Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Jateng]

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Sri Lanka did lose the fourth wicket at 54 runs. But they have turned things around. They are building a good fifth partnership. The score is 185 right now, and both the batsmen in the middle are very set. Mathews is on 64 and DeSilva is on 74.

If not for the 5th wicket partnership between Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva, Sri Lanka would be in deep trouble. Positive aspect is that Dhananjaya de Silva is still in the crease and approaching a well deserved century and hopefully would built partnership with the tail.

Mathews was too good today and lead their team well. at start Pakistani pace bowlers put some pressure and at one time it was looking that Srilanka will not be able to score 200 runs in first inining but mathew and De silva contribution now stand Srilanka to score a good total l. only 6 runs required to make tons for de Silva and hopefully he will do it. Ibrar taken only one wicket which is not good for him comparing to last test matches where he taken 5 wickets in every inining.

Sri Lanka ends Day 1 at 242-6. Pakistan bowler Shaheen made an early breakthrough but the rest bowling attack doesn't well. What a remarkable comeback from Sri Lanka! Despite the early falls of wickets 64-4, but the  partnership between Mathews and de Silva helped their team for a decent total. De Silva lead from front scored 94 runs unbeaten and just 6 runs short of a wel deserved century. If Pakistan bowlers doesn't  take early wickets in first session that sirlanka score will be 330 runs in the first innings.

[CryptoBuds]

Sri Lanka made a great comeback. They were 54-4. But the top order batsmen could not make much use of it. On the other hand, Mathews and Silver's 131-run partnership helped their team score big runs. After Mathews' dismissal for 64 runs, they collapsed Partnership. Silva is now the sole leader of the team. He is still unbeaten on 94 runs, 6 runs short of a century. Expected to bring up his century on day 2. Sri Lanka's team score is 242-6. Expected to score 320+ and send Pakistan into bat. But samarawickrama got out on the last ball of day 1 play.Silva and Samarawickrama's 57-run partnership was broken. Samaraowichkrama was dismissed for 36 runs.

Srilankans are right back in the game thanks to Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva partnership. Dhananjaya de Silva is still not out on 94 runs. Srilankans now eyeing 300 to 350 runs first innings total and that will be challenging for Pakistani batsmen against Srilankan spinners. Shaheen got Pakistan early breakthrough but rest of bowling was not effective.

I didn't think that Sri Lanka would come back so brilliantly after facing a batting disaster at the beginning of the innings. Sri Lanka's middle order is playing very well. Angelo Mathews was dismissed for 64 runs. Dhananjaya de Silva remains unbeaten with 94 runs. Also Sadeera was able to collect 36 runs. But if Dhananjaya de Silva plays well in the coming days, they will probably collect around 350. And if Sri Lanka loses Silva's wicket early the next day, then there is a high chance that Sri Lanka will lose all their wickets before the innings reaches 300 runs.

[Essential10]

In the first test between Pakistan vs Sri Lanka on the first day of the first innings, Sri Lanka collected 242 runs and 6 wickets. Sri Lanka made a great comeback after losing four wickets for 54 runs. A 131-run stand between Angelo Mathews and Dhananjay de Silva gave Sri Lanka a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, Shaheen Afridi took three wickets in the first spell and put Sri Lanka under pressure. Angelo Mathews was dismissed for 64 runs but Dhananjay de Silva remained unbeaten on 94 runs. Sri Lanka will easily cross 330 if they start the second day well.

[Swordsoffreedom]

SL Vs PAK

First Test Day 1 Session 1 Lunch break, What a Brilliant start by Pakistan and Shaheen Amazing bowling performance by Pakistani bowlers specially Shaheen Shah Afraid pick up top 3 Order wickets by just giving only 28 runs in 8 Overs also he complete the milestone of 100 wickets at the age of 23 and Naseem shah pick up 1 wicket. Sirlanka had 65 runs and lost 4 wickets before the luck break. Dhananjaya 7(15) and Mathews 12(27) are Playing this Partnership is crucial for Srilanka to come back in this match.

Sri Lanka lost 4 of their key batsmen to collect only 54 runs. The top order needed to perform more responsibly. But Dhananjaya de Silva and Angelo Mathews are now batting very responsibly. This pair has managed to collect 50 runs so far. Dhananjaya remains unbeaten on 23 and Mathews on 34. And if this pair performs well then Sri Lanka can collect big. And if this pair does not play well then there is a possibility that Sri Lanka will lose all their wickets before 200.
Shaheen Shah Afridi is bowling brilliantly today. He picked up 3 wickets out of 4. In 30 overs, the Pakistan captain used 4 of his bowlers. Among them, Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled 12 overs.

The two Sri Lankan batsmen are batting brilliantly in the fifth-wicket partnership. This pair has already made a partnership of 100 runs. And both the batsmen managed to score half-centuries. Dhananjaya de Silva remained unbeaten on 61 and Angelo Mathews on 55. These two batsmen are batting very responsibly after losing 4 wickets quickly. And now Sri Lanka's total is 163/4. They lost the first 4 batsmen to collect only 54 runs. The Sri Lankan team is heading towards a big collection with the help of Dhananjaya and Mathews.

Session 2 Sri Lanka scores 185 in loss of 5 wickets at Tea Break. A huge partnership between Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya DeSilve 97 runs was very important to take Sirlanka 185 runs score after 65/4. Average bowling only Shaheen Shah pick 3 wickets and bowled well.
The Partnership was broken before the tea break by Abrar Ahmad. This is the first wicket of Pakistani Spinner Abrar Ahmad. Srilanka will look to 350 plus runs in the First inning of the test match and this is a very compatible total on this Galle pitch we will see magic on this wicket from Lankan spinners.

After losing the first 4 batsmen for 54 runs, Sri Lanka were 185 for their fifth wicket. Due to the responsible batting of Dhananjaya De Silva and Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka team will probably be able to score big. At the end of the first day, Sri Lanka lost 6 wickets and collected ২৪২ runs. Dhananjaya is still at the crease with 94 runs. If Sri Lanka doesn't suffer another batting disaster at the start of the day tomorrow, they will collect more than 300. And 300 runs on this pitch is a good collection. It is not going to be easy for Pakistan to win this match. The Sri Lankan team is very confident now.

[WatChe]

I didn't think that Sri Lanka would come back so brilliantly after facing a batting disaster at the beginning of the innings. Sri Lanka's middle order is playing very well. Angelo Mathews was dismissed for 64 runs. Dhananjaya de Silva remains unbeaten with 94 runs. Also Sadeera was able to collect 36 runs. But if Dhananjaya de Silva plays well in the coming days, they will probably collect around 350. And if Sri Lanka loses Silva's wicket early the next day, then there is a high chance that Sri Lanka will lose all their wickets before the innings reaches 300 runs.

Srilanka is very much in safe zone at the moment even if they got out before 300 runs. Pakistani spinners were not able to pick wickets today. The experienced Noman Ali was wicket less today while Agha and Abrar were able to pick one wickets each. Four wickets went down for just 54 runs and then there is come back because of 5th wicket partnership. Dhananjaya is very close to his 10th Test Hundred and if he keeps going then Sri lanka may easily cross 300 runs.

[Marvell1]

^^ They had their chances to bundle up Sri Lanka cheaply but spinners didn't play their part.

In fact, they looked quite toothless throughout the day, except for a few deliveries misbehaving due to uneven bounce. Close to 20 overs were lost due to rain, which kinda helped SL. Although the match is in balance for now and Pakistan can turn the tide in their favor if Shaheen digs in his first spell.

Sri Lanka was basically saved by the fifth of the sixth wicket partnership. Sri Lanka has scored 242 the loss of six wickets. On the next day, they are still going to have four weekends in the end. Hopefully, Sri Lanka still has the chance to perform really well and get a good total on the board. DeSilva was going on well along with the wicketkeeper. But sadly the sixth wicket fell. De Silva is on the verge of getting a century. I honestly believe he will easily get to his hundred on the next day.

My question is will Sri Lanka be able to reach 300? I think it will be very tough, but as long as De Silva is there, it is possible. But he will need some support from the other end.

[n0ne]

^^ They had their chances to bundle up Sri Lanka cheaply but spinners didn't play their part.

In fact, they looked quite toothless throughout the day, except for a few deliveries misbehaving due to uneven bounce. Close to 20 overs were lost due to rain, which kinda helped SL. Although the match is in balance for now and Pakistan can turn the tide in their favor if Shaheen digs in his first spell.

Sri Lanka was basically saved by the fifth of the sixth wicket partnership. Sri Lanka has scored 242 the loss of six wickets. On the next day, they are still going to have four weekends in the end. Hopefully, Sri Lanka still has the chance to perform really well and get a good total on the board. DeSilva was going on well along with the wicketkeeper. But sadly the sixth wicket fell. De Silva is on the verge of getting a century. I honestly believe he will easily get to his hundred on the next day.

My question is will Sri Lanka be able to reach 300? I think it will be very tough, but as long as De Silva is there, it is possible. But he will need some support from the other end.

Wickets continued to fall, performance from Angelo Mathews and De Silva have helped the team overcome the critical situation. Now they've reached better score and De Silva still on the crease. More four wickets left will surely bring another 50-100 runs. Shaheen Afridi is in good form taking wickets at the right time interval. He had taken 3 wickets of Openers Madushka, Karunaratne and Mendis.

Match is going to be tough as Sri Lanka doesn't have the perfect bowling line-up. Lets see how Sri Lanka will manage to stand against Pakistan once the batting is opened.

[Sithara007]

Lack of a quality spinner is hurting Pakistan. This time they included Abrar Ahmed in the squad, and he actually got the wicket of Angelo Mathews. However my first impression is that he is not yet ready for the big stage. After the retirement of Saqlain Mushtaq almost two decades ago, Pakistan has struggled in spin department. Danish Kaneria and Shoaib Malik never rose to the level of Saqlain and Mushtaq Ahmed. The pace attack looks OK, with enough depth in talent pool. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah did a decent job so far in this match. 

[noormcs5]

^^ They had their chances to bundle up Sri Lanka cheaply but spinners didn't play their part.

In fact, they looked quite toothless throughout the day, except for a few deliveries misbehaving due to uneven bounce. Close to 20 overs were lost due to rain, which kinda helped SL. Although the match is in balance for now and Pakistan can turn the tide in their favor if Shaheen digs in his first spell.

I would say that the match is tilted towards the Srilanka at the moment. They have managed to 242 runs with six wickets down whereas at one time even 200 was looking out of the question. Pakistan bowlers started well but they could not capitalize on that start. Dhananjaya de Silva deserves a century as he is not out 94, fighting brilliantly.

Again I would say that Pakistan's batting is not to be trusted and anything close to 300 runs chase could turn out to be a nightmare for them.

[Bitcoin_people]

Sri Lanka batting brilliantly in their Day 2: 1st Session. They lost 7 wickets but could not score much runs. Sri Lankan batsman Dhananjaya de Silva batted brilliantly for which he was able to score a century. Dhananjaya de Silva is the top scorer for Sri Lanka with 113 off 203 balls and is still performing well at the crease. Sri Lanka are under a lot of pressure at the moment as they don't have many wickets and they have to play the match. Pakistan bowlers bowled well for which Sri Lanka could not score much runs yet. At this moment, Sri Lanka's accumulated runs are 272 for 83 over 7 wickets.

[Jateng]

Sri Lanka batting brilliantly in their Day 2: 1st Session. They lost 7 wickets but could not score much runs. Sri Lankan batsman Dhananjaya de Silva batted brilliantly for which he was able to score a century. Dhananjaya de Silva is the top scorer for Sri Lanka with 113 off 203 balls and is still performing well at the crease. Sri Lanka are under a lot of pressure at the moment as they don't have many wickets and they have to play the match.

Sirlinka Not batting well on 2nd day they lost 9 wickets for the score of 283 runs only 41 runs in today lost 3 wickets also Dhananjaya de Silva wickets that pick up Naseem shah. De Silve amazing batting performance well deserved a century and out in 122 runs. Today Pakistan bowlers specially Naseem Shah Bowled well picking up 2 important wickets and Abrar Ahmad pick up 1 Wicket. It is interesting to see this pitch supportive spin bowling but Pakistani pacers bowled well and pick 6 wickets Shaheen and Naseem. I think Srilanka scored under 300.

[onecall123]

Sri Lanka are bowled out for 312.
Despite a challenging start at 54/4, they have made an impressive comeback. A special thanks goes to Silva for his outstanding century, which played a crucial role in helping Sri Lanka reach the 300 plus run marks. Considering the conditions in the first innings, score 300 or more is considered a positive achievement. Pakistani bowlers, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmed, each shared three wickets. As the match progresses to day 3, it is expected that the ball will spin more, which adding another dimension to the game. The match is still wide open though.

[CryptoBuds]

I didn't think that Sri Lanka would come back so brilliantly after facing a batting disaster at the beginning of the innings. Sri Lanka's middle order is playing very well. Angelo Mathews was dismissed for 64 runs. Dhananjaya de Silva remains unbeaten with 94 runs. Also Sadeera was able to collect 36 runs. But if Dhananjaya de Silva plays well in the coming days, they will probably collect around 350. And if Sri Lanka loses Silva's wicket early the next day, then there is a high chance that Sri Lanka will lose all their wickets before the innings reaches 300 runs.

Srilanka is very much in safe zone at the moment even if they got out before 300 runs. Pakistani spinners were not able to pick wickets today. The experienced Noman Ali was wicket less today while Agha and Abrar were able to pick one wickets each. Four wickets went down for just 54 runs and then there is come back because of 5th wicket partnership. Dhananjaya is very close to his 10th Test Hundred and if he keeps going then Sri lanka may easily cross 300 runs.

Sri Lanka ended their innings with 312 runs. Sri Lanka has performed quite well. Dhananjaya de Silva scored 122 runs. 312 runs on such a pitch can be called a good collection. Moreover, the way Sri Lanka started their innings, it was very difficult for them to collect 200 runs. Due to the responsible batting of Dhananjaya, Mathews, the team managed to collect 312 runs. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmed took 3 wickets each. If the Sri Lankan bowlers bowl with some responsibility they will be in control of the match. Pakistan will collect big if Sri Lanka fails to pick up quick wickets.

[Jateng]

I didn't think that Sri Lanka would come back so brilliantly after facing a batting disaster at the beginning of the innings. Sri Lanka's middle order is playing very well. Angelo Mathews was dismissed for 64 runs. Dhananjaya de Silva remains unbeaten with 94 runs. Also Sadeera was able to collect 36 runs. But if Dhananjaya de Silva plays well in the coming days, they will probably collect around 350.

Srilanka is very much in safe zone at the moment even if they got out before 300 runs. Pakistani spinners were not able to pick wickets today. The experienced Noman Ali was wicket less today while Agha and Abrar were able to pick one wickets each. Four wickets went down for just 54 runs and then there is come back because of 5th wicket partnership. Dhananjaya is very close to his 10th Test Hundred and if he keeps going then Sri lanka may easily cross 300 runs.

Sri Lanka ended their innings with 312 runs. Sri Lanka has performed quite well. Dhananjaya de Silva scored 122 runs. 312 runs on such a pitch can be called a good collection. Moreover, the way Sri Lanka started their innings, it was very difficult for them to collect 200 runs. Due to the responsible batting of Dhananjaya, Mathews, the team managed to collect 312 runs. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmed took 3 wickets each.

Iman ul Haq departure gave Pakistan first innings a bad start current score is 20 in a lost of 1 wicket. Rajitha picks an early wicket of imam. Srilanka batting performance was demonstrated as they overcame a challenging beginning at 64-4 to reach a solid score of 312. Their comeback was greatly by De Silva century of 122 runs and Mathews 64 runs, which get them above the 300 plus runs. The first inning score is compatible in this ground because Sirlanka has quality spin bowling attached but Pakistan has also middle order players like Babar Azam and Sarfraz ahmad who play spin quite well.

[laurenB7742]

I didn't think that Sri Lanka would come back so brilliantly after facing a batting disaster at the beginning of the innings. Sri Lanka's middle order is playing very well. Angelo Mathews was dismissed for 64 runs. Dhananjaya de Silva remains unbeaten with 94 runs. Also Sadeera was able to collect 36 runs. But if Dhananjaya de Silva plays well in the coming days, they will probably collect around 350. And if Sri Lanka loses Silva's wicket early the next day, then there is a high chance that Sri Lanka will lose all their wickets before the innings reaches 300 runs.

Srilanka is very much in safe zone at the moment even if they got out before 300 runs. Pakistani spinners were not able to pick wickets today. The experienced Noman Ali was wicket less today while Agha and Abrar were able to pick one wickets each. Four wickets went down for just 54 runs and then there is come back because of 5th wicket partnership. Dhananjaya is very close to his 10th Test Hundred and if he keeps going then Sri lanka may easily cross 300 runs.

Sri Lanka ended their innings with 312 runs. Sri Lanka has performed quite well. Dhananjaya de Silva scored 122 runs. 312 runs on such a pitch can be called a good collection. Moreover, the way Sri Lanka started their innings, it was very difficult for them to collect 200 runs. Due to the responsible batting of Dhananjaya, Mathews, the team managed to collect 312 runs. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmed took 3 wickets each. If the Sri Lankan bowlers bowl with some responsibility they will be in control of the match. Pakistan will collect big if Sri Lanka fails to pick up quick wickets.

Like Sri Lanka, the Pakistan team stumbled at the beginning. They lost the wicket of their important batsman ImamUl Haque for just 3 runs. lost Imam Ul Haque returned to Sajghar after collecting 1 run from 10 balls. But Abdullah Shafique and Shaan Masood are batting very well. Shan Masood's batting looks like an ODI match. He remains unbeaten with 24 runs off 18 balls. But Shan Masood should bat with a bit more patience. Otherwise, Pakistan will lose wickets very quickly. The pitch is not helping the batsmen much. Pakistan team managed to collect 40 runs in 8 overs.

[MusaPk]

Like Sri Lanka, the Pakistan team stumbled at the beginning. They lost the wicket of their important batsman ImamUl Haque for just 3 runs. lost Imam Ul Haque returned to Sajghar after collecting 1 run from 10 balls. But Abdullah Shafique and Shaan Masood are batting very well. Shan Masood's batting looks like an ODI match. He remains unbeaten with 24 runs off 18 balls. But Shan Masood should bat with a bit more patience. Otherwise, Pakistan will lose wickets very quickly. The pitch is not helping the batsmen much. Pakistan team managed to collect 40 runs in 8 overs.

Sri Lanka lost 4 wickets when score was just 54 and Pakistan lost 4 wickets at score of 73 runs. Sri Lanka team was rescued by Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva, the question is who will rescue Pakistan. Sarfraz is on the crease and he badly need a big innings to further secure his position in Test squad. This is ideal time for him to prove that he is suitable for test format.

[Patrol69]

Sri Lanka are bowled out for 312.
Despite a challenging start at 54/4, they have made an impressive comeback. A special thanks goes to Silva for his outstanding century, which played a crucial role in helping Sri Lanka reach the 300 plus run marks. Considering the conditions in the first innings, score 300 or more is considered a positive achievement. Pakistani bowlers, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmed, each shared three wickets. As the match progresses to day 3, it is expected that the ball will spin more, which adding another dimension to the game. The match is still wide open though.

We might not have imagined that Sri Lanka would end their innings at four wickets for 54 runs, but the middle order batsmen have created great confidence in the team's batting, relying on them to finish their innings on 312 runs.  

Pakistan started the first innings after Sri Lanka finished the first innings and right now Pakistan is in a batting disaster. Pakistan lost five valuable wickets in the first innings against Sri Lanka for just 101 runs. There are only five wickets left in the hands of Pakistan where maybe two wickets belong to professional batsmen and the rest of the wickets are bowler's wickets.  

So far the visiting Pakistan is 206 runs behind Sri Lanka. Pakistan need a big partnership right now to finish their innings in a good position.

[MusaPk]

We might not have imagined that Sri Lanka would end their innings at four wickets for 54 runs, but the middle order batsmen have created great confidence in the team's batting, relying on them to finish their innings on 312 runs.  

Pakistan started the first innings after Sri Lanka finished the first innings and right now Pakistan is in a batting disaster. Pakistan lost five valuable wickets in the first innings against Sri Lanka for just 101 runs. There are only five wickets left in the hands of Pakistan where maybe two wickets belong to professional batsmen and the rest of the wickets are bowler's wickets.  

So far the visiting Pakistan is 206 runs behind Sri Lanka. Pakistan need a big partnership right now to finish their innings in a good position.

OOPS Sarfraz also gone and now last recognized batting payer is on the crease. Pakistan still trail by 199 runs. If Sri Lanka can take lead of 100 or more in first innings and give target of 300 or more then it wont be easy for struggling Pakistani team to win this match. Prabath Jayasuriya picked his 50th test wicket by eliminating Sarfaraz Ahmed. Pakistan must not allow Sri Lanka to take lead in first innings and it all depends on current batting pair.

[Bitcoin_people]

It was Pakistan's early wicket fall that put them under huge pressure. Today Pakistan came to bat and their batting performance was not very good from the start due to which they have already lost 5 wickets. It goes without saying that there is no batsman to hold the game for Pakistan now. Sri Lanka gave Pakistan a lead of 312 runs where Pakistan stumbled early on. Currently Pakistan have two batsmen Saud Shakeel and Agha Salman at the crease and if they can hold on to the game then good scores are possible. And looking at the performance of Pakistan at the moment, it is not possible to say for sure that they will win the match today, it will be very difficult for them to win the match. At the moment, if the Pakistan batsmen can take the game forward, there is a possibility of an easy win. Pakistan need 185 runs to win where they scored 127 runs, they have a chance to win easily if they watch the game well and play well.

[Gulttam2a2]

Sri Lanka turned the tide of the match in their favour. Pakistan's top order batsmen could not make much use of it. Prabath Jayasuriya took the important wickets of Pakistan batsman Babar Azam, Shafiq and Sarfaraz which was a plus point for Sri Lanka. With one of these three, it would have been a bit difficult for Sri Lanka to take the match in their favor. Rizwan should have been played in place of Sarfaraz in my opinion. Saud Shakeel and Agha salman are now at the crease, both of them are batting well and have put on a partnership of 78 runs. If one of these two men is out, Pakistan could be in big trouble. Pakistan are trailing by 133 runs. In my opinion, if these two are at the crease, they will be able to bring the opposite lead.