Is an Australia win a realistic possibility in the 1st Test vs Pakistan?

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Highest targets chased by Australia in Test matches - They need 462 to win the first Test against Pakistan at Dubai <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvAUS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvAUS</a> <a href="https://t.co/PYhxOui7Qz">pic.twitter.com/PYhxOui7Qz</a></p>— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPassion/status/1049951647600918528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Dr_Bassim]

No.

One wicket and its curtains.

Its not even 362.

Its 462.

Not happening.

 

[WengerOut]

Aus will be all out for < 200

 

[Arham_PakFan]

No.

 

[Syed1]

They will be all out by lunch

 

[Nikhil_cric]

) I hope you are joking Miggy Bhai. No non Asian team has ever successfully chased even 300 in Asia I think . No way this Australian team of all teams is gonna do something like that.

 

[90MPH]

No way in hell are they chasing down 462.

They only have a very slim chance of saving the test if they bat out of their skins tomorrow.

Otherwise Pakistan to wrap up the test by Tea time.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Game probably over during 2nd session tomorrow.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

LOL!They can't win but it's 5 percent possible they can draw the match which is once again is going to be very very difficult

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

) I hope you are joking Miggy Bhai. No non Asian team has ever successfully chased even 300 in Asia I think . No way this Australian team of all teams is gonna do something like that.

IIRC Pakistan chased 300+ against SL when YK scored 170+ not out innings.

But yeah, 4th/5th day anywhere and especially in Asia ain't a joke.

 

[WengerOut]

IIRC Pakistan chased 300+ against SL when YK scored 170+ not out innings.

But yeah, 4th/5th day anywhere and especially in Asia ain't a joke.

Non Asian teams he meant.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

No chance. One wicket and it will be over.

 

[James]

No way, an easy and deserved Pakistan win is coming up here.

 

[Fahdi]

The most they can do is have an annoying partnership and still be 3 down by lunch. But as soon as a wicket goes Australia will be wrapped up in 20 overs.

 

[happydavy]

Same probability as of Bdesh winning the world cup..ever!

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Not happening.

They shouldn't have chased out 369 against us either. Horrendous umpiring made it possible.

 

[BaankeJi]

Pakistan have it in bag.

 

[QalandarFan]

Not a chance will be surprised if Australia get to 300 let alone 462

 

[QalandarFan]

Not happening.

They shouldn't have chased out 369 against us either. Horrendous umpiring made it possible.

So true!

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Not happening.

They shouldn't have chased out 369 against us either. Horrendous umpiring made it possible.

Funnily enough Langer is the coach now...

Supposedly going to usher in the new era.

 

[cricketindiafan]

Aus will lose by over 200 runs. Credit to them though for taking the test to day 5

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Funnily enough Langer is the coach now...

Supposedly going to usher in the new era.

I recall once during a test in Sri Lanka when Langer intentionally flicked the bails off while walking by when the batsman wasn't looking and when the Australians began appealing for hit wicket he began playing dumb as if nothing had happened. Unfortunately for him even in 2004 you couldn't get away with such open cheating and the cameras caught him red-handed. The whole thing is probably on YouTube.

 

[PakLFC]

No. Much greater chance of a draw then an Aussie win. They won't even be going for a win tomorrow.

 

[Hasan123]

Australia at best can get a draw. 0 chance of getting a win for them.

 

[JaDed]

Lol I would bet they are not even going to draw this yet.

 

[MenInG]

Any waverers?

 

[gazza619]

The pitch is turning. I am sure one wicket will bring 5.

 

[Aman]

They'll collapse like the first innings once the partnership is broken.

 

[Ab Fan]

Unlikely.

 

[Madplayer]

They'll collapse like the first innings once the partnership is broken.

Yeah thats what everybody said when Finch fell. "Tail starts after openers"

 

[WengerOut]

Not happening.

They shouldn't have chased out 369 against us either. Horrendous umpiring made it possible.

I have read somewhere that Langer was wrongly given out bat pad in the first innings. So it evens out.

 

[AliMurtaza]

As I said yesterday on the match thread yesterday, I feared Pak will struggle to pick these last 7 wickets.

Wahab as usual is out of sorts, Yasir has been out of form and struggling in domestic too and it seems Aussies have figured out Bilal too.

 

[MenInG]

think win is not possible but a draw looking likely

 

[Madplayer]

think win is not possible but a draw looking likely

It would be humiliating for Pakistan if Aus draw this.

 

[bujhee kom]

It would be humiliating for Pakistan if Aus draw this.

Has been remarkable from Khawaja.

 

[Madplayer]

Has been remarkable from Khawaja.

This is one of the ATG knocks in UAE i think. Against conditions, odds and expectations he has played splendidly well.

 

[Dios]

No but they need to play positively to avoid defeat.

 

[Haripotter]

It would be humiliating for Pakistan if Aus draw this.

Already humiliated. A dismal Asia Cup and now drawing to the weakest Australian team ever in your own backyard Can the Pakistan team get any lower