Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

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West Indies managed to score only 248 runs in the first innings. But in the second innings, with the help of Campbell and Hope's big innings, West Indies is moving towards a big score. But West Indies is still behind India by 97 runs. We thought that India would win the match by an innings. But this possibility is not there now. India will not be able to win by an innings.

97 is still a lot and WI may crumble again in no time especially in the morning. I didn't watch even a single ball so I don't know how the pitch is behaving and I may watch the highlights so I will get the understand whether they can go on for a long and India might need some balls in their second inning to win this match.

As far as I know India is going to win this match but whenever I see WI, I just pray for them to do better because they are the most exciting team than anyone else in the past.

[Bluedrem]

97 is still a lot and WI may crumble again in no time especially in the morning. I didn't watch even a single ball so I don't know how the pitch is behaving and I may watch the highlights so I will get the understand whether they can go on for a long and India might need some balls in their second inning to win this match.

As far as I know India is going to win this match but whenever I see WI, I just pray for them to do better because they are the most exciting team than anyone else in the past.

In the Test match between India and West Indies, India declared their innings at 518 for 5 and invited West Indies to bat, but West Indies followed in the first innings, so they came back to bat and scored 35 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. But then the opening batsman John Campbell and the team's notable best batsman Shai Hope put on a partnership of 138 runs, of which John Campbell is at the crease with 87 runs and Shai Hope is at the crease with 66 runs. The two of them will come out to bat on the fourth day. If they can stay at the crease till the last minute tomorrow, then there is a possibility of a draw in the match, although the chances are very small. But I think India is going to win this match very easily.

[Cheema02]

Has anyone watched the first Test match of Pakistan vs South Africa series? Pakistan are performing incredibly well in their home match. Probably the pitch is completely batting friendly. Otherwise the Pakistani batsmen would not have been able to play such a big innings.

Pakistan lost the wicket of Abdullah Shafique for just 2 runs. But Imam Ul Haque and Shan Masood performed brilliantly for the second wicket. Masood got out for 76 runs but Imam ul Haque is still unbeaten at the crease with 85 runs. Babar Azam who is at the crease has scored 14 runs. Pakistan has managed to score 180 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 51 overs.

Yes, I'm watching this test match closely Pakistan are upper hand in this match. At one stage with three quick wickets falls of Pakistan team at 199 runs, south African spinner change the match position at that moment and i think its very difficult now for Pakistan to score 300 runs in first inning but the batting performance of Muhammad Rizwan change the match position. Muhammad Rizwan played a outstanding inning scored a well deserved half century and still playing at 62 runs alongside with Salam Ali agha who scared also a half century and remain unbeaten at the end of first day. Pakistan lost only five wickets in first day and scoring 300 plus runs so far and they have ability to scored a target near to 500 runs in second day of test match.

[Crypto Library]

Yes, I'm watching this test match closely Pakistan are upper hand in this match. At one stage with three quick wickets falls of Pakistan team at 199 runs, south African spinner change the match position at that moment and i think its very difficult now for Pakistan to score 300 runs in first inning but the batting performance of Muhammad Rizwan change the match position. Muhammad Rizwan played a outstanding inning scored a well deserved half century and still playing at 62 runs alongside with Salam Ali agha who scared also a half century and remain unbeaten at the end of first day. Pakistan lost only five wickets in first day and scoring 300 plus runs so far and they have ability to scored a target near to 500 runs in second day of test match.

Nothing can be said yet because Pakistan team is one of the unpredictable team because when we see Pakistan team's wickets falling they drop their wickets quickly, in this case Pakistan team is currently able to score 313 runs and they have five wickets in hand, this is their positive point but I still doubt that they will get close to 500 runs.
But it is true that Pakistan team can score around 400 and that will also put them in a good position in this Test match against South Africa. And since this match is being played on Pakistan's ground, Pakistanis will get some benefit from this aspect too, which can put South African team in trouble. But we have to remember that South African team is one of the best team in Test match and finalist of Test Championship.They have the ability to chase not just 400 runs but also 500 runs to achieve victory.

[Farhan99]

Pakistan team scored 313 runs for the loss of five wickets on the first day, if they can bat well yesterday, they can give a target of more than 450 runs to South Africa team. If Pakistan team cannot perform well in this Test match, then it will not be a good sign for them at all. I think that on the second day, if Pakistan team's batsmen Salman Agha and Mohammad Rizwan can make a good partnership, then Pakistan's runs will increase. However, South Africa team's batting and bowling performance is very good, in that case, Pakistan team's performance will also have to improve. If Pakistan team can defeat South Africa team in their first Test match, then Pakistan team's confidence will return a lot.

Pakistan and South Africa played the first test game in lahore where Pakistan has opened first with 313 runs at day 1. Pakistan performed very well in this test game. They opened with Abdullah and Imam ul Haq who's partnership wasn't that well but the runs contributed by Imam ul Haq gave a powerful push. He contri93 runs unfortunately couldn't complete his century because of the catch at the short leg. However Shan was the one down player with 76 runs with ten boundaries. I don't know what's going in with Babar as he hasn't performed well in t20 series as well in this test game. He lost his wicket out at just 23 runs. This tyoe of performance make the audience against them. However the middle order and top order performances very tremendous as the whole 313 runs were contributed by them. Yeah some players lost wickets at short intervals but their teammates held the back. South Africa eliminated five wickets at 313 runs at day 1. Pakistan can do a massive target if they don't lose wickets early. However Rizwan and Salman are there who are still on the pitch with fifites by both players. So there is a hope Pakistan will do better.

[ZAINmalik75]

Has anyone watched the first Test match of Pakistan vs South Africa series? Pakistan are performing incredibly well in their home match. Probably the pitch is completely batting friendly. Otherwise the Pakistani batsmen would not have been able to play such a big innings.

Pakistan lost the wicket of Abdullah Shafique for just 2 runs. But Imam Ul Haque and Shan Masood performed brilliantly for the second wicket. Masood got out for 76 runs but Imam ul Haque is still unbeaten at the crease with 85 runs. Babar Azam who is at the crease has scored 14 runs. Pakistan has managed to score 180 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 51 overs.

If Pakistan batsmen can bat with such responsibility then they have a big chance of scoring 450+. But the problem is that the batting of Pakistani batsmen is not consistent. They start losing wickets and then lose 2/3 wickets at the same time. So it is difficult to predict how many runs Pakistan will score in the first innings.

Yeh pakistani start were really good after departure of Abdullah, as both top order pair build a handsome partnership but then after Shan baber and shakeel givenaway away his wickets quite easily, while on the other hand imam miss his vital Century by few runs and thus things were really looking unpredictable. but then Rizwan and agha took charge settled down things build partnership and thus Pakistan has officially scored 300+ before day stump.
Now if both of these batter stayed longer then definitely Pakistan will go above 450 before thier innings end and that's Gona be enough for thier spin department to defend as they have really good history back at thier home ground at recent series especially at test format.

[WatChe]

Yes, I'm watching this test match closely Pakistan are upper hand in this match. At one stage with three quick wickets falls of Pakistan team at 199 runs, south African spinner change the match position at that moment and i think its very difficult now for Pakistan to score 300 runs in first inning but the batting performance of Muhammad Rizwan change the match position. Muhammad Rizwan played a outstanding inning scored a well deserved half century and still playing at 62 runs alongside with Salam Ali agha who scared also a half century and remain unbeaten at the end of first day. Pakistan lost only five wickets in first day and scoring 300 plus runs so far and they have ability to scored a target near to 500 runs in second day of test match.

Pakistan played well on day 1 but the job is still not over. They need to play well on day 2 also to take the score to 400 runs. Pakistan batting lineup is unpredictable, once a settled batsmen got out the remaining batsmen got out quickly and we have seen that happening many times. South Africa strategy will be to stop Pakistan from making 400 runs in first innings and for that they will surely attack Pakistan batting on day 2. Rizwan ans Agha are well settled and they must play responsibly on day 2 also. After this pair tail be exposed and it won't be easy for tail to score runs against strong South Africa bowling.

[JSRAW]

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West Indies managed to score only 248 runs in the first innings. But in the second innings, with the help of Campbell and Hope's big innings, West Indies is moving towards a big score. But West Indies is still behind India by 97 runs. We thought that India would win the match by an innings. But this possibility is not there now. India will not be able to win by an innings.

97 is still a lot and WI may crumble again in no time especially in the morning. I didn't watch even a single ball so I don't know how the pitch is behaving and I may watch the highlights so I will get the understand whether they can go on for a long and India might need some balls in their second inning to win this match.

As far as I know India is going to win this match but whenever I see WI, I just pray for them to do better because they are the most exciting team than anyone else in the past.

Tbh won't mind if windies get pass this and take 150-ish lead in this match and then finger crossed for pitch to turn square.

It will make things interesting, which is desperately needed because so far they didn't competed at all. Need some tough outing for Indian bowlers and batter, it could very much turn dull series into spicy one.

[BALIK]

Tbh won't mind if windies get pass this and take 150-ish lead in this match and then finger crossed for pitch to turn square.

It will make things interesting, which is desperately needed because so far they didn't competed at all. Need some tough outing for Indian bowlers and batter, it could very much turn dull series into spicy one.

West Indies lost their sixth wicket for 298 runs. And now I think West Indies will lose all their wickets very quickly. There are no experienced batsmen at the crease.

West Indies played very well in the second innings due to centuries from Campbell and Roston Chase. Campbell scored 115 runs and Roston Chase scored 103 runs. Now West Indies have been able to take a lead of 28 runs. They will probably take a lead of around 150 runs. But even then West Indies are unlikely to win the match. However, if West Indies can bat the whole day today and give a target of around 200 runs, then this match  is likely to be drawn. But my guess is that West Indies' innings will end before 350. They will not be able to give a target of 100 runs.

[Iranus]

Yes, I'm watching this test match closely Pakistan are upper hand in this match. At one stage with three quick wickets falls of Pakistan team at 199 runs, south African spinner change the match position at that moment and i think its very difficult now for Pakistan to score 300 runs in first inning but the batting performance of Muhammad Rizwan change the match position. Muhammad Rizwan played a outstanding inning scored a well deserved half century and still playing at 62 runs alongside with Salam Ali agha who scared also a half century and remain unbeaten at the end of first day. Pakistan lost only five wickets in first day and scoring 300 plus runs so far and they have ability to scored a target near to 500 runs in second day of test match.

Pakistan did not do well at the start of the second day. Pakistan lost their sixth wicket at 362 runs. Mohammad rizwan was dismissed for 75 runs. Interestingly, after losing their sixth wicket at 362 runs, Pakistan's innings stopped at 378 runs. Pakistan lost 5 wickets for just 16 runs. If they had played with some responsibility , Pakistan would have scored around 450. On the other hand , South africa lost one wicket after scoring 51 runs in 15 overs. South Africa's batsmen are experienced. It seems that South Africa will be able to score 400 + in this match.

[Danica22]

West Indies played very well in the second innings due to centuries from Campbell and Roston Chase. Campbell scored 115 runs and Roston Chase scored 103 runs. Now West Indies have been able to take a lead of 28 runs. They will probably take a lead of around 150 runs. But even then West Indies are unlikely to win the match. However, if West Indies can bat the whole day today and give a target of around 200 runs, then this match  is likely to be drawn. But my guess is that West Indies' innings will end before 350. They will not be able to give a target of 100 runs.

Your prediction  is probably going to be right. West Indies team will not be able to give the target of 100 runs. After losing the wicket of Roston Chase, no other batsman of West Indies squad could bat well. West Indies lost their sixth wicket for 298 runs and they lost the ninth wicket for 311 runs. Now West Indies' collection is 327 runs. They have taken a lead of 57 runs. West Indies will probably be able to add a maximum of 20/30 runs to the scoreboard. We will see the result of the match on the fourth day.

[DanWalker]

Your prediction  is probably going to be right. West Indies team will not be able to give the target of 100 runs. After losing the wicket of Roston Chase, no other batsman of West Indies squad could bat well. West Indies lost their sixth wicket for 298 runs and they lost the ninth wicket for 311 runs. Now West Indies' collection is 327 runs. They have taken a lead of 57 runs. West Indies will probably be able to add a maximum of 20/30 runs to the scoreboard. We will see the result of the match on the fourth day.

Ohhooo !! West Indies batted brilliantly in the 10th wicket partnership. The team lost the 9th wicket for 311 runs. In the second innings, West Indies managed to collect 390 runs. In the last partnership, they managed to collect 79 runs. Justin Greaves was unbeaten on 50 runs and Jayden Seales' collection was 32 runs. West Indies managed to give a target of 121 runs. The two Indian openers should now bat very carefully and reach the target of victory without losing any wickets. I thought India would win by an innings. But the Indian bowlers could not do well in the second innings

[Swordsoffreedom]

Pakistan managed to score 378 runs in the first innings. The way they started the innings, it cannot be called a good total. Pakistan should have scored more than 400.

We are seeing better batting than South Africa. South Africa lost the first wicket for 45 runs and the second wicket for 80 runs. But Ryan Rickelton and Tony de Zorzi are playing very well for the third wicket. Now South Africa's total is 150/2. Rickelton is out for 60 runs. De Zorzi is unbeaten at the crease with 46 runs. The Pakistan captain has used four of his bowlers. But except Noman Ali, no other bowler has been able to do well. Noman has taken both wickets.

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Ohhooo !! West Indies batted brilliantly in the 10th wicket partnership. The team lost the 9th wicket for 311 runs. In the second innings, West Indies managed to collect 390 runs. In the last partnership, they managed to collect 79 runs. Justin Greaves was unbeaten on 50 runs and Jayden Seales' collection was 32 runs. West Indies managed to give a target of 121 runs. The two Indian openers should now bat very carefully and reach the target of victory without losing any wickets. I thought India would win by an innings. But the Indian bowlers could not do well in the second innings

We saw an incredible innings of 175 runs from Jaiswal in the first innings. Because of this innings of Jaiswal, India was able to collect a huge collection of 518 runs by losing only 5 wickets. But in the second innings, jiaswal failed. India is batting at a target of 121 runs. Jaiswal is out after collecting 8 runs from 7 balls. The target is not very big. India also has enough time. So there was no need for Jaiswal to be in such a hurry. Sai Sudarsan and KL Rahul are now at the crease. A responsible innings will definitely be expected from these two experienced batsmen of India.

[JSRAW]

Windies should be proud of their second inning performance. They successfully managed to grind and kept india on field for full 2 days and almost 200 overs. If they keep fighting like this then there might be some hope for windies and it would be good for test cricket.

India on the other hand, don't think they will opt for another followon anytime soon lol.

[Mahdirakib]

I was expecting India to win the match by an innings. West Indies has surprised me in the 2nd innings. For a while, I thought they might make the match towards a draw. The 3rd wicket partnership was too good. The 4th wicket partnership was decent, but after that there was batting collapse. The last wicket partnership was completely unexpected. I hope India won't lose any more wickets to chase this target.

[virasog]

I was expecting India to win the match by an innings. West Indies has surprised me in the 2nd innings. For a while, I thought they might make the match towards a draw. The 3rd wicket partnership was too good. The 4th wicket partnership was decent, but after that there was batting collapse. The last wicket partnership was completely unexpected. I hope India won't lose any more wickets to chase this target.

John Campbell and Shai Hope did make centuries but it was never going to be enough for them to win or even draw the test match. The West Indies teams needs that other batsmen from the team also contribute in the batting otherwise they will keep on losing test matches not only against India but against all other teams which are relatively stronger.

What this partnership did is that it saved the West Indies team from having a innings defeat but still be having defeat because tomorrow India only need 58 runs and they have full day to bat.

[Platinumys]

I was expecting India to win the match by an innings. West Indies has surprised me in the 2nd innings. For a while, I thought they might make the match towards a draw. The 3rd wicket partnership was too good. The 4th wicket partnership was decent, but after that there was batting collapse. The last wicket partnership was completely unexpected. I hope India won't lose any more wickets to chase this target.

I thought West Indies would lose by an innings to India in the second Test match but they batted well in the second innings of the second Test match and they scored 390 runs in the second innings which is why they did not lose by an innings. India need only 58 runs to win this match and they have nine wickets in hand. India will leave the field with a victory against West Indies at the beginning of the fifth day of the last match of the fourth day. West Indies and India are not equal teams so West Indies should have organized a T20 series against India. Since West Indies have some fierce batsmen in their T20 team so if West Indies had organized a T20 series against India then maybe that series would have been a little more exciting.

[virasog]

Has anyone watched the first Test match of Pakistan vs South Africa series? Pakistan are performing incredibly well in their home match. Probably the pitch is completely batting friendly. Otherwise the Pakistani batsmen would not have been able to play such a big innings.

Pakistan lost the wicket of Abdullah Shafique for just 2 runs. But Imam Ul Haque and Shan Masood performed brilliantly for the second wicket. Masood got out for 76 runs but Imam ul Haque is still unbeaten at the crease with 85 runs. Babar Azam who is at the crease has scored 14 runs. Pakistan has managed to score 180 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 51 overs.

Yes, I'm watching this test match closely Pakistan are upper hand in this match. At one stage with three quick wickets falls of Pakistan team at 199 runs, south African spinner change the match position at that moment and i think its very difficult now for Pakistan to score 300 runs in first inning but the batting performance of Muhammad Rizwan change the match position. Muhammad Rizwan played a outstanding inning scored a well deserved half century and still playing at 62 runs alongside with Salam Ali agha who scared also a half century and remain unbeaten at the end of first day. Pakistan lost only five wickets in first day and scoring 300 plus runs so far and they have ability to scored a target near to 500 runs in second day of test match.

When the Pakistan team fortunately get the good start they always collapse in the middle overs, resulting in a case that Pakistan came under pressure and the next better have to face trouble.

The day 2 has been finished yet and yesterday when Pakistan were giving a target they start very good as Shan Masood and Imam Ul Haq making partnership. Imam Ul Haq  92 runs, helping the Pakistan team a lot. But soon when this partnership broke Babar Azam came into the pitch and start very good by hitting flicks shorts and boundaries but out at 23 runs. Pakistan were on 199 score in the loss of 2 wickets and then lose all the wickets and stuck on the same score 199. Later I think about when they were on 360 to 370 Pakistan were batting in the loss of 5 wickets but on 378 they lost all the wickets.

[noormcs5]

Pakistan did not do well at the start of the second day. Pakistan lost their sixth wicket at 362 runs. Mohammad rizwan was dismissed for 75 runs. Interestingly, after losing their sixth wicket at 362 runs, Pakistan's innings stopped at 378 runs. Pakistan lost 5 wickets for just 16 runs. If they had played with some responsibility , Pakistan would have scored around 450. On the other hand , South africa lost one wicket after scoring 51 runs in 15 overs. South Africa's batsmen are experienced. It seems that South Africa will be able to score 400 + in this match.

I think Babar Azam should have to maintain his run rate and strength. Yesterday when he was batting early he starts with the  multiple boundaries and reach to 21 off 25. I think he was playing so good but then he was stuck on it and the balls were being bowled but Babar Azam was not scoring.

Then he was on 21 off 28, the pressure was starts there on him. Being bored and he was on 23 of 41 and then at the end he got out because he was trying to score and up his run rate gear a bit but failed. I think in test matches and any other format he should not dot the ball instead he can take singles or doubles.