Pakistan v West Indies | 1st Test (D/N) | Dubai (DSC) | Oct 13-17, 2016 | Day 4

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan should not bat more than 20 - 24 overs here.

 

[Markhor]

In UAE Tests it feels like you gotta wait until Day 4 for anything to happen.

 

[Khan12]

Another poor knock comes to an end from Misbah

 

[Strike!]

This is some pathetic batting today.

 

[Markhor]

Misbah doesn't connect with that midwicket slog cleanly, and is out.

Hope Nawaz can eee us through to the dinner break.

 

[Inswing]

so if this how they wanted to bat they should have enforced the follow on , pathetic approach

 

[Slog]

[MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION] which weakness did you spot in Aslam

Short ball issues man

Though he did bat at a decent rate

 

[aukhan]

This is some pathetic batting today.

Poor effort from all batters. They look relax.

 

[IAJ]

Devendra "Mohammad Sami" Bishoo bowling well here. Yasir to pick 7-for in next innings In Sha Allah

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Misbah rarely misses that

 

[Markhor]

Where is the SHORT LEG Holder ?!

Bishoo has taken 4 wickets, new man in. Should have more close catchers.

 

[desirous of desire]

Pakistan should go all out hitting.

 

[IAJ]

Short ball issues man

Though he did bat at a decent rate

He needs to stop steering the ball past slips as well, especially when you have a slip waiting for that shot. Seen him doing that many times.

 

[aukhan]

lol Nawaz

 

[Markhor]

Nawaz gone - oh dear !

Bishoo is on fire.

 

[IAJ]

Wow Warne stuff

 

[Haroon786]

Good one.

 

[Strike!]

Haha will Bishoo get the hatrick?

 

[Markhor]

Not convinced Nawaz is a Test class batsman, good delivery from Bishoo though.

Anyway, this pitch is really assisting the spinners now so encouraging for Yasir and Nawaz.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Lol Nawaz

 

[Nasty Naz]

That was horrendous from Nawaz.

 

[castortroy]

Pak have never been that great against good spin

 

[Inswing]

LOL WTH is happening

 

[srh]

And Pakistan selected Nawaz over Zulfi baba

 

[Inswing]

Not convinced Nawaz is a Test class batsman, good delivery from Bishoo though.

Anyway, this pitch is really assisting the spinners now so encouraging for Yasir and Nawaz.

is it turning ?

 

[imshally81]

350 is enough for WI

 

[TalhaSyed]

Misbah rarely misses that

Now you see why I was keen for us to bat half way into day 3 and look at picking up 20 WI Wickets in 2-2.5 days?

[MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] this is exactly the concern I had. Trying to score quickly on day 4 can result in two options. Firstly they will have to play out a full draw, secondly we can let WI back into the game. We have given WI a sniff here with plenty of time still left in this game.

 

[shah_1]

That was not expected

Good bowling Bishoo

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Time to slit the wrists and cry.

 

[Boi]

Poor from Nawaz. Never been convinced with his batting.

 

[Markhor]

is it turning ?

Yes, turn and bounce for the spinners.

Pak have never been that great against good spin

Bit harsh. We performed very well against Rangana Herath last year in Sri Lanka so much so he was dropped in that series.

 

[imshally81]

2 changes for the next Test...

Younis in.... Babar out
Asghar/Zulfi in... Nawaz out

 

[Markhor]

350 is enough for WI

Exactly, we've just stumbled to 113-6 so what makes people think WI will chase 300+ ?

 

[shah_1]

Good sign for our spinners

 

[shaz619]

Now you see why I was keen for us to bat half way into day 3 and look at picking up 20 WI Wickets in 2-2.5 days?

[MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] this is exactly the concern I had. Trying to score quickly on day 4 can result in two options. Firstly they will have to play out a full draw, secondly we can let WI back into the game. We have given WI a sniff here with plenty of time still left in this game.

We have more then enough on the board, given the conditions as they stand it will be really tough to get anything above 300. But still we declared too early!

 

[shaz619]

Congrats to Bishoo, has always been my favourite WI's bowlers for the past 4 years

 

[Hawkeye]

Not convinced Nawaz is a Test class batsman, good delivery from Bishoo though.

Anyway, this pitch is really assisting the spinners now so encouraging for Yasir and Nawaz.

Poor from Nawaz. Never been convinced with his batting.

Nawaz is just an inposter trying to fool ppers and inzi that he's an allrounder.

Never looked like someone who can hold a bat

 

[shaz619]

Short ball issues man

Though he did bat at a decent rate

He tends to leave those well

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Imagine what yasir will do to west indian batsman here.

 

[Slog]

Nawaz is just an inposter trying to fool ppers and inzi that he's an allrounder.

Never looked like someone who can hold a bat

That I have always said. Though even if he can average 25 that would be VERY useful

But I think his bowling is better than you give credit for

 

[shah_1]

2 changes for the next Test...

Younis in.... Babar out
Asghar/Zulfi in... Nawaz out

Wahab Riaz at 7?


If there is a collapse like that then we will struggle

 

[NauV]

Yeah . . I would be very uncomfortable having Sarfaraz at 6 and Nawaz at 7 in NZ and Aus . . We just don't have the batting to pull that off . . Can't have Wahab come in at 6 wickets down! I don't care if the bowlers have to work as hard as they did in England and we play with 4 bowlers . . Our best chance to win is if we put runs ont he board . . if we do that, we will be good! Have to play a batsman at 6 and Sarfaraz at 7

 

[imshally81]

After long time...

 

[desirous of desire]

wahab taking a single at least ball to save sarfraz from bishoo

 

[imshally81]

 

[castortroy]

Some pathetic batting by wahab

 

[Boi]

Wahab always gets out sweeping. Either he misses it and gets LBW or top edges it for a catch.

 

[Jabo]

Lol

Typical

Bat well 1st
Bat bad 2nd
Bishoo with 6
This is pretty awful from Pakistan even if we are in a solid position

 

[Markhor]

Lol Bishoo having the time of his life here.

 

[Khan12]

God knows why wahab bats ahead of yasir and amir. Really clueless are our management.

 

[srh]

2 changes for the next Test...

Younis in.... Babar out
Asghar/Zulfi in... Nawaz out

Asghar is not in the squad genius

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Pitch is difficult now

 

[marlonbrowndo]

lol. Gifting wickets to this guy. Just give the strike to Sarfraz

 

[street cricketer]

We have this match in the bag even if we get all out under 150, but i am not worried about winning this match but more about how indians gonna make fun of our lot spin playing ability if we put up such a shameful batting display on this road in our fortress UAE vs a 3rd grade team, that will be epic.

Well well what do we have here

 

[shah_1]

Lol I remember Sarfraz was called names and deemed a tail ender after SA series

PP experts have no clue at all ,they show their verdict after one innings.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Pak further embarrassing themselves after not taking the right decision.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Why is Wahab batting ahead of Amir whoas batting is improving with every game. Played a couple of good knocks in england. Yasir too

 

[Haroon786]

Yasir should have come in ahead of Wahab.

 

[coy0607]

Pitch is difficult now

not really - the ball is turning a bit more, but majority of the wickets have come from poor shots

 

[shaz619]

Lol Bishoo having the time of his life here.

He's a world class bowler who has been held down in a god awful set up

 

[saeed5646]

and sarfraz once again give a 6 ball to taliander pathetic

 

[TalhaSyed]

We have more then enough on the board, given the conditions as they stand it will be really tough to get anything above 300. But still we declared too early!

Yea will be majorly shocked if WI get anywhere near this score, however, the following line up would have been ideal:

Pak 1st Innings: 750 (400 for Azhar)
WI 1st Innings: 350 (trail by 400. At this stage Misbah can comfortably enforce the follow on since there is no chance of Pakistan batting again)
WI 2nd Innings: 250 (on a crumbling/turning Wicket)

Pakistan win by an Innings and 150 runs

Rather than:

Pakistan 1st Innings: 580/3d
WI 1st Innings: 360 (trail by 220 with 2 days to go. There's a chance if you enforce the follow on you will need to chase 130-150 in the last session or 2)
Pak 2nd Innings: 140 all out or take a long time to score 200
WI 2nd Innings: Need to score 360 in 4.5 sessions

Again - WI shouldn't be able to score 360 in 4.5 sessions and Pakistan should win comfortably In-Shaa-Allah. However, option 1 would have been way more convincing IMO

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Time to slit the wrists and cry.

We'll win this game comfortably

 

[imshally81]

Asghar is not in the squad genius

That's why i put Zulfi with him....
Ideally... He should be...

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Yasir is such a stylish batsman

 

[Haroon786]

Pak further embarrassing themselves after not taking the right decision.

Was the right decision - there is no way someone like Wahab should be allowed to bowl right off the bat after 120 overs in the field.

 

[shaz619]

Yea will be majorly shocked if WI get anywhere near this score, however, the following line up would have been ideal:

Pak 1st Innings: 750 (400 for Azhar)
WI 1st Innings: 350 (trail by 400. At this stage Misbah can comfortably enforce the follow on since there is no chance of Pakistan batting again)
WI 2nd Innings: 250 (on a crumbling/turning Wicket)

Pakistan win by an Innings and 150 runs

Rather than:

Pakistan 1st Innings: 580/3d
WI 1st Innings: 360 (trail by 220 with 2 days to go. There's a chance if you enforce the follow on you will need to chase 130-150 in the last session or 2)
Pak 2nd Innings: 140 all out or take a long time to score 200
WI 2nd Innings: Need to score 360 in 4.5 sessions

Again - WI shouldn't be able to score 360 in 4.5 sessions and Pakistan should win comfortably In-Shaa-Allah. However, option 1 would have been way more convincing IMO

Big missed opportunity, forget about it now Talha or your hair will fall out brother!

 

[coy0607]

and sarfraz once again give a 6 ball to taliander pathetic

Yasir a capable batsmen- no batsmen in the world would try and protect Yasir from the strike right now

 

[shaz619]

Was the right decision - there is no way someone like Wahab should be allowed to bowl right off the bat after 120 overs in the field.

We'd make him fake an injury so he can take a rest, meanwhile give the bulk of the load to Mohammad Nawaz

 

[Haroon786]

Yasir is such a stylish batsman

Well - Messi ...

 

[Markhor]

He's a world class bowler who has been held down in a god awful set up

I think he's regressed since his initial days, to average 43 with the ball given he plays majority of Tests on slow, low turners in the Caribbean isn't good enough.

But with a better team he probably would have an improved record.

 

[aukhan]

lol yasir what was that?

 

[castortroy]

Laughable shot

 

[TalhaSyed]

Big missed opportunity, forget about it now Talha or your hair will fall out brother!

true that!!

Anyway - should be a comfortable win for Pakistan none the less In-Shaa-Allah!

Withbthe ball starting to spin for Bishoo, will be shocked if WI get past 260 on a turning Wickets VS Yasir....

....Pakistan loses 6 wickets in that session

 

[saeed5646]

Yasir is such a stylish batsman

thanx for the jinx

 

[castortroy]

Windies will be shot out for below 200 but still a pathetic display by Pak

 

[_Salman_]

Looking forward to see Sohail bat.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

This is hilarious

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Arthur must be infuriated. )

 

[Sadevdesai]

We could loose this match !!!