South Africa finish Day 1 of first Test at 127/5 in response to Pakistan's total of 181

[Markhor]

This series should mark the end of Sarfraz's test career. He has the worst possiple technique for these conditions

Not only him but Imam, Masood and Shafiq too.

 

[Abdul]

and the tail begins

It began with Babar.

 

[Amirforpresident]

Shame he was playing really Well.
Now specialist captain will make a quick 7

 

[Oligochaetes]

Olivier keeps getting wickets with hie weird action. Good catch too

 

[Boi]

Wow Sarfraz you are pathetic

 

[shah_1]

Will Sarfraz last ten balls ?

No he didn't

 

[Hitman]

Sarfaraz bowled.

 

[Mueez]

Lo Ji

 

[aukhan]

MASHALLAH apna kaptaan

 

[Asif321]

100 will be good lol

 

[Stalin]

 

[Oligochaetes]

:

 

[Fahdi]

Pakistan and giving a bunch of wickets to newbies. The love story continues.

 

[Rana]

Sarfaraz needs to go!

 

[Mueez]

Specialist captain gone.

 

[QalandarFan]

Wow Sarfraz!

 

[Gullycricket]

Imam and Sarfaraz are leeches in this team

 

[Asif321]

Atleast we didn’t get out for 49

 

[GLORY OF '92]

SA will score 250 minimum. Innings defeat looks likely.

 

[Sidilicious]

SA was facing severe droughts which limited them from dishing out even spicier pitches for India.The pitch in 2nd test was no less subcontinental.It was not our fault that India couldn't take advantage

Then how did SA pace bowlers take 19 wickets out of 20? And Nigidi too 6/30 odd?

The fact is that the pitch was just not as spicy as the 1st or the 3rd test. It was a normal SA pitch.

 

[castortroy]

Hopefully the last series for sarfraz as captain for us.

 

[Oligochaetes]

86-6 After winnings toss and electing to bat

 

[world cup captain]

Bravo from Sarfraz, why even make the gesture of coming out to the crease? He should have simply waived off his inning from the dressing room.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

Abbott v2, as you guys predicted

 

[AAli98]

Ur 7th ranking utter garbage team, at least put up a fyt.. Sarfaraz you legend come & gone!!

 

[Bilal7]

Lol, to the new Abbott.

 

[Rana]

Sarfaraz apologists be like "Drop those who dont perform instead of dropping Sarfaraz"

 

[Asif321]

Who said Oliver is nothing

 

[IMMY69]

Safaraz showing great technique there

 

[TM Riddle]

Sarfaraz needs to go!

About time you changed that status of yours.

 

[Shafi]

Sarfraz failed miserably last time and this time will be same.

 

[castortroy]

Pitch has Serious bounce

I don't even think the weather will save us

 

[DRsohail]

Sarfaraz,,,,

 

[Ab Fan]

That's downright "well, you know it".

 

[Hasan123]

Specialist captain for a reason.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Wow , claps for the management.

Once again babar is stuck with the tail.

Congrats arthur and co.

 

[QalandarFan]

Just look at Sarfraz, it looks as if according to him we have already lost.

 

[Stalin]

Babe lets Amir takes strike for a full Rabada over.

 

[Hasan123]

89-6 for 6 . "Box office stuff indeed " . Only in our delusional fans mind . )

 

[Usman Chadda]

This is a phainty

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Tail starts with Sarfaraz

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Amir haz scored more than Sarfraz lol

 

[Rana]

About time you changed that status of yours.

Some things will never change- Tupac

 

[Markhor]

It's hard enough competing in South Africa with 11 players, how do you expect to compete with 7 ?

Imam, Masood, Shafiq and Sarfraz are total and utter passengers in this team which continues to plunge to new lows.

 

[QalandarFan]

Need an Amir special here with both bat and ball.

 

[Shandarchowka]

Babar please bat at 3

 

[Bilal7]

Quite a few harsh dismissals today for our boys. Hopefully, they get some to go their way in the second innings, InshAllah.

 

[Stalin]

Next match
Azhar to captain
Rizwan in
You know who's out

 

[Fahdi]

Babar needs to start batting higher. He's our best batsman over the last year or so. He should not be stuck batting with the tail

 

[Hasan123]

Let's never call any player rubbish. We have Olivier look world class. We have made De Grandhomme bowling look world class in UAE) . Ajaz Patel look good as well .

 

[Asif321]

Pakistan got too scared of batting 4
They should have bowled first

 

[QalandarFan]

I would go with this top 5 next match.

1. Fakhar
2. Azhar
3. Shan
4. Babar
5. Haris

 

[Rana]

Need an Amir special here with both bat and ball.

He is just M Amir, not Ian Botham

 

[Rahul1]

About time you changed that status of yours.

The Pakistani batting line up is as scary as Rex in toy story - Rahul1

 

[Stalin]

Good from Amir 12 more to go

 

[QalandarFan]

Next match
Azhar to captain
Rizwan in
You know who's out

Doubt they would do that.

 

[Markhor]

Let's not kid ourselves - even if Haris Sohail had played we would not be spared this humiliation.

 

[Oligochaetes]

Says you sitting thousands of miles away while the players on the pitch and experts observing from up close were in unanimous agreement that it was a subcontinental-style pitch. Was Nagpur 2010 a green seamer too because Steyn bowled an incredible spell there?

Didnt Ashwin open in the third inning? Why would he if the pitch wasnt subcontinental type.?

 

[Abdullah719]

Let's never call any player rubbish. We have Olivier look world class. We have made De Grandhomme bowling look world class in UAE) . Ajaz Patel look good as well .

Have you considered the possibility of Olivier bowling well?

And the end he's bowling from has extra bounce, there isn't that much bounce from the other end.

Regardless, some poor dismissals.

 

[maanleo]

Facing someone for the first time, Pakistan be like: Add customary 5 wickets to his tally

 

[Saffer_XIII]

Why are the batsmen crouching so much. Almost as if they're waiting for shot balls to duck. Anything full and they're tangled up. Weird technique for bouncy pitches.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan should just request tests to be cancelled and accept a 3-0 forfeit and all current averages retained

 

[MeanAndGreen]

Sarfraz should play the rest of this series and then retire from internationals .

Joke of a cricketer

 

[shariqnoor]

To be fair to Olivier, he has bowled well. Got the ball to rear up from a length and is bowling at 144kph+. Our batsmen have always been clueless against genuine pace so its no surprise that the team is 88-6. Hafeez's decision to retire before the series is a masterstroke. Extends his LOI career by 2 years.

 

[MRSN]

Quite a few harsh dismissals today for our boys. Hopefully, they get some to go their way in the second innings, InshAllah.

Yeah otherwise boys playing well..

 

[Tyler Durden]

Whoever said 'Sarfaraz doesn't have to bat well to stay in the team coz he's a WK', should be given a Pakpassion-Oscar-award.

 

[Rana]

There you go, you wait months for this guy to return and hes probably fractured his finger

 

[Boi]

Haysmen back to rub salt into the wounds

 

[Abdullah719]

Why are the batsmen crouching so much. Almost as if they're waiting for shot balls to duck. Anything full and they're tangled up. Weird technique for bouncy pitches.

That's just how they bat...

 

[ARK Rafay]

I reckon by the end of today's play. Pakistan will be left of just two bowlers Shaheen and Yasir with Hasan and Amir getting injured. xD

 

[Markhor]

Why are the batsmen crouching so much. Almost as if they're waiting for shot balls to duck. Anything full and they're tangled up. Weird technique for bouncy pitches.

The crouch is Pakistan's national batting stance. Partly due to growing up on slow, low pitches and due to shoddy grassroots coaching.

 

[Hasan123]

Have you considered the possibility of Olivier bowling well?

And the end he's bowling from has extra bounce, there isn't that much bounce from the other end.

Regardless, some poor dismissals.

Why do these type of players always end up bowling well against Pakistan then ?

You think if he was bowling to players like Buttler ,Bairstow,Stokes ,and Root he would have the same success?

 

[Asif321]

Are we surprised ?
We don’t have batsmen to play in these type of conditions
Face it

 

[MRSN]

Whoever said 'Sarfaraz doesn't have to bat well to stay in the team coz he's a WK', should be given a Pakpassion-Oscar-award.

Bilal7 seems like PCB's spokeperson. Even if Pak lose to Zim 3-0 he will be hailing our rockstars.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Wrong decision to bat first. When decisions are ruled by fear rather than strategy, this follows.

Pakistan was afraid of chasing in the 4th innings rather than playing to their strength - their bowlers.

88/6 is terrible indictment of their defensive mindset.

 

[Hasan123]

Whoever said 'Sarfaraz doesn't have to bat well to stay in the team coz he's a WK', should be given a Pakpassion-Oscar-award. ��

[MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION] is your man.

 

[Bilal7]

Babar needs to play an ODI innings here.

 

[DRsohail]

We should have sent 18 man squad here.

 

[Rana]

Sarfraz should play the rest of this series and then retire from internationals .

Joke of a cricketer

I think it makes no difference if he retires from Tests in this game or after 3. Pakistan would be better suited playing with a new captain in the last two. Someone who may be up for it knowing he has nothing to lose

 

[QalandarFan]

He is just M Amir, not Ian Botham

A 30-40 here from him with the bat would be more than enough, that would be 30-40x what the Kaptaan also did.

Babar playing nice here.