia is in full control of the test as well as the series at this point.

Stranger things have happened in the world of cricket which is why the Proteas could pull off something special here even though the odds of something like that happening are low especially with both Markram and Bavuma out.

It was a great second innings performance by South Africa. In the last match it was Bavuma who took the game away from Australia, and now it is Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder scoring a century each. With plenty of time left in the match, South Africa have a decent lead of 271 runs. Since it is the last wicket, they just need Mulder to take strike.

In normal circumstances, Australia could easily chase this score and win, but I am not too confident in this current generation of the soft Australian line-up, and I won't be surprised if they fall under pressure and lose the match.

[Out of mind]

South Africa did not do very well in opening the innings today, although they should have scored more runs. If their bowling line is not good against Australia, then the chances of winning will be very low, with a lead of only 287 runs, it will not be very difficult for Australia. South African batsmen Wiaan Mulder and Ryan Rickelton both scored centuries, the way they batted was not extraordinary.
However, South Africa's bowling line must improve, if they can put pressure on the Australian batsmen early and take a few wickets, it will be a positive point for South Africa. Although Australia has quite good batsmen, they are very patient and experienced, in that case they will try to fill the 287 run lead easily. Since the result of the Test series is tied 1/1 between the two teams, both teams will try hard to achieve victory. However, I think Australia will win this match and they will play with a good aim to become champions in the series.

[Haunebu]

In normal circumstances, Australia could easily chase this score and win, but I am not too confident in this current generation of the soft Australian line-up, and I won't be surprised if they fall under pressure and lose the match.

This is proper cinema right here. Day 5 decides the winner of this test and series and this is exactly the sort of high octane entertainment that I expected from this series. Number 1 vs Number 2 in current test team rankings was always going to be exciting.

Rickelton and Mulder turned the tide through double centuries excellently. Final day is a proper ODI match where I am still expecting the Aussies to win and seal the series.

[Bluedrem]

It was a great second innings performance by South Africa. In the last match it was Bavuma who took the game away from Australia, and now it is Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder scoring a century each. With plenty of time left in the match, South Africa have a decent lead of 271 runs. Since it is the last wicket, they just need Mulder to take strike.

In normal circumstances, Australia could easily chase this score and win, but I am not too confident in this current generation of the soft Australian line-up, and I won't be surprised if they fall under pressure and lose the match.

The fourth day of the third Test match between Australia and South Africa has already ended. We have seen Australia batting brilliantly in the first innings, scoring 429 for 10. The highest individual score was scored by Josh Inglis who was dismissed for 102 and also gave the team a big total.
On the other hand, I don't think South Africa batted well in the first innings as they scored only 310 for 10. After being dismissed for 310, South Africa were invited to bat again in the second innings and so far they have been doing a good job in the second innings. Let's see where the results of the match go on the fifth day.

[AgriTrack]

South Africa did not do very well in opening the innings today, although they should have scored more runs. If their bowling line is not good against Australia, then the chances of winning will be very low, with a lead of only 287 runs, it will not be very difficult for Australia. South African batsmen Wiaan Mulder and Ryan Rickelton both scored centuries, the way they batted was not extraordinary.
However, South Africa's bowling line must improve, if they can put pressure on the Australian batsmen early and take a few wickets, it will be a positive point for South Africa. Although Australia has quite good batsmen, they are very patient and experienced, in that case they will try to fill the 287 run lead easily. Since the result of the Test series is tied 1/1 between the two teams, both teams will try hard to achieve victory. However, I think Australia will win this match and they will play with a good aim to become champions in the series.

Now the situation of Australia and South Africa game becomes more interesting and what a defense shown by African batters today. As during the day four, South Africa started the innings with a lead of just forty runs, and they almost lost their four wickets, but Ryan Rickelton and Mulder showed skilled innings by making a solid partnership of 154 runs which was the basic requirement of this game and both batters completed their centuries, and at what time they showed their response. So these impactful knocks are the main reason why South Africa stalled the whole day, and they ended the second innings at three eighty-plus runs and now Australia needs 288 runs to win this game.

Day five will be the day of results for both teams and, according to the situation, it's very difficult to predict the winner of this game and also this series. According to my knowledge of Test cricket, especially on a pitch where bounce and swing can both be seen, it's very difficult to chase that kind of target in just one day. So my winner for tomorrow is South Africa because they need ten wickets and maybe this game ends without any result

[HelliumZ]

Bangladesh cannot actually play Test matches and this is what Bangladesh has not yet learned. The country has been playing Test cricket for almost 26 years but they have not yet learned how to organize themselves in Test cricket and how to bat with patience. A very easy match where if they could have batted properly in the second innings and scored a good score then it might have been easy for Bangladesh to win but it happened that the score that Bangladesh will make now will be easy for West Indies. Even with Bangladesh taking the lead in the first innings, the match will have to be lost due to the poor performance in the second innings.

Thus, Bangladesh is gradually losing popularity in Test cricket, especially now that cricket fans no longer enjoy Bangladeshi games in Test cricket halls.

[Zaka1221]

Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder put Proteas on the driving seat against Australia after having heroic innings, which gave them a handy lead of 287. Both were on the right track throughout their innings, and the Australian bowlers failed to take advantage after having quick five early wickets.
Now the 5th day game is going to be entertaining because Australia needs to hold their nerve for having a win in this match, and South Africa needs 10 wickets, and the visitors need 288 runs. For me, a draw is almost out of content; just winning and losing are available now. Who is going to be the winner? It's going to be challenging because Australian batsmen need to give a good fight on this batting-friendly pitch, but having a total like this has never been easy.
On the last day of the test match, this series has enough entertainment for fans from the first day to the last day of the series.

[Popkon6]

Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Liton Das, Towhid Hridoy, these three batsmen have performed very badly. They are very experienced in batting but two players have been out for zero runs, it is a very bad performance for the team. The current situation of the Bangladesh team is very deplorable, if they perform like this on their own soil, they will start performing even worse against strong teams. Has the Bangladesh team given such bad players a chance to play in the national team who have no scale,
players who are not very experienced should never be given a chance in the national team who perform badly as always. Tanjid Hasan Tamim, entering the field as an opening batsman, cannot give the Bangladesh team a good performance in any game.

[Nanga Parbat]

South Africa did not do very well in opening the innings today, although they should have scored more runs. If their bowling line is not good against Australia, then the chances of winning will be very low, with a lead of only 287 runs, it will not be very difficult for Australia. South African batsmen Wiaan Mulder and Ryan Rickelton both scored centuries, the way they batted was not extraordinary.
However, South Africa's bowling line must improve, if they can put pressure on the Australian batsmen early and take a few wickets, it will be a positive point for South Africa. Although Australia has quite good batsmen, they are very patient and experienced, in that case they will try to fill the 287 run lead easily. Since the result of the Test series is tied 1/1 between the two teams, both teams will try hard to achieve victory. However, I think Australia will win this match and they will play with a good aim to become champions in the series.

Still, he is playing enough well against Australia because Australia is a very strong team, so he has been able to score runs with a lot of effort and give a good target in both the innings, but Australia has failed South Africa's target in the first innings itself. Australia will control this entire Test match by scoring some runs in the second innings. If at any time South Africa's bowling is tough and dominates Australia, then Australia can lose this series. With the help of this, Australia will play carelessly and South Africa will have a chance to victory. Now South Africa has no way to victory except bowling because Australia has a full second innings, if their player scores 30 runs, they can meet South Africa's target. Although South Africa can change the course of the match, which will be enough interesting.

[JSRAW]

This could be a last outing for marnus. He was already walking on thin ice and his inclusion in the playing XI did face the outside criticism but Cummins & co backed him but the way he keep getting out, things might get tough for him and rightly so, he's been piggybacking in this team for a long.

[eaLiTy]

In normal circumstances, Australia could easily chase this score and win, but I am not too confident in this current generation of the soft Australian line-up, and I won't be surprised if they fall under pressure and lose the match.

This is proper cinema right here. Day 5 decides the winner of this test and series and this is exactly the sort of high octane entertainment that I expected from this series. Number 1 vs Number 2 in current test team rankings was always going to be exciting.

Rickelton and Mulder turned the tide through double centuries excellently. Final day is a proper ODI match where I am still expecting the Aussies to win and seal the series.

Australia just proved my prediction correct. This Australia team will fall under pressure, and their lack of effort or caliber to go for the win is a sad sight to see considering the decades of cricket I have been watching. Australia lost their 8th wicket for 62 runs, and now the tail-enders are trying their best to take the score to three figures, which is actually a pity.

[Haunebu]

Australia just proved my prediction correct. This Australia team will fall under pressure, and their lack of effort or caliber to go for the win is a sad sight to see considering the decades of cricket I have been watching. Australia lost their 8th wicket for 62 runs, and now the tail-enders are trying their best to take the score to three figures, which is actually a pity.

Great predictions! My predictions have been off this series thanks to this rollercoaster of a match and series. Am stunned seeing the Aussies surrendering in such a pathetic manner. Inglis getting run out was a game changer IMO.

Cummins just departed and the Proteas are about to seal the match and series. They really missed Smith. Harmer and Rabada were epic together. Overall, excellent test series and am glad to see rain not interfering again.

[Mahdirakib]

Australia just proved my prediction correct. This Australia team will fall under pressure, and their lack of effort or caliber to go for the win is a sad sight to see considering the decades of cricket I have been watching. Australia lost their 8th wicket for 62 runs, and now the tail-enders are trying their best to take the score to three figures, which is actually a pity.

I wasn't expecting Australia to lose this match, especially not by such a big margin. I thought either Australia would win the match or it would end as a draw at least. The pitch behaved quite differently today compared to the first 4 days of this match. I was expecting them to play very safely with a slow run rate if they feel pressure for the pitch condition. Your assumption was right, but Australian batting line-up wasn't too weak.