What's new

South Africa end Day 1 at 123/2 after bowling Pakistan out for 177

Pakistanis are making most of Pholander, please don’t change him, they would be 🙏🙏🙏
 
Wlldone sarfaraz, would be glad if the guy is relieved of the captaincy and he will become better.
 
Really great to see Sarfaraz taking the responsibility atlast. I wish he would have done that earlier as a non performing captain puts a lot of pressure on the captain himself and in turn on the team as well.

To be honest wasnt expecting this sort of knock from Sarfaraz in his current form let alone in newlands. Good stuff.
 
Good fighting captain's knock.

Will do his confidence a world of good. Should try and add much runs as he can with the tail-enders.
 
Captain’s knock at the right time... 50 for Sarfraz ..
 
Last edited:
People wanted to get rid of Sarfraz, this guy is best you got and some people think chopping and changing is so easy.
 
Sarfraz was batting like this more often without the captaincy. I remember in the 1st innings of the 1st Test in Australia at Brisbane when the ball was swinging and bouncing he scored an unbeaten 59.

Maybe without the burden of captaincy he can return to his 2014-16 form.
 
Honestly feel like Sarfaraz should give captaincy up and focus on his performances as a batsman. He's a fighting player.
 
Do not have time to post but just felt obliged to congratulate Sarfraz for repaying my faith in his batting capabilities. I was the last one left on this forum still defending him. Incidently I notice when ever Pak doing well on a session certain poster disappears. He willl be back soon when Pak get bundled out for less than 200.
 
This is the 2nd time Sarfraz has stood up and scored when it mattered in recent times. The real dodo in this lineup is Asad Shafiq. He can't hide anymore. He's your weakest link.
 
Problem with whole team including Sarfaraz is consistency, on a day any one of them can look really good and one day they can all look like a club side.

Ability is there but they dont apply themselves on most occasions.
 
It is so easy to bat with old ball, and we all knew it, what the hell we have done 🙄🙄🙄
 
jadaja said:
People wanted to get rid of Sarfraz, this guy is best you got and some people think chopping and changing is so easy.
Click to expand...


One knock isnt enough, in this team everybody just plays one knock and sleeps for sometime after that.
 
This a bit daft from Aamir. Having gutsed it out against Olivier he is trying to give it away to the super slow medium bowler
 
To be fair Pakistan are facing an outstanding bowling attack, Rabada, Steyn, Philander and Olivier all in one team. Most teams would struggle against this, especially subcontinent teams.
 
I am not seeing this match live but going by the scoreboard I think sarfraz is playing almost an innings that azhar played in capetown , 114 or so (famous chinaman paul adam's catch of sachin (169)).
It was way more aggressive but came after a string of failures for azhar as far as I remember.
 
Rana offering water to Philander. Wonder what he slipped in :faheem
 
iPakistani said:
To be fair Pakistan are facing an outstanding bowling attack, Rabada, Steyn, Philander and Olivier all in one team. Most teams would struggle against this, especially subcontinent teams.
Click to expand...

Agreed... And Pakistan has most pathetic batting line up...
Considering the above point... Pak performed well... :yk
 
The inability to judge line and length, plus not play short ball well is reason this inns is a mess. just like 1st test.

1 or 2 batsmen playing decent and rest showing no fight at all.
 
Have to cross 200.
Its easier to bat now.Not a hard pitch,it was just the new ball i guess.
 
DRsohail said:
Has been ordinary as a Captain and will be. Can be better without captaincy.
Click to expand...

MMQB is very easy, I don't think his captaincy is issue.Talent is the issue Pakistan does not have any great talented players in their system.This 50 won't make Sarfraz into a great batsman either.He is pretty much okay as a WK keeper batsman.
 
Our hope is that Saffers will bat like this too.Other than that we cant do nothing.this pitch is not hard at all.Our tail will roll over under 10 runs though.
 
This is not a bad pitch. Its just about getting in. I bet south africa will get a big score. Pak shud of atleast got 300
 
jadaja said:
MMQB is very easy, I don't think his captaincy is issue.Talent is the issue Pakistan does not have any great talented players in their system.This 50 won't make Sarfraz into a great batsman either.He is pretty much okay as a WK keeper batsman.
Click to expand...

If one cant find Shaheen Shah, Babar Azam, Shadab Khan etc talented then its better to not become a captain. Two teenagers are playing international cricket and they are not talented would be a big joke. Playing international cricker at such ages you have already surpassed many so talent isnt an issue.

If talent was the main problem how did the likes of Misbah as captain never lost a homeseries with the like of Rahat Ali and Imran Khan jnr?
 
Last edited:
Sarfraz doesnt have a technique to survive , so he was just banking on ugky hoicks and one had to take his wicket.
 
Considering his calibre, this was equivalent to a double-hundred. No need of criticising him at least in this game.
 
This pitch has nothing for the bowlers. South Africa will score around 450/5 dec and award us with big innings defeat.
 
Our tail-enders are always itching to get out because they fear getting hurt.
 
Need 30 from yas and 40 from amir. And bowling for just one hour tonight. Then we are in the game
 
Titan24 said:
If one cant find Shaheen Shah, Babar Azam, Shadab Khan etc talented then its better to not become a captain. Two teenagers are playing international cricket and they are not talented would be a big joke. Playing international cricker at such ages you have already surpassed many so talent isnt an issue.

If talent was the main problem how did the likes of Misbah as captain never lost a homeseries with the like of Rahat Ali and Imran Khan jnr?
Click to expand...

How is Shadab Khan talented?? So you expect to win matches with 2 players. Misbah had settled batting line up and very good spinners which is what is needed to win in UAE. What does Sarfraz have???
 
Mamoon said:
Our tail-enders are always itching to get out because they fear getting hurt.
Click to expand...

Whole team needs sacking if u can’t take a blow or 2 for the team & want to get out recklessly shows the team spirt.
 
Our tail has absolutely no sense of responsibility. Has to be the worst tail in the history of cricket.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

FearlessRoar
South Africa finish Day 1 at 82/3 after Pakistan posted 211 in the first innings of the first Test match
13 14 15
Replies
1K
Views
27K
topspin
topspin
BouncerGuy
Pakistan Champions (198/5) defeat South Africa Champions (167/9) by 31 runs to continue their unbeaten run in World Championship of Legends 2025
Replies
36
Views
1K
mominsaigol
mominsaigol
Cricket Warrior
South Africa end Day 3 at 27/3 in their second innings, needing 148 to win the first Test against Pakistan
10 11 12
Replies
925
Views
20K
kron
K
The Bald Eagle
South Africa finish Day 1 of the second Test against Pakistan in a commanding position at 316/4
9 10 11
Replies
814
Views
20K
Farabi
F
FearlessRoar
Pakistan end Day 3 at 213/1, trailing by 208 runs, after being forced to follow on in the second Test against South Africa
8 9 10
Replies
740
Views
17K
TheSultan
T
Back
Top