*Official* South Africa in Pakistan

[Perm]

Damn, Kallis falls for 155. Definitely a blot on his career that he's never been able to make a double century, especially considering some of the batsman who have done it in recent times.

 

[Perm]

I find it amazing that a batsman with such a good technique and such good concentration skills, with such a good record has not made a double ton.

So do, it's not like he hasn't had the opportunity either. I think this is the 8th time he's gone past 150 without passing 200.

 

[SJS]

So do, it's not like he hasn't had the opportunity either. I think this is the 8th time he's gone past 150 without passing 200.

Its just another of those statistical oddities which just cant be explained.

 

[gettingbetter]

I guess its not as frustrating as seeing Cook bat; 6 100s and a HS of 127 .

I guess in the context of his career it doesn't matter all that much.

 

[Perm]

Ashwell Prince gone now, Danish Kaneria claims his 200th Test victim.

 

[Prince EWS]

Haha, gun innings from Prince. 36 off 97. Love it.

 

[Perm]

Its just another of those statistical oddities which just cant be explained.

Indeed. As I suspected, 8 innings above 150 but none over 200. These are the seven previous instances of Kallis scoring over 150. I bet he's still gutted that Pollock declared when he was 189*.

160 vs New Zealand
157* vs Zimbabwe
189* vs Zimbabwe
158 vs West Indies
177 vs West Indies
150* vs New Zealand
162 vs England

 

[Perm]

Haha, gun innings from Prince. 36 off 97. Love it.

Would've been better if he atleast passed 50, no matter how slow he was.

 

[gettingbetter]

Was it Kaneria who was the fastest to 100 Test wickets?

 

[Perm]

Was it Kaneria who was the fastest to 100 Test wickets?

Nope, George Lohmann did it in 16 Tests. Kaneria took 23.

 

[SJS]

Was it Kaneria who was the fastest to 100 Test wickets?

As many as 27 bowlers did it faster than his 23 tests and another nine (including him) did it in 23.

 

[Perm]

South Africa cross the 400 mark, AB de Villiers looking to take charge and bat with the tail.

 

[Perm]

Morkel sent home

 

[Mister Wright]

Why is de Villiers batting at 6 when he isn't keeping. Surely he should be opening.

 

[Prince EWS]

Why is de Villiers batting at 6 when he isn't keeping. Surely he should be opening.

Technical problems.

 

[PakPowered]

Why Pakistan keep playing test cricket on dead track is beyond me.The matches are boring and they are killing test cricket over there.Malik should have been bold and asked for lively wkts, rather than playing safe and opting for a dead track, he might still end up losing his first test match as captain which would really be a laugh!

 

[Mister Wright]

Technical problems.

With cricinfo.com or de Villiers?

 

[Perm]

Technical problems.

Indeed.

He's going pretty well too, 52* from 78 balls. Will probably look to accelerate a bit more now because he's batting with the #10. Good to see Abdur Rehman claiming his first Test scalp, he now has three of them.

 

[Perm]

With cricinfo.com or de Villiers?

de Villiers.

 

[gettingbetter]

As many as 27 bowlers did it faster than his 23 tests and another nine (including him) did it in 23.

Ok.

Does he have a record like that though?

Fastest to 100 wickets or youngest to in ODI cricket? I think I can recall the Australian commentators praising him when Pakistan were in Australia once.