Bad light stops play on Day 3 with Australia comfortably placed on 271/2, trail by 205 runs

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Important day for the match - Australia bat well and they will be pressure on Pakistan, if they collapse then Pakistan can start dreaming of a win....

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[boomboomcheema]

Expect some rain interruptions today.

 

[ChTab]

Partly cloudy weather atm with slight chances of rain in 3rd session but most likely it will rain after the end of the play so Monday could be a complete washout.


This test is ending towards a draw hopefully they could prepare better tracks for Karachi & Lahore.

 

[Sarwar89]

Partly cloudy weather atm with slight chances of rain in 3rd session but most likely it will rain after the end of the play so Monday could be a complete washout.


This test is ending towards a draw hopefully they could prepare better tracks for Karachi & Lahore.

What are the chances of complete wash out tomorrow ? Or any possibility of having atleast a session (30 overs) of cricket tomorrow.

 

[ChTab]

What are the chances of complete wash out tomorrow ? Or any possibility of having atleast a session (30 overs) of cricket tomorrow.

Depends upon how much it rains during the evening & night. 50-50 chances of complete washout tomorrow.

 

[Kingpin786]

What is the starting time today?

 

[Sarwar89]

Depends upon how much it rains during the evening & night. 50-50 chances of complete washout tomorrow.

In that scenario only way to win this test is by bowling Australia out today and enforcing the follow on. Very Difficult task.

 

[adi_62941]

This pitch is phatta pitch. Not like UAE pitch where ball keeps low and slow.
Aussies will play with better strike rate offcourse.
They have always done better in pakistani pitches if we look at history. Sajid and Nauman bowling is a key otherwise cant expect to see shaheen or naseem getting any wicket on this pitch

 

[Savak]

Fear for the Pakistani bowling. They are going to get a reality check against Warner, Khawaja, Smith, Labu. Aussies will go hard and bat at a high SR

 

[MenInG]

What is the starting time today?

09:50 Pakistan Time

 

[Seen Sheen]

I had heard that Naseem now bowls closer to the stumps but he still seems to be operating a bit too wide.

 

[Seen Sheen]

I hate that Warner always seems to get edgy fours against us early on and seems to avoid slips somehow.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Good bowling by Afridi. Some swing there. Naseem bowled well too but he needs to bring the ball back in and make them play

 

[Seen Sheen]

And again misses the outside edge! But Shaheen still needs to bowl it fuller. Only then he is likely to edge it.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Good bowling by Afridi. Some swing there. Naseem bowled well too but he needs to bring the ball back in and make them play

Almost impossible to bring the ball back in considering how wide of the stumps he bowls. I think he needs to come around the wicket to bring lbw/bowled plus outside edge into play as well

 

[Seen Sheen]

He is already coming around the wicket. Good decision!

 

[Seen Sheen]

Shaheen needs to bowl fuller in this over. The ball might swing just for a couple more overs and after that, the chances of pace bowlers getting a wicket go down considerably until the ball starts reversing.

 

[sweep_shot]

Usman Khawaja seems to be in good touch.

 

[Anis Shivani]

We will soon find out if a) this is a demonic pitch on which it was justified for the Pakistani batsmen to score as slow as they did; or b) if this is a good pitch to bat on, in which case neither the slow batting, nor the absurd declaration, made any sense at all. If (b) is true, then there are serious problems with captaincy and coaching, which will persist for the rest of the series. I'm actually hoping that Australia bat really well and take the Pakistani bowlers to the cleaners, because I do not wish to see anyone perpetuate the myth that test cricket has to be as dull and unappealing as what we saw for the first two days. That is just a myth.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Again a bit too short, it looks nice but unfortunately too high!

 

[Snowflake]

I hate that Warner always seems to get edgy fours against us early on and seems to avoid slips somehow.

Every time!!! And then goes on to score big

 

[Savak]

Aussies already batting at a high run rate. Pakistan blundered with just two pace options. The seamers will get tired and lose steam in subsequent spells

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Superb spell from
Shaheen so far. Deserves a wicket

 

[Seen Sheen]

One more over from Naseen and then get one of the spinners on from his end.

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies already batting at a high run rate. Pakistan blundered with just two pace options. The seamers will get tired and lose steam in subsequent spells

They had no choice with Faheem out of the squad.

Pakistan management not focussing on bench strength and that will hamper them in long run

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Aussies already batting at a high run rate. Pakistan blundered with just two pace options. The seamers will get tired and lose steam in subsequent spells

There is definitely pace in this pitch. We should have played another pacer in place of iftikhar.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Superb spell from
Shaheen so far. Deserves a wicket

Yeah Shaheen already looks the most threatening pace bowler from both teams on this track. Cummins was pretty good as well but was generally a bit too short for this pitch.

 

[Justcrazy]

The number of overs Pakistan batted , they should have got 550 plus here

 

[FollowThru]

140 + kph doesn't look a better option on this pitch. SSA needs to bowl at around 136-138 kph.

 

[Justcrazy]

Naseem shah needs to add variations to his bowling.

 

[Snowflake]

140 + kph doesn't look a better option on this pitch. SSA needs to bowl at around 136-138 kph.

Bowl slower? First time hearing thay suggestion

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan spinners have to respond here , all three spinners need to bowl in tandem long spells and try and win this for Pakistan.

 

[Justcrazy]

I would be tempted to bowl Fawad for a few overs as well latter .

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Pakistan definitely batted to slow on this pitch. I hope the 100 less runs they got doesnt prevent them frm winning this test match. Really negative batting from Pakistan. Also seems like they shud of added one more pacer to the line up

 

[Seen Sheen]

Slightly disheartening that we couldn't get a breakthrough with the new ball; especially with Shaheen, I expected him to get one. But still, I love runs on the board and scoreboard pressure would always be on Australia here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Spin introduced after 9 overs , Sajid Khan on now.

 

[Shafi]

Nasim still didn't improve a bit. Useless player.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sajid Khan has loads of experience at first class , he is used to bowl long spell , needs to flight the ball here and beat the batsmen in air

 

[Anis Shivani]

They're going to miss not having Wasim.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan should try Fawad for a couple of overs here

 

[Justcrazy]

They're going to miss not having Wasim.

He is not a Test level bowler yet .

 

[Seen Sheen]

Dropping a catch in slips on dead pitch is CRIMINAL!!

 

[Snowflake]

Wow

 

[Seen Sheen]

Oh dear, a dolly in gully, that was a shameful drop from Fawad.

 

[Shafi]

If Warner can score quick 300 Australia can beat us. Our bowling is rubbish.

 

[Snowflake]

Poor Shaheen

 

[Justcrazy]

Big Miss , Fawad drops a sitter

 

[Seen Sheen]

I am fuming watching this, cant even imagine how furious Shaheen would be.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Nasim still didn't improve a bit. Useless player.

Naseem bowled fine. He definitely needs improvement and proper coaching.

Drop and 2 fours. Pathetic from Fawad. That was an easy catch

 

[Seen Sheen]

35+ guys should never be standing the slips. They just dont have the reflexes anymore for sharp catches!

 

[boomboomcheema]

Going well over 4 ,almost 5 rpo. Pakistan need wickets to slow down the scoring rate.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

I am fuming watching this, cant even imagine how furious Shaheen would be.

Poor guy Got hit for 2 fours after that. I feel sorry for our bowlers. He should be given a break for now. Fawad needs a spanking

 

[Seen Sheen]

450 runs and there is just one close in fielder infront of wicket to spinner.

 

[castortroy]

Khawaja will definitely get a century here

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Going well over 4 ,almost 5 rpo. Pakistan need wickets to slow down the scoring rate.

RR doesn’t matter. We just need wickets. Australia cannot win this. The best they can do is draw

 

[Seen Sheen]

And that wicket would have brought a right hander to the crease as well which means Nauman would have been in play as well.

 

[ethan hunt]

Both Naseem and Shaheen have bowled much better and quicker than the more experienced Aussie seamers.
Drop catch on a dead pitch like this can be so spirit sapping.

 

[castortroy]

Aussies will obviously score quickly against our pacers

Afridi is normally fairly expensive and Naseem is bang average in general. No idea how he is back in the squad

 

[Justcrazy]

50 up by Aussies in 12 odd overs , healthy strike rate on a flat pitch

 

[SpiritOf1903]

This is a road. Joke

 

[Justcrazy]

RR doesn’t matter. We just need wickets. Australia cannot win this. The best they can do is draw

If you are drawing home test , you are losing valuable points.

 

[boomboomcheema]

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RR doesn’t matter. We just need wickets. Australia cannot win this. The best they can do is draw

If they bat for two full days and score 600 , don't you think Pakistan will have a tricky final day to survive ?

 

[Savak]

Pakistan needs to dry up the boundaries.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

lol, we thought it was a potential draw, but looks like Aussies want to win it.
Let them go for it, this game could take interesting turns, or will haunt back the slow and sluggish run rate by Pak batsmen?

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Khawaja will definitely get a century here

Catches win matches. The drop is already proving costly

 

[Seen Sheen]

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If they bat for two full days and score 600 , don't you think Pakistan will have a tricky final day to survive ?

It is a likelihood as we already need to create 11 chances now to get them all out.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan's problem is that the spinners they have are not that good , unfortunately they are not good at flighting the ball.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Sajid is bowling well. Nice drop and turn!

 

[iRfaN_LA]

This is a road. Joke

Are you watching the game? Pitch is not a road anymore. There is pace and uneven bounce

 

[Seen Sheen]

Sajid might get one here the way he is bowling. Clearly, Warner is having a hard time reading his flight.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Khawaja has been doing bulk of the scoring here, Warner is still being tamed so far.

 

[Justcrazy]

Really disappointed with Naseem here, no variations at all.

 

[MenInG]

Dropped! Khawaja edges it straight to gully but Fawad Alam drops the chance

How much will this cost Pakistan?

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Are you watching the game? Pitch is not a road anymore. There is pace and uneven bounce

Australia are 56-0 from 15 overs so either that or Pakistan pacers will not take many wickets nor the team 20

 

[Seen Sheen]

Dropped! Khawaja edges it straight to gully but Fawad Alam drops the chance

How much will this cost Pakistan?

Blood-boiler, that drop. It adds to the agony seeing that batsman score freely immediately afterwards.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Come on yaar, get a bad-pad on the off side as well.

 

[hitthestump]

Really disappointed with Naseem here, no variations at all.

He isn't international level. Maybe he'll be in contention within a few years of domestics but right now Pakistan are seriously lacking in anyone to partner Shaheen.

Hasan Ali is our only hope and his form has been so bad that i can't imagine him getting anything other than a phainty against these Aussie batsmen.

 

[Seen Sheen]

That shot gives me nightmares of Warner smashing us in Australia; slap through point.

 

[Justcrazy]

Runs are flowing easily here , Pakistan need more than one wicket here