Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[CryptoBuds]

England lost two wickets for just 23 runs. Mohammad Siraj has taken two wickets off two balls. Good start for India. If the bowlers can continue their streak, we will definitely see the result in this match, and Team India will win.

You are underestimating England. Even though they lost 2 wickets, they bounced back well and lost a 3rd one after a moderate gap. Root is in fine form and is capable of scoring a century at the rate at which he is scoring.

They have several power hitters remaining due to which they could get close to India's first innings total in a short period in my opinion.

Joe Root is in very good form. He played well in two innings in the previous Test match. But other batsmen are not in very good form. They lack consistency. Moreover, the Indian bowlers are bowling quite well. England are still 245 runs behind India and they have lost 3 wickets.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Despite the bad start by the west indies batting in their first innings, they still managed to score 227 and still they have 3 wickets in hand. Thanks to their captain Kraigg Brathwaite who score 97 runs and held the innings together.
Now i think the game balance shhited towards West Indies and really the higher they can the lead in this inning, it will help in determine the fate of this match. The match has gone in very interesting stage.

Kraigg Brathwaite scored 97 runs. He was unfortunately run out. Deprived of a century for 3 runs. His performance is commendable. But I am not satisfied with the performance of the team's batsmen. Three batsmen returned to the dressing room at zero. If they had collected at least 20 runs, it would have been beneficial for the team.

[ene1980]

^^^ From 100 for 5 to 251 for 8 is good performance and it is solely because of Kraigg Brathwaite who was leading the team from the front but unfortunately missed a well deserved century but they are in a safe position and we will see a result in the match and it all depends how Pakistan is going to bat.

West Indies needs to find good talents in the Test format as well, they have a good T20 side but their longer format team is struggling for a long time.
 

[Iranus]

When Joe Root is in form. Don't neglect the team England. England scored 290 runs. They are just 74 runs behind India. Joe Root is unbeaten on 127 runs. In addition to Root, Rory Burns and Bairstow have scored 49 and 56 runs respectively. As long as Root is at the crease, the England team can rest assured. The match is heading towards a draw.

[Swordsoffreedom]

When Joe Root is in form. Don't neglect the team England. England scored 290 runs. They are just 74 runs behind India. Joe Root is unbeaten on 127 runs. In addition to Root, Rory Burns and Bairstow have scored 49 and 56 runs respectively. As long as Root is at the crease, the England team can rest assured. The match is heading towards a draw.

Sam Curran got a duck. Root is still unbeaten on 154 runs. England's collection 351/7. England trailed India by 13 more runs. Since Root is still undefeated, and he is now the set batsman. I think the England team will be able to take a total lead of 40/50 runs. If Robinson, Wood, and Anderson could cooperate with Root, England's collection would be more.

[onecall123]

When Joe Root is in form. Don't neglect the team England. England scored 290 runs. They are just 74 runs behind India. Joe Root is unbeaten on 127 runs. In addition to Root, Rory Burns and Bairstow have scored 49 and 56 runs respectively. As long as Root is at the crease, the England team can rest assured. The match is heading towards a draw.

This is called a captain's knock! It has happened twice in two tests! At the moment, he is arguably the best test batsman, and he is going to score a double hundred this time around. Root is still at the crease, so England is attempting to extend their innings with a substantial lead. The hosts are in good shape to win the test match, but it's still too early to judge. It all depends on the 4th innings, where a draw will be the result.

[Maidak]

When Joe Root is in form. Don't neglect the team England. England scored 290 runs. They are just 74 runs behind India. Joe Root is unbeaten on 127 runs. In addition to Root, Rory Burns and Bairstow have scored 49 and 56 runs respectively. As long as Root is at the crease, the England team can rest assured. The match is heading towards a draw.

Sam Curran got a duck. Root is still unbeaten on 154 runs. England's collection 351/7. England trailed India by 13 more runs. Since Root is still undefeated, and he is now the set batsman. I think the England team will be able to take a total lead of 40/50 runs. If Robinson, Wood, and Anderson could cooperate with Root, England's collection would be more.

England's score is 360 for 8. Joe Root is not out yet. Robinson is out. He managed to collect only 8 runs. He should have been a little more patient. And at the moment the team expected at least 20 runs from him. Root is playing great. He could have scored a double century if a batsman had accompanied him.

[Haunebu]

England posted a lead of 27 runs which is admirable considering the fact that almost of those runs by scored by Root himself who never got out till the end. Their tail-enders were removed quickly just like the Indian tail-enders.

I feel like this match will end as a draw at this point unless the Indian batsmen collapse like dominoes. Anderson, Wood and Robinson are the bowlers to watch out for.

[Mahdirakib]

Root is playing really well, As the match progresses batting might become a bit difficult as we already saw on day-2, India is bowling with a good plan, the wicket taken by Siraj was taken so intelligently with the fielder placed at an absolutely accurate position for that, I think India has a plan in mind for all the players, I think if India can bowl out England in first two sessions tomorrow, we are too ahead in this match once again, honestly England team doesn't really look in form this time. Burns got a good start but was unfortunate enough to have caught in front stumps by Shami.

Root is playing decently and he should continue to do the same. The pitch will deteriorate in the coming days but I am more concerned about the rain. I hope the match ends without any rain delays. At the moment India's chance of winning this test is pretty good. Both Shami and Shiraz have been bowling aggressively. India needs to take the wicket of Root, he has the potential to change the match.

He played like a one man army for England team. England team took a lead of 27 runs and their first innings has ended. Joe Root was unbeaten and scored 180 runs. Only two days left of this match. Perhaps we are going to see another draw match. On the other side, West Indies playing better than Pakistan. Windies team quickly lost their first two wickets but they fought back nicely. Now they are bowling perfectly in the second innings. Pakistan already lost four wickets. Maybe West Indies will in this game.

[teosanru]

Possible another draw if there is rain intervention and with a batting pitch you cannot expect a result if there is sessions lost due to rain. India ended the day on a good score and the match depends upon how long the Indian batsman will bat tomorrow and if England could pick up wickets in quick succession then we might see a match at hands, if not another draw.

Indian batting lineup collapsed on day 2. They couldn't even made hundred runs on second day with their remaining 7 wickets. The pitch was behaving a bit differently on day two. England has already lost 3 wickets and made 119 runs. They need to make a bigger partnership to stay in the game. Who knows how the pitch will behave on day 3! I'm not expecting the interruption of rain in the game.

Root is playing really well, As the match progresses batting might become a bit difficult as we already saw on day-2, India is bowling with a good plan, the wicket taken by Siraj was taken so intelligently with the fielder placed at an absolutely accurate position for that, I think India has a plan in mind for all the players, I think if India can bowl out England in first two sessions tomorrow, we are too ahead in this match once again, honestly England team doesn't really look in form this time. Burns got a good start but was unfortunate enough to have caught in front stumps by Shami.

Root is playing decently and he should continue to do the same. The pitch will deteriorate in the coming days but I am more concerned about the rain. I hope the match ends without any rain delays. At the moment India's chance of winning this test is pretty good. Both Shami and Shiraz have been bowling aggressively. India needs to take the wicket of Root, he has the potential to change the match.

Root has really taken away this match from India single-handedly. Now I am looking at this match with England as favourites, On this pitch, batting on the last days will not be an easy task for India and England has a small yet good lead of 27 runs which means India needs to score at least 300 in a day tomorrow to give England at least a reputable total which would be difficult to chase, currently, England has become the favourites in this match or the second most probable result will be draw, It's difficult for India to take it from here unless they are able to bat extremely well.

Root is playing really well, As the match progresses batting might become a bit difficult as we already saw on day-2, India is bowling with a good plan, the wicket taken by Siraj was taken so intelligently with the fielder placed at an absolutely accurate position for that, I think India has a plan in mind for all the players, I think if India can bowl out England in first two sessions tomorrow, we are too ahead in this match once again, honestly England team doesn't really look in form this time. Burns got a good start but was unfortunate enough to have caught in front stumps by Shami.

Root is playing decently and he should continue to do the same. The pitch will deteriorate in the coming days but I am more concerned about the rain. I hope the match ends without any rain delays. At the moment India's chance of winning this test is pretty good. Both Shami and Shiraz have been bowling aggressively. India needs to take the wicket of Root, he has the potential to change the match.

He played like a one man army for England team. England team took a lead of 27 runs and their first innings has ended. Joe Root was unbeaten and scored 180 runs. Only two days left of this match. Perhaps we are going to see another draw match. On the other side, West Indies playing better than Pakistan. Windies team quickly lost their first two wickets but they fought back nicely. Now they are bowling perfectly in the second innings. Pakistan already lost four wickets. Maybe West Indies will in this game.

Indian batting doesn't need to collapse, we have full 2 days which means even if India manage to score 250 tomorrow, England can easily chase it on day 5 and don't expect rain in England when result is not in favour of India. 

[eaLiTy]

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Indian batting doesn't need to collapse, we have full 2 days which means even if India manage to score 250 tomorrow, England can easily chase it on day 5 and don't expect rain in England when result is not in favour of India. 

If there is no rain interruption and then the Indian batsman is able to play a long inning and if that happens then this match is going to be another draw as India will not declare without putting a challenging total on the board which means over 300 runs. With this pitch i am not expecting the bowlers to dominate unless the batsman play silly shots and starts a parade back to the pavilion.

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane needs to perform as they failed to make any meaningful contribution for a long time.

[pakhitheboss]

Possible another draw if there is rain intervention and with a batting pitch you cannot expect a result if there is sessions lost due to rain. India ended the day on a good score and the match depends upon how long the Indian batsman will bat tomorrow and if England could pick up wickets in quick succession then we might see a match at hands, if not another draw.

Indian batting lineup collapsed on day 2. They couldn't even made hundred runs on second day with their remaining 7 wickets. The pitch was behaving a bit differently on day two. England has already lost 3 wickets and made 119 runs. They need to make a bigger partnership to stay in the game. Who knows how the pitch will behave on day 3! I'm not expecting the interruption of rain in the game.

Root is playing really well, As the match progresses batting might become a bit difficult as we already saw on day-2, India is bowling with a good plan, the wicket taken by Siraj was taken so intelligently with the fielder placed at an absolutely accurate position for that, I think India has a plan in mind for all the players, I think if India can bowl out England in first two sessions tomorrow, we are too ahead in this match once again, honestly England team doesn't really look in form this time. Burns got a good start but was unfortunate enough to have caught in front stumps by Shami.

Root is playing decently and he should continue to do the same. The pitch will deteriorate in the coming days but I am more concerned about the rain. I hope the match ends without any rain delays. At the moment India's chance of winning this test is pretty good. Both Shami and Shiraz have been bowling aggressively. India needs to take the wicket of Root, he has the potential to change the match.

Root has really taken away this match from India single-handedly. Now I am looking at this match with England as favourites, On this pitch, batting on the last days will not be an easy task for India and England has a small yet good lead of 27 runs which means India needs to score at least 300 in a day tomorrow to give England at least a reputable total which would be difficult to chase, currently, England has become the favourites in this match or the second most probable result will be draw, It's difficult for India to take it from here unless they are able to bat extremely well.

Root is playing really well, As the match progresses batting might become a bit difficult as we already saw on day-2, India is bowling with a good plan, the wicket taken by Siraj was taken so intelligently with the fielder placed at an absolutely accurate position for that, I think India has a plan in mind for all the players, I think if India can bowl out England in first two sessions tomorrow, we are too ahead in this match once again, honestly England team doesn't really look in form this time. Burns got a good start but was unfortunate enough to have caught in front stumps by Shami.

Root is playing decently and he should continue to do the same. The pitch will deteriorate in the coming days but I am more concerned about the rain. I hope the match ends without any rain delays. At the moment India's chance of winning this test is pretty good. Both Shami and Shiraz have been bowling aggressively. India needs to take the wicket of Root, he has the potential to change the match.

He played like a one man army for England team. England team took a lead of 27 runs and their first innings has ended. Joe Root was unbeaten and scored 180 runs. Only two days left of this match. Perhaps we are going to see another draw match. On the other side, West Indies playing better than Pakistan. Windies team quickly lost their first two wickets but they fought back nicely. Now they are bowling perfectly in the second innings. Pakistan already lost four wickets. Maybe West Indies will in this game.

Indian batting doesn't need to collapse, we have full 2 days which means even if India manage to score 250 tomorrow, England can easily chase it on day 5 and don't expect rain in England when result is not in favour of India. 

Either this match will end in a draw or India will win. It all depends on the rain too. Indian batsmen need to stay there till they reach a score of 300+. They have full two days left which they can utilize wonderfully if they can score a quick 300 on day 4 and bowl the English team out on day 5 then they can win. Which I am sure is a highly unlikely situation considering only few batsmen had contributed in the first innings.

[JSRAW]

We have witnessed excellent cricket in last 3 days. Both team keep fighting back with the bat and ball, at one time Indians were leading the charge but their batting collapse changed the scenario and then English batters took the driving seat. In last 2 weeks Root singlehandedly saved the England 2 times and stood strong at one side, this time other English batter chipped in too.

Both team must be thinking that they should have taken the healthy lead and rightly so because both team had their chances. Cracking cricket in next 2 days is almost guaranteed.

[Sithara007]

Since England has taken the lead, I don't think that the Indians will go on for the offensive. Also, the threat of rain remains. There is a chance that either England or India can win this test match, but the bowlers haven't delivered any magical performance so far. And India seems to be badly missing Ashwin. Jadeja's spin was not very effective against the England batsmen, and Ashwin might have had a better result. Also, Indian bowling was really wayward and they conceded a total of 17 noballs.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Since England has taken the lead, I don't think that the Indians will go on for the offensive. Also, the threat of rain remains. There is a chance that either England or India can win this test match, but the bowlers haven't delivered any magical performance so far. And India seems to be badly missing Ashwin. Jadeja's spin was not very effective against the England batsmen, and Ashwin might have had a better result. Also, Indian bowling was really wayward and they conceded a total of 17 noballs.

The Indian bowlers did not perform very well. Joe Root was ultimately undefeated. India should be batting on the fourth day to draw, they will lose wickets very quickly if they play more aggressively. England's bowlers are experienced. They know what to do when. I think this match is also going to be a draw like the previous match.

[Iranus]

Pakistan is leading by 124 runs. They lost 5 wickets and scored 160 runs in the second innings. Out of 5 wickets, two batsmen have been dismissed for zero runs. The good news for Pakistan is that Babar Azam is still at the crease. If Pakistan can collect another 100 runs, they are more likely to win. There is no continuity of performance of West Indies players. I don't think they will be able to collect more than 200 in the last innings.

[UmerIdrees]

Pakistan is leading by 124 runs. They lost 5 wickets and scored 160 runs in the second innings. Out of 5 wickets, two batsmen have been dismissed for zero runs. The good news for Pakistan is that Babar Azam is still at the crease. If Pakistan can collect another 100 runs, they are more likely to win. There is no continuity of performance of West Indies players. I don't think they will be able to collect more than 200 in the last innings.

You never know what could be another day bring to the cricket. A 50-80 runs partnership by the WI in their last innings could make the game turn in their favor. Pakistan should bat well thought out the day and try to make sure more and more runs on the board. Baber Azam should play his best here as it is required by the Pakistani team now.
The captain is playing with Faheem Ashraf and both of them should add another 50 runs so Pakistani team come out of any panic situation.

[JohnBitCo]

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Indian batting doesn't need to collapse, we have full 2 days which means even if India manage to score 250 tomorrow, England can easily chase it on day 5 and don't expect rain in England when result is not in favour of India. 

If there is no rain interruption and then the Indian batsman is able to play a long inning and if that happens then this match is going to be another draw as India will not declare without putting a challenging total on the board which means over 300 runs. With this pitch i am not expecting the bowlers to dominate unless the batsman play silly shots and starts a parade back to the pavilion.

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane needs to perform as they failed to make any meaningful contribution for a long time.

This match will result in a draw now. Both teams have full batting to play and we have only two days left in the game. Joe Root 180 runs was the game saving innings else England would have been trailing by 150 runs approx.

The first test between these two countries was a draw and this match is also heading towards no result.

[bryant.coleman]

Hardly any chance of a result with the second test match between India and England. Virat Kohli was the last hope for the Indians and he too is gone now. The boring pair of Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara is at the crease and we can expect them to score 100-120 runs in the remaining (66) overs for today. The surprise today was that the wickets didn't went to the two best England bowlers (Anderson and Robinson), but to the two who looked pathetic in the first innings (Mark Wood and Sam Curran).

[nhaila]

Hardly any chance of a result with the second test match between India and England. Virat Kohli was the last hope for the Indians and he too is gone now. The boring pair of Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara is at the crease and we can expect them to score 100-120 runs in the remaining (66) overs for today. The surprise today was that the wickets didn't went to the two best England bowlers (Anderson and Robinson), but to the two who looked pathetic in the first innings (Mark Wood and Sam Curran).

Second season day 4 India already lead by 44 runs within they lost 3 wickets. Rahane and pujara batting and they are trying to ahead India to struggle..