Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[LittleBitFunny]

Sri lanka vs Australia

After a very easy win against Sri Lanka in the first Test, Australia entered the field in the second Test today. Australia won the toss and elected to bat. And they are playing well enough. However, he returned to the dressing room after collecting only 5 runs. However, Labuschange was able to collect 104 runs. Australia lost 3 wickets to collect 216 runs. My guess is Australia will collect more than 400 in the first innings.

It's 233 for 3. Steve Smith is still unbeaten on 70 runs and Travis Head is unbeaten on 9. Australia will bat about 19 more overs today. If the batting disaster does not happen, Australia will collect more than 300 runs today. The Australian batsmen are batting very carefully. Apart from Labuschange, no other batsman had a strike rate of more than 50. If the Sri Lankan bowlers can't get Smith out today, Australia will undoubtedly collect more than 500 and Sri Lanka will lose by a huge margin.

Travis Head failed to play well in today's match as well as in the first match. He returned to the dressing room after collecting only 12 runs. Australia lost the fifth wicket for 252 runs. As long as Steve Smith is at the crease, there will be a possibility of a big collection for Australia. If Smith will out, I think the rest of Australia's batsmen will return to the dressing room quickly.
The pitch seems to be a bit helpful in bowling. And the spin bowlers are cooperating enough. Prabath Jayasuriya was able to take 3 wickets. It seems to me that collecting 380 runs on such a pitch is enough.

I do not think there will be any difference with the result of this test match. I am pretty confident that Australia will win this test match too. Unless the rain god's play a spoil sport. Australia will be targeting 400+ runs and they are in a very comfortable position now with 290 runs. Smith is still batting and has already reached his century.

My guess was that Australia would collect 400. But after Alex Carey was dismissed for 329 at the start of the day, Australia's innings ended at 364. Steven Smith was out on 145 runs. However, since the pitch is not conducive to batting, the Australian bowlers have a very good chance of controlling the match. I am hopeful Australia will have no problem winning this match.

[KennyR]

The Galle international Stadium is surrounded by the Sri Lankan protesters. Right now entire country have risen against the government and Rajapaksa have escaped from Sri Lanka through Naval Force Ship. Mostly the match can get stopped. Entire players and audience will be surely in fear and the armed forces need to give good protection to them.

[Sithara007]

The Galle international Stadium is surrounded by the Sri Lankan protesters. Right now entire country have risen against the government and Rajapaksa have escaped from Sri Lanka through Naval Force Ship. Mostly the match can get stopped.

No signs of a stoppage at this point. Sri Lanka is trailing by more than 300 runs, with Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis at crease. And I don't think that the protests will take place near the stadium. What do cricket has to do with the current crisis? There is not much information about the president (Gotabaya Rajapaksa). Officials are just saying that he has been moved to a safer location. Are you sure that he has left the country? If so, the Prime Minister (Ranil Wickremesinghe) may now assume the power of the president.

[kro55]

The Galle international Stadium is surrounded by the Sri Lankan protesters. Right now entire country have risen against the government and Rajapaksa have escaped from Sri Lanka through Naval Force Ship. Mostly the match can get stopped.

No signs of a stoppage at this point. Sri Lanka is trailing by more than 300 runs, with Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis at crease. And I don't think that the protests will take place near the stadium. What do cricket has to do with the current crisis? There is not much information about the president (Gotabaya Rajapaksa). Officials are just saying that he has been moved to a safer location. Are you sure that he has left the country? If so, the Prime Minister (Ranil Wickremesinghe) may now assume the power of the president.

The people of Sri Lanka are not so stupid that they will attack the stadium. They have good reason to attack the Prime Minister's building. As far as I know the stupidity and corruption of their Prime Minister is responsible for the current situation in Sri Lanka. However, he refused to resign. That is why the common people of Sri Lanka have attacked the Prime Minister's residence.

The Sri Lankan players are playing great. After losing the first wicket for 12 runs, now they have collected 123 runs. Sri Lanka is behind by only 241 runs. If you can continue like this, collecting 400 runs is not a difficult task.

[JSRAW]

The people of Sri Lanka are not so stupid that they will attack the stadium. They have good reason to attack the Prime Minister's building. As far as I know the stupidity and corruption of their Prime Minister is responsible for the current situation in Sri Lanka. However, he refused to resign. That is why the common people of Sri Lanka have attacked the Prime Minister's residence.

The Sri Lankan players are playing great. After losing the first wicket for 12 runs, now they have collected 123 runs. Sri Lanka is behind by only 241 runs. If you can continue like this, collecting 400 runs is not a difficult task.

Mahindra Rajapaksa (PM) resigned already but now it's time for another one from Rajapaksa's clan (President).

Anyway Sri Lanka fighting back in this test match and this is clearly their day, first they wrapped up Aussie quickly in the morning and now these batting partnerships. Hope no batting collapse this time otherwise 2-0 is coming up.

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Oh well new PM also resigned.

[Sithara007]

Good fight back from Sri Lanka. At this point, it looks as if they may be able to take the lead. The Lankans are trailing by 180 runs and at this rate, it should be possible for them to take the first innings lead. Australian bowling was disappointing. Mitchell Swepson excelled once more, but received no support from others including Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. Nathan Lyon was also expensive today. However, Dimuth Karunaratne got out before he could get to a hundred. That gives a good opportunity for Australia to put some pressure on the Lankans. 

[pakhitheboss]

Good fight back from Sri Lanka. At this point, it looks as if they may be able to take the lead. The Lankans are trailing by 180 runs and at this rate, it should be possible for them to take the first innings lead. Australian bowling was disappointing. Mitchell Swepson excelled once more, but received no support from others including Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. Nathan Lyon was also expensive today. However, Dimuth Karunaratne got out before he could get to a hundred. That gives a good opportunity for Australia to put some pressure on the Lankans. 

Again I would repeat the sae thing, this match is a waste of time. Australia would win this match comfortably. Srilankan batters are very weak, they think every format of cricket  is a T20 match.

I am also concerned about the security of Australian players as there are reports of massive unrest happening in Srilanka. I hope the government is able to provide ample amount of security to them.

[JSRAW]

Good fight back from Sri Lanka. At this point, it looks as if they may be able to take the lead. The Lankans are trailing by 180 runs and at this rate, it should be possible for them to take the first innings lead. Australian bowling was disappointing. Mitchell Swepson excelled once more, but received no support from others including Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. Nathan Lyon was also expensive today. However, Dimuth Karunaratne got out before he could get to a hundred. That gives a good opportunity for Australia to put some pressure on the Lankans. 

Again I would repeat the sae thing, this match is a waste of time. Australia would win this match comfortably. Srilankan batters are very weak, they think every format of cricket  is a T20 match.

I am also concerned about the security of Australian players as there are reports of massive unrest happening in Srilanka. I hope the government is able to provide ample amount of security to them.

They did good job today tho, i was expecting at least 400 runs on the board for the Australia but SriLankan's bowlers managed to get wicket quickly in the morning and after that they batted well too, that i wasn't expecting considering their last performance despite winning a toss and batting first.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

They did good job today tho, i was expecting at least 400 runs on the board for the Australia but SriLankan's bowlers managed to get wicket quickly in the morning and after that they batted well too, that i wasn't expecting considering their last performance despite winning a toss and batting first.

Srilanka internal situation is getting worse. Today people occupied Srilankan president House, hoping that this tour will continue and end peacefully. Thanks to solid knock by Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis, Srilanka are now in very good position. Srilanka so far performed too good against mighty Australian.

[eaLiTy]

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Srilanka internal situation is getting worse. Today people occupied Srilankan president House, hoping that this tour will continue and end peacefully. Thanks to solid knock by Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis, Srilanka are now in very good position. Srilanka so far performed too good against mighty Australian.

Situation in Sri Lanka is getting worse by the day and the president is in exile. They created this situation and they have no idea how to handle them and the people are protesting for the past few months.

In the match Sri Lanka is in a really good position and as long as Angelo Mathews who is a consistent performer for them they will be pilling up runs as they still trail by 180 runs and couple of good partnerships will put them in a good lead and the wicket is going to turn in the last two days considering how Sri Lankan spinners were able to extract spin from the first day.

[minairia3]

They did good job today tho, i was expecting at least 400 runs on the board for the Australia but SriLankan's bowlers managed to get wicket quickly in the morning and after that they batted well too, that i wasn't expecting considering their last performance despite winning a toss and batting first.

Srilanka internal situation is getting worse. Today people occupied Srilankan president House, hoping that this tour will continue and end peacefully. Thanks to solid knock by Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis, Srilanka are now in very good position. Srilanka so far performed too good against mighty Australian.

Sri Lanka is batting very well. Losing 2 wickets, they managed to collect only 184 runs. I never thought England would bat so well. Although Australia is the favorite in this match, now it seems that the match is most likely to be a draw. England's players will be at the crease for at least 50-60 overs tomorrow. The match is more likely to be a draw if Australia does not face a batting disaster after that. But Sri Lanka is playing great. I would not be surprised if they win.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Situation in Sri Lanka is getting worse by the day and the president is in exile. They created this situation and they have no idea how to handle them and the people are protesting for the past few months.

In the match Sri Lanka is in a really good position and as long as Angelo Mathews who is a consistent performer for them they will be pilling up runs as they still trail by 180 runs and couple of good partnerships will put them in a good lead and the wicket is going to turn in the last two days considering how Sri Lankan spinners were able to extract spin from the first day.

But more surprising factor is that Aus haven't called off the tour despite this uneven situation. I think Srilanka military have taken control over the country matters.
First test match for Prabath Jayasuriya and straight away he got 6 wickets and that too against team like Australia. IMO the match is very much balanced and it can still go in anyone side.

[fullhdpixel]

Kohli is just 33 and still having few years in his game but with current form too much talk about his future which is surely right because now it's almost two years we have no three figures from this great cricketer if we can check his career figures these are still showing some great hopes, but fans are losing their patience and want something quick results about his future.

Kohli has been in poor form for the last few years, but his performance is not improving. He is even performing poorly in all formats. Although he was able to play well in T20 or Test format, the fans relied on him. But he has failed miserably in the international series as well as in the IPL. In this situation, he should rest voluntarily. And practice hard. Otherwise I don't see any possibility of improving his performance

Now after today match I am feeling it's time for Kohli to think about his future because now patience is running out and his also still in the worst form with this today's Kapil Dev's statement is also very good if he is having not good form then why we are stopping a youngsters way to join Team India.

With this now he must take some break from cricket or have from just International cricket surely it's going to be in his favor because if he plays few more innings like this then surely it's going to hurt his career so better take a break and try to settle his mind and then try to join back in team with fresh mind and better environment which is going to increase his confidence which is right now not possible.

[dezoel]

Good fight back from Sri Lanka. At this point, it looks as if they may be able to take the lead. The Lankans are trailing by 180 runs and at this rate, it should be possible for them to take the first innings lead. Australian bowling was disappointing. Mitchell Swepson excelled once more, but received no support from others including Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins. Nathan Lyon was also expensive today. However, Dimuth Karunaratne got out before he could get to a hundred. That gives a good opportunity for Australia to put some pressure on the Lankans. 

Again I would repeat the sae thing, this match is a waste of time. Australia would win this match comfortably. Srilankan batters are very weak, they think every format of cricket  is a T20 match.

I am also concerned about the security of Australian players as there are reports of massive unrest happening in Srilanka. I hope the government is able to provide ample amount of security to them.

I am feeling your concerns are not right because it's Sri Lanka not Pakistan if we have this situation in Pakistan when Australia were on tour then surely Australian Authorities feel not good and all media try to hijack things with these protesters because security is first priority for them just in Pakistan but right now it's happening in Sri Lanka, so they are feeling OK even media is also having nothing interest into this issue it's hypocrisy by these bad blood peoples.

Surely Australia is in command with some batting and bowling options but fight back from Sri Lankan is also surprising because after lost of first match no one was expecting but new guys doing better and hopes are alive for them now they need to do some runs tomorrow which could be vital for them, and they stand in this match.

[Naficopa]

Kohli's career is all but finished. He did all the theatrics such as BLM and anti-cracker awareness and at the same time ignored his form. On top of that, there were accusations of nepotism towards RCB players. All this contributed to him being replaced as the captain of the Indian cricket team for the limited overs format. The only plus point is that none of the replacements have shown enough capability to cement their place, including Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. Even Jasprit Bumrah was given a chance recently.

He became a bit more overconfident when he got married with his gf Ansuka Sharam. I think he will keep getting ads and other bollywood stuff and he is good with it. He is more of an actor and dancer now than a player. He should focus his career in ads and film now.

[Haunebu]

He became a bit more overconfident when he got married with his gf Ansuka Sharam. I think he will keep getting ads and other bollywood stuff and he is good with it. He is more of an actor and dancer now than a player. He should focus his career in ads and film now.

You are going overboard here. His cricket skills have nothing to do with his personal life which is why you are acting like those dumb trolls who keep accusing his wife and kid for his mediocre performances.

I must admit that your opinion really isn't surprising though since you are a 1xbit shill who regularly advertises a scam site in order to earn money every week.

[SATWAT]

Kohli's career is all but finished. He did all the theatrics such as BLM and anti-cracker awareness and at the same time ignored his form. On top of that, there were accusations of nepotism towards RCB players. All this contributed to him being replaced as the captain of the Indian cricket team for the limited overs format. The only plus point is that none of the replacements have shown enough capability to cement their place, including Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. Even Jasprit Bumrah was given a chance recently.

He became a bit more overconfident when he got married with his gf Ansuka Sharam. I think he will keep getting ads and other bollywood stuff and he is good with it. He is more of an actor and dancer now than a player. He should focus his career in ads and film now.

I am feeling we need to skip these things here, as it's his personal life, and it's not having any impact on his game.

We have some good number of players those were having issues like this in past but now due to social media it's having more exposure instead of past, so please keep talk about cricket instead of personal life.

[Maidak]

Kohli is just 33 and still having few years in his game but with current form too much talk about his future which is surely right because now it's almost two years we have no three figures from this great cricketer if we can check his career figures these are still showing some great hopes, but fans are losing their patience and want something quick results about his future.

Kohli has been in poor form for the last few years, but his performance is not improving. He is even performing poorly in all formats. Although he was able to play well in T20 or Test format, the fans relied on him. But he has failed miserably in the international series as well as in the IPL. In this situation, he should rest voluntarily. And practice hard. Otherwise I don't see any possibility of improving his performance

Now after today match I am feeling it's time for Kohli to think about his future because now patience is running out and his also still in the worst form with this today's Kapil Dev's statement is also very good if he is having not good form then why we are stopping a youngsters way to join Team India.

With this now he must take some break from cricket or have from just International cricket surely it's going to be in his favor because if he plays few more innings like this then surely it's going to hurt his career so better take a break and try to settle his mind and then try to join back in team with fresh mind and better environment which is going to increase his confidence which is right now not possible.

We all agree that Virat Kohli should take a break. However, I think we also know that Virat Kohli is too stubborn to take a break and it is eventually going to hurt him in the long run.

While it is true that he is currently on the team, he is simply taking up a spot that could be filled by youngsters who can really contribute. Who knows? After a break, he will probably be able to perform a lot better than what he is doing right now! And I don't understand why he has not been removed from the team years ago. He can't stay on the team just because he did well in the past even when he doesn't perform at all.

[pakhitheboss]

We all agree that Virat Kohli should take a break. However, I think we also know that Virat Kohli is too stubborn to take a break and it is eventually going to hurt him in the long run.

While it is true that he is currently on the team, he is simply taking up a spot that could be filled by youngsters who can really contribute. Who knows? After a break, he will probably be able to perform a lot better than what he is doing right now! And I don't understand why he has not been removed from the team years ago. He can't stay on the team just because he did well in the past even when he doesn't perform at all.

I think his time is over now. In yesterday's T20 match against England, he only scored 1 run. This guy has lost his touch and apart from being a batter, he is useless to the team. If he is unable to contribute then he should allow someone else to take that position and contribute to the team score.

[Sithara007]

They did good job today tho, i was expecting at least 400 runs on the board for the Australia but SriLankan's bowlers managed to get wicket quickly in the morning and after that they batted well too, that i wasn't expecting considering their last performance despite winning a toss and batting first.

Agreed. I was surprised by the reply from pakhi. Sri Lanka did a good job on day 2 after the set back during first day. Even if they are not able to take the first innings lead, they should come really close. I was actually surprised by the fighting spirit of the Lankan players. Despite all the turmoil at home, they are able to perform at this level. Australia are in a disadvantageous state, since they are playing in unfamiliar conditions, but they are expected to win these sort of matches against the lower tier nations. After all they are one of the pig-4 teams. If the Aussies can only win at home, then what is the point?