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Pakistan v Sri Lanka | 2nd Test | Karachi | 19th-23rd December, 2019 | Day 4 Thread

pcb wasted 3-4 years of international cricket of rizwan, best keeper in pakistan by a mile
 
I called it naseem would take wickets in this pitch only he could have on the other hand Joel Wilson should be banned calling him terrible would be a compliment he’s atrocious. Denied naseem 3 wickets
 
This is by far the most dominating performance from Pakistan that I've seen in a long long time. Fascinating! Now haters, do you want to remove Azhar from captaincy?
 
With that wicket yasir shah tied Saqlain Mushtaq at 208 for Pakistan all time wickets in test once he passes Saqlain Mushtaq he will be Pakistans 6th highest wicket taker in test
 
Had forgotten what it felt like to be in control of a Test match. This is great to watch.
 
Pakistan's DRS review ability has significantly gone up because of having Rizwan behind the stumps. Having Sarfraz take those horrible DRS reviews was a torture. Finally we have someone behind the stumps who is astute about the game.
 
Markhor said:
Had forgotten what it felt like to be in control of a Test match. This is great to watch.
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[MENTION=53290]Markhor[/MENTION] brother, spot on. I think it will become easier for our fans now to understand why Mickey Arthur was tactically a dud.
 
Time to get rid of Yasir surely. This guy has become a joke now with zero control
 
Yasir needs to ball good deliveries. At the moment he is balling pretty ordinary deliveries, that wicket he has taken and catch which was dropped were nothing special too.
 
The new ball will decide the match. Can't see both these batsmen getting out before the new ball. If both of them survive the first session tomorrow, Azhar Ali will panic big time as they are playing at a fair run rate here.
 
arehaan said:
Why dont we drop out of form players and get players who are in form
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Exactly. Even if you are confident in them, keep them in the squad but play the ones in form especially when we consider how poor Yasir has been recently.
 
Titan24 said:
Yasir needs to ball good deliveries. At the moment he is balling pretty ordinary deliveries, that wicket he has taken and catch which was dropped were nothing special too.
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if he could really bowl them he would not be passing those smiles like it's a charity match after each time he was hit for a four
 
Yasir have been going min 4 RPO plus in every other test in recent time and 4RPO can be called a better day for him considering the ceiling recently.
 
I think Pakistan benefited from winning the toss. The pitch is ideal for a team batting third to bat the opposition out of the game.

Sri Lanka are now clearly struggling because of the scoreboard pressure.

Pakistan would have been in an almost identical situation had Sri Lanka batted first. However, the Pakistani batsmen deserve some credit for really driving home the advantage in the second innings.
 
take Yasir out of the attack man. Might aswell bowl Haris, he’d give more control
 
Yasir's back in Australia it seems. Getting smacked left right and center.
 
Mamoon said:
I think Pakistan benefited from winning the toss. The pitch is ideal for a team batting third to bat the opposition out of the game.

Sri Lanka are now clearly struggling because of the scoreboard pressure.

Pakistan would have been in an almost identical situation had Sri Lanka batted first. However, the Pakistani batsmen deserve some credit for really driving home the advantage in the second innings.
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Now you're just taking the ****
 
Yasir needs to be dropped, but then you have people suggesting that he should be replaced with that overrated clown Shadab. Complete nonsense.
 
MRSN said:
if he could really bowl them he would not be passing those smiles like it's a charity match after each time he was hit for a four
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Definitely looks like he cant at the moment than the question comes in what exactly is he doing in the playing 11.
 
Mamoon said:
Yasir needs to be dropped, but then you have people suggesting that he should be replaced with that overrated clown Shadab. Complete nonsense.
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Ideally he should be replaced by Zafar Gohar.

Such a talented legspinner he is.
 
Ronaldo7 said:
Now you're just taking the ****
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It’s the truth. This Test is basically a one innings showdown and Pakistan started their second innings with no scoreboard pressure whatsoever.

It was like batting first on a dead pitch against a poor bowling lineup.

Pakistan also has a poor bowling lineup but Sri Lankan batsmen have to cope with scoreboard pressure.
 
Mamoon said:
Yasir needs to be dropped, but then you have people suggesting that he should be replaced with that overrated clown Shadab. Complete nonsense.
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I think on pitches favouring seamers more than spinners, Pak doesnt exactly need a leggy rather someone who can ball with control.
 
Mamoon said:
It’s the truth. This Test is basically a one innings showdown and Pakistan started their second innings with no scoreboard pressure whatsoever.

It was like batting first on a dead pitch against a poor bowling lineup.

Pakistan also has a poor bowling lineup but Sri Lankan batsmen have to cope with scoreboard pressure.
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What do you mean no scoreboard pressure??

We were trailing by 80 runs FGS

Also, there's no point talking about this. Aren't you the one who says that ifs and buts don't matter??
 
There is no side currently in world cricket who play leggies in tests regularly. Looks like poor form of Yasir shows how expansive a leggy can be in tests and why others dont play.
 
Very poor from Yasir Shah. His decline as a bowler needs to be taken seriously now and our clueless selector should open his eyes for a change
 
Ronaldo7 said:
What do you mean no scoreboard pressure??

We were trailing by 80 runs FGS

Also, there's no point talking about this. Aren't you the one who says that ifs and buts don't matter??
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80 runs deficit on this pitch (day 2 onwards) is equivalent to an 18 runs lead on a bowling-friendly pitch.
 
Titan24 said:
I think on pitches favouring seamers more than spinners, Pak doesnt exactly need a leggy rather someone who can ball with control.
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We are too obsessed with leg-spinners these days. Need to try some SLAs and off-spinners who offer more control.

You can’t win Tests against quality sides when your main spinner is regularly going at over 4 runs per over.
 
WTH 555-4??!?

God damn finally Pakistan winning a match especially a Test. I think this is our first Test win this year.

SL need 289, hopefully they don’t win.

Wat a pitch in Karachi. Day 4 and it hasn’t deteriorated a bit. Terrific work from curator.

Wat has happened to Yasir lol. He will bounce back tho.

Finally Pakistan destroying SL after they came in and stole the T20 series.
 
Mamoon said:
I think Pakistan benefited from winning the toss. The pitch is ideal for a team batting third to bat the opposition out of the game.

Sri Lanka are now clearly struggling because of the scoreboard pressure.

Pakistan would have been in an almost identical situation had Sri Lanka batted first. However, the Pakistani batsmen deserve some credit for really driving home the advantage in the second innings.
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I also somehow feel this match is eerily similar to 2006 Karachi test against India. Faisal Iqbal of all scored a century then :facepalm:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/14710/scorecard/234783/pakistan-vs-india-3rd-test-india-tour-of-pakistan-2005-06
 
Mueez said:
It is not Azhar’s captaincy.

This is the typical “Misbah grind.”
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It is neither Alis captaincy nor Misbahs grind.

The batsmen scored exquisitely well and that is the opposite of a grind, all the while, Ali's field settings have been pretty run of the mill even though he can go searching for runs. Much like Sarfraz before him, he has now idea how to captain a league either.

This win, on home soil in favourable conditions should not paper over the cracks.

I think Pakistan will be playing Bangladesh and England next and they need to build a strong opening base and still wonder if Ali and Shafiq are needed...then there is the selection of Shadab and Hasan to be discussed. Lots more questions than answers.
 
The decline of Angelo Mathews is quite disappointing not only for Sri Lanka but cricket in general.

He was one of the elite players in the world until 2014, but injuries and the retirements of Sangakkara, Jayawardene and Dilshan have completely halted his career.

Could have been a great of the game and not just a Sri Lankan legend. Pity.
 
Mamoon said:
I think Pakistan benefited from winning the toss. The pitch is ideal for a team batting third to bat the opposition out of the game.

Sri Lanka are now clearly struggling because of the scoreboard pressure.

Pakistan would have been in an almost identical situation had Sri Lanka batted first. However, the Pakistani batsmen deserve some credit for really driving home the advantage in the second innings.
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They batted on day 2.
The seamers deserve credit for bowling them out. They could have batted pakistan out of the game in the first innings.
Pakistan have been the better side 1st test onwards minus Yasir who really is terrible.
 
Mamoon said:
The decline of Angelo Mathews is quite disappointing not only for Sri Lanka but cricket in general.

He was one of the elite players in the world until 2014, but injuries and the retirements of Sangakkara, Jayawardene and Dilshan have completely halted his career.

Could have been a great of the game and not just a Sri Lankan legend. Pity.
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True. Couldnt reach his true potential due to number of factors.
 
barah_admi said:
It is neither Alis captaincy nor Misbahs grind.

The batsmen scored exquisitely well and that is the opposite of a grind, all the while, Ali's field settings have been pretty run of the mill even though he can go searching for runs. Much like Sarfraz before him, he has now idea how to captain a league either.

This win, on home soil in favourable conditions should not paper over the cracks.

I think Pakistan will be playing Bangladesh and England next and they need to build a strong opening base and still wonder if Ali and Shafiq are needed...then there is the selection of Shadab and Hasan to be discussed. Lots more questions than answers.
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Indeed.
 
Pakistan might still lose this. The past 20 overs have been toothless and if they continue bowling the trash they've been dishing out over the past 2 hours, God help them.
 
Naseem can try to get a fifer here if he can produce a wicket here and enter into somewhat tail.
 
When Yasir is getting out bowled by Harris Sohail. Simply shows the importance of a good spinner in the team
 
Yasir Shah is pathetic. He might have handed this match to SL by conceding a boundary every over. 250 on last day with two set batsmen is chaseable.
 
Mamoon said:
It’s the truth. This Test is basically a one innings showdown and Pakistan started their second innings with no scoreboard pressure whatsoever.

It was like batting first on a dead pitch against a poor bowling lineup.

Pakistan also has a poor bowling lineup but Sri Lankan batsmen have to cope with scoreboard pressure.
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SL should have done in their first innings what Pak did on their second. Pakistan deserve to be in this position because they have outplayed SL.
 
Dickwella was playing too many shots which is his strength too, so it was bound to happen.
 
Haris kills me lmfaooo literally won Pakistan the game with the ball first took out chandimal than dickwella [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]
 
I am not sure how much of that Rizwan banter contributed to Dickwellas wicket but its good to see this from Pakistan
 
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