Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Smack That Ace]

Sri Lanka is playing like crap in this match which is surprising considering their decent performance in the previous test. Jayasuriya is the only consistent bowler in their team while the rest are very inconsistent.

Pakistan batsmen played really well throughout this match. Salman and Rizwan accelerated the run-rate. They should declare asap since rain could screw them.

This is just pure domination and Lankans had no response to the Pakistani team in every department so they deserve to get belted.

Pakistan team seemed to learn some critical lessons from Poms when they were trashed by them last year, hence the Pakball.

Pakistan's victory in the test match against Sri Lanka is inevitable, as they still have five wickets in hand and have already amassed 563 runs, with a lead of 397. They also have a lid of 397. It is already at the end of day three. So Pakistan is going to try to get as much score as possible.

Pakistan is going to declare before the second session of day four in my opinion. That will give Pakistan enough chances to bowl Sri Lanka out. Asad Shafique was incredible for Pakistan. Agha is still not out on 132. It will be interesting to see if he can get his 150. Sri Lanka is just getting dominated by Pakistan. There is no sugarcoating the fact.

Duke Khan

[Sithara007]

Nowadays only around 10% of the test matches are competitive. Look at this shit series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Lankans are having the home advantage, but still Pakistan is about to win the match by an innings. With 5 wickets in hand, Pakistan is leading by close to 400 runs. And I guess they will easily get to at least 500 run lead and then bowl out the Lankans for less than 200. This is going to be one of the heaviest defeats ever suffered by Sri Lanka. And it will be another nail in the coffin for test cricket.

[onecall123]

Nowadays only around 10% of the test matches are competitive. Look at this shit series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Lankans are having the home advantage, but still Pakistan is about to win the match by an innings. With 5 wickets in hand, Pakistan is leading by close to 400 runs. And I guess they will easily get to at least 500 run lead and then bowl out the Lankans for less than 200. This is going to be one of the heaviest defeats ever suffered by Sri Lanka. And it will be another nail in the coffin for test cricket.

Yes, credit must be given to the Pakistan batters and bowlers. Despite playing on their home ground Sri Lanka team, displayed poor batting and fielding. They are struggling to take wickets as well. It's sad to see them missing the excellence of the vintage Sri Lanka test team. This test match lacked any real competition and ended up being completely one-sided. Pakistan definitely win with a 2-0 margin and maybe by an innings.

[Gulttam2a2]

Pakistan declared the innings they gave Sri Lanka a lead of 410 runs. Pakistan were basically waiting for Rizwan's half-century. After being bowled out for 166 runs in the first innings,it remains to be seen whether they can score 200+ runs in the second innings. I think Sri Lanka are going to lose by innings. Sri Lanka have a chance to draw the match but it is impossible for them It will be very embarrassing for them to lose the series at their home ground. Two days left of the game today. It will be very difficult for Sri Lankan batsmen to survive in front of Pakistani bowlers these two days. Now the thing to be seen is whether we will see Pakistan win today or we will have to wait till tomorrow.

[LDL]

Nowadays only around 10% of the test matches are competitive. Look at this shit series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Lankans are having the home advantage, but still Pakistan is about to win the match by an innings. With 5 wickets in hand, Pakistan is leading by close to 400 runs. And I guess they will easily get to at least 500 run lead and then bowl out the Lankans for less than 200. This is going to be one of the heaviest defeats ever suffered by Sri Lanka. And it will be another nail in the coffin for test cricket.

Yes, credit must be given to the Pakistan batters and bowlers. Despite playing on their home ground Sri Lanka team, displayed poor batting and fielding. They are struggling to take wickets as well. It's sad to see them missing the excellence of the vintage Sri Lanka test team. This test match lacked any real competition and ended up being completely one-sided. Pakistan definitely win with a 2-0 margin and maybe by an innings.

Although the Test match is at Sri Lanka's home ground, Pakistan has the home ground advantage. Pakistan declared their first innings at 576 runs and set Sri Lanka a target of 410 runs. If the Pakistani bowlers perform well, then maybe Pakistan will win the second Test without dropping an innings. No matter how much Sri Lanka bat in a defensive mood in the second innings, it is not possible to avoid this Test defeat without rain alone.

[Haunebu]

Sri Lanka are playing well at the moment. They know that they cannot win this match or the series at this point which is why the next best alternative for them is to drag the match for as long as possible and hope rain interferes later.

If that happens, the match will end as a draw and Pakistan will win the series(1-0 instead of 2-0). Let's see what happens.

[Fuso.hp]

Pakistan declared their innings on 576 runs where Pakistan lost five wickets to collect 576 runs. Every Pakistan batsman scored good runs in the second Test against Sri Lanka. After Pakistan declared their innings, Sri Lanka came back to bat again in the second innings where Sri Lanka collected 61 runs for no wicket so far where they are still 349 runs behind Pakistan. If they can muster 349 runs in their second innings, they can save themselves from a humiliating defeat against Pakistan.

Fourth day's play continues today If Pakistani bowlers can pick up five to six wickets today then Pakistan can quickly all out Sri Lanka on day five and win the Test series by an innings.

[Compromise me]

Pakistan declared their innings on 576 runs where Pakistan lost five wickets to collect 576 runs. Every Pakistan batsman scored good runs in the second Test against Sri Lanka. After Pakistan declared their innings, Sri Lanka came back to bat again in the second innings where Sri Lanka collected 61 runs for no wicket so far where they are still 349 runs behind Pakistan. If they can muster 349 runs in their second innings, they can save themselves from a humiliating defeat against Pakistan.

Fourth day's play continues today If Pakistani bowlers can pick up five to six wickets today then Pakistan can quickly all out Sri Lanka on day five and win the Test series by an innings.

sirlanka has make 86 run and lost two wickets.Karunaratne  make 41 run in 61 balls and after he loss own wickets.Pakistan's Imran ul haq performs very well in bowling, he must take two to three wickets in every match.And now the took the wicket of karunaratne in start itself.Madushka make 33 run in 77 ball and after he out .His wicket was taken by Nauman Ali.I think srilank will not be able to complete target of second innings.

[Iranus]

Pakistan declared their innings on 576 runs where Pakistan lost five wickets to collect 576 runs. Every Pakistan batsman scored good runs in the second Test against Sri Lanka. After Pakistan declared their innings, Sri Lanka came back to bat again in the second innings where Sri Lanka collected 61 runs for no wicket so far where they are still 349 runs behind Pakistan. If they can muster 349 runs in their second innings, they can save themselves from a humiliating defeat against Pakistan.

Fourth day's play continues today If Pakistani bowlers can pick up five to six wickets today then Pakistan can quickly all out Sri Lanka on day five and win the Test series by an innings.

sirlanka has make 86 run and lost two wickets.Karunaratne  make 41 run in 61 balls and after he loss own wickets.Pakistan's Imran ul haq performs very well in bowling, he must take two to three wickets in every match.And now the took the wicket of karunaratne in start itself.Madushka make 33 run in 77 ball and after he out .His wicket was taken by Nauman Ali.I think srilank will not be able to complete target of second innings.

I am sure Sri Lanka is going to lose by innings. They batted terribly in the first innings. The team collected only 166 runs. Sri Lanka's overall performance was very poor mainly due to the poor batting of the top order.

In the second innings as usual Sri Lanka's top-order players could not perform well. Sri Lanka scored 124 runs. But they have lost 4 top-order batsmen. Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya are now batting. They are the most experienced batsmen in the Sri Lankan squad. And with the loss of these two wickets, it won't be long before Sri Lanka's innings ends. The Sri Lanka team is still behind by 286 runs.

[Bd officer]

sirlanka has make 86 run and lost two wickets.Karunaratne  make 41 run in 61 balls and after he loss own wickets.Pakistan's Imran ul haq performs very well in bowling, he must take two to three wickets in every match.And now the took the wicket of karunaratne in start itself.Madushka make 33 run in 77 ball and after he out .His wicket was taken by Nauman Ali.I think srilank will not be able to complete target of second innings.

Sri Lanka collected 129 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Nishan Madushka was out for 33, Dimuth Karunaratne was out for 41, Kusal Mendis was out for 14, Dinesh Chandimal was out for 1. Noman Ali bowled brilliantly taking 4 wickets alone. Sri Lanka trail by 281 runs. Looks like Pakistan can win by an innings margin.

[JSRAW]

The Lankans are done for this series and now it's just a formality for Pakistan, nothing much to look at here except Noman Chacha.

The Aussies already retained the urn but England are a clear favorite to draw the series and have a nice 4-0 morale victory as some are claiming (Pundits and players)  .

[LDL]

The Lankans are done for this series and now it's just a formality for Pakistan, nothing much to look at here except Noman Chacha.

Actually the balance of Sri Lankan team was completely lost as Sri Lankan spinner department failed completely during Pakistan's innings but Pakistani spinner bowler Noman Ali collected 6 wickets against Pakistan at the same ground. Then Sri Lankan spinner Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis could not bring any breakthrough for Sri Lanka but Pakistani spinner Noman Ali did exactly the same and proved that the balance of Sri Lankan team is imbalanced.

[WatChe]

Sri Lanka collected 129 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Nishan Madushka was out for 33, Dimuth Karunaratne was out for 41, Kusal Mendis was out for 14, Dinesh Chandimal was out for 1. Noman Ali bowled brilliantly taking 4 wickets alone. Sri Lanka trail by 281 runs. Looks like Pakistan can win by an innings margin.

6 wickets have gone down for Srilanka and all 6 wickets picked up by Noman Ali. All Eyes on him to pick rest of 4 wickets and become first Pakistani bowler to pick all 10 wickets. Srilanka need 255 more runs to win and they just have 4 wickets left behind. It will be 2-0 win for Pakistan and a test victory after almost a gap of 18 months. Last time Pakistan won a test series was in Bangladesh in November 2021.

[Minecache]

The Lankans are done for this series and now it's just a formality for Pakistan, nothing much to look at here except Noman Chacha.

The Aussies already retained the urn but England are a clear favorite to draw the series and have a nice 4-0 morale victory as some are claiming (Pundits and players)  .

Sri Lanka is definitely going to lose this test match. they have only four wickets in hand. they are still trailing by 238 runs while being in their second innings. And Pakistan still has a whole day and one session to get four wickets. the only positive thing that might actually come out from this test match for Sri Lanka is probably going to be the half-century of Mathews 48(111). This is the highest score so far in this innings from Sri Lanka.

Australia is currently bowling and England is actually doing well so far. They have scored 41 in 8 overs. That is a good confident start from England after losing the toss. Let’s see if England can actually win this test match. I personally think that Australia might actually take this test match as well and win the ashes series.

[Bitcoin_people]

A huge lead of 392 runs given by Pakistan, where Sri Lanka bats on day 4th. Sri Lanka batting extremely poorly and lost by a huge margin. While Sri Lanka lost their first match and they had the same batting performance in the fourth match as well all the batsmen showed poor performance. Pakistan's bowling performance has been excellent especially Noman Ali taking 7 wickets is really commendable. On the other hand, Naseem Shah is also doing an amazing bowling performance and he has collected 3 wickets which was a huge gain for Pakistan. Sri Lanka was performing so badly that they lost all their wickets for 188 runs and the match was won by Pakistan by a huge margin of 222 runs.

[GigaBit]

Sri Lanka collected 129 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Nishan Madushka was out for 33, Dimuth Karunaratne was out for 41, Kusal Mendis was out for 14, Dinesh Chandimal was out for 1. Noman Ali bowled brilliantly taking 4 wickets alone. Sri Lanka trail by 281 runs. Looks like Pakistan can win by an innings margin.

6 wickets have gone down for Srilanka and all 6 wickets picked up by Noman Ali. All Eyes on him to pick rest of 4 wickets and become first Pakistani bowler to pick all 10 wickets. Srilanka need 255 more runs to win and they just have 4 wickets left behind. It will be 2-0 win for Pakistan and a test victory after almost a gap of 18 months. Last time Pakistan won a test series was in Bangladesh in November 2021.

If some key players whose performance will prolong their match and fight for victory do not perform well then the match is sure to be lost. Some of the reliable players in the Srilanka team like Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Mathews, Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva could not play consistently. Some played in the 1st innings and some got few runs in the 2nd innings. The biggest thing is that they could not take all the wickets of Pakistan in the 2nd Test match. Pakistan played brilliantly in the 2nd Test which resulted in them winning the 2nd Test by 222 runs.

[noormcs5]

Australia is currently bowling and England is actually doing well so far. They have scored 41 in 8 overs. That is a good confident start from England after losing the toss. Let’s see if England can actually win this test match. I personally think that Australia might actually take this test match as well and win the ashes series.

Can England win this test at the Oval and save the Ashes? Of course, they can't win the Ashes, but leveling the series 2-2 is their ultimate target before going into this test match. We also know that England was unlucky in the last test match as the rain ruin their chances of winning the match.

However, England needs to win this one. They are batting at 138-3, which is good for them but they can't lose quick wickets today else the Australians will feel themselves on the upper hand. Ben Duckett was scoring run a ball and was looking good but he got out at 41. Zak Crawley also made only 22 and Joe Root 5 runs only. I see a collapse soon 

[3kpk3]

England's Bazball approach is something else. Harry Brook is playing like a monster and transformed this game from a test to a T-20 match. All teams need to adopt his approach asap in tests since it's so damn entertaining.

Also, the golden days of teams like Sri Lanka and West Indies might never return based on their performances in recent years.

[Litzki1990]

Sri Lanka collected 129 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Nishan Madushka was out for 33, Dimuth Karunaratne was out for 41, Kusal Mendis was out for 14, Dinesh Chandimal was out for 1. Noman Ali bowled brilliantly taking 4 wickets alone. Sri Lanka trail by 281 runs. Looks like Pakistan can win by an innings margin.

6 wickets have gone down for Srilanka and all 6 wickets picked up by Noman Ali. All Eyes on him to pick rest of 4 wickets and become first Pakistani bowler to pick all 10 wickets. Srilanka need 255 more runs to win and they just have 4 wickets left behind. It will be 2-0 win for Pakistan and a test victory after almost a gap of 18 months. Last time Pakistan won a test series was in Bangladesh in November 2021.

Many congratulations to Pakistan for a huge win over Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs in the second Test. Sri Lanka could not bat completely for 10 wickets. Sri Lanka could not score 20 wickets in 2 innings as much as Pakistan scored 6 wickets in one innings. Pakistan toured Sri Lanka and whitewashed the Test series by defeating Sri Lanka in two consecutive Test matches. Pakistani players have shown great performance in batting and bowling during Sri Lanka tour. I did not expect such a poor performance from Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka had enough mistakes in their plans and they couldn't stay patient on the wicket which is why they did poorly in this Test. Sri Lanka is not having a good time in cricket at the moment. Sri Lanka should come out of this situation very quickly.

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A huge lead of 392 runs given by Pakistan, where Sri Lanka bats on day 4th. Sri Lanka batting extremely poorly and lost by a huge margin. While Sri Lanka lost their first match and they had the same batting performance in the fourth match as well all the batsmen showed poor performance. Pakistan's bowling performance has been excellent especially Noman Ali taking 7 wickets is really commendable. On the other hand, Naseem Shah is also doing an amazing bowling performance and he has collected 3 wickets which was a huge gain for Pakistan. Sri Lanka was performing so badly that they lost all their wickets for 188 runs and the match was won by Pakistan by a huge margin of 222 runs.

It proves Sri Lanka has much room to improve their performance on both the batting and bowling side. Noman Ali alone destroyed their batting lineup. Noman Ali got seven wickets in the 2nd innings, and Sri Lankan batters were helpless against him. It's good for Pakistan that youngsters like Noman Ali, Shafique, Agha Salman, Abrar Ahmed and Naseem Shah perform for their team.

I don't know many players from Pakistan Except for experienced players like Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Rizwan. Overall performance was awesome and they won the series already while the Asia Cup is heading.