Sri Lanka close on 315/6 on day 1 of the 2nd Test against Pakistan at Galle

[Ahmed216]

At the end of this series we’ll see Babar calling Hasan ali a match winner in his defence

 

[imshally81]

Another drop )

 

[Omer2002]

Oh wow just wow..how can anybody drop that i mean. Especially captain Babz

 

[Shafi]

Too many passengers in the team. Hasan, Nauman, Fawad (?), Salman and Yasir (?).

 

[Marooned]

I'd take 350 from here.

These drops are criminal here where chances have been at a premium so far.

 

[sindhiboy]

that was a sitter

 

[sweep_shot]

Sri Lanka played 2 off-spinners last game which was a blunder (most Pakistani batters are right-handed).

They got it right this game. 1 off-spinner and 2 SLAs.

 

[Marooned]

We gotta keep bowling spin here now till 80 overs. Then give Naseem a go with the new ball. The ball swings quite a bit at that time.

 

[Mesozoic]

Looks like a pretty flat wicket.

Unless Sri Lanka collapses to 150 in their third innings, this is going to be a dull draw. Expect Pakistan to rake up 450+ at least on days 2 and 3. And forecast too doesn't look great on the last two days.

 

[Marooned]

Looks like a pretty flat wicket.

Unless Sri Lanka collapses to 150 in their third innings, this is going to be a dull draw. Expect Pakistan to rake up 450+ at least on days 2 and 3. And forecast too doesn't look great on the last two days.

Think it will get plenty of spin as the game moves. Let's see.

 

[MenInG]

How could Babar drop this?

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[Marooned]

We really really need to win this game for any realistic chance of wtc final.
Babar has to produce magic with bat once again. Supported by AS and fawad. Hope that spinners do something in 3rd innings. We've really missed Shaheen here.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Pakistans bowling is club level without shaheen shah.

 

[imshally81]

Sri Lanka played 2 off-spinners last game which was a blunder (most Pakistani batters are right-handed).

They got it right this game. 1 off-spinner and 2 SLAs.

Same as Pakistan

 

[Faiz1978]

Pakistans bowling is club level without shaheen shah.

worst in last 40 years .

 

[Faiz1978]

At the end of this series we’ll see Babar calling Hasan ali a match winner in his defence

Sorry to say this , but he would say this shamelessly .

 

[Marooned]

Pakistans bowling is club level without shaheen shah.

Pitch is dead for pacers, hasn't broken yet for the spinners, 2 dropped catches tbf.

 

[Ahmed216]

How could Babar drop this?

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Trying to make matthews 100th test a memorable one

 

[ask_analyse_act]

Saud deserves it more than average players like Shan.

Look at Shan’s FC record in last 1-2 years , he is scoring at an avg of 90+

Recently with his county stint he was the leading and record breaking run scorer of the season.

Saud still has to learn a lot in batting , he looks like another Fawad alam type batter tbh.

 

[Saj]

Pakistan have looked flat all day.

Lethargic in the field and the bowling has lacked any cohesion.

Captaincy has been very ordinary too.

 

[Saj]

No pressure being built at all by the bowlers.

Almost every over there is a four-ball and freebie.

 

[Marooned]

Pakistan have looked flat all day.

Lethargic in the field and the bowling has lacked any cohesion.

Captaincy has been very ordinary too.

It's very flat out there tbh. But we needed to control the rr here. Just can't seem to keep them under 3 rpo.

 

[imshally81]

out

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Finally

 

[Marooned]

Nouman chacha of all people!!

 

[Omer2002]

Good catch..nauman should have played from last match..hasan shud have been replaced by faheem and Agha not sure what on earth he is doing there

 

[Kroll]

Yes Nauman, go on son.

 

[Saj]

Two good catches by Rizwan today.

Tidy wicket-keeping.

 

[Faisalabadimunda]

Now need Yasir and nauman to put pressure on and hopefully bring few more wkts. Cant let the game slip away. Still something in the pitch which if worked on will produce wkts

 

[Faiz1978]

Good catch..nauman should have played from last match..hasan shud have been replaced by faheem and Agha not sure what on earth he is doing there

Agha parchi hai

 

[Romali_rotti]

LOL you are watching the wrong match.
In his first spell he was bowling 140ks consistently even in 2nd spell he bowled 143 ks.

He is definitely much faster in this test match as he has been the fastest pacer from Asia in test cricket.

Definitely watching the same match, maybe he was a little tired but he was bowling in the mid to late 130s.

Kinda sad that if this kid is the fastest bowler from the sub continent then the pace has dropped off to medium fast it seems.

 

[Saj]

Need a good spell from Pakistan's spin duo now.

Build pressure and wickets.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Haven't watched a single ball. Is Sri Lanka playing well or has Pakistan just been bad? Also, how has the pitch behaved so far?

 

[imshally81]

Need Nawaz here

 

[Marooned]

Haven't watched a single ball. Is Sri Lanka playing well or has Pakistan just been bad? Also, how has the pitch behaved so far?

Pitch is slow and flat. My biggest complain would be that we haven't atleast tried to keep the rr in check. Going at 3.3 rpo.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Something that I can't believe the bowling coaches he has worked with haven't picked up.

Who is the bowling coach at the High Performance Centre in Pakistan? Have they identified his issues yet?

 

[Marooned]

Yasir getting tonked as usual.

 

[JibranAnsari]

I like srilanka , they do not get bogged down.

 

[Marooned]

I like srilanka , they do not get bogged down.

Not that Yasir isn't trying his best to help them.

 

[Marooned]

Yeah, now bring Nawaz on. Enough of Yasir's garbage.

 

[Markhor]

Chandimal has a good record against us.

On a slow flat pitch if you can't take wickets then bowl dry but we haven't done that either. SL have rotated strike well.

 

[Xoib]

Yasir is done stick a fork in him.

 

[daytrader]

Chandimal looking to get his century today

 

[boomboomcheema]

Chandimal has turned into a Bradman this series

 

[Professionalismandflair]

Yasir is done stick a fork in him.

Absolutely

 

[Professionalismandflair]

Flat in field. Easy singles. Clueless captaincy.

 

[Sarwar89]

It is a flat slow pitch like the one vs Australia in Pindi.
I think 400+
Is on
The cards here.

 

[daytrader]

Chandimal has turned into a Bradman this series

Well it is their 4th consecutive match at this ground. He hit a double century against Australia earlier

 

[castortroy]

Yasir getting tonked as usual.

Lanka will win this match

 

[imshally81]

Out

 

[NeVerMind]

Nawaz gets Chandimal!

 

[Markhor]

Huge wicket. Chandimal throws away a golden opportunity for a ton.

 

[NeVerMind]

Brain fade from Chandimal otherwise was looking to get a Big Daddy hundred...

 

[imshally81]

Finally we catch something

 

[daytrader]

Overconfidence from Chandimal. Nawaz gets another. Got both the set batters

 

[Marooned]

Nawaz gets the biggest fish.

Dickwella on. Lets mankad this guy.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

SL has batted at a good rate throughout the day.

If full 90 overs are bowled they'll easily finish on 300+.

 

[PakPremi]

Lanka will win this match

No they would not.

 

[Saj]

SL ahead at the moment.

2 more wickets today for Pakistan will do nicely.

 

[Marooned]

SL ahead at the moment.

2 more wickets today for Pakistan will do nicely.

Hopefully Naseem, Hasan will get us a few with the new ball.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Need wickets quick wickets

 

[imshally81]

New ball taken

 

[Marooned]

New ball taken. Need pace from both ends now.

 

[Saj]

So many loose deliveries today.

Really poor effort with the ball.

 

[imshally81]

Bowled Emmm

 

[Marooned]

Bowled!!!!
Naseem strikes with the new ball.

 

[NeVerMind]

What a delivery by Naseem!

 

[Saj]

That's a beauty from Naseem.

Middle stump outta here!

 

[imshally81]

Need 1 more wicket to even a day...

 

[Titan24]

Pretty loose batting from Srl on a considerably flat track so far. Other than Nawaz taking Fernando, Nauman taking Mathews and now Naseem bowling a good indipper to Dhananjaya all have been self inflicted wound.

 

[Marooned]

Need 1 more wicket to even a day...

Naseem looking good. Pitch it up and he'll be dangerous now.

 

[imshally81]

Another dropped

 

[NeVerMind]

Babar drops another!

 

[Markhor]

Babar channelling his cousin today. Another drop !

 

[Villager6964]

What's wrong with babar. He dropped another one.
Naseem looks sharp on this pitch.
He should have gotten three wickets today

 

[Marooned]

Drop!!
Man noooooo. Naseem on fire!

 

[Titan24]

Naseem has shown better control with new ball then Hasan in this match.

 

[NeVerMind]

And Dickwella hits the next ball for a boundary

 

[Saj]

Another drop by Babar Azam.

Terrible.

 

[Villager6964]

Naseem is definitely bowling sharp here.
140ks regularly.If he bowls in that range he can be handful.