Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Haunebu]

A T20 is all together a different game and i don't think what happens in the T20 World Cup will have an impact in this test series. No matter how strong the Indian team is, the Australians will always have an home advantage and beating Australia within their home country is not an easy job.

Yeah. So many people make the mistake of comparing formats like T20 and Test with each other when the fact is that they are both on opposite ends of the spectrum. ODI format falls somewhere in between.

Australia has pretty much secured their WTC final berth while India are close to losing their final berth thanks to their series loss against the Kiwis recently. Let's see what happens.

[Unknown Op]

Sri Lanka A vs Pakistan A

Today unofficial Test match has been started successfully among Sri Lanka A squad against Pakistan A squad. In this thread, is anyone here who is watching this match?

First day of second test match was successfully played today and Sri Lanka A squad was started the match with the batting inning at inviting of Pakistan A squad. Previous test match, Sri lanka squad was completely destroyed with big leading and unable to defeat Pakistan A squad. But they comeback with strong performance and their members managed 293 scores with lost of 8 batter wickets. This scores is much better than their previous match of first inning and both Sonal Dinusha and Isitha Wijesundara are at crease to playing inning both are in good form and managed 81 and 38 scores respectively. Hope both these batters will manage long inning for their squad to support their squad for victory.

[Farhan99]

Sri Lanka A vs Pakistan A

Today unofficial Test match has been started successfully among Sri Lanka A squad against Pakistan A squad. In this thread, is anyone here who is watching this match?

First day of second test match was successfully played today and Sri Lanka A squad was started the match with the batting inning at inviting of Pakistan A squad. Previous test match, Sri lanka squad was completely destroyed with big leading and unable to defeat Pakistan A squad. But they comeback with strong performance and their members managed 293 scores with lost of 8 batter wickets. This scores is much better than their previous match of first inning and both Sonal Dinusha and Isitha Wijesundara are at crease to playing inning both are in good form and managed 81 and 38 scores respectively. Hope both these batters will manage long inning for their squad to support their squad for victory.

Yep, In second unofficial test Sri Lanka batting first and made 293 runs with loss of 8 wickets Sri lanka team could not start their innings well they were losing wickets from start of the innings they lost three wickets on just 5 runs which created pressure on them. After that their middle order supported his team Wanuja Sahan scored fifty while Sonal Dinusha played unbeaten innings of 81 runs Excellent bowling by Pakistan bowlers especially Khurram Shahzad he destroyed sri lankan team batting line up by taking six wickets and  Ahmed Safi Abdullah takes two wickets. Sri lanka scored 293 and Day 1 stumps off Pakistan bowlers put pressure on Sri lankan team from start of the innings but did not continue and Sri lanka successfully made around three hundred runs in first innings

[JSRAW]

3 more days ladies and we'll have back to back test series everywhere.

Windies vs Ban
NZ vs Eng

and much awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Both Aussies and Indians are under the pump and need wins under their belt, just to fancy their chances for the WTC finals.

Hosts are a firm favorite and it brings different kind of pressure because it's a home series and everybody expects you to win. Also, the Indians are low in confidence due to the drubbing they received at home. The batting lineup looks shaky as well and lot of uncertainty due to injuries and a lean patch of form of seniors.

Despite everything, it should be a cracking series and will define a legacy of senior players. Be it Smith-Cummins-Starc-Lyon or their Indian counterpart (Don't forget Aus didn't win a single series against India in the last decade) and a couple of em will take retirement soon so they would hope to bag BGT this time. It's also the last Australia tour for Kohli-Rohit-Ashwin-Jadeja, all of them played a crucial role in every Aussie tour and they would hope for one last brave effort.

[SATWAT]

A T20 is all together a different game and i don't think what happens in the T20 World Cup will have an impact in this test series. No matter how strong the Indian team is, the Australians will always have an home advantage and beating Australia within their home country is not an easy job.

Yeah. So many people make the mistake of comparing formats like T20 and Test with each other when the fact is that they are both on opposite ends of the spectrum. ODI format falls somewhere in between.

Australia has pretty much secured their WTC final berth while India are close to losing their final berth thanks to their series loss against the Kiwis recently. Let's see what happens.

No doubt Australia is already secured their place for the final of the WTC Final 2025, but now India is hanging around because we have interesting test series between New Zealand vs England which will give better outcome about second team for final with South Africa is also having good chance as they have four matches at home which can give them good chance for their final in WTC2025.

Australia vs India is looking good because Australia is also facing batting problems and things can go on balance if we have good bowling from the Indian pacers in Perth where we will be having first test match after few days.

[Publictalk792]

Yep, In second unofficial test Sri Lanka batting first and made 293 runs with loss of 8 wickets Sri lanka team could not start their innings well they were losing wickets from start of the innings they lost three wickets on just 5 runs which created pressure on them. After that their middle order supported his team Wanuja Sahan scored fifty while Sonal Dinusha played unbeaten innings of 81 runs Excellent bowling by Pakistan bowlers especially Khurram Shahzad he destroyed sri lankan team batting line up by taking six wickets and  Ahmed Safi Abdullah takes two wickets. Sri lanka scored 293 and Day 1 stumps off Pakistan bowlers put pressure on Sri lankan team from start of the innings but did not continue and Sri lanka successfully made around three hundred runs in first innings

Sri Lanka had tough start in second unofficial test losing three wickets for just five runs. But their middle order batsmen did well especially Wanuja Sahan 50 and Sonal Dinusha 81. Pakistan bowlers especially Khurram Shahzad and Ahmed Safi Abdullah bowled really well. Despite shaky start Sri Lanka managed to score 310 runs with all wickets lost. Match is now evenly balanced. Pakistan batsmen still facing Sri Lanka bowlers. And according to the current situation Pakistan has also lost 5 wickets and they made 212 runs. So let's see what will be happened next.?

[Fuso.hp]

Sri Lanka A vs Pakistan A

Today unofficial Test match has been started successfully among Sri Lanka A squad against Pakistan A squad. In this thread, is anyone here who is watching this match?

First day of second test match was successfully played today and Sri Lanka A squad was started the match with the batting inning at inviting of Pakistan A squad. Previous test match, Sri lanka squad was completely destroyed with big leading and unable to defeat Pakistan A squad. But they comeback with strong performance and their members managed 293 scores with lost of 8 batter wickets. This scores is much better than their previous match of first inning and both Sonal Dinusha and Isitha Wijesundara are at crease to playing inning both are in good form and managed 81 and 38 scores respectively. Hope both these batters will manage long inning for their squad to support their squad for victory.

Yep, In second unofficial test Sri Lanka batting first and made 293 runs with loss of 8 wickets Sri lanka team could not start their innings well they were losing wickets from start of the innings they lost three wickets on just 5 runs which created pressure on them. After that their middle order supported his team Wanuja Sahan scored fifty while Sonal Dinusha played unbeaten innings of 81 runs Excellent bowling by Pakistan bowlers especially Khurram Shahzad he destroyed sri lankan team batting line up by taking six wickets and  Ahmed Safi Abdullah takes two wickets. Sri lanka scored 293 and Day 1 stumps off Pakistan bowlers put pressure on Sri lankan team from start of the innings but did not continue and Sri lanka successfully made around three hundred runs in first innings

The second test match between Sri Lanka A team vs Pakistan A team is underway and where Sri Lanka A team finished the first innings play and they were all out by scoring 310 runs in the first innings. Pakistan A team is now batting in their second innings and Pakistan A team has collected 212 runs for 5 wickets so far. Pakistan A team is still 98 runs behind Sri Lanka A team but since they have five wickets in hand if they can make a good partnership and any batsman can play with responsibility then I would say definitely Pakistan A team will score more than Sri Lanka A team. If there is a tough competition between the two teams in the first innings if the two teams are equal in the first innings then the second innings will see a tough competition and those who do well in the second innings will win.

[Webetcoins]

Sri Lanka had tough start in second unofficial test losing three wickets for just five runs. But their middle order batsmen did well especially Wanuja Sahan 50 and Sonal Dinusha 81. Pakistan bowlers especially Khurram Shahzad and Ahmed Safi Abdullah bowled really well. Despite shaky start Sri Lanka managed to score 310 runs with all wickets lost. Match is now evenly balanced. Pakistan batsmen still facing Sri Lanka bowlers. And according to the current situation Pakistan has also lost 5 wickets and they made 212 runs. So let's see what will be happened next.?

After have lost in first unofficial test against Pakistan A still things are not good for the Sri Lanka A because their start was not good in second unofficial test match they lost early wickets which bring them on setback, but we have good performance from tail enders as we have three fifties from batsmen no 7, 8, and 10 which helps them for having 312 runs on board on second day of this test match which is looking good total.

In reply, Pakistan A is also facing problems as they lost their top order batsmen only Abdul Faseeh able to score 59 runs with now at the end of second day we have 212 runs for 5 still trailing by 98 runs if we have some quick wickets for Sri Lanka A in early session then we can expect interesting end of this second unofficial test match between these two teams with most chances we will be having Pakistan A favourite for the win and having win in this series as well.

[noormcs5]

After have lost in first unofficial test against Pakistan A still things are not good for the Sri Lanka A because their start was not good in second unofficial test match they lost early wickets which bring them on setback, but we have good performance from tail enders as we have three fifties from batsmen no 7, 8, and 10 which helps them for having 312 runs on board on second day of this test match which is looking good total.

In reply, Pakistan A is also facing problems as they lost their top order batsmen only Abdul Faseeh able to score 59 runs with now at the end of second day we have 212 runs for 5 still trailing by 98 runs if we have some quick wickets for Sri Lanka A in early session then we can expect interesting end of this second unofficial test match between these two teams with most chances we will be having Pakistan A favourite for the win and having win in this series as well.

I think both the teams are looking equal at the moment and we cannot say if any team is at the top in this match. Sri Lanka A made 310 runs with a lot of struggle and now the Pakistan also having difficulties in batting. They have already lost 5 wickets scoring a little over 200 runs and they will also reach 300 runs. Hussain Talat and Ghazi Ghori need to continue and make a partnership if they want the Pakistan A team to get a lead. Right now it seems that this test will end up in a draw. I am not impressed by the batting from both the teams although Sonal Dinusha played a not out innings of 85 runs in the first Sri Lanka's innings.

[mobilestrike]

3 more days ladies and we'll have back to back test series everywhere.

Windies vs Ban
NZ vs Eng

and much awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Both Aussies and Indians are under the pump and need wins under their belt, just to fancy their chances for the WTC finals.

Hosts are a firm favorite and it brings different kind of pressure because it's a home series and everybody expects you to win. Also, the Indians are low in confidence due to the drubbing they received at home. The batting lineup looks shaky as well and lot of uncertainty due to injuries and a lean patch of form of seniors.

Despite everything, it should be a cracking series and will define a legacy of senior players. Be it Smith-Cummins-Starc-Lyon or their Indian counterpart (Don't forget Aus didn't win a single series against India in the last decade) and a couple of em will take retirement soon so they would hope to bag BGT this time. It's also the last Australia tour for Kohli-Rohit-Ashwin-Jadeja, all of them played a crucial role in every Aussie tour and they would hope for one last brave effort.

Last 10 days of this November will be going to be more interesting for the cricket fans as we are heading for too many big games first is going to start with Bangladesh touring West Indies most chances these are going to be one-sided affair because we already have performance of Bangladesh team at home and in India after this we will be having India tour of Australia first match is going to start at the Perth on 22nd November where things are looking not good for India, but I am positive about them with they can give surprising performance even we have 3–0 at home against New Zealand but still we have well-balanced side which can perform in all conditions.

England tour of New Zealand and Sri Lanka tour of South Africa are also going to be interested because these four teams are currently well-balanced and can give good performance in these series which are important for New Zealand and South Africa these are looking for their spot into final of WTC final 2025.

[Nalain420]

Sri Lanka A vs Pakistan A

Today unofficial Test match has been started successfully among Sri Lanka A squad against Pakistan A squad. In this thread, is anyone here who is watching this match?

First day of second test match was successfully played today and Sri Lanka A squad was started the match with the batting inning at inviting of Pakistan A squad. Previous test match, Sri lanka squad was completely destroyed with big leading and unable to defeat Pakistan A squad. But they comeback with strong performance and their members managed 293 scores with lost of 8 batter wickets. This scores is much better than their previous match of first inning and both Sonal Dinusha and Isitha Wijesundara are at crease to playing inning both are in good form and managed 81 and 38 scores respectively. Hope both these batters will manage long inning for their squad to support their squad for victory.

Yep, In second unofficial test Sri Lanka batting first and made 293 runs with loss of 8 wickets Sri lanka team could not start their innings well they were losing wickets from start of the innings they lost three wickets on just 5 runs which created pressure on them. After that their middle order supported his team Wanuja Sahan scored fifty while Sonal Dinusha played unbeaten innings of 81 runs Excellent bowling by Pakistan bowlers especially Khurram Shahzad he destroyed sri lankan team batting line up by taking six wickets and  Ahmed Safi Abdullah takes two wickets. Sri lanka scored 293 and Day 1 stumps off Pakistan bowlers put pressure on Sri lankan team from start of the innings but did not continue and Sri lanka successfully made around three hundred runs in first innings

The second test match between Sri Lanka A team vs Pakistan A team is underway and where Sri Lanka A team finished the first innings play and they were all out by scoring 310 runs in the first innings. Pakistan A team is now batting in their second innings and Pakistan A team has collected 212 runs for 5 wickets so far. Pakistan A team is still 98 runs behind Sri Lanka A team but since they have five wickets in hand if they can make a good partnership and any batsman can play with responsibility then I would say definitely Pakistan A team will score more than Sri Lanka A team. If there is a tough competition between the two teams in the first innings if the two teams are equal in the first innings then the second innings will see a tough competition and those who do well in the second innings will win.

In this match Sri Lanka A has played very well and work hard in the first innings due to which Pakistan A has got a tough target of 310.  The way the Pakistan A team is playing I don't think they can win the first innings.  If Sri Lanka A bowling gets stronger they can put Pakistan A under pressure and trouble.  Pakistan has lost 5 wickets in 71 overs Pakistan has not lost many wickets if they are weaken to get them out then Pakistan A's batsmen will not be able to score runs and thus Sri Lanka can win this first innings.  If Pakistan A is to win this match they must score as many runs as they can to win this innings.  Pakistan A bowling was not that good which is why they got so many targets.Pakistan A has won the first match against Sri Lanka A.  Let's see who wins this second match.

[Vaskiy]

After have lost in first unofficial test against Pakistan A still things are not good for the Sri Lanka A because their start was not good in second unofficial test match they lost early wickets which bring them on setback, but we have good performance from tail enders as we have three fifties from batsmen no 7, 8, and 10 which helps them for having 312 runs on board on second day of this test match which is looking good total.

In reply, Pakistan A is also facing problems as they lost their top order batsmen only Abdul Faseeh able to score 59 runs with now at the end of second day we have 212 runs for 5 still trailing by 98 runs if we have some quick wickets for Sri Lanka A in early session then we can expect interesting end of this second unofficial test match between these two teams with most chances we will be having Pakistan A favourite for the win and having win in this series as well.

I think both the teams are looking equal at the moment and we cannot say if any team is at the top in this match. Sri Lanka A made 310 runs with a lot of struggle and now the Pakistan also having difficulties in batting. They have already lost 5 wickets scoring a little over 200 runs and they will also reach 300 runs. Hussain Talat and Ghazi Ghori need to continue and make a partnership if they want the Pakistan A team to get a lead. Right now it seems that this test will end up in a draw. I am not impressed by the batting from both the teams although Sonal Dinusha played a not out innings of 85 runs in the first Sri Lanka's innings.

For now, the teams are playing well. Pakistan's team is trailing by 98 runs, and they've lost 5 wickets, scoring 212 runs. The opening batsman of the Pakistan team had scored 4 runs. The rest of the players have scored 30+ runs. Based on this, we can expect the Pakistan team to reach the 300+ runs as Talat and Ghozi are on the ground with 18* and 5* runs. For Sri Lanka, the opening order is completely worse, as the entire contribution from the top-order five batsmen was 32 runs. The bottom order took responsibility and played well. If not, the innings could've got over within 200 runs.

[Sithara007]

Latest news from the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is that KL Rahul is likely to open the batting for India. Seriously? This guy has been out of form for so long, and they somehow still pushes him to the playing XI. What is so special about this guy, that he has a guaranteed slot in the playing XI? There are so many younger players waiting for their opportunities. A few days back, he made a grand total of 14 runs from two innings against Australia A at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. I would still prefer Abhimanyu Easwaran instead of this prick.

[dezoel]

In third day play, we have good performance by the Sri Lanka A as they took 5 quick wickets against Pakistan A at the Rawalpindi Cricket stadium and also took lead of 23 runs which is vital for them as now they are batting into second inning in second unofficial test match.

Wanuja Sahan after scoring fifty in first inning of the match took 5 for 74 which is good performance from him now in second inning we have Sri Lanka A 99 for 4 with total lead of 122 which is good their both batsmen doing good job and trying to have good target for their team which will give them advantage for having win in this test match and bringing themselves on level as they lost first test match here on same ground.

[JahriMeayer]

Sri Lanka A team showing good performance against Pakistan A team in their second unofficial test match.  Sri Lanka A did 310-10 runs in their 1st inngins which a a big amount of runs in comparison of their previous match inngins. Although they  had losted 5 wickets at 35-5 runs but Isitha Wijesundera(51) and Wanuja Sahan(63) half century made them go ahead specially Sonal Dinusha(85) gave Their best effort and had a great contribution. Khurram Shahzad proved himself as skillful bowlers by hunting 6 wickets alone. Besides Pakistan A team did 287-10 runs in 1st inngins where all of them tired to played well and Abdul Faseeh(59) did a half century as well. Wanuja Sahan hunted 5 wickets behalf of Sri Lanka A team. Well 2nd inngins started and till now Sri Lanka A team scored 135-4 runs. Although some batsmen lost their wickets earlier but Pavan Rathnayake(*59) and Sonal Dinusha(*43) already scored a decent amount of runs and keep giving their best effort to make their team go ahead. They Sri Lanka A team once again able to cross atleast 250+ runs then they have possibility to win this match. Let's see

[cryptoWODL]

In the second unofficial test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the batting performance of the Sri Lankan batsmen looks like they may be going to win this match. In the second unofficial test match, Sri Lanka batted first and collected 310 runs in their first innings. Now they are batting in their second innings, at the moment they have already collected 157 runs for four wickets. In this match, Sri Lanka A team is still ahead of Pakistan A team by 180 runs, if Sri Lanka can give Pakistan a target of more than 350 runs then they have a chance to win this match.

This match is very important for Sri Lanka A team because if they lose this match then they will lose the series against Pakistan A team and if they win this match then this unofficial test series between Pakistan A and Sri Lanka A team will be a draw.

[Unknown Op]

Sri Lanka A team showing good performance against Pakistan A team in their second unofficial test match.  Sri Lanka A did 310-10 runs in their 1st inngins which a a big amount of runs in comparison of their previous match inngins. Although they  had losted 5 wickets at 35-5 runs but Isitha Wijesundera(51) and Wanuja Sahan(63) half century made them go ahead specially Sonal Dinusha(85) gave Their best effort and had a great contribution. Khurram Shahzad proved himself as skillful bowlers by hunting 6 wickets alone. Besides Pakistan A team did 287-10 runs in 1st inngins where all of them tired to played well and Abdul Faseeh(59) did a half century as well. Wanuja Sahan hunted 5 wickets behalf of Sri Lanka A team. Well 2nd inngins started and till now Sri Lanka A team scored 135-4 runs. Although some batsmen lost their wickets earlier but Pavan Rathnayake(*59) and Sonal Dinusha(*43) already scored a decent amount of runs and keep giving their best effort to make their team go ahead. They Sri Lanka A team once again able to cross atleast 250+ runs then they have possibility to win this match. Let's see

I agree with you, after losing the first test match of this competition Sri lanka A squad made a strong comeback in second test match and in first inning of Sri Lanka A squad, their members managed 310 scores and Pakistan A squad was too close this number but not cross above Sri Lanka A squad 310 and achieved 287 scores. Some middle and bottom order batters of Sri Lanka A squad displayed awesome performance Sonal Dinusha managed 85 scores and Wanuja Sahan collected 63 scores. Now their batters were participated in second inning and they lost 4 wickets and their members managed 157 scores and lead this match with 180 scores. I see that if Sri Lanka A batters will able to high scores around about 350 or above then their winning chances become quite high Pakistan A members were near to 300 scores in first inning so they have chance to collect above 300 scores in second inning.

[HelliumZ]

In the second unofficial test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the batting performance of the Sri Lankan batsmen looks like they may be going to win this match. In the second unofficial test match, Sri Lanka batted first and collected 310 runs in their first innings. Now they are batting in their second innings, at the moment they have already collected 150 runs for four wickets. Sri Lanka is already 180 runs ahead of Pakistan in this second more official test match if Sri Lanka can give Pakistan a target of more than 350 runs then they can win this match.

Pakistan-A were bowled out for 287 in their first innings where they trailed by 23 runs but Pakistan's bowling has taken Sri Lanka to 157 for 4 so far where if Pakistan can't bowl Sri Lanka out too quickly then Sri Lanka will be over 300 runs then Sri Lanka will definitely win if they give the lead. However, Sri Lanka has good consistency in both bowling and batting, so there is no danger of getting all out very quickly. Both pavan Rathnayke and Sonal Dinusha are unbeaten with half-centuries so breaking their partnership is crucial for Pakistan.

[noormcs5]

In the second unofficial test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the batting performance of the Sri Lankan batsmen looks like they may be going to win this match. In the second unofficial test match, Sri Lanka batted first and collected 310 runs in their first innings. Now they are batting in their second innings, at the moment they have already collected 157 runs for four wickets. In this match, Sri Lanka A team is still ahead of Pakistan A team by 180 runs, if Sri Lanka can give Pakistan a target of more than 350 runs then they have a chance to win this match.

This match is very important for Sri Lanka A team because if they lose this match then they will lose the series against Pakistan A team and if they win this match then this unofficial test series between Pakistan A and Sri Lanka A team will be a draw.

The match between Pakistan A team and Sri Lanka A is in progress and at the end of the day 03 , the Sri Lankan team is leading by 180 runs.
I do not know how much target they can give as they already have lost two wickets, its an average performance by Sri Lanka A which is average and they can do it much better but however, it is enough to go.

And also before that, Sri Lanka was hoping that their players would pick back to back wickets and does not allow the Pakistan team to score the runs but nothing was in order and now the game is balanced, Pakistan scored 287 runs in the first innings and Sri Lanka got a few runs lead too.

[virasog]

Pakistan-A were bowled out for 287 in their first innings where they trailed by 23 runs but Pakistan's bowling has taken Sri Lanka to 157 for 4 so far where if Pakistan can't bowl Sri Lanka out too quickly then Sri Lanka will be over 300 runs then Sri Lanka will definitely win if they give the lead. However, Sri Lanka has good consistency in both bowling and batting, so there is no danger of getting all out very quickly. Both pavan Rathnayke and Sonal Dinusha are unbeaten with half-centuries so breaking their partnership is crucial for Pakistan.

Talking about the Pakistan innings, I was thinking that Pakistan would do every good thing when they would open the game and their openers would not lose their wicket till the first 100 score at least but at the start of the innings, Sri Lanka picked one wicket of the Pakistan team that was so important wicket for the Pakistan team of Muhammad Hurraira. At the same time, Muhammad Hurraira is the captain of the Pakistan team and that time it was looking that Pakistan other batsmen would not play in good way but all the Pakistan players were performing decent and made the good score.