Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Bureau]

South Africa Vs India On Day 2 South Africa batting first innings with India team aiming to meet the target. We saw that on the first day the Indian team scored 153 runs, meeting the South African target and giving South Africa a lead of 98 runs. On the first day, the Indian team bowled exceptionally well due to which the batsmen of the South African team did not play well and were dismissed quickly. But South Africa on the second day performed much better than the first day where they were bowled out for 55 runs today losing 3 wickets for 62 runs. However, South Africa are batting with the intention of filling the lead given by India, if they can meet the target given by India and collect a good score then it is possible to put India under pressure. South Africa still needs 36 runs to cover the lead given by India, if South Africa can give India a huge lead of 200 runs in today's match then there is a possibility of winning.

The way the first innings ended, this match might get over on day 2. South Africa still trails by 36 runs and has already lost 3 batters. The magic of Siraj did not work in the second innings, hopefully it might work on day 2. Mukesh Kumar took 2 wickets again in the second innings, this guy is very consistent when compared with other new bowlers. Bhumrah has another wicket and as usual, his bowling has been great after his comeback into the team. The chance of India winning this test match is far better than the South African team.  

[Haunebu]

Don't know who will win this match as Australian team is also playing well with the score of 116 with two wickets down before the match was delayed by rain at Sydney.

I think that this match will end as a draw primarily because both teams are batting well and rain is causing issues. Australia might end up providing a small lead in the first innings while Pakistan will probably defend like crazy in the second innings.

Seemed like an interesting match at one point if you ask me. India vs SA test is way more interesting currently in comparison.

[onecall123]

Pakistan vs Australia 3rd Test match Pakistan turned around brilliantly against Australia. In the first innings of the third Test match against Australia, Pakistan was under a lot of pressure after losing 2 wickets. Rezwan and Amir Jamal's brilliant batting gave Pakistan a lead of 313 runs to Australia. Australia started batting with a score of 313 runs. The current score of the Australian team is 116 runs for 2 wickets. Looking at the current score of the Australian team, it seems that they may not be able to finish the lead of 300 runs and give Pakistan a lead of too many runs. If Pakistan bats like this in the third test match then maybe Pakistan can win the third test match against Australia.

Pakistan's performance was admirable in the 3rd Test. In the first inning Pakistan made 313 runs. Muhammad Rizwan made 88 runs and Aamer Jamal made 82 runs.
And now the Australia's turn and they made 116 runs in 47 overs and lost two wickets. And this time the match has been stopped due to rain. If the rain will stop and they will start playing. Pakistan needs to collect more wickets. If Australia will not give and lead to Pakistan and Pakistan will make 300+ runs again so there will be a chance that Pakistan will win this match.

Day 2 in Sydney has concluded.
I doubt the remaining wickets will fall on the 3rd day with low total. You say Australia could lose this match, giving Pakistan an opportunity! Australia is leading the three-match Test series 2-0, and only bad weather might save Pakistan from a 3-0 defeat or secure at least a draw. Australia remains in a commanding position due to their deadly batting order.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Pakistan vs Australia 3rd Test match Pakistan turned around brilliantly against Australia. In the first innings of the third Test match against Australia, Pakistan was under a lot of pressure after losing 2 wickets. Rezwan and Amir Jamal's brilliant batting gave Pakistan a lead of 313 runs to Australia. Australia started batting with a score of 313 runs. The current score of the Australian team is 116 runs for 2 wickets. Looking at the current score of the Australian team, it seems that they may not be able to finish the lead of 300 runs and give Pakistan a lead of too many runs. If Pakistan bats like this in the third test match then maybe Pakistan can win the third test match against Australia.

Pakistan's performance was admirable in the 3rd Test. In the first inning Pakistan made 313 runs. Muhammad Rizwan made 88 runs and Aamer Jamal made 82 runs.
And now the Australia's turn and they made 116 runs in 47 overs and lost two wickets. And this time the match has been stopped due to rain. If the rain will stop and they will start playing. Pakistan needs to collect more wickets. If Australia will not give and lead to Pakistan and Pakistan will make 300+ runs again so there will be a chance that Pakistan will win this match.

If we compare the performance of Pakistan with the previous matches, we can call 313 runs as a good innings. But considering the condition of the pitch, 313 runs is not enough. The pitch is batting friendly. Pakistan team could easily collect 350+ runs. Pakistan's two openers Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub failed to score any runs. Despite such a poor start, Pakistan managed to score 313 runs thanks to excellent innings by Rizwan and Aamer Jamal. These two batsmen have done excellent batting.

After scoring 313 runs, it is not possible to say whether Pakistan will win or the match will be a draw. Still there is a possibility of Pakistan losing, as their performance is very erratic. Australia scored 116 runs for the loss of two wickets in their first innings. Amassing 313 runs will not be difficult for the Australian players.

[elevates]

Australia trail by 197 runs after the end of day 2. They still have a good amount of wickets in hand and the trail could have been lower if rain hadn't interrupted. Pakistan could not utilize their good start as the initial 2 wickets could have been more if Aamer Jamal and Ali Agha could have been given more overs. The captain could have kept one bowler and rested the other. Labuschagne and Smith can become a problem for Pakistan if they get set, tomorrow they should concentrate on getting any one of them out.

South Africa would be batting today on day two.  They have already lost 3 wickets and are still trailing by a small margin. Shiraj didn't get any wickets yesterday and it would be interesting to see whether he can repeat his performance of day 1 on day 2.

[Iranus]

South Africa Vs India On Day 2 South Africa batting first innings with India team aiming to meet the target. We saw that on the first day the Indian team scored 153 runs, meeting the South African target and giving South Africa a lead of 98 runs. On the first day, the Indian team bowled exceptionally well due to which the batsmen of the South African team did not play well and were dismissed quickly. But South Africa on the second day performed much better than the first day where they were bowled out for 55 runs today losing 3 wickets for 62 runs. However, South Africa are batting with the intention of filling the lead given by India, if they can meet the target given by India and collect a good score then it is possible to put India under pressure. South Africa still needs 36 runs to cover the lead given by India, if South Africa can give India a huge lead of 200 runs in today's match then there is a possibility of winning.

The way the first innings ended, this match might get over on day 2. South Africa still trails by 36 runs and has already lost 3 batters. The magic of Siraj did not work in the second innings, hopefully it might work on day 2. Mukesh Kumar took 2 wickets again in the second innings, this guy is very consistent when compared with other new bowlers. Bhumrah has another wicket and as usual, his bowling has been great after his comeback into the team. The chance of India winning this test match is far better than the South African team.  

Right now both teams have equal chances to win. South Africa batted very badly in the first innings. The team was able to collect only 55 runs. But it is not that the Indian batsmen have played very well either. India managed to take a lead of 98 runs. South Africa team lost 3 wickets in the second innings and collected 2 runs. Marakram remains unbeaten with 36 runs. If Marakram can bat responsibly, South Africa might be able to collect big. However, South Africa are likely to win if they can post a target of more than 150. But if Africa give a target of 80-100 runs then they probably won't win.

[Essential10]

Australia trail by 197 runs after the end of day 2. They still have a good amount of wickets in hand and the trail could have been lower if rain hadn't interrupted. Pakistan could not utilize their good start as the initial 2 wickets could have been more if Aamer Jamal and Ali Agha could have been given more overs. The captain could have kept one bowler and rested the other. Labuschagne and Smith can become a problem for Pakistan if they get set, tomorrow they should concentrate on getting any one of them out.

Only 46 overs were played on the second day of the third Test between Australia and Pakistan due to rain. On the first day, Pakistan scored 95 runs and fell by 5 wickets, under quite a bit of pressure. Rizwan 88 runs, Agha salman 53 runs, Aamer jamal 82 runs effort, Pakistan managed to score 313 runs.  Pat Cummins bowled brilliantly on the first day, taking five wickets for 61 runs. Australia lost their opening two batsmen on day two with David Warner scoring 34 runs and Usman Khawaja scoring 47 runs. Australia now trailing Pakistan by 197 runs, Australia score 116/2 at the end of day two. Hopefully Labuschenne and Smith can make a strong pairing on day three.

[roksana.hee]

Rain, wickets, and a captivating contest in the #AUS vs PAK Test. It's a brilliance on day one, Pakistan's fightback on day two. Australia's batting is focused on day three as they trail by 197 runs. Labuschenne and Smith hold the key. Exciting cricket ahead!

[Bitcoin Smith]

23 wickets in a single day. This proves what a trash pitch this is. We need to praise Rohit, Subhman and Virat here.

This becomes a topic of debate in the social media since yesterday, but I still think this is a typical test pitch but batsmen who is involved in the whiteball a lot forgot how to play the test innings, the approach should be defending and leaving the ball not try to play every ball and that is why we saw something like that yesterday.

[noormcs5]

What a test match we are having between India and Sout Africa.

23 Wickets have gone down and still 10 overs left in today's play. Chances are that we will see result by tomorrow. Indian also don't have a big score in first innings but they manage to take a vital 98 runs lead. South Africa second innings is better then first innings so far. They need to give a target of 250 to win this game which looking not possible at the moment.

23 wickets in a single day. This proves what a trash pitch this is. We need to praise Rohit, Subhman and Virat here. In this difficult pitch they were able to score 35+ runs. But the bowlers were also really exceptional, be it Indian bowlers or South Africans, they did their part. It seems like India will win this match, if their top order doesn’t collapse. Let’s see how today the pitch behaves.

The match of India vs South Africa was very strange because in the first innings, we thought that India could easily win this but when the Indian team came on batting so they lost three wickets in 153 runs and then how fast the wicket fell they lost all the wickets on 153 runs and remember they lost 3 wickets in 153 runs and after few minutes their all team has been out on 153 runs and after that yesterday South African team again batting and on that time, they lost two wickets but let's see what happen in today's match, and I think that South African team can win this match against India in Cape Town.

[Cheema02]

Australia trail by 197 runs after the end of day 2. They still have a good amount of wickets in hand and the trail could have been lower if rain hadn't interrupted. Pakistan could not utilize their good start as the initial 2 wickets could have been more if Aamer Jamal and Ali Agha could have been given more overs. The captain could have kept one bowler and rested the other. Labuschagne and Smith can become a problem for Pakistan if they get set, tomorrow they should concentrate on getting any one of them out.

Day 2 Stumps Australia current scored 116 runa in loss of 2 wickets in 47 overs and play stoped dueto Rain. In first inning Pakistan set a good total  313 all out. Pakistan bowling performance is not good in this match only 2 wickets picked  1,1 Wicket By Aamir Jamal amd Salman ali agha. David Warner is out by scoring 34 runs, playing his last test match and Usman khawaja scored 47 runs. Australia Trail By 197 Runs if panistan bowlers didn't picked early wickets in start of day 3 then Australia will looking to give a big lead to Pakistan. Australia is favourite to win this match and whitewash Pakistan by beating in 3rd test match 3-0.

[virasog]

23 wickets in a single day. This proves what a trash pitch this is. We need to praise Rohit, Subhman and Virat here.

This becomes a topic of debate in the social media since yesterday, but I still think this is a typical test pitch but batsmen who is involved in the whiteball a lot forgot how to play the test innings, the approach should be defending and leaving the ball not try to play every ball and that is why we saw something like that yesterday.

The test match of India and South Africa was very unique because both teams were bowling but batting was so poor and this situation held with both teams in this match.

The South African team was on batting yesterday and they made 62 runs in the loss of just 2 wickets and when today's match started so in less than 10 overs they lost 4 wickets in 69 runs. I regret that the Cape Town pitch is a bowling pitch but here is something strange. How did they lose all the wickets on just 55 runs, how is it possible especially, in the test?

[kro55]

South Africa did not start the second day well. If the batsmen played with some responsibility, the team might have been able to collect big. But even though they started the day on 62 runs, Bedingham lost his wicket on 66 runs. And by 85 runs they lost the wicket of Verreyenne. But Marakram is still at the crease. There are no experienced batsmen to help Marakram. Marakram scored 52 runs unbeaten. And South Africa collected 97 runs for the loss of 5 wickets.

Mohammad Siraj bowled brilliantly in the first innings. He picked up 6 important wickets. But in the second innings, Siraj could not take a single wicket. Bumrah took 3 wickets and Mukesh Kumar 2 wickets.

[elevates]

Markram is looking good and aggressive as he has been able to hit 8 fours. He has already got his 50 and with Jansen with him, South Africa has now gained a lead of 5 runs. Just saw Jansen getting out by Bhumrah, he has been bowling very well and has already got 4 wickets another one he will get his fifer. I do not think that another wicket by Bhumrah would take time. This game is getting more and more interesting. Sometimes I feel that it is a T20 game that has been continuing for 2 days. 

[BALIK]

South Africa did not start the second day well. If the batsmen played with some responsibility, the team might have been able to collect big. But even though they started the day on 62 runs, Bedingham lost his wicket on 66 runs. And by 85 runs they lost the wicket of Verreyenne. But Marakram is still at the crease. There are no experienced batsmen to help Marakram. Marakram scored 52 runs unbeaten. And South Africa collected 97 runs for the loss of 5 wickets.

Mohammad Siraj bowled brilliantly in the first innings. He picked up 6 important wickets. But in the second innings, Siraj could not take a single wicket. Bumrah took 3 wickets and Mukesh Kumar 2 wickets.

South Africa lose their seventh wicket for 111 runs. Even though Marakram is performing well, none of the batsmen are able to help him. Had the batsmen batted responsibly, South Africa would have been able to muster around 200.

South Africa scored 128 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. Marakram remains unbeaten with 73 runs from 83 balls. And now Marakram is batting a bit aggressively. And that's what he should do now. Because even though Marakram is playing well, none of his fellow batsmen are helping him.

I don't know why India's captain is not using Mohammed Siraj properly in the second innings. Bumrah has bowled 11 overs and Mukesh kumar has bowled 10 overs, on the other hand Siraj who bowled brilliantly in the first innings has bowled only 6 overs so far in the second innings.

[elevates]

The way Markram is batting he might get his century in the second innings. He is only short of 16 runs and is facing all the balls he can because Rabada is in the non striker end. Shiraj is not looking good as he was yesterday while bowling in the first innings. I am suprised to see Rohit opting for Bhumrah and Mukesh. He has only bowled 6 overs, Krishna does it again he gave 20 runs in his first spell. South Africa now has a lead of 52 runs and anything above 100 won't be easy for India to chase.

[noormcs5]

Day 2 Stumps Australia current scored 116 runa in loss of 2 wickets in 47 overs and play stoped dueto Rain. In first inning Pakistan set a good total  313 all out. Pakistan bowling performance is not good in this match only 2 wickets picked  1,1 Wicket By Aamir Jamal amd Salman ali agha. David Warner is out by scoring 34 runs, playing his last test match and Usman khawaja scored 47 runs. Australia Trail By 197 Runs if panistan bowlers didn't picked early wickets in start of day 3 then Australia will looking to give a big lead to Pakistan. Australia is favourite to win this match and whitewash Pakistan by beating in 3rd test match 3-0.

In today's day, nothing special thing happened in today's match between Pakistan and Australia. Just two players out whose names are David Warner and Usman Khawaja but maybe it is the last innings of David Warner because if Pakistan loses the match in their second innings so he can't get a chance to bat again,

maybe this a location in Sydney where David Warner era will finish, and in his may be last match Salman Agha took the wicket of him and after this wicket, David Warner had too much aggression but the original decision was out so he needed to accept this even if he has not wanted to be.

[laurenB7742]

The way Markram is batting he might get his century in the second innings. He is only short of 16 runs and is facing all the balls he can because Rabada is in the non striker end. Shiraj is not looking good as he was yesterday while bowling in the first innings. I am suprised to see Rohit opting for Bhumrah and Mukesh. He has only bowled 6 overs, Krishna does it again he gave 20 runs in his first spell. South Africa now has a lead of 52 runs and anything above 100 won't be easy for India to chase.

Opener Marakram returned to the dressing room with 106 runs from 103 balls. Mohammad Siraj also took this important wicket. After losing the wicket of Marakram, South Africa also lost the wicket of Rabada. And the South African team managed to collect 169 runs by losing 9 wickets. South Africa managed to take a lead of only 71 runs. They probably will not be able to provide the target of 80 runs. Although the target was 100+, South Africa had a chance to fight and win. Because the pitch is completely bowling-friendly. But I don't see a chance to fight in this match by giving the target so few runs. Although the South African team won the first test match by a big margin, we saw the dominance of the Indian players in the second match.

[elevates]

Opener Marakram returned to the dressing room with 106 runs from 103 balls. Mohammad Siraj also took this important wicket. After losing the wicket of Marakram, South Africa also lost the wicket of Rabada. And the South African team managed to collect 169 runs by losing 9 wickets. South Africa managed to take a lead of only 71 runs. They probably will not be able to provide the target of 80 runs. Although the target was 100+, South Africa had a chance to fight and win. Because the pitch is completely bowling-friendly. But I don't see a chance to fight in this match by giving the target so few runs. Although the South African team won the first test match by a big margin, we saw the dominance of the Indian players in the second match.

He batted well considering all other batters were not able to bat today. So Bhumrah today got 6 wickets while Shiraj got the wicket of Markran who was becoming a headache for the Indian captain. A lead of 78 runs can be chased without any issue if Indian batters play well. In the first innings, Rohit batted well but Jaiswal is struggling to stay afoot. Kohli has been consistent but Gill has not been in his form after the dengue he caught while playing in the World Cup. This is an easy game for India to win and level the series.

[libert19]

Yesterday Siraj, today Bumrah, Mukesh helped team with early breakthrough in second inning. Prasidh helped Markram make century  , Rohit didn't have him bowl since long, if he had no confidence in him, should have let him sit on bench.

India needs 79 runs to win, should be doable but you never know.