Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[GbitG]

In tomorrow's first session if there is no wicket fall, easily India will reach 400 runs by the second day end. If there is wicket fall, automatically the scoring speed will decrease. This takes more time to reach 400 runs. New Zealand is a strong team and they won't easily fall to India. If it gets a strong opening there is more chance of match ending in draw than win from either of the team.

NZ morale is low currently due to the recent World Cup final loss which is why I don't expect them to defeat India or draw the match especially considering the fact that almost all Indian batsmen are playing well at the moment.

Jamieson is the only NZ bowler who is performing well and I have no idea why such a world-class bowler wasn't part of the T-20 World Cup lineup.

My prediction have come true, India have lost its wickets by the first session. Now New Zealand have made a good partnership without fall of single wicket. In terms of moral New Zealand isn't down, they try to give the best. During the first day of the match the winning probability of New Zealand was just 5% and now it had turned 25% which shows how strong is the team. Tomorrow the first session might have few wicket fall, if not the pressure builds up with the Indian bowlers.

I was not sure about this fight from New Zealand but Indian team was just casual for first inning in batting and now bowling even most peoples were expecting some turn in first two days game, but It's nothing happening now tomorrow first session is important for both teams if spinners able to have few wickets then surely It's going to help Indian cause otherwise It's going to be from 25% to 50% or above because still some good batting line-up to follow and above 400 runs could be good for visitors here in Indian soil.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan first session clearly belongs to Pakistan but in last two sessions it's all about Bangladesh now they have done good but still it's a long way to go for them if they want to be good.

[eaLiTy]

The performance of the Indian bowlers surprised me as well as disappointed me. New Zealand scored 129 runs but the Indian bowler has not been able to take a single wicket yet. Such weak bowling is not expected from them. Tomorrow's first session could be the turning point of the match. If the Indian bowler fails to take a wicket in the first session, then India is bound to lose this match.

New Zealand played well and India is not able to pick a single wicket is a huge disappointment. New Zealand was able to put the breaks in the morning session and now they have the advantage as they only trail by 216 runs and ten wickets in hand. I expected India to have a upper hand in the match but the openers played well and they have a long batting line up, may the 4th day the wicket will start spinning and that is when the match will change. Lets see how it goes.

[ene1980]

Bangladesh vs Pakistan first session clearly belongs to Pakistan but in last two sessions it's all about Bangladesh now they have done good but still it's a long way to go for them if they want to be good.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das is building a huge partnership which will be frustrating to Pakistan and they will try to break the partnership in the morning and if they could battle the first one hour, then they will score above 360 runs which i think is a decent total.
Will Young and Tom Latham had a great start to the series and if they can continue like this, then New Zealand will end up having a first innings lead. They need to score the maximum they can in this innings because the final two days will be difficult to bat and India have three spinners in the squad to take advantage on the final day.

[pakhitheboss]

The performance of the Indian bowlers surprised me as well as disappointed me. New Zealand scored 129 runs but the Indian bowler has not been able to take a single wicket yet. Such weak bowling is not expected from them. Tomorrow's first session could be the turning point of the match. If the Indian bowler fails to take a wicket in the first session, then India is bound to lose this match.

New Zealand played well and India is not able to pick a single wicket is a huge disappointment. New Zealand was able to put the breaks in the morning session and now they have the advantage as they only trail by 216 runs and ten wickets in hand. I expected India to have a upper hand in the match but the openers played well and they have a long batting line up, may the 4th day the wicket will start spinning and that is when the match will change. Lets see how it goes.

Absolutely! NZ till now has been dominating the match. Both batters are very well settled and they can now easily steer the match away from the Indian team. Indian bowlers have not been able to break this partnership, which I am not sure they will be able to do today. Will young will easily reach 100 today.

[Sithara007]

Absolutely! NZ till now has been dominating the match. Both batters are very well settled and they can now easily steer the match away from the Indian team. Indian bowlers have not been able to break this partnership, which I am not sure they will be able to do today. Will young will easily reach 100 today.

The seamers are unable to perform, because the pitch offers hardly any support for them. Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav bowled a total of 16 overs out of 57. The remaining 41 overs were bowled by spinners (Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja). And the most surprising fact is that they went wicketless after conceding a total of 92 runs. Have to say that New Zealand is at an advantage here, although the situation can change as the match progresses. Tactics from Rahane were also not very exciting.

[UmerIdrees]

The performance of the Indian bowlers surprised me as well as disappointed me. New Zealand scored 129 runs but the Indian bowler has not been able to take a single wicket yet. Such weak bowling is not expected from them. Tomorrow's first session could be the turning point of the match. If the Indian bowler fails to take a wicket in the first session, then India is bound to lose this match.

New Zealand played well and India is not able to pick a single wicket is a huge disappointment. New Zealand was able to put the breaks in the morning session and now they have the advantage as they only trail by 216 runs and ten wickets in hand. I expected India to have a upper hand in the match but the openers played well and they have a long batting line up, may the 4th day the wicket will start spinning and that is when the match will change. Lets see how it goes.

India still have the upper hand in the match if they  are able to take quick wickets on third day in the morning. Usually when such a big partnership is broken, the rest of the teams get out cheaply. India would be hoping that NewZealand does not take lead in the first innings.

From the Test match between India and New Zealand, now the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan seems interesting to me, Bangladesh could not win any of the T20 matches against Pakistan. The idea was that Pakistan would easily defeat the Bangladesh team. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets for only 49 runs. But at the end of the day, Bangladesh scored 253 runs and they did not lose any more wickets. Mushfiqur and Liton are batting brilliantly.

After the end of day 1, I think Bangladesh has come back really well. Especially after losing 4 wickets for only 49 runs and that also in 17 overs. Mushfique is currently not out on 82 and Liton Das score a stunning hundred and these two held Bangladesh on track. I think the wicket was favoring the bowlers early in the day and as the innings progressed it became more suitable for the batsman to score. But it was really hard for these two batsmen at first as they had to play almost double of the balls than their runs. And that is where I think they did exceedingly well.

I just saw the score card  now and was surprise to see the  Liton and Mushfiqur super show. Pakistan after getting a brilliant early 4 wickets start, went on back foot and the bangladesh batsmen fully control the match. Now bangldesh are in a very good position and they should look to put at least 500 runs total on the board and test the Pakistani batsmen under pressure.

You are expecting 500 runs. This is a huge run. It is unthinkable that a team like Bangladesh will score this run against Pakistan. If Bangladesh can play well in the first session tomorrow, and the liton-mushfik pair is not out then I think Bangladesh will be able to collect about 450. However, if this partnership will be broken at the beginning of the first session, then Bangladesh will not be able to collect more than 370-380. The new batsmen will be out quickly.

I am saying 500 runs for Bangladesh because this is their only chance. They won't be able to score big in the 2nd innings and if Bangladesh score under 350 runs, then Pakistan can still win it.

[Sithara007]

I am saying 500 runs for Bangladesh because this is their only chance. They won't be able to score big in the 2nd innings and if Bangladesh score under 350 runs, then Pakistan can still win it.

Why do they need 500? Underestimating the Bangladesh bowlers? Shakib is not playing, but they do have some very good spinners. And don't forget the fact that Pakistan is batting second, and in all probability they will be batting during the 4th and 5th days of this match. BTW, Liton Das has got out. Hasan Ali got his man, finally. Right now Bangladesh is at 255/5. They may end up somewhere between 300-350. If they could take the total to 350-400, then there is a chance. Else Pakistan will be having the advantage.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I am saying 500 runs for Bangladesh because this is their only chance. They won't be able to score big in the 2nd innings and if Bangladesh score under 350 runs, then Pakistan can still win it.

Why do they need 500? Underestimating the Bangladesh bowlers? Shakib is not playing, but they do have some very good spinners. And don't forget the fact that Pakistan is batting second, and in all probability they will be batting during the 4th and 5th days of this match. BTW, Liton Das has got out. Hasan Ali got his man, finally. Right now Bangladesh is at 255/5. They may end up somewhere between 300-350. If they could take the total to 350-400, then there is a chance. Else Pakistan will be having the advantage.

No batsman has been able to stand firm at the crease since Liton Das was dismissed. Mushfiqur and Yasir Ali were out. At this moment, the last hope of Bangladesh is Mirage. If he can play a big innings then Bangladesh might be able to score 350 or 400 runs. If Miraj is out, Bangladesh will not be able to score even 300 runs. Bangladesh players should be more patient and responsible to playing Test matches.

[onecall123]

I am saying 500 runs for Bangladesh because this is their only chance. They won't be able to score big in the 2nd innings and if Bangladesh score under 350 runs, then Pakistan can still win it.

Why do they need 500? Underestimating the Bangladesh bowlers? Shakib is not playing, but they do have some very good spinners. And don't forget the fact that Pakistan is batting second, and in all probability they will be batting during the 4th and 5th days of this match. BTW, Liton Das has got out. Hasan Ali got his man, finally. Right now Bangladesh is at 255/5. They may end up somewhere between 300-350. If they could take the total to 350-400, then there is a chance. Else Pakistan will be having the advantage.

No batsman has been able to stand firm at the crease since Liton Das was dismissed. Mushfiqur and Yasir Ali were out. At this moment, the last hope of Bangladesh is Mirage. If he can play a big innings then Bangladesh might be able to score 350 or 400 runs. If Miraj is out, Bangladesh will not be able to score even 300 runs. Bangladesh players should be more patient and responsible to playing Test matches.

It is sad to see that even Bangladesh experienced batter Mushfiqur Rahim falls short of his century! He just missed out on earning the deserving three figures. Regardless, Bangladesh has passed 300 runs with two wickets in hand. This is a great effort from 49-4 to today's morning. Under 400 is not good enough on this pitch. I look forward to seeing how far Mehidy Miraz and Abu Jayed can score for Bangladesh.

[LittleBitFunny]

New Zealand lost their first wicket by 151 runs. Will Young has scored 89 runs off 214 balls. At the moment New Zealand's collection is 188 runs. They are just 157 runs behind India. The match is not under India's control. New Zealand batsmen now control the match. Maybe New Zealand will win, otherwise the match will be a draw. Everything will depend on the batting performance of India's second innings.

[Iranus]

I am saying 500 runs for Bangladesh because this is their only chance. They won't be able to score big in the 2nd innings and if Bangladesh score under 350 runs, then Pakistan can still win it.

Why do they need 500? Underestimating the Bangladesh bowlers? Shakib is not playing, but they do have some very good spinners. And don't forget the fact that Pakistan is batting second, and in all probability they will be batting during the 4th and 5th days of this match. BTW, Liton Das has got out. Hasan Ali got his man, finally. Right now Bangladesh is at 255/5. They may end up somewhere between 300-350. If they could take the total to 350-400, then there is a chance. Else Pakistan will be having the advantage.

No batsman has been able to stand firm at the crease since Liton Das was dismissed. Mushfiqur and Yasir Ali were out. At this moment, the last hope of Bangladesh is Mirage. If he can play a big innings then Bangladesh might be able to score 350 or 400 runs. If Miraj is out, Bangladesh will not be able to score even 300 runs. Bangladesh players should be more patient and responsible to playing Test matches.

Bangladesh scored 319 runs losing 8 wickets. As you said, Bangladesh will have hope if Mirage is at the crease. He is still unbeaten on 31 runs. If Bangladesh can score 380 runs and survive at the crease till lunch break then it will be a good performance for Bangladesh team. The draw against Pakistan could be a big achievement for Bangladesh.

[CryptoBuds]

I am saying 500 runs for Bangladesh because this is their only chance. They won't be able to score big in the 2nd innings and if Bangladesh score under 350 runs, then Pakistan can still win it.

Why do they need 500? Underestimating the Bangladesh bowlers? Shakib is not playing, but they do have some very good spinners. And don't forget the fact that Pakistan is batting second, and in all probability they will be batting during the 4th and 5th days of this match. BTW, Liton Das has got out. Hasan Ali got his man, finally. Right now Bangladesh is at 255/5. They may end up somewhere between 300-350. If they could take the total to 350-400, then there is a chance. Else Pakistan will be having the advantage.

No batsman has been able to stand firm at the crease since Liton Das was dismissed. Mushfiqur and Yasir Ali were out. At this moment, the last hope of Bangladesh is Mirage. If he can play a big innings then Bangladesh might be able to score 350 or 400 runs. If Miraj is out, Bangladesh will not be able to score even 300 runs. Bangladesh players should be more patient and responsible to playing Test matches.

It is sad to see that even Bangladesh experienced batter Mushfiqur Rahim falls short of his century! He just missed out on earning the deserving three figures. Regardless, Bangladesh has passed 300 runs with two wickets in hand. This is a great effort from 49-4 to today's morning. Under 400 is not good enough on this pitch. I look forward to seeing how far Mehidy Miraz and Abu Jayed can score for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh have lost all their wickets and Miraj is still unbeaten. Apart from Mominul, Mushfiqur and Miraj, I have not seen any other player play well for Bangladesh's Test format on a regular basis. However, Bangladesh managed to collect 330 runs. 330 is a good enough collection compared to the way they started the innings. The match will not be difficult to draw if the bowlers can perform their duties properly.

[UmerIdrees]

I am saying 500 runs for Bangladesh because this is their only chance. They won't be able to score big in the 2nd innings and if Bangladesh score under 350 runs, then Pakistan can still win it.

Why do they need 500? Underestimating the Bangladesh bowlers? Shakib is not playing, but they do have some very good spinners. And don't forget the fact that Pakistan is batting second, and in all probability they will be batting during the 4th and 5th days of this match. BTW, Liton Das has got out. Hasan Ali got his man, finally. Right now Bangladesh is at 255/5. They may end up somewhere between 300-350. If they could take the total to 350-400, then there is a chance. Else Pakistan will be having the advantage.

Not under estimating the Bangladesh bowlers but i have confidence in the Pakistani batsmen. After the partnership was broken at 255 runs, Bangladesh only made 80 more runs and they were all out at 330. They unable to capitalize on that partnership.
Also pakistani batsmen are good players of spin so this may also help them tackle the Bangladesh spinners.

[laurenB7742]

I am saying 500 runs for Bangladesh because this is their only chance. They won't be able to score big in the 2nd innings and if Bangladesh score under 350 runs, then Pakistan can still win it.

Why do they need 500? Underestimating the Bangladesh bowlers? Shakib is not playing, but they do have some very good spinners. And don't forget the fact that Pakistan is batting second, and in all probability they will be batting during the 4th and 5th days of this match. BTW, Liton Das has got out. Hasan Ali got his man, finally. Right now Bangladesh is at 255/5. They may end up somewhere between 300-350. If they could take the total to 350-400, then there is a chance. Else Pakistan will be having the advantage.

Not under estimating the Bangladesh bowlers but i have confidence in the Pakistani batsmen. After the partnership was broken at 255 runs, Bangladesh only made 80 more runs and they were all out at 330. They unable to capitalize on that partnership.
Also pakistani batsmen are good players of spin so this may also help them tackle the Bangladesh spinners.

The Pakistan squad is good enough. Pakistan batsmen will not have a problem to collect 330 runs made by Bangladesh. Pakshithan started their innings. Abid Ali and Abdullah Shafique are batting. They have collected 7 runs in 5.3 overs. Good enough batting. If these two batsmen can be set at the crease, they are enough to destroy the Bangladeshi bowlers.

[JSRAW]

India pulling things back into their favor quite nicely. Runs are not coming easy for the kiwis and they lost 3 quick wickets after Will Young who batted beautifully throughout his inning, unlucky that he didn't get his first ton. Kiwis should reach the 300 mark easily, despite 4 wickets down cause Latham still there and they have quality all rounders down the order.

On the other hand there is another kind of competition going on between Axar and Ashwin for the wickets.

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Latham is gone! 5 runs short of his century, poor guy. Axar got his 3rd wicket.

[Marvell1]

^ Newzealand should reach 300 as they still have three wickets left but I think that even then when India comes to bat they will start their innings with a lead. But the lead should really be small like 30 or 40 runs. I think Newzealand should really stay in the pitch and get as many times as possible. Latham was really unlucky to miss his hundred. Indian bowlers are really making it hard for New Zealand.

[pakhitheboss]

India pulling things back into their favor quite nicely. Runs are not coming easy for the kiwis and they lost 3 quick wickets after Will Young who batted beautifully throughout his inning, unlucky that he didn't get his first ton. Kiwis should reach the 300 mark easily, despite 4 wickets down cause Latham still there and they have quality all rounders down the order.

On the other hand there is another kind of competition going on between Axar and Ashwin for the wickets.

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Latham is gone! 5 runs short of his century, poor guy. Axar got his 3rd wicket.

The match has changed completely now NZ has lost 8 wickets and I do not think they will last till the end of the day. I was expecting Young to score his 100 but it seems he was pretty much struggling today. From India's side, Axar Patel took 5 wickets and he is the person responsible for the debacle of NZ batting. Good comeback by the India team

[Minor Miner]

I am saying 500 runs for Bangladesh because this is their only chance. They won't be able to score big in the 2nd innings and if Bangladesh score under 350 runs, then Pakistan can still win it.

Why do they need 500? Underestimating the Bangladesh bowlers? Shakib is not playing, but they do have some very good spinners. And don't forget the fact that Pakistan is batting second, and in all probability they will be batting during the 4th and 5th days of this match. BTW, Liton Das has got out. Hasan Ali got his man, finally. Right now Bangladesh is at 255/5. They may end up somewhere between 300-350. If they could take the total to 350-400, then there is a chance. Else Pakistan will be having the advantage.

Not under estimating the Bangladesh bowlers but i have confidence in the Pakistani batsmen. After the partnership was broken at 255 runs, Bangladesh only made 80 more runs and they were all out at 330. They unable to capitalize on that partnership.
Also pakistani batsmen are good players of spin so this may also help them tackle the Bangladesh spinners.

The partnership between Musfiqur Rahim and Liton das was really good. But after them, Bangladesh really could not capitalize on that weak partnership and make a real big score that was expected after that. I thought that they were good to make at least 400. But the middle order and late order just collapsed.
Currently, Pakistan is batting and they are really dominating the Bangladeshi bowlers. They haven't lost any wicket and scored 104 runs already.

[mm2543363580]

The match has changed completely now NZ has lost 8 wickets and I do not think they will last till the end of the day. I was expecting Young to score his 100 but it seems he was pretty much struggling today. From India's side, Axar Patel took 5 wickets and he is the person responsible for the debacle of NZ batting. Good comeback by the India team

Typical test match behavior of subcontinent. In there first inning both NZ and Bangladesh were so good and established but they were not able to capitalize there overnight strength.  NZ were hundred for zero overnight but seems like they will fell short of India 345 runs. Meanwhile Pakistan is looking strong in reply to Bangladesh 330. But anything can happen tomorrow with Pakistan batting, so better score as much as they can today.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Whaaatt the helllll..........Newzeland lost their first wicket at 151 runs, and lost 2nd wicket at 197runs. After collecting 73 runs, they lost the remaining 6 wickets. New Zealand lost 8 wickets for 280 runs. Apart from the opening two batsmen, no other batsman has been able to play well. New Zealand will lose all their wickets before collecting 345 runs. I would be happy if New Zealand lost this Test. They do not deserve to win or draw a match with such a poor performance.