Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

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Babar Azam did not play his best innings as captain. Sarfaraz completely failed in 1st match I think Mohammad Rizwan should be included in the team. If Imam ul Haq could not facilitate in the 1st innings,he made a big contribution to the victory in the 2nd innings. He brought up his half century. Not without praising Pakistan's bowlers. The spinners bowled brilliantly. Chasing the target of 131 runs,Pakistan lost 6 wickets. If Sri Lanka added 70+ runs it would have been difficult for Pakistan and the result of the match could have been different. The Sri Lankan bowlers bowled brilliantly in the 2nd innings. Put Pakistan under full pressure. Pakistan won the match by 4 wickets.

Pakistan win by 4 wickets a comprehensive victory and lead the series by 1-0. While chasing 130 Pakistan lost 6 wickets Imam ul haq well deserved fifty 50 runs uneaten will help Pakistan to win this match Credit goes to saud shakeel for his outstanding performance in 2nd inning score 30. Prabath Jayasuriya taken 4 wickets included Babar Azam wicket in 2nd inninga great bowler but Pakistan performance well and win this match.

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England   VS  Australia

In the fourth match against England, Australia's middle-order batsmen averaged 40-50 runs each. However, no batsman could play big innings. At the end of the first day, Australia collected 299 runs after losing 8 wickets. Labuschagne and Mitchell Marsh scored the highest 51 runs for Australia. My guess is that Australia will lose the remaining two wickets in the first 10 overs tomorrow. And will probably be able to collect as much as 320.

Australia vs England match is very difficult to predict. England's bowlers bowled well enough. But we still don't know how England's batsmen will play. No wonder England faced a batting disaster. But I think England will win this match. and would tie the series at 2-2.

[Sithara007]

Imam-ul-Haq rescued Pakistan from late stage wobbles. If Sri Lanka had 30-40 more runs on board, then things would have got interesting. Because Pakistan won the match only with 4 wickets in hand. And by the time they won, the last batting pair of Imam-ul-Haq and Agha Salman was at the crease. After them, the three tailenders to come next - Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. If the Lankan spinners had taken one more wicket, then there was a good chance that the Pakistan batting order would collapse.   

[JSRAW]

Imam-ul-Haq rescued Pakistan from late stage wobbles. If Sri Lanka had 30-40 more runs on board, then things would have got interesting. Because Pakistan won the match only with 4 wickets in hand. And by the time they won, the last batting pair of Imam-ul-Haq and Agha Salman was at the crease. After them, the three tailenders to come next - Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. If the Lankan spinners had taken one more wicket, then there was a good chance that the Pakistan batting order would collapse.   

Ideally, the 50 extra runs mark would have been better, all the blame goes to the batters. The top 5 failed to put up a good show and it's true for both teams. 

Not a convincing win but it's still a good start to Pakistan's WTC cycle. They have a balanced schedule in this cycle and if use their head then there might be some chance this time also, as far as the WTC final is concerned.

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Pakistan went into bat on the 5th day and had already lost four wickets. Right now Pakistan are batting brilliantly to reach their target and may reach their target very soon. On the fifth day, Pakistan will win with Sri Lanka as their valuable wickets are still in hand. Still Pakistan is in good form especially Pakistan batsman Imam-ul-Haq is batting brilliantly to take the match forward. At the moment, Pakistan have collected 90 runs and need only 41 runs to reach the wall lead of Sri Lanka Pakistan will easily win today's match.

Pakistan need only 29 runs to get the desired win, but Babar Azam could not give much to Pakistan team in this match. Babar Azam scored 13 runs in the first innings and 24 runs in the second innings. But Pakistan would not have expected today's victory if only Suad Shakeel 208* and Agah Salman 83 runs in the first innings. The duo helped Pakistan take a commanding lead of 149 runs with a brilliant performance. However, Pakistan is performing well and has almost managed to meet the desired target. Imam ul Hague 45* and Suad Shakeel 18* remained unbeaten in the second innings.

Pakistan played very well great test match congratulations team Pakistan hard luck for Sri Lanka. What an brilliant win for Pakistan. From 101/5 to 461 and won the dominant victory. Only one batsman of Pakistan made the difference otherwise srilanka performed Excellent.

 Saud Shakeel is hero of the match score double century. But its Complete team effort bowling and batting. I think its a positive start for Pakistan to the new Wtc cycle.The first Pakistani batter to score a double 208 Not Out in Sri Lanka. Player of the match Saud Shakeel

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Imam-ul-Haq rescued Pakistan from late stage wobbles. If Sri Lanka had 30-40 more runs on board, then things would have got interesting. Because Pakistan won the match only with 4 wickets in hand. And by the time they won, the last batting pair of Imam-ul-Haq and Agha Salman was at the crease. After them, the three tailenders to come next - Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. If the Lankan spinners had taken one more wicket, then there was a good chance that the Pakistan batting order would collapse.   

Imam-ul-Haq consistently delivers outstanding performances on challenging pitches. His brilliant innings today played a crucial role in Pakistan's victory. Pakistan team has a habit of making matches thrilling, but it's not an easy when batting on such slow and tricky wickets. Congratulations to Pakistan for starting the World Test Championship cycle with 12 points. Saud Shakeel and the rest of Pakistan's batters also displayed great batting skills. Yes, if Sri Lankan batters managed few more runs then match could be more interesting.

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AUS Vs ENG , Ashes 4th test

AUS 1st inn  317/all-out
Eng 1st inn 10*/1

I thought England would start their innings brilliantly but at the beginning of the innings, England lost Duckett's wicket to Mitchell Starc and faced a disaster. With Moeen Ali and Zak Crawley on the wicket now, Australia can wreak havoc on England's batting line-up if they can use the fast bowlers properly.
Australia will want their fast bowlers to bounce back in style as England pacer Chris Woakes fell five wickets for Australia in the first English Test which is an important guide for Australia. If want to maintain that trend and they can use regular pacer bowler.

[WatChe]

Imam-ul-Haq rescued Pakistan from late stage wobbles. If Sri Lanka had 30-40 more runs on board, then things would have got interesting. Because Pakistan won the match only with 4 wickets in hand. And by the time they won, the last batting pair of Imam-ul-Haq and Agha Salman was at the crease. After them, the three tailenders to come next - Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. If the Lankan spinners had taken one more wicket, then there was a good chance that the Pakistan batting order would collapse.   

This win clearly show how weak Pakistani team is in test format. They lost 6 wickets while chasing a small target of 133 runs. Imam ul haq 50 runs in second innings was as important as Saud double hundred in first innings. With this win Pakistan also register there first win for ICC Test championship. There is still one more test to be played and the way first test ended its difficult to say who will win next test.

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ENG 61/1 chasing AUS 1st innings score of 317.

4th Test is currently very competitive and finely poised. I’m enjoying watching this, we will know more about which way this is likely to go by the end of day 2.

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ENG 61/1 chasing AUS 1st innings score of 317.

4th Test is currently very competitive and finely poised. I’m enjoying watching this, we will know more about which way this is likely to go by the end of day 2.

Australia scored 317 in the first innings which is not considered a strong score.  Meanwhile, England scored 61 runs for 1 wicket.  So if England play a little bit better, they will compete hard with Australia. Australia should have at least scored 400+ in the first innings to gain confidence but they didn't manage to do that so I don't get confidence for them to do well in the fourth match.  England's game is also looking very good so this match is going to be very tight. But a possible prediction can be made about the fourth match when England's first innings too ends

[Sithara007]

Imam-ul-Haq rescued Pakistan from late stage wobbles. If Sri Lanka had 30-40 more runs on board, then things would have got interesting. Because Pakistan won the match only with 4 wickets in hand. And by the time they won, the last batting pair of Imam-ul-Haq and Agha Salman was at the crease. After them, the three tailenders to come next - Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. If the Lankan spinners had taken one more wicket, then there was a good chance that the Pakistan batting order would collapse.   

This win clearly show how weak Pakistani team is in test format. They lost 6 wickets while chasing a small target of 133 runs. Imam ul haq 50 runs in second innings was as important as Saud double hundred in first innings. With this win Pakistan also register there first win for ICC Test championship. There is still one more test to be played and the way first test ended its difficult to say who will win next test.

Volatility has been a concern with the Pakistan team for quite some time. They have an exceptional pace bowling attack, with players such as Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah. And they also have world class batsmen such as Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman. But despite all this talent overflow, they can't perform consistently. I don't know how this can be changed. What can be done to bring some consistency to their performance? Replacing Misbah-ul-Haq (as the coach) with someone from Australia or England can help, IMO.

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ENG 61/1 chasing AUS 1st innings score of 317.

4th Test is currently very competitive and finely poised. I’m enjoying watching this, we will know more about which way this is likely to go by the end of day 2.

Eng 1st Inn 134*/2
England are trying to fight competitively and England have already lost two wickets. However, they are only 183 runs behind in Australia's target of 317 runs.
Zak Crawley is batting unbeaten on 77* and Moeen Ali is out for 54 off Mitchell Starc.

[JSRAW]

Things are looking dicey for Aussies. Bowlers are leaking runs, no spinners in the playing XI so probably they are running behind the over rate (They might lose some points). Head did try a couple of overs but Poms took him to the cleaners, they must be missing Nathon Lyon.

Even with the unexpected batting collapse, England should cross the 300 mark easily. If not then Poms are staring at minimum 100-150 runs lead.

[Gladitorcomeback]

If Pakistan's most reliable batsman Suad Shakeel 208* had not given Pakistan a lead of 149 runs in the first innings, then it can be safely said that Pakistan would have definitely lost in their second innings. Because Pakistan already lost their valuable three wickets but if the run target was not 83 then Pakistan would have been under pressure and they would not have scored 279 runs in the second innings like Sri Lanka. But the positive point for Pakistan is that no matter how much the batting disaster happens, they will achieve the small target of 83 runs very easily and it can be assumed that Pakistan will win the test for sure.

Pakistani top batsmen performance was not good in first test and they should improve and should well set for second test to win the series. It happens in cricket that a batsman score high at once, but in the second match, he did not score and other batsmen do well job So, we cannot say that if saud Shakeel does not bat well in the next match, the score of the Pakistani team will not be good. Pakistan has long batting line including Babar, Imam, Agha, shan and Abdullah which average score history is good and i hope in the next match they will focus in their batting and will not let Sri Lanka bowlers to pick up their wicket easily. In Srilanka batsmens De silva is very dangerous and batted well in both ininings.

[noormcs5]

If Pakistan's most reliable batsman Suad Shakeel 208* had not given Pakistan a lead of 149 runs in the first innings, then it can be safely said that Pakistan would have definitely lost in their second innings. Because Pakistan already lost their valuable three wickets but if the run target was not 83 then Pakistan would have been under pressure and they would not have scored 279 runs in the second innings like Sri Lanka. But the positive point for Pakistan is that no matter how much the batting disaster happens, they will achieve the small target of 83 runs very easily and it can be assumed that Pakistan will win the test for sure.

Pakistani top batsmen performance was not good in first test and they should improve and should well set for second test to win the series. It happens in cricket that a batsman score high at once, but in the second match, he did not score and other batsmen do well job So, we cannot say that if saud Shakeel does not bat well in the next match, the score of the Pakistani team will not be good. Pakistan has long batting line including Babar, Imam, Agha, shan and Abdullah which average score history is good and i hope in the next match they will focus in their batting and will not let Sri Lanka bowlers to pick up their wicket easily. In Srilanka batsmens De silva is very dangerous and batted well in both ininings.

Even though I was not fully satisfied with the Pakistan team's performance, but still the end result is that they won the test Match. Pakistan played normal cricket but Srilanka played even worse. Saud Shakeel's innings of 208 not out runs were the difference between the two teams. Srilanka needs to focus on their batting and bowling in the coming matches.

The 2nd test at Colombo will start on July 24th. Since this is a two match test series, Pakistan cannot lose this series.

[Sithara007]

England looks to be in complete control of the match, thanks to the Bazball approach. Zak Crawley and Joe Root have added 109 runs so far, at almost 8 runs per over. I hate to say this, but it looks as if Nathan Lyon's absence is hurting them a lot. Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood have both conceded runs at almost 6 per over. Australian lead is down to 78 runs, and there are 39 overs remaining for today. And remember that they have Harry Brook, Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow yet to come. England is having a clear advantage here and we can safely say that they will be able to draw the series 2-2.

[GigaBit]

If Pakistan's most reliable batsman Suad Shakeel 208* had not given Pakistan a lead of 149 runs in the first innings, then it can be safely said that Pakistan would have definitely lost in their second innings. Because Pakistan already lost their valuable three wickets but if the run target was not 83 then Pakistan would have been under pressure and they would not have scored 279 runs in the second innings like Sri Lanka. But the positive point for Pakistan is that no matter how much the batting disaster happens, they will achieve the small target of 83 runs very easily and it can be assumed that Pakistan will win the test for sure.

Pakistani top batsmen performance was not good in first test and they should improve and should well set for second test to win the series. It happens in cricket that a batsman score high at once, but in the second match, he did not score and other batsmen do well job So, we cannot say that if saud Shakeel does not bat well in the next match, the score of the Pakistani team will not be good. Pakistan has long batting line including Babar, Imam, Agha, shan and Abdullah which average score history is good and i hope in the next match they will focus in their batting and will not let Sri Lanka bowlers to pick up their wicket easily. In Srilanka batsmens De silva is very dangerous and batted well in both ininings.

Even though I was not fully satisfied with the Pakistan team's performance, but still the end result is that they won the test Match. Pakistan played normal cricket but Srilanka played even worse. Saud Shakeel's innings of 208 not out runs were the difference between the two teams. Srilanka needs to focus on their batting and bowling in the coming matches.

The 2nd test at Colombo will start on July 24th. Since this is a two match test series, Pakistan cannot lose this series.

Pakistan collected a reliable score in the first innings to take them to victory. Saud Shakeel's double century basically helped to take the match to the port of victory. However, Sri Lanka's performance was not good in the 1st innings they collected 312 at the same time Pakistan collected 461 here is the big difference between the two teams.  Sri Lanka did worse in the second innings than the first. So Pakistan able to win the match very easily. To win against Pakistan team, Sri Lanka must have a consistent performance. Hopefully, Sri Lanka will be able to correct their mistakes in the next match.

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Srilanka needs to focus on their batting and bowling in the coming matches.

To be honest, I am satisfied with Sri Lanka's bowling department. If you look at their scorecard, Ramesh Mendis take five wickets in the first innings. He bowled 42 overs alone. Prabath Jayasuriya bowled 35 overs and took three wickets. This pair of bowlers took eight wickets and bowled 77 overs out of 121 overs in the first innings. If you look at the Pakistan scorecard, there was nothing exceptional except Saud Shakeel and Agha Salman.

Ramesh Mendis and Prabath Jayasuriya bowled 28 overs out of 32 overs in the 2nd innings, and this pair took five wickets. Pakistan loses six wickets to score a total of 133. I am happy with the bowling performance of Sri Lanka. Pakistan have to improve their batting lineup.

[JSRAW]

Srilanka needs to focus on their batting and bowling in the coming matches.

To be honest, I am satisfied with Sri Lanka's bowling department.

Sri Lankan bowlers gave away 460 odds runs in the first inning, so it's not a satisfactory performance. One could argue that Lankan's batter underperformed but at the same bowlers are also equally responsible for gifting big lead to Pakistan.  
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ENG vs AUS: Poms are making a mockery of Aussies.  

WI vs IND : Bullying and Statpadding  

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297/2

Crawley 172 not out. What a piece of batting by the young man, incredible.

AUS in trouble here.