Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 2nd Test | Dubai | 08/01/14 | Day 1

[Kianig89]

0/0 so far

 

[bluffmasterv2]

Ball is doing nothing :/

 

[Changa.banda]

SL will score 450+ Pakistan to lose by an innings

Pakistan should have faith in their bowling. If they match Sri Lanka's first innings score in their second innings, can see Sri Lanka choking and Junaid/Ajmal running through them in the 4th dig.

 

[Aman]

Rahat as usual get a wicket mate

I hope you're being sarcastic

 

[Nuekboi]

Almost 3 maidens in a row

 

[saiyan0312]

bad line. need better.

 

[CalculatedRisk]

leather chasing begins. this may be a massive defeat.

 

[Aman]

Rahat angers me

 

[saiyan0312]

come on keep it tight.

 

[Aman]

Runs coming easy for SL from Pakistan's Ishant.

 

[Nuekboi]

couple of poor balls from Rahat

 

[Kianig89]

unlucky

 

[style_guru]

SL would look to bat long here. Probably only once

 

[Changa.banda]

Pakistan should just keep calm and be patient. Junaid/Ajmal/Rahat/Bhatti/Hafeez are so much better than Pradeep/Herath/Eranga/Lakmal that it is not even funny. The Sri Lankan attack has averages that would make Ishant Sharma look like the bowling equivalent of Don Bradman. Mahela's apparently not in a position to bat so Pak need 3 wickets - one opener, Sangakkara, Mathews. The rest will fold against Junaid/Ajmal.

 

[saiyan0312]

10 from the over. this will give them confidence.

 

[Nuekboi]

New ball is doing nothing :\

 

[OZGOD]

Ball is cutting off the seam. Let's see how many wickets Pak can take today. Will need to be a lot

 

[Kianig89]

riding smoothly so far

 

[CalculatedRisk]

Can't believe this is our main attack. Aren't there better bowlers than Rahat? He looks like he just woke up.

 

[Aman]

I kid you not, Rahat is the worst Pakistani player I've ever seen.

 

[HASHAM2]

Rahat Ali has not Improved his Game at all

Bowling Short and Wide Not Going to work

 

[Xoib]

oh god Rahat show some spine.

 

[saiyan0312]

loud appeal and no review...

 

[CalculatedRisk]

was plumb

 

[CalculatedRisk]

edge

 

[Changa.banda]

Jeez, Sri Lanka getting lucky again. Come on Rahat, bowl properly man. This is totally garbage bowling.

 

[Xoib]

an innings defeat to SL in UAE could be a new low probably worst then Zim test loss.

 

[Aman]

Rahat isn't working, bring on Bhatti...

You don't want to have Rahat play the batsmen in.

 

[zabalestmsm]

Isnt Junaid bowling a bit short?

 

[saiyan0312]

awesome shot.

 

[Kianig89]

dream start so far

 

[Aman]

I can't remember the last time Junaid swung the ball sharply.

 

[Nuekboi]

Need 2 wickets before close of play or else things are looking bad

 

[Glory Of '09]

Sl will get at least 250 lead. Games over sadly, best is a drawn series which is a terrible result. 2 dead ducks in the line up keeper and rahat.

 

[CalculatedRisk]

PAK getting a royal spanking here

 

[Nuekboi]

Rahat bowling too many poor balls

 

[Kianig89]

:4 again in this over unlucky Rahat

 

[Changa.banda]

What is with the defeatist mentality and the wrist slitting? Sri Lanka are 22/0, not 250/0. It is a test match for God's sake, not a T20.

 

[Nuekboi]

When Bhatti comes on we will see either wickets or lots of runs

 

[Kianig89]

Rahat playing his 6th test despite being mediocre another Misbah's beneficiary

 

[Nuekboi]

What is with the defeatist mentality and the wrist slitting? Sri Lanka are 22/0, not 250/0. It is a test match for God's sake, not a T20.

Its just how things have progressed in this series and there is nothing for bowlers in the rest of the 4 days

 

[Kianig89]

What is with the defeatist mentality and the wrist slitting? Sri Lanka are 22/0, not 250/0. It is a test match for God's sake, not a T20.

its not that far

 

[Aman]

Rahat playing his 6th test despite being mediocre another Misbah's beneficiary

11 of his 14 wickets have come in 2 innings

 

[ChaudrySaab]

We need to get them to play, they getting easy leaves here, need to test them!

 

[Kianig89]

can somebody work out how may over since Rahat took a wicket in test cricket he bowled 50 in last game 4 here gotta find the Zimbabwe test

 

[saiyan0312]

We cant have a bowler going for runs.

 

[Kianig89]

11 of his 14 wickets have come in 2 innings

this 5 of those against against the likes of Panyangaras and Chitaras

 

[Nuekboi]

can somebody work out how may over since Rahat took a wicket in test cricket he bowled 50 in last game 4 here gotta find the Zimbabwe test

Mate whats your problem? He bowled well last match and was unlucky not to get a wicket

 

[ChaudrySaab]

Stop giving them width Rahat

 

[chacha kashmiri]

Sri lanka look like the home team here

Hweres ajmal and hafeez

 

[Kianig89]

Hilfenhaus bowled 400+ deliveries without a wicket during the 2010-11 Ashes watch out Rahat is nearing him

 

[Big Mac]

I can't remember the last time Junaid swung the ball sharply.

Unfortunately, neither can he.

 

[frock2020]

Muhammad Sami is better than this Rehat crap

 

[Mr Consistent]

:4 28/0

 

[Kianig89]

Mate whats your problem? He bowled well last match and was unlucky not to get a wicket

This

 

[Nuekboi]

Lol commies you gotta be kidding me. He had no control of that shot

 

[saiyan0312]

OHHHH man how did that miss the edge.

 

[MJcricket]

Score 350 and bat Pakistan out of this game.

 

[ChaudrySaab]

Edged hard for 4

 

[saiyan0312]

nice response by batsmen.

 

[Kianig89]

too much burden on Junaid

 

[Big Mac]

Could have had a couple of wickets already, feels like something might happen at any moment. Right now that something seems to be boundaries

 

[Mr Consistent]

again choka to junni

 

[Kianig89]

the unlucky word again comes to haunt us )

 

[Aman]

Why has Bhatti been left for so late?..

 

[Nuekboi]

Need to atleast contain the runs. I don't think we can do that with Bhatti though

 

[ChaudrySaab]

Beauty followed by a great shot

 

[saiyan0312]

ajmal on.

 

[imshally81]

Ajmal on

 

[CalculatedRisk]

Pakistan deserves to play lower level test cricket with the likes of WI, NZ etc. They simply don't deserve long series in RSA, AUS etc.

 

[Xoib]

if Ajmal does not fire its game over innings defeat.

 

[ChaudrySaab]

Bhatti should be bought on he will get wicket's or get a phainty

 

[Kianig89]

the only world class player in this team though he is been off color as well

 

[ChaudrySaab]

Pakistan deserves to play lower level test cricket with the likes of WI, NZ etc. They simply don't deserve long series in RSA, AUS etc.

Umm ... NO!!!

 

[Kianig89]

maiden

 

[Kianig89]

Our pace attack is declining day by day

 

[Changa.banda]

Its just how things have progressed in this series and there is nothing for bowlers in the rest of the 4 days

Doesn't that mean Pakistan can at least draw this match? People are already talking as if Sri Lanka are now 1-0 up.

 

[saiyan0312]

juni ajmal combo. well is an attacking combo.

 

[saiyan0312]

edged oh come on.

 

[saiyan0312]

Another edged. wow WTH