Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[laurenB7742]

Don't know what's the issue with Pakistan team. In first innings they scored 313 runs and stopped Aussies from making 300. Now the same team has lost 7 wickets for just 68.

There is nothing wrong with the Pakistan team. The condition of the pitch changes in such way in the test matches occasionally. Australia has also lost their last 5 wickets within 11 runs. They had lost their 6th wicket before the tea break, then lost the remaining 4 wickets after the tea break. Where Pakistan has lost 7 wickets in the remaining over of day 3. The small target could be difficult for Australia if the pitch condition stays same in the day four.

There is nothing wrong with Pakistan, I don't think so. We have seen such erratic batting by Pakistani batsmen for a long time. We did not see good batting from the Pakistan batsmen in the previous match as well. However, after Pakistan batted well in the first innings, we expected to see a responsible batting from the Pakistani batsmen in the second innings as well. But they batted very badly. Even though Mohammad Rizwan is still at the crease, there is no experienced batsman at the crease to help Rizwan. So there is a high possibility that Pakistan will lose all their wickets before collecting 100 runs. But if the Pakistan team can provide more than 150 runs in the target, then maybe the match will become competitive.

[Sithara007]

There is nothing wrong with the Pakistan team. The condition of the pitch changes in such way in the test matches occasionally. Australia has also lost their last 5 wickets within 11 runs. They had lost their 6th wicket before the tea break, then lost the remaining 4 wickets after the tea break. Where Pakistan has lost 7 wickets in the remaining over of day 3. The small target could be difficult for Australia if the pitch condition stays same in the day four.

We have two tests happening almost at the same time. First we had the South Africa vs India match. The hosts prepared a seam-friendly pitch and it backfired on them. India won the match by a big margin, thanks to their pacers such as Siraj and Bumrah. And then in the second match, we have Pakistan taking on Australia. Here also the hosts prepared a seam-friendly track. But they made sure that it doesn't backfire on them. At this point, Australia has a solid advantage. Pakistan could not fully capitalize, as many of their mainstream pacers are out injured.

[Z_MBFM]

Don't know what's the issue with Pakistan team. In first innings they scored 313 runs and stopped Aussies from making 300. Now the same team has lost 7 wickets for just 68.

There is nothing wrong with the Pakistan team. The condition of the pitch changes in such way in the test matches occasionally. Australia has also lost their last 5 wickets within 11 runs. They had lost their 6th wicket before the tea break, then lost the remaining 4 wickets after the tea break. Where Pakistan has lost 7 wickets in the remaining over of day 3. The small target could be difficult for Australia if the pitch condition stays same in the day four.

There is nothing wrong with Pakistan, I don't think so. We have seen such erratic batting by Pakistani batsmen for a long time. We did not see good batting from the Pakistan batsmen in the previous match as well. However, after Pakistan batted well in the first innings, we expected to see a responsible batting from the Pakistani batsmen in the second innings as well. But they batted very badly. Even though Mohammad Rizwan is still at the crease, there is no experienced batsman at the crease to help Rizwan. So there is a high possibility that Pakistan will lose all their wickets before collecting 100 runs. But if the Pakistan team can provide more than 150 runs in the target, then maybe the match will become competitive.

Pakistan's first innings performance was very good. They can play Australia like this. It was not a hard prediction for anyone because Australia is a much better team than Pakistan.  Coming into the 2nd innings, Pakistan were batting again and scored only 68 for 7 wickets. This is a signal of Pakistan's defeat. Pakistan supporters were going to bring some confidence in Pakistan as they scored more runs than Australia in the first innings. But as Pakistan is able to collect runs in the 2nd innings I think Australia can win the match by just playing till 2 wickets.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Ideally SA vs IND series should be 4 match series, we might even cross the finishing line if it happens but tough to sustain because of financial reasons. Don't get me wrong SA did earn a big amount from this one month tour, close to $55-$60 Million but the majority of it came from the white ball series. Tests finishing in 2 days are also not helping the long series narrative, it took only 5 days to wrap up 2 test matches, and broadcasters or spectators (if any) paid for 10 days of test cricket.

That's why SA's board downgraded 3 matches into 2 match series and added extra white ball cricket.

SA cricket board isn't rick rich as BCCI so they have to keep on eye on their revenue too if they want to keep their cricket board alive.

Recently the team for NZ tour of SA announced which doesn't have any big names in it, and they clearly expressed that players are interested more in playing the SA20 league over the NZ tour which is a sign that test cricket is at the verge or extinct.

[Sithara007]

SA cricket board isn't rick as BCCI so they have to keep on eye on their revenue too if they want to keep their cricket board alive.

Recently the team for NZ tour of SA announced which doesn't have any big names in it, and they clearly expressed that players are interested more in playing the SA20 league over the NZ tour which is a sign that test cricket is at the verge or extinct.

For a small country like South Africa, giving so much priority for the local T20 league will prove to be counter-productive. Cricket is not even the most popular sport there and therefore obviously they are banking on Indian audience for a majority of the revenue. One good news for South Africa is that their share from the ICC in annual fund allocation is going up. Last year (2023) they received $16 million from the ICC, and this year it is going to jump to $26.24 million. So they are no longer short on funds.

[Swordsoffreedom]

There is nothing wrong with the Pakistan team. The condition of the pitch changes in such way in the test matches occasionally. Australia has also lost their last 5 wickets within 11 runs. They had lost their 6th wicket before the tea break, then lost the remaining 4 wickets after the tea break. Where Pakistan has lost 7 wickets in the remaining over of day 3. The small target could be difficult for Australia if the pitch condition stays same in the day four.

We have two tests happening almost at the same time. First we had the South Africa vs India match. The hosts prepared a seam-friendly pitch and it backfired on them. India won the match by a big margin, thanks to their pacers such as Siraj and Bumrah. And then in the second match, we have Pakistan taking on Australia. Here also the hosts prepared a seam-friendly track. But they made sure that it doesn't backfire on them. At this point, Australia has a solid advantage. Pakistan could not fully capitalize, as many of their mainstream pacers are out injured.

Mahdirakib

What do you mean there is nothing wrong with the team? After These poor fielding and the poor batting performance, you can not really just say that there is nothing wrong with the team. You cannot blame the pitch, to be honest, if you want to be a good test playing team. Saim Ayub just dropped catches like Abdullah Shafique did in the first two test matches. These cannot be just luck.

I don't see Pakistan winning or drawing this match unless Rizwan and Jamal does better than what they did in the first innings. Pak only leads by 82 runs right now. They need to score like 200 more runs to even give a fight back.

[laurenB7742]

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Pakistan's first innings performance was very good. They can play Australia like this. It was not a hard prediction for anyone because Australia is a much better team than Pakistan.  Coming into the 2nd innings, Pakistan were batting again and scored only 68 for 7 wickets. This is a signal of Pakistan's defeat. Pakistan supporters were going to bring some confidence in Pakistan as they scored more runs than Australia in the first innings. But as Pakistan is able to collect runs in the 2nd innings I think Australia can win the match by just playing till 2 wickets.

We saw such bad batting from Pakistan in the first test match as well. Pakistan team collected 271 runs in the first innings of the first test match. But in the second innings, Pakistan ended their innings with just 89 runs. As a result, the Australian team won by a huge margin of 360 runs. And in the third match too, we saw such bad batting by the Pakistani batsmen. Despite a good first innings, Pakistan faced a bad batting disaster in the second innings. And this is the sign of their defeat. A win is not possible by giving a target of 100-130 runs to an experienced team like Australia. Pakistan lost 7 wickets and managed to take a lead of only 82 runs. I am looking forward to see how Mohammad Rizwan bats in the coming days.

[Minecache]

Don't know what's the issue with Pakistan team. In first innings they scored 313 runs and stopped Aussies from making 300. Now the same team has lost 7 wickets for just 68.

There is nothing wrong with the Pakistan team. The condition of the pitch changes in such way in the test matches occasionally. Australia has also lost their last 5 wickets within 11 runs. They had lost their 6th wicket before the tea break, then lost the remaining 4 wickets after the tea break. Where Pakistan has lost 7 wickets in the remaining over of day 3. The small target could be difficult for Australia if the pitch condition stays same in the day four.

There is nothing wrong with Pakistan, I don't think so. We have seen such erratic batting by Pakistani batsmen for a long time. We did not see good batting from the Pakistan batsmen in the previous match as well. However, after Pakistan batted well in the first innings, we expected to see a responsible batting from the Pakistani batsmen in the second innings as well. But they batted very badly. Even though Mohammad Rizwan is still at the crease, there is no experienced batsman at the crease to help Rizwan. So there is a high possibility that Pakistan will lose all their wickets before collecting 100 runs. But if the Pakistan team can provide more than 150 runs in the target, then maybe the match will become competitive.

Pakistan's first innings performance was very good. They can play Australia like this. It was not a hard prediction for anyone because Australia is a much better team than Pakistan.  Coming into the 2nd innings, Pakistan were batting again and scored only 68 for 7 wickets. This is a signal of Pakistan's defeat. Pakistan supporters were going to bring some confidence in Pakistan as they scored more runs than Australia in the first innings. But as Pakistan is able to collect runs in the 2nd innings I think Australia can win the match by just playing till 2 wickets.

We saw such bad batting from Pakistan in the first test match as well. Pakistan team collected 271 runs in the first innings of the first test match. But in the second innings, Pakistan ended their innings with just 89 runs. As a result, the Australian team won by a huge margin of 360 runs. And in the third match too, we saw such bad batting by the Pakistani batsmen. Despite a good first innings, Pakistan faced a bad batting disaster in the second innings. And this is the sign of their defeat. A win is not possible by giving a target of 100-130 runs to an experienced team like Australia. Pakistan lost 7 wickets and managed to take a lead of only 82 runs. I am looking forward to see how Mohammad Rizwan bats in the coming days.

Pakistan's batsmen have been performing erratically for a long time. We haven't seen regular performances from Pakistani batsmen in the World Cup either. And this is Pakistan's main weakness. Pakistan squad has some excellent bowlers of world class. However, the overall performance of this team is very poor only because of their poor batting.

After collecting a descent in the first innings, we all thought that Pakistan's batsmen might have returned to form this time. But they disappointed us again in the second innings. Like the previous two Tests, the Pakistan team will accept a humiliating defeat in the third Test match as well.

[vs2014]

There is no doubt that Aamer Jamal has performed brilliantly. He picked up 6 important wickets. Australia would have scored 350+ in the first innings had Aamer Jamal not bowled so brilliantly. Australia's innings stopped at 299 runs. Even then, he could not perform well in the second innings. At the end of the third day Pakistan team collected only 68 runs and they lost 7 wickets. Pakistan team has managed to take a lead of 82 runs. Given a 200+ target, Pakistan had a slim chance of victory. But it is not possible to beat an experienced team like Australia by giving a small target of 100-120 runs. Pakistan will lose badly in this match too.

Don't know what's the issue with Pakistan team. In first innings they scored 313 runs and stopped Aussies from making 300. Now the same team has lost 7 wickets for just 68. Shan Masood and Babar failed to deliver anything today. Rizwan and Aamer are on the crease and they both have scored 88 and 82 in first innings. Now only hopes are with them, if they produce some good partnership only then Pakistan has a chance in this test. 

What the mind bolling Josh Hazlewood performance and he got 3 big wickets which was really good news for aus. At this point pak have given a lead of 82 runs but their best wickets have already fallen. M. Rizwan and A. Jamal both are good batter, so If they can advance in terms of runs then it will definitely be a good result for pak because now the wickets are very less so now their survival will be weak. I practice says good day for aus and they will win this test match probably.

[Bitcoin Smith]

For a small country like South Africa, giving so much priority for the local T20 league will prove to be counter-productive. Cricket is not even the most popular sport there and therefore obviously they are banking on Indian audience for a majority of the revenue. One good news for South Africa is that their share from the ICC in annual fund allocation is going up. Last year (2023) they received $16 million from the ICC, and this year it is going to jump to $26.24 million. So they are no longer short on funds.

This is expected to be the earnings of respective cricket boards in the 2024-27 cycle.

So fascinating to see how much Indian board is dominating but it doesn't look good for the future of cricket right? Franchise sports are more of a business than sport so if it starts to take over the international games then we may not see the cricket to be seen as a real sport.

[3kpk3]

So fascinating to see how much Indian board is dominating but it doesn't look good for the future of cricket right?

Wrong. The Indian board is dominating because their country has the highest population in the world and many of them watch cricket on a regular basis which is why they deserve the high percentile share.

Franchise sports are more of a business than sport so if it starts to take over the international games then we may not see the cricket to be seen as a real sport.

Wrong again. Firstly, which major sport isn't a business? Secondly, franchise leagues helped cricket as a sport immensely recently. Leagues like the IPL rank among top NBA, NFL, FIFA leagues these days.

[laurenB7742]

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Pakistan's batsmen have been performing erratically for a long time. We haven't seen regular performances from Pakistani batsmen in the World Cup either. And this is Pakistan's main weakness. Pakistan squad has some excellent bowlers of world class. However, the overall performance of this team is very poor only because of their poor batting.

After collecting a descent in the first innings, we all thought that Pakistan's batsmen might have returned to form this time. But they disappointed us again in the second innings. Like the previous two Tests, the Pakistan team will accept a humiliating defeat in the third Test match as well.

Pakistani batsmen could not survive at the crease against Josh Hazlewood's brilliant bowling. Hazlewood picked up 4 wickets out of 7 wickets. We haven't seen much better bowling from Hazlewood in the first innings. He was able to take only one wicket. But Pat Cummins took 5 wickets in the first innings. Pakistani batsmen looked helpless against Hazlewood's bowling attack in the second innings. Of the four wickets taken by Hazlewood, three batsmen failed to score any runs. And Saud Shakeel returned to the dressing room with just 2 runs from 19 balls. Hazlewood bowled brilliantly against the new batsmen. Hopefully, Hazlewood's impressive attack will continue on the fourth day and he will pick up another 2/1 wickets.

[hafiztalha]

In the 3rd Test match of Australia vs Pakistan team, Pakistan team came out to bat today. They lost 7 wickets in 26 overs and scored 68 runs. However, I think Pakistan team did not bat well in the 2nd Innings. Pakistan team is now ahead of Australia team by 82 runs.  I think Australia team has a very high chance of winning this 3rd Test match. Australia team has started to perform well in the bowling line.

1 st inning of Pakistan team, Pakistan team scored 313 runs in 77.1 overs and all wickets dismissed. In 1 st inning, Pakistan team performance was outstanding but in 2 nd inning they lost 7 wickets and scored only 82 runs. Australia team chase down 299 runs in their 1 st inning and after their 1 st inning. Pakistan lead by 14 runs but I think they did not make good runs in 2 nd inning almost 2 more wickets are left for bat. M.Rizwan performance was brilliant in 1 st inning, he scored 88 runs in 103 balls and he hitted ten 4s and two 6s. S.Agha also achieved half century and he scored 53 runs in 67 balls and he hitted eight 4s. A.jamal scored 82 runs in 94 balls and he hitted nine 4s and four 6s.

[Sithara007]

This is expected to be the earnings of respective cricket boards in the 2024-27 cycle.

So fascinating to see how much Indian board is dominating but it doesn't look good for the future of cricket right? Franchise sports are more of a business than sport so if it starts to take over the international games then we may not see the cricket to be seen as a real sport.

The joke is that India doesn't need this much funds. Most of their revenues are sourced from the IPL and ICC funds comprise only around 15% of their total revenue. However for boards such as CSA and PCB, ICC funds represent a lion's share of the revenues. Now what happens is that in due course smaller teams like CSA and WICB fail to compete with the Indians because of this huge discrepancy in funding. And international matches will become one-sided and boring. This in turn, will further strengthen franchise T20 cricket.

[Essential10]

Australia won the third test by 8 wickets. Starting at 67/7 on the fourth day, Pakistan, Rizwan and Amir Jamal tried hard to prolong the match. But when Rizwan was dismissed for 109 runs, Pakistan's score stalled at 115 runs. Chasing an easy target of 130 runs, despite the loss of Usman Khawaja's wicket in the first over, David Warner's 57 and Labuchange unbeaten 62 saw Australia on the brink of victory. In the third Test, Pakistan performed well in the first innings, but could not find their performance in the second innings. Australia whitewashed Pakistan by winning the series 3-0.

[Sithara007]

Australia won the third test by 8 wickets. Starting at 67/7 on the fourth day, Pakistan, Rizwan and Amir Jamal tried hard to prolong the match. But when Rizwan was dismissed for 109 runs, Pakistan's score stalled at 115 runs. Chasing an easy target of 130 runs, despite the loss of Usman Khawaja's wicket in the first over, David Warner's 57 and Labuchange unbeaten 62 saw Australia on the brink of victory. In the third Test, Pakistan performed well in the first innings, but could not find their performance in the second innings. Australia whitewashed Pakistan by winning the series 3-0.

I was hoping that David Warner would remain not out, and thereby get his test average above 45. But that never happened, as he got out to Sajid Khan. He ended his test career with a total of 8786 runs, with an average of 44.59 (used to be above 50, but during the later phase of his career, it dipped below 45). Played a total of 112 tests for Australia and his absence will be felt in the test team. And also, it was nice to see Labuschagne hitting the ball with such confidence. Too early to say whether he has regained his form though.   

[JahriMeayer]

Australia vs Pakistan, 3rd Test is just ended and Australia won the match once again by 8 wkts and thus they won the series by leading 3-0. In first inning, Pakistan was suffering at 96-5 when their top ordered batsman got out but 88 runs from Mohammad Rizwan and 84 runs from Aamer Jamal, help Pakistan to reached 313 score. What an extra ordinary performance by Aamer Jamal, he just made a impossible to become possible. And Pat Cummins got 5 wickets in 1st innings which was epic & became PLAYER OF THE SERIES. well Australia also bat well , scored samilar as Pakistan and Aamer Jamal got 6 wickets lol. In 2nd inning, Pakistan got down with 115-10 which was the reason Australia won the match easily But PLAYER OF THE MATCH goes to Aamer Jamal, he is incredible

[Publictalk792]

Australia vs Pakistan, 3rd Test is just ended and Australia won the match once again by 8 wkts and thus they won the series by leading 3-0. In first inning, Pakistan was suffering at 96-5 when their top ordered batsman got out but 88 runs from Mohammad Rizwan and 84 runs from Aamer Jamal, help Pakistan to reached 313 score. What an extra ordinary performance by Aamer Jamal, he just made a impossible to become possible. And Pat Cummins got 5 wickets in 1st innings which was epic & became PLAYER OF THE SERIES. well Australia also bat well , scored samilar as Pakistan and Aamer Jamal got 6 wickets lol. In 2nd inning, Pakistan got down with 115-10 which was the reason Australia won the match easily But PLAYER OF THE MATCH goes to Aamer Jamal, he is incredible

Like the previous test matches again Pakistan team disappointed me. I was thinking that Pakistan will win this test match. When they managed 313 runs in the first inning. But Australia is a strong team and they made 299 runs. After that Pakistan disappointed me in second inning and they just collected 115 runs. And the target was 130 runs. And Australia chased the target easily.
That was a pride moment when Aamer Jamal get the player of the match reward. Of course his performance was admirable he collected 6 wickets and 82 runs in the first inning.

[Bureau]

Pakistan should be blamed for the last test loss. Their batting was been an issue which needs to be worked on. The only good thing that happened with Pakistan in this series is that they found a good player Aamer Jamal. Mohmmad Hafiz wanted to beat Australia in Australia, end up getting defeated 3 - 0. A total failure of Pakistan batting can be blamed for the whitewash.

[Bitcoin_people]

Australia vs Pakistan, 3rd Test is just ended and Australia won the match once again by 8 wkts and thus they won the series by leading 3-0. In first inning, Pakistan was suffering at 96-5 when their top ordered batsman got out but 88 runs from Mohammad Rizwan and 84 runs from Aamer Jamal, help Pakistan to reached 313 score. What an extra ordinary performance by Aamer Jamal, he just made a impossible to become possible. And Pat Cummins got 5 wickets in 1st innings which was epic & became PLAYER OF THE SERIES. well Australia also bat well , scored samilar as Pakistan and Aamer Jamal got 6 wickets lol. In 2nd inning, Pakistan got down with 115-10 which was the reason Australia won the match easily But PLAYER OF THE MATCH goes to Aamer Jamal, he is incredible

Like the previous test matches again Pakistan team disappointed me. I was thinking that Pakistan will win this test match. When they managed 313 runs in the first inning. But Australia is a strong team and they made 299 runs. After that Pakistan disappointed me in second inning and they just collected 115 runs. And the target was 130 runs. And Australia chased the target easily.
That was a pride moment when Aamer Jamal get the player of the match reward. Of course his performance was admirable he collected 6 wickets and 82 runs in the first inning.

Pakistan team had the most chances to win this test match but unfortunately due to poor performance of Pakistan batsmen they lost. The way Pakistan team batted in the first innings was really interesting, it was possible that they could have won this match but in the second innings they had one of the worst performances. When Pakistan were bowled out for 115 runs in the second innings, it disappointed everyone, because no one expected it from Pakistan. However, Australia stormed out to meet the 130-run target and won the match brilliantly with the loss of just two wickets, and a huge win by 8 wickets. Aamer Jamal of Pakistan team had a great bowling performance in the first innings but not so good in the second innings however his bowling performance is really commendable. However, the Australian team batted brilliantly to win their second innings, which led to an 8-wicket victory over Pakistan.