Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 1st Test | Abu Dhabi | 2/1/14 | Day 3

[Khabri420]

Pakistan lead by 123 runs with 6 wickets in hand. Can they push the lead around 300?

We'll find out shortly!

 

[Kianig89]

a couple of good sessions will do the job

 

[Xoib]

Don't take foot of the pedel

Its a flatty and we are up against Maharaja's of flat tracks they will not miss out twice in a game. Its imperative Misbah and Asad don't start casually both have a tendency of going early when they start the next day especially Asad. I wish we had a proper keeper batman after these two a good #7 can be a difference between a 175 and a 275 run lead. Its important we add another 120-125 runs on the current score and then go hard on them. I believe 170-180 run lead will not be a match winning one on this deck.

 

[Wattoo]

Misbah 41 shy of 3000 test runs, waiting for that milestone.

 

[Justcrazy]

should try and get 150 here

 

[Justcrazy]

150 - 175 runs lead is pretty big , I do not think lanka have enough batting talent to combat that.

 

[Justcrazy]

faces

 

[anakwalajinn]

Salaam. Go Pakistan

 

[Justcrazy]

Lanka would be hoping for at least 3 wickets in this session

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Misbah son broke a plasma screen?

Misbah got charged $1500, when was this? lol

 

[imshally81]

Misbah son broke a plasma screen?

Misbah got charged $1500, when was this? lol

Source ??

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Source ??

Rameez Raja mentioned it on commentary couple of minutes ago

 

[talma]

All this tuk tuk

The two batsmen are in a defensive shell. Time will pass, wickets will fall and the window for a Pak victory will get smaller

 

[Kianig89]

Lakmal bowling to Asad

 

[imshally81]

Negative Line...

 

[Kianig89]

maiden

 

[mmkextreme_1]

The two batsmen are in a defensive shell. Time will pass, wickets will fall and the window for a Pak victory will get smaller

There is plenty of time left in the test match

Asad Shafiq really needs to get a move on though

 

[Kianig89]

Thanks to 's KPsque innings we have scored at a decent rate

 

[Justcrazy]

327 / 4

 

[Kianig89]

There is plenty of time left in the test match

Asad Shafiq really needs to get a move on though

he is taking his time bcz after this its tail

 

[Kianig89]

ball being checked

 

[I Believe in the Teesra]

Last batting pair left. Need to take as much time as possible.

 

[Red Devil]

First run today. Yay

 

[Kianig89]

1st runs of the day

 

[Justcrazy]

150 is enough for a lead

 

[Kianig89]

lead by 125

 

[Justcrazy]

Last batting pair left. Need to take as much time as possible.

No.

pakistan tail can get 50 runs easily

 

[Kianig89]

prtnrship 28 from 103

 

[Justcrazy]

Lakmal back , Pakistan should not let him settle.

 

[Red Devil]

Asad gone

 

[Kianig89]

Gutsy :adnan you can't trust him

 

[Kianig89]

Asad

 

[Kianig89]

wadda catch

 

[iHammad]

Shafiq

 

[OZGOD]

More people at the ground today. 20 people compared to 15 yesterday

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

This is what happens if you block block and block. When the help yourself ball comes along you screw it up

 

[mmkextreme_1]

What a catch by Silva!

This is the problem, Shafiq batted all that time for what 13 runs!

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan batters have thrown away wickets

 

[Kianig89]

this coul be SL's chance to come back

 

[LooneyReturns]

lulz

 

[KB-24]

A nothing innings yet again from Shafiq

 

[Kianig89]

More people at the ground today. 20 people compared to 15 yesterday

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[Wattoo]

Salaam. Go Pakistan

wasalam

gaya asad

 

[Kianig89]

averages 25 so lets score a 25 here

 

[mmkextreme_1]

This is what happens if you block block and block. When the help yourself ball comes along you screw it up

This.

 

[Wattoo]

More people at the ground today. 20 people compared to 15 yesterday

Thanks for update, this should be some world record attendence.

 

[anakwalajinn]

wasalam

gaya asad

U19 thread me bhi salaam ka javaab de dain

Sad to see Shafiq go. Needed a big one from him. Should have had

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

averages 25 so lets score a 25 here

Probably make a gutsy duck

 

[Kianig89]

beaten here

 

[Kianig89]

Probably make a gutsy duck

ya a safe bet

 

[KB-24]

This is what happens if you block block and block. When the help yourself ball comes along you screw it up

Yup.

 

[Asif321]

Why adnan is batting so low?

 

[KB-24]

and :umarakmal should be in the test team for goodness sake !!

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan lead by 125 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[imranraf]

A bad and defensive inning comes to an end for Shafiq. All that blocking gave him 13 runs. Also, it has given an opening to Sri Lanka as well.

 

[Red Devil]

:4 Classy shot

 

[arehaan]

Cant believe this guy is keeping a player like Fawad Alam out of the team

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Misbah double ton anyone ?

 

[talma]

Misbah's defensive mindset allows the opposition to get the upper hand...

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

That was a real BOSS shot

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Why adnan is batting so low?

He is the Wall of our Batting line Up. Now we don't need worry about a wicket from his gutsy end. please pray that only Misbah don't get out :adnan

 

[Wattoo]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[KB-24]

28 off 104 in that partnership b/w Misbah & Shafiq ... these are the kind of situations Misbah & this team lose the plot, happened in Capetown too only this time we are in a better position but SL now has a chance to make a comeback if they bundle us out with less then 200 lead.

 

[CalculatedRisk]

Shafiq has a problem against the new ball. He seems to only do well when the ball is soft enough.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

What a gutsy double

 

[Wattoo]

Asad should not complain , if dropped, he got enough games.
Please bring Fawad in his place.

 

[imshally81]

Asad failed again...

 

[Kianig89]

Why adnan is batting so low?

he should swap places with Hafeez

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Asad should not complain , if dropped, he got enough games.
Please bring Fawad in his place.

Why would Asad be dropped?

He just scored a century in his last test he played.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan lead by 133 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

he should swap places with Hafeez

given the squad this might be the way to go

 

[Kianig89]

gutsy leave by :adnan

 

[Wattoo]

28 off 104 in that partnership b/w Misbah & Shafiq ... these are the kind of situations Misbah & this team lose the plot, happened in Capetown too only this time we are in a better position but SL now has a chance to make a comeback if they bundle us out with less then 200 lead.

Pak lost 4 wickets, and there was new ball. Good strategy to see off new ball. But they could not earn runs when needed today.

 

[Red Devil]

Even Lakmal is looking threatning now

 

[Kianig89]

200 dots by misbah

 

[talma]

10 runs in a half hour of play...

 

[Kianig89]

Asad listened to misbah too much

 

[OZGOD]

Rameez has been giving Shafiq a parting pray for the past 10 minutes

 

[Kianig89]

Sir Adnan