Pak Vs Sri |day 5|1st Test

[KaSaNoVa_G]

great batting by these 2.. 1 hell of a innings both of them are playing for us....

 

[zMario]

Yay, Drinks, 169/2.

I think Faisal is trying to increase the scoring rate after he got to his fifty. He has looked a little more aggressive, and fierce. (Unfortunately, this may trigger a wicket to fall)

 

[Sheikh]

Well played Faisal!!

 

[Easa]

Lovely cover drive by Malik, four.

 

[KaSaNoVa_G]

Malik hits a 44444 1st ball after drinks !!!!!!

 

[Easa]

100 partnership!

 

[samisback]

that was magical by malik..............

444444444444444444444


173 for 2


50 overs remain

 

[spongebob]

Well played Faisal and Shoaib!!!

They need to keep calm and play patiently now Insha Allah, and don't give it away.

 

[sneekysneeky]

choka

 

[Easa]

Dilshan bowling now...

 

[Hydro]

shot by malik

 

[tahaqureshi]

looks like these two were being extra cautious against murali and bandara..once dilhara came on..malik hits the first ball for four!

 

[Hydro]

malik equals his highets test score

 

[Easa]

173-2 (76)

 

[Sheikh]

50 overs to go

 

[Easa]

Jayasuria into the attack..

 

[zMario]

Haha, Jayasuriya on

 

[Hydro]

100 partnership is also up

 

[Easa]

Maiden by Sanath.

 

[Easa]

Dilhara Fernando into the attack, Jayawardene trying everything.

 

[Hydro]

fernando in

 

[Sheikh]

Test of reverse swing now

 

[Easa]

Very unusual field, backward shortleg, silly midoff, and a short midwicket.

No slips. Inventive captaincy.

 

[the true passionist]

50 overs to go

how do you know that? cricbuzz says 64

 

[MIG]

Some excellent batting by these 2 - suddenly , the regular bunch of detractors have gone missing - very shameful!

 

[Easa]

And, Malik almost runout.

Just might have made it, if it was a direct throw.

 

[KaSaNoVa_G]

the new ball is due in 2 overs....

 

[Sheikh]

Highest test score for Malik!

 

[Sheikh]

how do you know that? cricbuzz says 64

Cricinfo says minumum 50

 

[Easa]

how do you know that? cricbuzz says 64

Some overs were lost due to rain, 47-48 left noww.

 

[zMario]

Some excellent batting by these 2 - suddenly , the regular bunch of detractors have gone missing - very shameful!

detractors? Define detractors please. My vocabulary is not very large

Hmmm, lol a run out possible , and if a direct hit, Malik was gone.

He should have slid the bat.

 

[Sheikh]

Now 48 to go

 

[Hydro]

welll done to malik highest test score hes worked hard for this

 

[sneekysneeky]

Some excellent batting by these 2 - suddenly , the regular bunch of detractors have gone missing - very shameful!

exactly what i was thinking...

 

[Easa]

Great shot by Malik driven througt midwicket, four.

 

[samisback]

44444444444444 to malik cheeeeeeeta

highest test score, reached by malik


178 for 2

 

[zMario]

What a shot, half-folley, FOUR!

178-2!

 

[Easa]

If Malik can survive the second new ball,100 here for the taking.

69*

 

[Sheikh]

Well played Malik!

 

[MIG]

detractors? Define detractors please. My vocabulary is not very large

Hmmm, lol a run out possible , and if a direct hit, Malik was gone.

He should have slid the bat.

they are like tractors - large, unwieldy machines that can only think in one way ( with a de in front )....

 

[Hydro]

4 by malik

280 required

 

[Sheikh]

If Malik can survive the second new ball,100 here for the taking.

69*

That goes for both of them!

 

[Sheikh]

How mature Faisal has looked in this vital innings!

 

[Jimmy two-times]

Some excellent batting by these 2 - suddenly , the regular bunch of detractors have gone missing - very shameful!

they are hiding in a witness protection programme set up by imran khan.

well played malik and fiasal really gutsy knocks!!

 

[Hydro]

That goes for both of them!

inshallah he deserves it

 

[samisback]

how did malik play that:

 

[tahaqureshi]

these two have batted out of their skins..wonderful stuff, and both are young!!!
seems like these two trying to up the tempo somewhat

 

[Sheikh]

Maaan that was close. Still played it well with the straight bat!

 

[TurkishCricketFan]

Malik to face the second new ball. He's making a strong statement as an opening batsman.

 

[tahaqureshi]

now that the overs left is less than 50..our batsmen should aim to think of it as an ODI, not in terms of scoring, but rather the number of overs left.

may ease out their aprehensions

 

[UJ]

Starting to see a little more urgency...maybe their was a message from the dressing room at the drinks interval

 

[Sheikh]

New ball due!

 

[samisback]

new ball taken .....179 for 2

malik will face some sweet chin music cav feels

 

[zMario]

Pakistan 179-2, and Pakistan need 279 runs.

The new ball has been taken.

 

[Sheikh]

New ball taken! Must play this period out!

 

[UJ]

Maharoof will be the one to watch now

 

[Sheikh]

No urgency and no message! They're just more comfortable at the crease. Its natural for a settled batsmen.

 

[Easa]

Malinga in with the new ball.

 

[samisback]

malik gets some treatment....and umpires are on him

malinga to take the new ball here it goes

 

[Azam6380]

How many overs left? Is it mathematically possible (within the realms of reality) to go for a win?

 

[tahaqureshi]

how did malik play that:

describe it for us non-viewers please!

 

[Sheikh]

False shot by Faisal. He should learn from that.

 

[Big Mac]

How many overs left? Is it mathematically possible (within the realms of reality) to go for a win?

Mathematically possibly and within the realms of reality are two distinctly different things.

It's mathematically possibly to win but victory was never within the realms of reality, even when we started the 4th innings.

 

[Sheikh]

I guess not!

 

[samisback]

faisal loosing it here, we dont need this bhaii
saying that
next ball 4444444444444444 smashedddddddddddd

183 for 2

 

[zMario]

Great shot, FOUR!

183/2

 

[sneekysneeky]

shot by faisal 444444444

 

[Sheikh]

Mathematically possibly and within the realms of reality are two distinctly different things.

It's mathematically possibly to win but victory was never within the realms of reality, even when we started the 4th innings.

Thank you! Ive been trying to say that for over a day now!!

 

[Azam6380]

Mathematically possibly and within the realms of reality are two distinctly different things.

It's mathematically possibly to win but victory was never within the realms of reality, even when we started the 4th innings.

yeah, i guess....oh well, the eternal optimist within can go back to sleep.....

 

[samisback]

another splendid shot

3 runs to faisa;


186 for 2

 

[zMario]

Yay, three more runs!

 

[Big Mac]

describe it for us non-viewers please!

The ball stayed a bit low but Malik is seeing the ball so well and has so much time to play the ball that he was able to see the ball bounce low, call to the 12th man to come out with a replacement bat that was 8 inches longer and then walked back in front of the stumps with his new bat in time to play the delivery with ease.

 

[Sheikh]

50 over partnership!

 

[samisback]

outtttttttttt no

 

[zMario]

50 over partnership!

lol, I wonder whats next. 100 over partnership

GONE! IQBALS GONE!

 

[Sheikh]

Maaan

 

[tahaqureshi]

OUT!!!!! Gaya!

 

[samisback]

that hit faisal outside the off stump........pak didnt get those decisions in their favour then why the hell srilanka can???
maharoof does it for srilanka

 

[sneekysneeky]

Maharoof strikes!

Faisal gone LBW

 

[Easa]

DAMN!

Iqbal gone LBW for 60 to Maharoof.