Pakistan v South Africa | 1st Test | Dubai | 13/11/10 | Day 2: Session 3

[AZ]

Pakistan in a very healthy position

absolutely vital that these two play on and make a big one.

[iZeeshan]

Lots of batting to come.

Azhar, Younus, Umar and Adnan still to bat

Yeah I know Misbah is there but I'm hoping he fails. The only cricketer I will ever wish misery upon, he has no business being anywhere near the team.

Should be a good game.

I'm off to sleep.

Hope to see Pakistan somewhere around 180/2 by stumps.

[Poison]

Hafeez looking much healthier than our last opener who got a century

[AZ]

^ eh?

[Poison]

I thought it was Fawad v Sri Lanka

[Boi]

Good start from Hafeez and Taufeeq. Hopefully we can bat out the rest of the day without losing too many.

[Maula Jutt]

Pakistan on track till now.

[Poison]

Best news is that follow on is pretty much 100% averted, and possibly looking like we're on top when we're really not supposed to be

[aqeelPK]

Whenever our openers provide us a good start our middle order fails. Lets see what happens this time.

[Boi]

Misbah's magic.

[jattafridi]

Originally Posted by aqeelPK Whenever our openers provide us a good start our middle order fails. Lets see what happens this time.

I agree

[atif.raza]

Originally Posted by aqeelPK Whenever our openers provide us a good start our middle order fails. Lets see what happens this time.

We will collapse dramatically again. No question about that

[imshally81]

Both Openerz in the middle

[Maula Jutt]

Originally Posted by aqeelPK Whenever our openers provide us a good start our middle order fails. Lets see what happens this time.

You've voiced my exact fear.

[imshally81]

big turn for botha

[ZAK]

Here we go...

[ZAK]

Single to Hafeez.

[ZAK]

89/0

[Zaheer Abbas's Fan]

wow, great fightback today from all departments.

Does Misbah get any credit as captain for giving the team some confidence and the bowling performance or is he just lucky?

[Arsh_afridi]

Hafeez on 49

[MRSN]

beauty from harris

[AZ]

needs to wake up!

[atif.raza]

Originally Posted by zaheerabbas wow, great fightback today from all departments. Does Misbah get any credit as captain for giving the team some confidence and the bowling performance or is he just lucky?

All credit to Umar Gull (And younis khan to an extent) Misbah din't have to move a muscle

[Amjid Javed]

Hopefully Azhar ali can sit in that chair till tomorrow atleast!

[Arsh_afridi]

I wish both of them scores a ton here..

[ZAK]

Maiden over by Harris.

89/0

[Seen Sheen]

^^Azhar will bat at 3?

[Atif]

50 for Hafeez, well played

[farazaidi]

Originally Posted by zaheerabbas wow, great fightback today from all departments. Does Misbah get any credit as captain for giving the team some confidence and the bowling performance or is he just lucky?

he deserves the credit to bowl YK, thats it. He was passive most of the time in teh field and brought on Ajmal after lunch, shoudl've gone for Rehman

[ZAK]

Single to Umar.

[imshally81]

50 for M hafeez

[Arsh_afridi]

:50 For hafeez

[Seen Sheen]

50 up.

[Newton_fan]

50 for Hafeez. Well Played !

[MRSN]

good comeback in tests professor sahib !

[Atif]

Cha Cha Cricket is waving his flag

[Pak_Power]

50 for Hafeez..... Played well

[Amjid Javed]

50 for Hafeez! well played proffesor!

[jattafridi]

Hafeez 50

[Seen Sheen]

Please carry on and get a 'substantial' score this time..

[Maula Jutt]

Originally Posted by zaheerabbas wow, great fightback today from all departments. Does Misbah get any credit as captain for giving the team some confidence and the bowling performance or is he just lucky?

If we see the same kind of performance in both tests, then yes, he deserves credit.

[Newton_fan]

well Played

[ZAK]

50 for 'The Professor'. Very well played Hafeez.

[Amjid Javed]

Pak 91/0

Just need to keep going along solidly here!

[Arsh_afridi]

:aamir

[ZAK]

91/0

[Newton_fan]

Need a partnership of 200. Keeping in mind that we can collapse

[Seen Sheen]

Hafeez needs to be careful against this round-armish arm ball of Harris..

[Maula Jutt]

Uh-oh. Hafeez has reached a milestone by making a 50. Now I'm nervous.

[AZ]

this is the period where Hafeez struggles, he has to concentrate doubly hard now.

[Amjid Javed]

S.A rattling through overs here with the spinners.

[ZAK]

Maiden by Harris.

91/0

[Pak_Power]

Batsmen are getting bogged down a bit!

[farazaidi]

Hafeez beta concentrate shabash

[Seen Sheen]

Risky drive..short of cover..

[AZ]

uffffff, poor shot from Feeki, didn't carry to fielder.

[cricketkhan88]

wow........taufeeq umar is nearing a brain fart...needs to calm down.

[Amjid Javed]

S.A are just sitting in here and are waiting for a mistake!

[ZAK]

Calm down Taufeeq.

[Pak_Power]

need to rotate the strike!

[jattafridi]

pressure is building on pakistan

[cricketkhan88]

This is the most dangerous times for both batsmen.

[ZAK]

Another maiden.

91/0

[AZ]

good single.

[Pak_Power]

I sense a wicket coming

[Amjid Javed]

quick single for hafeez.

[imshally81]

Good running !!!

[Seen Sheen]

Good running...

[jattafridi]

Originally Posted by Pak_Power I sense a wicket coming

me too

[ZAK]

Quick single to Hafeez.

[farazaidi]

That is the beauty of test cricket! you need to settle in at the start of every session even if you are batting at 200+

Common guys, grind it out!

[Pak_Power]

singles are the key right now, the pressure will recede with that.

[Amjid Javed]

another quick single.

Only people getting impatient here are some PP posters.

Its a test match ffs so chill!

[ZAK]

1 to Umar.

93/0

[Pak_Power]

Almost!

[ZAK]

Maiden by Botha.

93/0

[farazaidi]

Originally Posted by Amjid Javed another quick single. Only people getting impatient here are some PP posters. Its a test match ffs so chill!

this is the period where our batsmen tend to lose concentration, out of boredom.

[WNC]

??

[AZ]

2 maidens in a row...

[Amjid Javed]

Tensports are a joke! stupid adverts every over!