Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[ZAINmalik75]

Tagenarine Chanderpaul was batting so well, but immediately after the tea he fell to Zak Foulkes. The track at Hagley Oval offers a lot of assistance to the pace bowlers (in my previous post I already mentioned about it). So far West Indies has lost 6 wickets, and half of those went to Matt Henry. Zak Foulkes picked up two wickets, and his current test bowling average stands at 9.73!!!! Kemar Roach and Tevin Imlach are at the crease now, and they are at 140/6. I don't expect West Indies to reach 200. New Zealand should be able to secure a first innings lead in excess of 50 runs. 

Yeh pitch were really offering support for bowlers and that why even kiwi batting order failed to scored big at first inning against current weak side west indies,  but honestly I taught west will show huge resistance but unfortunately rather than opener and hope none of them contribute to the total not even thier captain Ruston chase and thier tail under all-rounder which results they still have huge lead on them even after departure of rest of thier lineup. Anyway black caps once again continue thier innings and it's look like things will be almost diverted in thier favor the higher they took lead after.

[Swordsoffreedom]

West Indies Vs New Zealand

I am sure that New zealand will win the first Test match. West Indies have lost all 3 odi  matches. West Indies have won only one of  the 5 T20 matches. And now, as usual, West Indies are going to lose the Test match too.

New Zealand were able to collect only 231 runs in the first innings. But even then they were able to secure a  lead of 64 runs. West Indies collected only 167  runs in their first innings.
New zealand started decently in the second innings. They collected  32 runs but did not lose any wickets. If New zealand can collect like 250, and can  provide a target close to 300, then New Zealand will definitely win this match.

[Compromise me]

This first Test between New Zealand and West Indies was played between the West Indies team in which the West Indies team won the toss and elected to field first, which gave the New Zealand team the opportunity to bat first. They played 70 over and scored 231 run. It was not that great but it was not good either. Kane Williamson only scored a half century and no one scored more than that which is why it cannot be called a good performance. The Indies team also took advantage of the weather and bowled well and kept the pressure on the first team. The match ended in rain due to which the match had to be ended in 70 over. If the player of the West Indies team show a good performance, then it is not difficult to score 231 runs in 70 overs. The rest depends on their performance. Now let see how it turns out. New Zealand performance showed that they might lose.

That is bowline pitch and we saw low total by New Zealand International test cricket team and they played brilliant in the bowling and they took back to back wickets in this match. Jacob Duffy was a person who played brilliant and took 5 wickets in this match when it was requirement of the team and Matt Henry took 3 wickets in this match and he gave good wickets when it was need of the team . Many players of West Indies cricket team could not enter in double figures and only two players made half centuries in this match and all team out at just 167 runs and New Zealand cricket team is looking favorite team to win this match because they are leading in this match by 96 runs and 3 days are remaining and we will see good competition between these two teams.

[Triffin]

Tagenarine Chanderpaul was batting so well, but immediately after the tea he fell to Zak Foulkes. The track at Hagley Oval offers a lot of assistance to the pace bowlers (in my previous post I already mentioned about it). So far West Indies has lost 6 wickets, and half of those went to Matt Henry. Zak Foulkes picked up two wickets, and his current test bowling average stands at 9.73!!!! Kemar Roach and Tevin Imlach are at the crease now, and they are at 140/6. I don't expect West Indies to reach 200. New Zealand should be able to secure a first innings lead in excess of 50 runs. 

West Indian worst batting is running on in test format only Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Shai Hope done decent resistance against Kiwis and bring their team total at 167 with still trailing by 64 runs at the end of first innings.

Jacob Duffy takes 5 wickets he is playing only his second test match and first at home done good job with this level of performance most chances this match is going to be ended on fourth day despite lost of good time due to bad weather and rain now in second inning New Zealand have just 32 runs without any lost anything above 350 is going to be good for them currently they are leading by 96 runs.

[Crypto Library]

That is bowline pitch and we saw low total by New Zealand International test cricket team and they played brilliant in the bowling and they took back to back wickets in this match. Jacob Duffy was a person who played brilliant and took 5 wickets in this match when it was requirement of the team and Matt Henry took 3 wickets in this match and he gave good wickets when it was need of the team . Many players of West Indies cricket team could not enter in double figures and only two players made half centuries in this match and all team out at just 167 runs and New Zealand cricket team is looking favorite team to win this match because they are leading in this match by 96 runs and 3 days are remaining and we will see good competition between these two teams.

Yeap, and this is something I was able to guess based on New Zealand's first innings batting performance, and it was further confirmed when the West Indies team was all out for 167 in their first innings. Although it is easy to check the history of the ground and the pitch conditions, here the player is actually showing it as an example.

However, I would be a little disappointed if New Zealand were all out before scoring 300 runs in the second innings because otherwise the lead they will have over the West Indies will remain a possibility for the West Indies.

[Farhan99]

West Indies Vs New Zealand

New Zealand and West Indies are playing 1st Test match which is being played on Day 1 in Christchurch, though morning has been often stopped by rain. West Indians had toss and chose to bowl first, as cloudy weather and pitch are helping fast bowlers. New Zealand is 93 runs with 2 wicket lost and lost first batsman Devon Conway at 0 runs in first over to Kemar Roach and now star batsmen Kane Williamson also got out recently at 52 runs and Tom Latham is at 23 runs and Rachin Ravindra  are trying hard to save innings in tough bowling conditions.

In a test game between New Zealand and West Indies at the end of the day 2 New Zealand led by 96 runs. As at the end of day one New Zealand scores 231 runs with the loss of 9 wickets and the game starts with those stats and New Zealand lost its 10 th wicket at 231 runs at the start of day 2. West Indies starts inning with John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul and openers give a good start to the team and Tagenarine Chanderpaul scores a well inning of 52 runs but Campbell loses his wicket early on 1 run. And in middle order Shai Hope scores a well inning of 56 runs but all other players seem to be struggling during the whole inning and West Indies scores only 167 runs in the first inning. New Zealand opens 2nd inning with Tom Lathum and Devon Conway and at the end of day 2 New Zealand scores 32 runs without any loss of wickets and lead by 96 runs.

[localalone]

2nd Test Brisbane, The Ashes 2025 is going to start in few hours after having performance of England in first test at Perth I am not positive about their performance in 2nd test with pink ball.
Most chances Aussies are going to stay undefeated in this series, and they will also stay at top of WTC table because they deserve this due to their quality and performance in test matches.

South African progress is impressive they are second with their historic win against India make them good because now they are no chokers they are big boyz of cricket.

[Rustam Meraj]

In a test game between New Zealand and West Indies at the end of the day 2 New Zealand led by 96 runs. As at the end of day one New Zealand scores 231 runs with the loss of 9 wickets and the game starts with those stats and New Zealand lost its 10 th wicket at 231 runs at the start of day 2. West Indies starts inning with John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul and openers give a good start to the team and Tagenarine Chanderpaul scores a well inning of 52 runs but Campbell loses his wicket early on 1 run. And in middle order Shai Hope scores a well inning of 56 runs but all other players seem to be struggling during the whole inning and West Indies scores only 167 runs in the first inning. New Zealand opens 2nd inning with Tom Lathum and Devon Conway and at the end of day 2 New Zealand scores 32 runs without any loss of wickets and lead by 96 runs.

Test match between New Zealand and West Indies is now very close, with New Zealand ahead by 188 runs on 3rd day. New Zealand finished their first innings right away on Day 2 with 231 runs but West Indies batted badly, scoring 167 runs which gave New Zealand 64 runs lead. And this time New Zealand has lost two wickets but they have a good lead at this time. They have made 123 runs and have 188 runs lead. So I think New Zealand will win this match easily because they are playing better at this time. If they will give a lead of 300+ runs so this will be huge target for West Indies which will be difficult to chase.

[Sithara007]

Test match between New Zealand and West Indies is now very close, with New Zealand ahead by 188 runs on 3rd day. New Zealand finished their first innings right away on Day 2 with 231 runs but West Indies batted badly, scoring 167 runs which gave New Zealand 64 runs lead. And this time New Zealand has lost two wickets but they have a good lead at this time. They have made 123 runs and have 188 runs lead. So I think New Zealand will win this match easily because they are playing better at this time. If they will give a lead of 300+ runs so this will be huge target for West Indies which will be difficult to chase.

New Zealand's lead has crossed 300 by now, with Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra at the crease. Remember that the Kiwis only managed 231 in the first innings. This maybe also be a sign that conditions are getting better for the batsmen. New Zealand may bat for two more sessions and get the lead to somewhere around 500. They still have two more days to bowl out West Indies. That said, New Zealand may not be happy with the way Kane Williamson got out. He got to a half-century in the first innings, but he only managed single digits in the second.

[noormcs5]

Test match between New Zealand and West Indies is now very close, with New Zealand ahead by 188 runs on 3rd day. New Zealand finished their first innings right away on Day 2 with 231 runs but West Indies batted badly, scoring 167 runs which gave New Zealand 64 runs lead. And this time New Zealand has lost two wickets but they have a good lead at this time. They have made 123 runs and have 188 runs lead. So I think New Zealand will win this match easily because they are playing better at this time. If they will give a lead of 300+ runs so this will be huge target for West Indies which will be difficult to chase.

Yes, at one stage it was going neck to neck specially after both the teams completed their first innings. Yeah, New Zealand got a lead in the first innings but it wasn't that big but the real damage is done in the 2nd innings by the New Zealand batsmen. Rachin Ravindra playing on 157 runs while Tom Latham batting on 138 runs have made New Zealand very comfortable in this test match.

Now the current situation is New Zealand leading by 425 runs and with eight wickets in hand, they are the favorites to win this test. Also, there is plenty of time still left in the test match as we are in the 3rd session of the third day's play.

[laspol65]

Today is the Second Test match between England and Australia, in this game England has started its batting performance. England has scored 175 runs for the loss of three wickets in 39 overs, losing two wickets only in an alarming manner. England is currently under severe pressure after losing two important wickets, because the bowling pressure of Australia is gradually increasing. Duckett and Ollie Pope have lost their wickets but they can score any runs for the team. Root and Harry Brook are currently performing and have formed a long partnership between them. But let's see how many runs they can score for England in the end.

[vivekdhyani1]

HE’S FINALLY DONE IT!
 
In his 30th Test innings down under, Joe Root reaches three figures for the first time on Australian soil , also saves Haydos from embarrassment as Matthew Hayden won’t be walking naked across the MCG 

[Haunebu]

Roooooooooooooot! Dude plays such classy shots that's its easy to lose track of time when watching him do his thing. Was surprised to see Archer supporting him so well and the Aussies could not pack them up.

Heavy tail wagging has pretty much become a regular thing in cricket these days. On the other hand, Staaaaaaaaarc! Dude is single handedly carrying the Aussie bowlers sans Cummins and Hazlewood. 2 shining legends!

[Ayers]

Today is the Second Test match between England and Australia, in this game England has started its batting performance. England has scored 175 runs for the loss of three wickets in 39 overs, losing two wickets only in an alarming manner. England is currently under severe pressure after losing two important wickets, because the bowling pressure of Australia is gradually increasing. Duckett and Ollie Pope have lost their wickets but they can score any runs for the team. Root and Harry Brook are currently performing and have formed a long partnership between them. But let's see how many runs they can score for England in the end.

Except Zak Crawley and Joe Root, no other batsman batted well. Root is unbeaten on 135. England's total at the end of the  first day is 325. This must be called a  good total. Crawley played an innings of 76 runs. But the most interesting thing is that england lost their ninth wicket for 264 runs. And now england's total is 325 runs. They have already scored 61 runs from the last wicket partnership. Jofra archer is unbeaten on 32 runs off 26 balls. England are in the safe zone. And I am sure they will take the lead in the first innings.

[Smack That Ace]

In a test game between New Zealand and West Indies at the end of the day 2 New Zealand led by 96 runs. As at the end of day one New Zealand scores 231 runs with the loss of 9 wickets and the game starts with those stats and New Zealand lost its 10 th wicket at 231 runs at the start of day 2. West Indies starts inning with John Campbell and Tagenarine Chanderpaul and openers give a good start to the team and Tagenarine Chanderpaul scores a well inning of 52 runs but Campbell loses his wicket early on 1 run. And in middle order Shai Hope scores a well inning of 56 runs but all other players seem to be struggling during the whole inning and West Indies scores only 167 runs in the first inning. New Zealand opens 2nd inning with Tom Lathum and Devon Conway and at the end of day 2 New Zealand scores 32 runs without any loss of wickets and lead by 96 runs.

New Zealand is definitely going to win. West Indies have no ability to win this match.

New Zealand scored only 231 runs in the first innings. Even then, West Indies could not take the lead. West Indies could only score 167 runs. New Zealand batted incredibly well in the second innings. The team scored 417 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets. They are leading by 481 runs. Even if New Zealand gives a target of 500 runs, New Zealand will win by at least 250 runs. West Indies will not be able to score more than 250 in their second innings.

[B2Z]

Today is the Second Test match between England and Australia, in this game England has started its batting performance. England has scored 175 runs for the loss of three wickets in 39 overs, losing two wickets only in an alarming manner. England is currently under severe pressure after losing two important wickets, because the bowling pressure of Australia is gradually increasing. Duckett and Ollie Pope have lost their wickets but they can score any runs for the team. Root and Harry Brook are currently performing and have formed a long partnership between them. But let's see how many runs they can score for England in the end.

In the England vs Australia Test match, England batted first and lost 2 wickets early on, but Jack Crowley and Joe Root batted responsibly for England. Joe Root is batting very responsibly and is unbeaten on 135 runs off 200 balls. Joe Root could have scored a double century in today's match if England had wickets. Due to the lack of wickets, England may not be able to score more runs. England's current score is 325 runs for 9 wickets after 74 overs.

[CryptoBuds]

Except Zak Crawley and Joe Root, no other batsman batted well. Root is unbeaten on 135. England's total at the end of the  first day is 325. This must be called a  good total. Crawley played an innings of 76 runs. But the most interesting thing is that england lost their ninth wicket for 264 runs. And now england's total is 325 runs. They have already scored 61 runs from the last wicket partnership. Jofra archer is unbeaten on 32 runs off 26 balls. England are in the safe zone. And I am sure they will take the lead in the first innings.

It was quite difficult to score  300 runs on this pitch. Moreover , after England lost their ninth wicket for 264 runs, I did not think they would score 300 +. Root and Archer are batting brilliantly for the last wicket.

England vs Australia test matches are always a close contest. England batted well in the first innings , but even then it is not possible  to say whether they will be able vto take the lead. Australia's squad is also very strong and has a lot of experienced batsmen in their squad.

[ZAINmalik75]

New Zealand's lead has crossed 300 by now, with Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra at the crease. Remember that the Kiwis only managed 231 in the first innings. This maybe also be a sign that conditions are getting better for the batsmen. New Zealand may bat for two more sessions and get the lead to somewhere around 500. They still have two more days to bowl out West Indies. That said, New Zealand may not be happy with the way Kane Williamson got out. He got to a half-century in the first innings, but he only managed single digits in the second.

Absolutely pitch were behaving completely different then yesterday and that's why black caps scored such huge and west indies bowling lineup were completely looking helpless against them, kiwi has four  down and almost having 500 lead in hand. so I think it's best time for them to declare innings in order to have game results which will be definitely in thier favor, otherwise it's more going toward draw. It's true that west indies isn't sticking much longer on pitch, but pitch were behaving more in batter so may be they can create little bit trouble for new Zealand, but at the end result will announce new Zealand as a dominant side.

[HelliumZ]

It was quite difficult to score  300 runs on this pitch. Moreover , after England lost their ninth wicket for 264 runs, I did not think they would score 300 +. Root and Archer are batting brilliantly for the last wicket.

England vs Australia test matches are always a close contest. England batted well in the first innings , but even then it is not possible  to say whether they will be able vto take the lead. Australia's squad is also very strong and has a lot of experienced batsmen in their squad.

Ashes test, you can never predict with precision, especially in today's match I thought maybe the batting would be a disaster like the first test as England lost two wickets for 5 runs. From there Zak Crawley and Joe Root played a brilliant innings and in the end Joe Root was on 135 not out. England, who lost 9 wickets for 264 runs, have put on a 61-run partnership from Jofra Archer and Joe Root off 44 balls and could add some runs if Joe Root can take more strikes on the second day tomorrow.
The result of this match is still uncertain because the results of the first Test made it seem like England would win, but in the end, England was defeated by Travis Head.

[Bluedrem]

New Zealand is definitely going to win. West Indies have no ability to win this match.

New Zealand scored only 231 runs in the first innings. Even then, West Indies could not take the lead. West Indies could only score 167 runs. New Zealand batted incredibly well in the second innings. The team scored 417 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets. They are leading by 481 runs. Even if New Zealand gives a target of 500 runs, New Zealand will win by at least 250 runs. West Indies will not be able to score more than 250 in their second innings.

New Zealand are leading by 481 runs at the end of the third day of the first Test of the three-match series between New Zealand and West Indies with 417 runs for four wickets in the second innings. In the second innings, New Zealand batsman Rachin Ravindra and captain Tom Latham showed a great batting performance. In this innings, Rachin Ravindra scored 176 runs and Tom Latham scored 145 runs. I think New Zealand is in a good position in this Test, in that case, if New Zealand declares its innings at this moment, it will be very difficult for West Indies to score about 500 runs in the second innings and win. I think West Indies are going to lose this match. But if the West Indies batsmen can remain patient at the crease, the match can be drawn.