Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[HelliumZ]

Bangladesh got off to a good start in the second Test especially managing to bowl Pakistan out on the first day. Taskin Ahmed started the innings with a wicket and Mehdi Hassan Miraj ended the innings with a wicket. But if Bangladesh can complete all the sessions on the third day then maybe invite Pakistan to bat with 50/60 runs leave and most likely the match will start in ODI style. If Bangladesh can get Pakistan all out early in the second innings then Bangladesh will have a great chance to win. The batsmen and bowlers of Bangladesh are in a great combination, so it is expected that it will be very easy for Bangladesh to win.

[Farhan99]

In the second match of the England vs Sri Lanka Test series, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl. England scored 427 runs batting first. England's batsmen have performed brilliantly. Gus Atkinson and Joe Root in particular performed very well. Gus Atkinson and Joe Root both scored centuries, Gus Atkinson scored 118 runs and Joe Root scored 143 runs.

Outstanding bowling by the England team. In the first innings of Sri Lanka, we have seen so poor batting by Sri Lanka and some out of the box bowling by England. There was no one who even stayed for the good time and tried to form a patnership, Nishan Madushka and Dimuth Karunaratne both out on seven. Pathum Nissanka, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal, all these players can’t even reach to above 25 score.



Dhananjaya de Silva who is the captain was out on zero. But in the mid of the game, after many wickets down, we got Kamindu Mendis who played long innings but due to pressure he was out too, I think in the next innings he must come early because he could manage the situation as well.

Sri lanka made 196 runs in first innings only Kamindu Mendis played 74 runs innings other players failed to delivered After playing well England team also bowled well they restricted Sri lanka team under two hundred score. In second  innings England team scored 220 runs with loss of seven wickets After brilliant performance in the first innings Joe root is on the crease with 84 runs in second innings as well Sri Lanka bowlers needs Joe Root wicket at this time to put pressure on England team. England lead huge runs of 452 which will be very difficult for Sri lanka three wickets remaining now if joe root playing continues so the target may reach 500 England has 80 percent chances to win this match because pressure is on Sri lanka team

[Popkon6]

Bangladesh got off to a good start in the second Test especially managing to bowl Pakistan out on the first day. Taskin Ahmed started the innings with a wicket and Mehdi Hassan Miraj ended the innings with a wicket. But if Bangladesh can complete all the sessions on the third day then maybe invite Pakistan to bat

Pakistan team players could not perform patiently batting this is a positive point for Bangladesh team players. Pakistan team players have been all out in this first day today, although the number of wickets fell by Pakistan team players was higher in the beginning. In today's match, Pakistan team has collected 274 runs, but Bangladesh team has just started its batting performance. 

And they will start the batting performance again on the third day, if the players of the Bangladesh team can perform the batting performance patiently, then definitely the chances of winning the Bangladesh team are high in this match. The few wickets Mehdi Hasan Miraj picked up in today's match were all attacking batsmen and thanks to Taskin Hasan their performance was the best of today's match.

Sri lanka made 196 runs in first innings only Kamindu Mendis played 74 runs innings other players failed to delivered After playing well England team also bowled well they restricted Sri lanka team under two hundred score. In second  innings England team scored 220 runs with loss of seven wickets After brilliant performance in the first innings

The better the England team is performing, the more the pressure is on the Sri Lankan team. Because of the poor bowling performance of the Sri Lankan team, the few runs that the England team has scored so far have given the England team a target lead of 474 runs for the Sri Lankan team. I think the Sri Lankan team will fail to meet the target of 474 runs in this match, while England will be ready to perform better. As the Sri Lankan team has just started batting performance, Sri Lankan team should patiently batting for a long time at present.

[Bd officer]

Bangladesh vs Pakistan

In the end, Pakistan were all out by scoring 274 runs. In the last match, Pakistan's batting line was good in the 1st innings but today Pakistan could not bat well in the 1st innings. Saim Ayub, Shan Masood, Agha Salman all scored fifties. Saim Ayub was dismissed for 58 runs, Shan Masood was dismissed for 57 runs and Agha Salman was dismissed for 54 runs. Bangladesh bowlers bowled well, managing to bowl Pakistan out on day 1. Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled brilliantly, taking 5 wickets alone. Taskin Ahmed also bowled well, he took 3 wickets. Bangladesh has collected 10 runs in 2 overs so far. Bangladesh batsmen have to be patient and bat well. Let's see how Bangladeshi batsmen perform.

[bitcoin_mining]

The second and final Test match between Bangladesh and Pakistan has started where compared to the first Test match, Pakistan got off to a better start in this Test match against Bangladesh. Pakistan are batting in the first innings where they managed to score 274 runs at the end of the first innings and they were all out. Although the match was scheduled to be played on the first day yesterday, the first day's play was abandoned due to rain and now the two teams have to complete the game in four days. As the first day was abandoned due to rain, there is a high chance of a draw in the first match, in which case if Pakistan draws this match against Bangladesh, Bangladesh will seal the series by 1-0.

[fuguebtc]

On the third day of the England vs Sri Lanka team, Sri Lanka scored only 196 runs and lost all their wickets. The batting performance of the Sri Lankan team was not good at all, they cannot come close to winning the batting performance they did. But it was really interesting that England batted from the first day especially the batsmen of England team batted with responsibility. England batting today in the second innings and they have already made a huge score. The Sri Lankan team could not meet the target of runs that they collected in the first innings and Sri Lanka will not be able to reach this target at all in their second innings. The Sri Lankan team will lose badly in the second Test match as their performance suggests, and England will surely win the Test series. England team player Joe Root is doing great batting in today's match, he is doing great batting to score a century, at this moment England team has given a lead of 445 runs.

England has given Sri Lanka a target of 483. That is definitely a very big target. and it’s only day three. So there is a very big chance that Sri Lanka is not going to survive. The chance of this match ending in a draw is very minimal. The most likely result is England is going to be the winner. Sri Lanka has started and at the very start of the chase, they have already lost one wicket. They have also only got 19 on the board.
The first innings from Sri Lanka was stable and I think the second inning is also going to be somewhat around the same area.

Joe Root reached the century mark for the 34th time in Test cricket, overtaking Sir Alastair Cook's England record; the right-hander became the first player since 2004 to make centuries in both Test innings at Lord's; watch England vs Sri Lanka live on Sky Sports Cricket

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By the way again Joe Root proves that he is still one of the best. Century that was scored by him has actually given England such a big total & broke the record for most Test centuries. And of course, they also had the lead from the first innings.

[Compromise me]

On the third day of the England vs Sri Lanka team, Sri Lanka scored only 196 runs and lost all their wickets. The batting performance of the Sri Lankan team was not good at all, they cannot come close to winning the batting performance they did. But it was really interesting that England batted from the first day especially the batsmen of England team batted with responsibility. England batting today in the second innings and they have already made a huge score. The Sri Lankan team could not meet the target of runs that they collected in the first innings and Sri Lanka will not be able to reach this target at all in their second innings. The Sri Lankan team will lose badly in the second Test match as their performance suggests, and England will surely win the Test series. England team player Joe Root is doing great batting in today's match, he is doing great batting to score a century, at this moment England team has given a lead of 445 runs.

England have played their second innings and they have scored 250 runs in the second innings.  As Sri Lanka team could not meet the run target of England team  in the first innings, now in the second innings they have a chance to complete England team  run target by performing well, but they have to face England's bowlers.  will have to  In this second innings, England team  J Root performed very well. He had completed a century in the first innings and also completed a century in the second innings. Apart from him, no one has scored a century in the second innings and no other player has performed well.  But still England team run target is very tough on Sri Lanka.  And now England team  has also started batting and they have 19 score  with the loss of one  wicket due to which the batsmen of Sri Lanka team are looking quite nervous.  Even if England gives a small run target, England can still win against them on the performance of their bowlers.

[noormcs5]

Bangladesh vs Pakistan

In the end, Pakistan were all out by scoring 274 runs. In the last match, Pakistan's batting line was good in the 1st innings but today Pakistan could not bat well in the 1st innings. Saim Ayub, Shan Masood, Agha Salman all scored fifties. Saim Ayub was dismissed for 58 runs, Shan Masood was dismissed for 57 runs and Agha Salman was dismissed for 54 runs. Bangladesh bowlers bowled well, managing to bowl Pakistan out on day 1. Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled brilliantly, taking 5 wickets alone. Taskin Ahmed also bowled well, he took 3 wickets. Bangladesh has collected 10 runs in 2 overs so far. Bangladesh batsmen have to be patient and bat well. Let's see how Bangladeshi batsmen perform.

When the openers fail to perform it puts pressure on the team right from the start. There was no improvement in Abdullah Shafique’s performance. Yes, in the last match second innings he made some score that impact on the team but still he is not performing with that strength means as he performed in ODI and T20. I think he is not a good option for the test matches, he could use to play ODI and T20 matches. Also in the leagues, his performance is good. He was out on very simple ball, in which he used to hit sixes and boundaries in any other day. In the next innings, I think Abdullah Shafique should not have to open the game, he could come 2 down in the place of Babar Azam as well.

[Mahdirakib]

What perplexed me is the fact that England refused to impose follow on for Sri Lanka and decided to bat. That was an illogical decision.

It has become a trend for the team now to not apply the follow-on rules. I don't see anything wrong or illogical in it now. England has lost all their wickets today and given a target of 483 runs. I'm not expecting Sri Lanka to chase this big target.
On the other hand, Pakistan scored 274 runs in the first innings. Both team have equal chance to win the match now. Bangladesh will have some advantages if they can end their first innings by taking a good lead.

[Marvell1]

Bangladesh vs Pakistan

In the end, Pakistan were all out by scoring 274 runs. In the last match, Pakistan's batting line was good in the 1st innings but today Pakistan could not bat well in the 1st innings. Saim Ayub, Shan Masood, Agha Salman all scored fifties. Saim Ayub was dismissed for 58 runs, Shan Masood was dismissed for 57 runs and Agha Salman was dismissed for 54 runs. Bangladesh bowlers bowled well, managing to bowl Pakistan out on day 1. Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled brilliantly, taking 5 wickets alone. Taskin Ahmed also bowled well, he took 3 wickets. Bangladesh has collected 10 runs in 2 overs so far. Bangladesh batsmen have to be patient and bat well. Let's see how Bangladeshi batsmen perform.

Miraz picked up a five-wicket haul 

Bangladesh won the toss and asked Pakistan to bat first. I have to say Pakistan did start pretty well except from losing the first wicket  in the first over without scoring a single run. I believe at one point they were 105 for 1 if I am not wrong. from that position, getting all out for only 275 is definitely not good. Miraz bowled really well in this match. He got five wickets. by the way, Bangladesh dropped a few chances.

Bangladesh went into bat for a few overs towards the end of the day. Pakistan created a chance on the very first ball and the sleep fielders put that chance down. At the end of the day Bangladesh scored 10 without any loss of wickets.

[virasog]

When the openers fail to perform it puts pressure on the team right from the start. There was no improvement in Abdullah Shafique’s performance. Yes, in the last match second innings he made some score that impact on the team but still he is not performing with that strength means as he performed in ODI and T20. I think he is not a good option for the test matches, he could use to play ODI and T20 matches. Also in the leagues, his performance is good. He was out on very simple ball, in which he used to hit sixes and boundaries in any other day. In the next innings, I think Abdullah Shafique should not have to open the game, he could come 2 down in the place of Babar Azam as well.

There was a huge smile on the Taskin's face and on the other players of Bangladesh after taking the first wicket of Abdullah Shafique. They all thought they took the game in their hands but had not seen Shan Masood and Saim Ayub before.

Also, I think from Pakistan's perspective 274 is not a reasonable score and they must be thinking about what went wrong with their batting in this innings. Yes Saim Ayub and Shan Masood gave a hundred runs partnerships but what were other players doing when they both lost their wickets  You may say that Salman Agha also made a 50 but at least one or two of these batsmen needed to go on and make a hundred. Don't understand why these three batsmen were out in their 50s and not mature enough to turn 50s into 100s.

[Jewan420]

When the openers fail to perform it puts pressure on the team right from the start. There was no improvement in Abdullah Shafique’s performance. Yes, in the last match second innings he made some score that impact on the team but still he is not performing with that strength means as he performed in ODI and T20. I think he is not a good option for the test matches, he could use to play ODI and T20 matches. Also in the leagues, his performance is good. He was out on very simple ball, in which he used to hit sixes and boundaries in any other day. In the next innings, I think Abdullah Shafique should not have to open the game, he could come 2 down in the place of Babar Azam as well.

The way Abdullah Shafiq got out today was no ordinary ball at all. The ball was very challenging for him. In Taskin's over, the first 5 balls were out-swing balls and the last ball was in-swing balls, where the wrist positions were similar. Just because the seam position was different it was very difficult for a batsman to understand the ball. Credit must be given to Taskin here. But there is no such thing as impossible in cricket, Abdullah Shafiq failed here. I agree with you that he is not a good option for Test cricket, especially as a freshman and he has weaknesses. I think Abdullah Shafiq should experiment with the old ball in Test cricket. I see no way to deny that he is a talented player. His career statistics are not very rich. He needs more experience. But in cricket, every player's form is not always the same. He has played some big innings before. I hope he gets back to running very soon.

[ZAINmalik75]

England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test is going on. Both team already fishined their 1st inngins where England made a very higher score 427-10 runs and on the other hand, Sri Lanka able to made 196-10 runs which is really damn lower score in comparison of England as well as not decent amount of runs to win the test against their opponent.

Congratulations once again root for his second century at second innings of the first match. I taught may be there will be a minor chance for SiriLankan to be in the game but I think the vital partnership of Joe root runied entire things for them because through his significant partnership england got more than 400 runs lead which is looking like impossible for SiriLankan to chased according to thier current performance situation and also we have seen them in first inning while having same situation of chasing 400 so things were not looking good for SiriLankan despite any miracle happened and two of thier batter build more than 200 partnership then may be they will get chance to put his team on track to victory but currently nothing indicate that. now SiriLankan has two days to chased 430 target so the only things is to just hold thier wicket and rotate strike.

[virasog]

When the openers fail to perform it puts pressure on the team right from the start. There was no improvement in Abdullah Shafique’s performance. Yes, in the last match second innings he made some score that impact on the team but still he is not performing with that strength means as he performed in ODI and T20. I think he is not a good option for the test matches, he could use to play ODI and T20 matches. Also in the leagues, his performance is good. He was out on very simple ball, in which he used to hit sixes and boundaries in any other day. In the next innings, I think Abdullah Shafique should not have to open the game, he could come 2 down in the place of Babar Azam as well.

The way Abdullah Shafiq got out today was no ordinary ball at all. The ball was very challenging for him. In Taskin's over, the first 5 balls were out-swing balls and the last ball was in-swing balls, where the wrist positions were similar. Just because the seam position was different it was very difficult for a batsman to understand the ball. Credit must be given to Taskin here. But there is no such thing as impossible in cricket, Abdullah Shafiq failed here. I agree with you that he is not a good option for Test cricket, especially as a freshman and he has weaknesses. I think Abdullah Shafiq should experiment with the old ball in Test cricket. I see no way to deny that he is a talented player. His career statistics are not very rich. He needs more experience. But in cricket, every player's form is not always the same. He has played some big innings before. I hope he gets back to running very soon.

After so many matches, finally here we have the real game of Shan Masood. He always out early in every tour or in every match. Last time when Shan Masood played well that was the tour of Australia in the end of 2023. He made I think around double century in Australia against their C team that was the tour match, but today he has made very needed fifty. The main thing he is not wasting the balls. Made 50 on 53 balls that is really amazed performance by him. He is improving himself for the matches and I hope he will perform better in the second innings too.

[Sithara007]

After so many matches, finally here we have the real game of Shan Masood. He always out early in every tour or in every match. Last time when Shan Masood played well that was the tour of Australia in the end of 2023. He made I think around double century in Australia against their C team that was the tour match, but today he has made very needed fifty. The main thing he is not wasting the balls. Made 50 on 53 balls that is really amazed performance by him. He is improving himself for the matches and I hope he will perform better in the second innings too.

What was so special about his innings today? He made 57 in a pitch that offered a lot of support for the batsmen. Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the only Bangladeshi bowler who looked threatening. And so far the performance from Pakistan in this series have been disappointing. Their batsmen were in poor form, and the bowlers were outright pathetic. I am not sure what has happened to Shaheen Shah Afridi (he's not playing in this match). He has been in horrible form ever since he got married.

[BALIK]

After so many matches, finally here we have the real game of Shan Masood. He always out early in every tour or in every match. Last time when Shan Masood played well that was the tour of Australia in the end of 2023. He made I think around double century in Australia against their C team that was the tour match, but today he has made very needed fifty. The main thing he is not wasting the balls. Made 50 on 53 balls that is really amazed performance by him. He is improving himself for the matches and I hope he will perform better in the second innings too.

What was so special about his innings today? He made 57 in a pitch that offered a lot of support for the batsmen. Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the only Bangladeshi bowler who looked threatening. And so far the performance from Pakistan in this series have been disappointing. Their batsmen were in poor form, and the bowlers were outright pathetic. I am not sure what has happened to Shaheen Shah Afridi (he's not playing in this match). He has been in horrible form ever since he got married.

Pakistani batsmen have not been in good form for a long time. And in last world cup also we did not get good performance from Pakistani players. In particular, we have seen the performance of Pakistani batsmen very erratic for several days. And Pakistani players are performing similarly in this series as well. The team lost the first match against Bangladesh. So I thought I will see a good performance from Pakistan in the second match. But the Pakistani players could not improve their performance.

Abdullah Shafique could not add any runs to the scoreboard. But Saim Ayub and Shaan Masood batted well. Pakistan lost their second wicket for 107 runs. These two batsmen built a big partnership of 107 runs. After that, the Pakistan team started losing wickets quickly. And Pakistan's innings stopped at 274 runs. I don't find the pitch bowling friendly. So a collection of 274 runs on this pitch cannot be called a good collection.

[DanWalker]

England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test is going on. Both team already fishined their 1st inngins where England made a very higher score 427-10 runs and on the other hand, Sri Lanka able to made 196-10 runs which is really damn lower score in comparison of England as well as not decent amount of runs to win the test against their opponent.

Congratulations once again root for his second century at second innings of the first match. I taught may be there will be a minor chance for SiriLankan to be in the game but I think the vital partnership of Joe root runied entire things for them because through his significant partnership england got more than 400 runs lead which is looking like impossible for SiriLankan to chased according to thier current performance situation and also we have seen them in first inning while having same situation of chasing 400 so things were not looking good for SiriLankan despite any miracle happened and two of thier batter build more than 200 partnership then may be they will get chance to put his team on track to victory but currently nothing indicate that. now SiriLankan has two days to chased 430 target so the only things is to just hold thier wicket and rotate strike.

Joe Root saved the team at the most important moment in both the innings. When the England team was under a lot of pressure after losing quick wickets in the first innings, the team was able to collect big due to the Root-Atkinson pair. Root collected 143 runs in the first innings. England lost three wickets for just 69 runs in the second innings. And in this innings, no other batsman except Root can play well. If Root could not make this century, England's innings would have stopped before 200.

England team has given a huge target of 483 runs. And I don't see any possibility of England losing after giving such a big target on this pitch. There is no possibility of the match being a draw. It will be more difficult for the Sri Lankan batsmen to bat on this pitch in the coming days. Sri Lanka scored 196 runs in the first innings. In the second innings as well, I guess they will lose all their wickets before collecting 200 runs.

[Nalain420]

The second Test match is being played today and the Pakistan team is batting on the second day, although the first day is not played. The way the Pakistan team is batting today, of course I think we can make a good score. Pakistan team batsman Abdullah Shafique he got out with zero runs today, his batting performance was not good at all. But the two batsmen who are batting at the moment Shan Masood and Saim Ayub have both formed an amazing pair and their partnership has collected a good score at the moment. Pakistan team's accumulated runs at the moment 99 runs 1 wicket 25 overs, maybe Pakistan batting superbly today to make a big score.

I was very impatiently waiting for this match because I am sure that Pakistan will have to lose badly in this match as well.  This is because Bangladesh has already made itself better and Pakistan has made itself worse.  And Bangladesh proved my prediction like in the first match and will prove it in this match as well.  Pakistan batsmen have scored 274 runs in the first innings.  And it is fully understood that Pakistan will lose this match as well.  And Bangladesh will win the match and also the series.  Pakistan get many chances to improve themselves but they don't focus on it and they don't take responsibility and they are not interested in winning the match.  Bangladesh are playing their first innings.  Their batsmen have scored 10 runs in 2 overs and their batsmen are off to a good start.

[UmerIdrees]

After so many matches, finally here we have the real game of Shan Masood. He always out early in every tour or in every match. Last time when Shan Masood played well that was the tour of Australia in the end of 2023. He made I think around double century in Australia against their C team that was the tour match, but today he has made very needed fifty. The main thing he is not wasting the balls. Made 50 on 53 balls that is really amazed performance by him. He is improving himself for the matches and I hope he will perform better in the second innings too.

Have you noticed one thing today?

The crowd was happy that Shan Masood has been out. I can’t believe he was playing with full concentration and he is the captain too but as he lost his wicket, the umpire's finger raised, the full crowd has been excited and started to make noises.

The reason was Babar Azam, who was the next man in. Shan Masood took the review and when he took there was silence because they all wanted to see Babar Azam, and when the review was lost the crowd had gone mad and starting to cheer Babar Azam. 

Another point, As usual, Shan Masood is not happy with the umpire’s decision 

[CryptoBuds]

The second Test match is being played today and the Pakistan team is batting on the second day, although the first day is not played. The way the Pakistan team is batting today, of course I think we can make a good score. Pakistan team batsman Abdullah Shafique he got out with zero runs today, his batting performance was not good at all. But the two batsmen who are batting at the moment Shan Masood and Saim Ayub have both formed an amazing pair and their partnership has collected a good score at the moment. Pakistan team's accumulated runs at the moment 99 runs 1 wicket 25 overs, maybe Pakistan batting superbly today to make a big score.

I was very impatiently waiting for this match because I am sure that Pakistan will have to lose badly in this match as well.  This is because Bangladesh has already made itself better and Pakistan has made itself worse.  And Bangladesh proved my prediction like in the first match and will prove it in this match as well.  Pakistan batsmen have scored 274 runs in the first innings.  And it is fully understood that Pakistan will lose this match as well.  And Bangladesh will win the match and also the series.  Pakistan get many chances to improve themselves but they don't focus on it and they don't take responsibility and they are not interested in winning the match.  Bangladesh are playing their first innings.  Their batsmen have scored 10 runs in 2 overs and their batsmen are off to a good start.

To be honest, I don't expect anything good from Pakistan team at all. We have been witnessing erratic performances from Pakistani players for a long time. The weaknesses of the Pakistani players were visible both in batting and bowling. And I am more upset with the performance of this team after Pakistan team was defeated by Bangladesh in the first match. Bangladesh team is always weak in Test format. Even then, Pakistan failed to play well against Bangladesh.

Pakistan team could not bat on the first day due to rain. They did not play well on the second day either. Rawlapindi's first day average score on this pitch was 345. Runs but the Pakistan team could not collect even 300 runs. None of the batsmen in the squad can bat responsibly and play big innings.

Miraz is bowling well in this match like in the first test match. He managed to take 5 important wickets. Taskin also picked up three wickets. Now if the Bangladeshi batsmen can bat responsibly then Bangladesh has a chance to win this match as well.