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

[Mocking Bird]

There's no need to go into the shell. ..They are making a mockery of this chase

 

[Shafi]

He hasn't played competitive cricket since the Pakistan Cup. Give him a break. He has big scores in England + New Zealand where it is hard for anyone let alone young players.

We don't need a super timid and turtle player

 

[ToeCrusher2]

So Amir was wicketless in the second innings too LOL

 

[Amjid Javed]

Any chance there is to score runs the chance has to be taken and not to sit around poking and proding at the ball!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Playing for a draw yet, anyone?

 

[DRsohail]

So Amir was wicketless in the second innings too LOL

he created an easy chance ..plus his spell was very good today,,2nd test and he will be out i thik..

 

[Mocking Bird]

So Amir was wicketless in the second innings too LOL

He's contented with bowling tight lines instead of going for wickets...the guy is soon going to average in 40s lol

 

[pak.cricket]

So Amir was wicketless in the second innings too LOL

Dont worry.He will make up for it the next time he bowls against indians

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

he created an easy chance ..plus his spell was very good today,,2nd test and he will be out i thik..

He won't be out, because after this series u play in England I reckon, so he'd be there in the 11.

 

[Shafi]

In the 2nd test we should play

Shan, Azhar, Babar, Shafiq (no option), Haris, Usman, Sarfraz, Hamza, Abbas, Yasir, Hasan/Ashgar

 

[Mocking Bird]

Herath on his way for another fifer

 

[DRsohail]

i dont know what are they doing,,,

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

Required run rate is 2.6, and they are scoring at 1.6, also they've lost 2 wickets as well.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

How come Lakmal always becomes Steyn versus Pakistan?

I don't think I have seen him move the ball as much as he does against us.

Every once in a while some random mediocre bowler delivers a match-winning performance vs us. It's a strange phenomenon. There's even a 5+ page thread about it at PP.

All other teams (Aus/Ind/Eng etc.) punish mediocre bowlers but we let em do their thing.

 

[Zeshan547]

what's easier equation to bat for 45 overs at 3 rpo and win or bat 18 more hard overs and still get a draw,? but you know what approach pak have opted for, the more dumb one.

 

[Mocking Bird]

We 've made it a hell lot difficult than it really is

 

[Boi]

lol someone in crowd saying 'arey Shan cricket chor dey yaar'

 

[RobinJay]

Wow why do we always do this what is wrong with us

 

[waleedfb23]

Both playing selfish
that is what happens when players are not sure if they will be playing the next match or not
probably gonna survive 50 odd deliveries without scoring much then be dismissed. Writing on the wall for these two!

 

[Big Mac]

Bloody hell.

Time for Shafiq and Haris to do a #MisYou tribute act

 

[Ellipsism]

Should make use of Haris' form or send in Sarfi.

 

[Hamza_]

Nightwatchman is gone

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

No way it looks like a minefield, then why are Pakistan batsmen so afraid?

Yes u are playing on the 5th day, against WC spinner, still scoring at 2 shouldn't be difficult.

No way can u draw this, either play with intent and win, or be timid, keep losing wickets and lose the match.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

This is why Sarfaraz should have come up the order, he plays spin well, quick fire 40-50 runs is what is required right now.

With the current openers, we have right now, no confidence for us fans

 

[Shafi]

Shehzad is far better than Shan and Sami combined!!

 

[Titan24]

Babar needs to prove his metal now

 

[hadi123]

We all thought it would be a draw but that's looking the most unlikely result now. Hope this isn't a repeat of the 2nd test against West Indies this year.

oops. Not looking great

 

[Mocking Bird]

We are a nothing test batting side without azhar ali

 

[Hamza_]

Babar Azam is in

 

[waleedfb23]

two sitting ducks on the wicket now
expect pakistan to be four down within 50 runs

ok so one more to go
shan masood lived up to his reputation

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Could be good, at least now they know going into a shell is out of options, it's winning or losing from here.

 

[Zeshan547]

the only chance we would have is to send sarfraz and hope for the best, because A) he is best vs spin B) his quick fire fifty would have sealed the deal, but our legendary management can never think out of the box

 

[Markhor]

Barbados all over again.

 

[akamaka]

lol someone in crowd saying 'arey Shan cricket chor dey yaar'

i thought i heard wrong omg ) the lone guy, arey bhai shaan cricket chor deh )

 

[ARK Rafay]

I wonder why Sarfraz isn't coming up to bat. Is he not brave? Or likes to bat at no. 7? Or coach/someone else doesn't want him to bat up???

 

[shariqnoor]

We're doing exactly what England did in 2012 at Abu Dhabi against us i.e. trying to survive and in the process got bowled out for 72. We're following them to a tee.

 

[Ellipsism]

Shehzad is far better than Shan and Sami combined!!

Can you chill with the excess fact spitting, it's to much for me to handle. From Hasan being a mediocre test bowler and now the mighty Shehzad is a better batsman than Sami, ok.

 

[Shafi]

Only hope Haris and Sarfraz. Basically we loose this match

 

[Markhor]

But but but "Younis and Misbah were holding us back".

Ridiculous we're making 130+ chase look like 300+.

 

[R0H1T]

Pak really making this interesting

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pathetic and gutless batting this!

One positive inns early on and this sort of mess could have been avoided!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Playing for a draw yet, anyone?

Yes now?

 

[Madplayer]

Lmao this is a minefield.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pathetic and gutless batting this!

One positive inns early on and this sort of mess could have been avoided!

They didn't even bother in the first innings to bat with a little bit of intent and your talking about doing it in this innings on Day 5.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Babar Azam needs to prove today that he's a TEST quality batsman. The perfect opportunity for him to prove his haters wrong.

 

[Mocking Bird]

Lmao this is a minefield.

Lol!...Even 100 looking difficult now

 

[Shafi]

Can you chill with the excess fact spitting, it's to much for me to handle. From Hasan being a mediocre test bowler and now the mighty Shehzad is a better batsman than Sami, ok.

At lease Shehzad slogs under pressure instead of being timid like Sami/Shan

 

[Zeshan547]

this gutless batting will get me banned if I really tells you guys what's going in my mind

 

[DRsohail]

shafiq doesnt know what is he doing...tuk tuk tuk tuk,..

 

[ExpressPacer]

Shafiq taking a single of the last ball because Babar is looking like a complete tailender vs Herath.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

At lease Shehzad slogs under pressure instead of being timid like Sami/Shan

Can you tell me one time he did that?

 

[Ellipsism]

At lease Shehzad slogs under pressure instead of being timid like Sami/Shan

Even Afridi does, the logic though.

I don't remember a single occasion where Shehzad slogged when under pressure, he tends to instead eat up a ton of balls and get out- it's the norm.

 

[Mocking Bird]

Yes now?

Win or lose...No draw, we are not going to survive the whole day

 

[Boi]

Should've just sent Abbas up the order if the plan was to chase this score by blocking.

 

[Titan24]

I still think its Pakistan's match

 

[Madplayer]

Lol!...Even 100 looking difficult now

Even 70 bro. Lol. But they arent even looking to score off the half volleys. They are defending absolutely full pitches balls when these are the only balls you can score of on this pitch.

 

[Zeshan547]

this look plumb, but Shafiq survive

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Missing the wicket

 

[waleedfb23]

close shave but asad wont survive for long

 

[Mocking Bird]

this gutless batting will get me banned if I really tells you guys what's going in my mind

Calm down brother....we are all dealing with the same thing

 

[Amjid Javed]

Shafiq needs to prove himself senior batsmen and step up here and play a match winning knock!

 

[ExpressPacer]

If Shafiq gets out without winning this game for Pakistan, it should definitely be curtains for him. We have much better and more talented batsmen waiting and we cannot keep persisting with mediocrity.

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

Letting herath run all over. At least attempt to unsettle him.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

first target is to bring the total target down to below a 100 runs required

then need to break up the target into 10 run increments

 

[waleedfb23]

first target is to bring the total target down to below a 100 runs required

then need to break up the target into 10 run increments

if only the boys had taken management 101

 

[Zeshan547]

was that a drop?

 

[Amjid Javed]

This pitch has some uneven bounce but isnt a mindfield!

 

[Mocking Bird]

If we would have played to spinners ..sl would have crumbled under 50

 

[Boi]

Babar is so poor and tentative against spin man. Just stays stuck on the crease, no use of feet, no sweep shot.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Babar survives!

He needs to play his normal aggressive game here!

 

[mmkextreme_1]

If Shafiq gets out without winning this game for Pakistan, it should definitely be curtains for him. We have much better and more talented batsmen waiting and we cannot keep persisting with mediocrity.

Sad reality is that even after playing almost 60 tests we are making such statements about him.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Guys what is the Required Run Rate right now?

 

[Abdullah719]

At lease Shehzad slogs under pressure instead of being timid like Sami/Shan

You are rating a Test opener for his slogging prowess?

Plus his slogging isn't even all that good... wild hoicks aren't really needed, thanks.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Sad reality is that even after playing almost 60 tests we are making such statements about him.

Just imagine if we'd invested in Harris or Fawad instead.

 

[ExpressPacer]

You are rating a Test opener for his slogging prowess?

Not talking about Shezzy here but I'd prefer a slogger over the current bunch we have. Absolute nuts.

 

[Hamza_]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] This makes Awais Zia best guy we have.

 

[DRsohail]

You are rating a Test opener for his slogging prowess?

Plus his slogging isn't even all that good... wild hoicks aren't really needed, thanks.

sami is not thee solution to our worries..fakhar zaman should come in..

 

[NauV]

Not learning from your mistakes is the worst!

This just happened to Pakistan 2 tests ago . . in Barbados . . and has happened many other times . . and I am tempted to say that almost every time it has been cuz of a negative strategy in the 4th innings!

 

[ExpressPacer]

Should send in Hasan Ali next.

 

[Abdullah719]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] This makes Awais Zia best guy we have.

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