Only 2 days left and the result of one of the most important match in the history of cricket seems like will end up as a draw. We as fans waited for months for this match, now it looks like we will see a draw, and two captains will share the trophy which is quite disappointing. But the result is possible in the next 2days or it is a straight draw.
So let’s discuss all the possibilities of how India or New Zealand can win the match.
First, we will talk about New Zealand, what kiwis have to do today is they have to come with an attacking mindset means they should go for proactive batting and they should look for runs and if they want to win today’s match they should be aiming 250-300 runs in today’s day so they will probably have a lead around 150-175 runs and what they can do they can do is invite India for batting for 5-10 overs and will search for 1-2 wickets and can try to all-out India in that lead or being trail by 50-100 runs that will be an ideal situation for New Zealand, so in this scenario, they might not have the pressure of chasing 150-200 runs in 4th innings which can be tricky in this type of track but they need to be exceptional if they want something like to happen. Or they want to do something crazier then they can challenge themselves to bat on the pitch by tomorrow and invite team India to bat for the remaining 2 sessions of the day so then what can happen is India might come on the pitch with the mindset to save the match in 2 innings and this can be tricky for team India 2-3 quick wickets and you can see a collapse if New Zealand wants to do miracle then these 2 situations is ideal for them and to become a winner of Ultimate Test match.
Coming to India’s winning possibilities, if I have to be honest India needs more exceptional performance than kiwis because New Zealand will have one more chance to bat on after this innings while India has one and there is depth in kiwis batting and tail always create difficulties for Team India. So coming to what they need to do is they have to bowl out kiwis around 150-175 runs so then they will have a lead of 40-50 runs and what they can do is for the next two or two and a half sessions they should play positive cricket means they have to show intent to make runs on bad balls and have to respect good balls and by that, by playing in two and a half session we can expect around 150-170 runs if they manage to play around 60-70 overs as in every day 98 overs will be bowled and by this they will have a lead around 200-220 runs and can invite Kiwis to bat for last 2 sessions and challenge yourself to bowl them out and some early breakthrough in the match like this then anything is possible and more importantly from this point, India will at least not lose match yes cricket is the unpredictability but seeing pitch and heavy outfield making 200 odd runs in two sessions will be a big ask.
In my opinion, if the result comes tomorrow I think at the end of the day one team will end up playing so bad that makes the result feasible
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