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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 2nd Test | Dubai | Oct 6-10, 2017 | Day 4

Like that Dickwella-Sandakan partnership; this one I guess the match winning one.
 
Abbas is an absolutely usesless bowler but he is a tailender bully. Where is he now?
 
Shafiq should ask Herath to give how to play well in pressure situation.
 
Haris sohail strikes on his first ball.

Golden boy of Pak cricket

Herath gone.
 
It will be plus if (after seeing Herath-Mendis partnership) Pakistan can get them out around 320.
 
Haris sohail strikes again.

2 wickets in the over. Wowww
 
And this time its the regular batsman mendis who is out.
 
Harris is already the best player in the team and to think some people questioned his place in the side.
 
Haris actually is showing what a finger spinner could do on UAE tracks. A bit mystery that after Haris & Asad bowling well in 1st Test, still 2nd spinner wasn't picked for Dubai. Considering 0-1 down, probably 5 bowlers were better option than 6 batsmen.
 
lol Haris the destroyer


in all seriousness he as a good amount ability with the bowl, credit to Mushtaq for spotting it
 
317 target!!!! If we had some proper batsmen we could have won this match.
But we will loose this match by 150-200 runs because of our team full of chokers baring Azhar and Haris
 
This has turned out to be one of the most interesting matches of this year.

Well poised but its 70:30 in favour of lanka.
 
317 target with that 36 runs 8th wicket partnership.

Including 8 extended overs, 86 overs possible today - PAK should target to chase by today or bust. Don't think, surviving 120 overs on this wicket is possible, but there is a slow m chance to chase 317.
 
All Sri Lankans had to do is score 150 runs and put the match out of Pakistan 's reach. They totally choked.

Pakistan has 10% chance of chasing this. Will not be easy against hearth and the rough patches on the pitch.
 
Not easy to chace 300 regardless of conditions and opposition.

Very improbable but 2 partnerships of 100+ can take Pakistan to legendary win.
 
So a draw is ruled out I guess, 316 should be an impossible target on a wicket where lanka just got bowled out for less than 100 but can't trust these lankans, allowed pakistan to enter back through a window when all the doors were tightly shut for them
 
ExpressPacer said:
Harris is already the best player in the team and to think some people questioned his place in the side.
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My fav left-handed batsman during WC 2015. Absolutely loved his cover drives and flicks. So elegant and easy on the eyes to watch.
 
The bowlers stood up to defend the Fortress, it's all up to the batsmen now.
 
Need to attack herath but dilruwan seems more dangerous to me because of both left handed openers out there.. an early blow or two and it will become more difficult to chase..
 
MMHS said:
317 target with that 36 runs 8th wicket partnership.

Including 8 extended overs, 86 overs possible today - PAK should target to chase by today or bust. Don't think, surviving 120 overs on this wicket is possible, but there is a slow m chance to chase 317.
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Pakistan needs a sehwag type cameo to start of. They will not bat 120 overseas to chase this. Needs to wrap this up before new ball under lights.
 
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This score will be like 500 to Pakistan with the tuk tuk players we have at the top. It will be interesting to see the approach and run rate.In reality we will see scores of 20 from 100 balls and out.
 
If Harris can do this, what will Herath do? :90:
 
DRsohail said:
last time BArvo almost pull it up for WI ...
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They didn't face any finger spinner - bulk of the runs were scored by lefties against one leggi on a dead slow & low wicket. Here PAK will face 2 bowlers best suited for such wickets.
 
Haris's bowling in the series makes Asghar's non selection even more baffling .
 
Azhar got out early in that game.. if haris and azhar collectively do what yk did.. the game will be ours I.A..
 
JattMaula said:
Pakistan needs a sehwag type cameo to start of. They will not bat 120 overseas to chase this. Needs to wrap this up before new ball under lights.
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You think that's the idea when your 1st 4 are Shan, Sami, Azhar & Asad?
 
Nervous start from masood.

The challenge is wanting him to score a 100 today and still asking for him to be dropped from the team.
 
Shan masood :out:

If this is not the end of him i dont know what it will take.
 
going through a dilemma
I want shan to score so we can win, but i dont want him to score too much which may result in being selected for the next series :S
 
Need atleast 80 run platform from openers. And then the middle order needs to take it from there. Sarfraz and Haris can gobble up the last 60-70 runs. So basically middle order needs a daddy hundred from Azhar or Asad. Someone from middle order needs to bat through most of the innings.
 
Russel Arnold "That's not what he was thinking" :facepalm: Do you have some type of majestic power to tell what other people are thinking.
 
ToeCrusher2 said:
So a draw is ruled out I guess, 316 should be an impossible target on a wicket where lanka just got bowled out for less than 100 but can't trust these lankans, allowed pakistan to enter back through a window when all the doors were tightly shut for them
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Eh no it's not impossible at all.

It's not a minefiled track at all, just a slow turner.

And Pak chased over 300 twice on day 5 against Sri Lanka twice in the past. They can do it again.
 
they must change the batting orderto have a chance.....let haris come at number 4 after azhar ali
 
Need re-arrangement in the line-up now!

Shan
Sami
Azhar
Babar
Haris
Asad
Sarfraz
Yasir
Amir
Wahab
Abbas
 
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