Pakistan v Sri Lanka | 1st Test - Day 1 | Karachi | 21/2/09

[Inswinger]

Turn and bounce for Malik.

 

[IronMan2009]

noball! lol

 

[waqar_ahmad]

Malik will be glad he is not captain today

You dont wana be captain with a slow pitch and a newbie bowling attack at your disposal

 

[minhasuz]

Saw Kamran wearing a helmet while keeping after sooooooo long

 

[IronMan2009]

wow Malik is turning a lot. Murali must be happy.

 

[Pace]

or father Majid
one day we might see the dozen Qadir's children making the team.

Both Majid and Qadir have not done anything like Miandad for his nephew.

 

[Inswinger]

Its never been proven that Miandad is a sifarshi for Faisal.

 

[tauseefm]

did our curator make this pitch for SL bowlers?

 

[Lightning]

Sohail Khan definitely not in full flow today. Waqar said he usually bowls much sharper so lets see if he comes back later. However I doubt he's 150 k's. His action isn't that of a genuine fast bowler.

He still falls away and releases too early not to mention the sluggish run up.

 

[minhasuz]

Just saw the speactator of the match award draw box

 

[amarmak]

gooooneeeee

arafat u beautyyyyy

 

[Couch Cricketer]

arafat takes the wicket

 

[checkers.llvllaster]

There we go Yasir Arafat takes a wicket!!!!!

 

[lollol]

Arafat strikes!

 

[Lightning]

Late swinging ripper from Yasir!!

 

[Couch Cricketer]

misbah is really good in the slips

 

[UJ]

Moved slightly away from the lefthander...Misbah in a staggered slip position, caught it well

 

[Islamabadi]

nice catch... plus decent crowd

 

[checkers.llvllaster]

Arafat is bowling really well and does deserve a place in Tests...definitely over Afridi.

 

[HuZi]

Gone Yaaaar

 

[Lahoria]

Arafat really looking good here and his pace is very consistant as well. Btw is it just me or does everone get pissed watching Bhanja in Pak colors.

 

[Plasma]

Arafat You Beauty!

 

[Kriketer]

need a wicket here, shouldn't let SL cross more than 350.

 

[Inswinger]

Misbah is an excellent slip fielder!!!!!

 

[ali_ed2006]

Great Catch!!

 

[Amir]

Great bowling gets rewarded

 

[Random Aussie]

Well deserved wicket for Arafat, been easily the best of the bowlers.

Good innings from Warnapura though.

The crowd looks to be growing decently.

 

[Plasma]

Also a great catch by Misbah! One handed i believe.

Waranapura goes for 59, edges it.

Sl 93/2 after 18.

 

[ali_ed2006]

Haha the "Hai koi hum jaisa" song still plays all the time...

 

[Kriketer]

darn my link is slow, always few balls behind, but well my wish became true HAH!

 

[Random Aussie]

Rubbish ball from Malik

 

[Lahoria]

Wow what a great catch by Misbah he has looked great in slips and what the hell is Butt doing there. Yasir fully deserved this wicket shows why good line and length is always important no matter how quick you bowl but us Pak fans will never learn.

 

[checkers.llvllaster]

We need to bring Gul back to get Jayawardene...Gul and Arafat..

 

[minhasuz]

Guys how did he bowl and how was the catch? I missed it because I am also doing my work loll

 

[Couch Cricketer]

its saturday the crowd will come in after lunch and afternoon prayers

 

[ali_ed2006]

sanga lucky there..

 

[Kriketer]

Malik will get Sanga!

 

[Random Aussie]

Guys how did he bowl and how was the catch? I missed it because I am also doing my work loll

Was good length ball, just shaped away and took the edge - Misbah took very good one handed catch with very little time to react.

 

[minhasuz]

Guys how did he bowl and how was the catch? I missed it because I am also doing my work loll

Never mind guys just saw the replay. Btw great catch by Misbah

 

[minhasuz]

Was good length ball, just shaped away and took the edge - Misbah took very good one handed catch with very little time to react.

Thanks RA. Saw the replay. But still thanks mate

 

[waqar_ahmad]

Snaga driving on the up, through the line, in the 20th over. What a bad bad pitch. SPinning a bit. Mendis and murli will have a field day

 

[Random Aussie]

Glorious shot by Sanga for 4

And a good reply by Arafat. Looks like a Test bowler.

 

[minhasuz]

WHat a shot. Remind me of Mohammad Yousuf

 

[Couch Cricketer]

kha gya

 

[lollol]

Thats looked out...

 

[Inswinger]

A wicket here and the momentum shifts again.

 

[UJ]

Thats PLUMB...hit the back leg...hitting off stump not given

 

[waqar_ahmad]

THat was plumb, OMG!!!!

 

[iafzal]

Pak got robbed here.
RA you are right Aussis are robbing us here

 

[lollol]

I reckon the umpire thought it was pitched outside leg.

 

[amarmak]

how unlucky man... arafat does it again

umpire should dig a hole and jump in it

 

[waqar_ahmad]

Screw the umpire.

 

[checkers.llvllaster]

That was out, but not given!!!

 

[waqar_ahmad]

That was so plumb, how much better does benson want it

 

[Random Aussie]

) so it begins....

 

[lollol]

I think the first mistake by YK as captain is that he keeps bowling Malik...

 

[Inswinger]

Jaya knew he was gone.

 

[Kriketer]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

 

[Lightning]

Plumb LB not given. Very good bowling from Yasir. Hitting 138-140 and moving it around.

 

[minhasuz]

SCREW STEVE DAVIS

 

[Amir]

Plumb not given. Why is there no referals? PCB should have pushed for it, I am sure BCCSL wouldnt mind

 

[Couch Cricketer]

almost had him

 

[Kriketer]

is there a referral system in this match?

 

[tauseefm]

mr davis got blind for split of a sec and missed the plumb lbw

 

[Inswinger]

Couldnt Pakistan challenge that LBW?

 

[UJ]

Malik almost gets Jayawardne....around the wicket,,slides across him, almost carries to slip

 

[Lightning]

Malik bowling like Saqi! Impressive!

 

[checkers.llvllaster]

What a good bowl from Malik...unlucky that it didn't carry to slip.

 

[Lightning]

is there a referral system in this match?

Obviously not.

 

[TurkishCricketFan]

terrible decision.
why is there no referral system for this match?

 

[lollol]

Nice arm delivery by Malik, almost got him

 

[Big Daddy]

ok what the hell is malik doing spinning the ball

 

[waqar_ahmad]

Referral system is for the batting side only me thinks

 

[Inswinger]

Imagine Murali on this pitch.

 

[Random Aussie]

terrible decision.
why is there no referral system for this match?

Referral system is being trialled in select series before they decide to implement it or not.

 

[Genghis]

That was shocking by the ump. What was going through his mind???

 

[checkers.llvllaster]

Murali and Mendis might be lethal on this pitch...

 

[minhasuz]

It would have been 106-4 if Sanga out was given and that catch at slip was held.

 

[Lightning]

Yasir is really getting the ball to hurry and skid through.

 

[Kriketer]

Obviously not.

why not? I thought it was going to be used in every test match