Pakistan v South Africa l 2nd Test | Dubai | 23/10/13 | Day 1

[saiyan0312]

good turn...

 

[doctordamor]

The batting is the culprit as always, bowling is ok can't expect bowlers to do much if batsman play with brains

 

[saiyan0312]

come on juni.... But really he should be used against AB. If AB is gonna get out its gonna be against pace not spin.

 

[Boi]

The ball is definitely reversing here. Hope Junaid can be effective here.

 

[saiyan0312]

You gotta admit.. they are not throwing it away...

 

[doctordamor]

just can't get over we the fact our pathetic batting line up had made Imran Tahir a hero

 

[doctordamor]

You gotta admit.. they are not throwing it away...

exactly like Pak did, not a single batsman got out to good deliveries all threw it away

 

[saiyan0312]

Good bowling juni.

 

[saiyan0312]

very very good bowl... inside edge to pads and tailing it in. What was in that tea

 

[saiyan0312]

what a ball. he is troubling a leftie.

 

[Sam18696]

Come onnn out karoooo

 

[RehanG]

haha Irfan

 

[Boi]

) Irfan.

 

[WebGuru]

Irfan

 

[MRSN]

Irfan ) )

 

[saiyan0312]

wait that was the first time he was stumped for the first time in abu dhabi...

Horror fielding by Irfan

 

[BHM :D]

why does misbah give zulfi such short spells

 

[RehanG]

get Smith and ABD and we are back in game

 

[mosh101]

Irfaaan hahahah !

 

[saiyan0312]

two runs... hits in the air but to no mans land.

 

[mosh101]

Top edge and safe

 

[hhhhdmt]

lol irfan

 

[saiyan0312]

bad ball...

We should teach Irfan to reverse swing the ball also.

 

[mosh101]

Another four !

Runs coming easily ! Poor bowling this !

 

[doctordamor]

Needed Abdur-rehman here, runs flowing easily

 

[mosh101]

Body language is depleting now !

 

[Sam18696]

Smith will make century

 

[saiyan0312]

very bad ball.

 

[mosh101]

Another four ! Poor over from juni

 

[saiyan0312]

give the ball to spin and bring juni on against AB.

 

[Sam18696]

Body language is depleting now !

Agreed. They look like there is no hope left.

 

[doctordamor]

Body language is depleting now !

Do you blame them? Can't cross 3 figures after winning toss and batting 1st? Inning loss on cards

 

[saiyan0312]

if they give us a 200 lead then we will need 450 to beat them... oh boy.

 

[doctordamor]

Ajmal has been worked out by SA, they have no fear of him, not saying he is bad bowler but seriously must he play every match?

 

[saiyan0312]

juni to continue.... come on yaar.

 

[mosh101]

Do you blame them? Can't cross 3 figures after winning toss and batting 1st? Inning loss on cards

Agreed ! Bowlers will have no motivation whatsoever to go out there and fight !

Pathetic batting continues to haunt us

 

[mosh101]

Good little show between smith and ajju

 

[mosh101]

WOW Azhar has the audacity to laugh after his consistent poor show !

 

[saiyan0312]

we need a wicket over here.

 

[mosh101]

Junaid really bending his back there

 

[imshally81]

where is baber.....

 

[saiyan0312]

next over has to be spin choke.... yes he is getting reverse but save that for AB

 

[mosh101]

Back to ajmal vs smith

 

[mosh101]

Oh No they're showing us our wickets

 

[hhhhdmt]

Ajmal wasn't even the third best bowler in the first test. SA can play him well.

 

[amjad145]

Disgrace by our team

 

[mosh101]

They're playing ajmal smartly

 

[mosh101]

No Wickets :/

 

[saiyan0312]

trail by 37... A lead over 150 and this match is over.

 

[saiyan0312]

humari throw be MASHALLAH.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Is zulgi injured or misbah demented?

 

[saiyan0312]

cmon junaid get a wicket.

 

[starbuck]

Need to bring Babar

 

[doctordamor]

Seriously I admire Misbah's loyalty but its been detrimental to pak cricket, Zulfiqar should have been on

 

[Paradox]

LOL Junaid to get a ban for that, whilst anyone who's ever done it to us won't ever

 

[JibranAnsari]

Misbah has reduced our chances of any comeback by bringing back junaid. Why would you remove a bowler who got you a wicket and didnt give away any run? Baffling really.

 

[OZGOD]

SA on target for 500+

 

[saiyan0312]

hey steynisc aggression. nice.

 

[saiyan0312]

finally babar... We need spin choke.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Finallt settling in elgar well.. zulfi comes back.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Is any sand strom expected tomorrow?

 

[AZulfi]

This seems like a big innings defeat (esp. if RSA do go on to post 400+/-)

 

[Bilal7]

Lol, what happened here? 99 all out?

How is the pitch?

 

[saiyan0312]

Irfan now? why not a spin choke. ???????????

 

[JibranAnsari]

and now irfan comes back why cant two spinners operate together?

 

[saiyan0312]

Lol, what happened here? 99 all out?

How is the pitch?

Has effects but majority gave their wickets away... really away.

 

[Ims1]

if saffers get 250,they will win this easily.

 

[Jo_Don]

Lol @ Andy Zaltzman dosing off...

 

[saiyan0312]

Baffling Captaincy from misbah.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Pitch is easily 300 plus.

 

[doctordamor]

Ball hardly reaching to keeper, irfan whats wrong?

 

[Jaggu]

From what I have seen so far in this 2nd test match I am convinced that Pakistan's victory in the first game was a total fluke.

 

[saiyan0312]

use two spinners together.

 

[Bilal7]

Has effects but majority gave their wickets away... really away.

That sucks. Hopefully we bat really big in the second innings.

 

[doctordamor]

Just great lost a bowler just when we needed wkts

 

[Xoib]

From what I have seen so far in this 2nd test match I am convinced that Pakistan's victory in the first game was a total fluke.

no Imran Tahir picking a fiver is fluke.

 

[London_Lahori]

optmism slowly dying

 

[JibranAnsari]

more misery for us.

 

[Pak_Jazba]

Where is the Waqar Younis commentary thread? Anyone?

 

[Bilal7]

We can still get back into this. Just need a couple of quick wickets.