Pakistan end Day 3 on a second innings score of 129/6, with a lead of 200

[shah_1]

We don't give enough respect to YK, one of all time greats against spin.

 

[UzmanBeast]

Looking at how we are huffing and puffing to beat a poor South Africa at home, the likes of England, New Zealand and Australia will certainly beat us comfortably.

Fans should accept that we are now going to lose frequently at home. We have been a poor home team in Pakistan since the mid 90’s and that trend is going to continue.

You can look at our test team and find a plethora of problems:
1. Both openers are poor, leave the team in a worse position every time they bat.
2. Fast-bowling attack still looks weak (only Hasan looks good IMO.)
3. Spinners aren't that consistent (Yasir got belted and never recovered.)
4. Create unnecessary pressure while batting. (any team with a brain would apply pressure up front to see our top order fall instantly.)
5. Lack of a quality all-rounder (Faheem's doing well, but he's not a world class all-rounder.)

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

220 will be difficult to chase here. Still backing Pakistan to win.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Mamoon just has same posts saved on a document file and just copies and pastes on here, the same repetitive rubbish all the time.

 

[Rana]

Damn

Game on.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Fawad gone. Pakistan in a huge hole now.

 

[BigShak]

Time to hit out. No point plodding around.

 

[Titan24]

Thats a big wicket. Faheem needs to deliver again

 

[Afhan Ali]

Yes I can see how good we are at home.

You will be right as usual. You know it and I also know this.

 

[Greenstorm]

Its upto rana ji again.

Not playing Saud will cost us here.

 

[castortroy]

Lol we are going to lose another test from a strong position

If SA win this test, misbah and Co have to be let go

 

[ssuhaide]

Think South Africa will be chasing around 180 here, their spinners causing havoc.

 

[dravidthewall]

Another one bite the dust

 

[Energy]

Bobby gone, Ajju bhai gone and now Fadi gone.

Time for Faheem to score a brisk 50 and take back the advantage.

 

[Savak]

A Pakistani team crumbling under pressure because they were favorites to win before the match. Not new at all, an eternal problem

 

[Rana]

Come on the lower order, attack and add 100 here!

 

[UzmanBeast]

Well Fawad is gone, so Faheem walks in.

Poor cricket by us. Pathetic from the openers, poor from Babar to repeat the same mistake thrice. Azhar should have hung on.

I do not like saying this, but in recent times, if we've had a great player of spin since the retirement of Younis and Misbah, it's been Asad Shafiq.

Will Faheem play another blinder, we need to survive the day. No less than 250 on the board.

 

[imshally81]

Yes I can see how good we are at home.

Again because of lacking the home series... If we continue playing at home... We would not that bad...

 

[UzmanBeast]

A Pakistani team crumbling under pressure because they were favorites to win before the match. Not new at all, an eternal problem

If we had a lead of 400 even, we'd crumble the same way.

The winning mentality is not there, we don't have the mentality to go for the kill.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pretty much last batting pair now, tail wont last long here.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

So is it right to say that Pakistan are failing?

 

[Afhan Ali]

We are losing because we are a poor team not because of Misbah.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

What will be a winning total on this pitch?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Dropped

 

[Titan24]

Well Fawad is gone, so Faheem walks in.

Poor cricket by us. Pathetic from the openers, poor from Babar to repeat the same mistake thrice. Azhar should have hung on.

I do not like saying this, but in recent times, if we've had a great player of spin since the retirement of Younis and Misbah, it's been Asad Shafiq.

Will Faheem play another blinder, we need to survive the day. No less than 250 on the board.

Asad also had his fair share of struggles against Srl and Nz in last series Pak played with them in UAE.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Said before start of game we wudnt get away with walking wickets at top of order, middle order was bound to fail at somepoint.

 

[ssuhaide]

Faheem dropped. Panic stations.

 

[castortroy]

These left arm spinner are bowling nothing special at all. Nothing has turned viciously.

This is just awful batting

 

[Rana]

TBF Pakistan deserve this. They have been highly negetive in their approach from the word go.

All you needed was a quickfire 30-1 and runs would be flowing, there is no runs coming and every 3rd delivery is a wicket taking ball right now.

 

[UzmanBeast]

Even Faheem didn't get out to spin

Third class coaching

I agree, though Faheem almost got out just now.

When our top order fails so often, our MO is in a lot of pressure. Once the MO is in pressure, the backbone of the team starts weakening.

Need to fix the top order problem ASAP.

GET TO THE PITCH OF THE BALL

 

[Deewana Mastana]

It comes to the Pakistan first innings where they failed to capitalise and now they're paying for it.

 

[Titan24]

What will be a winning total on this pitch?

The way pitch has behaved in last session or so. I think 225 can be decent

 

[imshally81]

4444

 

[Theo_14]

It’s a turning pitch, anyone who knows their game will know its a very hard pitch to bat on.

 

[Rana]

Come on man attack it!

 

[Titan24]

They cant survive like this, better to play some shots

 

[Amjid Javed]

Fahim dropped. Needs to cash in here

 

[imshally81]

Okay.

Thanks for agreement

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

The way pitch has behaved in last session or so. I think 225 can be decent

What about 200? Think we would have a good chance with that?

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Spicing up nicely. We just need another 60 runs

 

[castortroy]

Pak will be AO today

 

[Energy]

If these two can counter attack SA will be out of the game. Need a 50+ partnership.

 

[IMMY69]

I'm shocked as to how poor our guys are at playing spin.

 

[sindhiboy]

As long as Gary sobers on the crease, pak should not worry at all

 

[Markhor]

How long until we see a counterattack ? This poking and prodding is asking for trouble.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Had Pakistan been a little positive the lead could have been 200 by now.

The other thing is that there's still plenty of time left 2 full days and the lead isn't anywhere near enough yet with the last recognised pair in the middle.

 

[castortroy]

Spicing up nicely. We just need another 60 runs

200 is a risky score. Just needs one big innings from a de kock etc and it's game over. Pak have blown this big time

 

[Saj]

Pakistan in full panic mode.

Don't know whether to attack or defend.

No positivity throughout the 2nd innings.

Awful.

 

[Amjid Javed]

82/5 - lead 153.

We need 70-100 some how.

 

[imshally81]

Suddenly spinners are spinning the ball.. And hard to face

 

[Titan24]

What about 200? Think we would have a good chance with that?

Would be 60/40 I think in favour of Pak.

 

[Savak]

These left arm spinner are bowling nothing special at all. Nothing has turned viciously.

This is just awful batting

I thought the South Africans were pretty comfortable against our spinners today, only Hasan Ali surprised them. De Cock is due for a big knock and only a matter of time for the South African batting to rise

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Imagine they can't even play Linde who's got an injured finger.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan in full panic mode.

Don't know whether to attack or defend.

No positivity throughout the 2nd innings.

Awful.

Captain and coach setting a negative mindset here.

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

It all started with openers. Terrible

 

[imshally81]

3 more to Rizwan

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pakistan in full panic mode.

Don't know whether to attack or defend.

No positivity throughout the 2nd innings.

Awful.

Biggest issue as always is the mentality that is what comes down to.

Playing bogged down cricket despite playing at home and that two against spinners who aren't in top form.

 

[Amjid Javed]

20 overs left still. Will we still be batting come end of day

 

[Titan24]

Imagine they can't even play Linde who's got an injured finger.

When Pak’s panic mode is on than even a club cricketer with mask of Maharaj can run through them

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Biggest issue as always is the mentality that is what comes down to.

Playing bogged down cricket despite playing at home and that two against spinners who aren't in top form.

The problem is both of the openers were trying to save their career.

 

[Asif321]

SA fielding have let them down

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

If there's anyone that can save Pakistan its these two. Faheem has got fifties in last 3 innings and Rizwan has never gotten out to spin.

If we lose one more wicket in the next few overs then I think we can kiss this test match good bye.

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Fahim should attack. Only way to go forward

 

[imshally81]

20 overs left still. Will we still be batting come end of day

Maximum 45 mins left...

 

[Amjid Javed]

1 fifty partnership here now wud be huge.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

The problem is both of the openers were trying to save their career.

Isn't that always the case with openers yet we are struggling in 2021 to find decent openers

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Fahim is missing on hitting straight. Not sure why he is not trying

 

[m.shah]

Imagine Pakistan playing in 4th inning here

 

[Saj]

You have a lead of 70
The pitch is not the best
The opposition has to bat last
Yet you are in survival mode from ball 1

Ridiculous.

 

[imshally81]

2 more runs to Rizwan..

Lead is 160 now

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

It is Taylor made for Fahim

 

[MenInG]

Guys - pls stay on topic

if in doubt read the rules in post #1

 

[Energy]

Rizwan is edgy but able to connect bat to ball.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

When Pak’s panic mode is on than even a club cricketer with mask of Maharaj can run through them

True they're just not upto task against anyone.

 

[imshally81]

Funny how indian fans have started trolling on this thread now pakistan is struggling.

You mean [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

One edge coming very soon

 

[Amjid Javed]

You have a lead of 70
The pitch is not the best
The opposition has to bat last
Yet you are in survival mode from ball 1

Ridiculous.

We had 2 openers who arent good enuf for test cricket and yet again poor start to inns set the rot going for rest of inns.

 

[Titan24]

If the series is drawn Pak will move from 7th to 6th rank. However, if Pak pulls this one off they will go upto no 5 and will have same points as SA (90).

 

[Amjid Javed]

You mean [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

Yeah who was hiding 1st 2 days of test match.

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

Fahim should face the left arms and hammer them for couple of sixes. It will be game over for Sa