Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[HelliumZ]

I think India will be happy with this, 204/6 where the pitch was swinging and seaming.

Chris Woakes will most likely to miss out this match that gives an edge to Indian batting unit so they need to utilize it atleast in their second innings and the worse things is England got no one to bowl with the new ball along with Atkinson.

Karun Nair looks solid, hope he will not throw this away again.

If the pitch conditions are bad, it will definitely be bad for England, especially if England starts batting on the second day, and then it will definitely be difficult for England to bat and it will be difficult for Prasidh Krishna and Siraj to defend the ball. But this Test will never be a draw because there are no conditions behind it to be a draw. India fell for 170 runs for six wickets, meaning that even if they were very strong, India could score up to 350 runs. In that case, if England scored like that, there is no chance of it being a draw.

[Sithara007]

If the pitch conditions are bad, it will definitely be bad for England, especially if England starts batting on the second day, and then it will definitely be difficult for England to bat and it will be difficult for Prasidh Krishna and Siraj to defend the ball. But this Test will never be a draw because there are no conditions behind it to be a draw. India fell for 170 runs for six wickets, meaning that even if they were very strong, India could score up to 350 runs. In that case, if England scored like that, there is no chance of it being a draw.

England curators did the right thing by creating a pitch that gives good support for the pace bowlers, unlike the ones that we saw during the initial four test matches. And this was also one of the reasons why the extra batsman was added in place of Shardul Thakur, and Kuldeep Yadav got ignored once again. But the extra batsman (Karun Nair) rescued India with his half-century. Now let's see whether he can score a century and give the upper hand to Indians. For that, the lower order need to offer good support to him.

[As-Soon-As]

If the pitch conditions are bad, it will definitely be bad for England, especially if England starts batting on the second day, and then it will definitely be difficult for England to bat and it will be difficult for Prasidh Krishna and Siraj to defend the ball. But this Test will never be a draw because there are no conditions behind it to be a draw. India fell for 170 runs for six wickets, meaning that even if they were very strong, India could score up to 350 runs. In that case, if England scored like that, there is no chance of it being a draw.

England curators did the right thing by creating a pitch that gives good support for the pace bowlers, unlike the ones that we saw during the initial four test matches. And this was also one of the reasons why the extra batsman was added in place of Shardul Thakur, and Kuldeep Yadav got ignored once again. But the extra batsman (Karun Nair) rescued India with his half-century. Now let's see whether he can score a century and give the upper hand to Indians. For that, the lower order need to offer good support to him.

Karun Nair is the only reliable batsman currently performing at the crease of the Indian team, but Washington Sundar is not a relatively good batsman. As a result, we can expect support from Washington but we can expect very little performance from him, the offensive batsmen of the Indian team have fallen, so the more runs the Indian team scores at the moment, the more pressure it will put on the England team.
However, the England team will perform quite well in this match, which has been proven in past matches, but the Indian team is still far behind in terms of wins. So, to fill the gap between these two teams, the Indian team will have to work a lot harder, where I think the Indian team started to fail in the first innings of the fifth match.

[Sithara007]

Karun Nair is the only reliable batsman currently performing at the crease of the Indian team, but Washington Sundar is not a relatively good batsman. As a result, we can expect support from Washington but we can expect very little performance from him, the offensive batsmen of the Indian team have fallen, so the more runs the Indian team scores at the moment, the more pressure it will put on the England team.
However, the England team will perform quite well in this match, which has been proven in past matches, but the Indian team is still far behind in terms of wins. So, to fill the gap between these two teams, the Indian team will have to work a lot harder, where I think the Indian team started to fail in the first innings of the fifth match.

Can't agree with this statement. How come Nair is reliable? This guy got 123 runs from the 3 test matches that he played so far. On the other hand, Washington Sundar bats at lower order, but he was involved in a number of big partnerships with the established batsmen and rescued India multiple times in this series. Anyway, it is good for the Indian team that both the batsmen have established themselves. I would say that 300 is not out of reach. In this pitch, that is going to be a good score.

[noormcs5]

I think India will be happy with this, 204/6 where the pitch was swinging and seaming.

Chris Woakes will most likely to miss out this match that gives an edge to Indian batting unit so they need to utilize it atleast in their second innings and the worse things is England got no one to bowl with the new ball along with Atkinson.

Karun Nair looks solid, hope he will not throw this away again.

If the pitch conditions are bad, it will definitely be bad for England, especially if England starts batting on the second day, and then it will definitely be difficult for England to bat and it will be difficult for Prasidh Krishna and Siraj to defend the ball. But this Test will never be a draw because there are no conditions behind it to be a draw. India fell for 170 runs for six wickets, meaning that even if they were very strong, India could score up to 350 runs. In that case, if England scored like that, there is no chance of it being a draw.

Only 64 overs were possible yesterday, good for the Indian team but still they are not out of trouble. They need to score at least 100 more runs to be in a better position and they have four wickets in hand. Karun Nair has to play a key role here and needs to get as much strike as possible. He is batting on 52 runs but the job isn't over for him. Maybe he needs to stay at the end if India is to make a good first innings total. Luck will also need to be with the Indian team in the first session today as the ball will be swinging a lot in the morning session and they can't afford to lose wickets.

[Bd officer]

Do you follow Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Test match? Maybe everyone is busy with England vs India match, because the match between England and India will be very exciting. Where the Test match between Zimbabwe vs New Zealand will be one-sided, because New Zealand is a strong team, it will not be possible for Zimbabwe to defeat New Zealand. However, the result of the match could be as expected, Zimbabwe were all out for 149 in the 1st innings and New Zealand were all out for 307 in the 1st innings. So far Zimbabwe have collected 34 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the 2nd innings, now Zimbabwe are trailing by 124 runs. There is no chance of this Test being a draw, New Zealand will definitely win this Test. Zimbabwean batsmen will not be able to survive long in front of New Zealand's strong bowling line. Let's see how many runs Zimbabwe scored in the 2nd innings.

[Haunebu]

Looks like draw is the most likely outcome for the ongoing 5th test between India and England at the moment. The match already seemed boring with many big players missing from both sides and such a result would make it a lot more boring for me.

Do you follow Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Test match? Maybe everyone is busy with England vs India match, because the match between England and India will be very exciting.

What did you expect? It's tough to even follow test matches between big teams these days due to our busy, busy lives which is exactly why the T20 format is so popular currently.

[Farhan99]

Do you follow Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Test match? Maybe everyone is busy with England vs India match, because the match between England and India will be very exciting. Where the Test match between Zimbabwe vs New Zealand will be one-sided, because New Zealand is a strong team, it will not be possible for Zimbabwe to defeat New Zealand. However, the result of the match could be as expected, Zimbabwe were all out for 149 in the 1st innings and New Zealand were all out for 307 in the 1st innings. So far Zimbabwe have collected 34 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the 2nd innings, now Zimbabwe are trailing by 124 runs. There is no chance of this Test being a draw, New Zealand will definitely win this Test. Zimbabwean batsmen will not be able to survive long in front of New Zealand's strong bowling line. Let's see how many runs Zimbabwe scored in the 2nd innings.

Yeah In The first test game Zimbabwe has played its first innings and now its in second innings but their opponent New Zealand is still leading with 127 runs. Because in the first innings Zimbabwe could score 149 runs and New Zealand scored 307 runs so Its still leading the game. Zimbabwe's start was very cold as their openers got wiped out at 24 runs and wickets kept falling at regular intervals. It was just the middle order who scored some runs and leaded the score to 149 runs otherwise Zimbabwe was going to suffer badly. New Zealand's start was very impressive with 92 runs partnership and their performance was consistent. Middle order player Daryl scored 80 runs and the final order couldn't stay behind. New Zealand's player Nathan was retired not out due to injury but still they scored 307 runs. Zimbabwe entered its second innings and scored 31 rund for the 2 wickets and trail by 127 runs.

[JSRAW]

Looks like draw is the most likely outcome for the ongoing 5th test between India and England at the moment. The match already seemed boring with many big players missing from both sides and such a result would make it a lot more boring for me.

Draw, how?

India folded in quick succession in this morning and the way our seamers are bowling and getting thrashed by crawley- duckett, it looks like they are again looking to bat only once.

10 overs in and England already put up 70 runs on the board. India went with only 3 seamers and one of em is krishna so don't have much hope here.

[GigaBit]

England batsmen are batting with great enthusiasm and have made 84 for no loss. Due to this, England will be able to easily give a big lead against India low score. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett are making a good partnership and if they can be set on the pitch, then it is possible for them to go over the target. Breaking this partnership is the most important thing for the Indian team at this moment. 3 bowlers have tried but none of them could do it.

[Haunebu]

India folded in quick succession in this morning and the way our seamers are bowling and getting thrashed by crawley- duckett, it looks like they are again looking to bat only once.

10 overs in and England already put up 70 runs on the board. India went with only 3 seamers and one of em is krishna so don't have much hope here.

Bazball approach is definitely working here though the Indians bounced back with some quick wickets. Wonder what went down between Krishna and Root since I don't usually see Root getting riled up like that.

If they manage to restrict them to a score below 300, a draw is still on the cards since there might be more rain interference later.

Edit: Root gone. This match just got a lot more entertaining.

[Just Say]

Do you follow Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Test match? Maybe everyone is busy with England vs India match, because the match between England and India will be very exciting. Where the Test match between Zimbabwe vs New Zealand will be one-sided, because New Zealand is a strong team, it will not be possible for Zimbabwe to defeat New Zealand. However, the result of the match could be as expected, Zimbabwe were all out for 149 in the 1st innings and New Zealand were all out for 307 in the 1st innings. So far Zimbabwe have collected 34 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the 2nd innings, now Zimbabwe are trailing by 124 runs. There is no chance of this Test being a draw, New Zealand will definitely win this Test. Zimbabwean batsmen will not be able to survive long in front of New Zealand's strong bowling line. Let's see how many runs Zimbabwe scored in the 2nd innings.

It may be true that the excitement surrounding the series-deciding match between England and India is running high because in this match we saw that there was a verbal spat between the Indian team coach and the England curators. There was even a tussle between one of the best batsmen in the England team and India's Prasidh Krishna but everyone may have noticed that Mohammad Siraj gets Joe Root. In such a thrilling match, India could not perform spontaneously at all in the Oval because we always notice that England are getting good support at the Oval and they are showing great aggression on their home ground, mainly with the aim of winning the series.

[WatChe]

England batsmen are batting with great enthusiasm and have made 84 for no loss. Due to this, England will be able to easily give a big lead against India low score. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett are making a good partnership and if they can be set on the pitch, then it is possible for them to go over the target. Breaking this partnership is the most important thing for the Indian team at this moment. 3 bowlers have tried but none of them could do it.

England got a good start from their openers. First opener Ben Duckett got out in 13th over when score was 92 runs, which means England openers were scoring runs at the rate of 7 rpo. Right now England is just 29 runs short of India first innings total of 224 and they still have six wickets left. Indian captain has used only three bowlers so far and Siraj is the most successful one so far with 3 wickets. If England can get a lead of 100 or 150 runs in first innings then it will require India to bat exceptionally well in second innings.  

 

[JSRAW]

Fine comeback from the bowlers, considering they were cunted by the English openers and almost ran away with the game.

Deficit is in single digit and Brooks is still digging so indians are not out of jail atm, he can do serious damage and potentially inflate the lead and runs here are gold dust as it's turning out to be low scoring contest.

[Nothingtodo]

Fine comeback from the bowlers, considering they were cunted by the English openers and almost ran away with the game.

Deficit is in single digit and Brooks is still digging so indians are not out of jail atm, he can do serious damage and potentially inflate the lead and runs here are gold dust as it's turning out to be low scoring contest.

It was not expected that the fifth Test would be played in such poor conditions, especially after India were all out for 224 runs, and England and Just are in a similar position. They have lost 7 wickets for 215 runs. England are still nine runs behind, which means England could lose more wickets as they try to score nine runs, especially after losing two wickets in a row for 215 runs, and it now looks like they will be all out before 225.
Indian bowlers, especially Prasidh Krishna and Mohammad Siraj, have made a great comeback.

[noormcs5]

Do you follow Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Test match? Maybe everyone is busy with England vs India match, because the match between England and India will be very exciting. Where the Test match between Zimbabwe vs New Zealand will be one-sided, because New Zealand is a strong team, it will not be possible for Zimbabwe to defeat New Zealand. However, the result of the match could be as expected, Zimbabwe were all out for 149 in the 1st innings and New Zealand were all out for 307 in the 1st innings. So far Zimbabwe have collected 34 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the 2nd innings, now Zimbabwe are trailing by 124 runs. There is no chance of this Test being a draw, New Zealand will definitely win this Test. Zimbabwean batsmen will not be able to survive long in front of New Zealand's strong bowling line. Let's see how many runs Zimbabwe scored in the 2nd innings.

The test match has already finished. New Zealand didn't have to put in much effort; it was just like a practice game for the team. NZ bowling in both innings was up to the mark, and they didn't let the West Indies team score much.
New Zealand got all out at 307 in the first innings, then Zimbabwe came back to bat for the 2nd innings and scored 165 runs, they were in the lead of eight runs and as it is not a big deal to score 8 runs but still New Zealand lost a single wicket while chasing it.

[tsaroz]

Fine comeback from the bowlers, considering they were cunted by the English openers and almost ran away with the game.

Deficit is in single digit and Brooks is still digging so indians are not out of jail atm, he can do serious damage and potentially inflate the lead and runs here are gold dust as it's turning out to be low scoring contest.

It was not expected that the fifth Test would be played in such poor conditions, especially after India were all out for 224 runs, and England and Just are in a similar position. They have lost 7 wickets for 215 runs. England are still nine runs behind, which means England could lose more wickets as they try to score nine runs, especially after losing two wickets in a row for 215 runs, and it now looks like they will be all out before 225.
Indian bowlers, especially Prasidh Krishna and Mohammad Siraj, have made a great comeback.

England lost 2 wickets back to back and a catch which could have been the 8th wicket was dropped. They are now just equaling the Indian's first inning score but with Harry Brook on the crease, I'd say they are better situation and would take a lead. In whatever scenario, the lead by any team won't be a large one and the 2nd innings would decide the result. India survived the last one playing for one and half day but if 1st innings wrap up in the 2nd day, going for a draw would be difficult and we know how bad India performs in the 2nd innings.

[Nothingtodo]

England lost 2 wickets back to back and a catch which could have been the 8th wicket was dropped. They are now just equaling the Indian's first inning score but with Harry Brook on the crease, I'd say they are better situation and would take a lead. In whatever scenario, the lead by any team won't be a large one and the 2nd innings would decide the result. India survived the last one playing for one and half day but if 1st innings wrap up in the 2nd day, going for a draw would be difficult and we know how bad India performs in the 2nd innings.

England and India's first innings are level, meaning that any lead England can now give will be helpful in their second innings victory. England's Harry Brook is unbeaten so far, which means if he can bat with more strikes, England might have a slight lead in runs and that would definitely be a plus point for England. Harry Brook and Gus Atkinson are trying to build some partnership.

[HelliumZ]

Play was stopped on the first day due to rain and play is still stopped on the second day due to rain. The rain actually worsens the conditions and makes batting very difficult, which I can see in India's innings as well as England's. However, at the moment, England is leading by 18 runs but they have lost eight wickets, meaning they have two wickets in hand, who are not very experienced in batting, but the main batter Harry Brook is unbeaten, meaning as long as he remains unbeaten, runs will continue to be added to England's score.

[CryptoBuds]

Do you follow Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Test match? Maybe everyone is busy with England vs India match, because the match between England and India will be very exciting. Where the Test match between Zimbabwe vs New Zealand will be one-sided, because New Zealand is a strong team, it will not be possible for Zimbabwe to defeat New Zealand. However, the result of the match could be as expected, Zimbabwe were all out for 149 in the 1st innings and New Zealand were all out for 307 in the 1st innings. So far Zimbabwe have collected 34 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the 2nd innings, now Zimbabwe are trailing by 124 runs. There is no chance of this Test being a draw, New Zealand will definitely win this Test. Zimbabwean batsmen will not be able to survive long in front of New Zealand's strong bowling line. Let's see how many runs Zimbabwe scored in the 2nd innings.

Zimbabwe will play 2 Test matches against New Zealand. And I am sure that both the matches will be completely one-sided. In the first match, I had predicted that New Zealand would win by an innings. But unfortunately, New Zealand had to come out to bat in the second innings. The target given by Zimbabwe was 8 runs. In the first innings, Zimbabwe had scored only 149 runs and in the second innings, they had scored 165 runs. However, New Zealand lost the wicket of Conway while batting for 8 runs. The New Zealand batsmen needed to bat a little more carefully.