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

[Rana]

Great batting by Rickleton

He’s the only one who’s looked comfortable on this deck. Bavuma once set played a good knock too

 

[followed]

They might score 550 by the looks of it.

 

[saimayubera]

SA will score 500 ish. Pak 300-350.

SA 2nd innings 250. Pak 2nd innings 200 odd with Maharaj taking wickets.

 

[followed]

Maaro hor maaro. Send him back to domestic cricket that is where he belongs.
Embarrassment of highest level

 

[Rana]

Beautiful shots Verreyne

 

[BouncerGuy]

That looks going down the leg side

 

[followed]

Very poor review.

 

[TheSultan]

Mir hamza I mean please come on - what an absolutely lovely bowler to face - nice and floaty

 

[BouncerGuy]

Poor review... with that angle... it was always going down the leg side...

 

[angrypathan]

That was not out even to the naked eye, poor review

 

[Marooned]

Meanwhile Ali Raza gets a fifer in QeT Final. 5-40 thus far.

Hope they don't blood him in too soon.

That only stalls their development.

 

[Marooned]

That was not out even to the naked eye, poor review

Ikr.

In their desperation they saw something different.

 

[Marooned]

I told people this yesterday. Sa ain't getting bundled for 400.

Everyone could see that.

 

[TheSultan]

Lol he bowls at 118-120 range i have seen him do that.

Literally many female fast bowlers bowl faster than this embarrassment.LOL

Honestly bro- this is an embarrassment. We’re gonna get the line and length merchants like @Farabi ranting at this. But there are minimum standards man - this is pop gun bowling! With a grunt aswell!

 

[Marooned]

Mir hamza I mean please come on - what an absolutely lovely bowler to face - nice and floaty

He is starting to get some "flight" too now.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

No spinners, trundler pace attack. What is this rubbish?

 

[mominsaigol]

Everyone could see that.

Their were a few who argued that sa would be bowled out for 400.

 

[Marooned]

Their were a few who argued that sa would be bowled out for 400.

I see.

 

[Marooned]

Lmaoooo hamza enforced a play and miss?

 

[Marooned]

I hope this is the last we see of hamza in internationals. Guy isn't cut out for this level.

 

[angrypathan]

Hamza is bowling garbage right now

 

[Omer2002]

Hope they don't blood him in too soon.

That only stalls their development.

He looks ok but i was hoping he will be like nahid rana the bangladeshi pacer but he is no where near

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Mir Hamza bowling average 48.83. Best bowler in Pakistan according to a very data driven poster.

 

[Rana]

Rickleton waiting for Jamaal

 

[RidiculousMan]

Plan is to gift another triple hundred

 

[Marooned]

Keep bowling Salman and ghulam together now.

 

[PakPremi]

That's shan's fault. Aqib had no control over the playing 11. Just chooses the playing 15.

A valid criticism for aqib is that he dropped sajid khan. In which case I would agree. That's a goofup on his end.

How is he at fault if Shan chooses not to play noman? Or if Shan chooses not to have spinners bowl to the final 2 black tailenders?

Everyone's mama knows that sa black batters are garbage tailenders but their bunnies against spin?

The best black sa batter to come out of sa is bavuma and he's just a 37 avg test batter? So extremely medicore.

I'm not talking about missing spinners, but the part time spinners that we're playing and not used to break partnerships, SA tailenders were more likely to be dismissed by them than the over bowled pacers who tried everything they had but were negated. Aqib is part of the strategy could had easily sent message.

 

[The Scorer]

At the moment spin is Pakistan's stronger suit but they still have the mindset that it's pace but they don't have the bowlers. Many teams are not good against spin. Pakistan need to have the model of 3 seamers and 2 spinners(including the all rounder). The problem is 3 seamers can get tired. They need to work it out.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Can RSA just declare? We are already down to ten players and their bowling is good enough

 

[Rana]

Can RSA just declare? We are already down to ten players and their bowling is good enough

Bobzy due a triple ton

They can’t declare

 

[Rana]

Salman Juggaar lol

Guy seems well connected

 

[mominsaigol]

I'm not talking about missing spinners, but the part time spinners that we're playing and not used to break partnerships, SA tailenders were more likely to be dismissed by them than the over bowled pacers who tried everything they had but were negated. Aqib is part of the strategy could had easily sent message.

Aqib is not present in sa and Shan isn't exactly talking on an iPhone while playing.

Don't shove aqib into everything. This was in shan.

As I said aqib isn't perfect and I'm not defending him. He deserved 100% humiliation for his rubbish t20 selections and for the fact that he dropped sajid khan.

But don't shove him next to shan or rizwan for poor test or t20 captaincy.

 

[angrypathan]

Imagine bowling this back of a length rubbish on a road

 

[BouncerGuy]

Saffers are going for 600 here actully... easy runs coming.

 

[Rana]

Lovely pick up!

 

[Marooned]

Inning loss is easier to bear than rambo's commentary.

 

[Rana]

Jansen Taipiya gonna smash us here too

 

[angrypathan]

Jamal losing the plot

 

[Human786]

Jamal needs to be junked 103/0 from 17 ...

 

[Rana]

But but but is Verreyne a better keeper than Rizwan???

 

[Human786]

429/5 & 62 overs left ... SAF should bat for 22 more , get 530-540 & declare .

 

[FearlessRoar]

Ryan Rickelton has now increased his entire Test runs tally from before this Test by 60%.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Saffers should just go utterly ruthless and try and force Pakistan until the 3rd new ball.

 

[Marooned]

Verreyene's aggression has allowed RICKELTON of all people to "settle in" as per Rambo

 

[mominsaigol]

But but but is Verreyne a better keeper than Rizwan???

Can he act like rizwan? Can he identify sight screen issues like rizwan? Can he stylishly put on lipstick and rock the look?

 

[The Scorer]

Jamal and Mir Hamza are innocuous bowlers on this pitch. Abbas has been the only seamer able to cope. Pakistan need to find alternative seamers.

 

[BouncerGuy]

17 overs and 103 runs LOL... JAMAL YOU BEAUTY FOR OPPOSITION... OVER-HYPED

 

[Rana]

big fireworks after lunch

Base is set

 

[Rana]

Can he act like rizwan? Can he identify sight screen issues like rizwan? Can he stylishly put on lipstick and rock the look?

He can’t!

He can’t!

Oh yes he can’t!!

 

[Rana]

Imagine being Jamal

Guy with hardly any work load but acts like he is the most fatigued out of them all.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Meanwhile Ali Raza takes a 7-fer in innings and 10-fer in the match.

 

[castortroy]

How many test matches losses in SA in a row will this be?

 

[Fazzy321]

Bobzy and Rizwan to get 300 and 100 respectively and save the test by drawing here

 

[Rana]

How many test matches losses in SA in a row will this be?

We could have changed history if Rizwan was captain

 

[FearlessRoar]

Into the records book

 

[Rana]

Gibbs 228

Must have been a hardcore chitrol!

 

[Rana]

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228 off 240 balls

Great player he was!

 

[castortroy]

We could have changed history if Rizwan was captain

After this test will be 9 or 10 losses on the bounce?

 

[Rana]

After this test will be 9 or 10 losses on the bounce?

2 on the bounce

Pakistan won 2 Tests recently before Centurion

 

[saimayubera]

How many test matches losses in SA in a row will this be?

9th

2007 last test

2013 3 tests

2019 3 tests

2024 2 tests

Becoming like the Aus record now.

NZ also whitewashed in last two tours. So similar streak can begin there.

 

[Kianig89]

Major surgery required again

 

[PakPremi]

Aqib is not present in sa and Shan isn't exactly talking on an iPhone while playing.

Don't shove aqib into everything. This was in shan.

As I said aqib isn't perfect and I'm not defending him. He deserved 100% humiliation for his rubbish t20 selections and for the fact that he dropped sajid khan.

But don't shove him next to shan or rizwan for poor test or t20 captaincy.

I'm sure I saw Aqib sitting in Pakistani camp during the last match, not blaming him entirely, of course it the field captain who eventually makes the decisions, but back management also consult during the breaks or by sending messages via water delivery guys. Anyway no point discussing as Shan and Pakistan bowling has been exposed badly in this match, past is past. A better captain hopefully will go for kill better than Shan did last match in both innings.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Verrreynne and Ryan have been brilliant... They are scoring at rapid pace and Pakistan is slowly going out of the game.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Why in the world is Sajid Khan not playing ?

 

[AAli98]

Verrreynne and Ryan have been brilliant... They are scoring at rapid pace and Pakistan is slowly going out of the game.

When were pak in the game?

 

[Romali_rotti]

Bobzy and Rizwan to get 300 and 100 respectively and save the test by drawing here

Wicket looks good for batting I can see Babar and Legside scoring some good runs here.

 

[Rana]

How sweet would it be if Maharaj takes a 5fer for 50 odd runs in the next innings?

 

[Rana]

Wicket looks good for batting I can see Babar and Legside scoring some good runs here.

Legside needs 50 to secure his captaincy

 

[Romali_rotti]

Why the heck does Mir Hamza yell out 'YEAH' after each ball when he is trundling at 124ks.

 

[FearlessRoar]

How sweet would it be if Maharaj takes a 5fer for 50 odd runs in the next innings?

Even if he gets the chance to bat, he's going to score a century too. I couldn't have expected anything worse from Pakistan's bowling. They are all just trundlers.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Why the heck does Mir Hamza yell out 'YEAH' after each ball when he is trundling at 124ks.

Self validation

 

[castortroy]

Why in the world is Sajid Khan not playing ?

Not the first time pak have misread the wicket of late and not gone in with a recognised striker

 

[BouncerGuy]

How sweet would it be if Maharaj takes a 5fer for 50 odd runs in the next innings?

It already is bad for Pakistan and Pakistan is not gonna score much on this same pitch. Maharaj is dangerous on any pitch against these batters.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Who's going to be opening with Shan?

I'd send Mir Hamza.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

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228 off 240 balls

Great player he was!

Smith and Gibbs finished Saqi's career in that match

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Rickelton most probably eyeing a 300.

 

[Rana]

It already is bad for Pakistan and Pakistan is not gonna score much on this same pitch. Maharaj is dangerous on any pitch against these batters.

Pakistan should make a statement by smashing Maharaj for 6 an over and ensure he goes wicketless

They should tell everyone they made the right decision by not picking Noman on this deck!

 

[IAJ]

Innings defeat on the cards here by the looks of it.

 

[Mesozoic]

Pakistan had a golden chance in the first Test but blew it away in ways only they could.

South Africa is the only place where they had somewhat of a chance to register a SENA Test match victory but looks like the wait is going to last longer. No way these lot are winning anything in NZ, Eng or Aus any time soon .

 

[Rana]

Rickelton most probably eyeing a 300.

He’s hardly getting the strike and boundary options have dried up for him.

SA will declare around tea time.