South Africa reach 106/4 in reply to Pakistan's 272 at Stumps on Day 2 of the 2nd Test

[Ab Fan]

Kagsio Rabada 0-72.

 

[PakPremi]

Sorry but 60s and 70s are useless in Test cricket, the top batsmen carry on and make their start count.

If you're satisfied with that then fine.

If Pak go onto win this match then that 77 is worth gold and he has scored 5 100s too.

 

[AAli98]

Babar has played Test cricket for 4.5 years. Pakistan always hides behind excuse of inexperience.

He had the chance to score a big Test hundred but his lack of concentration costs him again. He gets a pass by many because of the aesthetic manner of his scoring.

I agree the top order is a shambles though, shouldn't be in this position on a good batting deck.

Babar is a poor mans Joe Root. Mental toughness isn’t there. No drive or Will to win. Easily pleased to plod along. Will b remembered as a good player who usually did it when it didn’t matter. Cover drives - His strength will turn into his biggest weakness and will get out regularly to that shot, then u will know his time is up.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

What's this approach getting them?

260-8 ?

Not scoring at all when they should be looking to get 300.

 

[PakPremi]

Run rate after 108 overs is 2.4, this is poor quality cricket.

SA have controlled runs well and Pak losing wickets regularly so unable to dominate.

 

[PakPremi]

Babar is a poor mans Joe Root. Mental toughness isn’t there. No drive or Will to win. Easily pleased to plod along. Will b remembered as a good player who usually did it when it didn’t matter. Cover drives - His strength will turn into his biggest weakness and will get out regularly to that shot, then u will know his time is up.

So his 77 did not matter when Pak were 22-3.?
Some logic would not go missing.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

This is all despite SA have lost one of their bowlers

 

[imshally81]

4444

 

[AAli98]

So his 77 did not matter when Pak were 22-3.?
Some logic would not go missing.

Babar is like misbah. Always gets out after an enforced break or start of next day. Weak psychological state of mind. Something Younis Khan never ever did...

 

[castortroy]

Pak should have batted SA out of the game

 

[JimmyGetsBuckets]

Faheem needs to play a little more assertive so he can get his century

 

[imshally81]

No ball

 

[imshally81]

Out

 

[shah_1]

What is Faheem trying to do?


Attack a bit

 

[castortroy]

Looked all over the place with the short ball

 

[PakPremi]

Babar is like misbah. Always gets out after an enforced break or start of next day. Weak psychological state of mind. Something Younis Khan never ever did...

Misbah too scored a lot of valuable runs. Getting out to good or bad shot is part of the game. As long as Babar is making good contributions and scoring a century every 5 match I am happy with him. Openers are Pak issue.

 

[Rana]

Faheem kept on exposing the strike to Nauman against Nortje. And Nauman seems to forget how to duck all of a sudden

 

[castortroy]

Very strange tactics by faheem.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Like I said earlier the approach is wrong

What they playing for time?

 

[Mean&Green]

Faheem kept on exposing the strike to Nauman against Nortje. And Nauman seems to forget how to duck all of a sudden

What a stupid approach is faheem thick in the head against the spinner was fine but why would u throw him under the bus against a guy who bowls at 150

 

[JimmyGetsBuckets]

Faheem needs to be more assertive when he is with the tail. He did the same thing in NZ

 

[Amjid Javed]

Nauman gone. Fahim might not get strike back now

 

[imshally81]

All out

 

[shah_1]

Faheem brainless batting

 

[castortroy]

Faheem what was the point

 

[reversehook]

who is tailender? faheem or other guys? first ball he is gladly taking single... does he want to go not out and beef his avg or just lack of common sense....

 

[Mir jibran]

Unlucky faheem

 

[Mean&Green]

****** faheem

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Very very strange tactics frm fahim. He is at his best wen attacking. All that time instead of blockimg away to oblivion he should have been positive maybe wud have been closer to 300 now

 

[Deewana Mastana]

272 all over

 

[JimmyGetsBuckets]

What a stupid approach is faheem thick in the head against the spinner was fine but why would u throw him under the bus against a guy who bowls at 150

You could see the Nauman wicket coming. he was struggling the last couple overs when they were aiming for his ribs.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Thers Game over for Pakistsn

 

[castortroy]

Very good chance for SA to take this test now.

Absolutely nothing in this wicket at all

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Very very strange tactics frm fahim. He is at his best wen attacking. All that time instead of blockimg away to oblivion he should have been positive maybe wud have been closer to 300 now

Pakistan would've been 300+ and he could have had his 100

 

[Mean&Green]

I don’t think this was faheem doing looks like the amazing Intelligence of misbah up haq

 

[PakPremi]

Tailenders did not do their job today.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Brilliant innings from Faheem. Really deserved a 100

 

[JimmyGetsBuckets]

Faheem is a dummy

 

[Cricket World]

Not enough runs but need to pull it back with sensational bowling efforts

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Stupid batting frm Pakistan. Lets see south africa now take the game over by scoring 300 plus

 

[Amjid Javed]

All out 272. Stupid stuff from fahim exposing tail to nokje.

Poor 1st inns effort by pakistan

 

[We Bleed Green]

Faheem, You Joker, Why did he not go for big shots earlier?

 

[reversehook]

coah is an idiot too, should have sent in a waterboy to convey that hog the strike, you are not the tailender...

 

[Mean&Green]

Very good chance for SA to take this test now.

Absolutely nothing in this wicket at all

Lmao South Africa isn’t winning anything for jack they will be bowled out for like like 200-220 they just don’t have it in them their is still a lot in this wicket if you are a quality spinner and we have two of them chokers will choke

 

[Darkrai]

Weren't people saying Shaheen will become a good all-rounder

 

[PakPremi]

Only 3 players performed in batting that is poor. Rizwan looks lost as well and Fahim strange tactics at the end.

 

[UzmanBeast]

272 all out is pathetic.

Poor from Babar to get out after playing so well.

Fawad got run out needlessly.

Rizwan played a foolish shot, no need to hook Nortje.

Hasan got out needlessly, and so did Yasir.

Faheem should have kept strike when we have tailenders who can't bat against short-pitched bowling.

Will need an incredible bowling effort to restrict South Africa below 272.

 

[shariqnoor]

Nortje bullying Pakistan on these tracks. God forbid these batters get to play him in SA. Terrible batting. Especially by Babar Azam. If he can't score big on home grounds against big teams, then his scoring centuries against SL, Bang, Zim is useless.

 

[castortroy]

Lmao South Africa isn’t winning anything for jack they will be bowled out for like like 200-220 they just don’t have it in them their is still a lot in this wicket if you are a quality spinner and we have two of them chokers will choke

Again, all the reliance is on our spinners. Can anyone see Hasan or Afridi taking a fifer like norje

 

[Manunited18]

Shocking collapse

 

[castortroy]

Nortje bullying Pakistan on these tracks. God forbid these batters get to play him in SA. Terrible batting. Especially by Babar Azam. If he can't score big on home grounds against big teams, then his scoring centuries against SL, Bang, Zim is useless.

Nortje against this line up in SA would be the stuff of nightmares

 

[Mean&Green]

Again, all the reliance is on our spinners. Can anyone see Hasan or Afridi taking a fifer like norje

Well all three of those wickets were gifted last two were tail Enders and babar gifted it as well by playing a terrible stroke he isn’t anything special lots of pace with no Brain he will be hammered by other teams

 

[Rana]

Runs on the board.

Not sure if SA have passed 280 once on this tour (only one Test before this lol)

 

[Mean&Green]

Nortje bullying Pakistan on these tracks. God forbid these batters get to play him in SA. Terrible batting. Especially by Babar Azam. If he can't score big on home grounds against big teams, then his scoring centuries against SL, Bang, Zim is useless.

Babar isn’t the only player in the team who’s sole responsibility is to score runs you guys aren’t happy if he scores a duck and you’re neither happy if he scores 77 fans can never be satisfied

 

[Rana]

Hopefully one of the pace bowlers steps up today

 

[Amjid Javed]

Bowlers now need to bail us out after that poor effort with bat.

 

[BigShak]

That has to be one our worst batting efforts in a while. Some of the players need a hard look at themselves and their mentality. This pitch is flat as a pancake and we still can’t get up to 350+. Ridiculous.

 

[MenInG]

 

[naseem]

Poor tail.....

 

[UzmanBeast]

What on earth is Shaheen doing?

 

[Rana]

our strike bowler goes for 9 in his first over. What is the point?

 

[UzmanBeast]

The first two overs of a test match in the subcontinent are so crucial. When the ball is swinging, you have to make the most of it. You can't afford to give cheap deliveries. Shaheen needs to be solid with the new ball, he's wasting it right now.

 

[JibranAnsari]

good start by south africa.

 

[azimiqbal]

Need to keep it a bit tight , I don’t agree with Hassan ali playing this game , need to be a threat with new ball

 

[Rana]

Our strike bowler being struck for boundaries nearly every ball

 

[Ami]

I know, you cant slag off a guy on 70 not out but that was poor. Even a blind spectator could see that Nauman was struggling against fast bowling, Faheem should have manned up.
Could easily have got to 300 with some sheilding.
Absolutely poor.

 

[JibranAnsari]

shaheen looks overworked and tired. playing every match isnt helping him.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Shaheen has regressed big time.

 

[UzmanBeast]

From my understanding, if Hasan can get his pace to 85mph, he will be a tough customer to negotiate. Right now, he's pretty negotiable.

 

[UzmanBeast]

Hasan needs to bowl tightly.

We don't have many runs to play with.

Pacers need to save runs for spinners, they are the more impactful bowlers in today's match.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Shaheen needs rest but after that we will be playing that useless psl as well. Very hard on him.

 

[Usman Chadda]

shaheen looks overworked and tired. playing every match isnt helping him.

Excuses. He is not good enough for Test cricket at the moment.

 

[Markhor]

Pakistan's customary new ball bowling getting opposition off to T20 start.

 

[JibranAnsari]

south africa will definitely falter against spin here , still elger faf and van der dussan can score big hundreds.

 

[UzmanBeast]

Against Elgar, Hasan should go around the wicket, he's really good with that angle and the new ball might to something.

Get a few fielders on the leg-side to prevent the flick, and angle the ball to the top of off-stump, hoping that some variation in the pitch or some swing can get a bowled or a nick.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Excuses. He is not good enough for Test cricket at the moment.

who else is in pakistan , we have to make do with them.Shaheen is our best fast bowler at the moment and he is overworked.

 

[Shafi]

Our bowling is getting worse under Waqar. PCB is wasting money for nothing.

 

[UzmanBeast]

Elgar will drive and hit anything outside off, so set him up for that.

Bowl a few on off-stump and put your back into one outside off, hoping that it bounces and takes the edge.

 

[MRSN]

Now SA will make them pay for lazy batting.

 

[castortroy]

Might as well just bowl spin. Our seamers are useless