Pakistan South Africa | 2nd Test | Cape Town | 14/2/13 | Day 1

[ddss]

1-0 (2)

 

[IAJ]

look at the averages of SA batsmen

 

[vandokkum]

du plessis averaging only 97, meh Bradman averaged 99

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

Hafeez looking clueless.

Nothing new here....He is a minnow basher

 

[speed]

Ehsan Adil 55 wickets in President,s cup
Rahat Unless 27 wickets
but he selected ahead of Ehsan in 1st match

Useless fixed

 

[IAJ]

solid defence from jamshed

 

[IAJ]

beauty from Steyn

 

[vandokkum]

Batsmen looking clueless, pitch looks flat

 

[Red Devil]

This one goes the other way

 

[IAJ]

Taking away from lefthander

 

[IAJ]

Batsmen looking clueless, pitch looks flat

what did you expect einstein?

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Ball swinging both ways

 

[Kianig89]

looks like another session of 34 runs...hope wickets remain intact

 

[Red Devil]

Professor

 

[IAJ]

Lols Hafeez want to run away from the strike

 

[Random Aussie]

3 overs for 1 run? Lynch Misbah, he is too defensive! Should have opened with Afridi!

 

[iafzal]

what was that from Hafeez?

 

[vandokkum]

what did you expect einstein?

I was wondering why Smith decided to bowl

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

Pitch looks flat today...It's just the normal swing only.

 

[IAJ]

I was wondering why Smith decided to bowl

Scared of facing the giant

 

[IAJ]

3 overs for 1 run? Lynch Misbah, he is too defensive! Should have opened with Afridi!

And Nazir

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Peach from Vernon

 

[Dr_Bassim]

4 overs 1/0

 

[Random Aussie]

Given this slow start, Pakistan should definitely drop one of the bowlers.

 

[IAJ]

two more runs for jamshed

 

[Red Devil]

Nicely played by Jamshed

 

[yasir]

Why they are not batting outside the crease???

They are making the same mistake, sitting back and let SA bowl full and swing the ball...

 

[g00g1y]

Right now it looks like nasir is playing with tail

 

[IAJ]

Steyn is a very smart bowler. He can bowl quick but bowling at 130 kph and letting the pitch do the rest.

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

Uneven bounce from philander in the last over.

 

[Saurav]

Steyn Kumar bowling phaast

 

[shakil]

Steyn to left handers )

 

[IAJ]

Average first innings score at this ground: 335?

 

[IAJ]

If we can get past this first hour without losing any wicket, it will get alot easier. Sun is out.

 

[IAJ]

Yeah kamine fielders bhi tou itne ache hain

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Tight lines from SA bowlers so far...

 

[Random Aussie]

Sensible start from the openers here, see off the swing and it should be ok for batting. South Africa are a methodical side and wont bring many surprises.

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

Pitch is flat i expect ftb's to perform here.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Hafeez misses another 1

 

[IAJ]

Hafeez off the mark. nice shot for 3 runs

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

on drive for 3

 

[JibranAnsari]

Hafeez off the mark with a 3

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

Steyn to left handers )

He is weak against lefties

 

[vandokkum]

Waking up at 4 am to watch cricket

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Got Nasir almost there

 

[waqar goraya]

There is not enough pace in the pitch...Batting will be a lot easier in second session after sun comes out...Need to play out this session as safe as possible...

 

[Bullet Drive]

I think this pitch suits PAK.

PAK to win this test.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Longer we stay there the easier it comes

 

[waqar goraya]

Waking up at 4 am to watch cricket

Lol..In which part of the world you are....?

 

[Bullet Drive]

2 runs to Hafeez

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hafeez really has a bad technique

 

[IAJ]

another good shot by Hafeez, two more runs

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

Pitch is flat...ftb's should perform

 

[vandokkum]

lol..in which part of the world you are....?

usa

 

[Bullet Drive]

7 to hafeez

 

[Bullet Drive]

10-0 after 7

 

[waqar goraya]

It looks more like a Qaddafi Stadium Lahore Pitch....Pace and bounce wise...

 

[Saurav]

is steyn not 100%

why would he bowl so slow

 

[JibranAnsari]

tensports repeating the same ad ''bhai maine priya se baat kari 2 ghante''

 

[battler]

Problem for pak is that they have all tuk tuk players in the middle order who play at a similar pace,so even if they get a good start will they be able to up the run rate once they lose their openers??

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

Edge and saved.

 

[IAJ]

was that dropped?

 

[IAJ]

yes dropped

 

[JibranAnsari]

Jamshed survives the outside edge

 

[Sudais]

Azhar is such a torture to watch,want some good strokes from openers till they last.

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

 

[IAJ]

next ball Jamshed

 

[Mamoon]

ftb Jammy exposed again

 

[waqar goraya]

usa

Thats good...I salute your love for cricket specially living in USA....knowing that you are neither Pakistani nor South Afrrican..

 

[Saurav]

NJ out

 

[akamaka]

and the fishing starts

 

[vandokkum]

Jamshed dropped, caught next ball

 

[JibranAnsari]

No feet movement and gone , lol the slide starts.

 

[yasir]

That's what happen when you sit back... You cannot let SA keep bowling full at will

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

dropped n caught off the very next ball, tragic

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

loss of concentration from nasir after the dropped catch.

 

[vandokkum]

Thats good...I salute your love for cricket specially living in USA....knowing that you are neither Pakistani nor South Afrrican..

lol, why else would I be ruining my sleep to watch a cricket match?

 

[IAJ]

that's the problem. we have played 30 minutes, lost 1 wicket but only 10 runs on the board. This scenario could have been same after 2 overs also.

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

Azhat ftb...is here

 

[Osman]

poor stuff....dropped and gets out next ball fishing again...really poor stuff