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Moreover, with Kaneria's late wicket, it has brought our morale up, as we now know we are near their fragile lower order. If we remove either Lara or Hinds early, we possibly can concede a small lead of our own, deliverign a psychological blow to Windies, and then building a big target to chase on a dodgy day 5 wicket.
Analysis
Pakistan has fell short of a good target on this pitch. Pakistan should have at least got 400 after that recovery from the middle order, and it was disappointing for them to fall 26 runs short. They couldn't have got to a worse start in bowling; however Razzaq brought it back at 59/2. Pakistan really had a chance to grab this match by the neck, but blew it once again as Lara hit another 100. Taking nothing away from Lara, as he played in such a majestic manner as always, however, the minute Lara looked to attack; Inzi quickly took a step back and got very defensive. Razzaq was very impressive early in his spell and Shabbir was impressive in his late spell. However, some very disappointing bowling changes were made throughout the day. For some reason, Malik was bowled for an eternity and literally for most of the post tea session, even though he was not effective and just did not look like he was going to take a wicket. They brought Afridi on for a while, and he got a bit hammered and quickly took him off, shattering his confidence. Shabbir bowled really well in his last spell and should have been bowled more; he just had a rough first three overs, because Gayle was flaying his bat at any ball possible. However, good comeback from Kaneria to get Chanderpaul on the last ball of the day, and possibly giving Pakistan a sniff back into this game. They will need to remove Hinds early, as he may struggle against the new ball (shortly due) in the early morning conditions. Pakistan's pacers must be in top gear tomorrow morning as Kaneria has given them a sniff to comeback, so it is up to the pacers to use the early morning conditions to their advantage.
West Indies once again, have done well in batting, well Lara has, and it is good to see Sarwan among the run scorers. This is a good opportunity to take a lead, and possibly take the series. However, in the recent past, this is where the batting line up begins to crumble and get a bit thin. It looks very fragile after Hinds, which is why it is important that Lara does not fall early, as Lara can keep scoring freely with anyone around him, while Hinds may struggle a bit with the tail. They are only 99 runs behind and can build a solid 100 run lead if they bat sensibly. Their bowlers must support Collymore, who is nursing a slight shoulder injury, however should not affect him. They need to look to score less runs as possible in the second innings, as the ball is beginning to kick and bounce already on day 2, which in most cases is the best day to bat in a test match. If Windies are set a target of 250 or more, life could get difficult as this pitch will just get much worse for batting throughout the match, as shown with Razzaq's ball to Smith (which literally bounced the height of Smith's ankle). West Indies need to build a solid lead tomorrow and then look to restrict Pakistan to a target under 250 if they want to win this match.
The match is current Even Stevens, as the West Indies can collapse anytime, and the pitch will only get more difficult to bat on throughout the match.
West Indies:275/4 Run Rate: 3.59 Overs: 76.3 - B Lara not out 125
Post your score updates below.
Moreover, with Kaneria's late wicket, it has brought our morale up, as we now know we are near their fragile lower order. If we remove either Lara or Hinds early, we possibly can concede a small lead of our own, deliverign a psychological blow to Windies, and then building a big target to chase on a dodgy day 5 wicket.
Analysis
Pakistan has fell short of a good target on this pitch. Pakistan should have at least got 400 after that recovery from the middle order, and it was disappointing for them to fall 26 runs short. They couldn't have got to a worse start in bowling; however Razzaq brought it back at 59/2. Pakistan really had a chance to grab this match by the neck, but blew it once again as Lara hit another 100. Taking nothing away from Lara, as he played in such a majestic manner as always, however, the minute Lara looked to attack; Inzi quickly took a step back and got very defensive. Razzaq was very impressive early in his spell and Shabbir was impressive in his late spell. However, some very disappointing bowling changes were made throughout the day. For some reason, Malik was bowled for an eternity and literally for most of the post tea session, even though he was not effective and just did not look like he was going to take a wicket. They brought Afridi on for a while, and he got a bit hammered and quickly took him off, shattering his confidence. Shabbir bowled really well in his last spell and should have been bowled more; he just had a rough first three overs, because Gayle was flaying his bat at any ball possible. However, good comeback from Kaneria to get Chanderpaul on the last ball of the day, and possibly giving Pakistan a sniff back into this game. They will need to remove Hinds early, as he may struggle against the new ball (shortly due) in the early morning conditions. Pakistan's pacers must be in top gear tomorrow morning as Kaneria has given them a sniff to comeback, so it is up to the pacers to use the early morning conditions to their advantage.
West Indies once again, have done well in batting, well Lara has, and it is good to see Sarwan among the run scorers. This is a good opportunity to take a lead, and possibly take the series. However, in the recent past, this is where the batting line up begins to crumble and get a bit thin. It looks very fragile after Hinds, which is why it is important that Lara does not fall early, as Lara can keep scoring freely with anyone around him, while Hinds may struggle a bit with the tail. They are only 99 runs behind and can build a solid 100 run lead if they bat sensibly. Their bowlers must support Collymore, who is nursing a slight shoulder injury, however should not affect him. They need to look to score less runs as possible in the second innings, as the ball is beginning to kick and bounce already on day 2, which in most cases is the best day to bat in a test match. If Windies are set a target of 250 or more, life could get difficult as this pitch will just get much worse for batting throughout the match, as shown with Razzaq's ball to Smith (which literally bounced the height of Smith's ankle). West Indies need to build a solid lead tomorrow and then look to restrict Pakistan to a target under 250 if they want to win this match.
The match is current Even Stevens, as the West Indies can collapse anytime, and the pitch will only get more difficult to bat on throughout the match.
West Indies:275/4 Run Rate: 3.59 Overs: 76.3 - B Lara not out 125
Post your score updates below.
