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

[saiyan0312]

vithanage wont last long against ajmal as so far he looks clueless. Bring in junaid.

 

[saiyan0312]

Sanga was dropped again?!? Now who is responsible for that?

oh well ajmal got the outside edge and younis dropped him.

 

[Electron]

Had Lanka batted with a little more purpose, this could have easily been their game. Looks like pitch is starting to do something.

Lanka can still try and force a result with some positive play.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

I wonder if we can survive a spin ordeal tomorrow.

This pitch has started turning.

 

[Saeed]

Sanga was dropped again?!? Now who is responsible for that?

127.2
Saeed Ajmal to Sangakkara, FOUR, dropped, with Sangakkara in this form you don't need to give him extra chances, Ajmal gets the ball to turn, gets the outside edge, to the left of Younis Khan at first slip, Younis should have gobbled that up, he doesn't, more pain in store for Pakistan

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[Sakss]

TBH Ajmal couldve had a few wickets if a few things went his way. fielding , DRS edges not carrying etc

 

[Ahson8]

I wonder if we can survive a spin ordeal tomorrow.

This pitch has started turning.

It will rain tomorrow.

 

[saiyan0312]

for rehman. very well deserved.

 

[ExplicitAI]

Well well well, we got a wicket here

 

[saiyan0312]

I wonder if we can survive a spin ordeal tomorrow.

This pitch has started turning.

seeing how shezad cant play spin and the same goes for azhar ( apart from that england series he always gets bogged down) I am not sure and younis has never made 2 fifties in one test match.

 

[saiyan0312]

Man that was close. vithanage struggling here. OH another one!!

 

[saiyan0312]

vithanage runs on the outside edge. ajmal vs sanga again. third times the charm.

 

[saiyan0312]

Beaten sanga too. TEA on. TEA session will show how much it will turn.

 

[Sakss]

Saeed Ajmal to Sangakkara, no run, another one beats the outside edge! This time it's Sanga who plays inside the line and survives. No luck for Ajmal there.

 

[Mr Consistent]

tea time Sri Lanka trail by 2 runs

 

[ExplicitAI]

Ajmal turned into a Jaddugar again after that wicket

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka trail by 2 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings


Tea

 

[lameduck]

Bare in mind Mathews and Sanga have been making batting looking so easy all year long. Don't judge the pitch based on how those 2 bat. Definitely the pitch is turning now.

 

[Mr Consistent]

finally pitch start turning now

 

[Fastandfurious]

Hopefully it rains out. No chance for Pakistan to win this.

 

[saiyan0312]

We will be struggling on day 5. Unless we pull a miracle and tek them out for a lead of 50.

 

[Shafi]

Seriously with this bowling attack we can not even bowled out Afghanistan. A team with two bowing coaches bowled 140 overs to get 4 wickets. Really pathetic performance. If Sri Lanka make sports pitch and the quality of our batting we could loose this match for sure. But then again still Sri Lanka has a good chance to win this test considering our batting in the 5th day pitch.

 

[Mr Consistent]

now rain

 

[Mr Consistent]

lanka should attack in this session

 

[Kiri]

There are 35 overs left. Say if we get all of them in now and rain stops, SL can bat for 35 overs at RR of 4 [Sanga is pretty much set and tail can have a go]. That'll mean they rack up 140. Then that's enough to try and bowl Pakistan out and chase whatevers left on day 5.

 

[saiyan0312]

Rehman even with the turn on offer has looked toothless. That guys is truly finished.

 

[saiyan0312]

Junaid khan to bowl. Thank you bcz i dont want to see rehman bowling right now.

 

[Shafi]

Rehman even with the turn on offer has looked toothless. That guys is truly finished.

How about Ajmal the magician?

 

[saiyan0312]

That came back with the reverser.

 

[saiyan0312]

How about Ajmal the magician?

Has looked a thousand times better then him. Had a few points where he got chances but dropped catch and the DRS was a let down not too mention before Tea he got great turn.

 

[Kiri]

To be honest, if i were Mathews, I'd drag this innings till the end of the Test and tire out the Pakistani bowlers. So when it comes to the 2nd test when it really matters, SL can take advantage.

 

[Aman]

The cricket gods want him to break many a record

 

[saiyan0312]

To be honest, if i were Mathews, I'd drag this innings till the end of the Test and tire out the Pakistani bowlers. So when it comes to the 2nd test when it really matters, SL can take advantage.

The second match is on SSC and both sides know that will be a draw. Besides i think there is a good chance atleast talha will be dropped.

 

[Aman]

To be honest, if i were Mathews, I'd drag this innings till the end of the Test and tire out the Pakistani bowlers. So when it comes to the 2nd test when it really matters, SL can take advantage.

Exactly! Pakistan's batting is bad, but surely not bad enough to bowled out in two session.

 

[Mr Consistent]

450 up for lanka

 

[saiyan0312]

Vithanage looks very unconvincing.

 

[Mr Consistent]

2nd wicket for ajmal

 

[saiyan0312]

and gone. vithanage edges and a low catch is taken by shafiq.

 

[saiyan0312]

Tail in. perera will come now. It will be very funny if sanga is left stranded against at 199* [MENTION=133397]WebGuru[/MENTION]

 

[Justcrazy]

5 down.

 

[Kiri]

In comes D***wella

 

[saiyan0312]

Sorry dickwala is coming and he has a 72 to his name but a newbie none the less.

 

[Justcrazy]

damage has already been done here.

 

[Aman]

Tail in. perera will come now. It will be very funny if sanga is left stranded against at 199* [MENTION=133397]WebGuru[/MENTION]

He can get to 200 in 2 balls with his bunny bowling at the other end

 

[Justcrazy]

sangakara has 2676 runs against Pakistan.

 

[saiyan0312]

great shot there by him.

 

[Justcrazy]

Both teams on equal runs now

 

[saiyan0312]

Hello lead. 4 lead for srilanka

 

[MRSN]

He can get to 200 in 2 balls with his bunny bowling at the other end

You are a nice troll..

 

[saiyan0312]

His favourite shot is a very dangerous one. nearly edged it.

 

[Aman]

Junaid's 100 about to come up.

 

[uberkoen]

What's the point of even going on with this game? It's going to end in a draw anyway. Might as well just finish it now.

Sri Lanka really need to start preparing some decent tracks. This was horrendous.

 

[saiyan0312]

dickwela vs ajmal. Ajmals 3fer anyone?

 

[saiyan0312]

sweep for a single.

 

[uberkoen]

sweep for a single.

How exciting!

 

[saiyan0312]

and gone. dickwela didnt last long and edged. Now the tail is in.

 

[Shafi]

Dickwala is dickless!!!! Out

 

[junaid.ahmed]

Good to see young faces in srilankan team
infact it is the only team which provide chances to young players continuously

 

[saiyan0312]

How exciting!

I get its the most boring test match of the year but its position will be second when we play on SSC.

Those tracks are worse then these.

 

[MRSN]

What's the point of even going on with this game? It's going to end in a draw anyway. Might as well just finish it now.

Sri Lanka really need to start preparing some decent tracks. This was horrendous.

Sri Lanka still have a chance to win this. Herath the destroyer will rip apart our batting..

 

[Mr Consistent]

3rd wicket for ajmal..

 

[Mr Consistent]

sanga should attack now

 

[saiyan0312]

ajmal may just end up with a fifer here.

 

[junaid.ahmed]

i knew that this Dick wouldnt hurt ajmal

 

[junaid.ahmed]

sanga should attack now

as he is doing since yesterday

 

[Aman]

Pakistan would be wondering what could have been had they reviewed that lbw shout against Sanga when he was on 13. There is a massive gap of glass between the seniors and juniors in this side and Ajmal is too good for the newer generation

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[saiyan0312]

cmon get sanga fast and end it here.

 

[saiyan0312]

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We have been wondering every minute after it happened.

 

[Mr Consistent]

as he is doing since yesterday

yupp but he should play big shots now

 

[Aman]

We have been wondering every minute after it happened.

Glass*

 

[saiyan0312]

for juni.

 

[Aman]

That's pointless to bring up, SL had YK plumb early too... I don't get why commies and fans bring it up yet forget about YK's lbw...

 

[saiyan0312]

and juni gets another one and review.

 

[saiyan0312]

Looks like missing leg. Yes its wicket missing.

 

[Mr Consistent]

bach gya

 

[Mr Consistent]

144.4
Junaid Khan to Perera, no run, another wicket as the batsman gets hit right in front! The umps raises the finger but Perera is going to review it. The only question is if that was going down the leg side because the impact was around middle and leg stump line. He has been saved by the predictor which says it's just missing leg. One of the rare successful reviews for Sri Lanka

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[Arsal_AK]

Man Junaid has been so unlucky this test.

 

[saiyan0312]

15 overs left till the next new ball. I think ajmal will remover the tail before that. Sanga is the troubling one.

 

[saiyan0312]

sanga wanted two but perera only wanted a single.

 

[Mr Consistent]

another wicket for ajju in this over??????????////