Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[romero121]

Can someone post the screenshot of kholi as to whenever he got out in the test series against Bangladesh. As I remember he was like a child who wanted to only bat and if he got out he would fight with everyone to get his out nullified. He might be the only legend who is cribbing like a child and arguing to save his wicke or otherwise a clueless batter, whenever he gives that look after getting destroyed by the bowler. He has become now a legitimate liability for BCCI and most probably he will remain the same in the next few years.

Kohli didn't play well in the recent series against Bangladesh, but calling him a crybaby because of that is dumb as hell. Was he a liability when he saved India on countless occasions(Including the T-20 World Cup recently)? Nope.

Another legend who was getting trolled vigorously was Azam recently, but he shut them up as usual with another spectacular performance against NZ. Think!

Criticism keeps rolling from the viewers whenever a player fails to perform as expected. Most of the time leading players will be trolled and these players never take these things big. Because they know well about their own ability. No one can perform constantly, there'll be breaks. We can't blame the viewers, because when the expectation isn't fulfilled the same creates negative thoughts over the players.

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[Shaha98]

Babar Azam Pakistan are very lucky to have such a player.  Because he is going to perform extensively this time for Pakistan in the test match when this game is held in Karachi.  Because among them there are very few such players in Pakistan, he is the best in terms of bowling and has shown very good performance in terms of batting.  It is very difficult to score 161 runs from 277 balls.  And he is still unbeaten amassing an unbeaten total of 317 with the fall of five wickets in a total of 90 overs.

[noormcs5]

Babar Azam Pakistan are very lucky to have such a player.  Because he is going to perform extensively this time for Pakistan in the test match when this game is held in Karachi.  Because among them there are very few such players in Pakistan, he is the best in terms of bowling and has shown very good performance in terms of batting.  It is very difficult to score 161 runs from 277 balls.  And he is still unbeaten amassing an unbeaten total of 317 with the fall of five wickets in a total of 90 overs.

I am just surprised how the Pakistan team recover so well. Babar Azam never looked in the form in the previous series against England and now all of a sudden we see him making 150+ and still going on.
317 is a good score and still, they have five wickets in hand. They will be aiming at 400+ runs. I will be looking to see how Babar Azam will start his innings in 2nd day morning and whether will he be able to make 200 runs.

[WatChe]

Babar Azam Pakistan are very lucky to have such a player.  Because he is going to perform extensively this time for Pakistan in the test match when this game is held in Karachi.  Because among them there are very few such players in Pakistan, he is the best in terms of bowling and has shown very good performance in terms of batting.  It is very difficult to score 161 runs from 277 balls.  And he is still unbeaten amassing an unbeaten total of 317 with the fall of five wickets in a total of 90 overs.

I am just surprised how the Pakistan team recover so well. Babar Azam never looked in the form in the previous series against England and now all of a sudden we see him making 150+ and still going on.
317 is a good score and still, they have five wickets in hand. They will be aiming at 400+ runs. I will be looking to see how Babar Azam will start his innings in 2nd day morning and whether will he be able to make 200 runs.

There is no doubt that Babar Azam is great batsmen but not a good captain. Under his captaincy Pakistan have lost so many series home and broad. I think its best time to bring back Sarfraz in the squad and give him back the captaincy also. Babar can fit in the squad as a batmen but not as a captain. Pakistan need to be careful on second day of play as they are in habit of losing quick wickets in first session of days play.

[BobK71]

Babar Azam Pakistan are very lucky to have such a player.  Because he is going to perform extensively this time for Pakistan in the test match when this game is held in Karachi.  Because among them there are very few such players in Pakistan, he is the best in terms of bowling and has shown very good performance in terms of batting.  It is very difficult to score 161 runs from 277 balls.  And he is still unbeaten amassing an unbeaten total of 317 with the fall of five wickets in a total of 90 overs.

I am just surprised how the Pakistan team recover so well. Babar Azam never looked in the form in the previous series against England and now all of a sudden we see him making 150+ and still going on.
317 is a good score and still, they have five wickets in hand. They will be aiming at 400+ runs. I will be looking to see how Babar Azam will start his innings in 2nd day morning and whether will he be able to make 200 runs.

There is no doubt that Babar Azam is great batsmen but not a good captain. Under his captaincy Pakistan have lost so many series home and broad. I think its best time to bring back Sarfraz in the squad and give him back the captaincy also. Babar can fit in the squad as a batmen but not as a captain. Pakistan need to be careful on second day of play as they are in habit of losing quick wickets in first session of days play.

There has been a change in the performance pattern of the Pakistan team and if they can keep up the consistency in the coming days, i expect to win the match as well. However, Pakistan managed to perform admirably on the first day. A major change in Pakistan cricket can be through this test series. A few days ago Pakistan did well on the first day against England, they could not maintain that consistency for the next day. Hope Pakistan don't do anything like that event against New Zealand.

[KennyR]

The second day's game of Australia vs South Africa test match have begun. As Warner is nearing the 50 runs, he's making runs very slowly. Rabada and Nortje have opened the session and some early wickets at this stage is a must for South Africa to keep them active on the match.

[pakhitheboss]

David Warner is going strong against South African pace attack. Already at 85 and looks like he will get his century today. Australia only trailing by 56 runs and they have lost only 2 wickets. Looks like a big score in the making I am expecting anything above 250 for today. A good partnership between Warner and Smith can easily achieve those runs.

[Sithara007]

Warner is inching close to a century.. which is good for him. But at the same time, I am disappointed with the one-sided nature of this test match. South Africa couldn't make a total of 200, and Australia looks all set to make a total of 400 plus. I am also baffled at the continuation of Temba Bavuma in the test squad. He hasn't performed ever since he made his debut, and still there is one guaranteed slot allotted to him. Now Khaya Zondo has also joined him, further overburdening the remaining batsmen. If not for Kyle Verreynne and Marco Jansen, South Africa would have struggled to get to three digit total.

[ThemePen]

Warner is inching close to a century.. which is good for him. But at the same time, I am disappointed with the one-sided nature of this test match. South Africa couldn't make a total of 200, and Australia looks all set to make a total of 400 plus. I am also baffled at the continuation of Temba Bavuma in the test squad. He hasn't performed ever since he made his debut, and still there is one guaranteed slot allotted to him. Now Khaya Zondo has also joined him, further overburdening the remaining batsmen. If not for Kyle Verreynne and Marco Jansen, South Africa would have struggled to get to three digit total.

Yes this match is looking one sided. Australia is in its good form and performing really well. But on the other hand if we talk about South Africa so they are looking half to the Australia. They should struggle more to compete Australia.
Africa's players are not performing well they should concentrate on their bowling or batting.

[pakhitheboss]

106 and Warner is still going strong. Very sensible batting by both batters till now. Smith is just few runs close to his half century and the way these two are playing it looks like 300+ runs will be easy for Australia. South African pace attack has been unsuccessful till now. Spinners are also not that effective at the moment. The situation might change after lunch.

[Insanity]

Warner is inching close to a century.. which is good for him. But at the same time, I am disappointed with the one-sided nature of this test match. South Africa couldn't make a total of 200, and Australia looks all set to make a total of 400 plus. I am also baffled at the continuation of Temba Bavuma in the test squad. He hasn't performed ever since he made his debut, and still there is one guaranteed slot allotted to him. Now Khaya Zondo has also joined him, further overburdening the remaining batsmen. If not for Kyle Verreynne and Marco Jansen, South Africa would have struggled to get to three digit total.

Yes this match is looking one sided. Australia is in its good form and performing really well. But on the other hand if we talk about South Africa so they are looking half to the Australia. They should struggle more to compete Australia.
Africa's players are not performing well they should concentrate on their bowling or batting.

The match between these two teams seems to show that Australia is a very strong team. Australia batsman David Warner scored 106 runs in 147 balls in this match. Looks like he will score 150. If he can play the whole match then he can easily score 150.  In this match, South Africa had a poor batting performance due to which South Africa could not score much runs.

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Warner is inching close to a century.. which is good for him. But at the same time, I am disappointed with the one-sided nature of this test match. South Africa couldn't make a total of 200, and Australia looks all set to make a total of 400 plus. I am also baffled at the continuation of Temba Bavuma in the test squad. He hasn't performed ever since he made his debut, and still there is one guaranteed slot allotted to him. Now Khaya Zondo has also joined him, further overburdening the remaining batsmen. If not for Kyle Verreynne and Marco Jansen, South Africa would have struggled to get to three digit total.

Yes this match is looking one sided. Australia is in its good form and performing really well. But on the other hand if we talk about South Africa so they are looking half to the Australia. They should struggle more to compete Australia.
Africa's players are not performing well they should concentrate on their bowling or batting.

The match between these two teams seems to show that Australia is a very strong team. Australia batsman David Warner scored 106 runs in 147 balls in this match. Looks like he will score 150. If he can play the whole match then he can easily score 150.  In this match, South Africa had a poor batting performance due to which South Africa could not score much runs.

Australia have already secured a 1-0 lead in one of the three Test matches between Australia and South Africa. And in this match, Australia is already leading by 12 runs in the first innings and they have more 8 wickets in hands and David Warner still on strike . I think the runs that Australia will score in the first innings will not be able to be beaten by the South African batsmen in front of the Australian bowlers. I think Australia is going to win this one too.

[Sithara007]

Australia is already leading by 32 runs, with the partnership between David Warner and Steven Smith adding 147 runs till now. All the South African bowlers are looking ineffective, including their pacers and the spinners. Kagiso Rabada is the only one who managed to take a wicket till now, but even he has conceded more than 4 runs per over. For the boxing day crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), this is good entertainment. Warner has hit his century and in some time Steve Smith maybe able to reach that mark as well. And then they have Travis Head, Cameron Green and Alex Carey to come.

[pakhitheboss]

This test match is turning out to be a completely one sided one. Hardly any South African bowler has been effective today. Smith might now reach is century as he has already scored 60 runs. If Warner and Smith stay on the pitch the whole day then 300+ runs can be easily achieved by the Australian team.

[onecall123]

This test match is turning out to be a completely one sided one. Hardly any South African bowler has been effective today. Smith might now reach is century as he has already scored 60 runs. If Warner and Smith stay on the pitch the whole day then 300+ runs can be easily achieved by the Australian team.

Yet, we're watching David Warner who is putting on a masterclass of his own. There is nothing new about this performance from the Aussies. A record stand was put on by Warner and Smith to take control of the game. SA is facing difficulties with bat and ball, despite being a great test team. They are lacking high-quality players, and that is a sad reality.

[Sithara007]

This test match is turning out to be a completely one sided one. Hardly any South African bowler has been effective today. Smith might now reach is century as he has already scored 60 runs. If Warner and Smith stay on the pitch the whole day then 300+ runs can be easily achieved by the Australian team.

Australia is having a lead of 60 runs, with 8 wickets in hand. It looks as if Australia will win this match by an innings. In all probability they will make a total of 500 plus and then bowl out South Africa once again for a total of less than 200. Till now, South African bowlers have taken just one wicket (the other wicket to fall, that of Marnus Labuschagne was run out). Kagiso Rabada has taken one wicket and the other bowlers have gone wicketless. And the third wicket partnership is nearing 200 runs (more than what the South Africans managed in their first innings).
 

[JSRAW]

100th test of his career, locking horns with the cricket board over captaincy drama and playing against the same opponent where his downfall started a few years back.

But still showing his class with the bat and that too as an opener. Arguably as an opener, Warner does rank very high in modern cricket.

Aussie are batting out Proteas from this match and ICT fans would hope maybe potentially from WTC final's race too.

[bryant.coleman]

Warner got to his 200 and then retired hurt. He seems to be in trouble and has difficulty in walking back to the pavillion. Meanwhile Keshav Maharaj has hit a century for South Africa. He has conceded 102 runs till now. Now it is up to Cameroon Green and Travis Head to take Australia to a total where they don't need to bat again. Till now the South African bowlers have conceded 344 runs and taken just two wickets with the ball. And this is the same MCG pitch where they were bowled out for a total of less than 200.

[pakhitheboss]

Pakistan after having an impressive day yesterday is now again struggling on their homeground. Babar Azam was the only reason why they were able to score 350+ runs and now after he got out they have lost 6 wickets and are unable to score runs. Overall I am certain they would be able to reach to 400 runs which in my opinion is good score and it wouldn't be easy for Kiwi batter to chase those runs.

[rojan]

Pakistan after having an impressive day yesterday is now again struggling on their homeground. Babar Azam was the only reason why they were able to score 350+ runs and now after he got out they have lost 6 wickets and are unable to score runs. Overall I am certain they would be able to reach to 400 runs which in my opinion is good score and it wouldn't be easy for Kiwi batter to chase those runs.

Yes indeed pakistan started great game in batting i think pakistan can score like 420 runs today. pakistan have lost 7 wickets till now. they still have 3 wickets left. pakistan batsman babar azam he batting amazingly. 161 off 280 balls  Babar Azam is out for a run. If Babar Azam could have played a few more overs, he might have scored a few more runs.