Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]
However, Bangladesh team's victory in this match against West Indies team is a waste for Bangladesh team, so according to today's match, Bangladesh team will be forced to lose points if they cannot win.
The Test series between Bangladesh and West Indies is a no-points game. If a team loses here, they will not lose any points. Bangladesh was defeated by West Indies in the first Test match of the Test series between Bangladesh and West Indies. So if they lose the second test match like the first match then the test series will be lost to West Indies. Bangladesh team had many experienced players who have already retired from Bangladesh team. Bangladesh could have competed well in this test series against West Indies if they had those experienced players, Even Bangladesh's chances of winning would have been much higher.It is not about losing or gaining the points, Bangladesh team would want to win this test to square the series 1-1. On the other hand West Indies would like to win it in order to win the series. Such wins have a positive effect on cricket nations that aren't so strong. We know that both of them would be able to compete for ICC world Champion ship but still they have to win the matches for themselves.
We only had a 30 over game possible yesterday and i think Bangladesh did good surviving those initial overs and lost only 2 wickets. Shadman Islam made a 50 and he will start fresh today. If Bangladesh can reach 250-300 runs, it will be a big achievement. Kemar Roach was the most successful bowler who took 2 wickets but i was impressed with Jayden Seales as he bowled 5 maidens in this 7 overs.