Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Sri lanka vs Bangladesh

The match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is being delayed due to rain. Sri Lanka lost 4 wickets for 210 runs. The crease now includes Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva. Two good enough batsmen. Sri Lanka will probably bat till the first session tomorrow. And like the first match, this match will be a draw. If the match was not delayed due to rain, there was a possibility of seeing a result of the match.

Srilanka trailing by 97 runs and 18 over still left in today's play. Srilanka will level Bangladesh first innings quite easily not sure whether they will take any lead or not. Angelo is still on the crease with 54 runs in his account. Most probably this match will end in a draw or if Bangladesh batting collapsed just like it collapsed in first innings, who knows SL may get a victory here.

[ibuddy122505]

Sri lanka vs Bangladesh

The match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is being delayed due to rain. Sri Lanka lost 4 wickets for 210 runs. The crease now includes Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva. Two good enough batsmen. Sri Lanka will probably bat till the first session tomorrow. And like the first match, this match will be a draw. If the match was not delayed due to rain, there was a possibility of seeing a result of the match.

Srilanka trailing by 97 runs and 18 over still left in today's play. Srilanka will level Bangladesh first innings quite easily not sure whether they will take any lead or not. Angelo is still on the crease with 54 runs in his account. Most probably this match will end in a draw or if Bangladesh batting collapsed just like it collapsed in first innings, who knows SL may get a victory here.

Here's the score-line at the end of day three, SL 282/5 and trailing by 83 runs.
Mathews and Chandimal both stand their position strong at the end of day three, and very possible they aim to stay at the pitch as long as possible. Bangladeshi ballers Shakib Al Hasan able to pick up three wickets, but the first season of day four will be very important for the ballers. BAN should pick up all the rest wickets and give decent lead. Day four will conclude this match result. Perhaps this match also drawn, let's see.

[minairia3]

Sri lanka vs Bangladesh

The match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is being delayed due to rain. Sri Lanka lost 4 wickets for 210 runs. The crease now includes Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva. Two good enough batsmen. Sri Lanka will probably bat till the first session tomorrow. And like the first match, this match will be a draw. If the match was not delayed due to rain, there was a possibility of seeing a result of the match.

Srilanka trails by 150 runs and has also lost 4 wickets. Bangladesh's performance in this match has been really well and if the rain had not delayed the match then they would have claimed a few more wickets. I think this game is also going to be a draw as day 3 is going to end soon and on day 4 Srilanka will try to bat throughout the day.

Sri Lanka has actually lost 5 wickets at the end of day 3 and they have scored 282 runs and they are still trailing by 83 runs. As  I expected Shakib Al Hasan is bowling well for Bangladesh. but to be honest I still think this match is going to end in a draw because already it is a batting-friendly pitch and there was already some delay because of rain. There is no way this match is going to have a result unless something really unbelievable and quite stupid happens.

[Mahdirakib]

OK.. I agree with you. 3 days of play remain (270 overs), and there is a good chance that the momentum may change. I would say that there will be a good chance of a result, if Bangladesh manages to bowl out Sri Lanka before the end of today's second session. But in case Sri Lanka bats out today's sessions, and manages to get to a total of close to 400, then the chances of a result will be very slim. They are still trailing by 200+ runs and given the slow rate of scoring, there is a good chance that the Lankans may play defensively and target a draw. If there is a result, then it will be in favor of Bangladesh.

Yesterday I thought there is a chance to see a winner of the second test match. But now the chance is quite low, the rain has reduced the possibility. Sri Lanka has 5 wickets left, Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews will start batting on day 4. The weather condition isn't good at Bangladesh. There is a high chance of rain in the upcoming days. As a result, draw is the most possible outcome of this match now.

[Minor Miner]

Yesterday I thought there is a chance to see a winner of the second test match. But now the chance is quite low, the rain has reduced the possibility. Sri Lanka has 5 wickets left, Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews will start batting on day 4. The weather condition isn't good at Bangladesh. There is a high chance of rain in the upcoming days. As a result, draw is the most possible outcome of this match now.

You are right. However, even if it does not rain, the chances of a draw are strong. Because tomorrow is the fourth day, and Sri Lanka will be able to finish at least the first session quite well. The crease still has experienced batsmen like Angelo Mathews and Chandimal. Moreover, the performance of Bangladesh bowlers was not good.

[LittleBitFunny]

Sri lanka vs Bangladesh

The match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is being delayed due to rain. Sri Lanka lost 4 wickets for 210 runs. The crease now includes Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva. Two good enough batsmen. Sri Lanka will probably bat till the first session tomorrow. And like the first match, this match will be a draw. If the match was not delayed due to rain, there was a possibility of seeing a result of the match.

Srilanka trails by 150 runs and has also lost 4 wickets. Bangladesh's performance in this match has been really well and if the rain had not delayed the match then they would have claimed a few more wickets. I think this game is also going to be a draw as day 3 is going to end soon and on day 4 Srilanka will try to bat throughout the day.

This match has no option but to be drawn. At the end of the third day, Sri Lanka lost only 5 wickets. If the batting of Bangladesh is not a disaster. Then it can be said for sure that this match will be a draw. On the other hand, I have seen the weather report. The match is likely to be delayed tomorrow due to rain. If the match is delayed tomorrow due to rain then the match will be drawn.

[rugrats]

We are still at the early stage of the game. We shouldn't judge the 5 days result by watching the first two days of this test match. Bangladeshi batting lineup has collapsed during the first session of day 1 and day 2. Sri Lanka has scored 143 runs by losing 2 wickets. The situation of the game will be different if Sri Lankans batting lineup collapsed in the first session of day 3. Let's wait and see how ‘The Lions’ plays in the first session of tomorrow.

OK.. I agree with you. 3 days of play remain (270 overs), and there is a good chance that the momentum may change. I would say that there will be a good chance of a result, if Bangladesh manages to bowl out Sri Lanka before the end of today's second session. But in case Sri Lanka bats out today's sessions, and manages to get to a total of close to 400, then the chances of a result will be very slim. They are still trailing by 200+ runs and given the slow rate of scoring, there is a good chance that the Lankans may play defensively and target a draw. If there is a result, then it will be in favor of Bangladesh.

Well jokes on you because 3 days already have been played and we also had a delay because of rain interruption. I really am not expecting any result in this match except for a draw. And considering the fact that this is a batting pitch, I don't think any results will be possible even though both the teams try really hard. And I really don't think that either of the teams are going to take that chance.

[Sithara007]

Yesterday I thought there is a chance to see a winner of the second test match. But now the chance is quite low, the rain has reduced the possibility. Sri Lanka has 5 wickets left, Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews will start batting on day 4. The weather condition isn't good at Bangladesh. There is a high chance of rain in the upcoming days. As a result, draw is the most possible outcome of this match now.

OK.. then it is confirmed. Even after 10 days of play in two matches, we will not get a result. The fourth day's play is about to begin and Sri Lanka's first innings is not yet completed. I understand that rain interruption resulted in some loss of overs, but I don't think that the outcome could have been any different if there was no rain. Both the teams are not aiming for a win. Sri Lanka's run rate has once again dipped below 3 runs per over, and this is not how teams bat if they are aiming for a win. The entire test series between these two sides have been a meaningless one so far.

[blatchcorn]

OK.. then it is confirmed. Even after 10 days of play in two matches, we will not get a result. The fourth day's play is about to begin and Sri Lanka's first innings is not yet completed. I understand that rain interruption resulted in some loss of overs, but I don't think that the outcome could have been any different if there was no rain. Both the teams are not aiming for a win. Sri Lanka's run rate has once again dipped below 3 runs per over, and this is not how teams bat if they are aiming for a win. The entire test series between these two sides have been a meaningless one so far.

Thats the irony of Test cricket, you play for 5 days and still no result. The reason why there are not many nations in cricket is because of Test format. Since most part of cricket history is composed of Test format only. Srilanka are 83 runs behind which they will chase on forth day, but still there are very rear chances of result of this match.

[Juggy777]

OK.. then it is confirmed. Even after 10 days of play in two matches, we will not get a result. The fourth day's play is about to begin and Sri Lanka's first innings is not yet completed. I understand that rain interruption resulted in some loss of overs, but I don't think that the outcome could have been any different if there was no rain. Both the teams are not aiming for a win. Sri Lanka's run rate has once again dipped below 3 runs per over, and this is not how teams bat if they are aiming for a win. The entire test series between these two sides have been a meaningless one so far.

Thats the irony of Test cricket, you play for 5 days and still no result. The reason why there are not many nations in cricket is because of Test format. Since most part of cricket history is composed of Test format only. Srilanka are 83 runs behind which they will chase on forth day, but still there are very rear chances of result of this match.

@Sithara007 Srilanka have got the lead now, but Bangladesh needs to quickly find a way to take those remaining 5 wickets if they wish to set a target for Srilanka to chase. Lastly it’s quiet possible that Bangladesh may not take any risk, and if that’s going to be the case then both countries fans will be disappointed as their respective teams played out yet another boring match.

[Iranus]

Srilanka have got the lead now, but Bangladesh needs to quickly find a way to take those remaining 5 wickets if they wish to set a target for Srilanka to chase. Lastly it’s quiet possible that Bangladesh may not take any risk, and if that’s going to be the case then both countries fans will be disappointed as their respective teams played out yet another boring match.

Sri Lanka scored 501 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. They are ahead of Bangladesh by 136 runs. Angelo Mathews is still unbeaten on 142 runs. The performance of Bangladeshi bowlers was very poor. At the same time, Bangladesh management should have kept Miraj in the squad on such a pitch. Sri Lanka's innings will probably end in a few more overs. However, like the first match, this match will also be a draw.

[pakhitheboss]

Srilanka have got the lead now, but Bangladesh needs to quickly find a way to take those remaining 5 wickets if they wish to set a target for Srilanka to chase. Lastly it’s quiet possible that Bangladesh may not take any risk, and if that’s going to be the case then both countries fans will be disappointed as their respective teams played out yet another boring match.

Sri Lanka scored 501 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. They are ahead of Bangladesh by 136 runs. Angelo Mathews is still unbeaten on 142 runs. The performance of Bangladeshi bowlers was very poor. At the same time, Bangladesh management should have kept Miraj in the squad on such a pitch. Sri Lanka's innings will probably end in a few more overs. However, like the first match, this match will also be a draw.

Angelo Mathews has been consistent in this series. He did hit more than a ton in the last test match and did the same in this match too. It is because of him Srilanka was able to set a lead of 137 runs. Tomorrow Bangladesh will got to bat and they will try to utilize the whole day eventually this match as you said will be a draw.

[LittleBitFunny]

Srilanka have got the lead now, but Bangladesh needs to quickly find a way to take those remaining 5 wickets if they wish to set a target for Srilanka to chase. Lastly it’s quiet possible that Bangladesh may not take any risk, and if that’s going to be the case then both countries fans will be disappointed as their respective teams played out yet another boring match.

Sri Lanka scored 501 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. They are ahead of Bangladesh by 136 runs. Angelo Mathews is still unbeaten on 142 runs. The performance of Bangladeshi bowlers was very poor. At the same time, Bangladesh management should have kept Miraj in the squad on such a pitch. Sri Lanka's innings will probably end in a few more overs. However, like the first match, this match will also be a draw.

Angelo Mathews has been consistent in this series. He did hit more than a ton in the last test match and did the same in this match too. It is because of him Srilanka was able to set a lead of 137 runs. Tomorrow Bangladesh will got to bat and they will try to utilize the whole day eventually this match as you said will be a draw.

Sri Lanka's innings ended with 506 runs. And Angelo Mathews was unbeaten on 145. Sri Lanka is in the lead of 141 runs from Bangladesh. Sri Lankan batsmen played very well. Bangladesh is batting now. Bangladesh is collecting 9 runs in 2 overs without losing any wicket. Now the goal of Bangladesh batsmen should be to try to survive at the crease and draw the match.

[laurenB7742]

Sri Lanka's innings ended with 506 runs. And Angelo Mathews was unbeaten on 145. Sri Lanka is in the lead of 141 runs from Bangladesh. Sri Lankan batsmen played very well. Bangladesh is batting now. Bangladesh is collecting 9 runs in 2 overs without losing any wicket. Now the goal of Bangladesh batsmen should be to try to survive at the crease and draw the match.

Bangladesh lost 3 wickets for only 19 runs. Now I think we might see the result of this match. The performance of Bangladesh batsmen in the first innings was very bad. If Liton and Mushfiqur had not played well, Bangladesh would have lost all their wickets before 100 runs. Liton and Mushfiqur were able to play well in the first innings. It is foolish to think that the Bangladesh team will collect big score in the second innings depending on them.

[kro55]

Sri Lanka's innings ended with 506 runs. And Angelo Mathews was unbeaten on 145. Sri Lanka is in the lead of 141 runs from Bangladesh. Sri Lankan batsmen played very well. Bangladesh is batting now. Bangladesh is collecting 9 runs in 2 overs without losing any wicket. Now the goal of Bangladesh batsmen should be to try to survive at the crease and draw the match.

Bangladesh lost 3 wickets for only 19 runs. Now I think we might see the result of this match. The performance of Bangladesh batsmen in the first innings was very bad. If Liton and Mushfiqur had not played well, Bangladesh would have lost all their wickets before 100 runs. Liton and Mushfiqur were able to play well in the first innings. It is foolish to think that the Bangladesh team will collect big score in the second innings depending on them.

Bangladesh lost 5 wickets for only 24 runs in the first innings. However, their performance in the second innings is a bit better. They lost four wickets for 24 runs   . Now the collection of Bangladesh is 34/4. Mushfiqur and Liton are now at the crease. If these two batsmen can't play well like in the first innings, then Bangladesh is definitely lost this match.

[JSRAW]

Bangladesh top order is having very bad test match and that too on absolute road. This is deja vu moment for Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das, you gotta feel for these 2 guys. They have been on the field for almost 4 days, batting and fielding without much rest. No one should blame them if they gets out this time, although i would like them to go on with their job one more time.

[Sithara007]

Bangladesh top order is having very bad test match and that too on absolute road. This is deja vu moment for Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das, you gotta feel for these 2 guys. They have been on the field for almost 4 days, batting and fielding without much rest. No one should blame them if they gets out this time, although i would like them to go on with their job one more time.

They juts need to survive for another day. Bangladesh trails by 107 runs, and in case they get another 200 runs or so, then it will be possible to save this match. Else the Bangladesh batsmen need to make sure that Sri Lankans don't get enough overs to chase down the target. They need to defend for 60-65 overs tomorrow. Should not be that hard, since two of their best batsmen are at crease (Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das). If both of them could handle Asitha Fernando, then the series will end up at 0-0.

[CryptoBuds]

Bangladesh top order is having very bad test match and that too on absolute road. This is deja vu moment for Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das, you gotta feel for these 2 guys. They have been on the field for almost 4 days, batting and fielding without much rest. No one should blame them if they gets out this time, although i would like them to go on with their job one more time.

They juts need to survive for another day. Bangladesh trails by 107 runs, and in case they get another 200 runs or so, then it will be possible to save this match. Else the Bangladesh batsmen need to make sure that Sri Lankans don't get enough overs to chase down the target. They need to defend for 60-65 overs tomorrow. Should not be that hard, since two of their best batsmen are at crease (Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das). If both of them could handle Asitha Fernando, then the series will end up at 0-0.

^ By the looks of it, I think it will have to be another middle-order excellence from the Bangladesh batting lineup otherwise they might have a genuine chance of losing this test match and eventually lose the series. I expected better from Bangladesh after the performance they have shown in the first test match. I absolutely agree that if they can survive the initial slot of the first session on the 5th day of the test match they will have a very good chance of a draw and from this position, a draw will be a very good result for Bangladesh.

[Minor Miner]

It is very annoying to enjoy the test match of the Bangladesh team. In the first innings, 6 batsmen of Bangladesh returned to the dressing room with zero runs. Bangladesh scored 365 runs only for Mushfiqur and Liton's partnership. Sri Lanka scored 506 in their first innings. Bangladesh went down to bat in their second innings and lost 4 wickets for just 24 runs. This is not a bowling-friendly pitch. However, the poor performance of Bangladeshi batsmen is very annoying.

[Swordsoffreedom]

It is very annoying to enjoy the test match of the Bangladesh team. In the first innings, 6 batsmen of Bangladesh returned to the dressing room with zero runs. Bangladesh scored 365 runs only for Mushfiqur and Liton's partnership. Sri Lanka scored 506 in their first innings. Bangladesh went down to bat in their second innings and lost 4 wickets for just 24 runs. This is not a bowling-friendly pitch. However, the poor performance of Bangladeshi batsmen is very annoying.

Yes, it is true and in the same pitch where we are watching Sri Lankan batsmen making runs quite easily, we can see the Bangladeshi batsmen really struggle to pick up runs.

I have always thought that Bangladesh don't have the skill which is required to play test cricket and it is quite evident why I think that. The Bangladesh batsman have very poor batting skills when it comes to test cricket. If Bangladesh has to depend on two or three batsman to score all the runs, I think it is a very bad situation for Bangladesh cricket team.