Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[3kpk3]

Jaddu derailed the English innings by taking 4 wickets with a great economy while Ashwin was pretty mid so far in this match. Root must feel sad since some of the tail-enders weirdly got out due to reckless shots.

Am expecting India to give England a small lead in the first innings even though Rohit departed early. Let's see what happens.

[Bureau]

The first 10 or 15 overs will be crucial for the Indian batters due to the new ball and after that things will get normalize. Again Rohit failed to give a good start to the Indian batting. Jaiswal is taking all the heat at the moment while Gill is busy relaxing. If Ravindra Jadeja had not taken the wicket of Robinson then things would have been quite different for India now. Jaiswal needs 139 runs to get to his 1000 runs in test cricket, I am sure he knows that and he will try to get those runs.

[Bd officer]

England was on the first day 112 for 5 wickets and from there they made 346 runs after losing 7 wickets. This shows how well Root and Robinson have been playing from the first day to the second day. They have already created the highest-run partnership for the 8th wicket and are still going strong. Indian bowling unit is trying their level best to break this partnership but they are not being effective. India is missing Bumrah as he possesses the ability to break such partnerships. 

In the end, England were all out for 353 runs. England managed to score 353 runs due to Joe Root's excellent performance, he remained unbeaten on 122 runs. If Joe Root doesn't do well then it would not be possible for England to score big. Ravindra Jadeja bowled very well for India, taking 4 wickets. India came down to bat and lost 1 wicket in the beginning and got under pressure. Rohit Sharma is out for just 2 runs. So far India has collected 26 runs with the loss of 1 wicket.

[libert19]

The match might look in balance but the Indian team could go into depression if England managed to cross 350 or touch the 400 mark. Indian batters are in form and one could expect good response from them but we shouldn't forget it's a very inexperienced batting lineup.

This tbh; Indian players are good no doubt but they come under pressure easily, forget their skills and lose. This was apparent even in u-19 wc, irrelevant but I felt like saying it anyway, it's in roots.

[cozytrade]

In the fourth match of the Test series between England and India, England scored 353 runs for 10 wickets in the first innings. The England team's first innings performance seems to have the potential to do something good in this fourth test match. England players Root and Robinson played very well in the first innings. With Root's 122 and Robinson's 58, England "managed" to put up a good score in the first innings. Now India is batting in the first innings of the second day. India team batted and lost one wicket at the beginning of the game. At the beginning of the game, the bowlers of the England team, their bowling power is being felt a bit. Now if England team bowlers can bowl strong and resist Indian team batsmen. Then the England team will be ahead by many runs.

[elevates]

The match might look in balance but the Indian team could go into depression if England managed to cross 350 or touch the 400 mark. Indian batters are in form and one could expect good response from them but we shouldn't forget it's a very inexperienced batting lineup.

This tbh; Indian players are good no doubt but they come under pressure easily, forget their skills and lose. This was apparent even in u-19 wc, irrelevant but I felt like saying it anyway, it's in roots.

I support your reasoning, pressure has been an issue. Still these new batters have overcome the impossible with patience and skills. I think they will be able to mange this session well. Jaiswal has shown that he cannot be taken for granted. Gill has found his lost form and he has played well in the series. The problem is with Patidar he has not been at his best and has failed in the last two matches. I think 353 runs can be chased by the youngsters and let's hope they do it comfortably.

[MusaPk]

This tbh; Indian players are good no doubt but they come under pressure easily, forget their skills and lose. This was apparent even in u-19 wc, irrelevant but I felt like saying it anyway, it's in roots.

353 is quite a competitive score and England dressing room must be very much relieved after scoring that much runs. Now its up to English bowlers to take Indian team under pressure and they already got Rohit Sharma out but still lots of batting to come. Not to forget that Jaiswal has scored 2 double hundreds in his last two tests and if he can repeat that performance today then England will be under huge pressure. 

[Crypto Library]

I support your reasoning, pressure has been an issue. Still these new batters have overcome the impossible with patience and skills. I think they will be able to mange this session well. Jaiswal has shown that he cannot be taken for granted. Gill has found his lost form and he has played well in the series. The problem is with Patidar he has not been at his best and has failed in the last two matches. I think 353 runs can be chased by the youngsters and let's hope they do it comfortably.

I will not disagree with you, because If we see the past match performance between England and India. Then we will see that India has the ability to cross 400 runs. Moreover, out of the three matches so far, India has won two of them and scored more than 400 runs in one and nearly 400 in the other. But in the first match, England was able to win by batting first and in this match they have taken the batting first, so I would say they have a chance.
Still, I would like to say now that India is more likely to win. Apart from that I don't think they are under too much pressure given their one wicket with still plenty of time left and nine more wickets in hand.

[cryptoWODL]

353 is quite a competitive score and England dressing room must be very much relieved after scoring that much runs. Now its up to English bowlers to take Indian team under pressure and they already got Rohit Sharma out but still lots of batting to come. Not to forget that Jaiswal has scored 2 double hundreds in his last two tests and if he can repeat that performance today then England will be under huge pressure. 

We have seen in previous matches also Indian team scored 400 plus runs with ease their batting line up is very strong especially their young players are in great form. England scored 353 runs in the first innings of the fourth Test and could have scored more if their players had been able to provide decent company with Joe Root. Joe Root has single-handedly scored 122 runs for their side and remains unbeaten.

India have scored 39 runs for one wicket in 12 overs in the first innings in the fourth Test match and they are trying to build runs slowly.Their team's best batsman Rohit Sharma is already out.Now what England need to do is to put on their best bowling performance and take wickets of Indian players at regular intervals if they want to survive in this match.

[elevates]

What's with Shubhman Gill? Day by day his confidence to play any ball is decorating. I saw him bat for few overs and he is niether being defensive or agressive, he is busy dogging the ball. On the other side Jaiswal is full of confidence and has an agressive approach against bowlers. He is maintaining a strike rate of above 60 whereas Gill has a strike rate of 30. Did Gill forget he is playing in 2024 and not is an era of Sunil Gavaskar or Ravi Shastri.

[MusaPk]

We have seen in previous matches also Indian team scored 400 plus runs with ease their batting line up is very strong especially their young players are in great form. England scored 353 runs in the first innings of the fourth Test and could have scored more if their players had been able to provide decent company with Joe Root. Joe Root has single-handedly scored 122 runs for their side and remains unbeaten.

India have scored 39 runs for one wicket in 12 overs in the first innings in the fourth Test match and they are trying to build runs slowly.Their team's best batsman Rohit Sharma is already out.Now what England need to do is to put on their best bowling performance and take wickets of Indian players at regular intervals if they want to survive in this match.

If you see second test victory of India then it's only because of individual batting performance. Jaiswal scored double century in first innings of second test while no other batsmen was able to score 40 runs. In second innings of same test it was Gill who scored a hundred while second highest was 45. Now Gill and Jaiswal are batting once again and they are scoring runs. England must get them out before one of them score a hundred.

[elevates]

If you see second test victory of India then it's only because of individual batting performance. Jaiswal scored double century in first innings of second test while no other batsmen was able to score 40 runs. In second innings of same test it was Gill who scored a hundred while second highest was 45. Now Gill and Jaiswal are batting once again and they are scoring runs. England must get them out before one of them score a hundred.

A big factor for India's win is Jaiswal but you cannot say that it was individual performance in the batting. Shubhman Gills contribution cannot be ignored the new boy Sarfaraz was very good down the order. Jadeja did have a small but important contribution as a batter. It is test cricket and not everyone is able to stand the whole day in sun and bat. It is game that needs a lot of patience, skills and focus to bat throughout the day and the next day.

[vennali]

Rohit Sharma gets out early into the innings while India tries to improve on the 353 runs England have put on board. Jaiswal seems to be turning into solid choice for opening if India ever needs one to rescue them. He's closing in on his 3rd 50 in 7 tests while he also has 3 100s in the same span. Can he convert the potential 50 into his 4th century?  if he does that, can he even be ever dropped even after Rahul gets fit again? Will it turn into who to pick between Gill and Jaiswal, to make room for Rahul? Both inching closer to their 50's to stabilise the innings, at the moment.

[elevates]

Gill out, Patidar in. Gill was not batting as he use to bat, from beginning he was looking shaky. Now it is time for Patidar to prove he is worthy of his selection. Last two matches were bad and this might be his last if he doesn't do what he is supposed to do. Jaisawal as usual is going good and not taking any risk. He is short of 5 runs to get another 50 runs in this series.

[Cheema02]

.In the first test match England after winning the toss decided to bat first and All out after scoring 353 runs in first inning. England batters Joe Root played an important inning scored century runs and out after scoring 122 runs. Ben Foakes also played a good inning 47 runs, unfortunately missed his well deserved fifty by 3 runs short but the partnership more than 100 runs between Joe Roor and Ben Foakes played an important role by setting a 350 plus total for India in first inning of fourth test match.

India current score is 103 runs by loss of 2 wickets in second session of day 2 test match. India trial by 250 runs i think India will scored a lead for England and try to win this test match. Indian captain Rohit Sharma didn't played well out after scoring just 2 runs but other batters Gill scored 38 runs. Now Yashasvi Jaiswal are playing at 49 runs not out and Patidar are playing at 12 runs not out. This Partnership is very important for team india to score a big lead for England.

[JSRAW]

Shit! This mini collapse going to hurt and might cost us a match.

I wouldn't have minded 3-4 wickets by the end of the day but we have a full session to go and already lost 4 wickets. Need a wicketless session at any cost otherwise, Poms are looking at a very healthy lead and potentially 2-2.

[MusaPk]

There is only one hurdle in England's way at the moment - Yashasvi Jaiswal. The English bowlers have done a good job to pick 4 wickets but Yashasvi Jaiswal is scoring runs. I already mentioned how Yashasvi Jaiswal single handed secured India first innings (second test). If England can't get Yashasvi Jaiswal out then there are fair chances that India will level England first innings total of 353 runs.

[libert19]

Patidar plays carefully to not get out and gets out anyway and his worst fears of performing poorly comes true. He has one inning left, he should try playing aggressive, as playing slow doesn't seem to work for him, and he has nothing to lose anymore anyway because the way he has performed until now he's going to warm the bench.

Just now, Jadeja goes for 12 runs on hands of Bashir at silly point. Silly point gotta love the name, whenever batters see opposition placing someone at this position, batter should go full aggressive mode that opposition forget to put anyone there. I tell you, words don't do justice what I mean by going aggressive here.

Shit! This mini collapse going to hurt and might cost us a match.

I wouldn't have minded 3-4 wickets by the end of the day but we have a full session to go and already lost 4 wickets. Need a wicketless session at any cost otherwise, Poms are looking at a very healthy lead and potentially 2-2.

I want England to win the match, so 5th match have meaning.

[Essential10]

The first 10 or 15 overs will be crucial for the Indian batters due to the new ball and after that things will get normalize. Again Rohit failed to give a good start to the Indian batting. Jaiswal is taking all the heat at the moment while Gill is busy relaxing. If Ravindra Jadeja had not taken the wicket of Robinson then things would have been quite different for India now. Jaiswal needs 139 runs to get to his 1000 runs in test cricket, I am sure he knows that and he will try to get those runs.

England managed to add only 51 runs on the second day. India didn't get off to a good start in batting, early Rohit Sharma caught Foakes off James Anderson. Jaiswal and Shubman Gill put on 82 runs in the second wicket partnership before Shubman Gill was trapped lbw by Shoaib Bashir. Rajat Patidar did not last long on the pitch. Jadeja and Jaiswal are batting in a fourth wicket partnership. India team's current score is 123/3. To take India's lead run need to have a big partnership. Yashasvi Jaiswal has already hit his third career half-century, just 87 runs away from a thousand runs. I hope to enter the 1000-run club in this Test.

[Out of mind]

The first 10 or 15 overs will be crucial for the Indian batters due to the new ball and after that things will get normalize. Again Rohit failed to give a good start to the Indian batting. Jaiswal is taking all the heat at the moment while Gill is busy relaxing. If Ravindra Jadeja had not taken the wicket of Robinson then things would have been quite different for India now. Jaiswal needs 139 runs to get to his 1000 runs in test cricket, I am sure he knows that and he will try to get those runs.

England managed to add only 51 runs on the second day. India didn't get off to a good start in batting, early Rohit Sharma caught Foakes off James Anderson. Jaiswal and Shubman Gill put on 82 runs in the second wicket partnership before Shubman Gill was trapped lbw by Shoaib Bashir. Rajat Patidar did not last long on the pitch. Jadeja and Jaiswal are batting in a fourth wicket partnership. India team's current score is 123/3. To take India's lead run need to have a big partnership. Yashasvi Jaiswal has already hit his third career half-century, just 87 runs away from a thousand runs. I hope to enter the 1000-run club in this Test.

India didn't get off to a good start, though, as their wickets fell, and they couldn't add much to their runs. Although they have already lost 4 wickets and scored only 131 runs, India's batting performance today is very poor to say the least. But Yashasvi Jaiswal has managed to score a brilliant half-century, and his batting performance will depend on how much India can score in today's match. If the partnership of Sarfaraz Khan and Yashasvi Jaiswal can sustain then it will be possible to fulfill the target given by England and if the pair does not survive then it seems that the Indian team will not be able to give a lead in today's match. Yashasvi Jaiswal will surely touch the 1000 run club in today's match as he will surely achieve this goal as he continues to bat brilliantly, and we can hope that he will definitely achieve this goal today.