South Africa defeat Pakistan by 6 wkts to win the 1st Test & take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series

[AAli98]

Should have. Played Faheem
Yasir has no part to play or rather play Rizwan

If Azhar asad sarfraz can get to 350 Yasir has more than a part to play.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Bring on Yas and Hasan.

 

[emranabbas]

South Africa's game

We lost it

 

[Usman Chadda]

Well done Pakistan. Giving Olivier a ten-fer and now bringing Amla back in form. The next two tests will be a hammering so ruthless, Sarfraz might just pull off an Afridi and leave mid-tour.

 

[Bilal7]

I still believe we can win this, just need couple quick wickets

Certainly. However, it is very unlikely. However, if we can get Haris and Abbas in for the next game (and maybe even Rizwan), we should win the series, InshAllah. The bowlers have bowled well, without reward and the batsman have also shown a bit of form.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Well done Pakistan. Giving Olivier a ten-fer and now bringing Amla back in form. The next two tests will be a hammering so ruthless, Sarfraz might just pull off an Afridi and leave mid-tour.

LOL

It would still be a better tour than the one the Aussies had.

 

[MMHS]

48 of the 59 so far from boundaries, which suggests bowlers are bowing one hit me ball here & there. Also, I have said many times - Sarfraz stands too deep, which sets the spot for slip cordon & it's deep as well; it did cost today.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Well done Pakistan. Giving Olivier a ten-fer and now bringing Amla back in form. The next two tests will be a hammering so ruthless, Sarfraz might just pull off an Afridi and leave mid-tour.

If it helps us get rid off Sarfraz, then why not.

 

[Madplayer]

Hasan Ali the only person looking threatening.

Pakistani players, batsmen or bowlers, dont have the temperament to keep holding on during crunch situations. They give up after short bursts.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Hasan Ali already looking like getting a wicket.

 

[Dark_Horse]

Will amir ever step up when needed he is always missing in these situations where we have to defend small totals

 

[ExpressPacer]

Hasan Ali the only person looking threatening.

Pakistani players, batsmen or bowlers, dont have the temperament to keep holding on during crunch situations. They give up after short bursts.

Exactly. Amir looked innocuous in his most recent spell.

 

[Napa]

Yasir to bowl please!!!!!

If the pacers are not getting the wickets, might as well give Yasir a try before the target gets too close.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Hasan Ali the only person looking threatening.

Pakistani players, batsmen or bowlers, dont have the temperament to keep holding on during crunch situations. They give up after short bursts.

I like bowlers who hit the deck hard when needed, that is why Bumrah is so good.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Hasan Ali the only person looking threatening.

Pakistani players, batsmen or bowlers, dont have the temperament to keep holding on during crunch situations. They give up after short bursts.

That's because of the absence of a fourth seamer on this wicket. You have three attacking pace bowlers running in at full throttle, and no respite in terms of rest. Yasir is useless on these pitches.

 

[barah_admi]

Yasir Shah has to get a few overs in and more importantly, Sarfraz has to set fields ready for wickets, not defending runs.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Exactly. Amir looked innocuous in his most recent spell.

Amir has severe fitness issues. His initial spells are outstanding, and then he loses it subsequently.

 

[Rana]

I dont understand the statement "SA have not faced a world class leggie for quite some time" and still not give Yasir a bowl!

 

[Solid Snake]

Forget about winning for a moment, if SA win this by 8-9 wickets that would be pretty humiliating given the pitch conditions

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Screaming and bowling 135 kph. This guy is lucky not to play in UAE.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Need to play Fahim next game.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Is there a statistic for the most play-and-miss induced by a bowler? Amir should be at the top of the pile for certain.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Amir has severe fitness issues. His initial spells are outstanding, and then he loses it subsequently.

Don't understand why. He's had so much rest lately. Hasan has toiled in every game in the heat of UAE and get looks good.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Amla will nullify Yasir as he’s a good player of spin and Elgar will enjoy the ball coming in. Sarfaraz knows this.

 

[Rana]

Mans in serious pain

 

[ExpressPacer]

Mans in serious pain

Injure them if you have to, get them to go off. This is why I miss Akhtar man. The man wanted to hurt you more than he wanted your wicket.

 

[JibranAnsari]

nothing much left in the game , give the ball to yasir as a last resort.

 

[aukhan]

I have just had a vision , SA will be 100/7.

Ap k moun main ghee shakar.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Don't understand why. He's had so much rest lately. Hasan has toiled in every game in the heat of UAE and get looks good.

Probably doesn't work on his conditioning as much. Amir's action starts falling apart from his third spell or so, sometimes from his second (as evident here). He starts going very wide of the crease in-order to push the ball through.

The scary thing is, I'm sure bowling coaches have realized this aspect yet this continues to happen.

 

[ExpressPacer]

nothing much left in the game , give the ball to yasir as a last resort.

I think if we bowl 6 maidens and a couple 1-2 run overs incthe next 10, we can get a couple of wickets.

 

[JibranAnsari]

juicy half volley

 

[KhanPredator]

Why doesn't he give it to Yasir?!

 

[JibranAnsari]

I think if we bowl 6 maidens and a couple 1-2 run overs incthe next 10, we can get a couple of wickets.

not gonna happen , the ball is soft now.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Hasan has to be dropped. Did nothing in 1st innings except for wasting new ball. A bit better this innings but loose stuff continues. Abbas to come in for him ASAP.

 

[Zakaz]

 

[barah_admi]

Why doesn't he give it to Yasir?!

Sarfraz has had this sort of captaincy in the past. When the going gets tough, he just starts to coast.

 

[Bilal7]

Four pacer seems to be the way to go but then that is probably what South Africa want us to do. Decisions, decisions.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Certainly. However, it is very unlikely. However, if we can get Haris and Abbas in for the next game (and maybe even Rizwan), we should win the series, InshAllah. The bowlers have bowled well, without reward and the batsman have also shown a bit of form.

Who will Rizwan replace?

 

[Ramsay]

Yasir is in.

 

[ARK Rafay]

These two are well settled in now

 

[Solid Snake]

Yasir likely to get tonked, but right move to bring him on. Might as well give him something to do...

 

[Mamoon]

I am afraid Hasan is going the Gul/Junaid way. A captain’s nightmare unless the ball reverses.

Not quick enough, lacks control and doesn’t show enough bowling intelligence. The 2016 purple patch is well and truly behind him.

 

[Solid Snake]

Yasir should just get UAE residency, only place he belongs

 

[Mamoon]

Who will Rizwan replace?

The wicket-keeper who doesn’t have to score runs to justify his selection.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Hasan has to be dropped. Did nothing in 1st innings except for wasting new ball. A bit better this innings but loose stuff continues. Abbas to come in for him ASAP.

Hasan is the only bowler who looked good today. Need to play a four man pace attack and drop Yas for Fahim.

 

[Something]

The Hawkeye or whatever it is definitely is not consistent...
St least one replay in Pakistan’s first innings went beyond the law of physics.

lol yes. The hawkeye is programmed to always show as missing when it's Pakistani bowlers.

Brilliant. *slow clap*

 

[KhanPredator]

Yeah, that's it for me, thank you third umpire. Signing off.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Hasan is the only bowler who looked good today. Need to play a four man pace attack and drop Yas for Fahim.

So what? Just the one wicket in 1st innings. Same in this innings. Don't forget Amir and Shaheen awesome 4 fors in 1st innings. Abbas has to replace Hasan.

 

[Ramsay]

Amla is toying with the bowling now. Less than half the target to be achieved. Game’s going out of reach from Pakistan!

 

[BreadPakoda]

Hasan giving his everything.

 

[Something]

Amla is toying with the bowling now. Less than half the target to be achieved. Game’s going out of reach from Pakistan!

With a target of 149, the game was never in reach for Pakistan

 

[BreadPakoda]

Amla is finding his feet back.

 

[ExpressPacer]

So what? Just the one wicket in 1st innings. Same in this innings. Don't forget Amir and Shaheen awesome 4 fors in 1st innings. Abbas has to replace Hasan.

Why not bring Abbas in for Yasir?

 

[IMMY69]

lol yes. The hawkeye is programmed to always show as missing when it's Pakistani bowlers.

Brilliant. *slow clap*

You reading “something” into nothing.
Perhaps it’s time for you to do “something” else.
Clearly “something” isn’t right.

Can’t quiet put my finger on it but it’s definitely”something”

 

[Mamoon]

Amla to score a big hundred next game and make it 2-0 to South Africa. At some point, Faf, Markram and QdK will come good as well.

3-0 to South Africa.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Why not bring Abbas in for Yasir?

Cape Town. That's the only reason.

 

[Something]

You reading “something” into nothing.
Perhaps it’s time for you to do “something” else.
Clearly “something” isn’t right.

Can’t quiet put my finger on it but it’s definitely”something”

...dude, make sense.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Why not bring Abbas in for Yasir?

A good leg spinner takes the pitch out of equation. Shouldn’t Yasir stay then?

 

[Hawkeye]

Hawkeye, I’m talking about Hawkeye. Not the footage!

Tampering means someone intentionally changing something.

Which is still poor and an accusation.

Hawkeye is not 100% accurate is the right word.

 

[Ali_Pakistan]

Fakhar
Imam
Masood
Azhar
Babar
Rizwan
Fahim
Shadab
Hasan
Shaheen
Amir/Abbas
This team should be playing the next match. Make any of the guys captain as it won't make much of a difference.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

81-1

That's Lunch.

 

[BreadPakoda]

Amla to score a big hundred next game and make it 2-0 to South Africa. At some point, Faf, Markram and QdK will come good as well.

3-0 to South Africa.

Would do a whole world of good if Amla regains form. Otherwise SA’s middle order after AB’s retirement looks extremely brittle.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Joel Wilson better not be umpire in our matches from now on.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

South Africa's session.

 

[Rahul1]

Amla to score a big hundred next game and make it 2-0 to South Africa. At some point, Faf, Markram and QdK will come good as well.

3-0 to South Africa.

Don't forget that Philander will also return.

 

[Something]

Fakhar
Imam
Masood
Azhar
Babar
Rizwan
Fahim
Shadab
Hasan
Shaheen
Amir/Abbas
This team should be playing the next match. Make any of the guys captain as it won't make much of a difference.

What have Fakhar and Azhar done to deserve a place in the starting 11? Plus, You'd play one of Amir or Abbas and continue playing Hasan who has looked less than ordinary out there?

 

[ExpressPacer]

Lunch has a come at a good time. Still a lot of runs to get, Amla and Fly at had only just gotten settled. Don't expect them to be as strong when play starts again.

 

[Zakaz]

I think we still got a chance if we can get 2 quick wickets, anything can happen in cricket, its a funny game

 

[Madplayer]

How big of a debacle will this tour be ? 3-0 looks ominous.

 

[barah_admi]

So, who the hell dropped Amla?

 

[Ali_Pakistan]

Adding

You have no other choice in the squad so you have to play them. If Haris is fit then he can replace Shadab. That is the best possible combination that you can have from the squad selected.

 

[Madplayer]

So, who the hell dropped Amla?

Facker

 

[Mueez]

If Pak can get 2 quick wickets in the first 5 overs after lunch, it can get very interesting.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

How big of a debacle will this tour be ? 3-0 looks ominous.

I'm waiting to see if the hype of Abbas in SA is real or just another false dawn.
Let's see.

 

[Madplayer]

You have no other choice in the squad so you have to play them. If Haris is fit then he can replace Shadab. That is the best possible combination that you can have

Haris will replace Shadab? Will they swap seats on the bench?

 

[Solid Snake]

Haris will replace Shadab? Will they swap seats on the bench?

 

[ExpressPacer]

Facker

Came at him fast but he was catching like a fully cricketer. Was taught not catch like that on my first day in club cricket. Utterly disappointing from someone who's one of our better fielders.

 

[Ali_Pakistan]

Haris will replace Shadab? Will they swap seats on the bench?

Will replace Shadab from the team that I have suggested above bro.

 

[Mueez]

Faheem is missed here in this match, he would have added more runs then our so-called “seniors”.

 

[Madplayer]

I'm waiting to see if the hype of Abbas in SA is real or just another false dawn.
Let's see.

Yes that would be interesting to see. Steyn and him playing the same game would be interesting.