Pakistan vs South Africa | 2nd Test | Lahore | 9/10/07 | Day 2

[Mike Bassett]

Yk bowled by nel

 

[KA$H]

wheels coming off?

 

[Nice-N-Fresh]

And Younis goes

 

[DotCom]

Butt was playing well. He should have held one end up. Lack of runs in the last few overs seem to have gotten to him.

mental issues

he was playing maidens, put pressure on himself

but Akmal scored 5 runs off the first 3 balls, thats when he should have played 3 more dot balls..

but tried to score off a risky stroke

 

[DotCom]

YK clean bowled by Nel

 

[jaspa888]

He needs to sort out his lack of foot movement early in his innings.

I reckon we'll be 4 down by close of play.

 

[W63L35]

OUT. Stupid shot by YK.

.....agree!

 

[Oxy]

What just happened - YK out???

 

[Amjid Javed]

Here we go again shockingly poor shot from YK!

 

[DotCom]

walking stroke, not much footwork .. ok so INZY walks in?
forget the win now... we just lost all our momentum

 

[DotCom]

nope MY comes in... Alhumdolillah

 

[SUPERSAMI]

What the Akaml was that!

 

[Easa]

Younis gone, ffs

 

[NeVerMind]

Good start wasted!

 

[jaspa888]

MoYo has average of 94 in this ground.

 

[DotCom]

standing Ovation from the crowd... his home crowd..

 

[Amjid Javed]

Moyo hopefully will get some runs.. he averages 99 at lahore with 5 test hundreds here..

hes scored hundreds in last three tests on this ground...

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Big applause for Moyo coming out.

 

[TaZ]

typical pak... do all the hard work and then gift it back to the opposition in a few balls

 

[down4whatever]

this is like a carbon copy of the first test.

 

[jaspa888]

Nel is rubbish, but once again our ill-disciplined batsmen make him look like Malcolm Marshall.

 

[Mike Bassett]

Nel gives moyo the glare and moyo gives him a rhy smile

 

[pak4life]

just knew this would happen

 

[shan2026]

Another wicket today and we can forgot about winning the test.

 

[NeVerMind]

Why oh why can't we just make the other team work hard for our wicket rather than gifting it so easily?

 

[jaspa888]

Phew! Good leave MoYo

 

[W63L35]

is nel trying to copy sreesanth?

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Nel and Moyo have had a few run-ins in the past as well.

 

[swaziboy]

i have no doubt that pakistan is going to waste this start...i'm not expecting anything major from inzi and yoyo....
to be fair they are coming after a long lay off and for me...i think akmal needs to make a big 100 to give pakistan a chance...
and perhaps misbah needs to make it count..
i still see pakistan having to play catch up all the way through...

sa seems to have tightened the grip and our batsmen seem to have gone into their shell

 

[pak4life]

yousaf will be raw hope he can get through the first few overs

 

[Nice-N-Fresh]

Why dont the umpires say anything to Nel?? If this was a pakistani bowler he would have get banned!

 

[Islamabadi]

i'm not expecting akmal to do much from here on

 

[DotCom]

Hi I am Younus Khan, I score ducks or hundreds..

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Hi I am Younus Khan, I score ducks or hundreds..

Well that's better than the odd 20-30 that most of our (younger) batsmen manage.

 

[jaspa888]

is nel trying to copy sreesanth?

Nah.

Nel has been an annoying cock long before Sreesanth.

 

[Mike Bassett]

steyn back in to the attack akmal gets 3 of the first ball

 

[jaspa888]

Guess Day 2 close of play Pak score please?

 

[DotCom]

MoyO off the mark in class off his legs for 2

 

[Mike Bassett]

Guess Day 2 close of play Pak score please?

170/ 2 would be nice

 

[CricketBuff]

Hi I am Younus Khan, I score ducks or hundreds..

YK scores 100 when match is already lost.

 

[W63L35]

Yousaf at Lahore;

http://stats.cricinfo.com/guru?sdb=...edhigh=;csearch=;submit=1;.cgifields=viewtype

 

[shan2026]

akmal out

 

[Mike Bassett]

akmal gone caught in the covers

 

[Oxy]

Akmal caught - OUT!

99-3

I would have waited for 3rd ump

 

[Nice-N-Fresh]

akmal goes for 52

 

[Safar55]

remeber we will lose around 9-8 overs due to light... if Pakistan choose to go off (which they will)... So not so many overs left and the run rate has dropped. So I expect about 150 for 2 that would not be too bad especially if M.Yusuf settles on this pitch

 

[Islamabadi]

YK scores 100 when match is already lost.

right , when he was playing we were in control

 

[Oxy]

Collapse is underway

 

[KA$H]

hmmm...pressure is s a funny thing - time for the big man to come and soak it up

 

[Safar55]

Damn! make that 150 for 3 as a score we can expect

 

[Oxy]

Moyo & Inzi

 

[Mike Bassett]

170/ 2 would be nice

And you can throw that prediction out the window

 

[Oxy]

Guard of honour given for Inzi - nice touch

 

[Mike Bassett]

Inzi walks in

 

[jaspa888]

170/ 2 would be nice

132/5 I think.

 

[Nice-N-Fresh]

Good welcome for Inzi by the SA players.

 

[Islamabadi]

we are choking again

 

[Wasim_Waqar]

We are in trouble...down to Inzi and Yousuf- for the 59584589485th time!! LOL. Some things never change.

 

[CricketBuff]

allthree batsmen got out to irresposible shots

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

The two great batsmen together for potentially the last time.

 

[W63L35]

Very nice touch by Safies!!!!

...may be trying to make Inzi a little emotional..so he can get out early!

 

[Islamabadi]

inzamam to rescue...what else is new

 

[pak4life]

people say pak are unpredictable but somethings are just so so predictable!! can these two save pak AGAIN....for the last time

 

[161]

Harris Warne once again showing that he is the deadliest spinner in the universe

 

[DHONI183]

The big man walks in perhaps for the last time.............. All the best Inzy !

 

[W63L35]

inzamam to rescue...what else is new

...yeh....it is so old...that it will the last time!!

 

[CricketBuff]

why dont the pak batsmen put a price on their wkts. they just gift them to the opposition.

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Moyo not looking comfortable out there.

 

[Mike Bassett]

steyn bowls a short ball to inzi who just ducks it

 

[SUPERSAMI]

Inzi vs Steyn, should be interesting

 

[MIG]

Score update - how many did SA get ?

 

[CricketBuff]

the nation may have to plead to inzi not to retire, all is forgiven

 

[Easa]

Inzamam and Yousuf together.. perhaps its gonna be one last heroic partnership to save Pakistan?

100/3 (I am always wary of good starts cause we tend to lose quick wins soon thereafter..)

 

[Mike Bassett]

does anyone think inzi will get his 20 today to surpass miandads record?

 

[thurkeebaba]

is that couple supposed to be someone famous???

 

[Easa]

25.4 Steyn to Inzamam-ul-Haq, no run, quick short bouncer from Steyn, almost a lazy little duck, even ducks as if he has all the time in the world

So true!

 

[Amjid Javed]

FFS one pakistan batsmen gets out and then the next two say go put the kettle on will join you for a cup of tea shortly!

disgraceful stuff from pakistan!

 

[W63L35]

is that couple supposed to be someone famous???

...no, just on a date!

 

[Islamabadi]

is that couple supposed to be someone famous???

well if me and you don't know them...then they aren't famous

 

[161]

Score update - how many did SA get ?

about 80 runs too many.