Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[ZAINmalik75]

Tomorrow is the second test match of the series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. The first match of this series has won by Sri Lanka that is why I think they are fully confident as they won the last game and also did wonderful effort in the last series. Tomorrow there will be the last match of this series that I want to see Sri Laka while winning the game. Let’s see what will happen.

It's two matches series so no doubt SiriLankan win that previous match brilliantly but for second clash new Zealand will not allow them so easily just like they does in previous. SiriLankan previous performance at several series were quite disappointed because they need spin friendly track as spin has known the main strength of them so when where they will get spin track they will give tough time to thier opponent and that will be their day to dominate thier opponent just like they does in recent days while new Zealand has decent chance to win the match as ravidra were set and can easily done that hardel but unfortunately spin magician get them now new Zealand will think about thier spin strength deeply and will sort it out for next match so that they can level the series

[GigaBit]

New Zealand needs 68 more runs to win, and Rachin Ravindra is their best hope. He has 91 runs so far and must keep going. If Sri Lanka gets two more wickets early on they will win. But Ravindra has challenge. He is not used to batting without being on strike. To help New Zealand win he needs to control game and protect his teammate. If Ravindra keeps playing well and stays focused New Zealand might win. But Sri Lanka has advantage because they're playing at home and have good bowlers. It is a tense situation and Ravindra skills and mental strength will be tested.

Sri Lankan International test cricket team won the match by 63 runs. The match was very interesting and we saw healthy fight in this match but the result was in the favour of Sri Lankan team . Before 3 to 4 years we saw SL team as a bad performer but they now they are coming to their game and they are following the path of Dilshan , Sangkara and jaysurya . Kamindu Mendis played very well in this match and his team won due to his great performance because he made century for his team and Karunaratne  also played well in this match and he made 36 and 50 runs in this match.New Zealand team could not win this match but target was not big but they could not chase that due to low quality batting but their bowling was not bad.

No doubt, Sri Lanka was a threatening team back in the times, especially in the era when they won the World Cup. However, they have lost their momentum over the time and become again a weaker side. However, the way they won this test match, reminds me of their past legends and they will like to see a team with the same perfromace.

By the way, NZ was a bit unlucky losing on this one. They had the match under their belt for the most past of the game. However they could not chase a small total in the last innings and lost to the Sri Lanka as they lost all the wickets.

Agree with you, New Zealand is one of the strongest teams in cricket who have no chance of being considered weak. Sri Lanka won the last match so they will confidently fight in the 2nd match as well. Home ground advantage and a match win will keep them relatively less pressure. But New Zealand will surely try to show something in the 2nd match. There will be only two matches in this series and they have no other option as they have lost one of them. Whoever is batting must build a long partnership otherwise it is not possible to build a big score gap in the match. In the last match there was no big difference between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in the first innings but Sri Lanka played brilliantly in the 2nd innings. The performance of their bowlers was so effective that New Zealand could not hold their victory in the end.

[Compromise me]

Still, two days are left until the second match will start between Bangladesh and India, the first match of this series was played and India won that game very easily. Yes, in the start they faced problems as they lost their main players and did not start well in the first innings but later the game came under their hands and India got players who stabled the game and India won the game on the forth day but no performance by Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, these two are those players where everyone has hopes with them and they also performed in important time.

I don't think rain would help either team but maybe it may be more beneficial for the Bangladesh team in case they get into a situation where they need to bat to save the test.

Yes, I agree with you. Bangladeshi International cricket team could not handle the pressure against India l. They faced Only Pakistani team and they thought that Indian team will perform like Pakistani team but after the first inning they saw they saw real face of Indian team because Indian team is top team of the World and we can't see that kind of players except in that team. Bumrah is top class bowler of the world and he is wicket taker bowler and he is student of Lasith Malinga .Bangladeshi team will lose this series because they don't have enough confidence to play and fight against India. Indian team will win next match easily because they have quality players which can face any kind of situation

[HelliumZ]

Still, two days are left until the second match will start between Bangladesh and India, the first match of this series was played and India won that game very easily. Yes, in the start they faced problems as they lost their main players and did not start well in the first innings but later the game came under their hands and India got players who stabled the game and India won the game on the forth day but no performance by Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, these two are those players where everyone has hopes with them and they also performed in important time.

I don't think rain would help either team but maybe it may be more beneficial for the Bangladesh team in case they get into a situation where they need to bat to save the test.

Yes, I agree with you. Bangladeshi International cricket team could not handle the pressure against India l. They faced Only Pakistani team and they thought that Indian team will perform like Pakistani team but after the first inning they saw they saw real face of Indian team because Indian team is top team of the World and we can't see that kind of players except in that team. Bumrah is top class bowler of the world and he is wicket taker bowler and he is student of Lasith Malinga .Bangladeshi team will lose this series because they don't have enough confidence to play and fight against India. Indian team will win next match easily because they have quality players which can face any kind of situation

Bangladesh basically cannot create a situation where they can play without pressure in Tests.  Bangladeshi batsmen can't play like top order batsmen especially.  If for some reason wickets fall, then several wickets fall in quick succession, it has become a real picture of Bangladesh.
As a Bangladeshi, I cannot enjoy the cricket game of Bangladesh because if Bangladesh plays well in one match then it will play badly in ten consecutive matches, this is a consistent picture of Bangladesh.

[Z_MBFM]

Still, two days are left until the second match will start between Bangladesh and India, the first match of this series was played and India won that game very easily. Yes, in the start they faced problems as they lost their main players and did not start well in the first innings but later the game came under their hands and India got players who stabled the game and India won the game on the forth day but no performance by Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, these two are those players where everyone has hopes with them and they also performed in important time.

I don't think rain would help either team but maybe it may be more beneficial for the Bangladesh team in case they get into a situation where they need to bat to save the test.

Yes, I agree with you. Bangladeshi International cricket team could not handle the pressure against India l. They faced Only Pakistani team and they thought that Indian team will perform like Pakistani team but after the first inning they saw they saw real face of Indian team because Indian team is top team of the World and we can't see that kind of players except in that team. Bumrah is top class bowler of the world and he is wicket taker bowler and he is student of Lasith Malinga .Bangladeshi team will lose this series because they don't have enough confidence to play and fight against India. Indian team will win next match easily because they have quality players which can face any kind of situation

Bangladesh basically cannot create a situation where they can play without pressure in Tests.  Bangladeshi batsmen can't play like top order batsmen especially.  If for some reason wickets fall, then several wickets fall in quick succession, it has become a real picture of Bangladesh.
As a Bangladeshi, I cannot enjoy the cricket game of Bangladesh because if Bangladesh plays well in one match then it will play badly in ten consecutive matches, this is a consistent picture of Bangladesh.

the problem of Bangladesh they cannot hold there performance for every match. if they play better in one match then they played very badly in others one. sometime Bangladesh create a good hype on worldwide. and Bangladesh has a good reputation on the cricket game but recently Bangladesh performing very badly that's why now Bangladesh is considered as a bad cricket team. in the cricket world Australia, South Africa, India now is a top rated cricket team. because they playing very well and winning regularly in almost every match.

[Publictalk792]

SriLanka vs New Zealand 2nd Test Match

Today SriLankan team and New Zealand team are starting the second Test match.we have seen them in the first match. And we saw that how SriLanka team performed in the last match. They played really well. Firstly they match situation was saying that New Zealand will win easily but in the second inning SriLankan team surprised everyone and they won the match.
So the match will start in 3 hours. They have 5 days so let's see who will perform well in this match. I hope New Zealand will not give any chance to SriLanka in this match to win.

[UmerIdrees]

After some days, the good innings going to take place which will play in between Pakistan and England, we will see the three test matches in this series. Recently, the Pakistan team has lost the full series of two test matches against Bangladesh that is why for sure I think England may win this series as they have good players and they recently played many test matches.

They understood the way to play the test matches very well, another series come where Shan Masood would lead the Pakistan team and if he is the captain then Pakistan would never win even a single match. 

[Lidger]

SriLanka vs New Zealand 2nd Test Match

Today SriLankan team and New Zealand team are starting the second Test match.we have seen them in the first match. And we saw that how SriLanka team performed in the last match. They played really well. Firstly they match situation was saying that New Zealand will win easily but in the second inning SriLankan team surprised everyone and they won the match.
So the match will start in 3 hours. They have 5 days so let's see who will perform well in this match. I hope New Zealand will not give any chance to SriLanka in this match to win.

Sri Lanka secured a comfortable win against New Zealand in their home ground in the first Test match and today they are going to take on New Zealand again in the second Test match. The first Test match between New Zealand vs Sri Lanka ended in a very competitive match, even though the two teams did not score much in the 4 innings. In the first match it seemed that New Zealand would win for some time and Sri Lanka would win for some time but in the end Sri Lanka was able to win against New Zealand. The second Test match is very important for New Zealand, who lost the first match, so they will try to play according to a lot of plans from the start. If the batsmen understand their responsibilities well and perform accordingly, then it will not be very difficult for New Zealand to win against Sri Lanka.

[Bitcoin_people]

New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test match will start today, we saw Sri Lanka team won the first match brilliantly in which they lead the series result. In today's match, if the Sri Lankan team can achieve a big target by batting first, it will be very difficult to equalize the game of the New Zealand team. Moreover, if the Sri Lankan team can improve their game performance, then the chances of the New Zealand team's victory will be very low. Compared to New Zealand, Sri Lanka team is currently playing much better, moreover, the New Zealand team does not have the previous good players due to which they cannot perform so well, but to level the Test series, they must do well from the beginning in today's match.

[Out of mind]

Sri Lanka won the toss and batted on the first day of the 2nd Test, and they failed to make a good start. Because the Sri Lankan team batsman on whom the team depends a lot, Pathum Nissanka is out for one run which is bad news for the Sri Lankan team.
With Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne both now in the batting, if they can put up a responsible batting performance then surely Sri Lanka team will collect a good score today.  If Sri Lanka can score 300+ runs in today's match against New Zealand, then I think it will be a huge lead.

[3kpk3]

Sri Lanka won the toss and batted on the first day of the 2nd Test, and they failed to make a good start. Because the Sri Lankan team batsman on whom the team depends a lot, Pathum Nissanka is out for one run which is bad news for the Sri Lankan team.
With Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne both now in the batting, if they can put up a responsible batting performance then surely Sri Lanka team will collect a good score today.  If Sri Lanka can score 300+ runs in today's match against New Zealand, then I think it will be a huge lead.

They will most definitely score 300+ runs now unless they suffer a batting collapse out of nowhere thanks to Karunaratne and Chandimal batting really well together while the Kiwi bowlers look hopeless.

Rourke is the only bowler that could trouble the Lankans which is why they need to watch out for him. Sri Lanka has started out really well in the second test.

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Yes, I agree with you. Bangladeshi International cricket team could not handle the pressure against India l. They faced Only Pakistani team and they thought that Indian team will perform like Pakistani team but after the first inning they saw they saw real face of Indian team because Indian team is top team of the World and we can't see that kind of players except in that team. Bumrah is top class bowler of the world and he is wicket taker bowler and he is student of Lasith Malinga .Bangladeshi team will lose this series because they don't have enough confidence to play and fight against India. Indian team will win next match easily because they have quality players which can face any kind of situation

Yes it was correct that there is a lot of lack of experience and performance among the players of the Bangladesh team. Moreover, all the players in this team have low mental confidence. No matter which country in the world they play against India, they can never say for sure that they will win. Just as India has the best batsman, they also have the best bowling team. We may all know that Indians have the highest batting range among the cricket playing nations of the world. The last match of the Test series between Bangladesh and India will start tomorrow.

Maybe this match is not at all easy for Bangladesh but still Bangladesh should forget the failure of the first test match and restore confidence in themselves and perform properly. Many Bangladeshi cricket fans want the Bangladesh team to perform with confidence in the Test series against Pakistan as well as against India. Even if Bangladesh can't win the match, at least draw the match is also honorable for Bangladesh.

[As-Soon-As]

SriLanka vs New Zealand 2nd Test Match

Today SriLankan team and New Zealand team are starting the second Test match.we have seen them in the first match. And we saw that how SriLanka team performed in the last match. They played really well. Firstly they match situation was saying that New Zealand will win easily but in the second inning SriLankan team surprised everyone and they won the match.
So the match will start in 3 hours. They have 5 days so let's see who will perform well in this match. I hope New Zealand will not give any chance to SriLanka in this match to win.

Pathum Nishanka got out in the first over today, but left a lot behind in terms of runs. However, although the Sri Lankan team was worried at the beginning, Chandimal and Mathews, who have formed a partnership for a long time, have performed well. Sri Lanka scored 153 runs for 2 wickets in 46 overs, winning the first Test match by a considerable margin.
But coming to this second test match today Sri Lanka team batting performance is very good but if Sri Lanka team can perform batting performance like this then surely New Zealand team can give target of four hundred plus more runs. But relatively New Zealand team is not able to create pressure from the bowling side, because the weak performance from the bowling side will later put the New Zealand team under pressure.

[Cheema02]

Sri Lanka won the toss and batted on the first day of the 2nd Test, and they failed to make a good start. Because the Sri Lankan team batsman on whom the team depends a lot, Pathum Nissanka is out for one run which is bad news for the Sri Lankan team.
With Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne both now in the batting, if they can put up a responsible batting performance then surely Sri Lanka team will collect a good score today.  If Sri Lanka can score 300+ runs in today's match against New Zealand, then I think it will be a huge lead.

Yes, you are right day one of second test match session 2 is continue and Sri lanka current score is 194 runs in a loss of just 2 wickets. New Zealand after picking first early wicket in 2 runs then their bowlers didn't pick any futher wickets. Tim Southee bowl well so far picked the first crucial wicket of Pathum Nissanka at 1 run. The second wicket partnership between Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimalis is 122 runs played an important role to score this total in second session of the day. Dinesh Chandimal playing scored a well deserved century and Angelo Mathews is also playing at 35 runs. This partnership will reached Sri Lanka inning into the next level. New Zealand needs to break this partnership then they will ge back in this match

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No matter how bad the weather is, if a test match is organized over three days, then the result of the match will be done in these three days.  In recent times, Test matches are usually completed in four days, that is, in the first two days, two innings of the two teams are completed, and if either of the two teams are all out in the remaining one day, the result of the match will be announced on the fourth day.

This logic does not make any sense. It depends on the opponents and the ground condition. No matter how well the team is, if the wicket is bowling-friendly, it is possible that both teams will lose all their wickets just in one day. But if the wicket is batting friendly, even weaker team will be able to play two or three days and the possible result could be draw.

If Bangladeshi batters cannot play a single session, then it won't take three days to end the match. But, if Bangladesh manage to play well and can bat two days in the first innings, then you never know what is going to happen. You cannot actually say that result will come in three days for all the matches.

[Compromise me]

Sri Lanka won the toss and batted on the first day of the 2nd Test, and they failed to make a good start. Because the Sri Lankan team batsman on whom the team depends a lot, Pathum Nissanka is out for one run which is bad news for the Sri Lankan team.
With Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne both now in the batting, if they can put up a responsible batting performance then surely Sri Lanka team will collect a good score today.  If Sri Lanka can score 300+ runs in today's match against New Zealand, then I think it will be a huge lead.

It was really a pity for  P Nissanka that he could not score for his team and got out on the third ball.  But now Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal are also out and Sri Lanka team is currently 250 runs but Dinesh Chandimal has done a very good performance he has completed his century and scored 116 runs, and now is batting on the pitch .  They are Angelo Mathews and Kamindu Mendis. Angelo Mathews also completed his half century and so far he is batting well and Wahab has scored 16 runs so far and I hope Kamindu Mendis will perform well because it is enough in every match.  Looks like they are performing well.  It is certain that Sri Lanka team  is going to give a very good target on the first day, I see Sri Lanka team  giving 400 plus corn target.

[Rabata]

Sri Lanka won the toss and batted on the first day of the 2nd Test, and they failed to make a good start. Because the Sri Lankan team batsman on whom the team depends a lot, Pathum Nissanka is out for one run which is bad news for the Sri Lankan team.
With Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne both now in the batting, if they can put up a responsible batting performance then surely Sri Lanka team will collect a good score today.  If Sri Lanka can score 300+ runs in today's match against New Zealand, then I think it will be a huge lead.

It was really a pity for  P Nissanka that he could not score for his team and got out on the third ball.  But now Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal are also out and Sri Lanka team is currently 250 runs but Dinesh Chandimal has done a very good performance he has completed his century and scored 116 runs, and now is batting on the pitch .  They are Angelo Mathews and Kamindu Mendis. Angelo Mathews also completed his half century and so far he is batting well and Wahab has scored 16 runs so far and I hope Kamindu Mendis will perform well because it is enough in every match.  Looks like they are performing well.  It is certain that Sri Lanka team  is going to give a very good target on the first day, I see Sri Lanka team  giving 400 plus corn target.

After the wicket of Pathum Nissanka I thought that Sri Lanka might not do very well in today's match but that perception changed when Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal put up good scores. Currently Sri Lanka have completed 300 runs for 3 wickets and they are definitely in a good position in this team situation. I hope this score can be much bigger. Looks like both Angelo Mathews and Kamindu Mendis are heading for another big partnership. If they can settle down tomorrow, surely Sri Lanka will be able to score big ‍and in such a situation, Sri Lanka will be far ahead in this test as well. Sri Lanka played very well in the last Test match and they are expected to maintain that consistency in the 2nd Test.

[Bd officer]

SL vs NZ
Day 1 ended, Sri Lanka scored 306 runs for the loss of 3 wickets on day 1. Sri Lanka's batting line-up has been very good. All the batsmen performed well except Sri Lanka's opening batsmen. Sri Lanka's opening batting Pathum Nissanka got out in the 1st over, with Sri Lanka's wicket falling in the 1st over I thought Sri Lanka would be under pressure but Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne performed brilliantly to take the team to a good position. Dinesh Chandimal batted well and was dismissed for 116 runs. Dimuth Karunaratne fell short of his half-century, getting out for 46 runs. Angelo Mathews remains unbeaten on 78 runs, Kamindu Mendis remains unbeaten on 51 runs. New Zealand's bowlers were aggressive at the start, but could not bowl well later on. New Zealand bowlers need to bowl well and Sri Lanka will try to get all out quickly tomorrow.

[noormcs5]

SriLanka vs New Zealand 2nd Test Match

Today SriLankan team and New Zealand team are starting the second Test match.we have seen them in the first match. And we saw that how SriLanka team performed in the last match. They played really well. Firstly they match situation was saying that New Zealand will win easily but in the second inning SriLankan team surprised everyone and they won the match.
So the match will start in 3 hours. They have 5 days so let's see who will perform well in this match. I hope New Zealand will not give any chance to SriLanka in this match to win.

I think Sri Lanka players are looking to win the game this time too and they did a wonderful play in the first day, they lost just three wickets and stand a big target of 306. I think if Sri Lanka uses 20 overs more (tomorrow) then they could make 360 or may quickly chase to this. Now, I am expecting the same effort or performance from their bowlers.



Recap of today's innings, Sri Lanka has not made a good start as Pathum Nissanka was out after making 1 run in 3 balls. Then after 38 or 39th over, we saw another fall of Sri Lanka wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne  and at that time, they were on 124. It looked like New Zealand bowlers were in good form at that time but then Dinesh Chandimal played stunning innings of 116.

[HelliumZ]

SL vs NZ
Day 1 ended, Sri Lanka scored 306 runs for the loss of 3 wickets on day 1. Sri Lanka's batting line-up has been very good. All the batsmen performed well except Sri Lanka's opening batsmen. Sri Lanka's opening batting Pathum Nissanka got out in the 1st over, with Sri Lanka's wicket falling in the 1st over I thought Sri Lanka would be under pressure but Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne performed brilliantly to take the team to a good position. Dinesh Chandimal batted well and was dismissed for 116 runs. Dimuth Karunaratne fell short of his half-century, getting out for 46 runs. Angelo Mathews remains unbeaten on 78 runs, Kamindu Mendis remains unbeaten on 51 runs. New Zealand's bowlers were aggressive at the start, but could not bowl well later on. New Zealand bowlers need to bowl well and Sri Lanka will try to get all out quickly tomorrow.

Kurunaratne was run out unnecessarily, getting run out where no run was needed. However the first day in Sri Lanka was for Sri Lanka which ended the first day on 306 runs but if Sri Lanka can play the two sessions tomorrow they will easily cross 500+ runs.
Galle International Stadium is originally a batting pitch for this test?  The way Sri Lanka are scoring runs seems to be a completely batting assisted pitch. However, if Sri Lanka's score reaches 500 runs, Sri Lanka will be very close to winning the second Test with ease.  However, this Test will definitely be a challenge for New Zealand as they lost the first Test, which is why New Zealand will want a draw or a win in this Test.