What's new

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

Ahmed216 said:
Babar needed to relax. Big innings are played in phases.
Just regroup every now and again.
He was determined but not confident enough.
Click to expand...
he played 3rd consecutive loose shot. First one potentially cost us Test in centurion , Second was nothing ball this morning and now flashy drive. This guy is mentally Shot
 
Rana said:
Stupid decision to send the night watchman

Shan batting well with a batsman supporting him. The tailender will put pressure on him to rein in his strokeplay
Click to expand...

There’s still about 7 overs left, these guys just love to go full re!ard
 
m.shah said:
Babar proved again he is king of soft runs. Little bit of pressure and he looks lost. Mental midget if there was one
Click to expand...

He started to dream about his hundred and the circle jerk over it in Pakistan, he worked himself into a shoot
 
I could visualise the Babar dismissal as soon as I saw that vicious inswinger by Jansen

Babar is a very mediocre player of proper swing and pace
 
Rana said:
I could visualise the Babar dismissal as soon as I saw that vicious inswinger by Jansen

Babar is a very mediocre player of proper swing and pace
Click to expand...
below Mediocre. Call it poor player of Swing and Pace. looks like tail ender
 
Wasim Ghulam said:
he started to think about 100 after he crossed 70. so yeah pressure of self preservation. nothing for Team
Click to expand...
Self preservation would had been if he took out all attacking shots, it was clearly case of stupid shot which he always has in him amongst all his good play.
 
Rana said:
The problem is that he cannot seem to learn from his repeated mistakes.

He has a clear flaw against left arm seam around the wicket
Click to expand...
Just mental weak and poor, a good batsmen but no killer instinct
 
Well done Shan and Babar now tomorrow is make or break.

Ghulam and Saud will need to step up
 
Rana said:
The problem is that he cannot seem to learn from his repeated mistakes.

He has a clear flaw against left arm seam around the wicket
Click to expand...
to Learn from mistakes you gotta be Mentally strong. This part is non existent in Babar. Amount Soft runs he has scored in his career are staggering. Probably 80% of his 10000 plus int runs came in no pressure situation against Mediocre attacks
 
In this day and age, it is appalling that our tailender don't get behind the line and show all three stumps.
 
Overall brilliant effort from both openers making SA struggle for their wicket. Good to see Babar slowly but surely return to good form. As for his brain, that still needs a lot of work.
 
Commendable fightback. Still a mountain to climb though so still in the damage control phase. Real test will be if the pitch starts gripping more tomorrow with Maharaj operating
 
Pakistan will need to bat at least another 4 session minimum here, but can't see it happening.

Time for all our batsmen need to step tomorrow
 
PakPremi said:
Self preservation would had been if he took out all attacking shots, it was clearly case of stupid shot which he always has in him amongst all his good play.
Click to expand...
Pressure of Self preservation. Since he is mental midget , he cant handle one bit of it hence the stupid shot
 
PakPremi said:
Self preservation would had been if he took out all attacking shots, it was clearly case of stupid shot which he always has in him amongst all his good play.
Click to expand...
Pressure of Self preservation. Since he is mental midget , he cant handle one bit of it hence the stupid shot
 
Now Pakistan will start off tomorrow with momentum being sucked out of the innings due to Khurram

I would just retire his wicket and start with a batsman
 
Rana said:
I could visualise the Babar dismissal as soon as I saw that vicious inswinger by Jansen

Babar is a very mediocre player of proper swing and pace
Click to expand...

I don't think he would've played much for Pakistan in the 1990s, certainly not in tests.
 
Rana said:
Now Pakistan will start off tomorrow with momentum being sucked out of the innings due to Khurram

I would just retire his wicket and start with a batsman
Click to expand...
SA need to earn wickets her so khurram needs to be annoying.

What can't happen is Shan getting out early
 
Rana said:
Now Pakistan will start off tomorrow with momentum being sucked out of the innings due to Khurram

I would just retire his wicket and start with a batsman
Click to expand...
Im amused that you still believe Pak can get something out of this test tomorrow. I just watched evening session to Re affirm that Babar is mental midget 😂😂😂
 
That was pretty impressive
There was a real risk that they would be rolled over again — brain fade from South Africans in enforcing the follow-on though. Who does that nowadays, when the game moves so much faster than before ? Bavuma is average as a captain.

Well played Shan — given the pressure on him (if he had failed he was undoubtedly going to be replaced) he did front up.
 
Wasim Ghulam said:
Im amused that you still believe Pak can get something out of this test tomorrow. I just watched evening session to Re affirm that Babar is mental midget 😂😂😂
Click to expand...
Well, they are playing well. Your gonna lose but at least keep doing what you are doing right
 
Amjid Javed said:
SA need to earn wickets her so khurram needs to be annoying.

What can't happen is Shan getting out early
Click to expand...
But Pakistan’s rr of 4.5 dropping will suck out the momentum they have. It’s one of those games for them, if they fall off and SA build some control, you will see them picking up more wickets
 
Rana said:
Well, they are playing well. Your gonna lose but at least keep doing what you are doing right
Click to expand...
SA lost intensity. they will come back fresh tomorrow . 190 all out on phata wicket. does nt matter if SA let them score 400 now
 
Pakistan did well.

213/1.

Need to keep on batting like this. Maybe they can reach 500-550 and make SA bat again.
 
Rana said:
But Pakistan’s rr of 4.5 dropping will suck out the momentum they have. It’s one of those games for them, if they fall off and SA build some control, you will see them picking up more wickets
Click to expand...
Yeah I get that, we have to play positive, but at sane time not wreckless and stupid. Shan needs to dictate pace tomorrow
 
Shan Masood now has more centuries in SENA than Babar. The king of soft runs.

At least Pakistan has put up a half hearted fight. Blows my mind they collapsed for below 200 in the first place on that flat pitch. Barring some unexpected great batting where they bat for like 4 sessions and put up 400+ more runs and give SA some sort of 200+ target, a win or draw is unlikely.
 
See Shan had potential but sadly bad bowling in Centurion and poor fielding in Australia cost us 2 iconic wins.
 

Proteas on top but Pakistan fighting hard​


Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Shan Masood stood tall in the face of South Africa’s attack to close out day three on 213 for one in their second innings of the second test at World Sports Betting Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday.

Having been asked to follow on after being bowled out for 194 in their first innings, Babar and Masood combined to lay down Pakistan’s best opening stand against South Africa, beating the previous best set by Taufeeq Umar and Imran Farhat back in 2002-03, to leave the match deficit at 208 with nine-second innings wickets intact – bar Saim Ayub, who fractured his ankle on day one.

Babar and Masood negotiated the period to tea by adding 80 runs and reducing the deficit to 341 runs, bringing up the 50-run stand in 45 minutes.

The third session belonged to Pakistan as Masood raised his sixth-test century from 159 balls with 14 boundaries as the pair celebrated the 200-run stand in 195 minutes.

Marco Jansen (10-0-56-1) brought some joy to the beleaguered South African camp when he had Babar driving at a wide delivery, only to be well-caught in the gully-region by David Bedingham for a well-played 81, including 10 boundaries from 124 balls, bringing an end to the first-wicket marathon on 205.

Kagiso Rabada bowled 12 overs and conceded 56 runs with six no-balls while Kwena Maphaka conceded 31 runs in six overs.

Wiaan Mulder delivered five tidy overs for 16 while Keshav Maharaj sent down 15 overs for 36 runs and was the only bowler with maidens under his belt.

Khurram Shahzad (8 not out) walked in as the night-watchman and managed the final 15 minutes to the close with Masood, who ended unbeaten on a brilliant 102, to give Pakistan some hope of forcing the South Africans to bat again.

PAKISTAN FORCED TO FOLLOW ON

The third morning began with Pakistan on 64 for three with Babar and Mohammad Rizwan at the crease.

The pair of experienced top-order men navigated the first hour of play, taking the visitors to 116 for three and their partnership to 96.

However, shortly after the drinks break, Maphaka (8.2-1-43-2) struck to the joyous rapture of the Cape faithful.

Maphaka charged down the pitch in absolute ecstasy as Babar stood forlornly – unable to comprehend being caught down the leg side by Kyle Verreynne.

With just half an hour to go before the third day’s lunch break, Mulder (11-0-44-1), who had been targeting the middle stump all morning, bowled a little wider and Rizwan, who had faced 82 deliveries, eyed the opportunity to clobber the ball down the ground, only to send the ball onto his own stumps, after striking two fours and a six.

Shortly before the lunch break, Verreynne displayed incredible hand-speed as he whipped the bails off from a Maharaj (8-2-14-2) delivery that turned past the outside edge of Salman Agha’s bat.

Agha’s foot was in the air and had to walk for a 22-ball 19, leaving Pakistan on 155 for six at the lunch break.

The Proteas needed just 35 minutes to mop-up the Pakistan tail as Rabada (15-3-55-3) had Amir Jamal (5) top-edging to Bedingham at first slip, who then claimed a great catch at short leg off Maharaj to dismiss Mir Hamza (13) before Maphaka ended the innings by having Shahzad caught at point by Tristan Stubbs for 14.

supersport.com

DAY 3: Proteas on top but Pakistan fighting hard | SuperSport

Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Shan Masood stood tall in the face of South Africa’s attack to close out day three on 213 for one in their second innings of the second test at World Sports Betting Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday.
supersport.com supersport.com
 
pakistan should go to avoid the inning defeat.. i dont think from here they can defend this Test
 
The Fake King Zimbabar shows exactly why he will not be among the greatest test batsmen. He cannot score a hundred in a road. I was not surprised.He is extremely overrated. 🤣 :ROFLMAO:
 
Pathetic stuff from Babar who is a softie, a player of his hype and reputation should be able to score a century against the best teams in their backyard. He missed out and threw his wicket away.
 
Poor decision by Bhavuma to enforce the follow on in this flat wicket. He should have let his bowlers rest for atleast a day and then have them come back afresh.
 
Savak said:
Poor decision by Bhavuma to enforce the follow on in this flat wicket. He should have let his bowlers rest for atleast a day and then have them come back afresh.
Click to expand...

Yes. That was a blunder probably. Unnecessary strain on their bowlers.
 
SA will breeze to victory no worries , iconic partnership of 205 by ShaBar in losing cause :sachin :lara

Nevertheless the sh1t we did in 1st innings was too much to ease our bowel movements :bhajji
 
Rana said:
Now they will probably lose one more trying to defend having SA on the ropes batting positively
Click to expand...
Don't worry.Saud the class is still to come and bat. He will score a big hundred.
 
Babaz Azam in a press conference:

Q: Two fifties in a day. Was it a secret that you wanted to open the innings?

"As you know, due to Saim Ayub's injury, it was a team requirement and it wasn't a personal goal of mine to open the innings. I always prefer to play for my team where batting position doesn't matter to me. In the first innings, I couldn't utilize the conditions well and failed to build a long partnership. However, in the second innings, the partnership between Shan and me leveled the match for now. Tomorrow, we'll focus on building more partnerships to put pressure on the opponents."

Q: Three consecutive fifties! Do you think there's been a change in your batting that's helping you score runs again?

"Changes keep coming in life, and I’ve learned a lot during my lean patch when things weren’t working for me. I kept myself calm, believed in my abilities, and stayed consistent with my hard work. My main focus was to stay at the wicket for as long as possible. When I managed to do that, it started working for me."

Q: What was the mindset in the second innings compared to the first when you came to bat?

"The mindset was the same. Our coach and captain backed us and encouraged us to play our natural game and focus on building partnerships. Unfortunately, we couldn’t do that in the first innings, but in the second innings, Shan and I started well. Hopefully, we can carry that momentum into tomorrow."

Q: What were the pitch conditions like?

"The pitch here in Cape Town is different compared to Johannesburg. It was challenging to face the new ball here, but once you settle down and build partnerships, things become easier. However, there are some rough patches where Keshav Maharaj got good turn and bounce, especially against Shan Masood. So, it’s a bit challenging to play spinners here. For fast bowlers, if you're settled as a batter, it becomes slightly easier."

Q: Regarding the incident with Wiaan Mulder on the field—what was that about?

"That was just the heat of the moment. In sports such things happen sometimes but they stay on the field."

Q: About your two dismissals today—how disappointing was the way you got out?

"Yes, it’s disappointing. In both innings, I started well but couldn’t finish strong. When you’re settled, you must score big, and that’s why I’m upset. In the second innings, there were only 15 minutes left, and I should’ve stayed focused. But as a batter, you sometimes make mistakes. I’ll make sure to be more focused next time."
 
Last edited:
Rana said:
He’s better than every Test batsman ever produced in the history of Bangladesh btw.
Click to expand...
Until now yes. Definitely.

Even there is class in making in that duck by Saud which cant be found even in century made by BD batsmen . Saud will definitely save this test and win tests for Pakistan in coming months.
 
Cricket Warrior said:
Babaz Azam in a press conference:

Q: Two fifties in a day. Was it a secret that you wanted to open the innings?

"As you know, due to Saim Ayub's injury, it was a team requirement and it wasn't a personal goal of mine to open the innings. I always prefer to play for my team where batting position doesn't matter to me. In the first innings, I couldn't utilize the conditions well and failed to build a long partnership. However, in the second innings, the partnership between Shan and me leveled the match for now. Tomorrow, we'll focus on building more partnerships to put pressure on the opponents."

Q: Three consecutive fifties! Do you think there's been a change in your batting that's helping you score runs again?

"Changes keep coming in life, and I’ve learned a lot during my lean patch when things weren’t working for me. I kept myself calm, believed in my abilities, and stayed consistent with my hard work. My main focus was to stay at the wicket for as long as possible. When I managed to do that, it started working for me."

Q: What was the mindset in the second innings compared to the first when you came to bat?

"The mindset was the same. Our coach and captain backed us and encouraged us to play our natural game and focus on building partnerships. Unfortunately, we couldn’t do that in the first innings, but in the second innings, Shan and I started well. Hopefully, we can carry that momentum into tomorrow."

Q: What were the pitch conditions like?

"The pitch here in Cape Town is different compared to Johannesburg. It was challenging to face the new ball here, but once you settle down and build partnerships, things become easier. However, there are some rough patches where Keshav Maharaj got good turn and bounce, especially against Shan Masood. So, it’s a bit challenging to play spinners here. For fast bowlers, if you're settled as a batter, it becomes slightly easier."

Q: Regarding the incident on the field—what was that about?

"That was just the heat of the moment. In sports, such things happen sometimes, but they stay on the field."

Q: About your two dismissals today—how disappointing was the way you got out?

"Yes, it’s disappointing. In both innings, I started well but couldn’t finish strong. When you’re settled, you must score big, and that’s why I’m upset. In the second innings, there were only 15 minutes left, and I should’ve stayed focused. But as a batter, you sometimes make mistakes. I’ll make sure to be more focused next time."
Click to expand...
Babar ,you have become a mr fifty. Sorry to say. Your tram needs much much more.
 
Mainul said:
Until now yes. Definitely.

Even there is class in making in that duck by Saud which cant be found even in century made by BD batsmen . Saud will definitely save this test and win tests for Pakistan in coming months.
Click to expand...
What’s your issue with Saud? You don’t like good quality players?
 
This match will get result for sure. I will be surprised if it ends in draw. Too much time left now
 
Rana said:
What’s your issue with Saud? You don’t like good quality players?
Click to expand...
Saud is a good player no doubt. But he is at best a good player but with some limitations, nothing more. You are overhyping him.
 
Mainul said:
Saud is a good player no doubt. But he is at best a good player but with some limitations, nothing more. You are overhyping him.
Click to expand...
No I’m not. He’s ranked 7 in the ICC rankings. And he’s a class batsman. A delight to watch on song. And he has scored tough runs for Pakistan on tough decks, so his quality is certified.
 
Rana said:
No I’m not. He’s ranked 7 in the ICC rankings. And he’s a class batsman. A delight to watch on song. And he has scored tough runs for Pakistan on tough decks, so his quality is certified.
Click to expand...
He has good test match temperament which is critical.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Not as good as Mominul haq, shanto, zakir hasan. lol
Click to expand...
I don’t want to sound rude but it seems like Bangladesh cricket fans are clueless when it comes to judging player quality.

There was a guy here who called Rizwan’s Pakistan’s MVP and he would get into any world XI for T20

Then we have this bloke here who has some weird issue with Saud Shaqeel, like it makes no sense. Why would you hate Saud in Test cricket? That’s like me hating Kamindu Mendis for no apparent reason.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

FearlessRoar
  • Poll Poll
South Africa (301 & 150/8) claim a hard-earned win by 2 wickets in the first Test against Pakistan (211 & 237) to go 1-0 up in the 2-match series
12 13 14
Replies
1K
Views
11K
sweep_shot
sweep_shot
FearlessRoar
Pakistan reach 64/3 in reply to South Africa's 615 at the end of Day 2 of the second Test, trailing by 551 runs
6 7 8
Replies
590
Views
6K
aqua99
A
BouncerGuy
South Africa (128/7) secure a thrilling 3-wicket victory against India (124/6) to level the 4-match series at 1-1
Replies
70
Views
874
Devadwal
D
C
  • Locked
South Africa vs Pakistan | 1st Test | Centurion | Dec 26-30 | Pre-Match Discussion
2 3
Replies
197
Views
4K
Rana
Rana
The Bald Eagle
  • Poll Poll
Congratulations to Pakistan for becoming the first visiting side to whitewash South Africa in ODIs
15 16 17
Replies
1K
Views
17K
Shoaib Akhtar 100 MPH
S
Back
Top