Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Mahdirakib]

Never thought that Sri Lanka had a chance of winning this match, but somehow they did it. Bangladesh on the other hand was overdependent on Litton and Mushfiqur, but these two can't rescue them everytime. Out of the total of 534 runs scored by Bangladesh, a total of 391 was scored either by Litton or by Mushfiqur. That is two batsmen contributing for more than 73% of the team total. Asitha Fernando had a dream outing this time, taking 10 wickets in total. See this, two pace bowlers (Fernando and Rajitha) taking the vast majority of the wickets in a pitch that unfairly supported batsmen.

Everyone should have such expectations from Bangladesh team in test format. They had quite good chance to win the first test match. But they have failed to do it for the poor decisions of their captain. Now they have lost the second test match which was moving towards the draw. From 150/5 to all out in just 169 runs. That's how poor batting lineup Bangladesh have in test format. The top order batsmen and the lower order batsmen has completely failed to show their performance. Bangladesh will play two test matches against West Indies in the next month. I think they will loss those matches too.

[laurenB7742]

Never thought that Sri Lanka had a chance of winning this match, but somehow they did it. Bangladesh on the other hand was overdependent on Litton and Mushfiqur, but these two can't rescue them everytime. Out of the total of 534 runs scored by Bangladesh, a total of 391 was scored either by Litton or by Mushfiqur. That is two batsmen contributing for more than 73% of the team total. Asitha Fernando had a dream outing this time, taking 10 wickets in total. See this, two pace bowlers (Fernando and Rajitha) taking the vast majority of the wickets in a pitch that unfairly supported batsmen.

Everyone should have such expectations from Bangladesh team in test format. They had quite good chance to win the first test match. But they have failed to do it for the poor decisions of their captain. Now they have lost the second test match which was moving towards the draw. From 150/5 to all out in just 169 runs. That's how poor batting lineup Bangladesh have in test format. The top order batsmen and the lower order batsmen has completely failed to show their performance. Bangladesh will play two test matches against West Indies in the next month. I think they will loss those matches too.

Bangladesh could not win the first match due to some wrong decisions of the captain. And in the second match, Bangladesh lost because of poor team management and the poor performance of batsmen. Mirpur's pitch is a bit spin-friendly. The management has put players like Mosaddek on the squad who were not fit for this type of pitch. There are many more talented spinners in Bangladesh. Besides, 10 players of Bangladesh have been dismissed for zero runs in two innings.

[eaLiTy]

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Bangladesh could not win the first match due to some wrong decisions of the captain. And in the second match, Bangladesh lost because of poor team management and the poor performance of batsmen. Mirpur's pitch is a bit spin-friendly. The management has put players like Mosaddek on the squad who were not fit for this type of pitch. There are many more talented spinners in Bangladesh. Besides, 10 players of Bangladesh have been dismissed for zero runs in two innings.

You need to blame the Bangladeshi batsman for not playing they way they need to play to save the Test match and only Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das made any effort to prolong the match and the rest of the batsman failed miserably and when the partnership between Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das were going on, i expected the match would end up in a draw if they were able to bat for another session or two.

[Sithara007]

Bangladesh could not win the first match due to some wrong decisions of the captain. And in the second match, Bangladesh lost because of poor team management and the poor performance of batsmen. Mirpur's pitch is a bit spin-friendly. The management has put players like Mosaddek on the squad who were not fit for this type of pitch. There are many more talented spinners in Bangladesh. Besides, 10 players of Bangladesh have been dismissed for zero runs in two innings.

Well... that is a startling statistic. Half of the playing XI getting dismissed before scoring any runs is catastrophic for any team. And it was completely unexpected, given the fact that the pitch at Mirpur was favoring the batsmen. And it is the same pitch where the Lankans made a 500 plus total in their first innings. Apart from Shakib's half century in the second innings, none of the other Bangladeshi batsmen (apart from Litton and Mushfiqur) made a score of more than 20 in either of the innings. It was a very meek surrender.

[pakhitheboss]

Never thought that Sri Lanka had a chance of winning this match, but somehow they did it. Bangladesh on the other hand was overdependent on Litton and Mushfiqur, but these two can't rescue them everytime. Out of the total of 534 runs scored by Bangladesh, a total of 391 was scored either by Litton or by Mushfiqur. That is two batsmen contributing for more than 73% of the team total. Asitha Fernando had a dream outing this time, taking 10 wickets in total. See this, two pace bowlers (Fernando and Rajitha) taking the vast majority of the wickets in a pitch that unfairly supported batsmen.

Everyone should have such expectations from Bangladesh team in test format. They had quite good chance to win the first test match. But they have failed to do it for the poor decisions of their captain. Now they have lost the second test match which was moving towards the draw. From 150/5 to all out in just 169 runs. That's how poor batting lineup Bangladesh have in test format. The top order batsmen and the lower order batsmen has completely failed to show their performance. Bangladesh will play two test matches against West Indies in the next month. I think they will loss those matches too.

A simple opportunity to draw the series got wasted by Bangladesh. How easily they lost 6 wickets so quickly and scored just 19 runs to lose the last test match and that also in their home ground. Good come back by the Srilankan bowlers they made an impossible task achievable because they had simply the worst batters facing their bowls.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Well... that is a startling statistic. Half of the playing XI getting dismissed before scoring any runs is catastrophic for any team. And it was completely unexpected, given the fact that the pitch at Mirpur was favoring the batsmen. And it is the same pitch where the Lankans made a 500 plus total in their first innings. Apart from Shakib's half century in the second innings, none of the other Bangladeshi batsmen (apart from Litton and Mushfiqur) made a score of more than 20 in either of the innings. It was a very meek surrender.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das centuries in first inning saved Bangladesh, other then that performance of Bangladesh batting in both innings is same. Srilanka will  be happy to grab a victory here. As is was very much expected that match will end in a draw but it was a comfortable victory for SL in the end.

[Sithara007]

Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das centuries in first inning saved Bangladesh, other then that performance of Bangladesh batting in both innings is same. Srilanka will  be happy to grab a victory here. As is was very much expected that match will end in a draw but it was a comfortable victory for SL in the end.

I thought that Bangladesh had the advantage. It was their home series and almost all of their top players were in the playing XI. Sri Lankan players were not in good form and it was expected that Bangladesh would be able to at least draw the series. The defeat is yet another blow to their test ambitions. Ever since they received the test status in 1999, they have constantly underperformed in this format. The only positive is that now they are not that overdependent on Shakib al Hasan, since other players such as Litton and Mushfiqur are emerging.

[Marvell1]

Bangladesh could not win the first match due to some wrong decisions of the captain. And in the second match, Bangladesh lost because of poor team management and the poor performance of batsmen. Mirpur's pitch is a bit spin-friendly. The management has put players like Mosaddek on the squad who were not fit for this type of pitch. There are many more talented spinners in Bangladesh. Besides, 10 players of Bangladesh have been dismissed for zero runs in two innings.

Well... that is a startling statistic. Half of the playing XI getting dismissed before scoring any runs is catastrophic for any team. And it was completely unexpected, given the fact that the pitch at Mirpur was favoring the batsmen. And it is the same pitch where the Lankans made a 500 plus total in their first innings. Apart from Shakib's half century in the second innings, none of the other Bangladeshi batsmen (apart from Litton and Mushfiqur) made a score of more than 20 in either of the innings. It was a very meek surrender.

There is a simple explanation for why Bangladesh's batting lineup failed miserably in this test series. That is they cannot play test cricket at all. Sri Lankan team is going through some rough times right now. They should not have had any chance to win against Bangladesh but they ended up winning the series.

It is obviously not t20 cricket where only one player can win his team the match. In test cricket it has to be a team effort otherwise it is not going to be enough. I really don't think Bangladesh should have the test status anymore and probably that is the only where they will start getting better in test cricket.

[JSRAW]

Never thought that Sri Lanka had a chance of winning this match, but somehow they did it. Bangladesh on the other hand was overdependent on Litton and Mushfiqur, but these two can't rescue them everytime. Out of the total of 534 runs scored by Bangladesh, a total of 391 was scored either by Litton or by Mushfiqur. That is two batsmen contributing for more than 73% of the team total. Asitha Fernando had a dream outing this time, taking 10 wickets in total. See this, two pace bowlers (Fernando and Rajitha) taking the vast majority of the wickets in a pitch that unfairly supported batsmen.

Everyone should have such expectations from Bangladesh team in test format. They had quite good chance to win the first test match. But they have failed to do it for the poor decisions of their captain. Now they have lost the second test match which was moving towards the draw. From 150/5 to all out in just 169 runs. That's how poor batting lineup Bangladesh have in test format. The top order batsmen and the lower order batsmen has completely failed to show their performance. Bangladesh will play two test matches against West Indies in the next month. I think they will loss those matches too.

Bangladesh could not win the first match due to some wrong decisions of the captain. And in the second match, Bangladesh lost because of poor team management and the poor performance of batsmen. Mirpur's pitch is a bit spin-friendly. The management has put players like Mosaddek on the squad who were not fit for this type of pitch. There are many more talented spinners in Bangladesh. Besides, 10 players of Bangladesh have been dismissed for zero runs in two innings.

Bangladesh might have better spin options but Sri Lankan's spinners are no mug either, even Lankan's spinners failed to pick bag of wickets (atleast 19 bong's wickets fell against seamers in 2nd match) so imo that would be very wrong post match criticism.

Let's face it Bangali's top order failed to perform that's the only reason they lost the match on flat pitch.

[galambo]

I thought that Bangladesh had the advantage. It was their home series and almost all of their top players were in the playing XI. Sri Lankan players were not in good form and it was expected that Bangladesh would be able to at least draw the series. The defeat is yet another blow to their test ambitions. Ever since they received the test status in 1999, they have constantly underperformed in this format. The only positive is that now they are not that overdependent on Shakib al Hasan, since other players such as Litton and Mushfiqur are emerging.

This is not something new from Bangladesh batting they always collapse like that. Match is long ago over for Bangladesh if Litton and Mushfiqur didn't came for rescue. Asitha Fernando is too good for Srilanka in second innings. I would say it was a definite draw which was converted to loss by Bangladesh

[BALIK]

Let's face it Bangali's top order failed to perform that's the only reason they lost the match on flat pitch.

You are right. The main reason for Bangladesh's defeat is the poor performance of their top-order players. The first four batsmen of Bangladesh collected a total of 32 runs in two innings. The match would have been drawn if Bangladesh could have played 3 sessions in the second innings. But they have failed. Top-order players should bat more responsibly. If Bangladesh's top order is not strong, the Bangladesh team will never be able to do well in the Test format.

[Sithara007]

This is not something new from Bangladesh batting they always collapse like that. Match is long ago over for Bangladesh if Litton and Mushfiqur didn't came for rescue. Asitha Fernando is too good for Srilanka in second innings. I would say it was a definite draw which was converted to loss by Bangladesh

What surprised me the most is the fact that Bangladesh batsmen got out for paltry scores while batting at home, and that too against a bunch of inexperienced pacers from Sri Lanka. This series is not something the Bangladeshi players want to remember in the future. There were hardly any positives to take out of it, apart from the partnership between Litton and Mushfiqur, as well as the performance from Nayeem Hasan in the first test. Lankans on the other hand worked well as a team, supporting each other.

[ilovealtcoins]

Bangladesh might have better spin options but Sri Lankan's spinners are no mug either, even Lankan's spinners failed to pick bag of wickets (atleast 19 bong's wickets fell against seamers in 2nd match) so imo that would be very wrong post match criticism.

Let's face it Bangali's top order failed to perform that's the only reason they lost the match on flat pitch.

Honesty I don't think it was an exception of performance from the bowlers of Sri Lanka, rather I believe it was a really bad performance from the Bangladeshi batting lineup. There is no way why the Bangladesh team should be all out under 150 runs on the same pitch where Sri Lanka is easily scoring 500 + runs. Honestly, Bangladesh doesn't have the skills to play test cricket, especially on the batting side, it is as simple as that. and they are not going to get better unless they are given a shock,  probably a shock-like not having the test status anymore.

[Tony116]

This is not something new from Bangladesh batting they always collapse like that. Match is long ago over for Bangladesh if Litton and Mushfiqur didn't came for rescue. Asitha Fernando is too good for Srilanka in second innings. I would say it was a definite draw which was converted to loss by Bangladesh

What surprised me the most is the fact that Bangladesh batsmen got out for paltry scores while batting at home, and that too against a bunch of inexperienced pacers from Sri Lanka. This series is not something the Bangladeshi players want to remember in the future. There were hardly any positives to take out of it, apart from the partnership between Litton and Mushfiqur, as well as the performance from Nayeem Hasan in the first test. Lankans on the other hand worked well as a team, supporting each other.

Yes, I agree. Bangladesh was all about individual performance meanwhile Sri Lanka was all about team effort. And you obviously cannot win a test match if all the runs are scored by only two of your batsmen. Bangladesh really needs to improve its test cricket.

Bangladesh has to figure out the problems that they are facing in test cricket and work on them. I believe it is not really hard to find out the problems. You just cannot perform like this on a batting friendly pitch at all.

[Sithara007]

Yes, I agree. Bangladesh was all about individual performance meanwhile Sri Lanka was all about team effort. And you obviously cannot win a test match if all the runs are scored by only two of your batsmen. Bangladesh really needs to improve its test cricket.

Bangladesh has to figure out the problems that they are facing in test cricket and work on them. I believe it is not really hard to find out the problems. You just cannot perform like this on a batting friendly pitch at all.

A few months ago, I had mentioned about the problems that are present in the domestic cricket (for both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka). In both these countries, instead of a region-based first class system they have club sides based in the capital city competing in first class competition. Obviously these privately owned clubs are going to prioritize limited overs format, because that is from where they get the revenue. Both the boards (SLCB and BCB) should reformat their domestic setup and take steps to spread cricket outside Colombo and Dhaka respectively.

[eaLiTy]

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A few months ago, I had mentioned about the problems that are present in the domestic cricket (for both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka). In both these countries, instead of a region-based first class system they have club sides based in the capital city competing in first class competition. Obviously these privately owned clubs are going to prioritize limited overs format, because that is from where they get the revenue. Both the boards (SLCB and BCB) should reformat their domestic setup and take steps to spread cricket outside Colombo and Dhaka respectively.

Considering the debate that is going on here for the past few weeks, they would find fault in the ICC funding for the discrepancies of Sri Lankan Cricket board and Bangladesh cricket board  .

Domestic tournament should be strengthen by their respective boards and countries like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan did not start out as wealthy units nor did West Indies as even in the 90s the payment was not that great compared to this generation as they make money with a single match the players from the 90s would not make in the entire series.

The funds should be used to create facilities and the rest of the things of spreading the game and taking the game to every corner should be taken care by their respective boards.

[romero121]

Maybe a league for the test cricket similar to IPL needs to be conducted. Based on the time constraints test cricket have been losing its importance. To strengthen the domestic test cricketing lowering the number of days and conducting a league seems to be a better choice. Whether it is region based or club sided domestic cricket, allowing them to participate in those leagues will be more effective in terms of revenue too.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

A few months ago, I had mentioned about the problems that are present in the domestic cricket (for both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka). In both these countries, instead of a region-based first class system they have club sides based in the capital city competing in first class competition. Obviously these privately owned clubs are going to prioritize limited overs format, because that is from where they get the revenue. Both the boards (SLCB and BCB) should reformat their domestic setup and take steps to spread cricket outside Colombo and Dhaka respectively.

With same domestic setup Srilanka has won world cup and also produced world class player's. They are having a bad time which will be over soon but I don't understand the problem with BCB they are in test cricket for 23 years while they joined ODI format way before that still there performance is not different then an associate team.

[Tony116]

Yes, I agree. Bangladesh was all about individual performance meanwhile Sri Lanka was all about team effort. And you obviously cannot win a test match if all the runs are scored by only two of your batsmen. Bangladesh really needs to improve its test cricket.
Bangladesh has to figure out the problems that they are facing in test cricket and work on them. I believe it is not really hard to find out the problems. You just cannot perform like this on a batting friendly pitch at all.

A few months ago, I had mentioned about the problems that are present in the domestic cricket (for both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka). In both these countries, instead of a region-based first class system they have club sides based in the capital city competing in first class competition. Obviously these privately owned clubs are going to prioritize limited overs format, because that is from where they get the revenue. Both the boards (SLCB and BCB) should reformat their domestic setup and take steps to spread cricket outside Colombo and Dhaka respectively.

Honestly, I cannot blame them the world is moving quickly towards limited over cricket and it is obvious that they are going to adjust to it.
The way things are going I really don't think this cricket will be big at all and might not also be played in five or 10 years' time. But that obviously does not mean they stop playing test cricket now.

Considering the debate that is going on here for the past few weeks, they would find fault in the ICC funding for the discrepancies of Sri Lankan Cricket board and Bangladesh cricket board  .
Domestic tournament should be strengthen by their respective boards and countries like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan did not start out as wealthy units nor did West Indies as even in the 90s the payment was not that great compared to this generation as they make money with a single match the players from the 90s would not make in the entire series.
The funds should be used to create facilities and the rest of the things of spreading the game and taking the game to every corner should be taken care by their respective boards.

I believe that the cricket boards also don't show too much interest in test cricket. They also know that the future is limited over cricket and eventually ODI will also lose its popularity. And they also don't get the revenue from test cricket. So, they are also concentrating on limited-overs cricket.

[laurenB7742]

Maybe a league for the test cricket similar to IPL needs to be conducted. Based on the time constraints test cricket have been losing its importance. To strengthen the domestic test cricketing lowering the number of days and conducting a league seems to be a better choice. Whether it is region based or club sided domestic cricket, allowing them to participate in those leagues will be more effective in terms of revenue too.

A League for test cricket is going to be really unrealistic because it will take a long time. Now test cricket is losing its popularity and eventually it will be absolutely dead. I don't think it can be stopped. Under the circumstances, I don't think anyone will want to make any decisions like this. It is actually better to concentrate on the ODI and t20 now. Imagine a cricket board putting a lot of effort into test cricket but not getting the expected revenue and results.