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

[Enforcer]

We had to bowl against A B Devillers

 

[Shandarchowka]

Funny thing -- NZ vs SL and Pak vs RSA are following an eerily similar script.. check the scores

 

[DRsohail]

Temp is 95 offcourse bowlers ll sweat and here we judge that they won't last, they have bowled in UAE heat and bowled with venom, give some time its first day.

In UAe our bowlers never bowled 23 on the tort i mean fast bowlers.

 

[Shandarchowka]

We had to bowl against A B Devillers

And you were duly thrashed.

 

[Plumb]

In UAe our bowlers never bowled 23 on the tort i mean fast bowlers.

In UAE standing in that heat is enough to melt one

 

[Plumb]

move over people Ramiz in the house... some gems about to come out of his mouth

 

[MMHS]

They are back!!! But I'll have to leave now for the soccer game.

 

[dani594]

Agree

I would have replaced Haris with Faheem. Probably no worst than Imam or Shan with the bat and a very useful 5th bowler.

Agree

 

[Asif321]

Both captains gone for duck today

 

[Adijazz1706]

Some moisture into the pitch, could be helpful

 

[Shandarchowka]

Mike Haysman is back guys.. want to see him credit Pakistan... the sore loser never admits it.

 

[Shandarchowka]

Mike Haysman is praising Babar... poor guy must be burning inside with jealousy

 

[Plumb]

Both captains gone for duck today

But difference is Sarfaraz 'll get the most bashing

 

[Zeeraq]

Yasir bowling now

 

[Stalin]

How the hell did India lose to such a weak side here? Shows how poor their team is.. overrated #1

Woah! Easy there bhai Jaan . Pakistan are still behind at the moment. And things can change pretty quickly . You should know this as you are a Pak fan .

By the way there was a guy named Abraham Benjamin De Villiers in the team that India played against and you can revisit the scorecard of those games and see how much of an effect he had on the result. Also , there were few other guys like Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel etc. While this team has tembas and de bruyns and Oliviers. So, yes. Not the same teams here. This is the weakest SAF batting lineup ever. I mean the guys who demean india's performance in Australia by saying that this is the weakest team of all time are the first to ignore the same situation with them .
By the way , let's see if you can keep this jazba for a longer time.

 

[Plumb]

Only 105 left... comon need min 2 wickets today

 

[troodon]

SA is a very weak batting team without ABD.

Pak can easily bundle these guys out for 125.

Match is evenly poised at the moment.

75/4 is SA and this is where ABD came and thrashed our Indian bowlers and took the match away from us. Golden chance for Pak to put SA under the pump.

 

[Plumb]

Imam fielding similar to mamoo

 

[Plumb]

SA is a very weak batting team without ABD.

Pak can easily bundle these guys out for 125.

Match is evenly poised at the moment.

75/4 is SA and this is where ABD came and thrashed our Indian bowlers and took the match away from us. Golden chance for Pak to put SA under the pump.

Bro enough with the weak team nonsense everytime pak plays. First go and check what kind of lineup Aus have and what have been done there.

 

[Rana]

Good bowling by Yasir

 

[Shandarchowka]

Woah! Easy there bhai Jaan . Pakistan are still behind at the moment. And things can change pretty quickly . You should know this as you are a Pak fan .

By the way there was a guy named Abraham Benjamin De Villiers in the team that India played against and you can revisit the scorecard of those games and see how much of an effect he had on the result. Also , there were few other guys like Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel etc. While this team has tembas and de bruyns and Oliviers. So, yes. Not the same teams here. This is the weakest SAF batting lineup ever. I mean the guys who demean india's performance in Australia by saying that this is the weakest team of all time are the first to ignore the same situation with them .
By the way , let's see if you can keep this jazba for a longer time.

Don't worry bhai, we are not the ones who come with excuses to defend the 'honor' of our nation. We call spade a spade and in fact pillage our players for little wrongs.. The jazba has always been there bhai..

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Hope we can bundle them out for a low score

 

[DRsohail]

Bro enough with the weak team nonsense everytime pak plays. First go and check what kind of lineup Aus have and what have been done there.

We can say aabbas would have doen this and that.But he is right as ABD was An ATG.

 

[Rana]

Haysman forcasting SA to win

 

[Stalin]

Bro enough with the weak team nonsense everytime pak plays. First go and check what kind of lineup Aus have and what have been done there.

Really? Pak posters were the first to demean india's win at Adelaide saying that this is the weakest Aussie team ever. Now that Same is being said to you, you can't stand it?
Come on bhai Jaan ! You are better than this .

 

[QalandarFan]

Need a wicket or two before the end of the day. It’s been a great fightback would love to top it off with another wicket here.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

de Bruyn will get out soon

 

[Plumb]

We can say aabbas would have doen this and that.But he is right as ABD was An ATG.

Doesn't make SA batting weak. by that case keep talking about players who were in past and cry about it? Smith?Kallis? its becoming a norm here to degrade whenever pak does good

 

[Rana]

Bro enough with the weak team nonsense everytime pak plays. First go and check what kind of lineup Aus have and what have been done there.

Exactly, home team is still a huge challenge. No way would Olivier run through against us with 6 wickets constantly bowing short

 

[Adijazz1706]

Good line Messi

 

[Stalin]

Trail by less than 100 now...alarm signs for Pak

 

[Adijazz1706]

Aaand he gets smashed the next ball

 

[DRsohail]

And the old story For yasir continues.

 

[Plumb]

Really? Pak posters were the first to demean india's win at Adelaide saying that this is the weakest Aussie team ever. Now that Same is being said to you, you can't stand it?
Come on bhai Jaan ! You are better than this .

ABD retired done and dusted for $$ move on now. And you really think Aus isn't weak with that batting lineup?comon say it...

 

[Rana]

its a no 'De Brainer'

GOLD Rameez

 

[mak36]

ABD retired done and dusted for $$ move on now. And you really think Aus isn't weak with that batting lineup?comon say it...

Difference between a player retiring and a player(s) being temporarily unavailable.

Otherwise, can say when India played SA there was no Jacques Kallis.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

its a no 'De Brainer'

GOLD Rameez

Believe it or not I did hear some chuckles from the comm box

 

[ARK Rafay]

It would've been better if Rain stayed today. Think this partnership will now take full advantage

 

[Plumb]

Shaheen is On. I must say good rotation of bowlers from Sarfi something noone will notice but that's actually good so far.

 

[Rana]

Game still very well poised. What a day of Test cricket

 

[Plumb]

Haysmen made Ramiz shutup

 

[DRsohail]

partnership getting dangerous.

 

[Rana]

Believe it or not I did hear some chuckles from the comm box

It was actually funny. A bit like Emrit is flying!!

 

[DRsohail]

Heysman voice,i do not feel good listening to him.

 

[shariqnoor]

Amir/Shaheen/Hasan all of them got carried away after that Faf wicket. Lost their discipline. These two batsmen have duly capitalized. Need to go back to the basics of bowling on a length at the 4th stump line and being patient.

 

[Ozymandiasza]

LOL ) You guys have a serious issue with Haysman.

 

[mak36]

Sort it out Yasir

 

[DRsohail]

LOL ) You guys have a serious issue with Haysman.

Not about his comments but his voice..I feel like he is holding potato in his mouth.

 

[Plumb]

who asked for Yasir come out now and explain yourself

 

[DRsohail]

rubbish bowling.

 

[Rana]

LOL ) You guys have a serious issue with Haysman.

He exposed himself to have some clear agenda against Pakistan when they were struggling.

 

[Amjid Javed]

We need another 2 wickets atleast before end of play.

 

[NauV]

This partnership has put South Africa on top again!

 

[Plumb]

He exposed himself to have some clear agenda against Pakistan when they were struggling.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Ridiculous to play Yasir. I've been saying for months.

 

[Rana]

Pakistan dont have a 5th bowling option?

 

[Stalin]

ABD retired done and dusted for $$ move on now. And you really think Aus isn't weak with that batting lineup?comon say it...

Yes , I agree that the Aus is a weak team now. But so is this SAF team . Apart from missing Abd , they're also missing their biggest weapon at home ( Philander) and Ngidi. I'm not making excuses here. I'll be the first one to credit and appreciate pakistan if they pull off even one win in this series, even if it's a dead rubber. I'm just highlighting the hypocrisy here by some posters, who played down indian win at Adelaide but are refusing to accept the same when it's their turn.

 

[Plumb]

Ridiculous to play Yasir. I've been saying for months.

He 'll come good in 4th innings... They have plan against him to unsettle lets see how he comes back

 

[castortroy]

Pitch looks slow and flat now

 

[Plumb]

Bad bowl shaheen another proof which line we bowling

 

[castortroy]

It's a shame Shadab is injured as he could have been used instead of Yasir

 

[Rana]

Need a wicket here

 

[Stalin]

Alright Bavuma is schooling Yasir here

 

[Rana]

Sarfaraz has jinxed Yasir

 

[Plumb]

It's a shame Shadab is injured as he could have been used instead of Yasir

Ya SA would have been in lead by now then

 

[DRsohail]

YASIR

 

[NauV]

Aright the day needs to end for Pakistans sake now! these 2 batsman are chilling.

 

[Plumb]

too many boundaries given in last 3 overs

 

[Stalin]

One wicket for Pak here. Qdk is as good as a tail ender in tests and they too have a long tail. Realistic chance of a lead if they break this stand.

 

[RobinJay]

Losing the plot, need to pull things back.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Yasir making sure that SA don't have much to worry about tonight as they can get as close as possible to Pakistan's score today.

 

[Plumb]

One wicket for Pak here. Qdk is as good as a tail ender in tests and they too have a long tail. Realistic chance of a lead if they break this stand.

QDK is a very attacking player his bat is not talking last few games but I am really worried about his counter attack..

 

[castortroy]

Pitch is flat now

 

[Ikball]

Need 4 wickets here

 

[Stalin]

QDK is a very attacking player his bat is not talking last few games but I am really worried about his counter attack..

He lives by the sword and dies by it. Not gonna score more than 20 for his life.

 

[Rana]

Not sure how Shaheen expects the ball to fly to 3rd, 4th slip and gully bowling the angle that he is

 

[Plumb]

bowling too full comon guys

 

[Stalin]

What a cricketer this Bavuma is !! Electric in the field and now showing his class with the bat

 

[Ikball]

It was better that rain would have not stopped.

 

[Plumb]

Amir got his length right after bowling in domestic. He need to bowl the last few over..