Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[JSRAW]

I don't get it..

What are they trying to do? Afg, Ire and Zim already avoid playing much test cricket due to financial problems. How are they going to include Associate members in this scheme?

Intercontinental Cup was there till 2017, when the ICC stopped it due to cash crunch. It is just the same tournament with a different name. I don't know much about funding, but the ICC now want associate nations to bear the cost of this tournament. That would simply mean that cash-rich boards such as the UAE, Hong Kong and Oman will readily take part, while the boards which are facing financial issues (such as Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Nepal.etc) would skip their participation.

So basically ICC is just jerking around and pretending to be care about Test Cricket. Why would the associate members want to get in the 5 day cricket when ICC is not supporting them fianancially.

[UmerIdrees]

Pakistan start the first test match against Zimbabwe in good form and bowled out the Zimbabwe team in only 176 runs. We know that Pakistani bowlers are superior than Zimbabwe bowlers but the big question was how well they can bat. Pakistan scored 103 runs till now and did not lose any wicket till now. This is a good beginning for them and they should score big score now.

[Vishnu.Reang]

So basically ICC is just jerking around and pretending to be care about Test Cricket. Why would the associate members want to get in the 5 day cricket when ICC is not supporting them fianancially.

The real reason why ICC is not supporting financially may be due to the fact that test format itself is not generating enough revenue. Also, the revenues for ICC are not increasing at a rate which they were hoping for. The big 3 are still against adding another ICC event to the calendar, and the COVID 19 situation led to the postponement or cancellation of some of the ICC events. Also, it looks like the franchise T20 leagues are having a negative impact on international cricket, at least as far as revenue generation is concerned.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Also, it looks like the franchise T20 leagues are having a negative impact on international cricket, at least as far as revenue generation is concerned.

The T20 leagues are inevitable and it is helping cricket in a much broader spectrum introducing the game globally even to places where cricket is not major sport and these leagues have created interest in countries the ICC was unable to penetrate. Not sure about the profit percentage share any cricket board should give for conducting these tournaments and no board could run a franchise T20 league if the ICC rejects them because then no players cannot play them either which will reduce the valuation of that league as well.

[vella85]

Its looking like the same in the SL and Bangladesh test series as SL are 291/1 so its looking like another batting pitch and that its not doing much for the bowlers. Its nice to see a team score close to 300 runs in a day but if there is nothing there for the bowlers then we could see it end in a draw.

Nothing much to say in the Pakistan and Zimbabwe match as we all know how poor Zimbabwe are and once again they showed by being bowled out for 176 runs and Pakistan are already closing in on that total with no wickets lost.

[eaLiTy]

Its looking like the same in the SL and Bangladesh test series as SL are 291/1 so its looking like another batting pitch and that its not doing much for the bowlers. Its nice to see a team score close to 300 runs in a day but if there is nothing there for the bowlers then we could see it end in a draw.

Usually the pitches in Sri Lanka would help the spinners and after the third or fourth day it would be impossible for the batsman to defend but the last match was a draw as players were able to score runs even in the last two days. Either the players have improved or the pitches are flat  .

Nothing much to say in the Pakistan and Zimbabwe match as we all know how poor Zimbabwe are and once again they showed by being bowled out for 176 runs and Pakistan are already closing in on that total with no wickets lost.

Pakistan dominating the match, Zimbabwe somehow was able to defeat Pakistan in a T20 match but to play Test match against them and expect a good performance was too much, i was not expecting much from the series but still Pakistan should have asked them to make a T20 series with 5 or 6 matches rather than play Test match with them.

[Sithara007]

Its looking like the same in the SL and Bangladesh test series as SL are 291/1 so its looking like another batting pitch and that its not doing much for the bowlers. Its nice to see a team score close to 300 runs in a day but if there is nothing there for the bowlers then we could see it end in a draw.

Nothing much to say in the Pakistan and Zimbabwe match as we all know how poor Zimbabwe are and once again they showed by being bowled out for 176 runs and Pakistan are already closing in on that total with no wickets lost.

I really don't understand the point in playing such test matches. During the first test also, they could hardly get first innings of both the teams completed in 5 days. The pitch doesn't offer any support to the bowlers and even if they extend the duration to 10 days instead of 5 days, it will still end up as a draw. These matches are a reason why test format is dying. You waste 5 days consecutively to watch them playing and the match still end with no result.

[JSRAW]

So basically ICC is just jerking around and pretending to be care about Test Cricket. Why would the associate members want to get in the 5 day cricket when ICC is not supporting them fianancially.

The real reason why ICC is not supporting financially may be due to the fact that test format itself is not generating enough revenue. Also, the revenues for ICC are not increasing at a rate which they were hoping for. The big 3 are still against adding another ICC event to the calendar, and the COVID 19 situation led to the postponement or cancellation of some of the ICC events. Also, it looks like the franchise T20 leagues are having a negative impact on international cricket, at least as far as revenue generation is concerned.

International schedule is already packed with bilateral and franchise cricket so ICC tournament every year was a bad idea, no wonder PIG 3 opposed it, i'm not in favor of WC every year. Champions Trophy was good but they foolishly scrapped it completely.

[UmerIdrees]

Pakistan start the first test match against Zimbabwe in good form and bowled out the Zimbabwe team in only 176 runs. We know that Pakistani bowlers are superior than Zimbabwe bowlers but the big question was how well they can bat. Pakistan scored 103 runs till now and did not lose any wicket till now. This is a good beginning for them and they should score big score now.

Pakistan are 132/1 and are looking to dominate the match. I think they should score something close to 500 os that they don't need to bat last in this test match. I am not sure if the pitch will remain the same in all the 5 days of the match.

[Juggy777]

Pakistan start the first test match against Zimbabwe in good form and bowled out the Zimbabwe team in only 176 runs. We know that Pakistani bowlers are superior than Zimbabwe bowlers but the big question was how well they can bat. Pakistan scored 103 runs till now and did not lose any wicket till now. This is a good beginning for them and they should score big score now.

Pakistan are 132/1 and are looking to dominate the match. I think they should score something close to 500 os that they don't need to bat last in this test match. I am not sure if the pitch will remain the same in all the 5 days of the match.

@UmerIdrees this is an one sided match and I’m not at all surprised by Zimbabwe player’s performance because no one really expected them to play well. Also I feel that Pakistan will target at least 600 runs, and then declare and put more pressure on Zimbabwe. It’s also pertinent to note that they have currently scored 162 runs, hence I feel that 600 runs is achievable.

Source:

https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/35897/zim-vs-pak-1st-test-pakistan-tour-of-zimbabwe-2021

[7788bitcoin]

The pitch doesn't offer any support to the bowlers and even if they extend the duration to 10 days instead of 5 days, it will still end up as a draw. These matches are a reason why test format is dying. You waste 5 days consecutively to watch them playing and the match still end with no result.

If you looks at the matches in the past 6 to 8 years we have results in Test matches most of the time and the matches that ended up in a draw was really competitive where the team was fighting to defend from the brink of a defeat, so things have changed and rarely we see matches like this that are played in dead pitches that do not help the bowlers and hopefully the ICC gives out warning to make pitches better the next time around.

[vella85]

The SL and Bangladesh looks to be heading into another draw as SL are still batting and have only lost 6 wickets in two days of play. If they can get to say 550+ then they could try and bowl Bangladesh out twice without batting again but it doesn't look like this pitch is offering much to the bowlers so SL might also have a hard time trying to bowl Bangladesh out twice.

[Clement Kaliyar]

The SL and Bangladesh looks to be heading into another draw as SL are still batting and have only lost 6 wickets in two days of play. If they can get to say 550+ then they could try and bowl Bangladesh out twice without batting again but it doesn't look like this pitch is offering much to the bowlers so SL might also have a hard time trying to bowl Bangladesh out twice.

It is a smart move by the Sri Lankan cricket board to create flat wickets so that none of the bowlers will get any undue advantage and they might be afraid of the Bangladesh spinners who could extract the pitch if that favors the spinners and knowing those they might have gone with a flat pitch that will not assist anyone and so is the reason we are seeing a run fest in the last match as well as this match and closing in to another boring draw.

[Sithara007]

The pitch doesn't offer any support to the bowlers and even if they extend the duration to 10 days instead of 5 days, it will still end up as a draw. These matches are a reason why test format is dying. You waste 5 days consecutively to watch them playing and the match still end with no result.

If you looks at the matches in the past 6 to 8 years we have results in Test matches most of the time and the matches that ended up in a draw was really competitive where the team was fighting to defend from the brink of a defeat, so things have changed and rarely we see matches like this that are played in dead pitches that do not help the bowlers and hopefully the ICC gives out warning to make pitches better the next time around.

I am not saying that most of the test matches are like this one. But this series has been disappointing so far. Let's not forget the fact that these two teams rank among the bottom half of the World Test Championship. So in order to improve their ranking, they needed a few wins. I am especially disappointed with Sri Lanka, who are the hosts. If they are so defensive against a team such as Bangladesh, then how they can compete against the big three teams?

[UmerIdrees]

Pakistan start the first test match against Zimbabwe in good form and bowled out the Zimbabwe team in only 176 runs. We know that Pakistani bowlers are superior than Zimbabwe bowlers but the big question was how well they can bat. Pakistan scored 103 runs till now and did not lose any wicket till now. This is a good beginning for them and they should score big score now.

Pakistan are 132/1 and are looking to dominate the match. I think they should score something close to 500 os that they don't need to bat last in this test match. I am not sure if the pitch will remain the same in all the 5 days of the match.

@UmerIdrees this is an one sided match and I’m not at all surprised by Zimbabwe player’s performance because no one really expected them to play well. Also I feel that Pakistan will target at least 600 runs, and then declare and put more pressure on Zimbabwe. It’s also pertinent to note that they have currently scored 162 runs, hence I feel that 600 runs is achievable.

Source:

https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/35897/zim-vs-pak-1st-test-pakistan-tour-of-zimbabwe-2021

It is difficult to reach 600 runs because Pakistan have already lost 6 wickets at 374. Their lead is not about 200 runs and i think a lead of 200 will be enough to bowl out the Zimbabwe batsmen. Though the match is one sided one, there is still an interest for us for being the home side.

[Sithara007]

It is difficult to reach 600 runs because Pakistan have already lost 6 wickets at 374. Their lead is not about 200 runs and i think a lead of 200 will be enough to bowl out the Zimbabwe batsmen. Though the match is one sided one, there is still an interest for us for being the home side.

The intention should be to win the match without caring much about the personal milestones. Pakistan is already leading by around 200 runs and I guess another 100 runs should be enough for them to secure an innings victory (i.e a total of 480-500). There is no point in wasting another day to get the total past 600. Anyway, they have already lost 6 wickets so far, and it looks as if getting to a lead of even 300 is going to be difficult.

[JohnBitCo]

The SL and Bangladesh looks to be heading into another draw as SL are still batting and have only lost 6 wickets in two days of play. If they can get to say 550+ then they could try and bowl Bangladesh out twice without batting again but it doesn't look like this pitch is offering much to the bowlers so SL might also have a hard time trying to bowl Bangladesh out twice.

The reason why Srilanka have made such a big score is that their openers Lahiru Thirimanne  and Dimuth Karunaratne gave a 200 runs opening partnership and the rest of the batting lineup batted with that confidence. If Bangladesh loses early wickets it would be difficult to show the same performance even if the wicket does not favor the bowlers.

[Swordsoffreedom]

The SL and Bangladesh looks to be heading into another draw as SL are still batting and have only lost 6 wickets in two days of play. If they can get to say 550+ then they could try and bowl Bangladesh out twice without batting again but it doesn't look like this pitch is offering much to the bowlers so SL might also have a hard time trying to bowl Bangladesh out twice.

The reason why Srilanka have made such a big score is that their openers Lahiru Thirimanne  and Dimuth Karunaratne gave a 200 runs opening partnership and the rest of the batting lineup batted with that confidence. If Bangladesh loses early wickets it would be difficult to show the same performance even if the wicket does not favor the bowlers.

Although Lahiru Thirimanne has scored the most runs of this innings, but I would like to appreciate Dimuth Karunaratne's extraordinary batting. In the first match, he played a huge inning of 244 runs. Which was really awesome. And he maintained his consistency in the second Test. He has scored 117 runs in this innings.
Sri Lanka declared the innings with 493 runs. Bangladesh has not lost any wicket for 19 runs yet. I look forward to seeing Saif Hassan's performance. He scored only 1 run in 2 innings in the first Test. He has not been able to score any run in today's match.

[Iranus]

I look forward to seeing Saif Hassan's performance. He scored only 1 run in 2 innings in the first Test. He has not been able to score any run in today's match.

Saif Hassan is not successful in this innings either. He has collected only 25 runs. Lack of opening batsmen in Bangladesh team. An experienced opening batsman with Tamim Iqbal is needed. Although Nazmul Hossain Shanto played a remarkable inning in the first innings of the previous match, he was dismissed for zero in the second innings. And as usual today he was out for zero. Bangladesh lost two valuable wickets for 99 runs. Tamim Iqbal is unbeaten on 74 runs.

[UmerIdrees]

It is difficult to reach 600 runs because Pakistan have already lost 6 wickets at 374. Their lead is not about 200 runs and i think a lead of 200 will be enough to bowl out the Zimbabwe batsmen. Though the match is one sided one, there is still an interest for us for being the home side.

The intention should be to win the match without caring much about the personal milestones. Pakistan is already leading by around 200 runs and I guess another 100 runs should be enough for them to secure an innings victory (i.e a total of 480-500). There is no point in wasting another day to get the total past 600. Anyway, they have already lost 6 wickets so far, and it looks as if getting to a lead of even 300 is going to be difficult.

Pakistan lost quick wickets today and now they won't be able to give them a target of even 300 runs. Only Fawad is playing well with at 133 runs but no one is supporting him at the other end. Updated score is 416/9. The innings will come to an end any time and we will see how Pakistani bowlers will bowl today.