Pakistan finish Day 3 on 137/8 against England, lead by 244 runs

[Zeshan547]

Talk about throwing it away, Maru mujhay maru,

 

[Yk313]

Shafiq’s place is safe given it was not his fault alone.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Thorough unprofessional game awareness by these two

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

What the hell man.so pathetic

 

[Smbhayi]

Poor running, that's out..

 

[Seen Sheen]

Run out. Poor dismissal

 

[AdamM97]

The momentum was just building up.

 

[Titan24]

Shafiq and Azhar dont handle pressure well at all. To be honest there wasnt much pressure anyways, just cant define a match.

 

[sweep_shot]

Gone?

Asad departs.

101/5.

Lead is worth 208 runs.

 

[castortroy]

Pakistan in a nutshell

 

[Usman Chadda]

How dumb was this...

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

ENG bowling all over the place right now except for Woakes.

As I say that. Pathetic run-out

 

[Mamoon]

Kohli has an avg of 36 in England and you bow down to him, hope you will do the same for Rizwan too if he matches him in England.

I want to bow down to your logic and intelligence.

 

[Green Patriot]

Yeah this is exactly what we wanted. Well done Pakistan.

 

[Junaids]

Poor by Pakistan.

If those two had batted the next hour the game was won.

 

[AdamM97]

Shan and Shadab are very athletic and quick between the wickets. Asad is short and not very quick.

 

[TheInaudibleParadox]

Run outs are criminal. Should be jailed.

 

[Markhor]

Terrible. Just when Pakistan were taking the game away from England.

 

[Mueez]

Maro mujhe maro

 

[Yk313]

Seriously guys what the hell is wrong with us? The non-striker has been saying no quite well so far. This was poor.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Pakistan doing Pakistani things.

Just somehow get to 260. That will at least provide half a chance to Pakistan.

 

[Justcrazy]

Run out

Last thing Pakistan wanted now.

 

[Mamoon]

That bald Pakistani fan meme is perfect for this situation.

 

[sweep_shot]

Shadab should play shots. Not much batting left.

 

[Greenstorm]

Yeh match phanse ga. Those 40 runs by England's tail can prove useful.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Both have to be careful now.

 

[Kroll]

Shafiq still finds a way to get out despite playing well so far.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Stupid run there.

Let england back to game.

 

[Zeshan547]

shady boy u need to hack your way to another 30 atleast, that should be enough.

 

[King_Kohli]

Asad Shafiq is run out in Tests after eight years!

 

[KingKhanWC]

I want to bow down to your logic and intelligence.

Im not Indian, relax.

Shadab needs to play positive, we have enough on the board now.

 

[TheInaudibleParadox]

Just giving England a bit of false hope. Those type of wins are the best.

 

[Yk313]

208-5. 50 more should help. Just ****** get them wherever. Don’t care.

 

[Junaids]

As much as I like Shadab, he’s a pretty nervous starter.

 

[Kroll]

Shadab should play shots. Not much batting left.

Shadab is a brave guy, he'll do it for us now.

 

[AdamM97]

Experience has proved to be futile so far. Youngsters and newbies clearly outperforming the experienced in all aspects of the game.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Pakistan need 70 more somehow

 

[Yk313]

That bald Pakistani fan meme is perfect for this situation.

Haha the guy is actually a senior corporate figure. Director at PwC London.

 

[Energy]

These two should have batted out the day and the game was firmly in control.

Asad is a classic example of a low-confidence bloke. Doesn't matter the technique you have to be strong and decisive in your head.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Shafiq still finds a way to get out despite playing well so far.

It wasnt his fault, poor call from Rizwan, never a run there in T20 cricket.

 

[Mueez]

Hopefully these two add another 50-60 runs and then Yasir needs to go gung-ho!

 

[Fahdi]

Of all the stupid things they could have done they somehow managed to pull off the stupidest. It's almost impressive.

 

[Yk313]

As much as I like Shadab, he’s a pretty nervous starter.

No real need. England not over attacking. Fairly relaxed fields for both. Like we have done so far, need to hand it to England.

 

[TeamPak95]

Talk about throwing it away, Maru mujhay maru,

Lol Asad to Sibley when he was running.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Some how need another 92 runs here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan lead by 209 runs , they need to add another 90 here

 

[KingKhan12]

We are ranked 7th for a reason.

Where was you yesterday. Only show up when Pakistan not doing well. Still long way to go another 100 runs and Pakistan should win this

 

[Titan24]

Shadab should play his shots

 

[AdamM97]

Don’t think spin is ideal here for England. Pakistan should cash in on Bess.

 

[Titan24]

As much as I like Shadab, he’s a pretty nervous starter.

He is.

 

[Kroll]

Shadab to give a stinging slap to all the haters.

 

[Rayyman]

Shan and Shadab are very athletic and quick between the wickets. Asad is short and not very quick.

What does height have to do speed? Rizwan is quickest guy in the Pakistan team. Actually probably a faster runner than most international cricketers.

 

[TheInaudibleParadox]

Root is forced to bowl Bess because of over rate.

 

[sweep_shot]

LOL at Bess bowling 11 overs in a row.

 

[Titan24]

Shot from Shadab

 

[Yk313]

Shadab should play his shots

Yeah I guess. But not like chasing 200 in a t20 shots. Reasonable shots.

 

[Markhor]

Pakistan gift their wickets so cheaply, opposition sometimes don't even have to work for them.

We need to somehow scrap our way to another 50 here. These two are the last recognised batting pair.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

No point surviving this day now. Gotta go after Bess. Every run now will weigh heavily on ENG minds.

 

[AdamM97]

What does height have to do speed? Rizwan is quickest guy in the Pakistan team. Actually probably a faster runner than most international cricketers.

The size of your legs actually determines how fast you can run.

 

[Markhor]

Pakistan gift their wickets so cheaply, opposition sometimes don't even have to work for them.

We need to somehow scrap our way to another 50 here. These two are the last recognised batting pair.

 

[Yk313]

Something about that grin on Shadab’s face makes me think Shahid Afridi is going to continue playing his shots no matter what.

 

[azimiqbal]

Bottom line Pakistan need another 70-80 and I think we have enough on the Board to win this game

100 would be perfect

So stupid batting second innings

 

[Zeshan547]

Hack it, whack it or smack it, Pak batsmen have to somehow crack it.

 

[Junaids]

Experience has proved to be futile so far. Youngsters and newbies clearly outperforming the experienced in all aspects of the game.

Abid Ali, Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq are all at an age where other countries replace such veterans with younger players.

 

[sindhiboy]

Don't know who is more stupid, rizwan for running out shafiq, or root not bowling woakes and giving free runs to Pakistan through bess

 

[sweep_shot]

Lead is now worth 215 runs.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Lead 213.

Need 50 from rizwan here.

 

[pratiktc]

Forget about errors
Momentum with Pak...team is flying

 

[Badboy_1]

218 Lead

 

[Forum363]

As much as we have a tendency to make players into stars - I feel like Pakistan have ended the test careers of Bess and Butler, no matter the result of this match.

Unless they take England home with the bat, but even then, they've been so poor at their primary function that England seriously need to consider replacing them

 

[Deewana Mastana]

I did see PCT bowling.. which most of the time is worth it esp in England

I said the first 2 days meaning you couldve have seen their 1st inns batting too especially Shan's 156.

 

[Rayyman]

The size of your legs actually determines how fast you can run.

It does not. That was not a good run, but Asad would have made it had he not stuttered in the middle of the pitch. Also Rizwan's fault too because he just dropped it and ran without looking at the partner. Overall just bad communication.

 

[IcedCoffee]

Shadab out of his mind there for a sec. Would've been a suicidal 3rd run attempt.

 

[Yk313]

Shot of the day by Shadab

 

[Major]

shafiq got unlucky

 

[Yk313]

It does not. That was not a good run, but Asad would have made it had he not stuttered in the middle of the pitch. Also Rizwan's fault too because he just dropped it and ran without looking at the partner. Overall just bad communication.

Yup. Calling has not been pristine so far but still decent. This was pathetic.

 

[Junaids]

I always think that once a team gets the lead to 220, every run effectively counts double.

230 is defendable.
250 is difficult to chase.
270 is a winning target.
290 puts the chasing team under massive pressure.

 

[pratiktc]

Bess is finished. This was a match losing spell.
C'mon boys...keep the scorecard moving

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Shadab brings an urgency to the crease. Makes the fielders work hard.
Could easily be the difference between 250 and potentially 300.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Nice edged 4