Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Galle | Day 3 | 24/06/2012 | Match Thread.

[JibranAnsari]

you guys still watching the match after such a shambolic performance by our 11 idiots????

hate it. they play like this outside asia and even in asia they bat the same. what the hell?

very dissapointed. dont care about this test match anymore

remember when pakistan last lost a test match? last year in may and remember when we last lost a series ? august 2010. This team has a lot of flaws but has performed well above its weight for two years.

 

[786warrior]

ICC have money burning in their pockets yet decline to pay for DRS rather want all the countries to pay for them. Not everyone can afford it ICC, idiotic.

I'm sure they can, the corrupt board officials/ management just need to skim a little less????

 

[12cavalry]

Ajmal is just miles ahead of his team mates in terms of quality.

 

[Green Leopard]

you guys still watching the match after such a shambolic performance by our 11 idiots????

hate it. they play like this outside asia and even in asia they bat the same. what the hell?

very dissapointed. dont care about this test match anymore

Then move along please.

glory hunters won't be missed.

 

[MoinHaroon]

remember when pakistan last lost a test match? last year in may and remember when we last lost a series ? august 2010. This team has a lot of flaws but has performed well above its weight for two years.

That is good observation!!not as bad as we think they are

 

[MoinHaroon]

This pitch is looking not good for pakistand, I do not think we can even cross 100 in the second innings

 

[786warrior]

This pitch is looking not good for pakistand, I do not think we can even cross 100 in the second innings

Don't look at the pitch for excuses bro, LOOK at the players!!!!!!!

 

[MoinHaroon]

Don't look at the pitch for excuses bro, LOOK at the players!!!!!!!

If I look at the player I get scared

 

[12cavalry]

Sanga in a hurry to be at the other end.

 

[Mobashir]

200 for Sanga, well played!

 

[CalculatedRisk]

Then move along please.

glory hunters won't be missed.

A rearguard action in tests is what shows the steel of the team. Let's see if Pakistan can do it. Misbah is being missed...

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka lead by 464 runs with 8 wickets remaining

 

[Green Leopard]

Commentators now really having a go at the umpries, )

 

[Wassixpakistani]

No one has ever chased 400 in fourth inning in history

It has been chased by West-Indies , South-Africa and I remember correctly also by India

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan staring at a big loss here

 

[imshally81]

tt

 

[Justcrazy]

SL can easily declare now.

 

[12cavalry]

Ajmal Ajmal Ajmal

 

[CricketBuff]

In this modern day age and technology two starving and poor nations who cannot afford hot spot, tracker or DRS should not be playing Test Cricket at all specially when we have such incompetent umpires like Ian Gould and company !!

 

[CalculatedRisk]

Sanga waistline is expanding by the day

 

[LegCutter]

Commentators now really having a go at the umpries, )

What are they saying?

 

[Cricfan4eva]

Bizarre tactics from SL. Should consider rain as well and score quick runs.

 

[LegCutter]

Ajmal Ajmal Ajmal

Ajmal's going to retire with some monster stats

 

[Justcrazy]

gets his 7th.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Ajmal has won the battle in this match ! Sanga you got owned by the Legend >_< .

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka lead by 465 runs with 7 wickets remaining

Tea

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan would need really heavy rain to save this match ............ there is just no other way

 

[Pete Rose]

pointless plodding by lanakans
all this "grind the opposition" in to the dust works well when the aussies say it....not a test test that has won one or two test matches over a year.

 

[Green Leopard]

What are they saying?

There were on about the intricacies and consequences of having poor games (by umpires), that they get demoted and stuff. And how these Ian Gould and Steve Davies should be dropped for the next game.

Defintely Ian Gould, some absolutely ridiculous stuff from him, rank amateur.

 

[Sunny786]

What have the commies said so far regarding the umpiring in this match? I am really pissed off. I don't have any source of updates except Pakpassion and cricinfo. And all I keep reading is the umpiring screwing us over and over. What the hell!! As our batting is not weak enough, now we getting reprieved of wickets from our bowling too.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka lead by 469 runs with 7 wickets remaining

 

[amlafan79]

wow 4!!!!!!

 

[amlafan79]

eh sorry wrong thread

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Justcrazy]

SL grinding Pakistan here.

 

[Justcrazy]

been taken here

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka lead by 485 runs with 7 wickets remaining

 

[Animal]

I'm beginning to find the SL brand of attritional batting in tests very boring and one dimensional.

 

[LegendAli]

out!!

 

[Asif321]

Good FOR Junaid atleast got some wickets

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Lalafied]

Lol! Cricinfo posted my comment on the Pak vs. SL match.
Arsal: "Pakistan would have been 5-6 down by now had SL enforced the follow-on. I am a Pakistani fan saying this."

 

[Sherlock]

Ah well, it all depended on the 1st innings. Good fight though from the bowlers.

 

[Sherlock]

I think we'll see Pakistan with 20 overs to bat. Declaration coming up me thinks.

 

[Asif321]

) ) show your teesra ... adnan is funny

 

[Sunny786]

Pakistan will chase the target. I have a feeling

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka lead by 488 runs with 6 wickets remaining

 

[Sherlock]

Pakistan will chase the target. I have a feeling

 

[Sherlock]

500 lead will be the target, a target we can forget about and move onto the 2nd test.

 

[Ironcat]

Whadda catch!

 

[Asif321]

junaid has 3rd excellent catch by

 

[Sherlock]

Well Done the fielders and bowlers today.

 

[hhhhdmt]

no way will be chase this. Best we can hope for is a draw which is still extremely unlikely.

 

[Sherlock]

Great catch.

 

[Obeid]

I think we should let them continue batting as long as possible. Aka bowl YK and Azhar Ali.

The target is already so high

 

[g00g1y]

Defeat looks imminent, i hope we go down fighting.

 

[Sherlock]

They'll declare soon.

 

[Ironcat]

The chase is all academic now, but I think Lady Rain owes us one.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka lead by 492 runs with 5 wickets remaining

SL should declare now.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan would fail to cross 300 here in second innings.

 

[Sherlock]

I'd give it another 5-10 minutes before they declare. 500 should be the target.

 

[Sherlock]

That was a edge?

 

[g00g1y]

Lead 492, SL rate our batsman quite high, definite edge

 

[g00g1y]

i heard a sound waqar

 

[Justcrazy]

SL continue to bat .........less than 25 overs left in a day.

 

[Justcrazy]

20 overs would mean Pakistan would be 2 down here by stumps.

 

[talha3]

The teesra

 

[Justcrazy]

continues

 

[Cricfan4eva]

Mahela is toying with the minds of Pakistani players.

 

[ads101]

500 up surely mahela has to declare now.

 

[carbon11]

appeal for lbw

 

[NeVerMind]

Seriosly where is the rain when you need it? I keep reading thunderstorm and heavy rain showers and nadda!

 

[carbon11]

matthew getting loose

 

[Obeid]

If Taufeeq makes 200, Hafeez 50, Azhar 100, Younis 100, and rest finish it off... we can win

lol

 

[carbon11]

lbw again denied by pakistan crashing into middle and leg

 

[truthseer]

Wasn't that plumb sometime ago?

 

[doctordamor]

another lbw turned down

 

[truthseer]

Yonuis bowling better than Gul

 

[Asif321]

Yonuis bowling better than Gul

 

[Sherlock]

Cannot believe how stupid the SL think tank have been. Declare now or rain could just ruin your hopes of a victory. 500+ is way too much anyway.