South African spinners have bowled better than Pakistani spinners in the 2nd Test

[Savak]

I believe they have varied their speeds better. Maharj and even Linde have given more flight to the ball and they even got more turn and bounce

Yasir and Nauman have been pretty flat. Nauman has bowled too fast and not really flighted the ball.

Yasir is just rubbish and unreliable now.

 

[MenInG]

Or is it that our batsmen are not good at playing spin?

 

[Savak]

Or is it that our batsmen are not good at playing spin?

True. But Yasir Shah needs to be held accountable. He has gone missing in many day 5 conditions.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I believe they have varied their speeds better. Maharj and even Linde have given more flight to the ball and they even got more turn and bounce

Yasir and Nauman have been pretty flat. Nauman has bowled too fast and not really flighted the ball.

Yasir is just rubbish and unreliable now.

Linde bowled very well. And that too with a finger injury. He was the most impressive spinner when Saffers toured India as well.

 

[MHN1293]

Has poor team selection potentially cost Pakistan the series.



Surely on a flat rawalpindi track which is known to be pace friendly, the pak management could have decided to go with only 1 spinner and bring in maybe tabish khan. The spinners bowling wise have done nothing of note and it would have been better to use tabish who could have replicated nauman ( in karachi ) in rawalpindi.

 

[MHN1293]

As i type another wicket has been taken by another pacer.

 

[mazkhan]

Don't understand how pakistan pitches are last on the list?
Even new Zealand south africa are ahead,

 

[Zaz]

The pitch seemed to have died as the game gone on

I wouldnt blame our spinners There just seemed to be no bite or pace for the spinners in the wicket as there should be on a day 5 pitch

 

[shamaan]

The pitch was totaly flat on the 4th and 5th day no bite for the spinners

 

[Savak]

This win should not disguise the fact that Mahraj, Lende outbowled Yasir Shah, Nauman Ali on the same pitch. Nauman it appears has no answers when a batsman attacks him and Yasir will always bowl one bad delivery every over. Something for the spin bowling coaches to address and as the flat, unpenetrative show by these two spinners in their own conditions on Day 4, 5 was unacceptable and something which almost cost us the match.