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

[Firebat]

The final day of the series. Can Pakistan bat out the day to save the Test and secure an away series victory?

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[sweep_shot]

Draw is the likeliest outcome.

Pakistan have to collapse really badly to lose this.

 

[MenInG]

Highlights of Day 4:

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[MenInG]

 

[Marooned]

A draw is all we can get at best.

Babar's century is all I look forward to.

 

[ataullah]

What time is it starting?

 

[JibranAnsari]

98 overs todays , wonder if weather would allow even 70.

 

[imshally81]

Imam gone

 

[Nasty Naz]

Imam gets out to a rubbish delivery.

I don't even know how Pakistan are letting this mediocre off spinner get wickets in all honesty.

 

[daytrader]

Not the start we needed

 

[Marooned]

Imam won't amount to anything as a test player. We are wasting our time.
Here, he has put us in great trouble now.

 

[Faiz1978]

Imam won't amount to anything as a test player. We are wasting our time.
Here, he has put us in great trouble now.

he is not good enough , its proven .

 

[shah_1]

Two ARs at 6 and 7 is baffling to say the least

What kind of vision is this?

 

[imshally81]

Babar gone and reviewed

Not out

 

[Marooned]

That's it. We are losing it.

We probably thought drawing was a cake walk here and took it easy.

Thank god. Saved.

 

[Ashmal]

Babar gone and reviewed

Not out

Surprised how ump gave it out....it just looked notout in first glance

 

[Nasty Naz]

Babar barely survives a review.

I am not even confident they can manage a draw at this point.

 

[Digital]

It's gloomy in Colombo, I guess it's drizzling in Galle now.

 

[Marooned]

We need to be at our best to save this. No place for complacency.

 

[Faiz1978]

Rizwan batting at No.4 is ridiculous.

 

[imshally81]

Surprised how ump gave it out....it just looked notout in first glance

Exactly... Strange decision by umpire

 

[daytrader]

Good review by Babar

 

[imshally81]

91 overs are still remaining

 

[Marooned]

Rizwan batting at No.4 is ridiculous.

Don't know why is this being done. Vs Aus he batted after Fawad. Got a 100 too. Why change it now?

 

[Villager6964]

Imam being rubbish as usual.
He should have been kicked out.

 

[imshally81]

Rizwan will throw his wicket soon..

 

[Villager6964]

I don't think they can save this test.
I m hoping to see babar score a century

 

[Nasty Naz]

Looks like its drizzling. Pakistan will need to try and just hold off an epic collapse here.

 

[Sunzi]

Babar down here.

Incidentally looks like he's carrying a bit of weight lol. Paunch is out.

 

[daytrader]

I don't think they can save this test.
I m hoping to see babar score a century

That could possibly save the match

 

[Marooned]

50 for Babar.

Well it's difficult out there. Turning big. If Babar goes, I don't see us lasting here.

 

[Titan24]

Good knock from Babar, he is so consistent.

Its raining pretty heavily by the looks of it.

 

[imshally81]

Drizzling?

 

[Titan24]

Drizzling?

Yes, seems to be heavy and has been happening for over 10 mins now.

 

[imshally81]

We need to play one more specialist batsman in test XI...

 

[imshally81]

150 up for Pakistan..

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Good positive approach by Pak.

 

[imshally81]

What a rubbish shot by Babar... Still got 4 runs

 

[imshally81]

Negative line bowling

 

[imshally81]

Back to back no balls

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Sri Lanka already started playing cheap tactics. Negative bowling, running over the danger area to deteriorate the pitch.

 

[imshally81]

78 overs are remaining

 

[Saj]

Wicket looks flat.

Sensible batting and Pak should save this match.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Wicket looks flat.

Sensible batting and Pak should save this match.

Only if we could have batted sensibly in 1st innings, we would have this one in bag.

 

[Titan24]

Some runs there to be made if batsmen grab the opportunity and that would save the match as well.

 

[imshally81]

Rizwan gone

 

[Titan24]

Poor judgement from Rizwan

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

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

 

[Marooned]

Rizwan gone. Too early.

 

[Marooned]

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

Well that is a baseless statement. If he was, he wouldn't average 40+ in Eng, NZ, Aus and nearly 50 at home.

 

[Titan24]

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

He is the best keeper batsman we have. He has highest average in the history of our keepers so far.

Asking keeper to first keep for 100s of overs and then bat at no 4 is too much of an ask and you wont see a test keeper of any other team being asked to do so.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Srilanka should win this easily now.

 

[shah_1]

Fawad last chance to save his career otherwise throw him out

 

[Rana]

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

In ODIs too

 

[imshally81]

SL reviews a decision

It seems not out at first glance

 

[Marooned]

Hard to see fawad lasting here. Barely handled Mendis that over.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

In ODIs too

Pak Haven't played much ODIs as compared to Tests and T20s.

But in tests he is completely opposite to what he is in T20s. Sarfaraz would have done good job hear. I still remember how he smashed Herath all over the park in Sharjah.

 

[imshally81]

Review wasted

 

[Marooned]

SL review a decision

It seems not out at first glance

Bit desperate by lanka. That never looked out.

 

[cricenjoyer]

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

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

 

[imshally81]

What a runout

 

[JibranAnsari]

Pakistans middle order is totally out of shape. Need a couple of very good batsmen very soon.Otherwise i am afraid asad shafiq will be back.

 

[Rana]

Pak Haven't played much ODIs as compared to Tests and T20s.

But in tests he is completely opposite to what he is in T20s. Sarfaraz would have done good job hear. I still remember how he smashed Herath all over the park in Sharjah.

You will all realise it soon enough

He is an average player for all formats.

 

[Marooned]

Fawad run out. Pathetic.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Thats it for pakistan.

 

[shah_1]

Pathetic

 

[cricenjoyer]

Last innings of Fawad's career?

 

[Marooned]

We are pretty much done here. Don't see us lasting.

 

[JibranAnsari]

It was fawads call. Babar needed to respond well.

 

[Marooned]

Last innings of Fawad's career?

Better to look ahead. Saud and kamran deserve their chance now.

 

[ataullah]

When is lunch?

 

[JibranAnsari]

Fawad is 37 , i think he needs to retire now. Not much left for him.

 

[JibranAnsari]

10 mins

 

[Marooned]

Turning square with bounce and no batsmen remaining.

 

[imshally81]

Still 68 overs are remaining

 

[shah_1]

I have no confidence in Salman's ability with the bat despite his fifty.

 

[Faiz1978]

Better to look ahead. Saud and kamran deserve their chance now.

agree and Shan Masood also , you never know out of these two one may become next Babar , without giving chance you can not judge their potential.

 

[Ahmed216]

It was fawads call. Babar needed to respond well.

Given the match situation fawad should not hve been trying risky singles. Babar never left the crease but fawad kept running

 

[imshally81]

Agha gone too

 

[castortroy]

Congrats Srilanka