Pakistan South Africa | 2nd Test | Cape Town | 17/2/13 | Day 4

[Sledger]

Lifted over the top for four, nice shot.

 

[asif9138]

444

50 left

 

[ReluctantT]

Amla is afraid of Ajmal

 

[Sledger]

shows how pathetic we are that we allowed petersen to dictate...azhar alis 50 was one of the most pathetic ever along with misbahs mohali knock....selfish player

How was it selfish? LOL. Please explain.

 

[JibranAnsari]

we deserve to lose with this defensive mindset.

 

[Sledger]

132/3.

 

[alberto]

This approach called Tuk-Tuk must be outlawed as it is not good outside sub continent.Azhar Ali needed a century with the amount of balls he faced.

 

[Square Drive]

At this rate, maybe even 250 wouldn't have been enough.

 

[asif9138]

50 to go

 

[saiyan0312]

i still dont get it... azhar played 193 balls and then got out to peterson and then sarfraz was useless with the bat and gul is on ok game over guys...

 

[ReluctantT]

132/3

4.12 RR

50 needed to win

7 wickets left

24 overs left

another day to go

 

[Square Drive]

If they don't tuk tuk in tests, then where do they do it?

Test cricket is a game of patience.

 

[asif9138]

gul is back...match to finish in 10 mins

 

[Safar55]

shows how pathetic we are that we allowed petersen to dictate...azhar alis 50 was one of the most pathetic ever along with misbahs mohali knock....selfish player

please... apart from poor shot selection from misbah....those two did what they could. yes, they should have worked the ball more for singles.... but they did the right thing. azhar nor misbah have that ability, so with what they have got they did ok. Misbah can be critcised for getting put the way he did though

 

[alberto]

The biggest passenger is on from Wynberg End.

 

[majiz]

after having over 300 hundred on the board and SA at 100 odd for 5 on a pitch that's turned, pakistan should and will be wondering how on earth they've lost this game.

 

[Sledger]

More lazy fielding, SA steal a single.

 

[ReluctantT]

At this rate, maybe even 250 wouldn't have been enough.

Thank god at least some one realized that.

 

[Bilal7]

The hell? When will the commies realise that Gul never does this 'reverse swing' that they talking about.

 

[PennOne]

I swear Misbah is nuts. he brought in Gul of all people

 

[MuqaddarKaSikandar]

if hafeez is not going to bowl ... I am leaving

 

[asif9138]

Asad, YK, ajmal..were good

rest need to drop.

 

[Square Drive]

The biggest passenger is on from Wynberg End.

Tanvir is bowling?

 

[Saudi]

after having over 300 hundred on the board and SA at 100 odd for 5 on a pitch that's turned, pakistan should and will be wondering how on earth they've lost this game.

Sir Garfield Peterson turned the game IMO.

 

[saiyan0312]

gul is no waqar that can utilize reverse swing and get 6 wickets within 15 runs.

 

[Sledger]

Amla's bat beaten, a bit of reverse swing?

 

[alberto]

Where is Wahab Riaz?

 

[Safar55]

Gul getting s bit of seam movement

 

[ReluctantT]

after having over 300 hundred on the board and sa at 100 odd for 5 on a pitch that's turned, pakistan should and will be wondering how on earth they've lost this game.

33/4

7/2

 

[Square Drive]

Asad, YK, ajmal..were good

rest need to drop.

What about Misbah, Azhar, Irfan, Gul?

 

[Sledger]

Ball is moving a bit. Now bring it back in.

 

[Square Drive]

Gul bowling beauties!

 

[Safar55]

amla beats amlas edge..... we need the recorder on for this.... two consecutive good deliveries by Gul

 

[MuqaddarKaSikandar]

For donkey's sake ... give the ball to hafeez

 

[asif9138]

amla has great test career

 

[ReluctantT]

I swear Misbah is nuts. he brought in Gul of all people

whom do you want to bring

 

[saiyan0312]

after having over 300 hundred on the board and SA at 100 odd for 5 on a pitch that's turned, pakistan should and will be wondering how on earth they've lost this game.

Alot of loses wtill boggle my mind...

 

[alberto]

Tanvir is bowling?

Nah it is the Peshawari Python Umar Gul.The cheap version of Mohammed Asif.

 

[Sledger]

Moves it back in, Amla playing very well.

 

[Saudi]

Props to the people still watching. I'm only watching cos I'm down with the flu with nothing else to do...

 

[asif9138]

is collapse possible?

 

[Square Drive]

Gul and Irfan really have bowled well. What we needed was Junaid in place of Tanvir. Swabi Express>>>Karachi 'Express'.

 

[PennOne]

Why Pakistan have (will) lose this Test:


- Both Openers failed in both Innings
- Catching was atrocious
- Tanveer was a bad selection and over bowled
- Gul was crap and needs to be dropped finally in Tests.
- Hafeez should have bowled more overs
- Defensive batting
- Defensive Captaincy by Misbah

 

[Safar55]

a good gul over... too late now to make a difference

 

[Sledger]

nah it is the peshawari python umar gul.

) )

 

[saiyan0312]

33/4

7/2

This was not why we lost.... such collapse happened that shocked me... openers have been bad but we handled it between... what i wonder is you have a lead of 112 for 4 and then you get bundled out.

 

[majiz]

At this rate, maybe even 250 wouldn't have been enough.

250 would have been enough. it's a different game then.

 

[Bilal7]

A rare good Gul over, we're back in this! Shabash boys!

 

[Safar55]

if we get anwicket at least we can cause some excitment in their dressing room

 

[saadsahabjee]

tanvir is a better batsman than our openers, our openers can bowl faster than tanvir .

 

[ViciousMachine]

please... apart from poor shot selection from misbah....those two did what they could. yes, they should have worked the ball more for singles.... but they did the right thing. azhar nor misbah have that ability, so with what they have got they did ok. Misbah can be critcised for getting put the way he did though

Well said!! Blaming the HIGHEST scorer in the innings? And we lost with a FULL DAY left!! Who cares what his scoring rate was??? It had NO IMPACT on the result at all. Not like we ran out of time.

Also, what people do not realize is, that was RSA fielding. Not this pathetic bunch where even if you hit the ball SLIGHTLY to the fielders right or left, its a run. (Or in case of Irfan, even straight at him is a run).

Most teams do not score much in singles anymore. Its only against Pak's pathetic fielding can you pinch so many singles.

 

[asadee]

U don't win test matches with 1 bowler and 2.5 batsmen

 

[Safar55]

de villiers attacking ajmal.... FOUR

 

[Sledger]

Great shot. 4.

 

[asif9138]

4444444444

 

[HASHAM2]

Match is indeed
SA win

 

[HASHAM2]

Match is indeed
SA win

 

[saiyan0312]

oh they are confident

 

[Square Drive]

250 would have been enough. it's a different game then.

Not really...

tanvir is a better batsman than our openers, our openers can bowl faster than tanvir .

Haha, sums it up!

 

[PennOne]

Gul and Irfan really have bowled well. What we needed was Junaid in place of Tanvir. Swabi Express>>>Karachi 'Express'.

Gul bowled well? are you ok?

 

[alberto]

The Peshawari python is doing what he does well.Getting wickets when it does not really matter.

 

[Sledger]

50 stand.

 

[asif9138]

guys i offically given up this game!

 

[ReluctantT]

Becoming bit difficult for Pakistan now..Miracle needed.

 

[PakFan2010]

My team for 3rd test

1. Imran Farhat
2. Azhar Ali
3. Younis Khan
4. Shahid Afridi
5. Misbah Ul Haq
6. Mohammad Yousuf
7. Umar Akmal
8. Mohammad Hafeez
9. Adnan Akmal
10. Saeed Ajmal
11. Muhammad Irfan

 

[Sledger]

50 for Amla.

 

[saiyan0312]

U don't win test matches with 1 bowler and 2.5 batsmen

Umm more lime 2 bowlers and 4.5 batsmen three runs and amla gets his 50 .....

 

[Safar55]

50 for Amla.... well played

 

[Square Drive]

Gul bowled well? are you ok?

Don't forget two catches were dropped off his bowling.

 

[asif9138]

their running is great

 

[Silverlion]

bio amla should have been taken.

 

[asif9138]

well played bio amla

 

[saiyan0312]

Becoming bit difficult for Pakistan now..Miracle needed.

For miracle you need 11 guys not 2 bowlers just.

 

[ViciousMachine]

The Peshawari python is doing what he does well.Getting wickets when it does not really matter.

I think you meant WICKET, without the S. One wicket in two innings on a track where the opposition's pace bowlers destroyed us. And totally USELESS with the bat.

On the plus side.......

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there is no positive. we suck. how soon can this tour be over so we can play NZ in tests in UAE?

 

[asif9138]

i hope youngster gets chance for the next game

 

[Square Drive]

Gul will get a wicket before the game ends. Mark my words.

 

[Osman]

like i said did u really think all of SAs top would fail twice? Those of u hoping for an Abu Dhabi repeat are delusional

 

[mosh101]

Poor show by Pakistan

 

[ViciousMachine]

For miracle you need 11 guys not 2 bowlers just.

We have only 1 bowler sir. His name is Ajmal. The rest is garbage.

 

[Silverlion]

need a batsman like bio amla.