Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | 1st Test | Galle | June 17-21 | Day 4

[TalhaSyed]

This doesn't look out at all

 

[Naim]

i'd say it's pretty 50/50 pak win/draw.

this pitch is phata. herat was not getting much spin. then how can zulfi or massi will get them out srilanka players they are were good against spin. and we only have one fast bowler.

 

[ahanank]

Ok guys well done with the bat, now we have 3 sessions mean till tea tommarow to bundle out sri lanka in 2nd inning and we have about 250 runs in which to get out sri lanka in 2nd inning, which will leave around 130 runs to get in last session tommarow, and i think if that situation arise, we should go for win, but do you think misbah and co. will go for win?

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Sharjah, 5th day
We have done it before.

 

[Saeed]

Review wasted just when the innings began, wonderful.

 

[bilalmasaud]

100% agreed that Fawad deserves a chance. Baffling that he is not a regular in our test team - he even did decent with Pak A team that toured SL too.

In that case Fawad Alam has been the best among these lot and averages 50+ in domestic and has a 168 on his debut as well

Not to mention a better fielder than Harris and in modern day Cricket your Fielding skills are as important as your primary skill

Lol And it hasn't been a month and Fawad Fan Clubs raises its head again !!! seriously one must be blind to his deficiencies or have a agenda ... i am surprised he ever made it to any level of pakistan team so far .

 

[ahanank]

Review wasted just when the innings began, wonderful.

Not a wasted review, it was a successful one.

 

[Neferpitou]

From Wahab to Junaid.

 

[saad32170]

Excellent catch from Shahzad that was

 

[Markhor]

Good first over. Rattled the SL openers early. Need to maintain pressure now after some great lower order batting.

 

[Saeed]

Come on Junaid bowl some yorkers

 

[Mamoon]

Future legend trundling again.

 

[ahanank]

Future legend trundling again.

He bowled a good over.
Cut him some slack.

 

[majiz]

maybe wahab isn't entirely usless, just kinda bad but workable. like peter siddle, andre nel or chris martin.

 

[Mamoon]

Wahab is a better bowler than all three, but he does not have the required skill with the ball to be counted among the top pacers in the world, but he is comfortably our best.

 

[Saeed]

Both pacers are bowling good, a wicket or 2 would be nice.

 

[PCP_1]

SriLanka will be 2 down by end of the day's play.

 

[Cricket lover 27]

Lol And it hasn't been a month and Fawad Fan Clubs raises its head again !!! seriously one must be blind to his deficiencies or have a agenda ... i am surprised he ever made it to any level of pakistan team so far .

Perhaps you should look in which context I said that for that you have to go through some old posts

 

[ahanank]

Wahab is a better bowler than all three, but he does not have the required skill with the ball to be counted among the top pacers in the world, but he is comfortably our best.

He doesn't bowl full enough. Simple as that.
One-directional swing doesn't help, either.

 

[Naim]

after marriage junnaid is not half bowler what he was before. she is unlucky for him.

 

[Mamoon]

He bowled a good over.
Cut him some slack.

I hope he does well, but he is rubbish.

 

[Mamoon]

after marriage junnaid is not half bowler what he was before. she is unlucky for him.

Yes it is his wife's fault that he is finished, amazing mentality.

We are sexists by default.

 

[Shafi]

Junaid is wasting new balls. He does not have any ability. Bring Zulfi please.

 

[PCP_1]

Hafeez looking confused by that straight drive.

 

[PCP_1]

after marriage junnaid is not half bowler what he was before. she is unlucky for him.

No man is half of anything after marriage usually.

 

[Mamoon]

He doesn't bowl full enough. Simple as that.
One-directional swing doesn't help, either.

Yes he needs to pitch up more on these wickets. Banging it short all the time in this part of the world will not yield you more than 2-3 wickets, but if gets some reverse swing going and pitches it up, he has the ability to run through a lineup with a 5-fer or a 6-fer.

 

[ahanank]

Yes he needs to pitch up more on these wickets. Banging it short all the time in this part of the world will not yield you more than 2-3 wickets, but if gets some reverse swing going and pitches it up, he has the ability to run through a lineup with a 5-fer or a 6-fer.

Exactly.

 

[Shafi]

after marriage junnaid is not half bowler what he was before. she is unlucky for him.

Junaid at the moment is not good enough to be any test team's playing eleven. I will take Rubel Hossein any day over Junaid at least due to his aggression. He drew 1 test and lost ODI series against BD because of Junaid.

 

[Naim]

Yes it is his wife's fault that he is finished, amazing mentality.

We are sexists by default.

i was just making fun.

 

[majiz]

I hope he does well, but he is rubbish.

oh well, amir will be back soon and then at least pak will be comfortably the best test side in asia.

 

[Mamoon]

Someone do the honors and bump the 'Junaid Khan Test Bowling Average Approaching 30 (Countdown Thread)' thread.

 

[Mamoon]

i was just making fun.

Okay, sorry.

 

[Saeed]

Juniad releasing all the pressure.

 

[Mamoon]

oh well, amir will be back soon and then at least pak will be comfortably the best test side in asia.

Amir will replace Junaid for sure.

 

[PCP_1]

Junaid Khan resorting to using toiletries to get a wicket now.

 

[Mamoon]

'not been able to swing or seam the ball Junaid Khan' - Rameez

Story of his career, except for the fluke India spell 3 years ago.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Wahab and Zulfiqar should bowl

 

[ViciousMachine]

yasir on... hope he can get the breakthrough

 

[Mamoon]

Yasir's spell will be crucial. Pitch has dried up now and he should get some turn.

 

[ViciousMachine]

Oh no... Yasir had him... we did not review

 

[ahanank]

Missed a chance, Misbah!!

 

[Neferpitou]

O snap missed out.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Should have opened the bowling with hafeez against this left hander seeing as junaid is not threatening at all.

 

[ViciousMachine]

OUTTTTTTTTTTT !!! Wahabbbbbbbb !!!!!!!!!

 

[Markhor]

And there's the wicket !

 

[Bullet Drive]

YESS!!!!

Now Wahabs bunny Sangaraka in..

come on Wahab bhaiii

 

[Shafi]

You can win a test against a top team when you have Junaid as a fast bowler.

 

[Neferpitou]

Good ball from Wahab.

 

[PCP_1]

Wahab gets his wicket anyway. Good sportsmanship by Silva.

 

[Mamoon]

We are worst in the world when it comes DRS, and poor judgment by Sarfraz.

 

[Ahson8]

Chali khair hai, review didn't matter in the end.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Come on lets get Sanga early

 

[honeybadger]

Silva departs. Never looked comfortable out there.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

So relieved we wont regret not taking a review now.

 

[Mamoon]

Yes, well done Wahab.

 

[Bullet Drive]

This reminds me of Junaids ball of century to Sanga moment. Come on Wahab. Your time

 

[Nado_]

Good bowling by wahab, that review call was really tight but musbah should have taken the chance

 

[Bullet Drive]

Get Sanga today and we will win.

 

[Mamoon]

Anyone fancies these new light green caps?

I like it, reminds me of the 90's. We used to have light green caps in the mid-to-late 90's.

 

[Red Devil]

Now only if can somehow remove Sanga before stumps..

 

[Bullet Drive]

Come on boysssss we got this.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Uh oh. Our lead getting smaller....

Come on Yasir

 

[Bullet Drive]

ARGHHHHHHH!!!

Wahab almost got his bunny(Sanga) again

 

[Neferpitou]

sh1t man

 

[ViciousMachine]

Oh no. dropped. Tough chance, but could have been a game changer.....

 

[marlonbrowndo]

2 more wickets right now would be very nice

 

[Mamoon]

Feeling bad for Wahab, fast bowlers hunt in pairs in Tests. We are operating with one pacer at the moment.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Give wahab a rest now. Hafeez against 2 left handers would be nice

 

[Mamoon]

Babar's chase lol.

 

[Ahson8]

Feeling bad for Wahab, fast bowlers hunt in pairs in Tests. We are operating with one pacer at the moment.

Hopefully Rahat gets fit soon, he's easily the best option to partner Wahab.

 

[Bullet Drive]

If Azhar took that, we wouldda won for sure.

Still I think 75% of PAK win.

 

[JibranAnsari]

 

[Bullet Drive]

Hope you all now understand what I've been saying for years. Wahab is a quality quality bowler and his best will come in test cricket. Another one correct #BOOM!

 

[Shafi]

This test will be draw!!!!

 

[JibranAnsari]

JUnaid has been particularly harmless this match. Needs to find his form or go to domestic.

 

[Mamoon]

Sangakkara looks ruffled out there, but if we don't get him now he will score a hundred. Don't let him fight this out.

Azhar is a very good close-in fielder, but that was a huge miss.

 

[Mamoon]

Hopefully Rahat gets fit soon, he's easily the best option to partner Wahab.

Anyone better than Junaid on current form.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Sanga will make us pay

 

[Pantani]

Very important now that these two see it through to stumps.

 

[Shafi]

Sanga will score double here. Once he starts its hard to get him.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Time to bring Hafeez on.