Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 1st Test | Abu Dhabi | Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2017 | Day 1

[Abdullah719]

Pakistan XI: Shan Masood, Sami Aslam, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Sarfraz Ahmed (c/wk), Mohammad Amir, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali


Sri Lanka XI: Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep

 

[giri26]

SL team looks extremely week. This team is even weaker than the one which took on India at home. Pakistan should easily win this one.

 

[shady]

Excited for some test cricket finally!

 

[MenInG]

Seems Haris Sohail being given a debut

 

[MenInG]

SL batting first after winning toss

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

How's the pitch?

 

[Chief Destroyer]

So excited!

 

[Chief Destroyer]

How's the pitch?

Do you really need to ask this question?

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Finally some Test cricket for Pakistan!!!

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Sri Lanka batting first.

 

[Shafi]

It will be very hard to face Hearth in the 4th Innings. SL has good opportunity to win this match

 

[todfod 11]

Would be another boring one sided test. which will drag for few days..

 

[Arham_PakFan]

SL batting first.

Haris to debut.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Pretty good team for Pakistan apart from Shan Masood.

 

[usam wani]

It will be very hard to face Hearth in the 4th Innings. SL has good opportunity to win this match

don't worry this match won't reach there

 

[bilal3021]

It will be very hard to face Hearth in the 4th Innings. SL has good opportunity to win this match

Here's to hoping we only bat once and not have to go through the second innings on a 4th or 5th day vs their spinners.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

How's the pitch?

Looks like there will be steep bounce and sharp carry through to the keeper. The ball will probably do a lot off the seam especially on day 1, because of all the grass. The cloud cover means plenty of swing too.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Excited to see Haris play. Can't believe it's been 2 years

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Excited to watch Amir and Hasan bowl.

 

[usam wani]

3 pacers??? lol

 

[JibranAnsari]

A big test for Haris sohails fitness , fielding in UAE for 90 overs in the heat will sure test his fitness.

 

[Shafi]

Brainless selection by the management. In a spin track selecting 3 fast bowlers is criminal. Also we have a Walking wicket called Shan. Sami is too slow even for 70s standard of test cricket and build pressure on others.

 

[shady]

Really exciting team selection (Shan aside). Can't wait to see Hasan and Amir bowl together

 

[Arsalan Pro]

A big test for Haris sohails fitness , fielding in UAE for 90 overs in the heat will sure test his fitness.

He will not have to field 90 overs.

 

[hamaadqureshi819]

It will be very hard to face Hearth in the 4th Innings. SL has good opportunity to win this match

Rather than Herath I'm more afraid of Lakshan Sandakan. Our batsmen always seem to struggle against Rookies, and he is left-arm Chinaman - an unknown commodity for our batsmen.

 

[Ellipsism]

Interested to see how Abbas fares with the Kookaburra.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

I hope we restrict them under 200.

 

[JibranAnsari]

sifaarshion se pata nahin kab jaan choote geee

 

[Ellipsism]

Do these fools realise this isn't Hasan's first test, lol.

 

[Yatoo]

Amir Hassan Abbas need to bowl 16 overs each = 48

22 over for Yasir takes the total to 70

10 10 overs each from Azhar and Harris. A little too much I guess

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Poor decision to go with only 1 spinner.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Amir Hassan Abbas need to bowl 16 overs each = 48

22 over for Yasir takes the total to 70

10 10 overs each from Azhar and Harris. A little too much I guess

18 overs each for Amir, Hasan and Abbas =54.

24 overs for Yasir Shah and 12 overs combined for Haris and Azhar.

No way Haris and Azhar are going to bowl 20 overs collectively, given also the fact that Azhar has some problems with his knee.

 

[JibranAnsari]

18 overs each for Amir, Hasan and Abbas =54.

24 overs for Yasir Shah and 12 overs combined for Haris and Azhar.

No way Haris and Azhar are going to bowl 20 overs collectively, given also the fact that Azhar has some problems with his knee.

dont think azhar will be bowling , he already has knees issues.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Single taken.

1-0 after the first over.

 

[JibranAnsari]

boils my blood to see shan masoods name in the 11.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Abbas bowling from the other end.

 

[NauV]

Smart to go in with just 1 front line spinner in a game in the UAE??

 

[Amirforpresident]

Sri Lanka going with 3 spinners.

 

[JibranAnsari]

very good from abbas.

 

[Ellipsism]

Stadium is dead, not a single soul apart from the players.

 

[Xoib]

Abbas is outbowling overrated Amir already.

 

[todfod 11]

Stadium is dead, not a single soul apart from the players.

welcome to test cricket in the desert.

 

[JibranAnsari]

amir needs to find a line outside off

 

[Xoib]

amir needs to find a line outside off

waiting for his fans to make this excuse he is still finding his feet back in international cricket have patience.

 

[kingusama92]

Packed house today.

 

[Xoib]

Shami and Yadav were running through these openers every innings with their eyes closed

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Man if only Abbas had 5-8 kph more. He would've been a great bowler

 

[Ellipsism]

Shami and Yadav were running through these openers every innings with their eyes closed

Pitch is dead, no movement off the pitch at all.

 

[Xoib]

Pitch is dead, no movement off the pitch at all.

and those games were played on minefield? India scored 600+ everytime they batted.

 

[kingusama92]

Shami and Yadav were running through these lullo openers every innings with their eyes closed

Shami and Yadav don't have to deal with UAE's crowd noise.

 

[Slog]

Stadium is dead, not a single soul apart from the players.

i see a handful of security guys

 

[Ellipsism]

and those games were played on minefield? India scored 600+ everytime they batted.

There was movement on offer off the pitch in the initial few overs...

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Peach from Amir!!!

 

[Xoib]

There was movement on offer off the pitch in the initial few overs...

so we can expect Pak to score 700+ on this pitch.

I think its time we accept Shami is the best test pacer in sub cont will outbowl Amir 8 times off 10.

 

[Ellipsism]

so we can expect Pak to score 700+ on this pitch.

I think its time we accept Shami is the best test pacer in sub cont will outbowl Amir 8 times off 10.

I don't think anyone has said Amir is the best test pacer in Asia.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Bring on Hassan Ali and see what he can do.

Absolutely nothing in this pitch

 

[Brilliance]

waiting for his fans to make this excuse he is still finding his feet back in international cricket have patience.

Give the guy a break. He just won a world tournament for us which Shami et al couldn't do.

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

Pak should have gone with this bowling attack

7.Bilal
8.Yasir
9.Amir
10.Abbas
11.Wahab

 

[Ellipsism]

Yasir's got a nice pot belly there.

 

[sachin100]

Yasir shah already.

This is the best opening stand for srilanka in 4 tests

 

[Ellipsism]

Why did SL recall a 31 year old whom averages 30 in test cricket?

 

[another drop catch]

already missing wahab

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Bobby misfields..... kia kar raha hay yea....

 

[sachin100]

Why did SL recall a 31 year old whom averages 30 in test cricket?

Because The other opener tharanga is fed up with tests and asked for 6 months break.

 

[Markhor]

3 pacers in Abu Dhabi ?

We'll do well to bowl SRL out cheaply in these conditions. Not ideal we have to bowl first either.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

2 runs off Yasir’s over.

 

[another drop catch]

yasir looks out of shape

 

[another drop catch]

hassan replaced abbas

 

[Ellipsism]

Because The other opener tharanga is fed up with tests and asked for 6 months break.

I see there must be only two options to partners Karunaratne, my bad.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Edged for

 

[Ellipsism]

Someone get Ramiz off air, spitting more rubbish than usual.

'Cautious' Kaushal Silva, WTH is he on about. )

 

[sachin100]

Kaushai silva's routine before he faces every ball is very unique

 

[Xoib]

Yasir has to fire otherwise we are screwed boy wonder has confirmed his spot for next 2 years based on CT final performance.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

SL are 31-0 after an hour of play.

Drinks break.

 

[sachin100]

Drinks. Sl hasn't lost a wicket

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Peach of a delivery,that last ball from Hasan.

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Hassan as always, the MVP.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Hasan gets Kaushal!

first one gone!

 

[Ellipsism]

My boy strikes, but he's too short.

 

[another drop catch]

another collapse ? ? ?