Pakistan end Day 3 at 213/1, trailing by 208 runs, after being forced to follow on in the second Test against South Africa

[Kianig89]

In a cluster it will be, Pakistan cricket with its idiosyncrasies

 

[Rana]

In a cluster it will be, Pakistan cricket with its idiosyncrasies

Good to see you haven’t gone missing

 

[emranabbas]

And that justifies Shan 's mediocrity

need to get rid of Babar first then we can discuss shan

 

[Sunny_majoka]

need to get rid of Babar first then we can discuss shan

Lol, so Shan is better than Babar,

 

[Darkrai]

Why does that matter? Who has the strongest PR and protection in the PCB?

Yeah, they don't seem to give much importance to the VC title and not many people talk about Saud in terms of captaincy.

 

[Rana]

Lol, so Shan is better than Babar,

In a world where Rizwan is better than Klaasen

Why not?

 

[emranabbas]

Lol, so Shan is better than Babar,

at the moment yes

 

[Rana]

In a dream world

If Pakistan register their 600 in 5 sessions

Well, game on

 

[Darkrai]

need to get rid of Babar first then we can discuss shan

They did drop Babar. Fortunately for him Abdullah was flopping hard in all formats.

 

[Rajdeep]

Only SA can make the sunday better for us Bharatiya's today.

 

[Rana]

Only SA can make the sunday better for us Bharatiya's today.

Bavuma has other plans

 

[Darkrai]

In a dream world

If Pakistan register their 600 in 5 sessions

Well, game on

Shan 200
Babar 20
Saud 300
Rizwan 0

 

[Rana]

They did drop Babar. Fortunately for him Abdullah was flopping hard in all formats.

Fortunately for Babar

Not for Hurraira who did the hard yards in domestic and didn’t get his shot

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan - 47/0 (10 overs).

Solid start.

 

[emranabbas]

only 374 to go

 

[angrypathan]

Shan gets to the all elusive 30

 

[Fazzy321]

The only way to get runs is to counter attack here. Once if you start slowing down wickets will come tumbling down

 

[Kianig89]

Shan > Babar

New hypothesis presented by some t00ns

 

[Darkrai]

Fortunately for Babar

Not for Hurraira who did the hard yards in domestic and didn’t get his shot

He has been out of form recently and short of runs in domestic. It's probably not the right time for him to make debut, that too in SA, for his own good.

 

[Kianig89]

If not for industrial fans , Shan would had remained winless

 

[angrypathan]

Strong chairs

 

[Fazzy321]

Pakistan gonna get to 100-0 and give us false hope, only to be all out on 200

 

[Kianig89]

PCB should not fool the supporters again

 

[angrypathan]

Getting good drift here Maharaj

 

[Kianig89]

Vettori Sachin Lara the better captain than Shan sums up everything

 

[FearlessRoar]

Test cricket tests your skills, patience, temperament, and concentration. It requires long batting sessions to wear down the opposition, with no room for complacency. Ryan Rickelton recently showed this mindset. Despite scoring 259 his frustration for not going further highlighted his determination to stay focused.

 

[angrypathan]

Wish Babar could play the sweep well

 

[Omer2002]

The pitch is a belter pak batting pathetically in 1st innings was expected and getting a few in 2nd was too

 

[Buffet]

In such a flat deck, bowlers needed to get some rest. Poor decision.

Lots of time was left in game. 50 overs of break would have helped bowlers.

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan are looking good for a big score in 2nd innings. Good vibe so far.

70/0 (15 overs).

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

The pitch is a belter pak batting pathetically in 1st innings was expected and getting a few in 2nd was too

Exactly so. Any batsmen of quality would easily get a 100 minimum as South Africa showed. Tailenders can get 50 like Zimbabar did

 

[followed]

This is such a road, they couldn't even score 200 on this road.
Pathetic team.

 

[Fazzy321]

Babar looking real good for his 50 again

 

[followed]

There is literally no help whatsoever for the bowlers on this road. Pakistan batted terribly in their first innings.

 

[imshally81]

Maybe this is the last test match for Shan as a captain

 

[imshally81]

Babar looking real good for his 50 again

Back to back 50s.... Not bad

 

[Fazzy321]

Back to back 50s.... Not bad

That's all he is good for

 

[HARKS]

U guys are so lucky to have Bavuma as opposition captain, this guy is absolute mental midget even outdoing Rohit in stupid decision making. He should have batted scored 200+ and should have killed game ,instead he is overworking his bowlers.

 

[MANU ROY]

can we expect another 2003 kolkata test

 

[batandballbattle]

So we won't be bundled out within 3 days at least... choti choti khushiyan

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan - 80/0 (17 overs).

 

[MANU ROY]

U guys are so lucky to have Bavuma as opposition captain, this guy is absolute mental midget even outdoing Rohit in stupid decision making. He should have batted scored 200+ and should have killed game ,instead he is overworking his bowlers.

No bavuma better than rohit

 

[gazza619]

Will Shan score a big ton and ensure he leads us into the next WTC cycle?

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan - 91/0 (19 overs).

Great going. Run-rate of 4.78.

 

[m.shah]

Shan scoring useless runs.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

Shan scoring useless runs.

so you rather he had scored 0 would that have been useful?

 

[emranabbas]

These 2 need to speed up unless they just killing the match.

 

[m.shah]

Y

so you rather he had scored 0 would that have been useful?

Yes and then hopefully we could get rid of this parchi

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Is this where Masood becomes like Ganguly and leads Pakistan to a glorious era?

 

[GLORY OF '92]

can we expect another 2003 kolkata test

2001

 

[emranabbas]

Good 50 by masood

 

[m.shah]

Maharaj getting big turn here , it's crazy that Pakistan didn't played spinner here.

 

[Darkrai]

babar on 40...chances of getting out increased by 80%

 

[PakPremi]

These 2 need to speed up unless they just killing the match.

40s in 60s balls is fast enuff. They are never going to get to SA total playing any faster, more liked dismissed early.

 

[FearlessRoar]

A bad review by the South Africans, which was clearly outside off

 

[emranabbas]

40s in 60s balls is fast enuff. They are never going to get to SA total playing any faster, more liked dismissed early.

Hoped to clear lead today and give SA target tomorrow

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Shan looks like such a good player when he's scoring runs, which makes his inability to convert starts into meaningful scores so frustrating.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Better late than never – finally, a fifty from our skipper’s bat

 

[PakPremi]

Babar better not throw it away as usual after all the hard work in being set up well.

 

[imshally81]

This soft runs from shan could be hurt us long time

 

[FearlessRoar]

Pakistan's highest opening partnership in South Africa:

Shan Masood - Babar Azam - 102* - TODAY
Saeed Anwar - Aamer Sohail - 101 - 1998
Saleem Elahi - Taufeeq Umar - 77 - 2002
Imam-ul-Haq - Shan Masood - 67 - 2019

 

[PakPremi]

Hoped to clear lead today and give SA target tomorrow

Sorry but this is Pakistan team we talking about, that too play away. No chance of Pak making a comeback.

 

[emranabbas]

Sorry but this is Pakistan team we talking about, that too play away. No chance of Pak making a comeback.

 

[emranabbas]

Chalo no worries if we can't win this atleast we can boost our averages

 

[imshally81]

Any chances of rain?

 

[Rana]

Much better by Shan when on 46 unlike Rizwan on 46

 

[FearlessRoar]

Shan Masood vs. short balls by pacers (accurate as of 3rd January 2024):

179 (216)
5 outs
35.8 avg
82.9 sr

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan - 112/0 (24.2 overs).

Great going.

 

[Fazzy321]

Shan looking happy now that he has secured his position for the next series

 

[FearlessRoar]

An acrobatic move by Shan

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

Buvama is a real dunce of a captain. You leading by 350 and trying to save runs? Entice them to score and have attacking fields.

 

[m.shah]

Shan looking happy now that he has secured his position for the next series

Will throw it away now as 50 is his ceiling

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Cape Town battering Part 2

SA vs PAK Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Test at Cape Town, January 02 - 05, 2003

Get cricket scorecard of 2nd Test, SA vs PAK, Pakistan tour of South Africa 2002/03 at Newlands, Cape Town dated January 02 - 05, 2003.

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In that match we were also 152-1 at one point

 

[Rana]

I’m loving this innings for @Kianig89 ’s misery

 

[Rana]

200-0

300 all out

 

[followed]

Lol such an embarrassment to see that WTC points table.
Pakistan bossing the bottom position.LOL

 

[followed]

Shan Masood should only be retained if he is able to save Pakistan from a defeat here.

 

[imshally81]

50 for Babar

 

[followed]

Fifty for zimbo as well. He is an impactless player but if he scores big here he can help Pakistan saving this test

 

[Rana]

Shan playing the innings of a lifetime for his biopic