Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[bryant.coleman]

What you said is right, even an Indian batsman is struggling to score the runs, it was very tough for England to score the runs, Axar is the man who is getting most wickets in this match, I don't know why the pitch turns out to be very tough for the batsman, especially for the when spinners are bowling?

Ashwin and Axar are getting crazy amounts of turn. It is almost impossible to bat on this surface. Every run is being treated like gold dust. As usual, the Indian lower order added valuable runs (especially Ashwin, and to an extent Ishant), but the England lower order failed to do so. The partnership between Joe Root and Ben Stokes is going to be crucial. Stokes in particular, looks quite confident till now. 

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[ene1980]

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England need quick wickets, not just 1 or 2 but at least 10 early wickets for comeback. 

Well, this joke didn't age well in Indian perspective  England already took 7 quick wickets. 4 to leach and 2 to golden arm skipper Joe Root.

Let's target 50 runs lead, shall we? 

Joe Root changed the match around with the ball. You cannot keep him out of the bat, if not for the bat he will make amends with ball on hand and if he bowled much earlier it would have been cool how the Indian batsman would have handled that.

England already lost 3 wickets and Axar Patel took those wickets and England need to put a long battle to save the match, the pitch is deteriorating badly and it is going to get tougher to bat and anything about 200 runs would be difficult even for India in the final innings. Root and Stokes are in the crease and they need to play the best innings of their life to rescue the team.

[Vishnu.Reang]

The match is will be completed today itself, it seems. Joe Root just got out, trapped LBW by Axar Patel. England at 46/4 and they are leading by just 13 runs. I guess India will be able to keep the England lead down to around 50 runs and win the match before dinner today.

Oh.. wait.. a very controversial decision by the third umpire. He asks the on field umpire to reverse his decision. It is confusing and I thought that he (Joe Root) was out. Anyway, at this rate, it will be impossible for England to get to a total of more than 100 runs in the second innings. They can't handle the Indian spinners, and on top of that the ground is behaving like a minefield.

[eaLiTy]

Oh.. wait.. a very controversial decision by the third umpire. He asks the on field umpire to reverse his decision. It is confusing and I thought that he (Joe Root) was out.

It was indeed a misjudgment by the third umpire as the Joe Root hit the pad first but the camera angle might have confused him. Ben Stokes is gone and it is going to be a difficult pitch to bat and i would like to see Washington Sundar getting some overs as well as he is completely neglected by Virat Kohli and in a pitch that is helping the spinners tremendously.

[GbitG]

Oh.. wait.. a very controversial decision by the third umpire. He asks the on field umpire to reverse his decision. It is confusing and I thought that he (Joe Root) was out.

It was indeed a misjudgment by the third umpire as the Joe Root hit the pad first but the camera angle might have confused him. Ben Stokes is gone and it is going to be a difficult pitch to bat and i would like to see Washington Sundar getting some overs as well as he is completely neglected by Virat Kohli and in a pitch that is helping the spinners tremendously.

We have 47 overs left in today play so most chances as Englishmen falling we are going to have result very soon lower middle order batsmen not able to stay in last few matches so they cannot handle Patel and Ashwin here on this pitch hopefully now they have some good time for preparation they will do some better work and fight back in next match.

68/7 lead is just 35 all gone now tail enders on for England.

[Vishnu.Reang]

We have 47 overs left in today play so most chances as Englishmen falling we are going to have result very soon lower middle order batsmen not able to stay in last few matches so they cannot handle Patel and Ashwin here on this pitch hopefully now they have some good time for preparation they will do some better work and fight back in next match.

England may last another 5 overs or so.. and India might need 10 overs to chase the target. So I guess the match will be over before the dinner break. BTW, here is a list of shortest test matches:

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283076.html

The most recent one was in 2018, when India beat Afghanistan in a match that lasted a total of 172 overs. Before that, the test match between South Africa and Zimbabwe in 2017 lasted just two days (152 overs).  

The TV broadcasters are not going to be happy about matches ending in such short time. They usually sell advertisement slots assuming that the match is going to last at least 360 overs (4 days). Now they have to reimburse or carry over the advertisement fee.

[JSRAW]

Bencho...

2nd day, 5th session of the game and 3 innings already finished, its shows how modern batsmen forgot how to play spin on spin track and it includes Indian batsmen too. They were pretty shit on this wicket as well. Everyone only wants to excel against the fast bowlers.

[bryant.coleman]

OK.. so the match will last 6 sessions. Congratulations to the curator!!! If it ended before the dinner break, then I guess it could have been a new record. Now England made sure that the match stretches to the third session of the day. Don't want to blame the England batsmen. Afterall, the much renowned Indian batsmen were skittled out for just 145. Hope they prepare a decent track for the fourth test.

[romero121]

Bencho...

2nd day, 5th session of the game and 3 innings already finished, its shows how modern batsmen forgot how to play spin on spin track and it includes Indian batsmen too. They were pretty shit on this wicket as well. Everyone only wants to excel against the fast bowlers.

Yes, by the second innings England should've made themselves strong or should've made a comeback. India being on the home have managed to score 145 runs in the first innings. Just 38 runs to be scored on the third day for India to win the match. If there is more one hour for the day 2, then the match might have come to an end by now. Probably if it had ended within two days, then this is the shortest test match played ever.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Bencho...

2nd day, 5th session of the game and 3 innings already finished, its shows how modern batsmen forgot how to play spin on spin track and it includes Indian batsmen too. They were pretty shit on this wicket as well. Everyone only wants to excel against the fast bowlers.

I thought that England arrived in India well prepared. They planned the tour in such a way that they get some match practice in Sri Lanka before they take on the Indian spinners. But looks as if they never expected the minefields similar to the one which was prepared in Ahmedabad. It's not over yet. India needs to win (or draw) the fourth test match, in order to qualify for the WTC finals.

[Haunebu]

Cannot believe my eyes. Majority of T20 matches end with way higher scores in comparison. Expected a 200+ lead by India, but was stunned to see Root dismiss them so quickly. England collapsing for 81 was even more surprising. I guess spinners fell in love with this pitch.

Rohit basically saved the Indian team in both innings basically. With just 38 runs required, India basically won this one at this point.

[mersal]

Hitman ended the match with some big shots and the winning shot is a six, didn't expect this match will end in just 2 days, spinners never let the opponents to score any runs the only mistake by ENG is to have 3 pacers on their side and one regular spinner. Now India need to win or draw the next match to enter into WTC finals

[vennali]

A test match concluded in 2 days? haha we need more pitches like this. It was very entertaining and for once bowlers get to party. I was just earlier talking about how NZ vs Aus series was such a downer for bowlers with a flat batting wicket + smaller outfields, making any thick edge from a fast bowler go into the stands for a 6. I guess the balance is restored haha.

[aysg76]

People enjoy such quickies sometimes only. Batsmen need to level up their game now and pitches need to be neutral for more fun.

[teosanru]

Was this a test match?? I think it's the shortest test match in the history of test matches. Atleast the shortest I have ever seen in my life. English batsmen were struggling like they are U-11 school team playing against Indian team and Indian batsmen batted like U-19 team against team England. If England would have had a couple of good spinners this match would have become more interesting.

[Iranus]

Was this a test match?? I think it's the shortest test match in the history of test matches. Atleast the shortest I have ever seen in my life. English batsmen were struggling like they are U-11 school team playing against Indian team and Indian batsmen batted like U-19 team against team England. If England would have had a couple of good spinners this match would have become more interesting.

I don't understand what the England players played. One by one they came to the crease and got out and went back to the dressing room. I have never seen such a poor performance of the England team in my life. The next Test match will be held on March 4, with about 9 days left. Hopefully, in these 9 days, England will prepare themselves properly to win the next Test match

[JSRAW]

Bencho...

then this is the shortest test match played ever.

I think it's the shortest test match in the history of test matches. Atleast the shortest I have ever seen in my life.

First after WW2

Bencho...

2nd day, 5th session of the game and 3 innings already finished, its shows how modern batsmen forgot how to play spin on spin track and it includes Indian batsmen too. They were pretty shit on this wicket as well. Everyone only wants to excel against the fast bowlers.

I thought that England arrived in India well prepared. They planned the tour in such a way that they get some match practice in Sri Lanka before they take on the Indian spinners. But looks as if they never expected the minefields similar to the one which was prepared in Ahmedabad. It's not over yet. India needs to win (or draw) the fourth test match, in order to qualify for the WTC finals.

English batsmen never focus on spin anyway, so can't complain about them much but Indians are considered good players against the spin and in the first inning they collapsed like a rookie team. Pick any Ranji batsmen from top 5 teams, they would have performed much better than national team as far as batting is concern. Indian team do have a habit of being complacent against spin, i do remember couple of instance where even part-timers took the game away from them.

Specialists test batsmen such as Pujara, Vihari (Although they are good batsmen of spin), Rahane (he need to spend more time before home season) should keep playing in the Ranji. Not expecting other premium batsmen to play in the domestic due to their schedule, which is sad.

Anyway, England is out from the WTC. Now India need win or draw to enter the WTC finals. And if by any chance England wins the last game, which seems unlikely, then will watch Aus vs NZ. 

[bryant.coleman]

LOL.. in all probability, the WTC final is going to be between India and New Zealand and the interesting thing is that England will be hosting the match. This is a perfect opportunity for England to take out revenge. 

They can prepare a pitch which will give all sort of assistance to pace bowlers. New Zealand currently have the best pace bowlers for any team in international cricket, with Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Lockie Ferguson, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner.etc competing for slots in the playing XI. Indian batsmen are going to struggle against them under unfavorable conditions.

[onrise]

What an exciting test match this has being like match was well balanced when India got all out in first innings and with just 33 runs lead and also a turnaround in second innings batting where without losing a wicket they could accomplish those  49 in quick time. Result has been super quick in this test match and now England need a win in last test to equal the series and would be in huge pressure as well.

[7788bitcoin]

English batsmen never focus on spin anyway, so can't complain about them much but Indians are considered good players against the spin and in the first inning they collapsed like a rookie team. Pick any Ranji batsmen from top 5 teams, they would have performed much better than national team as far as batting is concern. Indian team do have a habit of being complacent against spin, i do remember couple of instance where even part-timers took the game away from them.

Specialists test batsmen such as Pujara, Vihari (Although they are good batsmen of spin), Rahane (he need to spend more time before home season) should keep playing in the Ranji. Not expecting other premium batsmen to play in the domestic due to their schedule, which is sad.

It just shows how bad the pitch was created, there is no doubt that the pitch is tailor made for India to dominate but for the match to get over within two days is ridiculous as batsman from both the teams failed to score any runs. Axar Patel bowled as if he is playing Test for a long time as knew the perfect line and length for this wicket and was mixing deliveries which confused the players.

 

Anyway, England is out from the WTC. Now India need win or draw to enter the WTC finals. And if by any chance England wins the last game, which seems unlikely, then will watch Aus vs NZ. 

With pitches like this i am not expecting a draw and most probably India will face New Zealand for the initial WTC.