Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[pakhitheboss]

South Africa is playing carefully but they just lost a couple of quick wickets. They are not having any substantial lead either and they have just lost another wicket which is pathetic, i was expecting a good fight back but it looks like they are tired of batting any longer  .

Finally Pakistan might win the match after some disappointing series, with the inconsistencies you can only confirm once the match is over .

Yeah the chance of Pakistan winning this match is vey high. I think for a change they are not inconsistent. South Africa on the other hand have been struggling a lot. The have already lost 4 wicket and they might lose a few more if they play like this.

[onecall123]

South Africa is playing carefully but they just lost a couple of quick wickets. They are not having any substantial lead either and they have just lost another wicket which is pathetic, i was expecting a good fight back but it looks like they are tired of batting any longer  .

Finally Pakistan might win the match after some disappointing series, with the inconsistencies you can only confirm once the match is over .

Yeah the chance of Pakistan winning this match is vey high. I think for a change they are not inconsistent. South Africa on the other hand have been struggling a lot. The have already lost 4 wicket and they might lose a few more if they play like this.

But, South Africa got decent start. Some losses put you in week zone so South Africa lose their strong position. South Africa needs to came back in game with big partnership. Let's see how they bats tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning will extremely crucial for both teams.

[Indymoney]

South Africa is playing carefully but they just lost a couple of quick wickets. They are not having any substantial lead either and they have just lost another wicket which is pathetic, i was expecting a good fight back but it looks like they are tired of batting any longer  .

Finally Pakistan might win the match after some disappointing series, with the inconsistencies you can only confirm once the match is over .

Yeah the chance of Pakistan winning this match is vey high. I think for a change they are not inconsistent. South Africa on the other hand have been struggling a lot. The have already lost 4 wicket and they might lose a few more if they play like this.

But, South Africa got decent start. Some losses put you in week zone so South Africa lose their strong position. South Africa needs to came back in game with big partnership. Let's see how they bats tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning will extremely crucial for both teams.

Second inning start was very good from Van Dussen and Markram both bring back South Africa in good position but last hour change things again in Pakistan favor just 29 runs lead and 4 top order batsmen back in pavolion is not good for South Africa now if De kock Maharaj and Bavouma able to stay on crease for some time and they crossed 325+ mark then we can feel some interest in this match otherwise its going to be one sided affair with visitors unable to handle spinners here in sub continent.

[onrise]

South Africa is playing carefully but they just lost a couple of quick wickets. They are not having any substantial lead either and they have just lost another wicket which is pathetic, i was expecting a good fight back but it looks like they are tired of batting any longer  .

Finally Pakistan might win the match after some disappointing series, with the inconsistencies you can only confirm once the match is over .

Yeah the chance of Pakistan winning this match is vey high. I think for a change they are not inconsistent. South Africa on the other hand have been struggling a lot. The have already lost 4 wicket and they might lose a few more if they play like this.

But, South Africa got decent start. Some losses put you in week zone so South Africa lose their strong position. South Africa needs to came back in game with big partnership. Let's see how they bats tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning will extremely crucial for both teams.

SA started off well and are now 187/4. At one point they lost their second wicket on 175 but quick couple of wickets later put them 4 down. SA leading by 29 runs and require minimum 250 runs lead and play off tomorrow first session as well. Because winning for SA chances at this point is unlikely and playing for draw seems to be the case. On other hand if Pakistan must chase something like 200 as well in 50 overs tomorrow, they have chance of winning the test match.

[teosanru]

South Africa is playing carefully but they just lost a couple of quick wickets. They are not having any substantial lead either and they have just lost another wicket which is pathetic, i was expecting a good fight back but it looks like they are tired of batting any longer  .

Finally Pakistan might win the match after some disappointing series, with the inconsistencies you can only confirm once the match is over .

Yeah the chance of Pakistan winning this match is vey high. I think for a change they are not inconsistent. South Africa on the other hand have been struggling a lot. The have already lost 4 wicket and they might lose a few more if they play like this.

But, South Africa got decent start. Some losses put you in week zone so South Africa lose their strong position. South Africa needs to came back in game with big partnership. Let's see how they bats tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning will extremely crucial for both teams.

SA started off well and are now 187/4. At one point they lost their second wicket on 175 but quick couple of wickets later put them 4 down. SA leading by 29 runs and require minimum 250 runs lead and play off tomorrow first session as well. Because winning for SA chances at this point is unlikely and playing for draw seems to be the case. On other hand if Pakistan must chase something like 200 as well in 50 overs tomorrow, they have chance of winning the test match.

The problem for SA is spin once again. The batting seemed pretty easy for SA until there were pacers with the new ball. But once Yasir Shah and Naumann Ali have started bowling this is becoming a pretty difficult encounter for South African batsmen now. Only hope left for them is the captain Q'de Kock. I am pretty disappointed with Faf so far in this series his failure to perform really has lead to some great batting troubles for South Africa now. I think it's almost a 80% lost match for South Africa until the Keshav Maharaj and the skipper can put a big partnership. Even 250 doesn't look like a great target to me if Pakistan is left with 4 sessions.

[Sithara007]

South Africa is having a lead of 29 runs with 6 wickets in hand. The last recognized batting pair is at crease (I would not call quota product Temba Bavuma as a proper batsman, since his test batting record is pathetic). But then, Pakistan is always known for losing matches they could have won otherwise. I just hope that they will be able to bowl out South Africa quickly and chase the target without losing too many wickets today.

[JSRAW]

South Africa is having a lead of 29 runs with 6 wickets in hand. The last recognized batting pair is at crease (I would not call quota product Temba Bavuma as a proper batsman, since his test batting record is pathetic). But then, Pakistan is always known for losing matches they could have won otherwise. I just hope that they will be able to bowl out South Africa quickly and chase the target without losing too many wickets today.

Keshav Maharaj is night watchman, hardly a batsman and occupying the crease. I would be surprise if he hang out much longer as new ball is just 5 overs away. Temba Bavuma is not impressive overall but if he and De-cock manage to form a partnership then they might have some chance, otherwise its Pakistan game.
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And first ball of the day, Maharaj is gone...

[bryant.coleman]

Keshav Maharaj is night watchman, hardly a batsman and occupying the crease. I would be surprise if he hang out much longer as new ball is just 5 overs away. Temba Bavuma is not impressive overall but if he and De-cock manage to form a partnership then they might have some chance, otherwise its Pakistan game.
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And first ball of the day, Maharaj is gone...

Quinton de Kock is gone as well. With 4 wickets remaining, South Africa is having a lead of 50 runs. They need another 100 runs at least, in order to have the slightest chance of winning this match. The remaining batsmen (Rabada/Nortje/Ngidi) are all genuine tailenders. But then again, it is Pakistan on the other side and therefore nothing is guaranteed yet.

There was a time when the South African team had plenty of pace-bowling all rounders (Shaun Pollock, Jacques Kallis, Lance Klusener.etc).. but those days are long gone. They badly need such players.

[JSRAW]

~snip~
And first ball of the day, Maharaj is gone...

Quinton de Kock is gone as well. With 4 wickets remaining, South Africa is having a lead of 50 runs. They need another 100 runs at least, in order to have the slightest chance of winning this match. The remaining batsmen (Rabada/Nortje/Ngidi) are all genuine tailenders. But then again, it is Pakistan on the other side and therefore nothing is guaranteed yet.

There was a time when the South African team had plenty of pace-bowling all rounders (Shaun Pollock, Jacques Kallis, Lance Klusener.etc).. but those days are long gone. They badly need such players.

Not gonna happen anytime soon. They are committed to strengthen quota policy, not even on player level but selection committee, coaching staff etc. One of the reason likes of Jacques Kallis coaching England team.

@Sithara007 Your quota boy adding some valuable runs for proteas. 

[Iranus]

After a terribly poor performance against New Zealand, it looks like Pakistan will win against South Africa. South Africa is leading by 76 runs, but they have lost 6 wickets. They don't seem to be able to give more than 150 targets. Pakistan should win this match easily

[aysg76]

After a terribly poor performance against New Zealand, it looks like Pakistan will win against South Africa. South Africa is leading by 76 runs, but they have lost 6 wickets. They don't seem to be able to give more than 150 targets. Pakistan should win this match easily

Yes, it seems like Pakistan will win but it's cricket, you can't predict until you have fixed something.

[7788bitcoin]

After a terribly poor performance against New Zealand, it looks like Pakistan will win against South Africa. South Africa is leading by 76 runs, but they have lost 6 wickets. They don't seem to be able to give more than 150 targets. Pakistan should win this match easily

New Zealand is a really difficult team to beat in their home turf and the issue is that Pakistan never showed any signs of fight back while India with a depleted team was able to defeat Australia. Pakistan is playing in their turf and they should win the match as Pakistan just need 88 runs to win the match. The spinners bowled really well in this match and hopefully Pakistan will cross the finishing line without loosing much wickets.

[onecall123]

-snip-
Yes, it seems like Pakistan will win but it's cricket, you can't predict until you have fixed something.

Pakistan need another 66 more runs to win and until now go forward without losing any single wickets, I guess there will be no drama. Easily go 1-0 up in the series, however disappointed with De cock performance.

[onrise]

-snip-
Yes, it seems like Pakistan will win but it's cricket, you can't predict until you have fixed something.

Pakistan need another 66 more runs to win and until now go forward without losing any single wickets, I guess there will be no drama. Easily go 1-0 up in the series, however disappointed with De cock performance.

Pakistan defeated South Africa by 7 wickets. I never imagined that Pakistan would be able to beat a team like South Africa in a Test match. Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam played very well. If they can maintain such a great performance, Pakistan will be able to get good results in the upcoming matches as well.

What an amazing day of cricket we had today and Pakistan picked up today 6 wickets for SA for just 58 runs. SA never got chance today to settle down as Pakistan came today with thought of winning the match itself and that showed on the pitch. Nauman and Yasir bowled magnificently and picked 5 and 4 wickets respectively. With just 88 runs to win Pakistan dint start well and had 2 wickets down for 23. But later on Azhar and Babar innings helped them to make this finally an easy win with 7 wickets remaining.

[ene1980]

Pakistan defeated South Africa by 7 wickets. I never imagined that Pakistan would be able to beat a team like South Africa in a Test match. Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam played very well. If they can maintain such a great performance, Pakistan will be able to get good results in the upcoming matches as well.

South Africa is touring Pakistan and hence it is not a big surprise, Fawad Alam played an important innings and the tail end players helped put runs on the board in the first innings and that helped them to win the match. South Africa is not known to play spinners that well in sub continent wickets.
I am not sure about how the rest of the series are played but i am expecting some fightback from South Africa.

[JSRAW]

~snip~
Pakistan defeated South Africa by 7 wickets. I never imagined that Pakistan would be able to beat a team like South Africa in a Test match. Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam played very well. If they can maintain such a great performance, Pakistan will be able to get good results in the upcoming matches as well.

Well its not like proteas were riding the winning horse, they have been acting like an shitty team for a quite some time, recently lost against the England at their own hometurf. But yeah one should expect them to fight against Pakistan but Pakistan is not that bad team when they play well, they already outplayed SA at every department in this match except one small top order collapse during the first inning.

[Indymoney]

-snip-
Yes, it seems like Pakistan will win but it's cricket, you can't predict until you have fixed something.

Pakistan need another 66 more runs to win and until now go forward without losing any single wickets, I guess there will be no drama. Easily go 1-0 up in the series, however disappointed with De cock performance.

Pakistan defeated South Africa by 7 wickets. I never imagined that Pakistan would be able to beat a team like South Africa in a Test match. Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam played very well. If they can maintain such a great performance, Pakistan will be able to get good results in the upcoming matches as well.

What an amazing day of cricket we had today and Pakistan picked up today 6 wickets for SA for just 58 runs. SA never got chance today to settle down as Pakistan came today with thought of winning the match itself and that showed on the pitch. Nauman and Yasir bowled magnificently and picked 5 and 4 wickets respectively. With just 88 runs to win Pakistan dint start well and had 2 wickets down for 23. But later on Azhar and Babar innings helped them to make this finally an easy win with 7 wickets remaining.

Pakistan won first test but still many questions to be answered because they have too many issues in batting every time tail enders cannot help you to fix this all selectors need to do some better selections as some good players avilabel after Quaid-e-Azam trophy now time to bring some players on merit no every time your own players and personal likes working after this win I am feeling its very difficult for South Africa to handle in next match as we are going for another spinners friendly pitch.

[Iranus]

After a terribly poor performance against New Zealand, it looks like Pakistan will win against South Africa. South Africa is leading by 76 runs, but they have lost 6 wickets. They don't seem to be able to give more than 150 targets. Pakistan should win this match easily

New Zealand is a really difficult team to beat in their home turf and the issue is that Pakistan never showed any signs of fight back while India with a depleted team was able to defeat Australia. Pakistan is playing in their turf and they should win the match as Pakistan just need 88 runs to win the match. The spinners bowled really well in this match and hopefully Pakistan will cross the finishing line without loosing much wickets.

Pakistan reached the target without losing 7 wickets. They played great throughout the match. Such a comeback was great after losing 2 Test match by an innings against New Zealand. But I think South Africa will be able to win the next Test match.

[Clement Kaliyar]

Pakistan played well to win the match and after some tough tours where they were defeated and humiliated they were able to win finally at home and hopefully they will continue the performance throughout the series.
I am waiting for the England tour of India and it will be interesting as India will be looking to revenge for the loss they had in the last series against England.

[Sithara007]

I am waiting for the England tour of India and it will be interesting as India will be looking to revenge for the loss they had in the last series against England.

Normally I would expect India to whitewash England, since they have the home advantage. But this time England is also in a very good position. Their batsmen, such as Joe Root are in excellent form and they have the most experienced pace bowling duo in the world currently (Stuart Broad - James Anderson). Even their spinners have performed really well during the series against Sri Lanka. This time, there will be no whitewash and according to me it is going to be a close contest between the two teams.