Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[JSRAW]

Looks like a 450+ score would be good enough to defend for India and there are chances they could win the match and one innings. Virat and Vihari have outperformed for the team but just wish atleast Vihari can reach 100 else Jadeja is still on strike (run out chance missed, glad).

Jadeja gone ...

450 ?? i hope you are not expecting Ishant sharma to score all the runs now best bet for India is to reach 370-90 runs, Jadeja's silly shot changed the situation. now windies can really hope to wrap up tailenders quickly, luckily Gabriel bowling good as well and fifer should come to Jason holder.

[AB de Royse777]

Looks like a 450+ score would be good enough to defend for India and there are chances they could win the match and one innings. Virat and Vihari have outperformed for the team but just wish atleast Vihari can reach 100 else Jadeja is still on strike (run out chance missed, glad).

Achievable (400+) however they just lost Ravindra Jadeja. Vihari is fully set and he can easily add 100+ more runs with the tail enders. I am not seeing much hope for WI from here. Indian bowling attack is not going to let them manage them 300+ runs in their first innings.

Mohammed Shami, JJ Bumrah are hard to play. And Sharma already took 8 wickets in this series meaning he is in good shape.

[JSRAW]

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And Sharma already took 8 wickets in this series meaning he is in good shape.

Forget Sharma the bowler. he's playing like a batsman atm  

Not a good runner though 

[AB de Royse777]

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Forget Sharma the bowler. he's playing like a batsman atm  

Not a good runner though 

Let him to score a fifty LOL
Does he have one?

[JSRAW]

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Forget Sharma the bowler. he's playing like a batsman atm  

Not a good runner though  

Let him to score a fifty LOL
Does he have one?

Nope   and not sure about domestic cricket but he share one strange record with great Viv Richards. hitting longest six in Lords  

it was Ashish nehra i suppose.

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Ishant hitting four , beautiful sight 

[AB de Royse777]

Ishant hitting four , beautiful sight  

Third boundary.  Ishant needs only 25 runs to score his first 50 if your research is correct. India needs only 48 runs to score 400 runs. I still do not see a good future for WI.

Where is weather man Vishnu? :-P


Edit: Ishant! Ishant!! another one!!!

[FIFA worldcup]

Ishant hitting four , beautiful sight  

Third boundary.  Ishant needs only 25 runs to score his first 50 if your research is correct. India needs only 48 runs to score 400 runs. I still do not see a good future for WI.

Where is weather man Vishnu? :-P


Edit: Ishant! Ishant!! another one!!!

India is again in the driver seat in the 2nd test match also. They will manage to score somewhere above 400+ and it will be real pressure for the WI.
The only hope for the West Indies in the test match will be the Rain. 

[RapTarX]

Hanuma Vihari is incredible. Ishant Sharma is also playing is best innings in his career. WI has turned into a poor team in test matches. India will win this match as well with greater margin.

[JSRAW]

Man of the hour.. Ishant Sharma  

Finally one shot away from his first half-century and he along with Hanuma produced the Highest run partnership in the Indian inning, plus he's playing faster than Hanuma lol  

Windies are now frustrated with Ishant. They might be cursing their fielders for this  


Edit : India all out 416 runs

In response windies struggling at 14/4

Boom boom bumrah hattrick !!!

[Indymoney]

Man of the hour.. Ishant Sharma  

Finally one shot away from his first half-century and he along with Hanuma produced the Highest run partnership in the Indian inning, plus he's playing faster than Hanuma lol  

Windies are now frustrated with Ishant. They might be cursing their fielders for this  


Edit : India all out 416 runs

In response windies struggling at 14/4

Boom boom bumrah hattrick !!!

Now we can say West Indies Cricket is in RIP because they have just some talent in ODI and Twenty/20 but in test now they are going to touch historical Zero land from where they have no return ticket.

[vella85]

Man of the hour.. Ishant Sharma  

Finally one shot away from his first half-century and he along with Hanuma produced the Highest run partnership in the Indian inning, plus he's playing faster than Hanuma lol  

Windies are now frustrated with Ishant. They might be cursing their fielders for this  


Edit : India all out 416 runs

In response windies struggling at 14/4

Boom boom bumrah hattrick !!!

Now we can say West Indies Cricket is in RIP because they have just some talent in ODI and Twenty/20 but in test now they are going to touch historical Zero land from where they have no return ticket.

It is sad to see the WI playing this way in test matches and the thing is that they do have some young talented players but for some reason they can't perform against the top teams. I remember the days when the WI were a feared team to play but now they are just a walk over in test cricket.

[akhjob]

The second day of the match was completely dominated by the Indians. Vihari and Ishant dominated the first 2 sessions with some sensational batting even Holder who did some damage on the first day was not able to do much on the second day. Bumrah completely destroyed the Windies in the last sessions with his exceptional bowling display scalping 6 wkts for 16 runs. This has given a overall advantage for the Indians to win by an innings and a few runs.

Currently Windies are at 87/7 trailing by 300+ runs with 3 days remaining. So if they are looking for a draw, they'll have to follow on (no doubt there) and will have bat for 2+ days without losing much wickets and getting past 500 runs. But this seems very unlikely and the Indians are not going to let this match out of there hands and will look to finish the series as 2-0

[bryant.coleman]

Actually it is depressing to see such one-sided matches. If a tailend batsmen like Ishant can hit a half century, that tells a lot about the degradation of the West Indies bowling attack. And even more tragic was the fact that they collapsed to 87/7 on the same day Ishant hit that 50. The top scorer in West Indies hit 34, which was 23 runs less than what Ishant scored. And worse still, this was a home match for WI.

They are still trailing by 329 runs, and I don't see a situation in which they could avoid follow on and later an innings defeat. Perhaps the ICC should divide the test league to two divisions. Teams such as West Indies and Sri Lanka no longer has the capability to take on top teams such Australia, India and England. Even South Africa is moving in that direction.

[FIFA worldcup]

Hanuma Vihari is incredible. Ishant Sharma is also playing is best innings in his career. WI has turned into a poor team in test matches. India will win this match as well with greater margin.

WI were 97/7 when the 2nd day ended. This match will be won by India easily. I do not like such one sided matches because there is no thrill or enjoyment in such matches.  Also the spectators would want a close match regardless of whether they are supporting India or West indies.

[Haunebu]

It is sad to see the WI playing this way in test matches and the thing is that they do have some young talented players but for some reason they can't perform against the top teams.

West Indies have been playing horrible cricket for quite sometime now(ODI and test formats) which was why the odds for India to win(1.33) were over-valued and this was a value bet in my opinion.

I do not like such one sided matches because there is no thrill or enjoyment in such matches.  Also the spectators would want a close match regardless of whether they are supporting India or West indies.

Did you actually expect a different result considering how West Indies has been performing in recent times? Indians are clearly enjoying the game( Especially that amazing hat-trick) which is why this is still an entertaining match for them overall.

[erikalui]

Jadeja gone ...

450 ?? i hope you are not expecting Ishant sharma to score all the runs now best bet for India is to reach 370-90 runs, Jadeja's silly shot changed the situation. now windies can really hope to wrap up tailenders quickly, luckily Gabriel bowling good as well and fifer should come to Jason holder.

But still they managed 416 without Jadeja, all thanks to Vihari's 100+ runs. Yes, I was not expecting Sharma to score the runs buthe did lol. He batted like Ashwin used to with Dhoni. I was only holding on Jadeja-Vihari's partnership which did not last long.

The way WI are playing, the first innings will get over before lunch and the second after lunch

[Vishnu.Reang]

But still they managed 416 without Jadeja, all thanks to Vihari's 100+ runs. Yes, I was not expecting Sharma to score the runs buthe did lol. He batted like Ashwin used to with Dhoni. I was only holding on Jadeja-Vihari's partnership which did not last long.

The way WI are playing, the first innings will get over before lunch and the second after lunch

Ishant has been performing exceedingly well with both bat and ball so far in this series and now the selectors will be a worried lot. There are too few slots and too many talented bowlers. In the West Indian pitches they can go with three pacers - Ishant, Bumrah and Shami. But one of them needs to be dropped for the sub-continental matches.

[erikalui]

Ishant has been performing exceedingly well with both bat and ball so far in this series and now the selectors will be a worried lot. There are too few slots and too many talented bowlers. In the West Indian pitches they can go with three pacers - Ishant, Bumrah and Shami. But one of them needs to be dropped for the sub-continental matches.

I would go with Sharma and Bumrah as both are the best bowlers India has had but I still doubt if Sharma can perform the same way against other teams as earlier he was known for giving away too many runs and wides due to his height. Just hope his talent is not limited only to weak teams like WI.

[romero121]

Ishant has been performing exceedingly well with both bat and ball so far in this series and now the selectors will be a worried lot. There are too few slots and too many talented bowlers. In the West Indian pitches they can go with three pacers - Ishant, Bumrah and Shami. But one of them needs to be dropped for the sub-continental matches.

I would go with Sharma and Bumrah as both are the best bowlers India has had but I still doubt if Sharma can perform the same way against other teams as earlier he was known for giving away too many runs and wides due to his height. Just hope his talent is not limited only to weak teams like WI.

Well, both were good bowlers for India, and today bumrah has performed big in bowling. In the past the tail end wickets of India used to fall easier. These days slowly bowlers too performing good, Sharma is an example for the same. Earlier he will not withstand wickets for more than five balls. In bowling Sharma used to perform tremendous in a match and by the next match there won't be big contributions. He needs to maintain a steady performance against each and every team.

[AB de Royse777]

Looking at the scoreboard it's obvious that WI will follow on and I think India will have an inning in hand LOL

Comparatively WI is batting well today. I was offline yesterday but watching the match, I did not expect them to score 100+ runs in this innings when they lost 7 wickets for 78 runs. The resistance we are seeing now from Roach is temporary.