Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[UmerIdrees]

400 up for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in Karachi. After Shan Masood and Abid Ali gave an awesome start to the opening, Babar Azam and the captain Azhar Ali seem to be continuing from where the openers left. This should be an easy win for Pakistan, until and unless Sri Lankans pull out a miracle.

The big question is when should Pakistan declare today ? After Lunch or take some more time and play the first two sessions. But that would lead only 4 sessions for the bowlers to bowl srilanka out. Batting conditions looks good now and how will pitch play on the last day? A lot of thinking to be done by the think tank sitting in the pavilion.

[Sithara007]

The opening stand by Abid Ali and Shan Masood added a massive 278 runs. To be more precise, that was 87 runs more than the Pakistani total for the first innings. Right now they are leading by 315 runs. My guess is that they will try to add another 150-200 runs during the first session, to take the lead somewhere around 500. And that will be an impossible target for the Sri Lankans. I checked the weather predictions for Karachi, and they are saying that there is 0% chance of rain, for today and tomorrow.

[onrise]

The lead for Pakistan team is now 474 and I think Pakistan should declare now and get SL all out as quickly as possible . Chasing 400+ in fourth innings is not going to be easy  and with this currently Pakistan is just using the time which ideally SL should be batting .

[SaShiRaJaVu]

The lead for Pakistan team is now 474 and I think Pakistan should declare now and get SL all out as quickly as possible . Chasing 400+ in fourth innings is not going to be easy  and with this currently Pakistan is just using the time which ideally SL should be batting .

Finally Pakistan declared their second innings for 555 runs and the top four have scored a century each and this is one of the best performance by the Pakistan top order in a very very long time as i do not remember the last time they played like this and these sort of performance will boost their confidence in the coming matches and hopefully they would perform well as a team, so now they are not worried about a defeat as Sri Lanka will be trying for a draw as the total is impossible to achieve.

[UmerIdrees]

Can you believe this scorecard belongs to Pakistani team. I can't believe it.

[akhjob]

Can you believe this scorecard belongs to Pakistani team. I can't believe it.

I am sure nobody would have expected this 

Anyways a good come back from PAK, currently, SL are struggling for 132/5. This is a lost game for SL. I am sure that PAK will win this one given that we still have 90+ overs left.

[onrise]

Can you believe this scorecard belongs to Pakistani team. I can't believe it.

I am sure nobody would have expected this 

Anyways a good come back from PAK, currently, SL are struggling for 132/5. This is a lost game for SL. I am sure that PAK will win this one given that we still have 90+ overs left.

From few months this match has being a very good for Pakistan team as they have bat well and really bowling well as well. SL have lost 5 wickets already for 200 runs and still require 276 runs to win the match. It is now only matter when SL will get all out and Pakistan wins this test match from here.

[7788bitcoin]

Would this be a miracle ? The way Pakistani started this test match no one would have thought they could be in such a commanding position. I just could not believe what happened at the field today. The unbeatable first wicket record partnership is a treat to watch. After a long time, Pakistan batsmen have shown great batting display in a test match.

I am sure none of the betters would have imagined that Pakistan would come out to bat in the second innings like that and the top players will score a century each and post a huge total on the board and it is a complete turn of events from the first two days where Pakistan was not even in the game and now they just need 3 more wickets to win the match and they have an entire day to finish off the Sri Lankan players.

[mersal]

Would this be a miracle ? The way Pakistani started this test match no one would have thought they could be in such a commanding position. I just could not believe what happened at the field today. The unbeatable first wicket record partnership is a treat to watch. After a long time, Pakistan batsmen have shown great batting display in a test match.

I am sure none of the betters would have imagined that Pakistan would come out to bat in the second innings like that and the top players will score a century each and post a huge total on the board and it is a complete turn of events from the first two days where Pakistan was not even in the game and now they just need 3 more wickets to win the match and they have an entire day to finish off the Sri Lankan players.

Only three wickets needed but still opener is at the crease, will there be an another miracle happen in this match or SL already felt their loss in this match?

[ene1980]

Only three wickets needed but still opener is at the crease, will there be an another miracle happen in this match or SL already felt their loss in this match

It is hard for any player to bat through the entire day with three wickets left and even if the opener is still in the crease it is impossible him to last the entire day and it is a matter of time that Pakistan pick the rest of the wickets and win match which everyone thought have been lost by Pakistan looking at the first two days of the match and this performance shows how Pakistan is still an unpredictable team which can produce unpredictable performance when everyone writes them off.

[Sithara007]

Can you believe this scorecard belongs to Pakistani team. I can't believe it.

No one is going to deny the fact that Pakistan is having a lot of talent. But their problem is with consistency. They would play like world champions today, and will lose to Zimbabwe tomorrow. But one thing that I have noticed over the years is that they have been very good in identifying teenage talent. Naseem Shah has taken 3/31 so far in the second innings and he is only 16 years old. Shaheen Shah Afridi was also 17 years old, when he first represented Pakistan. The PCB needs to make sure that these players get all possible support.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Pakistan won the match by 263 runs, and this win has enabled them to jump from the 6th spot in the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship to the 3rd place. Right now they have 80 points from 4 matches, with a RpW ratio of 0.765. Sri Lanka is at the 4th spot, with 80 points and RpW ratio of 0.589. The details can be found at the ICC website:

https://www.icc-cricket.com/world-test-championship/standings

[onrise]

Would this be a miracle ? The way Pakistani started this test match no one would have thought they could be in such a commanding position. I just could not believe what happened at the field today. The unbeatable first wicket record partnership is a treat to watch. After a long time, Pakistan batsmen have shown great batting display in a test match.

I am sure none of the betters would have imagined that Pakistan would come out to bat in the second innings like that and the top players will score a century each and post a huge total on the board and it is a complete turn of events from the first two days where Pakistan was not even in the game and now they just need 3 more wickets to win the match and they have an entire day to finish off the Sri Lankan players.

Only three wickets needed but still opener is at the crease, will there be an another miracle happen in this match or SL already felt their loss in this match?

As expected, Pakistan won the match very comfortably by 263 runs and Abid Ali was declared Player of the match. SL team 4 batsman were out for no score and last man did not got chance to score and was not out. So, it means 5 players were on a score of 0. So how will team chase such a score if players are getting out without any score.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Pakistan won the match by 263 runs, and this win has enabled them to jump from the 6th spot in the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship to the 3rd place. Right now they have 80 points from 4 matches, with a RpW ratio of 0.765. Sri Lanka is at the 4th spot, with 80 points and RpW ratio of 0.589. The details can be found at the ICC website:

It was an incredible win for Pakistan by coming back from behind and winning the match when everyone wrote them off and the funny thing about the ICC World Test championship is that there are no matches that is going on other than Australia and New Zealand and hence they will move to higher positions as long as there is no other matches.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Pakistan won the match by 263 runs, and this win has enabled them to jump from the 6th spot in the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship to the 3rd place. Right now they have 80 points from 4 matches, with a RpW ratio of 0.765. Sri Lanka is at the 4th spot, with 80 points and RpW ratio of 0.589. The details can be found at the ICC website:

It was an incredible win for Pakistan by coming back from behind and winning the match when everyone wrote them off and the funny thing about the ICC World Test championship is that there are no matches that is going on other than Australia and New Zealand and hence they will move to higher positions as long as there is no other matches.

You are right. The format for this World Test championship is really confusing. Some of the matches are being counted as a part of the World Test championship, and some are not. For example, the two-test series between New Zealand and England was not considered as a part of the championship, while the two-test series between India and Bangladesh which went on at the same time was a part of it.

[JSRAW]

Pakistan won the match by 263 runs, and this win has enabled them to jump from the 6th spot in the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship to the 3rd place. Right now they have 80 points from 4 matches, with a RpW ratio of 0.765. Sri Lanka is at the 4th spot, with 80 points and RpW ratio of 0.589. The details can be found at the ICC website:

It was an incredible win for Pakistan by coming back from behind and winning the match when everyone wrote them off and the funny thing about the ICC World Test championship is that there are no matches that is going on other than Australia and New Zealand and hence they will move to higher positions as long as there is no other matches.

You are right. The format for this World Test championship is really confusing. Some of the matches are being counted as a part of the World Test championship, and some are not. For example, the two-test series between New Zealand and England was not considered as a part of the championship, while the two-test series between India and Bangladesh which went on at the same time was a part of it.

This is my understanding.. historically England play more Test match in comparison of other teams.

And it was bilateral series between them (Eng vs NZ) , Test Championship schedule came later. under WTC every team needs to play 6 series, 3 at home and 3 away, its mandatory for everyone. If by any chance it had been part of the WTC then England would have played 1 extra away series.

[7788bitcoin]

This is my understanding.. historically England play more Test match in comparison of other teams.

And it was bilateral series between them (Eng vs NZ) , Test Championship schedule came later. under WTC every team needs to play 6 series, 3 at home and 3 away, its mandatory for everyone. If by any chance it had been part of the WTC then England would have played 1 extra away series.

It is between different teams, 6 series means with 6 different teams and how do you choose between home advantage and away advantage and i did not find a difference in that in the point system, away win must be given more points as it is not an easy task and if you are touring a strong country like Australia or England the possibility of the visiting country to win is difficult, will be boards play smart to arrange series just to win the championships.

[Indymoney]

Pakistan won the match by 263 runs, and this win has enabled them to jump from the 6th spot in the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship to the 3rd place. Right now they have 80 points from 4 matches, with a RpW ratio of 0.765. Sri Lanka is at the 4th spot, with 80 points and RpW ratio of 0.589. The details can be found at the ICC website:

https://www.icc-cricket.com/world-test-championship/standings

This is good news after very long wait but now Bangladesh drama is on and they are saying they will not play test series in Pakistan and PCB Chairman is insisting this series will be played in Pakistan I am sure BCB is under pressure by BCCI for this all but now this time Bangladesh is going to lost points if they will not tour Pakistan.

[sureshnsnet]

Can you believe this scorecard belongs to Pakistani team. I can't believe it.

Really it is an amazing performance from Pakistan team in 2nd innings because we can see all single digits scores from Pakistan in 1st innings an I thoughts this time also going to be one side match but Pakistan change game in their 2nd innings and won the match with 263 runs.

[Raja_MBZ]

Can you believe this scorecard belongs to Pakistani team. I can't believe it.

Did Karachi pitch become completely dead during the second inning or what? That scorecard is quite unbelievable TBH.