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Afghanistan is going to win the first-ever test match against Bangladesh. Currently, Afghan is leading by 374 runs and still, 2 wickets are left. I don't expect this Bangladesh team can chase 250 runs on this spin-friendly pitch. Afghanistan bowling attack is so good that Bangladeshi batsmen struggled on the first innings. I will be looking forward to the upcoming T20 Tri-nation series between BD, ZIM & AFG.
The good thing for England is that they have managed to avoid the follow on... They just need 15 more runs, with two wickets in hand. IMO, Australia may end up with a lead of around 150 runs and then they will try to add another 200 runs in the second innings by the end of the day today. England might need 350+ to win, and unless some miracle happens (and some help from the umpires) it is going to be 2-1 for Australia.
Only 350 runs? IMO, Aussies should be able to give the target of like ~450 runs.
(and some help from the umpires)
We need to have AI robots as umpires in cricket, not these biased human beings.
The good thing for England is that they have managed to avoid the follow on... They just need 15 more runs, with two wickets in hand. IMO, Australia may end up with a lead of around 150 runs and then they will try to add another 200 runs in the second innings by the end of the day today. England might need 350+ to win, and unless some miracle happens (and some help from the umpires) it is going to be 2-1 for Australia.
Also Australia have a little advantage as England have lost 5 wickets at 200 Runs. Can Australia make them all out under 300 ?
As long as Stokes is there, England still have hope in my opinion. England will probably reach 350 or maybe even 400 from here, but Stokes is the key here since he is playing amazing Cricket like Steve Smith currently.Starc could provide the breakthrough since I remember how he got Stokes in the World cup with a blazing yorker. Lets see what happens.
With 8 wickets down, I don't think that England will be able to reach even 350 runs in this inning. Aussies are probably gonna succeed in getting a big lead (IMO, it should be about at least 170 to 180 runs of lead), all thanks to Steve Smith. Seriously, how does Australia always produce so amazing batsmen?
Afghanistan leading by 355, with 3 wickets and more than two days remaining. I really doubt whether Bangladesh will be able to chase down anything above 300, as AFG has gone with just one pacer and three spinners (4, if you include Mohammad Nabi as well). They will prove deadly during the next two days. Bangladesh made a huge mistake by making the pitch too much spin-friendly.
I agree. They let Afghanistan play to their strengths which is their quality spin bowling unit and are staring at a loss here. Afghanistan could easily post a target of something above 400 as long as Zazai continues to bat.Whoever placed a bet on Afghanistan before the match started must be rejoicing currently. This is an unexpected upset most probably.
Afghanistan leading by 355, with 3 wickets and more than two days remaining. I really doubt whether Bangladesh will be able to chase down anything above 300, as AFG has gone with just one pacer and three spinners (4, if you include Mohammad Nabi as well). They will prove deadly during the next two days. Bangladesh made a huge mistake by making the pitch too much spin-friendly. Ultimately, it backfired on them. You can't do that when you have Rashid Khan on the opposing side. This was something India did when Dhoni was the captain. But the strategy was abandoned after they faced problems overseas.
- Ban vs Afg : Am expecting Afghanistan to win this one since a lead close to 300 could be problematic for Bangladesh at the moment.
Afghanistan is leading with 293 at the moment. It's 3rd day only. If they bat the whole day, a 400 target is possible which will not possible to chase by Bangladesh, almost impossible in 4th innings. If Afghan continue batting tomorrow as well, a possible chance of a drawn is there. I would love to see a drawn 
Eng vs Aus match is certainly going to be drawn since in the 3rd day, still 2nd innings is going on.
400 seems quite difficult considering the batsman left but nowadays bowlers never back down for giving a surprise in test so can't be sure at all. This innings Bangladesh bowling is going quite strong so I don't think Afghanistan will be able to hold enough. There are still 2 days left and it's not quite an impossible target for Bangladesh yet though.
It's just that all the Bangladesh players are going out of form otherwise they are also usually capable of chasing such targets IMO.
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- Ban vs Afg : Am expecting Afghanistan to win this one since a lead close to 300 could be problematic for Bangladesh at the moment.
Afghanistan is leading with 293 at the moment. It's 3rd day only. If they bat the whole day, a 400 target is possible which will not possible to chase by Bangladesh, almost impossible in 4th innings. If Afghan continue batting tomorrow as well, a possible chance of a drawn is there. I would love to see a drawn Eng vs Aus match is certainly going to be drawn since in the 3rd day, still 2nd innings is going on.
Also Australia have a little advantage as England have lost 5 wickets at 200 Runs. Can Australia make them all out under 300 ?
As long as Stokes is there, England still have hope in my opinion. England will probably reach 350 or maybe even 400 from here, but Stokes is the key here since he is playing amazing Cricket like Steve Smith currently.Starc could provide the breakthrough since I remember how he got Stokes in the World cup with a blazing yorker. Lets see what happens.
- England vs Australia : Am expecting a draw here unless Australia manage to take out the remaining wickets including Stokes quickly. Even if this happens, Australia could still post a big score and this could still end as a draw. Draw is the most likely possibility.
- Ban vs Afg : Am expecting Afghanistan to win this one since a lead close to 300 could be problematic for Bangladesh at the moment.
- Ban vs Afg : Am expecting Afghanistan to win this one since a lead close to 300 could be problematic for Bangladesh at the moment.
The only way Australian team can win this match is if a miracle happens and the batting line up of England crashes which is very unlikely. That's the only way this match can have any result. Although there are still 2 days left in this test match, but it seems that both Australia and England batting are strong and there is not enough time left for the result.
Also Australia have a little advantage as England have lost 5 wickets at 200 Runs. Can Australia make them all out under 300 ?
- England vs Australia : Am expecting a draw here unless Australia manage to take out the remaining wickets including Stokes quickly. Even if this happens, Australia could still post a big score and this could still end as a draw. Draw is the most likely possibility.
- Ban vs Afg : Am expecting Afghanistan to win this one since a lead close to 300 could be problematic for Bangladesh at the moment.
- Ban vs Afg : Am expecting Afghanistan to win this one since a lead close to 300 could be problematic for Bangladesh at the moment.
England 200/5 - Not looking good for them, I guess with only 2 more days of play it might be a draw.
Mitchell Starc is playing this test and he will wrap up the lower order and tail in quicktime. My prediction is that England will not be able to avoid follow on, and even in case rain intervenes, Australia will get enough time to get the remaining 15 wickets. In case England somehow manages to avoid the follow on, then a draw looks like the most probable result.
Now coming to the AFG vs BAN match, Afghanistan is leading with 188 runs with 7 wickets in hand. IMO, a total of 250 would be enough, considering the strength of the Afghan bowling lineup. They would be aiming for a lead of 350+ though (~210-215 in the second innings). Any target above 250 is going to be difficult for Bangladesh, especially in the fourth innings against bowlers such as Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi.
So in the 3rd day of the BAN vs AFG Match, Rashid and Nabi wrapped BAN for 205 and I was like, "Oooh the Afghans have a good lead of 137 runs and if they play consistently as in the 1st innings, they are gonna win this match" and all of a sudden they lose 2 wickets in just 4 balls. Things look bleak now, not sure if AFG would be able to beat BAN.
Right now Afghanistan is in full command and can win this test match 49/3 Asghar Afghan and Ibrahim Zardan on crease and developing good partnership if they able to touch 300 runs lead then surely they are going to win second test from three which could be not bad at all. 
So in the 3rd day of the BAN vs AFG Match, Rashid and Nabi wrapped BAN for 205 and I was like, "Oooh the Afghans have a good lead of 137 runs and if they play consistently as in the 1st innings, they are gonna win this match" and all of a sudden they lose 2 wickets in just 4 balls. Things look bleak now, not sure if AFG would be able to beat BAN.
Just received very sad News from Pakistan Legendary Spin bowler Abdul Qadir passed away he was one of best spinners many called him architecture of current leg spin era www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27552552/pakistan-abdul-qadir-dies-aged-63
Edit: @JSRAW Root through his wicket and match both just now
Edit: @JSRAW Root through his wicket
and match both just nowSad news indeed, RIP
England 200/5 - Not looking good for them, I guess with only 2 more days of play it might be a draw.
Ben Stokes is in the crease and the entire English crowd will be hoping that he produces another magic to stamp him the greatest player of all time 
.Hazlewood is bowling really well but Starc could not take any wickets yet and now i understand clearly why he was not included in the team for the first few test matches. If the English players could bat for a longer period of time and then some rain could save them and they could end up in a draw
.Anyone watching the Ashes now? It has become really boring. Root and Burns are playing very defensively. England knows that it is impossible to get a lead in the first innings and therefore their real aim is to avoid a follow on. But it is going to be tough, as they need another 228 runs to do that, and that too with just 8 wickets remaining.
To save the test match, England needs to play for a longer period of time and with the weather to aide them they might end up in a draw and continue to level the series if they are able to play diligently and frustrate the Australian bowlers by defending, i accept it is boring to watch but England has no other choice. England 200/5 - Not looking good for them, I guess with only 2 more days of play it might be a draw.
Yeah from 166/2 they suddenly collapsed to 200/5 thanks to Hazelwood. Burns and Root did a good job consuming lots of time so that the match is drawn. Now Eng is trailing by 297 runs has to be keen on avoiding the follow on by scoring another 98 runs with only 5 wickets remaining. Which I think they'll manage to get with Stokes, Bairstow & Butler. I believe that ENG will continue to consume more time tommorow just to ensure a draw. There is no hope for ENG winning this match. A draw seems likely. 
England 200/5 - Not looking good for them, I guess with only 2 more days of play it might be a draw.
Most people here thought the last test match would end in a draw and look what happened. If Australia can Stokes out early on Day 4 and the remaining wickets before lunch then we could see Australia take a 200 run lead. They can then bat the remaining day and get as close to 500 runs as possible and then put England into bat on Day 5. Hazlewood is keeping Australia's hopes for a win alive taking 4 wickets and he doesn't look like he is finished just yet, Strac and Cummins can then clean up the tail in quick fashion. Its going to be an interesting day and I do hope we see a result in this match.
England 200/5 - Not looking good for them, I guess with only 2 more days of play it might be a draw.
Just received very sad News from Pakistan Legendary Spin bowler Abdul Qadir passed away he was one of best spinners many called him architecture of current leg spin era www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27552552/pakistan-abdul-qadir-dies-aged-63
Edit: @JSRAW Root through his wicket and match both just now
Edit: @JSRAW Root through his wicket
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