Pakistan v Sri Lanka | 1st Test | Day 2 | Abu Dhabi | 19/10/11

[Inswinger]

Junaid Khan's 5-for put Pakistan on top on Day 1. Many people questioned, actually blasted, Misbah's decision to bowl first but his bowlers backed him up really well.

The wicket is very good for batting and will get better as the day goes on. Pakistan need to put up a substantial total here. Hafeez will be the key early on.

 

[Cover Drive]

A good start as IS said would be vital lets see how well Hafeez and Taufeeq do.

I would say first hour would be the key, if he hold ourselves together then we have good chance.

 

[Poison]

This Test match is ours, it'll be a bore-athon if Hafeez goes early but I'm hoping we score 220+ today, loss of 3-4 wickets.

 

[Desi]

if hafeez is there by the end of the first session i have no worries this test match is ours.

 

[TV Umpire]

An hour to go!

First session is v important

 

[kingusama92]

Taufeeq looked edgy out there.

I hope he sticks it out. Hafeez performing is a must for this team to score big and bat SL out of the game.

We simply shouldn't let SL back into the game from this position.

 

[CORNERED-TIGER]

bat for 2 days, bat sri lanka out of the match.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hoping for an Azhar Ali maiden ton.

 

[MVP26]

Shouls score atleast 300 today

 

[Fawad2010]

Hello Everyone!

Hope you all are well. We should try to keep up the scoring rate to 3.5. If we keep that rate, we should have 350 by tonight.

 

[Phool]

Hopefully one of our batsmen scores double century.

 

[Fawad2010]

^ that would be awesome!

 

[Bullet Drive]

About 10 mins to go.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Pitch has green.

 

[IAJ]

If Taufeeq fails in this Test match he should be dropped, I don't care if he averages close to 40 because he is not consistent enough.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Taufeeq is terribily out of form, even his hundred against West Indies was one of the most 'ugliest' innings I've seen in a long time. About 4-5 dropped catches.

 

[Bullet Drive]

I hope and hope Azhar scores well as well as the team.

 

[Ryankhan]

Inshallah Pak will score 400+ runs and put Sri In intense pressure. im looking forward for a 100 from Hafeez-Younis-Misbah........but i wish 2 lads get 100s. Azar n Asad. both deserves it and i wish they get it in this test match.....

 

[Bullet Drive]

I hope all batsmen score hundreds - inshallah..

 

[Bullet Drive]

Good track prepared for this test.

 

[Fawad2010]

who will be the main threat from SL bowling?

 

[Fawad2010]

Players out in the middle, lets go!!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Welegedra is on

 

[Bullet Drive]

who will be the main threat from SL bowling?

Herath

 

[Fawad2010]

Welegedara to start things off

 

[Bullet Drive]

Who's commentating?

 

[Bullet Drive]

Please no Jaya?

 

[Bullet Drive]

Welegedra to Taufeeq............... 1 run

 

[Bullet Drive]

Good single from taufeeq,

 

[Fawad2010]

on comms

 

[Bullet Drive]

Another 2 runs.

 

[Bullet Drive]

30-0 after 8.2 overs.

 

[Friend786]

waqar and danny have started the proceedings.

 

[Fawad2010]

medium pace bowling ~125

 

[Bullet Drive]

No-ball from Welegedara.

 

[Bullet Drive]

31-0

 

[Bullet Drive]

Lot of in-swing there. Great delivery.

 

[Fawad2010]

lousy start from SL bowler!

 

[Friend786]

good in-swinging yorker

 

[Fawad2010]

nice ball, finally!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Quite a bit of movement.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Lovely shot

 

[Bullet Drive]

No-ball aswell.. poor over.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Good leave.

 

[Fawad2010]

positive start from Pakistan

 

[insaftak]

+

 

[Bullet Drive]

Nicely clipped for one. 10 off the over but movement.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Lovely watching Hafeez bat, controlled aggresion..

Taufeeq on the other hand

 

[Fawad2010]

10 runs from 1st over

 

[IAJ]

Good start by Pakistan and professor

 

[Bullet Drive]

Pradeep back on, exciing

 

[hur rizvi]

Ball is moving a bit we have to be careful in 1st hour...

 

[Bullet Drive]

Pradeep, birthday boy.

 

[IAJ]

Lanka's Ishant Sharma to bowl

 

[Bullet Drive]

Nicely blocked.. 139kphs

 

[Bullet Drive]

Quite a bit of movement but ball is new so obvious.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Beauty.. 140 kphs.

 

[Fawad2010]

140k

 

[Fawad2010]

nice shot!

 

[hur rizvi]

Good pace from Nuwan pradeep


141.8kph

 

[IAJ]

Even Waqar agrees with me that he looks like Ishant

 

[siccric]

SL are wasting the new ball by bowling on the pads

 

[taqi]

hafeez looks in good touch

 

[Strike!]

Good start today so far boys.

 

[Fawad2010]

PAK 44/0 in 10ov

Trail by 153

 

[IAJ]

SL are wasting the new ball by bowling on the pads

Achi baat nahi hai?

 

[ZAK]

Salaam everybody.

 

[ZAK]

Edged but safe...

 

[IAJ]

Ohh played with soft hands

 

[IAJ]

Salaam everybody.

Wasalam

 

[Fawad2010]

come on hafeez!

 

[ZAK]

3 to Hafeez.

 

[Fawad2010]

almost four

 

[insaftak]

Professor looks good

 

[IAJ]

So chief curator is a sardar? Mohan Singh. Really good pitch this so good job by him.

 

[Fawad2010]

outfield is slowww!

 

[siccric]

Achi baat nahi hai?

Would've been nice to see more of a battle

 

[Fawad2010]

'..gives me that english look'

 

[IAJ]

Professor looks good

ab bus bhi karo, nazr na laga deyna use

 

[ZAK]

That Pradeep guy looks menacing when running in, doesn't he?