Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 3rd Test | Sharjah | 16/01/14 | Day 1

[Aman]

Can Pakistan fight back to win the Test and level the series?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Three changes for Pakistan - Talha, Rehman and Azhar Ali in for Bhatti, Rahat and Hafeez. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PakvSL&src=hash">#PakvSL</a></p>— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPassion/statuses/423689584287821824">January 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[saeed-sohail]

Neend aa rahi hai.

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[sharaf katawazi]

will it be rain on 19th and 20.despretly want pakistan to win and looking forward to younis khan 100.i hope and pray that he scores another century and equals MUHAMMAD yousaf 24th century number.

 

[Kianig89]

SL to bat first Unlucky Rahat Blessed in All facets Hafeez n Bilawal dropped while after an eternity Talha gets a chance on this ODI type wicket :vicky

 

[Asif321]

Srilanka batting

 

[Asif321]

Finally Misbah's eyes opened -- Professor Sahab dropped

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Misbah really has no luck with the toss.

 

[Asif321]

Talha , Rehman and Azhar Ali IN

 

[JibranAnsari]

Hope hafeez doesnt make it back in the next series. All the best to talha and rehman. Now kindly bundle them out for 150.

 

[coy0607]

im shocked that they dropped Hafeez over Shehaz/Manzoor/Shafiq... thats such an un-Pakistani thing to do

 

[arehaan]

Mr bad luck loses the toss again nothing has changed for Misbah the great

 

[KB-24]

Hopefully this series marks the end of mediocre players but then again that's wishful thinking!

 

[Extreme Pace]

Big toss lost :/ Lol

 

[Kianig89]

Lets hope Talha can show some spark a fiery spell will lit up this cold morning

 

[Kianig89]

Pak up against the wall

 

[Saeth]

Can Pakistan fight back to win the Test and level the series?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Three changes for Pakistan - Talha, Rehman and Azhar Ali in for Bhatti, Rahat and Hafeez. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PakvSL&src=hash">#PakvSL</a></p>— PakPassion.net (@PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/PakPassion/statuses/423689584287821824">January 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Sl has won 50% of the match by winning the toss....

 

[hur rizvi]

Lets see how talha goes, dont have much hopes from him but wish him best of luck

 

[Sakss]

Big match for Talha to make an impact

 

[Sakss]

Junaid is the highest wicket taker in the series so far with 11 wickets

 

[KB-24]

Pak needs to restrict SL to 250 or less else it'll be curtains.

 

[Kianig89]

5 years of wait lets hop luck is with

 

[Justcrazy]

Fahad Nepali: "So good changes made the Pakistani team. They have their job on their hands now, to bowl them out for less than 200 to have a chance to square the series.It will nice to see how Talha does here"

 

[Kianig89]

the inform SL openers

 

[Justcrazy]

Talha needs to be used in short bursts.

 

[Kianig89]

to start

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan best chance was turning tracks

 

[Justcrazy]

Is really quick ?

 

[Kianig89]

would have loved this to be a 4 Test series as the contest is absorbing

 

[Badsha]

Junna bowling nice.

 

[Kianig89]

Is really quick ?

in domestic with Grays ball he clocked around 146-147 consistently similarly in 2012 Eng series during the warm up game he was quick as Eng journalists tweeted but lets here the pressure of international cricket is different

 

[JibranAnsari]

Junaid is the highest wicket taker in the series so far with 11 wickets

Hope he makes it 21

 

[Kianig89]

low bounce Nagpur 2012

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan has to make the new ball count here

 

[Xoib]

its irritating how many times have Pak bowlers gone past the bat or got an edge to fall short or away from the slips in this series.

 

[Justcrazy]

fast bowlers need to get wickets to make more effective

 

[Kianig89]

tbh looks a hard wicket atm where you can play your shots

 

[Bilal7]

No wicket first up, means we're gonna lose this one by an innings.

 

[Kianig89]

long runup

 

[Badsha]

Clearly nervous.

 

[Justcrazy]

its irritating how many times have Pak bowlers gone past the bat or got an edge to fall short or away from the slips in this series.

Congrats in advance on 5000 posts , make sure you post in the land mark thread

 

[Red Devil]

83 mph

 

[Aman]

Warm ups with low 130s

Nothing more than 144kph bowler.

 

[Justcrazy]

Maiden

 

[Kianig89]

134kph atm gearing up

 

[Justcrazy]

needs to make batsmen play. Cannot waste new ball.

 

[Justcrazy]

is not in his prime.

 

[Badsha]

Still nervous and warming up.

 

[Justcrazy]

Lanka openers have shown right technique

 

[DanishJamil]

who said that he was the fastest bowler in our domestic ?

 

[amax]

poor guy is debuting on a national highway.

 

[Justcrazy]

You need to swing the new ball to get wickets from good length , that would make even a 130 km / hr bowler effective

 

[Badsha]

Warm ups with low 130s

Nothing more than 144kph bowler.

Stop being a pleb. Give the lad some time.

 

[Justcrazy]

is the fastest bowler in pakistan.

 

[Sakss]

140.9

 

[Asif321]

only 4 balls and people have started to give their judgements on him

 

[Kianig89]

5/0

 

[Xoib]

who said that he was the fastest bowler in our domestic ?

first over wati till he is in his 3rd over atleast.

 

[Justcrazy]

Lanka playing with 3 specialist bowlers ?

 

[Kianig89]

only 4 balls and people have started to give their judgements on him

+1 the couch critics we are

 

[Bilal7]

Talha looks really nervous, will get his pace and tail up as the match goes on (And he doesn't get phaintified).

 

[Justcrazy]

We are missing " unlucky " Rahat

 

[amax]

talha is getting some away movement in air, which is encouraging.

 

[Justcrazy]

Daniel Alexander: "Pakistan will have to deal with junior KS (Kaushal) before running in the monster KS (Sangakkara)"

 

[Aman]

+1 the couch critics we are

Hard not to when some had him as a 150kph bowler..

Anyway, merely just an observation on his speed.

Generally genuine pacers start off around mid to high 130s and then work their way up.

 

[JilaWatan]

hes tall, in his run up he is straight, kinda reminds me of Steve Finn

 

[amax]

Junaid is also clocking in low 130s ,Sharjah guns looks bit lazy.

 

[Kianig89]

since wicket is flat so wicket 2 wicket stuff will work also the ground is abit small

 

[Ibad17]

Pakistan need to perform well ..

 

[Badsha]

only 4 balls and people have started to give their judgements on him

Pakistani fans. What can you expect.

 

[Justcrazy]

2 more runs

lanka 7 / 0

 

[Xoib]

Junaid as ususal being gun barrel straight.

 

[Badsha]

Pakistan need to perform well ..

Einstein + Newton + Hawking?

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to improve there new ball bowling

 

[Kianig89]

the doctored pitch

 

[Kianig89]

good delivery to end

 

[Bilal7]

Pakistani fans. What can you expect.

The lone Kiwi is being more obnoxious.

 

[KB-24]

Miss the days when you could sense a wicket coming any ball with Asif-Amir around

 

[Mamoon]

As usual, listless new ball bowling.

 

[Badsha]

Clocking 140. He's fast for sure.

 

[Asif321]

i like it Talha