Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]
India is not batting in the second innings, India is batting in the first innings. So far India has collected 201 runs losing 3 wickets. KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant both batted brilliantly and put on a partnership of 96 runs. KL Rahul remains unbeaten on 79 and Rishabh Pant remains unbeaten on 47. This pair is important for India because if the pair does not last long then the pressure will be on the next batsmen. So KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant have to make their partnership bigger. However, India are trailing by 186 runs so far. I think if the Indian batsmen can bat patiently well then they can meet this target and lead. Now let's see how many runs India can score in the first innings.
The Indian team is batting well despite that unnecessary run out of Rishabh Pant. We don't often see a run-out in a test match. He was batting on 74 runs and had he not been run out, we would have seen him make his century. Earlier, KL Rahul was out after making his century. India bats deep down the order and hence they would not only make 387 runs but maybe make 40 to 50 more runs. Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy are looking set. However, the only concerning thing is that we are in the 3rd session of the third day and we may not have much time left in this test match to see both the 2nd innings of India and England.
