Asia Cup 2023: Super 4: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 14 September | Colombo | Pakistan innings

[IAJ]

Abdullah seems to have good timing and a very good bat, ball just races away.

 

[Rana]

Sri Lankan fielding iffy as always

 

[Adi_62945]

any chance of rain?

 

[Marooned]

any chance of rain?

You bet

 

[Adi_62945]

Looks like 270+ pitch. No support for bowlers

 

[Rana]

He can be deadly on turning track. He was thrashed around in India on a flattish track. This is not a turning track. So he is less of a threat.

But he carries the fear factor

Rashid Khan has thrived on that even on flat decks

 

[jnaveen1980]

Thanks for the update Naveen

More updates. Srilanka is trying to take wickets. pakistan is trying to score runs.

 

[PakPremi]

Just because Babar is spanking him?

Next will be Pathirana is a nothing bowler.

 

[jnaveen1980]

But he carries the fear factor

Rashid Khan has thrived on that even on flat decks

Wellalege is more conventional. If anyone is familar with those left arm spinners from Bangladesh they should be able to handle this guy well. Shakib is a much more wily left arm spinner. Couple of Indians made him look better than he was even on a t urning wicket.

 

[Adi_62945]

Babar is avoiding spinner

 

[Inswing]

Shaffique is so pleasing to eyes

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Wellalege is more conventional. If anyone is familar with those left arm spinners from Bangladesh they should be able to handle this guy well. Shakib is a much more wily left arm spinner. Couple of Indians made him look better than he was even on a t urning wicket.

Yaar, its a big myth that our indian guys play spin well. In all my years of watching indian cricket, i have seen us crumbling to spin on so many occasions. We even made moin ali some kind of murli-warne.

 

[Coolcapri]

They need to increase run rate.

 

[Omer2002]

shottt

 

[mominsaigol]

Why hasn't anyone credited me for Abdullah?

 

[Firebat]

Shafique shot boyyy

 

[Marooned]

Shafique dispatches discount Zaman Khan with some style.

 

[SamNJ]

Pathirana is overrated. Getting smashed all around. No control on line.

 

[VForVendetta]

Everyone playing for their place in the team - this is the culture nurtured got the last few years

This is exactly what I tried to convey in your post, I hope like you others will also start realizing it sooner or later.

 

[Omer2002]

i have a feeling it will spin later so right team picked..with weak bowling we have we need a a good score

 

[jnaveen1980]

Yaar, its a big myth that our indian guys play spin well. In all my years of watching indian cricket, i have seen us crumbling to spin on so many occasions. We even made moin ali some kind of murli-warne.

I don't think anyone repeats that myth anymore. Few guys are very poor against spin. That is known.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Always said he's class. Just watch his shots.

 

[mrtaim3]

Shafique is such a proper player. Just goes to tell you how good you can be if your technique is good.

 

[Nado_]

Nice composed player Abdullah. Il put those couple chances down to nerves.

 

[AAli98]

Pathirana should be competing in Javelin competitions

 

[FearlessRoar]

Pathirana clocked 147KPH yorker to Babar Azam. Babar Merely survived.

 

[Omer2002]

Shafique is such a proper player. Just goes to tell you how good you can be if your technique is good.

absolutely my point. If your technique is good you can do plenty of things correct. Obv he is not a modern white ball player but first chance he has had on 2 years

 

[mominsaigol]

Wow, before I advocate saud and Abdullah since I came on this forumn, Gali kha kha kei, and now that I am proven right, everyone pretends that Abdullah is a Chad and none of my previous posts happened. . Wah bhi wah

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Imagine if India had lost to SL 2 days back. Every Bhai jaan and his Khalu jaan would be out jumping like ants were in their pants about us loosing purposely, just like the match in WC 2019 when we were chasing a gigantic eng score, prompted ben stokes to put the random stuff in his book just to earn some more moolah.
Now that we won that was one narrative that was not played. Imagine also if some part timer like charith asalanka got 4 wickets in a match in india and if he was an indian partimer, the narrative would have been about indian pitches being bunsen burner etc. But day before yesterday, no one said anything as this was in SL.
some narratives need major course correction...my 5c rant over.

 

[emranabbas]

need to be around 130 before the 2oth over

 

[PakPremi]

Opening with hacks like Fakhar has done a lot of damage to Pakistan cricket, Abdullah showing you do not need to be a slogger to give good starts. Thank god likes of Sharjeel, Khushdil, Asif Ali are no where near the team

 

[AAli98]

Imagine if India had lost to SL 2 days back. Every Bhai jaan and his Khalu jaan would be out jumping like ants were in their pants about us loosing purposely, just like the match in WC 2019 when we were chasing a gigantic eng score, prompted ben stokes to put the random stuff in his book just to earn some more moolah.
Now that we won that was one narrative that was not played. Imagine also if some part timer like charith asalanka got 4 wickets in a match in india and if he was an indian partimer, the narrative would have been about indian pitches being bunsen burner etc. But day before yesterday, no one said anything as this was in SL.
some narratives need major course correction...my 5c rant over.

Weren’t Indian fans celebrating & cheering for SA v Ind last year in Perth didnt you see ashwin & sharmas Oscar winning performance

Thank you Netherlands

 

[Firebat]

These two properly into their work now. Take it big, boys

 

[hamzie]

Need a better RR for when D/L comes in to play

 

[mominsaigol]

After Abdullah gets his 100, I demand an apology from everyone who doubted me .

 

[castortroy]

Babar lifting his foot there

 

[castortroy]

Babar gone

 

[Rana]

World class stumping

 

[castortroy]

Really poor by babar

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Collapse coming? I reckon yes

 

[Champ_Pal]

Beautiful bowling by Wella. Dragged Babar smoothly out of the crease.

 

[ChTab]

The KING of soft runs goes

 

[Rana]

This is a 280+ wicket

 

[boomboomcheema]

Babar big wicket damn.

 

[Asif321]

Legend spinner has picked up all the big names so far

 

[jnaveen1980]

Wasim Akram: Babar is unlucky

 

[castortroy]

Yep collapse definitely on

 

[Rana]

Babar was doing his best to avoid Wella

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Like clockwork

 

[Ahmed216]

Lovely angle from dunith

 

[vprasanna83]

Superb bowling by Wellalage . Did Babar the same way he did Gill

 

[Rana]

Please get this drama out

 

[emranabbas]

imam fakhar rizwan shadab needs to go ASAP

 

[GLORY OF '92]

This is a 280+ wicket

Yeah excellent for shot making. SL will chase this down easy.

 

[mominsaigol]

And babar's struggles of his inability to play backfoot against spin continue.

Abh samaj ai hai why we need technically capable players of Abdullah, Saim and Saud at no 1, no 2 and no 4?

 

[SamNJ]

Rizwan in. Incessant drinks breaks to follow.

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Rizwan to either score less than 10 or a 50 ball 30

 

[Adi_62945]

What the hell babar

 

[PakLFC]

This is why Babar is not world class.

 

[Rana]

problems with sight screen all of a sudden

 

[Adi_62945]

Mr. Moving drama is in. Lets c how it goes

 

[jnaveen1980]

In this era of darters, we have a bowler who actually flights the ball. Good to see from that perspective.

 

[Firebat]

What a stumping, lightning quick.

 

[Ahmed216]

Rizwan i believe has no chance on this pitch

 

[emranabbas]

rizzy stretching as if hes going to play a big innings

 

[Adi_62945]

Rizwan is a big attention seeker

 

[Rana]

Haan bhae Rizwan no.4 pe batting karni hai?

 

[vprasanna83]

Theekshana tormenting Rizwan

 

[kron]

Great batting by shafique. Good stuff

 

[jnaveen1980]

Come on Akram lol that is not carrom ball. That is off spin.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Lol Rizwan looking wonderful as usual

 

[Firebat]

Needed a good player of spin in the middle over like Saud. Should have pumped him up with paracetamol and get him out there.

 

[Omer2002]

the pitch is spinning very much now...i think 250 or 240 in 45 overs should be the target i have a feeling they are going for 160... Look at rizwan the guy looks a real rabbit...serious he should have ben dropped for haris.

 

[Asif321]

Rizwan surely gonna succumb to walla

 

[Rana]

Go on Wella

Get him out

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Inzy
Yousaf
Javed
Zaheer Khan

Rizwan.....

 

[King_Babar]

Babar should hire personnel batting coach for spin. May be Younis Khan.

 

[ChTab]

One fraud goes & another one is on the crease now

 

[Champ_Pal]

Impressed by Shafiq. He seems to be a very good player of spin. Babar was always suspect against good spin bowling.

 

[kron]

Why hasn't anyone credited me for Abdullah?

Good call but his strike rate is still low.