Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[BobK71]

What a come back by Virat Kohli! After November of 2019 today he scored his 28th test century. At one point I was hoping for him to get his double but 183 is still a good score. This pitch was meant for batters like Shubhman Gill, Virat Kohli and Axar Patel.

Virat Kohli could have scored his double century if there is someone able to build a partnership and Shreyas Iyer did not come out to bat as he was injured and he should be replaced as well.

One thing now I am sure KL Rahul will miss playing test cricket as the new test opener with Rohit will be Shubman Gill. I was expecting a decent lead of 150+ runs by the Indian side. 91 runs lead is just a cake walk for Australian batters. Now everything depends on the Indian bowlers.

KL Rahul got his opportunity to make an impact but he failed to do so in several innings and it is time Shubman Gill takes his place and there are other talented youngers in the dressing room waiting to get an opportunity and the BCCI should give them the preference rather than giving opportunities to out of form players.

I think Virat Kohli couldn't score century also due to the pressure of scoring runs fast in the final session. But whatever he made i am pretty satisfied with his performance overall. We all obviously knew he is back in form but with his performance today he has proved the same in test matches as well. Now I am really waiting only for the world cup feeling so much like 2011 just Virat being in place of Sachin this time. I am not taking any hopes from RCB in IPL anyways even though Virat is in form

Excellent performance of India team in the first innings of the fourth test. India ahead in this Test but it will be finalized at the end of the second innings. Australia will also want to throw a big target and India will try to counter it in the same way. Virat Kohli is back in form and now he will try his best to repeat his earlier performances. But in the 2nd innings, both teams will try to best in batting. Test cricket will be as like as ODI cricket.

[crunck]

I think Virat Kohli couldn't score century also due to the pressure of scoring runs fast in the final session. But whatever he made i am pretty satisfied with his performance overall. We all obviously knew he is back in form but with his performance today he has proved the same in test matches as well. Now I am really waiting only for the world cup feeling so much like 2011 just Virat being in place of Sachin this time. I am not taking any hopes from RCB in IPL anyways even though Virat is in form

Excellent performance of India team in the first innings of the fourth test. India ahead in this Test but it will be finalized at the end of the second innings. Australia will also want to throw a big target and India will try to counter it in the same way. Virat Kohli is back in form and now he will try his best to repeat his earlier performances. But in the 2nd innings, both teams will try to best in batting. Test cricket will be as like as ODI cricket.

This match is surely going to be a draw. But at the same time, I cannot say that the match was boring.
Some great performances from the Australian side and also a great performance from the Indian side as well.
For a century and a half-century in this test match so far. Don't know what we are going to see on the last day.
Already 4 days have ended. I believe Australia is going to play out on the last day.

[Nrcewker]

This match is surely going to be a draw. But at the same time, I cannot say that the match was boring.
Some great performances from the Australian side and also a great performance from the Indian side as well.
For a century and a half-century in this test match so far. Don't know what we are going to see on the last day.
Already 4 days have ended. I believe Australia is going to play out on the last day.

Yes, now no one can stop the match from getting draw. Well played both the teams. Finally we were able to see a test match which lasted 5 days. Though the match results are not so good, but the players really played well. Now India’s chances of playing the final completely depends on Srilanka, if they loses one match or draws then only India can qualify for finals and we will see some great live action there. Currently NZ vs SL series will be the deciding factor for the both the teams. So let’s hope for the best. May the best team qualify.

[S A KHAIR]

What a come back by Virat Kohli! After November of 2019 today he scored his 28th test century. At one point I was hoping for him to get his double but 183 is still a good score. This pitch was meant for batters like Shubhman Gill, Virat Kohli and Axar Patel.

Virat Kohli could have scored his double century if there is someone able to build a partnership and Shreyas Iyer did not come out to bat as he was injured and he should be replaced as well.

One thing now I am sure KL Rahul will miss playing test cricket as the new test opener with Rohit will be Shubman Gill. I was expecting a decent lead of 150+ runs by the Indian side. 91 runs lead is just a cake walk for Australian batters. Now everything depends on the Indian bowlers.

KL Rahul got his opportunity to make an impact but he failed to do so in several innings and it is time Shubman Gill takes his place and there are other talented youngers in the dressing room waiting to get an opportunity and the BCCI should give them the preference rather than giving opportunities to out of form players.

I think Virat Kohli couldn't score century also due to the pressure of scoring runs fast in the final session. But whatever he made i am pretty satisfied with his performance overall. We all obviously knew he is back in form but with his performance today he has proved the same in test matches as well. Now I am really waiting only for the world cup feeling so much like 2011 just Virat being in place of Sachin this time. I am not taking any hopes from RCB in IPL anyways even though Virat is in form

I am completely satisfied with Virat Kohli's performance in this match. He played very well. Kohli collected 186 runs. But he would have been able to score 200 runs if he played completely pressure-free. Even so, his performance was outstanding. With the help of Kohli's excellent batting, India managed to collect 571 runs. Australia will bat today. And unless Australia suffers a nasty batting disaster, the match will be a draw. The pitch is helping the batsmen. The match is more likely to be a draw.

[pakhitheboss]

At the moment it seems that this test match might end up as draw unless Indian bowlers are able to do something different. I still believe Ashwin has the ability to quickly change the course of this match. I am hoping he does it and makes this dull test match more engaging. The lead of just 91 runs is not that much but anything can happen today.

[kro55]

Sri Lanka VS New Zealand

The first Test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand turned out to be a very competitive one. Sri Lanka has given the New Zealand team a target of 285 runs. And it doesn't look like it will be easy to collect for New Zealand. Right now both teams have equal chances to win.

However, I expected a slightly better performance from Sri Lanka in the second innings. If they could collect more than 350 they would be able to provide a good target. Then 285 runs are enough to fight. If the Sri Lankan bowlers can do well in the first session tomorrow, and the New Zealand top-order can take wickets quickly, then Sri Lanka has a chance to win.

On last day, New Zealand need 257 runs to win with 9 wickets left. Kasun Rajitha got SL a much needed wicket before stumps of day 4 and we will defiantly see result of this test match.
Thanks to Angelo Mathews century in second innings, SL were able to score 302 runs. Tickner and Henry were too good for NZ in second innings bowling. SL need to go aggressive and try to pick early wickets on last day.

New Zealand lost their third batsman for 90 runs. And now their collection is 110 runs with the loss of three wickets. Kane Williamson did not play well in the first innings but he is batting well today. He is unbeaten with 42 runs. Daryl Mitchell collects 11 runs off 11 balls. These two are very experienced batsmen in the New Zealand squad. With them at the crease, winning the match is not a tough task for New Zealand. New Zealand needs 175 runs to win. However, this seems to be very low. But on such a pitch it is not guaranteed that New Zealand will win easily. Mitchell and Williamson need to bat responsibly.

[KennyR]

Sri Lanka VS New Zealand

The first Test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand turned out to be a very competitive one. Sri Lanka has given the New Zealand team a target of 285 runs. And it doesn't look like it will be easy to collect for New Zealand. Right now both teams have equal chances to win.

However, I expected a slightly better performance from Sri Lanka in the second innings. If they could collect more than 350 they would be able to provide a good target. Then 285 runs are enough to fight. If the Sri Lankan bowlers can do well in the first session tomorrow, and the New Zealand top-order can take wickets quickly, then Sri Lanka has a chance to win.

On last day, New Zealand need 257 runs to win with 9 wickets left. Kasun Rajitha got SL a much needed wicket before stumps of day 4 and we will defiantly see result of this test match.
Thanks to Angelo Mathews century in second innings, SL were able to score 302 runs. Tickner and Henry were too good for NZ in second innings bowling. SL need to go aggressive and try to pick early wickets on last day.

New Zealand lost their third batsman for 90 runs. And now their collection is 110 runs with the loss of three wickets. Kane Williamson did not play well in the first innings but he is batting well today. He is unbeaten with 42 runs. Daryl Mitchell collects 11 runs off 11 balls. These two are very experienced batsmen in the New Zealand squad. With them at the crease, winning the match is not a tough task for New Zealand. New Zealand needs 175 runs to win. However, this seems to be very low. But on such a pitch it is not guaranteed that New Zealand will win easily. Mitchell and Williamson need to bat responsibly.

The match have come close to the end. It is completely different match from the regular test match. When the New Zealand's first innings started it looked to be in favour of Sri Lanka. With the strong batting from Mitchell and tail order contribution New Zealand were in better position ended the innings with 18 runs lead.

Second innings too started well and Sri Lanka scored good runs. 302 runs with major contribution from Angelo Mathews and De Silva. Finally New Zealand had the target of 285 runs to win the match. New Zealand played well from the beginning and I felt this to be win as Williamson stood strong, and now crossed his century. More 34 runs in 29 balls is an easy to reach score with 5 wickets left.

[pakhitheboss]

India qualifies for WTC 2023 finals

No matter what is the outcome of the final test match in the BGT the good news is the India will be playing the finals against Australia in the WTC23 that will be played from June 7th - 11th at the Kensington Oval. This is a great news for Indian fans like me and proud moment for India. You can find the details below.

Source

[JSRAW]

It's called flat track diplomacy and seriously what a dull exhibition for the BGT final test match. This pitch should get minimum 3 points penalty, no matter what.

Virtually no difference between 1st day deck and 5th day deck, I'd have liked it if it was spitting cobra, at least it's fun to watch.

[BALIK]

Sri Lanka VS New Zealand

The first Test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand turned out to be a very competitive one. Sri Lanka has given the New Zealand team a target of 285 runs. And it doesn't look like it will be easy to collect for New Zealand. Right now both teams have equal chances to win.
However, I expected a slightly better performance from Sri Lanka in the second innings. If they could collect more than 350 they would be able to provide a good target. Then 285 runs are enough to fight. If the Sri Lankan bowlers can do well in the first session tomorrow, and the New Zealand top-order can take wickets quickly, then Sri Lanka has a chance to win.

On last day, New Zealand need 257 runs to win with 9 wickets left. Kasun Rajitha got SL a much needed wicket before stumps of day 4 and we will defiantly see result of this test match.
Thanks to Angelo Mathews century in second innings, SL were able to score 302 runs. Tickner and Henry were too good for NZ in second innings bowling. SL need to go aggressive and try to pick early wickets on last day.

New Zealand lost their third batsman for 90 runs. And now their collection is 110 runs with the loss of three wickets. Kane Williamson did not play well in the first innings but he is batting well today. He is unbeaten with 42 runs. Daryl Mitchell collects 11 runs off 11 balls. These two are very experienced batsmen in the New Zealand squad. With them at the crease, winning the match is not a tough task for New Zealand. New Zealand needs 175 runs to win. However, this seems to be very low. But on such a pitch it is not guaranteed that New Zealand will win easily. Mitchell and Williamson need to bat responsibly.

The match have come close to the end. It is completely different match from the regular test match. When the New Zealand's first innings started it looked to be in favour of Sri Lanka. With the strong batting from Mitchell and tail order contribution New Zealand were in better position ended the innings with 18 runs lead.
Second innings too started well and Sri Lanka scored good runs. 302 runs with major contribution from Angelo Mathews and De Silva. Finally New Zealand had the target of 285 runs to win the match. New Zealand played well from the beginning and I felt this to be win as Williamson stood strong, and now crossed his century. More 34 runs in 29 balls is an easy to reach score with 5 wickets left.

This match was very competitive. It was not as boring as India vs Australia match. The match between India and Australia was very boring because the pitch was flat. The bowlers were not getting any advantage. But the pitch in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand match was very good. And the match turned out to be enjoyable.

The Sri Lankan bowlers bowled well in the second innings. But due to the responsible batting of Williamson and Daryl Mitchell, they could not win this match. Williamson scored 121 not out. And Mitchell's collection was 81 runs. However, Sri Lankan bowler Asitha Fernando bowled well in both innings. He was able to take 4 wickets in the first innings and 3 wickets in the second innings.

[romero121]

India qualifies for WTC 2023 finals

No matter what is the outcome of the final test match in the BGT the good news is the India will be playing the finals against Australia in the WTC23 that will be played from June 7th - 11th at the Kensington Oval. This is a great news for Indian fans like me and proud moment for India. You can find the details below.

Source

As New Zealand won the match against Sri Lanka, India qualified for the World Test Championship 2023. If Sri Lanka have won the match, the wait continues till the end of second test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, as Sri Lanka was in a situation to win both the matches and qualify for the WTC 2023

[KennyR]

India vs Australia

Match Drawn and India qualified for the WTC 2023.
Virat Kohli had his 75^th Century(28^th in test cricket).
Ashwin leveled with Muralidaran (6series) for taking more than 25 wickets in a series.
Last four Border-Gavaskar Trophy won by India in the same pattern of 2-1.
India gonna play its second consecutive WTC Final.
Axar Patel to bag the fastest Indian to bag 50 test wickets.
Axar Patel(264 runs) is the second most run scorer for India in the series, next to Virat Kohli (297 runs)

[MusaPk]

This match was very competitive. It was not as boring as India vs Australia match. The match between India and Australia was very boring because the pitch was flat. The bowlers were not getting any advantage. But the pitch in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand match was very good. And the match turned out to be enjoyable.

The Sri Lankan bowlers bowled well in the second innings. But due to the responsible batting of Williamson and Daryl Mitchell, they could not win this match. Williamson scored 121 not out. And Mitchell's collection was 81 runs. However, Sri Lankan bowler Asitha Fernando bowled well in both innings. He was able to take 4 wickets in the first innings and 3 wickets in the second innings.

New Zealand required 257 runs on the last day and with 8 wickets remaining. My initial though t was it will be difficult to chase such target on the very last day of the match. Credit for this run chase goes to Kane Williamson
and Daryl Mitchell. They both have a partnership of 142 between them and this partnership comes at a time when Sri Lanka was sensing victory. New Zeland after losing the series to England now led the 2-match series 1-0
   

[elevates]

The pitch was a highway! Whenever test matches are played on highways the always end without results. I stopped watching thenmatch from day 1. There is no point in watching when you see the Australian side did not have any issue in scoring run. They already were very happy to defeat India in the third test. All they wanted to do was to draw the last match and hope Srilanka to win against the Kiwis. Thanks to Shane Williamson Kiwis won the almost losing test match.

What I liked about the last test match is seeing Gill playing his natural game and Kohli getting his shit back. Although I expected more from Kohli but in the end all is well!. Very dissapointed on Rohit not sharing the trophy with KL Rahul in the end . That video has gone viral and everyone is enjoying it. I hope he gets his ass back to the earth and think like a newcomer rather than a legend. Following Kholis footsteps and going to Mandir with his wife won't help him in cricket but getting back to the basics would certainly help him .

[onecall123]

As expected, the fourth Test between Australia vs India ends in a draw, and India secured the series with a 2-1 lead. By winning the series, India has qualified to play at The Oval for the WTC title. It comes as no surprise that both Australia and India have qualified for the World Test Championship final. As final will be held at Kennington Oval, thus giving Australia dominant over India. This will be a battle that will truly reflect the art of Test Cricket, and I'm looking forward to it.

[Coin63$]

The fourth Test match of the Border Gavaskar series between Australia and India was drawn.Australia batted first in this match and scored 480 runs in their first innings.India then put into bat and scored 571 in their first innings. Later, Australia came into bat again and declared the innings after losing 2 wickets in 78.1 overs.The match ended in a draw and India went on to win the series by defeating Australia in 2-1of the four-match series.

[Ayers]

This match was very competitive. It was not as boring as India vs Australia match. The match between India and Australia was very boring because the pitch was flat. The bowlers were not getting any advantage. But the pitch in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand match was very good. And the match turned out to be enjoyable.
The Sri Lankan bowlers bowled well in the second innings. But due to the responsible batting of Williamson and Daryl Mitchell, they could not win this match. Williamson scored 121 not out. And Mitchell's collection was 81 runs. However, Sri Lankan bowler Asitha Fernando bowled well in both innings. He was able to take 4 wickets in the first innings and 3 wickets in the second innings.

New Zealand required 257 runs on the last day and with 8 wickets remaining. My initial though t was it will be difficult to chase such target on the very last day of the match. Credit for this run chase goes to Kane Williamson
and Daryl Mitchell. They both have a partnership of 142 between them and this partnership comes at a time when Sri Lanka was sensing victory. New Zeland after losing the series to England now led the 2-match series 1-0

New Zealand could win the match because Kane Williamson was there till the end for them. And we also have to remember that it was the last session of the last day. Kane Williamson kept one side of the wicket protected. New Zealand had two very good individual scores from Kane Williamson and Mitchell in the last innings. It was actually a lot closer than what I thought it was going to be. Credit to Sri Lanka as well for actually being able to take the match so deep.

[Haunebu]

Williamson and Mitchell screwed Lankan hope which was small to begin with and India secured a spot in the WTC 2023 final as expected. I won decent amounts thanks to these recent tests and I am excited for the final.

Thanks to Shane Williamson Kiwis won the almost losing test match.

Lol. This cracked me up. It's Kane Williamson(Not Shane Williamson).

[Mahdirakib]

As expected, the fourth Test between Australia vs India ends in a draw, and India secured the series with a 2-1 lead. By winning the series, India has qualified to play at The Oval for the WTC title. It comes as no surprise that both Australia and India have qualified for the World Test Championship final. As final will be held at Kennington Oval, thus giving Australia dominant over India. This will be a battle that will truly reflect the art of Test Cricket, and I'm looking forward to it.

It is a common thing in cricket that the home team tries to make the pitch in favour of themselves. The third test was played on a bowling friendly pitch. Unfortunately, Indian players performed poorly in that match and lost it. But they made a batting friendly pitch in the last test match to minimise their losing chances. Anyway, India has qualified for the WTC final, and Sri Lanka has lost their opportunity as they lost against New Zealand at the ending moment of the game.

[ZAINmalik75]

New Zealand could win the match because Kane Williamson was there till the end for them.

Finally the effort and hardwork of newZealand batter paysoff because they won the first test match of this series against SiriLanka, it's tough match for new Zealand because most of the kiwi batter got dismissed before scoring decent runs while the only two contender from kiwi side is D.Mitchell who scored 81 and former captain K.willimson who scored 121 in last session of match with a strike rate of 62. It's important victory for them to recover his form after too brutal defeats from india