Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[Bluedrem]

Bangladesh and Afghanistan both team showed good fighting spirit but the test match ended in a draw. Litton Das was outstanding with the bat especially the century in second innings made significant contribution to the team's total score. However Bangladesh could have done better especially in the second innings although Ebadot and Mahmud's contribution can't be ingored. Afghanistan also played well and tried their best until the end. They have capable enough what they already provided but they should be more careful in batting in first innings. Now let's see how they improve themselves in the next match

I think Bangladesh wanted to win this match and everyone expected Bangladesh to win this match because coming into the fourth day with eight wickets in hand and losing six wickets all day was definitely critical. Bangladesh had enough chances to win on the map but they could not take advantage of those chances. If you have watched the match, you will see that even at the last station, Bangladesh's fielders missed several run-outs and they missed catches. If they could have taken advantage of those chances, Bangladesh could have won the first Test match. However, I want to give credit to the Afghan batsmen for drawing the match because they bravely batted with only the idea of drawing the match without thinking about winning and in the end they succeeded.

[laspol65]

I think Bangladesh wanted to win this match and everyone expected Bangladesh to win this match because coming into the fourth day with eight wickets in hand and losing six wickets all day was definitely critical. Bangladesh had enough chances to win on the map but they could not take advantage of those chances. If you have watched the match, you will see that even at the last station, Bangladesh's fielders missed several run-outs and they missed catches. If they could have taken advantage of those chances, Bangladesh could have won the first Test match. However, I want to give credit to the Afghan batsmen for drawing the match because they bravely batted with only the idea of drawing the match without thinking about winning and in the end they succeeded.

I blame Bangladesh for losing this match, Taijul Islam should not have bowled so much in this match. Taijul Islam gave 112 runs in 48 overs, which is the highest run scored by Taijul Islam among some bowlers. Bangladesh captain Nazmul Islam Shanto did not seem to have any knowledge of controlling this match, because why did he give Taijul Islam so many overs.
This was the big mistake of Bangladesh team, in this match I was sure that Bangladesh would win because Afghanistan team was a very big target in the end. But Bangladesh team drew the match because of Bangladesh team's mistake, I can never accept it.

[Zaka1221]

Bangladesh cricket team position is very strong in this match because they gave excellent effort in the both innings of the match and now they have  wickets in their hands . Najmul Hossain Shanto is impact player as he gave score to his team  in this match and Afghanistan team is looking very weak because they have no good player in their team . When all players are performing then team will win and Bangladesh cricket team is at top rank because of their best quality players. There are two days left and there is big opportunity for Bangladesh to all team out of opponent team. Afghanistan team players are new which is reason they have no good status in the test ranking. If Bangladesh team will play well they will win with big margin.

After the end of the first two days, things were clearly indicating the match was going to have a draw result, but the Bangladeshi bowlers did an impressive job and bound out Afghanistan on 240 runs in the first inning. This gave them a big lead and a big chance of winning, while their batsmen were also playing responsibly in the second inning. It's a double doze for them now; they are just 7 wickets away from win and have good confidence in this test format.

Afghanistan's big names in cricket have never been interested in the test format; just because of this, their performance is always at the lowest level. Giving them test status is a big blunder by the ICC because keeping them on the white ball format is having better results, but the demand of time is also there, but now it's all done with most chances; they are not going to have any chance of improvement in the near future as well.

[Bluedrem]

I blame Bangladesh for losing this match, Taijul Islam should not have bowled so much in this match. Taijul Islam gave 112 runs in 48 overs, which is the highest run scored by Taijul Islam among some bowlers. Bangladesh captain Nazmul Islam Shanto did not seem to have any knowledge of controlling this match, because why did he give Taijul Islam so many overs.
This was the big mistake of Bangladesh team, in this match I was sure that Bangladesh would win because Afghanistan team was a very big target in the end. But Bangladesh team drew the match because of Bangladesh team's mistake, I can never accept it.

I think the bowlers bowled well enough. But I will blame the bad fielding for the draw of this match. The fielders fielded as they were going. If they had not missed catches, missed runs, Bangladesh could have won a long time ago. You cannot call Taijul Islam a bad bowler. If you look at the statistics, you will see that Taijul Islam is one of the best bowlers of Bangladesh in Test cricket who takes a significant number of wickets in every Test. In the second innings, captain Shanto may have used the fast bowlers, but if you look at the scorecard, Hasan Mahmud and Ebadat Hossain bowled only 47 overs together, while Taijul Islam alone bowled 48 overs. However, I will give credit to the Afghan batsmen for the draw of the match.

[AgriTrack]

Bangladesh and Afghanistan both team showed good fighting spirit but the test match ended in a draw. Litton Das was outstanding with the bat especially the century in second innings made significant contribution to the team's total score. However Bangladesh could have done better especially in the second innings although Ebadot and Mahmud's contribution can't be ingored. Afghanistan also played well and tried their best until the end. They have capable enough what they already provided but they should be more careful in batting in first innings. Now let's see how they improve themselves in the next match

Finally, the test game between Bangladesh and Afghanistan was over and all the predicting proved wrong about Afghanistan that they lost this game. What control was shown by Afghanistan's batters on the last day and that's why they remained safe from defeat. From day one, Bangladesh completely dominated in this game with both bowling and batting ends, especially during the second innings. Litton's batting was so impressive, and he made the historic knock of 102 runs and then Bangladesh declared the innings by setting a 446-run target.

During day four, Bangladesh remained lucky because, after declaring the innings, they got three wickets early on at just one hundred runs. So the last day was very important for Afghanistan, and they utilized it well, especially Sediqullah Atal's remains in grace for his century and for the reputation of his country and what a knock under pressure he played. Also, Qais Ahmad made great efforts and the match was a draw because Bangladesh didn't get the seven wickets that were required.

[Haunebu]

This turned out to be such a good pitch for the entirety of the test thanks to which I enjoyed watching it in parts here and there, but the low spectator count due to some local football competition turned down the overall mood somewhat. Still entertaining as hell though.

Bavuma's first test loss. Honestly, I did not expect the Aussies to win this convincingly after recent losing to Bangladesh at home. Would be stunned if someone apart from Renshaw won MOTM.

[Zaka1221]

Today at Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium, Afghanistan has done a historical job and has drawn from the jaws of a win. Bangladeshi bowlers have never been created challenges for them, and they were not able to have 7 wickets on the last day of this only test match between these teams. Sediqullah Atal and Qais Ahmed have done an impressive job, which gave their team a good end of this game.

Litton Das declared the man of the match due to his good contribution with the bat and then 8 catches in this match. Yamin Ahmadzai's role as batsman was also going to be remembered for a long time. Bangladesh needs to have some good improvement in their bowling because their bowlers have never been able to have breakthroughs under pressure, which is now important for having wins in matches, but again, Afghanistan also needs to bring first blood for better results.