Pakistan v South Africa l 1st Test| Abu Dhabi | 14/10/13 | Day 1

[jattafridi]

good bowling from ajmal

 

[hur rizvi]

testing over from ajmal

 

[Nuekboi]

not really

 

[Asif321]

crowd is good

 

[razabbas]

Only ABDV is comfortable against Ajmal. Heck he's good against all the Pak bowlers.

not only PAK he is good against all bowlers even he have thrashed steyn in IPL

 

[saiyan0312]

tight over from ajmal that may have raised some doubts in the batsmen minds.

 

[Munna]

This session definitely belong to Pak. One more wicket in this over would be a dream start to the series

 

[razabbas]

never expected this much crowd on first day and first session

 

[imshally81]

Good Bowl...

 

[razabbas]

irfan bowling yorkers

 

[hur rizvi]

not only PAK he is good against all bowlers even he have thrashed steyn in IPL

I remember ABDV having no clue against Asif in 2007 series

 

[Saeed]

I'm a teen. Chill out.

Allright teen ji.

 

[amjad145]

Comon

 

[imshally81]

Last over before lunch ??

 

[hur rizvi]

Classy cover drive from Amla

 

[saiyan0312]

Irfan changed his angle after the warning.

 

[saiyan0312]

and

 

[imshally81]

Need 1 wicket more before lunch..

 

[saiyan0312]

ajmal to ab... man just one wicket.

 

[razabbas]

I remember ABDV having no clue against Asif in 2007 series

Time have changed

 

[Ims1]

ok guys, take a call - draw or result ? What do you make of the pitch btw ?

 

[amjad145]

Lunch

 

[imshally81]

Good Session for Pakistan..

 

[hur rizvi]

Lunch- A good session for Pakistan...

I am missing Abdur-Rehman already, babar has'nt looked that effective

 

[hur rizvi]

ok guys, take a call - draw or result ? What do you make of the pitch btw ?

very flat

 

[saiyan0312]

lunch and session to pak.... But we must get more wickets in the next session.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Pakistan's session. Excellent bowling from Junaid and Irfan. took 3 wickets and kept it tight.

 

[Sheikh]

Challo, good session. If we can nick another two wickets in the afternoon session we'll be ahead.

 

[KB-24]

I remember ABDV having no clue against Asif in 2007 series

Asif was on another level, troubled every world class batsmen, pity we lost him. ATG potential, threw it away.

 

[imshally81]

very flat

Yes very flat... Pak was lucky to draw early blood...

 

[WebGuru]

lunch and session to pak.... But we must get more wickets in the next session.

Sir you can change your Signature now, The guy is dropped just because of you from Tests!

 

[PTI tsunami]

Why didn't Pak prepare a spinning track why not use advantage like other countries do

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Yes very flat... Pak was lucky to draw early blood...

There was nothing lucky about it. Give credit to Junaid and Irfan. they deserve it for bowling so well.

 

[Bilal7]

Seamers have done their job. Now its up to Ajmal and Babar to make sure that they keep things tight and pick up atleast a couple of wickets in the next session.

Get these two and South Africa will be dismissed by the end of the day, InshAllah.

 

[Bilal7]

There was nothing lucky about it. Give credit to Junaid and Irfan. they deserve it for bowling so well.

Definitely do. A quality pair of quicks.

 

[Sheikh]

Yes very flat... Pak was lucky to draw early blood...

No, our seamers bowled well and extracted a little bit of juice out of the wicket that even the flattest tracks have on day 1.

 

[saiyan0312]

Sir you can change your Signature now, The guy is dropped just because of you from Tests!

Donot even think of giving me credit as all credit belongs to the creator of the thread "hafeez a beast against zimbabwe" which led to his abysmal performance and ofcourse sir dale steyn. all credit to both of you for it.

 

[Kianig89]

good 1st session from Pakistan

 

[BakuGM]

No, our seamers bowled well and extracted a little bit of juice out of the wicket that even the flattest tracks have on day 1.

Actually I believe the pitch has a nice bounce which should help both seamers and spinners specially after 2 days.

 

[WebGuru]

Donot even think of giving me credit as all credit belongs to the creator of the thread "hafeez a beast against zimbabwe" which led to his abysmal performance and ofcourse sir dale steyn. all credit to both of you for it.

That was a nightmare actually

Basit Ali just mentioned before the match that after Miandad Sir Hafeez got the best cricketing brain in Pakistan!

 

[Ims1]

very flat

hur, i think it is a good batting surface & surely not as flat as the surface we saw here when these 2 teams last played .

 

[saiyan0312]

That was a nightmare actually

Basit Ali just mentioned before the match that after Miandad Sir Hafeez got the best cricketing brain in Pakistan!

Do you agree to this bcz i dont?

 

[in_cutter]

I just turned to Zee Cinema- where is the cricket!??

 

[Sheikh]

Actually I believe the pitch has a nice bounce which should help both seamers and spinners specially after 2 days.

It has a little bit of bounce, which Irfan will always extract. That could, however, just be that early morning, day 1 freshness. Misbah said he expects it to get slower as the match goes on so I don't see that bounce staying.

Hopefully the pitch breaks up and shows some uneven bounce, that is, if we're in a position to exploit that.

 

[Ims1]

I just turned to Zee Cinema- where is the cricket!??

in Ind it is on Ten HD & it is lunch atm .

 

[JibranAnsari]

Going to be a dull draw unless our batsmen throw it away.

 

[WebGuru]

Do you agree to this bcz i dont?

Well Well we call him Sir right?

 

[Random Aussie]

Good start from Pakistan

 

[saiyan0312]

Well Well we call him Sir right?

Thats true so i guess in number 3 position is sir farhat

 

[Mamoon]

Hafeez has definitely got an excellent cricket brain and so does Malik, but they don't have the playing skills to compliment their thinking skills.

Both can become excellent coaches in my opinion.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Great stuff from Pakistan, excellent bowling. South Africans choking with all the hype, I want to see Steyn getting smashed. Get South Africa all out for under 200 runs, score 400 runs and then get South Africa all out in second innings for 150. Game over

 

[GreenKnightRises]

I just turned to Zee Cinema- where is the cricket!??

I dont think Zee is showing. its PTV and Ten I suppose.

 

[yasir]

that was a nightmare actually

basit ali just mentioned before the match that after miandad sir hafeez got the best cricketing brain in pakistan!

wow...

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Predict South Africa's score everyone.

I am predicting 187 all out

 

[in_cutter]

I dont think Zee is showing. its PTV and Ten I suppose.

Whaaat?! I just subscribed (UK). According to the other thread, it is Zee Cinema.

 

[yasir]

Hafeez has definitely got an excellent cricket brain and so does Malik, but they don't have the playing skills to compliment their thinking skills.

Both can become excellent coaches in my opinion.

Quiet accurate...

 

[WebGuru]

Thats true so i guess in number 3 position is sir farhat

Nope there is a competition between Sir Farhat and Sir Malik for number 3

 

[razabbas]

ten sports are continously showing fawad alam 169 against SL on his debut man im missing this lad

 

[Executioner]

66-3 on a flat track!

where are those who laughed at me when I said irfan can't bowlnin tests?

 

[trogger]

hmm my brother told me he saw an ad for this series on foxtel in australia, maybe they are just showing the limited overs stuff as the test isn't on.

 

[WebGuru]

Thats true so i guess in number 3 position is sir farhat

On a serious note i will say Salim Malik he had a great cricketing mind.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Whaaat?! I just subscribed (UK). According to the other thread, it is Zee Cinema.

Sorry. am not sure. I think Its lunch time now. so when I turned it on, I din see 'LIVE' shown under Zee Cinema.

 

[Justcrazy]

Match to start soon

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan would hope spinners sink there teeth in here in this session

 

[yasir]

Here in US its 4:40 AM... I want to see Battle between Ajmal Vs ABD/Amla - This is what test cricket is about

 

[saiyan0312]

On a serious note i will say Salim Malik he had a great cricketing mind.

So do you believe great cricketing minds can become good coaches or administrators? play beginning.

 

[hur rizvi]

hur, i think it is a good batting surface & surely not as flat as the surface we saw here when these 2 teams last played .

I think the surface on which 2010 Pak-SA test was played was more bowler friendly on day-1, but problem was that pitches didnt turn much in that series

 

[jattafridi]

now both batsmen will score centurys

 

[Justcrazy]

Irfan to start the proceedings here.

 

[saiyan0312]

 

[hur rizvi]

Predict South Africa's score everyone.

I am predicting 187 all out

Problem is that We are playing SA, if we were playing Bangladesh i would have taken your prediction...

 

[saiyan0312]

jaffa bowl.... just outside the edge.

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[jattafridi]

my prediction 439 ao

 

[hur rizvi]

Anything less than 300 would be great, Anything above 400 would give advantage to SA, b/w 300-400 game would be in balance

 

[Justcrazy]

70/ 3

 

[hur rizvi]

half chance

 

[saiyan0312]

Was that dropped. tough chance very tough.

 

[razabbas]

giving chance to AB :/ u mad bro ?

 

[hur rizvi]

giving chance to AB :/ u mad bro ?

Even jonty would have struggled to grasp that, it was quite tough