Babar Azam 143* as Pakistan reach 342/3 (lead by 109) at Stumps on Day 2 against Bangladesh

[Ahmed4472]

At Stumps on Day 1:

Bangladesh 233
Mohammad Mithun 63
Najmul Hossain Shanto 44
Liton Das 33
Mominul Haque 30
Shaheen Shah Afridi 4/53
Mohammad Abbas 2/19
Harris Sohail 2/11
Naseem Shah 1/61
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Can Pakistan bat big on Day 2?

 

[Gullycricket]

Abid yaar.

 

[MMHS]

Need to make use of the new ball most. Don't think after 20 overs, pacers will do much for rest of the day.

 

[hur rizvi]

Seeing Bangladesh pacers first time.
Not bad

Massive upgrade over Mustafizur (tests) and likes of shahadat hossain

 

[hur rizvi]

Ebadat looks good

 

[hur rizvi]

Nice lines from jayed

 

[Ahmed216]

Seeing Bangladesh pacers first time.
Not bad

Massive upgrade over Mustafizur (tests) and likes of shahadat hossain

I dont agree. They are medium pacers

 

[hur rizvi]

Terrible technique from shan if jayed was only 2-5 kph quicker he would trap shan dead lbw

 

[Shafi]

How Abid got out?

 

[hur rizvi]

I dont agree. They are medium pacers

I never said they are express but much better than their old bowlers.

Jayed is medium pacer with movement . Ebadat is around 140 kph

 

[Ahmed216]

How Abid got out?

The ball wasnt short enough to cut,edged through to keeper.
Too flashy without getting set

 

[sharmaji]

My guess: Pak will make 400+ and declare. Then depending on BD batting in 2nd innings, it'd be a win for pak or a draw.

 

[Ahmed216]

I never said they are express but much better than their old bowlers.

Jayed is medium pacer with movement . Ebadat is around 140 kph

Okk i did not see their speeds but looked like 132-134 avg speed bowlers

 

[hur rizvi]

My guess: Pak will make 400+ and declare. Then depending on BD batting in 2nd innings, it'd be a win for pak or a draw.

Pakistan will have to bat well to get 400. Still movement on offer

 

[hur rizvi]

Okk i did not see their speeds but looked like 132-134 avg speed bowlers

No ebadat is consistently 137-140

 

[ammar_merry]

Okk i did not see their speeds but looked like 132-134 avg speed bowlers

ebadat bowled 144kph

 

[shah_1]

The ball wasnt short enough to cut,edged through to keeper.
Too flashy without getting set

Overconfidence

 

[ZamanFan]

Never seen Azhar Ali and Shan Masood so comfortable ever against any team even against West Indies and Zimbabwe.

Bangladesh real ranking is 11 or 12. Probably playing more cricket at home with spinners doing the job they have got this fake 9th ranking.

Both bowlers have not pitched up or bowled towards the wickets. Nothing deliveries really.

 

[Justcrazy]

Both batsmen here looking solid.

 

[MenInG]

 

[Gullycricket]

Too easy for these guys

 

[NoBallZombie]

Too easy for these guys

I am afraid this series and the one against Srilanka would just revive some careers that should have been ended. We already saw malik and hafeez be the messiahs in T20s, now time for Azhar to get a massive ton and continue his “legacy”

I hope Bangladeshi bowlers make some massive inroads in this batting lineup.

 

[MenInG]

 

[Kingpin786]

azhar makes batting boring

 

[jnaveen1980]

caught the match for a while. How the heck they put up only 223 here. That looks like an absolute belter. Pakistan can completely bat BD out of this game

 

[shah_1]

I am afraid this series and the one against Srilanka would just revive some careers that should have been ended. We already saw malik and hafeez be the messiahs in T20s, now time for Azhar to get a massive ton and continue his “legacy”

I hope Bangladeshi bowlers make some massive inroads in this batting lineup.

Those careers will end after England or New Zealand

 

[Mesozoic]

No better chance for Babar to score his maiden double hundred.

This looks like a belter.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Need to make use of the new ball most. Don't think after 20 overs, pacers will do much for rest of the day.

New ball old ball nothing will work on this pitch. You should have scored atleast 400. In my view even that is a low score here.

 

[NoBallZombie]

Why are the bowlers bowling short? Come on guys pitch it up! Need to cramp up Azhar and get him to play across the line, that always gets him.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Is mustafiz injured?

 

[NoBallZombie]

Those careers will end after England or New Zealand

That’s what we keep hoping. But then they say it was a one off failure and post their recent records from series such as these. How good would it have been if we had youngsters being given confidence in these home series.

 

[Justcrazy]

for Shaan

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

That’s what we keep hoping. But then they say it was a one off failure and post their recent records from series such as these. How good would it have been if we had youngsters being given confidence in these home series.

Whatchu saying man?? Azhar Ali is a youngster

 

[Mainul]

Pakistan can easily pile up 500 plus against our toothless attack. BCB are wasting money on these pathetic players. I suggest ,our under 19 team should be played with unchanged squad in tests. They will perform better, I can bet any amount of money..

 

[Mainul]

azhar makes batting boring

He along with Misbah tortured us the most in their era, most boring batsman of this century. Azhar contnues, to torture us.

 

[Mainul]

Shan shouldn't let this opportunity to go by.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Kaptaan goes on a nothing delivery.

 

[NoBallZombie]

Kaptaan goes on a nothing delivery.

....and the legacy continues !

 

[anonymous_guy]

Abu Jayed is the only one to trouble the batsmen, but needs support from other end.

 

[NoBallZombie]

I feel Babar is a nervous starter against the spinners. He probably likes the ball coming onto the bat early on.

 

[Mainul]

I hope our fans won't be disheartened if opposition piles up 650 regularly

 

[Mainul]

Abu Jayed is the only one to trouble the batsmen, but needs support from other end.

What he does, he don't bowl freebies much, most of the time accurate , waits for batsman to make mistake. He bowls within himself as he is not an Express bowler, that's why I like him

 

[JibranAnsari]

Why is rubel playing test cricket? 33 wickets in 27 matches , why isn't mustafizur playing?

 

[Mainul]

We have been playing tests for last two decades, no reason to unfollow it. Our fans are also keen about it. You will see a lot bigger crowd in our home tests than in Pakistan. Unfortunately we haven't moved an inch as a test playing nation. BCB is to blame for this.

 

[Mainul]

Why is rubel playing test cricket? 33 wickets in 27 matches , why isn't mustafizur playing?

Fizz is unfit to play longer version.

 

[Mainul]

Seeing Bangladesh pacers first time.
Not bad

Massive upgrade over Mustafizur (tests) and likes of shahadat hossain

You are too generous and optimistic about our trash attack.

 

[Mamoon]

You have to feel sorry for Imam. He is better than Masood and would have scored a hundred here.

 

[Kingpin786]

He along with Misbah tortured us the most in their era, most boring batsman of this century. Azhar contnues, to torture us.

Yes absolutely

 

[Mobashir]

Babar not looking that good for the moment...

 

[Shams123]

What the hell is babat doing. Needs to improve a lot against spin.

 

[angrypathan]

Babar dropped

 

[JibranAnsari]

Akmal genes show their ugly face sometimes.

 

[Mobashir]

Just when I was saying he is not looking good he does this. Lucky escape for him.

 

[Shams123]

I think thay was rare sign of umar akmal in babar

 

[JibranAnsari]

Both commentators talking their own thing

 

[hur rizvi]

Babar playing slog shots like his cousins

 

[NoBallZombie]

You have to feel sorry for Imam. He is better than Masood and would have scored a hundred here.

Imam and Sami both are better than shan.We should have given them an opportunity in the home series.

 

[angrypathan]

 

[hur rizvi]

You are too generous and optimistic about our trash attack.

Rubel is rubbish but ebadat and jayed are decent

 

[NoBallZombie]

What IF this is Shaan’s breakthrough innings?

 

[Thunderbolt14]

You have to feel sorry for Imam. He is better than Masood and would have scored a hundred here.

What's your opinion on Imam? You think he should be the test opener?

 

[hur rizvi]

Iffy stuff from babar

 

[hur rizvi]

What IF this is Shaan’s breakthrough innings?

He’s rubbish. Won’t change even if he scores 200 here

 

[angrypathan]

What IF this is Shaan’s breakthrough innings?

I hope it is, although noone will take this innings seriously. Shaan will be judged on how he performs in our next series against England.

 

[angrypathan]

Also damn these vuvuzelas are irritating, makes it impossible to study alongside the game

 

[Kingpin786]

Babar going at tuk tuk rate

 

[Shams123]

Babar vs pace and Babar vs spin are two different players.

 

[shah_1]

Babar vs left arm spin, he has no problem against off spin. Need to work with someone on this

 

[NoBallZombie]

Babar vs left arm spin, he has no problem against off spin. Need to work with someone on this

Over the years, left armer spinners have been a real problem against us. I remember a middle order of Yousuf, Younis and Inzi also struggled against some.

 

[angrypathan]

Over the years, left armer spinners have been a real problem against us. I remember a middle order of Yousuf, Younis and Inzi also struggled against some.

Pretty sure over 100 of Herath's 400 odd test wickets came against Pakistan

 

[shah_1]

Pretty sure over 100 of Herath's 400 odd test wickets came against Pakistan

The arm ball is a killer

 

[Shams123]

I think leg spin too. Any spinner that spins the bowl away from him. He gets out to the straighterone /googly.

 

[Mamoon]

What's your opinion on Imam? You think he should be the test opener?

Yes, he should be. He gets unnecessary hate and criticism because of all the parchi nonsense. He is a very good young batsman for our poor standards.

Not as good as Babar, but clearly better than most other options. He is young, his temperament is excellent and he has the hunger to score runs. His technique is pretty decent as well.

 

[shah_1]

I think leg spin too. Any spinner that spins the bowl away from him. He gets out to the straighterone /googly.

Apart from Yasir Shah? Who is the other one playing test cricket?

 

[OhTwadi]

Shan masood taking his opportunity today. Nice to see him get a few runs

 

[Rana]

Lucky, lucky Babar

 

[Shams123]

Very strange innings this from Babar. He has both looked world class and very ordinary.

 

[saeed5646]

Perfect opportunity for babar azam to score double hundred

 

[Mueez]

Kind of miss Imam ul Haq to be honest.

He deserves some credit. He has played quite nicely...

Should replace Azhar Ali in an ideal world.

 

[Green Patriot]

50 for Babar