Pakistan end Day 1 of the 1st Test on 33/4 after bowling out South Africa for 220

[Shams123]

Again thrown it away.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Ramiz knows more about Bavuma's technique then any of the Pak batsmen.

That is why he is called Rambo by the selective lot.

 

[Rana]

unnnnnkaaaaaaaal!!!

 

[azimiqbal]

Beautifully bowled ! Great arm ball
Terrible shot again lol

 

[aqeelPK]

5 down. Now we are truly LIVE FROM KARACHIIII

 

[battler]

Pretty pathetic from SA. 136-5 on this wicket lol

 

[Energy]

Uncle's corolla is moving with nitrous oxide now.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Elgar gone

 

[Rana]

Uncle on Fire!

Proteas are now terrified


Uncle on fire!

Na na na na na na

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

SA slide begins, I'm guessing they'll struggle to last the day now.

 

[Markhor]

Uncle power.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Beautiful bowling... maza!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Seems like all those across the border watching on tele are praying for SA

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Man how much have we missed home matches... so many teams bully in their homes... it's our turn!

 

[Square Drive]

Zabardastttt

 

[Omer2002]

Uncle Naumannn get innn.....good catch too.

I think Saffers seen a bit of spin and have started to panic a bit.. Losing the Toss and this score is v good

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Aithay rakh!

 

[Rana]

Smart catch by Bobby Deol

 

[Kaddy]

Nomi Chachu

 

[King_Kohli]

Chokers on duty

 

[Hyder]

mind you this sa team is by no means understrength. And this is shambolic stuff as the pitch is very much playable and not a minefield.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Do not give easy singles

 

[Slim]

So good to see cricket back home. Lovely, thankyou so much South Africa. Pakistan in a strong position.

 

[Rana]

Why is Rizwan in Linde’s charan there??

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Smart catch by Bobby Deol

How's Richmond this morning Rana?

 

[Slim]

Pretty pathetic from SA. 136-5 on this wicket lol

 

[King_Kohli]

Saffers need to hit boundaries and score fast, tuk tuk wont workout.

 

[Hyder]

A good googly or a better flipper would have been priceless for Yasir

 

[Rana]

How's Richmond this morning Rana?

Cold as ever. Icy everywhere

 

[Thunderbolt14]

George Linde to take the game away. Calling it now...

 

[Nikhil_cric]

To be fair, and I hope I jinx it, Bavuma has 1 ton. He walked in the 90s the other day without even losing his wicket, he's incapable of minow bashing, what is he going to do against these bowlers? )

I have never seen such an awful RSA batting lineup in my life. Its not even turning that much here. England were batting on pitches that were turning a lot more than it is here and they batted a lot better.

These guys are getting out on a pitch thats fairly good to bat on.

 

[angrypathan]

George Linde to take the game away. Calling it now...

Seconded.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Cold as ever. Icy everywhere

Chakkar laga kabhi idhar bhi

 

[Slim]

I have never seen such an awful RSA batting lineup in my life. Its not even turning that much here. England were batting on pitches that were turning a lot more than it is here and they batted a lot better.

These guys are getting out on a pitch thats fairly good to bat on.

Its south africa's fault if Pakistan win, right? :kagiso

 

[Hyder]

Elgar, Faf, Qock, Van. They ve been playing for a while now.

 

[Rana]

Nomi day 5 will be a sniper!

 

[Bigboii]

George Linde to take the game away. Calling it now...

Damn those NZ games seem to be giving you some light PTSD

Relax we got this in the bag

 

[Amjid Javed]

Typical karachi surface it looks like which will be very good for batting for 1st few days and then start to take more spin and reverse swing will start to be more prominent. 90/2 - Means its SA session pakistan need to take 3/4 wickets some how in next session as both elgar and Faf are capable of getting big hundreds. Good bowling and smart field settings required from Babar.

They have take 3 wickets this session and doing more then i asked for already

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Uncle power.

Don’t be age bashing lol

 

[JibranAnsari]

nicr darts

 

[Amjid Javed]

SA going into panic mode playing spin, reminds me of SLs effort against england yesterday

 

[Amirforpresident]

Good tight bowling from Nauman it’s just a shame he doesn’t turn it at all.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

SA going into panic mode playing spin, reminds me of SLs effort against england yesterday

That wicket was turning whereas this one is barely yet.

 

[Shams123]

I have never seen such an awful RSA batting lineup in my life. Its not even turning that much here. England were batting on pitches that were turning a lot more than it is here and they batted a lot better.

These guys are getting out on a pitch thats fairly good to bat on.

Spot on. This much spin is even found in sa. It is as if they are imagining spin.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Get another close catcher in for Linde put him under pressure he is only playing his 2nd test.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

I have never seen such an awful RSA batting lineup in my life. Its not even turning that much here. England were batting on pitches that were turning a lot more than it is here and they batted a lot better.

These guys are getting out on a pitch thats fairly good to bat on.

Sadly, I think in terms of test cricket, you'll never see another team from us greater or equal to Biff's test team.

I can only hope for an ODI world cup at one point.

 

[Rana]

Surprisingly, Babar isn’t looking too bad out there as a captain

 

[Hyder]

tbh Pakistani spinners turn so less

 

[AAli98]

Who is the South African commentator?

 

[Belawal2014]

Indians phir ro rahay hain [MENTION=113824]Nikhil_cric[/MENTION]

 

[Shams123]

Surprisingly, Babar isn’t looking too bad out there as a captain

We are dominating. His main test will be when the team will be on backfoot.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Who is the South African commentator?

Daryll Cullinan

 

[Slim]

Nauman filling up the Chachu quota.

 

[Belawal2014]

Man, missing Zulfi chacha here

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Pakistan's ranking will definitely improve if they regularly play at their real home. This will also give confidence to their players and boost their stats.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Man, missing Zulfi chacha here

Nauman chacha promptly replaced him

 

[Slim]

Man, missing Zulfi chacha here

Has he officially retired, where is he?

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Linde I reckon won’t last long but Buvi will be key here

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Pakistan's ranking will definitely improve if they regularly play at their real home. This will also give confidence to their players and boost their stats.

There's nothing wrong with that. Many of your players including Ashwin, Pujara, Jadeja, Rohit have been doing it for years now.

 

[Cric1234]

Hopefully Azhar and Fawad don’t eat daal chawal on this wicket and look to score at a strike rate a bit more than 40 saves time and puts other team under pressure.

 

[Rana]

Very good coverage. Looks like the PSL is going to be a stellar event this year to view!

 

[wrongun]

This Uncle can become a real cult hero.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to drive home now. Not let lower order make contributions.

 

[Rana]

Uncle that was a catch! Should have dived and taken it!

 

[Rana]

150-5

Below 200 please!

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

There's nothing wrong with that. Many of your players including Ashwin, Pujara, Jadeja, Rohit have been doing it for years now.

This is why I said that. Try to understand the post before replying.

 

[Justcrazy]

Misbah would be happy , a win in this series would save his job

 

[naseem]

Happy 4 Nouman n Tabish but do selecting 34 n 36 yo serves purpose .......tbh i would have gone 4 Zafar n Zia

 

[Hyder]

why did we play fahim here?
if we wanted an all rounder then should ve gone for Nawaz.
this pitch is suited for spinners.

 

[Justcrazy]

I would love to see Rabada bowling here

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

150-5

Below 200 please!

Faf thought Pakistan is all about Babar Azam. I am sure he will be shocked now.

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

Happy 4 Nouman n Tabish but do selecting 34 n 36 yo serves purpose .......tbh i would have gone 4 Zafar n Zia

Stop with this. Let;s first win. Then we can talk about other stuff.

 

[Hyder]

Happy 4 Nouman n Tabish but do selecting 34 n 36 yo serves purpose .......tbh i would have gone 4 Zafar n Zia

if he can serve 2 years and win matches then WHY NOT?

 

[Justcrazy]

why did we play fahim here?
if we wanted an all rounder then should ve gone for Nawaz.
this pitch is suited for spinners.

Because it is Pakistan management , they are idiotic in choosing horses for courses.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Its south africa's fault if Pakistan win, right? :kagiso

Of course not. If Pakistan had a better new ball partner for Shaheen, SA would have been 7/8 down by now.

 

[Justcrazy]

Faf thought Pakistan is all about Babar Azam. I am sure he will be shocked now.

Babar may fail with bat I think.

My thinking is Fawad will be highest scorer for Pakistan.

 

[Bilal_103]

My only complain is the ground. it looks so ugly the grass is dying and uneven.

 

[Rana]

Shah jeeeeee

 

[Rana]

Please be clipping!!

 

[Amirforpresident]

How did Nauman chacha take so many wickets in domestic cricket without turning the ball an inch? I know keeping things tight will give you wickets eventually, but not an average of 23