Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 1st Test | August 6-10, 2014 | Galle | Day 4

[junaid.ahmed]

2 equal teams in skills cant provide better result than draw on flat wicket.

 

[Aman]

on the 5th day

They should really hit out after 400 tbh

 

[Aman]

This Test has drawn written over it, I would bat the next 2 days to tire out the Pakistani bowlers and break some records

 

[Justcrazy]

continues to toil here.

 

[Shafi]

on the 5th day

Apart from Misbah and Younis, Sri Lanka needs 40 over to get 8 wickets

 

[Aman]

Wicketless century coming up for

 

[Justcrazy]

Only SA bowlers could force a result here.

 

[Aman]

Serious question, do you think Ajmal will finish his career with a 30+ average?

Maybe there should be a countdown for that.

 

[Arsal_AK]

Rehman is so past it.It was evident from the Asia cup blunder.

Should be his last game for Pakistan.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Sri Lanka will probably go into lead today if all goes according to plan, probably bat till 1 hour before lunch tomorrow , get a lead of 100 or 150 and then have a go at Pakistan for around 2.5 sessions.

I think that's Sri Lanka's best chance of a win.

Pakistan's best chance is if they suddenly bowl out Sri Lanka within 350 and then bat at frenetic pace to set a target which looks extremly unlikely.

On a 5th day pitch Pakistan batting for two sessions or so , is what Sri Lanka probably have in target.

 

[awaisuk]

Screw Safetyy
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which stream do you use?

 

[Justcrazy]

Sangakara is unstoppable

 

[junaid.ahmed]

This Test has drawn written over it,

I would bat the next 2 days to tire out the Pakistani bowlers and break some records

so still you were thinking that they are playing for result

 

[Arsal_AK]

2 equal teams in skills cant provide better result than draw on flat wicket.

He should be dropped now.

 

[leatherface58]

You know pitch is dead when even Pakistan scored above 450.

 

[Aman]

Sri Lanka will probably go into lead today if all goes according to plan, probably bat till 1 hour before lunch tomorrow , get a lead of 100 or 150 and then have a go at Pakistan for around 2.5 sessions.

I think that's Sri Lanka's best chance of a win.

Pakistan's best chance is if they suddenly bowl out Sri Lanka within 350 and then bat at frenetic pace to set a target which looks extremly unlikely.

On a 5th day pitch Pakistan batting for two sessions or so , is what Sri Lanka probably have in target.

No way to force a result, there simply isn't enough time. They should go for some records and make the Pakistani bowlers toil in the field for another day.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka will probably go into lead today if all goes according to plan, probably bat till 1 hour before lunch tomorrow , get a lead of 100 or 150 and then have a go at Pakistan for around 2.5 sessions.

I think that's Sri Lanka's best chance of a win.

Pakistan's best chance is if they suddenly bowl out Sri Lanka within 350 and then bat at frenetic pace to set a target which looks extremly unlikely.

On a 5th day pitch Pakistan batting for two sessions or so , is what Sri Lanka probably have in target.

Unfortunately pakistan bowling is not that good.

 

[Aman]

Pakistan have zero chance of winning this Test.

 

[Kianig89]

very boring game

 

[junaid.ahmed]

Rehman is so past it.It was evident from the Asia cup blunder.

Should be his last game for Pakistan.

He always prove himself as the 12th player of the opposition
we always runshort of our 11th player when he is in ground

 

[Yatoo]

How much I wish for rain.

 

[Kianig89]

so prediction will be right

 

[junaid.ahmed]

the best way to stop sanga is to pray for thundery shower for today & tomorrow

 

[Dr_Bassim]

No way to force a result, there simply isn't enough time. They should go for some records and make the Pakistani bowlers toil in the field for another day.

Knowing Pakistan's history of collapse, I would consider Sri Lanka should try it.
If Clarke was a captain, I know he would.

I am not sure what Matthews would do. Perhaps he would just let it linger into a defensive draw.

I know I would try for at least 2 sessions.

 

[thivaakar]

SLC should know by now that fans won't show up to see boring Test matches like these and should develop fast pitches. Atleast it would bring more crowds.

 

[Kianig89]

only express pace could have troubled here

 

[Justcrazy]

Sanga should get a double hundred here.

 

[Kianig89]

missing here

 

[Nuekboi]

Boring Mathews will probably go for the draw. I can guarantee it

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

Sanga all set for a double at this rate

 

[Dr_Bassim]

I think a lot of people have turned off their tellys lol.

I know I have... jUst following it off cricinfo now.

Not worth the streaming effort, even though I paid for it.

 

[thivaakar]

Boring Mathews will probably go for the draw. I can guarantee it

4th day is already 40% done, and 2nd innings is not even done yet with only 3 wickets gone. Ain't no one losing this match.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka trail by 132 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[Mr Consistent]

by sangaa

 

[Big Mac]

Sanga is just too good, on wickets like this he'll bat until he gets bored.

 

[Mr Consistent]

boring draw watching only for

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Saeed Ajmal's average has gone over 28 in tests.

Uninspiring bowling by him too.

 

[thivaakar]

 

[Justcrazy]

68 runs partnership so far

 

[Mr Consistent]

100 for ajmal

 

[Aman]

is s baap in Tests

 

[Kianig89]

has

 

[Aman]

Result is well out of the question now, let go for Lara's record.

 

[Nuekboi]

for Ajmal

 

[Justcrazy]

Last over before lunch coming up

 

[speed]

Sanga average hit's 59

 

[thivaakar]

I sense a wicket for Ajmal, Sanga the victim

 

[Haz95]

Boring

 

[Justcrazy]

continues to be toyed by Sanga

 

[Aman]

Sanga has scored 40(111) against Ajmal.

 

[thivaakar]

 

[Mr Consistent]

last over before lunch

 

[Justcrazy]

Damith: "Sanga just crossed a career avg. of 59. As non-wicketkeeper he's scored 8683 runs with 30 hundreds at an avg. of 70.59! I wonder how far would have he gone if Sri Lanka had more test match opportunities like his colleagues who are above him on the highest runs list."

Sanga in devastating form.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Before the series is over, Sanga might well find himself averaging above 60.

And Saeed Ajmal might well find himself nearing 30 avg.

 

[Justcrazy]

80 runs partnership already.

 

[Mr Consistent]

Sri Lanka trail by 113 run

 

[Mr Consistent]

lunch time..

 

[Saeed]

Sanga has to be the worst batsman the achieve that. I bet he scored half of these runs at home. Either SL should prepare good pitches or just withdraw from test membership. Every single test match played in SriLanka is boring.

 

[thivaakar]

Signing off. Good night, Morning, Afternoon where ever you are all

 

[Justcrazy]

There is no way Pakistan can win this game.

 

[saiyan0312]

Waisay these are the best they got at the crease. If by some miracle we get them we can attack the rest but its a draw even if we get a collapse. Its just too flat.

 

[leatherface58]

Apparently County cricket has better pitches for spinners than Sri Lanka which *cough* is in SC *cough*. The curator should be shot for making such horrible pitches. Even tailenders like Kohli would get doubles on this joke of a pitch.

 

[Haz95]

Apparently County cricket has better pitches for spinners than Sri Lanka which *cough* is in SC *cough*. The curator should be shot for making such horrible pitches. Even tailenders like Kohli would get doubles on this joke of a pitch.

Lol what a dig [MENTION=137420]Straight_Drive[/MENTION]

 

[Arsal_AK]

What a horrible pitch.To top it off, wet/moist outfield so no reverse as well.

 

[Mamoon]

Junaid is so unlucky
[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] hopefully you are watching the swing, this no seam that was pure new ball swing

Yeah that was a great delivery, but I don't understand why he stopped bowling full.

 

[DrSchultz]

Why don't the pitches looks so flat when Pak is batting. Is it our batting or does the pitch just become flat later due to bad luck.

 

[leatherface58]

 

[Haz95]

Yeah that was a great delivery, but I don't understand why he stopped bowling full.

No dhamak he's got. Him and talha both bowl some good deliveries and then suddenly one goes into back of length mode while the other goes wide. They're brains are the size of their talent level

 

[Electron]

I am beginning to fear for Test Cricket now. Stop this ICC ! Ajmal 0-104

 

[Haz95]

Ajmal 0-104

Why does it seem that you're proud to write this ?

 

[style_guru]

I can feel for the bowlers. It's an absolute torture to bowl on such wickets

 

[SAfridi]

Shehzad bowling

 

[saiyan0312]

shezad bowling. Well misbah is thinking out of the box enough to use part timers.

 

[ExplicitAI]

Oh wow Shehzad to bowl now

 

[Electron]

Why does it seem that you're proud to write this ?

Haha

 

[SAfridi]

Shehzad not bowling bad

 

[saiyan0312]

Well maybe he may get a leg break into sangas stumps.

 

[SAfridi]

Nice

 

[SAfridi]

Spin

 

[Haz95]

Haha

As I expected