Sri Lanka v Pakistan| 2nd Test - Day 3 | Colombo | 14/07/09

[insaftak]

alam on 149

 

[ItsMeK1]

another milestone by fawad .... 150

 

[Plasma]

Alam reaches 150!

Does a Sajda.

We need a double century bro!

 

[iZeeshan]

150 for Fawad

Such a beautiful sight.

 

[insaftak]

150 up for alam, goes for sajda again, well played fawad

 

[Khabri420]

Great going Fawad ...150 up now

 

[Ace Base]

Pakistan: Well prayed, well played.

 

[Zeenix]

congrats to alam..

 

[ItsMeK1]

another boundary of Mendis

 

[Zeenix]

This is the highest individual score from Pakistani opener for God knows how many years..

 

[Plasma]

Mendis being treated like a school boy!

The lankans are very quite in the field now.

 

[insaftak]

44444444444444444444444 for alam, mendis giving too many runs

 

[Genghis]

150 on debut from Alam ... and that too under pressure ... what a knock by the lad!

 

[sohaibsyed]

this is amazing!

 

[Plasma]

Mendi is nearing 5 rpo.

15 overs for 74 right now.

 

[ItsMeK1]

what is the highest score on debut by Pakistani batsman and overall?

 

[Toony™®]

100 runs in this session so far! Marvellous!

 

[insaftak]

yasir hameed with 170

 

[ItsMeK1]

Highest score by any Pakistani batsman here in srilanka against sri lanka

 

[insaftak]

alam with highest score in sri lanka by a pakistani

 

[Ace Base]

14 minutes to lunch. Probably around 3 overs more

 

[sohaibsyed]

yasir hameed with 170

that was bang so this is much more meaningful already

 

[Toony™®]

just over 2 overs to go to the new ball is due...

next challenge is to survive to lunch.

It's possible though, that they may use the new ball in the next session of play though!

 

[insaftak]

edge and 4444444444444444444444, no slip fielder, lankans very defensive

 

[JeeraBlade]

200 run 2nd wicket partnership is up.

Only 7th for 2nd wkt for Pak:
http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine...team=7;template=results;type=fow;view=innings

 

[z2_daredevil]

AW MAN !!! younas gone
just b4 lunch poor shot

 

[Genghis]

Fortunate boundary there for Alam, but the field is spread and no slips in place.

 

[iZeeshan]

Always a wicket before lunch.

 

[Khabri420]

Younis Khan gone before lunch. HORRIBLE shot

 

[insaftak]

YK with a stupid shot and gives away his wicket to a parttimer, pathetic shot

 

[Zeenix]

YK out..

 

[Ace Base]

Very poor by YK. 12 minutes to lunch and he plays a shot like that! Shocking!

 

[insaftak]

what the hell was he thinking

 

[sohaibsyed]

what was teh shot lol

 

[Genghis]

What happened???

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

This can very well prove to be a decisive moment in the match.

 

[Genghis]

2/135 doesn't sounds as good as 1/135

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

I hope Moyo crosses 7ooo test runs in this innings.

 

[Toony™®]

Gone... Younis Khan so close to Lunch as well!

 

[kasoo10]

If I recollect correctly there is at least one Pakistani who scored double century on debut.

It will be a big achievement if Fawad does it today. Very well played already.

 

[Fallen King]

What was Younus Khan thinking of playing reverse sweep? That shot was not needed. Really disappointed with his stupid shot that did seem like risk for trying.

 

[JeeraBlade]

I hope Yousaf does not run Fawad out!!

 

[Genghis]

Trying to reverse sweep a full ball on the leg side ... Younis why oh why???

 

[insaftak]

YK a bit unlucky, that one hit his shoulder and went up

 

[Couch Cricketer]

now they will take the new ball hope these two can see it of and we dont have a collapse

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Lead by 138 now...

 

[Plasma]

Please don't collapse.
Please don't collapse.
Please don't collapse.
Please don't collapse.
Please don't collapse.
Please don't collapse.
Please don't collapse.

 

[z2_daredevil]

If I recollect correctly there is at least one Pakistani who scored double century on debut.

It will be a big achievement if Fawad does it today. Very well played already.

inshallah !!!

 

[insaftak]

these two need to concentrate

 

[Zeenix]

Anyways, yaar 82 Runs when you aren't in form, under pressure and a captain is good enough.. Now its upto the rest of the batsmen.

Alam should be cautious.. Now there is no YK running. Its Mohammad Yousuf who is in a league of own regarding Run outs.

 

[Genghis]

If I recollect correctly there is at least one Pakistani who scored double century on debut.

It will be a big achievement if Fawad does it today. Very well played already.

Nope highest score on debut is Hameed with 170 against Bangla ... so Alam is well on course to set a new record here. Hopefully we can get Yousuf to bat around him now!

 

[classic]

moyo needs to play his part now

 

[Genghis]

Isn't Yousuf a bit of a bunny for Herath?

 

[kasoo10]

Thanks for correction.

Yousuf batting around debutant, that will be interesting.

 

[JeeraBlade]

If I recollect correctly there is at least one Pakistani who scored double century on debut.

No. Highest is 170 by Yasir Hamid.

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showpost.php?p=2025337&postcount=49

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

lead by 139. every run is important here.

 

[Ace Base]

163 more required to give Pakistan a good chance of winning/saving the Test

 

[kasoo10]

Ok, let us see who is the first to create a thread on Younus's shot. I can assure you we will see it in no time.

 

[azfar wali]

This might be the last over

 

[kasoo10]

No. Highest is 170 by Yasir Hamid.

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showpost.php?p=2025337&postcount=49

I do not like the name and score on this record. This record needs to be broken.

Fawad go get a double!

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

lead by 141..

 

[Ace Base]

What a ball by Mendis!!! Easily the best ball of this match! Yousaf a bit fortunate to still be there!

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

make that 142

 

[Genghis]

Paranavita only gets the one over even though he picked up Younis ... Mendis back on.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

one more.. lead extends to 143

 

[midwicket]

Fawad's equaled Miandad's 163 on debut.

 

[z2_daredevil]

lead 144 and lunch
well played pakistan

 

[ItsMeK1]

Lunch

 

[azfar wali]

Pakistan leads by 144 at lunch.

We need at least 120 more runs.

 

[insaftak]

lunch, we played well except for that one stupid shot by YK

 

[iZeeshan]

If I recollect correctly there is at least one Pakistani who scored double century on debut.

It will be a big achievement if Fawad does it today. Very well played already.

No, never happened.

 

[Ace Base]

156 more needed, 8 wickets in hand. Pakistan must apply themselves and bat out the day. Anything less than that is a mini-disaster

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

and it's lunch. Pakistan leads by 144 runs with 8 wickets in hand. Pakistan have a slight advantage here but that Sri Lanka will be really happy to see Younis back in the pavillion just at the right time.

 

[Genghis]

How much better would it have been had Younis been walking off with Alam for lunch. Ah well if someone told me after the first day that we would be 144 runs ahead with 8 wickets in hand I would have laughed at them. Great comeback!

 

[insaftak]

sri lanka might take the new ball straight away after lunch

 

[z2_daredevil]

156 more needed, 8 wickets in hand. Pakistan must apply themselves and bat out the day. Anything less than that is a mini-disaster

yes and they were showing a scorecard of a previous match between pakstan and australia and pakistan went pretty close to wnning it so pakistan must get a good lead in order to get a firm hold of the match

 

[Ace Base]

I just thought about this. Even if Pakistan set Sri Lanka 300 to win there are too many overs left in the Test, hence Pakistan must look to occupy the crease for as long as possible. Run-making is not the priority now. They will come with time. Stay at the crease.

Pakistan must bat until lunch tomorrow.

The match will be un-winnable by the Sri Lankans by then

 

[AZ]

fantastic session for Pakistan! barring the Misbah-esque dismissal of Captaan sahab, was absolutely perfect cricket

 

[MIG]

sri lanka might take the new ball straight away after lunch

If they do, we have an opener on strike!

 

[insaftak]

If they do, we have an opener on strike!

our openers are not that good