Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Haunebu]

Yes Seriously    
I am talking about Sarfraz Ahmad
And you are talking about Sarfraz Khan
We are not on the same page  

Lol. However, you know who I was talking about. You are probably a big fan of Sarfraz Ahmad(Did I get it right?) and I respect your opinion, but you need to respect others opinions too.

They won the ODI tournament against Srilanka and they lost the T20 series but to sack him completely was unwanted as you mentioned he took the team to the number one position and to win eleven consecutive series is not a small feat either.

True, but that was in the past and he has been failing as both a captain and as a batsman from quite a long time in recent times which is why this drastic change is justified in my opinion. Only time will tell if this was the right call though.

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[AB de Royse777]

Lol. However, you know who I was talking about. You are probably a big fan of Sarfraz Ahmad(Did I get it right?) and I respect your opinion, but you need to respect others opinions too.

LOL
Just learnt that there is another Sarfraz in Pakistan team. What's the deal with this guy? Is he a new one or I missed him totally and playing in the squad for long time?

[vella85]

Its looking like a Whitewash for India in this series as SA are in big trouble already with 2 wickets down for just 9 runs. All the pressure is now on Faf du Plessis to help SA avoid the follow-on which is a long way away. Its been SA bowling performance that has let them down in this series while the Indian team has had an all round performance with the bat and ball which is why we see them in this position. I can't see this test match lasting 5 days, it will most likely be over on day 4 unless SA do something amazing.

[eaLiTy]

Its looking like a Whitewash for India in this series as SA are in big trouble already with 2 wickets down for just 9 runs. All the pressure is now on Faf du Plessis to help SA avoid the follow-on which is a long way away.

It is a hard task to score that much runs and the wicket is turning and gripping for the spinners, India will be attacking all the time and they have three spinners and Kolhi will rotate the fast bowlers efficiently. If there is ODI and T20 series after this then it might be competitive, you cannot blame the players as majority of them are new faces and they are playing in a pitch like this for the first time and against quality bowlers.

Its been SA bowling performance that has let them down in this series while the Indian team has had an all round performance with the bat and ball which is why we see them in this position. I can't see this test match lasting 5 days, it will most likely be over on day 4 unless SA do something amazing.

Their batting was also a complete failure, unless there is a weather stopped it wont go the distance .

[JSRAW]

Oh boy, South Afrcian top order sitting duck in pavilion. Faf is gone too, Now Indians need to continue attack from both end with attacking field and wrap up Proteas. Time is the key in this match, good amount of time washed away because of bad light and they cant take risk.

As of now Yadav and Shami both doing excellent job.

SA : 21/3

[eaLiTy]

Oh boy, South Afrcian top order sitting duck in pavilion. Faf is gone too, Now Indians need to continue attack from both end with attacking field and wrap up Proteas.

It is truly heartbreaking to see them struggle like this, let them set a target of 150 runs and bat freely as they got plenty of time, when Kallis used to play everyone used to mock him that he is taking a long time to settle and will spend a huge amount of time in the crease and now they cannot find players who have quarter of their caliber, South Africa will fold pretty soon before the light fades away and more importantly they need to start their second innings .

[Sithara007]

Its looking like a Whitewash for India in this series as SA are in big trouble already with 2 wickets down for just 9 runs. All the pressure is now on Faf du Plessis to help SA avoid the follow-on which is a long way away. Its been SA bowling performance that has let them down in this series while the Indian team has had an all round performance with the bat and ball which is why we see them in this position. I can't see this test match lasting 5 days, it will most likely be over on day 4 unless SA do something amazing.

Nothing is certain as of now. Some 60 overs of play was lost due to poor light during the first two days of play. And if this continues for the remainder of the match, then India may find it difficult to bowl out the South Africans twice (despite assistance from the Ranchi pitch). A lot will depend upon whether South Africa is able to avoid follow on or not. If they manage to score 300 plus, then the chances are that this match will end up as a draw, which by itself is going to be a great achievement for the Proteas. They don't have the capability to defeat India abroad, and this is the best they can hope for. But in order to get to a draw, their lower order needs to perform one more time. However, this time there is no Keshav Maharaj or Senuran Muthusamy in the playing XI.

[7788bitcoin]

Zubayr Hamza and Bavuma trying to consolidate the innings and Zubayr Hamza is playing some good strokes as he is scoring boundaries with ease and looks classy and why was he is the team earlier, South Africa needs to recruit talents like this who likes to play his shots and have a solid defense and hopefully Zubayr Hamza can score his maiden century and he is attacking the India bowlers and now scored his fifty and this is what he need to see, counter attack the Indian bowlers and not give away your wickets easily.

[JSRAW]

Oh boy, South Afrcian top order sitting duck in pavilion. Faf is gone too, Now Indians need to continue attack from both end with attacking field and wrap up Proteas.

It is truly heartbreaking to see them struggle like this, let them set a target of 150 runs and bat freely as they got plenty of time, when Kallis used to play everyone used to mock him that he is taking a long time to settle and will spend a huge amount of time in the crease and now they cannot find players who have quarter of their caliber, South Africa will fold pretty soon before the light fades away and more importantly they need to start their second innings .

Here you go Hamza is gone, he was looking good though. i have doubt if Bavuma can play big inning for proteas. on the other hand Ashwin look rusty with his short spell.

Speaking of Kallis. everyone rates him very high and rightly so. i just leave it here.

[eaLiTy]

Here you go Hamza is gone, he was looking good though. i have doubt if Bavuma can play big inning for proteas. on the other hand Ashwin look rusty with his short spell.

They lost 6 wickets and they will be forced to follow on and India will be winning by an innings, the pitch is turning and the South African players are finding it difficult to face the spinners.

Speaking of Kallis. everyone rates him very high and rightly so. i just leave it here.

probably the best all rounder the world have seen, he can do everything except being a keeper, good defense and if he wants to accelerate he can do that too and one of the best slip fielders and can bowl for a very long time and when he debuted for South Africa he was able to bowl really fast and with time he added variations.

[teosanru]

Here you go Hamza is gone, he was looking good though. i have doubt if Bavuma can play big inning for proteas. on the other hand Ashwin look rusty with his short spell.

They lost 6 wickets and they will be forced to follow on and India will be winning by an innings, the pitch is turning and the South African players are finding it difficult to face the spinners.

Speaking of Kallis. everyone rates him very high and rightly so. i just leave it here.

probably the best all rounder the world have seen, he can do everything except being a keeper, good defense and if he wants to accelerate he can do that too and one of the best slip fielders and can bowl for a very long time and when he debuted for South Africa he was able to bowl really fast and with time he added variations.

Never expected such a performance from South African batsmen. Indian pitches aren't that difficult for bat on even if you hail from South Africa moreover not only spin 3 wickets are taken by pacers so South African batting is struggling considerably. A clean sweep for India in this series would be a real morale booster and gap between number 1 and number 2 will be further widened.

[UmerIdrees]

Yes Seriously    
I am talking about Sarfraz Ahmad
And you are talking about Sarfraz Khan
We are not on the same page  

Lol. However, you know who I was talking about. You are probably a big fan of Sarfraz Ahmad(Did I get it right?) and I respect your opinion, but you need to respect others opinions too.

Not really a big fan other than the fact that he is, no no.. no...He was the captain of my national cricket team.

And where did i not respect others opinion ?  
 

Lol. However, you know who I was talking about. You are probably a big fan of Sarfraz Ahmad(Did I get it right?) and I respect your opinion, but you need to respect others opinions too.

LOL
Just learnt that there is another Sarfraz in Pakistan team. What's the deal with this guy? Is he a new one or I missed him totally and playing in the squad for long time?

You're asking about Sarfraz Khan i guess so ?  He is not a Pakistani.  He is an Indian player and you will find him in IPL.

[JSRAW]

Ladies and Gents follow on coming soon .... SA 130/8

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They lost 6 wickets and they will be forced to follow on and India will be winning by an innings, the pitch is turning and the South African players are finding it difficult to face the spinners.

They are not in mood and it looks like they already gave up. Indians are not giving them any chance too. Seamers bowling bouncers, Fielders hitting the Stumps, Spinners turning the bowl on the same pitch, where SA's bowlers didn't find any movement at all except first hour in day one.

I can sympathize with Proteas's fans.

[onrise]

Here you go Hamza is gone, he was looking good though. i have doubt if Bavuma can play big inning for proteas. on the other hand Ashwin look rusty with his short spell.

They lost 6 wickets and they will be forced to follow on and India will be winning by an innings, the pitch is turning and the South African players are finding it difficult to face the spinners.

Speaking of Kallis. everyone rates him very high and rightly so. i just leave it here.

probably the best all rounder the world have seen, he can do everything except being a keeper, good defense and if he wants to accelerate he can do that too and one of the best slip fielders and can bowl for a very long time and when he debuted for South Africa he was able to bowl really fast and with time he added variations.

Never expected such a performance from South African batsmen. Indian pitches aren't that difficult for bat on even if you hail from South Africa moreover not only spin 3 wickets are taken by pacers so South African batting is struggling considerably. A clean sweep for India in this series would be a real morale booster and gap between number 1 and number 2 will be further widened.

Not the days start SA would have wanted and just they are falling like the pack of cards and due to which they have lost 8 wickets and just a score of 136 and still behind by 350+ runs . So they will get a follow on and will have to come to bat again today .

[eaLiTy]

They are not in mood and it looks like they already gave up. Indians are not giving them any chance too. Seamers bowling bouncers, Fielders hitting the Stumps, Spinners turning the bowl on the same pitch, where SA's bowlers didn't find any movement at all except first hour in day one.

The confidence of the Indian players are outstanding as they are dominating in all departments , Umesh Yadav is showing some improvements with his fielding and yesterday he played some big shots and he is bowling really well and there is a possibility he will be picked for the T20 matches and promote him in batting order, earlier India used to promote Javagal Srinath as a striker in ODI because he could blast the ball and there is nothing wrong in experimenting him  .

[Haunebu]

Not really a big fan other than the fact that he is, no no.. no...He was the captain of my national cricket team.

Silly logic. You don't need to be a fan of a Cricket player just because he is the captain of your team. For example, I was never a fan of Sachin's captaincy when he captained India.

Ladies and Gents follow on coming soon .... SA 130/8

They are not in mood and it looks like they already gave up. Indians are not giving them any chance too. Seamers bowling bouncers, Fielders hitting the Stumps, Spinners turning the bowl on the same pitch, where SA's bowlers didn't find any movement at all except first hour in day one.

I can sympathize with Proteas's fans.

India is in a different league at the moment when compared to South Africa and I am surprised that not many were not expecting a whitewash considering how strong India is as a test nation these days.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Never expected such a performance from South African batsmen. Indian pitches aren't that difficult for bat on

It was an expected result as they were struggling with form for a long time and they were finding it difficult to bat against the Srilankan bowlers in South Africa and what do you expect, they will come to India and dominate the Indian bowlers, the present Indian team could challenge any team in the world as they have the best bowling line up in the history of Indian cricket and if the players are not in form any pitch will be difficult for the batsman .

[Avirunes]

Wow another game with follow on enforced. Love the way India is dominating and that too without actual bowling attack. South Africa has a long way to go to make their team perfect.

In second innings now they are now one wicket down. 

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Wow another game with follow on enforced. Love the way India is dominating and that too without actual bowling attack. South Africa has a long way to go to make their team perfect.
In second innings now they are now one wicket down.  

Quinton de Kock and Zubayr Hamza are back in the pavilion and both their stumps are rattled  . Elgar and their captain Faf du Plessis are in the crease and they are only batman that can take this team to a good total and if they are not able to do that the match will most probably get over by tomorrow, with the weather condition in Ranchi i am expecting the light will be a problem and the play is likely to stop within an hour like the past two days.

Silly logic. You don't need to be a fan of a Cricket player just because he is the captain of your team. For example, I was never a fan of Sachin's captaincy when he captained India.

When Sachin was the captain none of the players were performing and all the pressure was him to produce runs all the time.

[ene1980]

I am shocked to see the score board, what is really happening with South Africa, they are forced to follow on and they already lost 4 wickets scoring just 26 runs and the Indian bowlers are bowling really well and i wonder what if Jasprit Bumrah was also in the team they will roll out the entire team below 100 runs . India is playing just two fast bowlers in this match and yet again Shami showed his class in the second innings once again by picking three wickets already.