Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Publictalk792]

I would say that South Africa A team looked strong only in the first innings but they did not score very well in the second innings, meaning that they were all out for 199 runs and their first innings performance was balanced by an average performance.

Meanwhile, India A team is going to take this favour at the moment. They need only 156 runs to win and with six more wickets left in their hand, it is possible that India A team will be able to reach this target and win. However, at the end of the third day, I think India team is in a slightly better position.

This has become very helpful to India A team as South Africa A team lost their first good spot by scoring only 199 runs in their second turn at bat which is almost okay performance. India A has six wickets left and only 156 runs to win and they are in better place to win easily by batting carefully and forming couple of partnerships which puts much of pressure on bowlers of South Africa A. India A has two days to chase this score but they need to held their wickets if they will held so they will win this match easily.

[hafiztalha]

I would say that South Africa A team looked strong only in the first innings but they did not score very well in the second innings, meaning that they were all out for 199 runs and their first innings performance was balanced by an average performance.

Meanwhile, India A team is going to take this favour at the moment. They need only 156 runs to win and with six more wickets left in their hand, it is possible that India A team will be able to reach this target and win. However, at the end of the third day, I think India team is in a slightly better position.

This has become very helpful to India A team as South Africa A team lost their first good spot by scoring only 199 runs in their second turn at bat which is almost okay performance. India A has six wickets left and only 156 runs to win and they are in better place to win easily by batting carefully and forming couple of partnerships which puts much of pressure on bowlers of South Africa A. India A has two days to chase this score but they need to held their wickets if they will held so they will win this match easily.

Unofficial test game was completed and South Africa A team pooked strong in 1 st turn and their batsmen made big runs than India A team in 1 st turn. South Africa A made 309 runs aand India A team chased 234 runs in 1 st turn. But South Africa A team batsman showed very poor effort in 2 nd and after losing first few wickets mostly batsman of South Africa A team made small runs like 3,5 and below 10 runs. Tanush bowler helped a lot team in 2 nd turn and he took down 4 wickets in 8 overs and gave 26 runs. Anshul and Gurnoor also bowled very well and took down total 5 other South African wickets. India A team won this Unofficial test game by 3 wickets and they chased down runs successfully. Rishabh missed century but his runs were very helpful for India A team and he scored 90 runs in 2 nd turn. Congratulations India A team won 1 st test game and good luck to next games.

[Farhan99]

In Quaid-e-Azam trophy Peshawar region lost the game against Faisalabad region by a big margin. Peshawar region opened the innings with a poor start of 5 runs and they lost wickets initially but their middle order players smashed boundaries to score a 320 runs.
Faisalabad Region started with a partnership of 66 runs which was surprising for their upcoming players. The top order players collectively scored 197 runs so we can better understand the bowling team was underpressure. Faisalabad region crossed the target and lost wicket at 384 runs.
Faisalabad region was leading with 64 runs. The bad luck for Peshawar region who couldn’t score massive target. They could score just 227 runs. Faisalabad Region has to chase just 164 runs which they achieved at the loss of three wickets.

[Sithara007]

Anyone following the Ranji Trophy (domestic 4-day competition in India)? Karun Nair is on the fire once again, and he hit a double century in his latest game. Karun made 233 before being dismissed by Kerala pacer Nedumankuzhy Basil. This was his third Ranji match of the season. In the first match, he made 73 and 8 against Saurashtra, before following it up with 174 not out against Goa. Ravichandran Smaran also managed to score a double century in the same match.

[Compromise me]

In Quaid-e-Azam trophy Peshawar region lost the game against Faisalabad region by a big margin. Peshawar region opened the innings with a poor start of 5 runs and they lost wickets initially but their middle order players smashed boundaries to score a 320 runs.
Faisalabad Region started with a partnership of 66 runs which was surprising for their upcoming players. The top order players collectively scored 197 runs so we can better understand the bowling team was underpressure. Faisalabad region crossed the target and lost wicket at 384 runs.
Faisalabad region was leading with 64 runs. The bad luck for Peshawar region who couldn’t score massive target. They could score just 227 runs. Faisalabad Region has to chase just 164 runs which they achieved at the loss of three wickets.

Faham-ul-Haq played brilliant inning in the last match as he made one an half century in this match and he made 157 runs in this match and he was a person who gave good start to his team and after that, team  was dominant in this match. No other person from that team played century in the first inning but team score was ahead as comparison to opponent team as opponent team made only 320 runs in this match and  Faisalabad region made 384 runs in this match.  Peshawar Region made only 227 runs in the second inning of the match and Faisalabad region chased the target by losing 3 wickets in this match.Atiq-ur-Rehman was a person who made 65 runs in the second inning and gave good support to his team and Asim Ali made 62 runs in this match.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Anyone following the Ranji Trophy (domestic 4-day competition in India)? Karun Nair is on the fire once again, and he hit a double century in his latest game. Karun made 233 before being dismissed by Kerala pacer Nedumankuzhy Basil. This was his third Ranji match of the season. In the first match, he made 73 and 8 against Saurashtra, before following it up with 174 not out against Goa. Ravichandran Smaran also managed to score a double century in the same match.

I don't follow the domestic games much, just the results and scorecards to see who is the potential player to get into the team. And Karun Nair got this habit of shitting when he is giving opportunity on the bigger level but performing on most of the domestic matches and I feel his test career is almost over with the England series and selectors might not be interested in giving him another chance when there are so many players are waiting on the line.

[Farhan99]

Anyone following the Ranji Trophy (domestic 4-day competition in India)? Karun Nair is on the fire once again, and he hit a double century in his latest game. Karun made 233 before being dismissed by Kerala pacer Nedumankuzhy Basil. This was his third Ranji match of the season. In the first match, he made 73 and 8 against Saurashtra, before following it up with 174 not out against Goa. Ravichandran Smaran also managed to score a double century in the same match.

yeah, In Ranji Trophy Mizoram and Sikkim faced each other with a classical performance from both sides. This game was a test game in which Mizoram played first and scored a target of 424 runs in first innings while Sikkim crossed the target since the 5 days were completed so this game was announced drawn. In the first innings Mizoram opened the innings with Lalhruaizela and Sahil who lost wicket ar zero run bht the one down player contribution 178 runs so their partnerships got improved. The credit for the target goes to middle order players who hitted massive boundaries and lead their team to a strong 424 runs target. Skikim lost early wicket at four runs but the reason behind their victory was the contribution of each player. Almost every players of their team contributed a fifty so this innings was a great expression of cooperation and sportsmanship. Sikkim chased the scores but this game was drawn as the five days of test game were completed.

[Sithara007]

I don't follow the domestic games much, just the results and scorecards to see who is the potential player to get into the team. And Karun Nair got this habit of shitting when he is giving opportunity on the bigger level but performing on most of the domestic matches and I feel his test career is almost over with the England series and selectors might not be interested in giving him another chance when there are so many players are waiting on the line.

Agreed. Karun is 33 years old, and I don't think that he deserve another opportunity at the top level. He was given priority in selection during the England tour, over younger players. But he scored only one half century during the entire tour, and then claimed that batting conditions were quite difficult. If it was difficult, then how did the other players scored runs? He may play in Ranji for another 4-5 years and then retire from active cricket, without ever getting selected to the national team again.

[Publictalk792]

Bangladesh vs Ireland Test Series in November 2025 is big event to both teams where Bangladesh is likely to win two matches since they are played in their home grounds where spin bowlers such as Taijul Islam have high chance of success. Favorite home side will be led by Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and series will also be historic since Mushfiqur Rahim is going to play his 100th Test match. Ireland, despite their low ranking, is trying to improve their Test team following three straight wins, but biggest challenge they will face is to get used to very strong spin conditions in Bangladesh with young team. In general, series is important to both Bangladesh to show that they are strong at home and Ireland to show that they can compete well outside their country.

[Sithara007]

Bangladesh vs Ireland Test Series in November 2025 is big event to both teams where Bangladesh is likely to win two matches since they are played in their home grounds where spin bowlers such as Taijul Islam have high chance of success. Favorite home side will be led by Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and series will also be historic since Mushfiqur Rahim is going to play his 100th Test match. Ireland, despite their low ranking, is trying to improve their Test team following three straight wins, but biggest challenge they will face is to get used to very strong spin conditions in Bangladesh with young team. In general, series is important to both Bangladesh to show that they are strong at home and Ireland to show that they can compete well outside their country.

I want to see for how long this strategy is going to work. Teams like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh prepare dustbowls, whenever a SENA nation visits them for a test series. Once in a while, it backfires on them as the touring spinners rout Bangladeshi batsmen. But in the long run, it lowers the efficiency of the Bangladeshi batsmen, as they struggle in juicy pitches abroad. And in due course of time, the SENA batsmen will also get adjusted to the spin-friendly conditions in Bangladesh.

[vivekdhyani1]

Steve Smith to lead in the absence of injured skipper Pat Cummins as Australia reveal their squad for the first Ashes Test against England

[Haunebu]

Excited for the upcoming Ashes tournament between Aussies and the English. My early prediction is that this could be a thriller with Australia barely winning the series thanks to Hazlewood and Boland primarily.

England's Brook is in sublime form these days while Root is trying to score more centuries. Australia will miss Cummins in the first test since he is similar to what Lanning was to the women's squad.

[ibuddy122505]

Bangladesh vs Ireland Test Series in November 2025 is big event to both teams where Bangladesh is likely to win two matches since they are played in their home grounds where spin bowlers such as Taijul Islam have high chance of success. Favorite home side will be led by Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and series will also be historic since Mushfiqur Rahim is going to play his 100th Test match. Ireland, despite their low ranking, is trying to improve their Test team following three straight wins, but biggest challenge they will face is to get used to very strong spin conditions in Bangladesh with young team. In general, series is important to both Bangladesh to show that they are strong at home and Ireland to show that they can compete well outside their country.

I want to see for how long this strategy is going to work. Teams like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh prepare dustbowls, whenever a SENA nation visits them for a test series. Once in a while, it backfires on them as the touring spinners rout Bangladeshi batsmen. But in the long run, it lowers the efficiency of the Bangladeshi batsmen, as they struggle in juicy pitches abroad. And in due course of time, the SENA batsmen will also get adjusted to the spin-friendly conditions in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh will go into that series as favorites. Ireland are improving, but adapting to Bangladesh's spin conditions with a young squad will be a tough task following their prepared turf. Yes, there's a fair argument about relying too much on spin-friendly pitches. this time this strategy backfired against Wet Indies series, and normally we used to see their struggle outside their home grounds. But a balanced approach will help them more than extreme turning tracks every time. In the end, it'll be good for both teams if this series pushes them to improve in real Test conditions.

[vivekdhyani1]

India announce their Test squad for the two-match home series against South Africa! Rishabh Pant and Akash Deep both return to the team.India began the current WTC cycle against England 2-2 away from home, and clean swept the West Indies last month in a two-match Test series at home.South Africa started the current WTC cycle with 1-1 series draw against Pakistan in Pakistan.

India’s Test squad:

Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep

[JSRAW]

Steve Smith to lead in the absence of injured skipper Pat Cummins as Australia reveal their squad for the first Ashes Test against England

They kicked out that konstad kid? Thought he was front runner for the opening slot for atleast couple of matches.

Jake weatherald and Brendan Doggett looks fresh names? Didn't hear much about them, did they really make a noise in Sheffield?

[Rustam Meraj]

Bangladesh vs Ireland Test Series in November 2025 is big event to both teams where Bangladesh is likely to win two matches since they are played in their home grounds where spin bowlers such as Taijul Islam have high chance of success. Favorite home side will be led by Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and series will also be historic since Mushfiqur Rahim is going to play his 100th Test match. Ireland, despite their low ranking, is trying to improve their Test team following three straight wins, but biggest challenge they will face is to get used to very strong spin conditions in Bangladesh with young team. In general, series is important to both Bangladesh to show that they are strong at home and Ireland to show that they can compete well outside their country.

Yes next Bangladesh vs Ireland Test Series is big one in which Bangladesh is likely to win easily as they are playing on their own ground where spin bowlers such as Taijul Islam have good chance of winning and series is also going to be historic like you mentioned that Mushfiqur Rahim plays his 100th test match. Ireland, although they have been improving with three recent wins, have huge challenge since their young team have to learn to play well in face of strong spin in completely different conditions within very short time. In short, series is important so let's wait and see Bangladesh will win or Ireland will give us surprise.

[Sithara007]

Bangladesh will go into that series as favorites. Ireland are improving, but adapting to Bangladesh's spin conditions with a young squad will be a tough task following their prepared turf. Yes, there's a fair argument about relying too much on spin-friendly pitches. this time this strategy backfired against Wet Indies series, and normally we used to see their struggle outside their home grounds. But a balanced approach will help them more than extreme turning tracks every time. In the end, it'll be good for both teams if this series pushes them to improve in real Test conditions.

If they need these sort of doctored pitches to win against Ireland, then it looks bad on Bangladesh cricket. At least when they play against weaker opposition, they should be ready to play on neutral surfaces. The batsmen get so used to the dead pitches, and when they travel abroad to juicy pitches like the ones at WACA and Kingsmead, they get out without scoring. Same with the spinners as well. I would rather put the blame on the ICC. They need to change the structure of the Test championship.

[JSRAW]

Paddikal, sudarsan are not cut for the test cricket but management still backing the latter in the whites, his sample size is small but so far didn't see any extraordinary talent.

Easwaran will remain in the waiting area and he has himself to blame. He score runs in domestic and always shit the bed when representing India A.

[cozytrade]

India A vs South Africa A, 2nd Unofficial Test match: INDA has come out to bat in the 1st Innings. They have scored 137 runs in 42 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. I am not sure how many runs India A will be able to score in the 1st Innings in this match. Because till now, India A team is under a lot of pressure after losing 7 wickets.

[bitcoin_mining]

India announce their Test squad for the two-match home series against South Africa! Rishabh Pant and Akash Deep both return to the team.India began the current WTC cycle against England 2-2 away from home, and clean swept the West Indies last month in a two-match Test series at home.South Africa started the current WTC cycle with 1-1 series draw against Pakistan in Pakistan.

India’s Test squad:

Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep

India have announced a full squad for the two Test matches against South Africa with Test specialist players. Rishabh Pant was a T20 specialist batsman but from there he has now been seen regularly in the Test team. Recently South Africa played a Test series against Pakistan in which South Africa won one match and Pakistan won the other match. South Africa is undoubtedly a strong opponent for any team but considering all these, India has lined up a team with their best players. It may be a tough competition between the two teams but I will always keep India ahead for the two Test matches.