Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[JSRAW]

Australia just proved my prediction correct. This Australia team will fall under pressure, and their lack of effort or caliber to go for the win is a sad sight to see considering the decades of cricket I have been watching. Australia lost their 8th wicket for 62 runs, and now the tail-enders are trying their best to take the score to three figures, which is actually a pity.

I wasn't expecting Australia to lose this match, especially not by such a big margin. I thought either Australia would win the match or it would end as a draw at least. The pitch behaved quite differently today compared to the first 4 days of this match. I was expecting them to play very safely with a slow run rate if they feel pressure for the pitch condition. Your assumption was right, but Australian batting line-up wasn't too weak.

Subcontinent teams will die for such pitches when they are touring SA but they dare not to produce such deck against subcontinent teams where spinner picking up 10fer and match going to 5th day.

Atleast for India, not many test match went into 5th day finish in last 3-4 tours,

[Zaka1221]

Australia just proved my prediction correct. This Australia team will fall under pressure, and their lack of effort or caliber to go for the win is a sad sight to see considering the decades of cricket I have been watching. Australia lost their 8th wicket for 62 runs, and now the tail-enders are trying their best to take the score to three figures, which is actually a pity.

Due to the presence of few big names in bowling, they are having some depth, which is helping them to bring things on this level, but their batting is now one of the worst, even with a few personal good performances giving them a chance of keeping things on balance, but now it's time to take a few brave decisions. Today they play like crap against spinner things. It was really terrible; no batsmen were able to have something positive early.
A setback from Kagiso Rabada gives a good advantage to the home team. Then Simon Harper did his job in style with this defeat. Now Australia slipped from top to third, and New Zealand is at the top and has a good chance of staying here for another final but still enough matches, and things are coming which can bring good changes to the top of the league table.

[Nalain420]

Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder put Proteas on the driving seat against Australia after having heroic innings, which gave them a handy lead of 287. Both were on the right track throughout their innings, and the Australian bowlers failed to take advantage after having quick five early wickets.
Now the 5th day game is going to be entertaining because Australia needs to hold their nerve for having a win in this match, and South Africa needs 10 wickets, and the visitors need 288 runs. For me, a draw is almost out of content; just winning and losing are available now. Who is going to be the winner? It's going to be challenging because Australian batsmen need to give a good fight on this batting-friendly pitch, but having a total like this has never been easy.
On the last day of the test match, this series has enough entertainment for fans from the first day to the last day of the series.

The batsmen, Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder have given SA a better start. Their association proved to be a lifeline for the team after they lost early wickets and it set a tough target for Aus. On the final day, Aus will be put to the test with their batting lineup needing to be strong and concentrate on hitting the ball without needing to take too many risks. It will also be early game for the bowlers of SA  who will be keen to put the pressure on the hosts. It should be an exciting finish as both sides still have very better chances of winning. Aus must get a solid start to have any chances of keeping their hopes alive and SA must be patient and not let any ball go to waste. Some early wickets can make this game entirely different.

[MusaPk]

The batsmen, Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder have given SA a better start. Their association proved to be a lifeline for the team after they lost early wickets and it set a tough target for Aus. On the final day, Aus will be put to the test with their batting lineup needing to be strong and concentrate on hitting the ball without needing to take too many risks. It will also be early game for the bowlers of SA  who will be keen to put the pressure on the hosts. It should be an exciting finish as both sides still have very better chances of winning. Aus must get a solid start to have any chances of keeping their hopes alive and SA must be patient and not let any ball go to waste. Some early wickets can make this game entirely different.

It was a good comeback from SA team in this series, after losing the first test SA won the remaining two test matches. In third test match Aussies have to chase a 288 runs target and we were expecting a tight finish but the Aussies got our for just 111 runs in second innings. Simon Harmer picked 6 wickets and Rabada picked 3 wickets in second innings. After losing this series, Aussies are now at number second position on ICC men's test ranking.

[HelliumZ]

It was a good comeback from SA team in this series, after losing the first test SA won the remaining two test matches. In third test match Aussies have to chase a 288 runs target and we were expecting a tight finish but the Aussies got our for just 111 runs in second innings. Simon Harmer picked 6 wickets and Rabada picked 3 wickets in second innings. After losing this series, Aussies are now at number second position on ICC men's test ranking.

South Africa won this match unexpectedly, especially in the first innings, South Africa was behind by a run and in the second innings, they were able to score very good runs, due to which South Africa won this test. On the other hand, Australia would lose the match due to such a batting disaster, it was completely unexpected and Australian supporters could never believe that South Africa would win this match. But the surprising thing is that Simon Harmer took 10 wickets in this test, where he took 6 wickets for just 16 runs in the second innings, upsetting Australia.

[Haunebu]

Harmer was the man of the match for the final test while Jansen was the man of the series for the entire series and no one deserved these accolades more than these two. Both of them were sensational throughout the entire series and were a treat to watch.

Never liked Bavuma way back, but I do feel that he is one of the best test captains in history period. It takes something special to defeat an Australian team stacked with legends again and again in the test format.

[Compromise me]

It was a good comeback from SA team in this series, after losing the first test SA won the remaining two test matches. In third test match Aussies have to chase a 288 runs target and we were expecting a tight finish but the Aussies got our for just 111 runs in second innings. Simon Harmer picked 6 wickets and Rabada picked 3 wickets in second innings. After losing this series, Aussies are now at number second position on ICC men's test ranking.

Australia International cricket team have potential to win WTC final but they have to beat top class team of Temba and He is strong batter and he knows how to lead in the test cricket which is reason his team easily won the WTC Final last time and he was at winning streak and he is most winning matches captain in test cricket and he always play for the team . He was a only person who believes to destroy all teams as his team lose first match of the series and he did strong effort in the last two games and they easily won the series and they have eye on the WTC final .Mulder have a good form and he can be legendary batter in the test cricket and he is not taking cricket seriously.

[JSRAW]

Harmer was the man of the match for the final test while Jansen was the man of the series for the entire series and no one deserved these accolades more than these two. Both of them were sensational throughout the entire series and were a treat to watch.

Never liked Bavuma way back, but I do feel that he is one of the best test captains in history period. It takes something special to defeat an Australian team stacked with legends again and again in the test format.

Jansen has now become number 1 bowler and number 1 allrounder, didn't took him long and possibly remain at top of all rounder position, given jadeja who is on his leg of carrer not having decent season.

Buvama is a choosen one for sa. Won WTC and won series in India.

[Nanga Parbat]

South Africa won this match unexpectedly, especially in the first innings, South Africa was behind by a run and in the second innings, they were able to score very good runs, due to which South Africa won this test. On the other hand, Australia would lose the match due to such a batting disaster, it was completely unexpected and Australian supporters could never believe that South Africa would win this match. But the surprising thing is that Simon Harmer took 10 wickets in this test, where he took 6 wickets for just 16 runs in the second innings, upsetting Australia.

I was sure that if they bowled effort and hard, they could victory this match, but they victory it with hard work and a very good effort. South Africa also scored runs in the second innings with hard work, which made the target for South Africa very strong in both innings and at the same time they made a very good effort in bowling, which will help them victory. Australia played very carelessly in the second innings. If the Australian batsman had played with rest, they could have defeated South Africa because they had the advantage of the day. Australia turned this victory into a defeat because they were careless. If they had not dominated themselves so much, South Africa could not have created so many problems for them.

[Jaweria parveen]

South Africa won this match unexpectedly, especially in the first innings, South Africa was behind by a run and in the second innings, they were able to score very good runs, due to which South Africa won this test. On the other hand, Australia would lose the match due to such a batting disaster, it was completely unexpected and Australian supporters could never believe that South Africa would win this match. But the surprising thing is that Simon Harmer took 10 wickets in this test, where he took 6 wickets for just 16 runs in the second innings, upsetting Australia.

When AUS had scored 429 runs, the game became unpredictable because we did not know how SA would turn the game around. They tried and were smart in their second innings because this was the last chance they had to wins and they did it. Obviously, AUS had scored 100 more than South Africa in the first innings so that they would not have a problem in the second innings, but SA took that back for them. AUS was bowled out for 111 runs. If they had played it properly, there would have been no sign of SA wins here. The prediction and the wins of this game were all surprising and it was also fun to watch. Now AUS should learn a nice lesson from this.

[Bityar]

Australia International cricket team have potential to win WTC final but they have to beat top class team of Temba and He is strong batter and he knows how to lead in the test cricket which is reason his team easily won the WTC Final last time and he was at winning streak and he is most winning matches captain in test cricket and he always play for the team . He was a only person who believes to destroy all teams as his team lose first match of the series and he did strong effort in the last two games and they easily won the series and they have eye on the WTC final .Mulder have a good form and he can be legendary batter in the test cricket and he is not taking cricket seriously.

I wasn’t expecting from southafrica team that they will win this match like the situation were likely close to draw or i was thinking that Australia will win the match but the way southafrica bowlers destroyed Australian batsmans and their top order in the 2nd innings that was outstanding. The top scorer from Australian side was N lyon who scored 33 runs and the whole team was out on 111 runs while from South African side S harmer tooks 6 wickets what a bowling by him and rabada took 3 wickets both players bowls very well and South Africa wins the 3rd test match by 176 runs. South africa team is very strong like every player is in the form and is performing especially their captain as he is leading the team very well.

[eaLiTy]

Harmer was the man of the match for the final test while Jansen was the man of the series for the entire series and no one deserved these accolades more than these two. Both of them were sensational throughout the entire series and were a treat to watch.

It was wild seeing a spinner like Simon Harmer completely turn that final Test on its head, tear through them, and pick up six wickets. South Africa is famous for express pace, not for having spinners who can dismantle teams like that, so it was a massive shock to watch.

Marco Jansen completely dominated with his all-round skills, and now he is officially the number-one ranked Test Bowler and All-Rounder in the world.

Never liked Bavuma way back, but I do feel that he is one of the best test captains in history period. It takes something special to defeat an Australian team stacked with legends again and again in the test format.

When Temba Bavuma was first drafted into the team, it felt to many like he was just filling a color quota. He might not have been the absolute best batsman they had, but standing at just 5 feet 4 inches, he made a massive name for himself on the field with his incredible agility and went on to prove himself as a great captain.

[JSRAW]

^^ buvama had heavy experience under his belt in first class and decent numbers in domestic so his inclusion in test didn't attracted much criticism.

This quota system and criticism came when he was leading t-20 team in wc (aus). I mean he's that bad that teams in SA20 don't pick him and he was leading national team.

[Out of mind]

India set a target of 346 runs for the New Zealand team in the first innings, India's batting performance in this match was not very convenient. The bowling line of the New Zealand team was strong, Fraser Sheat's bowling was challenging for the Indian batsmen, he collected 4 wickets.
The target given by India was easily met by the New Zealand team, the New Zealand team collected 424 runs in their first innings. The opening batting of the New Zealand team was very bad, especially three batsmen played very badly, but later the game was played by other players. Especially the players of the New Zealand team's bowling line were able to easily post a big score due to their good batting.
At the moment, India's batting performance in the second innings is very good, they are batting patiently to fulfill the lead given by New Zealand. If India can bat well from the beginning today and play for a long time, then they will collect a big score against New Zealand.

[MusaPk]

I wasn’t expecting from southafrica team that they will win this match like the situation were likely close to draw or i was thinking that Australia will win the match but the way southafrica bowlers destroyed Australian batsmans and their top order in the 2nd innings that was outstanding. The top scorer from Australian side was N lyon who scored 33 runs and the whole team was out on 111 runs while from South African side S harmer tooks 6 wickets what a bowling by him and rabada took 3 wickets both players bowls very well and South Africa wins the 3rd test match by 176 runs. South africa team is very strong like every player is in the form and is performing especially their captain as he is leading the team very well.

Aussies go a lead of 100 runs in first innings and they got a target of 288 runs to chase in second innings. The pitch gets difficult to bat on day 5 but still nobody was expecting that strong Aussie batting lineup will collapse after scoring just 111 runs in second innings. Top scorer from Australia side in second innings was Nathan Lyon who came to bat at number 10 position and scored 33 runs. Harmer was man of the match for picking 10 wickets in the match. SA under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma is doing their best to retain the WTC title. 

[JSRAW]

@Out of mind team is making runs but unfortunately not the right batters.

Openers (Rahul , Jaiswal) didn't score much, which is a priority. Paddikal is doing great, Sai might not get chance in playing XI. Jurel looked million dollar prospect but pant is missing all the action along with gill.

Edit

Finally daddy hundred from Jaiswal.

[Nalain420]

India set a target of 346 runs for the New Zealand team in the first innings, India's batting performance in this match was not very convenient. The bowling line of the New Zealand team was strong, Fraser Sheat's bowling was challenging for the Indian batsmen, he collected 4 wickets.
The target given by India was easily met by the New Zealand team, the New Zealand team collected 424 runs in their first innings. The opening batting of the New Zealand team was very bad, especially three batsmen played very badly, but later the game was played by other players. Especially the players of the New Zealand team's bowling line were able to easily post a big score due to their good batting.
At the moment, India's batting performance in the second innings is very good, they are batting patiently to fulfill the lead given by New Zealand. If India can bat well from the beginning today and play for a long time, then they will collect a big score against New Zealand.

Nz, who had a strong first innings performance have got the upper hand in the game  here and have created a huge lead over Ind. The Ind batting line up was able to put on 346 runs but Fraser Sheat kept troubling them with his classy bowling and took four important wickets. In response, Nz bounced back from losing three in the early order in the middle order to make 424 in the reply. Their batters had a patience and determination which transformed their difficult start into a strong one. Ind have a big task ahead in the second innings and their batting style is much more mature. They must establish better relationships with fellow players, minimise and avoid needless risk and maximise turnaround at the crease. A big total may see Ind re enter the fray but Nz will be hoping to break up the Indian batsmen quickly and keep their advantage.

[MusaPk]

Bangladesh vs WI

Second test match between Bangladesh and WI will start tomorrow at Sylhet. First test match that was played at Mirpur was won by WI by 8 wickets. This test series is also part of WTC and Bangladesh is at fifth position, while WI is at sevent position. If Bangladesh lose this series then there position on WTC points table will defiantly go down. Bangladesh lost the first test mainly because of their batting collapse in second innings. Looking at current form of Bangladesh, it looks difficult that they will be able to win second match.     

[Noorooo]

Bangladesh vs WI

Second test match between Bangladesh and WI will start tomorrow at Sylhet. First test match that was played at Mirpur was won by WI by 8 wickets. This test series is also part of WTC and Bangladesh is at fifth position, while WI is at sevent position. If Bangladesh lose this series then there position on WTC points table will defiantly go down. Bangladesh lost the first test mainly because of their batting collapse in second innings. Looking at current form of Bangladesh, it looks difficult that they will be able to win second match.     

To be honest bro.I think Bangladesh's Test team is better than the West Indies team when it comes to playing slow and technically cricket. I don't think most of the West Indies players are naturally suited for this type of batting. They are made for playing aggressive cricket which makes sense because many of there players spent a lot of time playing T20 cricket.They play in alot of t20 leagues. I think Test cricket requires a completely different talent like having patience, concentration, discipline, and the ability to build long innings.Thats why I think Bangladesh have a good chance of comback in the second Test.

[Fuso.hp]

Bangladesh vs WI

Second test match between Bangladesh and WI will start tomorrow at Sylhet. First test match that was played at Mirpur was won by WI by 8 wickets. This test series is also part of WTC and Bangladesh is at fifth position, while WI is at sevent position. If Bangladesh lose this series then there position on WTC points table will defiantly go down. Bangladesh lost the first test mainly because of their batting collapse in second innings. Looking at current form of Bangladesh, it looks difficult that they will be able to win second match.     

To be honest bro.I think Bangladesh's Test team is better than the West Indies team when it comes to playing slow and technically cricket. I don't think most of the West Indies players are naturally suited for this type of batting. They are made for playing aggressive cricket which makes sense because many of there players spent a lot of time playing T20 cricket.They play in alot of t20 leagues. I think Test cricket requires a completely different talent like having patience, concentration, discipline, and the ability to build long innings.Thats why I think Bangladesh have a good chance of comback in the second Test.

Although the West Indies players are used to playing T20 leagues, they have a different tradition in Test cricket. Previously, world famous Test cricketers and batsmen came from the West Indies, so the West Indies did not come to play a Test series against Bangladesh out of impatience.

The first Test match will be held in Dhaka tomorrow, to be honest, I have always been unhappy with the Dhaka wicket because if a five-day match is played on a Dhaka wicket, it ends in three days.

I am thinking of watching the game for a while tomorrow, but if the wicket is in bad condition, I will not watch this five-day Test match again and will not take note of the score. What I am saying is that a sports-friendly wicket should be made so that both teams can play at their best and considering the performance, the better team can win.