Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Patrol69]

Pakistan still trail by 124 runs and chances are rear that they will be able to make 318 runs. If Pakistan give Australia a lead of 70 to 80 runs in first innings then Australia have a bright chance on winning this too.
Babar Azam once again failed to score runs, 36 runs in his 3 innings at Australia. It might be a good idea to try some new Batsmen in place of Babar Azam. Meanwhile Babar Azam can work to improve his performance.  

I doubt Pakistan will be able give any run lead to Australia. The last official batters Rizwan is batting now with a Pakistani bowler. If he gets out then it would be game over for Pakistan. This match too is turning out to be just like the first one. The only exception here is tha Pakistani bowling was better than what we saw earlier. The batting is still not good and as they have lost 6 wickets in quick interval. Poor batting was the primary reaso why Pakistan lost the first test. They are again repeating the same mistake that they committed earlier.

Pakistan at the end of day 2 scored 194 runs in loss of 6 wickets. At one stage 102/1 Pakistan is looking to give huge lead to Australia but Australia amazing bowling performance picked fast wickets of Pakistan team. Very disappointed batting from Babar azam is out for just 1 score. Now Muhammad Rizwan is playing at 26 runs note out with fast bowlers amar Jamal on 2 score. Australia Will looking to picked the wicket of Muhammad Rizwan and all out Pakistan in under 250 runs, Pakistan trail by 124 runs.

Australia managed to score 318 runs at the end of the first innings and Pakistan managed to score 194 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their first innings. Losing six wickets in Test cricket means pretty much losing all the batsmen so I don't see much hope that Pakistan can make a good run on the third day. Pakistan may be 80 or 90 runs behind Australia at the end of the first innings. If Australia leads by 90 runs and starts the game in the second innings, the chances of Australia winning this test match are definitely high. Pakistan's chances of winning are slim as per the current scenario but still expect Pakistan to do much better in the second innings than the first innings.

Australia's target was not too big and it might be possible for Pakistan to score equal to this target as they have lost only six wickets so far.  But they have 4 more wickets left now so I think they can overcome the 124 run deficit if they play a bit more actively.  Because there are no fixed overs in Test matches, they will have the opportunity to save wickets and play as much as they want.  So Pakistan should not get excited and save wickets and play slowly then they will be able to match Australia's score in the first innings.

Pakistan had 6 professional batsmen in the first six wickets they lost and one or two professional batsmen out of the last four and all but bowlers so the batting skills of the second order batsmen will never match the six first order batsmen. Pakistan will definitely be below the target that I have given. The number of runs to finish the second innings from behind is a plus point for Australia. Pakistan struggled a lot to bat on the second day so the fourth and fifth day will be tougher for Pakistan. On Test wickets in Australian conditions this behavior is usually observed from the wickets on the fourth and fifth days with the ball swinging considerably and the ball being fast enough to make it difficult for the batsmen to bat.

[noormcs5]

Australia's target was not too big and it might be possible for Pakistan to score equal to this target as they have lost only six wickets so far.  But they have 4 more wickets left now so I think they can overcome the 124 run deficit if they play a bit more actively.  Because there are no fixed overs in Test matches, they will have the opportunity to save wickets and play as much as they want.  So Pakistan should not get excited and save wickets and play slowly then they will be able to match Australia's score in the first innings.

In this test match, Shaheen Shah Afridi liked to hit bouncers at other players and this bouncer damaged Australian batsmen but not too much and the harmful and speeds bouncers was can't play by the Australian batsmen and they left the ball and care for himself but Travis Head didn't care of himself and he tried to hit a shot in the bouncer of Shaheen Shah Afridi and he tried this but this was a harmful bouncer, thank god he is safe the bat edge happened and the ball was gone on the slip so he was safe but he cannot safe his wicket.

Anyway, Travis Head was out 70.2 overs and it was the fourth wicket of Australian and when he was out his team's runs were 205 and his runs were 17 runs that he made in 32 balls.

[Jateng]

In the 1st Test match of South Africa vs India team India scored 245 runs in 1st inns in 67.4 overs. South Africa team came to bat today. So far 189 runs lost 3 wickets in 47.4 overs. South Africa team has performed well in the bowling line.  Also, they have started to perform well in batting. South Africa team is now behind by 56 runs. I did not expect India team to play such a bad game. I thought that India could not do well in batting, maybe they can do well in bowling, but India team started to perform poorly.

India team vs South Africa team test game was played in SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium. South Africa team won toss and get a chance for choosing and they decided bowl first. Today 2 nd day was concluded and also India team ended 1 st inning. In 1 st inning, India team scored 245 runs in 67.4 overs mad entire team was dismissed. KL Rahul was only Batsman who showed brilliant effort in batting lineup and he scored 1010 runs in 137 balls and he hitted fourteen 4s and four 6s. V.Kohli did not batted good and he scored only 38 runs in 64 balls and he hitted five 4s. South Africa batting lineup was continuing in ground and south Africa team scored 244 runs in 60 overs by losing 4 wickets.

In 1st inning india made 245 runs while south africa are 256/5 and Day 2 stumps off south Africa lead by 11 runs excellent batting by Dean Elgar 140 runs on the crease and start tomorrow with his batting india must need to take wicket of elger early to stop runs this will damage india badly Bedingham also make 56 runs and bavuna will be next batter india need to takes remaining wickets in morning session to put pressure on South africa it will be very difficult situation for india if south africa lead 150 runs

[Sithara007]

Pakistan had 6 professional batsmen in the first six wickets they lost and one or two professional batsmen out of the last four and all but bowlers so the batting skills of the second order batsmen will never match the six first order batsmen. Pakistan will definitely be below the target that I have given. The number of runs to finish the second innings from behind is a plus point for Australia. Pakistan struggled a lot to bat on the second day so the fourth and fifth day will be tougher for Pakistan. On Test wickets in Australian conditions this behavior is usually observed from the wickets on the fourth and fifth days with the ball swinging considerably and the ball being fast enough to make it difficult for the batsmen to bat.

They are still trailing by 124 runs. And they do have a very long tail. Mohammad Rizwan is still out there, but at the other end they have Aamer Jamal. And then the tail starts with Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mir Hamza. Mitchell Starc was the only disappointment from Australian side. The other two pacers picked up 4 wickets, and then Nathan Lyon also picked up two. Anyway, let's wait and watch what happens tomorrow. If the Pakistani tailenders can restrict the Australian lead to 50-60 runs, then they will still have a chance in this match.   

[WatChe]

In 1st inning india made 245 runs while south africa are 256/5 and Day 2 stumps off south Africa lead by 11 runs excellent batting by Dean Elgar 140 runs on the crease and start tomorrow with his batting india must need to take wicket of elger early to stop runs this will damage india badly Bedingham also make 56 runs and bavuna will be next batter india need to takes remaining wickets in morning session to put pressure on South africa it will be very difficult situation for india if south africa lead 150 runs

India really struggling at the moment. South Africa have taken a lead and they have 5 more players to bat. If South Africa can extend lead to 100 or 150 then they might have good chance of winning this test. Good job from KL Rahul, his century helped India in making 245 runs.
Dean Elgar is still on the crease with 140 runs. His presence is a serious threat to india, get him out quickly or allow South Africa to take huge first innings lead.

[Tony116]

Australia's target was not too big and it might be possible for Pakistan to score equal to this target as they have lost only six wickets so far.  But they have 4 more wickets left now so I think they can overcome the 124 run deficit if they play a bit more actively.  Because there are no fixed overs in Test matches, they will have the opportunity to save wickets and play as much as they want.  So Pakistan should not get excited and save wickets and play slowly then they will be able to match Australia's score in the first innings.

In this test match, Shaheen Shah Afridi liked to hit bouncers at other players and this bouncer damaged Australian batsmen but not too much and the harmful and speeds bouncers was can't play by the Australian batsmen and they left the ball and care for himself but Travis Head didn't care of himself and he tried to hit a shot in the bouncer of Shaheen Shah Afridi and he tried this but this was a harmful bouncer, thank god he is safe the bat edge happened and the ball was gone on the slip so he was safe but he cannot safe his wicket.

Anyway, Travis Head was out 70.2 overs and it was the fourth wicket of Australian and when he was out his team's runs were 205 and his runs were 17 runs that he made in 32 balls.

Pakistan is still trailing by 124 runs. They only have four wickets in hand. The play of day 2 has ended. Pakistan is again going to have a very hard task to do. By the looks of it, Pakistan seems to be getting themselves into trouble again. And I think we all know that on the third day, when Pakistan comes out to bat, it is going to be tough for them to survive. Let's see if Pakistan can somehow get the score closer. I think it is not going to be ideal for Pakistan to trail by more than 50 before they get all out. Trailing by anything at the end of the first innings for Pakistan is going to be difficult. But 50 is going to be something there will definitely take under the circumstances.

[laurenB7742]

In the 1st Test match of South Africa vs India team India scored 245 runs in 1st inns in 67.4 overs. South Africa team came to bat today. So far 189 runs lost 3 wickets in 47.4 overs. South Africa team has performed well in the bowling line.  Also, they have started to perform well in batting. South Africa team is now behind by 56 runs. I did not expect India team to play such a bad game. I thought that India could not do well in batting, maybe they can do well in bowling, but India team started to perform poorly.

India team vs South Africa team test game was played in SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium. South Africa team won toss and get a chance for choosing and they decided bowl first. Today 2 nd day was concluded and also India team ended 1 st inning. In 1 st inning, India team scored 245 runs in 67.4 overs mad entire team was dismissed. KL Rahul was only Batsman who showed brilliant effort in batting lineup and he scored 1010 runs in 137 balls and he hitted fourteen 4s and four 6s. V.Kohli did not batted good and he scored only 38 runs in 64 balls and he hitted five 4s. South Africa batting lineup was continuing in ground and south Africa team scored 244 runs in 60 overs by losing 4 wickets.

In 1st inning india made 245 runs while south africa are 256/5 and Day 2 stumps off south Africa lead by 11 runs excellent batting by Dean Elgar 140 runs on the crease and start tomorrow with his batting india must need to take wicket of elger early to stop runs this will damage india badly Bedingham also make 56 runs and bavuna will be next batter india need to takes remaining wickets in morning session to put pressure on South africa it will be very difficult situation for india if south africa lead 150 runs

South Africa has proved me wrong. I thought this would be 50-50 with no side actually leading the test match. But they proved me wrong with their excellent bowling and batting. On the first day, Kagiso Rabada got an amazing fifer, and then on the 2nd day, the skipper Dean Elgar scored 140 runs still unbeaten after the stumps on 2nd day.

But I have to say that Indian batters have let me down. KL Rahul scored a good century but didn’t matter much it seems right now. My prediction for the 3rd day is that South Africa will score 400 runs on their first day. But they have to be quick because India might use the time to make it a draw.

[BitcoinsGreat]

In this test match, Shaheen Shah Afridi liked to hit bouncers at other players and this bouncer damaged Australian batsmen but not too much and the harmful and speeds bouncers was can't play by the Australian batsmen and they left the ball and care for himself but Travis Head didn't care of himself and he tried to hit a shot in the bouncer of Shaheen Shah Afridi and he tried this but this was a harmful bouncer, thank god he is safe the bat edge happened and the ball was gone on the slip so he was safe but he cannot safe his wicket.

Anyway, Travis Head was out 70.2 overs and it was the fourth wicket of Australian and when he was out his team's runs were 205 and his runs were 17 runs that he made in 32 balls.

Shaheen Shah Afridi played very well and I will hope that in the second innings, he played much better than this, he took two main wickets from Australian batsmen which was Travis Head and Carey.

Travis Head's wicket is important because if you remember so Travis Head hit a century against India in WTC 2023 or maybe in 2022, I forget the  exact year.

[Sithara007]

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But I have to say that Indian batters have let me down. KL Rahul scored a good century but didn’t matter much it seems right now. My prediction for the 3rd day is that South Africa will score 400 runs on their first day. But they have to be quick because India might use the time to make it a draw.

400 in the first innings? Will be difficult given the fact that both Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj seems to be in great form. However for India, the other two seamers (Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna) were pathetic. And then Ravichandran Ashwin also couldn't trouble the South African batsmen (and IMO, he was under-utilized by the captain). I don't know whether there is anything going on between Rohit Sharma and Ashwin. But tomorrow I would expect Ashwin to bowl a lot more overs than he did today.

[kro55]

In this test match, Shaheen Shah Afridi liked to hit bouncers at other players and this bouncer damaged Australian batsmen but not too much and the harmful and speeds bouncers was can't play by the Australian batsmen and they left the ball and care for himself but Travis Head didn't care of himself and he tried to hit a shot in the bouncer of Shaheen Shah Afridi and he tried this but this was a harmful bouncer, thank god he is safe the bat edge happened and the ball was gone on the slip so he was safe but he cannot safe his wicket.

Anyway, Travis Head was out 70.2 overs and it was the fourth wicket of Australian and when he was out his team's runs were 205 and his runs were 17 runs that he made in 32 balls.

Shaheen Shah Afridi played very well and I will hope that in the second innings, he played much better than this, he took two main wickets from Australian batsmen which was Travis Head and Carey.

Travis Head's wicket is important because if you remember so Travis Head hit a century against India in WTC 2023 or maybe in 2022, I forget the  exact year.

If the batsmen are not batting well then it is not possible to win or draw depending on the performance of the bowlers alone. The pitch was not bowling friendly. Still, the Pakistani bowlers bowled well enough. They were able to stop the Australian team within 318 runs. Afridi, Hamza and Hasan Ali took two wickets each and Aamer Jamal took three wickets.

Pakistani batsmen could not bat well. They lost 6 wickets and collected 194 runs in 55 overs on the second day. Pakistan team is still behind by 124 runs. Mohammad Rizwan is still unbeaten with 29 runs. If Rizwan's wicket can be taken quickly by the Australian bowlers next day, it won't take long for Pakistan's first innings to end.

[laurenB7742]

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But I have to say that Indian batters have let me down. KL Rahul scored a good century but didn’t matter much it seems right now. My prediction for the 3rd day is that South Africa will score 400 runs on their first day. But they have to be quick because India might use the time to make it a draw.

400 in the first innings? Will be difficult given the fact that both Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj seems to be in great form. However for India, the other two seamers (Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna) were pathetic. And then Ravichandran Ashwin also couldn't trouble the South African batsmen (and IMO, he was under-utilized by the captain). I don't know whether there is anything going on between Rohit Sharma and Ashwin. But tomorrow I would expect Ashwin to bowl a lot more overs than he did today.

I know scoring 400 runs is not an easy task. But let's not forget that South Africa lost just 5 wickets. Dean Elgar is batting very responsibly. If the Indian bowlers fail to take Elgar's wicket in the first 10 overs in the coming days, then Elgar has a chance of scoring a double century. At the same time, South Africa's lower order has been able to batting  well in the Test format. Even if each batsman collects 20 runs, it will not be difficult for South Africa to collect close to 400 runs. But everything will depend on the bowling of the Indian bowlers in the first session in the coming days. If they do well, maybe they can stop the South African team long before 400. But I guess South Africa will collect around 400 in the first innings.

[SATWAT]

In this test match, Shaheen Shah Afridi liked to hit bouncers at other players and this bouncer damaged Australian batsmen but not too much and the harmful and speeds bouncers was can't play by the Australian batsmen and they left the ball and care for himself but Travis Head didn't care of himself and he tried to hit a shot in the bouncer of Shaheen Shah Afridi and he tried this but this was a harmful bouncer, thank god he is safe the bat edge happened and the ball was gone on the slip so he was safe but he cannot safe his wicket.

Anyway, Travis Head was out 70.2 overs and it was the fourth wicket of Australian and when he was out his team's runs were 205 and his runs were 17 runs that he made in 32 balls.

Shaheen Shah Afridi played very well and I will hope that in the second innings, he played much better than this, he took two main wickets from Australian batsmen which was Travis Head and Carey.

Travis Head's wicket is important because if you remember so Travis Head hit a century against India in WTC 2023 or maybe in 2022, I forget the  exact year.

Pakistani bowling done good job and have all wickets in one session which helps them for reducing Australia at this score of 318 but sadly Pakistani batting were not as expected, and they lost their all key batsmen cheaply while they are having just 194 runs with still needs to score 124 more runs for coming at the level which is looking not easy with just Mohammad Rizwan and Aamir Jamal at crease Cummins done spell which brought down Babar Azam and 3 wickets so far which helping his team for having strong grip on this match after winning first at Perth.
Now it's time for Pakistan to try to reduce their deficit and have some good runs on board before going for bowling into second inning if they want to have something good in this match.

[JSRAW]

India still has hope in this match since Bavuma is playing. Jokes aside,

In the tests Buvama is not a bad cricketer so can't take him lightly but atm he pulled his hamstring.

Elgar deserves all the credit, this guy always manages to shit on us most of the time when he plays at home and when things are tough. 

He is still unbeaten and the guy really wants to end his career on a high note that was evident with his ton celebrations, so I hope India will come up with an Idea to take his wicket and all the remaining inside the first session itself or else the lead will be big enough to make the Indian players to lose their hope completely.

I think the damage is already done and it's only going to get worse lol. Dude averages almost 50 at home as an opener. Some might call it home track bully but that's not the case because South African pitches are not batting friendly be it local or visiting team. One can only admire his grit and talent on such a deck.

[LDL]

In 1st inning india made 245 runs while south africa are 256/5 and Day 2 stumps off south Africa lead by 11 runs excellent batting by Dean Elgar 140 runs on the crease and start tomorrow with his batting india must need to take wicket of elger early to stop runs this will damage india badly Bedingham also make 56 runs and bavuna will be next batter india need to takes remaining wickets in morning session to put pressure on South africa it will be very difficult situation for india if south africa lead 150 runs

India really struggling at the moment. South Africa have taken a lead and they have 5 more players to bat. If South Africa can extend lead to 100 or 150 then they might have good chance of winning this test. Good job from KL Rahul, his century helped India in making 245 runs.
Dean Elgar is still on the crease with 140 runs. His presence is a serious threat to india, get him out quickly or allow South Africa to take huge first innings lead.

India's first innings score of 245 was not enough especially as their top order batsmen failed to finish the first innings score at 245 runs. But against South Africa, the dynamic nature of the pitch was completely reversed due to which the Indian bowlers could not collect more than five wickets on the first day despite their best efforts. So far, South Africa have given up an 11-run lead at the end of the second day of the Test. If for some reason South Africa can give India a lead of more than 100 runs then it will be very easy for South Africa to win this test. As Dean Elgar is unbeaten on 140 so far, there is still plenty of room for South Africa to add to the run score. So South Africa can give India a lead of more than 100 runs.

[Sithara007]

Pakistan came back strongly in the first session today. First they managed to limit Australia's lead to just 54 runs, thanks to some solid hitting by lower order batsmen such as Aamer Jamal and Shaheen Shah Afridi. And then Shaheen managed to pick two crucial wickets when Australian came out to bat (those of Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne). In case of Labuschagne, he has been in poor form for quite some time. Perhaps the Australian selectors need to rethink on including him in the future matches. 

[libert19]

I lol'ed when Rahul took single of wk's lack of attention. Coetzee's face was funny.

^ and this moment wasn't added into highlights, it was this single that allowed Rahul to make century.

[Nrcewker]

In 1st inning india made 245 runs while south africa are 256/5 and Day 2 stumps off south Africa lead by 11 runs excellent batting by Dean Elgar 140 runs on the crease and start tomorrow with his batting india must need to take wicket of elger early to stop runs this will damage india badly Bedingham also make 56 runs and bavuna will be next batter india need to takes remaining wickets in morning session to put pressure on South africa it will be very difficult situation for india if south africa lead 150 runs

India really struggling at the moment. South Africa have taken a lead and they have 5 more players to bat. If South Africa can extend lead to 100 or 150 then they might have good chance of winning this test. Good job from KL Rahul, his century helped India in making 245 runs.
Dean Elgar is still on the crease with 140 runs. His presence is a serious threat to india, get him out quickly or allow South Africa to take huge first innings lead.

Today before the lunch, the Indian team will have to anyhow restrict the SA batters. There are already leading with so many runs. I don’t think Indian team will win this match. The poor first innings will cost them this match. If SA batters put another 100 runs then they will lead with good margin. India have to make atleast 350-400 in second innings to match the score. Both the batters and bowlers of India have disappointed us badly.

[Jateng]

In 1st innings Australia made 318 while Pakistan made 364 and Australia lead by 54 runs. Now in second inning Australia lost their 4 wickets on just 16 runs and 2nd session going on of 3rd day steve smith and mitchel marsh are on the crease what a excellent bowling performance by team Pakistan in 2nd innings they put high pressure on Australia shaheen afridi and Mir hamza both takes 2, 2 wickets Australia lead by 70 runs Pakistan need to takes remaining wickets today to get target by minimum runs

[ThemePen]

Pakistan came back strongly in the first session today. First they managed to limit Australia's lead to just 54 runs, thanks to some solid hitting by lower order batsmen such as Aamer Jamal and Shaheen Shah Afridi. And then Shaheen managed to pick two crucial wickets when Australian came out to bat (those of Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne). In case of Labuschagne, he has been in poor form for quite some time. Perhaps the Australian selectors need to rethink on including him in the future matches. 

At this time Australia is leading with 82 runs. I was not expecting that the Pakistan bowlers will perform like this. Australia lost 2 wickets on 16 runs. In total they have lost 4 wickets. Pakistan is trying well and if Pakistan bowlers will perform like this continuously so I hope they will restrict Australia below 200 lead. After that if Pakistani batsman will perform well so I hope Pakistan will win this test match easily. But Steven Smith and Mitchell Marsh both are playing on the pitch. If this Partnership will remain on pitch so I think they can make 350+ runs. Abd this target will be difficult to chase by Pakistan.

[Sithara007]

Decent partnership between Mitchell Marsh and Steven Smith. They were 16/4 and now these two have enabled them to reach 66/4. Lead is 116 runs as of now. If Pakistan can restrict the Australian lead to anything under 200, then they will be the firm favorites for this match. Mir Hamza took the last two wickets to fall, after Shaheen Shah Afridi provided the initial breakthroughs. But once again, Hasan Ali is looking like the weakest link in Pakistani pace bowling attack. Two more wickets and Australia are done for this match.