Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Cheema02]

After the dismissal of Babar Azam, Pakistan lost 3 wickets in quick succession but good thing for Pakistan is that Abdullah Shafique is not out on 132. Babar Azam got run out after scoring 88 runs. Pakistan still 11 runs behind WI first innings score and now its evident that Pakistan won't be able to get a good lead in first innings. Jomel Warrican has picked 3 wickets while Shamar Joseph was able to pick 2 wickets. Its a must win game for Pakistan otherwise it will be their second consecutive whitewash in a row.   

I believe Babar Azam got out because of his own mistake. He has been playing with full responsibility, but couldn't handle the pressure. I think he shouldn't have taken the run he got run out on, because this run was not supposed to be taken, and Abdullah Shafique had rightly stopped Babar Azam. Babar played play well on this tough pitch but couldn't complete his century, and this was pressure because for the last three years he had been unable to complete a centuryl. After, the new young talent Awais Zafar, who has played 35 first-class matches, got bowled while attempting power hitting in his Test debut. Salman Agha was also out LBW; he was completely relaxed, with no regret on his face.

Despite all these wickets falling, Abdullah Shafique presence at the crease remains Pakistan's biggest hope. Abdullah batting performance could prove to be a game changer so far. This is a must win match for Pakistan, so a win in this match is very important. In the first innings, there was an amazing partnership of 183 runs between Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam. After that, wickets kept falling, but right now Pakistan leads by 24 runs. If this lead goes past 100, Pakistan's chances of winning improve

[JunaidAzizi]

After the dismissal of Babar Azam, Pakistan lost 3 wickets in quick succession but good thing for Pakistan is that Abdullah Shafique is not out on 132. Babar Azam got run out after scoring 88 runs. Pakistan still 11 runs behind WI first innings score and now its evident that Pakistan won't be able to get a good lead in first innings. Jomel Warrican has picked 3 wickets while Shamar Joseph was able to pick 2 wickets. Its a must win game for Pakistan otherwise it will be their second consecutive whitewash in a row.   

The team is now coming into form after losing a match, learning from it, and trying their best to win this match to draw the series at 1:1. The Pakistan team scored 387, surpassing the target of the West Indies team, which was 344. The team is now leading with a score of 43. The next innings will decide whether this will be a clean sweep or a draw.

I am so sad about the wicket of Babar Azam. He was in such a rush and didn't see that a run was not possible at that time, but he went for it and got out on 88 runs. The fans are so disheartened, after a long time, he scored so well, and his aim was to hit a century.

[Nalain420]

Pakistan team performed very well in the beginning today, especially when Babar Azam and Abdullah Shafique were in a good partnership. When Babar Azam got out, all the other batsmen could not bat well, they got out quickly and Pakistan has lost 6 wickets at the moment. West Indies team is trying to do a good bowling performance and they are trying hard to put pressure on Pakistan team's batsmen. Since West Indies team won the first test match, if they can somehow beat Pakistan team in the second test match, then they will win the series. On the other hand, Pakistan team will want to tie this series, but if Pakistan team can meet the target today, it will be a bit difficult for West Indies. As long as Abdullah Shafique is not out, runs will be generated for Pakistan, 129 runs have been collected from his bat so far, Pakistan will meet the target given by West Indies very soon.

After the dismissal of Babar Azam, Pakistan lost 3 wickets in quick succession but good thing for Pakistan is that Abdullah Shafique is not out on 132. Babar Azam got run out after scoring 88 runs. Pakistan still 11 runs behind WI first innings score and now its evident that Pakistan won't be able to get a good lead in first innings. Jomel Warrican has picked 3 wickets while Shamar Joseph was able to pick 2 wickets. Its a must win game for Pakistan otherwise it will be their second consecutive whitewash in a row.   

Despite Babar Azam's dismissal, Abdullah Shafique support Pak runs and managed to score 160 runs. But the real problems came after Abdullah Shafique's out. Apart from Sajid Khan, no one worked hard. If the last batsman had scored 100 runs, then perhaps there would have been some pressure on WI, but Pak only gained a lead of 46 runs, owing to which the possibility of Pak losing is clear because WI will easily defeat Pak and clean Pak for the second time. Pak had a golden opportunity to take a strong lead, but the player played hastily and missed this opportunity. If Pak bowls harder than WI and tries to get the player out quickly, then perhaps Pak can winning. Now, we will see what happens next by watching the second innings.

[Mahdirakib]

~snip~ If Pakistan team can perform so well in this Test match, then why is the performance so bad in the first Test match?

Pakistan batsmen were also doing well in the first innings of the previous test match until their batting line-up collapsed. We have seen similar things in the 2nd test match as well. They only managed to end the first innings with a lead of 43 runs only. The bowlers are doing their job perfectly in the second innings for Pakistan. I expect Pakistan to win this match easily.

[Mask.x]

Pakistan tour West Indies the 2nd test match at Port of Spain Pakistan team all out in 387 runs the West Indies team chase by 60 runs with 4 wickets remaining the 1st inning of Pakistan is 344 and the 1st inning of West Indies 344.

[Cointikka]

Test matches can surprise us in just one session, looks like Pakistan is on the driver seat and anything above the lead of 70 can give them a cushion in the last innings but still all three results are possible in this game.

Absolutely, it is now looking like Pakistan is in the driver's seat. 6 wickets gone and on a 60-run lead. WI never expected that they would lose wickets so fast. Day 4 would be interesting to watch and see whether Pakistan can get them bowled out before the WI can get good runs as a lead on the scoreboard. I am expecting anything above 150 to be tough to chase.

[Sawera2255@]

Yesterday when pakistani team come to ground at day 3 pakistan start its inning with 266 scores with 2 outs Baber Azam and Abdullah Shafiq was present at the grease After the start of 3rd day match Baber Azam was run out with 88  scores very early and he is not be able to complete his century after him Awais Zafar was immediatly out by making only 1 score after him Salman Ali Agha was out at 0 score The wicket Mohammad Rizwan make 18 scores Sajjid khan 30 Ali usman 10 Ubaid shah 0 Mohammad Ali make 0 score Abdullah Shafiq scores 160 and remain not out and that's why pakistani team was all out at 387 scores with 10 wickets after them West Indies team start the bating West Indies team make 103 scores at the lose of 6 wickets Sajjid Khan out the 4 players of West Indies and that's why at the end of third day West Indies team is making  the lead of only 60 runs.

[JSRAW]

From this point, it's pakistan game to lose. They have to play so bad to lose this match that people will raise their eyebrows and probably question their test status lol

Windies can only pray and high chance of 2nd draw series at home. Not ideal situation but considering overall state of windies' cricket it's better than whitewash.

[Sawera2255@]

Finaly pakistani team wins the second test match Pakistani team need 77 scores to win the match which pakistani team make at the lose of 2 wickets .Captain  Babar Azam and Abdullah Shafiq both players will remain prominent after making 24 , 24 scores  It was the series of 2 test matches from which one wins West Indies and second wins the Pakistan and that's why this series will remain equal with (1-1)

[Bluedrem]

From this point, it's pakistan game to lose. They have to play so bad to lose this match that people will raise their eyebrows and probably question their test status lol

Windies can only pray and high chance of 2nd draw series at home. Not ideal situation but considering overall state of windies' cricket it's better than whitewash.

The match has already ended and Pakistan has won this match by 8 wickets. West Indies did not bat well at all in the second innings. Kavem Hodge was able to score the highest score of 34 runs for the team. As a result, West Indies were all out for 117 runs in the second innings. Sajid Khan and Ali Usman took 4 wickets each for Pakistan in the second innings. Pakistan was leading by 43 runs in the first innings and needed only 75 runs in the second innings, which Pakistan easily collected by losing 2 wickets.
The two-match Test series ended in a 1-1 draw after West Indies won the previous Test.

[Nanga Parbat]

After the dismissal of Babar Azam, Pakistan lost 3 wickets in quick succession but good thing for Pakistan is that Abdullah Shafique is not out on 132. Babar Azam got run out after scoring 88 runs. Pakistan still 11 runs behind WI first innings score and now its evident that Pakistan won't be able to get a good lead in first innings. Jomel Warrican has picked 3 wickets while Shamar Joseph was able to pick 2 wickets. Its a must win game for Pakistan otherwise it will be their second consecutive whitewash in a row.   

Pakistan's team has a tradition that if one batsman gets out, the other batsmen get out as soon as they are hit. Babar Azam and the other batsmen have played very well, due to which they have scored runs with a good margin. Due to the good effort of Pakistan's batsmen, they have scored 387 runs and have scored some extra runs. Pakistan's team will be successful in this match because West Indies batsmen are playing less in the second innings, due to which they will give an easy target. Their batsmen have scored 103 runs so far and lost 6 wickets, which will not make their target very strong. Pakistan will win this match, but their strength will not increase because this is not the third match of this Test match, so this 2-match series will end with Pakistan's victory. Pakistan should still avoid carelessness so that they do not have to go ahead and get tough.