Your Series Predictions Thread

[Test fan]

Winning Team & final series score (2 points): Australia 3-1
Top run scorer - both teams (1 point): Travis head
Top run scorer - Australia (1 point): Travis head
Top run scorer - India (1 point): Virat Kohli
Top wicket taker - both teams (1 point): Cummins
Top wicket taker - Australia (1 point): Cummins
Top wicket taker - India (1 point): Bumrah
Player of the series (1 point): Travis head

 

[Kraken]

Winning Team & final series score (2 points): Australia 3-1
Top run scorer - both teams (1 point): Head
Top run scorer - Australia (1 point): Head
Top run scorer - India (1 point): Pant
Top wicket taker - both teams (1 point): Cummins
Top wicket taker - Australia (1 point): Cummins
Top wicket taker - India (1 point): Bumrah
Player of the series (1 point): Head
Most series catches (non-keeper) (1 point): Smith

 

[Zinzan]

Winning Team & final series score (2 points): Australia 5-0
Top run scorer - both teams (1 point): Marnus
Top run scorer - Australia (1 point): Marnus
Top run scorer - India (1 point): Jaiswal
Top wicket taker - both teams (1 point): Hazlewood
Top wicket taker - Australia (1 point): Hazlewood
Top wicket taker - India (1 point): Bumrah
Player of the series (1 point): Hazlewood
Most series catches (non-keeper) (1 point): Smith

 

[Molehill]

Winning Team & final series score (2 points): Draw 2-2
Top run scorer - both teams (1 point): Head
Top run scorer - Australia (1 point): Head
Top run scorer - India (1 point): Pant
Top wicket taker - both teams (1 point): Cummins
Top wicket taker - Australia (1 point): Cummins
Top wicket taker - India (1 point): Bumrah
Player of the series (1 point): Head
Most series catches (non-keeper) (1 point): Rahul

 

[sayon basak]

Winning Team & final series score (2 points): India, 4-0
Top run scorer - both teams (1 point): Virat Kohli
Top run scorer - Australia (1 point): Steve Smith
Top run scorer - India (1 point): Virat Kohli
Top wicket taker - both teams (1 point): Ravichandran Ashwin
Top wicket taker - Australia (1 point): Pat Cummins
Top wicket taker - India (1 point): Ravichandran Ashwin
Player of the series (1 point): Virat Kohli
Most series catches (non-keeper) (1 point): Steve Smith

 

[sayon basak]

@capt_Luffy what would be your prediction?

 

[Burgey]

I know everyone's been hanging out for these, but i've been busy. Here goes:

Winning Team & final series score (2 points): Aus 3-1
Top run scorer - both teams (1 point): Marnus
Top run scorer - Australia (1 point): Marnus
Top run scorer - India (1 point): Rahul
Top wicket taker - both teams (1 point): Cummins
Top wicket taker - Australia (1 point): Cummins
Top wicket taker - India (1 point): Bumrah
Player of the series (1 point): Head
Most series catches (non-keeper) (1 point): McSweeney

 

[honestbharani]

Rahul, really? You realize its his son and not the Wall?

 

[sayon basak]

Is Ashwin gonna play?

 

[Starfighter]

Most series catches (non-keeper) (1 point):[/B] McSweeney

What's your reasoning here? I don't know much about McSweeney's fielding.

 

[Burgey]

Rahul, really? You realize its his son and not the Wall?

I reckon he'll make runs in the first test and then stay in the side. It's a left field pick, I grant you.

With Gill and Sharma missing the first test, I was thinking only really Kohli and Pant are proven players here who are likely to play all five, and while I hope Kohli has a good series I'm not betting on him, sadly, given his recent form. Pant is always dangerous here and awesome to watch, but his style of play is also high risk-reward, otherwise I'd have gone with him. Rahul is a contrary bugger, I can see him digging in for whatever reason and making runs here. More a gut call than anythign especially scientific about it.

 

[Burgey]

What's your reasoning here? I don't know much about McSweeney's fielding.

Neither do I. I just wanted to include him. Read he's been practising between third and gully - you're usually in the frame in that spot in Perth and Brisbane especially.

I feel like it's one of the more low key recent dayboos we've had. I hope he does well.

 

[Line and Length]

Winning Team & final series score (2 points): Australia 3-1
Top run scorer - both teams (1 point): Jaiswal
Top run scorer - Australia (1 point): Head
Top run scorer - India (1 point): Jaiswal
Top wicket taker - both teams (1 point): Hazelwood
Top wicket taker - Australia (1 point): Hazelwood
Top wicket taker - India (1 point): Bumrah
Player of the series (1 point): Head
Most series catches (non-keeper) (1 point): Labuschagne

 

[Starfighter]

Neither do I. I just wanted to include him. Read he's been practising between third and gully - you're usually in the frame in that spot in Perth and Brisbane especially.

I feel like it's one of the more low key recent dayboos we've had. I hope he does well.

Good enough reasoning for me. I went Smith because he's an established slip fielder and I'd expect most catches to go to the cordon. India I expect to bowl fuller and straighter so I'd expect fewer catches in the cordon and more on the leg side, as well as more bowled and LBW.

Must say I wonder if I should go Jaiswal as India's leading runscorer.

 

[Burgey]

Must say I wonder if I should go Jaiswal as India's leading runscorer.

Yeah he crossed my mind as well. Be interesting to see how he rides the bounce here.

 

[Burgey]

There should also be a question asking when India will have their first dummy spit and threaten to go home. It will happen, of course, but will it be early on, or will they wait til Rohit is back before bunging it on?

 

[honestbharani]

There should also be a question asking when India will have their first dummy spit and threaten to go home. It will happen, of course, but will it be early on, or will they wait til Rohit is back before bunging it on?

Sure...

OP, plz include "When are Australia likely to cheat this series?"

 

[Burgey]

TBF India used the Aus A warm ups to get some good hyperventilating practice in. I can only presume they'll continue and improve as they adapt to local conditions.

 

[capt_Luffy]

@capt_Luffy what would be your prediction?

Winning Team & final series score (2 points): India (3-2)
Top run scorer - both teams (1 point): Marnus Labuschagne
Top run scorer - Australia (1 point): Marnus Labuschagne
Top run scorer - India (1 point): Virat Kohli
Top wicket taker - both teams (1 point): Jasprit Bumrah
Top wicket taker - Australia (1 point): Josh Hazlewood
Top wicket taker - India (1 point): Jasprit Bumrah
Player of the series (1 point): Rishabh Pant
Most series catches (non-keeper) (1 point): Yashasvi Jaiswal

 

[ashley bach]

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