Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[noormcs5]

It was the repeat of first test match, the winners are different only. I won't address the batting style of Pakistan as the 'gully cricket of kids'. It has all happened for the condition of the pitch. Pakistan had made completely bowling friendly pitch in both matches. Pakistan got advantage in the first test match by having a 200+ runs innings, and WI has got the advantage here with 200+ runs innings in the second test. I also thought that Pakistan will win the series, but such pitch has changed the equation.

Pitch excuse again? Come on people. This is such a useless excuse these days. Fact is that the Windies were struggling after losing the first test and Pakistan had home advantage which is why their batsmen messed up by playing bad cricket.

Honestly, I only recognize Azam, Rizwan and Shakeel as the only proven batsmen in their team. They need to learn from Sri Lanka in this area.

Not only Pakistan had home advantage, they openly said in press conferences that they made spinning tracks deliberately because they have some extraordinary spinners. But someone should tell them that they also had to bat on those tracks or should have atleast practiced on how to bat on a spinning wicket 

All the hard work of Noman Ali was wasted when their batsmen couldn't deliver. He took 10 wickets total in this test but still Pakistan failed to win or even draw the match.

[Publictalk792]

After the Test series between Pakistan and the West Indies, On the other hand the Test series between Australia and Sri Lanka is starting again from tomorrow. The Australian cricket team will naturally be ahead in this series and they will be able to perform better against the Sri Lankan team. There is also a huge difference in performance between these two teams. The Australian cricket team is a very powerful because they defeated India very badly in the Test series a few weeks ago. So it might not be a difficult task for them to perform well against Sri Lanka. In this series, we will see both teams face each other in two Test matches and two ODI matches.

This upcoming Test series between Australia and Sri Lanka is very exciting and it is likely that Australia will be stronger team. Because they played very well against India in recent Test series it is clear that Australian team is playing at very high level. There is big difference in how well two teams are playing which means Australia will probably have easy time. Series which includes two Test matches and two ODI matches will be interesting competition but it is hard to imagine Sri Lanka giving very strong Australian team hard time.

[noormcs5]

This upcoming Test series between Australia and Sri Lanka is very exciting and it is likely that Australia will be stronger team. Because they played very well against India in recent Test series it is clear that Australian team is playing at very high level. There is big difference in how well two teams are playing which means Australia will probably have easy time. Series which includes two Test matches and two ODI matches will be interesting competition but it is hard to imagine Sri Lanka giving very strong Australian team hard time.

Sri Lanka team isn't in good form. They recently lost two test matches against South Africa in December last year. However, in Sep 2024, they won test matches against New Zealand. It will be interesting to see how they play at Gallee. Maybe they get home advantage and show better performance. There will be a lot of responsibility on Kamindu Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal on the batting side.

Australia, on the other hand, is a stronger team, and they have won a Test series against India. That series just finished earlier this month, and we know the best Australian players are at this moment. I hope everyone still remembers Travis Head's role in that series against India, and he will also be a vital player in this series.

[Mahdirakib]

Pitch excuse again? Come on people. This is such a useless excuse these days. Fact is that the Windies were struggling after losing the first test and Pakistan had home advantage which is why their batsmen messed up by playing bad cricket.

This is not an excuse, but the truth. The players didn't get out by playing poor shots. The pitch was helping the spin bowlers a lot. We can surely say that the pitch has made the batsman to get out quickly, if 20 wickets fall in a day and the match ends within two and a half days.

But someone should tell them that they also had to bat on those tracks or should have atleast practiced on how to bat on a spinning wicket 

I guess they didn't imagine such bowling from West Indies spinners. Maybe they thought that the pitch will only help their spin attack .

[Compromise me]

Damn! Lost my bet on Pakistan winning this series thanks to their crappy batsmen. Their bowling department did a great job, but their batsmen keep playing gully cricket like kids which is frankly embarrassing.

It was the repeat of first test match, the winners are different only. I won't address the batting style of Pakistan as the 'gully cricket of kids'. It has all happened for the condition of the pitch. Pakistan had made completely bowling friendly pitch in both matches. Pakistan got advantage in the first test match by having a 200+ runs innings, and WI has got the advantage here with 200+ runs innings in the second test. I also thought that Pakistan will win the series, but such pitch has changed the equation.

Pakistan team got themselves caught in their own trap by losing to West Indies in the second Test. They bowled well on the pitch and West Indies bowlers bowled better than them. Pakistan team performance is still very immature and they sometimes play very well and sometimes very badly. I will praise West Indies players because they batted very badly in the first innings and their fans abused them at that time but Pakistan team batting was almost the same. The bowling performance in both innings was very impressive for West Indies to win. Like India, Pakistan also had a tendency to take advantage of the pitch which is responsible for their loss.

Pak team became low quality team in last few years. The reason is that, selectors fell the quality of Pak team . Pak team should learn more about the strategies of the cricket mindset because they have bad mindset. There are thousands of players who played well in the domestic format and they are not part of the team . Fawad Alam was good player of Pak team and he did well in domestic but he became no part of team . West Indies players judged the pitch because that pitch was bowling pitch but Pak team lost their dominancy in cricket because that team is not learning from their mistakes and the system behind that is very  unresponsible.West Indies team made history in the Pak because they could win first match in Pakistan and before they could not do that in Pak .

[Swordsoffreedom]

Australia and Sri Lanka are going to face each other today in the first match of the two-match Test series. The match is going to be held at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. This is Sri Lanka's home series.

The Sri Lankan team will be far behind Australia in the Test format. But when it is Sri Lanka's home match, there is no chance of keeping the Sri Lankan team behind. Teams like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka always perform well in the home series. So even though Australia is an experienced team, there is a possibility of Australia losing.

The Sri Lankan squad is strong. They have several talented players in their squad who are capable of playing well in the Test format and playing big innings. Sri Lanka's target will definitely be to win against Australia.

[BALIK]

Australia and Sri Lanka are going to face each other today in the first match of the two-match Test series. The match is going to be held at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. This is Sri Lanka's home series.

The Sri Lankan team will be far behind Australia in the Test format. But when it is Sri Lanka's home match, there is no chance of keeping the Sri Lankan team behind. Teams like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka always perform well in the home series. So even though Australia is an experienced team, there is a possibility of Australia losing.

The Sri Lankan squad is strong. They have several talented players in their squad who are capable of playing well in the Test format and playing big innings. Sri Lanka's target will definitely be to win against Australia.

Australia won the toss and decided to bat. I support Australia's decision to bat. Because this pitch has a good chance of batting well in the first innings. I checked the pitch report, a total of 46 Test matches have been played on this pitch. Out of these, 25 matches were won by the team batting first and 15 matches were won by the team fielding first.

Australia is considered the most experienced team in the Test format. The Australian team is strong and experienced. I know that Sri Lanka is capable of performing well in their home matches. Even then, I don't think Australia will lose any match in this series. The Australian squad is experienced. They definitely know how to play against a team like Sri Lanka.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Australia and Sri Lanka are going to face each other today in the first match of the two-match Test series. The match is going to be held at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. This is Sri Lanka's home series.
The Sri Lankan team will be far behind Australia in the Test format. But when it is Sri Lanka's home match, there is no chance of keeping the Sri Lankan team behind. Teams like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka always perform well in the home series. So even though Australia is an experienced team, there is a possibility of Australia losing.
The Sri Lankan squad is strong. They have several talented players in their squad who are capable of playing well in the Test format and playing big innings. Sri Lanka's target will definitely be to win against Australia.

Australia won the toss and decided to bat. I support Australia's decision to bat. Because this pitch has a good chance of batting well in the first innings. I checked the pitch report, a total of 46 Test matches have been played on this pitch. Out of these, 25 matches were won by the team batting first and 15 matches were won by the team fielding first.

Australia is considered the most experienced team in the Test format. The Australian team is strong and experienced. I know that Sri Lanka is capable of performing well in their home matches. Even then, I don't think Australia will lose any match in this series. The Australian squad is experienced. They definitely know how to play against a team like Sri Lanka.

This is a Test match. Perhaps the two Australian openers have forgotten this. Australia won the toss and decided to bat. And the two openers are batting very aggressively today. Australia have scored 90 runs in 14 overs. Travis Head is unbeaten on 57 runs from just 39 balls and Usman Khawyaja is unbeaten on 33 runs from 46 balls. I don't know why Travis Head is playing so aggressively. Since this is a Test match, the batsmen should be patient and bat carefully. They should try to stay at the crease for a long time. If Australia bats aggressively, they will lose wickets quickly.

[Marvell1]

This is a Test match. Perhaps the two Australian openers have forgotten this. Australia won the toss and decided to bat. And the two openers are batting very aggressively today. Australia have scored 90 runs in 14 overs. Travis Head is unbeaten on 57 runs from just 39 balls and Usman Khawyaja is unbeaten on 33 runs from 46 balls. I don't know why Travis Head is playing so aggressively. Since this is a Test match, the batsmen should be patient and bat carefully. They should try to stay at the crease for a long time. If Australia bats aggressively, they will lose wickets quickly.

Travis Head has been batting very aggressively since the beginning of the innings today. Travis Head returned to the dressing room after scoring 57 runs from 40 balls. Travis Head is a very experienced batsman. I don't know why he was in such a hurry today. If Travis Head had batted carefully, he could have played a big innings today.

However, Labuschagne is batting excellently. Labuschagne is playing very carefully. Labuschagne is unbeaten after scoring 19 runs from 46 balls. Usman Khawyaja's innings is also getting longer. Usman Khawyaja has scored 54 runs from 83 balls. The Australian team has already scored 131 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. The team is moving towards a big score. My prediction is that Australia will score at least 450+ in their first innings.

[CryptoBuds]

This is a Test match. Perhaps the two Australian openers have forgotten this. Australia won the toss and decided to bat. And the two openers are batting very aggressively today. Australia have scored 90 runs in 14 overs. Travis Head is unbeaten on 57 runs from just 39 balls and Usman Khawyaja is unbeaten on 33 runs from 46 balls. I don't know why Travis Head is playing so aggressively. Since this is a Test match, the batsmen should be patient and bat carefully. They should try to stay at the crease for a long time. If Australia bats aggressively, they will lose wickets quickly.

Travis Head has been batting very aggressively since the beginning of the innings today. Travis Head returned to the dressing room after scoring 57 runs from 40 balls. Travis Head is a very experienced batsman. I don't know why he was in such a hurry today. If Travis Head had batted carefully, he could have played a big innings today.

However, Labuschagne is batting excellently. Labuschagne is playing very carefully. Labuschagne is unbeaten after scoring 19 runs from 46 balls. Usman Khawyaja's innings is also getting longer. Usman Khawyaja has scored 54 runs from 83 balls. The Australian team has already scored 131 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. The team is moving towards a big score. My prediction is that Australia will score at least 450+ in their first innings.

Even though it is a home match, Sri Lankan players are not able to take any advantage in this match. Australian batsmen are batting very responsibly. Australia is slowly moving towards a big total. Australia lost the first wicket for 92 runs and the second wicket for 135 runs and now Australia's total is 261 runs for the loss of two wickets.

Travis Head returned to the dressing room with 57 runs and Labuschagne with 20 runs. Two experienced batsmen like Usman Khawyaja and Smith are at the crease. Usman Khawaja is unbeaten on 119 runs and Steven Smith is unbeaten on 64 runs. If they bat like this, Australia will be able to collect 500 runs very easily. There is a possibility that the re-Lanka team will lose all the matches in this series. It is very difficult to win against an experienced team like Australia.

[Just Say]

This upcoming Test series between Australia and Sri Lanka is very exciting and it is likely that Australia will be stronger team. Because they played very well against India in recent Test series it is clear that Australian team is playing at very high level. There is big difference in how well two teams are playing which means Australia will probably have easy time. Series which includes two Test matches and two ODI matches will be interesting competition but it is hard to imagine Sri Lanka giving very strong Australian team hard time.

This match is not exciting right now, I also thought that Sri Lanka would be able to perform better against Australia. But they are not able to perform well against Australia today in any way. The Australian cricket team has already scored a lot of runs in this match, scoring 262 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.

There is still time for the Sri Lankan team to come back in this match, but they will have to take wickets very quickly, otherwise they will be far behind in this match from the very beginning. Australia's Usman Khawaja is still unbeaten, this batsman's performance was the most impressive today. Looking at his attacking batting performance, it seems he might be able to score more runs today.

[As-Soon-As]

Head and khawaja entered the field as opening batsmen, Head got out in a short time among these two aggressive batsmen but Khawaja is still there and has collected 119 off 166 balls. Now as the current partnership, Khawaja and Steven Smith have made a long partnership on the field, in today's first innings, the Australian team has collected 261 runs for the loss of two wickets in the side overs.
In this match, the Australian team will give a big score to the Sri Lankan team. However, the Sri Lankan team is not able to do well in terms of bowling performance, due to which the Australian team is using this opportunity and collecting huge runs.

[Haunebu]

Pointless test series ongoing between Australia and Sri Lanka currently. The Aussies are whooping the Lankans on their turf as expected thanks to Khawaja who already scored a century and Smith is on his way to another century.

This series is another example as to why the 2 division system could greatly benefit tests in the long run in my opinion.

[Nanga Parbat]

This match is not exciting right now, I also thought that Sri Lanka would be able to perform better against Australia. But they are not able to perform well against Australia today in any way. The Australian cricket team has already scored a lot of runs in this match, scoring 262 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.

There is still time for the Sri Lankan team to come back in this match, but they will have to take wickets very quickly, otherwise they will be far behind in this match from the very beginning. Australia's Usman Khawaja is still unbeaten, this batsman's performance was the most impressive today. Looking at his attacking batting performance, it seems he might be able to score more runs today.

Sri Lanka will lose the Test match series, the proof is Australia strength and Sri Lanka weakness.  Because sri lanka is not strong enough to defeat australia even if they are strong they can win against other teams they will lose against australia which is what they are seeing in the first match. Australia batsmen have been playing to give Sri Lanka such a big target in the first innings itself.  Australia batsmen have made 287 runs in 71 overs and there over remaining, if their runs are collected, the target of 350 will be only one innings, which Sri Lanka will not be able to achieve.  Sri Lankan bowlers have taken only 2 wickets so far which is not giving them any advantage.  Even if they find the target easy, Australia  bowling will not allow them to complete the target because their batting as well as their bowling is quite tough which does not take time to weaken the opposition team.

[Smack That Ace]

Pointless test series ongoing between Australia and Sri Lanka currently. The Aussies are whooping the Lankans on their turf as expected thanks to Khawaja who already scored a century and Smith is on his way to another century.

This series is another example as to why the 2 division system could greatly benefit tests in the long run in my opinion.

Sri Lankan bowlers are not able to make any advantage in today's match. No bowler is able to do well. Australia has scored 300 runs in 75 overs. Sri Lankan bowlers have barely managed to take 2 wickets. Sri Lankan bowlers have completely failed to break the partnership of Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith.

Usman Khawaja has scored 136 runs and Smith has scored 86 runs. Australia has scored 165 runs from this partnership. I don't think Sri Lankan bowlers will be able to break this partnership today. Steven Smith is very close to a century. The way Australia is batting, the team will probably score 600-700 runs in the first innings.

[WatChe]

Sri Lanka will lose the Test match series, the proof is Australia strength and Sri Lanka weakness.  Because sri lanka is not strong enough to defeat australia even if they are strong they can win against other teams they will lose against australia which is what they are seeing in the first match. Australia batsmen have been playing to give Sri Lanka such a big target in the first innings itself.  Australia batsmen have made 287 runs in 71 overs and there over remaining, if their runs are collected, the target of 350 will be only one innings, which Sri Lanka will not be able to achieve.  Sri Lankan bowlers have taken only 2 wickets so far which is not giving them any advantage.  Even if they find the target easy, Australia  bowling will not allow them to complete the target because their batting as well as their bowling is quite tough which does not take time to weaken the opposition team.

Australia along with South Africa have already qualified for the World Test Championship final to be played at Lord in coming June. This series will be a good practise for Australians before the final and has no impact on the finalist of test championship.  First day of Galle test is dominated by Australia batting as they conclude first day play with 335 runs on the loss of just 2 wickets. Usman Khawaja has a good day as he scored first century since Jun 2023 while Smith also scored his 35th test century. The way Australians are going I guess they will score 500+ plus run in first innings and that won't be easy to chase for Sri Lankans batting.     

[Cheema02]

Australia and Sri Lanka are going to face each other today in the first match of the two-match Test series. The match is going to be held at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. This is Sri Lanka's home series.

The Sri Lankan team will be far behind Australia in the Test format. But when it is Sri Lanka's home match, there is no chance of keeping the Sri Lankan team behind. Teams like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka always perform well in the home series. So even though Australia is an experienced team, there is a possibility of Australia losing.

The Sri Lankan squad is strong. They have several talented players in their squad who are capable of playing well in the Test format and playing big innings. Sri Lanka's target will definitely be to win against Australia.

Yes, In the first Test match, Australia gave an outstanding batting performance and scored 330 runs for the loss of just two wickets at the end of the first day. Australia's batting is making it clear that this pitch favored the batting and Sri Lanka didn't take advantage of their home condition. Sri Lanka spin bowlers Prabath Jayasuriya and Jeffrey Vandersay have picked one, one wicket so far. Jeffrey Vandersay picked the important wicket of Labuschagne at 20 score and Prabath Jayasuriya picked the crucial wicket of Travis head but after that Sri lanka spinner didn't pciked any wicket. Usman khawaja played an amazing batting performance scored 147 runs and vet close to his one hundred fifty runs while Steve Smith also scored a well-deserved century.

[Out of mind]

The first Test match between Australia and Sri Lanka is being played today and in this match, the Australian team is batting in the first innings. Today they have lost only two wickets and their current score is 330 runs, today's match the batting performance of the Australian team is so great that they have been able to score big. The partnership that these two batsmen Steven Smith and Usman Khawaja have made today is really amazing, both of them have made great centuries and are still unbeaten. Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith have collected 251 runs in the partnership today, these two batsmen will definitely try to bat better on their second day. All in all, the Australian team has performed well against Sri Lanka today and looking at their batting performance, it can be understood that they may be the favorites to win this match.

[cryptoWODL]

Australia and Sri Lanka are going to face each other today in the first match of the two-match Test series. The match is going to be held at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. This is Sri Lanka's home series.

The Sri Lankan team will be far behind Australia in the Test format. But when it is Sri Lanka's home match, there is no chance of keeping the Sri Lankan team behind. Teams like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka always perform well in the home series. So even though Australia is an experienced team, there is a possibility of Australia losing.

The Sri Lankan squad is strong. They have several talented players in their squad who are capable of playing well in the Test format and playing big innings. Sri Lanka's target will definitely be to win against Australia.

Yes, In the first Test match, Australia gave an outstanding batting performance and scored 330 runs for the loss of just two wickets at the end of the first day. Australia's batting is making it clear that this pitch favored the batting and Sri Lanka didn't take advantage of their home condition.

The Australian team batsmen have batted very patiently today for which they have been able to score 330 runs now losing only two wickets. Australian batsmen's attractive batting performance proves that this pitch is helpful for the batting, so Sri Lanka bowlers have not yet been able to show their best performance. Since the first day's game is already over, the Australian team is still in a very good position, even two of Australia's best batsmen are in the crease so maybe they will play better tomorrow when they start playing again tomorrow.

Sri Lanka spin bowlers Prabath Jayasuriya and Jeffrey Vandersay have picked one, one wicket so far.

Prabhat Jayasuriya and Jeffrey Vandersay have taken one wicket each so far, I agree that is true, but at this moment they have given away too many runs. That will be much clearer if you look at their bowling statistics.

[noormcs5]

The first Test match between Australia and Sri Lanka is being played today and in this match, the Australian team is batting in the first innings. Today they have lost only two wickets and their current score is 330 runs, today's match the batting performance of the Australian team is so great that they have been able to score big. The partnership that these two batsmen Steven Smith and Usman Khawaja have made today is really amazing, both of them have made great centuries and are still unbeaten. Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith have collected 251 runs in the partnership today, these two batsmen will definitely try to bat better on their second day. All in all, the Australian team has performed well against Sri Lanka today and looking at their batting performance, it can be understood that they may be the favorites to win this match.

It was Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith's show and they both made century and are still not out at the end of day 01. Usman Khawaja made 147 runs while Steven Smith made 104. Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne were out early but after that it was only Australian day. Even when Travis Head was out the Australia score was 92 runs so it was a good opening partnership too.



Talking about the Sri Lanka bowler, it was nothing special from them today. Prabath Jayasuriya and Jeffrey Vandersay but they bowled so many over, almost 50+ overs between them, and getting only 2 wickets isn't anything to be proud of.  Australia are looking to make a very big score in this innings.