South Africa vs Pakistan | 3rd Test | Centurion | 22/2/13 | Day 1

[GreenKnightRises]

50 from hashim..

 

[taqi]

50 to amla

 

[Osman]

our bowlers just aren't good enough to stop amla...seems every time he comes out he will score a 50 at least

 

[ViciousMachine]

yes Gul whetehr you like it or not..he would have been much better than the messiah rahat or a young adil..grow up

Gul coming off two ducks and his massive 1 wicket??? Rahat & Ehsan have already got the same wicket tally & run total.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

What a player he is..

 

[GreenKnightRises]

 

[CalculatedRisk]

i'm dreading what Amla will do to mediocre bowlers like Afridi.

 

[ViciousMachine]

our bowlers just aren't good enough to stop amla...seems every time he comes out he will score a 50 at least

feels like the entire series, we've only had 1 bowler - Ajmal....

when RSA gets the new ball, its zig-zagging everywhere, for all the hype for Irfan, another session with a new ball where he got 0 wickets... still sitting on 3 lower order wickets

All up to Ajmal to do something in middle session somehow

 

[doctordamor]

103/2 SA totally dominated thanks to positive approach and wayward bowling. Gul played 2 test where he couldn't do jack and ppl wanted him back

 

[doctordamor]

I agree with Shaun pollock which he hinted, Irfan is not test match bowler

 

[Amjid Javed]

wayward bowling performance over by pakistan on wicket were 250 is par and i can see S.A getting alot more than that here!

 

[mosh101]

Lunch it is. Good day for SA so far !

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Thats Lunch boys...

 

[Osman]

100 runs in a session. Something we cannot even dream of doing unless YK is at the crease. Have taken two wickets and still it means nothing. Tells u all u need to know about this pathetic bowling attack.

 

[mosh101]

Oh man our pace department is freakin weak

 

[JibranAnsari]

wayward bowling performance over by pakistan on wicket were 250 is par and i can see S.A getting alot more than that here!

The pitch is being used for the first time and you come out with your par score!

With pakistan batting 200-250 is par score anywhere anyway.

 

[JibranAnsari]

We need to pick up two wickets at the start of the session.

 

[Silverlion]

wrist, pace and pitching the ball where by the time batsmen move his bat the ball starts moving.

variety, bouncers, yorkers, round the wicket.

Akram is a stupid coach.

 

[liaqat]

expect a innings defeat ,,,


3 bowlers who have 2 match experience between them,, wow

 

[MRSN]

wrist, pace and pitching the ball where by the time batsmen move his bat the ball starts moving.

variety, bouncers, yorkers, round the wicket.

Akram is a stupid coach.

What's NCA doing?Why was Aqbib removed who was doing fairly a good job?

 

[the Great Khan]

Oh man our pace department is freakin weak

well what do you expect, amir banned asif banned junaid injured gul out of form, thats a world class bowling attack on the ropes..be patient..we will lose this one but remember asifs debut? the lads will elarn..support your team..at elast their not as bad as kumar and ishant who are the biggest joke ive seen!

 

[IAJ]

Rahat Ali should have been playing on streets in Pakistan where he knocks over the local boys delivery after delivery and every one watching him there with their dhoti and kurta wishing this boy should play for Pakistan. It should just have ended with those wishful thinkings and talks.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Rahat ali does not have a strong enough action and does not bowl the right length. If you have swing you just need to bowl the right line and length and be patient.

 

[Irshadbhat]

Mohd Akram is as worst as it can get for god sake sack him

 

[Xoib]

this is an awful pace attack.

Irfan has no idea how to move the cherry thinks bowling back of a length rising delivery is enough to be an international bowler. Rahat is Sami reincarnated this time with a left arm and Adil looks very green who would struggle to bowl U 12's. Worse pace attack ever.

 

[vandokkum]

Missed the first session, how was the bowling? Looks like two wickets for youngsters

 

[JibranAnsari]

Missed the first session, how was the bowling? Looks like two wickets for youngsters

Not good. Erratic.

 

[waqar goraya]

Heavy defeat on the cards!!..

 

[Sherlock]

Why no Rehman is just baffling.

 

[mosh101]

Misbah should be watching clarke during lunch. Thats how a captain should play !

 

[Xoib]

its depressing to see trundler like Ehsan Adi trying to play test cricket for Pakistan. Innigs defeat confirm here.

 

[doctordamor]

stop saying rahat is sami, sami has pace rahat has nothing

 

[JibranAnsari]

Heavy defeat on the cards!!..

Still early days in the test match , things can change with a wicket or two. Let's make statements at least after first day.

 

[Irshadbhat]

Misbah should be watching clarke during lunch. Thats how a captain should play !

Misbah is not half as good as a batsman of the calibre of Michael Clarke

 

[GreenKnightRises]

103/2 SA totally dominated thanks to positive approach and wayward bowling. Gul played 2 test where he couldn't do jack and ppl wanted him back

Yeh If Gul had played he would hve got wacked ll over the plce.. and would have not got even 1 wicket... Then these same people who wants gull Back would have bashed him...

 

[style_guru]

Anything over 250-300 can prove fatal for the fragile Pakistan batting. Dropping Jamshed was a big mistake i feel.

 

[ViciousMachine]

Why no Rehman is just baffling.

There are tons of things to complain about right now, but this should not be one of them. NOBODY is going to play TWO specialist spinners in RSA!!! That is just stupid.

Rehman is not in the same league as Ajmal !! In the series vs Eng where he did good, Monty did good too! So did Hafeez!! It was a spinning track.

This is a diff world in RSA! The only spinner in the world who can do good in RSA is Ajmal !!

Its our pace bowling that is struggling. Every pace attack on earth looks at least decent in RSA, however, we look like garbage.

Still, like somebody posted above, we just need a couple early wickets, get back into game. RSA are not as deep with the bat without Kallis, they played a bowler instead.

 

[waqar goraya]

Still early days in the test match , things can change with a wicket or two. Let's make statements at least after first day.

One or 2 wickets are not enough...On this pitch Pakistani batsmen will struggle even more..

 

[ViciousMachine]

Anything over 250-300 can prove fatal for the fragile Pakistan batting. Dropping Jamshed was a big mistake i feel.

100% agreed with the Jamshed stately.... just makes no sense at all. Young player, his first RSA tour. I agree he's been bad, but surely you have to give him more chances??? Not like we playing for a series win here, we already lost, and we are playing 3 kids in terms of experience at pace...??? just such a strange decision... somehow I think Farhat used his father-in-law to get back in. There are a dozen better options on domestic tour.

 

[mastermind_quad]

well what do you expect, amir banned asif banned junaid injured gul out of form, thats a world class bowling attack on the ropes..be patient..we will lose this one but remember asifs debut? the lads will elarn..support your team..at elast their not as bad as kumar and ishant who are the biggest joke ive seen!

Aap khud ko tasal-li de rahe ho ya baat kuch aur hai...

 

[Wazeeri]

Why no Rehman is just baffling.

Baffling? Maybe its because of the following

Player	        Span	      Mat	Wkts	Ave	Econ	SR
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2010	4	13	27.23	2.71	60.1
Shakib Al Hasan 2008-2008	1	6	16.5	3.53	28
[b]GP Swann (Eng)[/b]	2009-2009	1	5	[b]40.2[/b]	2.77	86.8
[b]M Muralitharan[/b]  2002-2002	1	4	[b]42[/b]	2.38	105.7
AG Cremer (Zim)	2005-2005	1	3	35.33	3.95	53.6
Danish Kaneria  2007-2007	1	3	52.66	2.4	131.6
DL Vettori (NZ)	2006-2007	2	3	49	2.76	106.3
N Boje (SA)	2001-2006	4	2	110	3.09	213
Harbhajan Singh 2010-2010	1	2	84.5	4.69	108
Imran Tahir (SA 2011-2011	1	2	18.5	3.7	30
RR Sarwan (WI)	2004-2004	1	2	27.5	3.92	42
RP Arnold (SL)	2001-2002	2	1	55	2.89	114
TM Dilshan (SL)	2011-2011	1	1	17	2.42	42
JP Duminy (SA)	2009-2009	1	1	24	2.18	66
AF Giles (Eng)	2005-2005	1	1	62	3.64	102
Mohammad Hafeez 2007-2013	2	1	60	2.6	138

 

[ViciousMachine]

Yeh If Gul had played he would hve got wacked ll over the plce.. and would have not got even 1 wicket... Then these same people who wants gull Back would have bashed him...

Very well said !!! I rather have the 19 year old who is at least TRYING ! Plus both Rahat & Ehsan have tied Gul's wicket tally (1) and runs (0 in 2 innings) from last game. So not like they are doing any worse than Gul.

Plus it might be a wake up call for him, he's really dropped off in all 3 phases of the game.

 

[MRSN]

almost had Amla with the Doosra..

 

[MRSN]

good fielding..

 

[MRSN]

need at least two wickets in this session..

 

[leatherface58]

What the hell Shakib averages 16 on this ground?

 

[MRSN]

Ehsan can be our Asif in future..

 

[MRSN]

that's a wonderful ball

Ehsan strikes..

 

[shah_1]

Eshan adil cheetah

 

[ViciousMachine]

yesssssss!! nice ball !!!! pls dont be no-ball !!!

 

[HASHAM2]

Ehsan can be our Asif in future..

Plus Ehsan is natural no-8 batsman and Outstanding Fielder

 

[JibranAnsari]

Beautiful length once again , Shabash :ehsan

 

[vandokkum]

Faf throws it away

 

[JibranAnsari]

Ehsan can be our Asif in future..

Let's not hype him.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

YEAHHHHH... Another BEauty from the youngster..!!!!!!...

 

[the Great Khan]

well well well..have we found another gem here??

 

[HASHAM2]

Ehsan Woo

 

[Irshadbhat]

Too early to compare Ehsan with a genius like

 

[shahidafridi123]

Come on Adil!

 

[Genghis]

Good stuff! Youngsta beauty!

 

[Saurav]

certainly doesnt look worth the hype.marginally better than Tanvir Ahmed,if at all

 

[ViciousMachine]

Let's not hype him.

maybe we should be. Pace is not everything, and at 19 he's already hitting mid 130s. No reason to believe he cannot get a little bigger and get to the high 130s or even 140 still.

But good start to session, just 3 runs and this is the 4th over.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Nice lift and pace.

 

[HASHAM2]

Where are Ehsan haters
why were saying he does not have pace and more and more

 

[MRSN]

Let's not hype him.

I know it's too early but the only thing he lacks is experience..that's why I said in the future..

 

[ViciousMachine]

certainly doesnt look worth the hype.marginally better than Tanvir Ahmed,if at all

Tanvir is in mid 30s and he bowls mid 120s. Ehsan is 19 and can bowl mid 130s. Not to mension Ehsan gets more movement.

 

[mosh101]

Good start after lunch. Key batting pair this now.

 

[JibranAnsari]

I hate SA commentators , not giving credit to ehsan adil Didn't say even once that it was a good delivery. Small hearted.

 

[HASHAM2]

Ehsan dude we need Amla wicket

 

[akheR]

certainly doesnt look worth the hype.marginally better than Tanvir Ahmed,if at all

He'll be a gun in one or two years time, a good Test bowler like the other man from Sheikhupura.

 

[ViciousMachine]

love that effort from Irfan !!! Great stuff!!

 

[shahidafridi123]

Highest averages for a batsman at Super Sport Park:
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...902;template=results;type=batting;view=ground

AB second

 

[HASHAM2]

Good bowl by Ajmal

 

[Saurav]

He'll be a gun in one or two years time, a good Test bowler like the other man from Sheikhupura.

hes not nearly as accurate,and swings it one way.

but I hope he doesnt go his way

 

[HASHAM2]

He'll be a gun in one or two years time, a good Test bowler like the other man from Sheikhupura.

Ehsan is from Gojar village near Faisalabad
He is from Gujjar family

 

[ViciousMachine]

I hate SA commentators , not giving credit to ehsan adil Didn't say even once that it was a good delivery. Small hearted.

Who are you listening too?? Maybe not much credit to Ehsan, but the amount of praise given to Ajmal is very friendly. Every time he comes on, they call him magician or best spinner (not one of the best, BEST spinner).

Unlike Indian commentators, who when Ajmal took a 5-fer in the 3rd ODI, gave the MoM to Dhoni for scoring 30-odd....

 

[leatherface58]

Guys what pace is Adil bowling at? And his action is it good?

 

[Pete Rose]

its depressing to see trundler like Ehsan Adi trying to play test cricket for Pakistan. Innigs defeat confirm here.

isnt it?

 

[GreenKnightRises]

pitches up and driven for a beautiful

 

[vandokkum]

Sir Hashim Amla is a beauty to watch