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

[MRSN]

Rahat had been troubling Amla throughout the inning and deserved his wicket..

 

[ViciousMachine]

Maybe the surface helping seamers is Misbah's POV

I also think partially cause against Ajmal, both AB & Amla were leaving crease. If you bring Hafeez, they could do same. Vs YK, they have to play from crease.

It didnt work, but it wasnt the worst idea. Time to try Hafeez or bring back Ajmal now.

1 more before Tea boys!!!

 

[shah_1]

quality bowl by Rahat

 

[HASHAM2]

now u Guys will find Ehsan adil as Different bowler
Ehsan adil has good record vs Low order batsman,s

 

[Bilal7]

Ajmal should be back on right now, ABD has to go quickly.

 

[shah_1]

 

[ViciousMachine]

followed by epic garbage, on pads half volley....

consistency still missing

 

[imshally81]

he was a walking wicket against Ajmal anyway...

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[ViciousMachine]

Ajmal should be back on right now, ABD has to go quickly.

Would you bring in Ajmal? Or Hafeez - who bowls well vs lefties?

 

[Bilal7]

Yes your never right

Are you watching the match?

 

[HASHAM2]

Would you bring in Ajmal? Or Hafeez - who bowls well vs lefties?

Ehsan in domestic cricket has done very well against new Batsman,s
Ehsan may get 2 or 3 quick wickets here

 

[MRSN]

3+0=6

 

[IAJ]

One more wicket and we are into their tail, well sort of.

 

[Bilal7]

Would you bring in Ajmal? Or Hafeez - who bowls well vs lefties?

Hafeez is just not going to ball so that is not an option.

 

[Osman]

and proving its a fluke with half volleys the next balls

 

[MRSN]

One more wicket and we are into their tail, well sort of.

we are already are barring AB others are not good players of spin..

 

[Osman]

Yes your never right

mate 1 wicket doesn't change anything. It was a rubbish ball anyway

 

[Sandeep]

But yeah, Hafeez is a very very good spinner IMO! Leftie or not, he should be bowling his share of overs consistently across matches... Maybe he feels he is a specialist batsman! Or Misbah doesn't think he's useful..

 

[HASHAM2]

why no Ehsan adil from other end
4 overs in 1st spell
4 overs in 2nd spell
Ehsan adil deserved 6 over Spell,s

 

[Bilal7]

Why is Ajmal bowling from this side of the wicket? Doesn't look like picking a wicket.

 

[MRSN]

and proving its a fluke with half volleys the next balls

he hasn't been consistent but has been more effective than Gul or Irfan..

 

[yasir]

Even after taking wicket, such a poor bowling... People don't realize that when you are a medium pacer (that too a very slow one), you have to be very accurate to be effective. These guys (Eshan and Adil) cannot bowl six good bowls, they cannot create any pressure even on a very supporting wicket...

Very disappointed with the pace options shown on this tour, looks like we are not breading tigers any more, all we got is bunch of lambs

 

[Bilal7]

mate 1 wicket doesn't change anything. It was a rubbish ball anyway

That poster rates players only by looking at their age. If you're a youngster, you're world-class according to him. :umarakmal

 

[ViciousMachine]

why no Ehsan adil from other end
4 overs in 1st spell
4 overs in 2nd spell
Ehsan adil deserved 6 over Spell,s

probably cause he's 19, they dont want to overdo him.

I suspect he will take over from Rahat Ali in an over or two (or maybe after tea). Pace on end, spin other most likely.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Are you watching the match?

No I'm just posting on the commentary thread for no reason

 

[leatherface58]

even after taking wicket, such a poor bowling... People don't realize that when you are a medium pacer (that too a very slow one), you have to be very accurate to be effective. These guys (eshan and adil) cannot bowl six good bowls, they cannot create any pressure even on a very supporting wicket...

Very disappointed with the pace options shown on this tour, looks like we are not breading tigers any more, all we got is bunch of lambs

interesting are they two different people

 

[Bullet Drive]

another 1

 

[Bullet Drive]

Review taken!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Billy thinks it might be a no-ball

 

[Sandeep]

Plumb!

 

[ViciousMachine]

review time..... gonna be close

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Another quality delivery from Rahath...

 

[HASHAM2]

need wickets

 

[GreenKnightRises]

I Think

 

[Bullet Drive]

Brilliant bowling by Rahat

 

[HASHAM2]

That out

 

[Bullet Drive]

Plumb. Poor review. 3 wickets for Rahat now

 

[ViciousMachine]

Gone!!! For once, please wrap up tail quickly!! Go Pak!!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Into SA tail end now.

 

[GreenKnightRises]

Yeah.. the Youngsters Bought back Pak Into this Game... Yo..!!!!!

 

[Sandeep]

My prediction coming quarter true.. 4 below 250 totals!

 

[Bullet Drive]

Robbie P in now. We need to get him early

 

[shah_1]

Good bowling by Rahat

 

[Bullet Drive]

mate 1 wicket doesn't change anything. It was a rubbish ball anyway

And how about this one?

 

[Bilal7]

No I'm just posting on the commentary thread for no reason

Then you should know that Rahat has bowled some rubbish today. That one to Elgar was a pretty good delivery though.

 

[Bullet Drive]

143kph by Rahat. He's bowling quicker the more he bowls

 

[shah_1]

hitting 143KPH

 

[Patriot]

I only thought he bowled the In-swinger (right-hander) but that moved back in to the leftie.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Then you should know that Rahat has bowled some rubbish today. That one to Elgar was a pretty good delivery though.

I think its more that Amla has played him brilliantly. Amla is the number 1 batsmen in the world so he's bound to go for some

 

[badxhah]

elgar ...........OUTTT is he there equivalent to our hafeez ???

Abbott Laboratories walks in
and with our track record we could make him a superstar

 

[Bullet Drive]

In my view that wasn't wide.

 

[ViciousMachine]

143kph by Rahat. He's bowling quicker the more he bowls

have posted since 2nd test that Rahat can hit 140s. But he needs to be more consistent now.

Pak need to wrap up this tail ASAP! Cant let them get away like in 2nd test.

 

[Bullet Drive]

142kph by Rahat this time

 

[MRSN]

141.7 kph
that was quick

 

[HASHAM2]

This time we will not let u score runs Mr Peterson

 

[ViciousMachine]

elgar ...........OUTTT is he there equivalent to our hafeez ???

Abbott Laboratories walks in
and with our track record we could make him a superstar

its actually Peterson who walked in. In fact, i would suspect Philander also comes in before Abbott

 

[Bullet Drive]

Shaun Pollock is really really impressed with Rahat Ali. He believes he has everything to be a successful test product. He says he'd benefit with 2 weeks with Wasim

 

[MRSN]

and now 140.6 kph

 

[khan1992]

Darker Skinned bowlers Have Always Been Better.. shoaib asif amir rahat

 

[ViciousMachine]

Darker Skinned bowlers Have Always Been Better.. shoaib asif amir rahat

steyn.....?

 

[Bullet Drive]

200-5

 

[DW44]

Darker Skinned bowlers Have Always Been Better.. shoaib asif amir rahat

Wasim Akram and Imran Khan say hi.

 

[Fawad_Bhai]

Rahat is bowling good, looks like a good talent!
People were dismissing him only after 1 test!?

 

[shah_1]

quality bowling by Rahat Ali

 

[khan1992]

Wasim Akram and Imran Khan say hi.

there's only 2 of them

 

[HASHAM2]

need wickets

 

[Fawad_Bhai]

Another beauty! 141.3!!!

 

[DW44]

there's only 2 of them

And they're better than everyone else.

 

[Irshadbhat]

This guy is impressive just need to give him continued run

 

[ViciousMachine]

Good comeback late in 2nd half of session.... but still need to get RSA all out around 250 mark to stay in game

 

[shah_1]

This has been good bowling by Rahat in second spell

 

[MRSN]

Rahat made it a Pakistan's session...needs to bowl SA out under 270 after tea..

 

[Asif321]

good rahat boy he finally showed his talent ..........today bowled with his real pace too

 

[yasir]

Darker Skinned bowlers Have Always Been Better.. shoaib asif amir rahat

What skin has to do with fast bowling?? - Give me a logical, scientific reason...

 

[Fawad_Bhai]

Rahat just needs to get consistent with his line and length then he will be lethal!!!

 

[waqar goraya]

250 will be a very good total on this pitch for Pakistan batsmen...

 

[IAJ]

It is so frustrating to sit here not knowing why Hafeez isn't bowling.

 

[Sudais]

Rahat is averaging 20 ,he is good talent,but Ehsan Adil is still not ready

 

[akheR]

Darker Skinned bowlers Have Always Been Better.. shoaib asif amir rahat

What kind of comment is this, seriously...

 

[IAJ]

Rahat Ali has managed to bring down his bowling average from 130+ to Mohammad Sami's level

Hopefully he will only get better InshaAllah.