Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 1st Test | Day 3 | Abu Dhabi | 20/10/11

[insaftak]

Taufeeq

 

[attock]

Good shot

 

[hur rizvi]

In the other match England 247/4 after 44.4 overs.

Should aim for 300!

I hope England win today


to Taufeeq

 

[Sledger]

Way too short. Four.

 

[NeVerMind]

pull shot by taufeeq for 4! fun starts now!

 

[Abdullah22]

maybe the message to asad was "don't worry malik will not play the next match"

 

[JibranAnsari]

In the other match England 247/4 after 44.4 overs.

Should aim for 300!

lol , will still lose. They are no match to india in india.

 

[Markhor]

by Taufeeq

 

[Hamxa89]

Worst I've seen him play! He was just going nowhere with that approach. I wonder how Misbah would tolerate this especially after the way he was playing himself. Asad needs to be told that he might just get dropped because of such innings. It is doing more harm to your chances of winning...

 

[dhump]

finally an over they scored something in.

 

[Batman]

Pakistan | 4/482 | 168 Overs | Lead by 285 runs

Evening Session | 0/43 | 14 Overs

 

[JibranAnsari]

I think pakistan will declare after 5 overs

 

[the Great Khan]

oh look whats that? a four!! and another one!! cmon asad, keep malikani on the bench this series!

 

[Markhor]

PAK 482-4 | 168 overs

Drinks Break

 

[the Great Khan]

Worst I've seen him play! He was just going nowhere with that approach. I wonder how Misbah would tolerate this especially after the way he was playing himself. Asad needs to be told that he might just get dropped because of such innings. It is doing more harm to your chances of winning...

disgraceful!! drop a player for nothing!! thats why our youngsters never settle..leave the kid alone for the series! he will come good!

 

[shehzadd]

Now pak batsmen trying to invite a draw.
Despite having the lead of close to 300 runs taufeeq umar playing with the 40 strikerate and shafiq 25 strike rate.
Our players r not playing for pakistan.

We need fawad alam, He plays for Pakistan's pride.

 

[Hamxa89]

Taufeeq making it up for Asad's crappy approach..

 

[farsiddiqui]

Umar akamal could have score 50 + playing so many devilries.

Yes, if he would've lasted these many deliveries, he certainly would have.

We all know that Asad has all the shots in the book to play. It's just his mental strategy that is not right. It's not that he can't score faster, it's just that he is not willing to (same thing with Taufeeq and Azhar earlier).

This is where the coach and captain can lay out the plan.

 

[ares1000]

Fawad Alam can hardly hold a bat properly.

 

[hur rizvi]

I think pakistan will declare after 5 overs

+1

agree

 

[Strike!]

Get a lead of 300 and declare today.

 

[ares1000]

I hope we get to 300 ahead and declare. Get the quicks into the hunt.

 

[farsiddiqui]

Fawad Alam can hardly hold a bat properly.

Yet scores runs by the truck-loads...

 

[Couch Cricketer]

I think we are looking to declare when we get a lead of 300 hundred and don't care about how many over we bowl at them today

 

[Sledger]

Dropped catch?

 

[Legend Killer]

That was a dropped catch by P.Jayawardne

 

[Amjid Javed]

I think Asad is more worried about his place in the side then scoring runs quickly!

 

[Junior_Akmal]

To be honest, Pakistan,s approach as pathetic as it gets. First it was taufeeq, then Younis and nod has even bettered these two and yeah not forget Azhar. Really pathetic. Any other team would have 600 plus runs by now.

 

[Sledger]

More signs of intent from Shafiq.. not sure what he was up to earlier. Maybe the pressure of being in the squad.

6 to Taufeeq.

 

[hur rizvi]

for taufeeq

 

[NeVerMind]

huge 6 by Taufeeq!!!!

 

[attock]

6 6 6

 

[Legend Killer]

 

[Markhor]

Huge six !

 

[duostyle]

What was that

 

[ares1000]

Yet scores runs by the truck-loads...

We must have different definitions of truck load.

 

[ares1000]

That was a magnificent straight 6 from Taufeeq. He is giving Sri Lanka Takleef.

 

[Sledger]

Dilshan bowling defensive rubbish. Well called a wide.

 

[Markhor]

Dilshan into his 30th over.

 

[NeVerMind]

54 runs, 18.2 overs, RR: 2.94 (Taufeeq Umar 31, Asad Shafiq 21)

 

[Strike!]

Negative bowling.

 

[Legend Killer]

We must have different definitions of truck load.

He averages 58 in FC cricket and 42 in test cricket, what else do you want?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Thank god TU is willing to play some shots!

 

[Sledger]

Taufeeq is on double nelson.

 

[ads101]

Asad really doesn't seem a player to be at six. Looks like he should play up the order. Problem there's no one you can drop to accomodate him.

At least fawad scores at a good rate due to picking up singles well, and Umar akmal through aggressive boundary hitting.

Anyway, hope the lad will get a good score, it'll do wonders for his confidence and he can look to try and cement his spot in the side. If he starts performing really well, he might even find himself moved up the order too.

 

[Sledger]

Good play for a single.

493/4.

 

[ads101]

Think we should declare when we reach 500. Lead of around 300 and bowl them out.

 

[Batman]

Pakistan | 4/493 | 170 Overs | Lead by 296 runs

Evening Session | 0/54 | 16 Overs

 

[qamar84]

SOME AGRESSION SEEN from these two

 

[JibranAnsari]

misbah says 4 more runs and we declare

 

[qamar84]

defensive field now from lankans

 

[Sledger]

Great fitness shown by Taufeeq.

 

[ares1000]

He averages 58 in FC cricket and 42 in test cricket, what else do you want?

The lad has played 3 tests. That is not sufficient to judge a player. At this stage, Vinod Kambli averaged about a zillion, turned out he was bloody rubbish (and almost purple).

I love anyone who plays for Pak with passion [plug], but Alam does not ooze quality.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan should be aiming for atleasy 70 runs off the last 17.5 overs today.

 

[dhump]

what is the intent of this batting really.

 

[Sledger]

299 lead now..

 

[Looney]

declaring tomorrow or end of today ?

 

[qamar84]

taufeeq trying some leaving the wickets

 

[Sledger]

Asad brings up the 300 lead with a single.

 

[Legend Killer]

The lad has played 3 tests. That is not sufficient to judge a player. At this stage, Vinod Kambli averaged about a zillion, turned out he was bloody rubbish (and almost purple).

I love anyone who plays for Pak with passion [plug], but Alam does not ooze quality.

Is it his fault that he was dropped after just 3 test despite the fact that he scored 168 on debut while opening the innings ?

 

[Sledger]

About two-three more overs of slogging from both now and then the declaration will do.

 

[Junior_Akmal]

Guess the quick 30 or 40 would have really helped in today's match. Well, Mohsin 0, UA 1.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Senior players in pakistan team tend to have lock down on middle order places 4/5 so asad either has to bat 3 or 6 and i cant see Azhar moving from 3 spot anytime soon!

Also Umar akmal would be a better option at six as a counter attacking option!

 

[Sledger]

Negative bowling from Dilshan, should get Taufeeq on strike.

 

[dhump]

lets declare now we got enough on the board.

 

[Ahson8]

Declare already :S

 

[Sledger]

499 runs on the board!

 

[Strike!]

Declare now.

 

[Sledger]

When did Pakistan last make 500? Pak/SL 09?

 

[NeVerMind]

500 up...when's the last time we saw that?

 

[Sledger]

500 up.

 

[ares1000]

500 up!

 

[Legend Killer]

When was the last time we scored 500?Was it in the match where YK got a 300?

 

[qamar84]

500 UP PAKISTAN ooleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[musama]

500 up declare please

 

[Sledger]

They should declare after this over now.

 

[Markhor]

500 up

 

[Ahson8]

Still no declaration !?!?

 

[NeVerMind]

They should declare after this over now.

no i wanna see gul bat!

 

[Sledger]

Captain and coach getting ready for the declaration?