Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 1st Test | Galle | 21/06/12 | Day 1

[talha3]

Paravitana is nervous against Hafeez. Coming down the wicket almost every ball.

 

[Bullet Drive]

I enjoy watching our spinners bowl more than our pacers.

 

[MoinHaroon]

Good over

 

[Strike!]

Might as well have selected 3 front line spinners.

 

[MoinHaroon]

DRS - that was out!

No DRS? Why?

 

[MoinHaroon]

Might as well have selected 3 front line spinners.

It is amazing to see Pakistan with no great fast bowlers

 

[MoinHaroon]

Pressure created by Hafeez, I think Umar would take a wicket now

 

[zains_rulez]

Where is Aizaz Cheema

 

[I Believe in the Teesra]

Fielding looks 25 times better O_O

 

[MoinHaroon]

Why does Umar Gul look tired?

 

[MoinHaroon]

one more over for me

 

[MoinHaroon]

wow

 

[Strike!]

Why push mid on back after just one six?

 

[MoinHaroon]

that is just stupid, trust yourself

 

[MoinHaroon]

Take a wicket or I am goner

 

[MoinHaroon]

Alright boyz, have fun hopefully a good for Pakistan, I want them to sweap SL so they can move up in rating over India

 

[talha3]

No DRS costing us again.

 

[Strike!]

That was out. issed:

 

[sada90]

that was inside edge..
bad umpiring

 

[duostyle]

This Parana dude is one lucky bloke.

Dilshan looking good.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Poor ball.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Drinks.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hafeez should carry on to the leftie. Give Junaid 2 more and then Ajmal.

 

[Bullet Drive]

51-0

 

[Bullet Drive]

Poor over from Hafeez.

 

[Strike!]

Bring on Ajmal now please.

 

[talha3]

SL cruising here. Ajmal/Rehman required.

 

[Strike!]

Junaid being smashed by Dilshan now.

 

[LegendAli]

Dilshan playing faster in tests than he did in the ODI's.

 

[duostyle]

Ooh

 

[amlafan79]

this is wht worries me this attack is not good w/o ajmal...now wht will happen in conditions where ajmal is ineffective.. hm

 

[talha3]

Those boundaries really fired Junaid up, 2 good balls to finish.

 

[talha3]

The man is in

 

[Strike!]

in.

 

[talha3]

Dropped

 

[LegendAli]

Azhar ALI!!

 

[Strike!]

Dropped.

 

[duostyle]

Lol.

 

[talha3]

Finally, he's out!

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Wicket!

 

[Strike!]

What was that? )

 

[Bullet Drive]

 

[amlafan79]

run rate over 4

 

[speed]

out

 

[talha3]

Phew, if this guy had got to 100 or even 50, it would have been really frustrating.

 

[amlafan79]

and out!
like always ajmal doing the damage!

 

[sada90]

finally ajmal strikes...
thanks God ,...

 

[Bullet Drive]

Uh-oh. The man.

 

[amlafan79]

i think jaya is the jey here against ajmal
really beilive he will be able to play him well even in tests

 

[talha3]

Next 3 wickets are key.

 

[spaceshot]

Alright boyz, have fun hopefully a good for Pakistan, I want them to sweap SL so they can move up in rating over India

India centric insaan )

 

[Strike!]

Take off Junaid already.

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Need Sanga out early.

 

[Poison]

The only way SL were gonna win was by producing a road and praying for a toss win ...

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

50 Dismissals for Adnan.

 

[speed]

This is a road better see some positive intent with the bat from pak as there is nothing in this pitch.

 

[talha3]

The only way SL were gonna win was by producing a road

Check.

and praying for a toss win ...

Check.

One final thing: Hoping for a Pakistan collapse on a flat pitch against average/good bowling.

TBC

 

[Strike!]

Sanga has really made us toil over the years.

 

[Strike!]

in.

 

[asad1996]

dilshan needs to be sent back now.

 

[Poison]

Check.



Check.

One final thing: Hoping for a Pakistan collapse on a flat pitch against average/good bowling.

TBC

No Misbah, YK in terrible form and Hafeez batting like he doesn't know what the thing in his hand actually does ... big danger

 

[Bullet Drive]

Great start from the king

 

[speed]

dilshan set for a 100 excellent conversion rate he has from 50 to 100.

 

[Strike!]

50 from Dilshan, Looks like a different player since UAE.

 

[Bullet Drive]

That was out.

 

[Strike!]

That looked close.

No DRS means umpires will be hesitant to give those close calls.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Great over.

 

[Strike!]

Pressure being built steadily by these two now. Always great to see.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Another great over.

 

[duostyle]

Quality quality spin bowling

 

[Strike!]

3 maidens in a row.

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

4 runs.

 

[amlafan79]

these lankans were always going to handle spinners better then poms
specially at home
this is gonna be a good series

 

[Bullet Drive]

Dilly under immense pressure.

 

[Strike!]

These boundaries are releasing the pressure.

 

[amlafan79]

93-1
pitch is all right wont call it patta
there is turn out there lot of turn for day 1

 

[Strike!]

Ball is really spinning now.

 

[Strike!]

Lunch taken.

 

[talha3]

Sri Lanka's session.

But hope for Pakistan. Expecting 20+ overs of spin in the next session.

 

[Green Leopard]

lunch-looks lankans will post 400 plus, especially if dilshan carries on