South Africa end Day 3 at 27/3 in their second innings, needing 148 to win the first Test against Pakistan

[jnaveen1980]

That looks inside edge

 

[m.shah]

Wow that was close not given

 

[Human786]

weather day 4 ? 19/3

 

[jnaveen1980]

That is stone dead as well.

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA is toast.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Markram has already played two of the greatest innings in his career in this year. One against India in a losing cause. But that was probably one of the best 100 of the year. He literally stands between Pakistan and win

Loved his century against Australia too in the Sandpapergate series. Though it came in a losing cause

 

[Human786]

weather day 4 ? 19/3

such pretty ladies

 

[m.shah]

Another one gone

 

[Major]

Holyyyt how is pakistan making a match out of this. 3rd down

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Abbas you beauty! Wonderful bowling

 

[mango_bite77]

Horrible Umpiring

got wrong both

 

[jnaveen1980]

There is prodigious seam movement on the offer.

 

[Fazzy321]

Markram is really the man standing between Pak win here

 

[GLORY OF '92]

That was plumb

 

[angrypathan]

That was a howler, although overall he’s been decent in this match

 

[Nikhil_cric]

South Africa in deep trouble. Send Rabada in as nightwatchman

 

[Seen Sheen]

That's the line, that's the length Abbas! That decked away big time considering the angle it was bowled from!

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA has one foot in the final. This is a fascinating contest. Pakistan has nothing to lose here. They can go all out attack.

 

[Champ_Pal]

SA chocking. Very poor team they have become.

Great bowling by Pak pacers. The only major hurdle that Pak has now is Markram. He is the only batsman of any worth on that team. The rest are just jokers with the bat.

 

[m.shah]

Horrible Umpiring

got wrong both

Yeah this one looked plumb in real time

 

[gazza619]

This is exactly Pakistan team mentality in tests.

In their minds they only ever targeted 150 runs. They can't think beyond it.

I have maintained since day 1 that 150 chase in 4th innings wont be easy!

 

[angrypathan]

Temba or Markram before stumps would be huge

 

[Croma]

yyyyyyyyehahahahhahah

 

[Devadwal]

South Africa is panicking. Just play normal cricket ,one partnership is enough to win the match

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA chocking. Very poor team they have become.

Great bowling by Pak pacers. The only major hurdle that Pak has now is Markram. He is the only batsman of any worth on that team. The rest are just jokers with the bat.

They are stuck on the crease. They could very well stand outside the crease to negate the movement. Otherwise they will be sitting ducks agianst this channel.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Another successful review from Pakistan and a second wicket for Mohammad Abbas

 

[imshally81]

Another gone.... What a review

 

[Fazzy321]

Bosch wont get lucky in the 2nd innings here. Just Markram wicket please

 

[Seen Sheen]

SA bat so deep that they will never be out of the game.
Unless they collapse horribly (like 60-8), they will remain favorites all the way.

 

[gibsyhesperis]

Abbas is now performing how he has done consistently for Hampshire.
Get it in the right areas and there is plenty on offer in this wicket.

 

[angrypathan]

Abbas should be allowed to bowl even in low light at his pace

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is a new ball pitch i think. If SA doesn't see off new ball they will be in deep trouble

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Imagine if we had 50 more

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Only Bosch can save this match.

 

[Seen Sheen]

Khurram needs to go for a fuller one on fourth stump. Tempt a drive, right now they have runs to play with so he can be attacking here.

 

[Human786]

Short man with big rear guard bumper is here ... trouble

 

[jnaveen1980]

If SA doesn't counter attack they are toast.

 

[emranabbas]

I'm glad Shaan don't have fans or we would have seen this already

"shaan taught abbas and khurram how to bowl"

 

[imshally81]

That was out from naked eye... Umpire is blind or something

 

[m.shah]

Yeah looks in good rhythm

Abbas is now performing how he has done consistently for Hampshire.
Get it in the right areas and there is plenty on offer in this wicket.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

SA's most technically proficient batters at the crease.

 

[Champ_Pal]

There is prodigious seam movement on the offer.

Pak pacers are making the new ball talk. Even if there is assistance, bowlers have to have talent to make use if it.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ball moves both ways.

 

[angrypathan]

Wish Khurram had an inswinger, it’s easy to leave anything outside the line of the stumps at the moment

 

[imshally81]

Now i believe on Abbas too

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

South Africa in deep trouble. Send Rabada in as nightwatchman

Apparently the coach Shukri Conrad is not a fan of the nightwatchman

 

[Fazzy321]

Khurram losing the plot here

 

[Champ_Pal]

SA's most technically proficient batters at the crease.

Bavuma is overrated. He plays brainless shots to get out.

Markram though inconsistent, he is their best batter in that current lineup.

 

[m.shah]

Khurram leaking here

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Freaking Markram

 

[Human786]

27/3

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Get Naseem on

 

[Fazzy321]

bad light saving SA here?

 

[gibsyhesperis]

Imagine if we had 50 more

Exactly what I was thinking — first innings let down with some really poor shots
Impressive fight back now

 

[Savak]

Khurram Shehzad needs to work on his fitness and he needs to develop an inswinger to the right hander. He's too one dimensional at the moment.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Bavuma is overrated. He plays brainless shots to get out.

Markram though inconsistent, he is their best batter in that current lineup.

He has very good technique in Test cricket generally. Just KL is our best technical batter.

 

[jnaveen1980]

As much as it is difficult now it is also a fast scoring ground. They can suddenly add 50 in no time

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Freaking Markram

He loves batting vs Pakistan

 

[Seen Sheen]

Too wide and then one on the pads.

 

[gazza619]

Khurram losing the plot here

Yeah poor over that

 

[imshally81]

Bad light

 

[neonoir]

Naseem Shah should have been given an over or 2 but think we are nearing end of play

 

[Fazzy321]

If SA survives early session, then SA should see it through

 

[m.shah]

Stumps

 

[jnaveen1980]

If the conditions are clear tomorrow without being overcast that will work in favor of SA. Having said that Pakistan has done the maximum damage in the limited window they had

 

[gazza619]

That was out from naked eye... Umpire is blind or something

Not blind, it is something called biased

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Apparently the coach Shukri Conrad is not a fan of the nightwatchman

Interesting. Looks like SA were happy to back their specialists. Then again, they have a lineup that can bat until #9 so they shouldn't be too worried.

 

[Human786]

Stumps - do we have a washout on day 4 ?

 

[imshally81]

Best format of the cricket

 

[Champ_Pal]

bad light saving SA here?

Couple more overs and Bavuma would've been gone. Lucky SA.

 

[m.shah]

Still sa game to loose thanks to the gifted wickets by Pakistani batsmen

 

[Seen Sheen]

Should have tried to bowl one over of Saim/Salman. They were clearly rattled (Markram complaining about light a few overs ago, crowd going silent etc.) and would just have tried to see them off.
Missed opportunity to keep them under the pump.

 

[Devadwal]

South Africa just need 40-50 runs partnership, that's it .

South Africa is favourite Even after losing three wickets.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Should have tried to bowl one over of Saim/Salman. They were clearly rattled (Markram complaining about light a few overs ago, crowd going silent etc.) and would just have tried to see them off.
Missed opportunity to keep them under the pump.

The risk is they can pump a couple of sixes and bring the target down

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Interesting. Looks like SA were happy to back their specialists. Then again, they have a lineup that can bat until #9 so they shouldn't be too worried.

Yeah I the mindset. But maybe Stubbs would still be at the crease had they sent in Rabada

 

[imshally81]

All are LBWs

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Really we should be defending 250 with the position we were in

 

[Fazzy321]

We really need SA to gift some wickets here tomorrow. All the wickets so far have been good bowling

 

[Marooned]

Abbas bowled beautifully today. Credit where it's due.

 

[emranabbas]

need to go in with this field first thing tomorrow morning