Pakistan A v South Africans l Sharjah | 08/10/13 |

[Major]

No website would be covering this game, but luckily Cricket South Africa would be giving updates through Twitter.

Just now
Proteas have been sent in to bat against Pakistan A. SA have selected 13 players for the match, with enforced declarations after 100 overs

 

[Aman]

The Castle Lager Proteas have been sent in to bat in their three-day warm-up match against Pakistan “A” at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The Proteas have selected 13 players for the match as a way to give as many players match practice given the short turnaround to the first Test match in Abu Dhabi next week.

There will be a forced declaration for the batting side after 100 overs in both the first and second innings.

South Africa team: Graeme Smith (cpt), Alviro Petersen, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (wk), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Robin Peterson, Rory Kleinveldt, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir

 

[X-factor]

Just wondering for the tour practice matches, is there an actual toss or the visitors decide if they want to bat or bowl first

 

[Aman]

The Castle Lager Proteas have been sent in to bat

Probably a toss.

 

[pparvaize]

Pak squad please

 

[indian_sap]

Smith out!

 

[Abdul Haq]

Test Cricket door is open for the youngsters... both in bating and bowling line up.

 

[Kianig89]

Any link of scorecard

 

[Sakss]

Smith is out for 2 LBW


Saffers are 9-1

 

[Asif321]

Umar amin decided PAK A will field
btw who got the first wicket?

 

[Asif321]

who got the wicket ? Ehsan ?

 

[saiyan0312]

is this live or is there a ball by ball commentary,

 

[Asif321]

is this live or is there a ball by ball commentary,

nothing , cricinfo will update after day finishes
cricketSA are giving some updates on twitter

 

[saiyan0312]

nothing , cricinfo will update after day finishes
cricketSA are giving some updates on twitter

Better then nothing i guess. thanks

 

[Asif321]

Drinks at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Proteas 26/1. Petersen 15 and Amla 8 toiling well in tricky conditions

 

[Sakss]

DRINKS are taken in the first session, South Africa are 26-1 , Alviro Peterson (15) and Hashim Amla (8) are the two batsmen

 

[samiakh]

Pretty sad that cricinfo could cover the UAE /Afghan/Kenya games from Sharjah but won't cover this. Also surprising that not a single PPer is at the ground! Maybe I should go tomorrow !

 

[Asif321]

dont know still who got that wicket

 

[Sakss]

Pretty sad that cricinfo could cover the UAE /Afghan/Kenya games from Sharjah but won't cover this. Also surprising that not a single PPer is at the ground! Maybe I should go tomorrow !

One of our guys should be there soon

 

[Kianig89]

Ya atleast we should know who is bowling :ehsan

 

[MRSN]

One of our guys should be there soon

That's a good news..

 

[Sakss]

Apparently Smith was also dropped at first slip before being dismissed

 

[saiyan0312]

Apparently Smith was also dropped at first slip before being dismissed

FieldING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[HASHAM2]

i expect SA to Score Big here
we dont have Good Spinners in A Team

 

[Wattoo]

Just wondering for the tour practice matches, is there an actual toss or the visitors decide if they want to bat or bowl first

Probably a toss.

PakPassion.net ‏@PakPassion 13h
The news from Sharjah is that Pakistan A have won the toss and elected to field first #PakAvSA

 

[Asif321]

will azhar and Umar amin play in Practice game tomorrow against UAE ?

 

[Sakss]

will azhar and Umar amin play in Practice game tomorrow against UAE ?

How can 1 player play two matches at once?

 

[Asif321]

How can 1 player play two matches at once?

then will Pakistan play with 10 players only ?

 

[Aman]

dont know still who got that wicket

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>South Africa are 47/1 in Sharjah against Pakistan "A". Graeme Smith is the man out, he was leg before to Ehsan Adil <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PakAvSA&src=hash">#PakAvSA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23cricket&src=hash">#cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/statuses/387484213907587072">October 8, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[Sakss]

South Africa are 47/1 in Sharjah against Pakistan "A". Graeme Smith is the man out, he was leg before to Ehsan Adil

 

[HASHAM2]

Adil taken Smith Wicket LBW

 

[Sakss]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>50 up for South Africa after 21 overs of play. Petersen 30 and Amla 23 at the crease. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PakAvSA&src=hash">#PakAvSA</a></p>— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPassion/statuses/387485273480638464">October 8, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[Asif321]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>South Africa are 47/1 in Sharjah against Pakistan "A". Graeme Smith is the man out, he was leg before to Ehsan Adil <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PakAvSA&src=hash">#PakAvSA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23cricket&src=hash">#cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/statuses/387484213907587072">October 8, 2013</a></blockquote>
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great .. adil got him in that 3rd test too

 

[HASHAM2]

great .. adil got him in that 3rd test too

Ehsan Adil bunny

 

[saiyan0312]

cant let amla run amok. we must take his wicket.

 

[iafzal]

Apparently Smith was also dropped at first slip before being dismissed

But but I though our fielding coach said we had a good fielding team.
My bad he meant the test team not the A team.

 

[Sakss]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>LUNCH on day 1, South Africa are 67/1. Good batting after the early dismissal of the skipper. Petersen 32 and Amla 31 at the crease <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PakAvSA&src=hash">#PakAvSA</a></p>— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPassion/statuses/387488905345236992">October 8, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[shahidafridi123]

That's lunch, Proteas 67/1. Good effort by Petersen 32 and Amla 31 after the early with of Smith (2). #pakasa

 

[saiyan0312]

amla and peterson looking good.

 

[Sakss]

then will Pakistan play with 10 players only ?

Bro there are separate teams for both.

 

[shahidafridi123]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2013-14/engine/current/match/649085.html

 

[KA$H]

so frustrating that this match isnt covered in any more detail

 

[mohnip]

ist time since i have been member of pakpassion.net, no update of pak ,match....tht to aginst rsa....stran ge

 

[waqar goraya]

Does not look like South Africa will surrender batting before 100 overs.

 

[MRSN]

Lunch Session report

Graeme Smith's return to the national side after injury lasted only half an hour as he was dismissed for two in South Africa's warm-up match against Pakistan A. Smith was out lbw in the seventh over by Ehsan Adil to put paid to his hopes of "maximising" limited preparation time ahead of next week's first Test.

Smith has only played two matches after six months out of the game with an ankle problem and has scored a total of only four runs. His time at the crease on this occasion could have been even shorter. He was dropped by first slip when he was on one but Pakistan A were not made to pay for their lapse.

South Africa were 8 for 1 after the early loss and disciplined lines from Adil, Imran Khan and Aizaz Cheema kept Alviro Petersen and Hashim Amla quiet. By the drinks breaks, the two had only managed 18 more runs while Smith headed straight for the nets.

The shackles were loosened after the interval with Petersen playing a couple of crisp drives and one aerial shot over mid-off. Amla crunched a pair of boundaries through point, one of which skirted dangerously close to the fielder's fingertips, to settle him.

Both teams have agreed to field 13 players and enforce a declaration after 100 overs. The South Africans have left out reserve wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile, who is on compassionate leave following the death of his mother-in-law, and Dean Elgar, who may have to come in for Hashim Amla who could be on paternity leave for the second Test.

Pakistan A: Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Amin, Shan Masood, Sohaib Maqsood, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Faisal Iqbal, Mohammad Rizwan, Ehsan Adil, Aizaz Cheema, Usman Qadir, Yasir Shah, Imran Khan

South Africans: Graeme Smith, Alviro Petersen, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Robin Peterson, Rory Kleinveldt, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir

Firdose Moonda is ESPNcricinfo's South Africa correspondent

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http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2013-14/content/story/677573.html

 

[waqar goraya]

Afternoon session started about 42 minutes ago but no updates yet.

 

[amjad145]

Where's the updates gone

 

[razabbas]

@amlahash scores the 2nd 50 of the innings. He also retires with the sore on 113/1. Kallis comes to the crease. #pakavsa

 

[MRSN]

Hashim Amla retires...Petersen bats on.

 

[amjad145]

Either is raining or the scoring has slowed down . Or the Internet had gone down in UAE

 

[Executioner]

surely, Pakistan are not playing any spinners in this match

 

[MRSN]

Alviro Petersen has retired on 57..so their batsmen are getting good practice..disappointing bowling so far.

 

[MRSN]

surely, Pakistan are not playing any spinners in this match

Yasir Shah is playing who's a good legspinner.

 

[waqar goraya]

Cricket South Africa ‏@OfficialCSA
Petersen feels he's had enough batting, retires on a well played 57. SA 137/1 #pakavsa

 

[Azlan Khan]

Alviro Petersen retires on 57. South Africa are 167/1.

 

[Asif321]

Pakistan batting will be intresting

 

[MR__KHAN__JI]

No Umar Akmal then?

Is this for real?

 

[Asif321]

now kallis and de villers to complete their 50's

 

[waqar goraya]

Pakistan will probably get the batting tomorrow.

 

[Sakss]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Half centuries for both Amla and Peterson before they retired out. De Villiers and Kallis are at the crease now. SA 167/1 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PAKAvSA&src=hash">#PAKAvSA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Cricket&src=hash">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/statuses/387515215312871424">October 8, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[waqar goraya]

No Umar Akmal then?

Is this for real?

You are living in an actual world.

 

[Asif321]

what if both shaan and shahzad fail , whom will pakistan consider

 

[MRSN]

Usman Qadir bowling..

 

[waqar goraya]

what if both shaan and shahzad fail , whom will pakistan consider

They will get to bat in very unhelpful conditions for fast bowling.

 

[MRSN]

what if both shaan and shahzad fail , whom will pakistan consider

it doesn't matter if they fail or not one of them will surely get picked..Shahzad is favorite because of his experience..

 

[cricket sport]

decision to bowl was not right one for Pakistan. They needed good batting practice. Now South africa are taking advantage of the wrong decision by Pakistan. What do you think?

 

[Sakss]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>South Africa move to 172-1, Kallis 46 and AB de Villiers 10, are the two batsmen at the crease <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PakAvSA&src=hash">#PakAvSA</a></p>— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPassion/statuses/387522613842432001">October 8, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[Munna]

South Africa are 172/1

Kallis on 46* and AB De Villiers on 10*

 

[Mamoon]

surely, Pakistan are not playing any spinners in this match

We are but they aren't good.

Usman is rubbish and Yasir is just okay. You have to be good enough to exploit conditions.

 

[amjad145]

Which silly guy decided to put Africa in to bat. That means we only get to bat once and they twice.

 

[Mamoon]

Umar Amin's hasn't started his captaincy well

 

[Sakss]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>South Africa looking strong at the moment on 184/1 after 52 overs. Kallis is on 49 and AB de Villiers on 17 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PakAvSA&src=hash">#PakAvSA</a></p>— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPassion/statuses/387525840172359680">October 8, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[Pakistan cricket 4 Life]

Which silly guy decided to put Africa in to bat. That means we only get to bat once and they twice.

You're assuming that we won't be bowled out the first time?

 

[amjad145]

The guys a fool to not bat first. We could have bat twice and made styn and co toil in the heat. How they will be fresh for first test

 

[amjad145]

You're assuming that we won't be bowled out the first time?

That's not the point. I know there is a chance but I would rather bat long and twice and check out all of our batsmen. It's not everyday young and upcoming batsmen will face a quality attack.

Besides how do you know South Africa will enforce the follow on if we are bowled out. They will probably bat again knowing smith. He failed in first inning too

 

[cricket sport]

Last time Pakistan played tour game in South Africa it was a 4day game. Why today's game is 3day match. Cricinfo also had ball by ball commentary now they don't care to update the score. Bowling first was a bad decision with enforced 100 overs declaration

 

[waqar goraya]

decision to bowl was not right one for Pakistan. They needed good batting practice. Now South africa are taking advantage of the wrong decision by Pakistan. What do you think?

I second this.

Pakistan should have batted first.

 

[waqar goraya]

It is tea break now

 

[WebGuru]

Update: Tea time in Sharjah. Proteas 201 after 58 overs. Kallis 54* and De Villiers 29* at the crease.

 

[WebGuru]

My Goodness these proteas are looking in good form 3 of them already scored a half century and Ab D is going to make it too.

AN Petersen: 58
HM Amla: 50
JH Kallis: 54*
AB de Villiers: 29*