Sri Lanka v Pakistan| 3rd Test - Day 2 | Colombo | 21/07/09

[Khabri420]

Akmal drops one...issed:

 

[Zeenix]

Dropped by Akmal

 

[Sparhawk]

Akmal drops Mathews and he gets 4 next ball. Same old story.

 

[insaftak]

we really don't deserve to win

 

[Khabri420]

Ramiz on a roll here..non-stop praise for Matthews

 

[iafzal]

akmal getting into the 2006 form with bat and keeping very quickly

 

[pak4life]

dropped by akmal. Terrible terrible series for him

 

[shane]

4 wickets, not a single catch. Can they catch?

 

[Khabri420]

4 wickets, not a single catch. Can they catch?

obviously not.

 

[pak4life]

Danish starts where he left off with his trademark 4 an over

 

[Sheikh]

How long will we persist with Akmal? How many more catches will he drop before he gets the chop?

 

[midwicket]

Pakistan 299

Sri Lanka 124/4 (32.1 ov)

Sri Lanka trail by 175 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[Sparhawk]

This looks like the partnership that could go on to get 100+ runs if we dont get them now!

Ajmal is bowling beautifully though, he knows caught behind is not an option so hes having to attack the stumps more.

 

[Amoeba]

How long will we persist with Akmal? How many more catches will he drop before he gets the chop?

Don't worry he'll get a streaky 50 in the 2nd inns to save his career once again.

However don't be so harsh he has only has one small technical flaw in his keeping which he needs to iron out...................er..............um..............he can't catch a cricket ball especially standing up.

Apart from that he looks fantastic behind the stumps.

 

[ItsMeK1]

nice attempt by fawad but to no avail

 

[waqar_ahmad]

kaneria looking like a schoolboy. So easy to play

 

[ItsMeK1]

and kaneria got his man .... Mathew gone!!!!

 

[insaftak]

kaneria takes a wicket, mathews gone

 

[Wassixpakistani]

I hope Kaneria gets a wicket here or else its curtains.....

 

[waqar_ahmad]

and kaneria strikes

 

[Sparhawk]

Take that mathews!

 

[offcutter]

I like this bowling attack. Sure we're becoming more like India this way, but until Asif is fit and selectable, these 4 seem to be the best bowlers we have.

 

[Sparhawk]

Don't worry he'll get a streaky 50 in the 2nd inns to save his career once again.

However don't be so harsh he has only has one small technical flaw in his keeping which he needs to iron out...................er..............um..............he can't catch a cricket ball especially standing up.

Apart from that he looks fantastic behind the stumps.

And his voice lessons are really paying off. Because of his vocal encouragement the bowlers can create more chances for him to waste.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

and kaneria strikes

He listened to me!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Amoeba]

The "schoolboy" strikes! Luckily it was a thick edge so it headed in the direction of the safe hands of Misbah rather than the iron gloves of Akmal.

Good on yer Dani boy.2 Tests too late to pick him though.

 

[Sparhawk]

I like this bowling attack. Sure we're becoming more like India this way, but until Asif is fit and selectable, these 4 seem to be the best bowlers we have.

I would still prefer Afridi to Kaneria.

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Cmon Kallu , get me some wicketz.

 

[midwicket]

44.5


Danish Kaneria to Mathews, OUT, gone! Was testing his patience there, Mathews is sucked into prodding that one, much fuller than the previous one, gets forward to defend, it spins away to take the outside edge and Misbah cups it comfortably at slip


AD Mathews c Misbah-ul-Haq b Danish Kaneria 31 (53b 4x4 0x6) SR: 58.49

 

[offcutter]

I would still prefer Afridi to Kaneria.

Not a proven test player, but I would give him a go because if he can bowl and bat well, it will reduce the length of our tail which is probably the worst in the world at the moment.

 

[midwicket]

Sri Lanka 157/5 (45.3 ov)

Sri Lanka trail by 142 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Now only Amer remains wicketless...........courtesy of manzoor

 

[Wassixpakistani]

The only one I'm seeing getting Mahela out is YK .

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Mahela batting aggresively here .

 

[waqar_ahmad]

Kaneria is giving a 4 ball every over. Matthews was having problems handling him, but mahela isnt

 

[duhduh92]

Boot Akmal, Misbah and Malik out or persist with this torture. Clowns could do a better job!

 

[saj786]

Not a proven test player, but I would give him a go because if he can bowl and bat well, it will reduce the length of our tail which is probably the worst in the world at the moment.

what planet do u live on, afridi averages almost 40 with the bat and his bowling average is similar to kanerias

 

[waqar_ahmad]

did akmal miss a chance today?

 

[PapaBear]

Does anyone know where is that stupid music band? Do they only play when opposition is batting to disturb them?

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Afridi makes the dressing room go bright and shiny .

 

[PapaBear]

did akmal miss a chance today?

Yes he dropped Mathew

 

[duhduh92]

Akmal Did Not Fail To Disappoint. Dropped A Dolly!

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Does anyone know where is that stupid music band? Do they only play when opposition is batting to disturb them?

That Dancing Bunny has also disappeared , I smell a Evil plan

 

[slix10]

Does anyone know where is that stupid music band? Do they only play when opposition is batting to disturb them?

Lol.

That **** should be illegal, forreal.

 

[midwicket]

Tea.

Sri Lanka 164/5 (48.0 ov)

Sri Lanka trail by 135 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[waqar_ahmad]

Yes he dropped Mathew

What the hell!!

Let me guess, off kaneria again?

 

[waqar_ahmad]

Lol.

That **** should be illegal, forreal.

I agree, the music is so annoying.

 

[MIG]

Its coming down to the 2nd inning batting performance - if we can set a decent target then SL will struggle.

 

[Sparhawk]

What the hell!!

Let me guess, off kaneria again?

No he dropped him off the lead spinner.

 

[waqar_ahmad]

SP, im guessing that YK read the pitch correctly. THe ball is turning and bouncing. Of course, our batters cant play the new ball

 

[waqar_ahmad]

No he dropped him off the lead spinner.

Ajmal could have had 3. The guy was bowling really well from what I saw of him

 

[Wassixpakistani]

Cmon Ajmal , Take a fiver and make Saqi proud.

 

[Zeenix]

Its coming down to the 2nd inning batting performance - if we can set a decent target then SL will struggle.

If wishes were wings, where would we find you MIG.

 

[slix10]

The average for 4th innings on this ground is 215- if I'm not mistaken.

 

[ItsMeK1]

Daani got Vaasy

 

[insaftak]

kaneria strikes, vaas gone

 

[Waseem]

Quicker and straighter one from Kaneria did the trick, Vaas gone LBW to Kaneria

 

[insaftak]

dilshan in

 

[Waseem]

Dilshan does come in to bat, let's hope we can get rid of him quickly otherwise he can score quick runs.

 

[Sheikh]

19th over on the trot for Ajmal.

C'mon Younis, give him a break.

 

[ItsMeK1]

Mahela gone ..... superb bowling by Danny

 

[Khabri420]

Danish gets Mahela! You beauty!

 

[insaftak]

kaneria strikes again, bowled jaya

 

[Waseem]

The fact that this Lankan batting (or even bowling to some extent) lineup is pretty average makes the 2-0 result even worse. If it wasn't for our HUGE batting collapses, we could have easily won this series 3-0.

While i type, Kaneria gets Jayawardene

COME ON!!!!

 

[Sparhawk]

19th over on the trot for Ajmal.

C'mon Younis, give him a break.

He just had a tea break.

 

[Khabri420]

He just had a tea break.

and also lunch before that

 

[Waseem]

Umpires looking at the ball, it's scary

 

[hasanb]

danish bowls jayawardena!! thats the big wicket

 

[Sheikh]

7 down. Come on let's wrap this up quick and get a 100 run lead

 

[Amoeba]

Well done Dani boy! Will say it again it's a pity that the "brains trust" didn't pick him for the first two games.

 

[slix10]

Here we go boys,

now let's finish this up fast.

 

[ItsMeK1]

Gul make Simon reverse his decision

 

[Shakil_pkcricket]

Promising Star

I think Younis has missed a trick in the previous 2 tests, he should have played Kaneria and Ajmal there along with pace options of Aamir, Umar Gul and Himself( the Swing Bowler).

 

[Wasim_Waqar]

That was an excellent delivery. Top spinner beat him for pace and he was on the backfoot. Reminded me off Shane Warne bowling Ijaz Ahmed in the 1999 World Cup final.

Anyway, it is helping Danish that he has a good ally in Ajmal!

 

[insaftak]

I think Younis has missed a trick in the previous 2 tests, he should have played Kaneria and Ajmal there along with pace options of Aamir, Umar Gul and Himself( the Swing Bowler).

its not the bowling that killed us

 

[Sheikh]

He just had a tea break.

Well obviously, you don't usually bowl 38 overs in a session. Doesn't change the fact that he's been bowling unchanged for almost 3 hours on the field.

 

[insaftak]

that looked out

 

[insaftak]

that was out

 

[ItsMeK1]

It was out

 

[Sparhawk]

Someone get the umpire an appointment with the eye doctor. Dumbash!

 

[insaftak]

dilshan lucky to be there