Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[BitSat19]

Last day of 1st test and no forecast of rain so far. 40 game points at stake, England need those points badly. Situation looking bit tricky for both teams as game could go anywhere from here.

For England perspective, they would be very happy if they can set target around 200-210 and Windies need to wrap up tail asap.

England : 297/8 .. 183 lead so far

Edit : 9 wicket down lead is now 189 193 runs
Edit: Target 200 runs.

Target of 200 runs is easy unless they lose early wickets.

By the way anyone betting on this match. Its time to look at the currents odds.

Last night I have very small bet then odds was @2.10 for West Indies win now just check its showing @1.66 good change.

[pakhitheboss]

Last day of 1st test and no forecast of rain so far. 40 game points at stake, England need those points badly. Situation looking bit tricky for both teams as game could go anywhere from here.

For England perspective, they would be very happy if they can set target around 200-210 and Windies need to wrap up tail asap.

England : 297/8 .. 183 lead so far

Edit : 9 wicket down lead is now 189 193 runs
Edit: Target 200 runs.

Target of 200 runs is easy unless they lose early wickets.

By the way anyone betting on this match. Its time to look at the currents odds.

Last night I have very small bet then odds was @2.10 for West Indies win now just check its showing @1.66 good change.

200 run target can be easily achieved if West Indies batsmen play sensibly. It is not a huge score and therefore the odds have gone down. But, you never know till the match ends anything can happen in cricket.

[Indymoney]

Last day of 1st test and no forecast of rain so far. 40 game points at stake, England need those points badly. Situation looking bit tricky for both teams as game could go anywhere from here.

For England perspective, they would be very happy if they can set target around 200-210 and Windies need to wrap up tail asap.

England : 297/8 .. 183 lead so far

Edit : 9 wicket down lead is now 189 193 runs
Edit: Target 200 runs.

Target of 200 runs is easy unless they lose early wickets.

By the way anyone betting on this match. Its time to look at the currents odds.

Last night I have very small bet then odds was @2.10 for West Indies win now just check its showing @1.66 good change.

200 run target can be easily achieved if West Indies batsmen play sensibly. It is not a huge score and therefore the odds have gone down. But, you never know till the match ends anything can happen in cricket.

Brothers Sisters and Fellows just one thing for record no team chased 200 Runs on this ground in last 3 years so please keep in mine before place your bets because in this is very troubled time and keep money in pocket will help you in future. 

[JohnBitCo]

Last day of 1st test and no forecast of rain so far. 40 game points at stake, England need those points badly. Situation looking bit tricky for both teams as game could go anywhere from here.

For England perspective, they would be very happy if they can set target around 200-210 and Windies need to wrap up tail asap.

England : 297/8 .. 183 lead so far

Edit : 9 wicket down lead is now 189 193 runs
Edit: Target 200 runs.

Target of 200 runs is easy unless they lose early wickets.

By the way anyone betting on this match. Its time to look at the currents odds.

Last night I have very small bet then odds was @2.10 for West Indies win now just check its showing @1.66 good change.

200 run target can be easily achieved if West Indies batsmen play sensibly. It is not a huge score and therefore the odds have gone down. But, you never know till the match ends anything can happen in cricket.

Brothers Sisters and Fellows just one thing for record no team chased 200 Runs on this ground in last 3 years so please keep in mine before place your bets because in this is very troubled time and keep money in pocket will help you in future. 

With the loss of two wickets of West Indies  the bets have completely twisted.



How many twists will come in this match ?

[Haunebu]

As expected, West Indies batting lineup as inconsistent and unpredictable as usual. They played so well in the 1st innings and are 3 down for 27 runs in the 2nd innings which proves my point.

Am expecting England to easily win this one if they can remove Chase early. Archer seems to have regained his form while Anderson will probably continue plucking wickets. West Indies should have bowled well in the 2nd innings.

[Vishnu.Reang]

This is just unbelievable. West Indies struggling at 27/3 and now Shai Hope has gone back to the pavilion. Half of their top order is gone and they still need another 173 runs to win this match. This has happened to West Indies so many times in the past. They have lost matches, where they had an initial advantage. I guess this time also that will be the case. Will Roston Chase be able to build a partnership with Jermaine Blackwood?

[akhjob]

With the loss of two wickets of West Indies  the bets have completely twisted.



How many twists will come in this match ?

Nothing more interesting than an unpredictable match This is the type of game I wanted to see after the long pandemic break. Now ENG has the upper hand as WI are down by 3 wickets. But WI batsmen are unpredictable, so a target of 165 runs is still gettable in 2 sessions.

[Swordsoffreedom]

England gave a lead of more than 200. If west indies wanna win by chasing 200+ runs, they have to play aggressively and if they play aggressively they will lose wickets quickly. At the end of  the day we may see that west indies lose this match. so, IMO, West indies should play only for draw. I think , otherwise the will lose the match.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Update regarding John Campbell's injury: the WICB in an official tweet has informed that he is having his toe iced, and if required he will bat again.

https://twitter.com/windiescricket/status/1282286787939962881

So that means that West Indies are 3 down (and not 4). All that said, it is surprising not to see Ben Stokes bowling to the West Indian batsmen. He has always taken crucial wickets during similar circumstances and if he could get a couple of the Windies batsmen, then they are done here.

[Haunebu]

Jermaine is playing superbly and is batting on 80 and West Indies is inching towards the wining the test match. They now require just 38 runs and 7 wickets in hand. Finally, after all the ups and downs in this test match we have West Indies close to winning it. England would be disappointed that they had a chance to wrap up West Indies quickly after taking 3 quick wickets.

What a match. Initially, I expected Windies to win after their 1st innings lead. Later, I expected England to win after 3 quick wickets. Now, it looks like Windies will win this one quite easily since they have plenty of wickets and overs in hand.

Blackwood literally saved them single-handed you so far and I hope continues to bat till the end. The other batsmen need to continue supporting him from the other end. Exciting match indeed.

[akhjob]

Nothing more interesting than an unpredictable match This is the type of game I wanted to see after the long pandemic break. Now ENG has the upper hand as WI are down by 3 wickets. But WI batsmen are unpredictable, so a target of 165 runs is still gettable in 2 sessions.

Wow, I clearly didn't expect that my words would come true. Blackwood played really well but he has to go now without a century. WI now need 11 runs with 4 wickets in hand. Can ENG work some magic, I'm eager  

Edit: WI won by 4 wickets. Superb effort.

[7788bitcoin]

Never thought we would see West Indies winning before the series started as there were no established players in the West Indies line up even though they defeated England in Southampton in the past, really great performance by the West Indies captain Jason Holder who took 6 wickets in the first innings and Shannon Gabriel followed that in the second innings and Blackwood played a good innings with a bit of luck as he was dropped earlier in the innings and overall a good performance by West Indies.

[Indymoney]

Never thought we would see West Indies winning before the series started as there were no established players in the West Indies line up even though they defeated England in Southampton in the past, really great performance by the West Indies captain Jason Holder who took 6 wickets in the first innings and Shannon Gabriel followed that in the second innings and Blackwood played a good innings with a bit of luck as he was dropped earlier in the innings and overall a good performance by West Indies.

A very interesting test match ends in very good way and better team won by 4 wickets this is purely team effort by them specially Gabriel Holder Blackwood and Chase these was on top for visitors now in next test Root surely coming back but West Indies need this spirit hopefully we will watch another good test with full of fun and entertainment.

[RapTarX]

Not expected at all. I guess England is a way better team than West Indies. I didn't watch the match though; kept some update only. Lucky that I was busy with gambling on soccer onlym Otherwise, I would have lost definitely.

[ene1980]

Not expected at all. I guess England is a way better team than West Indies. I didn't watch the match though; kept some update only. Lucky that I was busy with gambling on soccer onlym Otherwise, I would have lost definitely.

It is obvious England are a much better team but the main players was taking an extended break and West Indies was able to capitalize on the situation and win the first match which no one really expected, the major difference in this match was the way in which both captains played and the team they selected and crucial catch Ben Stokes missed in slips which was a straight forward catch off Blackwood, literally the dropped the match.

[vella85]

I'm very happy right now as I won my bet on the WI winning the first test match which I posted last week before the match started. I really thought that the match was even due to the fact that either team hasn't played in a while so I thought it was even as there was no recent form to go off. Also the players need to get used to playing again and find form which is why I also thought that either team could win and so I went with the value bet. Lets also not forget that the WI have played well against England recently. Anyway this now sets up the series to see if England can fight back and win the second test.

[teosanru]

Not expected at all. I guess England is a way better team than West Indies. I didn't watch the match though; kept some update only. Lucky that I was busy with gambling on soccer onlym Otherwise, I would have lost definitely.

It is obvious England are a much better team but the main players was taking an extended break and West Indies was able to capitalize on the situation and win the first match which no one really expected, the major difference in this match was the way in which both captains played and the team they selected and crucial catch Ben Stokes missed in slips which was a straight forward catch off Blackwood, literally the dropped the match.

I think england was still with the best bowling lineup yes their batting lineup looked a bit novice but you have to praise west Indies as to how good they batted. Even west indies team Isn't a much experienced team so all on all i think west indies did play a pretty nice game. The way holder bowled is magnificent and how blackwood Batted in pressure conditions it was great too.

[JSRAW]

Not expected at all. I guess England is a way better team than West Indies. I didn't watch the match though; kept some update only. Lucky that I was busy with gambling on soccer onlym Otherwise, I would have lost definitely.

It is obvious England are a much better team but the main players was taking an extended break and West Indies was able to capitalize on the situation and win the first match which no one really expected, the major difference in this match was the way in which both captains played and the team they selected and crucial catch Ben Stokes missed in slips which was a straight forward catch off Blackwood, literally the dropped the match.

I think england was still with the best bowling lineup yes their batting lineup looked a bit novice but you have to praise west Indies as to how good they batted. Even west indies team Isn't a much experienced team so all on all i think west indies did play a pretty nice game. The way holder bowled is magnificent and how blackwood Batted in pressure conditions it was great too.

Looking at now, it seems England was bit over confident, that's a only reason they left Broad out. Sloppy fielding made it worse and didn't helped their cause. Blackwood batted well but English fielder gave him 2 chances by dropping his catch early on his inning (5, 20) result he and Roston Chase came up with 4th wicket partnership.

Broad and Joe root will join the playing XI in the next match. so we can hope 1-1 and then series decider on 3rd test match.

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[Haunebu]

Looking at now, it seems England was bit over confident, that's a only reason they left Broad out. Sloppy fielding made it worse and didn't helped their cause. Blackwood batted well but English fielder gave him 2 chances by dropping his catch early on his inning (5, 20) result he and Roston Chase came up with 4th wicket partnership.

Those chances were game changing at the end. I am very happy that West Indies won though after so many twists and turns. I am rooting for them to win the next test in a similar fashion.

Broad and Joe root will join the playing XI in the next match. so we can hope 1-1 and then series decider on 3rd test match.

I don't really feel that these two will make a huge difference currently since they have been out of form in recent times. They will definitely help though. I was surprised to see Anderson not perform well in the 2nd innings.

[pakhitheboss]

Not expected at all. I guess England is a way better team than West Indies. I didn't watch the match though; kept some update only. Lucky that I was busy with gambling on soccer onlym Otherwise, I would have lost definitely.

It is obvious England are a much better team but the main players was taking an extended break and West Indies was able to capitalize on the situation and win the first match which no one really expected, the major difference in this match was the way in which both captains played and the team they selected and crucial catch Ben Stokes missed in slips which was a straight forward catch off Blackwood, literally the dropped the match.

I think england was still with the best bowling lineup yes their batting lineup looked a bit novice but you have to praise west Indies as to how good they batted. Even west indies team Isn't a much experienced team so all on all i think west indies did play a pretty nice game. The way holder bowled is magnificent and how blackwood Batted in pressure conditions it was great too.

Looking at now, it seems England was bit over confident, that's a only reason they left Broad out. Sloppy fielding made it worse and didn't helped their cause. Blackwood batted well but English fielder gave him 2 chances by dropping his catch early on his inning (5, 20) result he and Roston Chase came up with 4th wicket partnership.

Broad and Joe root will join the playing XI in the next match. so we can hope 1-1 and then series decider on 3rd test match.

The way West Indies played the first match shows that they have come prepared. I am not sure whether these two players will give advantage in the next test but the way they played the first test they should now buckle up for the second test.

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