Pakistan collapse to 190 all out at stumps on Day 2, set South Africa target of 149 to win

[Pete Rose]

Shan Masood told him three deliveries ago to stop closing his bat

 

[IAJ]

Whenever Rameez is on commentary the opppsition get's a wicket!

 

[ARK Rafay]

Olivier again. That guy will get 30+ wickets in this series

 

[shah_1]

Whatever the match situation, expect to see a Pakistani collapse. It's just in their DNA. So imperative for these two to add at least another 60 or 70 runs to their partnership.

Well....

 

[gazza619]

Damn

 

[castortroy]

This clown is going to bounce him into another 5 wicket haul

 

[castortroy]

Will struggle with Oliver bounce all series

 

[IMMY69]

This game is very much in the balance.
Need at least another 200 runs to make it competitive.

 

[IAJ]

Shan Masood told him three deliveries ago to stop closing his bat

Had this advice come from someone else he might have considered following it

 

[Azrim_91]

Collapse imminent.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Azhar needs to score simple as that. He showed some good signs in the first innings but needs to be better now.

 

[Pete Rose]

The music at the ground is kind of irrelevant

 

[Mueez]

Im starting to hate Duanne, he is thinking that he is an ATG. Bro, we are just gifting our wickets... you aren’t bowling well with your bouncers.

 

[Pete Rose]

Azhar is a good batsman for this situation

 

[castortroy]

Yep you can sence a collapse

 

[shariqnoor]

Imam, Fakhar and Masood have negotiated 30 overs off the new ball. If Azhar and Asad can't capitalize on that, then they really need a kick up their backside.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Wicket falls and we are 59/2 in reality.

Game back in the balance, need at least 1 more big partnership in this inns.

 

[shah_1]

The music at the ground is kind of irrelevant

What's your opinion on new Shan Masood?

 

[QalandarFan]

Im starting to hate Duanne, he is thinking that he is an ATG. Bro, we are just gifting our wickets... you aren’t bowling well with your bouncers.

He would get ripped apart by most other teams.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Shan almost gives it away! stupid shot!

we need calm heads here.

 

[Mueez]

He would get ripped apart by most other teams.

Exactly this.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Azhar )

 

[castortroy]

Always fun to watch cricket in SA. Pitches are fast and outfields are lightining

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shan )

 

[QalandarFan]

Always fun to watch cricket in SA. Pitches are fast and outfields are lightining

Yeah and it’s even better when there is a crowd, yesterday for example was great.

 

[IAJ]

oh yaar, stay calm and stop poking

 

[Pete Rose]

What's your opinion on new Shan Masood?

He has looked pretty assured so far except this over against Steyn

 

[Markhor]

Pitch has eased out, new ball blunted, the middle order need to show up here.

 

[Mueez]

Azharrrr

 

[shah_1]

Wthhhh

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Azhar )

I called it here ) ) )

 

[Amjid Javed]

A nice 20/30 here doesnt do anything for the team Shan!

Needs to score big like he was for the "A" team.

No excuses here as hes got a start.

 

[QalandarFan]

Oh lord I’m out guys.

 

[shah_1]

What was that

 

[IAJ]

what a stupid dismissal

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pakistan are making Olivier as he's bowling 150kph+. )

 

[QalandarFan]

So much for all that hard work in the first session...

 

[shah_1]

Babar should come

 

[Markhor]

Here comes the collapse.

Awful shot from Azhar.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Collapse starts.. typical pakistan

 

[majiz]

yikes

 

[IMMY69]

Idiotic shot.

Pathetic.

and somebody get Rambo out of the commentary box

 

[Pete Rose]

Will be four down in no time. Shafiq is pretty much a passenger in these situations

 

[mak36]

Idiotic from Azhar.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Usual brain less batting occurs straight after a decent partnership.

Babar needs to come in ahead of Asad.

We still need another 150 runs here at least.

 

[Adijazz1706]

Here we go again

 

[Zeshan547]

what a phattu dismissal, tailender pull bettet,, shameless

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Anything less than a 230 lead will bot be enough

 

[QalandarFan]

Let’s see how Asad gets out today....

 

[Madplayer]

Azhar :

Pathetic senior. Now see another pathetic batsmen get out soon. Asad.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

What a collapse.

Asad Choker probably next.

 

[Gullycricket]

Oh no.Pakistan being Pakistan.One minute up,next minute down

 

[MMHS]

Impressive response by PAK, and heartening to see it's the younger players leading the charge, first Shaheen, now Imam. PAK must resist to bog down here and play positively - SAF is equally under pressure and another 200 here, SAF is out of game.

One observation is, this is probably 3rd batsman out of 12 wickets that has dragged a ball above bail's height for his down fall and all 3 balls were comfortably out side line - this is another curse of playing on UAE tracks.

Azhar out - another one against short ball. PAK desperately needs to get out of UAE.

 

[Azrim_91]

Azhar the 1st inning specialist and imam the 2nd inning specialist with their pretty 30 and 40's coupled with their nice andaa

 

[gazza619]

Typical of Pakistan

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Yet they send in Shafiq despite Babar being the best batsman in the first innings.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Oli"ph"ier on fire!

 

[Shafi]

As usual both Azhar and Shafiq are most useless players we invested for nothing. They can't play in pressure situation.

 

[IMMY69]

South Africa bid favourites now.

Two hundred runs more needed just to make it competitive.

 

[shah_1]

Suddenly Shan looks lost

 

[Amjid Javed]

Asad wont last long here, am sure usual feeble poke into the slips.

 

[QalandarFan]

This guy’s bowling high 130’s to low 140’s and we can’t pull/hook him.

 

[castortroy]

Yep collapse is definitely now in full flow

Any new SA bowler with pace and bounce always has us in trouble

This clown will get another 6-7

 

[Shafi]

Even Steyn has played better than Azhar. It shows Azhar has never talent for batting. All he knows how to blunt new balls

 

[QalandarFan]

Need Babar and Shan to put on a biiig stand if we are to have a chance.

 

[Speedster1]

Babar should have came in before Asad! What are the management playin at we need to set a decent total here and you want your best batsman playing with the tale!! That too when we are just starting to collapse. You need to sense these things!!

If asad doesn't make minimum 50 I'm all for him being discarded and trying someone else next test Haris or abid ali.

 

[IMMY69]

Someone needs to stand up and score a century

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pakistan have easily handed over the advantage they had before tea over to South Africa.

 

[Madplayer]

Asad wont last long here, am sure usual feeble poke into the slips.

Would be a miracle if he scores substantial amount of runs.

 

[castortroy]

We will never be able to dominate the SA bowlers for consistent periods on these pitches. Expect collapses in all 3 matches

 

[MMHS]

A bit upset on Arthur that he is probably pushing Babar again to the situation where he'll have to bat desperately. That type of innings doesn't happen every day- he should have come at 5, if not 4 today. Now the ball is 30+ overs old, best time to cash on.

 

[Asif321]

Olivier has done all the damage
Right handlers coming now for Steyn

 

[Kroll]

Mental midget Asad has a chance to play a innings which will provide value to Pakistan for once. Can he take it?

 

[Abdullah]

Asad wont last long here, am sure usual feeble poke into the slips.

He owes us a score

 

[castortroy]

Asad looks like a prime low candidate.

2 more wickets and they will be into the tail.

 

[DRsohail]

A bit upset on Arthur that he is probably pushing Babar again to the situation where he'll have to bat desperately. That type of innings doesn't happen every day- he should have come at 5, if not 4 today. Now the ball is 30+ overs old, best time to cash on.

Was disappointing to see this softie playing ahead of him.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Interesting technique from Shan. He is batting on the offstump exposing his leg stump. A yorker could do him?

 

[Fahdi]

Need a 50 partnership between these two

 

[ARK Rafay]

Interesting technique from Shan. He is batting on the offstump exposing his leg stump. A yorker could do him?

That's what I used to say when Steve Smith bats
Luckly I witnessed Smith's leg stump taken down by Ehsan Adil in CWC 15 Quarter-Finals

 

[castortroy]

We really need another batting option in this line up. Sarfraz is not a batsman anymore so we have a ridiculous long tail