Pakistan vs South Africa: 1st Test: Day 1 from Centurion

[Zeenix]

Hah if he survives and scores well then These kind of things happen in cricket..

 

[Nauman]

Farhat and Hafeez riding their luck

 

[UJ]

28/0 (12.0 Ovs)

 

[161]

11.1 Nel to Imran Farhat, 1 run, Horrible Horrible shot. Should have been fatal. Lucky escape as Harris, at mid-on, doesn't judge it well, runs around in circles and hence the catch is not taken. It was short and outside offstump, Farhat, like Wasim Jaffer did in the second Test in the series against SA, goes for a pull shot. But it was well outside offstump and hence ended up going straight up in the air, to the mid-on region. Harris runs in forward, then goes back, then turns right, he saw all parts of the ground and doesn't manage to get to the ball.

 

[Zeenix]

Guys watching the broadcast, How are the openers playing. Any change in their batting technique and style.

 

[Hash]

Farhat and Hafeez riding their luck

Not really. They have been batting quite well........just one lucky over from Nel that is all.

 

[Nauman]

28/0

 

[Asim2Good]

What happened.. Farhat again fishing

played pull shot wide outside off stump

 

[the_game]

Pollock is harmless these days to be honest. I'll be disappointed if Pakistan give wickets away to him.

 

[Nauman]

Guys watching the broadcast, How are the openers playing. Any change in their batting technique and style.

Started of well but seems to have gone a bit iffy in last over or two.

 

[Nauman]

Maiden by Pollock

 

[Zeenix]

Started of well but seems to have gone a bit iffy in last over or two.

Unfortunately thats the story every time..

 

[161]

pollock drying up runs on one side ... so batsmen taking risks at the other.

 

[Nauman]

Two runs by Farhat but beaten next delivery

 

[Nauman]

31/0 another upish shot by Farhat for one but safe

 

[KA$H]

Pollock is harmless these days to be honest. I'll be disappointed if Pakistan give wickets away to him.

you've got to be kidding

 

[Nauman]

Terrible shot by Hafeez

 

[KA$H]

pollock drying up runs on one side ... so batsmen taking risks at the other.

its wat test cricket is abt - building pressure

 

[Nauman]

31/0 at the end of the over, Pollock has dried up runs from his ends how is that loose?

 

[UJ]

31/0 (14.0 Ovs)

 

[the_game]

you've got to be kidding

I am not.

 

[Nauman]

Hmm good shot there by Farhat right to the pitch of it but well fielded.

 

[Nauman]

Well left by Farhat

 

[Nauman]

Yet another maiden by Pollock and to think the game was saying he is loose

 

[Zeenix]

Would we be able to see a polished performance by our openers....

 

[Nauman]

I think its the adreline rushes after every 10 minutes or so we have to be wary of.

 

[Nauman]

Ntini back into the attack.

 

[UJ]

Ntini into the attack

 

[Zeenix]

If we don't loose any wicket until lunch well then we've an opening combination in the making..

 

[Nauman]

Good shot by Hafeez for 4

 

[UJ]

This is a good start...well done...keep it up!

 

[Zeenix]

This is a good start...well done...keep it up!

If wishes were wings ---

 

[xbox]

So far Hafeez is pretty good as far judging the ball outside off.

 

[Zeenix]

The Score.. ????

 

[the_game]

Yet another maiden by Pollock and to think the game was saying he is loose

He can bowl all the maidens he wants, he is not impressing me!

 

[UJ]

36/0 17 ovs

 

[Zeenix]

He can bowl all the maidens he wants, he is not impressing me!

You do have a tough criteria

 

[Nauman]

36/0

 

[KA$H]

main is we're using the overs up - ball egtting older n softer

 

[Zeenix]

main is we're using the overs up - ball egtting older n softer

Thats one of the main job of openers..

 

[Nauman]

Yet another maiden by Pollock 36/0

 

[Gunner786]

like in my previous posts

they should take aslong as they want

i would rather take 450 off 200 overs than 200 off 40 overs

 

[Nauman]

Hmm Farhat seemed to have taken his eyes off the ball

 

[aiafridi12]

thanksssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

 

[Asim2Good]

I think they need to rotate strike a bit and don't let one bowler to work on one batsman only. Keep taking singles

 

[Nauman]

A single scored after 21 deliveries

 

[Asim2Good]

thanksssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

wat was that ? ) )

Welcome to PP btw

 

[KA$H]

good bowlin by the saffies- building teh pressure

 

[Nauman]

37/0

 

[Nauman]

I think they need to rotate strike a bit and don't let one bowler to work on one batsman only. Keep taking singles

Agree with you if you keep one batsman in front of Pollock for a while he is bound to outsmart him sooner or later.

 

[Nauman]

4 for Farhat

 

[Nauman]

Kallis in btw

 

[Nauman]

43/0 wide from Kallis

 

[Nauman]

follows up with a no ball

 

[KA$H]

kallis doin a Razzaq

 

[Nauman]

44/0 Kallis seems to have a pretty decent away shape going on for him.

 

[Zeenix]

Its a general rule that if you stick long enough, you would get loose delieveries.. However Sometimes the bowlers deliberately bowl loose to get you out of the shell and commit mistakes.

 

[Nauman]

4 from Farhat, in front of midwicket (pulls it)

 

[Nauman]

and out

 

[pak_all_the_way]

farhat u mug

gone after a wide one after hitting a 4

 

[Zeenix]

I might be dreaming. 21 Overs and no casualty. Are these Pakistani Openers. ???

 

[Nauman]

Terrible shot from Farhat giving Amla catching practice at point.

 

[Zeenix]

Spoke too Soon

 

[pak_all_the_way]

I might be dreaming. 21 Overs and no casualty. Are these Pakistani Openers. ???

you've just woke up... farhat gone

 

[Hash]

48 for 1

 

[Zeenix]

Who's next

 

[pak_all_the_way]

fisherman

 

[UJ]

Pretty good start nonetheless...

 

[Nauman]

Hameed in now

 

[Romali_rotti]

Farhat has given Pak a great start, now upto to the rest to take advantage come on PAK

 

[Nauman]

Pretty good start nonetheless...

Agree with that I would take an opening stand of 48 over that of 10 but still its a sad way to go really, he had already gotten one life but his adreline rushes just dont seem to end.

 

[cricket_fan194]

Terrible shot from Farhat giving Amla catching practice at point.

deja vu here,

yet again Farhat doing the hard work and then throwing it away

 

[Zeenix]

Still not a bad start.. considering he stood there for 21 Overs..

 

[Invictus]

yeah with Farhat its an eventuality but the new ball has been seen off just a matter of keep rotating the strike and wait for the bad balls.

 

[Zeenix]

"When India were there, cricket was much more interesting, they would have been three down by now and..." yells someone from behind."

Another Comment on Cricinfo

 

[cricket_fan194]

Still not a bad start.. considering he stood there for 21 Overs..

Agreed, but if Farhat has to make this position his own, then he has to make the most of the opportunity once he gets a start and that is the making of a great player

 

[pak_all_the_way]

what happened there??

 

[cricket_fan194]

"When India were there, cricket was much more interesting, they would have been three down by now and..." yells someone from behind."

Another Comment on Cricinfo

Some Indian fan is definitely not happy with the teams performance

 

[UJ]

50/1...

 

[Nauman]

Both openers back in the hut. 50/2