Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

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The second Test match between Sri Lanka and England will be played today. We have seen the first test match won by England team in a grand manner where Sri Lanka team lost.  So today's match we can hope Sri Lankan team will play well and try to improve their game to win against England. Although I think England team is strong and they can beat Sri Lanka very easily if they play with their strong performance.  Moreover, England team is currently ahead in the Test series by winning the first Test match in the series, so if Sri Lanka has to come close to winning the series, then it is very important for them to win this match today. And I think this second test match Sri Lanka team will definitely improve their game performance and try to beat England. All in all, this Test match between the two teams will be played brilliantly to win and win the series.

England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the first match of the three-match Test series, the second match of the series is going to be played today. It is difficult for Asian teams to perform in England's conditions so I don't see much hope from Sri Lanka in the second match. The result in the first test match is more likely to be similar in the second test match. England's recent ODI format and T20 format have not been good, but they have had a good time in Tests. England team is always strong for Tests be it against Australia India or South Africa and in any conditions. When the first innings of the two teams is over, it will be easy to predict the outcome of the match beforehand.

[HelliumZ]

Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 10 wickets in their first Test in Rawalpindi to snatch a historic victory. Initially, Bangladesh looked at the run score of Pakistan batsmen in a plan to draw but Pakistan suffered a batting disaster in the second innings and eventually Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets. Bangladesh won the first of the two-match Test series and the second and final Test will be played tomorrow.  Can Bangladesh beat Pakistan in this match? If Bangladesh draw then they will win the series, if they lose then the series will be tied 1-1.

[noormcs5]

England team is always strong for Tests be it against Australia India or South Africa and in any conditions. When the first innings of the two teams is over, it will be easy to predict the outcome of the match beforehand.

Here in this test match, England team is looking strong too. In this time the 70 overs has passed and almost 20 overs are remaining in the day. The England team had made high score of 254 runs on the first day, they could easily increase their run and be able to give a target between 350 and 400.

Yes, they could be a face problem at this time if one wicket falls because Joe Root is still batting and if he goes out then the England team other batsmen can’t handle the pressure. Joe Root is the last hope for England’s team. By the way, he is batting on 115, he has completed his classy century. His next target is 150 and he could do it. 

[JSRAW]

England team is always strong for Tests be it against Australia India or South Africa and in any conditions.

I would humbly suggest that if you don't watch or are aware of test cricket, you shouldn't make such generic observations about anything. It looks bad and fair amount of posters might take such statements as a troll or signature spam.

Only reason I responded is because I wanted to point out that, this statement would've made a lot more sense if there had been no mention of Australia and India.

[CryptoBuds]

England team is always strong for Tests be it against Australia India or South Africa and in any conditions. When the first innings of the two teams is over, it will be easy to predict the outcome of the match beforehand.

Here in this test match, England team is looking strong too. In this time the 70 overs has passed and almost 20 overs are remaining in the day. The England team had made high score of 254 runs on the first day, they could easily increase their run and be able to give a target between 350 and 400.

Yes, they could be a face problem at this time if one wicket falls because Joe Root is still batting and if he goes out then the England team other batsmen can’t handle the pressure. Joe Root is the last hope for England’s team. By the way, he is batting on 115, he has completed his classy century. His next target is 150 and he could do it. 

After losing 4 wickets for just 130 runs, England made a great comeback with the help of Joe Root. England's total at the moment is 301/6. Joe ROOT remained unbeaten on 138 off 196 balls. Root is batting very responsibly. Looking at his batting style, it looks like Root's innings will be longer.

Although it is a test match, England team is batting at decent run rate. The team is collecting an average of more than 4 runs per over. Root and Atkinson are now at the crease. Both the batsmen are talented and capable of playing big innings. But after losing these two wickets, England's innings is unlikely to last much longer. Sri Lankan bowlers are not able to take advantage. If England can somehow manage to score 400+ runs, then there is a big possibility that Sri Lanka will be defeated by an innings margin.

[ZAINmalik75]

Srilanka Vs England 2nd Test Match

Today is the 2nd Test match between Srilanka and England. They have played two test matches before first was the tour match and after that they played the first test match. And in both matches England showed great performance and they are looking still strong. And I think they will play well in this Test match which is going to start today. Srilanka try well to compete but unfortunately they have a tough opponent therefore they lose the match. I hope Srilanka will try to their best to win this match.

Well SiriLankan already lose first match of the series and now england were in true colors and looking forward to again get dominance against them and I believe they will easily smashed them as they only depends on thier spinner which didn't usually perform at forner ground. Anyway according to current match condition england has scored significant runs on total board and still they have set batter whome already build a decent partnership which will easily help them to reach out a 400 digit as target and then later they will declare inning or may be lose his rest of batters. So the things is that england played really aggressive cricket especially by Gus Atkinson and duckett which type usually played in shorter format but thanks to root for vital innings because through that innings they get momentum which raised their confidence and moral.

[Farhan99]

Srilanka Vs England 2nd Test Match

Today is the 2nd Test match between Srilanka and England. They have played two test matches before first was the tour match and after that they played the first test match. And in both matches England showed great performance and they are looking still strong. And I think they will play well in this Test match which is going to start today. Srilanka try well to compete but unfortunately they have a tough opponent therefore they lose the match. I hope Srilanka will try to their best to win this match.

Yeah, Second test going on and England team is playing on 308 runs with loss of 6 wickets excellent batting performance by England team till now joe root with 143 runs on the crease and Gus Atkinson with 45 runs joe root is playing brilliantly Almost half of England total runs have score by only Joe root. Sri lanka bowlers need to broke this 94 runs partnership to put pressure on England team Otherwise these two batsmen will be very dangerous for Sri lanka because now pressure in on bowling side Asitha Fernando, Milan Rathnayake and Lahiru Kumara each took two two wickets England team saved theur wickets that's why they are playing without taking pressure. Sri lanka bowlers should required remaining wickets as soon as possible so that they could start their batting on the next day there are only  few overs left in the last session of first day

[virasog]

Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 10 wickets in their first Test in Rawalpindi to snatch a historic victory. Initially, Bangladesh looked at the run score of Pakistan batsmen in a plan to draw but Pakistan suffered a batting disaster in the second innings and eventually Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets. Bangladesh won the first of the two-match Test series and the second and final Test will be played tomorrow.  Can Bangladesh beat Pakistan in this match? If Bangladesh draw then they will win the series, if they lose then the series will be tied 1-1.

A piece of news has out that may Shaheen will not play the tomorrow’s match due to some various reason.

The first reason is in the last match his performance was so poor and can’t attain with the good body language and with the good economy rate that is why Shan Masood don’t want to see him in the team but the second reason is that you may not see in the news but in some web sites, you could understand the reason.

The reason that is viral recently is that Shaheen Shah Afridi misbehaved with Shan Masood in front of the crowd and the umpires that is why Shan Masood may not give him chance to play. It is the personal matter between Shaheen and Shan Masood that could be the reason. I am research on this as well and internal matters within the Pakistan team not looking good. However, still it is not confirmed whether Shaheen plays tomorrow or not.

[Unknown Op]

Srilanka Vs England 2nd Test Match

Today is the 2nd Test match between Srilanka and England. They have played two test matches before first was the tour match and after that they played the first test match. And in both matches England showed great performance and they are looking still strong. And I think they will play well in this Test match which is going to start today. Srilanka try well to compete but unfortunately they have a tough opponent therefore they lose the match. I hope Srilanka will try to their best to win this match.

Yeah, Second test going on and England team is playing on 308 runs with loss of 6 wickets excellent batting performance by England team till now joe root with 143 runs on the crease and Gus Atkinson with 45 runs joe root is playing brilliantly Almost half of England total runs have score by only Joe root. Sri lanka bowlers need to broke this 94 runs partnership to put pressure on England team Otherwise these two batsmen will be very dangerous for Sri lanka because now pressure in on bowling side Asitha Fernando, Milan Rathnayake and Lahiru Kumara each took two two wickets England team saved theur wickets that's why they are playing without taking pressure. Sri lanka bowlers should required remaining wickets as soon as possible so that they could start their batting on the next day there are only  few overs left in the last session of first day

Hmm already both these sqauds England and Sri Lanka faced to each other in previous first test match and now both are ready to fight with each one more time. If we talk about previous match outcome Sri Lanka squad faced very bad defeat with 5 batter wickets. Toss task among squads England and Sri Lanka already done and England batters already came on crease for playing their first batting Inning by calling of Sri Lanka squad. First day of this test match was fully played and completed and current situation of England squad batters are very nice and after playing 88 overs England batter managed 358 scores with lost of 7 batters wickets. Gus Atkinson and Matthew Potts  both great batters of England are at crease for batting and both performance is going very good hope both build strong batting partnership with long lasting. Joe Root amazing skills in test format and he managed 143 scores in first inning. Gus Atkinson also batted with full determination and hope he will also complete their century.

[Minecache]

Srilanka Vs England 2nd Test Match

Today is the 2nd Test match between Srilanka and England. They have played two test matches before first was the tour match and after that they played the first test match. And in both matches England showed great performance and they are looking still strong. And I think they will play well in this Test match which is going to start today. Srilanka try well to compete but unfortunately they have a tough opponent therefore they lose the match. I hope Srilanka will try to their best to win this match.

Yeah, Second test going on and England team is playing on 308 runs with loss of 6 wickets excellent batting performance by England team till now joe root with 143 runs on the crease and Gus Atkinson with 45 runs joe root is playing brilliantly Almost half of England total runs have score by only Joe root. Sri lanka bowlers need to broke this 94 runs partnership to put pressure on England team Otherwise these two batsmen will be very dangerous for Sri lanka because now pressure in on bowling side Asitha Fernando, Milan Rathnayake and Lahiru Kumara each took two two wickets England team saved theur wickets that's why they are playing without taking pressure. Sri lanka bowlers should required remaining wickets as soon as possible so that they could start their batting on the next day there are only  few overs left in the last session of first day

At the end of the first day, the England team managed to collect 358 runs. Considering the pitch, it can be called a large collection. Because the average run of this pitch in the first innings is 309. England has already collected 358 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. So there is a chance for England to collect 400+ in the first innings.

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Although the bowlers were able to bowl well enough at the beginning of the innings, the Sri Lankan bowlers did not do well against Joe Root. ROot collected 143 runs in the first innings. Also Atkinson is still at the crease with 74 runs from 81 balls. Matthew Potts also scored 20 runs. England may be able to collect 420-430 runs in their first innings.

[Bitcoin_people]

In the second Test match between Sri Lanka and England, England team lost 7 wickets and collected 358 runs on the first day. Joe Root was in great batting form in today's match, his matchless batting performance was impressive, he got out with 143 runs off 206 balls. Gus Atkinson is also batting brilliantly 74 runs off 81 balls he is still batting brilliantly and unbeaten to score a century. Anyway, I think England's batting performance in this second test match is pretty good and they are playing well enough to win the series. Moreover, the score they have made now will definitely make a better score if they play the next day and give Sri Lanka a big lead.

[JunaidAzizi]

At the end of the first day, the England team managed to collect 358 runs. Considering the pitch, it can be called a large collection. Because the average run of this pitch in the first innings is 309. England has already collected 358 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. So there is a chance for England to collect 400+ in the first innings.

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Although the bowlers were able to bowl well enough at the beginning of the innings, the Sri Lankan bowlers did not do well against Joe Root. ROOT collected 143 runs in the first innings. Also, Atkinson is still at the crease with 74 runs from 81 balls. Matthew Potts also scored 20 runs. England may be able to collect 420-430 runs in their first innings.

England team scored more than our prediction and that was their best performance I think they will easily cross 450 runs if their players stay on the wicket but it seems too difficult because they are short of wickets, they already lost 7 wickets and their player Atkinson played like he is on T20 match hah common buddy who can do 74 runs on 81 balls in a test match, he is near to the century but they way he is playing makes it difficult to complete his century in this match. If he completes his century then they can easily cross 450 targets and they will give a target near to it but here the question is whether the Srilankan batsman has the potential to chase that target, their bowlers did good bowling, and they out many players with a little score but what their batsmen can win the match?

[Mahdirakib]

England is in pretty comfortable situation now. They have scored enough runs which will help them to take a good lead in the first innings. The winning odds is completely in favour of England now. I'm not expecting a good batting performance from Sri Lanka. Although it is too early to predict properly, but I hope England will confirm the series by winning the second test match.

[Minecache]

At the end of the first day, the England team managed to collect 358 runs. Considering the pitch, it can be called a large collection. Because the average run of this pitch in the first innings is 309. England has already collected 358 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. So there is a chance for England to collect 400+ in the first innings.

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Although the bowlers were able to bowl well enough at the beginning of the innings, the Sri Lankan bowlers did not do well against Joe Root. ROOT collected 143 runs in the first innings. Also, Atkinson is still at the crease with 74 runs from 81 balls. Matthew Potts also scored 20 runs. England may be able to collect 420-430 runs in their first innings.

England team scored more than our prediction and that was their best performance I think they will easily cross 450 runs if their players stay on the wicket but it seems too difficult because they are short of wickets, they already lost 7 wickets and their player Atkinson played like he is on T20 match hah common buddy who can do 74 runs on 81 balls in a test match, he is near to the century but they way he is playing makes it difficult to complete his century in this match. If he completes his century then they can easily cross 450 targets and they will give a target near to it but here the question is whether the Srilankan batsman has the potential to chase that target, their bowlers did good bowling, and they out many players with a little score but what their batsmen can win the match?

I agree with you. England's batsmen batted better than we expected. After England lost their fourth wicket for 130 runs, we probably didn't think that the team would be able to collect 300+. But due to the responsible batting of Root and Atkinson, England managed to collect 358 runs by losing 7 wickets at the end of the day. This is a very good collection.

If the Sri Lankan bowlers fail to bowl well in the first session tomorrow, it will not be difficult for England to collect up to 450. Because Atkinson is batting aggressively. He is batting at 90+ strike rate. So tomorrow's first session is very important for the Sri Lankan bowlers. Sri Lankan bowlers will have to try to pick up quick wickets.

[marii awan]

England is in pretty comfortable situation now. They have scored enough runs which will help them to take a good lead in the first innings. The winning odds is completely in favour of England now. I'm not expecting a good batting performance from Sri Lanka. Although it is too early to predict properly, but I hope England will confirm the series by winning the second test match.

After losing early wickets a good back from English batters and posted a good total which is always difficult for Srilanka to achieve it and then posted a lead. Lets hope for the best that at day 2 Srilanka raps up the things ASAP.

[Sithara007]

After losing early wickets a good back from English batters and posted a good total which is always difficult for Srilanka to achieve it and then posted a lead. Lets hope for the best that at day 2 Srilanka raps up the things ASAP.

Well, Sri Lanka had the match perfectly in their grasp. But then they wasted the opportunity. When Chris Woakes got out, England was struggling at 216/6. But then the partnership between Joe Root and Gus Atkinson rescued them. And they should have cleaned up the tail at least once Joe Root got out. But then Matthew Potts joined Atkinson and continued to frustrate the Lankans. There is a good chance that England will get to a total of 400-450. And that will make sure that the Lankans lose this match as well.

[hafiztalha]

In the second Test match between Sri Lanka and England, England team lost 7 wickets and collected 358 runs on the first day. Joe Root was in great batting form in today's match, his matchless batting performance was impressive, he got out with 143 runs off 206 balls. Gus Atkinson is also batting brilliantly 74 runs off 81 balls he is still batting brilliantly and unbeaten to score a century. Anyway, I think England's batting performance in this second test match is pretty good and they are playing well enough to win the series. Moreover, the score they have made now will definitely make a better score if they play the next day and give Sri Lanka a big lead.

This test series have total 3 games and one already played and Sri Lanka team lose and second is continuing playing in pitch and England team lead this series with 1 win. Sri Lanka team won the toss and got a chance to take right decision and they chose field first. Start of their inning was not going good because Dan and Ollie both not played very well and made only few runs before out. Ben first opener batsman he made 40 runs. But Root effort was mind blowing and he helped a lot  and he made 143 runs in 206 balls with hitted eighteen 4s. Atkinson also playing well and he still on pitch and made 74 runs and he also will make brilliant century I am damn sure because his playing style is unique and he hitted four 6s and five 4s. Sri Lanka is now under pressure and if England will succeed to make 450+ runs. England chance increase highly to win this game.

[ThemePen]

Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Match

After winning the first match now Bangladesh is ready to play the second match with Pakistan. First match win was an unexpected win means 90% chances was that the match will be drawn but Bangladesh proven that they can win that kind of match too.
Well tiday is the second match and I think Bangladesh will perform well again but here we can't underestimate Pakistan too because their performance was also excellent in the first inning. So both teams will play toughly so let's wait and see who will perform well.

[kro55]

Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Match

After winning the first match now Bangladesh is ready to play the second match with Pakistan. First match win was an unexpected win means 90% chances was that the match will be drawn but Bangladesh proven that they can win that kind of match too.
Well tiday is the second match and I think Bangladesh will perform well again but here we can't underestimate Pakistan too because their performance was also excellent in the first inning. So both teams will play toughly so let's wait and see who will perform well.

I was not at all prepared to see Bangladesh win the first match. Because both the teams performed well in the first two innings. Both teams collected big. Pakistan probably did not imagine that Bangladesh team has the ability to collect 500+. And this is why Pakistan was defeated. But Pakistan batted very badly in the second innings. Pakistan team probably lost all the wickets for 146 runs. After batting brilliantly in the first innings, we did not think that Pakistan would bat so badly in the second innings.

However, Pakistan will definitely not make the same mistake in the second match. This pitch of Rawalpindi cannot be called batting friendly. Batting well is difficult enough on this pitch. So it seems unlikely to me to see a big score. Moreover, I found the Bangladeshi bowling order to be quite strong. The second match is likely to be more competitive. After the win in the first match, the Bangladeshi players are now more confident.

[Rustam Meraj]

Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Match

After winning the first match now Bangladesh is ready to play the second match with Pakistan. First match win was an unexpected win means 90% chances was that the match will be drawn but Bangladesh proven that they can win that kind of match too.
Well tiday is the second match and I think Bangladesh will perform well again but here we can't underestimate Pakistan too because their performance was also excellent in the first inning. So both teams will play toughly so let's wait and see who will perform well.

Yes you are right Bangladesh was great in the last test match. And now they will play again today. And now Pakistan has made some changes in squad and now I think their squad is looking more weaker as compare to previous one.
Well we can't say anything at this time both can play well. They will show their powers in the ground so we will see them their. By the way I was very happy and appreciated the performance of Bangladesh and now I hope they will continue their performance and will win again.