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Pakistan v West Indies | 3rd Test | Sharjah | Oct 30-Nov 3, 2016 | Day 3

Need to restrict lead to within 60 runs
 
How is the pitch?

As all UAE pitches are. Dead. There's nothing in it for the bowlers. We all here that it's going to be difficult to bat in the 4th innings but that's all nonsense. If you apply yourself chasing 300 even in the 4th innings should not be difficult.
 
Not watching but looking at the score seems to suggest that this isnt a dead pitch. 280 plays 320 in the first innings.
 
As all UAE pitches are. Dead. There's nothing in it for the bowlers. We all here that it's going to be difficult to bat in the 4th innings but that's all nonsense. If you apply yourself chasing 300 even in the 4th innings should not be difficult.

Absolutely not true

You don't take 20 wickets on dead pitches which Pakistan have been doing for past many years
 
Not watching but looking at the score seems to suggest that this isnt a dead pitch. 280 plays 320 in the first innings.

Except for the first 2 wickets that fell in the first over on Day 1 . . Most other wickets have been a result of daft / bad batting or great bowlign . . absolutely nothing to do with the pitch
 
Except for the first 2 wickets that fell in the first over on Day 1 . . Most other wickets have been a result of daft / bad batting or great bowlign . . absolutely nothing to do with the pitch

CI commentary seems to suggest plenty of slow turn on offer.
 
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Absolutely not true

You don't take 20 wickets on dead pitches which Pakistan have been doing for past many years

Don't mistake us getting 20 wickets is because of the pitch. If pitch is the primary reason, we should've been knocked over twice most matches too. Even in the first innings here, about 7 batsmen in our lineup got out playing stupid shots rather than bowlers getting anything out of the pitch. If pitches were conducive, you wouldn't see WI playing out 100 overs every innings.
 
The over reliance on Yasir is hurting us big time now. Yasir has lost his form and other bowlers aren't good enough.
 
This Test Match is heading towards a draw if Windies get a 100 run lead.
 
This Test Match is heading towards a draw if Windies get a 100 run lead.

What? Its only the 3rd day and we haven't had lunch yet.

West Indies looking really good, this will be a close contest. All of a sudden a dull series has turned its corner. Lead passes 30.
 
Surely, this is west indies's match to lose? Unless they pull off a Bangladesh
 
Tremendous innings from Brathwaite. WI ideally would want a lead between 80-100 from this position.
 
If Windies get a 100 run lead, this would take till tea most likely. Then Pakistan wouldn't declare until they have scored 400 at least which would mean 4 sessions at the minimum. This would leave just the 5th day for Windies to survive or score their runs. I would say a draw is likely.
 
When amir bowls big no balls i get forced to remember his 2010 blunder
 
I don't see West Indies winning unless they score about 550 in the first innings and have an unassailable lead + a long time to bowl Pakistan out. In that case they can't not win. If they only take a lead of about 150 runs or fewer in this innings, as appears likely; I will count on them to choke and lose, or hang on for a draw. They should have a serious case of the Bangladesh running through them. They're not used to winning. Jason Holder has played 20 tests and won only one of them.
 
Although obviously I have to say it would be great for world cricket for Bangladesh and West Indies to register test wins against big name opposition in the same week.
 
I don't see West Indies winning unless they score about 550 in the first innings and have an unassailable lead + a long time to bowl Pakistan out. In that case they can't not win. If they only take a lead of about 150 runs or fewer in this innings, as appears likely; I will count on them to choke and lose, or hang on for a draw. They should have a serious case of the Bangladesh running through them. They're not used to winning. Jason Holder has played 20 tests and won only one of them.

Get a lead of 150 , get Pakistan out for under 350. Chase around 200. Not that difficult.
 
What? Its only the 3rd day and we haven't had lunch yet.

West Indies looking really good, this will be a close contest. All of a sudden a dull series has turned its corner. Lead passes 30.

LOL did you even check the score line? Its 2 - 0.
 
West Indies have just batted 20 more overs than Pakistan in their first innings.

#MoralVictory
 
Commentators saying that Yasir is nursing a shoulder injury . . that's not good news!!
 
First Wahab 5fer since WC 2011 semi-final in any format.
 
Good job after lunch , now need to score at least 350 to have any chance.


Wonderful knock by braithwaite.
 
Well done to Braithwaite for carrying his bat batting second against a good Pak attack.
 
WI bowlers should be bowling at the stumps.

They have a 50 run lead so they can't afford to let Pak Batsman to settle and just bowling a chnnael.
 
Surely, this is west indies's match to lose? Unless they pull off a Bangladesh

West Indies haven't won an away Test outside of Bangladesh since Dec 2007 vs South Africa in Port Elizabeth.

So a good opportunity for them to correct the record.
 
Both should accelerate after tea, should look to bat at a R/R of 4 at least, sooner we get a decent lead, less will be the volume of pressure.
 
If this Test ends in a draw - both teams should be docked 100% match fee & Captains handed 2 match suspension. So far, 10 overs were lost in 1st 2 days for pathetic over rate, today at least another 6 will be lost - at this rate already it has become a 425 overs Test.

Opened TV with 7 minutes before Tea, Holder & his offie took whole time & 1 extra minute to bowl one over, when the idea should be to bowl one extra over before a break.
 
Over Rate 12.4; Run Rate 2.56 - then we talk why Test cricket is losing interest.
 
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