Pakistan v Sri Lanka | 2nd Test | Day 1 | Dubai | 26/10/11

[Cover Drive]

Nearly two hours till it begins.

Rumours are same team will be played.

Your thoughts on team and toss ? ;-)

[spoiled]

I'd play the same team

Win toss and bat first

but you never know with pakistan..surprise selections and bowling first :P

btw UAE uptil now has hosted the most boring test matches due to nature of the surfaces

[Sjaloha]

There is nothing wrong with the current lineup. If it wasnt for those dropped catches we'd all be praising those guys. Lets hope that the captain and the coach must have talked to everyone and they would be feeling very confident going in to this match. I hope all the batsmen would get good scores but I am really hoping that Hafeez and Misbah to score big runs in this one.

[mastermind_quad]

My prediction 2 or more wickets in 1st session whichever team bat 1st

[osee_bhai]

Apparently this pitch is even flatter, might be worth bringing Rehman in for one of the pacers.

[Zeeraq]

Pakistan should bowl first.

[hur rizvi]

win the toss and bat first...

[hur rizvi]

Apparently this pitch is even flatter, might be worth bringing Rehman in for one of the pacers.

Ajmal was rubbish in last test match...

All fast bowlers performed better than him so we cant play Rehman specially against Lanka who have loads of left handers in their batting line-up....

[hur rizvi]

S.L batting first....

[mastermind_quad]

SL won the toss and batting 1st

[hur rizvi]

Rehman playing bad decision...

Aizaz bowled decently in last match

[mastermind_quad]

.Dilshan: I wicket looks very good. We would like to put runs on the board and put pressure on the Pakistan batsmen. Prasanna Jayawardene is out with a groin injury and Dhammika Prasad is in for Nuwan Pradeep.

[mastermind_quad]

Misbah: We were happy with the way we played at Abu Dhabi. We could have got some 30-40 truns more when we declared, but I hope that the team will understand the situation better in this game. We have made one change. Rehman is in for Aizaz Cheema.

[akamaka]

what are the line ups??

[mastermind_quad]

1 changes in both squad

Rehman & Dhammika Prasad are in
Prasanna Jayawardene & Aizaz Cheema are out.

[Friend786]

Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq*, Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal†, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan, Abdur Rehman

[mastermind_quad]

Pakistan (Playing XI):
Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq(c), Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal(w), Umar Gul, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan

Sri Lanka (Playing XI):
Tharanga Paranavitana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan(c), Angelo Mathews, Kaushal Silva(w), Rangana Herath, Chanaka Welegedara, Dhammika Prasad, Suranga Lakmal

[osee_bhai]

Don't be so critical of 2 spinner view, this pitch is SO flat. Remember SA match, it made steyn and co. look useless.

[Friend786]

why drop aizaz cheema ? fitness?

[hur rizvi]

Going in with two seamers is very dangerous if someone gets injured we will be only left with one fast bowler....

[IAJ]

Risky to play only two fast bowlers. What if Gul breaks down? He already has niggles.

On the other hand AR can be economical and is a decent bat too.

Good luck Pakistan.

[osee_bhai]

Also if I remember last time from SA match, the pitch did break up a bit and Botha and Harris were extracting turn. Just Misbah and Younis were set.

[hur rizvi]

Don't be so critical of 2 spinner view, this pitch is SO flat. Remember SA match, it made steyn and co. look useless.

Remember last time Wahab broke down here in 1st innings here...

What if that happens again???

[kkmix]

yes yes yes, Shafiq makes it :afridi

[Asif321]

No wahab riaz :(:wahab

[hur rizvi]

Azhar should bowl more today he's a decent leg spinner

[kkmix]

No wahab riaz :(:wahab

That's actually a really bad news, and quite rubbish on selectors part. I feel he is ideal for these situations.

[ahsan88]

Rehman in for Cheema.

[mastermind_quad]

good ques ...

atif: "Why do not Pakistan play a batsman less and go with five front line bowlers in these conditions?"

[SwingNSeam]

Good thing I took out Cheema from my fantasy team.

[Bullet Drive]

Argh, what the hell man..

Good luck.

[mastermind_quad]

So how many wickets in 1st session.....

my prediction ....http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showpost.php?p=4253795&postcount=4

[mastermind_quad]

Bullet Drive s here now this thread will be more lively....:)

[Bullet Drive]

Inshallah we bowl them out early on.

I woke up 6.30 am to watch this!

[mastermind_quad]

Inshallah we bowl them out early on.

I woke up 6.30 am to watch this!

yes that's the spirit bhai ......

yahan to sab Abu Dhabhi ki pitch ki tarah lag raha tha....:)

[hur rizvi]

So how many wickets in 1st session.....

my prediction ....http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showpost.php?p=4253795&postcount=4

Even 1 wicket would be a bonus pitch is looking extremely flat compared to last match where there was lots of grass and still only 1 wkt fell in the 1st session

[MVP26]

come on junaid

[SwingNSeam]

Inshallah we bowl them out early on.

I woke up 6.30 am to watch this!

InshaAllah. And I didnt sleep yet. Hope its worth it. :junaid

[amirfanforlife]

Inshallah we bowl them out early on.

I woke up 6.30 am to watch this!

So did I. :junaid

[Bullet Drive]

We must go really aggresive with the new ball and be on the attack.

Junaid Khan & Umar Gul will probably and most likely open.

[mastermind_quad]

Even 1 wicket would be a bonus pitch is looking extremely flat compared to last match where there was lots of grass and still only 1 wkt fell in the 1st session

umeed par duniya kayam hai ...:)


these pitches r meant for draw else some exceptional performances..

[Bullet Drive]

Woah, look how flat the pitch is :O

[SwingNSeam]

I want to see Junaid open the bowling for our team. Im sure once he learns to swing the ball the other way he will be lethal. InshaAllah.

[Bullet Drive]

Rehman will do wonderful in my opinion, underrated bowler.

40 wickets in 8 test matches!

[Bullet Drive]

Here we go, should be a great day. - Inshallah

[Bullet Drive]

Umar Gul to open.

[ddss]

Good to bring Rehman in

[sarmadsl]

Poor decision to bring rehman

[mastermind_quad]

ready to go 1st ball

[Bullet Drive]

First ball = Some swing!

[mastermind_quad]

No run 1st ball

[Bullet Drive]

Inswing to the left hander.

[Bullet Drive]

Good delivery there.

[Bullet Drive]

Reminds Danny Morrison of the Gabba.

[Bullet Drive]

Some shape but 2 runs.

[Bullet Drive]

Good work from Gul as he's pitching the ball up, don't worry about runs.

[hur rizvi]

Extremely Flat looking pitch..

[mastermind_quad]

2 runs...sweeper cover

[Bullet Drive]

Well bowled but this is real flat!

[Bullet Drive]

Extremely Flat looking pitch..

Agree, they are gonna bat us out of the game!

[Bullet Drive]

Again some more swing but not in line.

[Bullet Drive]

Shahvir Tarapore - Indian umpire!

[Bullet Drive]

Outswing there.

[sarmadsl]

Intersting how wil junaid ball

[hur rizvi]

Swing for Gul but line is not great....


Tarapore from India is umpiring expect some shockers from him

[mastermind_quad]

2/1 after 1

[Law]

Shahvir Tarapore - Indian umpire!

Sonone posted the list of officials before series. Was his name in the list? I don't remember! :|

[Bullet Drive]

Junaid Khan on now.

[SwingNSeam]

:junaid on

[Bullet Drive]

Woah, loads of swing for Junaid Khan.

[mastermind_quad]

Thirimanne off the mark

[Bullet Drive]

Ouch, what a ball.

[Bullet Drive]

Beautiful delivery.

[hur rizvi]

Nice delivery from Junaid....

[Bullet Drive]

Should have had a 10-fer in the last test.

[sarmadsl]

Lol guys keep updating here....i an in kolg n cant watch....

[Bullet Drive]

The one that straightens there.

[Bullet Drive]

3-0

[Bullet Drive]

Last ball of the over

[hur rizvi]

Out swinger from Junaid...

[Bullet Drive]

That ball just died down there, flat track

[Bullet Drive]

Out swinger from Junaid...

Not an outswinger, it just straightens from that angle.

[Bullet Drive]

Big shout there.

[Bullet Drive]

Too high, good ball. Too high.

[hur rizvi]

Good delivery from Gul

[Bullet Drive]

:out

[Bullet Drive]

:out YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GUL

[SwingNSeam]

:out :gul

[Bullet Drive]

:out :out :out

[hur rizvi]

:out


Gul strikes

[amirfanforlife]

:out

woohoo.

[Asif321]

GULDOZER STRIKESSSSSS :gul:gul:gul:gul

[Bullet Drive]

First decision

[WalkingWiggett]

Lahiru Thirimanne :out! :gul

[SwingNSeam]

Weird names.

[insurge]

Two beauties in a row from Gul. One gets 'im

[Bullet Drive]

Brilliant, we have a wicket on a flat deck!

[insaftak]

:out who needs :amir

[Bullet Drive]

In comes Sangakara.

[mastermind_quad]

@hur rizvi kya kehte ho ab.....??? :D

[akamaka]

who says gully is not a test match bowler :gul

[Bullet Drive]

:out who needs :amir

We still do.

[Bullet Drive]

The man in form, the big man. Sanga in :(

[Bullet Drive]

We HAVE to get Sanga early!

[Bullet Drive]

Build pressure on Sanga early on, take him early. Please.

[amirfanforlife]

:out who needs :amir

:pissed:
we do.

[Bullet Drive]

Sangakara average of 56.46

[Bullet Drive]

Beautiful bowling.

[mastermind_quad]

Its umpire Tarapore debut ....:D

[hur rizvi]

@hur rizvi kya kehte ho ab.....??? :D

Good stuff from Gul...

hopefully he can pick up 1 more wicket before lunch

[Bullet Drive]

Good delivery, brilliant.

[SwingNSeam]

131.6 :gul

[Bullet Drive]

Its umpire Tarapore debut ....:D

He isn't one to give LBW's

[Bullet Drive]

Please get Sanga early

[Bullet Drive]

3-1, last ball.

[musama]

:out

[Bullet Drive]

Beauty of a delivery, what an over.

[SwingNSeam]

bowling :gul

[sarmadsl]

Good stuf frm pak

[Bullet Drive]

:out

Where you been?

[SwingNSeam]

Oh this mean Sanath will be on soon for commentary

[Bullet Drive]

Sangakara has to go early - inshallah

[Bullet Drive]

Junaid Khan.

[hur rizvi]

Beautiful over from Gul....


Improving as a test bowler MashaAllah

[Bullet Drive]

Good delivery outside off-stump.

[sarmadsl]

Hope he picks sanga early

[SwingNSeam]

134.3 :junaid

[mastermind_quad]

He isn't one to give LBW's

but his 1st wicket is LBW ....:)


btw whether our bowler able to take wicket or not .....but our umpire are definitely good in taking early wickets..:D

[Bullet Drive]

Beautiful over from Gul....


Improving as a test bowler MashaAllah

Mashallah and inshallah he carries it on.

[Bullet Drive]

Beautiful delivery, what a ball.

[SwingNSeam]

This is what junaid needs to do. Move it both ways like gullay

[insaftak]

We still do.

:pissed:
we do.

Go lock yourselves up in bathrooms and never come :out :amir

[hur rizvi]

Beauty from Junaid

[Bullet Drive]

Good delivery, beauty.

[SwingNSeam]

inside edge

[Bullet Drive]

3.3 overs, 3 runs.

[Bullet Drive]

Pressure bowling.

[mastermind_quad]

good ball....Junaid pumped up...:)

[Bullet Drive]

:four

[SwingNSeam]

great movement mashaAllah

[Bullet Drive]

Loads of swing but :four

[cricketpassion]

Get sanga out as early as possible

[SwingNSeam]

:amir who?

[mastermind_quad]

fineleg .....:4our

[Bullet Drive]

Good delivery again.

[SwingNSeam]

Is :hafeez still in the slips? WTH!! Did the not learn from the last match?

[Bullet Drive]

We now have a problem, we have taken wickets with the new ball and built pressure but what happens now when we need to take Gul off for a break?

We have to bring a spinner on?

[sarmadsl]

Top bowling

[Bullet Drive]

Is :hafeez still in the slips? WTH!! Did the not learn from the last match?

One bad game + Taufeeq is injured .

[Bullet Drive]

Sanga is off the mark!

[Bullet Drive]

Great bowling.

[Bullet Drive]

Gul bowls lovely to left-handers

[SwingNSeam]

One bad game + Taufeeq is injured .

Cost us the victory. Plus they were easy catches.

[Bullet Drive]

Can't let them have easy singles like this.

[Bullet Drive]

Beautiful ball.

[SwingNSeam]

good ball.

[Bullet Drive]

Great bowling from Gul, movement.

[Bullet Drive]

Please get Sanga early - inshallah

[SwingNSeam]

Great bowling MashaAllah on such a flat deck.

[Bullet Drive]

Great ball there

[SwingNSeam]

Best time to get a wicket or two.

[Bullet Drive]

What Sanga does is rotate the strike well, we have to do also do this.

[Bullet Drive]

Best time to get a wicket or two.

Agree early on we have to take 2-3 wickets with the new ball. Our only chance.

[Bullet Drive]

Well fielded.

[Bullet Drive]

Batsmen went for a drive, well fielded.

[Bullet Drive]

10-1 after 4.5

[Bullet Drive]

Bad direction, thats the over.

[SwingNSeam]

Man whats with these "ALWAYS" adds on PTV.

[Bullet Drive]

Junaid Khan on.

[Bullet Drive]

Man whats with these "ALWAYS" adds on PTV.

There hasn't even been on advert on Eurosport yet :)))

[SwingNSeam]

There hasn't even been on advert on Eurosport yet :)))

Yeah Im gonna switch my stream in a bit.

[Bullet Drive]

Please Junaid get Sanga - inshallah.

[Bullet Drive]

Beautiful again.

[Bullet Drive]

I suspect a lot of spin on this pitch.

[Bullet Drive]

We must not let them take easy singles like last game.

[Bullet Drive]

Dropped short there.

[SwingNSeam]

Didnt carry

[Bullet Drive]

Beauty ball, dropped short of the slip

[insaftak]

edge doesn't carry :facepalm:

[Bullet Drive]

Easy single there, we can't do this.

[Bullet Drive]

Slips need to come forward.

[Bullet Drive]

Misbah Younis Hafeez in slips

[Bullet Drive]

Never thought we'd bowl this well on a flat deck. No more pace though :(

[SwingNSeam]

Shilpa Shetty on PTV

[Bullet Drive]

Great ball there

[SwingNSeam]

came back in..well bowled

[Bullet Drive]

15-1

[Bullet Drive]

Beautiful delivery 15-1

[Bullet Drive]

Argh, easy single there.

[Bullet Drive]

Sanga doing well, looks set already :P

[WalkingWiggett]

Nice sunglasses, Saeed bhai! :ajmal

[Bullet Drive]

Inside edge.

[SwingNSeam]

inside edge

[SwingNSeam]

or not

[Bullet Drive]

What a ball, too high

[Bullet Drive]

Pitch isn't doing much, its the new ball and good bowling.

[Bullet Drive]

How are we gonna rest these seamers? seamers doing well so we need another seamer.

Younis Khan?

[Bullet Drive]

Great ball there, good over.

[Bullet Drive]

I hope Sanath don't commentate today

[Bullet Drive]

Sanga has to go early, I dont see us getting him for a 40 odd

[Bullet Drive]

Rameez Raja & Tony Greig , YAAY :four

[Bullet Drive]

:four lovely shot

[Bullet Drive]

Tony Greig says Umar Gul 'is one of the most outstanding opening bowlers in world cricket'

[Bullet Drive]

Junaid doing real well.

[Bullet Drive]

Junaid doing real well.

[Bullet Drive]

:four runs there.

[Bullet Drive]

Tony Greig is drunk. He says 'its the first boundary of the bat'

[Bullet Drive]

Good test wicket so far.

[Bullet Drive]

Gul

[Bullet Drive]

Great delivery there

[Bullet Drive]

24-1 after 8

[WalkingWiggett]

With this line up, just like in the WI, the slow bowlers will be doing a lot. :rehman :ajmal

[Bullet Drive]

:out :out

[Bullet Drive]

:out :out :out

[SwingNSeam]

:out

[SwingNSeam]

Alhumdulillah!

[hur rizvi]

:out Gul strikes

[amirfanforlife]

Out!

[Bullet Drive]

Lovely bowling

[WalkingWiggett]

:out!!

[CrikChamp]

Out

[ddss]

Gul is doing great, excellent delivery.

[Bullet Drive]

In comes Jayawardene.

[insaftak]

:out gul strikes again and Misbah takes the catch. Amir who?

[Bullet Drive]

Jayawardene and Sangakara - uh oh.

Inshallah we get them early and do well.

[Ryankhan]

Mashallah, great start by pak and superb bowling by GULY n JUNI. lovely easy catch by KAPTAAAN. grt start. now need a quick qkt of SANGA. luking dangerous with rotating the strike asap...........whats the 11 for today fella's

[Bullet Drive]

:out gul strikes again and Misbah takes the catch. Amir who?

Stop saying Amir who.

Amir is 19, Gul is 27.

[Bullet Drive]

Jayawardene averages 52.02

[Bullet Drive]

Gul to Jayawardene.

[Bullet Drive]

Nice shot there.

[CrikChamp]

Grt catch loose shot

[Bullet Drive]

Wasn't the best ball by Gul but a wicket

[SwingNSeam]

This partnership needs to be broken. They can take the game away from Pak, but that wont happen iA.

[Bullet Drive]

Lovely delivery there, good pitch

[Bullet Drive]

Real hard to bat on this pitch

[Bullet Drive]

Inshallah we bowl them out today. Inshallah

[Bullet Drive]

:four

[Bullet Drive]

Angled bat there, steered it.

[Bullet Drive]

:out :out

[Bullet Drive]

:out :out again

[SwingNSeam]

:out

[amirfanforlife]

yes! :out

[hur rizvi]

Lovely bowling Gul strikes again


:out

[ddss]

Gullllllllllllllllllllllllldozer

[akamaka]

:108: GULLY :gul

[WalkingWiggett]

:out Gullah!

Big scalp. Sanga and Mahela are well capable of batting all week!

[Bullet Drive]

30-3 mashallah great bowling

[SwingNSeam]

This is what happens when you take catches..keep it up boys!! :akhtar

[akheR]

Gulldozer on rampage :gul

[insaftak]

:out again

Misbah takes another catch. Amir who :)))))))) :))))))))