Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Essential10]

Ireland vs Afghanistan test match is being held at Abu Dhabi ground. And today's match will definitely be great because Afghanistan are much more excited than Ireland, and they are a strong team. Moreover, Afghanistan team has a strong batting and bowling line due to which they will surely play well against Ireland and score a good run. And if they can perform well against Ireland, the victory will be assured for the Afghanistan team. Ireland is much normal compared to Afghanistan, but if they can perform well then normal teams are definitely able to attack strongly. But I think Afghanistan will win this test match against Ireland.

As we have seen in previous series, Afghanistan did not perform well against Sri Lanka. But Afghanistan can definitely perform well against a team like Ireland. The batting lines of both the teams cannot perform very well in the Test format. In this case, Afghanistan batsmen are stronger than Ireland batsmen in Test format. I also think Afghanistan can beat Ireland in this only test match.

And after a little while the test match between the two teams is going to start. As both the teams are new to the test format, anything can happen in this test match. I am not favoring any team, anyone can win this test match. Earlier the two teams met in the first Test match in 2019 where Afghanistan won the Test match by 7 wickets. Afghanistan's test format players are new, experienced bowlers like Rashid Khan Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman are not in this test match. Ireland have quite a few good batsmen and bowlers with much more experience than the Afghanistan players. I hope the match will be very competitive.

[Sithara007]

As we have seen in previous series, Afghanistan did not perform well against Sri Lanka. But Afghanistan can definitely perform well against a team like Ireland. The batting lines of both the teams cannot perform very well in the Test format. In this case, Afghanistan batsmen are stronger than Ireland batsmen in Test format. I also think Afghanistan can beat Ireland in this only test match.

Ireland is in a rebuilding phase, but I haven't seen much improvement from them over the last 3-4 years. The golden generation is gone, which included players like Tim Murtagh, Boyd Rankin, Ed Joyce and Niall O'Brien. Now the responsibility has been transferred to younger players such as Andy Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell and Paul Stirling. But they haven't lived up to the expectations in recent times. Also, in batting there will be a lot of dependence on Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker. Also, I will be watching the performance from Craig Young. He is their no.1 bowler at this point.

[synchronym]

With a day to spare, India have sealed a fourth Test win over England. Team India fell by just 5 wickets on the fourth day and they secured an easy five wicket lead with time to spare. Team India lost the first match, but in the last three matches, Team India bounced back and won three consecutive matches to seal the series against England.

Great performance shown by indian team especially taking experience of thier home ground, anyway during first innings of England and then indian team I taught it gona be a tough challenge for Indian team to won the match on the basis of thier previous innings bad performance and I was expecting if they have same performance at second innings surely we will have the series tie by 2-2 but the way thier spinner heal them raised thier moral and as a result we have sunsational performance for each and every player form home side. Now for last match I am sure indian team will have upper hand on them and result will be like 4-1. But if we have same seen disaster batting order like how bad they collapse them things can be different

When Virat Kohli and other players were missing in this series against England, we had a bit of a feeling that maybe India would appreciate the absence of Virat Kohli better against England. Team India understood the absence of Virat Kohli well in the first match but in the three matches after that I don't think Team India understood the absence of Virat Kohli. The batsmen batted with a lot of responsibility and brought the team to a respectable position in each innings which allowed the bowlers to bowl confidently in the second innings. As the batsmen capitalized well, the bowlers bowled well due to which team India won the series with a good combination of batting and bowling.

Every player in India performed brilliantly. Be it in the U19 team or the national team. Batsmen and bowlers in India are performing very well. Due to this, Indian team never depends on one player or two players. If we talk about Bangladesh, there are some special players. Like Tamim Iqbal Shakib Al Hasan, if such players do not play in the national team, then it can be understood that the condition of the team is very bad. But India is a country where every player performs very well. So Team India does not depend on any one player, every player has performed brilliantly. India is performing very well against England so it is expected that India will win the fifth test match against England. Because England's batsmen and bowlers are not performing well against India. So the chances of India winning the fifth test match will be high

[AirtelBuzz]

As we have seen in previous series, Afghanistan did not perform well against Sri Lanka. But Afghanistan can definitely perform well against a team like Ireland. The batting lines of both the teams cannot perform very well in the Test format. In this case, Afghanistan batsmen are stronger than Ireland batsmen in Test format. I also think Afghanistan can beat Ireland in this only test match.

After coming to Afghanistan cricket they are improving day by day but recently their performance is not going very well. The only Test match between Afghanistan and Ireland will start today with Afghanistan slightly ahead of the two teams in terms of ranking.But I feel both these teams are similar in Test format as they are not very strong in Test format. Besides, Afghanistan recently lost the Test series against Sri Lanka which has dampened their morale which may affect them in this match.

[Bureau]

As we have seen in previous series, Afghanistan did not perform well against Sri Lanka. But Afghanistan can definitely perform well against a team like Ireland. The batting lines of both the teams cannot perform very well in the Test format. In this case, Afghanistan batsmen are stronger than Ireland batsmen in Test format. I also think Afghanistan can beat Ireland in this only test match.

After coming to Afghanistan cricket they are improving day by day but recently their performance is not going very well. The only Test match between Afghanistan and Ireland will start today with Afghanistan slightly ahead of the two teams in terms of ranking.But I feel both these teams are similar in Test format as they are not very strong in Test format. Besides, Afghanistan recently lost the Test series against Sri Lanka which has dampened their morale which may affect them in this match.

I was also surprised by how Afghanistan played against Srilanka. It is a possibility that since the series happened in Srilanka which is known for notorious and tricky pitches they might have not anticipated it. Today is a one-of-test match against a team that shouldn't be a threat to Afghanistan. I doubt they will lose this match and yes they are still a team who are improving day by day.

[3kpk3]

The Percentage points gap between the top 3 looks all right.

We should see some decent change in the next week, depending on the NZ vs AUS contest. India could remain in 2nd spot even if they lose the last test against England. However, they need match points desperately because they had to share points with the Windies (That draw might hurt) and they are also playing against Australia in an away series.

I feel that every team would be hoping for India to be in the top 2 because of their tendency to choke in the finals these days. New Zealand and Australia are circling around them like vultures currently.

On the other hand, England seem like they are pretty much out of the race at this point thanks to their consecutive losses recently.

[JSRAW]

The Percentage points gap between the top 3 looks all right.

We should see some decent change in the next week, depending on the NZ vs AUS contest. India could remain in 2nd spot even if they lose the last test against England. However, they need match points desperately because they had to share points with the Windies (That draw might hurt) and they are also playing against Australia in an away series.

I feel that every team would be hoping for India to be in the top 2 because of their tendency to choke in the finals these days. New Zealand and Australia are circling around them like vultures currently.

On the other hand, England seem like they are pretty much out of the race at this point thanks to their consecutive losses recently.

SENA countries would hope that because the venue is in England and it suits their batting and bowling attack. Doubt if any subcontinent team or Windies want to face India in any condition, not that they are in a race but still.

One off test in SENA is a tough deal. Against top teams, India loses its first match in almost every test series even at home because they hardly play warm up games because of a tight schedule.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Source- India Today

The first and only Test match of the Afghanistan vs Ireland series has started. Afghanistan team is not in good form. The team has performed poorly in ODI and T20 series against Sri Lanka a few days back. However, as Ireland is a relatively easy opponent, Afghanistan team is considered as the favorite in this series.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has won the toss and decided to bat. But the team faced a batting disaster in the beginning. The team lost two important wickets of Noor Ali and Rahmat Shah to collect only 11 runs. Noor Ali collected 7 runs, Rahmat Shah failed to collect any runs. Afghanistan has now collected 21 runs after losing 2 wickets.

[WatChe]

The first and only Test match of the Afghanistan vs Ireland series has started. Afghanistan team is not in good form. The team has performed poorly in ODI and T20 series against Sri Lanka a few days back. However, as Ireland is a relatively easy opponent, Afghanistan team is considered as the favorite in this series.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has won the toss and decided to bat. But the team faced a batting disaster in the beginning. The team lost two important wickets of Noor Ali and Rahmat Shah to collect only 11 runs. Noor Ali collected 7 runs, Rahmat Shah failed to collect any runs. Afghanistan has now collected 21 runs after losing 2 wickets.

It's good for test cricket that teams like Afghanistan and Ireland are playing test against each other. Such tests will give them necessary test experience that will help them when playing against strong test teams. Afghanistan is a strong team in T20 only and they fail to perform well when it comes to ODI and test matches.
Afghanistan had a trouble in the start but they have recovered well from two early loses. Ibrahim Zadran along with captain Hashmatullah Shahidi are on the crease and they have together scored 53 runs so far.

[AirtelBuzz]

I was also surprised by how Afghanistan played against Srilanka. It is a possibility that since the series happened in Srilanka which is known for notorious and tricky pitches they might have not anticipated it. Today is a one-of-test match against a team that shouldn't be a threat to Afghanistan. I doubt they will lose this match and yes they are still a team who are improving day by day.

I have already said that Afghanistan is improving day by day in their cricket but recently their performance is not good as we got the proof in today's match as well. Today in the only Test match between Afghanistan and Ireland, Afghanistan team came to bat first. While batting in this match, Afghanistan stumbled early with their first wicket falling for 11 runs and the second wicket falling for 11 runs but now they have managed it. Mark Adair struck early in Afghanistan's batting fortress. As Afghanistan lost three wickets out of 68 runs, Rahman Ullah Gurbaz has come to bat at the moment and he will be accompanied by Afghanistan's opening batsman Ibrahim Zandran.

[Sithara007]

The Irish had a great start, but then they threw away the advantage. Mark Adair in his opening spell picked up the wickets of Noor Ali Zadran and Rahmat Shah to leave Afghanistan reeling at 11/2. But then Hashmatullah Shahidi and Ibrahim Zadran managed to stabilize the innings. Shahidi was nabbed by Barry McCarthy a few minutes back, but now Rahmanullah Gurbaz has arrived at the crease and he is looking quite confident out there. The biggest disappointment was Craig Young. He still hasn't got his line and length right.

[JSRAW]

^^ They are collapsing like a house of cards so hardly any opportunity missed for the Irish.

Seamers are just feasting on Afghans. Set batter Ibrahim Zadran was looking good from one end but now he's too sitting in the dugout and will watch their inning wrap up quickly.

[Bureau]

^^ They are collapsing like a house of cards so hardly any opportunity missed for the Irish.

Seamers are just feasting on Afghans. Set batter Ibrahim Zadran was looking good from one end but now he's too sitting in the dugout and will watch their inning wrap up quickly.

Zardan is gone after scoring 53 runs and the tail-enders are now batting. Afghans are nowhere near the 150, they are at 111 runs with 7 wickets gone. Is this test cricket being played or T20? The Afghans do have a few good bowlers and hopefully, they might be able to defend a low score. Ireland bowlers have done a good job in getting hold of the Afghanistan batters. 

[DanWalker]

^^ They are collapsing like a house of cards so hardly any opportunity missed for the Irish.

Seamers are just feasting on Afghans. Set batter Ibrahim Zadran was looking good from one end but now he's too sitting in the dugout and will watch their inning wrap up quickly.

Zardan is gone after scoring 53 runs and the tail-enders are now batting. Afghans are nowhere near the 150, they are at 111 runs with 7 wickets gone. Is this test cricket being played or T20? The Afghans do have a few good bowlers and hopefully, they might be able to defend a low score. Ireland bowlers have done a good job in getting hold of the Afghanistan batters. 

After a poor performance against Sri Lanka, I thought the Afghanistan players would return to form against a relatively weak side, Ireland. But in today's match the performance of the team's batsmen is more weak. And we didn't expect such bad batting from Afghanistan players at all.

Afghanistan lost 7 wickets to collect only 111 runs. Apart from Ibrahim Zadran, no other batsman could bat better. Zadran was dismissed for 53 runs. But Karim Janat is still at the crease. He is an experienced batsman. If karim plays a big innings, maybe the team can collect 170-180 runs. But I would say Afghanistan are more likely to lose all their wickets before 150 runs.

[synchronym]

Afghanistan's batsmen have given a very disappointing performance as they started batting in the first Test match against Ireland. Afghanistan batsmen should have batted more responsibly. Afghanistan's batsmen have had a bad performance against Sri Lanka in the Test match, so Ireland's opponents have batted very badly. The way they are batting, it looks like Afghanistan will be all out before they can even score 200 runs. Ibrahim Zadran scored the highest runs for Afghanistan. Afghanistan's current score is 121 for 7 in 40 overs.

[Essential10]

Afghanistan's batsmen have given a very disappointing performance as they started batting in the first Test match against Ireland. Afghanistan batsmen should have batted more responsibly. Afghanistan's batsmen have had a bad performance against Sri Lanka in the Test match, so Ireland's opponents have batted very badly. The way they are batting, it looks like Afghanistan will be all out before they can even score 200 runs. Ibrahim Zadran scored the highest runs for Afghanistan. Afghanistan's current score is 121 for 7 in 40 overs.

In the only Test between Ireland and Afghanistan, Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat. The decision to bat after winning the toss was correct but Afghanistan's batsmen did not play well. Rahmat Shah, Noor Ali Zadran out when team scored 11 runs and Afghanistan fell under the pressure this couple of wickets fell in Mark Adair's over. Shahidi and Ibrahim Zadran put on 55 runs in the third wicket partnership but Shahidi could not last long. Ibrahim Zadran tried to hold on to an edge but was out for a personal 53 after the team's 90 runs for six wickets. Afghanistan's team score is now 139/9. Mark Adair has bowled brilliantly, he has already taken four wickets. I think the situation in Afghanistan would not have been the same if they had included experienced players in the team.

[Swordsoffreedom]

The first and only Test match of the Afghanistan vs Ireland series has started. Afghanistan team is not in good form. The team has performed poorly in ODI and T20 series against Sri Lanka a few days back. However, as Ireland is a relatively easy opponent, Afghanistan team is considered as the favorite in this series.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has won the toss and decided to bat. But the team faced a batting disaster in the beginning. The team lost two important wickets of Noor Ali and Rahmat Shah to collect only 11 runs. Noor Ali collected 7 runs, Rahmat Shah failed to collect any runs. Afghanistan has now collected 21 runs after losing 2 wickets.

It's good for test cricket that teams like Afghanistan and Ireland are playing test against each other. Such tests will give them necessary test experience that will help them when playing against strong test teams. Afghanistan is a strong team in T20 only and they fail to perform well when it comes to ODI and test matches.
Afghanistan had a trouble in the start but they have recovered well from two early loses. Ibrahim Zadran along with captain Hashmatullah Shahidi are on the crease and they have together scored 53 runs so far.

We have seen a decline in Afghanistan's overall performance in recent times. Their performance against Sri Lanka was very poor. And as usual we saw poor batting by Afghanistan players against Ireland. Afghanistan managed to collect only 155 runs. Ibrahim Zadran scored 53 runs and Karim Janat scored 41 runs. Besides, no other batsman could stay at the crease for long
Mark Adair bowled well in this match. He gave away 39 runs in 16.5 overs and took 5 wickets. Besides, Craig Young and Campher picked up 2 wickets each.

Ireland's batsmen are batting with enough responsibility. Ireland collected 68 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Campher scored 33 runs and Harry Tector scored 20 runs and is now batting.

[onecall123]

Afghanistan's batsmen have given a very disappointing performance as they started batting in the first Test match against Ireland. Afghanistan batsmen should have batted more responsibly. Afghanistan's batsmen have had a bad performance against Sri Lanka in the Test match, so Ireland's opponents have batted very badly. The way they are batting, it looks like Afghanistan will be all out before they can even score 200 runs. Ibrahim Zadran scored the highest runs for Afghanistan. Afghanistan's current score is 121 for 7 in 40 overs.

Afghanistan only managed to score 155 runs before getting all out. Their performance against Ireland mirrors their struggles in the recent Test match against Sri Lanka. It's clear that Afghanistan still lacks the readiness and maturity needed for Test cricket. While they perform well in white-ball cricket, they struggle with the red ball format. To improve as a Test cricket team, they need players with the temperament suited for this format. On the other hand, Ireland's batters have responded well and seem poised to take the lead against Afghanistan. I wouldn't be surprising if Ireland ends up winning this one-off Test match.

[JSRAW]

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That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for clarifying that. I believe Ishan Kishan was one of them who was neglecting domestic stuff for the IPL.

Chahar and Bishnoi also pulled the same stunt.

Updates

BCCI is not holding back anymore and walking the talk by making an example of players like Ishan Kishan or to some extent Shreyas Iyer. For now no annual contract for Either of them

There were signs of many young players taking everything casual in domestic cricket because of their IPL contracts. This Ishan Kishan's drama Opened the Pandora Box, now players will think twice about skipping Ranji etc.

[Popkon6]

Afghanistan's batsmen have given a very disappointing performance as they started batting in the first Test match against Ireland. Afghanistan batsmen should have batted more responsibly. Afghanistan's batsmen have had a bad performance against Sri Lanka in the Test match, so Ireland's opponents have batted very badly. The way they are batting, it looks like Afghanistan will be all out before they can even score 200 runs. Ibrahim Zadran scored the highest runs for Afghanistan. Afghanistan's current score is 121 for 7 in 40 overs.

In the only Test between Ireland and Afghanistan, Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat. The decision to bat after winning the toss was correct but Afghanistan's batsmen did not play well. Rahmat Shah, Noor Ali Zadran out when team scored 11 runs and Afghanistan fell under the pressure this couple of wickets fell in Mark Adair's over. Shahidi and Ibrahim Zadran put on 55 runs in the third wicket partnership but Shahidi could not last long. Ibrahim Zadran tried to hold on to an edge but was out for a personal 53 after the team's 90 runs for six wickets. Afghanistan's team score is now 139/9. Mark Adair has bowled brilliantly, he has already taken four wickets. I think the situation in Afghanistan would not have been the same if they had included experienced players in the team.

Today's only Test match, Afghanistan team has done a lot of financing. The key to playing a Test match is to keep wickets and perform for a long time, but the Afghanistan team lost all wickets on the first day, scoring only 155 runs in the first innings. Afghanistan team has been performing poorly throughout the season. Ireland started the day very well scoring 90 runs for just 2 wickets. Mark Adair of the Ireland team picked up five wickets alone which is the biggest role for the Ireland team.