Pakistan (218 & 342/6) defeat Sri Lanka (222 & 337) to win the 1st Test by 4 wickets

[shah_1]

Time has come for Abdullah to look for runs

But the ball is spinning a lot

 

[JibranAnsari]

Abdullah shafique needs to be in charge now. Take paksitan home.

 

[waheed_sofi]

These 38 runs will now test Abdullah whether he will become Azhar or not.

 

[shah_1]

Spinning miles

 

[Marooned]

Hasan Ali strikes clean but is too rash to be effective.

 

[shah_1]

Poor selection will cost us the game

 

[waheed_sofi]

Dhananjay should continue. It will be easier to score against him.

 

[Marooned]

1 wicket and it's over for pakistan.
Hopefully Nawaz holds strong.

 

[jattafridi]

Looks like Sri Lanka will win

 

[PakPremi]

Hasan Ali the batsman is very over rated.

 

[Amjid Javed]

1 more wicket and SL will win this. pathetic batting here.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Puzzling decision to send Hasan Ali before Nawaz. He is terrible with the bat. Mainly because he comes from the Afridi school of brainless batting.

 

[jattafridi]

But very good fight from Pakistan

Excellent batting from shafique

 

[ExpressPacer]

Jayasuria is single-handedly carrying this Sri Lankan bowling side. 60 overs.

 

[Marooned]

Better to do it the hard way. Nawaz should get well set first.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Hasan was sent up to slog .he exactly did that.

 

[Ahmed216]

But shafique has to find the courage to punish bad balls now. He's being over defensive here.

 

[Junaids]

Hasan Ali’s slogging should see him thrown out of this team until he grows up.

His only value to Pakistan is as a bowling all-rounder. Nobody needs a dumb slogger.

 

[Marooned]

Looking close to unplayable now.

 

[Ahmed216]

We're losing this definitely

 

[Amjid Javed]

Need to score positively. just defending here will cost wickets.

 

[Marooned]

But shafique has to find the courage to punish bad balls now. He's being over defensive here.

I agree. Has face 350 balls. Surely he can look for a boundary?

 

[shah_1]

Too much spin

 

[Titan24]

Hasan Ali promoted

And all for nothing

 

[shah_1]

Close call

 

[Amjid Javed]

need to rotate strike here.

 

[wrongun]

How are the nerves boys?

Will they make it or not?

 

[shah_1]

Intent from Abdullah

 

[Marooned]

How are the nerves boys?

Will they make it or not?

Spinning like hell now.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Starting to become a classical Pakistan runchase now...

 

[Ahmed216]

Better from Abdullah

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Our tail starts from 5, what a combination we have choosen.

 

[Shafi]

Deserve to loose when you play 4 batsmen, 2 -3 friends and 4 bowlers.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Sohail is going to afflict a jinx at this rate!

 

[Shafi]

Saqlain needs to be sacked.

 

[Ahmed216]

Shafique has got tremendous faith in his defensive play

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Can't be an easy situation this for Abdullah in just his sixth test. But if he can finish this match off the confidence that it will give him will hold him in good stead all throughout his career.

Not everyday a player (let alone a rookie) plays an innings like this.

Just needs to hold his nerve for a little bit longer.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Saqlain needs to be sacked.

Only two teams have chased more than 100 in Galle :

 

[waheed_sofi]

3 changes are must for next Match.
Azhar, Salman, Shaheen (injured) out
Shan, Saud/Fawad, Nauman in

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Shafique has batted beautifully. Great find �� Deserves to win the match for his temperament

 

[imshally81]

150 for Shafique

 

[JibranAnsari]

150 for shafiq

 

[imshally81]

3 changes are must for next Match.
Azhar, Salman, Shaheen (injured) out
Shan, Saud/Fawad, Nauman in

I think... Shaheen is fine

 

[daytrader]

Well played young man. A marathon innings this

 

[Shafi]

I think... Shaheen is fine

Nauman!!! I would rather have 10 players than this hack

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Once again a reminder that Pakistan run-chases are not recommended for those with a weak heart or those of a nervous disposition <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SLvsPAK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SLvsPAK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1549659694029049860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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[waheed_sofi]

Jayasuriya has bowled 54 overs now. It quite an effort.

 

[Anis Shivani]

Heart-stopping but they should be able to pull it off, as long as Abdullah is still there.

 

[waheed_sofi]

Nauman!!! I would rather have 10 players than this hack

There isn't any other Spinner in the squad. He has to play.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Target under 20

 

[shah_1]

Wohooooooooo dropped

 

[NeVerMind]

Brain **** from Abdullah but he survives!

 

[waheed_sofi]

Abdullah has only scored 30 runs in boundaries. Which shows his concentration level and how much disciplined he has been in this inning.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Brain **** from Abdullah but he survives!

Incredulous!!!!


Would be something if Jayasuriya gets another fifer!. He'll be on a fifer of fifers

 

[waheed_sofi]

Brainfade

 

[90MPH]

That was def a brain fade by Shafique, considering he was calm as a cucumber all innings.

So he got a bit of luck there but he deserves it.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Omgggg luck is on our side today I guess. That was a sitter.

 

[shah_1]

About to rain I guess

 

[pillionrider]

Whoever this Nawaz is, he seems more dependable for the fag end of this chase. Shafique is twitching and seems to have one eye on the weather

 

[90MPH]

Those dark clouds look very threatening.

Maybe that’s what spurned Shafique ?

 

[Amjid Javed]

That drop may have cost SL game here.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

They're gonna be stopped by rain .... Good Lord!

 

[MHN1293]

Need to finish it before rain takes over

 

[waheed_sofi]

They should finish it quickly, otherwise it will be an Anti-climax

 

[Omer2002]

My Goodness rain is not far away.

 

[arif_2021]

rain???

 

[waheed_sofi]

13 now

 

[90MPH]

Sri Lankan field settings have been awful and defensive.

They have away easy singles away far too often.

 

[waheed_sofi]

12

 

[MHN1293]

4 wickets left. Nawaz should go for boundaries now

 

[Marooned]

Rain will rob us.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

4 wickets, three hits!. Do it ***

 

[pillionrider]

Wasn’t there a similar game vs Sri Lanka where they could have snatched it at the end but messed up with atrocious catching. Was a crucial World Cup game I think. Sarfaraz and Amir saw them home

 

[Titan24]

Sri Lankan field settings have been awful and defensive.

They have away easy singles away far too often.

Yes. They tried to make the linger to restrict boundaries and build pressure which I dont think was the right strategy against Pak batsmen who though can crumble under pressure but, still have more patience on spinning tracks then SENA teams touring Srl.

 

[shah_1]

SL would be loving this

 

[waheed_sofi]

Wasn’t there a similar game vs Sri Lanka where they could have snatched it at the end but messed up with atrocious catching. Was a crucial World Cup game I think. Sarfaraz and Amir saw them home

Champions trophy 2017 match

 

[imshally81]

Raining..

 

[SpiritOf1903]

PAKISTAN! You never struggle to disappoint

That's stumps https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/1246294

 

[MHN1293]

Come on one six and a 4

 

[Titan24]

Wasn’t there a similar game vs Sri Lanka where they could have snatched it at the end but messed up with atrocious catching. Was a crucial World Cup game I think. Sarfaraz and Amir saw them home

Champions Trophy 2017 group match.