Pakistan v Sri Lanka | 1st Test | Day 1 | Abu Dhabi | 18/10/11

[Fawad2010]

hhahahahhah Gully thinks we're up against Jamaicans! A "wt ef" moment!

well, Jamaicans and Lankans both are Islanders so.....

But seriously, is this the level of preparation they have done for a tough tour??

 

[JilaWatan]

no riaz

 

[Obeid]

what channels is this game coming on?

 

[SwingNSeam]

4 mins left and no team announcement yet..

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

I love how all the Afridi (extreme defensive captain) fans call this move defensive!

Bowling first on a dead pitch that doesn\t deteriorate with some grass on it gives you the best chance to get 20 wickets, since the most wickets are likely to fall in the first session. Atleast that is the philosophy, Morrison said bowling first was a good decision.

wah kiya logic hai

morrison said it no wonder he was part of the group called morris dancers

 

[Love Pakistan]

Junaid instead of Wahab!

 

[Strike!]

No malik, farhat and wahab.

 

[Fawad2010]

Sri Lanka (Playing XI):

Lahiru Thirimanne, Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan(c), Prasanna Jayawardene(w), Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Pradeep, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Chanaka Welegedara

 

[JilaWatan]

i wanted to see riaz.... arghhh

 

[Strike!]

Cheema playing.

 

[Fawad2010]

No malik, farhat and wahab.

first two names ..... YAY!!!

third one

 

[Fawad2010]

Pakistan (Playing XI):

Taufeeq Umar, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali, Misbah-ul-Haq(c), Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal(w), Aizaz Cheema, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan

 

[SwingNSeam]

No malik, farhat and wahab.

for the first 2 names..not the 3rd..oh well!

 

[Fawad2010]

What a terrible coverage by Cricinfo so far!

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

sun is out

happy birthday sangakkara

 

[osee_bhai]

CT is saying we are playing three spinners.... you are saying that we are playing three pace bowlers.... one of you is WORNG!!

I'm pretty sure he is wrong, unless he is thinking azhar ali as a third spinner.


I just don't understand Junaid playing for Wahab. Thats what the tv lineups said.

 

[Azlan Khan]

Pakistan 11

Mohammad Hafeez
Taufeeq Umar
Asad Shafiq
Azhar Ali
Younis Khan
Misbah Ul Haq
Adnan Akmal
Saeed Ajmal
Umar Gul
Cheema
Junaid Khan

 

[kingusama92]

Junaid Khan over Wahab Riaz?

Interesting. I think they needed the new ball option and Junaid provides that.

 

[SwingNSeam]

Adnan Akmal†, Aizaz Cheema, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Junaid Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq*, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal, Taufeeq Umar, Umar Gul, Younis Khan

 

[Fawad2010]

sun is out

happy birthday sangakkara

oh well, at least :kami isn't playing. ylor

 

[JilaWatan]

What a terrible coverage by Cricinfo so far!

haha funny!

 

[AZ]

Vicky kitthay hai?!?!

 

[SwingNSeam]

NO and !!!! Great! lets do this

 

[kingusama92]

"Nobody in the stands or the grass banks to watch them start the match. "

Ouch.

It's burning hot, though.

 

[Strike!]

Here we go then, First ball of the day from Gul.

 

[SwingNSeam]

First run

 

[namak]

There has to be a reason why Riaz was not chosen. Hope he isnt injured.

 

[Strike!]

Single first ball.

 

[Couch Cricketer]

I jumped to the wrong conclusion when someone said we are playing Junaid for Wahab I thought that meant we are playing with 3 spinners.
If we are playing with 3 fast bowlers good attacking move by Misbah to bowl first but Cheema & Junaid over Wahab seems wrong they would know more about these guys fitness etc have to see how they bowl to see if it was justified.

 

[talha3]

Close call

 

[Superman1]

Speed Gun is there...Will be Interesting what cheema can clock at age of 32.

 

[Strike!]

LBW shout. Inside edge.

 

[SwingNSeam]

Inside edge..appeal for a LBW

 

[Zeeraq]

There is Speed Gun.

 

[kkmix]

Shafiq shehzada in

 

[Bullet Drive]

G00d from Gu.

 

[SwingNSeam]

2 runs

 

[NJamal]

Big test for the likes of Cheema & Junaid Khan coming up.

 

[talha3]

Need at least 3 wickets with new ball, otherwise Sanga and Mahela are going to come in late and score big.

 

[cricketcrazy]

Who is showing on tv? any link for it?

 

[talha3]

Who will open with Gul? Junaid probably?

 

[cricfan4ever]

seriously feel for Tanvir Ahmed, the only guy who had provided us breakthroughs with the new ball is no where even in the squad despite good performance, forget starting XI...Mohsin Khan has gone retarded...

 

[Azlan Khan]

Sri Lanka 4-0.

 

[IAJ]

Finally speed gun, let's watch cheema's pace

 

[Strike!]

4 off the first over.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Who will open bowling?

 

[cricketcrazy]

Humm ptv is showing

 

[Bullet Drive]

Cheema on.

 

[kingusama92]

Cheema on.

Let's see how he does.

 

[talha3]

Cheema to open. Let's see how fast he bowls

 

[SwingNSeam]

Cheema on

 

[NJamal]

4/0.

 

[Strike!]

Cheema bowling.

 

[Watsupdoc]

Looks like a good batting wicket this...

Cheema to bowl

 

[talha3]

Starts with 130.

 

[kkmix]

I would've started with hafeez ... gotta think outside the box, they are both lefties.

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

what a colorful tv scorecard

 

[Strike!]

129 kph

 

[SwingNSeam]

Squared the batsman up.

 

[Phool]

good over by Umar Gul

 

[taqi]

misbah thinks its cape town .... should have been batting first

 

[Ryankhan]

this misbah oldie is gone crazy. why the hell would you bowl first with such in experience bowling line up? why no Riaz?

Srilanka bowling is crap but their batting is superb so thats very awful decision. Also PAK chasing anything over 200 in 4th innings will be like chasing 400 becoz they cant bat underpressure......I hope im wrong but defensive at its best. We need attacking captain not defensive.

Gul in his first over, asked misbah to put the fielders close to the bat not 100 miles away as they were geting easy singles so this shows how gud captain is misbah. pathetic stuff

 

[Bullet Drive]

We will win this test - inshallah

 

[Bullet Drive]

Misbah needs to bring the fielders up

 

[SwingNSeam]

Beaten!

 

[insurge]

Poor decision to play Junaid at all (and not even give him the new ball). If he fails this match it can set him back a lot mentally rather than help him

 

[Bullet Drive]

Great ball

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

Gentle medium pace bowling

 

[SwingNSeam]

Quick single

 

[Bullet Drive]

Good over, honestly thinking about Hafeez to these lefties?

 

[SwingNSeam]

First over avg pace:133kph

 

[rkt.india]

whats the speeds of Cheema and Gul?

 

[kingusama92]

Good start from Cheema.

 

[ddss]

No crowd

 

[Bullet Drive]

130 kphs!

 

[SwingNSeam]

No boundaries yet! Good bowling

 

[Bullet Drive]

Edge.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Good decision to bowl first, we should win - inshallah.

 

[JilaWatan]

man we had been deprived of speedguns for so long... look at everyone here. so happy! posting these speeds... niccee

 

[jattafridi]

We need early wickets