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

[ReluctantT]

Misbah first Pakistani batsman to reach double digit in this series

 

[Bullet Drive]

Brilliant from Morkel. Slower in pace but a beauty

 

[sali]

Morkel showing what height can do. He's getting bounce that Irfan was expected to do.

 

[mosh101]

Kallis can be put away

 

[yasir]

Misbah and Azhar are starting to play balls that they should still leave, that worries me... Don't worry about the score card, score will come... please be patient

 

[Amjid Javed]

pak 32/3

 

[ReluctantT]

On public demand no more RR updates.

Partnership 20 off 79 balls

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

:4

 

[IMMY69]

Raja once again spouting nonsense.
Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq were discovered and brought in by Misbah??? They were playing before Misbah was captain and when he was not even in the side!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Both batsmen have played the short ball well surprisingly.

 

[Boi]

Smashed for four!

 

[Munna]

beautifully pulled!! shot of the day so far

 

[*syed59*]

cracking sound...go Azhar!!!

 

[JibranAnsari]

Great pull from azhar ..4

 

[Bullet Drive]

Now that's weird. Azhar hardly EVER pulls the ball even on flat tracks but here he's smashed Kallis

 

[Amjid Javed]

4 by AA good pull shot.

 

[ReluctantT]

Azhar ali joined Misbah in DD club.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Deep backward square leg in place.

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

 

[Bullet Drive]

13* to Azhar now.

 

[James]

Probably the best two Pak batsmen for these conditions. Let's have a hundred partnership.

 

[Random Aussie]

Good stabilising here

 

[RehanG]

:

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

What a delivery to dismiss

 

[Bullet Drive]

 

[Munna]

that was one helluva ball!!!

old fella does it again

 

[JibranAnsari]

Azhar couldnt do much about it..unreal bounce.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Azhar gone! what a nast delivery from kallis!

 

[Bullet Drive]

There is absolutely nothing Azhar could have done there.

 

[mosh101]

Just goes to show how weak we are on these tracks ! Pathetic batting.

 

[castortroy]

120ao

 

[Saurav]

lol Azhar,has real problems against short ball,even Dinda n Kumar exploited it

 

[Ryankhan]

ek our gayaa

 

[Bullet Drive]

Well played Azhar. I know 13 looks like a nothing score but he's done a lot for PAK there. Unfortunately he's out to a ripper.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Our fast bowlers were not upto the mark..can yu see now what pitch has it in for the quicks.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Only critical point here is azhar does have a habit of not dropping his hands when playing the short ball, in saying that it was a brute of a ball which got him out.

 

[Random Aussie]

:-(

 

[MattyB]

Kallis may not be as good as most other International bowlers but as I said before he certainly has a knack of getting wickets.

 

[sali]

20 more to avoid followo on

 

[Bullet Drive]

lol Azhar,has real problems against short ball,even Dinda n Kumar exploited it

Are you blind?

He hit the previous short ball for a boundary.

It was a brilliant delivery that just got him.

Your probably following the game on Cricinfo.

 

[tarrar]

One more gone. So what are we looking at here 90 all out or may be 100 all out?

 

[speed]

Big trouble someone needs to stand up and score a 100.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pak 36/4 and in even bigger trouble.

 

[mosh101]

Kallis is a legend

 

[JibranAnsari]

lol Azhar,has real problems against short ball,even Dinda n Kumar exploited it

Even sachin at his prime would have got out on this delivery

 

[Bullet Drive]

Asad Shafiq in now. Come on Shafiq. Would have proffered Umar Akmal here but Shafiq it is.

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

Asad facing.. He should expect lots of short stuff.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Shafiq is a fighter. He's done well under pressure before.

 

[Bullet Drive]

That was the worst time to lose a wicket. PAK were just starting to move along nicely.

 

[tarrar]

My question is why the hell our bowlers couldn't swing the bowl like the SA bowlers are swinging?

 

[Munna]

even a partnership of 100 from these two wont bring us out of trouble now...

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

137kph was the last delivery of kallis.

 

[ReluctantT]

AA gone after crucial partnership of 24

his contribution is 13.

 

[kamranwasti]

This phase is the first real momentum shift in the test - Pakistani batting predictably exposed and South Africa set for a match-winning 100+ lead. Tame surrender on the cards.

 

[mosh101]

That man sitting in front of whatmore looks like altaf hussain

 

[Amjid Javed]

100 as a team total looks miles away here. All pakistan bowlers hard work is being undone by our feeble batsmen here.

 

[ReluctantT]

My question is why the hell our bowlers couldn't swing the bowl like the SA bowlers are swinging?

Difference between class and world class , just imho.

 

[Love Pakistan]

Azhar survived and played a good fighting inning. Needed a big score. Misbah, Shafiq and Sarfraz are left to do a lot of work now.

 

[ReluctantT]

Just 18 more required.

 

[tarrar]

So this is what Pak teams needs to do in 2nd test match drop Rahat for Irfan & Pak needs one more pacer & Ehsan should be picked up.

The problem here is & the experts also are eying this as a big problem that there is no all rounder in Pak team.

 

[Saurav]

Even sachin at his prime would have got out on this delivery

maybe,but Azhar struggled against even our legends as I mentioned.

that ball was made to look better than it was.could have ducked it easily

 

[Bullet Drive]

Ramiz is telling his 92 stories again.

 

[Saurav]

come on Shafiq

 

[Bullet Drive]

maybe,but Azhar struggled against even our legends as I mentioned.

that ball was made to look better than it was.could have ducked it easily

That was an ODI. He attacked that short ball.

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

Even kallis bowling at 137kph. Our bowlers were trundling at 130 with no swing

 

[Bullet Drive]

37-4. 216 runs to get.

 

[mosh101]

Nasty yorker on the foot

 

[Bullet Drive]

Shafiq has been in poor form for a long time now(domestic).. He'll have to occupy the crease.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Ramiz is telling his 92 stories again.

The point he making is valid , pakistan should have played at least 3 side games to get acclimatized to the conditions.

 

[mosh101]

Oh boy review

 

[shah_1]

review

 

[Bullet Drive]

That was out!

 

[Munna]

uh oh

 

[kamranwasti]

So this is what Pak teams needs to do in 2nd test match drop Rahat for Irfan & Pak needs one more pacer & Ehsan should be picked up.

The problem here is & the experts also are eying this as a big problem that there is no all rounder in Pak team.

Neither of the two should play. If there is a replacement, it should be Tanveer or even Abdur Rahman coming in for Rahat but not Irfan who just won't survive. Height and all won't matter. You have already seen the fate of Rahat who came to this test with an average of 20.

 

[ReluctantT]

12 out of 21 overs are maiden .

 

[Bullet Drive]

I think that was a wicket. Looked an edge.

 

[tarrar]

I blame Pak Management & Pak selectors, for making a poor team.

There should have been 4 pacers. Mohammed Irfan , Ehsan Adil, Umer Gul & Junaid Khan.

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

he is okay. No white mark there.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Nothing on hot spot. I thought that was out in my view.

 

[Bullet Drive]

SA have lost all their reviews.