Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Vaskiy]

At the end of the first day, India scored 256 runs losing only 4 wickets. The decision to bat after winning the toss was right. They are batting well enough. At the end of the first day I think it will be a one-sided match. India will collect huge runs in the first innings. At the same time, they seem to be able to beat New Zealand by a large margin. I think India will win, I think the chances of a draw are low.

In tomorrow's first session if there is no wicket fall, easily India will reach 400 runs by the second day end. If there is wicket fall, automatically the scoring speed will decrease. This takes more time to reach 400 runs. New Zealand is a strong team and they won't easily fall to India. If it gets a strong opening there is more chance of match ending in draw than win from either of the team.

[Haunebu]

In tomorrow's first session if there is no wicket fall, easily India will reach 400 runs by the second day end. If there is wicket fall, automatically the scoring speed will decrease. This takes more time to reach 400 runs. New Zealand is a strong team and they won't easily fall to India. If it gets a strong opening there is more chance of match ending in draw than win from either of the team.

NZ morale is low currently due to the recent World Cup final loss which is why I don't expect them to defeat India or draw the match especially considering the fact that almost all Indian batsmen are playing well at the moment.

Jamieson is the only NZ bowler who is performing well and I have no idea why such a world-class bowler wasn't part of the T-20 World Cup lineup.

[ene1980]

Finally West Indies made 160 runs before getting all out. They have lost the game by 187 runs, but they have done a good comeback in the second innings. Because they had lost their first six wickets in just 18 runs. Sri Lankan team isn't weak actually, they have some experienced players. And both teams have same quality players. West Indies team need a better guideline and coach. Otherwise they won't be able to do well.

The odds for a draw were much higher even though they lost their wickets during the match and i was not confident to place a bet on a Sri Lankan victory as the weather was also not that great as there were signs of rains and the West Indies tail end players tried their best to delay the match by playing long innings and somehow Sri Lanka were able to break their partnership.

Day one ended in favour of India. I think they will collect more than 400 runs in their first innings. And it will be enough to maintain the dominance in the game. I thought India will struggle when they lost their 4th wicket. But the new player Shreyas Iyer has made a good partnership with Jadeja.

The morning session will determine whether India will post well beyond 400 runs or will stumble around.

[7788bitcoin]

NZ morale is low currently due to the recent World Cup final loss which is why I don't expect them to defeat India or draw the match especially considering the fact that almost all Indian batsmen are playing well at the moment.

Jamieson is the only NZ bowler who is performing well and I have no idea why such a world-class bowler wasn't part of the T-20 World Cup lineup.

I do not think about the morale that is the issue here, too much cricket and some of the players are resting from this match and India is not playing their best team either. I am not sure about the Jamieson situation and why he was not part of the World Cup team. The spinners will be important once the match goes to the third and fourth day and lets see how the match goes.

[pakhitheboss]

NZ morale is low currently due to the recent World Cup final loss which is why I don't expect them to defeat India or draw the match especially considering the fact that almost all Indian batsmen are playing well at the moment.

Jamieson is the only NZ bowler who is performing well and I have no idea why such a world-class bowler wasn't part of the T-20 World Cup lineup.

I do not think about the morale that is the issue here, too much cricket and some of the players are resting from this match and India is not playing their best team either. I am not sure about the Jamieson situation and why he was not part of the World Cup team. The spinners will be important once the match goes to the third and fourth day and lets see how the match goes.

You cannot judge a teams performance on day one. There is plenty of cricket still left in this match. Day one India has already lost 4 wickets and after these two, who are on the pitch, not much batting is left. Ravichandran Ashwin can still bat and I am expecting them to score more than 350 runs. Day two would be interesting as Shreyash Iyer is on 75 run and can easily reach 100.

[Sithara007]

You cannot judge a teams performance on day one. There is plenty of cricket still left in this match. Day one India has already lost 4 wickets and after these two, who are on the pitch, not much batting is left. Ravichandran Ashwin can still bat and I am expecting them to score more than 350 runs. Day two would be interesting as Shreyash Iyer is on 75 run and can easily reach 100.

I am surprised about one aspect. It was supposed to be a pitch that is supportive to the spinners. But all the 4 wickets which fell on the first day went to the pace bowlers. Kyle Jamieson picked up three (which is not surprising, since I have always considered him to be the best bowler in NZ), and Tim Southee picked up the sole remaining wicket. The spinners (Ajaz Patel, William Somerville and part-timer Rachin Ravindra) conceded a total of 166 runs and yet went wicketless. Did they erred by dropping Neil Wagner? Also I thought that Mitchell Santner would have been a better option instead of Somerville.

[Theones]

You cannot judge a teams performance on day one. There is plenty of cricket still left in this match. Day one India has already lost 4 wickets and after these two, who are on the pitch, not much batting is left. Ravichandran Ashwin can still bat and I am expecting them to score more than 350 runs. Day two would be interesting as Shreyash Iyer is on 75 run and can easily reach 100.

India performance on day 1 is dominating, we have to admit that. If they score 350+ runs there position in the match will be very stronger. If NZ want to stop India from reaching 350 they need to bowl out lyer and jadega early on second day.
Meanwhile we have first test match coming up in 30 min bw Pak n Bangladesh. Seeing the recent form of Bangladesh, I don't expect much from Bangladesh.

[BALIK]

At the end of the first day, India scored 256 runs losing only 4 wickets. The decision to bat after winning the toss was right. They are batting well enough. At the end of the first day I think it will be a one-sided match. India will collect huge runs in the first innings. At the same time, they seem to be able to beat New Zealand by a large margin. I think India will win, I think the chances of a draw are low.

In tomorrow's first session if there is no wicket fall, easily India will reach 400 runs by the second day end. If there is wicket fall, automatically the scoring speed will decrease. This takes more time to reach 400 runs. New Zealand is a strong team and they won't easily fall to India. If it gets a strong opening there is more chance of match ending in draw than win from either of the team.

You are right. The match depends on the performance of the first session tomorrow. Those who play well in the first session will be ahead. If India do not lose wickets in the first session, they will be able to collect more than 400 runs very quickly. And if they lose wickets, it will take time for them to get back on track.

[Sithara007]

You are right. The match depends on the performance of the first session tomorrow. Those who play well in the first session will be ahead. If India do not lose wickets in the first session, they will be able to collect more than 400 runs very quickly. And if they lose wickets, it will take time for them to get back on track.

It looks like the outcome of the match has been decided already. If India makes a total in excess of 400, then there is no chance for New Zealand. They have to bat on 4th innings and by that time the pitch will behave like a minefield. As I mentioned in my previous post, the New Zealand spinners have disappointed and their hopes rest on the two pacers (Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson). Ravindra Jadeja just fell to Tim Southee (which means that all the 5 wickets to fall so far has gone to the pace bowlers). India should not be much concerned, since their lower order is pretty strong (Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin & Axar Patel).

[CryptoBuds]

After winning the toss against Pakistan, Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque decided to bat and the first four Bangladesh batsmen of 49 runs were successfully returned to the dressing room. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets in just 16.2 overs. They should not play a Test match against a strong team like Pakistan with such a weak batting lineup. Playing Test series against teams like Ireland or Zimbabwe, becoming more experienced, they should play against bigger teams.

[onecall123]

You are right. The match depends on the performance of the first session tomorrow. Those who play well in the first session will be ahead. If India do not lose wickets in the first session, they will be able to collect more than 400 runs very quickly. And if they lose wickets, it will take time for them to get back on track.

It looks like the outcome of the match has been decided already. If India makes a total in excess of 400, then there is no chance for New Zealand. They have to bat on 4th innings and by that time the pitch will behave like a minefield. As I mentioned in my previous post, the New Zealand spinners have disappointed and their hopes rest on the two pacers (Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson). Ravindra Jadeja just fell to Tim Southee (which means that all the 5 wickets to fall so far has gone to the pace bowlers). India should not be much concerned, since their lower order is pretty strong (Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin & Axar Patel).

At the moment, Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel are batting as four wickets fall in Day 2 of the first session. Southee's spectacular five-wicket haul changed the Indian dominance on batting. Southee is destroying India's batting line up right now. What a bowling performance this morning! However, India got its first centurion in a Test match since October 2018 for the first time. For Shreyas Iyer, his debut in whites has been spectacular.

[LittleBitFunny]

You are right. The match depends on the performance of the first session tomorrow. Those who play well in the first session will be ahead. If India do not lose wickets in the first session, they will be able to collect more than 400 runs very quickly. And if they lose wickets, it will take time for them to get back on track.

It looks like the outcome of the match has been decided already. If India makes a total in excess of 400, then there is no chance for New Zealand. They have to bat on 4th innings and by that time the pitch will behave like a minefield. As I mentioned in my previous post, the New Zealand spinners have disappointed and their hopes rest on the two pacers (Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson). Ravindra Jadeja just fell to Tim Southee (which means that all the 5 wickets to fall so far has gone to the pace bowlers). India should not be much concerned, since their lower order is pretty strong (Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin & Axar Patel).

At the moment, Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel are batting as four wickets fall in Day 2 of the first session. Southee's spectacular five-wicket haul changed the Indian dominance on batting. Southee is destroying India's batting line up right now. What a bowling performance this morning! However, India got its first centurion in a Test match since October 2018 for the first time. For Shreyas Iyer, his debut in whites has been spectacular.

It looks like India will lose all their wickets in the second session. Collecting less than 400 will make winning the match difficult. Now I think the match is more likely to be a draw. If India wants to win, they have to collect at least 400 . My guess was that India would collect more than 450 in the first innings. Their condition is very bad now as a result of their batting disaster in today's first session.

[pakhitheboss]

You are right. The match depends on the performance of the first session tomorrow. Those who play well in the first session will be ahead. If India do not lose wickets in the first session, they will be able to collect more than 400 runs very quickly. And if they lose wickets, it will take time for them to get back on track.

It looks like the outcome of the match has been decided already. If India makes a total in excess of 400, then there is no chance for New Zealand. They have to bat on 4th innings and by that time the pitch will behave like a minefield. As I mentioned in my previous post, the New Zealand spinners have disappointed and their hopes rest on the two pacers (Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson). Ravindra Jadeja just fell to Tim Southee (which means that all the 5 wickets to fall so far has gone to the pace bowlers). India should not be much concerned, since their lower order is pretty strong (Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin & Axar Patel).

At the moment, Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel are batting as four wickets fall in Day 2 of the first session. Southee's spectacular five-wicket haul changed the Indian dominance on batting. Southee is destroying India's batting line up right now. What a bowling performance this morning! However, India got its first centurion in a Test match since October 2018 for the first time. For Shreyas Iyer, his debut in whites has been spectacular.

It looks like India will lose all their wickets in the second session. Collecting less than 400 will make winning the match difficult. Now I think the match is more likely to be a draw. If India wants to win, they have to collect at least 400 . My guess was that India would collect more than 450 in the first innings. Their condition is very bad now as a result of their batting disaster in today's first session.

I expected the Indian team to go beyond 350 but unfortunately, that was not possible. Good batting by Shreyas Iyer and Jadeja, if these two could have stayed in the wicket for some time more then the team would have easily crossed 350. Newzealand team have started good, both opening batters are playing comfortably.

[Swordsoffreedom]

As everyone expected, in Test matches like T20 matches, we will see the dominance of Indian players in the matches as well. Although the Indian players played well on the first day, the day was completely occupied by the New Zealand players. India's batting was disrupted in the first session and India lost all their wickets for just 349 runs. New Zealand collected 129 runs without losing any wicket.

[Minor Miner]

You cannot judge a teams performance on day one. There is plenty of cricket still left in this match. Day one India has already lost 4 wickets and after these two, who are on the pitch, not much batting is left. Ravichandran Ashwin can still bat and I am expecting them to score more than 350 runs. Day two would be interesting as Shreyash Iyer is on 75 run and can easily reach 100.

I am surprised about one aspect. It was supposed to be a pitch that is supportive to the spinners. But all the 4 wickets which fell on the first day went to the pace bowlers. Kyle Jamieson picked up three (which is not surprising, since I have always considered him to be the best bowler in NZ), and Tim Southee picked up the sole remaining wicket. The spinners (Ajaz Patel, William Somerville and part-timer Rachin Ravindra) conceded a total of 166 runs and yet went wicketless. Did they erred by dropping Neil Wagner? Also I thought that Mitchell Santner would have been a better option instead of Somerville.

I think that in this pitch Mitchell Santner would surely have been better. I am kind of surprised to see that all of the wickets went to the fast bowlers but judging by the skill of New Zealand spin bowlers I think it's quite understandable. As spin has never been the main strength of the New Zealand bowling lineup. But I also think that if Mitchell Santner was in the team maybe he could have one or two wickets in the day.

[Theones]

It looks like the outcome of the match has been decided already. If India makes a total in excess of 400, then there is no chance for New Zealand. They have to bat on 4th innings and by that time the pitch will behave like a minefield. As I mentioned in my previous post, the New Zealand spinners have disappointed and their hopes rest on the two pacers (Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson). Ravindra Jadeja just fell to Tim Southee (which means that all the 5 wickets to fall so far has gone to the pace bowlers). India should not be much concerned, since their lower order is pretty strong (Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin & Axar Patel).

Cricket is old funny game and we can never predict its outcome. NZ batting have completely changed the direction of the match. I would say it's  very much balanced now. Meanwhile Bangladesh has also played well on first day by scoring 254 runs. They must try to reach 350 to put pressure on Pak.  Good to see quality test cricket.

[ibuddy122505]

Let's discuss the BAN vs. PAK test. As a result of losing the first four wickets in the opening session cheaply, Bangladeshi batters Musfiqur and Liton Das made an impressive comeback. Ultimately, they ended the day with a strong position. It was a great opening day performance from Liton Das, Mushfiqur for BAN v PAK. I congratulate him for his first career century. Liton and Mushfiqur both deserve good scores. I hope Litton Das makes it a double.

[JSRAW]

Well ladies! 2nd day was very interesting. Dominating performance from the visitors, first with the ball then with the bat. Which we don't get to see from the touring teams more often in India. Kiwis are definitely very happy unit atm and it feels like they literally can't do anything wrong when playing against India, cracking battle is guaranteed for the next 3 days.


Pat Cumminns is the new Australian captain.

[BALIK]

From the Test match between India and New Zealand, now the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan seems interesting to me, Bangladesh could not win any of the T20 matches against Pakistan. The idea was that Pakistan would easily defeat the Bangladesh team. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets for only 49 runs. But at the end of the day, Bangladesh scored 253 runs and they did not lose any more wickets. Mushfiqur and Liton are batting brilliantly.

[CryptoBuds]

The performance of the Indian bowlers surprised me as well as disappointed me. New Zealand scored 129 runs but the Indian bowler has not been able to take a single wicket yet. Such weak bowling is not expected from them. Tomorrow's first session could be the turning point of the match. If the Indian bowler fails to take a wicket in the first session, then India is bound to lose this match.