Pakistan Vs South Africa | 2nd Test | Day 3| 16/02/2013 | Cape Town

[taqi]

who is gona replace Gul ... i think Hafeez can be one with peterson there

 

[mosh101]

Irfan in

 

[JibranAnsari]

Where the hell is hafeez, irfan will be thrashed by AB

 

[saiyan0312]

Irfan in ... really he has been better then gul... other then drop chances gul has not been effective nor troubles the batsmen.

 

[taqi]

Irfan comes on

 

[mosh101]

Why around the wicket?

 

[JibranAnsari]

45 runs in1 2 overs today

 

[saiyan0312]

shot by ab but straight to fielder.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Misbah is giving them luxury of singles at will

 

[Justcrazy]

Irfan has been disappointing

 

[saiyan0312]

no more misfield .... look sharp...

 

[saiyan0312]

Irfan has been disappointing

As dissapointing as gul... atleast he troubled the batsmen... gul at best created two chances.

 

[imshally81]

good bouncer

 

[hur rizvi]

good delivery by irfan

 

[saiyan0312]

peterson has an average of 19 .... well he failed at bowling and fielding so can he bat ...

 

[DW44]

Irfan in ... really he has been better then gul... other then drop chances gul has not been effective nor troubles the batsmen.

Other than dropped catches? You say it like they were two unlucky wides or no balls, not dropped catches of two batsmen averaging 50. Most bowlers don't get two catches dropped of their bowling in a whole test series let alone two in one innings of batsmen like Smith and DeVilliers.

 

[HaMmy FinE LeG StriKeR]

irfan should keep bowling the same line he just did now

 

[Bullet Drive]

Give Ajmal a rest.

 

[saiyan0312]

ajmal on and second new ball in 7 overs..

 

[hur rizvi]

Why around the wicket?

because he is on final warning for running on the danger area

 

[Justcrazy]

South Africa trail by 153 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[rockers2012]

Ab 50

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[battler]

ABCD to the rescue again!!

 

[Red Devil]

AB getting into attacking mode now

 

[Justcrazy]

Absolutely no support for

Sad to see this state.

 

[saiyan0312]

Other than dropped catches? You say it like they were two unlucky wides or no balls, not dropped catches of two batsmen averaging 50. Most bowlers don't get two catches dropped of their bowling in a whole test series let alone two in one innings of batsmen like Smith and DeVilliers.

Yes they were great chances but really other then taht he has not troubled the batsmen on one ball.... he is supposed to lead the attack not come from behind leak runs and take two wickets... thats not lead pace role.... seeing as he has played ten years for us i expect more. I dont hate gul i just want him to bowl at his class the way he used too.

 

[saiyan0312]

Ab 50... Crap.

 

[mosh101]

Edge but drop shorts

 

[JibranAnsari]

South Africa winning the session so far , 51/1.

 

[hur rizvi]

Azhar Ali should be dropped from next match for dropping devilliers

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hafeez to Petersen would be a good idea.

 

[saiyan0312]

ajmal really has zero support... missing junaid khan.

 

[mosh101]

Our bowlers once again looking helpless except ajju

 

[rockers2012]

We hype our players so much for nothing. Just ask Akhtar's opinion on Gul. He thinks he is useless.

 

[Justcrazy]

would have been better choice than one fast bowler.

 

[saiyan0312]

Hafeez to Petersen would be a good idea.

6 overs new ball and watch as hafeez will be very destructive. but yeah bring him on... he can play the containment role..

 

[shan]

Bring back Hafeez, Azhar drop of abcd may cost the match.

 

[rockers2012]

Now again Pak batting has to step up the plate and put a decent score on board.

 

[IAJ]

1st hour over 50 runs coceeded and only one wicket taken. We need to keep tight if we cant take wickets. These runs are very crucial. Remember Pakistan can still collapse to 150 runs in second innings.

 

[Safar55]

hafeez need to come in... but before that irfan needs to really crank it up and bnd his back. try get upto 145 with pace and he will trouble the batsman

 

[Bullet Drive]

Anyone think Ajmal will get all 10?

 

[Bullet Drive]

51 runs in the first hour of play

 

[rockers2012]

pak is not gonna get more than 50 runs of lead

 

[saiyan0312]

190 for 6.... seriously we are letting the game slip.

 

[saiyan0312]

Irfan in... need to contain till the new ball.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pacers absolutely useless till now

 

[saiyan0312]

OHH close.. that bounced but didnt touch the stumps... AB is lucky unlike FAF in first test.

 

[Safar55]

still a bit of pace in the pitch steyn and philla gonna be dangerous and could get pak out cheaply. we need to take a good lead into the 4th innings.

de villiers chances might hae cost us, yesterday lbw was umpires call, then the catches droped by yk and azhar

 

[saiyan0312]

Irfan getting some good bounce.

 

[JibranAnsari]

South Africa has a strong chance of getting close to our total or even surpass it. The bowling and field placings assisting the batsmen.

 

[asif9138]

need ab here

 

[saiyan0312]

still a bit of pace in the pitch steyn and philla gonna be dangerous and could get pak out cheaply. we need to take a good lead into the 4th innings.

With the new ball oh yeah

hen the catches droped by yk and azhar

He was dropped twice!!!!!!!... this is turning into Mohali semi final....

 

[asif9138]

misbah needs to attach

 

[Justcrazy]

South Africa trail by 147 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[asif9138]

atleast attack peterson

 

[castortroy]

Gul has been poor for a very long time now.

 

[saiyan0312]

nice by Irfan he has found some rythm now keep at it

 

[HaMmy FinE LeG StriKeR]

if irfan bowls like this he will pick some wicketss

 

[shan]

Finally a bowler who wont give hit me balls.

 

[asif9138]

others bowlers needs to support ajmal

 

[Vegitto1]

Irfan bowling well on his debut

 

[saiyan0312]

Ab sweeps ajmal and goes to the non strikers end.

 

[Justcrazy]

fighting a lone battle

 

[asif9138]

hafeez will bowl with new ball

 

[shan]

So there was nick..... another drop

 

[Safar55]

With the new ball oh yeah



He was dropped twice!!!!!!!... this is turning into Mohali semi final....

dropped thrice... if you want to include doosra that sarfraz couldnt hold... but was difficult because it spat up

 

[asif9138]

kept low

 

[uberkoen]

De Villiers been dropped twice today

...and just when you think our fielding is getting better

 

[yasir]

Sarfraz dropped AB in last over... Why Adnan Akmal was dropped??

 

[saiyan0312]

they dont know hw many larker got in the test... he got 19 morons.

 

[asif9138]

191

 

[Bullet Drive]

Need to give him a rest now

 

[saiyan0312]

dropped thrice... if you want to include doosra that sarfraz couldnt hold... but was difficult because it spat up

Ok i will give srfraz but i looked at the other too and they should have been caught. DAMN .... guys get you **** together.

Sarfraz dropped AB in last over... Why Adnan Akmal was dropped??

Bcz adnan wouldnt have caught that either that was a hard chance come on.

 

[yasir]

Pakistani Selectors cannot make one selection right... First tundler bowlers and then wicket keeper... When you are operating with Ajmal, you have to be consistent with Keeper, why change it... Its not easy to keep aganist him, time is needed then why Adnan was dropped who did well with Ajmal last year

 

[Justcrazy]

South Africa trail by 146 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[IAJ]

So the captain is giving new ball to gul and tanvir again as he is bowling irfan now.

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[JibranAnsari]

LOL , there is only one strike bowler in our team.

 

[mosh101]

What a poor bit of fielding by hafeez