West Indies vs Pakistan | 2nd Test | Basseterre | 22/5/11 | Day 3 : Session 3

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan 272 & 131/1

West Indies 223

Pakistan lead by 180 runs with 9 wickets remaining

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Pakistan should look to be atleast 265-70 runs ahead by close of play today!

[KingKhanWC]

Need to step on the gas and score at least 100 runs in the final session.

[Hassan0987]

Must start scoring a bit quicker now

[nads_rocks]

Thank you for the thread AJ.

Need to get minimum of 250 lead atleast by end of play today!

Just need to take the 1s and 2s and not let the boundaries dry up either.

Keep a good pace of the innings.

Taufeeq should now look at getting to his century and Azhar his 50!

[RAZZAQ-FAN]

Umar should be sent in next. Operation: Powerplay :D

[freelance_cricketer]

GOOD LUCK BROTHERS, SO MUCH TIME LEFT, JUST ENJOY BATTING ! :yk

[JibranAnsari]

2nd session was a torture of highest degree.

[shahidafridi123]

Azhar should be 50-60 runs at the close of play and Taufeeq should try to get to his hundred.

[shahidafridi123]

Brendan Nash to bowl.

[RAZZAQ-FAN]

Put Nash back in his place. no point faffing around with such garbage

50 pship is up :D

[shahidafridi123]

50 Partnership! :14:

[KingKhanWC]

Being 182-1 you can't let Nash bowl.

[Amjid Javed]

field is set back so pakistan should just look to rotate strike and pick up 4/5 singles an over.

133/1 - Lead 182

[shahidafridi123]

Brendan Nash bowling average in test cricket: 111.00!!!!! LOL :))) . Bishoo into the attack.

[nads_rocks]

They both have gone into Misbah mode courtesy of Azhar being there. Misbah will be very proud right now!

[RAZZAQ-FAN]

Why is Bishoo called the scorpion? Coz he looks like one :/ ?

[Seen Sheen]

Why is Bishoo called the scorpion? Coz he looks like one :/ ?

Bishoo= Bichoo(Urdu word for Scorpion)..

[Omar Malik]

field is set back so pakistan should just look to rotate strike and pick up 4/5 singles an over.

133/1 - Lead 182

They don't do that in ODI's where it's a necessity let alone doing it in a test match! :P

[Amjid Javed]

nice shot from azhar for 4.

[Seen Sheen]

Good sweep shot, earns him a FOUR.

[shahidafridi123]

:four to Azhar!

[imshally81]

:44444444444

[shahidafridi123]

Another :four to Azhar!

[Seen Sheen]

And now puts a way half tracker through mid wicket for another FOUR.

[Boi]

Goodstuff from Azhar! :D

[Amjid Javed]

smashed away next ball 4 more...

Azhar onto 43*

[KingKhanWC]

Much better, another 4 may take him it out of the attack.

[Seen Sheen]

Azhar now averages more than Taufeeq. :azhar


EDIT: I thought, he has surpassed him BUT no Taufeeq still infront in the race.

[Amjid Javed]

lead up to 194 now...

[NJamal]

145/1

[nads_rocks]

ice cream with mango pieces = yum :)

[imshally81]

Off the topic..... Attack on PNS Mehran Karachi :(

[nads_rocks]

cnt blv azhar is scoring quicker than taufeeq

[Amjid Javed]

Taufeeq needs to learn to rotate strike better v Spinners. Seems to get bogged down to much!

[imshally81]

why sammy using nash here ????

[nads_rocks]

lead almost 200 :)

[KingKhanWC]

Nash stays on because their bowlers are tired. Junior would have been ideal here.

[NJamal]

150 up for Pakistan

[imshally81]

Nash stays on because their bowlers are tired. Junior would have been ideal here.

hmm... but Azhar handle him well

[nads_rocks]

why sammy using nash here ????

he knows pak can make nash a superstar with 5 wicket haul

[nads_rocks]

150 up

[imshally81]

good turn and bounce for bishoo

[KingKhanWC]

hmm... but Azhar handle him well

It was only for one over. Nash needs to be targetted but with Azhar and Taufeeq at the crease highly unlikely.

[Amjid Javed]

Azhar moves onto 49 now.

[KingKhanWC]

50 for Azhar. Well played. He won't get a better chance to reach the magical 3 figure mark.

[imshally81]

Good inningz by Azhar ali

[nads_rocks]

Azhar is due a century can he do it this innings?

[Amjid Javed]

50 for azhar, 2nd times hes score 50 in boths inns off test match,

Hopefully a maiden test hundred?

[inzy_paratha]

West Indies missing the second spin option that Gayle provides I reckon

[duostyle]

Love it. Well done Azhar! Good SR as well looks like he read my post earlier. :P

[imshally81]

now we should accelerate the Run rate here...

[cricfan4ever]

well played Azhar! :14:

in my opinion his most fluent innings to date...8 50s in 24 innings, solid stuff...just needs to improve his strike rotation and develop wider ranger of shots and he'll definitely succeed...I just hope he doesn't become Misbah!

[KingKhanWC]

Good running, swept for 2.

[nads_rocks]

Cnt remember the last time pakistan were in a comfortable position at 156-1 with a commanding 205 lead and 9 wickets still left!

[imshally81]

:outttttttttttttt

[KingKhanWC]

:out

Azhar gives it away, poor ball but poor shot edged to slip.

[cricfan4ever]

damn it, Azhar gone! :facepalm:

[Amjid Javed]

Azhar gone! poor shot! went for cut when there were two fielders behind the wicket!

:facepalm:

[nads_rocks]

oh no 50 and gives it away AGAIN

[Pak_Jazba]

Ammar: "Ah !! After how many years we are seeing this figure PAKISTAN 150/1 ?"

[cricfan4ever]

Cnt remember the last time pakistan were in a comfortable position at 156-1 with a commanding 205 lead and 9 wickets still left!

it certainly has been a long time isn't it? :D

[Pak_Power]

Azhar gone - against the run of play.

[Amjid Javed]

Really dont understand why Azhar even attempted that shot!

[nads_rocks]

Asad Shafiq and not Umar Akmal?

I knew it!

[spoiled]

Oh no...You can see how disappointed azhar is for not getting that 100

these selectors are very cruel..already there was controversy over azhar ali's selection

[Amjid Javed]

Ammar: "Ah !! After how many years we are seeing this figure PAKISTAN 150/1 ?"

2 down now :facepalm:

[KingKhanWC]

Shafiq in. He has a crossed eye on is profile pic.

[Pak_Power]

oh dear - Shafiq almost gone!!

[Amjid Javed]

Asad edges on and just drops short off 1st slip!

very lucky!

[inzy_paratha]

I reckon Azhar needs to add a few more shots to his repertoire, especially against the spinners. Its good to see that hes developed this paddle scoop to release the presure, but he really needs to work on cutting the ball against the spinners, and needs to get to the pitch of the ball more often. He stays on the backfoot way too much against spinners , and until he sorts his technical issues against spin out hes not going to get a great number of centuries

[Pak_Jazba]

This is what happens when people keep asking to increase the RR.

All Pakistan need to do is bat till after lunch tomorrow, get a lead of 350 (for which we are going fine) and put WINDIES in just 10 overs or so before tea.

People want t20 cricket even in tests.

[Easa]

Strange decision to persist with Shafiq at 4. I would have sent Junior in.

[nads_rocks]

What is worse bout azhar wicket is that asad who will stop the scoring is now at the crease and next batsman is misbah and NOT Umar Akmal!

[Pak_Power]

need another good partnership here

[Seen Sheen]

Azhar,: facepalm:. Again missed out on a ton!!

[nads_rocks]

This is what happens when people keep asking to increase the RR.

All Pakistan need to do is bat till after lunch tomorrow, get a lead of 350 (for which we are going fine) and put WINDIES in just 10 overs or so before tea.

People want t20 cricket even in tests.

we want lead of 250 today coz its reasonable to get it,

Ur asking for 350 and asking to score that at 1-2 rpo?

[Boi]

Should've sent Akmal in. *sigh*

[KingKhanWC]

Shafiq still on a pair.

[Hassan0987]

No need for that shot from Azhar Ali, especially when there was two fielders behind the wicket. Now Taufeeq really has to carry on and make a big one

[cricfan4ever]

I reckon Azhar needs to add a few more shots to his repertoire, especially against the spinners. Its good to see that hes developed this paddle scoop to release the presure, but he really needs to work on cutting the ball against the spinners, and needs to get to the pitch of the ball more often. He stays on the backfoot way too much against spinners , and until he sorts his technical issues against spin out hes not going to get a great number of centuries

well said, completely agree...

[Pak_Jazba]

we want lead of 250 today coz its reasonable to get it,

Ur asking for 350 and asking to score that at 1-2 rpo?

I was talking about playing till after lunch tomorrow. 2 sessions from right about now are more than enuf to get 150 odd more?

[Khan88]

Still have a pretty healthy lead here, look to be in the driver's seat!

[Hassan0987]

Kemar Roach back into the attack

[inzy_paratha]

Lol anytime the ball hits the pad or beats the batsman, and is line with the stumps but is too high, Michael Holding brings up that if it was Guyana the batsmen would be out lol.......

[KingKhanWC]

Roach has been very unlucky today. Does he still have the spirit to give one last go at the end of the day?

[nads_rocks]

I was talking about playing till after lunch tomorrow. 2 sessions from right about now are more than enuf to get 150 odd more?

This is Pakistan don't be expecting too much. Remember the next batsman after this is Misbah who you can never rely on to milk the runs!

Umar Akmal can contribute but after that Salman has not doen a great deal and then its our superb tail who can get us up to a huge lead.

So for now 250 is a must by end of play today.

Tomorrow should look to really pace the innings.

We need to be in a position to win the game and not let West Indies draw! Which is why need to give them as much overs to bat out as possible otherwise they will draw which is enough for them to take the series 1-0

[cricfan4ever]

our think tank is too predictable...I knew they will not send Umar at no.4...how Asad Shafiq qualifies for batting at no.4 ahead of Junior is inexplicable...

[nads_rocks]

I will be very disappointed if Taufeeq doesn't go on to score a big 1 here. He is on 75 and has been there from the beginning!

[nads_rocks]

our think tank is too predictable...I knew they will not send Umar at no.4...how Asad Shafiq qualifies for batting at no.4 ahead of Junior is inexplicable...

What is worse is that Misbah will never send Umar Akmal before him either!

And then they all expect Umar Akmal to lead Pakistan to a very big total.

If thats the case send him at no.3 or 4 not any more than that!

[KingKhanWC]

I will be very disappointed if Taufeeq doesn't go on to score a big 1 here. He is on 75 and has been there from the beginning!

and do it before close or else he won't sleep tonight.

[nads_rocks]

Asad Shafiq still to get off the mark in 13 balls!

[cricfan4ever]

What is worse is that Misbah will never send Umar Akmal before him either!

And then they all expect Umar Akmal to lead Pakistan to a very big total.

If thats the case send him at no.3 or 4 not any more than that!

I know...this defensive mentality is really frustrating to cope with...

[nads_rocks]

How on earth was that not a single???????

[NJamal]

162/2

[cricfan4ever]

Asad putting pressure on Taufeeq...having 3 middle order batsmen (Azhar, Asad, Misbah) ahead of Umar Akmal who have limited range of shots seriously helps the opposition in building pressure...

[nads_rocks]

I know...this defensive mentality is really frustrating to cope with...

Instead of getting up the rankings we're gonna go down them at this rate!

Test cricket was always our best form of cricket when we attacked.

Oh gone are the days when we could easily rack up 500-600 against any oppositions!

This defensive mentality is going to be very very damaging to Pakistan.

Will be very difficult to come out of too.

[nads_rocks]

I won't be surprised if Taufeeq loses his wicket due to pressure by Asad who just does not feel like scoring.

Maybe Misbah had words with him before coming in to bat.

[nads_rocks]

4 runs in 5 overs? Says it all really since Asad came in to bat!

[cricfan4ever]

Instead of getting up the rankings we're gonna go down them at this rate!

Test cricket was always our best form of cricket when we attacked.

Oh gone are the days when we could easily rack up 500-600 against any oppositions!

This defensive mentality is going to be very very damaging to Pakistan.

Will be very difficult to come out of too.

scoring slow is a huge reason why we can't score even 250-300 consistently these days because our batsmen get frustrated when their plan A doesn't work and than they are left scratching their heads, clueless...usually, once your batsmen have settled, they look to consolidate the scoring rate so that the game can advance...

like right now, Taufeeq should be scoring more than blocking but he's just gone into a shell...

[Hassan0987]

This tuktuk period is so frustrating

[nads_rocks]

0 from 19 balls. Thats 3 overs!

[AZ]

:four

Shafeeeeeeeeeeeq

[Hassan0987]

Gets off the mark after 20 deliveries

[nads_rocks]

Recent overs . . . . . . | . . 1 . . . | . . . . . . | . . . . 4 .

Pathetic really.

[nads_rocks]

14 overs left in the day possibily less if light ends the game early and still need minimum of 35 to get that 250 lead!

Really poor cricket considering the start given!

[cricfan4ever]

Taufeeq really needs to score his 100 tonight...but he's at the moment content with tuk tuk :facepalm:

[AZ]

Tukka catch!

[nads_rocks]

Thank God he's gone. Should never be sent at no.4 again!

[Hassan0987]

Pathetic

[KingKhanWC]

Roach gets his man. Loose shot, good catch by keeper.

Drinks because Misbah is coming out.

[NeVerMind]

Asad gone. Sharp catch taken...

[cricfan4ever]

well there goes Shafiq...what good does tuk tuk ever do for us? :69:

now Misbah will come in to tuk tuk till end of play today :facepalm:

[jawad1]

Asad ist not playing good

[Seen Sheen]

Thank God he's gone. Should never be sent at no.4 again!
:facepalm:

[Fawad]

Good ball by Roach, great catch by Baugh and Asad gone.

[nads_rocks]

Send Umar Akmal in would be the A+ move but watch Misbah walk in and get Taufeeq out!!!

[Seen Sheen]

I expect Misbah to take Bishoo to the dhobis today. Watch out Windies. :misbah

[cricfan4ever]

Shafiq should NOT be batting at no.4 ahead of Junior from here on ahead!!! switch their positions...Umar at 4, Shafiq at 6...

[nads_rocks]

:facepalm:

I take it you don't want Pakistan to be in a good position by end of play today and for Taufeeq to get his 100?

What did Asad Shafiq do off the mark with a 4 on his 20th ball and then out in the 23rd ball?

Enjoy it now coz Misbah is here to bat!

[Hassan0987]

WI slightly back in the game now

[NJamal]

167/3, Misbah comes to bat

[nads_rocks]

Oh no Misbah 'Tuk Tuk' Ul Haq will never send Umar Akmal before him never!

Its time to sleep everyone.

Zzzzzzzz

[AZ]

Skipper off the mark right away :)

[KingKhanWC]

Misbah off the mark, 2 runs.

[attock]

We started so well and now we have turned to tuk tuk....this team lacks aggression thanks to captain tuk tuk

[nads_rocks]

Single denied!

[Seen Sheen]

I take it you don't want Pakistan to be in a good position by end of play today and for Taufeeq to get his 100?

What did Asad Shafiq do off the mark with a 4 on his 20th ball and then out in the 23rd ball?

Enjoy it now coz Misbah is here to bat!

I would never ever wish evil for any of our batsman. He was starting his inngs. Bishoo didnt give much away while he was batting. You are sounding if tomorrow is the last day of the match.

Very disappointed with your comment. Give the young guy a break. He could have easily upped his strike rate had he got his eye in.

[KingKhanWC]

Maiden. This lead is growing very slowly now.

[cricfan4ever]

Taufeeq has just gone into a total shell and the worst part is, Misbah is at the other end now who will encourage more of the tuk tuk game :facepalm:

[AmmarAshraf]

BABA-e-Tuk-Tuk, Misbah-ul-Haq

[Seen Sheen]

Roach is getting a hint of away swing. Could be very dangerous from wide of the crease.

[cricfan4ever]

at the rate we are batting now, even 300 seems far fetched :69:

[nads_rocks]

Next Test series Mo Yo and Younis must be called back in the side.

Yousuf seems to be back in top form. He is scoring healthy scores consistently against Warwickshire.

If we are to be a force in test cricket and rise up the rankings then Yousuf and Younis are a must!

Them 2 are the only 2 players who can get us upto high totals of 450+ and 500+

[Hassan0987]

An hour left of today's play now, no more wickets lost, and 40-50 more runs would be nice.

[AZ]

Retarded umps can't even count the deliveries.

[Seen Sheen]

Next Test series Mo Yo and Younis must be called back in the side.

Yousuf seems to be back in top form. He is scoring healthy scores consistently against Warwickshire.

If we are to be a force in test cricket and rise up the rankings then Yousuf and Younis are a must!

Them 2 are the only 2 players who can get us upto high totals of 450+ and 500+

I agree 100 percent with this post though. YK and Yousuf have not played a test together since July 2009.

I am dying to see Younus and Yousuf bat together again in a test. :moyo:yk

[Hassan0987]

12 overs remaining

[nads_rocks]

I would never ever wish evil for any of our batsman. He was starting his inngs. Bishoo didnt give much away while he was batting. You are sounding if tomorrow is the last day of the match.

Very disappointed with your comment. Give the young guy a break. He could have easily upped his strike rate had he got his eye in.

Got his eye in when after 50 deliveries?

This is not the last day of the match but with 2 days to go and with just a lead of 219. With the start Pakistan got and then went dead after that.

We need to build a good big lead and give West Indies alot of time to bat so we could get 10 wickets and NOT put them in to bat where the only thing looking likely is a draw.

I am looking at the bigger picture here of a win and not a loss or a draw!

What has me wishing him out got to do with him him actually getting out. I made that comment after he got out. Him getting out was the best thing right now because we need to up the pace and not get bogged down.

He was denying singles and putting pressure on Taufeeq who is the man in form right now in his 70s!

[KingKhanWC]

An hour left of today's play now, no more wickets lost, and 40-50 more runs would be nice.

They will try not to attack now. 30-40 runs till the close unless some real bad balls come their way.

[AZ]

Taufeeq playing a useless, selfish innings.

[munna_]

one thing is for sure for the next test that asad is going to be replaced by moyo/yk provided :ibutt doesn't have any other ideas

[KingKhanWC]

Boot and drop?

[KingKhanWC]

Taufeeq playing a useless, selfish innings.

A 100 will secure his place for the next 12 months. When was the last time he scored a hundred?

[cricfan4ever]

Taufeeq needs to get a move on...

after starting off 33 from 23 (7 fours), he has since scored 46 off 168 (1 four)!!!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Taufeeq playing a useless, selfish innings.

Sarcasm?

[AZ]

Start scoring FFSSSSSS

[jawad1]

A 100 will secure his place for the next 12 months. When was the last time he scored a hundred?

2003 against SA

[Fireworks11]

173/3. Going good thus far.

[Geordie Ahmed]

Taufeeq needs to get a move on...

after starting off 33 from 23 (7 fours), he has since scored 46 off 168 (1 four)!!!

Why?

Plenty of time left in the match

[duostyle]

Is it bad that I want Misbah to get out so Umar can come in and pick up the pace? :P

[Geordie Ahmed]

Is it bad that I want Misbah to get out so Umar can come in and pick up the pace? :P

Yes it is - the last thing we want now is a collapse

[inzy_paratha]

taufeeq is playing quite a selfish innings, the scenario does dictate him to attack now, im not saying he should start hitting everything, but he needs to keep the scoreboard ticking over else if we lose a couple of wickets with the score stagnating we could be in a situation where we are looking at a 250-275 lead instead of a 300+ one

[AZ]

Sarcasm?

As per comms, made 50 in 82 balls and since then 29 in 109 balls!

Lead is still precarious, pitch is bloody flat and he's killing momentum.

[KingKhanWC]

2003 against SA

As I thought. To be fair he may have been instructed to calm down because he was like a mad man before lunch. We could do with quick runs but past experiences show a collapse of epic proportions can come and the game is not secure yet.

[cricfan4ever]

Why?

Plenty of time left in the match

we have to set a good total with enough time to bowl out WI as this pitch has flattened out a bit...should be looking at 130-140 overs for WI to chase 350+...but if we go at this pace, getting to 350+ target will take forever!

[nads_rocks]

Is it bad that I want Misbah to get out so Umar can come in and pick up the pace? :P

Nope because your thinking correctly.

Thats intelligence! Something Pakistan lack.

Leaving your best player right down the bottom says it all really.

[Seen Sheen]

Got his eye in when after 50 deliveries?

This is not the last day of the match but with 2 days to go and with just a lead of 219. With the start Pakistan got and then went dead after that.

We need to build a good big lead and give West Indies alot of time to bat so we could get 10 wickets and NOT put them in to bat where the only thing looking likely is a draw.

I am looking at the bigger picture here of a win and not a loss or a draw!

What has me wishing him out got to do with him him actually getting out. I made that comment after he got out. Him getting out was the best thing right now because we need to up the pace and not get bogged down.

He was denying singles and putting pressure on Taufeeq who is the man in form right now in his 70s!

Yar, We still have plenty of time to force the result. We would have a lead of 245 at the end of the day. And then we can bat for 50-55 overs tomorrow and can take lead past the 400 mark(See, even maintaining a rate of 3 would take us to the 400). This will give our bowlers 135-140 overs to bowl Windies out and I think thats more than enough.

Asad was settling in, could have easily paced his innings and I dont know how it was in our best interest that he got out. Because we all know Misbah will bat at no. 5 and we know how good Misbah is when it comes to roatating the strike. So, Asad in, current scenario, would have been more handy than Misbah.

[AZ]

Played within his walls hahahahahaha :raja

[nads_rocks]

From what was a 70+ Sr for Taufeeq is now hovering in the 40s!

[cricketpassion]

:six

[NJamal]

66666666666 by Misbah

[cricfan4ever]

As per comms, made 50 in 82 balls and since then 29 in 109 balls!

Lead is still precarious, pitch is bloody flat and he's killing momentum.

agree 100%

[KingKhanWC]

Misbah has woken up. clubbed for 6 over long on.

[NJamal]

180/3

[inzy_paratha]

misbah going about it the right way :afridi

[duostyle]

Yes it is - the last thing we want now is a collapse

I know. But still it's pretty poor cricket from Misbah (actually both...), the pitch isn't doing much yet they're in tuktuk mode, the least they could do is take singles. Meh.

And from nowhere a six. :misbah

[Seen Sheen]

@Nads_rocks
I agree that Umar Akmal has to bat at no. 4. He is being made to bat with the tail when he should really be expressing himself at the top of the order.

[KingKhanWC]

Taufeeq looks out of touch when he goes into defensive mode.

[AZ]

:six

Wohoo!

[Rizie]

that six reminds of Misbah of 07

[nads_rocks]

Yar, We still have plenty of time to force the result. We would have a lead of 245 at the end of the day. And then we can bat for 50-55 overs tomorrow and can take lead past the 400 mark(See, even maintaining a rate of 3 would take us to the 400). This will give our bowlers 135-140 overs to bowl Windies out and I think thats more than enough.

Asad was settling in, could have easily paced his innings and I dont know how it was in our best interest that he got out. Because we all know Misbah will bat at no. 5 and we know how good Misbah is when it comes to roatating the strike. So, Asad in, current scenario, would have been more handy than Misbah.

400 is a long way away. At this rate we'll be lucky to get a lead of 300+

West Indies only need to draw and they have players who can bat out the overs which is why we need to set a commanding lead for them to chase and leave enough time for our bowlers to bowl them out and keep the draw way out of reach for West Indies.

Asad and Misbah and even Azhar Ali are 3 batsman who cannot rotate strikes and know just 1 thing. Block. Defence. Dot. Block. Defence. Dot. Deny singles and doubles!

[cricfan4ever]

taufeeq is playing quite a selfish innings, the scenario does dictate him to attack now, im not saying he should start hitting everything, but he needs to keep the scoreboard ticking over else if we lose a couple of wickets with the score stagnating we could be in a situation where we are looking at a 250-275 lead instead of a 300+ one

exactly...

[jawad1]

good shot but unlucky

[nads_rocks]

@Nads_rocks
I agree that Umar Akmal has to bat at no. 4. He is being made to bat with the tail when he should really be expressing himself at the top of the order.

Umar Akmal is being wasted at that position and then the team, captain and we all expect him to take the game away from the opposition.

[cricfan4ever]

Umar Akmal is being wasted at that position and then the team, captain and we all expect him to take the game away from the opposition.

we all know what must be done, but not the think tank :facepalm:

[nads_rocks]

49 runs in 21 overs = Rubbish batting!

[Geordie Ahmed]

we have to set a good total with enough time to bowl out WI as this pitch has flattened out a bit...should be looking at 130-140 overs for WI to chase 350+...but if we go at this pace, getting to 350+ target will take forever!

4 sessions will be more than enough for us to bowl them out

Also Umar Akmal can up the rate when he comes in

[cricfan4ever]

49 runs in 21 overs = Rubbish batting!

that too when we are in commanding position and wicket is absolutely flat at the moment! :facepalm:

[ShahidAfridi_rulez]

49 runs in 21 overs = Rubbish batting!
Gone down alot.

[Seen Sheen]

As per comms, made 50 in 82 balls and since then 29 in 109 balls!

Lead is still precarious, pitch is bloody flat and he's killing momentum.

Pitch is not bloody flat. It would have deteriorated further when Windies would bat later on 4th day.

And if we cant bowl Windies out within 130 overs then extra ten plus overs wont make much difference.

Let them play the way ther are playing atm. I am sure we would see a more positive approach tomorrow especially after 1st hour of play.

[KingKhanWC]

Seam split down the middle. Replacement ball on the field.

[cricfan4ever]

4 sessions will be more than enough for us to bowl them out

Also Umar Akmal can up the rate when he comes in

you can never be too sure, anything is possible...what if it rains tomorrow or on day 5? that's why we need at least 130 overs to get 10 wickets...at the same time ensure target is in excess of 350...alas, our captain/management doesn't think that way!

[JibranAnsari]

25 off last 100 balls. taufeeq umer out hoja please.

[nads_rocks]

21 runs to get 8 overs left.

This is so annoying anything under 250 lead today is crap!

[KingKhanWC]

4 sessions will be more than enough for us to bowl them out

Also Umar Akmal can up the rate when he comes in

Or there could be a collapse with Windies only needing to chase 270 odd.

Umar up the order would have given Pak more ability to attack and lock down if it didn't work.

[duostyle]

They changed the cherry.

Hit it hard Misbah, hit it hard.

[ShahidAfridi_rulez]

Lead by 229

[nads_rocks]

25 off last 100 balls. taufeeq umer out hoja please.

Taufeeq who is 80* and Misbah who is 10* and your asking for Taufeeq's wicket?

[JibranAnsari]

pakistan management lacks ability to innovate or improvise. pathetic

[AZ]

Misbah playing some shots :13:

[ShahidAfridi_rulez]

Maiden over

[cricfan4ever]

looks like we might not even get to 250 lead by end of today...seriously bad batting...being over cautious for no reason what so ever!!!

[JibranAnsari]

Taufeeq who is 80* and Misbah who is 10* and your asking for Taufeeq's wicket?

80 off 200 balls. 43 off last 159 balls.he will take 80 more balls to complete his 100.

[KingKhanWC]

There are too many skeletons in the closet for Pakistan to bat aggressively. We just have to live with it and hope we have enough runs on the board and enough time to force a victory here.

[cricfan4ever]

pakistan management lacks ability to innovate or improvise. pathetic

and did you just figure that out bro? :)))

[Geordie Ahmed]

you can never be too sure, anything is possible...what if it rains tomorrow or on day 5? that's why we need at least 130 overs to get 10 wickets...at the same time ensure target is in excess of 350...alas, our captain/management doesn't think that way!

What if it rains on days 2,3,4 and 5, does that mean we bat at 7-8 an over from day 1?

Show some patience people, it is going well so far

[nads_rocks]

Recent overs . . 1 . . 6 | . . . . . . | . . . . . . | .

[ShahidAfridi_rulez]

1 run

[iHammad]

Taufeeq 81*

[nads_rocks]

Going at under 2 rpo when there should be no pressure at all.

Pakistan are the best at creating pressure when there is no need.

[WNC]

Taufeeq's last 41 runs have taken 153 balls.

[cricfan4ever]

What if it rains on days 2,3,4 and 5, does that mean we bat at 7-8 an over from day 1?

Show some patience people, it is going well so far

it didn't therefore that argument is void...but there's possibility for days 4 & 5 since they have not happened yet!!! you have to make assessments based on situations!!!

[shakil]

Whats up with so much dissatisfaction over the scoring rate. Remember that this is the same team that struggled to even get to 200 in the first test match.

It is good that Taufeeq is trying to reach the magical three figures unlike Azhar who lost his patience a little bit after reaching fifty

[AZ]

Pitch is not bloody flat. It would have deteriorated further when Windies would bat later on 4th day.

And if we cant bowl Windies out within 130 overs then extra ten plus overs wont make much difference.

Let them play the way ther are playing atm. I am sure we would see a more positive approach tomorrow especially after 1st hour of play.

Nobody is telling him to go hell for leather.

He's stuck at one end, scoring at 25 strikerate! That doesn't help him, the batsman at the other end or the team.

[cricfan4ever]

Taufeeq's SR was near 80 in 1st session, 28 in 2nd, and hovering around 24 in 3rd session...I am certain he was told by Waqar/Inti to go into a total shell :facepalm:

FFS I am tired of this wussy attitude!!!

[nads_rocks]

Taufeeq Umar has been poor since he was looking good out there.

While I type he just hit a :four but now will go back into his shell.

[ShahidAfridi_rulez]

4444444444444

[Seen Sheen]

400 is a long way away. At this rate we'll be lucky to get a lead of 300+

West Indies only need to draw and they have players who can bat out the overs which is why we need to set a commanding lead for them to chase and leave enough time for our bowlers to bowl them out and keep the draw way out of reach for West Indies.

Asad and Misbah and even Azhar Ali are 3 batsman who cannot rotate strikes and know just 1 thing. Block. Defence. Dot. Block. Defence. Dot. Deny singles and doubles!

You didnt read the post properly, I said that even if we go at 3 rpo from now on, we would end up getting a lead of 400 with 40 or so overs remaining in 4th days play. And I havent taken into account the impact Umar will create. So, no need to panic, barring a collapse, we would be well placed at the half way mark on 4th day.

And Which Windies players have got the temperament to bat out 130+ overs. Sarwan doesnt look like getting a fifty and Nash has been clueless against off spin. The rest are crap really(Bravo is very talented BUT he too has a suspected temperament, Samuels too threw it away in the 1st inngs). And I repeat, if we cant bowl them out within 130 overs then it would be one disappointing effort from our bowlers.

[AZ]

:four

Its alive, its aliiiiiiiiive! :taufeeq

[KingKhanWC]

Nice drive, straight as an arrow. 4.

TU on 85 now. Is he trying to get to 100 before close? I doubt it.

[shakil]

4 by toffee

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan pretty much need a lead off 400 and need to declare ideally an hour after lunch on day 4.

That means scoring another 170 runs! the rate pakistan are going we wont get there till tea and if we fail to win this test then todays last session go slow can shoulder some blame!

[inzy_paratha]

Its in Taufeeqs best interests to try to get as close to his century as possible...who knows what tomorrow will bring, he could get a jaffer first up, on top of that hes gonna have to start from scratch , hes put in the hard work today he should cash in

[nads_rocks]

5 overs left to get 16 runs and 15 for Taufeeq for his 100

Don't think he will get his 100 today unless Misbah gives him most of the strike which will never happen.

[AZ]

Clipped thru midwicket, 2 more.

[Seen Sheen]

Taufeeq's SR was near 80 in 1st session, 28 in 2nd, and hovering around 24 in 3rd session...I am certain he was told by Waqar/Inti to go into a total shell :facepalm:

FFS I am tired of this wussy attitude!!!

He is middling the ball very nicely, its just a pity that he cant find the gaps.

[KingKhanWC]

Its in Taufeeqs best interests to try to get as close to his century as possible...who knows what tomorrow will bring, he could get a jaffer first up, on top of that hes gonna have to start from scratch , hes put in the hard work today he should cash in

100% agree but if gets out now he will be cursed.

I now think TU will go for it in the last 25 mins of todays play.

[A2011]

Inside edge for 1

[KingKhanWC]

Misbah :)))

[Seen Sheen]

5 overs left to get 16 runs and 15 for Taufeeq for his 100

Don't think he will get his 100 today unless Misbah gives him most of the strike which will never happen.

Nads bhai you need take a chill pill.

Kyun apna khuun jalatay ho. In Sha Allah, we are going to win the test comfortably.

[duostyle]

Misbah crazy.

[AZ]

LOL what the heck was that from :misbah

[Afridi_Fan]

Great test shot that is. :))

[Seen Sheen]

Misbah almost found a new way to get out. :))

[shakil]

Its in Taufeeqs best interests to try to get as close to his century as possible...who knows what tomorrow will bring, he could get a jaffer first up, on top of that hes gonna have to start from scratch , hes put in the hard work today he should cash in

He is mostly likely going to get a century today but going to get out first thing tomorrow morning

[kkmix]

13 runs to get to 250 lead and win the game.

[shakil]

Misbah vs Dhoni - Who has more ugly technique

[duostyle]

He was trying to get out in another unique way, didn't work this time sir! :inzi

[AZ]

188/3 Pakistan.

[Seen Sheen]

Nobody is telling him to go hell for leather.

He's stuck at one end, scoring at 25 strikerate! That doesn't help him, the batsman at the other end or the team.

He ist trying hard BUT finding fielders whenever he attepmts to pierce the field.

[Amjid Javed]

Pak 188/3 - Lead 237

Pakistan are going to have to get a move on tomorrow of they want to declare and force a win here!

[cricfan4ever]

4 overs left, will Taufeeq get his 100 tonight?

[nads_rocks]

Nads bhai you need take a chill pill.

Kyun apna khuun jalatay ho. In Sha Allah, we are going to win the test comfortably.

I want to see Pakistan win and win comfortably. I want Pakistan to rise up in the rankings and be the force we used to be in Test.

Is it wrong for me to just want to see my team perform like any others out there.

Look at England Lions Vs Sri Lankans that was a 4 day match and still produced a result.

Eng Lions scored 493-8 (dec) in 109 overs and Sri Lankans 266 ao 63.4 overs.

Then Sri Lanks followed on 448 ao 104 overs needing Eng Lions 222 to win and they were 183 ao in 47.3 overs.

Pakistan are 188-3 in 70 overs when we should have been at way above 230-250 at the rate we started 4-5 rpo!

There was no need to go on the defense because we were doing very well there was no collapse and partnership was being built too!

[AZ]

:noball
:freehit

[sunnykhan]

As per comms, made 50 in 82 balls and since then 29 in 109 balls!

Lead is still precarious, pitch is bloody flat and he's killing momentum.

Above all he is middling the ball beautifully!

[ShahidAfridi_rulez]

Wide

[nads_rocks]

4 overs left, will Taufeeq get his 100 tonight?

Nah not happening today bro 13 runs for him is too much to ask for at the rate they have played today!

[AZ]

He ist trying hard BUT finding fielders whenever he attepmts to pierce the field.

That's the thing its either a big shot or a block.

In the end he's doing what he does best.

Nothing in between :moyo


:four

Smashed!

[duostyle]

Toffee!!!

Keep it going.

[ShahidAfridi_rulez]

Beautiful shot 444444

[KingKhanWC]

Drivetime for Taufeeq, sweet as a nut! 4

He's going for the ton tonight. :)

[Amjid Javed]

smashed for 4 by Taufeeq!

[ShahidAfridi_rulez]

2 more

[RAZZAQ-FAN]

:four

C'mon son... score your century today!!!

[nads_rocks]

Good shot should have been :four but a 2. 100 looks very far for his still.

[AZ]

Cut past point, 2 more!

[Amjid Javed]

2 more lovely sqaure cut

Taufeeq onto 93*

[Rizie]

Misbah to bi kuch maar

[RAZZAQ-FAN]

2 more runs :taufeeq

[Amjid Javed]

single and Taufeeq keeps strike and moves to 94*