Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Haunebu]

@JSRAW's prediction about India reaching 350 or more is most likely correct at this point. I didn't expect this magnificent comeback from the Indian batsmen at all after their recent performances.

If India manages to post something above 350, they stand a great chance at winning this one.

There is now an opportunity for England's players to take some quick wickets. If they are able to take two more wickets today, then maybe tomorrow's match will be under their control.

I don't think it will be that easy for the English bowlers to take quick wickets since Kohli and Jadeja are playing well and the Indian team morale is currently high.

[JohnBitCo]

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If India can collect more than 400 runs then they can win the match. Today is the third day of the game. There are still 2 days left. I hope we will see the result of this match. I don't see the possibility of a draw. If India can collect more than 400, they have a chance to win. Otherwise, they will be defeated.

I was actually surprised to see the scoreboard of 236 for 1 and now India lost a couple of quick wickets as Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara are back in the pavilion and it is the turn of Virat Kohli to perform and i am yet again surprised to see Ravindra Jadeja to come out to bat before Ajinkya Rahane. India need another big partnership to be back in the game as India is leading by just 139 runs and they need to add around 200 runs to be on the safe side.

India got the start they could dream of in their 2nd innings but now they should not release the advantage by throwing away the wickets. They are in a very good position but still the remaining batsmen need to preform and score many runs if they want to to make sure to win this test match.
Currently, its anyone's game and we cannot be sure of the winner at this moment.

[LittleBitFunny]

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If India can collect more than 400 runs then they can win the match. Today is the third day of the game. There are still 2 days left. I hope we will see the result of this match. I don't see the possibility of a draw. If India can collect more than 400, they have a chance to win. Otherwise, they will be defeated.

I was actually surprised to see the scoreboard of 236 for 1 and now India lost a couple of quick wickets as Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara are back in the pavilion and it is the turn of Virat Kohli to perform and i am yet again surprised to see Ravindra Jadeja to come out to bat before Ajinkya Rahane. India need another big partnership to be back in the game as India is leading by just 139 runs and they need to add around 200 runs to be on the safe side.

At the end of the third day, India's score was 270/3. The performance so far is very commendable. They are in a good enough position. Now if they can pass the first session of the next day well then the match will be under their control. Kohli should be gifted a good innings. If Kohli and Rahane can add some runs to the scoreboard, India will be able to make a huge collection.

[virasog]

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If India can collect more than 400 runs then they can win the match. Today is the third day of the game. There are still 2 days left. I hope we will see the result of this match. I don't see the possibility of a draw. If India can collect more than 400, they have a chance to win. Otherwise, they will be defeated.

I was actually surprised to see the scoreboard of 236 for 1 and now India lost a couple of quick wickets as Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara are back in the pavilion and it is the turn of Virat Kohli to perform and i am yet again surprised to see Ravindra Jadeja to come out to bat before Ajinkya Rahane. India need another big partnership to be back in the game as India is leading by just 139 runs and they need to add around 200 runs to be on the safe side.

At the end of the third day, India's score was 270/3. The performance so far is very commendable. They are in a good enough position. Now if they can pass the first session of the next day well then the match will be under their control. Kohli should be gifted a good innings. If Kohli and Rahane can add some runs to the scoreboard, India will be able to make a huge collection.

Indeed, this day belonged to the Indians. Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant 127 and Cheteshwar Pujara scored 61 which helped Indian to be on the top of the test match. They will go in the fourth day of the match with full confidence and should try to declare before tea to give them enough time to bowl out the England team.

[LittleBitFunny]

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If India can collect more than 400 runs then they can win the match. Today is the third day of the game. There are still 2 days left. I hope we will see the result of this match. I don't see the possibility of a draw. If India can collect more than 400, they have a chance to win. Otherwise, they will be defeated.

I was actually surprised to see the scoreboard of 236 for 1 and now India lost a couple of quick wickets as Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara are back in the pavilion and it is the turn of Virat Kohli to perform and i am yet again surprised to see Ravindra Jadeja to come out to bat before Ajinkya Rahane. India need another big partnership to be back in the game as India is leading by just 139 runs and they need to add around 200 runs to be on the safe side.

At the end of the third day, India's score was 270/3. The performance so far is very commendable. They are in a good enough position. Now if they can pass the first session of the next day well then the match will be under their control. Kohli should be gifted a good innings. If Kohli and Rahane can add some runs to the scoreboard, India will be able to make a huge collection.

Indeed, this day belonged to the Indians. Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant 127 and Cheteshwar Pujara scored 61 which helped Indian to be on the top of the test match. They will go in the fourth day of the match with full confidence and should try to declare before tea to give them enough time to bowl out the England team.

You are right, the whole day was under Indian control. If they can start the next day with confidence, it is hoped that the next day, the Indian players will continue to dominate. Then, England will have no choice but to lose or draw. But it seems we can see a result of this match.

[ReiMomo]

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If India can collect more than 400 runs then they can win the match. Today is the third day of the game. There are still 2 days left. I hope we will see the result of this match. I don't see the possibility of a draw. If India can collect more than 400, they have a chance to win. Otherwise, they will be defeated.

I was actually surprised to see the scoreboard of 236 for 1 and now India lost a couple of quick wickets as Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara are back in the pavilion and it is the turn of Virat Kohli to perform and i am yet again surprised to see Ravindra Jadeja to come out to bat before Ajinkya Rahane. India need another big partnership to be back in the game as India is leading by just 139 runs and they need to add around 200 runs to be on the safe side.

At the end of the third day, India's score was 270/3. The performance so far is very commendable. They are in a good enough position. Now if they can pass the first session of the next day well then the match will be under their control. Kohli should be gifted a good innings. If Kohli and Rahane can add some runs to the scoreboard, India will be able to make a huge collection.

Indeed, this day belonged to the Indians. Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant 127 and Cheteshwar Pujara scored 61 which helped Indian to be on the top of the test match. They will go in the fourth day of the match with full confidence and should try to declare before tea to give them enough time to bowl out the England team.

Yes Rohit Sharma's maiden century and the partnership with Rahul and Pujara has really helped India to stand up till the end of third day. A shining performance from Rohit. Really it was fantastic to watch. Hope they again start off fresh with same energy tomorrow. Hope the climate should support and players play well. Awaiting to watch it again tom.  

[teosanru]

@JSRAW's prediction about India reaching 350 or more is most likely correct at this point. I didn't expect this magnificent comeback from the Indian batsmen at all after their recent performances.

If India manages to post something above 350, they stand a great chance at winning this one.

There is now an opportunity for England's players to take some quick wickets. If they are able to take two more wickets today, then maybe tomorrow's match will be under their control.

I don't think it will be that easy for the English bowlers to take quick wickets since Kohli and Jadeja are playing well and the Indian team morale is currently high.

True that I expect India to even reach 400, and that would really be a very big target, then if Indian bowlers can pull out something like what they did in the first match, it could really be India's series with a win in this match, even though English team batted quite good in the first innings but batting on the 5th day while chasing would be a very difficult task.
 
One thing that is going to happen after the match for sure is that Rohit's fan after this 100 would want Kohli to be replaced as the captain and Rohit to be the new captain of the team,LOL I am waiting for the fan reactions if Kohli is not able to score a 100 in this innings.

[7788bitcoin]

India have lost their top three batsmen. Rohit Sharma, Rahul and Pujara. They scored 127, 46 and 61 runs respectively. Now Kohli and Jadeja are at the crease. There is now an opportunity for England's players to take some quick wickets. If they are able to take two more wickets today, then maybe tomorrow's match will be under their control.

The morning session will be crucial for England, they should not allow India to settle down especially Virat Kohli as he could stay for a much longer time and take the game away from England. I have not seen Jadeja scoring big hundreds in International cricket so there is nothing to worry about him and Rahane is not in the best of form. England could easily win the match if they could pick Virat Kohli and i am expecting England would come out with a plan to get him out early.

[KennyR]

India requires more 300 runs, because England's performance can go high in no time due to its home ground advantage. Till date 418 is the highest score thats been chased by any team on test cricket. Based on that Indian team will try to reach 450 runs and end the innings. Lets see, by tomorrow's session we can conclude the end result of the game.

[nhaila]

India have lost their top three batsmen. Rohit Sharma, Rahul and Pujara. They scored 127, 46 and 61 runs respectively. Now Kohli and Jadeja are at the crease. There is now an opportunity for England's players to take some quick wickets. If they are able to take two more wickets today, then maybe tomorrow's match will be under their control.

I think this test match innings fully controlled by India because they already collected 270/3 but if Kohli And jadeja would collect an honorable score then it has highly possible to beat england.

[7788bitcoin]

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I think this test match innings fully controlled by India because they already collected 270/3 but if Kohli And jadeja would collect an honorable score then it has highly possible to beat england.

Two days left and how long you think India will bat, will they be batting two sessions tomorrow. I am not sure whether the pitch is helping the batsman but i have watched the highlights and the pitch is turning sharply when Root was bowling and India did not include the best spinner Ashwin which will be crucial and Jadeja is not a big turner of the ball.

[ene1980]

India requires more 300 runs, because England's performance can go high in no time due to its home ground advantage. Till date 418 is the highest score thats been chased by any team on test cricket. Based on that Indian team will try to reach 450 runs and end the innings. Lets see, by tomorrow's session we can conclude the end result of the game.

It is not easy to chase 280 runs in the final two days let alone a score of 418 runs in England. I am not sure where those matches are played where the team batting last chased down 418 runs but it is impossible in pitches like England and Australia. May be those were flat tracks without any help for the bowlers, if India could set a target of 280 and above then it will be a competitive match.

[pakhitheboss]

India have lost their top three batsmen. Rohit Sharma, Rahul and Pujara. They scored 127, 46 and 61 runs respectively. Now Kohli and Jadeja are at the crease. There is now an opportunity for England's players to take some quick wickets. If they are able to take two more wickets today, then maybe tomorrow's match will be under their control.

I think this test match innings fully controlled by India because they already collected 270/3 but if Kohli And jadeja would collect an honorable score then it has highly possible to beat england.

The lead is only 171 runs at the moment. If India wants to win this match then they have to put on at least 300 runs lead. Which will only happen if Mr Kohli and Sir Jadeja perform exceptionally well tomorrow. India is well poised to win this match only if the middle order performs. All now depends on the first session of the match and how fast Indian batsmen can score.

[Sithara007]

The lead is only 171 runs at the moment. If India wants to win this match then they have to put on at least 300 runs lead. Which will only happen if Mr Kohli and Sir Jadeja perform exceptionally well tomorrow. India is well poised to win this match only if the middle order performs. All now depends on the first session of the match and how fast Indian batsmen can score.

At the moment, the lead is only 171 runs, but you are forgetting the fact that they have 7 wickets in hand. I don't know whether 300 is achievable, but anything above 200 would hand the advantage to India. As we have seen from the previous test matches in this series, 4th innings totals are mostly below 200. Irrespective of the outcome, it can't be denied that India made an amazing comeback in this match. If they win, they will go up 2-1, and they just need to draw the final match to win the series.

[JSRAW]

Nearly perfect day for the Indians, losing 2 quick wicket in an over was distasteful but its okay i suppose.

3rd day pitch was excellent to bat on but i feel English bowlers bowled very good line throughout the day and credit to our batters for holding their nerves during tricky first session. KL Rahul did okay, surprisingly Pujara did excellent job too. He was literally playing for his career and he looked determined, at one time his strike rate was touching 70-80 which was amazing to witness. Hitman finally got his first ton in SENA countries. I never believed that he was much of test player despite being a champion batsman in white ball because of his poor show in the test since 2013 but his luck changed once he started opening, one would new avatar of Rohit so very happy for him.

India is in commanding position atm and they can dictate the terms if they bat for another 1 and half session, hope there is no batting collapse. India wouldn't mind if pitch start to deteriorate after lunch tho because we shouldn't forget that there is no Ashwin. Bumrah was struggling with his ankle problem and so far Thakur-Siraj didn't look in rhythm.

[LittleBitFunny]

Yes Rohit Sharma's maiden century and the partnership with Rahul and Pujara has really helped India to stand up till the end of third day. A shining performance from Rohit. Really it was fantastic to watch. Hope they again start off fresh with same energy tomorrow. Hope the climate should support and players play well. Awaiting to watch it again tom.  

As Rohit Sharma batted responsibly for the team yesterday, if Virat Kohli can perform exactly the same, then India will be able to collect a huge run in this innings. If India is able to play well in today's two sessions, then England will have no choice but to draw the match.

[JohnBitCo]

India have lost their top three batsmen. Rohit Sharma, Rahul and Pujara. They scored 127, 46 and 61 runs respectively. Now Kohli and Jadeja are at the crease. There is now an opportunity for England's players to take some quick wickets. If they are able to take two more wickets today, then maybe tomorrow's match will be under their control.

I think this test match innings fully controlled by India because they already collected 270/3 but if Kohli And jadeja would collect an honorable score then it has highly possible to beat england.

No, India are not playing good today and have quickly lost two wickets. Its one of those matches, where one team seems to win and then suddenly it seems that the other team is winning. Virat Kohli and Pant now have a big responsibility on their hand else India can still lose this game from here.

[bryant.coleman]

Kohli is gone, but the Indian lead has crossed the 200 mark. If Pant and Shardul can add another 30-40 runs, then it will be almost impossible for the Poms to chase (given the fact that the Indian pacers are in excellent form). Advantage with India now, and even if the remaining 4 wickets fell quickly, it will be extremely difficult for England to chase. The point here is not to make any mistake while bowling. Indian pacers don't need to try anything extra. Just bowling in their normal line and length would be enough to dismiss England for sub-200 total.

[Haunebu]

No, India are not playing good today and have quickly lost two wickets. Its one of those matches, where one team seems to win and then suddenly it seems that the other team is winning. Virat Kohli and Pant now have a big responsibility on their hand else India can still lose this game from here.

Wrong. India is still in the driver's seat to win this match since a couple of quick wickets doesn't ensure victory for England. Pant and Shardul are playing well and it looks like India can provide a lead close to 300 soon.

The English batsmen will be under a lot of pressure since the target is big and the Indian bowlers will probably be on fire.

[CryptoBuds]

Virat Kohli - 44
Ravindra Jadeja - 16
Ajinkiya Rahane - 0
Now Rishab Pant and Shardul Tagore are batting. I had high expectations from Rahane and Kohli. But they are disappointed. If India lose all their wickets by less than 400 runs, they will not be able to win the match. Even less likely to draw.