Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | Pallekele| 07/10/12 | 3rd Test | Day 4

[Sidcricfan]

Brilliant innings from Azhar!! He certainly looks like one for the future..

 

[Badsha]

Good shot.

 

[bluffmasterv2]

Wow about 20 women walking into the stadium and not one of them were average -___-

 

[NeVerMind]

30 overs to go...score 3 runs per over to add 90 more to the lead to take it to 200 without any wcckets loss...I'll take that...

 

[Badsha]

Will be interesting to see if they attack in this last session or not.

 

[NeVerMind]

Younis with a big smile. A team player

You can't help but just love the guy!

 

[Badsha]

Wow about 20 women walking into the stadium and not one of them were average -___-

Surely you mean they were below average....

 

[bluffmasterv2]

Surely you mean they were below average....

way below

 

[Badsha]

Junaid Khan has been bowling at an average speed of 132.

Not "bad".

 

[Badsha]

Younis Khan quicker than perrera!

 

[Ironcat]

SL have given up on pushing for anything other than a draw.

 

[Badsha]

Lion in the crowd.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Very good parntership.

 

[Badsha]

Think we'll just see of this day and bat till tea tomorrow

 

[Bullet Drive]

Azhar goes on the back foot. Punches a single.

 

[Badsha]

Eager to see if Shafiq has improved against the swinging ball. Will get to see it in S.Africa

 

[Bullet Drive]

There was a single there.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Can Azhar make a ton..

 

[Bullet Drive]

Beautiful shot, well stopped.

 

[Bullet Drive]

229-4.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan need to be 200 ahead by close of play. Also if there are 98 overs left on day 5 then maybe at most bat for 10-12 overs tomorrow and try and get a quick 50-60 runs.

If we have to lose defending 250 so be it! better to lose 2-0 trying to level series at 1-1

 

[Amjid Javed]

118 ahead and 27 overs left. We need to score at 3 an over here and of bad light is offered we need to stay out there late in the day.

 

[Badsha]

^ That's never going to happen.

 

[Bullet Drive]

230-4.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Shafiq plays that cut shot nicely.

 

[imshally81]

Good innings by Azhar ali

 

[Bullet Drive]

118 ahead and 27 overs left. We need to score at 3 an over here and of bad light is offered we need to stay out there late in the day.

Bad light does NOT get offered.

 

[Badsha]

Can Azhar Ali get 200?

 

[Bullet Drive]

 

[Bullet Drive]

In the air for a bit. Good result.

 

[Badsha]

Bad light does NOT get offered.

Gets offered to the batsman if they want to stay or keep playing.

 

[Bullet Drive]

new ball coming soon.

 

[carbon11]

a lead of 250 will give pakistan a chance

 

[Badsha]

Asad will get his fifty soon.

 

[dhump]

Lots of Praise for Azhar I must confess I was not his biggest fan when he came to the scene but he is turning into something very good news for Pakistan after long long time.

 

[Badsha]

Chisty Mujahid and Danny morrison. Such contrasting commentators.

 

[Badsha]

A good looking Sri Lankan woman. Does such a thing exist

 

[Bullet Drive]

235-4.

 

[TaZ]

Pakistan need to be 200 ahead by close of play. Also if there are 98 overs left on day 5 then maybe at most bat for 10-12 overs tomorrow and try and get a quick 50-60 runs.

If we have to lose defending 250 so be it! better to lose 2-0 trying to level series at 1-1

Agreed

 

[NeVerMind]

118 ahead and 27 overs left. We need to score at 3 an over here and of bad light is offered we need to stay out there late in the day.

I don't think umpires offer bad light anymore to the batsman. They take the decision themslves, no?

 

[Amjid Javed]

SL dont seem to have any intention of trying to take any wickets to win here. They just seem happy waiting for mistakes.

I guess negative attitude comes due to fact they havent won a series for ages

 

[Badsha]

Should look to completely tonk Samaraweera into oblivion.

 

[Amjid Javed]

I don't think umpires offer bad light anymore to the batsman. They take the decision themslves, no?

If the umpires make the decision they should be doing whats best for the game and a positive result.

 

[Badsha]

This is like the 99th time they've shown that chick. Talk about desperados!

 

[waqar goraya]

I hope for a lot of over night rain to freshen up the pitch...so that tomorrow Junaid and Younis could bowl us to victory

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

A good looking Sri Lankan woman. Does such a thing exist

jacqueline fernandez

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan lead by 125 runs with 6 wickets remaining

 

[Badsha]

Sri Lanka aren't going negative. They've brought on a part timer to maybe get a breakthrough from it.

 

[Justcrazy]

This is like the 99th time they've shown that chick. Talk about desperados!

why not 100th ........ and make it a century.

 

[Badsha]

jacqueline fernandez

You got me there.



... I needed to take a shower anyway...

 

[Badsha]

why not 100th ........ and make it a century.

Because I'm Misbah.

 

[JibranAnsari]

27 runs 10 overs this session , thankfully no wicket.

 

[Justcrazy]

New ball taken.

 

[Badsha]

Don't know if I should laugh or cry.

 

[Badsha]

New ball! Real test now.


Good outswinger from the cute man.

 

[Justcrazy]

The best thing would be for Pakistan to go for quick runs here and get all out by stumps after getting another 100 odd here.

 

[Badsha]

Hit that new ball! Get it old.

 

[Badsha]

Another good out swing.

 

[Justcrazy]

a quick 30 from adnan and would be handy

 

[Badsha]

First over with the new ball done.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Edge but falls short.

 

[Justcrazy]

"Among Pakistan batsmen with 1500 Test runs, Azhar Ali has the second-best rate of innings per fifty-plus scores (2.58). Only Saeed Anwar has a rate better than Azhar's (2.52)."

Cricinfo

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

From Cricinfo:

"Among Pakistan batsmen with 1500 Test runs, Azhar Ali has the second-best rate of innings per fifty-plus scores (2.58). Only Saeed Anwar has a rate better than Azhar's (2.52)."

 

[Badsha]

a quick 30 from adnan and would be handy

and Sami and Juni don.

 

[JibranAnsari]

kula looking dangerous

 

[Badsha]

From Cricinfo:

"Among Pakistan batsmen with 1500 Test runs, Azhar Ali has the second-best rate of innings per fifty-plus scores (2.58). Only Saeed Anwar has a rate better than Azhar's (2.52)."

Interesting. I thought Inzi would have that record.

 

[NeVerMind]

New ball..either wickets or runs will come quickly now...maybe both!

 

[MVP26]

Batsman should attack now.

 

[Bullet Drive]

111* for Azhar. I want him to make a double!

 

[Badsha]

Azhar on 111. (243)

 

[Justcrazy]

looks likely to the first pakistani to get to 10 000 runs in test matches if he gets to play 10 Test Matches every year.

 

[Badsha]

kula looking dangerous

and cute.

 

[Bullet Drive]

2 byes.

 

[Badsha]

looks likely to the first pakistani to get to 10 000 runs in test matches if he gets to play 10 Test Matches every year.

we never play enough tests


Also age is not really by his side.

 

[Justcrazy]

I wish they can find a few boundaries now.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Azhar still on nelson!

 

[Akmal Dynasty]

242-4 Lead by 131

Azhar*111(246)
Shafiq31(79)

 

[Bullet Drive]

Nice shot. 112*

 

[Badsha]

Another single to Azhar. Comfortably played.

 

[Bullet Drive]

Azhar averaging 68 this series. Very poor stuff by him.