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

[Fawad2010]

Hafeez Taufeeq Highest Partnerships:

105 v SA - Nov 2010 in Dubai
82 v WI - MAy 2011 in Basseterre
66 v SA - Nov 2010 in Abu Dhabi

Now this one is worth 64 already.

 

[Love Pakistan]

ohhh wata flighted spinning one!

 

[hur rizvi]

Good delivery HAfeez beaten

 

[Friend786]

oooohhh some spin for herath !!

 

[ZAK]

2 to Hafeez.

 

[ZAK]

ooohhhh....

 

[ZAK]

66/0.

 

[hur rizvi]

carrom ball from Herath hafeez didnt read it..

 

[Down2Earth]

from all the bowlers, herath scares me the most, both in appearance and bowling

 

[IAJ]

Herath averaging 35 overall but he becomes a monster against Pakistan

 

[insaftak]

Hafeez is lucky he didn't get bowled on that

 

[ZAK]

Dilshan comes in to the attack.

 

[Love Pakistan]

Kaptaan coming for the first time!

 

[siccric]

Dilshan bowling rcusnorth

 

[ahamedirshad123]

fyi

Karnataka’s Shavir Keki Tarapore will join a string of competent and recognised umpires from the state to be promoted to the status of Test umpire when he stands in the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan to be played in Dubai between October 26-30.

 

[Down2Earth]

ok rameez just jinxed us by calling herath an average test bowler. he'll pick up 6 now

 

[ZAK]

Herath averaging 35 overall but he becomes a monster against Pakistan

Nothing unusual about that. Most ordinary spinners do become monsters against us.

 

[jattafridi]

Herath will destroy Pakistan batting

 

[Down2Earth]

fyi

Karnataka’s Shavir Keki Tarapore will join a string of competent and recognised umpires from the state to be promoted to the status of Test umpire when he stands in the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan to be played in Dubai between October 26-30.

disgraceful, we give india aleem dar and in return we get this rubbish

 

[Friend786]

fyi

Karnataka’s Shavir Keki Tarapore will join a string of competent and recognised umpires from the state to be promoted to the status of Test umpire when he stands in the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan to be played in Dubai between October 26-30.

 

[ZAK]

Wth was that Hafeez?

 

[hur rizvi]

Rash shot from Hafeez

 

[Down2Earth]

there's the random brainfart

 

[hur rizvi]

Huge appeal

 

[ZAK]

@

 

[Friend786]

herath will destroy pakistan batting

 

[Strike!]

As soon as the spinners come on...

 

[Down2Earth]

what rubbish batting against spin

 

[Strike!]

What a leave. )

 

[ZAK]

Please don't get out to this crappy bowler, taufeeq.

 

[Love Pakistan]

Dilshan shouting like a girl!

 

[Love Pakistan]

Please don't get out to this crappy bowler, taufeeq.

Taufeeq himself is crappy... isnt he?

 

[ZAK]

Taufeeq needs to rotate the strike. He's already started playing for lunch, I think.

 

[insaftak]

I feel sorry for AA already. how is he going to face Herat and Dilshan?

 

[Watsupdoc]

Taufeeq

 

[IAJ]

Someone shoul slap Taufeeq on his face. He is going nowhere with this approach. Sooner or later he will throw it away

 

[jattafridi]

Spinners balling really well stupid shot is coming

 

[hur rizvi]

3 maidens in a row

Pressure building

 

[hur rizvi]

Big turn again

Herath-Dilshan combo looking dangerous

 

[ZAK]

Taufeeq himself is crappy... isnt he?

Nah, the man might look ugly whilst batting but his stats prove that he's one of our better openers.

 

[ZAK]

Another maiden.

 

[hur rizvi]

4th Maiden in a row

 

[insaftak]

4 maidens

 

[Watsupdoc]

lol another maiden

 

[Watsupdoc]

another maiden coming up

 

[Watsupdoc]

finally! 1!

 

[ZAK]

Single to Taufeeq.

 

[Strike!]

Finally, A run.

 

[insaftak]

finally a run

Balle Balle

 

[hur rizvi]

Nah, the man might look ugly whilst batting but his stats prove that he's one of our better openers.

Taufeeq gets lot of undue stick ...

He's an honest worker who always tries to give his best..

His stats prove that he's the best opener for Pakistan since the departure of Sohail and Saeed

 

[ZAK]

Single to Hafeez.

 

[cricfan4ever]

and Mohsin Khan says our batsmen don't need any improvement

 

[insaftak]

another single boom boom hafeez

 

[Strike!]

Overzealous appealing.

 

[Watsupdoc]

Taufeeq looking like he'll have a brain-fart soon...

 

[ZAK]

Taufeeq gets lot of undue stick ...

He's an honest worker who always tries to give his best..

His stats prove that he's the best opener for Pakistan since the departure of Sohail and Saeed

However he does need to learn how to tackle the spinners but then again he's not the only one who has trouble against the spinners.

 

[Blitz]

Just woke up!

Nice to see a 0 in the wickets column

 

[ZAK]

1 to Hafeez.

 

[Down2Earth]

the hafeez

 

[ZAK]

2 to Taufeeq.

 

[hur rizvi]

However he does need to learn how to tackle the spinners but then again he's not the only one who has trouble against the spinners.

Obviously playing spinners is his weak point he needs improvement in that department ....

 

[Blitz]

Jaysuriya: ''He should take a little bit of risk''.



Am I the only one that finds that funny?

 

[jattafridi]

2 runs

 

[ZAK]

Taufeeq hasn't hit a boundary yet.

 

[insaftak]

Good first hour for pakistan

 

[ZAK]

1 more to Hafeez.

 

[ZAK]

72/0.

 

[ZAK]

Drinks.

 

[IAJ]

What on earth is Taufeeq doing. He needs to play some shots and get runs for the team.
Blocking spinners wont help as the spinners will keep bowling overs after overs and eventually get his wicket.

 

[Blitz]

What on earth is Taufeeq doing. He needs to play some shots and get runs for the team.
Blocking spinners wont help as the spinners will keep bowling overs after overs and eventually get his wicket.

I would usually mind.


But come on.


We have to bat about 150+ overs still.



PLENTY of time, and given our history of collapses.......

 

[SwingNSeam]

players getting ready

 

[SwingNSeam]

edge

 

[ZAK]

Edged for 1 by Hafeez.

 

[hur rizvi]

Almost got caught in the slip

 

[siccric]

What on earth is Taufeeq doing. He needs to play some shots and get runs for the team.
Blocking spinners wont help as the spinners will keep bowling overs after overs and eventually get his wicket.

There are almost 4 full days left in the test match. Honestly I don't mind him batting like this in the context of this match, because there is plenty of time and we are looking to get a huge score on the board no matter how long it takes. As long as he doesn't throw it away, he will get a big score

 

[SwingNSeam]

pitch getting turn

 

[insaftak]

edge and professor survives

 

[SwingNSeam]

Shot for 2 by

 

[ZAK]

2 to Taufeeq.

 

[hur rizvi]

Taufeeq trying to Release the pressure