Australia [318 & 262] secure the Benaud-Qadir series with a 79-run win over Pakistan [264 & 237] in the 2nd Test at the MCG

[MenInG]

Salman is trying to get out here.

Salman Ali Agha - looking for the cricket equivalent of martyrdom with some shot selections!

Reverse sweep? Really?

 

[Suleiman]

Any decent side should finish the chase from here.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Salman needs to realise now that he's not playing in Asia that he could pull out these reverse sweeps and sweeps regularly. Just play with the straight bat. There are singles available throughout the field.

 

[Suleiman]

Salman Ali Agha - looking for the cricket equivalent of martyrdom with some shot selections!

Reverse sweep? Really?

Not even martyrdom. Just cannon fodder.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Salman sweep and reverse sweep out in Australia. That's how you know he means business

 

[Ali Active]

so we gotta wake up tomorrow morning at 4 20 to watch the finish

 

[RidiculousMan]

Reminder....

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So it will be the 2nd highest run chase for any team in two centuries!

 

[daytrader]

Riz needs to control his shots. Need more singles from him

 

[Suleiman]

Absolutely incredible brain farts from both these guys the last few overs

 

[BouncerGuy]

Riz trying an upper cut. Salman tried reverse sweep. Am i dreaming?

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

lol. Rizwan treating this like a T20. And it's working.

 

[Human786]

these 2 are batting well ....

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Bottomline here is why was Shafique kept in the slips and he's failed with the bat. 50 runs too many at least. Should realistically be chasing 250 max.

There's a fine balance and they've gone back in to the bunker. They need to keep the runs ticking over, it's the last partnership.

Could've done with a pinch-hitter earlier

 

[PakPremi]

You need a talented world class counter attacker like Risabh Pant to win against Australia in this situation. Impactless accumulaters will not trouble Australia

Or Salman and Rizwan , lets hope they keep their head and luck favours them.

 

[Suleiman]

Can hear the ZINDABAD chants get louder

 

[MANU ROY]

game on now who blink first

 

[Ahmed216]

Who is a bigger scam? Imam or Agha?
I have never criticised Agha. He's gutsy and got a decent technique. Brilliant player of spin

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

As I said, Salman is a fighter. He's shown that in his short test career thus far. And his catching and his bowling. A very useful player.

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Wasim is on. That means a wicket on the way.

 

[zaidihusain]

Literally zero contribution from Imam in this match. Had Imam or Abdullah contributed little bit in this innings at least with 30s or 40s, Pakistan would have been in command

 

[160KPH]

Cummins back on.. this will be the real challenge

 

[Human786]

Forecast for Saturday [ BoM Aus ] : Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning southerly 20 to 30 km/h in the afternoon.

 

[Suleiman]

He lands the uppercut hahaha

 

[MenInG]

Pakistan Zindabad at the MCG - nice to hear!

 

[Seen Sheen]

First time I saw Rizwan hanging on the back foot and with a messed up footwork to a full delivery. Not a good sign.

 

[160KPH]

Uppercut by Rizwan!!

 

[BouncerGuy]

Rizwan making his stats more worthy of being the number 1 choice wicket-keeper.

 

[BouncerGuy]

I am happy with what Salman is doing atm. No need to get stuck on crease but should not play senseless shots like that reverse sweep.

 

[Energy]

Literally zero contribution from Imam in this match. Had Imam or Abdullah contributed little bit in this innings at least with 30s or 40s, Pakistan would have been in command

Easy life for an opener.

 

[Asif321]

Easy life for an opener.

Drop catches too

 

[Suleiman]

Lets goooo that’s what we wanted.

Target under 100 runs away.

 

[160KPH]

Lead under 100!

 

[Ahmed216]

Target under a 100. What a determined effort from our boys. There's hope under Shan

 

[Romali_rotti]

Victory within grasp.



Can Pakistan finish the job

 

[BouncerGuy]

lead under 100 now.. Have some sense and chase it down. It is not difficult.

 

[MANU ROY]

only 98 needed now

 

[daytrader]

Gotta survive Cummins short ball barrage. Probably his last spell of the day

 

[BouncerGuy]

Australia will be feeling some pressure now.

 

[Human786]

OUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

 

[Ahmed216]

Out

 

[hamzie]

Not out yaar

 

[BouncerGuy]

Rizwan might be gone here. part of gloves.

 

[160KPH]

Looks like it may be touched the wrist band?

 

[7sins]

Not out?

 

[Romali_rotti]

Legside Rizwan gone.

Unlucky I would say.

Australia always gets these kind of calls going for then...

 

[160KPH]

Hot spot shows he didn’t touch it and Rizwan thinks hr didn’t touch it.. surely not enough evidence to give him out

 

[hamzie]

Benefit of doubt yaar

 

[Ahmed216]

Very unlucky though riz

 

[daytrader]

haha you know you've won when they resort to these decisions

 

[imshally81]

Oh no

 

[shady455]

i hope this is not out , there is so much doubt and on-field decision was not out

 

[7sins]

Awful decision fix

 

[160KPH]

No way

 

[CricketCartoons]

After ages I switched on the TV to watch Pakistan play.

 

[Suleiman]

Touched the wristband part of glove… it was out

 

[MANU ROY]

Rizwan gone that's it for Pakistan I think

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Good riddance

 

[shady455]

wow he gave him out so unlucky

 

[BouncerGuy]

This is where Australian batters were lucky.

 

[160KPH]

Ridiculous decision

 

[RainStopsPlay]

That's clean OUT! Stop crying!

 

[Ali Active]

thats not outt bro

 

[shady455]

why are people celebrating rizwans wicket , we could have won this game

 

[Suleiman]

Quick fire AJ Ton to see things off

 

[MANU ROY]

Touched the wristband part of glove… it was out

Yes that's out some Pakistan fans are happy

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Good riddance

so you want sarfaraz to play so he could score more golden ducks?

 

[shaaik]

whats wrong with you ? we could have won this game

How cd it hit the wrist band n fore arm at the same time ?? Someone plzzz help me with this ..

 

[James]

Rizwan a bit unlucky there.

 

[Ahmed216]

Target was well beyond our reach in any case

 

[Shafi]

When we have players like Imam and drop king Shafique as openers, useless player like Hasan Ali and softie/hyped player like Babar than we shouldn't deserve to win any big test against big team.

 

[zarak]

I thought it was clearly out

 

[shady455]

India would have never gotten this out

 

[160KPH]

Good riddance

You’re a Sarfraz fan over a fan of Pakistan..Thankfully he will never play a match for Pakistan ever again.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

there was not enough evidence to overturn it. Rizzy had mark above the wristband.

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Sarfraz here would have got the job done but captain Shan choose rizwan

 

[Romali_rotti]

Actually seeing very slow clearer replays now. The ball brushed the wrist band, legside was out, so it was a fair call.

 

[zaidihusain]

Australia using their old tactics now. They did the same in 1999 Hobart test against Pak when Langer was not given out on snick and then he went on to win the game

 

[Ali Active]

Wasim akram commentary brings a wicket can someone lock him up

 

[Suleiman]

Yes that's out some Pakistan fans are happy

Any Pak fan happy at that is not a Pak fan.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Just had to tick away but ADHD is not a small condition!