Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 1st Test | August 6-10, 2014 | Galle | Day 5

[hur rizvi]

McCullum is the only reason I think we have a chance.

You start as favourites, With Ajmal in decline, Rehman finished we are effectively clueless, Aus should win easily and NZ also should win the series...

 

[Aman]

Umar should come in for one of Manzoor or Shehzad next match.

 

[uberkoen]

Khurram Manzoor and Ahmad Shahzad should not open in test matches again. EVER.

 

[FreeBird]

Umar should come in for one of Manzoor or Shehzad next match.

Wouldn't matter. NEED A BRAVE CAPTAIN who could bring his personality influence onto the team.

 

[MRSN]

If having four razais we still can't play out a session then we might as well have Umar back.

 

[hur rizvi]

Umar should come in for one of Manzoor or Shehzad next match.

Umar cant be slotted in, Shehzad and Manzoor are openers, I think Manzoor will be dropped but for Shan not Umar

Umar has to wait his competetion was with Shafiq and he performed well enough to retain his place

 

[Aman]

Umar cant be slotted in, Shehzad and Manzoor are openers, I think Manzoor will be dropped but for Shan not Umar

Umar has to wait his competetion was with Shafiq and he performed well enough to retain his place

Move Azhar up to open and have Shafiq at 3/4.

 

[hur rizvi]

Khurram Manzoor and Ahmad Shahzad should not open in test matches again. EVER.

Hafeez should be back against NZ and Aus, he isnt any worse than Shehzad and Manzoor and provides an extra bowling option

 

[Kianig89]

Ajmal is not in decline its just Sanga' who has mastered him bcz of his keeping to Murali watchout how will eat alive the likes of Phil Hughes Shaun Marsh Cowan Doolan and not to mention most of NZ's cluessless batsmen against spin #WT20-2014

 

[hur rizvi]

Move Azhar up to open and have Shafiq at 3/4.

Ideally i would want that to happen, but i know Psychy of Pakistani team management and Umar has no chance of getting a game in this series unless someone gets injured..

Sad and sorry state of Pakistan cricket, Only blokes performing are 37+ and rest are worse than minnows

 

[Aman]

Ajmal is not in decline its just Sanga' who has mastered him bcz of his keeping to Murali watchout how will eat alive the likes of Phil Hughes Shaun Marsh Cowan Doolan and not to mention most of NZ's cluessless batsmen against spin #WT20-2014

Williamson is one of the better players of spin in the world..

 

[cricketerB94]

Hafeez should be back against NZ and Aus, he isnt any worse than Shehzad and Manzoor and provides an extra bowling option

Atleast he is not clueless against spin.

 

[Aman]

How long has Shafiq been being groomed for a top order spot now

 

[hur rizvi]

Ajmal is not in decline its just Sanga' who has mastered him bcz of his keeping to Murali watchout how will eat alive the likes of Phil Hughes Shaun Marsh Cowan Doolan and not to mention most of NZ's cluessless batsmen against spin #WT20-2014

In last few series Ajmal has struggled, he even struggled against Zimbabwe in 2nd test match, he is still a good bowler, but not same threat anymore, people can survive against him with caution

 

[cricketerB94]

Ideally i would want that to happen, but i know Psychy of Pakistani team management and Umar has no chance of getting a game in this series unless someone gets injured..

Sad and sorry state of Pakistan cricket, Only blokes performing are 37+ and rest are worse than minnows

Waqar likes junior so we can hope for his comeback in next match.

 

[hur rizvi]

Waqar likes junior so we can hope for his comeback in next match.

He would have been back if shafiq had failed, He wont get a chance now, no matter how much Waqar likes Umar..

And to be fair it wont be a harsh decision

 

[Kianig89]

Atleast he is not clueless against spin.

But will he last until the spinner is introdiced

Williamson is one of the better players of spin in the world..

What he can do alone also he is not at Sanga's level (marathon inns.)

In last few series Ajmal has struggled, he even struggled against Zimbabwe in 2nd test match, he is still a good bowler, but not same threat anymore, people can survive against him with caution

May be it was just a bad patch dont get he had problems had some operation as well after SA tour

 

[Aman]

So Ajmal is going to bowl all the overs, right?

Pakistan aren't exactly world class with the bat either, a bit of turn on offer will only bring are spinner into the game too.

That too with more aggressive field sets.

 

[Square Drive]

Pathetic.

I sacrificed my sleep for this. Thanks to some extremely DEFENSIVE captaincy yet again, we have a chance of losing this joke of a match. Please, sack Misbah as captain! He's good as a batsman but not a leader at all! We haven't won a series for SO long under him and even lost to Zimbabwe.

PCB - hope you're watching!!

 

[Saeed]

This match isn't safe yet unless Pakistan is over the lead the of 80.

 

[hur rizvi]

Azhar Ali still in block mode

 

[JibranAnsari]

Believable stuff by pakistan yet again.

Creating a minefield out of a nothing wicket. Defensive approach will again bite us in the back. Even if get out playing 40 more overs we wont have more than 60 runs to defend.

 

[Sakss]

Azhar Ali certainly didn't play that over like a man who had blocked almost the entire morning session.


Change of approach

 

[saiyan0312]

Azhar really showed some intent then.

 

[hur rizvi]

If i were SL captain, i would try to bounce Misbah

 

[saiyan0312]

Azhar wants some runs to come.

 

[Rayyman]

So Ajmal is going to bowl all the overs, right?

Pakistan aren't exactly world class with the bat either, a bit of turn on offer will only bring are spinner into the game too.

So your saying that Younus,Misbah, and Shafiq are going to struggle against Mark Craig?

 

[Saeed]

Azhar ali is 18 from 95 balls, what is this guy trying achieve here?

 

[JibranAnsari]

We should some quick runs before we are all out.

 

[hur rizvi]

2 Maidens

We certainly deserve to lose this

 

[JibranAnsari]

Should have atleast 100 on the board after 40 overs.

 

[saiyan0312]

Azhar charging down again.

 

[hur rizvi]

Still no runs after Lunch

 

[JibranAnsari]

Still 62 overs to go , you can not draw playing like this.

 

[Aman]

So your saying that Younus,Misbah, and Shafiq are going to struggle against Mark Craig?

Don't need to struggle, you just need one ball. And unlike Pakistan, we have two more than handy pacers.

 

[saiyan0312]

Awais Sohrab: "STAT: Misbah averages best for Pakistan in DRAW matches. Averages 81.12 ( Minimum 1000 Test Runs ). Something Pakistan Fans will love it ."

Well we got the draw specialist there.

 

[m.shah]

Maiden after maiden

 

[Saeed]

Misbah just scored a run.

 

[uberkoen]

I don't mind the maidens. Let's just keep the wickets.

 

[Pete Rose]

This thread needs to be renamed : what permutations are required to get mark Akmal in to the test squad.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Keep the scoreboard ticking , no need to create unnecessary pressure.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Wanna watch Sarfraz bat

 

[Bullet Drive]

This thread needs to be renamed : what permutations are required to get mark Akmal in to the test squad.

Out of your 3500 posts, how many times you mentioned U.Akmal?

 

[JibranAnsari]

Wonder what could ajmal have done against these pakistani batsmen.

 

[JibranAnsari]

great running

 

[Bullet Drive]

Moyo averaged only 29 vs SL?

 

[uberkoen]

Out of your 3500 posts, how many times you mentioned U.Akmal?

3498

 

[Bullet Drive]

Come on Misbah two sixes in a row!

 

[JibranAnsari]

60 overs to go..score 180 in the next 30 and give lanka a go

 

[saiyan0312]

misbah gone and they have a review.

 

[hur rizvi]

Misbah

Game gone

 

[Bullet Drive]

 

[Mamoon]

Safe, phew.

 

[Fastandfurious]

phew.

 

[zabalestmsm]

Why wud anyone go for risky sweep shots in this situation?

 

[hur rizvi]

Lucky Misbah

 

[uberkoen]

If Misbah goes then that's it. We're done for. We need Misbah to stay out there as long as he can.

 

[saiyan0312]

Not out given. Thank GOD!!!

 

[Fastandfurious]

If Misbah keeps playing on the back foot like that, he is gonna get LB in no time.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Thats where you need a batsman who can take singles without having to take a risk. Alas we only have younis.

 

[MRSN]

Why wud anyone go for risky sweep shots in this situation?

Because he can't rotate the strike.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Both these batsman can't rotate strike at all.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hopefully we get in Umar for next game ahead of Manzoor.

 

[JibranAnsari]

chowka..Allah walon..

 

[JibranAnsari]

azhar has just scored quarter of a ton

 

[saiyan0312]

They are playing a dangerous game. I think they are in two minds of defense and attack.

 

[Arsal_AK]

Relax, people its a draw.

 

[saiyan0312]

Relax, people its a draw.

apkay mouh me shakkar

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Azhar 27 of 122 balls

 

[Bullet Drive]

trail of 2

 

[OZGOD]

Pakistan hanging on for a draw? Couple of quick wickets and anything can happen.

 

[Big Mac]

Guess that answers the question of whether losing weight would diminish Misbah's power.

Reverse sweep now

 

[JibranAnsari]

and we are in lead..courtesy :6 by misbah

 

[shahidrazzaq]

Misbah walking into his comfort zone.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Declare now ..enough on the board

 

[Electron]

This will be a draw. I mentioned before yesterday, that Sri Lanka needed to pick up the pace towards the end of their innings to force a result. Extra 50-75 runs could have swung this match in their favor completely. But they seemed content doing tuk tuk.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Lead of 9. We should actually be leading by about 99 now!

 

[Afridi96]

Misbahhhh sixxxx and now four, finally a lead

 

[JibranAnsari]

This will be a draw. I mentioned before yesterday, that Sri Lanka needed to pick up the pace towards the end of their innings to force a result. Extra 50-75 runs could have swung this match in their favor completely. But they seemed content doing tuk tuk.

Still anything can happen ..its pakistani batting lineup we are talking about.

 

[cricketerB94]

I have got headache by that Rangaiyaa voice.