Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 3rd Test | Pakistan won by 7 wickets

[MenInG]

Pakistan are 230/2 (63.2 ov) - Pakistan require another 147 runs with 8 wickets remaining!

Lots to look forward to today - lets see

 

[Justcrazy]

Matthews to bowl first over

 

[aloo paratha]

Prasad to bowl now.

 

[Man Of Steel]

Afridi Trophy, how embarrassing

 

[ViciousMachine]

146 more....

 

[#GreenRoars]

146 more to go

 

[aloo paratha]

Afridi Trophy, how embarrassing

Yeah, it's kinda dumb to even have the green shirt.

 

[Man Of Steel]

Mods there are two threads for today's play, take notice.

 

[Justcrazy]

New ball due in 15 overs , lanka would like to be tight here

 

[Fineline]

Yeah, it's kinda dumb to even have the green shirt.

Which the commentators pointed out too!Biased stuff from the trophy developers.

 

[Justcrazy]

Mods there are two threads for today's play, take notice.

will be merged , this is the official one

 

[aloo paratha]

New ball due in 15 overs , lanka would like to be tight here

Would like to only require about 70 or 80 by then.

 

[Man Of Steel]

Good Start by Lanka, disciplined bowling.

 

[ViciousMachine]

Oh my... good bouncer

 

[cricfan14]

I really hope our long tail holds out today! Come on boys, make this fight a memorable one.

 

[Fineline]

Pak playing very cautiously.They definitely have a plan on which they are acting upon.Thankgod!

 

[Junaids]

It's a lot of runs to score with a new ball an hour away and a very long tail.

 

[Man Of Steel]

Pakistan need to score at least 50 runs of this old ball before new ball is due, Its gonna do some tricks and wickets will fall.

 

[aloo paratha]

Pak playing very cautiously.They definitely have a plan on which they are acting upon.Thankgod!

They look comfortable though. Especially Masood.

 

[Justcrazy]

Keep rotating the strike.

 

[Bullet Drive]

137 more. Keep chipping away.

 

[Bullet Drive]

YK not looking comfortable today vs Prasad. LBW on cards.....

 

[angrypathan]

Good stuff, playing positively

 

[cricfan14]

They seemed intent on not throwing away their wickets right away, which shows some sense. Can't get so caught up in worrying about the new ball that you play so rashly now.

 

[aloo paratha]

It's good they aren't looking for big shots they're just getting ones and twos.

 

[m.shah]

Keep strike rotation

 

[Fineline]

They look comfortable though. Especially Masood.

Yeah!Which is a sigh of relief! .I hope these two score the bulk of remaining runs while leaving very few for the upcoming batsmen.

 

[angrypathan]

No ball

 

[aloo paratha]

2 no balls already!

 

[angrypathan]

2 no balls already!

Might as well make some money if they're gonna lose

 

[ViciousMachine]

Just 134 more

 

[aloo paratha]

Might as well make some money if they're gonna lose

Lol, I thought the same.

 

[Fineline]

Mathews should not have begun the innings for Sri Lanka.Poor decision!

 

[Man Of Steel]

YK not looking comfortable today vs Prasad. LBW on cards.....

Sorry Mathews, He looks fairly comfortable against Prasad, that sideways movement is making him lbw candidate.

 

[cricfan967]

Masood trolling


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[Bullet Drive]

This is a truly magnificently paced knock by Shaan.

 

[Justcrazy]

Need to stay on wicket , new ball should not be a concern.

 

[Bullet Drive]

YK is getting way too across. Can really see an LBW soon.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Ball looks to be reversing now. Uh oh.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Pradeeps a good bowler. Very unlucky.

 

[Bullet Drive]

YK is getting too far across. These two bats need to be natural, stay where they are and play the ball.

 

[Abdullah719]

Afridi Trophy, how embarrassing

This is the permanent by-product of having Haier as a sponsor, courtesy of Javed Lala.

 

[Bullet Drive]

10 overs after this then SL have new ball and also have 2 more reviews.

So this first session is crucial.

 

[Fineline]

What the hell was that?

 

[cricfan967]

Matthews getting trolled again


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[Bullet Drive]

That was out

Finally luck going Shaans way.

 

[Abdullah719]

Definitely sounds like a nick on that one... nice little troll smile by Misbah in the dressing room.

 

[ViciousMachine]

Def sound there.... Oh my

 

[Bullet Drive]

131 more to win.

 

[angrypathan]

Why don't you review that mathews?

 

[cricfan14]

Why don't you review that mathews?

They don't have reviews. We got lucky!

 

[Abdullah719]

Why don't you review that mathews?

Rub the salt in.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Pakistan batsman looking very edgy today.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Deano and Roshan don't know Shan.

Shan never gets bored whilst batting. HE can bat forever.

 

[Sanzcool]

Should be an easy win from here on; the only slight advantage that could save SL from here is Pak's choking under pressure situation. Going to be a crucial session with the new ball..

 

[Man Of Steel]

How many more chances Masood is gonna get?

 

[Bullet Drive]

122*

78 more for Shan out of 130.

YK is playing acros pad too much

 

[Justcrazy]

Pradeep bowling a tight line here

 

[Fineline]

BD knows Shan better than anyone else.

 

[Man Of Steel]

Yk wth?

 

[Bullet Drive]

New ball and reviews in 9 overs. 130 to get. That will be tricky time.

These two must stay in.

Kaushal will spin it big today.

 

[Man Of Steel]

9 overs to new ball

 

[Abdullah719]

"What a win it will be."

Insha'Allah, Rambo.

 

[Fineline]

No boundary yet.

 

[Man Of Steel]

Need 2-3 quick boundaries to release the pressure.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Better.

These two must play out the second new ball. Stay at the wicket.

YK has just looked very edgy today. He always does at start of new innings, start of new day, after lunch break, tea break etc.

 

[angrypathan]

Need to rotate the strike more to keep the scoreboard ticking, runs have dried up

 

[walashi]

 

[aloo paratha]

Need 2-3 quick boundaries to release the pressure.

Yeah I wasn't here for about 20 minutes and only 6 runs scored.

 

[Abdullah719]

Need 2-3 quick boundaries to release the pressure.

130 runs to win in 89 overs. No need to take risks, SL are playing this smartly by blocking it off and we need to do the same (i.e. play it smart).

And

 

[angrypathan]

Or you can just hit a boundary

 

[Fineline]

What a lovely short towards 3rd man!Pure class!

 

[Justcrazy]

after a long time

 

[angrypathan]

Poor fielding there

 

[Bullet Drive]

124 more to win.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Once lead gets under 100, will be great.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Will rain ruin the day for us?

 

[angrypathan]

Good over, 6 off it

 

[aloo paratha]

Will rain ruin the day for us?

21% chance of rain at 5! I really hope not!

 

[walashi]

Will rain ruin the day for us?

no rain