Pakistan v South Africa l 1st Test | Abu Dhabi | 10/15/13 | Day 2

[mosh101]

Im particularly impressed by the running between the wickets !

Rotating strike is key here and these two are doing it superbly !

 

[PakistanKnight]

Misbah smiling after a long time! Great to see. This man deserves every bit of happiness for serving Pakistan!

 

[mosh101]

InshAllah Masood will score a ton on his debut

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to bat as long as possible here.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Strike rotation has been impressive from these two.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan should look to wipe out the first innings deficit today it self.

 

[mosh101]

Morkel ramming into masood

 

[MRSN]

This is a brilliant bowling from Morkel/

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Another short ball from Morne. But Masood manages it

 

[mosh101]

Bachay ki jaan lega kya

 

[JibranAnsari]

So massood struggles against short stuff.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Another beautifully taken double.

 

[DW44]

Whatmore still has his poker face on. In other news, studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology determine that grass is in fact green and healthy human beings have four limbs.

 

[hur rizvi]

Shan being roughed up by Morkel

 

[Amjid Javed]

Good to see Shan Masood still fighting it out even when hes been roughed up by the short ball.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

in the air. but just wide of the mid wicket

 

[PakistanKnight]

Saffers going short! Put them in their shell. Get them to be defensive.

 

[DW44]

Trap set, please don't fall to a short one.

 

[mosh101]

Pitch is so dead

 

[JibranAnsari]

Whatmore still has his poker face on. In other news, studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology determine that grass is in fact green and healthy human beings have four limbs.

Interesting discoveries.

 

[Justcrazy]

SA looking frustrated here

 

[Asif321]

Hafeez must be crying

 

[mosh101]

Another quick single to shaan ! Superb stuff

 

[hur rizvi]

beautiful strike rotation

 

[GreenKnightRises]

another good run taken

 

[Sunny786]

The running between the wickets have been impressive

 

[DW44]

Good positive batting right there.

 

[PakistanKnight]

The best way to answer these Saffers is by scoring tons. Shut them up. Only Philander,Petersen,Amla and Kallis look gentlemen and conduct themselves properly.

 

[mosh101]

Hafeez must be crying

I'm happy these two are performing and I hope they continue to do so !

If they had failed, hafeez would have had his path cleared for a 'comeback' !

 

[Amjid Javed]

Masood just needs to keep focused and not throw it away here.

 

[taqi]

very nice and mature approach so Hafeez was the curse

 

[zains_rulez]

This is excellent stuff by Team Misbah ... taking wickets on first day and putting runs on board ....
Love to see what Experts like Majid bhatti will thinking )

 

[PakistanKnight]

The posts that appreciate quick singles just show us that how we have been deprived of this. Every team does it,but we don't.Hence,the excitement of these things.

 

[Justcrazy]

112 / 0

 

[Asif321]

fawad alam's debut Ton been shown again , May be for shaani

 

[mosh101]

Time to rehydrate

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Lol. I can see a lot of SA fans frustrated about their bowlers in cricinfo

 

[Justcrazy]

Drinks

 

[GreenKnightRises]

The posts that appreciate quick singles just show us that how we have been deprived of this. Every team does it,but we don't.Hence,the excitement of these things.

Its been a long time since i've seen Pak players taking a lot of singles and that too quick ones. We have been doomed under Tuck Tuck or Boom Boom mentality over a long period.

So its really happy to see those singles taken. and obviously appreciating it.

 

[Asif321]

That Guy with poster looks like Pakistani version of Steyn

 

[PakistanKnight]

And people said Steyn wasn't bowling full pelt in the warm-up match. )
Is he using this match as a warm-up as well?!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Both MUST score hundreds. Perfect chance. In sha A
llah on this special day they will

 

[Amjid Javed]

No rush here for pakistan batsmen just need to just pick of runs where they are available.

 

[Justcrazy]

Shan on 60 not out

 

[PakistanKnight]

Its been a long time since i've seen Pak players taking a lot of singles and that too quick ones. We have been doomed under Tuck Tuck or Boom Boom mentality over a long period.

So its really happy to see those singles taken. and obviously appreciating it.

Yep. I made it clear in my post. We are in a fix,in 2 extremes. It is either tuk-tuk or boom-boom.

 

[PakistanKnight]

Good to see such a 'big' crowd.

 

[Justcrazy]

Lots of time left in the game, Pakistan need to be patient here.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

shaani is too edgy

 

[KA$H]

great batting by these two - very sensible - and very unpakistani like

 

[Pakistan cricket 4 Life]

Hafeez must be crying

I hope so

 

[Asif321]

crowd getting vocal now , SA under huge pressure

 

[hur rizvi]

Shan does have few problems with short stuff, hopefully he can sort that out

 

[taqi]

Imran Khan Zindabad Lolz

 

[Justcrazy]

SA should try Faf here for a couple of overs

 

[razabbas]

 

[Asif321]

 

[MRSN]

cracking shot Masood

 

[Red Devil]

Cracking cut shot

 

[hur rizvi]

Short and punished for

 

[PakistanKnight]

Great hit!

 

[GreenKnightRises]

short outside off and punished it for

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[razabbas]

and now by manzoor

 

[Asif321]

from khurri

 

[Red Devil]

Superb shot by Manzoor

 

[MRSN]

to Khurrum, ala shot

 

[hur rizvi]

Good aggression from Manzoor

 

[JibranAnsari]

Just brilliant!

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Really well played by Manzoor

 

[Nuekboi]

Robbie getting punished, poor guy

 

[PakistanKnight]

The crowd is finding it's voice and SA are under 'huge pressure',as :umarakmal will put it.

 

[taqi]

Khurram another drive down the ground Loving it

 

[dhump]

spinner ko lootna nahi chaye, if they are liking him just spank him for 1 boundary per over otherwise captain will change the bowler.. Something I heard from Inzamam.

 

[hur rizvi]

That was close to be a wide

 

[mosh101]

Good Aggression here

 

[PakistanKnight]

should leave their legacy behind us. Hopefully after 10 years we would be saying that-"this opening pair doesn't bat like Manzoor and Shan.

 

[mosh101]

Mini conference between Dav and two na maloom afraad

 

[Justcrazy]

122 / 0

 

[JibranAnsari]

The good thing about these openers is guts.

 

[hur rizvi]

When was the last time two Karachi boys opened for Pakistan??