Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[GigaBit]

258 on the first day and with 4 wickets gone it seems the Pakistani bowlers were able to restrict the agressive batting of NZ. I still feel by the end of today the Kiwis batters will easily score 300+ runs. In case if they lose all of their wickets then still 300+ score would not be easy for Pakistani batters to chase knowing the inconsistent batting line up.

Finally good balling from Pakistan and they control Newzealand runs to an extend , already 4 wickets gone and 260 runs.  Newzealand can end this day in 300 runs maximum but hopefully Pakistani batting lineup could chase a normal target.

Yes absolutely Pakistan bowler show his potential, strong performance by the pacer Naseem shah who got two wicket of skipper Williamson and Latham while the new emerging all rounder Agha Salman bowl some mistery swings and got three  wicket. While Abrar got just one wicket, now 6 player are down so we can expect 450 around score from kiwi, which will be not a easy target for Pakistan batter, but let see what happen

The off-spinner Salman brought the team back into the competition, taking three wickets just when Pakistan were almost failing in the 2nd Test match. Naseem Shah also played an important role and took two wickets. New Zealand have lost 6 wickets, Pakistan can give short target if they can be bowled out by tomorrow. It is not possible to say how the condition of the Pakistani batsmen will be according to the pitch. If the target is small, there is less concern about winning the match and the players do not need to take extra pressure. If they give a target of around 450 runs then Pakistan will be able to maintain that situation because we have seen big scores in previous tests as well.

[Mahdirakib]

New Zealand and Pakistan share the day. It was great to see Pakistan fight back, particularly in the last session, after New Zealand started well. However, 309/6 is not a bad score. The first hour of tomorrow's match will be crucial for both teams. From there, we'll know whether the match will end in a draw or not.

Pakistan had luckily escaped the defeat in the first test match. Pakistan was in the bad situation during the first two sessions of today's match. The third session was lucky for them. Pakistan players won't be able to score 300 runs if the pitch behaves in the same way tomorrow. I think that New Zealand will win this test match. I'm not expecting to see the draw again.

[Crypto Library]

New Zealand and Pakistan share the day. It was great to see Pakistan fight back, particularly in the last session, after New Zealand started well. However, 309/6 is not a bad score. The first hour of tomorrow's match will be crucial for both teams. From there, we'll know whether the match will end in a draw or not.

Pakistan had luckily escaped the defeat in the first test match. Pakistan was in the bad situation during the first two sessions of today's match. The third session was lucky for them. Pakistan players won't be able to score 300 runs if the pitch behaves in the same way tomorrow. I think that New Zealand will win this test match. I'm not expecting to see the draw again.

I also think that New Zealand will win today's match, Because New Zealand still have four wickets left and Tom Blunwell and Ish Sodhi are on strike. If we total the runs of these two players in the last match, they would have gone over 100.  So I think if they perform better in this match then New Zealand's total run will be a big score in this match too.  And what you already mentioned is the pitch but same so I think the possibility of Pakistan losing this time will be more and the possibility of New Zealand winning is much more.

[KennyR]

New Zealand and Pakistan share the day. It was great to see Pakistan fight back, particularly in the last session, after New Zealand started well. However, 309/6 is not a bad score. The first hour of tomorrow's match will be crucial for both teams. From there, we'll know whether the match will end in a draw or not.

Pakistan had luckily escaped the defeat in the first test match. Pakistan was in the bad situation during the first two sessions of today's match. The third session was lucky for them. Pakistan players won't be able to score 300 runs if the pitch behaves in the same way tomorrow. I think that New Zealand will win this test match. I'm not expecting to see the draw again.

I also think that New Zealand will win today's match, Because New Zealand still have four wickets left and Tom Blunwell and Ish Sodhi are on strike. If we total the runs of these two players in the last match, they would have gone over 100.  So I think if they perform better in this match then New Zealand's total run will be a big score in this match too.  And what you already mentioned is the pitch but same so I think the possibility of Pakistan losing this time will be more and the possibility of New Zealand winning is much more.

The winning chance for New Zealand is high, but something unexpected happening in between can change the match as Pakistan is in the Home Ground. New Zealand have already scored 300+ runs. In tomorrow sessions they'll try to score more 100 runs and keep the pressure high on Pakistan. In this test series the chance for draw is high than Pakistan winning the match.

[Sithara007]

The winning chance for New Zealand is high, but something unexpected happening in between can change the match as Pakistan is in the Home Ground. New Zealand have already scored 300+ runs. In tomorrow sessions they'll try to score more 100 runs and keep the pressure high on Pakistan. In this test series the chance for draw is high than Pakistan winning the match.

New Zealand was in a very strong position, but during the third session they lost too many wickets. At one point they were 234/1. And from that position they collapsed to 279/6, with Naseem Shah and Agha Salman picking up wickets. Abrar Ahmed and Hasan Ali were disappointing, picking up just one wicket and conceding 155 runs in between them. The 7th wicket partnership between Tom Blundell and Ish Sodhi is worth 40 runs till now. If New Zealand can get to somewhere around 400, then it will be a good total on this pitch. But it looks unlikely now.

[pakhitheboss]

The winning chance for New Zealand is high, but something unexpected happening in between can change the match as Pakistan is in the Home Ground. New Zealand have already scored 300+ runs. In tomorrow sessions they'll try to score more 100 runs and keep the pressure high on Pakistan. In this test series the chance for draw is high than Pakistan winning the match.

New Zealand was in a very strong position, but during the third session they lost too many wickets. At one point they were 234/1. And from that position they collapsed to 279/6, with Naseem Shah and Agha Salman picking up wickets. Abrar Ahmed and Hasan Ali were disappointing, picking up just one wicket and conceding 155 runs in between them. The 7th wicket partnership between Tom Blundell and Ish Sodhi is worth 40 runs till now. If New Zealand can get to somewhere around 400, then it will be a good total on this pitch. But it looks unlikely now.

400 runs is possible and it will be not easy for Pakistan to chase those runs. The pitch does support bowlers and is not like the previous pitch which did not have anything for them. If Naseem Shah can take wickets then there are good seamers in the NZ side who can also utilize this pitch. I think the chance of Kiwis winning this match is pretty good.

[Sithara007]

The winning chance for New Zealand is high, but something unexpected happening in between can change the match as Pakistan is in the Home Ground. New Zealand have already scored 300+ runs. In tomorrow sessions they'll try to score more 100 runs and keep the pressure high on Pakistan. In this test series the chance for draw is high than Pakistan winning the match.

New Zealand was in a very strong position, but during the third session they lost too many wickets. At one point they were 234/1. And from that position they collapsed to 279/6, with Naseem Shah and Agha Salman picking up wickets. Abrar Ahmed and Hasan Ali were disappointing, picking up just one wicket and conceding 155 runs in between them. The 7th wicket partnership between Tom Blundell and Ish Sodhi is worth 40 runs till now. If New Zealand can get to somewhere around 400, then it will be a good total on this pitch. But it looks unlikely now.

400 runs is possible and it will be not easy for Pakistan to chase those runs. The pitch does support bowlers and is not like the previous pitch which did not have anything for them. If Naseem Shah can take wickets then there are good seamers in the NZ side who can also utilize this pitch. I think the chance of Kiwis winning this match is pretty good.

Maybe possible, but not probable. They need another 91 runs to reach the 400 mark and tail end batsmen Ish Sodhi is out there with Tom Blundell. After Sodhi they have Tim Southee, Matt Henry and Ajaz Patel to come and these three are all genuine tailenders. Naseem seems to be in good touch and if Mir Hamza and Hasan Ali can support him from the other end, then Pakistan maybe able to wrap up everything in less than an hour and restrict New Zealand to a total of less than 350 (which is still a formidable score given the weaknesses in Pakistani batting right now).

[WatChe]

Maybe possible, but not probable. They need another 91 runs to reach the 400 mark and tail end batsmen Ish Sodhi is out there with Tom Blundell. After Sodhi they have Tim Southee, Matt Henry and Ajaz Patel to come and these three are all genuine tailenders. Naseem seems to be in good touch and if Mir Hamza and Hasan Ali can support him from the other end, then Pakistan maybe able to wrap up everything in less than an hour and restrict New Zealand to a total of less than 350 (which is still a formidable score given the weaknesses in Pakistani batting right now).

NZ are 374/9 at the moment and its still a good first inning score. Henry and Patel are on the crease, Henry is playing aggressively as he has scored 27 runs on just 23 balls. 6 wickets are shared between two spinners Agha and Abrar this tells that there is something for spinners in this pitch. Hassan Ali and Hamza so far are wicket less while naseem shah has got 3 wickets,

[Sithara007]

LOL.. Pakistan bowling is a joke. New Zealand were struggling at 345/9 and I was expecting the Pak bowlers to restrict the Kiwis to less than 350. And now they are inching towards the 400 mark. Matt Henry is treating Naseem Shah as if he is some club player. These two (Matt Henry and Ajaz Patel) have added  41 runs so far for the last wicket. There was a lot of controversy when it was announced that Matt Henry will be part of the playing XI. But now he has justified his inclusion, even before he has bowled a single ball 

[posi]

Yes absolutely Pakistan bowler show his potential, strong performance by the pacer Naseem shah who got two wicket of skipper Williamson and Latham while the new emerging all rounder Agha Salman bowl some mistery swings and got three  wicket. While Abrar got just one wicket, now 6 player are down so we can expect 450 around score from kiwi, which will be not a easy target for Pakistan batter, but let see what happen

The off-spinner Salman brought the team back into the competition, taking three wickets just when Pakistan were almost failing in the 2nd Test match. Naseem Shah also played an important role and took two wickets. New Zealand have lost 6 wickets, Pakistan can give short target if they can be bowled out by tomorrow. It is not possible to say how the condition of the Pakistani batsmen will be according to the pitch. If the target is small, there is less concern about winning the match and the players do not need to take extra pressure. If they give a target of around 450 runs then Pakistan will be able to maintain that situation because we have seen big scores in previous tests as well.

I would also like to say that this was a great performance, well, probably not great, but certainly a good performance from Pakistan. The Pakistani bowlers have certainly done well. But the problem is the track is still very friendly for batting. And I think there it does not feel like the performances of Pakistani bowlers. But even in a track like this, I think they have done quite well. And we have to give credit to them for that. I am actually really hoping that the track is going to behave differently from what it has been doing right now. Because otherwise, it is going to be another test match that is going to end up in a draw.

On Day 2, currently, NZ's score is 400+/9. still, they are scoring with full stamina... waiting to see the Pakistan part now...

[JSRAW]

309/7 to 423/9 

Tail is wagging for New Zealand and doing enormous damage to Pakistan. They are adding crucial runs and it could be a match defining session, despite being too early in the game.

121 overs for Pak bowlers, indeed many tired legs.

[GigaBit]

Maybe possible, but not probable. They need another 91 runs to reach the 400 mark and tail end batsmen Ish Sodhi is out there with Tom Blundell. After Sodhi they have Tim Southee, Matt Henry and Ajaz Patel to come and these three are all genuine tailenders. Naseem seems to be in good touch and if Mir Hamza and Hasan Ali can support him from the other end, then Pakistan maybe able to wrap up everything in less than an hour and restrict New Zealand to a total of less than 350 (which is still a formidable score given the weaknesses in Pakistani batting right now).

NZ are 374/9 at the moment and its still a good first inning score. Henry and Patel are on the crease, Henry is playing aggressively as he has scored 27 runs on just 23 balls. 6 wickets are shared between two spinners Agha and Abrar this tells that there is something for spinners in this pitch. Hassan Ali and Hamza so far are wicket less while naseem shah has got 3 wickets,

On the first day of the 2nd Test, it was thought that Pakistan might restrict New Zealand to 350 runs. But in the second day, New Zealand has reached the milestone of 400 runs and the most interesting thing is that Pakistan bowlers are busy trying to get the last wicket to fall but New Zealand's Matt Henry and Ajaz Patel are looking to build a good partnership. The partnership of 81 runs has already been done. Pakistan's dominance in the match is gradually reducing. Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed and Agha Salman able to take 3 wickets each in the entire innings. But a delay in the fall of the last wicket will create a big problem for them. The number of runs has already increased a lot.

[pakhitheboss]

309/7 to 423/9 

Tail is wagging for New Zealand and doing enormous damage to Pakistan. They are adding crucial runs and it could be a match defining session, despite being too early in the game.

121 overs for Pak bowlers, indeed many tired legs.

I was expecting 400 or so runs but it seems just like Pakistani bowlers I also underestimated the Kiwi tail enders. Henry already scored his 50 and Patel might too. A score of 400+ would not be easy for Pakistan. They have a very inconsistent batting line up and if they want to win this match or draw it they would need a good partnership.

[Sithara007]

LOL... Matt Henry has got to his fifty and Pakistani bowlers are still struggling to break the 10th wicket partnership. Now Ajaz Patel has joined the party and he has hit some good boundaries. Pakistani bowlers looking completely clueless while the PCB guys probably want the curator to remove whatever support bowlers get from this track. I am actually baffled with the strategy from Pakistani captain. He should actually bring in his faster bowlers including Naseem and Hasan rather than sticking with the slower bowlers. Both the batsmen are looking quite confident against the spinners.

[LDL]

309/7 to 423/9 
Tail is wagging for New Zealand and doing enormous damage to Pakistan. They are adding crucial runs and it could be a match defining session, despite being too early in the game.
121 overs for Pak bowlers, indeed many tired legs.

New Zealand's lower order batsmen are doing relatively well compared to the top order batsmen especially as they get through the first session and their team total is 433/9.  If they can get a little more time, it will be crucial for New Zealand to win the match.  However now the lunch break is on and Matt Henry and Ajaj Patel are at the wicket.

[WatChe]

LOL... Matt Henry has got to his fifty and Pakistani bowlers are still struggling to break the 10th wicket partnership. Now Ajaz Patel has joined the party and he has hit some good boundaries. Pakistani bowlers looking completely clueless while the PCB guys probably want the curator to remove whatever support bowlers get from this track. I am actually baffled with the strategy from Pakistani captain. He should actually bring in his faster bowlers including Naseem and Hasan rather than sticking with the slower bowlers. Both the batsmen are looking quite confident against the spinners.

So far there is partnership of 99 runs between Henry and Patel. Henry already has got his 3rd test fifty, may be he can get his median test hundred today. NZ total score is 444 and that's quite reasonable total. It will be difficult for Pakistan now to win this test as chances of this match result seems very much  towards draw or NZ victory. 

[mm2543363580]

309/7 to 423/9 

Tail is wagging for New Zealand and doing enormous damage to Pakistan. They are adding crucial runs and it could be a match defining session, despite being too early in the game.

121 overs for Pak bowlers, indeed many tired legs.

345/9 to 449/10. Last wicket added 105 more runs to New Zealand total. Abrar got the most crucial wicket of New Zealand innings that is there 10th wicket. Pakistan have started there innings and there target should be to bat till 4th day. If players like imam, babar and sarfraz clicked then Pakistan have chance to score 45o runs also.

[ZAINmalik75]

LOL... Matt Henry has got to his fifty and Pakistani bowlers are still struggling to break the 10th wicket partnership. Now Ajaz Patel has joined the party and he has hit some good boundaries. Pakistani bowlers looking completely clueless while the PCB guys probably want the curator to remove whatever support bowlers get from this track. I am actually baffled with the strategy from Pakistani captain. He should actually bring in his faster bowlers including Naseem and Hasan rather than sticking with the slower bowlers. Both the batsmen are looking quite confident against the spinners.

It will be difficult for Pakistan now to win this test as chances of this match result seems very much  towards draw or NZ victory. 

Now Pakistan has lost first two wicket of A.shafiq and S.Masood in early overs of the game, while total runs is just 62. Now the responsibility is taken by the Captain Baber Azam and Imam-ul-haq, if they both are on a crease and build a strong partnership then it's possible that may be the match will be drawn, but they failed to score then the match will be totally in favor of new Zealand because they already build a huge target. Now all eyes on Baber Azam hope he will do best.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

LOL... Matt Henry has got to his fifty and Pakistani bowlers are still struggling to break the 10th wicket partnership. Now Ajaz Patel has joined the party and he has hit some good boundaries. Pakistani bowlers looking completely clueless while the PCB guys probably want the curator to remove whatever support bowlers get from this track. I am actually baffled with the strategy from Pakistani captain. He should actually bring in his faster bowlers including Naseem and Hasan rather than sticking with the slower bowlers. Both the batsmen are looking quite confident against the spinners.

It will be difficult for Pakistan now to win this test as chances of this match result seems very much  towards draw or NZ victory. 

Now Pakistan has lost first two wicket of A.shafiq and S.Masood in early overs of the game, while total runs is just 62. Now the responsibility is taken by the Captain Baber Azam and Imam-ul-haq, if they both are on a crease and build a strong partnership then it's possible that may be the match will be drawn, but they failed to score then the match will be totally in favor of new Zealand because they already build a huge target. Now all eyes on Baber Azam hope he will do best.

Condition is again not in favour of Pakistan,  Newzealand batting was really good they have really settled themselves on Pakistan pitch . Their last batsman also performed really well , now 2 wickets already down of Pakistan and they have alot runs to trail.  371 runs to chase and again we have Babar Azam whose batting can save us.

[BobK71]

LOL... Matt Henry has got to his fifty and Pakistani bowlers are still struggling to break the 10th wicket partnership. Now Ajaz Patel has joined the party and he has hit some good boundaries. Pakistani bowlers looking completely clueless while the PCB guys probably want the curator to remove whatever support bowlers get from this track. I am actually baffled with the strategy from Pakistani captain. He should actually bring in his faster bowlers including Naseem and Hasan rather than sticking with the slower bowlers. Both the batsmen are looking quite confident against the spinners.

So far there is partnership of 99 runs between Henry and Patel. Henry already has got his 3rd test fifty, may be he can get his median test hundred today. NZ total score is 444 and that's quite reasonable total. It will be difficult for Pakistan now to win this test as chances of this match result seems very much  towards draw or NZ victory. 

Pakistan is under a lot of pressure after losing two wickets in the beginning. Both Matt Henry and Ajaz Patel have built a great partnership for the team and both of them have taken 1 wicket each by their bowling action. Undoubtedly, the batting and bowling of these two will keep New Zealand ahead in the 2nd test match. Pakistan will try their best to stay in the wicket. The current statistics of the match says that New Zealand deserves to win this match.