Somerset vs Pakistanis | Tour Match | Taunton | Jul 3rd-5th, 2016 | Day 2

[Abdullah719]

Pakistan team
Mohammad Hafeez, Shan Masood, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Amir, Yasir Shah, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali

Somerset team
ME Trescothick, AJ Hose, TD Rouse, JC Hildreth, PD Trego*, AWR Barrow†, JH Davey, DM Bess, MJ Leach, TD Groenewald, PA van Meekeren

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Starting time: 10:00 GMT (15:00 PST)

Pakistan will resume the day at 324/5 with Younis Khan on 99*, batting with Sarfraz Ahmed. Other notable scores from the first day included Shan Masood's 62 and Asad Shafiq's 80.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Expecting us to bowl over somerset by day end and hopefully for under 220.

 

[MenInG]

100 for yk and good work out for Sarfraz needed also

 

[Amjid Javed]

100 for yk and good work out for Sarfraz needed also

The tail also need to show that it can wag and gets some valuable runs when required.

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Younus Khan should retire after a century, and let the tail have some practice.

 

[Hasan123]

Younus Khan should retire after a century, and let the tail have some practice.

Agree with that. Sarfaraz needs some runs also. Be interesting to see what the tail can do

 

[Junaids]

Agree with that. Sarfaraz needs some runs also. Be interesting to see what the tail can do

Plus Sohail Khan and Rahat Ali are having a bat-off for the number 8 position in the Test side.....

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Just watched some highlights of yesterdays play, Younis looks shaky against pace as usual. Somerset did him a huge favor by brining on two spinners when he arrived. Shaft looked good out of the few plays I saw. Masood looked decent.
Just waiting for Pakistan to have a bowl now

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Can someone send me the link to the live commentary?
Thank you

 

[a_jawad]

Can someone send me the link to the live commentary?
Thank you

http://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cricket/36672652

 

[Markhor]

In a 3 day game you are limited to 100 overs according to the commentators. So only a few overs left.

 

[#GreenRoars]

5 dots by YK.

 

[#GreenRoars]

In a 3 day game you are limited to 100 overs according to the commentators. So only a few overs left.

Yep, it is right.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cricket/36672652

Thanks

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Sarfraz struggling

 

[mumtaz]

In a 3 day game you are limited to 100 overs according to the commentators. So only a few overs left.

Not true unless there is prior agreement between the teams.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Another maiden.

 

[shahidafridi123]

100 for YK.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

100 !

 

[Yatoo]

 

[#GreenRoars]

Finall, YK scored century.

 

[#GreenRoars]

6 overs left.

 

[Shayan]

Only 6 overs left for Pak, looking forward to the bowling

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Gone

 

[#GreenRoars]

 

[Markhor]

Not true unless there is prior agreement between the teams.

Sounds like there has been an agreement. Commentators repeat Pakistan have a few overs left to bat.

Younis out for 104.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Should Pakistan send Amir here?

 

[Zaeem]

Amir in

 

[#GreenRoars]

M.Amir comes to bat now

 

[Square Drive]

In a 3 day game you are limited to 100 overs according to the commentators. So only a few overs left.

Yep, it is right.

Seems Younis himself had no clue about this, as he mentioned yesterday that they'll be looking to bat out a session or so today.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Amir gone

 

[Zaeem]

Amir out

 

[shahidafridi123]

Amir gone for a duck.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Amir in and

 

[Fantasy]

Sounds like there has been an agreement. Commentators repeat Pakistan have a few overs left to bat.

Younis out for 104.

It is not an agreement but rather a law IN 3-DAY MATCH....

See this:
https://mobile.twitter.com/SomersetCCC/status/749898655520460800/photo/1

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Amir has been struggling with the bat since his return

 

[Brilliance]

Amir arrives at the crease.

 

[Square Drive]

Wow, that was fast.

Need Amir to become useful with the bat...

 

[#GreenRoars]

Want Sohail Khan to smash some sixes.

 

[Brilliance]

Gone straight away.

 

[Square Drive]

Amir arrives at the crease.

Chala bhi gaya bhai

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Sohail Khan here.
Lets see if he can smash a few.

 

[#GreenRoars]

from Sheer Khan.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Sohail Khan with a four

 

[Square Drive]

Younis once again gone straight after reaching the milestone.

Also, the first delivery bowled to Amir was a no-ball - wonder if that was intentional?

 

[shahidafridi123]

Sohail Khan gone as well.

 

[#GreenRoars]

 

[Square Drive]

Wow, imagine this tail against Broad and Anderson...

 

[#GreenRoars]

Shah comes to bat now.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Good to see everyone except Misbah get some time in the middle

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Wish our bowlers really tried to improve their batting.
It would help us so much!

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Younis once again gone straight after reaching the milestone.

Also, the first delivery bowled to Amir was a no-ball - wonder if that was intentional?

Good that Younis is gone. We need the tail to get some time to bat because we don't have much time to bat any way

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Good that Younis is gone. We need the tail to get some time to bat because we don't have much time to bat any way

Doesn't really help because our bowlers really struggle with batting, just the thought of Broad and Anderson bowling to them gives me the shivers.

 

[#GreenRoars]

 

[#GreenRoars]

Wish our bowlers really tried to improve their batting.
It would help us so much!

Amir seems to be regressed in batting. Wahab, Sohail, Yasir, Zulfi they all can bat a bit.

 

[Hasan123]

Plus Sohail Khan and Rahat Ali are having a bat-off for the number 8 position in the Test side.....

Rahat is useless with the bat. I have no faith in his batting

 

[#GreenRoars]

Final over now.

 

[Hasan123]

Our tail is useless. Wouldn't be suprised if England's tail won them a game or 2 in this series

 

[#GreenRoars]

Rahat is useless with the bat. I have no faith in his batting

Yes, Rahat batting is more worse than Irfan.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Last over

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Yasir is not a bad tailender at all. His weakness is the short ball but he can score runs when the ball is full. Very wristy player

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

A collapse yet again, Amir should improve his batting or get ready to bat at number 11.

 

[Hasan123]

Yes, Rahat batting is more worse than Irfan.

Imran khan batting is even worse and I don't even know how that is possible

 

[marlonbrowndo]

A collapse yet again, Amir should improve his batting or get ready to bat at number 11.

This isnt a collpase were in the last over

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Yasir
Amir (he will improve his batting)
Sohail
Wahab/Rahat

is a good tail

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

This isnt a collpase were in the last over

It is a collapse of the lower order.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Four and Six!

 

[#GreenRoars]

Shah hits a

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Six from Yasir on the last ball

 

[The Last Of The Stars]

Lol, Yasir has the potential with the bat. Sohail Khan should smash from ball one, he is decent when in an aggressive mode.

 

[Junaids]

Agree with that. Sarfaraz needs some runs also. Be interesting to see what the tail can do

Nice little cameos by Sarfraz and Yasir.

Can you see why I'm pushing for three day Pink Ball night tests on grassy tracks?

It ensures that both teams are still alive until the final day, due to the 100 over maximum in the first two innings. No innings will ever go over 420.

Better to have 5 X 3 night Tests instead of 3 X 5 days.

 

[Mamoon]

Yasir
Amir (he will improve his batting)
Sohail
Wahab/Rahat

is a good tail

Worst tail in the world.

 

[yasir]

Yasir
Amir (he will improve his batting)
Sohail
Wahab/Rahat

is a good tail

Wahab is better than the rest. But nevertheless we have long tail. Amir has being very disappointing with bat since his return. He was decent with bat before [emoji84][emoji84][emoji84]


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[Hasan123]

Nice little cameos by Sarfraz and Yasir.

Can you see why I'm pushing for three day Pink Ball night tests on grassy tracks?

It ensures that both teams are still alive until the final day, due to the 100 over maximum in the first two innings. No innings will ever go over 420.

Better to have 5 X 3 night Tests instead of 3 X 5 days.

I never knew you wanted 3 day test matches. I'm happy with the current system. Would rather improve the quality of pitches than worry about reducing test matches.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Worst tail in the world.

If this was pre ban Amir then no. He can still become as good or maybe even better than he was before.

 

[Mamoon]

A pretty average batting display on a flat pitch against novice bowling.

The lower-order/tail again failed to contribute. From 311/4 to 359/8 paints a sorry picture.

Given England's batting depth, they tend to add 200 runs for their last 5 wickets.

 

[#GreenRoars]

Sohail and Amir should bowl first few overs.

 

[atza]

heres a youtube playlist of boundaries and wickets. keep refreshing for new vids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLEAbymJr50&list=PLmw7QEkdZZEXy1eZVZQNNQlDPit9w-sPF&index=10

 

[Junaids]

I never knew you wanted 3 day test matches. I'm happy with the current system. Would rather improve the quality of pitches than worry about reducing test matches.

The Adelaide Night Test finished in three days and was just perfect - like a seventies or eighties Test match outside Asia.

No team scores over 250, no centuries, but dramatic and even. You couldn't take you eye off a single ball.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Sohail and Amir should bowl first few overs.

I agree