Sri Lanka [378 & 360/8d] defeat Pakistan [231 & 261] by 246 runs - Series is drawn (1-1)

[Marooned]

Agha gone.

Unless rain wipes it all out, we are losing this.

 

[Ashmal]

Rizwan is a rubbish player in tests. We fans need to realise it.

He's fine....but he's batting too high here, should play at #6.

Pakistan needs to drop Fawad, Azhar for good and bring in Saud, Kamran to strengthen that middle-order.

 

[Ahmed216]

Turning square with bounce and no batsmen remaining.

Gloomy conditions too are never good for batting. Babar has played brilliantly so far

 

[Asif321]

Not a single 50 by Rizwan this series

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Yes because the 35 year old Sarfraz who averages 36 in test matches is a much better alternative compared to Rizwan who averages above 40 and has runs in all conditions

Unless we have any youngster who is good enough to keep wickets in 5-day format.

Rizwan has been utterly disappointing in longer format.

 

[Zeshan547]

This should be it for Azhar, Fawad and Agha, thanks for coming and on your bike mates, If any of three play in next series than those who select them should also be sacked.

 

[Marooned]

Gloomy conditions too are never good for batting. Babar has played brilliantly so far

Yeah, he has shown how far ahead he is of the rest. Spinning conditions and all.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Not a single 50 by Rizwan this series

Can't keep for 3 days and score 100s. Not many wks can do that.

He should bat at #6.

He is not a top order test batter.

 

[Marooned]

Unless we have any youngster who is good enough to keep wickets in 5-day format.

Rizwan has been utterly disappointing in longer format.

Why has he been utterly disappointing? Try making a reasonable argument.

 

[shah_1]

AGHA is a tail ender

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

No rain predicted till 4pm at least

 

[Marooned]

This should be it for Azhar, Fawad and Agha, thanks for coming and on your bike mates, If any of three play in next series than those who select them should also be sacked.

That was the issue I had with Agha. He should never gotten a chance ahead of Saud and Kamran.

We play few tests, and if we give him more chances to prove before these 2, it'll mess up our team building.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Pakistan choked in the last few overs..only Babar is kind of fighting a lone battle.

 

[Faiz1978]

Unless we have any youngster who is good enough to keep wickets in 5-day format.

Rizwan has been utterly disappointing in longer format.

Scored 100 in karachi test , he is not No. 4 batsman., one should not expect miracle from him

 

[Sunzi]

Difficult task now - need something inspirational or divine here.

 

[Marooned]

No rain predicted till 4pm at least

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I feel cheated.

The issue is pakistan team probably banked on rain too and became lax, that's just how we roll.

 

[Sunzi]

Thing with Rizwan, and I felt this again about an hour ago while he was batting, dancing down the wicket, sweeping etc, is that he always bats like a cat on a hot-tin roof. When it comes off, he's lauded for his cavalier approach of taking the game to the opponent and releasing pressure on Babar. When it fails... well... here we are, disputing his position and suitability to test cricket.

 

[Marooned]

Thing with Rizwan, and I felt this again about an hour ago while he was batting, dancing down the wicket, sweeping etc, is that he always bats like a cat on a hot-tin roof. When it comes off, he's lauded for his cavalier approach of taking the game to the opponent and releasing pressure on Babar. When it fails... well... here we are, disputing his position and suitability to test cricket.

His approach is perfect for 6 position. That's where he should bat.

 

[Amjid Javed]

This should be it for Azhar, Fawad and Agha, thanks for coming and on your bike mates, If any of three play in next series than those who select them should also be sacked.

Mo wasim is a clueless selector and will just pick these losers again for next series. Thats how moronic pakistan selectors are.

 

[Sunzi]

His approach is perfect for 6 position. That's where he should bat.

Wouldn't argue if I thought we had better, more suitable, bats higher up the order.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Srilanka deserve to win this.

 

[Marooned]

Wouldn't argue if I thought we had better, more suitable, bats higher up the order.

Well, we do have batters who should be picked and played. Saud, kamran should replace Azhar Fawad and both should come ahead of Rizwan.

Even in this game, Fawad should've come ahead of Rizwan. This Rizwan @4 is a new kind of madness.

 

[Marooned]

Srilanka deserve to win this.

And if Babar plays a marathon and one of the others support him, who will deserve it then?

 

[pillionrider]

And if Babar plays a marathon and one of the others support him, who will deserve it then?

Obviously Babar and Pakistan.

This deserving thing doesn't make any sense except in very very rare occasions where unique circumstances merit such pity. I can only think of the WC final as being the closest. And even there, much as my default state was to not want England as a team to win the WC, they won and were deserving champions for the kind of cricket they played, especially during the semi-final. NZ played ugly boring cricket and squeezed their way to the final. Had NZ instead won, we might have been able to say, England deserved to win.

 

[Villager6964]

That could possibly save the match

Not necessarily. He might score the century but he is running out of partners.
I hope he will be able to save the match but it looks difficult

 

[Ahmed216]

Bit of rain has definitely spiced up this wicket

 

[jattafridi]

World class Babar vs Sri Lanka

 

[Amjid Javed]

Nawaz needs to prove he can bat number 7 in tests. personally i think its one position to high.

 

[Marooned]

Obviously Babar and Pakistan.

This deserving thing doesn't make any sense except in very very rare occasions where unique circumstances merit such pity. I can only think of the WC final as being the closest. And even there, much as my default state was to not want England as a team to win the WC, they won and were deserving champions for the kind of cricket they played, especially during the semi-final. NZ played ugly boring cricket and squeezed their way to the final. Had NZ instead won, we might have been able to say, England deserved to win.

It doesn't make sense to me as well except on the rarest occasion as you said. That's what I was hinting at.

 

[jattafridi]

Run out was the turning point otherwise Pakistan could have save the match


Bad luck

 

[Titan24]

Jayasuriya in these conditions at Galle has been exceptional.

 

[imshally81]

200 up

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Babar's average is 48 now. Slowly creeping up.

 

[Marooned]

Babar gone. Over!

 

[NeVerMind]

Babar gone lbw and so there goes the match

 

[Marooned]

Match over folks. Wasn't even good while it lasted.

 

[Marooned]

Pathetic lankan clouds only for show.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Babar gone, he has only himself to blame for horrible team selection.

 

[Titan24]

Srl's match to win from here. They are looking at two back to back drawn series, one against Aus and now against Pak. Things at home going in decent direction for them under the new management.

 

[Professionalismandflair]

Swinging Ali next

 

[Rana]

Babar missed out on an easy hundred here because of the pathetic showing by Imam, Rizwan, Fawad and Agha

 

[JibranAnsari]

So what will be test championship position?

 

[Professionalismandflair]

So what will be test championship position?

No chance with our selectors

 

[Marooned]

Pakistan always have the mentality of thinking it's enough when they go one up.

They may say whatever, deep down they didn't think drawing the second game was unacceptable.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Babar azam couldnt detect the skidder , his own fault. Dont blame other batsmen for his missed 100.

 

[Professionalismandflair]

Drawn series flatters Pakistan

 

[JibranAnsari]

Pakistan need to select sameen gul or abbas.

But pakistans biggest problem is no quality spinner. There are no good spinners in the country.

 

[Marooned]

Pakistan need to select sameen gul or abbas.

But pakistans biggest problem is no quality spinner. There are no good spinners in the country.

Abbas? Please no. He would've gone wicketless 100% on this graveyard.

We need to sought out our no show batting tho more than everything else.

 

[Saj]

Spineless performance throughout this match.

Awful.

 

[Titan24]

Pakistan need to select sameen gul or abbas.

But pakistans biggest problem is no quality spinner. There are no good spinners in the country.

Thats why I say, better go for the spinners who can bat currently as the specilaist spinners dont provide much as well. Shadab, Nawaz, Zafar and Mubasir (In a season or two) to be rotated until we have a quality spinners as atleast they will provide 5 bowling option combination with decent batting depth.

 

[Ahmed216]

Spineless performance throughout this match.

Awful.

That's what you get for cutting cakes in dressing room too early.

 

[Marooned]

Thats why I say, better go for the spinners who can bat currently as the specilaist spinners dont provide much as well. Shadab, Nawaz, Zafar and Mubasir (In a season or two) to be rotated until we have a quality spinners as atleast they will provide 5 bowling option combination with decent batting depth.

Completely on board with this line of thought.

 

[daytrader]

Yasir shah on fire

 

[Marooned]

It was a very winnable series even 2-0. We messed up massively.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Thanks

Haha next game.

It's not his fault his spinners can't turn the ball. Otherwise his 81* would have been the winning score and he would be not out.

 

[castortroy]

Pak very lucky to get a draw out of this series. They have been completly outplayed

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Why is Yasir playing like a t20 match ?

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

It was a very winnable series even 2-0. We messed up massively.

No Sri Lanka messed up in the last match - dropping catches and missing run outs. This was 2-0 to Sri Lanka. Pakistan are lucky to get away with 1-1. They have 2-3 performing batsmen and 2 performing bowlers. Not enough to win series overseas.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Nawaz needs to prove he can bat number 7 in tests. personally i think its one position to high.

pathetic batting and should not be played as an all rounder. moronic planning again.

 

[NeVerMind]

Why is Yasir playing like a t20 match ?

He is auditioning for the Asia Cup and T20 WC...

 

[Professionalismandflair]

Number 6-10 are walking wickets

 

[PakPremi]

Pakistan bowling bar Hasan Ali is minnow level at the moment. The batti g with Azhar Ali removed and Saud or Kamran injected in his place will be decent. Maybe time for Fawad to go as well, as he gets unlucky too often, dismissed though either a good bowl, good catch or run out. Shadab needs to be brought in the test team somehow but not at expense of Nawaz, as Nawaz is a useful player. Yasir will have to make way.

 

[Marooned]

No Sri Lanka messed up in the last match - dropping catches and missing run outs. This was 2-0 to Sri Lanka. Pakistan are lucky to get away with 1-1. They have 2-3 performing batsmen and 2 performing bowlers. Not enough to win series overseas.

We missed absolute sitters (3) in this game too.

I'm mostly talking about the selections here. This lankan team isn't really a great force even in these conditions.

 

[Sunzi]

Looking dire now.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Goodbye Hassan Ali. I hope you never get picked for Pak ever.

 

[Energy]

Fighter Fawad and Hassan should be now sent to the chirya ghar to master their generator and ertugul poses.

 

[Asif321]

Srilanka have been quite good . Pakistan lucky to get a draw

 

[castortroy]

Srilanka have outplayed pak in both tests. Bar Abdullah innings and babar consistency, pak have performed pathetically and can count their lucky stars that they have escaped with a draw this series

 

[Rana]

This is the reason why Pakistan didn’t create spin wickets for Australia

Lyon would have taken 30+ wickets in the series against this sorry side

 

[jattafridi]

Well played Sri Lanka

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Every in coming player is playing like we need 50 off 25 balls. What are they even thinking? Don't they know they are chasing 508 runs ? It was easier to play full 90 overs than chasing 508 when u are already 1-0 in the series.

 

[Shafi]

when is our next test series?

 

[Shafi]

M Yousuf along with M Wasim and pretending signboard head Coach need to go.

 

[Titan24]

If only our tail can bat with this intent when required that would be great

 

[Titan24]

Well played Srl. Well deserved win

Two back to back drawn series at home against decent sides

 

[Ahmed216]

Game over. 1-1 is a good result for Pak considering our resources

 

[Titan24]

when is our next test series?

I think first England in Nov-Dec and then Nz in Dec-Jan.

 

[Titan24]

Game over. 1-1 is a good result for Pak considering our resources

More than the resources, considering our poor combinations since the last test against Aus its a fine result

 

[MenInG]

 

[Shafi]

I think first England in Nov-Dec and then Nz in Dec-Jan.

So 2 whitewash is coming up!!!