Pakistan bowlers fightback against South Africa to leave the match in balance, as nine wickets fall on Day 2

[Human786]

Daqar in the same monologue says pitch has started to misbehave & follows it up with pitch still good for batting !
Hosts with 3 spinners wqith an avg age of 42 ready to attack !

 

[RidiculousMan]

Shaheen bowling mid 130s again

 

[JibranAnsari]

Wow, that ended quite quickly lol

 

[Devadwal]

None of South African player have batting average over 40.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Enough run from Pakistan on this pitch m South Africa won't cross 250 here

We are lucky to win the toss and south Africa dropped so many catches

 

[Human786]

umpires call

 

[imshally81]

Unlucky Shaheen

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Poor contribution with the bat from our bowlers

They need to do better yaar

 

[BouncerGuy]

That should have been given out...Maybe umpire got confused about the ball pitching outside leg stump

 

[BouncerGuy]

Poor contribution with the bat from our bowlers

They need to do better yaar

We are playing with 7 only when batting.. Simple

 

[BouncerGuy]

Nothing much for pacers... no swing but ball is keeping low a bit.

 

[Human786]

9/0 lunch

 

[PakPremi]

Good bowling by Shaheen, good review, unlucky.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Nothing much for pacers... no swing but ball is keeping low a bit.

Good decision then to play 3 spinners? I guess we will find out in the next 2 sessions

 

[PakPremi]

Poor contribution with the bat from our bowlers

They need to do better yaar

Thanks to Shaheen batting too early, his early exits adds pressure on the rest.

 

[Devadwal]

That should have been given out...Maybe umpire got confused about the ball pitching outside leg stump

It was the umpire call. If Markram had been given out, he would have felt a bit unlucky, just like the Pakistani are feeling now. So, in the end, it was the right decision.

 

[imshally81]

It was the umpire call. If Markram had been given out, he would have felt a bit unlucky, just like the Pakistani are feeling now. So, in the end, it was the right decision.

What if... If it is against indian Team

 

[Devadwal]

What if... If it is against indian Team

Replace Pakistani with Indian , rest same . Pakistani can feel disappointed because of umpire call but I think it was fair decison

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Thrashing coming up for Saffers. Pitch already keeping low.

 

[BouncerGuy]

need to get them out for less than 200 and take a huge lead because our 2nd inning batting has been pathetic..

 

[RidiculousMan]

When Shaheen bowled that reverse swing spell in the 1st Test he was running so smoothly. It felt like he was one with the air.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Easy for proteas so far... nothing much to worry

 

[BouncerGuy]

Shaheen operating around 130-134 but he is bowling a good channel here

 

[JibranAnsari]

I hope SA gets some lead, will make the match spicy.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Shaheen operating around 130-134 but he is bowling a good channel here

Yes, after a long long time. He became too overreliant on full length and just inswing.

 

[Human786]

review ...not out

 

[BouncerGuy]

Useless review

 

[BouncerGuy]

Another one... BROOOOO

 

[Human786]

I hope SA gets some lead, will make the match spicy.

If they bat till lunch tomorrow, should be ahead ...

 

[Rana]

Jumping up and down like a kabootar

 

[BouncerGuy]

Another one... BROOOOO

Thank GOD Nai liya...

 

[BouncerGuy]

Jumping up and down like a kabootar

Yeah Shaheen doing the same and wasted a review

 

[Rana]

Yeah Shaheen doing the same and wasted a review

That was the keeper’s duty to tell the skipper it was pitching outside leg

 

[Human786]

Pitch still does not seem scarred , so much for day 1 pitch report of '' very dry & abrasive '' ...
22/0 in 8

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Nomi causing all sorts of praablems

 

[Human786]

out

 

[AZulfi]

Contributions by Pak lower-order/tail in this test series so far

First test (Lahore)

1st innings: 5/16
2nd innings: 6/17

Second test (Rawalpindi)

1st innings: 5/17

Need to do much better than this

 

[BouncerGuy]

Persistent line and length worked... Shaheen strikes... Ryan goner

 

[Devadwal]

Shaheen strikes

 

[BouncerGuy]

That was the keeper’s duty to tell the skipper it was pitching outside leg

So bowlers are blind and keeper is resposible now

 

[G0rmintAunty]

SHaheena strikes

 

[Rana]

So bowlers are blind and keeper is resposible now

He’s a fast bowler in his follow through he may not have seen it. Fast bowlers are impulsive in general.

 

[mominsaigol]

No chance for SA to win

 

[Rana]

Contributions by Pak lower-order/tail in this test series so far

First test (Lahore)

1st innings: 5/16
2nd innings: 6/17

Second test (Rawalpindi)

1st innings: 5/17

Need to do much better than this

Yeh hai hamara culture

-Amraish Puri

 

[Human786]

good to see few ladies in stadium ..

 

[Ahmed216]

Shaheena is on fire

Bowling the perfect length

 

[Asad T]

Seriously they look like 50 year old uncle

so much spend on dai dye between the 2 of them

 

[BouncerGuy]

Oh Nomi bhai... that was a beauty.

unlucky

 

[Rana]

Stubbs looks so out of his depth here

 

[BouncerGuy]

Asif is on...

 

[Human786]

Rizwan screams in ecstasy when the debutant bowls his first ball ...

 

[Ahmed216]

Stubbs batting in complete survival mode

 

[Human786]

Riizwan screams too much , can be very confusing for the skipper ... run rate has dried up - 4 as I type this

 

[Rana]

Boss six!

 

[Ahmed216]

Bit of a darter Asif bhai. It's not ragging yet I'd be surprised if he finds success in first innings

 

[BouncerGuy]

Asif needs to bring in a bit spin.. these darters will not work on this pitch

 

[Ahmed216]

There's a bit more in this pitch for seamers. Pity we don't have anyone apart from Shaheen

 

[Ahmed216]

Chachu and Taaya operating in tandem

 

[Ahmed216]

Sajid with his side spin can be dangerous here

 

[BouncerGuy]

Chachu nomi needs to calm down... Anything that touches the pad, and he is off for a review... wasted

 

[RidiculousMan]

Abrar Ahmed is a better Test bowler than Asif Afridi. This should be the first and last match of Asif's career

 

[PakPremi]

Shan giving into bowlers too quickly for review.

 

[PakPremi]

Abrar Ahmed is a better Test bowler than Asif Afridi. This should be the first and last match of Asif's career

Give him some chance first test and few overs into his spell. He should had been bowling after Sajid as third choice.

 

[Human786]

47 overs left ... can they take 4 more wickets ?

 

[Ahmed216]

Give him some chance first test and few overs into his spell. He should had been bowling after Sajid as third choice.

Yes Sajid has been doing the job for you. He should have bowled first.
But Shan can be bit robotic as a captain. He thinks leftys should operate with two rightys at the crease

 

[G0rmintAunty]

SA starting to get a move on now

 

[zahid01]

Chachu and Taaya operating in tandem

Dad's army

 

[BouncerGuy]

Markram batting positively..... Good stuff

 

[BouncerGuy]

sajid has done it... Markram gone... Played 1 shot too many...

 

[Ahmed216]

Shabash meri jaan Sajid khan

 

[Rana]

Poor execution by Markram

Soft dismissal

 

[PakPremi]

There you go, why delay Sajid Khan?

 

[Usman Chadda]

This is the second bad shot this guy has played in two consecutive games.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Sajid may be a spinner but he has the mentality of a fast-bowler

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

What exactly is Stubb's gameplan here? Especially now that Markram is gone.

 

[PakPremi]

Asif will keep one end tight to build pressure.

 

[Shafi]

Asif is just a useless bowler got selected through connection. No wonder we don't perfrom with these dead woods.

 

[cricfan432]

When will ball start spinning, i am hoping from day 3. Was it the same case in 1st match or this is flat pitch

 

[kron]

What exactly is Stubb's gameplan here? Especially now that Markram is gone.

Is de Zorzi a quota pick? I know he did better than the other batsmen in the last test but his stats, body language etc all scream average.

 

[RidiculousMan]

When will ball start spinning, i am hoping from day 3. Was it the same case in 1st match or this is flat pitch

This looks a better pitch