Pakistan v Sri Lanka | 1st Test - Day | Day 3 | Karachi | 23/2/09

[On_the_up]

Just under an hour to go till the start of the crucial 3rd day. It is imperative for Pak's chances of saving this test that they bat out the whole of today, ideally loosing no more than 5 wkts. Insha allah they will do well.
:akmal

 

[kingusama92]

Can the new captain... play a captain's knock?

 

[Plasma]

Won't be able to watch today's play tonight. I've got class early tomorrow.

Inshallah we'll be well placed by morning time here, might be able to catch the last session of i wake up early enough.

Good luck to the team.

 

[kingusama92]

^^ lol same here... I might wake up early to watch the last session...

 

[minhasuz]

Good Luck to Pakistan team Insh Allah they will do really well. I will just go and sleep it is 11:32 PM over here, I got a test at 8:00 AM tomorrow, will have to leave at 6:00 AM so Allah Hafiz to everyone

 

[On_the_up]

Good Luck to Pakistan team Insh Allah they will do really well. I will just go and sleep it is 11:32 PM over here, I got a test at 8:00 AM tomorrow, will have to leave at 6:00 AM so Allah Hafiz to everyone

inshallah you will do well in your test too.

 

[Inswinger]

Time to get some payback.

 

[Genghis]

Younis Khan on strike, Murali to start.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Go Pakistan .. Go Younis..

 

[Genghis]

If Younis scores 133+ runs today his average will move over 50 for the first time in his career.

 

[Genghis]

Vaas from the other end now to YK.

 

[Inswinger]

Must bat out atleast 4 sessions

 

[Genghis]

3 overs gone ... and Manzoor has only faced 1 ball.

 

[Genghis]

First boundary of the day to Younis!

 

[wez4all]

pakistan will save this test , wicket is very slow

 

[HuZi]

younis looks in form

 

[wez4all]

all the crowd in is for lucky draw only

 

[Inswinger]

All is well so far.

 

[wez4all]

tht was close cal for khurram, lucky

 

[HuZi]

NICE shot from younis khan for 4

 

[wez4all]

younis looks in for a big century

 

[wez4all]

thts more like it, i m enjoying it now

 

[HuZi]

Another beutiful shot from yonis khan for 4

 

[Genghis]

Good attacking cricket from Younis. Won't be long before Mendis is brought on. Vaas struggling here.

 

[wez4all]

jayawardne on defense against younis

 

[Zohaib Shah]

anyone know where i can watch this?

 

[wez4all]

khurram needs to be positive , he cant play a long inning like this

 

[waqar_ahmad]

Khurram is trying to read murli off the pitch, not a good tactic at all. I dont like this guy's technique

 

[wez4all]

anyone know where i can watch this?

http://ooxtv.com/paksl.php

 

[mostakim]

khurram needs to be positive , he cant play a long inning like this

this guy just cant play at front foot. its very important to ply at front foot against spin.

 

[Zohaib Shah]

http://ooxtv.com/paksl.php

lol thanks but is that streams free?

 

[wez4all]

this guy just cant play at front foot. its very important to ply at front foot against spin.

completely agree with u.

his batting stance is so wide which his not helping his cause of playing at front foot

 

[wez4all]

lol thanks but is that streams free?

yes, just need to install the active x control required to run the stream

 

[Inswinger]

He's playing on the back foot because he's trying to read the ball off the pitch rather then reading it from the hand.

 

[HuZi]

Simon Taufel's having a look at the ball. Feels it has gone a little out of shape

 

[HuZi]

69-1 after 30 overs both are looking ok but younis khan is looking in good form nice batting against vaas

 

[wez4all]

waqar just cant stop criticising younis khan for his first day over attack policy

 

[HuZi]

another good shot from younis khan this time for another 4

 

[HuZi]

10 boundaries hit so far

 

[wez4all]

khurram has bogged down he needs to rotate the strike

 

[Umta]

Khurram playing dig in game. 20 of 80 so far. No fours this morning

 

[wez4all]

khurram is making difficult for himself by playing at back foot bcz there is no bounce in this wicket, ball can stay low

 

[HuZi]

maiden from vaas

 

[Genghis]

Khurram playing dig in game. 20 of 80 so far. No fours this morning

Did hit a lucky one off Murali.

 

[Umta]

Did hit a lucky one off Murali.

Yeah that was so close

 

[Genghis]

Two maidens in a row from Vaas to Manzoor ... going into a defensive shell like Butt did yesterday. Needs to look at rotating the strike.

 

[HuZi]

Khurram playing dig in game. 20 of 80 so far. No fours this morning

1 four for khurram this morning:

26.3 Muralitharan to Khurram Manzoor, FOUR, ooooh, short on middle, went straight on and was bowled quick, got his bad down just in time there to get the outside edge, Murali felt it struck him on his pads there but there was a clear edge

 

[HuZi]

nce shot from younis khan just for a single

 

[wez4all]

wow khurram just took a single

 

[wez4all]

light blue gloves for younis

 

[Umta]

Finally a run by Khurram still 27 off 92

 

[Inswinger]

Mendis is on. Lets see how he does.

 

[wez4all]

mendis on

 

[HuZi]

mendis to khurram manzoor

 

[HuZi]

mendis starts almost every over with an offspinner

 

[wez4all]

nothing special from mendis

 

[Inswinger]

There he goes. Mendis gets the break.

 

[wez4all]

khurram gone

 

[sehban]

manzoor out 78/2
pak in trouble

 

[Inswinger]

Manzoor looked bad out there.

 

[HuZi]

manzoor gone to mendis

 

[Genghis]

Well he was asking for it, the way he was playing ... well now we are into the proper batsmen!

 

[wez4all]

as i said khurram making difficult for himself by playing at back foot, he should have been on front foot

 

[Islamabadi]

i just found a link and manzoor is gone

 

[wez4all]

the EX captain in

 

[MIG]

Tvn is fine so far today!

 

[Genghis]

Malik hopefully to show why he's still in the team.

 

[Inswinger]

I like the idea of Malik coming in now. Leaves Misbah to drop anchor later on.

 

[Genghis]

Tvn is fine so far today!

I sent them a complaint letter yesterday and they have said the problem will not happen again.

 

[Momo]

Malik to make 275* Inshaallah.

 

[MIG]

Well he was asking for it, the way he was playing ... well now we are into the proper batsmen!

Makes you wonder why we have no strategy.

Manzoor will keep on playing like this until he is dropped!! No one seems to adapt

 

[jan_Jamshed]

khuram goneee......... pak sucks... murli and mendis magic has just started..

 

[Islamabadi]

younis better score big

 

[MIG]

Malik to make 275* Inshaallah.

ghee aur shakkar....

 

[Islamabadi]

drinks

 

[hussein]

another 1 out





km never looked comfortable

 

[Genghis]

Makes you wonder why we have no strategy.

Manzoor will keep on playing like this until he is dropped!! No one seems to adapt

Its almost like there is too much pressure on them to just hand around for as long as possible. We shouldn't be playing for a draw, its only day 3 of the test match and these guys think they are helping the team by batting slowly.

 

[Islamabadi]

another 1 out





km never looked comfortable

stop scaring me dude....its drink break

 

[wez4all]

i dont like khurram he is not good in ODI'S bcz he is very slow and in test on this flat track he failed to captilize

 

[Genghis]

These two need to make sure they take us through till lunch.