Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[onecall123]

It will be a big 5th day in this test match and India really needs to play good cricket in order to survive this match. A lot depends on how long Virat Kholi and Rahane can bat in the 5th day and how India can resist the Australian bowlers for 90 overs.

Whether India scores runs or not, it's crucial for Virat Kohli and Rahane to bat as long as possible. Despite the odds, I firmly believe that we shouldn't lose hope because India have the chase master Kohli. However, the first hour of the game will be critical, and it'll determine who gains the upper hand in the first season of the match.

Personally, I am hoping that India can draw the match and I am not looking for an India win when they have already lost 3 big wickets. It will be a big disappointment if they lose this final of the World Test championship.

Anything can happen on the 5th day of the match, and that's what makes it so exciting. As fans, we hope for a thrilling game that keeps us at the edge of our seats until the very end. I just hope the best team win in this battle of excellence!

[ZAINmalik75]

Australia gave India a target of 444 I believe. India is batting right now, and Virat Kohli is in the middle alongside Rahane. India has already lost three wickets. India still needs 308 to win. Things are not looking good for India right now. Australia will surely be looking to get one more wicket today.

Currently the only hope for India is Virat Kohli and Rahane, start of indian batting were horrible just like previous inning rather than Sharma who add some significant runs before dismissal. Thing for India is looking good but may be it's not because they need 280 runs in 90 overs which looks easily if these two batter hold wickets in hand and build a big partnership then may be India got victory, but in case any of these player lose wicket then upcoming batter has not ability to chased down target in this crutial under pressure situation, the only hope in these crutial condition who always play important role was Pant who's currently not available due to injury so yeh point is they need power hitter who can Handel pressure through power hitting after any dismissal..

[dezoel]

Good to see Kohli and Rahane building a partnership, but I don't think that will do the trick. They don't have any X-factor players like Pant lower down the order who could rescue the team even if those two got out quickly.

The final day is basically an ODI for both teams with Australia having the edge. Exciting stuff!

Although Kohli did not play well in the first innings, Virat Kohli is playing very well in the second innings. And I would say that the performance of the first session tomorrow will depend on the outcome of this match. If Kohli and Rahane play well in the first session tomorrow, India will control the match. India needs 280 runs to win. 280 will not be a tough task for India tomorrow if the partnership between Rahane and Kohli continues. And if Rahane and Kohli can take wickets at the beginning of the day then Australia will win easily.

Last day's first session is going to be important for the both teams with for me now most chances India is back into match with Kohli needs to be positive mostly under pressure he has done good job so this time again we need him to stay as long as he can for the title of WTC Rahane is surely quiet hero for the Indian cricket team, and he can do good with the help of Kohli even target is still too good but these both can manage things into first session which will helps them into next two sessions with still we have little batting all-rounders which can bring good entertainment for the Indian fans.

Winning the title with record chase on this ground could be amazing but we still need good batting from these two batsmen if we want to have good end of this match bowling was good in Australian second inning and surely same can happen on last day of the play as well for the India but at the end they have done good fight back with their batting.

[LDL]

Australia gave India a target of 444 I believe. India is batting right now, and Virat Kohli is in the middle alongside Rahane. India has already lost three wickets. India still needs 308 to win. Things are not looking good for India right now. Australia will surely be looking to get one more wicket today.

Currently the only hope for India is Virat Kohli and Rahane, start of indian batting were horrible just like previous inning rather than Sharma who add some significant runs before dismissal. Thing for India is looking good but may be it's not because they need 280 runs in 90 overs which looks easily if these two batter hold wickets in hand and build a big partnership then may be India got victory, but in case any of these player lose wicket then upcoming batter has not ability to chased down target in this crutial under pressure situation, the only hope in these crutial condition who always play important role was Pant who's currently not available due to injury so yeh point is they need power hitter who can Handel pressure through power hitting after any dismissal..

Only Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane pair will depend on the win-loss of today's match, if this experienced partnership is able to build a big partnership then the next batters will be able to bat very comfortably. 280 runs in target with endless overs but these two batsmen have to bat for a long time keeping the wicket intact. Moreover, Shardul Thakur performed brilliantly in the first innings, he was able to form a good partnership with Ajinkya Rahane. If the pair of Virat Kohli and Rahane can bring a big partnership, then if these three batsmen Rabindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Srikar Bharat can bat well later, India will have a chance to win.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Australia gave India a target of 444 I believe. India is batting right now, and Virat Kohli is in the middle alongside Rahane. India has already lost three wickets. India still needs 308 to win. Things are not looking good for India right now. Australia will surely be looking to get one more wicket today.

Currently the only hope for India is Virat Kohli and Rahane, start of indian batting were horrible just like previous inning rather than Sharma who add some significant runs before dismissal. Thing for India is looking good but may be it's not because they need 280 runs in 90 overs which looks easily if these two batter hold wickets in hand and build a big partnership then may be India got victory, but in case any of these player lose wicket then upcoming batter has not ability to chased down target in this crutial under pressure situation, the only hope in these crutial condition who always play important role was Pant who's currently not available due to injury so yeh point is they need power hitter who can Handel pressure through power hitting after any dismissal..

Virat Kohli and Rahane must play well. Apart from these two batsmen, I will not say that there are no more experienced batsmen in the Indian squad. But other batsmen cannot be trusted. Jadeja, Bharat and Shardul Thakur are good enough batsmen. However, if India wants to win this match, Rahane and Kohli's partnership must be bigger. 280 more runs are needed to win. This is a huge score. If experienced batsmen are not at the crease, India will not be able to collect so much. Australian bowlers are very experienced.

[MusaPk]

Although Kohli did not play well in the first innings, Virat Kohli is playing very well in the second innings. And I would say that the performance of the first session tomorrow will depend on the outcome of this match. If Kohli and Rahane play well in the first session tomorrow, India will control the match. India needs 280 runs to win. 280 will not be a tough task for India tomorrow if the partnership between Rahane and Kohli continues. And if Rahane and Kohli can take wickets at the beginning of the day then Australia will win easily.

I would say its now Australia vs Kohli now. If Australia can get Kohli out today in first session then Aussies have very much chance of winning this Final. India need 280 more runs and this is last recognised batting pair they have left. The game at the moment is very much balanced and both teams have equal chance of winning this. The pitch on day 5 will be rough and will be supporting the bowlers. So a real test here for Indian batting on how they handle Aussie bowling.

[fullhdpixel]

Virat Kohli is still playing well but why Shubman Gill is not playing well in Test matches is a big question. Shubman Gill has shown great performances in IPL but in Test matches he is playing like a noob player which is not expected from him. India need 286 more runs to win the match.  India have lost three wickets and they still have 7 wickets to go. So India still has a chance to win the match. However, there are doubts as to how much India will be able to utilize this opportunity

It's a golden opportunity for Kohli to prove his form in test format. Kohli is not out on 44 along with Rehana. India need 286 more runs to create a history. Target of 444 has never been chased in test history before. For India to win this test, kohli need to play his part. Top three batsmen are back in the pavilion. The thing I have noticed about Indian batsmen is that they are maintaining SR of ODI format but this is test match.  

Yeah, this must be a golden opportunity for Virat Kohli to have something big at this stage and extend his test career for the few years because this inning can give him good lengthy stay into test format without any doubt, but he needs to keep his nerve for the one session and keep things under control because he is right man for this job against mighty Australian which are dominating this match from the first day but now can lose this all on last day of match even target is also big but Kohli, Rahane, Jadeja and Thakur can make things easy for their team, and they can go through as winner after losing inaugural event against New Zealand here in England two years back.

[Patrol69]

The wicket pair of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane is India's hope. These two batsmen are unbeaten on the wicket so far and both are batting with a lot of responsibility if they can build on their partnership then India have a chance to win this match. India now need 268 runs to win. With seven valuable wickets still in hand, it is possible for India to win the World Test Championship if they bat patiently. The match depends a lot on Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, that's why I said because after that, there are no responsible batsmen like these two. So these two batsmen have to take this innings a lot further.

[MusaPk]

The wicket pair of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane is India's hope. These two batsmen are unbeaten on the wicket so far and both are batting with a lot of responsibility if they can build on their partnership then India have a chance to win this match. India now need 268 runs to win. With seven valuable wickets still in hand, it is possible for India to win the World Test Championship if they bat patiently. The match depends a lot on Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, that's why I said because after that, there are no responsible batsmen like these two. So these two batsmen have to take this innings a lot further.

Aussies have got two big wickets this morning of kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. The game is very much towards Aussies now. India still need 257 more runs to win and last recognised batsmen Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane is on the crease. India are chasing a target of 444 which is never chased before and it becomes more difficult if the opponents is Australia. Still 79 more overs to be bowled today so defiantly we will have a winner today.

[noormcs5]

The wicket pair of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane is India's hope. These two batsmen are unbeaten on the wicket so far and both are batting with a lot of responsibility if they can build on their partnership then India have a chance to win this match. India now need 268 runs to win. With seven valuable wickets still in hand, it is possible for India to win the World Test Championship if they bat patiently. The match depends a lot on Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, that's why I said because after that, there are no responsible batsmen like these two. So these two batsmen have to take this innings a lot further.

Aussies have got two big wickets this morning of kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. The game is very much towards Aussies now. India still need 257 more runs to win and last recognised batsmen Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane is on the crease. India are chasing a target of 444 which is never chased before and it becomes more difficult if the opponents is Australia. Still 79 more overs to be bowled today so defiantly we will have a winner today.

When you see that India has lost half their side and the likes of Virat Kholi are no longer available. It's obvious that Australia would win this match from here. Also, there are still 2.5 sessions left in the match. People can hope that India may bat out all these sessions but currently, this does not seem happening.

Looking back to this final and you will realize that India lost it in the very beginning when they let Australia scored 450+ runs target in their first innings. After that, there was just no return for the Indian team.

[JSRAW]

Okay, ladies and gents. It's game over for India and one can't even expect any miracle from this stage as with an hour and a half the tail is exposed. Congrats Australia!

For India, the next WTC cycle will start next month with the away series.

Away: Windes, Australia, South Africa
Home: New Zealand, England, Bangladesh.

[Haunebu]

Win and lose are part of the game so won't mind losing, just put in an effort and grind hard today. In the last 4-5 years We have seen some unbelievable comebacks from the Indian team so fingers crossed.

I feel the same, but I am just disappointed to see India not even putting up a proper fight since this is a one-sided contest from beginning to end. It looks like India will lose by 150+ or 200+ runs.

Boring final! At this point, the BCCI should just drag MSD out of retirement from all formats in order to break the ICC title drought.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

The wicket pair of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane is India's hope. These two batsmen are unbeaten on the wicket so far and both are batting with a lot of responsibility if they can build on their partnership then India have a chance to win this match. India now need 268 runs to win. With seven valuable wickets still in hand, it is possible for India to win the World Test Championship if they bat patiently. The match depends a lot on Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, that's why I said because after that, there are no responsible batsmen like these two. So these two batsmen have to take this innings a lot further.

Aussies have got two big wickets this morning of kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. The game is very much towards Aussies now. India still need 257 more runs to win and last recognised batsmen Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane is on the crease. India are chasing a target of 444 which is never chased before and it becomes more difficult if the opponents is Australia. Still 79 more overs to be bowled today so defiantly we will have a winner today.

When you see that India has lost half their side and the likes of Virat Kholi are no longer available. It's obvious that Australia would win this match from here. Also, there are still 2.5 sessions left in the match. People can hope that India may bat out all these sessions but currently, this does not seem happening.

Looking back to this final and you will realize that India lost it in the very beginning when they let Australia scored 450+ runs target in their first innings. After that, there was just no return for the Indian team.

All hopes gone for India as virat kohli, Ajinkaye Rahane and jadeja all are out and now their lower order is just finishing the match on a decent note .
Australia played brilliantly in all 5 days and they deserved to win this final . Their batting and balling was phenomenal.

[noormcs5]

All hopes gone for India as virat kohli, Ajinkaye Rahane and jadeja all are out and now their lower order is just finishing the match on a decent note .
Australia played brilliantly in all 5 days and they deserved to win this final . Their batting and balling was phenomenal.

There is no option now but to accept the defeat 
It's just a matter of time before we will hear the official news from Oval that Australia is the World Test champions. I wonder what went wrong with the Indian team. Were they not prepared for the test or they could not adapt to the conditions in England?

A lot of question needs to be asked from the Indian team. A lot of questions should be asked, only for the betterment of Team India.

[Litzki1990]

India is going to lose the ICC World Test Championship by a huge margin of runs. A while ago India had seven wickets in hand but now India has only one wicket in hand with 220 runs needed to win. 

With Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane at the wicket, India were in good shape but the fifth day started with a major collapse in India's batting line-up.
 India's batting woes in the first innings were clearly visible in the second innings as well. It is only a matter of time for Australia to win the World Test Championship as India have only one wicket in their hands and one wicket can fall anytime as there is no experienced and recognized batsman in the wicket now. 

Congratulations in advance to the Australian cricket team for winning the World Test Championship.

[LDL]

Indian wickets fallen history..

41/1---over 7.1 ... Shubman Gill
92/2--- 19.5------ Rohit Sharma
93/3-----20.4------ C. Pujara
179/4----46.3----- Virat Kohli
179/5-----46.5-----R jadeja
212/6----56.2-----Ajinkya Rahane
213/7-----57.4----Shardul Thakur
220/8----60.2 --- U Yadav
224/9----61.5-----Sikar Bharat
234-----63.3------Mohammed Siraj

India lost 7 wickets only collecting 70 runs .

Anyway congratulations Australia cricket team to win the WTC champion trophy.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

India is going to lose the ICC World Test Championship by a huge margin of runs. A while ago India had seven wickets in hand but now India has only one wicket in hand with 220 runs needed to win. 

With Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane at the wicket, India were in good shape but the fifth day started with a major collapse in India's batting line-up.
 India's batting woes in the first innings were clearly visible in the second innings as well. It is only a matter of time for Australia to win the World Test Championship as India have only one wicket in their hands and one wicket can fall anytime as there is no experienced and recognized batsman in the wicket now. 

Congratulations in advance to the Australian cricket team for winning the World Test Championship.

That was a lot quicker than we expected last 3 wickets gone in blink of an eye .
India should have played a little better or competitive, anyways congratulations Australia for winning his ICC test championship 2023 they deserved this title as we have seen their performances.
They were outstanding overall and better luck next time india they lost after coming to this point.

[NicNacCoin]

Australia is the new king of the Test empire for the first time defeating India by a huge margin of 209 runs. Chasing a huge target of 444 runs set by Australia, India were bowled out for 234 runs in the first session of the fifth and final day. At the end of the fourth day, India collected 164 runs for three wickets, but in the first session of the fifth day they added only 70 runs before the end and lost 7 wickets. As a supporter of India, I cannot accept India's loss by such a huge margin.

[Gulttam2a2]

Congratulations team Australia for giving us such a beautiful final. Australia showed why they are best for the state.They defeated team like India by a huge margin of 209 runs in this final stage which is very embarrassing for India. Batsmen failed here. India's batsmen totaled 61 more runs than Australia's first innings total which is very disappointing for India. Couldn't see any century from any of India's batsmen in two innings. Where India had all inform batsmen who polished themselves by playing IPL. But they did. Could not survive in front of Australia's bowling.

[Litzki1990]

India is going to lose the ICC World Test Championship by a huge margin of runs. A while ago India had seven wickets in hand but now India has only one wicket in hand with 220 runs needed to win. 

With Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane at the wicket, India were in good shape but the fifth day started with a major collapse in India's batting line-up.
 India's batting woes in the first innings were clearly visible in the second innings as well. It is only a matter of time for Australia to win the World Test Championship as India have only one wicket in their hands and one wicket can fall anytime as there is no experienced and recognized batsman in the wicket now. 

Congratulations in advance to the Australian cricket team for winning the World Test Championship.

That was a lot quicker than we expected last 3 wickets gone in blink of an eye .
India should have played a little better or competitive, anyways congratulations Australia for winning his ICC test championship 2023 they deserved this title as we have seen their performances.
They were outstanding overall and better luck next time india they lost after coming to this point.

We never expected this kind of batting from a team like India.  India's batting could have been a little better but it was not like that and India was defeated by a huge margin of 209 runs. India could score 296 runs in the first innings but managed to score only 234 runs in the second innings.

By the end of IPL the Indian team was very confident for the Test Championship and all the batsmen or bowlers who were included in the Test Championship team were quite experienced and skilled complete batsmen and bowlers. But in the end India failed to prove themselves again. 
No batsman could make a half century for India in the second innings. If no batsman can make a half century in Test cricket, how can a team win that match.