Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Second Test : Day Three | Dubai | 28 October 2011

[Ryankhan]

mashallah lovely batting by these 2. look how hard is it to bat agressive on this pitch??
its not like they are going after every ball but playing very sensible cricket. nyce batting by asad. showing his skills and showing to the world, he is test material aswell. i think taufeeq should learn from adnan atleast as how to play agressive and bat widout any fear.... i hated the way taufeeq played in this test match. dilshan back to bowling. now more runs will follow. good reverse sweeep by adnan. told you, its fun to see adnan bat.

 

[Watsupdoc]

cheekiness by adnan

 

[insaftak]

reverse sweep for 2

cheeky = shady for me )

 

[Watsupdoc]

Shafiq looks a lot more confident in this test

 

[siccric]

mashallah lovely batting by these 2. look how hard is it to bat agressive on this pitch??
its not like they are going after every ball but playing very sensible cricket. nyce batting by asad. showing his skills and showing to the world, he is test material aswell. i think taufeeq should learn from adnan atleast as how to play agressive and bat widout any fear.... i hated the way taufeeq played in this test match. dilshan back to bowling. now more runs will follow. good reverse sweeep by adnan. told you, its fun to see adnan bat.

Everybody has different roles, and not all situations require aggressive play. I don't think we should/can make such comparisons

 

[the Great Khan]

Asad proving his doubters wrong..time to bury the spectre of Mirza for good in the sands of Dubai!

 

[Watsupdoc]

Man this is superb batting!

 

[spoiled]

so he is..isnt he

 

[Aampakistani]

Shafiq looks a lot more confident in this test

it looks like in the last test it was the managements instruction which led to negative frame of mind for the whole team

 

[Areesh]

Haha would be frustrated now.

 

[Watsupdoc]

Arnold why don't you go out there and play? You seem way too eager... issed:

 

[Watsupdoc]

it looks like in the last test it was the managements instruction which led to negative frame of mind for the whole team

What were the management instructions? Weren't they to pick up the scoring rate?

To me it looked like Shafiq was insecure of his place in the team, as Malik is there as well. But not sure...

 

[Aampakistani]

Haha would be frustrated now.

why would he.. he should be a shoe in for odis.. never a test player

 

[qamar84]

yhese two having a good patnership

 

[Watsupdoc]

Super batting this! Keep it up boys!

 

[siccric]

yhese two having a good patnership

Relationship*

 

[the Great Khan]

CMON asad..get a good score here..good to see two youngsters in action

 

[Strike!]

Just woke up, These two have been playing quite well.

 

[qamar84]

adnan looking decent with the bat

 

[talha3]

Excellent batting by the pair.

 

[Watsupdoc]

confident operator

 

[insaftak]

3 more for asad

 

[Seen Sheen]

Loving the exuberance of the crowd.

 

[siccric]

Dhamika needs to create a dhamaka here

 

[qamar84]

these 2 guys batting positively great stuff kids )

 

[Watsupdoc]

50! Well done Shafiq!

 

[qamar84]

sweep shot d get his 50

 

[Strike!]

50, Well played.

 

[insaftak]

50 up for asad

Take that arnold

 

[insaftak]

50 up for asad

Take that arnold

 

[insaftak]

Great Session for Pakistan!

92/2

 

[qamar84]

lunch time adnan need some chicken tandoori )

 

[Amjid Javed]

50 for asad! well batted!

 

[qamar84]

Last 10 ovs 41/0 RR 4.10
Pakistan 373/6
Pakistan lead by 134 runs
partnership 49 runs, 12.4 overs, RR: 3.86 (Adnan Akmal 22, Asad Shafiq 27)

 

[the Great Khan]

yes fifty for the pocket rocket!!

 

[talha3]

Excellent session.

 

[Ryankhan]

Everybody has different roles, and not all situations require aggressive play. I don't think we should/can make such comparisons

bro you got me wrong. i didnt meant to compare them. i just said, taufeeq needs to be a bit more agressive. i know he has his own style of batting which is dead slow so i want em to show some agression. who bats like that the way he did, especially after coming off from a test where he scored 200 runs. so that shows, he is just trying hard to cement his place, where as, he should play freely with open mind and if you keep scoring, you will be in the team. times have changed now and the deserving ones will play and get to play

 

[Areesh]

why would he.. he should be a shoe in for odis.. never a test player

Yeah he may be. But do we really need him ODI?

 

[qamar84]

think about our futur test middle order wit :umarakmal!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Areesh]

And what a lovely fifty by Asad. Good work boy.

 

[VTEC]

Where are all those Shafiq haters now?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Good solid partnership! Need to keep up this rate all next session and maybe bat for 10-12 overs into last session! Pretty much try and get lead to 200-250!

 

[PakPosheeda]

Where are all those Shafiq haters now?

Probably practicing writing parchis for their favorite players.

 

[spoiled]

it is such a relief to watch entertaining cricket if only a little

 

[qamar84]

technicaly test are must

 

[qamar84]

let back again play resume

 

[UmarAkmals-fan]

is that asad shafiqs sister ? ..she looks exactly like him lol

 

[talha3]

All batsman have scored at least 20. Hope that continues for the batsmen to come.

 

[siccric]

Well bowled...

Shafiq has been quite solid throughout this innings

Let's hope he kicks on to make a century too

 

[the Great Khan]

maiden time to drop shafiq..bring back akmal/malik

 

[insaftak]

 

[Amjid Javed]

pakistan should be aiming for 100 runs in this session! need to get this lead as big as possible and as quick as possible

 

[talha3]

Good chance for Adnan to get his first 50.

 

[insaftak]

more for akmal

 

[Seen Sheen]

"They have to create a pressure".

 

[sarmadsl]

Swep

 

[insaftak]

Good stuff by Shafiq & Akmal. They have already got us where most of us wanted pakistan to be. Now get another 100 runs

 

[insaftak]

3 more for Shafiq

 

[Seen Sheen]

Lol, that looked plumb.

 

[talha3]

That was out. Pathetic umpiring again.

 

[sarmadsl]

That was out

 

[talha3]

So this indian umpire isn't biased, he's just a bad umpire.

 

[insaftak]

that looked out

 

[hur rizvi]

Tarapoore...


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[insaftak]

Plumb! not given

 

[talha3]

lol. shafiq out now.

 

[hur rizvi]

Shafiq

 

[hur rizvi]

Well played..

 

[insaftak]

Asad

Lazy Shot!

 

[talha3]

No century this time. But it will come, surely.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Tarapore seems to be from :billyd's school of thought. Play it safe and keep your finger down all the time for the LBW, unless it is absolutely dead!

 

[sarmadsl]

Unlucky asad...but a fine and much needed knock....look at his strike rate....ideal for tests

 

[talha3]

Rehman in. Respectable batting stats.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Shafiq thought they had removed the gully.

 

[the Great Khan]

damn..was hoping shafiq would get a century...shulo at least he played well..hopefully gulla and co will now throw the bat around and get us a good lead!!

 

[ash 68]

happy now?

scoring madly when all that was required was steady accumulation

whats the point of getting a small lead on day 3 when we only need to bat ONCE

 

[talha3]

For the lbw appeal, why are they talking about where it pitched? It hit in line and was going on to hit.

 

[the Great Khan]

indian umpires continuing their tradition of being utter rubbish!

 

[pakcricketfan]

Good knock by Asad. But he got out to a very ordinary shot

 

[the Great Khan]

happy now?

scoring madly when all that was required was steady accumulation

whats the point of getting a small lead on day 3 when we only need to bat ONCE

thats what the kiddy brigade want nowadays...smash bang out..lose match..