Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | Pallekele | 07/12/12 | 3rd Test | Day 5

[Mobashir]

Still I am quite sure we will be able to draw it thanks to Hafez and Ajmal, even Junaid can stop the run rate.

 

[Asif321]

sami should have been used with new ball ... kuch na kuch edges aa jati

 

[JibranAnsari]

Serves misbah right. Pathetic captaincy in the first innings and not any better this innings.

 

[talha3]

Mohammed 'better than Graeme Swann' Hafeez causing problems out there...for the fielders

To be fair the thread was just for LOI's, where it's a much tighter comparison.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Partnership 45 already..

 

[JibranAnsari]

SL game to lose now IMO.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka require another 181 runs with 9 wickets remaining

 

[NoToIpL]

Chandimal wicket more important

 

[talha3]

There's a boundary basically every other over. Not even all off the bat. Poor stuff.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan bowling again exposed here.

 

[Justcrazy]

is not a Test all rounder.

 

[JibranAnsari]

only 176 to get.

 

[talha3]

Where's the doosra?

 

[JibranAnsari]

50 partnership

 

[liaqat]

if srilnka win then they deserve it as they have shown intent and not be content with 1-0.

 

[Justcrazy]

should be played only in shorter formats

 

[JibranAnsari]

might be an 8 wicket victory

 

[NoToIpL]

once it is less then 150 the moral will go down

 

[NoToIpL]

really Umar Gul

 

[Osama_B]

here comes gul to give away boundaries and help SLs cause

 

[NoToIpL]

inb4 Sanga classy drives

 

[JibranAnsari]

why not SAMI?

 

[Asif321]

hw many of back gul for 3 wickets

 

[Justcrazy]

I think Pakistan should have got Dermot reeve as a head coach and Jimme Siddons as batting coach.

 

[JibranAnsari]

hw many of back gul for 3 wickets

I back him to bowl wide and short ..any wicket is a bonus really.

 

[Justcrazy]

Its really pathetic that Pakistan would be loosing both Test and ODI series.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Its really pathetic that Pakistan would be loosing both Test and ODI series.

we deserve to lose this test

 

[Asif321]

harsh on sami .. and stupid by misbah .. then why u didnt play rehman
if sami didnt had to bowl

 

[JibranAnsari]

probably Sami's last test match ever and he is not being given the ball.

 

[talha3]

Why isn't Ajmal using the doosra?

 

[JibranAnsari]

100 up , 170 to get only.

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

we deserve to lose this test

Why?

We have the only centurions in this match and are pushing for victory?

Cannot be helped that one entire day was rained out!!

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka require another 170 runs with 9 wickets remaining

 

[JibranAnsari]

Why?

We have the only centurions in this match and are pushing for victory?

Cannot be helped that one entire day was rained out!!

the captaincy added 100 precious runs in SL total first innings and thats why we deserve to lose

 

[imshally81]

Where is sami ?

 

[Asif321]

misbah is really irritating me now
is treated so badly

 

[JibranAnsari]

Where is sami ?

it's going to be a 100+ runs partnership

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka RR 3.59

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

We are really missing Abdur Rehman here!!

 

[NoToIpL]

Ajmal appealing for everything ?

 

[iafzal]

It seems playing Sami may have been the down fall, He is a non factor no over in the second innings for him. Abdul Rehman would have been asset.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka require another 165 runs with 9 wickets remaining

 

[JibranAnsari]

No wickets next 10 overs then srilanka will go for it surely.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka require another 162 runs with 9 wickets remaining

 

[JibranAnsari]

rubbish continues from gul

 

[James]

Lack of Sami is annoying me, not because he is any good, but because the Sami apologists will now say 'not his fault he had a bad game/got creamed in the first innings etc.....Misbah did not use him in the run chase, where he would surely have taken seven wickets!'

 

[Justcrazy]

Last 10 ovs 34/0 RR 3.40

 

[amlafan79]

still long way to go
hope this is a last ball tie

 

[talha3]

Maiden. Need a few more to build pressure.

 

[Strike!]

Infuriating to watch Ajmal bowl round the wicket to Chandimal.

 

[Justcrazy]

Saeed Ajmal to Chandimal, no run, full on leg stump at 90 kph, played out to square leg

 

[JibranAnsari]

Lack of Sami is annoying me, not because he is any good, but because the Sami apologists will now say 'not his fault he had a bad game/got creamed in the first innings etc.....Misbah did not use him in the run chase, where he would surely have taken seven wickets!'

Not his opologist or a fan , but the partnership is 68 and no other bowler is able to break the partnership. Why not try him.. nothing to lose.

 

[iafzal]

Misbah seems to be under some pressure here usually Capt cool not today.

 

[Strike!]

FFS Sami.

 

[talha3]

Sami's not even bowling yet he's contributing to SL's cause

 

[iafzal]

Gull has about 3-4 chances dropped in this test.
Not his test, time to give Sami a go

 

[LegendAli]

Misbah seems to be under some pressure here usually Capt cool not today.

noticed that as well, if it was another day we would have seen misbah smiling after the dropped catch, u know something's wrong when Misbah is not smiling/laughing after his mistakes.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka require another 155 runs with 9 wickets remaining

 

[Watsupdoc]

Rameez on Junaids fielding: He ran excitingly towards the ball and stopped it

 

[imshally81]

it's going to be a 100+ runs partnership

oh yes

 

[Asif321]

aaj captaan ji ne pepsi nhi piyi .. hes looking lost

 

[JibranAnsari]

Enough , now get out both of you. We have a game to win

 

[imshally81]

wicket wicket wicket...... plz

 

[Justcrazy]

Min overs remaining 37.0

 

[Luton Bad Boy]

Any pressure applied by Ajmal is being released by Gul..

Bring on Hafeez or Sami

 

[Asif321]

sami boy has come

 

[imshally81]

Match will take the sudden turn... believe me

 

[iafzal]

Match will take the sudden turn... believe me

we do

 

[Qadeer]

by the way things are going i hope we can atleast draw and maintain our rankings

 

[Justcrazy]

Dinesh Chandimal 58

 

[iafzal]

Gul probably telling him to bowl just like him

 

[Justcrazy]

Finally, Mohammad Sami gets a bowl, Gul having a word with him

 

[TaZ]

Match will take the sudden turn... believe me

I'm with you on this. If we get Sanga panic will start

 

[JibranAnsari]

Any rain clouds?

 

[talha3]

Need to push that RR up to 5 and 6.

 

[JibranAnsari]

144 to get.

 

[Justcrazy]

Saeed Ajmal to Chandimal, FOUR

 

[JibranAnsari]

Ajmal is half a bowler without rehman.

 

[TaZ]

We need a wicket every 4 overs to win it..

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka require another 144 runs with 9 wickets remaining