Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Nanga Parbat]

After defeating Zimbabwe by a big margin of nine wickets in the first Test match, New Zealand will take the field again today with the aim of defeating Zimbabwe in the second Test match. This is the second and last Test match of the series. It can be said in advance that New Zealand will win the second Test match as well, but Zimbabwe will have to perform a little better so that they do not lose to New Zealand by an innings. New Zealand is a team that has performed much better than Zimbabwe in all formats, so if there is a series between them in any format, New Zealand will naturally be ahead. As far as I can tell, New Zealand will probably bat only one innings in the second Test match as in the first match and Zimbabwe may not be able to score the runs they score in one innings even in 2 innings.

Zimbabwe and New Zealand are going to face each other in the 2nd and the final test today. The first test was easily won by the New Zealand team by 9 wickets. I am expecting a similar results for today’s match too. Infact the Zimbabwe team have lost the last five test matches that they had played and you can understand the poor performance they are experiencing lately.

The Zimbabwe needs to improve their batting. In the last match they were all out at 149 and 165 runs and that put them in the backfoot right from the beginning. If they could bat a bit longer, maybe they can give some challenge to the New Zealand team.

Zimbabwe has a chance to victory today's match by playing well so that they have a means to win the series. In the first match of this series, New Zealand had victory quite well in which their strength is clear. In this second match, New Zealand looks weak because their batsmen have dismissed 7 wickets of New Zealand in 35 overs. Zimbabwe bowlers are doing well, due to which they will get a good victory in the first innings, which will create a good opportunity for Zimbabwe. The New Zealand batsmen have been controlled quite well, due to which they will be weak and so far they have scored 97 runs, which is very low. They have no choice but to lose in the first innings, but they will have a chance to victory well in the second innings, but the Zimbabwe team should victory this match in their favor.

[bryant.coleman]

Zimbabwe all out for 125. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. They somehow got the 40-year old Brendan Taylor to play for them, and without him they would have been bundled out for double digit total. Matt Henry picked up 5 wickets. During the first test against Zimbabwe, he picked up 9 wickets. If New Zealand play a few more tests against Zimbabwe, Henry's bowling average is going to look even better than Jasprit Bumrah. 

[Haunebu]

Betting on New Zealand against Zimbabwe in the ongoing test series has helped me earn some free money literally with zero risk thanks to the difference between both teams. The ICC have lost their minds.

I truly wonder how much profit they gain by organizing these sort of pointless matchups since they don't look like they will stop organizing such matchups anytime soon.

[HelliumZ]

Betting on New Zealand against Zimbabwe in the ongoing test series has helped me earn some free money literally with zero risk thanks to the difference between both teams. The ICC have lost their minds.

I truly wonder how much profit they gain by organizing these sort of pointless matchups since they don't look like they will stop organizing such matchups anytime soon.

Zimbabwe is a weak team and New Zealand is a strong team. Therefore, the betting companies will place a large batting difference between the two teams. They will pay a large batting difference for Zimbabwe to win but a very small one for New Zealand. Therefore, it is not possible to make a large profit by betting a small amount of dollars. However, there is no excitement in the Test between Zimbabwe and New Zealand, especially after being all out for 125 runs today, Zimbabwe will lose this Test by an innings.

[Bd officer]

Zimbabwe are not able to improve, even today the Zimbabwean batsmen have performed poorly. Zimbabwe were bowled out for just 125 runs in the 1st innings which was a very poor performance. No Zimbabwean batsman could score up to half a century. Brendan Taylor did slightly better, he was dismissed for 44. Tafadzwa Tsiga was dismissed for 33 runs, besides the performance of all the other batsmen was very poor. So far New Zealand have collected 76 runs without losing any wicket in the first innings. If New Zealand can score 300+ runs in the first innings then New Zealand can win by an innings. So far New Zealand is trailing by 49 runs. However, Zimbabwe will be defeated in this match as well and will lose the series 0-2. Now let's see how many runs New Zealand can score in the first innings.

[bitcoin_mining]

Zimbabwe are not able to improve, even today the Zimbabwean batsmen have performed poorly. Zimbabwe were bowled out for just 125 runs in the 1st innings which was a very poor performance. No Zimbabwean batsman could score up to half a century. Brendan Taylor did slightly better, he was dismissed for 44. Tafadzwa Tsiga was dismissed for 33 runs, besides the performance of all the other batsmen was very poor. So far New Zealand have collected 76 runs without losing any wicket in the first innings. If New Zealand can score 300+ runs in the first innings then New Zealand can win by an innings. So far New Zealand is trailing by 49 runs. However, Zimbabwe will be defeated in this match as well and will lose the series 0-2. Now let's see how many runs New Zealand can score in the first innings.

In the first innings of the second Test match, Zimbabwe were all out for just 125 runs against New Zealand and in the second innings, New Zealand are batting where they have scored 92 runs without a wicket so far. New Zealand will try to make their innings bigger and beat Zimbabwe by an innings.

Zimbabwe's batsmen performed much better than in the first Test match but I don't understand why their batting was so bad in the second match. When Zimbabwe batted in the first innings of the second Test match, they could not stand the wicket properly and most of the time the batsmen were defeated. The way the wickets started falling, I thought for some time that maybe Zimbabwe could be all out before 100 runs but they managed to cross 100 runs.

Actually, the result of a Test match against such a big team like Zimbabwe is that the big teams will win.

[HelliumZ]

Zimbabwe's batsmen performed much better than in the first Test match but I don't understand why their batting was so bad in the second match. When Zimbabwe batted in the first innings of the second Test match, they could not stand the wicket properly and most of the time the batsmen were defeated. The way the wickets started falling, I thought for some time that maybe Zimbabwe could be all out before 100 runs but they managed to cross 100 runs.

Actually, the result of a Test match against such a big team like Zimbabwe is that the big teams will win.

Zimbabwe has not been able to perform well in Tests, especially in today's match, when they were all out for 125 in the first Test. I thought the pitch might be bad, but looking at New Zealand's batting, it seems like a perfect batting pitch. Actually, Zimbabwe has not been able to perform well, and Zimbabwe cannot compete with New Zealand in any way. New Zealand has already levelled, meaning if New Zealand plays the remaining matches today, it can definitely be said that Zimbabwe will be all out to score the number of runs that New Zealand will take a lead of.

[Bd officer]

Actually, the result of a Test match against such a big team like Zimbabwe is that the big teams will win.

Zimbabwe have been playing Tests for a long time but they are not improving. It is true that New Zealand is one of the big teams, everyone knows that New Zealand will win but Zimbabwe is playing at home so their performance should have been better. However, both the New Zealand opening batsmen have performed brilliantly, so far they have made a partnership of 131 runs. So far New Zealand have chased the target and have given a lead of 6 runs. I think this Test can go till the 3rd day. Actually this match is going to be completely one-sided.

[ibuddy122505]

Actually, the result of a Test match against such a big team like Zimbabwe is that the big teams will win.

Zimbabwe have been playing Tests for a long time but they are not improving. It is true that New Zealand is one of the big teams, everyone knows that New Zealand will win but Zimbabwe is playing at home so their performance should have been better. However, both the New Zealand opening batsmen have performed brilliantly, so far they have made a partnership of 131 runs. So far New Zealand have chased the target and have given a lead of 6 runs. I think this Test can go till the 3rd day. Actually this match is going to be completely one-sided.

So true, New Zealand is a much stronger team, and their dominance is expected. But it's still disappointing to see Zimbabwe failed showing much fight at their home ground. After so many years in Test cricket, they should be performing better. The opening partnership from New Zealand is truly impressive, already hit 150+ runs. Even though the match might go to the 3rd day, it already looks one-sided. Zimbabwe need to focus on building consistency and learning from these games to improve their future performances. Otherwise, it'll always be hard for them against top teams.

[virasog]

Actually, the result of a Test match against such a big team like Zimbabwe is that the big teams will win.

Zimbabwe have been playing Tests for a long time but they are not improving. It is true that New Zealand is one of the big teams, everyone knows that New Zealand will win but Zimbabwe is playing at home so their performance should have been better. However, both the New Zealand opening batsmen have performed brilliantly, so far they have made a partnership of 131 runs. So far New Zealand have chased the target and have given a lead of 6 runs. I think this Test can go till the 3rd day. Actually this match is going to be completely one-sided.

So true, New Zealand is a much stronger team, and their dominance is expected. But it's still disappointing to see Zimbabwe failed showing much fight at their home ground. After so many years in Test cricket, they should be performing better. The opening partnership from New Zealand is truly impressive, already hit 150+ runs. Even though the match might go to the 3rd day, it already looks one-sided. Zimbabwe need to focus on building consistency and learning from these games to improve their future performances. Otherwise, it'll always be hard for them against top teams.

Zimbabwe again failed in their batting and failed to make any runs. 125 runs in test matches is nothing. New Zealand, on the other hand, are looking so comfortable while batting. They have already made the lead of 49 runs and still there are nine wickets left with them. I am sure they will play the whole 2nd day tomorrow and then when Zimbabwe comes to bat in the 2nd innings, it will be another disastrous batting.

Devon Conway is batting on 79 runs, and if he plays with a bit of caution, he can complete not just a century but even a double century and beyond. The Zimbabwe bowlers aren't capable of making any impact either.

[Out of mind]

Zimbabwe faced New Zealand in the third match and in this match, the Zimbabwe team was all out for 125 runs. In today's match, the Zimbabwe team had a very bad batting performance due to which they were all out very soon, but the bowling performance of the New Zealand team was very good due to which they easily put pressure on Zimbabwe. However, the New Zealand team has fulfilled the batting target and is currently moving towards giving a huge lead, the bowling performance of the Zimbabwe team is also not good. The New Zealand team has lost only 1 wicket but they still have a good batting in their hands and Devon Conway is batting exceptionally and he will score a century very soon. The New Zealand team will win this match very easily. Basically, this test match is a one-sided match of New Zealand against Zimbabwe where New Zealand will win very easily.

[Danica22]

Zimbabwe has a chance to victory today's match by playing well so that they have a means to win the series. In the first match of this series, New Zealand had victory quite well in which their strength is clear. In this second match, New Zealand looks weak because their batsmen have dismissed 7 wickets of New Zealand in 35 overs. Zimbabwe bowlers are doing well, due to which they will get a good victory in the first innings, which will create a good opportunity for Zimbabwe. The New Zealand batsmen have been controlled quite well, due to which they will be weak and so far they have scored 97 runs, which is very low. They have no choice but to lose in the first innings, but they will have a chance to victory well in the second innings, but the Zimbabwe team should victory this match in their favor.

hahahaha , Seriously? Do you see any chance of Zimbabwe winning against New Zealand? That too in the Test format? No such chance. If this was an ODI series then I would have said Zimbabwe has a small chance. But in a Test match they do not have the ability to win against an experienced and strong team like New Zealand.

Like the first match, in this match too we saw Zimbabwe's poor performance. Zimbabwe lost all their wickets for just 125 runs in the first innings. Except for Tylor 44 and Tsiga 33, no other batsman could bat well. Matt Henry took 5 wickets and Foulkes took 4 wickets.

At the end of the first day, New Zealand managed to take a lead of 49 runs. New Zealand scored 174 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. New Zealand's opening pair had a total of 162 runs. Conway scored 79 not out and Young was out for 74 runs

[Mahdirakib]

Betting on New Zealand against Zimbabwe in the ongoing test series has helped me earn some free money literally with zero risk thanks to the difference between both teams. The ICC have lost their minds.
I truly wonder how much profit they gain by organizing these sort of pointless matchups since they don't look like they will stop organizing such matchups anytime soon.

ICC won't stop as long as Zimbabwe isn't losing their test cricket status. It is in the hands of ICC though. Maybe ICC is also earning money by placing bets on the opponent of Zimbabwe . AFAIK, ICC doesn't get anything from bilateral series. Zimbabwe luckily managed to avoid the defeat by an innings in the first match by giving a target of 8 runs. But without any doubts, they are going to lose this match by an innings and with a huge margin.

[Haunebu]

ICC won't stop as long as Zimbabwe isn't losing their test cricket status. It is in the hands of ICC though. Maybe ICC is also earning money by placing bets on the opponent of Zimbabwe . AFAIK, ICC doesn't get anything from bilateral series. Zimbabwe luckily managed to avoid the defeat by an innings in the first match by giving a target of 8 runs. But without any doubts, they are going to lose this match by an innings and with a huge margin.

People say that the test format is dying because of matches like these. The test format is alive and kicking only thanks to high profile competitions like the Ashes, recently concluded India-England series etc.

The ICC sloths need to wake up and pour more money, effort and time into such competitions to further energise the test format while providing countries like Zimbabwe T20 competitions which is where they are actually performing well these days.

[MusaPk]

Zimbabwe again failed in their batting and failed to make any runs. 125 runs in test matches is nothing. New Zealand, on the other hand, are looking so comfortable while batting. They have already made the lead of 49 runs and still there are nine wickets left with them. I am sure they will play the whole 2nd day tomorrow and then when Zimbabwe comes to bat in the 2nd innings, it will be another disastrous batting.

Devon Conway is batting on 79 runs, and if he plays with a bit of caution, he can complete not just a century but even a double century and beyond. The Zimbabwe bowlers aren't capable of making any impact either.

Zimbabwe has the luck of playing test against second string teams of SA and NZ but they even failed to face these second string teams. Zimbabwe lost both test against South Africa and now same will be outcome of this test series.

Brendan Taylor makes a comeback to Zimbabwe cricket after almost 4 years and became top scorer of Zimbabwe first innings with 44 runs. Zakary Foulkes who is playing his first test was able to pick 4 wickets. Along with Zakary Foulkes two other New Zealanders have also started their test career today. NZ have got a 49 runs lead and they will extend it tomorrow because they have lots of batting left.



 

[Smack That Ace]

Zimbabwe has the luck of playing test against second string teams of SA and NZ but they even failed to face these second string teams. Zimbabwe lost both test against South Africa and now same will be outcome of this test series.

Zimbabwe should play Test matches against teams like Bangladesh, Ireland or Netherlands. Then the matches will not be one-sided. The matches will be competitive and Zimbabwe will have a chance to win. But Zimbabwe has no chance of winning or drawing against South Africa or New Zealand.

Zimbabwe was very lucky in the first match that they did not lose by an innings. They were able to give a target of 8 runs. But in this match Zimbabwe will definitely lose by an innings. New Zealand has scored 174 runs for the loss of only 1 wicket. The team has taken a lead of 49 runs. Giving a target of 250+ will not be a difficult task for New Zealand. And the possibility of Zimbabwe scoring more than 200 in the second innings is also low. The team's total in the first innings was only 125 runs.

[tsaroz]

Zimbabwe has the luck of playing test against second string teams of SA and NZ but they even failed to face these second string teams. Zimbabwe lost both test against South Africa and now same will be outcome of this test series.

Zimbabwe should play Test matches against teams like Bangladesh, Ireland or Netherlands. Then the matches will not be one-sided. The matches will be competitive and Zimbabwe will have a chance to win. But Zimbabwe has no chance of winning or drawing against South Africa or New Zealand.

Zimbabwe was very lucky in the first match that they did not lose by an innings. They were able to give a target of 8 runs. But in this match Zimbabwe will definitely lose by an innings. New Zealand has scored 174 runs for the loss of only 1 wicket. The team has taken a lead of 49 runs. Giving a target of 250+ will not be a difficult task for New Zealand. And the possibility of Zimbabwe scoring more than 200 in the second innings is also low. The team's total in the first innings was only 125 runs.

2nd test. On the first one, New Zealand needed to come to crease just to make 8 runs but this timez it looks like they'll win by a whole innings. Zimbabwe was all out for 125 playing 49 overs. While New Zealand has made 174 at the loss of 1 wicket in just 39 overs. That's an ODI grade run rate. New Zealand won't be needing more than 500 to win so they might go aggressive and get there soon and declare the innings by tomorrow. I don't see this going to the 4th day.
Zimbabwe surely needed to choose a team they can compete with but I see none for them as they might be the poorest team among test nations.

[Crypto Library]

After defeating Zimbabwe by a big margin of nine wickets in the first Test match, New Zealand will take the field again today with the aim of defeating Zimbabwe in the second Test match. This is the second and last Test match of the series. It can be said in advance that New Zealand will win the second Test match as well, but Zimbabwe will have to perform a little better so that they do not lose to New Zealand by an innings. New Zealand is a team that has performed much better than Zimbabwe in all formats, so if there is a series between them in any format, New Zealand will naturally be ahead. As far as I can tell, New Zealand will probably bat only one innings in the second Test match as in the first match and Zimbabwe may not be able to score the runs they score in one innings even in 2 innings.

New Zealand bowlers are making sarcastic remarks about Zimbabwe, not only the bowlers but also their batsmen. Is it conceivable that a team has been all out for just 125 runs in a Test match?
Although history has been like this before, but such a run score is truly ridiculous in a Test match. In fact, a game or competition occurs when the opponents are equal in strength, but in this case we are seeing that on one side is the elephant and on the other is the cat.  Anyway, we all know what the result of the Zimbabwe and New Zealand match will be, so I'm not really excited about this match.

[ZAINmalik75]

Zimbabwe should play Test matches against teams like Bangladesh, Ireland or Netherlands. Then the matches will not be one-sided. The matches will be competitive and Zimbabwe will have a chance to win. But Zimbabwe has no chance of winning or drawing against South Africa or New Zealand.

That why ICC proposed new two tier system in test cricket where team will be divided into two groups on the basic of thier team potential and thier ranking so that weak sides can compete with weak and pro with side stronger and thus fans got entertaining match instead of one sided jist like we have now between Zimbabwen and new Zealand, anyway Zimbabwen side scored 125 hardly with loss of two golden duck and several minior contribution. Now black caps were doing really good and I am sure things will be much more one sided if kiwis able to scored above 500 which looks like will be done they way current batter were doing things.

[hafiztalha]

Zimbabwe faced New Zealand in the third match and in this match, the Zimbabwe team was all out for 125 runs. In today's match, the Zimbabwe team had a very bad batting performance due to which they were all out very soon, but the bowling performance of the New Zealand team was very good due to which they easily put pressure on Zimbabwe. However, the New Zealand team has fulfilled the batting target and is currently moving towards giving a huge lead, the bowling performance of the Zimbabwe team is also not good. The New Zealand team has lost only 1 wicket but they still have a good batting in their hands and Devon Conway is batting exceptionally and he will score a century very soon. The New Zealand team will win this match very easily. Basically, this test match is a one-sided match of New Zealand against Zimbabwe where New Zealand will win very easily.

1 st test game was won New Zealand team and this game Zimbabwe team lost very poorly and with big margin. Now both teams is playing 2 nd test game between Zimbabwe and New Zealand team. Zimbabwe completed their 1 st turn and their effort is same like past test game and they made 125 runs only. Henry bowled very well in 1 st turn and he took down 5 wickets in 15 overs and gave 40 runs. Zakary also showed good help in putting Zimbabwe team under pressure and he dismissed 4 wickets in 16 overs and gave 38 runs. Now New Zealand batsmen is playing their turn and their effort is looking very good and they made 175 runs and lost only 1 wicket. Will lost wicket and his effort was very good and he made 74 runs in 101 balls and hitted eleven 4s. Currently Jacob and Devon is playing their batting and Devon made 79 runs and Jacob made 8 runs.