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

[Down2Earth]

I get a strange feeling every time i see tahir kissing the south African badge

 

[saiyan0312]

hahahahahahahahahahahah


all you can do is laugh

Funnily thats exactly what i am doing.

 

[castortroy]

I was just about subscribe to zee to watch this.

Thank god I didn't

 

[Justcrazy]

There is NO devil in the pitch , poor shots only.

 

[KB-24]

Misbah and selectors will certainly have to answer for continued exclusion of Umar Akmal. It's getting ridiculous now. This is the reason why I wasn't getting too hyped, knew we'd be back to our true selves lol

 

[amjad145]

Where is my thread titled is adnan akmal test material,? Can sine one find it for me?

 

[dhump]

LOL good one...very good one

if I understand correctly what you're saying

Unless Pakistan still wins this

Naaa soon our bros will be cursing Misbah,Younis calling to drop Kurram Manzoor and Shan Masood get rid of whatmore and all such cool threads will be up for fun and this is what we call sanity here at PP

 

[Red Devil]

Greenwash Brownwash )

 

[DanishJamil]

lol ye kia ho raha hai aray ye kia ho raha hai

 

[Justcrazy]

Great bowling by SA , they have got 6 wickets , also kept the runs down.

 

[Aman]

Pathetic stuff this from Pakistan they are NOT coming back from this.

 

[in_cutter]

Misbah and selectors will certainly have to answer for continued exclusion of Umar Akmal. It's getting ridiculous now. This is the reason why I wasn't getting too hyped, knew we'd be back to our true selves lol

Yeah, like Umar alone would make a difference

 

[Bullet Drive]

This is a very tough pitch to bat on.

Theirs spin. Pace and bounce. Its swinging and the outfield is very slow.

200 is a winning total.

 

[Down2Earth]

Had we had a more authoritative number 3, this wouldn't have happened... instead we built pressure on ourselves ali

 

[m.shah]

Need a good parnership here now...I have a feeling both shafiq and adnan will score big

 

[doctordamor]

Azhar must be dropped, this opening pair needs to go on for another series, but azhar gtg and we need Umar Akmal

 

[in_cutter]

Don't worry, our spinners will run through them

 

[dhump]

True.

Everyone has the right to play for country one lives in. If he was in Pakistan he would not have got even a chance in A team

And to be very honest rightly so he is no world beater just our batsmans are really really bad.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Onus on Shafiq now.

 

[90MPH]

Pathetic stuff this from Pakistan they are NOT coming back from this.

What a pathetic comment.

How on earth can you say that after 1 session, disastrous as it has been.

At least wait till the day is over.

 

[dhump]

Need a good parnership here now...I have a feeling both shafiq and adnan will score big

Adnan just got bowled which game you are watching ????

 

[KB-24]

Yeah, like Umar alone would make a difference

Well it's clear that his supposed replacements haven't done a whole lot of good and his performances in other formats continually show that he is the best prospect. His non-selection is truly irritating. If you honestly believe he can't make a difference, then enjoy the current state of affairs.

 

[doctordamor]

I really didn't expect Pak to win this, at same time I didn't expect 6 down, Batting problem remains, Younis Khan fans would get mad at me but truth is he only scores when pitch is flat

 

[Kianig89]

:adnan once again proved what a horrible batsman he is take that haters

 

[czarkeen]

Yeah, like Umar alone would make a difference

thank you

what are these people

Umar Akmal..please forget him, he is another afridi type player unless he proves me wrong which i highly doubt

 

[Colt]

Shafiq has to save face here, he's the only hope we have..

This is sad, it would of been better if Misbah had lost the toss but then again out batting..

 

[Aman]

What a pathetic comment.

How on earth can you say that after 1 session, disastrous as it has been.

At least wait till the day is over.

If you know anything about cricket or SA you would know they will win from here. SA aren't England so Pakistan won't be able to knock them over for 100-150.

 

[London_Lahori]

Wow 50-2 last time i checked, get to work and see 60-6.

I have faith though, if we can get 150 somehow our bowlers have a part to play

 

[JibranAnsari]

I really didn't expect Pak to win this, at same time I didn't expect 6 down, Batting problem remains, Younis Khan fans would get mad at me but truth is he only scores when pitch is flat

Pitch is flat.

 

[doctordamor]

To all those calling Pakistan team pathetic, may I remind you this pathetic team dominated SA in 1st test

 

[saiyan0312]

This is a very tough pitch to bat on.

Theirs spin. Pace and bounce. Its swinging and the outfield is very slow.

200 is a winning total.

Yaar teray total nechay aye ja rahay hai.

If they get 150 it will be a wonder.

 

[hhhhdmt]

I am not normally very critical of Misbah, but to bat first on this pitch was the wrong decision. Pakistan should not be batting first- at all.

 

[10sion]

Win 1st test.

2nd test.

Win toss. 1st day. 1st session. 25+ overs bowled. 6 batsmen gone. One boundary scored.

Yes its Pakistan. It can only be Pakistan.

 

[Aman]

:adnan once again proved what a horrible batsman he is take that haters

Both are very poor.

 

[doctordamor]

Pitch is flat.

No its not flat, there is swing, bounce, turn and outfield is slow, come on even waqar admitted it looks like late day 2 pitch

 

[JibranAnsari]

Every wicket to tahir was a gift , didnt bowl even a single threatening delivery. But here we are getting out to a lame spinner.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Only man we have to watch out for is AB. Rest we shouldn't worry about

 

[saiyan0312]

these five days PP will have lots of threads that will most probably ask for the entire team change. kick younis,misbah,khurram,masood,asad,azhar and adnan out will be the highlights of those threads.

 

[m.shah]

Quote:
Originally Posted by m.shah
Need a good parnership here now...I have a
feeling both shafiq and adnan will score big
Adnan just got bowled which game you are
watching ????

jst when i was writing this comment he got out....haha wrong prediction

 

[JibranAnsari]

No its not flat, there is swing, bounce, turn and outfield is slow, come on even waqar admitted it looks like late day 2 pitch

Pakistani cetain slow approach made it look like a landmine , steyn will get swing anywhere in the worl he is a class act. What about the three wickets given to tahir on horrible deliveries. There is nothing much in the pitch and you will see when sa comes onto bat.

 

[saeedhk]

Disaster.

 

[Space Cat]

Pakistan always keep it interesting.

Minnows to Monsters and then back to Minnows in 3 test matches.

 

[Kianig89]

Both are very poor.

but adnan has been served halwa so far Zimbabwe Sl bangladesh imagine :adnan at Joburg with Pak 40/6

 

[JibranAnsari]

LOL , pakistan's bowling has always been good.

The first innings batting in first test was a fluke.

 

[sunnykhan]

Reality check for the fans . We gifted wickets to Tahir. Khurram played a reckless shot. Steyn showed why he is the No.1 bowler in the world. Excellent bowling from him. Superb stuff.

 

[Kianig89]

we've been unlucky two umpire's call went Saffers way

 

[90MPH]

If you know anything about cricket or SA you would know they will win from here, SA aren't England so they won't be able to knock them over for 100-150.

And how do you know Pakistan can not knock them over for that score ?
I know more than enough about cricket thanks very much and I know if its one team that can bundle another under 150 it will be Pak. SA are not that special, otherwise they would not have easily lost the last Test.
Pak are certainly on the backfoot big time right now but match is not done yet.

 

[passion_77]

Good comeback by Pakistan. Back to the way world know them.

 

[sunnykhan]

Pakistani cetain slow approach made it look like a landmine , steyn will get swing anywhere in the worl he is a class act. What about the three wickets given to tahir on horrible deliveries. There is nothing much in the pitch and you will see when sa comes onto bat.

I agree the pitch is flat and slow.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Quite a few unlucky dismisals.

Shan & Azhar. Maybe Misbah too.

 

[musti]

A 50 here from Shafique will be as good as a 100

 

[sunnykhan]

we've been unlucky two umpire's call went Saffers way

LOL! If we didn't had DRS that would have been out anyway.

 

[doctordamor]

Pakistani cetain slow approach made it look like a landmine , steyn will get swing anywhere in the worl he is a class act. What about the three wickets given to tahir on horrible deliveries. There is nothing much in the pitch and you will see when sa comes onto bat.

Not defending any wkt, mate, not a single wkt earned all due to pathetic batting, but helped by lil bit of assistance to bowling, when ball not doing anything same batting lineup scored in 1st test, or take vs England same ground 99 all out, then YK and Azhar mammoth partnership absolute road and YK delivered, same as 1st test.

As for slow approach goes, you have to give credit to tight line and slow outfield, doesn't help when u lose ur most attacking player in 1st over

 

[Bullet Drive]

Misbah should have batted first on this pitch.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Outfield is very slow so you can add another 25 runs on.

 

[Ims1]

Misbah should have batted first on this pitch.

that is what he did .

Saffers need a lead of 150 to be safe on this rather dry wicket .

 

[Imran_m]

That was just not test standard batting especially after winning the toss and batting first.

You have to either score or preserve wickets apparently we did neither

 

[doctordamor]

Quite a few unlucky dismisals.

Shan & Azhar. Maybe Misbah too.

What was unlucky abt them?

Azhar falling over as usual, misbah playing wrong line, shan not moving his feet. Not a single wkt earned all gifted by batting lineup that is simply not good enough when ball doing a lil bit

 

[DarthSImian]

If Philander can pick up six wickets in this Test (his 18th), he will be the quickest to 100 wickets for more than 80 years. Clarrie Grimmett achieved this in 17 matches way back in 1931. Contemporary bowlers up there are Saeed Ajmal (19 tests), Steyn (20) and Mohammad Asif (20)."

R Ashwin has 92 wickets from 16 matches and he is playing his next two matches against WI. Close contest, eh?

 

[Wattoo]

aur mazak urrao tahir ka

 

[Ims1]

pathetic batting on this surface to be honest .

 

[akamaka]

SO i just logged on to check the score and i mean wth happened? ) ) )

 

[Bullet Drive]

Come on boys. We can do it. Aim for 200!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pathetic batting and we will be lucky if we get 100 here, i can S.A grinding us into dust when they bat, This will be pakistans greatest escape of all time if they escape this game without defeat.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Pakistan Tendulkar in Shafiq is batting.

 

[pak4life]

So a guy who is struggling to get into the SA team and has hardly had a decent game for them we are making him look like a world beater.

 

[Bullet Drive]

 

[Bullet Drive]

Thank God.

 

[Singham]

Score?

 

[bluffmasterv2]

I get a strange feeling every time i see tahir kissing the south African badge

yeah what a traitor

 

[Bullet Drive]

Come on boys. 136 more to get.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Shafiq!!!!!! what an idiot runs out Ajmal

 

[bluffmasterv2]

Another one gone

 

[Osman]

absolutely woeful cricket

 

[Bullet Drive]

Poor running from Shafiq.

 

[akheR]

Wish Afridi was there.

 

[saiyan0312]

saeed ajmal run out and he was the only one who knew how to hold a bat.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Shafiq takes single now. GUARD THE TAIL!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Shafiq needs to farm the strike

 

[hussain.r97]

Shafiq is our last hope, if he can guide us to 150, our bowlers may have something to work with...