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

[Gullycricket]

Never thought Indian bowling would be discussed in Pak vs Sa match.How times have changed

 

[castortroy]

Aussie pitches are very flat. They don't swing and there is hardly any bounce. SA pitches are the most lively

 

[Green Patriot]

Rabada scares the heebie-jeebie's out of me.

 

[yasir]

It amazes me how much Shan has transformed.After Babar he has lokked the most Comfortable

That’s the only positive thing, he looked most assured Pakistani batsman. Babar is another positive...

Azhar and Shafiq are big disappointments, adults refuse to grow up and we have suffer through them for another 5 years

Fakhir just does not have technique to be an opener in west, mgmt is hopping for miracles in his case. His only chance was to go Shewag route and hope bowlers are going to loose control a bit. Technique is not their to survive on defense.

 

[Markhor]

Why is the team management unable to build a team to our strengths ?

Azhar has moved down to 4 when he is a top order batsman. Fakhar should bat at 6 when the ball is older instead of opening outside Asia.

 

[Gullycricket]

Akhtar

 

[The intelligent Supporter]

Azhar Ali is a useless burden on this team. Has no technique for these conditions and of course has never shown intent in his life. No one kills momentum more than him in the modern game. Can't believe some people rate him on basis of him having "acha bachha " reputation and no skill

 

[Pete Rose]

Rameez Raja talking about strike rates on a table that shows no strike rates.

 

[yasir]

Rabada scares the heebie-jeebie's out of me.

 

[Pete Rose]

Alright, we also forced philander out of the attack.

 

[Fahdi]

Yaar that was a hit-me ball and Azhar missed it

 

[The intelligent Supporter]

Alright, we also forced philander out of the attack.

Yeah. Just the best bowler in the world to face now and in his own backyard

 

[Mueez]

Duanna bowling...

 

[Swashbuckler]

Come on Pakistan, just get through this session without any more damage and Faf will get spooked.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Struggling here.

 

[Oligochaetes]

Olivier the beheader is here with his short ball barrage

 

[imshally81]

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

He cant come out and bat

He can however not select Yasir shah in the first test. or play Babar up and use his form instead of him flapping away with the tail.

And then repeat the same team in the second match with a tail that is total zero with the bat and super mediocre with the ball. and play an opener that isn't suitable to opening outside asia.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Olivier will find it harder on this pitch. not that much bounce like at Supersport Park.

 

[JibranAnsari]

looks like this isnt the pitch for olivier

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Wow Olivier

 

[Oligochaetes]

:

Three down!!!!!

 

[The intelligent Supporter]

Yaar that was a hit-me ball and Azhar missed it

Threw his hands at it. Too bad hes got no skill

 

[Pete Rose]

Here we go.

 

[Mueez]

Azhar gone.

 

[Madplayer]

Senior Azhar lets the team down again. Pakistan in fear of getting bowled out under 50. ... . Yet again

 

[Fahdi]

Azhar can't play bouncers to save his life it seems

 

[Gullycricket]

Azhar playing imaginary bowls.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Azhar gone again to the short ball

 

[Green Patriot]

Azhar

 

[Pete Rose]

This was poor by Azhar. He knew it was coming. Almost like Shafiq

 

[Gullycricket]

Honestly heard SA players laughing

 

[castortroy]

Here comes more wickets for Oliver

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

It’s A sad time.

 

[Ab Fan]

Azhar looked so scary all through the match. That's terrible.

 

[Gullycricket]

Don't worry our Fat captain will draw us out

 

[Mueez]

Ef the seniors yaar.

Seriously we got out the seniors out of our T20 team and we are ranked number 1.


Why Mickey take stand......

 

[Green Patriot]

Babar should come out behind Asad.before he reaches the pitch Asad will be heading back anyways.

 

[JibranAnsari]

*** was that azhar?

 

[Abdullah]

I'm feeling good about this game. I wouldn't have played fakhar anyway here so we are shooting ourselves in the foot before we start.
Just need parity on first innings to get into the game.
We can inshaAllah do that with Abbas

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Azhar looked nervous from ball1. Was waiting to get out. Shafiq won’t last long. Babar might score a few

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistans inns should just be Auto-generated to 60 All out and just get the bowlers out there.

Another 2 or 3 rest days coming up here.

 

[AAli98]

This is a flattish wckt? Theres pace and bounce, Philander is looping it around at will. Compare this to India Series. The ball has moved more in 10 overs than all of Ind-AUS series tbh

Eng/ind would get 280/300 on this pitch azhar asad sarfraz will get barley 10 runs between them.

 

[Rinnegan Sasuke]

I swear if Shafiq walks in...

 

[Pete Rose]

We will 4 down right after the drinks break. Shafiq is going single digit basis his current form.

 

[Ab Fan]

And we have Shafiq walks in.

 

[Markhor]

Yaar that was a hit-me ball and Azhar missed it

This batting lineup is beyond farce. Lacking dynamism, unable to soak up pressure, batting collapses nearly every Test even in benign conditions.

Even struggling Sri Lanka have a better batting unit than us.

 

[yasir]

Alright, we also forced philander out of the attack.

They don’t need a nibbler , we cannot play short, we have gifted wickets on two harmless short balls, like no 9,10 batsmen.

 

[Proactive_]

This is an unreal pace attack.

Damn.

 

[Gullycricket]

Senior player gets out to short pitch bowling 3 times.

 

[Oligochaetes]

The beheader has an amazingly accurate short ball. Azhar should have ducked instead of playing at it...

 

[The intelligent Supporter]

He can however not select Yasir shah in the first test. or play Babar up and use his form instead of him flapping away with the tail.

And then repeat the same team in the second match with a tail that is total zero with the bat and super mediocre with the ball. and play an opener that isn't suitable to opening outside asia.

I wonder how much shuffling around could really help. Also Yasir Shah had been on fire and SA not the best at playing spin. Too bad it didnt come off

Agree regarding most of your shuffling suggestions though

 

[Pete Rose]

Honestly heard SA players laughing

Because they’ve got three wickets, I guess.

 

[The intelligent Supporter]

This is an unreal pace attack.

Damn.

Thank god no Bumrah at least

 

[Hitman]

Sarfaraz will score a century in this innings.

 

[Green Patriot]

Shan probably be like "i need a partner here guys".
This must be so shattering for a youngster's confidence.
And this was supposed to be the best batting wicket out of all 3

 

[Stewie]

Babar hi kuch karey to karey! ��

 

[shah_1]

Azhar looked clueless from the ball 1

 

[Napa]

19/3 was coincidentally the same score for India in the first innings of the first Test in Australia.

 

[Shafi]

Azhar and Shafiq are useless since no Misbah and Younis to defend them.

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Shafiq to get bounced out soon

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

19/3 was coincidentally the same score for India in the first innings of the first Test in Australia.

But we dont have a gritty batsman like Puji.

 

[imshally81]

 

[yasir]

Is there anything we can do against pace??

Cannot play seam, cannot play short, drive is not our cup of tea. There does not seams to be any difference between batsmen and tailunder, they both look as ugly and out of place

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Need that one-big-innings-a-series knock from Shafiq.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

I wonder how much shuffling around could really help. Also Yasir Shah had been on fire and SA not the best at playing spin. Too bad it didnt come off

Agree regarding most of your shuffling suggestions though

the batting has lost total confidence. azhar can't face olivier. he just can't and he's trying to hide behind an extra opener yet it's fakhar who is opening the batting and he can't actually hold the fort. he's an aggressive batsman, what do u want from him mr. coach?

It's not even funny anymore. Just plain sad.

 

[Oligochaetes]

:

Shan on Fiyah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :

 

[Green Patriot]

Being a Pakistani supporter is no mean feat guys.

 

[Pete Rose]

Based on the evidence of the first game, it’s not like the expectation is for every batsman to score. Two good innings will give a competitive score.

 

[Shandarchowka]

Because they’ve got three wickets, I guess.

Shouldn't be bothered. We need to make sure no further wickets in this session.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Abid Ali
Shan
Haris
Babar
Saud
Saad
Sarfraz
Faheem
Amir
Shaheen
Abbas

This lineup would put up a much better fight then this pathetic senior team.

 

[Pete Rose]

Need that one-big-innings-a-series knock from Shafiq.

I hate to say it, but he can’t do it when the game is on the line

 

[Fahdi]

This batting lineup is beyond farce. Lacking dynamism, unable to soak up pressure, batting collapses nearly every Test even in benign conditions.

Even struggling Sri Lanka have a better batting unit than us.

Not even a joke. Sri Lanka has some good young batsmen like Mendis. They'd walk into this line up

 

[Mansoor3120]

Relax boys
We are already minnows, don't expect much from pak cricket till 2025.
Just enjoy the moments.

 

[Markhor]

Fakhar as an opener outside Asia, Imam, Shafiq and Sarfraz are four deadweights in this team.

In effect we have a two man batting lineup.

 

[castortroy]

What was the point on playing Yasir on this wicket

Brainless by pak once again.

 

[The intelligent Supporter]

Being a Pakistani supporter is no mean feat guys.

I am stuck on the roof ( to not wake up roomate ) at 4 30 am...watching this horror show

 

[Stewie]

Rabada looks like a gentle medium pacer the way he runs in and bowls and radar gun says 145.. ***!!

 

[Gullycricket]

This is relentless bowling

 

[ARK Rafay]

Two wickets this early. Can't imagine what will happen when Olivier will bowl.

Told ya