Zimbabwe vs Pakistan | 2nd Test | Harare | 12/09/2013 | Day 3

[Sakss]

Day 2 saw Zimbabwe score a decent first innings total of 294 on a pitch which seems to wear out over the days. Day 3 will be important for Pakistan to build up a good total . Current match state Pakistan stand at 163-3 with Younis on 52 and Misnah on 27 still standing tall like most times in the past.

Pakistan trail by 131 runs with 7 wickets to spare

 

[Maher96]

Need a good day get to a total around 500 hundred if possible. Yk misbah n asad plus the tail need to play put the day n the. Try to crumble zimbabwe.

 

[khan1992]

Younis Khan Should Have Been Dropped And World Class Players Like Harris Sohail, Umir Amin Or Shoaib Manzoor Or What Ever His Name Is Should Have Been Given A chance, We Need Youngsters In The Team And I Dont Know Why Jamshed The Best Player In The world Has Been Dropped Remember He Made Few Centuries In India Against India Ages Ago, Its Just He's Mentally Weak & Is Upset Because He Got Dropped Because He Couldn't Perform Out Of SC. I Dont Really Care If Pakistan Wins Or Looses All My Young Favorite Players From Pakistan Domestic Should Be in The Team Because If They Can Half Decent In Domestic Level Then Against International They Will Be Like Bradman.

 

[Osman]

Younis Khan Should Have Been Dropped And World Class Players Like Harris Sohail, Umir Amin Or Shoaib Manzoor Or What Ever His Name Is Should Have Been Given A chance, We Need Youngsters In The Team And I Dont Know Why Jamshed The Best Player In The world Has Been Dropped Remember He Made Few Centuries In India Against India Ages Ago, Its Just He's Mentally Weak & Is Upset Because He Got Dropped Because He Couldn't Perform Out Of SC. I Dont Really Care If Pakistan Wins Or Looses All My Young Favorite Players From Pakistan Domestic Should Be in The Team Because If They Can Half Decent In Domestic Level Then Against International They Will Be Like Bradman.

i stopped reading there

 

[Sakss]

A guy who scored a Double hundred in the last match and saved Pakistan should've been dropped???

WOW shows how much you know cricket? Or is it just plain hatred towards Younis?

 

[syedtumair]

i think 430 should be enough ...we have to remember its Day 3 .

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to get a solid lead here

 

[Justcrazy]

ali: "no wishes for birthday boy?Rahat turned 25...Hopes this match will be a lucky one for him."


cricinfo

 

[Justcrazy]

Just a single from first over.

 

[Justcrazy]

Maiden.

 

[Justcrazy]

will enjoy this session , he has license for going tuk tuk

 

[HASHAM2]

4 overs 1 run

 

[Justcrazy]

another maiden.

 

[HASHAM2]

5 Overs 1 run

 

[Justcrazy]

4th maiden in a row.

 

[Ahson8]

3 back to back maidens (since start of play)

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan going too slow here.

 

[battler]

Last 10 overs only 8 runs scored

 

[Justcrazy]

3 runs

 

[Ahson8]

First runs of the day

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan trail by 125 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 73 runs here

 

[HASHAM2]

Misbah Bating Strike Rate is 26

 

[Aman]

This team has no balance there's just too many tuk-tuk players in the middle.

Two strokeplayers have to come in preferably at 3 and 6.

 

[saiyan0312]

I think they are just trying to get into rhythm.

 

[Justcrazy]

29 from 129 balls.

 

[Ahson8]

This team has no balance there's just too many tuk-tuk players in the middle.

Two strokeplayers have to come in preferably at 3 and 6.

When will you stop whining?
It may or may not have balance but it is ranked well above your team in the test rankings.
In guessing your team is really well balnced right?
The only teams below you are Bangladesh and Zimbabwe )
I'd rather have such an "unbalanced" team than a low ranked team.

 

[Aman]

This is Zimbabwe

How are they going to go against SA?...

0.5 an over?..

 

[saiyan0312]

class

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Aman]

When will you stop whining?
It may or may not have balance but it is ranked well above your team in the test rankings.
In guessing your team is really well balnced right?
The only teams below you are Bangladesh and Zimbabwe )
I'd rather have such an "unbalanced" team than a low ranked team.

Grow up and learn to take criticism.

Pakistan could do better if they just picked the right players.

Pakistan have the potential to be a top 2 team in the next few years but they keep picking the wrong players that will only keep them mid table.

 

[saiyan0312]

rhythm coming from misbah.

 

[syedtumair]

4 overs to new ball.let the TEST begin

 

[HASHAM2]

Younis in 60s

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 82 runs.

 

[Justcrazy]

New ball should help pakistan.

 

[Ahson8]

Grow up and learn to take criticism.

Pakistan could do better if they just picked the right players.

We're doing alright already. Our test team is really good. Only one change is required; Umar Akmal for Hafeez.
If I was a Kiwi supporter I would rather worry about the performance of the national team rather than whining over selections of other teams.

It's alright if you point it out once or twice but what's the point of whining continuously?

 

[HASHAM2]

Pitch is Doing Things now
100 lead will be Good

 

[Aman]

We're doing alright already. Our test team is really good. Only one change is required; Umar Akmal for Hafeez.
If I was a Kiwi supporter I would rather worry about the performance of the national team rather than whining over selections of other teams.

It's alright if you point it out once or twice but what's the point of whining continuously?

Because you guys blindly believe you have a chance against SA with this team.

Hopefully one day the players that deserve to be playing are given a chance.

 

[HASHAM2]

We're doing alright already. Our test team is really good. Only one change is required; Umar Akmal for Hafeez.
If I was a Kiwi supporter I would rather worry about the performance of the national team rather than whining over selections of other teams.

It's alright if you point it out once or twice but what's the point of whining continuously?

JOB Less Kiwi Supporter in PP Forum

 

[Ahson8]

Because you guys blindly believe you have a chance against SA with this team.

Hopefully one day the players that deserve to be playing are given a chance.

OK which players do you want to see in the test team apart from Umar Akmal?
We all want UA in the team ahead of Hafeez. Which other players do you want and who would you drop to make way for those players?

 

[syedtumair]

Because you guys blindly believe you have a chance against SA with this team.

Hopefully one day the players that deserve to be playing are given a chance.

An aggressive player with SR of 60+ will not solve the problem.Plus we dont have one anyway.

 

[Ahson8]

Because you guys blindly believe you have a chance against SA with this team.

Hopefully one day the players that deserve to be playing are given a chance.

How many teams have beaten SA in the recent past?
The only teams that came close were Australia at home and us in SA (in the 2nd game; we choked otherwise we could have won that).

They even humiliated England at home, not many teams can do that.
And NZ was humiliated both at home and in SA

 

[Aman]

OK which players do you want to see in the test team apart from Umar Akmal?
We all want UA in the team ahead of Hafeez. Which other players do you want and who would you drop to make way for those players?

Amin, Maqsood and Haris, you don't have a good team for now these guys need to be given game time before 2017, if Pakistan are to put up a fight in the TC.

All of these players will be in the prime of their careers in 2017 as well, which is another bonus for Pakistan

You need to be looking to the future.

 

[Ahson8]

An aggressive player with SR of 60+ will not solve the problem.Plus we dont have one anyway.

:umarakmal says Hi.

 

[Aman]

How many teams have beaten SA in the recent past?
The only teams that came close were Australia at home and us in SA (in the 2nd game; we choked otherwise we could have won that).

They even humiliated England at home, not many teams can do that.
And NZ was humiliated both at home and in SA

Why bring up NZ this is about Pakistan?...

We won't be playing in 2017.

 

[saiyan0312]

second ball is to come

 

[Ahson8]

Amin, Maqsood and Haris, you don't have a good team for now these guys need to be given game time before 2017, if Pakistan are to put up a fight in the TC.

All of these players will be in the prime of their careers in 2017 as well, which is another bonus for Pakistan

You need to be looking to the future.

So who would you drop for them?
YK? Misbah?
We already have two good youngsters in Azhar and Shafiq. We can't play an XI full of youngsters, these guys will eventually get their chances.

 

[jattafridi]

Pakistan playing for draw

 

[Justcrazy]

Current partnership 86 runs

 

[Ahson8]

Pakistan playing for draw

And your signature is annoying. (The colour)

 

[saiyan0312]

new ball on ...

 

[Red Devil]

New Ball taken.

 

[saiyan0312]

Pakistan playing for draw

dude he is right use another colour.

 

[MRSN]

Kiwi is right we need a stroke players in between these tuk tuks..may be Umar Akmal at 4..though I don't see that hapening ever.

 

[HASHAM2]

Misbah gone

 

[Aman]

So who would you drop for them?
YK? Misbah?
We already have two good youngsters in Azhar and Shafiq. We can't play an XI full of youngsters, these guys will eventually get their chances.

You keep YK and Misbah, I would go with this team

Azhar
Jamshed
YK (Amin)
Misbah (Haris)
Umar
Maqsood
Hafeez (need an all rounder and he might do well against the older ball)
Gul
Rehmann
Ajmal
Junaid

 

[MRSN]

Misbah goes lol

 

[HASHAM2]

Pakistan back in Dangerous

 

[Red Devil]

Misbah gone

 

[Osman]

extremely poor shot....terrible and irresponsible....when you have batted for that long you should make it count

 

[saiyan0312]

we are just trailing by a 112.... need to finish it before adnan akmal comes.

misbah goes....

 

[MRSN]

so what happened??he tuk tukked whole 120 balls of old ball but the moment they took the new ball he went for drive and easy catch for slip..

 

[jattafridi]

Tuk Tuk gone

 

[Red Devil]

What a pathetic shot.

 

[Ahson8]

You keep YK and Misbah, I would go with this team

Azhar
Jamshed
YK (Amin)
Misbah (Haris)
Umar
Maqsood
Hafeez (need an all rounder and he might do well against the older ball)
Rehmann
Ajmal
Junaid
Gul

Dropping Shafiq, the only guy who did well in SA apart from YK

 

[JibranAnsari]

What a fluent knock by misbah!

 

[saiyan0312]

come on asad....

 

[JibranAnsari]

Zimbabwe will take a lead of 30.

 

[MRSN]

Asad against new ball would be fun lol..

 

[saiyan0312]

ok shafiq...

 

[HASHAM2]

Asad Shafiq has to score atleast 50 Runs here

 

[Ahson8]

Come on Shafiq, time to prove your worth.

 

[HASHAM2]

Asad against new ball would be fun lol..

asad want to play at no-3

 

[Aman]

Dropping Shafiq, the only guy who did well in SA apart from YK

I've seen him and I'm not impressed, he's not better than Umar,Amin, Haris or Maqsood.

And when is an average of 30 considered good?

 

[saiyan0312]

trail 112.... these guys have to finish it.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan 182/4

 

[HASHAM2]

no swing in New ball
bowl coming on bat

 

[saiyan0312]

I've seen him and I'm not impressed, he's not better than Umar,Amin, Haris or Maqsood.

And when is an average of 30 considered good?

Dude amin is just getting his footing in ODI,haris has played way to few games and maqsood has played only T20... Rather then drafting them quickly how about we give them some time in ODI. Play them all in ODI and see how hey do.

 

[Ahson8]

I've seen him and I'm not impressed, he's not better than Umar,Amin, Haris or Maqsood.

And when is an average of 30 considered good?

It's a good thing you being impressed or not doesn't affect Shafiq's chances of being dropped.
He was averaging 40 not long ago and it's dropped to 38 not 30 lol.
Centuries vs SA in SA cannot be discounted so easily.