Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Mahdirakib]

Something miracle needs to happen with Indian cricket team, because every pitch used to change its behaviour when the second innings starts. If something like that happens supportive to home ground automatically this match will go into the hands of South Africa.

Probably we are going to see the repetition of second test match. The target is only 212 runs and South Africa has scored 101 runs by losing two wickets only. I think they will win the match with at least 5 wickets in hand. The betting odds is in favour of South Africa now, but it was in favour of India yesterday. I'm not expecting any collapse in the Proteas batting lineup.

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[laurenB7742]

Rishab Pant scored100 (not out), India (10)scoored 98. We do not expect such bad batting from the Indian team. With the exception of Kohli and Pant, no batsman has been able to handle 40 balls. We have been watching such performances of the Indian team for a long time. Kohli was not in form, after watching Kohli's performance in the first innings, many expected him to play better in the second innings. But he scored only 29 runs. Yet he is the second-highest scorer in the innings. However, South Africa is battling for 212 runs. Hopefully South Africa will win.

212 targets is never been good after losing second test with same target it's really poor display of play from Indian top class batting line-up specially in second inning where all teams gone out under 198 which is matter of shame in presence of Kohli, Rahul, Pujara and Rahane with just Pant is doing 100* and all others team just 98 mean now we will have some good changes in coming home series with some senior members going out of team. This test and series is already out of Indian hands and very bad because South African were very bad in batting and India have very good chance for winning first test series on South African soil, but they completely fail today after end of third day's play South Africa is 101/2 with last ball wicket for Bumrah of Elgar, but KP is still on crease with 48* and few good batsmen to follow for remaining target of 111 which is not far away from their reach for win of this series and match.

The main problem of the Indian team is that none of their batsmen are in form now. This is the third Test match of the series. There is no batsman who has played well in all three matches. After batting poorly in the first innings, we thought India would collect more than 250 runs in this innings. To the disappointment of all the fans, India lost all their wickets for just 198 runs.
India has given a target of only 212 runs. That's not enough to win. If each of their bowlers can bowl destructively tomorrow then India will win. However, India's chances of victory are very low.

[Haunebu]

The sudden Indian batting collapse surprised me. Pant was playing well after a long time, but no one could support him properly. The South African bowlers were on fire and they deserve a lot of praise for putting India on the backfoot.

India still has a decent chance at winning this test as long as they remove the in-form SA batsmen quickly. I wouldn't count them out just yet.

[teosanru]

The sudden Indian batting collapse surprised me. Pant was playing well after a long time, but no one could support him properly. The South African bowlers were on fire and they deserve a lot of praise for putting India on the backfoot.

India still has a decent chance at winning this test as long as they remove the in-form SA batsmen quickly. I wouldn't count them out just yet.

I think this is a lost affair now for India, SA just need 98 runs and they have full day, they can bat very defensively without taking any sort of risk and could easily score the remaining runs, early-stage wickets were the only thing that could save india but they didn't happen, india would definitely be looking at a radical change in their batting line up post this series.

[eaLiTy]

India still has a decent chance at winning this test as long as they remove the in-form SA batsmen quickly. I wouldn't count them out just yet.

This is what i thought in the second Test match but South Africa was able to win the match easily and even the third Test is going in that route. If the fast bowlers are able to pick wickets in the first session, then we might see an interesting match up but i doubt we will see any magical bowling performance from India as they only need 111 more runs to win the match and the series which is not a hard task considering they still have 8 wickets in hand.

[JSRAW]

Ah well bhai i know you're T-20 lover and inclined towards result oriented tests but sometimes you're way too biased.

Valid points. Draws in tests are understandable if both teams still have great chances at winning the match. I do prefer T-20 format over other formats and I hate it when tests end as a draw when the result is obvious.

This is why I appreciate systems like the D/L system which provide a proper conclusion to a Cricket match irrespective of other factors.

IMO Batters grinding all day long and drawing the test in tough conditions is one of the beautiful aspect of test cricket. That's why India-England's draw at Sydney and Kiwi's draw at Kanpur were beautiful to watch (In my recent memory). Tbh I have no idea how D/L system works but having said that, i think there should be a provision that better team must get some extra points in case of draw, not perfect solution but could work as far as WTC goes.


SA vs IND

I think we messed up lol Winning series in SA seems tough task now. Fingers crossed for today 

 

[pakhitheboss]

The sudden Indian batting collapse surprised me. Pant was playing well after a long time, but no one could support him properly. The South African bowlers were on fire and they deserve a lot of praise for putting India on the backfoot.

India still has a decent chance at winning this test as long as they remove the in-form SA batsmen quickly. I wouldn't count them out just yet.

I think this is a lost affair now for India, SA just need 98 runs and they have full day, they can bat very defensively without taking any sort of risk and could easily score the remaining runs, early-stage wickets were the only thing that could save india but they didn't happen, india would definitely be looking at a radical change in their batting line up post this series.

India can only win if Indian bowlers can bowl them out, which I doubt is possible now. If Panth had not scored his hundred then South Africa could have won the match yesterday itself. The team management needs to remove Pujara, he has been consistently giving his best of 9 runs in every match. There are plenty others who can perform better than him.

[Sithara007]

India can only win if Indian bowlers can bowl them out, which I doubt is possible now. If Panth had not scored his hundred then South Africa could have won the match yesterday itself. The team management needs to remove Pujara, he has been consistently giving his best of 9 runs in every match. There are plenty others who can perform better than him.

Not just Pujara, but Rahane as well. I still don't understand why these two are in the team. Pujara has a test batting average of 20.37 for the year 2020, and 28.08 for 2021. And so far in 2022, he averages just 27.00. Rahane is even worse. His average for 2021 is just 20.82, and so far in 2022, he has an average of 17.00 (68 runs in 4 innings). His overall test batting average stands at 38.52, which is at least 7-8 runs lower than the minimum threshold in my opinion. There is no reason why he should be preferred over Shreyas Iyer.

[Vaskiy]

India can only win if Indian bowlers can bowl them out, which I doubt is possible now. If Panth had not scored his hundred then South Africa could have won the match yesterday itself. The team management needs to remove Pujara, he has been consistently giving his best of 9 runs in every match. There are plenty others who can perform better than him.

Not just Pujara, but Rahane as well. I still don't understand why these two are in the team. Pujara has a test batting average of 20.37 for the year 2020, and 28.08 for 2021. And so far in 2022, he averages just 27.00. Rahane is even worse. His average for 2021 is just 20.82, and so far in 2022, he has an average of 17.00 (68 runs in 4 innings). His overall test batting average stands at 38.52, which is at least 7-8 runs lower than the minimum threshold in my opinion. There is no reason why he should be preferred over Shreyas Iyer.

Upon the outcome of the match we can expect farewell for both the players. Scoring 111 runs with 8 wickets in hand isn't a big deal for South Africa in its home ground. In the first innings South Africa was restricted within 201 runs. This time South Africa have started a well planned slow and steady game. Possibly this will keep the winning probability stable as Indian players will be down with high winning pressure which lowers the performance.

[onecall123]

The sudden Indian batting collapse surprised me. Pant was playing well after a long time, but no one could support him properly. The South African bowlers were on fire and they deserve a lot of praise for putting India on the backfoot.

India still has a decent chance at winning this test as long as they remove the in-form SA batsmen quickly. I wouldn't count them out just yet.

I think this is a lost affair now for India, SA just need 98 runs and they have full day, they can bat very defensively without taking any sort of risk and could easily score the remaining runs, early-stage wickets were the only thing that could save india but they didn't happen, india would definitely be looking at a radical change in their batting line up post this series.

India can only win if Indian bowlers can bowl them out, which I doubt is possible now. If Panth had not scored his hundred then South Africa could have won the match yesterday itself. The team management needs to remove Pujara, he has been consistently giving his best of 9 runs in every match. There are plenty others who can perform better than him.

Although Panth reached 100 so quickly, if he hadn't done so, India was likely to lose its match yesterday. While other Indian batters should have scored more runs and concentrated less on showing frustration on the field, they should have focused more on the batting. A number of players have been out of form for quite a long time, so things need to be taken seriously. SA needs 111 more runs to win, with 8 wickets remaining. I see a clear victory for SA.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Australia     VS     England

Team England decided to field after winning the toss. And at the beginning of the day they were able to pick up 3 valuable wickets with just 12 runs. Warner was out for 0 off 22 balls. Usman Khawaja was out for 6 and Smith was out for zero. Now Labuschange and Head are at the crease. Their partnership is 67 runs. The funny thing is that Australia collected 66 runs in the last 10 overs. Travis Head scored 27 runs off 24 balls. His striker rate is 112.5.

[galambo]

Australia     VS     England

Team England decided to field after winning the toss. And at the beginning of the day they were able to pick up 3 valuable wickets with just 12 runs. Warner was out for 0 off 22 balls. Usman Khawaja was out for 6 and Smith was out for zero. Now Labuschange and Head are at the crease. Their partnership is 67 runs. The funny thing is that Australia collected 66 runs in the last 10 overs. Travis Head scored 27 runs off 24 balls. His striker rate is 112.5.

Thats the beauty of Australia that they have rescue players at all level. Good news for England is that Marnus Labuschagne was bowled by Broad and not at dinner Aus are 85/4. If England can get remaining 6 wickets under 200 then England will be in good position, I still have feeling that Aus can mange 250 from here on.

[noormcs5]

The sudden Indian batting collapse surprised me. Pant was playing well after a long time, but no one could support him properly. The South African bowlers were on fire and they deserve a lot of praise for putting India on the backfoot.

India still has a decent chance at winning this test as long as they remove the in-form SA batsmen quickly. I wouldn't count them out just yet.

I think this is a lost affair now for India, SA just need 98 runs and they have full day, they can bat very defensively without taking any sort of risk and could easily score the remaining runs, early-stage wickets were the only thing that could save india but they didn't happen, india would definitely be looking at a radical change in their batting line up post this series.

India can only win if Indian bowlers can bowl them out, which I doubt is possible now. If Panth had not scored his hundred then South Africa could have won the match yesterday itself. The team management needs to remove Pujara, he has been consistently giving his best of 9 runs in every match. There are plenty others who can perform better than him.

Although Panth reached 100 so quickly, if he hadn't done so, India was likely to lose its match yesterday. While other Indian batters should have scored more runs and concentrated less on showing frustration on the field, they should have focused more on the batting. A number of players have been out of form for quite a long time, so things need to be taken seriously. SA needs 111 more runs to win, with 8 wickets remaining. I see a clear victory for SA.

Last day, everyone was saying that the wicket was not good and hence the batsmen were unable to score. Well, its not true as south Africans are batting pretty well on this pitch and they are close to another upset. If south Africa did not panic from here onwards, they will win the test series against India.
India were favorite at the beginning of the series. Who would have thought or predicted this result before the start of the series?

[galambo]

Last day, everyone was saying that the wicket was not good and hence the batsmen were unable to score. Well, its not true as south Africans are batting pretty well on this pitch and they are close to another upset. If south Africa did not panic from here onwards, they will win the test series against India.
India were favorite at the beginning of the series. Who would have thought or predicted this result before the start of the series?

SA are in good position to win the match though we cant rule out India completely, as one to two early wickets will defiantly make SA go panic. Kohli is defiantly getting frustrated after losing his captaincy and at the verge of losing Test series with SA. 'Whole country against 11 guys' - Rahul, Kohli and others direct anger at broadcaster after DRS saves Elgar.

[pakhitheboss]

Last day, everyone was saying that the wicket was not good and hence the batsmen were unable to score. Well, its not true as south Africans are batting pretty well on this pitch and they are close to another upset. If south Africa did not panic from here onwards, they will win the test series against India.
India were favorite at the beginning of the series. Who would have thought or predicted this result before the start of the series?

SA are in good position to win the match though we cant rule out India completely, as one to two early wickets will defiantly make SA go panic. Kohli is defiantly getting frustrated after losing his captaincy and at the verge of losing Test series with SA. 'Whole country against 11 guys' - Rahul, Kohli and others direct anger at broadcaster after DRS saves Elgar.

Virat has proven from tint to time that he is an immature captain and this incident again proves the same. I feel he could have been better if he could have chat with KL Rahul and Ashwin personally rather ranting out his displeasure on the stump mic. This why he is being chucked out as a captain from test cricket.

[UmerIdrees]

Last day, everyone was saying that the wicket was not good and hence the batsmen were unable to score. Well, its not true as south Africans are batting pretty well on this pitch and they are close to another upset. If south Africa did not panic from here onwards, they will win the test series against India.
India were favorite at the beginning of the series. Who would have thought or predicted this result before the start of the series?

SA are in good position to win the match though we cant rule out India completely, as one to two early wickets will defiantly make SA go panic. Kohli is defiantly getting frustrated after losing his captaincy and at the verge of losing Test series with SA. 'Whole country against 11 guys' - Rahul, Kohli and others direct anger at broadcaster after DRS saves Elgar.

No more panic for South Africa as they will easily cruise to victory tomorrow. I already told that era of Indian cricket dominance will slowly come to an end the after their poor performance in the T2 world cup and now you can see the results.
I don't know why the Indian fans are against  Virat Kohli ? He is not alone responsible for this defeat, it is the BCCI which needs to be blamed and boycott.

[LittleBitFunny]

No more panic for South Africa as they will easily cruise to victory tomorrow. I already told that era of Indian cricket dominance will slowly come to an end the after their poor performance in the T2 world cup and now you can see the results.
I don't know why the Indian fans are against  Virat Kohli ? He is not alone responsible for this defeat, it is the BCCI which needs to be blamed and boycott.

I cannot blame BCCI for India's poor performance. Which player of the Indian squad can you keep out of the squad? Every player on the team is talented enough. They have proved their mettle in the Indian team. Now the players are not in form, is BCCI responsible for this? The condition of the Indian team is bad now due to the poor performance of the batsmen.
The BCCI can now keep these players out of the team for a while and give new players a chance. Since they have not been in form for a long time. Besides, I don't think BCCI has anything else to do.

[virasog]

I cannot blame BCCI for India's poor performance. Which player of the Indian squad can you keep out of the squad? Every player on the team is talented enough. They have proved their mettle in the Indian team. Now the players are not in form, is BCCI responsible for this? The condition of the Indian team is bad now due to the poor performance of the batsmen.
The BCCI can now keep these players out of the team for a while and give new players a chance. Since they have not been in form for a long time. Besides, I don't think BCCI has anything else to do.

Yes, the board has little to do with the bad performance of the team. they can only change the captain or the few players but they can't change everyone and develop a new team. This action would be even worse. Instead of focusing on changing the talented players, the board should focus on their training and listen to them to find the hurdle as why they are unable to keep up with the form. It could be lot of cricket being played which could be the burden on them or condition / environment of South Africa does not suit them.

[Minor Miner]

It is now almost certain that India is going to be defeated. South Africa collected 148 runs. And they have not lost any more wickets today. They need only 64 runs to win.
However, India lost because of their irregular performances. I would say that such a decline in their performance is due to the weak top order. Top-order players are not in form. We didn't see any good innings from Rahul and Agarwal. The Indian bowlers did well in the first innings but failed in the second innings.

[JSRAW]

I guess this is a last series for Pujara and Rahane, not expecting them to get another chance in home season at all or may be bring Pujara back when we're travelling Australia but i doubt if there is any series planned for next couple of years.

Lord Thakur gave much needed breakthrough but i'm afraid its a lost cause now. We had our chances guys.