South Africa vs Pakistan | 1st Test | Johannesburg | 2/2/13 | Day 2

[Khabri420]

Just about an hour to go before the 2nd day's play starts.

Recap:

South Africa bowled out for 253 (Kallis 50, du Plessis 41, Hafeez 4/16)

Pakistan 6/0


The Pakistani bowlers have done their bit and now its up to the batsmen to capitalize on this start. Pakistan will want to make use of their 1st innings as they will be batting last on this surface.

Question is, how will the Pakistani batsmen against the South African pacers?

 

[workkey]

Lets hope they can bat three sessions.South africans will come at them full guns blazing

 

[adnan yasin]

2ND day batting becomes easy and i hope they dont gift their wickets to them

with little bit of application and temperament they can play 3 sessions easily

 

[MRSN]

first session is key..

 

[HASHAM2]

2ND day batting becomes easy and i hope they dont gift their wickets to them

with little bit of application and temperament they can play 3 sessions easily

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Afirdi better captain than Misbah

 

[Jeetu111]

me thinks 1st innings lead will not be significant ... test would be reduced to a innings each contest .

 

[adnan yasin]

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Afirdi better captain than Misbah

yeah in ODIS

and its a fact

but now we have hafeez .... but no way misbah is suitable for ODIS

he is good in test matches ... and only fool can critcize misbah in test cricket


Dont hide your face its ok .... you have done nothing wrong

 

[Pak_Lover]

We need one century from one of our top 3 and I am optimistic about Nasir

 

[adnanulhaq97]

Afridi a better captain than Misbah.

 

[sada90]

Afridi a better captain than Misbah.

agree lol ,some people can never change

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Time to see how far our team is progressed, today will be a big indicator for the rest of the series

 

[Kianig89]

this will set the tone....................plz batters don't waste the hardwork done

 

[Pak_Lover]

Pakistan will score above 400

 

[sehban]

hopefully...the boys will do well Insh- Allah - but it is not going to be easy since our tail is as big as the great wall of china

 

[Pak_Lover]

hopefully...the boys will do well Insh- Allah - but it is not going to be easy since our tail is as big as the great wall of china

liked that

 

[Jo_Don]

Average score batting first is 319. Average score batting second is 292.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

I'm dreading this.

Insha'Allah boyzz duz well

 

[OZGOD]

Great bowling from Pakistan, shame I didn't get to see it! You've given yourselves a great chance to dictate terms. One way to avoid having to bat last on this wicket is bat once and bat big.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Average score batting first is 319. Average score batting second is 292.

Ain't second higher ??

 

[shahidafridi123]

Need to bat the whole day

 

[Jo_Don]

Ain't second higher ??

Nope, just caught that stat on TV now. They didn't put up the third and fourth innings scores at the Wanderers.

 

[iafzal]

Seems the pitch is the fastest on day 2 after playing a day or so.
Not a bad decision by Smith. Pak batsmen will just have to prove him wrong.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Nope, just caught that stat on TV now. They didn't put up the third and fourth innings scores at the Wanderers.

I mean we bowled Aus out for 70 and lost but this is 253. Oh Pak ..

 

[ReluctantT]

Prediction

Pakistan 344/6

 

[iafzal]

3 mins left and not more than a few hundred people in the stands

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Prediction

Pakistan 344/6

I can see us 34/6!

 

[iafzal]

take that back perhaps 100 people around

 

[Jo_Don]

Should start filling up soon, it's a great day to watch cricket. I'd have went down today if I could

 

[talha3]

Huge first hour.

 

[Pak_Lover]

Track will be little bit pacier... hmmm

 

[kungfu90]

not much of movement.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Kept low!

 

[Red Devil]

Bal keeps low

 

[adnan yasin]

variable bounce

 

[taqi]

we need to score big here variable bounce in first over

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Just leave and they'll be fine. Can't see LBW being too much an issue. Fish and you perish.

 

[adnan yasin]

woooh ... movement is there

 

[taqi]

good over from Phili first up

 

[talha3]

Hafeez surviving well there. It may have looked like plays and misses but he was just covering the ball that comes in.

 

[IAJ]

so much bounce from a trundler

 

[JibranAnsari]

sCARY STUFF FROM PHIL

 

[IAJ]

btw Salam all

 

[Pak_Lover]

Love to watch the seam off the pitch...should be good contest between bat and bowl

 

[adnan yasin]

gr8 over by philly

its carrying...its moving ... its just philly bowl closer then it will be tough

 

[IAJ]

Shot from Jamshed. First test runs

 

[Munna]

after seeing the first over.... lagta hai apne batsmen ki lagne wali hai full time

 

[adnan yasin]

Jamshed off the mark

2 runs

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Confident shot.

 

[JibranAnsari]

first runs in tests for jamshed..have a prosperous career boy!

 

[IAJ]

ohh well left

 

[talha3]

What a leave.

 

[adnan yasin]

oooh .. close ..

 

[Munna]

that was very close to that off stump

 

[adnan yasin]

leg bye

test for hafeez once again

 

[IAJ]

Hafeez is doing a Trott there

 

[IAJ]

what a ball from Steyn

 

[adnan yasin]

super delivery by steyn ....unplayable

 

[Munna]

Whoa!

 

[m.shah]

it is tough out there

 

[IAJ]

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Here we go!!!

 

[Pak_Lover]

goneeeeeeeeee

 

[akamaka]

unplayable

 

[Badsha]

I'm sorry but Steyn just deserved a wicket there. I wanted him to get one. Well bowled. World. Class.

 

[Munna]

that was on the cards! very much expected from hafeez!

 

[Saurav]

flat track,Shoaib?

 

[JibranAnsari]

and hafeez goes..bad footwork from hafeez but great delivery.

 

[m.shah]

hafeez gone

 

[adnan yasin]

it was expected ... brilliant bowling


and no feet movement from hafeez ...

playing away from the body ..every now and then ....

 

[talha3]

Uh oh...

 

[akamaka]

hot spot not showing anything again??

 

[Saurav]

Hotspot again went cold.Hafeez should've reviewed that

 

[Bullet Drive]

Big wicket now.

 

[adnan yasin]

it was expected ... brilliant bowling


and no feet movement from hafeez ...

playing away from the body ..every now and then ....

 

[IAJ]

Yesterday he came out to negotiate the swing, today he just stood there and poked at it and bye bye.

 

[MarkCooper]

No footwork at all

 

[shah_1]

Worldclass stuff

 

[malakian]

Steyn looks pumped up lol. Worrying for Pakistan.

 

[Bullet Drive]

It was a brilliant delivery. There's no need to bash Hafeez.

 

[JibranAnsari]

We will know today that we wasted first hour yesterday with the new ball!