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Sri Lanka reach 36/1 at Stumps on Day 2 of the 1st Test after Pakistan's 218, lead by 40 runs

To be fair all srilankans are on the boundaries how are you suppose to score unless sixers..but i am amazed how we have lost 9 wickets on this pitvh looks pretty flat now even jayusuriya looks flat
 
Omer2002 said:
To be fair all srilankans are on the boundaries how are you suppose to score unless sixers..but i am amazed how we have lost 9 wickets on this pitvh looks pretty flat now even jayusuriya looks flat
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Lots of soft dismissals but the ball the was turning prodigiously during the first session.
 
Play lofted drive towards cover, look for a boundary.

Pathetic batting
 
Scoring 1 run an over and waiting till naseem gets out. babar masterclass.
 
Mamoon said:
But but India is scared of playing us :)))

India would rinse Pakistan in three days.
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How do we ‘deserve’ this humiliation?

Every time india loose or Pakistan do well you disappear. What kind of Pakistani are you? Who gets thrill of Pakistan not doing well? Or are you another Adnan Sami
 
Why doesn’t Babar counter attack? Why is he going at 1 an over? Is he planning to bat 66 overs to even the scores?
 
If anyone has a way of contacting team management?
I pretty much sure team management would have asked to play like this.
Please ask them toask babar to score fast.
 
Only 65 more overs of this and we'll be even. Genius from Babar.
 
Say what you will about Babar's approach but he has cut this lead by more than half while batting with the tail. So clearly his approach has worked to some extent so far.
 
adzzy786 said:
How do we ‘deserve’ this humiliation?

Every time india loose or Pakistan do well you disappear. What kind of Pakistani are you? Who gets thrill of Pakistan not doing well? Or are you another Adnan Sami
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TBH I've hardly seen Pakistan do well against top teams in tests or in any format.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Say what you will about Babar's approach but he has cut this lead by more than half while batting with the tail. So clearly his approach has worked to some extent so far.
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He didn't cut that lead with this approach of a 10 runs from 72 balls partnership. He was actually scoring before. He is lucky Naseem has lasted so long.
 
Nasim should try to het couple of 4s or 6s. It would take Babar 10-15 overs to score 12-15 runs.
 
Firebat said:
He didn't cut that lead with this approach of a 10 runs from 72 balls partnership. He was actually scoring before. He is lucky Naseem has lasted so long.
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He has tried his best to shield Naseem. No one is good enough to rotate the strike on the last ball of every ball, especially with the field being brought in on the fourth ball fo every over. And I wouldn't call him lucky since Naseem has looked assured in defense.
 
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This is now the longest Naseem Shah has survived in a Test innings. Good fight.
 
3 boundaries move the game forward by 15 overs only if Naseem Shah lasted that long. Should be doing this against the spinner as well.
 
This has already been an outstanding innings by Babar. But with a little more effort it has the potential to be an incredible one.

Wishful thinking to think of triple figures for him and a slender lead for Pakistan?
 
50 behind now Pakistan.

Still a good lead for Sri Lanka.

Good effort by Naseem and Babar this.
 
Runs scored by Babar and the batters: 85

Runs scored by Babar and the tail: 87


Safe to say, Babar's strategy has been very successful in the context of the match.
 
You know things have gone horribly awry when the opposition starts bowling a negative line.
 
Incredible stuff from Babar. Just incredible. A magnificent century within sight now.
 
I don't understand why people are complaining. This is brilliant batting by Babar so far.
 
Hope he reaches 3 figures, fantastic knock overall.
 
If Pakistan can bowl Sri lanka for 175 in 2nd innings
They can chase 210-215 as i feel some pak batsmen will grind out better in 2nd innings.
 
Hextro said:
I don't understand why people are complaining. This is brilliant batting by Babar so far.
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This was incredible batting. He used wits. The only way out was to tire Lankans and he did it. Obviously it required superlative batting ability which babar has.
 
Naseems inns better then any Azhar Ali has played in his career.

Well batted.

28 behind now, pretty much a 2nd inns shoot out. we need to bowl well 2nd inns.
 
Omer2002 said:
To be fair all srilankans are on the boundaries how are you suppose to score unless sixers..but i am amazed how we have lost 9 wickets on this pitvh looks pretty flat now even jayusuriya looks flat
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Amjid Javed said:
Naseems inns better then any Azhar Ali has played in his career.

Well batted.

28 behind now, pretty much a 2nd inns shoot out. we need to bowl well 2nd inns.
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Yasir will disappoint I'm sure but this moment belongs to Babar (and Naseem).
 
Marooned said:
Yasir will disappoint I'm sure but this moment belongs to Babar (and Naseem).
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Yasir / naseem might aswell open batting or bat in top 3 they are better interms of Application the the losers imam / Abdullah and Azhar
 
Hextro said:
I don't understand why people are complaining. This is brilliant batting by Babar so far.
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Because they're brought up on fast paced slam bang whallop rubbish and can't appreciate the game as it should be.
 
ha5is12 said:
For me the result matters also in the context of the innings. So for now the 196 is definitely the better innings for me
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Results is a different matter. The Australia knock was great too but purely because of the mental effort needed. That pitch was good to bat, and he had partners.

Here, the pitch was spinning miles, no one was good enough to stay, the lankans didn't give an inch but he outclassed them by sheer determination and skill.
 
Mesozoic said:
Game is still interestingly poised as long as Babar is out there. Sri Lankans lack that killer instinct to grab the game by it's neck so Pakistan will get multiple chances to come back even if they concede a handy lead.
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Lol. Exactly as I said. :91:

Expect Pakistan to take a 20-30 run lead here. Top innings from Babar.
 
Cover Drive Six said:
Babar taking singles in last ball of the overs to keep the strike..
After 9 wickets.. Lol.
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Yes because the opposition had the fielders on the boundary and only brought them in the last 2 balls. He was obviously trying to protect his last batsman and gain as much as strike as possible.

Regardless it worked but what did you want him to do ? Start slogging 6s ? Some of you need to watch more Test cricket as this is a game of chess, not snakes and ladders like 20/20 is.
 
What a knock! Surely one of his finest at test level considering the conditions
 
Amjid Javed said:
Pakistans top 3 just let every teams bowlers settle into rhythm, if batsmen arent scoring then even if opposition isnt taking wickets its not losing control of game as scoreboard isnt moving.
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Exactly. Also its not like they don’t have any strokes rather just a survival must mindset
 
Babar Sher!!! We just witnessed something special. What a knock :salute
 
Many people are ignoring his smashing of Dale Steyn in South Africa
That was no small feat
 
What a player we are blessed to have. Who knows where we'd be without him.
 
Sarwar89 said:
Many people are ignoring his smashing of Dale Steyn in South Africa
That was no small feat
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This was far tougher. Those were fine knocks but atleast they were counter attack. Here he had to do everything from soaking tonnes of pressure to bat with tail to score.
 
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