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

[Saurav]

 

[MJcricket]

need to score 210 to avoid follow-on....

However, if we score even 160-170, i dont think RSA will enforce follow-on. Ajmal scares them too much, they will bat again to avoid batting 4th.

If we only score 100, then they will probably enforce it.

And now they are scared of Rahat as well!!

 

[ViciousMachine]

Pakistan's two best batsmen out in the middle now. Another 200+ partnership coming up InshsaAllah.

I'll take a 200+ ball partnership. Cause that means we survive till end of day in first innings.

Pakistani team needs to think about how we can somehow escape this test with a draw and avoid whitewash.

 

[mosh101]

damn it, i was atleast hoping that Pakistan avoids the follow-on and avoid an innings defeat as well. Pakistan could atleast be satisfied by the fact they avoided Innings defeat in a series in SA with such a young team

With being the youngest in the team

 

[JibranAnsari]

Play positive cricket , play your shots. Tried and tested tuk tuk has betrayed us this series so far.

 

[Jo_Don]

on debut kyle abbot without much pace killing us and pak fans tlking abt patience with new bowlers from pak

More pace obsession.

 

[mosh101]

And philander got 74 on the same pitch today #WorryingTimes

 

[Silverlion]

Look at these africans, they get arrogant once they pin you down.

Need to smash them in ODI's and t20s.

And We should not care about internet cricketers calling amir and asif cheats. If they are allowed to play, we should include them.

Crush SA.

 

[mosh101]

Four down leg side ! We'll take that

 

[MenInG]

Play positive cricket , play your shots. Tried and tested tuk tuk has betrayed us this series so far.

Thats what we are doing now -> 79/4

Give some thought to the quality of bowling we are facing.

 

[ViciousMachine]

444444444!!!!

Just another 15 balls to tea.

 

[mosh101]

Well fielded on the boundary by rory

 

[saiyan0312]

leg bye and that was stopped.

 

[ViciousMachine]

Thats what we are doing now -> 79/4

Give some thought to the quality of bowling we are facing.

Thank you!!

The way some people post, its like they think this is a flat Indian track with the Indian team bowling....

Only thing that can happen if you try to hit a ball on 5th stump is an edge, or a ball in the air towards point, aka Hafeez dismissal.

 

[mosh101]

Thats what we are doing now -> 79/4

Give some thought to the quality of bowling we are facing.

Give some though to the quality of our batting at the same time.

 

[IAJ]

Wasn't that a boundary? seemed like he kicked the rop.

 

[AFG_Brit]

And philander got 74 on the same pitch today #WorryingTimes

South African bowler bats better then the Pakistani captain..

 

[ViciousMachine]

Beautiful leave by Asad !!

Slow it down, could actually be last over before tea!!!

 

[mosh101]

Thank you!!

The way some people post, its like they think this is a flat Indian track with the Indian team bowling....

Only thing that can happen if you try to hit a ball on 5th stump is an edge, or a ball in the air towards point, aka Hafeez dismissal.

So how is it that SA never end up 50/4 on the same pitch we are playing? hmmm fishyyy.

Just admit it mate, our batting and bowling is completely incompetent. Might as well give up right away and gift them the match than witness more embarrasement in the days to come.

 

[Safar55]

saffers might even start bullying with the old ball... this tour goes from bad to worse...

 

[mosh101]

South African bowler bats better then the Pakistani captain..

Not just the captain, beats most of our so-called batsmen by a mile.

 

[saiyan0312]

spinner gary sobers on now.

 

[AFG_Brit]

Thank you!!

The way some people post, its like they think this is a flat Indian track with the Indian team bowling....

Only thing that can happen if you try to hit a ball on 5th stump is an edge, or a ball in the air towards point, aka Hafeez dismissal.

In this test series pakistani batsmen haven't been successful in blocking or attacking. So the best option will be to attack so fans can see that they at least tried.. Blocking hasn't achieved anything, has it?

 

[mosh101]

KP oh I mean RP to bowl

 

[saiyan0312]

by younis

 

[IAJ]

Good batting by Younis Khan. 4 runs.

 

[mosh101]

Shandaar chowkaaa

 

[saiyan0312]

Tea this could have been our session but it belongs to saffers..

 

[ViciousMachine]

So how is it that SA never end up 50/4 on the same pitch we are playing? hmmm fishyyy.

Just admit it mate, our batting and bowling is completely incompetent. Might as well give up right away and gift them the match than witness more embarrasement in the days to come.

Oh no, make no doubt, I agree 100% with your post too.

The only thing is, its our PACE bowling that is garbage, i have repeatedly posted how i hate Irfan. 0 new ball wickets from your "main" bowler? I dont care what "hype" there is.

And our batting has been terrible, especially our openers (prior to today, best opening partnership was 11 runs)


However!! Like you said, RSA bowling is WAY better. They ball 6 balls on 5th stump. You cannot do anything in that case. You should just leave it until bowler gets frustrated. But instead, Pakistani fans get frustrated, Hafeez tries to cut, you get out.

Diff is, Pakistani bowlers bowl 2 balls on 5th stump. 2 on middle, straight drive for 4. 2 on legs, flicked for 4.....


Pakistani batsman just need to be patient. As do the fans. This match is realistically lost already. Just need to defend, and try to get a draw to avoid humiliation.

 

[mosh101]

Time for some kadak chai

 

[mosh101]

Oh no, make no doubt, I agree 100% with your post too.

The only thing is, its our PACE bowling that is garbage, i have repeatedly posted how i hate Irfan. 0 new ball wickets from your "main" bowler? I dont care what "hype" there is.

And our batting has been terrible, especially our openers (prior to today, best opening partnership was 11 runs)


However!! Like you said, RSA bowling is WAY better. They ball 6 balls on 5th stump. You cannot do anything in that case. You should just leave it until bowler gets frustrated. But instead, Pakistani fans get frustrated, Hafeez tries to cut, you get out.

Diff is, Pakistani bowlers bowl 2 balls on 5th stump. 2 on middle, straight drive for 4. 2 on legs, flicked for 4.....


Pakistani batsman just need to be patient. As do the fans. This match is realistically lost already. Just need to defend, and try to get a draw to avoid humiliation.

Im down with you bruv 100%

 

[ViciousMachine]

119 more runs to avoid follow-on.

realistically, 310 overs left until match over.

 

[mosh101]

Tea this could have been our session but it belongs to saffers..

By the looks of it, only sessions that belong to us are lunch and tea because out in the middle, we have nothing to look forward to.

 

[saiyan0312]

man hope we come back strong but after this our batting only consists of the leaver sarfraz and the debutant adil.

 

[saiyan0312]

By the looks of it, only sessions that belong to us are lunch and tea because out in the middle, we have nothing to look forward to.

kyo kai yeh lunch aur chai mon mai thonstay hai

Man this collapse has awakened me and gotten me ready for some freebies in the ODI and T20.

 

[saiyan0312]

119 more runs to avoid follow-on.

We can make this right? right? right................

 

[MRSN]

missing Umar Akmal's beautiful 40s and 50s surely couldn't have done worse..unfairly sidelined from the test side by the biased selection committee..

 

[Square Drive]

I have a feeling that Younus and Asad will form a good partnership, and Sarfraz will do a better job to help us avoid the follow-on.

 

[doctordamor]

what the hell this ad creator smoking re: pak v SA LOI, pak might have been outplayed in test but they no pushover in LOI are u kidding me we suck in LOI test team is better LOL

 

[saiyan0312]

time for the carnage to begin.... but the question is whos?

 

[mosh101]

I have a feeling that Younus and Asad will form a good partnership, and Sarfraz will do a better job to help us avoid the follow-on.

THAT just spoils your entire post

 

[saiyan0312]

what the hell this ad creator smoking re: pak v SA LOI, pak might have been outplayed in test but they no pushover in LOI are u kidding me we suck in LOI test team is better LOL

If we win in this test are we still completely out played... ? ??? Oh yeah LOI team is not good even at home. hey maybe this will be like the england tour of U.A.E where we whitewashed them in tests and they whitewashed us in ODI and won the T20 series.

 

[ViciousMachine]

hoping Pak play patient.

Just need to waste 310 overs, take a draw, and be happy we didnt get whitewashed.....

Next hour is crucial, ball is still only 29 overs old....

 

[mosh101]

Nau jawaan younus back in the middle

 

[saiyan0312]

THAT just spoils your entire post

More real would have been younis and asad reaching 200 each

 

[saiyan0312]

Steyn on.......

 

[saiyan0312]

can we survive the day??

 

[saiyan0312]

edged for four....

 

[saiyan0312]

asad in trouble

 

[mosh101]

Lol

 

[mosh101]

Looks out

 

[saiyan0312]

height factor??

 

[mosh101]

Just clipping I assume and decision will stand

 

[saiyan0312]

Umpires call and out sahfiq gone and this is a very big wicket... they just took out one of our inform batsmen...

 

[JibranAnsari]

goes as well...all doom and gloom

 

[mosh101]

Mahendra Sarfraz DeVilliers in next

 

[Osman]

if that was SA batsmen would have been not out from Bowden and decision would have stood.

 

[castortroy]

This is seriously Men v Boys.

Match should be over by tomorrow

 

[CalculatedRisk]

Why are all marginal calls going against Pakistan????

 

[Osman]

all doom and gloom now. tailender lulloo sarfaraz in. Even with YK there with this many runs behind there is nothing he can do.

 

[MR__KHAN__JI]

all doom and gloom now. tailender lulloo sarfaraz in. Even with YK there with this many runs behind there is nothing he can do.

D post

 

[MRSN]

if that was SA batsmen would have been not out from Bowden and decision would have stood.

+1 that was high from a naked eye..also looked missing legstump or may be just clipping but wasn't plumb..

 

[mosh101]

What a weak team this

 

[saiyan0312]

can we really last the day..../???

 

[MR__KHAN__JI]

if that was SA batsmen would have been not out from Bowden and decision would have stood.

Sorry. Agree 100%

 

[MRSN]

omg worst batsman out there..

 

[kungfu90]

When it's umpires call then at least review should not be counted as waste.

 

[farazaidi]

this is depressing to watch

 

[mosh101]

Mahendra Sarfraz DeVilliers survies 2 deliveries

 

[JibranAnsari]

Sarfaraz better go Afridi's way. Score a few quik boundaries.

 

[MJcricket]

+1 that was high from a naked eye..also looked missing legstump or may be just clipping but wasn't plumb..

Does not make any sense. That was clearly out as per the law.

 

[Osman]

Bowden should be reported after the game. Not the first time he has done this.

 

[saiyan0312]

if that was SA batsmen would have been not out from Bowden and decision would have stood.

Pleasure of having every decision going your way.... man shafiq was the last hope now .... can the tail help younis khan avoid follow on...

 

[mosh101]

Bring on Peterson and he'll get you the wicket of sarfraz

 

[saiyan0312]

Mahendra Sarfraz DeVilliers survies 2 deliveries
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Mahendra safraz kumar devilliers..

 

[saiyan0312]

ok sarfraz you wanna prove you are for the test team then make a good score... you make 50 i will be happy.

 

[MRSN]

Ajmal, Adil and Rahat to come next..

 

[mosh101]

Pleasure of having every decision going your way.... man shafiq was the last hope now .... can the tail help younis khan avoid follow on...

Bhai, question should be can younus help himself at the moment

 

[farazaidi]

^I doubt if Adil will bat, he may not bowl in the 2nd innings too

 

[mosh101]

Younus batting with the tail now