Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 1st Test | Abu Dhabi | Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2017 | Day 5

[Abdullah719]

Sri Lanka start the day 66 ahead and they're 4 down.

Can Pakistan push for a win?

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

We will win Inshallah

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

You know the hype is real when [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] makes a thread 3 hours before the game....That too on a Monday !!

 

[Rayyman]

Hope the match is still on when I wake up in 6 hrs. Go easy on them boyz.




Get ready for some Pak

 

[another drop catch]

pak will easily win against this weaker attack

 

[Yatoo]

Gotta run through Lankans and finish it within one hour after lunch

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Hopefully, when I get up we see either a Pakistan win or Pakistan closing in on a win

The first session will be key, heck even the first hour of play will be vital. Need a couple of wickets then.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

5 more to go.....

 

[Naim]

Yess ye cheezzz abassss

 

[Mir jibran]

abbas is such a good pacer

 

[shady]

Massive wicket. Abbas just keeps taking wickets every innings.

 

[Markhor]

Morning everyone. Massive wicket of Mendis.

Get Dickwella out cheaply and we're into the tail, with a great chance of forcing a result.

 

[Slog]

so who are the batsmen who can trouble us now?

 

[shah_1]

so who are the batsmen who can trouble us now?

Dickwella

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

so who are the batsmen who can trouble us now?

Considering this is us playing, everyone !! We gave Robin Peterson 84 runs in a similar situation and lost a game also Siddle

Toh ab mein jab tak saray out nahe hojate can't take a breather.

 

[ARK Rafay]

One innings from a Sri Lankan player now like Hasan Ali can really change the course of the game...

 

[Markhor]

Dickwella can score quick and take the game away. Can't let him settle.

 

[NauV]

Pakistan not only needs to get these remaining wickets quickly, but also keep the runs down . . SOmeone like dickwella can be really dangerous . . Pakistan doesn't want to be chasing much more than 130 140ish . . We all know our ability to destruct in the 4th innings . .

 

[JibranAnsari]

Amir can learn a lot from abbas.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Need a change in bowling now...

 

[kingusama92]

Mohammad Abbas is showing why merit is important.

Topped domestic charts and has taken that form into Test cricket.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

4 more to go.....

 

[Markhor]

Well done, keep going. Dilruwan is no mug with the bat.

 

[ARK Rafay]

18 overs remaining till lunch. Should try to pick remaining wickets before lunch...

 

[Madplayer]

I think Mohammad Abbas has done enough to show that he belongs in the test team. The lack of pace is a disadvantage but he is contributing enough. More than Amir certainly.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Trundlish stuff from amir.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Sri Lanka is on now. Anything over 130 will give Sri Lanka an equal chance...

 

[Square Drive]

Easy win.

 

[JaDed]

Easy draw messed up by Lankans,truly have gone down the drain ,no fight at all.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Grassed

 

[Sanzcool]

Dropped by Shafiq

 

[Ellipsism]

What's Amir's hypothetical average now, someone calculate it.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Brilliant stuff from Asad Shafiq. Came like a superman in front of 1st slip to second slip and boom. Dropped!

 

[shah_1]

That was Babar's catch..WTH was Shafiq doing

 

[JibranAnsari]

At least amir has an excuse now.

 

[Shafi]

Shafiq is a totally useless player. Can't bat or catch

 

[ARK Rafay]

That was Babar's catch..WTH was Shafiq doing

Trying to be superman...?

 

[New Yorker]

I think Mohammad Abbas has done enough to show that he belongs in the test team. The lack of pace is a disadvantage but he is contributing enough. More than Amir certainly.

'Lack of pace is a disadvantage for Abbas' makes no more sense than 'bad technique is a disadvantage for Steven Smith.' If someone is putting up the numbers they are putting up the numbers. Abbas has been been superb, bowling on the flattest of pitches in the Windies and UAE. Deserves a long run. And to no surprise he was overdue for selection, held back, inter alia, by those strapping pacers Rahat Ali and Wahab Riaz. The ease with which the PCB continues to disregard actual performance continues to do untold damage to Pakistani cricket.

 

[Ellipsism]

Shafiq is a totally useless player. Can't bat or catch

He's probably the best catcher in our test team...

 

[anonymous_guy]

How would you get a wicket down if people keep on dropping catches.

Frustrating!!!!

 

[JibranAnsari]

Out

 

[shah_1]

He's probably the best catcher in our test team...

Can't judge that was first slip catch

 

[JibranAnsari]

Could be an jnside edge

 

[Madplayer]

'Lack of pace is a disadvantage for Abbas' makes no more sense than 'bad technique is a disadvantage for Steven Smith.' If someone is putting up the numbers they are putting up the numbers. Abbas has been been superb, bowling on the flattest of pitches in the Windies and UAE. Deserves a long run. And to no surprise he was overdue for selection, held back, inter alia, by those strapping pacers Rahat Ali and Wahab Riaz. The ease with which the PCB continues to disregard actual performance continues to do untold damage to Pakistani cricket.

I agree but i still think lack of pace is a bit of a disadvantage. Just imagine him bowling at 140kp or even late 130s. Most certainly would have had more venom. But his bowling style is working for him and he has earned his place.

 

[Mir jibran]

shabaash yasiraaaa

 

[shariqnoor]

great delivery. That's the straighter one that Warney picked loads of LBWs with.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Another one for yasir

 

[Naim]

Yesss shaba yasirrrr

 

[shariqnoor]

On a hattrick. Gotta be the straighter one again Yasir!!!

 

[Abdullah719]

Great stuff.

 

[DRsohail]

well done yasir..

 

[mak36]

That was a beautiful spell from Abbas. Some beautiful swing.

Yasir doing what he does best. Bowling on the 5th day tearing apart the opposition.

 

[shariqnoor]

We've waited far too long for a hattrick. In any format.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Amir can pick a wicket now...

 

[New Yorker]

I agree but i still think lack of pace is a bit of a disadvantage. Just imagine him bowling at 140kp or even late 130s. Most certainly would have had more venom. But his bowling style is working for him and he has earned his place.

Just imagine Tendulkar having the blasting power of Viv Richards. Was "lack of muscles" a disadvantage for Sachin? Yes who wouldnt want a bowler as fast as Akthar, as wily as Asif, as relentless as McGrath. But.

 

[NauV]

I think Amir has been revved up by Abbas's spell . . a lot more zing and effort in this spell . . he has bowled well this morning! Performances of team members will only help our team achieve more!

 

[Goooby]

Amir is bowling pretty well this spell. Good decision by sarfaraz to start with abbas this morning, really showed the way.

 

[mak36]

Amir bowling well in this spell.

 

[mak36]

Sarfaraz needs to attack both batsmen- don't like these tactics of putting the men back for Dickwella.

 

[ARK Rafay]

It will be a win, win for Lankans, if they survive till lunch...

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Anything over 150 and it'll be panic in the Pakistan set up as always.

 

[shariqnoor]

For once Ramiz making sense. No need to spread the field and giving singles to Dickwella when the ball is spinning so much. It'll be difficult to hit anyways when there is so much spin on offer.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Srilankan spin attack willnbe hard to handle here.

 

[IMMY69]

Rameez once again getting on my nerves..

 

[Deewana Mastana]

15 mins to go till lunch

 

[Amjid Javed]

We should not be giving any easy singles away here.. dickwella could cause some serious damage or even Get SL up to a tricky total here.

We cant let SL get a lead of 150.

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Why let dickwella milk runs? Confusing.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Pakistan are getting on the backfoot. They gave Lankans a chance to get back in the game :/

 

[Madplayer]

Just imagine Tendulkar having the blasting power of Viv Richards. Was "lack of muscles" a disadvantage for Sachin? Yes who wouldnt want a bowler as fast as Akthar, as wily as Asif, as relentless as McGrath. But.

Firstly you are comparing apples to oranges. Bowlers have different skill sets altogether.

Secondly, am i missing something here? Ofcourse tendulkar was at a disadvantage because of lack of muscles.

Not sure why you think lack of pace is not a disadvantage for a "pace" bowler. I am not saying he is a bad bowler, just saying he would have been even better if he had more pace.

 

[Amjid Javed]

SL getting some annoying extra runs here

 

[ARK Rafay]

Maybe bring Abass back for an over or two..?

 

[JibranAnsari]

Poor captaincy from sarfraz , gave too many gaps to dickwela.

 

[Goooby]

Not liking the captaincy from Sarfaraz for this phase but Rameez just gets ultra critical. Its extremely annoying.

 

[NauV]

Lead up towards 130 now . . this is becoming a tricky chase for Pakistan. If they are able to get 30 40 more runs, then I don't think Pakistan has the firepower to chase.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Come on Yasir finish this off.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Maybe bring Abass back for an over or two..?

Good idea as hes best seamer against the tail.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Why not using haris? Its spinning a lot.

 

[NauV]

9th wicket partnership of 30 runs! Making the game very interesting . .

 

[JibranAnsari]

Another drop by shafq.

 

[JibranAnsari]

We used to have hafeez to drop catches in slip and now we have shafiq.