Pakistan bowled out for 294, stretch match into Day 4, set South Africa target of 41 to win 2nd Test

[jnaveen1980]

SA will bat again for sure.

 

[Buffet]

Finally some sensible cricket from Babar.

 

[Asif321]

Atleast we didn’t lose by innings in both tests

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Can they avoid an innings defeat?

 

[BreadPakoda]

Hate this Oliver guy.

Lol. Why?

Honest trier. Puts in his all to get pace on the ball despite the ungainly action.

 

[Titan24]

Need to look for solid first class batsmen bowlers first then the allrounder. We are quick to jump on getting an allrounder in team before having a solid openers or middle order����*

Solid openers and middle order players are not even part of the squad. I was just talking abt experimenting with whats in the sqaud.

Also ideally i would promote babar.

 

[Fahdi]

Finally farming the strike properly. Come on Yasir survive this

 

[babajee]

No, should be last Test as player; and should be last ODI as player as well.

I give you a list - Mushtaq, Asif, Imran, Imran, Imran, Wasim, Waquar, Inzi, Afridi, Misbah - PAK doesn't deserve Sarfraz in that list; it’s an insult.

Petition...

 

[Green Patriot]

Yasir to face 2 deliveries.

 

[castortroy]

Yasir takes the single lol

Crazy

 

[Confucius]

Haha what a joke! No wonder we get done in 4/5 overs once Sarfraz is gone.

Mind boggling. Why aren't management having a word..

 

[ManFan]

Umpires call is an ICC introduced factor, it has nothing to do with the technology. The technology stated the ball would've hit the stumps (well within its margin of error) and that the decision was correct. All the whining and crying of biased umpiring in relation to the umpire giving an LBW that would've gone on to hit the stumps out is both ridiculous and hilarious.

I’m not whining the decision.

It is what it is.

I’m simply against implying that umpires call is a fair judgement on various ball-tracking scenarios.

Let’s just agree to disagree.

 

[Something]

Can they avoid an innings defeat?

Already avoided

 

[Madplayer]

4th 4 in the over by Bobs. And 50 comes up for him.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Dammi took single on last ball

 

[jnaveen1980]

Oliver lacks accuracy. Bowling all over

 

[Green Patriot]

Take a single babar.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

For the last test Imam, Fakhar and Yasir have to go and bring in Rizwan, Faheem and Hasan?

Who else do they have on tour as in batsman?

 

[castortroy]

Yasir won't last 6 deliveries against Steyn

 

[ManFan]

Damn Babar.

Cutting loose.

 

[Fahdi]

They actually took the single?!!? Why!!!!

 

[babajee]

Can Bobzy get his 100?

 

[Madplayer]

Yasir won't last 6 deliveries against Steyn

He will take a single off the 1st ball.

 

[Saurav]

Good 50.Hope people don't call it match losing

 

[Green Patriot]

50 up for Babar.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Steyn to clean up the tail now in the over

 

[castortroy]

Yep as expected Yasir gone

Walking wicket

 

[Madplayer]

Yasir out. Terrific field placement lol

 

[Something]

11 to win

 

[Saurav]

Wow brilliant captaincy

 

[HitWicket]

Lol lets not exaggerate it was hitting the bails.

The bails aren't included in hawkeye projections, it was hitting the stumps.

 

[jnaveen1980]

That was some brainless stuff from Oliver lol

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Such a class bat Babar! Hope the tailenders can support him here.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Excellent Captaincy by Faf there.

Wonderful field placement.

 

[Fahdi]

Hope they crossed at least. Farm the strike now at least Babar

 

[MRSN]

Voww does our tail have any brains? This is pretty poor batting against short pitch bowling. Why not just duck it?

 

[Green Patriot]

Gone Yasir.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Nice of Babar to exposing tail only against Steyn so he can get his 5-fer.
Very nice!

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

I bet you that Yasir did not know about that field placement. Excellent SA here.

 

[Mp812]

Yasir gone

 

[jnaveen1980]

lol They have a fielder there?

 

[Khwaja78]

Chalo the most important feat that is Babar's 50 has been achieved now the team gets innings defeat or survives to make SA bat for 20 runs does'nt matter to the super selfish Azam.

This mentality and culture has ruined the team. You have players making the side with individual scores without contributing much for the team. He ha xposed Yasir to Steyn about time he gets out.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Lol posters here wanted PAK bowlers to bounce and hurt Vern and dale but Saffers are classles when they do the same?

 

[Green Patriot]

We need to wipe off those 7 runs.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Haha what if we still lose by an innings here?

 

[Buffet]

Yasir takes the single lol

Crazy

No game awareness from both ends here.

 

[castortroy]

Don't these batter know how to duck the bouncer. Yasir once a upon a time was actually useful as a batsman but over the last 9 months his batting has really deteriorated

 

[cricket_cfa]

Fakhar can he improve his offside game before world cup

 

[Titan24]

A good captain can make a huge difference to the outlook of the team.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Innings defeat still on

O bhai aqal ker strike le khud.

 

[Oligochaetes]

Voww does our tail have any brains? This is pretty poor batting against short pitch bowling. Why not just duck it?

Yep... only they know

 

[Something]

Would've been a six by Yasir but for the fielder

 

[Madplayer]

The ever sensible Mo Abbas.

 

[Titan24]

Fakhar can he improve his offside game before world cup

I guess you meant onside.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Babar once again showing no sense with bat with the tail. Yasir gone.

 

[MSaad1237]

This is where we miss Hassan Alis batting.

 

[Junaids]

Why is it Babar Azam’s duty to farm the strike at 7 wickets down?

If you are the Number 9 you have a duty to be capable of surviving 40 balls.

 

[topspin]

Genius dismissal from SA with the field placing

 

[HitWicket]

I’m simply against implying that umpires call is a fair judgement on various ball-tracking scenarios.

The laws quite clearly state if the ball is going to hit the stumps in any way it should be LBW. The technology showed that the ball would definitely hit the stumps. I don't see how it's arguable in any way that an incorrect decision was therefore made.

 

[Shandarchowka]

Babar is a fool... no cricketing IQ... plain stupid

 

[Madplayer]

Can 7 runs be scored?

 

[topspin]

Why is it Babar Azam’s duty to farm the strike at 7 wickets down?

If you are the Number 9 you have a duty to be capable of surviving 40 balls.

Because Pakistan's tail starts at 7 lol

 

[Azrim_91]

He's not a fool my friend... He's playing selfishly and tbh I can see why he's doing so

 

[castortroy]

No game awareness from both ends here.

I understand ever run counts but Yasir is practically a number 11 and can't play the short ball so why expose him to 6 deliveries

 

[BreadPakoda]

7 runs 2 wickets. What a cliffhanger!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Already avoided

Not sure what you're watching as they still trail by 7.

 

[Fahdi]

Should behave taken that one

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Can 7 runs be scored?

Very similar to that first test against NZ.

Pak's tail is so horrible

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Still 90 mph in 15th over at 35.5 years of age What a beastly guy!

 

[Roadie]

7 runs 2 wickets. What a cliffhanger!

Lol

 

[Green Patriot]

What if we actually give a target of 1 run

 

[Khwaja78]

The boundary machine has started blocking even though team is well within innings defeat by 7 runs but Azam's 50 has been achieved team can go to hell.

 

[Plumb]

Only if had stayed at crease n wear them out* I bet steyn would b bowling 130kph

 

[Madplayer]

I understand ever run counts but Yasir is practically a number 11 and can't play the short ball so why expose him to 6 deliveries

Another 4 by Bobs. Toying with Steyn with his drives.

 

[Titan24]

Battle of Babar vs Shan for test captaincy by the looks of it.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Too much tension. What will Babar do? Will he hit two boundaries to cross the line or trust his partner?

 

[Something]

Not sure what you're watching as they still trail by 7.

Look again

 

[Amjid Javed]

3 runs to avoid inns defeat.

 

[castortroy]

Babar has absolutely murdered Steyn over the first two test

 

[JibranAnsari]

How many 4s babar has scored against steyn today?