Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[JSRAW]

Pujara and Rahane gone now.. Top 3 got the good start but failed to convert in big inning.

Last recognized batting pair at the crease -Mayank-Pant- After this long Indian tail starts, although Sunder and Shardul know bit of batting but its too much to ask from tailenders if top order batsmen getting out after good start. I hope Lyon gets 3 more wickets and reach 400 mark today.

Team India will be waiting for the rain to return  and the weather forecast says that there will be rainfall by evening .

Rohit Sharma threw his wicket away after starting well and the response he had in the press conference is that, it is how he plays, no wonder he is not an established Test player .

If India is able to score close to 300 runs and with the help of weather condition they can somehow avoid a defeat  .

Rohit, Rahane and Mayank all got the start and threw away their wickets. I agree on Rohit, so far he got good start in his last 3 innings and shortly after got reckless. There is no demon here in Gabba's pitch, runs coming very easily.

Pant got the good start, let's see what he does next and Sunder looking confident so far, i think if he gets some run here then he could replace Jadeja against England as jaddu is injured.

Lol Pant threw away his wicket haha

From here its Australia's game.

[Sithara007]

India has avoided the follow on, and that means that in all probability the match will end in a draw. Heavy rains are predicted for the remaining days and I don't think that there is enough time remaining for Australia to bat again and then bowl out India for the second time. Overall, it was a quite disappointing series for Australia. They have now fallen behind in the WTC points table.

[Iranus]

India will need to bat well in the morning session, if they lose a couple of quick wickets then we could see them bowled out for a low total. I think Lyon is the key for Australia as this pitch normally takes spin later in the match.

For India the morning session is crucial as they need to bat for a much longer period to save the match. Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara is their main players and if they bat longer then India will have a chance and the rest of the players can be a hit and miss too often in foreign pitches. The situation with Australia is that, the amount of damage if India is able to draw this match even without a full squad will dent their reputation and i am hoping a fierce competition.

India lost 6 wickets for 215 runs. Now Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar are in the crease. I hope India will lose all their wickets by today. And they will be able to collect 60-70 runs and in totaal they will be able to score 270-290. At the moment, they are 154 runs behind Australia

[JSRAW]

Lol...

When everyone thought that Indian inning is about to over and Aussie would get 150+ runs lead. 2 new boys put their foot down and showing top order batsmen how to bat. I am now sure that Sunder is playing against England next month and how good is lord Shardul. This is highest 7th wicket partnership for India. Mighty impressed!!

This series need a documentary and 5 match series from now on..

[FIFA worldcup]

Lol...

When everyone thought that Indian inning is about to over and Aussie would get 150+ runs lead. 2 new boys put their foot down and showing top order batsmen how to bat. I am now sure that Sunder is playing against England next month and how good is lord Shardul. This is highest 7th wicket partnership for India. Mighty impressed!!

This series need a documentary and 5 match series from now on..

Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur are giving tough time to Aussies and they are ruining their dream for series win against India. These two players comes from no where to save the indian batting line up. Perfect Perfect !!!

[7788bitcoin]

Watch out!! Natarajan, Shardul, Sunder and Siraj going to make their maiden test century here in Gabba.   Shitpost 101

Looks like you had a vision that the tail end players will score big and i had a laugh reading this earlier but with the way Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar is playing it is possible that they could score a century each. I never thought they could bat and India is surprising everyone all the time. Last match there was Ashwin and Vihari and now a new set of players trying to save the match.

India lost 6 wickets for 215 runs. Now Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar are in the crease. I hope India will lose all their wickets by today. And they will be able to collect 60-70 runs and in totaal they will be able to score 270-290. At the moment, they are 154 runs behind Australia

I expected Australia to wrap up the tail fast but now it looks like they will bat the entire day.

[mersal]

Finally, the great partnership between Sundar and Takur came to an end with the special delivery from Cummins, Takur wants to seal a place in the international career and the intentions are up to the mark now. India still trails by 60 runs and 3 wickets in hand, can Sundar be able to hold one end and play throughout the day? Atleast go for the zero trails will be his approach from now on. The game is on for sure!

[pakhitheboss]

Finally, the great partnership between Sundar and Takur came to an end with the special delivery from Cummins, Takur wants to seal a place in the international career and the intentions are up to the mark now. India still trails by 60 runs and 3 wickets in hand, can Sundar be able to hold one end and play throughout the day? Atleast go for the zero trails will be his approach from now on. The game is on for sure!

It all depends on Sundar now. When Thakur and sundar were batting I had a feeling at that this match will not end in a draw. If but now I think it will. Do not expect much from the tail enders but they need to rotate the strike and give more chance to sundar.

[JohnBitCo]

I expected Australia to wrap up the tail fast but now it looks like they will bat the entire day.

It was an amazing fight back by the Indian tail batsmen. At one point, there were six down for 186 runs but the last four wickets gave a good resistance to the Australians bowlers and now the deficient is only of 33 runs. We still have two days left in the match but it look like that most likely this match is headed towards a draw.
Anyone looking to bet on a draw now can be in a good profit.

[mersal]

I expected Australia to wrap up the tail fast but now it looks like they will bat the entire day.

It was an amazing fight back by the Indian tail batsmen. At one point, there were six down for 186 runs but the last four wickets gave a good resistance to the Australians bowlers and now the deficient is only of 33 runs. We still have two days left in the match but it look like that most likely this match is headed towards a draw.
Anyone looking to bet on a draw now can be in a good profit.

After that excellent 7th wicket partnership the tail end up too quickly so now India is back into their bowling and most likely the match is heading towards the draw because we are not having promising weather as well for the remaining days.

Warner was in a hurry and made into 20's, can he get going?

[Haunebu]

Predicted 2 draws in a row and looks like I might be right. It looks like this entire series might end in a draw(ODI - Aus, T20 - India, Test - Draw) which is pretty amazing for India considering all the obstacles they encountered.

Kohli's departure and other injured players weren't necessarily a bad thing since it provided opportunities to players like Rahane, Natarajan, Shardul, Sundar etc to shine.

[Vaskiy]

Predicted 2 draws in a row and looks like I might be right. It looks like this entire series might end in a draw(ODI - Aus, T20 - India, Test - Draw) which is pretty amazing for India considering all the obstacles they encountered.

Kohli's departure and other injured players weren't necessarily a bad thing since it provided opportunities to players like Rahane, Natarajan, Shardul, Sundar etc to shine.

New players got opportunity, and Australia might've not thought of such a comeback. India reaching 336 runs in its first innings is really a big score. There is more chance of getting result on this match. Australia have started the second innings strong, and with two days left the fall of wickets in the first innings will conclude whether the match will end in a draw.

[JohnBitCo]

I expected Australia to wrap up the tail fast but now it looks like they will bat the entire day.

It was an amazing fight back by the Indian tail batsmen. At one point, there were six down for 186 runs but the last four wickets gave a good resistance to the Australians bowlers and now the deficient is only of 33 runs. We still have two days left in the match but it look like that most likely this match is headed towards a draw.
Anyone looking to bet on a draw now can be in a good profit.

After that excellent 7th wicket partnership the tail end up too quickly so now India is back into their bowling and most likely the match is heading towards the draw because we are not having promising weather as well for the remaining days.

Warner was in a hurry and made into 20's, can he get going?

If warner getting going along with few others in the australian's 2nd innings, they could well try to give 280 - 300+ target to the Indians in the last innings and hope they could get them out cheap. It look difficult but its worth a try. If Australia lose quick wickets, then of course there is no choice but to play for a draw.

[Haunebu]

There is more chance of getting result on this match. Australia have started the second innings strong, and with two days left the fall of wickets in the first innings will conclude whether the match will end in a draw.

You are forgetting the rain factor here. There is a good chance of rainfall for the next 2 days at the Gabba according to weather reports which is why a draw seems like the most likely outcome.

Also, Australia just scored 20+ runs and the lead is around 50+ runs which isn't strong by any means. Australia will probably try to score and declare quickly, but rain might play spoilsport.

[amishmanish]

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This series need a documentary and 5 match series from now on..

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There has been enough drama as well as heroics in this series for a documentary. It has been a long time that Test matches have been so exciting. Not just that, the grit and resilience shown by the Indian team are quite an uplifting story amid the pandemic.

The Australian team too needs to be acknowledged for what they are. Never relenting and always trying to destroy the opponents. That explains the frustration that they have gone through when not being able to follow through and dominate. The bad blood in the media notwithstanding, India and Australia together really define two very different brands of cricket characteristic of their different hemispheres. These two teams are essentially saving and growing cricket.

[onrise]

Only two days remain now, and considering the weather forecast, any chances of getting a result look pretty much minimal. That is unless one of the two teams undergo a batting collapse. If we assume that at least one session gets washed away, then Australia needs to bowl out India in around 60 overs. India will be happy with a draw, as it will help them in the World Test Championship points table.

So impressed by Sundar & Thakur watching them batting as if they were only the pillars and could save India which they actually proved it. I was depending on Rahane and Pujara today if any 1 could stay for long could help India to reach near OZ score but it was somebody else only who saved India to give big lead to OZ. Day Definitely belongs to India today and considering the team has changed a lot from the start of the test match due to injuries, India would be happy to play for draw as its win for them even in draw with new set of players they are playing this series.

[bryant.coleman]

So impressed by Sundar & Thakur watching them batting as if they were only the pillars and could save India which they actually proved it. I was depending on Rahane and Pujara today if any 1 could stay for long could help India to reach near OZ score but it was somebody else only who saved India to give big lead to OZ. Day Definitely belongs to India today and considering the team has changed a lot from the start of the test match due to injuries, India would be happy to play for draw as its win for them even in draw with new set of players they are playing this series.

Yup. Actually no one expected these two to bat so well. They treated Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins with absolute disdain, and only Josh Hazlewood looked to be in some sort of form. But the Indian team needs to remain cautious. Still two days remain and the game can change at any point. Tomorrow the Indian bowlers need to make sure that they don't give away too many easy runs.

[onrise]

Sri Lanka was completely shattered in the first innings but returned to form in the second innings. The openers did not play well in the first innings but they played well enough in the second innings. Lahiru Thirimanne is still unbeaten, he has scored 76 runs off 189 balls. Great innings. But Kushal Mendis is out of form in both innings. I want to see a century from Lahiru Thirimanne tomorrow

Don't even remind me how fucking shit SL played in 1st inning, it was look like they were not playing test match but T20 and playing very risky shot even without settling.

Seems they understood their mistakes and learnt a lot from their first innings and as a result played well in second innings and made 359 as against 135 in first innings. Though England massive score of 421 in first innings have put them in driver’s seat and though they lost 3 wickets for just 38 in second innings still they only now require 36 runs to win the match. Sri Lanka would realize that though they played well in second innings and bowled well in second innings but each session for them is very important and losing couple of session initially in the test match can actually cost them the test match even if they play well in the end.

[bryant.coleman]

Seems they understood their mistakes and learnt a lot from their first innings and as a result played well in second innings and made 359 as against 135 in first innings. Though England massive score of 421 in first innings have put them in driver’s seat and though they lost 3 wickets for just 38 in second innings still they only now require 36 runs to win the match. Sri Lanka would realize that though they played well in second innings and bowled well in second innings but each session for them is very important and losing couple of session initially in the test match can actually cost them the test match even if they play well in the end.

Sri Lanka collapsed from 5/291 to 359 all out. They lost 5 of their last wickets for just 68 runs. They had the perfect chance of setting up a challenging target for England, but the lower order collapse destroyed those hopes. There is hardly any take-aways for Sri Lanka from this match, apart from the good knocks by Lahiru Thirimanne and Angelo Mathews. They need to do much better, if they want to beat England in the remaining matches. 

[ene1980]

Seems they understood their mistakes and learnt a lot from their first innings and as a result played well in second innings and made 359 as against 135 in first innings.

They should have calculated all these before the series started so that they could have a fighting chance . I am not denying the fact that Sri Lanka tried to play for a longer time but they conceded a big lead as they played really bad, may be because the wicket was aiding the bowlers and once the pitch settled down the batting became easy.
If Sri Lanka had a lead over 150 runs then the match would be interesting as they picked 3 wickets already.