Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[MusaPk]

47 runs to win now, with 4 wickets remaining. Perhaps for the first time in this match, New Zealand is having a higher win probability than Bangladesh. The 7th wicket partnership between Glenn Phillips and Mitchell Santner has added 21 runs till now. If these two can stay there for some more time, then New Zealand can win this match. Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee and Ajaz Patel to come next. The first two players mentioned here are decent batsmen. Tea has been taken, and the play will resume after 15 minutes.  

It was 7th wicket partnership between Glenn Phillips and Mitchell Santner that helped New Zealand in levelling the series. The partnership added 70 runs to the total. New Zealand was also struggling while chasing this small target of 137 runs and 6 wickets were gone down on 69 runs. I didn't watch the match but the stats tells the story that it was made only for bowlers with no support for batsmen.

[Sithara007]

Incredible match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Mirpur. As I posted yesterday, Bangladeshi batsmen became a bit overconfident and tried to accumulate runs as quickly as possible. And this resulted in them getting bowled out for just 144 runs in their second innings. Even then, a target of 137 batting last was not going to be easy. But from a position of 69/6, Glenn Phillips and Mitchell Santner put up a 70-run stand for the 7th wicket and guided New Zealand towards a victory. Series ends at 1-1 and this is an excellent result for New Zealand.

[roksana.hee]

Yes, at last, New Zealand won the match. The tournament's test series is 1-1. Congratulations New Zealand Team for winning the match. It's impressive how they managed to turn things around, especially considering the struggle during the chase. The stats indeed tell an intriguing story, making it clear that it was a challenging match for the batsmen.

[Bitcoin Smith]

In an era of T-20 cricket, nothing pleases me more than batters running around like a headless chicken and occasionally grinding and showing batting masterclass, so pleasing to the eyes.

Low scoring encounters on such decks are just pure gold. Some people don't like these fixtures on spin track but f**k em, who cares as long as it's fun for the spectators.

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6 down! Every ball is becoming an event now.

Again the man Glenn Phillips glided the team towards the destination, as I said it just took one batsman to take away the win from host and that is what literally happened in this match and a little support from Santner in the end and again proving why the cricket is not utilizing his batting skills more in the other formats.

[cryptoWODL]

In an era of T-20 cricket, nothing pleases me more than batters running around like a headless chicken and occasionally grinding and showing batting masterclass, so pleasing to the eyes.

Low scoring encounters on such decks are just pure gold. Some people don't like these fixtures on spin track but f**k em, who cares as long as it's fun for the spectators.

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6 down! Every ball is becoming an event now.

Again the man Glenn Phillips glided the team towards the destination, as I said it just took one batsman to take away the win from host and that is what literally happened in this match and a little support from Santner in the end and again proving why the cricket is not utilizing his batting skills more in the other formats.

I was watching this test match on television when I saw that New Zealand fell by 6 wickets for 96 runs.Then I thought maybe New Zealand was going to lose their second Test match to Bangladesh.New Zealand leveled the series 1-1 today with a win in their second Test today thanks to some good batting from Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips.
We enjoyed an incredible and entertaining match today from New Zealand.

[Patrol69]

I didn't think I would get the results of Test matches in such a short time but Bangladesh and New Zealand didn't waste any extra time. The match would have ended on the third day had the rain not stopped play. The Bangladeshi batsmen came out to bat on the wicket in the second innings and they quickly returned to the pavilion. In the second innings Bangladesh lost all the wickets and managed to score only 144 runs, on the other hand New Zealand secured an easy victory in the second Test against Bangladesh with four wickets in hand. The result of the first test was in favor of Bangladesh and the result of the second test was in favor of New Zealand Test series draw.

[roksana.hee]

Again the man Glenn Phillips glided the team towards the destination, as I said it just took one batsman to take away the win from host and that is what literally happened in this match and a little support from Santner in the end and again proving why the cricket is not utilizing his batting skills more in the other formats.

It's very impressive how Glenn Phillips played an important role in steering the team to victory. As you mentioned, it often just takes one batsman to turn the game around. It's interesting to see Santner's contribution in the end, underscoring the value of his batting skills.

The Score Table

Bangladesh: 172 & 144
New Zealand: 180 & 139/6
New Zealand won by 4 wickets

PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Glenn Phillips - NZ - 3/31, 87 & 40*
PLAYER OF THE SERIES: Taijul Islam - BAN - 28 runs • 15 wkts

[Swordsoffreedom]

I didn't think I would get the results of Test matches in such a short time but Bangladesh and New Zealand didn't waste any extra time. The match would have ended on the third day had the rain not stopped play. The Bangladeshi batsmen came out to bat on the wicket in the second innings and they quickly returned to the pavilion. In the second innings Bangladesh lost all the wickets and managed to score only 144 runs, on the other hand New Zealand secured an easy victory in the second Test against Bangladesh with four wickets in hand. The result of the first test was in favor of Bangladesh and the result of the second test was in favor of New Zealand Test series draw.

New Zealand team would not have been able to win this match if Glenn Phillips did not bat well. Phillips' performance in both the innings was excellent. And at the same time the performance of New Zealand's top order players was not good. New Zealand lost 5 wickets for 46 runs in the first innings and the team lost 5 wickets for 51 runs in the second innings. Due to Phillips' responsible batting, New Zealand managed to collect big in both innings. I was sure that after the defeat in the first test, New Zealand would win the second match either way.

[Sithara007]

I didn't think I would get the results of Test matches in such a short time but Bangladesh and New Zealand didn't waste any extra time. The match would have ended on the third day had the rain not stopped play. The Bangladeshi batsmen came out to bat on the wicket in the second innings and they quickly returned to the pavilion. In the second innings Bangladesh lost all the wickets and managed to score only 144 runs, on the other hand New Zealand secured an easy victory in the second Test against Bangladesh with four wickets in hand. The result of the first test was in favor of Bangladesh and the result of the second test was in favor of New Zealand Test series draw.

Well.. there was no point in batting defensively on this minefield. It was offering a lot of undue advantage for the spinners (both for those from New Zealand and Bangladesh). Batsmen who actually scored runs in this match, such as Glenn Phillips actually went on the attack mode rather than batting cautiously. Bangladeshi batsmen also tried to attack, but they ended up smashing all the balls without differentiation and this resulted in their downfall. All credit to Ajaz Patel and rest of the New Zealand bowlers. They finally got their line, length and variation right.

[JSRAW]

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6 down! Every ball is becoming an event now.

Again the man Glenn Phillips glided the team towards the destination, as I said it just took one batsman to take away the win from host and that is what literally happened in this match and a little support from Santner in the end and again proving why the cricket is not utilizing his batting skills more in the other formats.

Happens almost every time, whenever you are chasing a small but tricky target in challenging conditions. All you need is one batter digging for good, sometime s/he can run out of partners but here Satner did quite a good job sticking with Phillips so both deserve praise. Satner is still new in the test cricket but he's no mug with the bat and quite handy in white ball cricket as well so he knows a thing or two about batting.

[onecall123]

I didn't think I would get the results of Test matches in such a short time but Bangladesh and New Zealand didn't waste any extra time. The match would have ended on the third day had the rain not stopped play. The Bangladeshi batsmen came out to bat on the wicket in the second innings and they quickly returned to the pavilion. In the second innings Bangladesh lost all the wickets and managed to score only 144 runs, on the other hand New Zealand secured an easy victory in the second Test against Bangladesh with four wickets in hand. The result of the first test was in favor of Bangladesh and the result of the second test was in favor of New Zealand Test series draw.

New Zealand team would not have been able to win this match if Glenn Phillips did not bat well. Phillips' performance in both the innings was excellent. And at the same time the performance of New Zealand's top order players was not good. New Zealand lost 5 wickets for 46 runs in the first innings and the team lost 5 wickets for 51 runs in the second innings. Due to Phillips' responsible batting, New Zealand managed to collect big in both innings. I was sure that after the defeat in the first test, New Zealand would win the second match either way.

Bangladesh needed at least 180-200 to defend. Such tricky surfaces often backfire, and Bangladesh lost. New Zealand did a great comeback, and credit goes to the excellent partnership by Santner and Phillips. Glenn Phillips did the right thing. You need to do a counter-attack on this kind of wicket.

Very interesting stats: In the recent test, Bangladesh confirmed their first-ever victory against New Zealand on home soil, while New Zealand achieved their first test win in Bangladesh in 15 years.

[Shishir99]

In an era of T-20 cricket, nothing pleases me more than batters running around like a headless chicken and occasionally grinding and showing batting masterclass, so pleasing to the eyes.

Your posts always put a smile on my face. 
Who thought New Zealand would take the lead in the first innings after the end of the first day? Glenn Phillips took it too easy on the third day and played without any pressure. Seems like he was playing T20Is. Fortunately, they were able to take the lead in such a pitch. Bangladesh tried to trap them which kind of worked. But, they are trapped in their own traps. LOL. Glenn Phillips played like one man Army in this match. Congratulations team New Zealand.

[synchronym]

I didn't think I would get the results of Test matches in such a short time but Bangladesh and New Zealand didn't waste any extra time. The match would have ended on the third day had the rain not stopped play. The Bangladeshi batsmen came out to bat on the wicket in the second innings and they quickly returned to the pavilion. In the second innings Bangladesh lost all the wickets and managed to score only 144 runs, on the other hand New Zealand secured an easy victory in the second Test against Bangladesh with four wickets in hand. The result of the first test was in favor of Bangladesh and the result of the second test was in favor of New Zealand Test series draw.

New Zealand team would not have been able to win this match if Glenn Phillips did not bat well. Phillips' performance in both the innings was excellent. And at the same time the performance of New Zealand's top order players was not good. New Zealand lost 5 wickets for 46 runs in the first innings and the team lost 5 wickets for 51 runs in the second innings. Due to Phillips' responsible batting, New Zealand managed to collect big in both innings. I was sure that after the defeat in the first test, New Zealand would win the second match either way.

Bangladesh needed at least 180-200 to defend. Such tricky surfaces often backfire, and Bangladesh lost. New Zealand did a great comeback, and credit goes to the excellent partnership by Santner and Phillips. Glenn Phillips did the right thing. You need to do a counter-attack on this kind of wicket.

Very interesting stats: In the recent test, Bangladesh confirmed their first-ever victory against New Zealand on home soil, while New Zealand achieved their first test win in Bangladesh in 15 years.

In the second Test match of Bangladesh vs New Zealand, Bangladesh were bowled out for 144 runs. If Bangladesh could have given New Zealand a target of 200 runs, perhaps Bangladesh would have won the match. And if Bangladesh can win this second test match, then maybe Bangladesh could defeat New Zealand for the first time in a test. Bangladesh won the first test match with such power. If the batsmen of Bangladesh could have maintained their consistency and played in the second test, maybe the Bangladesh team would have won. New Zealand won the second test match by 4 wickets. Congratulations to the New Zealand team.

[Mahdirakib]

I didn't watch the match but the stats tells the story that it was made only for bowlers with no support for batsmen.

The pitch of Mirpur was especially made for the spin bowlers only. Bangladesh had made the pitch spin friendly to create pressure on New Zealand, both teams have suffered for the condition of the pitch. But Bangladesh team has fallen in their own trap. Glenn Phillips has played very well in such pitch. I wouldn't be surprised if the Mirpur Stadium receives demerit points.

[leonair]

I didn't think I would get the results of Test matches in such a short time but Bangladesh and New Zealand didn't waste any extra time. The match would have ended on the third day had the rain not stopped play. The Bangladeshi batsmen came out to bat on the wicket in the second innings and they quickly returned to the pavilion. In the second innings Bangladesh lost all the wickets and managed to score only 144 runs, on the other hand New Zealand secured an easy victory in the second Test against Bangladesh with four wickets in hand. The result of the first test was in favor of Bangladesh and the result of the second test was in favor of New Zealand Test series draw.

New Zealand team would not have been able to win this match if Glenn Phillips did not bat well. Phillips' performance in both the innings was excellent. And at the same time the performance of New Zealand's top order players was not good. New Zealand lost 5 wickets for 46 runs in the first innings and the team lost 5 wickets for 51 runs in the second innings. Due to Phillips' responsible batting, New Zealand managed to collect big in both innings. I was sure that after the defeat in the first test, New Zealand would win the second match either way.

Bangladesh needed at least 180-200 to defend. Such tricky surfaces often backfire, and Bangladesh lost. New Zealand did a great comeback, and credit goes to the excellent partnership by Santner and Phillips. Glenn Phillips did the right thing. You need to do a counter-attack on this kind of wicket.

Very interesting stats: In the recent test, Bangladesh confirmed their first-ever victory against New Zealand on home soil, while New Zealand achieved their first test win in Bangladesh in 15 years.

In the second Test match of Bangladesh vs New Zealand, Bangladesh were bowled out for 144 runs. If Bangladesh could have given New Zealand a target of 200 runs, perhaps Bangladesh would have won the match. And if Bangladesh can win this second test match, then maybe Bangladesh could defeat New Zealand for the first time in a test. Bangladesh won the first test match with such power. If the batsmen of Bangladesh could have maintained their consistency and played in the second test, maybe the Bangladesh team would have won. New Zealand won the second test match by 4 wickets. Congratulations to the New Zealand team.

Bangladesh's quality of play was not good in the second test match. I also commented yesterday that Bangladesh might be going hand in hand in the second test match. Just like that happened New Zealand won the match by 4 wickets. Although Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by 150 runs in the 1st Test match, New Zealand could not win the match by a margin as Bangladesh. However, the two teams are on equal winning scores so far due to the two teams winning the two Test matches. So this win was very important for New Zealand.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Satner is still new in the test cricket but he's no mug with the bat and quite handy in white ball cricket as well so he knows a thing or two about batting.

Santner is comparably equal to Jadeja in the batting and bowling skills but in IPL he didn't get many chances due to only 4 foreign player rule but if he gets picked for other team then he would become a front line bowler for their team. Well, talking abouttest matches he is about 25 matches which is a milestone too and he just entered into his 30's hopefully Kiwi will utilize him in the red ball well.

[Haunebu]

Bangladesh really messed up by not getting Phillips early in the first innings and he ended up screwing them in both innings while the rest of the team struggled a lot. Santner gave him good support.

The Islam bros and Miraz were the standouts while the rest of the bowlers were pretty much useless. Ajaz and Taijul are my picks for the best bowlers of this series.

[Sithara007]

Bangladesh really messed up by not getting Phillips early in the first innings and he ended up screwing them in both innings while the rest of the team struggled a lot. Santner gave him good support.

The Islam bros and Miraz were the standouts while the rest of the bowlers were pretty much useless. Ajaz and Taijul are my picks for the best bowlers of this series.

Bangladesh messed up when they created the minefield for the second time in a row. It backfired on them, as the New Zealand bowlers made life miserable for the Bangladeshi batsmen. And don't forget the fact that Bangladeshi had won the toss and had opted to bat first. Despite the home advantage and tailor-made pitch, Bangladesh managed to lose the match. This is a huge morale booster for New Zealand. They managed to level the series 1-1 and it is a big achievement given the hostile conditions and past record.

[SATWAT]

I didn't think I would get the results of Test matches in such a short time but Bangladesh and New Zealand didn't waste any extra time. The match would have ended on the third day had the rain not stopped play. The Bangladeshi batsmen came out to bat on the wicket in the second innings and they quickly returned to the pavilion. In the second innings Bangladesh lost all the wickets and managed to score only 144 runs, on the other hand New Zealand secured an easy victory in the second Test against Bangladesh with four wickets in hand. The result of the first test was in favor of Bangladesh and the result of the second test was in favor of New Zealand Test series draw.

Now we are living in completely different era where things are changing very quickly without any problem so in near future mostly we will have test matches ended in three or four days which could be common because batsmen try to play quickly which are helping things for having the good number of wickets in everyday play.
English bazball is also going to have good impact and Australians are also doing good work with their mostly run-rate will be at the 3.5 to 4 which is also helpful for aggressive approach in test matches even most chances we will have no increase test match fans but still this is good for the game in the future.

[HelliumZ]

Bangladesh really messed up by not getting Phillips early in the first innings and he ended up screwing them in both innings while the rest of the team struggled a lot. Santner gave him good support.

The Islam bros and Miraz were the standouts while the rest of the bowlers were pretty much useless. Ajaz and Taijul are my picks for the best bowlers of this series.

Bangladesh messed up when they created the minefield for the second time in a row. It backfired on them, as the New Zealand bowlers made life miserable for the Bangladeshi batsmen. And don't forget the fact that Bangladeshi had won the toss and had opted to bat first. Despite the home advantage and tailor-made pitch, Bangladesh managed to lose the match. This is a huge morale booster for New Zealand. They managed to level the series 1-1 and it is a big achievement given the hostile conditions and past record.

Teams of any country in the world take home advantage of that country but Bangladesh cannot take home advantage of Mirpur. They were bowled out for just 172 runs and 144 runs in Mirpur. Comparatively, it can be said that New Zealand has taken more home advantage than Bangladesh. In this case, if Bangladesh had shown self-restraint in every innings, no matter how bad the pitch was, they would not have been all out for 172 and 144 runs. Bangladesh had many chances to win the second test as well but only to lose miserably due to Bangladesh's poor performance.