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

[BouncerGuy]

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!

and who is gonna smash him??? Abdullah?? Shan???

 

[Rana]

and who is gonna smash him??? Abdullah?? Shan???

Pakistan soooooopa league soooopa kaptaana Rizwaaana

 

[saimayubera]

Smith and Gibbs finished Saqi's career in that match

That was Sehwag next year

 

[Deewana Mastana]

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

SA will declare around tea time.

They'll declare with 10-12 overs to bowl at Pak tonight and try and get 2 wickets.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

That was Sehwag next year

No. He was already finished by then . Sehwag put the final nail for sure.

But this innings is when that Saqi mystique was completely shattered. Nobody had ever seen him get smashed like that until then

 

[Fazzy321]

Looks like SA is going to be batting all day today as well. Tomorrow will be an innings defeat coming for Pakistan

 

[Rana]

Hamza plan to Verreyne working

 

[castortroy]

Who have SA actually beaten to get to the world test championship final?

Is it just the minnows in srilanka, pak etc?

 

[followed]

Go get that century you embarrassing trundler and never show your face ever again.
Pathetic cricketer.

 

[BouncerGuy]

This is so boring to watch. Clueless and non-venomous bowling.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Mir Hamza's bowling average is approaching 50

 

[followed]

He is frigging so slow even shan Masood is faster than him.

It really is embarrassing to see him bowl and people were crying for him to get a spot in the team .

 

[mominsaigol]

Go get that century you embarrassing trundler and never show your face ever again.
Pathetic cricketer.

Credit to him. He bowled his fastest ball of the day at 125 kph

 

[Rana]

This isn’t great batting by Verreyne

He knows the plan. Either drop to the leg and rotate. Or loft over off side

Pointless dots

 

[followed]

I would rather watch crowd than this trundler and co's boring bowling.
Crowd is colorful

 

[BouncerGuy]

Clearly Pakistan has just thrown the towel. they just want Proteas to get out on their own tr declare at least. Not even trying to do anything to get them out.

 

[followed]

Aqib javed should be sacked just for selecting that embarrassing trundler and not selecting noman chacha.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Time to bring Abbas back...

 

[gazza619]

This is in the bag guys. SA will declare at 500. Little do they know that a double century is coming up from the King.

 

[Hellion]

This is in the bag guys. SA will declare at 500. Little do they know that a double century is coming up from the King.

King pair coming up for

 

[followed]

Lol the slower ball at 111kph that's his stock ball. There's no difference between 120 and 110

 

[FearlessRoar]

 

[BouncerGuy]

Time to bring Abbas back...

and here he comes... let's see if he has got some plan for these batters

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Booooooring

 

[gazza619]

King pair coming up for

I dont think there is sufficient time in the test match for him to get a double hundred in both the innings but I like the positivity.

 

[Hellion]

This pace is not even good enough for a good FC bowler.

 

[dravidthewall]

Vetene nears 100

 

[Hellion]

Somebody tell these PAK seamers to slow down to 115-120 kph. Toda swing miljayega. Like women's team bowlers.

Enough of this up and down trundling

 

[FearlessRoar]

In the absence of Saim Ayub, it will be interesting to see who opens for Pakistan in the second innings of the second Test. Babar Azam's highest first-class score of 266 came while opening, and he has experience in other formats as well. Or will Pakistan go with Kamran Ghulam to provide some support to Babar?

 

[dravidthewall]

Briliant centuary by verne

 

[Rana]

In the absence of Saim Ayub, it will be interesting to see who opens for Pakistan in the second innings of the second Test. Babar Azam's highest first-class score of 266 came while opening, and he has experience in other formats as well. Or will Pakistan go with Kamran Ghulam to provide some support to Babar?

Make Rizwan open and tell him it’s a T20 match

Watch him put value on his wicket

 

[Rana]

Imagine telling Rizwan to open the batting in Tests and play like he does in T20

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Can Rickleton triple it up and Verreyne get his ton?

Jansen 70 and rickleton triple ?

 

[mominsaigol]

Aqib javed should be sacked just for selecting that embarrassing trundler and not selecting noman chacha.

He did select noman, Shan didn't put him in the playing 11

 

[Fazzy321]

Says something about this bowling lineup when Agha is your best bowler

 

[Rana]

Jansen Taipiya

This guy can become the next Taimoor Mirza if he plays tape ball in Pakistan

 

[mominsaigol]

Make Rizwan open and tell him it’s a T20 match

Watch him put value on his wicket

If rizwan opens he'll get put asap. Pakistan is mentally defeated and will collapse once sa declare slightly after tea

 

[Rana]

If rizwan opens he'll get put asap. Pakistan is mentally defeated and will collapse once sa declare slightly after tea

Bro it’s much tougher to get Rizwan out in T20s than it is in Tests

Man averages 47 in T20s and 40 in Test

 

[dravidthewall]

Rickelton having very good chance to get tripple

 

[Rana]

Come on Rickleton show us some MI Cape Town sixes boy

 

[dravidthewall]

Rizwan is GOAT in t20

 

[RidiculousMan]

I sense a 500 coming from King Bobz

 

[FearlessRoar]

good decision by shan

 

[gazza619]

He did select noman, Shan didn't put him in the playing 11

And that is why we need as our captain.

 

[gazza619]

good decision by shan

You mean to call for drinks?

 

[Rana]

Pakistan get to 72-3 due to Shan’s captaincy

But they can only get SA under 180 from here through Rizwan’s captaincy.

We need to learn

 

[gazza619]

If rizwan opens he'll get put asap. Pakistan is mentally defeated and will collapse once sa declare slightly after tea

Make Rizwan open and tell him it’s a T20 match

Watch him put value on his wicket

Surely you guys can’t expect a wicketkeeper who has been keeping for 125+ overs to open the batting. Be reasonable.

 

[Rana]

Surely you guys can’t expect a wicketkeeper who has been keeping for 125+ overs to open the batting. Be reasonable.

Why can’t I?

The guy came out of ICU to play a match for his country the next day.

He isn’t human. He is the Homelander of cricket.

 

[mominsaigol]

Surely you guys can’t expect a wicketkeeper who has been keeping for 125+ overs to open the batting. Be reasonable.

I am, I explained why he'll get out ASAP.

I'm not always after rizwan's head. I don't mind him in tests. He's medicore in tests and I will smack anyone who claims he's world class in tests but as a player I don't mind him. He's clearly pur best option in the test format.

The issue is mainly odi + T20. He's absolutely rubbish in those formats, and to top it off he occupies the most important positions in those formats.

No 3 and no 4 is the most important odi position while opening is the most important in t20.

 

[Rana]

Anyone noticed Rizwan not wearing GN spikes? He was wearing ASICS. Has he also been dropped by GN or he dropped them out of protest to Babar getting dropped by them?

 

[mominsaigol]

Why can’t I?

The guy came out of ICU to play a match for his country the next day.

He isn’t human. He is the Homelander of cricket.

Yeah, Saim got ruled out for 6 weeks but rizwan takes such injuries daily and walks out the next day .

 

[FearlessRoar]

 

[gazza619]

Pakistan get to 72-3 due to Shan’s captaincy

But they can only get SA under 180 from here through Rizwan’s captaincy.

We need to learn

will fight the coach and get the players he wants in the XI. He is a tactician. If whitewashing SA in SA in ODIs doesn’t make you believe in him, nothing will.

 

[Rana]

will fight the coach and get the players he wants in the XI. He is a tactician. If whitewashing SA in SA in ODIs doesn’t make you believe in him, nothing will.

What players he wants? Saim Ayub to bat at 3 so he and Babar can open?

 

[gazza619]

Yeah, Saim got ruled out for 6 weeks but rizwan takes such injuries daily and walks out the next day .

Thats why you gotta the guy

 

[emranabbas]

looks like one of those dead pitches of karachi where Babar scored a 196

 

[Rana]

266 is Fleming’s record

What a great player he was!

 

[The Scorer]

This is a good chance for the 4 seam bowlers to show can hack it at Test level in difficult conditions. The selectors can learn lot from these type of matches. At least 2 of these seamers should dropped as they're never going to make it at Test level.

 

[Bewal Express]

Anyone noticed Rizwan not wearing GN spikes? He was wearing ASICS. Has he also been dropped by GN or he dropped them out of protest to Babar getting dropped by them?

No. Only losers care for this.

 

[followed]

I guess that trundler bug from that trundler mir has got Khurram as well.
He is trundling now.

 

[followed]

132 kph by Khurram now.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Rickelton has a chance to beat Brian Lara’s record here. Flat pitch against a 120KPH attack. Should be easy from here

 

[emranabbas]

Surely you guys can’t expect a wicketkeeper who has been keeping for 125+ overs to open the batting. Be reasonable.

I would agree with you if we were talking about any ordinary wicket-keeper batsman like Gilchrist or Sangakkara, but this is Kaptaan Rizwana, the all time super power of wicket-keeper batsmen ever produced

 

[followed]

Pakistan will be blasted by pace on this docile pitch.

 

[followed]

Keshav maharaj will be lethal here and i m sure zimbo will lose his wicket to him.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Saffers will roll the pitch and look to hit that 500 mark. PAK need to draw this Test somehow. Win is out of the equation realistically speaking.

500 breached. 600 on

 

[Rana]

Boss Rickleton

 

[Saurav]

Disappointing pitch. Will be a draw unless Pak batsmen do their thing

 

[Rana]

Taipiya Jansen

 

[gazza619]

Naseem must be thanking his lucky starts for not playing this game.

 

[emranabbas]

I guess that trundler bug from that trundler mir has got Khurram as well.
He is trundling now.

Could you explain what impact pace would have on one of the flattest pitches, other than wearing the bowler down or possibly causing player injuries?

 

[Hellion]

Khurram bowling harmless pies. Even though he's quicker than the others, he gets the least bounce. Straight into the middle of the bat.

 

[Fazzy321]

Can Bobzy the ling break Brian Lara record here?

 

[followed]

Inna kis cheez da gussa thodi thand rakho.
Lol . They are beating them badly.

 

[gazza619]

Khurram getting the treatment a short trundler deserves. In a way this is good ahead of the next test championship cycle.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Now the ball is looking like a football to them

 

[gazza619]

Bavuma looking all hyper and excited in the dug out.

 

[Bewal Express]

500 breached. 600 on

This bowling lineup and the guy that selected them needs to be sacked. If I could say on here that if the wicket is dry, it doesn't look right, what are the guys that get paid to select this team doing picking a national team.

 

[FearlessRoar]

No attacking fielding from captain Shan Masood for the number 8 batter, not even a slip.

 

[Kianig89]

520 too much pressure now for Pakistan batters