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Euro Round of 16 Preview and Predictions

  The Euro 2021 Round of 16 will Start tomorrow and there are a few interesting matches to watch. Wales vs Denmark will be a very interesting contest to watch as well as Belgium vs Portugal and England vs Germany and Spain vs Croatia. These 4 matches are going to top contest and could go either way as all 8 teams are very strong and have the potential to win the tournament.  The other 4 matches might have one team heavily favoured winning but you never know any team can win on the day if they put in their best performance  These are my predictions for the Round of 16  These were my thoughts on Euro 2021 Round of 16  Writer : Ebrahim Yusuf Omar 

New Zealand Inaugural Test Champions

  The Inaugural test championship came to an end with New Zealand being crowned champions of the ultimate format of the game. With rain washing out 2 days of play the reserve day came into play and it was the decisive day as to who would be walking away as the champions of the ultimate test. New Zealand came into Day 6 requiring 6 wickets to bowel India and then come out and chase the score India put on the board. Their bowlers came and stuck to their plans and bowled relentlessly and manage to bowl India out for 170. This meant India had a lead of 138.  New Zealand came out to bat the last 4 and half hours of the match requiring 139 to win from 53 overs. The New Zealand Openers started steadily before R. Ashwin dismissed both of them to give India some hope but the experienced pair of captain Williamson and Taylor made sure they saw their team over the line to be crowned Inaugural test champions. The scorecard looked like this  India 217  92.1 overs A. Rahane 49 ( 117)               

South Africa complete Dominating win

  South Africa bowled West Indies out on Day 4 to complete a 158 run win and also finish in 5th in the World Test Championship.  The South African victory was guided by the history-making Maharaj who took a hat trick and became only the second South African player to take a test hat trick. The last being 60 years ago by Geoff Griffin against England in 1960. Maharaj triple strike put South Africa well on the way to victory and they came out after lunch a wrapped the game up as Maharaj got his 6th test 5 wicket haul. The South African bowlers were once again relentless with their line and lengths and they kept the pressure on the West Indies batsman. This Victory sealed the series 2-0 and also a great start to a new era under captain Elgar.  The final Scorecard looked like this  South Africa 298  112.4 overs  De Kock 96 ( 162)                                                                   K. Mayers 3-28 (15) D. Elgar 77 (237)                                                           

Proteas vs West Indies 2nd test Day 3

  The West Indies fought back in the 2nd test but they still have a huge task of chasing 324 as South African Middle lower order with Van der Dussen manage to take South Africa to 174 all out a lead of 323.  West Indies bowlers were very good at the start of the day but fell away a bit as the South African lower order managed to fight back and get South Africa to a total which they can be confident they can defend.  South Africa will be disappointed with the performance of their top order and middle-order batsman and will want them to come good before their next series which is against India. After that, they have Australia and New Zealand and England as well.  The start of the domestic season will be very important for the South African batsman to rediscover so form and also confidence before they face India. The Scorecard looks like this  South Africa   298  112.4 overs De Kock 96 (162)                                                           K. Mayers 3-28 (15) D. Elgar 77 (237)   

WTC final Day 3

  Day 3 of the world test championship ended with New Zealand in control as they bowled India out for 217 and then went to stumps on 101 /2  Kyle Jamieson was the chief destroyer as he took 5 wickets as New Zealand took the last 7 Indian wickets for 71 runs.   The Indian batsman struggled against the pace and bounce of the New Zealand bowlers and also played some unnecessary shots which cost them their wickets. The Indian bowlers also looked a little off. The only threatening bowler was Ishant and Ashwin to an extent. New Zealand will be happy with their day's work as they managed to reduce the deficit to 106 runs. The Indians will know they have a lot of work to do to come back in this test match.  The scorecard looks like this  India 217  92.1 overs A. Rahane 49 (117)                                                                          K. Jamieson 5-31 (22) V. Kohli 44 (132)                                                                              N. Wagner  2-40 (15) New

WWE Hell IN A CELL Predictions

  Tonight is the WWE Hell in a Cell pay per view. these are my predictions as there are 6 matches on the card. Match 1  This match should the end of Lilly so I think Alexa and Shayna should have a great match  Winner: Alexa Bliss  Match 2  This is a match that could tell the show and it's going to be a very good match if given time  Winner: Kevin Owens Match 3  This match is another that could steal the show as both these guys are very talented. I think this is the last of their feud. Winner: Cesaro  Match 4  This should be the last match of this feud and I think these will put on a great match and they have had a much better build to this match. Winner: AND still Smackdown women's champion Binaca Belair  Match 5  This is a match that has had a very terrible build and also I think this should also be the end of this feud. Winner: AND still Raw Women's champion Rea Ripley  Match 6 This should be the main event and also the end of Lashley's rain as I see him and MVP going

Proteas edge ahead in 2nd test

  South Africa took control of the 2nd test after an excellent inning from De Kock. South Africa resumed the day on 218/5 went to be bowled out for 298. De Kock continued his great form as he scored 96 of 162 and he with Mulder and then Maharaj continued to score steadily before West indies got a few wickets in quick succession to bowl South Africa out. Lunch was taken straight away. West Indies came out to bat after lunch and their batting order once again failed to put a performance together as the South African bowlers put in an excellent performance to bowl them out.  The South African bowlers were relentless as they kept on asking questions of the West Indies batsman and the West Indies had no answer  The Day ended with the fall of the last West Indian batsman wicket. Tomorrow South Africa will come out to bat and extend the lead that they have. The scorecard for the match looks like this  South Africa 298  112.4 overs Q. de Kock 96 (162)